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One in three households in EU is now single occupancy
A new analysis of EU-level data by Eurofound shows that one in three households in the EU is now single occupancy. Germany has the largest proportion of the population living in single-person households, and large increases in the share of the population living alone have been reported in Lithuania and Bulgaria.
The report highlights that single-person households are at greater risk of poverty and social exclusion, which is partly due to having only one income with which to run a household. Lithuania and Bulgaria, which have both experienced the largest increases in the share of the population living alone over the last decade, also report the highest levels of income inequality in the EU. Among those of retirement age, women are nearly twice as likely to live alone (42%), compared to men (24%), and are therefore more at risk of experiencing poverty. The fact that pensions are, on average, 30% lower for women than men in the EU further compounds this issue.
Speaking about the findings of the report, Eszter Sandor, Eurofound Social Policies Research Manager, said "This research suggests that the increase in single occupancy households, coupled with a sizeable gender gap in pension cover, is contributing to high levels of income inequality – this needs to be taken on board for future policy action in this area."
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Dublin and London have higher proportion of people struggling to cope
Dublin and London have a higher proportion of people that report low resilience, which is an expressed difficulty to cope with important life problems, than both the national averages and the EU average. This goes against the general trend that people living in capital cities have a higher level of resilience than other urban or rural areas.
People in Europe's capitals more satisfied with their lives
People living in the capital cities in Europe generally have a better quality of life and report higher life satisfaction than those living in other parts of the country. Capital cities also have a larger proportion of people who report feeling being able to cope during times of hardship than other urban centres and rural regions.
22 October 2019 12:00
Improved public services key to better quality of life in Europe
Levels of trust and social cohesion have recovered overall in the EU since the financial crisis, perceived social exclusion has declined and there has been an increase in active citizenship and civic engagement, according to Eurofound's flagship report 'Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services'.
Quality of life improving in Lithuania although signs of inequality remain, particularly for older people, women
Lithuania has experienced significant improvements to the perceived quality of public services and overall living standards in recent years. However, despite overall increases to quality of living standards, income inequality has been increasing since the financial crisis, making Lithuania's income distribution the second most unequal in the EU.
Estonians report higher levels of optimism, increased satisfaction with public services
Estonia reports substantial increases to life satisfaction and happiness levels over the last fifteen years and optimism for the future is high with 69% feeling optimistic for their children's or grandchildren's future - above the EU average of 57%. Coupled with this, the perceived quality of public services has improved with childcare and public transport seeing the greatest increases.
France, Sweden and Finland have highest cohabitation rates in EU
Cohabitation – couples living together without being married – is on the rise in Europe. Eurofound's calculations of EU data shows that France (13%), Sweden (13%) and Finland (12%) recorded the highest co-habitation rates in the EU in 2017.
Europe's pre-existing household debt condition likely to be exacerbated by virus crisis
The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and the economic and social challenges that it entails, comes at a time when many vulnerable groups in Europe were already exposed to debt and arrears, according to Eurofound's new research on household indebtedness.
EU priorities: Working for a strong Europe
The new von der Leyen Commission took office on 1 December 2019. Having adopted its first work programme on 29 January 2020, the Commission sets out its plans for a transition to a fair, climate-neutral and digital Europe. It outlines six top priorities. Eurofound's work directly feeds into a number of these key areas aimed at creating a strong social Europe.
