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Movie maker did many mistakes during the making of movies. However, the movie maker takes too much care but many times they fails. Mostly people don't notice these mistakes accept some smart people. Few people noticed some mistakes when they observe closely. Recently, Sultan movie is released and we sure that you definitely never notice some mistakes that are we showing you in below contents. So let's see some mistakes of big budget movie Sultan that are really shocking.
Playing a role of Haryanvi person was not so easy. Salman and Anushka slipped after every 3 dialogues and it was seeing very strange.
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There is much to see and do in Romania, from its beautiful Carpathian Mountains to lush fertile plains, flowing rivers and plentiful lakes. Virgin forests, rich flora and fauna, a bevy of brown bears and ancient caves and bones attract tourists and locals alike. Let us gather more information about Romania through these 50 facts that talk about its history, culture, people, economy, geography; and some interesting facts.
History of Romania
Fact 1. The first written record of people inhabiting the region of what is today Romania was in 513 BC. The kingdom of Dacia endured invasions by Goths, Avars, Huns, Magyars and Bulgars during its centuries of existence as a Roman protectorate.
Fact 2. After the end of Mongul rule in the 15th century, its history involved two Romanian principalities, Moldavia and Walachia, and Transylvania, which was a Hungarian dependency most of the time. The princes who ruled the first two became vassals of the Ottoman Empire until all three were united under the rule of Michael the Brave in 1601.
Fact 3. The next year (1602) Transylvania became independent again and the princes of Moldavia and Walachia made an ill-fated alliance with Russia's Peter I that led to Turkish domination of the country. By the end of the 1828-29 Russo-Turkish War, with Russian forces occupying the two provinces, they remained in the Ottoman Empire but became Russian protectorates.
Fact 4. During the Crimean War in 1854 Russian troops finally evacuated Walachia and Moldavia and the Congress of Paris (1856) at the end of the war established them as principalities back under Turkish rule. Transylvania is still part of Hungary. The election of Cuza as the prince of both of them prepared the way for the official union of Moldavia and Walachia as Romania (1861-62). Constantin Maruzi was the first Prime Minister.
Fact 5. King Carol I became ruler in 1866 after Cuza was deposed in a coup. During his reign the country established an Air Force and its first oil refinery and Bram Stoker published "Dracula" based on Vlad Tepes. He is followed by his nephew King Ferdinand I.
Fact 6. With the start of World War I Romania joined Britain, Russia and France against Germany and Austria-Hungary. After it ended, in 1918 Romania took Transylvania away from Hungary and Bessarabia (taken away by Russia in 1812) became one with Romania again. The West recognized all these changes in the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. Romania also became a founding member of The League of Nations the same year.
Fact 7. In 1927 King Ferdinand died and his grandson became King Mihai I. The Iron Guard, a Fascist group, was also formed. The 1930s was a decade of political change and unrest as the Nazis rose to power in Germany and the Bolsheviks revolted in Russia. World War II saw Romania bombed by both the Allies and Germany.
Fact 8. After the war, the Communists gained control of Romania by election fraud. In 1955 Romania joined the Warsaw Pact and the United Nations. The Soviet Union withdrew its army in 1958 after 14 years of Romanian occupation. Then Nicolae Ceauşescu came to power and ruled Romania with an iron hand, spending lavishly on a national palace and government building for himself and the government while his people starved.
Fact 9. Under Ceauşescu, Romania became the first Eastern Bloc country to ever establish economic relations with the European Community. He moved the economy from an agrarian one to an industrial one by force. Finally, protests broke out in Romania in December of 1989 and a speech by the leader was interrupted by rioters. The revolution ends four decades of Communist control of Romania; Ceauşescu and his wife are executed. Romania was the only country in the Warsaw Pact to end its communist reign through violence and overthrow the government by force.
Fact 10. Romania went through a difficult transition from Communism to having a democratic government and a market economy. The country joined NATO in 2004 and the European Union in 2007. It also received an economic bailout from the International Monetary Fund in 2009 to save it during a severe recession. Today Klaus Iohannis is the democratically elected President of Romania.
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Fact 11. Located in the southeastern part of Central Europe, Romania shares borders with the countries of Bulgaria, Hungary, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine as well as sits on the Black Sea on its southeastern edge. The Danube River, after traveling through eight countries, flows into the Black Sea in Romania and creates the Danube Delta, one of the most biodiverse and stable wetlands in the world.
