Compulsory voting

Arguments used in favor of compulsory voting: ·    
Voting is a civic duty comparable to other duties citizens perform (e.g. taxation, compulsory education, or jury duty).  ·         

1. Parliament reflects more accurately the "will of the electorate."  ·         
2. Governments must consider the total electorate in policy formulation and management.  ·         
3. Candidates can concentrate their campaigning energies on issues rather than encouraging voters to attend the poll.  ·         
4. The voter isn't actually compelled to vote for anyone because voting is by secret ballot.  

Arguments used against compulsory voting: ·     

1. It is undemocratic to force people to vote - an infringement of liberty.  ·         
2. The "ignorant" and those with little interest in politics are forced to the polls.  ·         
3. It may increase the number of "donkey votes" (bad votes that don't get counted).  ·         
4. It may increase the number of informal votes (ballot papers which are not marked according to the rules for voting).  ·         
5. It increases the number of safe, single-member electorates - political parties then concentrate on the more marginal electorates.  ·         
6. Resources must be allocated to determine whether those who failed to vote have "valid and sufficient" reasons

Datini, obiceiuri si superstitii Romanesti

1.  Samedru – un sfant care hotarniceste timpul  In calendarul popular romanesc, Samedru (Sfantul Dimitrie Izvoratorul de Mir) impreuna cu Sangeroz (Sfantul Gheorghe) sunt considerati drept sfinti care hotarnicesc... 
2.  Traditii de Sfantul Ilie  In credinta populara, Sfantul Ilie apare ca cel ce stapaneste fulgerele si ploile. Ilie este  
3.  Poarta maramureseana  Poarta maramureseana este unul dintre simbolurile cele mai de pret ale Maramuresului. Portile de lemn ale gospodariilor traditionale din Maramures sunt situate indeosebi... 
4.  Arta prelucrarii lemnului  Arta prelucrarii lemnului - Lemnul, a constituit secole de-a randul principala materie prima a romanilor, fiind folosit pentru constructiile gospodaresti sau la... 
5. Noaptea de Sanziene  Sanzienele sunt sarbatorite pe 24 iunie, ziua in care se face pomenirea nasterii Sfantului Ioan Botezatorul. In calendarul popular, ziua de 24 iunie este cunoscuta si... 
6. Sarbatoarea graului de Sfantul Vartolomeu  In calendarul popular, Sarbatoarea Graului este prezenta in ziua de praznuire a Sfantului Vartolomeu, in data de 11iunie. Sfantul Vartolomeu a fost unul dintre cei... 
7.  Schimbarea numelui si botezarea din nou  Schimbarea numelui si botezarea din nou, sunt o dovada a faptului ca omul de la tara, ba chiar si unii preoti, provenind tot din randul oamenilor simpli, nu delimitau... 
8. Rusaliile - Obiceiuri de Rusalii  Duminica Rusaliilor sau Duminica Pogorarii Duhului Sfant, mai este numita si Duminica Cincizecimii, pentru ca acest eveniment a avut loc la cincizeci de zile de la... 
9. Mestesuguri traditionale - Olaritul  Olaritul reprezinta un mestesug traditional pe care noi romanii il mostenim din adancul timpurilor. Mestesugul olaritului folosea in primul rand in alimentatie, dar... 
10. Traditii de Sfantul Gheorghe  Sfantul Mare Mucenic Gheorghe este unul dintre cei mai venerati sfinti din calendarul ortodox, sarbatorit in fiecare an pe 23 aprilie. In traditia populara Sfantul... 
11. Dragobetele saruta fetele  Dragobetele este sarbatorit in Calendarul Popular in ziua de 24 februarie. Cum vremurile s-au schimbat, tinerii au dat uitarii pe Dragobete zis si Dragomir, Ioan...
12. Sfantul Haralambie in pictura populara pe sticla  In calendarul popular, despre Haralambie se spune ca este sfantul care are putere asupra ciumei, holerei si a mortii, de aceea sarbatoarea este tinuta cu sfintenie in...
13.  Obiceiuri - Lasata Secului de Pasti  In lumea satului, Lasata Secului de Pasti pastreaza acte rituale specifice unui inceput de An Agrar celebrat la echinoctiul de primavara. In acest sens, Prof. Ion... 
14. Obiceiuri de Sfantul Trifon  Sfantul Trifon este sarbatorit pe 1 februarie. In popor exista credinta ca el are putere asupra inceputului de primavara. Astfel, el este cunoscut in credinta populara..
15. Obiceiuri de Ignat  Sarbatoarea din 20 decembrie, inchinata Sfantului Ignatie al Antiohiei, este cunoscuta in popor sub denumirea de Ignatul porcilor sau Inatoarea. Se crede ca in noaptea...
16. Noaptea Sfantului Andrei in credinta populara  Noaptea Sfantului Andrei este in credinta populara o noapte de spaima, deoarece este momentul in care toti strigoii, vii si morti, se lupta intre ei. Prezenta strigoilor... 
17. Sarbatorile in credinta populara si in credinta...  In conceptia populara, nu numai la noi, ci si la alte neamuri crestine, o zi de sarbatoare trebuie neaparat sa fie consacrata unui sfant. Ea nu poate comemora altceva... 
18. Sezatorile de iarna din Postul Craciunului  Dupa Lasatul Secului de Craciun, incepea sezonul sezatorilor. Era singura adunare in care se veseleau oamenii in Postul Craciunului. Sezatorile erau organizate in serile...  
19. Traditii si obiceiuri de Sfantul Dumitru  Sfantul Dumitru. Traditii si obiceiuri de Sfantul Dumitru - In credinta populara, anul este impartit in vara si iarna. Daca Sfantul Gheorghe incuie iarna si infrunzeste..
20. Traditii si obiceiuri la moarte  In sistemul de credinte si mituri romanesti moartea este vazuta ca o "mare calatorie", ca o mare trecere", ca un "drum" pe care "dalbul de pribeag" il face "din lumea cu... 
21. Paparuda  Paparuda reprezinta denumirea cea mai raspandita a ritului magic de "provocare a ploilor aducatoare de belsug", practicat pe timp de seceta, si ocupa un loc distinct... 
22. Obiceiuri de Sfanta Maria  Sfanta Maria Mare (Adormirea Maicii Domnului) este praznuita in fiecare an la 15 august. In dimineata acestei zile, femeile merg la biserica si impart struguri, prune si...

