New Year' Recepie!!

Italian Meatballs

Ingredients:

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup water (more or less)
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 medium onion
• garlic
• salt
• pepper

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients together. Don't add all of the water at one time. Mixture should be moist but not so that the meatballs fall apart. Shape meatballs to desired size and place on a broiler pan (I wet my hands before shaping each meatball and it helps make a nice meatball.) Broil until outside is slightly brown on one side and then turn and broil the other side. When finished, add to spaghetti sauce and simmer at least 20 minutes.

New Year resolutions(humor)

A New Year Prayer for the Elderly

God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
The good fortune to run into the ones that I do,
And the eyesight to tell the difference.

Dieting - New Year Resolutions

2007: I will get my weight down below 180 pounds.
2008: I will follow my new diet religiously until I get below 200 pounds.
2009: I will develop a realistic attitude about my weight.
2010: I will work out 3 days a week.
2011: I will try to drive past a gym at least once a week

New Year's Day Prayer for One and All

Dear Lord

So far this year I've done well.

I haven't gossiped, I haven't lost my temper, I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I'm very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on I'm probably going to need a lot more help.Amen.

New Year's Day Quotes

• New Year's Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.
  Mark Twain
• One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.
  John Burroughs
• Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
  Oscar Wilde

Diet To Start The New Year.

This is a specially formulated diet designed to help WOMEN cope with the stress that builds during the day. I have found that this really works!!

BREAKFAST
* 1 Grapefruit
* 1 slice whole-wheat toast
* 1 cup skim milk

LUNCH
* 1 small portion lean, steamed chicken with a cup of spinach
* 1 cup herbal tea
* 1 Penguin Biscuit

AFTERNOON TEA
* The rest of the Penguins from the packet
* 1 tub of Gino Ginelli ice cream with chocolate topping

DINNER
* 4 bottles of wine (red or white)
* 2 loaves garlic bread
* 1 family size Supreme pizza
* 3 snickers bars

LATE NIGHT SNACK
* 1 whole cheesecake (eaten directly from the freezer)

FINALLY REMEMBER:

• "Stressed" spelled backwards is desserts".
• Send this to four women and you will lose 2 kilograms.
• Send this to all the women you know (or ever knew) and you will lose 10 kilograms.
• IF you delete this message you will gain 10 kilograms.

South Korea,"If North Korea attacks again....",

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's president vowed a relentless retaliation against North Korea if provoked again, saying Monday he is not afraid of a war with the communist North.

The two Koreas have ramped up their rhetoric since North Korea shelled front-line Yeonpyeong Island near the tense western sea border last month, killing four South Koreans. Both sides accuse each other of provoking first.

On Monday, President Lee Myung-bak used much of his regular address to vow to get tougher with any new provocation by North Korea.

"We have now been awakened to the realization that war can be prevented and peace assured only when such provocations are met with a strong response," Lee said. "Fear of war is never helpful in preventing war."

He said South Korea's military "must respond relentlessly when they come under attack."

Agencies,

South Korea has staged a series of military drills — including one on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 20 — in a show of force against the North. The South was to begin routine naval firing exercises starting Monday but not on Yeonpyeong and other border islands, according to the Defense Ministry.

North Korea, for its part, has also kept up rhetoric around last Friday's 19th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's appointment as the North's supreme military commander. Kim's military chief threatened last week to launch a "sacred" nuclear war against the South.

On Friday, North Korean soldiers appeared on a state TV program and bragged of participating in the artillery barrage on Yeonpyeong — the country's first attacks on a civilian area since the 1950-53 Korean War.

The two Koreas are still technically at war because their 1950s conflict ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. In recent years, several bloody naval skirmishes occurred near their disputed western sea border — drawn by the U.N. at the close of the Korean War.

Smoked salmon Pasta Salad.

Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad Recipe
* 4 ounce smoked salmon, shredded
* 1/2 cup finely chopped orange or yellow bell pepper
* 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
* 1/4 cup chopped green onions (scallions)
* 1 teaspoon salt
* Freshly ground pepper
* Pinch of dried dill
* 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Method

1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (use a tablespoon of salt for every 2 quarts of water). Add the pasta. Cook uncovered, at a rolling boil until al dente, or tender, but still a bit firm. Drain and rinse under cold water. (If you are making the pasta ahead of time, stir in a little olive oil to keep the pasta from sticking to each other.) Note that if you are using different kinds of pasta, you may want to cook them separately as different types of pasta cook at different rates.

2 Stir in the rest of the ingredients, adjusting the amounts of mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste.

Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Serves 8.

Celeb of the Day!

Kristen Stuart

Celeb News Quiz.

Source:Hello Magazine.


1.X Factor winner Matt Cardle is hoping to score a Christmas number one with his debut single. What is it called?
-The Winner's Song
-Christmas Time (Mistletoe and Wine)
-When We Collide
-Forever and Always

2. At the premiere of her new flick Burlesque, Cher wore a racy Julien McDonald nude and black lace gown first worn by who at a magazine awards ceremony in June?
Kerry Katona
Cheryl Cole
Michelle Obama
Samantha Cameron

3.Elizabeth Hurley sensationally revealed her marriage to businessman Arun Nayar is over, after being linked to which top sportsman?
David Beckham
Rafa Nadal
Shane Warne
Diego Maradonna

4.What has Patsy Palmer named her fourth child?
Bertie
Alfie
Eddie
Teddy

5.What has hunky Jake Gyllenhaal reportedly bought his new girlfriend Taylor Swift for Christmas?
A trip round the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
A signed first copy of Elvis single Jail House Rock
A £7,000 Fender Gretsch guitar
A £700,000 private jet

6.Who said: "I'm not a one-trick pony, I'm not a 10-trick pony, I'm a whole field of ponies"?
Stuart Baggs from hit show The Apprentice
Stacey Solomon
Ex Big Brother star Josie Gibson
Holly Willoughby

7.Prince Frederik of Denmark and his pregnant wife Princess Mary took their two children on a festive outing. Where to?
To a pantomime in London
To see the ballet in Copenhagen
To Lapland to visit Father Christmas
To a reindeer park in northern Denmark

8.It's been suggested that Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall give up what, in the wake of their attack at the hands of rioters?
Trips to the theatre
Their Phantom VI Rolls Royce - which was given to the Queen in 1977 for her Silver Jubilee
Appearing in public in central London after 6pm
Travelling together

9.Who made a surprise appearance at Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's nuptials?
Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
An elephant
President Obama

10.Which photogenic couple announced the end of their marriage?
Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds
Ayda Field and Robbie Williams
Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie
Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford

Julian Assagne surrenders.

WikiLeaks:Founder Julian Assange Surrenders.

JULIAN ASSANGE,39-year old,Australian,founder of the whistle blowing website WilkiLeaks was arrested by London's Scotland Yard,on a European warrant issued by Sweden on Tuesday.

Police has stated that he would be presented before Westminster magistrate in acusations of sexual assault on swedish women.But he has denied these allegations against him.He's denied bail by a court in London.
WikiLeaks Twitter posts "wikileaks: STATEMENT: "We will not be gagged" #cablegate #censorship Following the detention of Wikileaks founder and (cont) canolfrom WikiLeaks (wikileaks) on Twitter 2 people liked this
wikileaks: STATEMENT: "We will not be gagged" #cablegate #censorship Following the detention of Wikileaks founder and (cont)"

WikiLeaks' Uncertain Future.

