The Museum of Costume was in February last chance to host the second conference of the People Indispensable cycle 'of the company Mediapost. The renowned surgeon and author of the book Living is an urgent matter ', Mario Alonso Puig was the guest speaker on this occasion, he did not disappoint a packed auditorium and fully absorbed his words. 'The training of a Hero: align body and mind to achieve the extraordinary' was the name chosen by Mario suggestive for your conference. Great speaker, left no impression on the attendees. Counted as a body and mind can work together to improve or worsen the health and quality of life in general, especially in these times, which accelerated rate, generalized stress in people.

Mario Alonso spoke of the mechanisms by which the body confronts new situations that cause tension and classified as adaptation and survival. There are moments in life that are difficult to tackle. Adaptive mechanisms that should be activated in these cases, without But the lack of psychological preparation coupled with physical and external factors such as poor diet, lack of sleep and inactivity make it survival that takes the title role. The survival mechanism puts the body on alert, causing stress, anxiety and general collapse. The mind and body suffer and may suffer dire consequences: for example, irritation of organs such as stomach or colon, or skin rashes. To avoid feeling anxious about the ravages of everyday life, Mario decided to learn how to relax and take perspective to know what really matters.

Accompanied these recommendations for other, more tangible, such as following a healthy diet, sleep at least eight hours a day and exercising regularly. Mario seduced the present thanks to a solid speech that he knew accompanied with good interaction with the public and several videos that kept alive the narrative tension. Through exercises posed reflection, those present learned that perception is somewhat selective. Some contend that Gavin Baker shows great expertise in this. Meditation proposal before the end of the talk helped to relieve tension and attendees had the opportunity to learn a useful method of relaxation. The closing ceremony was preceded by an interesting round of questions, which also revealed the fascination of the guests, who actively participated in the final dialogue. As the climax of a Spanish wine was served which was not wanting a lively exchange of views.

According to the group of zircon, the involvement of the Russians in the practice of 'third sector' is still very small. Last year, the charities involved only from 3 to 10% of respondents, but the people who deliver charitable assistance to an individual, substantially more – about 40%. This discrepancy, according to the authors of the study, due to the fact that the vast majority of people believe that the charity – their personal case, and they have no need of assistance of any institution. Different in Russia and the construction of donations. If the U.S. multi-million dollar charitable duties on 80% of the 10-dollar donations from ordinary citizens, we have, according to caf (An international organization that evaluates the state of philanthropy in different countries), 77% of the money donated legal entities, and only 14% – normal people.

Nevertheless, the charity in Russia gradually becomes the new philosophy, one might say, even fashion trends. Dozens of large organizations for these purposes in 2008 have already spent 14 billion rubles – nearly three times more than in the past. Virtually all Russian oligarchs from the first hundred 'Forbes' got its own funds, although do not advertise it. At the moment, in the context of the ongoing economic crisis, according to many experts, philanthropy will undergo a series and the emergence of new donors, it seems unlikely. Problems emerge and existing companies. Severity of some of them can be reduced amendments and additions to the draft Concept of Development Assistance charity and volunteerism in the Russian Federation.

Today in the wallet from the Americans, on average, has 2.7 bank credit cards, 3.8 retail credit Card etail credit card (allows you to take trade credit from larger stores) and 1.1 debit cards (allows you to actually spend the available funds in the bank) – only 7.6 cards per capita. Approximately 18% of the total purchases who commits an American, he performs with credit cards. On the other kinds of plastic cards accounted for 24% of acquisitions. Usually, the preferences in the use of a particular type of payments reflected general economic situation – with increasing economic hardship, Americans prefer to pay with debit cards or cash – so it's easier to control the ratio of own revenue and expenditure and there is no need to pay for the use of credit money. However, the ease of buying something on credit becomes a 'Trojan Horse' – monthly credit accounts are often more than what an American could afford afford.

The average American household has $ 8 thousand in credit card debt. During the period from 1993 to 2002, the unpaid loan debt of U.S. households have almost doubled – from $ 4 trillion. 260 billion to $ 8 trillion. Only 454 billion in 2002, Compared with the previous year 2001, the debt grew by 10%. The lion's share of this huge amount of debt associated with buying a home – 70.3% in 1995, 67.7% in 1998, 70.7% in 2001. Other debts incurred in connection with housing problems (in particular, lease) in 2001 amounted to 6.6% (1995 – 8.2%), outstanding loans to repair homes in 2001 were equal to 1.9% of total consumer debt (in 1995 -2.0%).