2 March 2020 16:30
Composition of households changing in Bulgaria as living standards improve
Bulgaria has experienced seismic shifts in typical household composition over the last decade; reporting the largest decrease in the share of multigenerational households in the EU, as well as increasing levels of cohabitation and people living alone. These societal trends occur at the same time as improving quality of life, higher labour market participation rates and population ageing.
Economic progress in Hungary concentrated in the capital, regional disparities growing
Hungary has recorded a remarkable improvement in the level of labour market participation over the last decade and unemployment rates have fallen to some of the lowest levels in the EU. At the same time, life satisfaction in Hungary has increased from 5.9 in 2003 to 6.5 in 2016 and the share of population struggling to make ends meet has been on a downward trajectory.
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Meteos-like puzzler! Help me build it!
Discussion in 'Upcoming iOS Games' started by rjm226, Feb 14, 2015.
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#1 rjm226, Feb 14, 2015
I'm looking to build a puzzler. After hearing suggestions from the community I'm set on building a puzzler modeled off Meteos for the Nintendo DS. If you haven't played it before I've included a gameplay video below. I've also included a link to the original thread where we talked about different puzzlers the community would want to see brought to iOS.
I like the idea of matching three and launching them into the air and also making matches in the air. Also like the idea of gravity acting on the blocks. Although Meteos is an incredible game and super addictive it has a lot of room to improve upon. One idea I'm thinking of including is more powerups. There are powerups in Meteos but they are hardly used and pretty ineffective when activated. I'd like to make the powerups more substantial, similar to candy crush. Please! All suggestions are welcome!! How can we improve this gameplay!
Original Thread:
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#2 Jerutix, Feb 14, 2015
Woo! Not many ideas for you, but I definitely think it should be played in portrait mode. As far as intellectual property, maybe avoiding space as your theme would be good? Something abstract or minimalist might be good.
Powerups... Maybe stuff that radically changes time. Another idea could be something that turns all of a certain color into rockets or makes them just disappear.
I haven't given much thought to making it landscape. I feel like all of the most popular match 3's go portrait for a reason.
I'm leaning toward a minimalistic geometric shape oriented approach similar to dots or slide the block. What does everyone think?
I want to stay away from the space setting. I feel like if I go minimalist and figure out a different spin on why the blocks get propelled up. I'll be fine. Although, I'm finding it tough to come up with that theme. Help me out!
I like your ideas for powerups. I feel like with meteos getting powerups didn't really matter and you would care if you got them. I want to make powerups something that your excited to activate and has a substantial effect similar to candy crush.
#4 Jerutix, Mar 27, 2015
I think a minimalist aesthetic would be fantastic. Personally, I'd go with a dark minimalist theme over a bright and white one, but that's just because I play a lot of games in bed with my wife trying to sleep!
When you say powerups, are you thinking more like consumables (like the lollipop hammer in Candy Crush) or are you thinking more like the ones created based on where you put pieces (like wrapped candy, fish, etc.)? When I replied earlier, I was thinking more in terms of the former, but I could see some really cool mechanics if it was based on how stuff lined up. Like, six of one color in a row grabs the two rows below it when it blasts off, or make a plus sign and that clears the row and column, or make a diagonal connect four which allows those to function as rockets without making a line, or maybe have a special pattern each level (that maybe gets recycled through worlds) that clears the screen or something.
I think you're right, because I don't remember power ups at all (granted, its been some years). That would be something that would both drastically differentiate the game AND update it for the current gaming landscape.
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Finally someone who'll make a meteos-like game.