Capitals all around the world has blocked this wesite,Paypal the online payment service provider has cut off its account through which it collected donations for the site also it is facing a serious problem in the cyberspace esp.by the hackers and is booted from it's U.S server,and last but not the least,the founder of WikiLeaks is wanted.
But the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab has firmly stated that no matter what happens to the domain name and the actual organisation,the idea that had been unleashed by wikileaks will continue.
Frontman Julian Assange faces serious allegations and is hiding,he has been called for prosecution by the U.S.politicians for releasing thousands of secret logs that took place during war with Iraq n Afghanistan.

Afghan minister said that WikiLeaks had an adverse effect in U.S.afghan Relationship that was in the process of developement for the past few years.

Straight from the Whistle Blower Website:WikiLeaks

Mon Nov 29,
Top 10 revelations from WikiLeaks cables

On Sunday,more a dozen international news outlets published about 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables,from reference to the website WikiLeaks. This disclosed the list of cables, most of which are from the past three years,and offers a rare and interestingly unfiltered view of the secretive diplomatic world.Now this may complicate relations with some nations.
I have summarized the revealations given by a certain website in the following ten points:


1.Many middle eastern nations as well as King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia have a concern to Iran's Nuclear Program and want U.S strictly not to support it.

2.South Korea awaits North Korea to collapse with the overweighted problems of economy and politics.


3.A fact that President of the U.S paid a visit to Slovania, whereas Kiribati was offered precious incentive.

4.Afghan vice president charged with corruption according to one cable ,although he denize the allegation.

5.A powerful country in the west has been working hard to remove uranium from a country in the east due to a concern that this country from the east would use that uranium to build an ilegal nuclear device.

6.UN secretary general Ban -ki Moon plans for Iran hacked by this another secretary of state -stated a cable in the wikileak.

7.Qatar accused of being annoingly soft for terrorists-stated a cable.

8.Russian prime minister and Italian prime minister suspiciously too friendly nowadays -a cable wonders why...

9.Syria betrayes U.S by sending highely sophisticated weapons to the lebanese.

10.And finally ,embarrasing accusations on leaders of many powerful countries,some suffering from paranoia ,some travels with blonde ukranian nurses and some are called alpha -dog.

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Some Fun Holiday Destinations!!(2010-12)

1. Sri Lanka
Kingdom of the historical king Ravanaa which was a victim of civil war between the Sinhalese-dominated government and a separatist Tamil group,Sri Lanka is one great tropical island to visit.You ought not to worry as the conflict finally ended last May.Rich in natural beauty and cultural splendors,this almond shaped island will leave you mesmerized.

The island, having a population of just 20 million, is like a one big tropical zoo: freely roaming elephants,monkeys swinging from tree to tree and the water buffaloes idle in the paddy fields. Nilaveli Beach in the Tamil north is among the places you ought to visit while at Lanka.

An international airport which is still under construction in Matara, on the island’s southern shore, which will make the beaches near the seaside village of Galle easier to reach.A victim of tsunami in 2004, the surrounding coastline is now decorated by neat guesthouses as well as hotels.

2. Patagonia Wine Country
An Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar where few adventourous winemakers,came and discovered this unusually fertile and beautiful corner of Patagonia where they plowed, planted and waited until blossoming wine country was developed with delicious pinot noirs and malbecs and smartly designed wineries.

The 2,000-acre Bodega del Fin del Mundo,which works with the influential wine consultant Michel Rolland, is bagging up international medals for its complex merlot, cabernet and malbec blends. And NQN, which is associated with the Argentine oenologist Roberto de la Mota, has seen its 2006 Colección NQN Malbec get 92 points from Wine Enthusiast and just nearby is the new Valle Perdido winery, which includes an 18-room resort surrounded by vineyards. At the spa, ask for antioxidant wine-infused treatments.
to be continued....

Top Secrets to Acne-free Skin!

Just a Few very Simple Steps:


Look sun-kissed
"A little tint takes years off your face by evening out your skin tone," which a recent study found is a key marker of youthfulness, says Ranella Hirsch, M.D., a dermatologist in Cambridge, MA. Her favorite for a natural look: Olay Complete Touch of Sun Daily UV Moisturizer + A Touch of Sunless Tanner ($15; drugstores), a lotion with a low level of self-tanner.

Eat a skin-saving breakfast
The first meal of the day for New York City derm Doris Day, M.D., includes almonds. "They contain essential fatty acids, which help put the brakes on inflammation that accelerates fine lines, sagging and blotchiness." Not feeling like a nut? Salmon, tuna and halibut are good lunch/dinner sources.

Spray away dryness
To keep her skin supple, L.A.-based derm Jessica Wu, M.D., sprays it several times daily with La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water ($8.50; drugstores). (She often spritzes her face when stuck in traffic!) Bonus: The water is packed with minerals like selenium that protect against UV damage.

Pour on the protection
To ensure she layers on enough sunscreen ("the best way to keep skin youthful"), Garland, TX-based dermatologist Lisa Garner, M.D., president of the Women's Dermatologic Society, fills the hollow of her palm (about ½ teaspoon) with a broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher to coat her face, neck and ears.

10 Signs You're More Stressed Than You Think The Anti-Cancer Diet Beware These "Health" Foods That Really Aren't 9 Yoga Moves For Better Sex "I usually have to apply two coats to finish what I've squeezed out, but that's how I make sure I'm covered."

Zen your skin
If anyone has stress, it's doctors. High levels of tension can spike hormone production that leads to breakouts or aggravates conditions like psoriasis. "Controlling stress keeps your skin calm — but that's easier said than done," says Annie Chiu, M.D., a derm in L.A. Taking a 10-minute time-out to apply a face mask and relax on her bed works for Chiu. Another trick: Ban the 'Berry. "I turn off my cell phone after 8 at night. Every little bit helps!" she says.

Protect with powder
Sunscreen stops working in less than 3 hours, so reapplication is key, says Washington, D.C.-based derm Elizabeth Tanzi, M.D. For easy touch-ups, she uses powder sunscreen. "It's light, so makeup stays intact." Her fave: Colorescience Pro Sunforgettable Powder SPF 50 ($60; colorescience.com).

Develop a bedside manner
"I often find it difficult to stick to my anti-aging regimen at bedtime," says Francesca Fusco, M.D., an NYC derm. To avoid missing her evening routine, she stores these products in a pretty makeup case she keeps on her nightstand. "So if I've forgotten — or was just too tired to apply products at the sink — I can do it easily while in bed." Her must-haves: Renova (an Rx retinoid), EpiCeram (an ultrahydrating Rx moisturizer), SCO lip balm, Earth to Skin Care Cracked Heel Renewal, Creative Nail Design Solar oil (to soften cuticles), and Listerine White Strips

Wear your veggies
Frozen peas help soothe itchy, irritated eyes for Jeanine Downie, M.D., a derm in Montclair, NJ. "Once I get home from work, I remove my makeup and put a bag of frozen peas on my lids for about 5 minutes." The cold helps reduce swelling and pigmentation, a side effect of repeated irritation from her eczema. Unlike inflexible ice packs, a bag of peas easily conforms to the shape of the eyes for a faster effect.