You cannot sue God

You cannot sue God... he has no known address !

An American politician's attempt to sue God has been thrown out of court after a judge ruled the suit could not be served because the Almighty has an unlisted address.
 Ernie Chambers, a Nebraska state senator, sought a "permanent injunction" that ordered God to stop causing "widespread death, destruction and terrorisation of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants".
  The suit listed examples of God's wrath including "fearsome floods, horrendous hurricanes, earthquakes, plagues, famine, genocidal wars, birth defects, terrifying tornadoes and the like".
   It identified the defendant, said to be "also known by various aliases, titles, names, designations" as "present in all places at the same time" and "the admitted perpetrator of the deleterious acts complained of herein".       The suit also claimed the "defendant" has "manifested neither compassion nor remorse, proclaiming that Defendant 'will laugh' when calamity comes". Mr Chambers, of Omaha, has said he filed the lawsuit not because of any conflict with God but to make the point that everyone should access to the courts.
  It was response to proposals to prohibit the filing of lawsuits deemed too frivolous to be heard. The senator argued that laws should not restrict lawsuits and the courts should be open to all. "The Constitution requires that the courthouse doors be open, so you cannot prohibit the filing of suits," he said after he filed his suit last September. "Anyone can sue anyone they choose, even God." He also argued that because of God's omnipresence, "the defendant is personally present in Douglas County (Nebraska)." But Marlon Polk, Douglas County district court judge, ruled that under state law, a plaintiff must have access to the defendant and be able to serve papers on him or her for a lawsuit to go ahead. "Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice," the judge wrote.
 Mr Chambers, 71, Nebraska's longest serving state senator who has been dubbed "defender of the downtrodden" and the "maverick of Omaha", disagreed with the judge's ruling. "The court itself acknowledges the existence of God," he said. "A consequence of that acknowledgment is a recognition of God's omniscience."
 Therefore, "since God knows everything, God has notice of this lawsuit", he added.
 The senator, an independent, has served a record 38 years in the Nebraska Legislature and will not return next year because of term limits. According to the Associated Press, the self-proclaimed agnostic skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticises Christians He has 30 days to decide whether to appeal the ruling.

Quit Smoking Cold Turkey

It can be very difficult to quit smoking cold turkey, but it doesn't cost a thing and you can start today!

But "cold turkey." is the hardest ways to quit smoking?

I was able to quit "cold turkey," picking a day to smoke my last cigarette and vowing never to smoke again. When the decision to quit smoking comes suddenly, an important mental hurdle is throwing out that last pack of cigarettes. It's more helpful to some people to be able to remind themselves that they chose to throw the cigarettes away and never look back; this mental advantage isn't present for smokers who decide to quit smoking when the last pack is gone.

Nicotine Withdrawal

Quitting cold turkey can be very difficult, especially for people who have been smoking more cigarettes for a long period of time, because nicotine withdrawal can be a very unpleasant thing. What are some of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal?..here they are:

• Irritability
• Intense craving for cigarettes
• Insomnia
• Tiredness
• Headaches
• Tension
• Problems concentrating
• Increased appetite
• Weight gain

Increased appetite and weight gain are important to note, because they are especially troubling to many people who are trying to quit smoking. Nicotine is an appetite suppressant, so it is hard for the body to adjust to a normal level of appetite. In general, though, the positive health effects of quitting smoking far outweigh the negative health effects of gaining a few extra pounds.

The important thing to remember is that the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal decrease over time. If you can make it through the early days of quitting cold turkey, it will get easier to avoid picking up cigarette smoking again as time goes by.

Tips for Cold Turkey Success

Keeping all of this in mind, there are some things you can do to make the cold turkey method easier on yourself, and make it less likely to start smoking again.