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Fact 12. The Carpathian Mountains, also known as the Transylvanian Alps, make up around a third of the country. The hills and plateaus that are rich with vineyards and orchards occupy about 36 percent of the country. The final third is Romania's fertile plains, the "breadbasket" of the region. Forests abound and there are over 3,000 lakes plus many rivers and streams. Some of the lakes are glacial lakes.
Fact 13. The Carpathian Mountains are divided into three different major ranges. These are the Eastern, or Oriental, Carpathians, the Western Carpathians, and the Southern Carpathians, which are also called the Transylvanian Alps. Their landscapes include terrains such as karstic, volcanic and glacial. They offer great recreational activities, including hiking, mountain biking, mountain climbing and river-rafting. Skiing is also popular at resorts like Lake Balea, Paltinis and Sinaia.
Fact 14. The Scarisoara glacier is underneath the Bihor Mountains. More the 3,500 years old, it is Europe's second largest underground glacier.
Fact 15. The Black Sea Coast in Romania occupies a little over 150 miles. With its sandy beaches, cooling waters and low tide, the area is a major tourist attraction from May until September. The beaches in the Danube Delta actually expand into the sea by about 65 feet each year. The Delta is a UNESCO Biosphere Reservation and a protected natural habitat and wetland for rare species of animals and plants.
Fact 16. Forests cover approximately one quarter of Romania, with oak, elm, maple, beech, ash and linden as well as conifers like pine, fir, spruce and larch filling them. Almost 34,000 different species of animals can be found in the country, including deer, lynx, wolves, the largest of all chamois species and over 6,000 European brown bears, the last remaining in the continent.
Fact 17. The Danube River is used for domestic shipping as well as tourist cruises and international trade. Since the end of Communism in Romania, tourism has been an ever-growing industry. In fact, it is one of the least expensive places to visit and travel in all of Europe.
Fact 18. Romania's industries include petrochemical, chemical, metal processing, machine manufacturing, textiles, transport and industrial equipment, lumber and furniture. The country produces natural gas, coal, petroleum, salt and iron ore as well. The land is blessed with significant oil reserves and some of the largest gold deposits in all of Europe.
Fact 19. Agricultural products include corn, sunflower and vegetable oil seeds, wheat, sugar beets, apples and wine grapes. The livestock produced include sheep, pigs, cows and chickens. Romania is the ninth largest wine producer in the world.
Fact 20. Since the end of Communism, Romania's governments have been working on turning their economy into a market one. Two long-term programs are under development: fisheries and forestry.
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Fact 21. The great majority of the population of Romania are Romanians, followed by Hungarians and a very small percentage (less than two percent) Vlax Romani or Roma (gypsies).
Fact 22. The name Romania comes from the Latin word 'Romanus' or citizen of Rome, a legacy from the days when the Romans controlled ancient Dacia. Romanian is the country's official language and it is 1,700 years old.
Fact 23. Based on old Latin, Romanian is a Romance language, like those of Greece, Germany, France, Spain and Turkey. It contains words from these languages as well, plus some from its surrounding Slavic languages. It is the only Romance language spoken in Eastern Europe and because it's a phonetic language, words are pronounced just as they are spelled.
Fact 24. Romanians are a hospitable and generous people. Foreigners who try to speak Romanian will get positive reactions from the locals, who appreciate the effort you have made. Guests are always offered food.
Fact 25. National pride in Romania's resilience and ability to withstand all the attacks it has survived is part of the population's national identity. Romanians are a poor people presently, with unemployment at 11 percent and their standard of living below that of most of Western Europe. But they are a hard-working people as well.
Fact 26. One of the world's largest populations of Roma lives in Romania. Still facing discrimination today, the Roma have been persecuted throughout history in Europe. Many have left in order to improve their lives, as the Roma have a high rate of unemployment, poverty and malnutrition. They stand out anywhere in the country in their brightly colored clothing, women in flowing skirts and men with white shirts and colorful sashes.
Fact 27. Romanians in the urban areas wear Western-style clothing. Those in rural areas sometimes still wear more traditional clothing. Women wear wool vests and skirts with embroidery that varies according to a woman's region. Men wear pants with a belt and white shirts. Hairstyles of women can indicate their marital status. Unmarried ones braid their hair while married women cover their heads with a naframa (head cloth).