Avoid impact
"The repeated jarring of high-impact cardio like running can weaken collagen and lead to sagging," says Oakland, CA, dermatologist Katie Rodan, M.D. "So until a 'face bra' is invented, I'll stick to cycling and the elliptical machine."

Strike a pose
Most derms will bend over backward for great skin. Hema Sundaram, M.D., a Washington, D.C.-area dermatologist, bends forward. Yoga moves "like Child's Pose, Downward-Facing Dog and Sun Salutations improve circulation — the boost of oxygen is what gives skin that lovely yoga glow." Another reason to take to the mat: New research finds regular yoga practice may reduce the inflammation and stress that speed skin aging.

Lather with care
"Mild cleansers are one of my best secrets," says Chicago derm Jonith Breadon, M.D. She's partial to CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser ($11; drugstores), which contains ceramides — fatty materials that help retain moisture.

Cut back on the sweet stuff
The breakdown of sugars, called glycation, damages the collagen that keeps skin smooth and firm. To prevent this natural process from careening out of control, Naila Malik, M.D., a derm in Southlake, TX, sticks to low-glycemic carbs like whole grains; they're naturally low in sugar, and the body processes them slowly to limit the loss of collagen.

Pump iron to plump skin
"I am religious about strength-training, and I always tell patients to do it more as they get older," says Patricia Farris, M.D., a dermatologist in Metairie, LA. The payoff: firmer skin from the neck down, the result of having better, more supportive muscle tone. "It's like adding volume to the face with fillers, except on your body," says Farris.

Skip sodium
Diet soda is a vice that Audrey Kunin, M.D., a Kansas City, MO, dermatologist, just can't quit—she downs up to six cans a day. When she realized that all the sodium in soda (anywhere from 25 to 50 mg per can) made her eyes and jawline puffy, she switched to a brand that doesn't punish her skin: sodium-free Diet Rite soda. "It satisfies my cravings and my skin looks much better."

Tea up
In her teens, Amy Wechsler, M.D., an NYC derm, started drinking green and black tea for the taste. Now she drinks three to five cups a day to safeguard her skin. Research suggests that both types of tea contain protective compounds — like EGCG and theaflavins — that help prevent skin cancers and the breakdown of collagen, the cause of wrinkles.

Obese Kids Face Bias from Parents

NEW YORK — On a recent report published by routers stated that youngsters who are overweight may suffe social discrimination wether it be in schools or in relationships, but this U.S. study has further found that they can also receive harsher treatment at home — from their own parents.

Studies have shown parents are less likely to help overweight or obese offspring pay for college but researchers from the University of North Texas in Denton have also found parents may be less willing to help their overweight child buy a car.

"No one is going to be surprised that society discriminates against the overweight, but I think it is surprising that it can come from your parents," researcher Adriel Boals told Reuters Health.

"Similar to college tuition, purchasing a car during the college years is a major expense and investment that parents can choose to provide assistance with or not."

Boals and fellow researcher Amanda Kraha's study, published in the journal Obesity, noted that more than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese and heavier people are known to face discrimination on the job, at school, and in relationships. They tend to earn less and are less likely to marry.
There is evidence that negative psychological consequences associated with overweight and obesity, such as depression and low self-esteem, could be a consequence of this type of prejudice.

Guinness World Record

LONDON — A minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been named the world's smallest by the Guinness World Records book.

Guinness says the sheep-sized bovine from the West Yorkshire region of northern England measures roughly 33 inches from hind to foot.

The 11-year-old cow is named Swallow and her owner, Caroline Ryder, said she would spend Thursday either grazing with her herd or listening to BBC radio in her cowshed

Must taste this month.

This dish is packed with lots of combined flavor of tangy tomatoes and hot flavor from roasted green chillies.

Dish becomes ready in- 33 minutes

Ingrediants:
=2 tablespoon of cooking oil
=1/4th cup onion ,chopped
=3 cloves of garlic ,peeled and chopped
=2 cups long grained white rice
=16 oz chicken broth
=1 cup fresh tomatoes seeded and diced
=2 green chillies roasted and chopped(seeds and stems removed)
=1/8th teaspoon of cinnamon
=1/8th teaspoon of cumin

Preparation:
Use a medium sized pot to heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onions and fry them until golden brown, stirring frequently(make sure about the colour ,don’t burn it completely ). Add in chopped garlic and then the boiled rice and cook for about three minutes or until rice begins to become opaque and brown slightly on the edges. Very slowly and carefully pour in the chicken broth.Now it’s time to add the tomatoes,and chillies along with the remaining seasonings,with a hailf cup of water (small cup). Stir and combine all of the ingredients then bring to a simmer. Cook for 17-19 minutes over very low heat with the pot covered. After the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork to combine all the ingredients which can separate during cooking.The Mexican Rice with Tomatoes and Chillie is ready to serve.
Serve hot!

Everybody who has ever tried a green chili is familiar with the mild bitterness and intense, sinus-clearing heat, but a lesser known fact is the myriad of health benefits that green chilies provide to those who consume them. Rich in vitamins and low in fat and cholesterol, green chilies are a super food with super flavor. The heat that the capsaicin provides is even a health benefit, so when you feel the heat, you know it's working. Available fresh, dried, ground, canned or pickled, there are a number of ways to enjoy the taste and health benefits of green chilies.

Vitamins and Minerals
1.Green chilies are rich in vitamins A and C with the dried version higher in vitamin A and the fresh version higher in vitamin C. They can contain as much as six times the amount of vitamin C as a single orange. Their vibrant color signal high amounts of the antioxidant beta-carotene, which supports the cardiovascular system, as well as helps maintain the health of the skin, eyes and immune system. Green chilies also contain vitamins B and E, and are a good source of iron and potassium. They do not contain fat or cholesterol and help block the body's absorption of cholesterol while remaining low in calories.
Feel the Burn
2.Though the vitamins and minerals are certain advantages to eating green chilies, the greatest health benefit comes from the pain you feel when you bite into one. Capsaicin, the active chemical stored in the veins and seeds that gives them their heat has many nutritional and health benefits. It helps dissolve blood clots and aids in digestion. Capsaicin as a drug has be prescribed to treat wrinkles, heart health and facial twitching. It actually burns calories by increasing your metabolism, as well as curbing your appetite. Capsaicin also releases endorphins in the brain and puts chili eaters in a better mood. Capsaicin creams have also been used as anti-inflammatory medicine and in the treatment of arthritis.
Warning
3.Be careful not to touch your eyes, nose, mouth or other sensitive parts of your body after handling chilies. The capsaicin will stick to your fingers and hands and burn very badly. Make sure to wash your hands many times after touching chilies.
Hot and Cold
4.In some countries, spicy dishes with a lot of chilies and fiery capsaicin are eaten during summer months. Though this seems counter-intuitive, the heat from the chilies makes you sweat and the process of sweating cools the body down.
Green Chile Fun Fact
5.The bhut jolokia, or "ghost chili," comes from India and is the hottest chili pepper in the world. On the Scoville Scale (a scale that measures relative hotness of chilies), it measured at over a million Scoville Heat Units. A mere jalapeno measures around 2,500 to 5,000 units.