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Home World MissionsPersecution Pastor in Nepal Filled with Fear — and Faith – after Maoist Attack
Pastor in Nepal Filled with Fear — and Faith – after Maoist Attack
by Michael Ireland April 30, 2019
written by Michael Ireland April 30, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA (ANS) – An increase in persecution of Christians in Nepal began after a new criminal code was passed in October 2017, which took effect in August 2018.
Nepal was ranked 32nd on Christian support organization Open Doors' 2019 World Watch List of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian.
Pastor Dhurba Kumar Pariyar after motorcyclists attacked him in Sarlahi District, Nepal. (Morning Star News).
Now, more than a month after men claiming to be Maoists in Nepal assaulted Dhurba Kumar Pariyar, the 40-year-old pastor is still physically and mentally traumatized, according to Morning Star News.
"I still have headache and chest pain, though I am under strong medication," Pastor Pariyar told Morning Star News. He later quoted Matthew 5:10, Christ saying those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake are blessed.
"I find courage in reading of the persecution that my fellow Christians are undergoing," he said. "My suffering is little in comparison."
One of the leaders at Devotees Nepali Assembly in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, the pastor was riding a motorcycle on his way back from distributing free toys and stationary to Dalit children on March 24 in Sarlahi District when two motorcyclists with riders on extra seats stopped him 36 miles from Mahottari at about 7 p.m., he said.
Accompanying Pastor Pariyar on another motorcycle was the chief guest of a program organized by a Non-Governmental Organization for poor Dalits in Ramgopalpur, Mahottari District.
One of the riders asked Pastor Pariyar his name, and as soon as he confirmed his identity, the rider hit his motorcycle with a thick wooden stick while the other pulled him off, he said.
"One of them caught hold of me from my chest and pulled me down from my motorbike and dragged me towards the jungle," Pastor Pariyar told Morning Star News.
While two men dragged him away, two others caught hold of the program guest, who is not a Christian, and aimed a knife at him, threatening to kill him if he interfered. They forced him to switch off his mobile phone, Pastor Pariyar said.
Twice Pastor Pariyar tried to escape, but each time they kicked him to the ground, he said.
"They said I am preaching foreign religion, converting people and 'feeding' on dollars in return," Pastor Pariyar said. "They asked me to hand over all the [supposed, U.S.] dollars I am carrying to them, and they will spare my life. I asked them who were they to question my work and demand money from me, to which they said they were 'underground Maoists.'"
While they were kicking him and beating him with wooden sticks and their fists and threatening to kill him if he did not hand over U.S. dollars to them, he said, a bright light from a passing vehicle fell on them, and they fled.
"They fled while warning me, 'If you continue to preach the Jesus religion, we will not spare you – we will come and kill you, wherever you may go,'" he told Morning Star News.
The pastor, who is also president of BG Hands Ministries in Kathmandu, sustained injuries on his face, arms, elbows, knees and ankles, he said.
Pastor Pariyar and his guest immediately went to the area police station to report the attack, and then to Gadhimai Hospital, Lalbandi in Sarlahi District for treatment. The next morning the pastor registered a First Information Report in the Kesharganj Police Station after submitting a written complaint.
The Nepal Christian Society also reported the attack to the National Human Rights Commission, according to the Religious Liberty Forum Nepal (RLFN).
Police are investigating but have yet to find the assailants, Pastor Pariyar said.
"When I walk on the road or ride my motorbike, I am suddenly shaken with fear when a motorbike overtakes me," he said, adding that twice he had previously received threats. "I am still in trauma from the incident. There is no outcome of the FIR that I registered."
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"The manner in which he was stopped in the jungle area and assaulted is astonishing," Pastor Baizu said.
He said it is evident that pastors and other Christian workers are being identified and targeted.
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He said he was further shocked that there is no security from the government and from political parties for Christians who are helping the poor and the needy.
"They are doing no harm to the society at large in any way yet are assaulted, harassed and put in jail," Pastor Baizu said. "It is high time that the government should realize and step-up to provide security to the church and the Christian community. It is a matter of great concern that religious terrorism is increasing rapidly in Nepal. The way Hindu radicals are carrying out hate campaigns against the Christian community is a matter of great concern."
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President of Lebanon
Title: President of Lebanon
Subject: August 7, April 17, April 3, January 1, Demographics of Lebanon, November 21, President, Yasser Arafat, 1964, 1936
Constitution of 1926
Michel Suleiman
Najib Mikati
Nabih Berri
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Kataeb Party
Free Patriotic Movement
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1.1 Presidents of the Greater Lebanon (Part of the French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon) (1926–1943)
1.2 Presidents of the Republic of Lebanon (1943–present)
3 Living former Presidents
List of Presidents of Lebanon (1926–present)
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80px Charles Debbas
شارل دباس
(1885–1935) 1 September 1926 2 January 1934 Independent
Antoine Privat-Aubouard
أنطوان أوبوار
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(Acting President) 2 January 1934 30 January 1934 Independent
Habib Pacha Es-Saad
حبيب باشا السعد
(1867–1942) 30 January 1934 20 January 1936 Independent
80px Émile Eddé
إميل أده
(1886–1949) 20 January 1936 4 April 1941 Lebanese National Bloc
Pierre-Georges Arlabosse
بيار جورج أرلابوس
(Acting President) 4 April 1941 9 April 1941 Independent
Alfred Georges Naccache
ألفرد جورج النقاش
(1887–1978) 9 April 1941 18 March 1943 Kataeb Party
Ayoub Tabet
أيوب ثابت
(Acting President) 19 March 1943 21 July 1943 Independent
Petro Trad
بيترو طراد
(1876–1947) 22 July 1943 21 September 1943 Independent
Bechara Khoury
بشارة الخوري
(1890–1964) 21 September 1943 11 November 1943 Constitutional Party
Presidents of the Republic of Lebanon
(1943–present)
(1890–1964) 22 November 1943 18 September 1952 Constitutional Party
Fuad Chehab
فؤاد شهاب
(1st Term, Acting President) 18 September 1952 22 September 1952 Independent
Camille Chamoun
كميل شمعون
(1900–1987) 23 September 1952 22 September 1958 National Liberal Party
(2nd Term) 23 September 1958 22 September 1964 Independent /
80px Charles Helou
شارل حلو
(1913–2001) 23 September 1964 22 September 1970 Chehabist, Kataeb Party
Suleiman Frangieh
سليمان فرنجية
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Sayyet Askan Ashayir Milad (, also Romanized as Sāyyet Askān ʿAshāyīr Mīlād) is a village in Zangebar Rural District, in the Central District of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 617, in 148 families.

