The key to a long and successful marriage has been debated time and time again. While good communication might be one of the common denominators in most cases, a Japanese couple managed to stay married for 2 decades without speaking to each other. And the reason behind their silent marriage is even more surprising. A Japanese husband took the “silent treatment” to a whole new level. The silent treatment involves refusing to engage in verbal communication with an individual attempting to communicate and prompt a response. It is not uncommon to take a communication break following an argument.

Is there still a royal family in Spain? There sure is. As well as performing an important role in the country, Spain’s royal family makes regular appearances in glossy magazines across Europe. We’re here to give you a brief overview of the rich history of one of Europe’s best-known monarchies — and speculate about what might come next for the Spanish royal family.  Learn languages at your pace The history of the Spanish monarchy The history of the monarchy in Spain is a long one.

Stars may come and go, but there are some actors who can beat the odds and stage a victorious comeback. It’s a rare moment of triumph in an industry that’s usually unpredictable, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Bright Side compiled a list of the celebrities who were given a second chance to prove that they still have the acting chops to shine even brighter. 1. Robert Downey Jr. TriStar Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection / East News, AFP / East News

TALENTRECAP.COM Singing American Idol Photo by James Devaney/GC Images Reading Time: 2 minutes Is American pop singer Katy Perry getting ready for retirement after more than 15 years in the industry? Perry recently wrapped up her residency in Las Vegas looking to be a full-time mom to her two-year-old daughter. Is Katy Perry Getting Ready For Retirement? Balancing duties like being a mom to her two-year-old daughter Daisy with her Las Vegas residency has proved to be difficult.

Publié le 12 mars 2020par  Philie Marcangelo-Leos/MCM Presse pour Localtis France Environnement Le Conseil économique, social et environnemental (Cese) a adopté, ce 11 mars, une résolution intitulée "Accord de Paris et neutralité carbone en 2050 : comment respecter les engagements de la France ?". Au nombre de six, ses recommandations plaident notamment pour davantage de cohérence des politiques climatiques et de transition énergétique et des moyens supplémentaires. Une analyse au diapason avec celle du Haut Conseil pour le climat (HCC), dont le premier rapport annuel, publié en juin 2019, invitait la France à renforcer ses actions pour réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre au regard de l’objectif de neutralité carbone en 2050, et à rectifier les dérapages actuels, en particulier dans les secteurs des transports et du bâtiment.

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Keeping Fido happy ain’t cheap. Americans spent a record $55.7 billion on their pets last year, an industry trade group said Thursday, a figure that could increase to a whopping $60 billion this year. The amount Americans shelled out for puppy chow, cat litter, toys, grooming and all matter of indulgences last year is equivalent to the gross domestic product of Croatia, and $10 billion more than Germany’s entire defense budget.

Cooling in the labor market continues It’s jobs week. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) survey results for April this morning. The BLS will also release the employment situation report as well as revised numbers for Q1 productivity this week. This chart pack provides the latest on Morning Consult’s high frequency data on lost/pay income & job search activity and some commentary on the latest for the jobs market.

The summer’s most popular history-related film is Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Oppenheimer, about the theoretical physicist and atomic bomb mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie comes 78 years after the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, respectively, killing an estimated more than 200,000 people. On August 15, 1945, Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender, and the document was formally signed on September 2, 1945.

Jean-Louis Fargeas, préfet de la Manche, et Philippe Lebresne, vice-président du syndicat mixte Manche numérique, ont signé, le 20 mars 2007 à Saint-Lô, une convention pour la mise en place d'un pôle d'excellence rurale (PER), en présence de Jean-François Le Grand, président du conseil général. Pour encourager l'innovation, l'Etat a lancé, fin 2005, un appel à projets national visant à labelliser plus de 300 projets de développement en milieu rural. Lors de la seconde vague de sélection, le gouvernement a labellisé, le 28 février dernier, 200 projets, dont deux manchois : Novéa, une association pour la diffusion des nouvelles technologies dans le cadre d'une maison de la formation et du développement durable de la communauté de communes de Mortain ; et le pôle de Manche numérique pour le maintien et l'amélioration des services aux publics.