Spanish Rebels Declare Ceasefire.

Agence France Presse

London,Sep.5th

Basque separatist group ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in it's bloody 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain vowing to give up guns and bombs to seek a democratic solution.

ETA,blamed for the deaths of 829 people in attacks on Spanish targets,said it decided serveral months ago that it "will not carry out armed offensive actions".It did not if the ceasefire was temporary or permanent.

ETA made the announcement in a video sent to BBC and pro-independence Basque daily Gara ,showing three people in berets and yellow hoods sitting at a table flanked by Basque flags and an ETA symbol on the wall behind.
Listed as a terrorist group by the United States and European Union,ETA has not staged an attack on Spanish soil since August 2009,and te authorities in Spain and France have arrested much of it's leadership.
"ETA confirms itscommitment to finding a democratic solution to conflict "a woman sittng in the centre.
In its commitment to a democratically our future ,through dialogue and negotiations ,ETA is prepared today as yesterday to agree to the minimum democratic conditions neessary to put in motion a democratic process,if the Spanish government reacted cautiously.
The Interior Ministry was still examining the declaration ,a spokesman said.

Top 10 Hotels-- Owned By The Celebrities.

Celebrities and their classy hotels

Unlike their owners,celebrity hotels are A-rated very classy, full of personality and, not to mention very neat!.
Below are the best of these A-rated hotels of those celebs – the world’s top 10 celebrity owned hotels.Listed from all around the world,from the sunny Australia to all green Dublin,no matter where they are situated they always are in there full elegance.
1. Sundance Resort, Sundance, Utah (Robert Redford) - The Sundance resort was a treehugger, before becoming
fashionable. In 1969, the same year the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was released and Robert Redford
purchased the ski resort in the snow-laden slopes beneath Mount Timpanogos.
He was urged to do so by his financial advisors,but Redford refused to sign off on massive construction and spoil
it’s natural beauty.Gradually time has proven him to be right, and today,he is hailed as a visionary. Admired by one of TripAdvisor travller like this-“Robert
Redford did us all a favor by opening this resort, remaining loyal to nature, and preserving the beauty of the canyon",.
2. The Greenwich Hotel, New York, New York (Robert De Niro) - Robert de Niro is the Godfather of Tribeca, as
the Principal for everything from the Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca Cinemas to the its Grill and Nobu, and now
his latest venture – the very fashionable Greenwich Hotel, which has quickly turned into a popular hotspot for New
York’s fashion elite and visiting celebrities.One TripAdvisor traveler noted that “We stopped by the drawing room for coffee and were surprised to see that Mel
Gibson chose to do the same at the table next to us.”
3. Gaia Retreat & Spa, Brooklet, Australia (Olivia Newton-John) - Gaia was Founded in 2005 by Olivia Newton-John
and Gregg Cave.Set on 25 acres against a backdrop of green valleys and hills in the subtropical hinterland of Byron Bay, the retreat
reflects Olivia’s personal elegance, and the rooms inspire a feeling of beauty, calmness and balance.
4. Blancaneaux Lodge, San Ignacio, Belize (Francis Ford Coppola) - After visiting Belize in the ’80s, Coppola
purchased the abandoned Blancaneaux Lodge as a private family retreat. It was opened to the public in 1993.Today, Blancaneaux Lodge is a 20-room paradise tucked into the Maya Mountains where waterfalls tumble into
turquoise pools above the jungle canopy.
5. Costa d’Este Beach Resort, Vero Beach, Florida (Gloria Estefan) - Owned by Gloria & Emilio Estefan, Costa d’Este
is nestled on Florida’s east coast, in Vero Beach, surrounded by white sand beaches and lush natural views.TripAdvisor users report that Gloria Estefan is as nice as can be to guests, making them feel at home and agreeing for
photo-ops.
6. Palazzo Versace, Main Beach, Queensland, Australia (Donatella Versace) - The world’s first Versace Hotel offers a
signature Versace experience, with 205 elegant rooms, a private marina and 3 award winning restaurants located on a
historic site on the edge of the Gold Coast Broadwater.Much like Versace’s fashion and accessories, the Hotel is a luxurious brand set a cut above the rest, and as the free
mini bottles of Versace perfume offered to guests indicate, the label is never far from mind.
7. Mission Ranch, Carmel, California (Clint Eastwood) - One of Clint Eastwood’s many real-life roles has been as
Mayor of Carmel, and anyone who owns the historic Mission Ranch does indeed deserve the honor.Spread over 22 acres, Mission Ranch is a popular spot for weddings and offers a variety of accomodation choices, including the old farmhouse and barn.
8. Kate’s Lazy Meadow Motel, Mount Tremper, New York (Kate Pierson) - The B-52’s lead singer is now enjoying a
second career in hospitality up in the Catskills, near Woodstock.While it’s not the Ritz, a stay at Kate’s Motel has all the quirkiness and personality that made Kate Pierson a star.
9. The Big Sleep Hotel, Eastbourne, United Kingdom (John Malkovich) - Being John Malkovich has it’s advantages.
One of them being that his hotel ‘The Big Sleep Hotel’ has acquired some of his magic by association, and is a
decidedly hip establishment. The Big Sleep Hotel also has the advantage of being easy on the wallet, and offers a free breakfast to boot.
10. The Clarence, Dublin, Ireland (Bono and The Edge) - U2 and Bono’s midas touch isn’t limited to music, but also
extends to their hotel, which is very well frequented by U2 fans and part of the Bono-themed trip circuit in Dublin, not to
mention the Temple Bar’s nightlife creatures.The Octagon Bar at The Clarence is a good place for getting a taste of Dublin’s nightlife, where you’re sure to bump
into plenty of famous names.

Worldtop10info:Motor Manufacturing Giants.

The list gives information of the world's top 10 motor manufacturers int he world