Fact 28. The Romanians' largest meal of the day is eaten early in the afternoon. Breakfast is typically bread with jam and butter with tea. Lunch may start with an appetizer of Mitiei (grilled sausage with garlic) followed by a soup, such as Borsch (cabbage soup) or Ciorba (lamb, vegetables and mushrooms). Main dishes are usually of meat with vegetables served for side dishes. Dessert may be placinte (pie) or baklava (nut and honey pastry). Tuica (plum brandy) is popular too.
Fact 29. Romania has seven UNESCO World Heritage sites. These include: the Dacian Fortress of the Orastie Mountains; the Churches of Modavia; the Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania; the Churches of Moldavia; and the Wooden Churches of Maramures among others.
Fact 30. Some notable Romanians who have made a difference in the world include: Henri Coandra (invented the modern jet engine); Nicolae Paulescu (discovered insulin); Eugen Pavel (inventor of Hyper CD-ROM; and Petrache Poenaru (inventor of the fountain pen).
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Fact 31. The flag of Romania consists of blue, yellow and red vertical stripes. These stripes represent Transylvania, Moldavia and Walachia, the three historic components of the combined country of Romania.
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Fact 32. Transylvania (which means 'land beyond the forest') was the home of Vlad the Impaler who inspired Bram Stoker's novel, "Dracula".
Fact 33. One of the stars of the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics was fourteen year old Romanian Nadia Comăneci, a gymnast. During the team competition, the score for her stunningly perfect routine on the uneven parallel bars was displayed as a 1 on the scoreboard. The crowd quickly learned that Nadia had scored a ten, the first perfect score ever awarded in gymnastics, and the scoreboard had no zero for it. She would continue on to be awarded six more perfect tens in the same games as well as three gold medals.
Fact 34. Romania is situated halfway between the North Pole and the equator.
Fact 35. The capital of Romania is Bucharest, also spelled Bucuresti.
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Fact 36. In a very remote area in Romania's Apuseni National Park, cave drawings were discovered that are around 32,000 years old. The 13 drawings of rhinos, buffalos, horses, and cats are in the Coliboaia cave. Experts believe the drawings are very well preserved because this area is not subject to flooding.
Fact 37. In the Pestera cu Oase ("Cave with Bones") a human fossil was discovered in 2002 that is estimated to be between 37,800 to 42,000 years old, the earliest dated European human fossil.
Fact 38. The tallest rock sculpture in Europe is located in Romania. The statue of Dacian king Decebal is 135 feet tall and is carved in a rocky bank near the Danube.
Fact 39. An earthquake with a 7.4 magnitude occurred in Romania in March 1977. The quake killed more than 1,500 people and injured 11,000 more. Damages were estimated at over $2 billion dollars.
Fact 40. In the city of Brad is The Gold Museum, also known as the Mineralogical Collection of Brad. The only one of its kind in Europe, it was founded 100 years ago and has a collection of over 2,000 pieces of gold from all around the world.
Fact 41. The world's largest salt mine museum is in Transylvania inside the old Turda Salt Mines. These massive mines were formed by machine and hand without using explosives.
Fact 42. Pele Castle was Europe's first castle lit entirely by electrical current. The castle's own plant produced the electricity. Still functional and used today, the castle's central heating system was built in 1888.
Fact 43. The first city in Europe to have electric street lights was Timisoara, Romania (1889).
Fact 44. In 1986, Steaua Bucureşti (Bucharest's soccer team) won the European Cup. They are the only team from a Communist country to ever do so.
Fact 45. The second largest building in the world is the Romanian Palace of Parliament. It is second only to the Pentagon in the United States.
Fact 46. Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is not the only famous novel inspired by Romania. So was Jules Verne's "The Castle in the Carpathians".
Fact 47. Bucharest is home to thousands of stray dogs. Approximately 10,000 people are bitten by these abandoned dogs every year. Be careful and watch where you step.
Fact 48. Near the Ukrainian border is the Merry Cemetery. Local woodcarver Stan Ion Patras designed it in 1940 and it is both tourist destination and open-air museum. Known for its colorful carved wooden crosses painted with scenes of the deceased's life, each tombstone features a funny poem about the decedent. It is said to be the happiest cemetery on earth.
Fact 49. Prince Charles of Great Britain loves the beauty of Romania and admires the spirit of her people. He visits often and owns land in Transylvania.
