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 Our
materialistic society has led us to believe that happiness cannot be obtained
without having money. Rather than learning to be satisfied with what we have, we are taught to want more. We learn from advertising, and from the media, that we need to buy trinkets and toys in order to make ourselves happy, or to fulfill emotional needs, and that the purchases they are trying to talk us into will provide us with the psychological comfort we are looking for. |
| Unfortunately,
as a society we have bought into these misguided messages and have come to
believe that spending money on certain items will bring us fame, fortune,
happiness, beauty, or popularity. We end up using money as a crutch to
provide us with something we ultimately must find within ourselves. As we
become caught up in this charade, we trade precious hours of our lives trying
to earn the money we have been taught to covet so much. We trade
hours of our lives working, sacrificing time that could have been spent with
our families, for the pursuit of the almighty dollar. |
 On Theophany, the Day of the Lord's Baptism, every year a great miracle is performed. The Holy Spirit, coming down upon the water, changes its natural properties. It becomes incorrupt, not spoiling, remaining transparent and fresh for many years. This Holy Water receives the grace to heal illnesses, to drive away demons and every evil power, to preservepeople and their dwellings from every danger, to sanctify various objects whether for church or home use |
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 Un
desert care ma duce cu gandul inevitabil la copilarie, la vacantele de iarna
petrecute in Romania, acolo unde aveam parte de cele mai frumoase sarbatori de
iarna. Se mananca de obicei in ajunul Craciunului, dar cine mai are rabdare
pana atunci?INGREDINETE: 500 g faina, 1 praf de sare, 125-150 ml apa miere/zahar – cantitatea o stabileste fiecare, in functie de preferinte, 400 g nuca tocata, esenta de vanilie, esenta de rom,coaja rasa de la 1 lamaie |
Săgetător (22 noiembrie - 21 decembrie) Perioada Crăciunului va fi destul de tensionată pentru tine. Stresul, agitaţia şi toate pregătirile necesare te pot aduce în pragul unei căderi nervoase. Plimbările în aer liber şi pauzele scurte te pot ajuta să-ţi păstrezi mintea limpede Capricorn (22 decembrie - 20 ianuarie) De acest Crăciun vei acorda mai multă atenţie sănătăţii decât ai făcut-o până acum. Aspectul astral al acestei perioade te îndeamnă să laşi în urmă obiceiurile alimentare nesănătoase. |
 Nuanţele de albastru şi turcoaz sunt perfecte pentru bradul tău de Crăciun. Sunt culorile zodiei tale şi îţi oferă o stare de linişte, calm, dar şi acea senzaţie că eşti "altfel", pe care o adori. Capricorn (22 decembrie - 20 ianuarie) Un pom de Crăciun clasic este ideal pentru tine. Combinaţia de roşu şi auriu ţi se potriveşte la fix, şi asta pentru că îţi completează personalitatea conservatoare. Vărsător (20 ianuarie - 18 februarie) Pentru ca eşti o nonconformistă, un pom de Crăciun în culori puternice, decorat într-un stil aparte, cu totul original este opţiunea perfectă pentru tine. Surprinde-ţi toţi prietenii cu un astfel de brad! |
| I choose to enjoy every day. I wake up early at 5am because I am excited about the day ahead, and throughout the day I try to maintain a positive attitude. Yes, sometimes “shit happens” and I don’t have a good day. But I figure if I at least try to have fun and be happy there is a good chance I will enjoy myself. |
| What I
am particularly interested in is ways to enjoy my time at work. Most people
know how to enjoy their leisure time, but many people struggle to imagine
being happy at work. If this is you, here are a few quick tips: |
 Untul
şi uleiul pot să fie înlocuite foarte uşor în preparatele pe care le faci la
cuptor. Acest lucru te va ajuta să ţii post mai uşor fără să pofteşti la
diverse prăjituri, dar şi să slăbeşti.1. Sosul de mere înlocuieşte cu succes untul şi uleiul Dacă vrei să prepari prăjitura negresa sau diverse brioşe cu fructe poţi să înlocuieşti grăsimea din reţeta tradiţională (untul sau uleiul) cu sosul de mere preparat în casă. Consistenţa va rămâne la fel, vei avea mai puţine calorii şi nici nu vei fi nevoită să adaugi o cantitate mare de zahăr pentru că sosul de mere aduce o dulceaţă în plus. Ca să prepari un sos de mere acasă, neîndulcit trebuie să pui merele feliate la fiert într-o cratiţă în care se pune apă doar de un deget. O altă soluţie ar fi aceea de a la fierbe la abur pentru a obţine un sos mai gros de mere. |
 The
Traditional Leg of Ham often enjoyed at the Australian Christmas table!. A leg ham, a turkey or a kilo of prawns? Seafood is undeniably the biggest seller here in Australia during the summer Christmas.Christmas Apricot Glazed HamIngredients 1 large cold Leg of ham (I bought a 4kg smoked ham) 500 g good quality apricot jam 1 tablespoon Ground Cinnamon 1/2 cup or more brown sugar 1 1/2 cups Dry Sherry 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard and a handful of cloves |