10. Fiat (A Company based in Italy) In 1899,Giovanni Agnelli and a team of investors united and founded the car manufacturing company"Fiat". Ever since then, it has been Italy's
pride.Donned with the coveted 'European Car of The Year' award not just onece or twice but for more than 12 times,this group has been in peak-always.
With a staggering manufacture of 2,524,000 and above number of cars in the year 2008 it stays n the10th position.
9. Suzuki (Japan) The 9th position has been taken by Japan; Suzuki.Suzuki managed to manufacture more than 2.6 million units of cars,alone in the year 2008, that had
been distributed across 192 countries. In fact,having 35 main production facilities and more than 133 distributors Suzuki is a proud manufacturer. In the
year,1909 , Michio Suzuki had founded the Suzuki Loom,and quite a surprising fact is that it used to produce weaving machines 30 yrs before it entered
the world of motors.
8. Hyundai-Kia (South Korea) Hyundai Kia,a company from South Korea,is another example of a giant motor anufacturer which successfully brought the manufacturing number of
vehicles and motors as close to 2,777,137 units by the year 2009.The South Korean company has made a success across the entire globe,that
wasfounded in 1967, it took very short span of time to achieve this.
7. PSA Peugeot Citroen (France) PSA Peugeot Citroen a french company has been dealing the best,PSA Peugeot.This is the
the 7th largest car maker in the world and in the year 2009 the company manufactured a 3,325,407 units of cars!!that`s quite a number.
6. Nissan (Japan) Japan reapeats itself again in the list for being the top 6th car manufacture is again Nissan. This company is the one among the top 3 Asian companies that has successfully
manufactured highest number of cars. Born in 1932, Nissan has bravely fought the critical financial issues during the year 1999 and was saved by RSA of
France.But 2010 has been a great year for Nissan.
5. Honda (Japan) Third time in the list japan brings another company at the top fifth position - the Honda company. Honda gave to a total of 3,912,700 units of cars in 2007-2008 to the market.
Most manufactured cars were the Honda Civic and the Honda Accord,among them. Even now, these cars are world`s favorite.
Honda overtook Nissan in 2000-2001in concern of the total car production unit. Soichiro Honda,the self taught,scholar, engineer founded this huge company in the year
24th September 1948.
4. Ford (USA) There may be less people in the world who haven`t heard of this manufacturer giant. Ford Company who has been the father of all the car industry,was founded by Henry Ford- on 16th of June 1903,and to this date it has manage to occupy
the fourth position in the list of top 10 motor vehicle manufacturers in the world. In the year 2008, it made more than millions of cars which exceeded the
Honda company of Japan. In fact the total revenue of Ford in year 2008 was a whopping $146.3 billion. But Ford has seen a downfall in the
year 2007.
3. Volkswagen group Das auto. (Germany) When we talk about the car for people, we surely discuss about the German Company Volkswagen, meaning - Car for people. In 2009
Volkswagen produced a total of 6,517,288 cars which brings it to the position of the third largest car manufacturer of the year. Volkswagen Group manufacturer of some great cars
like Volkswagen Jetta, Volkswagen Golf and the famous Beetle which have been the most popular cars of powerful continents like- Europe and Americas. and it was in 1937
that Volkswagen was founded under the leadership of,none other than Mr. Adolf Hitler.
2. General Motors (USA) This company once had almost went bankrupt in the year 2009, now is the 2nd highest car manufacturer in the year 2007-10. GM,U.S.A, manufactured a huge number
of cars beating the Volkswagen group and snatching the second position for itself. The world famous models from GM are the Chevrolet and the Cardillac. GM was born on 1931and so now is 80 yrs old!
1. Toyota (Japan) One of the best selling car manufacturer from where else??-another Japan based company. Toyota which was founded by Kiichiro Toyota in the year 1937 has ever since been one of the most favorite cars among the Japanese and Americans. In the year 2009, Toyota manufactured 9,237,780 units of cars which officially
makes it the number one car manufacturer of that year.It's sister brands Lexus and Scion also are the best and most popular car model
from Toyota.Not to forget the favorite of everyone "Corolla"!!So,this brings the end of the top ten motor manufacturers from around the world.

What About The Earth?

Today in this post ,we go back to the Year 1992,when over 1500 of the world's scientists--including more than half of all living Nobel Prize winners --signed The World Scientist Warning to Humanity.This document reflects growing concerns about the state of the biosphere:
Author:Moti Nissani
Nissani Moti is an inter disciplinarian holding degrees in genetics,philosophy ,and with many publications in genetics ,ecology ,politics ,science education ,and language instructions.
His essay below provides a brief introduction to the twin problems of overpopulation and deforestation ,especially in Nepal's context.

Nissani further writes:Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course.Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damages on the environment and on critical resources .If not checked ,many of our current practices put at risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant and animal kingdoms,and may so alter the living world that it will be unable to sustain life in the manner we know.Fundamental changes are urgent if we are to avoid the collision our present course will bring about.
In an unusual joint statement of the same year,the Royal Society Of London and the U.S National Academy of Sciences concurred:
The future of our planet is in the balance ,sustainable development can be achieved,but only if irreversible degradation of the environment can be halted in the time .The next 30 yrs may be crucial.
The facts speak for themselves.The chances of contracting cancer,emphysema,or asthma,are far higher now than they were a century ago.Human sperm counts in many localities are worrisomely low.Many of us suffer from premature hearing loss traceable to excessive noise.
We work longer hours than our parents did and spent more time in getting to and from work.We are troubled by the effects of such things as lead and dioxin on our children's intelligence and health.We think twice nowadays,before plunging in hot summer days,into possibly contaminated rivers ,lakes or seas.We can no longer experiance true wilderness.We are uneasy about poisons in our food and drinks;in our homes and work place ;in our air,water,soil;in our brainsand livers,in our pets,domestic animals ,lawns,and farms.
We are surrounded by signs of global environmental decline.Worldwide,some species of frogs,salamanders,and penguins are declining.We have apparently learned nothing from the extinctionof the dodoand the great auk,of the wild of the most human-like minds we know of-those of apes and cetaceans -is in doubt.Entire fisheries are acting as f there are no such things as carrying capacity and future and future generation ;as if we have learned nothing from the environmental failures of earlier civilisations.We continue to produce plutoniumand other long-lived poisons,even though we know that nothing on earth can be safely sequestered for millennia.We continue to litter space.When we fight pollution,we typically try to partially clean things up after the fact ,insted of opting for the cheaper and healthier path of preventions of sizzling temperatures ,floods,tropical diseases and mass migrations will prove wrong.
It takes a great deal of study and reflection to undersatnd the nature ,causes ,consequences,and cures of just one of these environmental ills.No comprehensive coverage of any single ecological issue can be undertaken in this brief,introductory essay.Instead,I shall only limit myself to a few cursory remarks about two major interrelated challenges:overpopulation and deforestation .In doing so ,I hope to alert you to the seriousness of both and to the need for collective and personal actions.

NEWS FROM :ASIA

Swidish Skier Ericsson dies in accident on K2
A proffessional mountaineer cum skier, Fredrik Ericsson, died yesterday, Friday, while trying to summit the K2 mountain in Pakistan.The CNN had special interview with one of his friend David Schipper through telephone.The incident occurred when Ericsson was attempting to become the first man to ski from the summit to base camp,at around 7:00am to 8:am,said Schipper, who also clarified that he learned of the accident on the world's second-tallest peak in a satellite call from another fellow climber Fabrizio Zangrilli.
Ericsson, who was around 35 yrs of age , was at a place called the bottleneck, at an altitude of around 8,300 meters (27,231 feet), between Camp 4 (8,000 meters) and the summit (8,611 meters), said Schipper, a Moab, Utah-based climber. He described the bottleneck as a "steep and narrow section with thousands of meters of exposure below."
Ericsson, along with his climbing partners Trey Cook and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, had begun the summit push between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. in low-visibility weather.
They approached the bottom of the bottleneck,after serveral hours of climbing,at this point, Cook returned to Camp 4, leaving Kaltenbrunner and Ericsson to continue
As Ericsson was attempting to fix ropes to the snow and ice along the route he "lost his purchase and was unable to arrest his fall," Schipper said.
Ericsson's body, resting at about 7,000 meters, will remain where it fell, Schipper said on Ericsson's website.
"His parents have requested it remain in the mountains he loved," he wrote. "Retrieval would be exceptionally dangerous"he was quoted as saying.

Hypnosis Treatment for a Disturbed Mel Gibson

Hypnosis is the temporary state of altered condition of attention in an individual.