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Helene Anna Held (19 March 1872 – 12 August 1918) was a Polish-French stage performer on Broadway. While appearing in London, she was spotted by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, who brought her to America as his common-law wife. From 1896 through 1910, she was one of Broadway's most celebrated leading ladies, presented in a succession of musicals as a charming, coquettish Parisian singer and comedienne, with an hourglass figure and an off-stage reputation for exotic behavior, such as bathing in 40 gallons of milk a day to maintain her complexion. Detractors implied that her fame owed more to Ziegfeld's promotional flair than to any intrinsic talent, but her audience allure was undeniable for over a decade, with several of her shows setting house attendance records for their time. Her uninhibited style also inspired the long-running series of popular revues, the Ziegfeld Follies.

Early life

Born in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, Held was named Helene Anna Held, daughter of a German Jewish glove maker, Shimmle (aka Maurice) Held, and his French-Jewish wife, Yvonne Pierre.

Sources list a variety of birth years, ranging from 1865 to 1873, but 1872 has been accepted in general. In 1881, anti-Semitic pogroms forced the family to flee to Paris, France. When her father's glove manufacturing business failed, he found work as a janitor, while her mother operated a kosher restaurant. Held began working in the garment industry, then found work as a singer in Jewish theatres in Paris and, later, after her father's death, London, where her roles included the title role in a production by Jacob Adler of Abraham Goldfaden's Shulamith; she was also in Goldfaden's ill-fated Paris troupe, whose cashier stole their money before they ever played publicly.

As a young woman in France, Held converted to Roman Catholicism.

Career

Early years

Her vivacious and animated personality proved popular and her career as a stage performer gained momentum as she became known for her risqué songs, flirtatious nature and willingness to show her legs on stage. In 1894, she married the much-older Uruguayan playboy Maximo Carrera, with whom she had a daughter, Lianne (1895–1988), who was also an actress and producer, sometimes billed as Anna Held Jr.

Touring through Europe, Held was appearing in London in 1896, when she met Florenz Ziegfeld, who asked her to return to New York City with him. He set about creating a wave of public interest in her, feeding stories to the American press, such as her having had ribs surgically removed. By the time Held and Ziegfeld arrived in New York, she was already the subject of intense public speculation. When she finally performed in a revival of A Parlor Match, the critics were dismissive, but the public approved.

Broadway success

David Monod of Wilfrid Laurier University has suggested that Held succeeded more on image than talent, the illusion she presented to  post-Victorian era audiences who were beginning to explore new social freedoms. From 1896, Held enjoyed several successes on Broadway, including A Parisian Model (1906–1907). These, apart from bolstering Ziegfeld's fortune, made her a millionaire in her own right. Ziegfeld's talent for creating publicity stunts ensured that Held's name remained well known.

Held influenced the format for what would eventually become the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and she helped Ziegfeld establish the most lucrative phase of his career. Held could not perform in the first Follies when she become pregnant by Ziegfeld in late 1908. Held's daughter Lianne later claimed in her unpublished memoirs that Ziegfeld forced Held to have an abortion because he did not want her pregnancy interfering with Miss Innocence, a show in which she would star in 1908–09. The claim was repeated in an autobiography by Held entitled Anna Held and Flo Ziegfeld, however, Richard and Paulette Ziegfeld, (authors of The Ziegfeld Touch) concluded that Held never wrote her memoirs, and Lianne was the real author of the autobiography. Eve Golden, Held's biographer, wrote that Lianne's abortion claim was likely a lie designed to demonize Ziegfeld, whom Lianne loathed.

In 1909, Ziegfeld began an affair with the actress Lillian Lorraine; Held remained hopeful that his fascination would pass, and he would return to her, but instead he turned his attentions to another actress, Billie Burke, whom he married in 1914.

Film
New York entertainment entrepreneur Oliver Morosco cast Held in the lead for Madame la Presidente in 1916. According to an interview she gave to Hector Ames for Motion Picture Classic, she was paid $25,000 for her performance.

Later years and death
After Miss Innocence, Held left Broadway. She spent the years of World War I working in vaudeville and touring France, performing for French soldiers and raising money for the war effort. She was considered a war heroine for her contributions, and was highly regarded for the courage she displayed in traveling to the front lines, to be where she could do the most good.

The year 1917 was one of constant touring for Held; she toured the United States in a production of Follow Me until ill health caused her to close the show in January 1918. She then checked into the Hotel Savoy in New York City where her health continued to decline. Held had been battling multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells, for a year. News coverage began reporting that it had been caused by her practice of excessive lacing of her corsets to give her a tiny waist.

According to the Washington Times, Held had been in and out of consciousness for about a week. On 12 August 1918, her doctor pronounced her dead, and the media was alerted. Approximately two hours later, Held revived, and the media notified she was still alive, only to have Held finally die shortly thereafter.

Held's funeral was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan on 14 August.  Florenz Ziegfeld did not attend as he had a phobia about death and never attended funerals. Held is interred at Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York.

Legacy

The MGM film The Great Ziegfeld (1936) tells a sanitized version of the Ziegfeld-Held relationship. Luise Rainer won an Academy Award for her performance as Held. Ziegfeld and Burke were played by William Powell and Myrna Loy.
In 1978, Columbia Pictures released a made-for-television film on NBC, Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women. Held was portrayed by Barbara Parkins.
The American poet Carl Sandburg wrote a memorial poem for Anna Held, An Electric Sign goes Dark, in the collection Smoke and Steel.
In 1976, Held's daughter Lianne Carrera opened a museum of her mother's personal and stage items in San Jacinto, California.