Fact 50. Instituted on January 1, 2011, Romania implemented a black magic tax. Witches and fortune tellers are recognized in the country as legitimate business people. As such, they are subject to taxes. Witches must carry a permit with them as well.
From the flowing Danube to the soaring Carpathian Mountains, Romania is a beautiful country with many interesting sites and towns to visit. Please share your thoughts about this beautiful country in the comments section below.
Romania facts – country at a glance
|Capital City
|Largest City
|Total area
|238,391 sq km
|21,666,350 (July 2015 est.)
|Official Language
|Land borders
|Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine.
|Romanian leu (RON)
|Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.)
|Life expectancy
|74.92 years
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
|temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
|central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps
|Natural resources
|petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
|Agricultural land
|Birth rate
|9.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)
|Death rate
|11.9 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)
|Sex ratio
|0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
|9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)
|National symbol
|golden eagle; national colors: blue, yellow, red
|National anthem
|"Desteapta-te romane!" (Wake up, Romanian!)
|electric machinery and equipment, auto assembly, textiles and footwear, light machinery, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining, mining, timber, construction materials
|$54.51 billion (2015 est.)
machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, agricultural products and foodstuffs, metals and metal products, chemicals, minerals and fuels, raw materials
|$63.21 billion (2015 est.)
machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, chemicals, agricultural products and foodstuffs, fuels and minerals, metals and metal products, raw materials
|GDP - per capita (PPP)
|$20,800 (2015 est.)
|Time Zone
|Internet country code
|Internet users
|12.082 million
percent of population: 55.8% (July 2015 est.)
|Calling Code
|Drives on the
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- http://www.romania-insider.com/25-interesting-facts-about-romania/
- https://www.justlanded.com/english/Romania/Romania-Guide/Culture/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-Romania
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البُعد بيشدنى شد…مع انى تحت امره من كل بُد…
البُعد غرام وامتد…وَنَس..لا عمره جرح ولا صد
It was when I first held my new born baby, when I felt a stinging ache in my heart and my tears dropped on my breast as I fed him.
The ache was inflicted by a sudden enormous feeling of compassion towards my mother who, someday years ago, held me the same way and brought me close to her heart and fed me for the first time.
On that day my love for my mother multiplied a thousand times…I wanted to hold her, kiss her hands forever and thank her for loving me that much.
That much…as I loved those tiny fingers and those closed tiny eyes and that hungry little mouth reaching out to the unknown, instinctively, wanted to survive…wanting to be fed.
The compassion towards my mom made me forget any conflict I ever had with her…any suffering I ever had in my life…any pain I ever went through…All I felt was overwhelming strong storms of love towards her.
It was when I first held my new born baby, when I realized for the first time in my life the real meaning and function of having the physicality of a woman.
I realized that all the past recognition of my femininity was a fraction of the real reason behind that creation…That I wasn't given something that looks nice in outfits and flatters my posture or has the function of pleasing a spouse; I was given a meaning to life…a way…a reason…the function.
When my baby held on to me, closed his eyes peacefully and starting filling himself with life…directly fom my life…i felt like my soul was floating…i closed my eyes and thanked god he made me realize the blessing of the bond between me and my new born…and the bond between my creation and him.
And it was days after I first held my new born baby, when my mom disclosed the fact that she found a lump in her breast.
The breast that I had started to realize its meaning…the source of life…the outside of the chest heart…
She was scared yet acting strong and collected, I panicked and was anything but collected…as I shivered, I started to call people I know for a doctor recommendation, and after getting a number or two my mom surprised me that she didn't want to go to the doctor.
She thought she should wait for another few weeks because she wanted to take care of me and my new born baby…and again, she was being the woman who held her first new born in her hands…and again the multiplied love and compassion towards her ached and ached… my tears couldn't be stopped and I begged her " Mama, you just have to go and go now…this is your life…you are my life and you have to be fine…always…I need you to be fine more than anything in this whole world…I care for you more than anything and anyone, even the baby…I love you more than anything and anyone even the baby…please…we will go together to the doctor…we will!!"
She laughed as I hardly made sense as my shaky voice and many tears sank the sentences deep in my sore throat…
she laughed because she thought I was exaggerating when I said I love her more than anything and anyone even the baby…but it was the truth…she is the life and the love manifested in a person.
We visited the doctor and my mom was examined and asked to do some tests and a mammogram.