| Noises made by cats |
| Catalan: "meu" (Courtesy of koala.) |
| Chinese: "mao" (Courtesy of BrainsOfSteel.) |
| Danish: "miav" (Courtesy of Carthag.) |
| Dutch: "miauw" (Courtesy of fuzzy and blue.) |
| English: "meow" |
| Finnish: "miau" (Courtesy of Jope.) |
| French: "miaou" |
| German: "Miau" (Courtesy of mawa.) |
| Greek: "naiou" (Courtesy of donnaidh_sidhe.) |
| Hebrew: "Miau" and sometimes "Miya" (Courtesy of undone.) |
| Hungarian: "miau" (Courtesy of ba.) |
| Japanese: "nyan", "nya", "n'yao" or "myah" (Courtesy of nekojin and tongpoo.) |
| Korean: "yaong" or "nyaong" (Courtesy of Provolo.) |
| Norwegian: "mjau" (Courtesy of delta.) |
| Portuguese: "miau" (Courtesy of e-anorexia.) |
| Spanish: "miau" |
| Swedish: "mjau" (Courtesy
of rollo.) |
 Mother
is the personification of love and is the angel sent by god to look after her
children. “God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers”.A mother showers love on her children forgives their mistakes and stands a pillar of strength, courage, inspiration and solace for them. She is the bank where all the emotions, sorrows and expectations of the children are deposited. Mother has a secret code of language with her child and can understand what the child is trying to say, which no one else can. The word mother can work magic on the ears of the child. She is not only a friend, philosopher and guide but a god living right in front of the eyes of children and can be reached out easily. Even those who have escalated to high positions in the society are just a child in front of their mother, irrespective of their age. The love of mother knows no bounds and hence there is no limit to the number of times a mother forgives her child. Hundreds of sayings and quotes have been said on mother yet they are not boring. |
Whether we choose to see it or not, our life is too short to worry about small things. Though some circumstances in our lives at the moment may seem fairly significant, we must realize that the things that are really important are the things that are going to matter in ten to twenty years, or twenty to fifty years. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. We have to choose to live our lives in the present and for the future, instead of trying to live in the past. We must also live our lives doing the things and for the people that we are passionate about. Living a life without passion, and without hope for the future is not really living your life at all. Remember that the next minute, hour, and day are not promised to you, and may be taken from you at any time. Never let anything or any person stop you from pursuing the things that you are truly passionate about pursuing. |
Muratul este unul din cele mai vechi moduri de a conserva alimentele, descoperit cu mii de ani in urma, in Mesopotamia. Stramosii nostri au explorat modalitati de a marina produsele alimentare, ca urmare a unui instinct de a asigura aprovizionarea cu alimente pentru ierni lungi, foamete, precum si alte nevoi. Istoricii spun ca acum 2000 de ani muncitorii care au lucrat la Marele Zid Chinezesc au mancat varza murata Este si o arta culinara globala. Daca te vei duce la o degustare internationala, vei gasi muraturi peste tot. Sa nu te miri daca descoperi ca anumite culturi au o varietate larga de alimente murate. Pe intelesul tuturor, muraturile sunt alimente inmuiate in solutii care previn deteriorarea lor. Fermentarea va incuraja cresterea microorganismelor “bune” din alimente, prevenind cresterea microorganismelor care altereaza alimentele. Insa pentru ca totul sa iasa bine, ai nevoie de ingrediente speciale si conditii atent controlate, cum ar fi temperatura si pH-ul. |
Sucul de țelină este foarte nutritiv și unul din cele mai hidratante alimente pentru corp pe care le putem consuma. Deoarece are calități puternic alcalinizante, echilibrează pH-ul corpului, foarte important pentru menținerea sănătății. Încă din antichitate, țelina a fost considerată o plantă medicinală și a fost utilizată pentru a trata multe probleme de sănătate. Mineralele, vitaminele și substanțele nutritive conținute sunt în proporție foarte echilibrată. Frunzele de țelină sunt foarte bogate în vitamina A, în timp ce tulpina este o sursă excelentă de vitaminele B1, B2, B6 și C, precum și de potasiu, acid folic, calciu, magneziu, fier, fosfor, sodiu și aminoacizi esențiali. |
 How much
money would you consider "just enough to cover reasonable living
expenses"?Here are a few thoughts for you:There will always be someone else richer. Millionaires envy billionaires.Directors envy producers.You will never be on the top of the heap, so it is more productive to just focus on your career and on your family and not get too caught up in the rat race.Is it became easy to conflate someone else's perceived wealth with the fact that they just blew every penny they had. |