Stage

Filmography

References

Further reading
 Eve Golden, Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2000

External links

 New York Times article announcing Held's death
 Article about Held in Theatre Magazine
Anna Held picture gallery
Anna Held portraits (New York Public Library)
Portrait gallery (University of Washington, Sayre collection)
 Anna's 1901 film; "Champagne"(Wayback Machine)
Anna Held  driving her Maxwell motorcar

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Sleeping on the floor of a conference room at a destroyed hotel with several dozen exhausted aid workers from all across the world.
You see, it may have left the headlines but the humanitarian disaster here has not gone away, for many, it is only just beginning.
I am one of the only foreign journalists in Beira.
I joined a team from the Red.
Cross on an aid convoy to a small fishing settlement just 20km from the city.
Ours would be the first supplies to reach the small community.
It took us nearly two hours along a heavy potholed road.
Much of Mozambique's transport network was destroyed by the cyclone.
Floodwater and fallen trees have paralysed the country.
It seems incredible that there are still hundreds of villages who have remained uncontacted since the storm nearly four weeks ago.
An assessment team who made initial contact, had discussed the emergency requirements with the shattered community and hundreds of shelters, tools, blankets and emergency kits had been sent.
It has been an incredible insight into worldwide collaboration of 48 separate aid agencies to ensure the millions affected are all reached.
A team of Red Cross volunteers from Mozambique, many of whom had lost everything in the storm, alongside an international team of volunteers carefully organised the distribution.
Preparation and planning had gone into a stunning orchestration of aid distribution.
Happiness, laughter and claps of relief as each family collected their shelters.
Among the survivors was 75-year-old Celeste. Her house destroyed, she sought shelter with her neighbour where she watched in horror as the wall collapsed in on her neighbour's eight-year-old son, killing him.
They retreated to the church that also collapsed under the incessant wind.
She remained in the open for the night, bearing the brunt of the storm.
She Celeste is just one of the millions affected by a storm described by the United Nations as the worst weather related humanitarian disaster to ever hit the Southern Hemisphere.
Back in Beira I visited a field hospital build by the Red Cross in the grounds of the destroyed hospital.
After the initial rush of storm casualties comes the aftermath.
The infected wounds, the cholera, and of course, for mothers to be, birth waits for no storm.
As well as the 100 patients they see each day, they have been delivering five babies a day at this single clinic alone.
With the rising floodwaters from the storm, many were airlifted from their rural communities to temporary camps around the city.
Kids played football while mothers washed their young children.
Huge water 'bladders' holding 10,000 litres of water collected from local ground wells, clean the water through a double filtration system.
Local volunteers handed out hot meals while families sat outside their emergency shelters.
Just sad resignation, 'obrigado, obrigado' smiled person after person 'thank you, thank you' they hugged the aid workers for the supplies and the support already offered.
But this is no quick fix.
You can't put a plaster on it.
This is a massive relief effort that will take many months.
For the communities it will take many years to recover.
The disaster in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe May have left the headlines but it hasn't gone away.
Money is running out and the international relief effort need more.
I have witnessed the beauty of hundreds of international humanitarian aid workers working alongside thousands of Mozambique Red Cross volunteers.
Beauty amidst the wretchedness of Mother Nature.
I'd like to think my children would do the same.
To learn the power of kindness, and the importance of helping others in the face of a natural disaster on such an unprecedented scale.


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Because each loss is unique, we may experience a wide range of emotions. For some, the experience of grief may be physical: aches and pains, difficulty eating or sleeping, fatigue. Grief can affect our spiritual selves, too; our relationship with our faith beliefs may change or grow stronger.
As we cope with the emotional, physical, and spiritual reactions to the loss, we also work to accept the reality of the loss, redefine our beliefs in the face of this new reality, readjust to the daily changes in our lives, and decide the ways we will remember the person who died.
Life will be different, and sometimes difficult; we need to be gentle with ourselves. But we always continue a bond with the person who has died. The lessening of grief is not the end of memory or attachment; death does not end a relationship.
You cannot dwell on your sorrow or your loss every waking moment. In the first flush of grief, you may feel you cannot control the extent of your suffering. But friends, activities, and other support can help to form a lifeline that gets you through the pain.
Some feelings may be too hard to speak aloud, like anger or regret; expressing them on paper can be freeing. Journal writing can serve as a release as well as a meaningful expression of yourself, and allows a private way to work through the many emotions experienced during the journey of grief.
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It is natural to wish things were the way they were when our loved one was with us. Although loss is never easy to face, we need to remember we can go on with our lives. What it takes is paying attention to taking care of ourselves and our needs in the process.