I went with her every step of the way…I saw the cold two steel poles pressing against her breast trying to detect what's in it…and I held her hand afterwards and prayed more than I ever prayed, that nothing horrible would turn out.
The doctor again examined the test results and advised that an operation should be done to get a specimen of the lump as the mammogram alone failed to prevail the nature of the lump.
Fear accompanied me all the way…every minute of waiting for a result to show and every minute of waiting for the surgery to take place.
My sweet beautiful tiny-figured mom had the operation, the specimen was taken and examined…And the report was long…I couldn't wait to go to the doctor with it, I had to read it…first paragraph identified a grayish substance forming a lump in the left breast. As I read this sentence I couldn't see more words as I pictured a grayish monster trying to take my mom away from me…I took a deep breath and squeezed my eyes out of their tears and continued reading the second paragraph…examination proved that the grayish substance is in the mild stage and it was removed completely and no further hazard could be detected.
I jumped up and down and kissed every reachable kissable part of my mother and thanked god faithfully and sincerely for saving "my life"
Yet, I had to hear it from the doctor…The doctor congratulated my mom for seeking medical help on the very early stage and before the lump turned into the malignant monster I pictured.
The doctor advised my mom to lead a healthy life, take care of her nutrition and take it easy…
Later that night I kissed my mom goodnight, held my new born baby close to my heart and wished for him to love me one fraction of the love I feel towards my mother.
She mentioned the grayish substance again and I pictured a grayish heavy cloud that hovered above us, made is run chaotically like the lost, ache deeply with pain from fear, rained and showered us…then disappeared.
Don't take your health lightly…cherish life…and treasure those who love you.
I don't know why i wrote this down…just a gut feeling.
ربما تحرير العينين من كُحله …طيُه بيدين من حرير…إسكانُه دفء خِزانة عزيزاً..هو أكثر أنواع الترك طُهراً…
وربما الإستمرار فى تقبيل ثنياته مع كل شهيق متهدج هو أطهر القُبلات على الاطلاق…
المهم..النقاب لم يعد غريباً…لم يعد مخيفاً…لم يعد مُقصياً…
فنحن من نصنع الأشباح..لإحتياجنا للخوف…
الخوف من طيه..او الخوف من تقبيله..
ففى الحالتان..تتكشف نفوسنا!ا
كانت ترتدى عباءة سوداء ..طويلة..ساترة..كثيفة..تخفى تحتها الوان زاهية..وأنوثة رائعة…
كانت ترتدى عباءة سوداء..مثل كثيرات..يرتدين العباءة..وربما النقابم..ثل نساء إتخذن العباءة ستراً عرفتهن فى حياتى..وكنت منهن..
ولطالما خاف الناس من السواد..من النقاب..من الإختلاف..صنعوا خوفهم فى أذهانهم…وعاشوا..وعشن
وإمتدت أيدى..لتضرب..وتكشف وتُعرى وتمتهن وتهين وتزدرى وتقتل شيئاً ما فى أذهانهم..وشيئاً ما فى أرواحهن…لكن
ما إنكشف حقاً ليس عورات ولا لحم ولا الوان مستترة..ما انكشف حقاً وتعرّى هو الجانى المَهين الضعيف المتخاذل المائع اللا إنسانى المُحطم المزدى وهو أحق أن يُزدرى
عجباً لمن تعرى فاستتر..وإن خلع فهو خلع خوفاً وهمياً فى أذهان الناس فبات رفيقاً يُحترم
وعجباً لمن عرّى ففضحه رجسه وفجره
وعجباً لما يحدث فى العقول من نقلات..تُعيِن على الأمخاخ أمراء فى يوم..وتقصيهم منفى الذكريات فى ثانية
وعجباً لما يمكن أن يفعله مقدار متراً من القماش…فقط عندما نسمح له
Exactly one year ago we celebrated our blogging golden years..2006/2007.
We created, back then, a facebook group that has 82 members now 🙂
I and my friends from around the blogosphere blogged on that day to remember how it was when blogging was "it" and the community was familiar.
My dear friends from around Qwaider planet…from good old "Jeeran" from Jordan, Egypt, Precious Palestine, Lebanon and Syria are still in touch…we read for each other or communicate through facebook but blogging will always be so special and so near.
This year i won't go all nostalgic…this year our world has changed…and the word NEW is not far any more…this year is about hopes that we believe will come true.