 There are some things that I could honestly say I despise. I'm a pretty happy clam. But there are things that get on my nerves and it seems the older I get the more they both me. Perhaps you have your own list, but this is mine: 1. People who are late - I'm not talking about 5 minutes or once in a while, but people who are routinely late. No excuse in my opinion. 2. Loud people - |
| some people are just unaware of how loud they are, or they don't care that they are bothering others. I encounter them on airplanes, in restaurants; even some of my neighbors at the lake are just loud! |
 The Melbourne Cup is widely regarded as Australia’s major thoroughbred horse
race. Held annually
on the first Tuesday of November, the Melbourne Cup attracts some of the best
horses in the world, all vying for a chance to claim some of the $6 million
prize money that is offered each year. Known as ‘the race that stops a
nation’, the Melbourne Cup is run over a distance of 3,200 metres and is the
richest and most prestigious ‘two-mile’ handicap in the world. It is also one
of the richest turf races worldwide and is the feature race of the Melbourne
Spring Racing Carnival. Held at Melbourne’s famed Flemington Racecourse,
which is under the operation of the Victorian Racing Club, the cup is a
handicap race open to all horses aged three-years-old and above. |
Peanut butter can actually be used to remove scratches from CD's. You can buy over 2100 apples with the price of one Apple iPhone 4S.In Filipino, the word ''Gaga'' refers to a stupid and idiotic girl. Chickens can see daylight 45 minutes before humans can. The area that surrounds Chernobyl will not be safe for human life again for about, another 20,000 years. If you commit suicide by train in Japan, your family may be charged up to $12,000! With 9.6% of its population chronically depressed, the U.S. is the most depressed country in the world. The least depressed is Nigeria. If you leave Tokyo by plane at 7:00am, you will arrive in Honolulu at approximately 4:30pm the previous day. |
| On
average, shorter men live about 2 years longer than taller men |
 Indivizii
preocupaţi excesiv de propria pesoană şi care nu se simt vinovaţi pentru
comportamentul lor au o stare sufletească mai bună decât a semenilor lor
altruişti.Ingredientele care aduc fericirea au fost parţial dezvăluite de scriitorul francez Gustave Flaubert.: „Să fii prost, egoist şi să ai o sănătate bună sunt trei cerinţe pentru a fi fericit", spunea acesta. După două secole, cercetătorii au găsit şi dovezile ştiinţifice care argumentează spusele scriitorului. Un studiu recent arată că persoanele egoiste sunt mai fericite. Condiţia este să nu se simtă vinovate pentru comportamentul lor. |
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There should be no television sets in your bedrooms: If you cannot get rid of
that habit then after watching the television cover it with a plastic table
cloth. Remember it has to be plastic and not simply cloth. |
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 When you
quit doing the wrong things, you make more room for the things that make you
happy. So starting today…1. Quit procrastinating on your goals.Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it. Action and change are often resisted when they’re needed most. Get a hold of yourself and have discipline. Putting something off instantly makes it harder and scarier. What we don’t start today won’t be finished by tomorrow. And there’s nothing more stressful than the perpetual lingering of an unfinished task. The secret to getting ahead is simply getting started. Starting, all by itself, is usually sufficient to build enough momentum to keep the ball rolling. So forget about the finish line and just concentrate on taking your first step. Say to yourself, “I choose to start this task with a small, imperfect step.” All those small steps will add up and you’ll actually get to see changes fairly quickly. Read Getting Things Done |
 Plenty
of teenagers will tell you that nearly everything about adolescence is a
headache. But what many of them and their parents don’t know is that
headaches themselves may suggest that the teenager should see a doctor. The most important thing to understand about adolescent headaches is the same for adult headaches — that is, usually they’re nothing to worry about. But in some cases headaches can mean more serious conditions requiring a doctor’s attentionUnderstanding the difference between types of headaches can help you determine whether or not you should seek medical attention. . |