Hypnosis treatment is one of the most powerful psychological methods for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual relaxation. It assists in improving memory and concentration, increasing the ability to visualize, increasing motivation and self-esteem, releasing emotional trauma, and ending panic, fears and phobias. Hypnosis treatment is also used for many medical conditions, including asthma, migraine, enuresis, obesity, gastrointestinal disorders, and smoking cessation. The treatment is also good for labor and childbirth, minor surgical procedures, and pain control.



Agencies have reported that Oscar Winner Actor Mel Gibson has recently been visiting a hypnotist,Rick Collingwood,founder of the Australian Academy of Hypnosis.
“I gave him a few sessions to help him with the stress he is obviously experiencing at the moment,” Colingwood told to RadarOnline.

The Oscar winner star is having a hard time. His break up with his girl friend Oksana Grigorieva, and the recent ugly fights has made his life hell. He has been portrayed by media as the villain of the story who abuses and sometimes becomes so agitated that he threatens to kill his girl friend.
Recently his 5th recording was put online by Radaronline.

Katy Perry wants to wear a "bacon bikini".

The chart-topping singer - who is set to wed vegetarian British comedian Russell Brand later this year - is planning an album about meat after singing about fruit, sweets and cakes on her previous LPs.

She said: "My new record 'Teenage Dream' is more about confectionary and candy and baked goods. There's less fruit imagery.

"For my next album I'd like it to be about meat and I want to be on the cover wearing a bacon bikini. Also I want my records to smell of sausage or pork. CDs are over, but not if they smell original."

Brown Voted Third WORST Prime Minister.....

LONDON:Gordon Brown, Former Labour leader has been named the third worst prime minister since World War II, a survey by more than 100 leading academics revealed.

According to The Sun, academics led by University of Leeds Professor Kevin Theakston rated him tenth out of the 12 post-war premiers, ahead of Sir Anthony Eden and Sir Alec Douglas-Home, two men who have long been associated with failure.

They were being polled on how much the nation's leaders achieved while in No 10.

Brown's only real success was his action to prop up the banks during the credit crisis. Building up record government debt is seen as his biggest failure. He was also slated for bottling a general election in 2007, the paper states.

The poll rated Labour's post-war Prime Minister Clement Attlee, architect of the National Health Service (NHS), easily topped the poll with a score of 8.1. He is followed by Margaret Thatcher, who scored 6.9, while Tony Blair came next to her with 6.4 score.

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Inappropriate content in Jakarta's Parliament

JAKARTA: Computer screens at the Indonesian parliament broadcast porn images in an incident that caused a shock among journalists and legislators, reports said on Tuesday.

Journalists trying to check the parliamentary schedule found two touch-screen terminals located near the media room had been diverted to a pornographic website showing hardcore photographs, including "young teens", the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported.

The images were displayed for 15 minutes before officials switched off the screens.

"It's not a funny incident," Roy Suryo, a Democratic Party lawmaker, was quoted by the Globe as saying. "Someone must be held responsible for it."

Roy said it appeared that someone had copied images from a pornographic site, saved them and then uploaded them to the parliament's website.

The embarrassing incident came as the government is working to block porn websites as part of a campaign against undesirable internet content.

Top 5 Troubled Celebrities

Anna Nicole Smith is one among those women who suffered the downside of stardom. Her life reflected that of her idol Marilyn Monroe. Hollywood's greatest ever female star was loved by millions, but she struggled with depression, drink and drugs. Her body was discovered in her bedroom with an empty bottle of pills by her side in 1962, although the circumstances of her death have never been fully explained.

Whitney Houston one of the biggest selling artists of all time had the world at her feet,but troubled marriage to rap star Bobby Brown and allegations of drug abuse, including two arrests for possession saw her hit rock bottom. She has been dogged by rumours of a crack cocaine habit out of control.

Carrie Fisher transformed from a relative unknown into on

e of the world's most famous faces through,The Star Wars movies.

But a troubled relationship with her mother, film actress Debbie Reynolds and the introduction to hard drugs by John Belushi led her career into a downward steep.

Her story of near death and recovery from addiction was movingly told in her autobiographThey 'Postcards From The Edge'.

Lindsay Lohan ,constantly praised by Meryl Streep the freckled faced star, had confidently stated , at 20, that she wanted to win an Oscar by 30. But unfortunately she had to spend her 21'st b'day in the rehaband was arrested for driving under the influence twice.

As a freckled-faced youngster, Lohan delighted Disney audiences in movie The Parent Trap, and shot to fame in the 2004 teen hit Mean Girls. But she ditched her PG-persona to party with Hollywood "It" girls in pursuit of her fast-track

lifestyle.

Less than two weeks after her b'day bash in the rehab, she got busted for DUI, possession of cocaine and driving on a suspended license. She has since completed another stint in rehab, only to find herself back time and again in the courtroom in 2010, where she's been sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered back into rehab.

"Mel Gibson Rant" is right now one of the most searched topics on Google stated it's "Trends" page. The so called phone call rant was leaked by Radar Online, and now the entertainment site is trending along .

Colors For Autumn.

Base Colours :

• Gray
  

• Black
  

• White
  

• Charcoal
  

The emphasis colours are:

• Electric Blue should be worn with: white, black, and grey.

• Lime Green Blondes pull this colour off very well, especially if they have a warm skin tone.

• Bright Yellow in proper sync with charcoal greys, deep browns, royal blue. Dark shades do well to accentuate yellow.

• Hot Pink in combo with neon green or neon yellow, black, white, silver and very light brown tones.

Other popular autumn shades are:

• Burgundy in combination with black, deep green, plum, chocolate brown navy blue, charcoal, and dark rosey pink looks good. Do not wear burgundy with vivid yellows, any orange colour or fluorescent colours.

• Purple If you have fair skin wear deep purples having bluish undertones. If you have dark skin then pastel purples would be suitable.

• Mustard Yellow People with dark skin tones should go for shades of this colour.
  

• Coral Red wear with: white, cream, khaki, grey, and—for a bold statement— black.

Some of "The Gorgeous Asian Models".

Lucy liu

Birth Name

Lucy Alexis Liu

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

Mini Biography

Born to Chinese immigrants in Queens, New York, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience. Once relegated to "ethnic" parts, the energetic actress is finally earning her stripes as an across-the-board leading lady.

Liu graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986 and enrolled in New York University; discouraged by the "dark and sarcastic" atmosphere of NYU, however, she transferred to the University of Michigan after her freshman year. She graduated from UM with a degree in Chinese Language and Culture, managing to squeeze in some additional training in dance, voice, fine arts, and acting. During her senior year, Liu auditioned for a small part in a production of Alice in Wonderland and walked away with the lead; encouraged by the experience, she decided to take the plunge into professional acting. She moved to Los Angeles and split her time between auditions and food service day jobs, eventually scoring a guest appearance as a waitress on"Beverly Hills 90210" (1990). That performance led to more walk-on parts in shows like"NYPD Blue" (1993), "ER" (1994), and"The X-Files"(1993). In 1996, she was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's ephemeral sitcom"Pearl"(1996).