• One thing you need to do is to drink plenty of water. 
• Not only will drinking water keep you hydrated and give you something to do with your mouth instead of puffing on a cigarette, but it will help your body flush the impurities out of your system faster.
• Keep your mouth busy.
•  Chewing sugarless gum or sucking on hard candy will keep your mouth busy when you start feeling the need to smoke.
•  Sucking on a lollipop or chewing on a straw or a pen will also give you something to hold onto if you need to keep your hands busy as well as your mouth.
• When a craving hits, try closing your eyes and counting to ten while taking some deep breaths. If that doesn't work, take a walk to get yourself away from temptation.
• If all else fails, call a friend, relative, co-worker, or a smoker's help line. 
• Get some outside support to remind you of all the reasons why you decided to quit in the first place: your health, your family, your finances, your appearance, etc. 
• Or talk about anything but smoking to divert your attention until the urge to smoke passes.

10 things that are wrong with the world

This article is my personal opinion, and if you chose to be offended, you have my permission to stew in your own negative energy and ruin your own day.

1.  OBESITY . People want things done as quickly and effortlessly as possible. The availability and popular use of video games, television, and automobiles prevent people from getting the exercise they need to stay healthy.   
2.  GLOBAL WARMING Al Gore has brainwashed everyone into thinking there is a global climate crisis  that our greenhouse gas emissions are depleting the o-zone, which will result in rising temperatures, melting polar ice-caps, the sea-level rising, ocean acidification, and an increase in the intensity of natural disasters; essentially the destruction of our earth. Anyone who believes this lobbiest bullshit should be declared legally retarded.  
3.  COMMERCIALISM Advertising manipulates us into believing we need all of this excess junk to be happy  PHARMACEUTICALS AND ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGNSPrescription medication can be just as physically and psychologically damaging and addictive as drugs  
4.  ANTI-TOBACCO Alright, who else is sick of those “ Truth" commercials that try to convince us of the evil of tabacco corperations? Get over it. Smoking and chewing is a personal choice of health and recreation that we all make daily, whether we succumb to eating fast food, taking medication, or polluting our environment.   IGNORANCE No one educates themselves anymore. We accept everything that is fed to us, and no one seems to question why. Practically no one seeks, explores, defies, creates, or thinks outside of the box.  INTERNATIONAL DIALING –So why the difference, why is it that the US and Canada need a different international RATES? In this age of computer driven systems couldn’t we simply get on board with the rest of the world?   
5.  DRIVING Most of the planet drives on the left hand side of the road but NO the Brit’s Aussie’s,  South Africans a couple of small African countries a few former British colonies in Asia. Anyway it’s foolish that in this day and age we haven’t managed to agree on which side of the road to drive on thus scaring the crap out of me every time I visit these countries. 
6. LANGUAGE The great barrier to business, travel and moving the planet forward. In the bible as I understand we all started out speaking the same language but God became angry and to force people to learn to get along he instantly had people speaking in different tongues. it’s time to pick a language and reunite as the human race.  
7. CURRENCY in 50 years maybe we could stop carrying around dozens of envelops and trying to remember the exchange rate or  perhaps we could start thinking about a Western Dollar linking the European and America’s Dollar and an Eastern Dollar hooking up Africa and Asia. Signed : Dorina Ion  

Imagine a world without Romania.

There are few that know little about Romania, however I bet you didn’t know about all the inventions that came from Romania. Check out the video and imagine a world without Romania.

click here to see more:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19WVnIDBUWs&feature=player_embedded

NBN Needs Tough Rules to Reduce Digital Divide

  The National Broadband Network risks contributing further to the digital divide if tough rules regarding fair treatment and financial hardship are not ensured according the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).

ACCAN CEO Teresa Corbin says 14% of the population aged 14 years and older currently do not have access to the Internet in their home or on their mobile phones, of which 42% reported that having Internet at home was simply too expensive.

Corbin says there has not been a credible discussion on affordability, because there has been no recognition of the difference between cheaper and affordable.

Corbin was speaking at the ACCAN national conference held in Sydney over September 7-8 titled Our Broadband Future.

Currently, Telstra has a legislative responsibility to provide a landline telephone to any Australian who wants one in their home. However, Corbin says it is unclear whether there will be any similar legislation regarding fair treatment and financial hardship around the NBN, or whether the market will be left to decide.

Opening the conference, the Minister for Communications, Steven Conroy said the broadband network will enhance the lives of all Australians who will be able to participate in the digital economy and reap its rewards.

However, Teresa Corbin says that even if there are almost perfect levels of competition that any economist would be happy with, the market will not deliver a level of affordability that will allow every Australian to have access to a broadband service, which is a problem, because internet access is no longer a luxury that is handy to have if you’ve got the money, it is essential.

Communications spokesman for the Australian Greens, Senator Scott Ludlum says he is unashamedly a supporter of the NBN, but warned that it needed to be kept publicly owned.

It’s future proof, built for technologies that haven’t even been invented yet, says Ludlum, and it’s important that a network is put together that will take Australia into the 21st century rather than leave a legacy.

However, the Shadow Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull says that the NBN is a bad deal for tax payers and a bad deal for consumers.

He says Internet prices have come down because of competition, then $50 billion or more of tax payer dollars is spent to build a new government monopoly and eliminate competition and that will see prices going up, so the Internet will become less affordable, rather than more affordable.