I hope blogging never fades to facebook, video blogging or anything else.
I hope writing online never be censored…i hope it keeps being the free skies we let go of our inhabitants in and just soar free.
I hope we witness successes, accomplishments and value all the way.
Thank you bloggers for reading, sharing and accepting.
Thank you for opening my eyes to a talent i never knew it existed that now I have two books on shelves…who would've thought! it's surreal!
Thank you and I hope next year we still celebrate our good old blogging days 🙂
P.S. dear reader, you are welcomed to join the group (link above) and blog with us…you can post on your blog or in the notes area on the group.
Someone once told me that i deserve a full perfect life.
Someone pictured that life to be…having my kids happy and having a husband who would love us all…who would cook dinner with me…laugh with me…take me in his arms and watch TV at night…a loving man who'd take care of me and who would be there for me always.
Someone…didn't know that this picture perfect has to have one element…and that is true deep genuine love.
Someone…didn't know that the man i would love would never give me that perfect picture.
Someone didn't know…just didn't know…that pictures aren't supposed to be perfect…that love is not a picture…that "perfect" might not exist…
Someone didn't know…that i want nothing at all…
Someone didn't know that my hope is in my kids -now- having the very good life they deserve.
Till then…I'm perfectly fine watching TV with my kids…cooking for my kids…laughing with my kids…and being the father they deserve.
And the love of a man that would i melt in his arms and who would cherish me in his heart…is like natural blond hair…i simply won't have.


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text: Bernanke says recovery on track despite headwinds WASHINGTON (AP) â¿¿ The European debt crisis is likely to have only a "modest" impact on the U.S. economic recovery as long as Wall Street stabilizes, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday. Testifying before the House Budget Committee, Bernanke struck a more confident tone that the recovery will remain intact despite problems in Europe as well as stubbornly high unemployment and a fragile housing market here at home. However, the pace of the expansion â¿¿ 3.5 percent this year by the Fed's estimate â¿¿ won't be strong enough to quickly bring relief to the 15 million Americans who are unemployed. The unemployment rate, now at 9.7 percent, would likely see only a "slow reduction," Bernanke warned. ___ Fed survey finds a modest recovery is spreading WASHINGTON (AP) â¿¿ For the first time since the beginning of the recession, economic growth â¿¿ modest and fragile, but growth nonetheless â¿¿ has spread to every corner of the country. A survey released Wednesday found economic activity was improving across all 12 regions of the nation tracked by the Federal Reserve. It was the first clean sweep in the report since 2007. Metal producers in Chicago and St. Louis cranked out more steel. Makers of drugs and medical equipment in the Northeast did better business. And sales of summer clothes were strong in fashion-conscious New York. ___ Drop in energy stocks punctures early market rally NEW YORK (AP) â¿¿ The stock market had another late-day slide, this time because of fears that the Gulf oil spill will send BP into bankruptcy court. The Dow Jones industrials, up more than 125 points at midday, closed down 41. Most selling came in the last hour, the third time in four days that stocks had a late-day drop.


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Product Description
Make: Sheaffer
Model: Imperial
Dates from (approx): 1975
Cap Finish: Brushed Stainless Steel with Gold filled Trim
Barrel Finish: Brushed Stainless Steel
Overall Length: 137mm
Filling Type: Cartridge or Converter (Supplied)
Nib: Medium.
Inscription: None
This is a nice example of the Sheaffer Imperial Cartridge Model dating from the mid 1970's. It is finished in Brushed Stainless Steel with chrome filled trim and it is fitted with an inlaid Triumph nib that writes with a beautiful smooth Medium line. It is fully serviced and ready to write.
It is in unmarked, fabulous condition throughout.