2014 - The big end of year review.
So many fantastic photos from lots of amazing weddings. I have worked with some fantastic people and all my couples have been such a joy to work with. I have shot in some beautiful churches and chapels and also some amazing venues too. It's been such a joy and I have met some brilliant people along the way.
So here it is, the 2014 end of year review. There is probably way too many photographs but it has been so hard choosing which ones to leave out because every photo has an attachment to that special day which I have been so lucky to have been a part of.
Thank you to all the couples who booked me, I am looking forward to the 2015 wedding season now.
If you like the style and think I would be the perfect photographer for your wedding then please get in touch.


This is my 50th post and I am quite happy with this achievement and look forward to sharing many more recipes and learn some new recipes as well. Never did I imagine while browsing over other blogs that I would start one on my own and reach this milestone from the zero. I know that I have a long way to go, many more cuisines to ponder, but still glad that I reached here though it took me some time. I would like to thank my children who would patiently wait before I clicked the pictures of the dishes before they could dig in. So to celebrate this occasion I have chosen rice which is the staple food crop.
If there is a great way to enjoy and celebrate the staple grain Rice in its best way, then I think it is inevitably the sarkarai pongal. May be that is why our forefathers chose rice as the base for making pongal. It is quite easy to make but rather heavy on the tummy considering the ghee that goes in.
Pick and wash rice. Spread the wet rice over a cloth and let it dry. Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai and add the rice to it. Saute till you get a nice aroma without the rice changing color. Keep aside. Again roast the moong dal with 1 tsp of ghee and keep aside. Roast the broken cashew nuts and raisins till they are golden brown and keep aside.
In a pressure cooker pour the milk and bring it to a boil. Now add the rice and moong dal and cook for 2 to 3 whistles. The rice should be mushy and sticky when cooked. You can also cook the rice in a pot instead of a pressure cooker. In another stove in a pan heat the water and add the jaggery to it. Let it dissolve completely. Strain to remove impurities. Add this jaggery water to the rice and dal mixture. Add the remaining ghee, powdered cardamoms, cashews, raisins, salt and keep mixing it well. Cook till the jaggery gets incorporated with the rice and a nice aroma comes out. What a great way to enjoy rice? Isn't it.
For a healthier version: you can avoid the ghee and replace it with vanaspati or ground nut oil. Cut back on cashews.
For a rich version: increase the amount of ghee. You can also use coconut milk instead of plain milk and ghee roasted coconut pieces and almonds along with cashews.
This sarkarai pongal is off to Sweet series being hosted by Mythreyee.


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Sevilla ride their luck to confirm candidacy for LaLiga title – Sports Africa
Sevilla rode their luck, especially in the first half, to win 1-0 away to Athletic Club Bilbao to confirm their candidacy for this season's LaLiga title.
Thomas Delaney's magnificent 36th minute shot into the top corner of the goal — Sevilla's only shot all game, gave his side all three points against a rival that hit the woodwork twice through Dani Garcia and Unai Vencedor and missed several other good chances to take at least a point from the game.
Sevilla remain second in the league table, five points behind Real Madrid, while Athletic are eight games without a win.
Valencia continue to climb the table, although coach Jose Bordalas was sidelined with COVID-19 for their 2-1 win at home to Elche.
Elche were close to taking a vital point in their battle against relegation when Lucas Boye's 75th minute strike cancelled out Goncalo Guedes' powerful 23rd minute opener for the home side.
Elche were looking for a winner but were caught out by Cristiano Piccini's powerful volley following a corner four minutes from time.
The visitors thought they had equalized for a second time just moments later, but video images failed to clear up whether or not Guido Carillo's effort had crossed the line.
Alaves striker Joselu scored the equalizing goal for his side and also overtook Javi Moreno as the club's all-time top scorer in LaLiga in the process as the side from Vitoria drew 1-1 at home to Getafe.
Getafe led thanks to Enes Unal's 20th minute goal and looked as if they were going to hang on for three vital points until Joselu side-footed home from close range with just four minutes left.
Levante remain without a win this season after a topsy turvy game saw them beaten 4-3 away to Espanyol.
Sergi Darder put Espanyol ahead in the sixth minute, but in a chaotic game Levante turned it around thanks to Jorge de Frutos and Son and had chances to move further ahead before halftime.
Raul de Tomas equalized for Espanyol four minutes into the second half and although Jose Luis Morales put Levante back in front in the 57th minute, that lead only lasted three minutes before Javi Puado drew Espanyol level and then scored the winning goal in the 76th minute.
On Friday night Mallorca and Celta drew a game badly affected by strong winds 0-0.