Corbin says that ACCAN does not have a position on the different party’s communications policies, but that their role is just to represent the consumers.

The NBN has already begun rolling out across Tasmania and is in the process of being introduced in the mainland. The Federal Government will be undertaking a public information and education campaign to inform Australians about how the network will be built and what steps will need to be taken to migrate across.

Less Affordable Australian Housing

Housing has become the biggest cost of living issue all over Australia and there is a significant crisis, according to a coalition of national housing, welfare and community sector organisations to highlight the problem of housing affordability in Australia   The Australians for Affordable Housing (AAH) is a new campaign to challenge Australian governments to address housing affordability. AAH’s analysis: Australia’s broken housing system released today reveals the dire state of the Australian housing market for those trying to secure affordable housing.

In Queensland, for instance, housing costs are both the biggest item in household budgets and the fastest increasing cost – having increased 67 per cent in Brisbane over the last six years.

AAH spokesperson, Sarah Toohey said that in Brisbane it is becoming harder and harder to secure affordable housing as it now takes 6.7 times annual average income to afford the median house up from 4.5 times in 2001.

In the last ten years house prices have risen by 147 per cent while incomes have risen by only 57 per cent and in the last five years rents have risen at twice the rate of inflation,” said Ms Toohey.

 “Australian households are paying more than they can afford for housing, with over 740,000 renters and more than 380,000 mortgaged home owners reporting significant financial stress.

“Despite significant investment in recent years, there is less public and community housing properties now than there was in 2003.

“Housing stress affects renters, first time buyers and home-owners. The Queensland housing system is failing too many people and successive government policy settings have contributed to this failure.

The AAH is calling on the state governments to commit to working with federal and local governments to solve this crisis.

“It’s time for a new approach, to develop a concrete plan to fix our housing system,” said Ms Toohey

Murphy's bywords

Trust everybody ... then cut the cards.
Two wrongs are only the beginning.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
Exceptions prove the rule ... and wreck the budget.
Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
Quality assurance dosen't.
The tough part of a Data Processing Manager's job is that users don't really know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.

Ce spune numele tau despre tine

 Te-ai gandit vreodata ca numele tau ascunde mai multe secrete decat ti-ai fi imaginat? Cum ti-au ales ai tai numele si ce inseamna el nu iti putem spune. Insa te putem ajuta sa descifrezi ce spune numarul, ce il reprezinta numele tau, despre tine.

Iti amintesti cum te jucai cu numerele cand erai mica? Daca da, atunci pregateste-te sa numeri. Ia o foaie de hartie sau un nou document word. Fiecare litera a alfabetului reprezinta o cifra, dupa modelul A=1, B=2, C=3,D=4, etc.

Exemplu:    
ANA= 1(A) + 14 (N) + 1(A) Suma literelor e 16, insa trebuie sa ajungi la un numar de la 1 la 9, asa ca vei aduna 1+6, cifra finala 7 iti va spune ce calitati atrage numele tau.

Ia incearca! Spor la calculat, trucul se aplica si pentru numele persoanei iubite!

Numarul 1:  Ai o personalitate intreprinzatoare si entuziasta. Iti place sa incepi proiecte noi, pentru ca ele iti dau senzatia ca ai un scop si poti spera in mai bine.

Esti o persoana curajoasa si extrem de deschisa inovatiilor, chiar daca tii si la trecutul tau. Personalitatea ta nu cunoaste ezitarea, asa ca tot inainte!

Numarul 2: Ai o personalitate misterioasa si determinata. Iti place sa ii asculti si sa ii sustii pe ceilalti. Ai un caracter placut, desi acest lucru nu se observa de la primele intalniri. Iti place sa lucrezi cu ceilalti si sa ii sustii in ceea ce intreprind.

Actiunile solitare nu te reprezinta, pentru ca tu esti deschisa spre oameni si adori colaborarile. Felul in care ii intelegi pe cei din jurul tau te va transforma intr-o persoana deosebit de sociabila si placuta.

Numarul 3: Ai o personalitate sclipitoare si voioasa. Iti place sa vorbesti, sa schimbi idei, sa comunici in orice mod posibil. Pentru tine viata e un sir neintrerupt de contacte cu cei de langa tine si cei departe de tine.

Ai nevoie de miscare si de creatuvitate neingradita. Lumea ta este deschisa imaginatiei si artei. Insa cel mai mult iti place sa te distrezi si sa oferi totul celorlalti.

Numarul 4: Ai o personalitate activa si organizata. Ai un simt al responsabilitatii extrem de dezvoltat, oamenii pot conta pe tine si te vor numi deseori ca lider. Stii cum sa abordezi situatiile extrem de dificile si te faci placuta sefilor.

Esti logica si dereminata. Asa ca fie vei fi admirata, fie invidiata! Nu te temi de munca si alegi sa te implici in proiecte variate.

Numarul 5: Ai o personalitate vesela si vivace. Iti plac placerile vietii si, mai presus de orice, calatoriile. Tot ceea ce e nou te captiveaza si te motiveaza. Esti extrem de curioasa.

In relatiile cu ceilalti profiti la maximum de farmecul tau personal. Esti o persoana extrem de sociabila, suscitand interes celor din jur.

