Monthly Archives: May 2014
Saying NO: Three Scenarios Everyone Knows
May 27th, 2014
Being a people pleaser means repeatedly piling obligations of others upon your shoulders without first assessing your own energy and time span. This behavior commonly leads to doing things for others first and for ourselves last. Munich - (MunichNOW ...
EU Leaders to Start Wrangling Over Top Jobs, Mulling Future EU Course
May 27th, 2014
Brussels (MunichNOW News / dpa) - EU leaders are due Tuesday to begin haggling over the bloc’s next top appointments, but the success of eurosceptic parties in weekend elections has also raised bigger questions about the bloc’s future course.In the ...
German Economy Beats Expectations, Sending Stock Index to Record High
May 21st, 2014
Berlin (MunichNOW Business / dpa) - Germany’s economy grew 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year, government statisticians said Thursday, outperforming expectations and sending the country’s blue-chip stock index to an all-time high.The DAX surpassed 9800 ...
Grand Coalition for Munich: Schmid and Strobl 2nd and 3rd Mayors
May 21st, 2014
Munich (MunichNOW Politics) — After almost 25 years, the so-called Red-Green coalition of Social Democrats and Green Party in Munich ended today. In the March election, this coalition lost its majority in the city council. Although the new mayor ...
On Detecting a Liar – 10 Red Flags and How to Spot Them
May 21st, 2014
Failing to detect a liar may cost us in many ways. Our health - “try these new and improved vitamins“, our finances - “this is a fail-safe investment“ or even our sanity - “You really gotta believe me on ...
Borderline Bayern Blown Away in Berlin by Hummels’ Header, Lose 1:0
May 18th, 2014
Sport Commentary from Mark Lovell Munich (Special to MunichNOW) Bayern Munich ended their season in disappointing fashion with a narrow defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the Cup Final in the German capital Berlin. Saturday’s hard-fought final was decided by man-of-the-match ...
Munich Beats Dortmund 2:0 in Controversial Final
May 18th, 2014
Editor’s Note: There were several emails to MunichNOW regarding the Mats Hummels’ dis-allowed goal that allowed the match to go into extra time - resulting in the Bayern 2:0 win. Should video replay be allowed? Was the goal legal? ...
Bayern and Dortmund Renew Rivalries in German Cup Final Showdown
May 16th, 2014
Berlin (MunichNOW Sports / dpa) - Germany has its dream cup final Saturday when champions Bayern Munich take on league runners-up Borussia Dortmund at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. The two teams will be renewing what has become a fierce rivalry in their ...
Burnout? Stress? Look For These 12 Symptoms
May 14th, 2014
There was once a tale of a young girl who had to pick as many berries as possible until sundown or else an evil witch would harm her family. The faster the girl plucked the fruit, the quicker the ...
Volksmusik Across From the Blutenburg Castle on Saturday, 10 May
May 9th, 2014
Munich — (MunichNOW Life)Traditional Bavarian music is on offer at the Obermenzinger Stadlfest, as well as plenty of food and drink. The bands will be playing in front of the historic Zehenstadel, which is a traditional barn located on the northern ...