Alimentos que saciam, saudavelmente...

The satiety index measures how full you feel after eating 240 calories of food and how long after eating you feel full again, while the sugar crash scale or glycemic index measures how quickly you get a sugar high from the food and then crash (a low glycemic index is preferable, meaning the food sustains you longer.) Looking at the chart, the foods at the top right corner are those with the greater satiety and lower glycemic index: More filling...

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Are Mobile Devices Destroying Your Body?

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The 10 best stand-up comedians of all-time

The 10 best stand-up comedians of all-time Comedy is a tough business to become a part of. You either start writing it, hit the stage to perform it, or you do both. Stand-up is the cruelest of all the forms that comedy manifests itself. Being a stand-up comedian can be very difficult, as it takes just the right mixture of writing, timing and delivery. Add a live audience that sometimes wants nothing more than to make your life miserable...

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Mini-bibliotecas - New York

Nova Iorque está a transformar cabinas telefónicas obsoletas em mini-bibliotecasApesar de os cidadãos nova-iorquinos possuírem 17 milhões de telemóveis, a Grande Maçã ainda preserva, nas suas ruas, 13.659 cabinas telefónicas. Foi a pensar nesta estatística que o Departamento de Melhoramento Urbano decidiu transformar estes pedaços obsoletos de metal em mini-bibliotecas, como nos conta o arquitecto de intervenção urbana John Locke, responsável pela...

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