Numarul 6: Ai o personalitate compusa si orientata spre relatii. Iti place sa fii mereu in contact cu ceilalti si posezi un simt al armoniei. Cu sufletul unui diplomat, ai un adevarat dar in a crea si reinnoi relatii.

Te temi de conflicte si esti alarmata de vocile stridente. Incurajezi comportamentul prietenos si esti foarte atasata de familia ta. Esti o romantica incurabila si esti mandra de asta.

Numarul 7: Ai o personalitate independenta si temerara. Iti place sa crezi ca iti poti schimba singura destinul si incerci pe cat posibil sa influentezi viitorul. Ai un caracter imprevizibil si un temperament ce nu poate trece neobservat.

Iti place cand reusesti sa iti impui punctul de vedere si cand proiectele tale sunt un succes desavarsit. Cel mai important lucru pentru tine ramane libertatea, fara de care... nu poti trai.

Numarul 8: Ai o personalitate echilibrata si meticuloasa. Iti place ordinea si frumusetea. Cauti armonia si stii cum sa o obtii. Esti atenta la detalii si lumea finantelor te atrage.

Ai un adevarat dar pentru numere si contabilitate. Esti corecta cu prietenii tai si ai tendinta sa acorzi sanse egale chiar si celor care nu merita.

Numarul 9: Ai o personalitate profunda si filozofica. Iti place sa studiezi si sa intelegi lumea din jurul tau. Esti foarte inteligenta si prietenii tai vor conta pe sfaturile tale.

Nu te implici usor, dar cand o faci nimic nu iti poate sta in cale. Iti place sa iti petreci timpul singura, iar meditatia e una dintre placerile tale. Esti inclinata spre viziuni si stiinte oculte. 

De vrei sa intri in viata, pazeste poruncile

OMUL

Orice om sanatos la minte isi pune intrebari referitoare la obarsia tuturor lucrurilor, la sensul existentei sale

si la scopul final pe care trebuie sa-l urmareasca.

„Dieu on rien“ – Dumnezeu sau nimic

De multe ori cei ce se declara necredinciosi de fapt isi impun sa creada ca nu este Dumnezeu pentru a-si

trai viata in neoranduiala si fara nici o cenzura morala.

Fara Dumnezeu, fara credinta, omul devine un animal rational care vine de nicaieri si merge spre nicaieri.

Altfel spus a fi sau mai degraba a deveni om, inseamna a fi religios. Adica a fi om inseamna a crede.

Dumnezeu se descopera nu unei minti ascutite ci unei inimi curate.

Omul se inalta prin spirit si coboara prin simturi.

Toti oamenii au trup si suflet dar nu toti au Duhul Sfant de la Sf. Botez pentru ca nu-l pastreaza prin credinta

si fapte bune.

Sf. Pavel zice: “Nu tulburati Duhul care este in voi de la Botez prin gandurile si faptele cele rele sau prin

vorbele cele spurcate.”

Nu trece cu vederea cuvintele inteleptilor, ci indeletniceste-te cu pildele lor.

Pune-ti nadejdea in Dumnezeu din toata inima si nu bizui pe priceperea ta. 

Nostradamus Despre Romania

In 100 de catrene, Nostradamus a prezis evenimentele care aveau sa se intample p

ana in anul 3797. Pentru ca profanii sa nu le poata intelege, el si-a redactat o

racolele folosind modalitatile sintaxei latine, cu inversiuni, antiteze, anagram

e (Rapis pentru Paris, Nersaf pentru Franta, Norlaris pentru Loreni etc.), calam

bururi (Dort-léans pentru Orléans), metafore, cuvinte celtice, romane, spaniole,

latine, grecesti si ebraice.

Interpretarile Centuriilor 

Unul dintre cei mai importanti interpreti ai profetiilor lui Nostradamus a fost

Vlaicu Ionescu, un roman emigrat in anii 1960 in SUA. Acesta a incercat sa demon

streze ca Nostradamus ar fi prevazut, printre altele, caderea regimului comunist

, dezmembrarea Uniunii Sovietice, precum si puciul de la Moscova in 1991. Aceste

interpretari au fost publicate in mai multe carti cu mult inainte de a se intam

pla, fapt ce i-a sporit lui Vlaicu Ionescu credibilitatea. S-a sustinut ca Nostr

adamus a prezis masacrul din noaptea Sfantului Bartolomeu a anului 1572, incendi

ul Londrei din 1667, instituirea Premiului Nobel, criza economica din 1929-1933,

o intalnire Hitler-Franco-Mussolini, revolutia din Ungaria din 1956, asasinarea

fratilor Kennedy, razboiul din Golful Persic, caderea comunismului si sfarsitul

lumii, atentie, in anul 3755, dupa altii, 3797. Nu este data explicita a parjol

irii planetei, ci doar presupusa data a incheierii previziunilor sale.

Nostradamus si-a prezis propria moarte

Deosebit de limpede este prezicerea de catre Nostradamus a propriei sale morti r

egasita in mai multe catrene. De obicei, exprimarea sa este impersonala, dar int

r-unul din catrene, el trece dramatic la persoana intai:

,,Intors din misiune, dar al regelui, tinut in loc, nu va mai face nimic. Se va

intoarce la Dumnezeu. Prietenii mei apropiati si cei din sangele meu. Ma vor gas

i mort intre pat si masa de lucru."