 Caviar is judged on its color, flavor, texture and how well it helps you get it on.Do you remember the first time you had caviar? You’d heard so much about it, this mysterious luxury: tiny black pearls so exquisite in flavor and texture that people paid through the nose for just a dollop. Then, you tasted it. And there it was: salty and fishy, a little black mound on a little fat pancake with some sour creamy spread. |
| You thought to yourself, is this
it? Surely, few people fall for caviar upon first bite. It takes those
second, third and fourth bites to get it. Then, it’s like,Woah, where have
you been all my life! We tapped Alexandre Petrossian of thePetrossian
fine food company and the grandson of one of the first guys to bring
caviar to France, then America, to tell us everything there is to know about
fancy fish eggs. |
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 Working
in kitchen can really be fun if you know some basic keys. Here are some
special tips to make your work interesting and comfortable. |
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 THE TIP
SYSTEM : In Australia, tipping isn’t compulsory. Which means that places work
for them, meaning you get amazing service, and you leave a tip that you can
actually choose yourself. It’s fantastic…it sounds so simple, but being able
to tip because you want too = excellent service, all the time. |
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 Bunicii
nostri nu au crezut niciodata atat de mult in medicamente pe cat au crezut
in plante si in puterea
leacurilor naturale. Asa au luat nasterele "leacurile babesti": fie
ca vorbim de gargara cu sare pentru dureri de gat, de malai copt pentru
dureri in piept, galbenus de ou pentru arsuri si altele. Iata cateva remedii
pentru probleme diverse desanatate! Astept si recomandarile tale! |
Sarbatoarea Pastelui cuprinde mai multe obiceiuri profane, de la curatenia in casa, obiceiurile gastronomice si innoirea hainelor, la oferirea de cadouri pe care le-ar aduce Iepurasul de Paste, multe avand insa credinte crestine sau precrestine la origine. |
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 I find it shocking that in the 21st century, women still make less
than men. The facts are sobering: The average woman makes about 77 percent of
a man’s salary in the same position. Asking for what you want—and deserve—can
help move that 77 percent toward 100. |
 Fiecare zodie are o parte întunecată. Iată care este scorul de agresivitate pentru fiecare zodie |
 Sărbătoarea creștină a Sfinților 40 de Mucenici din Sevastia (Chirion, Candid, Domnos, Isihie, Ieraclie, Smaragd, Valent, Vivian, Evnichie, Claudie, Prisc, Teodul, Eutihie, Ioan, Xantie, Ilian, Sisinie, Aghie, Aetie, Flavie, Acachie, Ecdit, Lisimah, Alexandru, Ilie, Leontie, Gorgonie, Teofil, Dometian, Gaie, Atanasie, Chiril, Sacherdon, Nicolae, Valerie, Filoctimon, Severian, Hudion, Meliton si Aglaie) -s-a suprapus peste începerea anului agricol tradițional și a generat o sărbătoare tradițională românească, Mucenicii sau Măcinicii. |
Autumn is a great time to rejuvenate a garden for the new season and for next spring.The tips below are an autumn garden task list that will keep your garden flourishing. | Populatia autohtona din Australia a reusit sa isi pastreze datinile si traditiile. Foarte important pentru ea este Zodiacul Aborigenilor ce isi are radacinile in vechile credinte ale triburilor |
 Babele vestesc si ele venirea primaverii, se spune ca in aceste zile Baba Dochia, cea care aduce iarna incepe sa-si dea jos cele 9 cojoace, cate unul in fiecare zi si astfel in fiecare si afara se face putin mai cald, iarna lasand loc primaverii sa vina. |
 The legend tells that once upon a time the sun, turning into a handsome man used to come down to earth to dance in Romanian villages. Knowing what the new passion of the sun was, a dragon followed and kidnapped him during one of his trips. Then he threw the sun into the basement of his castle. |
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 The Opposition’s main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public Attitudes to the role of the Leader of the Opposition should be taken into account by people. The way opposition parties work together can influence the outcomes - if they succeed in working together and in building the "political numbers" they increase their chances of toppling the government. |
What is work-related stress? Everyone is under some pressure in the workplace. Some external pressures can be a positive factor, helping us to be more productive. Some people actually thrive under short-term added pressure, and our bodies are designed to meet these short-term demands. Hormones including adrenaline are released to prepare us for a "fight or flight" response to demanding situations. However, excessive and prolonged stress can take its toll, producing a range of physical and emotional health problems which have come to be grouped as "work-related stress". |