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ivelin wrote: > Steven Noels wrote: > > > Exactly. Then again, Ivelin is looking into making XMLForm > > independent from Cocoon IIUC from the freebuilder CVS. > > I don't know whether a branch > > would liberate him sufficiently enough (which is if course > > not our concern). > > The goal is to be able to enhance this module without having > to worry about other moving parts of Cocoon. > A stable naked cocoon would work fine if there was one. > Perhabs when all the blocks clean up is finished that will be feasible. > Another option is to have a stable 2.1, which proved not realistic. It would be realistic if we all spent time to help. You are not the only one who has been affected by the process to strengthen the Cocoon-2.1 foundations. When it went unstable we all had issues and our own work was slowed. The difference is that we all chipped in as part of the community to help finish the re-factoring. All that we heard from you was bleating from the sidelines, urging us to release a product that is not ready. <snip/> > > Code developed _outside_ this community always needs to go through > > explicit donation/copyright transfer before being able to be contributed > > to the Cocoon project. And it seems like Ivelin was taking this > > recontribution for granted. > > Not taking anything for granted. > I've been around for a while and have a good idea how the community works. This current debacle is demonstrating that you may not know. <snip/> --David
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For Christmas my boyfriend got me a pack of henna (or mehndi?) dye for skin. I have always loooved henna especially the beautiful bridal henna I've seen in Indian movies ( fyi I love Indian culture in general). I am no pro with the henna but I have been practicing designs in my sketch book and have just taken a leap and tried patterns on my body.
The internet is proving to be a great source of inspiration for patterns and general how-to. Oh internet so useful <3


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I am romantic, creative and active. I believe that our happiness depends on ourselves. I spread kindness and usually receive the same. I dream and trust in miracles. I love sport and dancing, I love my job. But I like to come back to a sweet home, to cook something tasty and to rest in a warm armchair watching TV or reading a book. I catch every opportunity to go to the sea where I close my eyes and soak up the harmony. Definitely our world is wonderful.
I have a lot of energy inside me and I need someone to share all of this with him. I want to find a reliable, strong, kind and smart man. I wish we could understand each other. I desire to become his muse and inspiration and to feel his support. I'm looking for the second part of puzzle and to create a beautiful picture of a loving couple.


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Cho-Yeh's traditional Christian summer camp program for campers age 6-16.
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Every summer we have over 200 staff travel from all over Texas and beyond to come serve and make Camp Cho-Yeh their home for a few months. For our staff, serving at Camp can be a lot like running a marathon - pouring out all of oneself until the finish line without much time to breathe. Because of this, we want to invite you to join us in supporting our staff through prayer, encouragement, and gifts!
The Adopt-A-Staff Program is designed to encourage and fill up our staff spiritually, physically, and mentally. Through this, we not only better equip our staff, but we also provide individuals, families, and groups the opportunity to give back and be a part of what God is doing at Camp.
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Flageolet Bean Casserole
Recipe by Chef Kate
Sort of French baked beans--a gratin which is wonderful served alongside grilled or roasted meat, particularly lamb. From a James Peterson recipe. Cook time includes overnight soaking of the dried beans.
Top Review by Geema
A wonderful, flavorful bean preparation that we used as a main dish. It does indeed smell fragrant and delicious and I had very high expectation of this being the perfect recipe for flageolets. But because I did not use unsalted stock as specified, the resulting saltiness from reducing the broth overpowered the other flavors. I did enjoy the texture of this dish and the way the beans absorbed the flavors through the preparation technique, and I loved the herb mix as the perfect ingredient to compliment the beans, tomatoes and prosciutto.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups dried flageolet beans (may substitute cannellini or great northern beans)
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or unsalted butter or duck fat)
- 1⁄2 lb prosciutto (an end cut which can sometimes be purchased cheaply will do beautifully, if not, get a thick slice)
- 1 bouquet garni (parsley, bay leaf, sage leaves, thyme sprigs)
- 6 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade and unsalted
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped (or one cup canned diced tomatoes)
- 4 slices white bread, slightly stale, crust removed (sandwich bread like Pepperidge Farm)
Directions See How It's Made
- Cover the beans in cold water by at least three inches of liquid and allow to soak overnight.
- When your beans have soaked, heat the onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat for about ten minutes.
- Add prosciutto (if the end--add it whole, if a slice, cut into dice and add), the drained beans, the stock and the bouquet garni.
- Bring to a simmer, partially cover the pot and continue to simmer very gently, stirring every twenty minutes or so (and adding additional broth or water if the beans become dry) for about one and a half hours or until the beans have softened completely.
- Stir the tomatoes into the beans and cook uncovered until the beans are no longer submerged in liquid.
- If you used a prosciutto end, remove it and peel off and discard the rind, chop the remaining meat and add back into the beans.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Process the bread in your blender or food processor (or grate using the larger holes on your box grater).
- Spread the beans in an 8 - 12 cup gratin or baking dish.
- Sprinkle the surface with the bread crumbs and the remaining olive oil; bake for thirty minutes or until the surface is golden brown.