Nostradamus a fost gasit exact in locul indicat de el unde, incercand pesemne sa

se ridice din pat, a cazut in noaptea de 1 spre 2 iulie 1566.

Romania, limita a frontului estic

Norneigre, Dacia si Insula Britanica vor fi atacate de fratii cei uniti.

Un cap la Roma nascut din sange Galic.

Si armatele lor vor fi respinse pana la paduri.

Aici este vorba de operatia numita "metaplasma": din doua nume se ia cate o part

e, se pun laolalta si se formeaza un nou termen, care exprima sinteza primelor d

oua.

Intelesul catrenului se deseneaza cu claritate limitele pana la care au ajuns Pu

terile Centrale, in Primul Razboi Mondial, pe cele trei fronturi: la apus Anglia

, la sud Italia si regiunea nordica a Iugoslaviei, iar la rasarit Romania.

Marile raiduri din 1944

Patruzeci si cinci de grade cerul va arde

Focul se va apropia de marea cetate noua:

Intr-o clipa, flacari mari vor izbucni si se vor intinde,

Atunci cand se va planui sa fie pusi la incercare cei din Normandia.

Orasul Ploiesti e indicat aici prin paralela 45, care trece, intr- adevar, cu o

mare precizie pe langa aceasta localitate. Nici un alt oras de o anumita insemna

tate din Europa nu se afla pe aceasta paralela.

Al doilea vers ne spune ca focul bombardamentelor se va apropia de "marea cetate

noua". Expresia se potriveste bine cu cetatea lui Bucur, care e una din cele ma

i recente capitale din Europa. Ea devine capitala doar dupa ce, la 1600 (un seco

l dupa moartea lui Nostradamus), Targoviste e distrus de turci.

Sa remarcam acum exactitatea datelor acestui catren. Avioanele anglo-americane a

u bombardat, intr-adevar, mai intai Ploiesti, pentru a cobori apoi spre Bucurest

i, unde au bombardat Gara de Nord: "Focul se va apropia de marea cetate noua".

Al treilea vers arata cum incendiul a izbucnit deodata (instant) si cum s-a inti

ns subit pe o mare intindere (flamme esparse sautera).

In sfarsit, pentru a nu ramane nici o indoiala asupra circumstantelor istorice a

le acestor atacuri, ultimul vers ne spune ca acestea se vor face cand se va plan

ui tentativa din Normandia. Si intr-adevar, dupa cum am aratat, suprimarea surse

i de petrol romanesc a fost printre principalele masuri strategice care trebuiau

sa preceada invazia din Normandia.

Invazia sovietica din august 1944

Insula franca va fi poluata de Arnani,

Banda nesfarsita prin muntele Adrian:

Raul va fi trecut Hutin prin pod de plute,

Vor intra Bayonne toti strigand "Bichoro".

Romania, aceasta insula latina izolata in oceanul slav (isle franque), va fi int

inata si profanata (tholoser) de sovietici (Arnani=Nanari), acesti descedenti ai

prostitutiei revolutionare comuniste.

Hoardele nesfarsite (bande infinite) vor trece muntii Transilvaniei, tintind cat

re Germania de rasarit si Austria, regiunea muntilor unde s-a nascut Hitler (par

le mont Adrian).

Ele vor trece Nistrul (passer rivière) pe la Hotin (Hutin) printr-un pod de barc

i si scanduri (par pont la planque) si vor intra ca intr-o tara inamica, cu baio

netele trase (bayonné entrer) si cu strigatul de lupta: "catre Bucuresti!" (tous

Bichoro criant).

Romania Mare si drama Regelui Mihai

In anul cand fratii crinului vor fi in varsta,

Unul dintre ei va detine Romania Mare:

Muntii sai se vor cutremura, trecerea Latina fiind deschisa,

Mahnit va fi pentru a fi admis marsul contra puternicului din Armenia.

Se stie ca intre dinastiile din Europa se stabilisera legaturi de rudenie in cur

sul secolelor. Astfel, Casa de Hohenzollern poate fi privita ca sora a Capetieni

lor, ea insasi de origine germanica si indicata in catren prin semnul ei heraldi

c: crinul.

Iata cum confirmarea acestei interpretari data printr-o enigma pe cat de ingenio

asa, pe atat de neasteptata. Ea e continuta in expresia "ouvers Latin passage".

Ceea ce ne-a sugerat ca e vorba de un joc de cuvinte este schimbarea lui "t" fin

al din "ouvert" in "s" si, de asemenea, faptul ca "latin" e scris cu litera mare

, sugerand un nume propriu. Se vede astfel ca e vorba de o scurta anagrama: -s L

ATIN=STALIN.

Dar iata ca o noua confirmare ni se prezinta in ultimul vers. Aici Stalin e numi

t "fort d’Arménie", e o varianta a expresiei "le grand duc d’Arménie", cum e num

it in extraordinarul catren V-94, a carui solutie in extenso se afla in paginile

504-510 din prima noastra lucrare (1976) si la paginile 303-310 ale celeilalte

(1987).