Liu first appeared on the big screen as an ex-girlfriend in Jerry Mcguire (1996) (she had previously filmed a scene in the indie "Bang" (1995), but it was shelved for two years). She then waded through a series of supporting parts in small films before landing her big break on"Ally Mcbeal" (1997). Liu initially auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which went to Portia De ROSSI writer-producer David .E.Kelly"was so impressed with her spunk that he promised to write a part for her in an upcoming episode. The part turned out to be that of growling, ill-tempered lawyer Ling Woo, which Liu filled with such aplomb that she was signed on as a regular cast member.

The "Ally" win gave Liu's film career a much-needed boost--in 1999, she was cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback (1999/I), and as a hitchhiker in the ill-received boxing saga Play it to the bone (1999). The next year brought even larger roles: first as the kidnapped Princess Pei Pei inJackie Chan's western Shanghai Noon (2000), then as one-third of the comely crime-fighting trio inCharlie's Angels(2000).

When she's not hissing at clients or throwing well-coiffed punches, Liu keeps busy with an eclectic mix of off-screen hobbies. She practices the martial art of Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife-and-stick fighting), skis, rock climbs, rides horses, and plays the accordion. In 1993 she exhibited a collection of multimedia art pieces at the Cast Iron Gallery in SoHo (New York), after which she won a grant to study and create art in China. Her hectic schedule doesn't leave much time for romantic intrigue, but Liu says she prefers to keep that side of her life uncluttered.

Zang ZiYi

Born in the 9th of February 1980, in Beijing, China,Zang Ziyi is the daughter of an economist father and a kindergarten teacher. Raised with her older brother in an urban, working-class part of Beijing, Zhang was originally interested in dance and gymnastics.

Her entrance into the dance world came when she was 11, as she was accepted to a secondary school affiliated with Beijing Dancing College. During the 4 years that she was trained in dance, she managed to pick up some awards, including one at the National Young Dancer competition.

But even though a career in dance seemed promising for the graceful Zhang, she became frustrated with the art by the time she was 15, and opted to act instead.

Katrina Kaif:

Date of Birth

16 July ,1984,London,England, U.K.

Nickname

Kat

Height

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Mini Biography

Born in Hong Kong

on July 16, 1984 Katrina Kaif is one of eight

siblings, all girls, from a mother who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, and a father who was formerly from Kashmir, India, but who has since acquired British citizenship. Her mother is now re-settled in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the Capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain, She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign. Thereafter she continued modeling in London.

Continuing to model was the reason she got her break in a Bollywood movie 'Boom' offered by none other than film-maker Kaizad Gustad.

She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.

Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.

Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.

Despite of her positive attitude, she had been stereotyped as "Indian" by extreme right-wingers in Britain who made it clear that she did not quite fit-in with their "Blonde" Caucasian culture; while on the other hand in India itself she had been ranked as an 'outsider' very much like Sonia Gandhi.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.

Adorned with soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, sensitive, and concerned about her privacy, Almost an incurable romantic, she prefers to wear comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends who she can hang out with.

Although her first movie 'Boom' was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies 'Malliswari' and 'Pidugu' did get her noticed. She grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for 'Malliswari' - making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.

Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie 'Bheema' opposite National AwardWinner Vikram.

She has received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief appearance in 'Sarkar'.

Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn't mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number.

Mahalepi:Tasty Pudding From cyprus!

Cyprus is one among that country which provides variety of food with a graet range of variation. The vegetables are fresh, plentiful and varied. We have not yet discovered the 'benefits' of irradiation' and fresh local produce can be bought in carrier bags as they begin to 'turn' for about £1 a bag, no matter what the contents. This is very handy for preparing such long lasting staples as tomato sauce and various other pickles and jams. It is also a good reason to purchase a fruit juicer and freezer. Please note that for ease of use, the local names we use here are not necessarily spelled correctly, but if you say them as they are written, you should be understood. If you are a vegetarian, you will find meat on every menu, but you will also be delighted with the salads and the vegetables you will also find, some are prepared in the oven with unusual dishes such as large butter beans casseroled with vegetables in the oven, Cauliflower oven baked in tomato sauce with Commanderia, green beans also in a tomato sauce, a vegetable named kolokasi, ( which needs to be broken into pieces and not sliced or it will become slimy,) again cooked with tomato's, different types of bean (fasolia) haricot beans cooked with carrot, potatoes, celery, onions and tomato, black eyed beans cooked with lahana (a type of spinach) and all manner of stuffed peppers, courgette, mushrooms and aubergines. Pourghouri (pronounce it poor gory) is a nice dish, cracked bulgher wheat with vermicelli cooked with onion and tomatoes. Similar to a cous cous, although not really, but often called cous cous here by mistake.
YOU OUGHT TO TASTE THIS MONTH!!


MAHALEPI

Pudding made of "Maize flower" served with rosewater and sugar.

OR

Mahalepi, a Cypriot dessert which is flavoured with rosewater and rose petals. Mahalepi is an acquired taste you need to get used to it!

ENVIRONMENT TO EAT MAHALEPI:
Mahalepi can be eaten when there are few clouds and some gentle breeze -u'll taste MAGIC!

WHEN YOU HAVE ONE SPOON OF MAHALEPI:
Mahaepi is that dish which will take you to -Cyprus.

PLACE TO HAVE MAHALEPI:
You can have Mahalepi sitting in between a corn field,or simply on terrace.

HERE IS HOW IT GOES:

Mahalepi

This is how you make the pudding:

80g rice flour
90g caster sugar
1 tsp rose water
550ml milk
550ml water

And this is for the syrup

80g caster sugar
60ml water
2 tsp rose water
185ml water extra (iced for preference)

Put the flour, sugar, rose water, milk and water into a pan and bring to the boil, whisking all the while. Continue to whisk for a few more minutes after it comes to the boil, before removing from heat. Allow it to cool a little and then pour into serving bowls. The recipe suggested four, I managed reasonable portions for six. Leave to cool.

To make the syrup, heat the water (I just used a jug in the microwave) and then stir in the sugar until dissolved. Add the rose water and the extra iced water. Refrigerate until needed.

When ready to serve (everything should be well-chilled), pour a small amount of the syrup over the pudding and serve.

Serves 4-6

IT WILL SOOTH YOUR SOUL ,TRUST ME.

You can color the syrup lightly with rose petals, or cherries, but, it's so pure and clear, I prefer the surrounding to color it instead.

LIKEWISE,IF,
you want it to taste little bit extra ordinary then you ought to prepare it with some greek-touch in it :
the method of preparing it in greek way is:

Stir the corn flour and sugar in 2 cups/375ml/ 13 fl oz of the
water until blended in a large pan.

Add the remaining water.
Switch on the heat and stir continuously with a wooden spoon to avoid any lumps forming.
As it,begins to bubble, add the rose water and lower the heat. Continue stirring
for a few minutes until thickened. Pour into wet bowls and leave to cool and set.

The next day, refrigerate for several hours. Before serving, have a large
bowl ready filled with cold water. Wet your hand and carefully push the
mahalepi out of their bowls into the water. Serve with extra sugar and rose water.

This very refreshing sweet is perfect for the summer months. As an
alternative to the usual white mahalepi, replace the rose water with triantafillo,
a rose-flavored syrup, to make pink mahalepi.

Similarly,mahalepi can also be prepared with strawberries or cherries,all you need to do is when you leave it for cooling before you refrigerate it you need to add few pieces of strawberries or cherries and then refrigerate it.