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Sido, właściwie Paul Würdig (ur. 30 listopada 1980 w Berlinie) – niemiecki raper i twórca muzyki hip-hop w Niemczech.

Rozwinięciem pseudonimu Sido jest  (Super Inteligentna Ofiara Narkotyków).

Życiorys

Sido karierę muzyczną rozpoczął w 1997 r. Wspólnie z raperem B-Tightem założył podziemny berliński skład Royal TS (Royal – od nazwy wytwórni wydającej, czyli Royal Bunker a TS – od skrótów Tight/Sido). Jednak współpraca z wytwórnią z powodu konfliktów została przerwana. Sido i B-Tight postanowili założyć nowy skład, a jego nazwa brzmiała Die Sekte. Wkrótce zmieniono nazwę na A.I.D.S, a na pierwszej płycie wydanej już przez Aggro Berlin zaczęli się pojawiać goście z West Berlin, czyli Mesut, Tony D., Mok, Fuhrmann, Bendt i DJ Werd. Niedługo później raperzy połączyli siły i powstały takie undergroundowe składy jak Sektenmuzik czy AK (Außer Kontrolle).

Solowa kariera Sido zaczęła się w 2003 r. wraz z wydaniem singli "Weihnachtssong" oraz "Arschficksong". Prawdziwym sukcesem okazał się wydany w kwietniu 2004 r. solowy album Sido pt. "Maske". Dzięki singlom "Mein Block" i "Fuffies im Club" album zagościł na liście Top Ten najlepiej sprzedających się płyt. "Mein Block", dzięki swojej popularności, zaczął być także parodiowany. Diss na Sido na podkładzie z "Mein Block" zrobił Eko Fresh a 16-letni MC Jeremy zrobił swój "Mein Dorf" (Moja Wieś). Utwór ten Sido określił jako żartobliwy. Do "Mein Block" nawiązał również raper z Frankfurtu, Azad, który wydał utwór pod tym samym tytułem. Ostatnim singlem z albumu "Maske" jest piosenka pt. "Mama ist stolz". W zmienionej wersji tego utworu Sido zajął 3 miejsce na festiwalu Bundesvision Song Contest, gdzie raper reprezentował Berlin. Dodatkowo w roku 2004 Sido otrzymał statuetkę Comet 2004 za debiut roku, gdzie pokonał m.in. Eko Fresha.

Cechą charakterystyczną Sido stała się maska. Jednak nie tylko ona stała się źródłem spekulacji. Dotyczą one nazwiska oraz daty urodzenia rapera. Z GEMA wiadomo, że Sido nazywa się naprawdę Paul Würdig, a nie jak podano w internecie Sigmunt Gold.

Jego największym skandalem była bójka z Azadem na MTV Hip-hop Open 2004. Z całą pewnością Sido to wielka część niemieckiego rapu. W październiku 2005 wraz z Harrisem pod szyldem Deine Lieblings Rapper wydał płytę pt. "Dein Lieblingsalbum". W 2006r., wraz z Tai Jasonem użyczył swego głosu na singlu "Sureshot" niemieckiego DJ-a Tomcrafta. Sido związany jest z wrocławską grupą K.A.S.T.A. Bowiem w bloku w Berlinie obok niego mieszkał Marcin Kowalski "Balon", który pochodził z Sobótki obok Wrocławia i znał Wall-Ego i Donguralesko, po czym zapoznał wykonawców ze sobą, co poskutkowało obustronną przyjaźnią. Sido występuje gościnnie na płycie Drewnianej małpy rock polskiego rapera, o ksywie Donguralesko. 1 grudnia 2006 r. Sido wydał swój drugi solowy album pt. "Ich", który jest bardziej dopracowany i zawiera bardziej osobiste nagrania niż poprzednia płyta. Tego samego dnia wydał również singel "Weihnachtssong", który zawiera oryginalne nagranie, które znajduje się także na Aggro Ansage nr 3, remix tego utworu w którym można usłyszeć G-Hota, Tonego-D i Kitty Kat oraz teledysk. W 2007 r. Sido wydał płytę pt. "Eine Hand wäscht die Andere", a w 2008 "Ich und meine Maske". Po wieloletnim Beef'ie z Bushido, obaj podali sobie ręce. 14 października 2011 wydali wspólny album zatytułowany '23'.