In sfarsit, ni se spune ca regele Mihai va fi "faché" (suparat), ceea ce in limb

ajul nostradamian implica o grea lovitura sau o nenorocire. Mihai a fost obligat

, dupa cum se stie, sa abdice, de catre Stalin in 1947, dupa ce el este cel care

, impotriva planului lui Antonescu, rupe alianta cu Germania si lasa libera trec

erea fortelor sovietice prin tara. Faptul de a fi participat la agresiunea lui H

itler impotriva Uniunii Sovietice nu i s-a iertat totusi. Faptul de a fi "marche

r contre fort d’Arménie" a fost, dupa profet, cauza caderii sale.

Stalin si teroarea PCR

Toti aderentii care vor fi sustinut partidul

In favoarea celui al carui nume va fi dur si taios,

vor fi condamnati la moarte, striviti si distrusi.

Bunurile le vor fi luate prin confiscari publice,

pauperizare generala,

Niciodata poporul roman nu va fi fost atat de ultragiat.

Majoritatea aderentilor care vor fi sustinut "Partidul": aservit lui Stalin (qui

auront tenu party pour Rude en lèttres) vor fi condamnati la moarte (mis mort)

si exterminati in inchisori si lagare de munca (saccagés).

Mai toate valorile vor fi distruse (grand neanty) si toate posesiile vor fi conf

iscate si "nationalizate" (biens publiés par fisc).

Niciodata in trecutul sau poporul roman nu va fi fost atat de umilit si urgisit

(onc Romain peuple ne fut tant outragé).

Colapsul blocului socialist dupa 1989

Inainte de conflict marele zid va cadea,

Un cap de stat va fi dat mortii, o moarte prea subita si deplansa.

Noul nascut semi-perfect: caci majoritatea va inota:

Aproape de fluviu, pamantul va fi patat de sange.

Inaintea conflictului dintre seful reformator din Moscova si Ceausescu, ramas fi

del totalitarismului stalinian (avant conflict), Zidul din Berlin va cadea.

Marele (tiran) roman va fi executat (le grand à mort). Moartea sa, dupa doar tre

i zile de la arestare (mort trop subite), va fi mult regretata (plainte).

Noul guvern (nay) va fi doar jumatate din ceea ce revolutia populara va fi voit

(miparfaict), caci majoritatea activistilor de partid se vor mentine la putere (

la plupart nagera).

La Timisoara si la Bucuresti, doua orase apropiate de Dunare (auprès du fleuve),

va fi pamantul patat de sangele revolutionarilor romani (de sang la terre teint

e).

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2. Cum reuseste Tweety sa isi mentina echilibrul cu ditamai capul?
3. Desi Coiotul are atatia bani sa isi cumpere tot felul de masinarii, de ce nu merge la Mc’Donalds sa isi cumpere un hamburger cu pui si o Cola?
4. Gandindu-ne la efectul pe care il are spanacul asupra lui... nu cumva Popeye mananca un amestec de marijuana si cocaina?
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6. V-ati gandit vreodata daca Pantera Roz este mascul sau femela?
7. De ce toate personajele lui Disney au manusi albe si patru degete? Ar putea fi o confirmare a existentei extraterestrilor?
8. Cum reusea bunicul lui Heidi sa intretina o cabana in Alpi dintr-o pensie?
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Top 10 Most Expensive Houses in The World

1. Antilla This house is the world’s most expensive house which is in India and owned by one of the richest people of the world i.e. Mukesh Ambani. It is worth 1 billion dollars and has 27 floors. This house has a health club and a garage that can hold more than 150 cars and you know why it can hold 150 cars? Because the person who owns it has himself 168 cars. Well this house is made entirely of glass and is 570 feet tall. 

My light lilac roses, changed the color into light burgundy

It is not unusual for roses to "change color." A minor change occurs when cooler weather intensifies pink-to-red shades, or age and hot weather fade them.

The second type of color change is due to the fact many roses are grafted, so the branches are one variety and the lower root system is a hardier rose. If those lower roots sprout branches, they may appear different in leaf size, shape and flower color. They are more likely to have such sprouts when planted shallow, or if the top branches are all killed by cold temperatures.

The third change happens when one branch actually has a mutation affecting blossom color. Many of our colors started as a single odd branch, called a sport, such as the branch of pale pink roses on a Red Knock Out rose that became a new variety

Facebook addiction

OK, I admit it. I am truly addicted to Facebook,”. Text messaging is no longer the biggest obsession, Facebook is taking over the world Educated business people to intrigued grandparents has joined the phenomenon, and unsurprisingly many teenagers have also caught Facebook fever.We have a tendency to become obsessive with the Facebook, the trend The question is, have we overdone ? And is there really such thing as Facebook addiction?

FAD, or Facebook Addiction Disorder, is a condition that is defined by hours spent on Facebook, so much time in fact that the healthy balance of the individual’s life is affected. It has been said that approximately 350 million people are suffering from the disorder that is detected through a simple set of six-criteria. People who are victims of the condition must have at least 2-3 of the following criteria during a 6-8 month time period.