Top 10 mental disorders

Millions of people are affected by some weird mental disorders that land them into years of psychotherapy. In some cases, the psychological problem suffered is extremely rare or strange.

This is a list of the ten most rare and strange mental disorders.

10. Lima Syndrome

This is where the hostage takers become more sympathetic to the needs of the hostages.

It is named after the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima, Peru.It began on December 17, 1996 and ended on April 22, 1997,where 14 members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took hundreds of people hostage at a party at the official residence of Japan’s ambassador to Peru. The hostages consisted of diplomats, government and military officials, and business executives of many nationalities who happened to be at the party at the time.

Within a few days of the hostage crisis, the militants had released most of the captors, with seeming disregard for their importance, including the future President of Peru, and the mother of the current President.

After months of unsuccessful negotiations, all remaining hostages were freed by a raid by Peruvian commandos, although one hostage was killed.

9. Stockholm Syndrome

The exact opposite of Lima Syndrome-Stockholm syndrome is a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of sympathy, loyalty or even voluntary compliance with the hostage taker, regardless of the risk in which the hostage has been placed. The syndrome is also discussed in other cases, including those of rape,wife-beating and child abuse.

The syndrome is named after a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in which the bank robbers held bank employees hostage from August 23 to August 28 in 1973. In this case, the victims became emotionally attached to their victimizers, and even defended their captors after they were freed from their six-day ordeal, refusing to testify against them. Later, after the gang were tried and sentenced to jail, one of them married a woman who had been his hostage.

A famous example of Stockholm syndrome is the story of Patty Hearst, a millionaire’s daughter who was kidnapped in 1974, seemed to develop sympathy with her captors, and later took part in a robbery they were orchestrating.

8. Diogenes Syndrome

Diogenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, who lived in a wine barrel and promoted ideas of nihilism and animalism. Famously, when he was asked by Alexander the Great what he wanted most in the world, he replied, “For you to get out of my sunlight!”

Diogenes syndrome is a condition characterised by extreme self neglect, reclusive tendencies, and compulsive hoarding, sometimes of animals. It is found mainly in old people and is associated with senile breakdown.

The syndrome is actually a misnomer since Diogenes lived an ascetic and transient life, and there are no sources to indicate that he neglected is own hygiene.

7. Paris Syndrome

Paris syndrome is a condition exclusive to Japanese tourists and nationals, which causes them to have a mental breakdown while in the famous city. Of the millions of Japanese tourists that visit the city every year, around a dozen suffer this illness and have to be returned to their home country.

The condition is basically a severe form of ‘culture shock’. Polite Japanese tourists who come to the city are unable to separate their idyllic view of the city, seen in such films as Amelie, with the reality of a modern, bustling metropolis.

Japanese tourists who come into contact with, say, a rude French waiter, will be unable to argue back and be forced to bottle up their own anger which eventually leads to a full mental breakdown.

The Japanese embassy has a 24hr hotline for tourists suffering for severe culture shock, and can provide emergency hospital treatment if necessary.

6. Stendhal Syndrome

Stendhal Syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly ‘beautiful’ or a large amount of art is in a single place. The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances, e.g. when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.

It is named after the famous 19th century French author Stendhal who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence, Italy in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.

5. Jerusalem Syndrome

The Jerusalem syndrome is the name given to a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences that are triggered by, or lead to, a visit to the city of Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single religion or denomination, but has affected Jews and Christians of many different backgrounds.

The condition seems to emerge while in Jerusalem and causes psychotic delusions which tend to dissipate after a few weeks. Of all the people who have suffered this spontaneous psychosis, all have had a history of previous mental illness, or where deemed not to have been ‘well’ before coming to the city.

4. Capgras Delusion

The Capgras delusion is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a spouse or other close family member, has been replaced by an identical looking impostor.

It is most common in patients with schizophrenia, although it occur in those with dementia, or after a brain injury.

One case report said the following:

Mrs. D, a 74-year old married housewife, recently discharged from a local hospital after her first psychiatric admission, presented to our facility for a second opinion. At the time of her admission earlier in the year, she had received the diagnosis of atypical psychosis because of her belief that her husband had been replaced by another unrelated man. She refused to sleep with the impostor, locked her bedroom and door at night, asked her son for a gun, and finally fought with the police when attempts were made to hospitalize her. At times she believed her husband was her long deceased father. She easily recognized other family members and would misidentify her husband only.

The paranoia induced by this condition has made it a common tool in science fiction books and films, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Total Recall and The Stepford Wives.

3. Fregoli Delusion

The exact opposite of the Capgras delusion - the Fregoli delusion is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise.

The condition is named after the Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli who was renowned for his ability to make quick changes of appearance during his stage act.

It was first reported 1927 by two psychiatrists who discussed the case study of a 27 year old woman who believed that she was being persecuted by two actors whom she often went to see at the theatre. She believed that these people “pursued her closely, taking the form of people she knows or meets.”

2. Cotard Delusion

The Cotard delusion is a rare psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that he or she is dead, does not exist, is putrefying or has lost their blood or internal organs. Rarely, it can include delusions of immortality.

One case study said the following:

[The patient’s] symptoms occurred in the context of more general feelings of unreality and being dead. In January, 1990, after his discharge from hospital in Edinburgh, his mother took him to South Africa. He was convinced that he had been taken to hell (which was confirmed by the heat), and that he had died of septicaemia (which had been a risk early in his recovery), or perhaps from AIDS (he had read a story in The Scotsman about someone with AIDS who died from septicaemia), or from an overdose of a yellow fever injection. He thought he had “borrowed my mother’s spirit to show me round hell”, and that he was asleep in Scotland.

It is named after Jules Cotard, a French neurologist who first described the condition, which he called “le délire de négation” (”negation delirium”), in a lecture in Paris in 1880.

1. Reduplicative Paramnesia

Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated, existing in two or more places simultaneously, or that it has been ‘relocated’ to another site. For example, a person may believe that they are in fact not in the hospital to which they were admitted, but an identical-looking hospital in a different part of the country, despite this being obviously false, as one case study reported:

A few days after admission to the Neurobehavioural Center, orientation for time was intact, he could give details of the accident (as related to him by others), could remember his doctors’ names and could learn new information and retain it indefinitely. He exhibited, however, a distinct abnormality of orientation for place. While he quickly learned and remembered that he was at the Jamaica Plain Veterans Hospital (also known as the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital), he insisted that the hospital was located in Taunton, Massachusetts, his home town. Under close questioning, he acknowledged that Jamaica Plain was part of Boston and admitted it would be strange for there to be two Jamaica Plain Veterans Hospitals. Nonetheless, he insisted that he was presently hospitalized in a branch of the Jamaica Plain Veterans Hospital located in Taunton. At one time he stated that the hospital was located in the spare bedroom of his house.

The term ‘reduplicative paramnesia’ was first used in 1903 by the Czechoslovakian neurologist Arnold Pick to describe a condition in a patient with suspected Alzheimer’s disease who insisted that she had been moved from Pick’s city clinic, to one she claimed looked identical but was in a familiar suburb. To explain the discrepancy she further claimed that Pick and the medical staff worked at both locations