Dyskografia

Albumy solowe
 2004: Maske (zakazana / złota płyta)
 2005: MaskeX (reedycja zakazanej płyty)
 2006: Ich (złota płyta)
 2007: Eine Hand wäscht die Andere
 2008: Ich und meine Maske
 2009: Aggro Berlin
 2010: MTV Unplugged Live aus'm MV
 2011: Blutzbrüdaz – die Mukke zum Film
 2012: #Beste
 2013: 30-11-80
 2015: VI
 2016: Das goldene Album
 2019: Ich & keine Maske
 2022: Paul

Albumy z Aggro

DVD
 2007: Ich DVD

Deine Lieblings Rapper
 2005: Dein Lieblingsalbum (Deine Lieblings Rapper)

23
 2011: 23 (Sido & Bushido)

Albumy z Kool Savas
 2017: Royal Bunker (Sido & Kool Savas)
 2018: Wasch den Thron (Sido & Kool Savas)

Single
 2003: Weihnachtssong
 2004: Mein Block
 2004: Arschficksong
 2004: Fuffies im Club
 2005: Mama ist stolz
 2005: Steh wieder auf (Deine Lieblings Rapper)
 2006: Wahlkampf (Sido & G-Hot)
 2006: Straßenjunge
 2006: Weihnachtssong 2006
 2007: Ein Teil von mir
 2007: Schlechtes Vorbild
 2007: Wir reissen den Club ab (Hecklah & Coch feat. Sido)
 2007: Kettenreaktion (Spezializtz feat. Sido)
 2007: Weihnachtssong 2007
 2008: Augen auf
 2008: Halt dein Maul
 2008: Carmen
 2008: Herz
 2008: Weihnachtssong 2008
 2009: Nein! (Sido feat. Doreen)
 2009: Beweg dein Arsch (Sido's Hands on Scooter feat. Tony D & Kitty Kat)
 2009: Das System (die kleinen Dinge) (K.I.Z. feat. Sido)
 2009: Hey Du
 2009: 10 Jahre
 2009: Geburtstag
 2010: Sie bleibt
 2010: Der Himmel soll warten (Sido ft. Adel Tawil)
 2010: Da Da Da (Sido feat. Stephan Remmler)
 2011: Geboren um frei zu sein (Sido feat. Rio Reiser)
 2012: Endstation (Live)
 2012: Bilder im Kopf
 2013: Hier bin ich wieder
 2013: Einer dieser Steine (Sido feat. Mark Forster)
 2013: Arbeit
 2013: Liebe
 2013: Maskerade
 2013: Fühl dich frei
 2014: Au revoir (Mark Forster feat. Sido)
 2014: Ghettp Reloaded (Eko Fresh feat. Sido)
 2015: Ackan
 2015: Löwenzahn
 2015: Astronaut (Sido feat. Andreas Bourani)
 2015: Gürtel am Arm
 2015: Zuhause ist die Welt noch Ordung (Sido feat. Adel Tawil)
 2015: Vom Frust der Reichen
 2015: Zu wahr
 2015: Für ewig
 2015: Wiese vor dem Reichstag
 2016: Hamdullah
 2016: Ganz unter (Sido feat. Hanybal)
 2016: Papa ist da
 2016: Triumph (Kool Savas feat. Sido, Azad & Adesse)
 2016: Ja man (Sido feat. Estikay)
 2016: Masafaka (Sido feat. Kool Savas)
 2017: Blau (Amanda feat. Sido)
 2017: 110 (Ufo361 feat. Sido)
 2017: Royal Bunker (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2017: Normale Leute (Sido mit Kool Savas feat. Marteria)
 2017: Neue Welt (Sido mit Kool Savas feat. Lakmann)
 2017: Haste nicht gesehen (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2017: Jedes Wort ist Gold wert (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2017: Unterschied (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2017: Wenn ich oben ich (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2017: Hall of Fame (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2017: Freund/Feind (Sido mit Kool Savas)
 2018: Yallah Habibi (DJ Antoine feat. Sido & Moe Phoenix)
 2018: Tausend Tattoos
 2018: 4 Uhr Nachts (Sido feat. Haftbefehl & Kool Savas)
 2019: Wie Papa
 2019: Das Buch
 2019: Melatonin
 2019: Energie (Sido feat. Luciano)
 2019: Leben vor dem Tod (Sido feat. Monchi)
 2019: High (Sido mit Kool Savas & Samra)
 2019: Pyramiden (Sido mit Johannes Oerding)
 2019: 2002 (Sido mit Apache 207)

A.I.D.S.
 1998: Wissen Flow Talent (Royal TS)
 1999: Sintflows (Die Sekte)
 2000: Back in Dissniss (Royal TS)
 2001: Das Mic und Ich (A.i.d.S. Alles ist die Sekte)
 2002: Album Nr. 3 (Royal TS)
 2003: Garnich so Schlimm (A.i.d.S.)
 2009: (Wydane:06.11) Die Sekte

Niemieccy raperzy
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Urodzeni w 1980
Ludzie urodzeni w Berlinie


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