1. Tolerance: This term is used to describe the desperate behavior of a Facebook addict.We spend an increasing amount of time on the site, coming to a stage where we need it in order to obtain satisfaction or on the other extreme,
2. Withdrawal symptoms: When we become  restricted from using Facebook , common signsof withdrawal symptoms:  are anxiety, distress and the need to talk about Facebook and what might have been posted on their wall in their absence.
3. Reduction of normal social/recreational activities: FAD will reduce the time spent catching up with friends, playing sport or whatever it is they used to enjoy doing, to simply spend time on Facebook. Instead of catching up with a friend for coffee, we will send a Facebook message
4. Fake friends: If 8 out of 10 people shown on their Facebook page are complete strangers, it is undeniable: they have a serious case of FAD.
5. Complete addiction: When they meet new people, they say their name, followed by “I’ll talk to you on Facebook”, or for those who are extremely bad, “I’ll see you in Facebook”. 

Facebook obsessions are definitely present in today’s society and whether it is a disorder or not, something needs to be done to fix it. Nobody can possibly disagree when the facts speak for themselves and when an individual’s online ‘life’ becomes more important than their real one, we know that there is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

How can we possibly fix this problem?  That is a question I can’t answer!.

I’m not sure what the experts say about the treatment of such conditions, but I do know one thing; like with all mental disorders, there will be no easy fix. I think that to begin with we all need to take a good look at ourselves and our behavior. If you’re Facebook time is eating into your social time, or your sport time, or your study time, something has gone seriously wrong. You need to go back and readjust, because to keep a healthy balance is the key to a happy, healthy life. It won’t be easy, and it certainly won’t happen overnight, but eventually we are going to be forced to fix this Facebook overload and cure the entire world of FAD. One can only hope.

Migration to Australia - How to get started

If you are looking to come to Australia either temporarily or permanently then this is the right page for you.

STEP 1 You need to ensure that you will meet the requirements set by the Australian immigration authorities. To help you assess this you can either look at The Points Test or you can send your details to ISCAH for a Free Assessment.

STEP 2 When you have been assessed as meeting the requirements you can then look to preparing an application. You can obtain Free application forms or you can use ISCAH's services. We will normally have quoted you a fee, though you can get a general guide at ISCAH's Fees.

STEP 3 To keep you updated with possible migration rule changes, even if you have decided to proceed by yourself, you should subscribe to the free ISCAH Newsletter

Don't forget that if you have any questions at all about migration you can send enquiries to ISCAH Enquiries. We will give you an answer as soon as possible, it may take a few days though, and is free. We have seperate e-mail addresses for our current clients so as to provide quicker service.

Best of luck with your application !!

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Daca vrei sa dai jos cateva kilograme e bine sa stii ca exista anumite  alimente care accelereaza arderile si reduc poftele culinare, ajutand astfel la eliminarea grasimii corporale. 

Self.com a cerut parerea unor experti de top pentru a afla care sunt aceste alimente si cateva sugestii pentru a le prepara mai usor si mai sanatos.  

Why Money Doesn’t Make You Happy

Because you don’t spend it right! : people with more money  are  more satisfied. But when asked how happy they are at the moment, people with more money are barely different than those with less; our money provides us with satisfaction when we think about it, but not when we use it. That shouldn’t happen. Money can buy many, if not most, if not all of the things that make people happy, and if it doesn’t, then the fault is ours.

Buy Experiences Instead of Things: Go out and buy yourself something nice.. That’s the advice to people who have just gotten bad news from their employer, their doctor, or their soon-to-be-ex spouse. Although the advice is well-meant, research suggests that people are often happier when they spend their money on experiences (e.g., climbing a mountain )rather than things.

Help Others Instead of Yourself Human beings are the most social animal on our planet: anything we do to improve our connections with others tends to improve our happiness as well . Spending money on a friend or romantic partner also provides an opportunity for positive self-presentation, which has been shown to produce benefits for mood

Buy Many Small Pleasures Instead of Few Big Ones; Buy Many Small Pleasures Instead of Few Big Ones The happiness provided by frequent small pleasures helps make sense of the modest correlation between money and happiness

Buy Less Insurance Businesses often trade on that ignorance by offering various forms of insurance against unhappiness, from extended warranties to generous return policies.People seek extended warranties and generous return policies in order to preclude the possibility of future regret, but research suggests that the warranties may be unnecessary for happiness and the return policies may actually undermine it.

Pay Now and Consume Later?  it eliminates anticipation, and anticipation is a source of .free. happiness. Emotional responses will be less intense in the future than in the present. If future feelings really were less intense than present feelings, then one could maximize benefits by consuming in the present

Think About What You’re Not Thinking About: If  people expect a single purchase to have a lasting impact on their happiness might make more realistic predictions if they simply thought about a typical day in their life.

Beware of Comparison Shopping: The comparison shopping offers obvious benefits to consumers, who can find the best deal on the product most ideally suited to their needs. the comparisons we make when we are shopping are not the same comparisons we will make when we consume what we shopped for

Follow the Herd Instead Of Your Head; the best way to predict how much we will enjoy an experience is to see how much someone else enjoyed it. Other people can supply us with a valuable source of data not only by telling us what has made them happy, but also by providing information about what they think will make us happy