czwartek, 31 grudnia 2015

środa, 30 grudnia 2015

World’s Dangerous Vacation Destinations

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Oto lista:
World's dangerous vacation destinations:
1) Afghanistan
2) Syria
3)Algeria
4) Honduras
5) Iraq
6) Egypt
7) India
Read more: http://travel.amerikanki.com/worlds-most-dangerous-vacation-destinations/

poniedziałek, 28 grudnia 2015

6 NEGATIVE-CALORIE FOODS TO HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT

Temat w sam raz na okres poswiąteczny, kiedy mamy wyrzuty sumienia z powodu obżarstwa. Na liście znajdziecie między innymi grzyby, seler naciowy, paprykę  i inne.
Anyone who has ever been on a diet knows that the basic formula for weight loss is simple: to burn more calories than you eat. According to Dr. Donald Hensrud from the Mayo Clinic online, it is “theoretically possible” for some foods to be called “negative calorie” because there are, indeed, certain foods with a caloric content low enough to be fully burned during exercise. So the next time you feel hungry at night and you crave for that chocolate vanilla ice-cream in the refrigerator, stay away from your craving and eat one of these negative calories snacks or foods. They are extremely healthy and they will be your best friend for your weight loss. Here are six foods with very low calories that can help you kickstart a healthier lifestyle. As we always advise, before entering any diet or exercise program, you should consult your primary health care provider.
Read more: http://everydaynutritionist.com/6-negative-calorie-foods-to-help-you-lose-weight/

środa, 23 grudnia 2015

The top 10 healthiest foods on the planet.

10 najzdrowszych produktów żywnościowych. Bardzo mi się podobają, bo wszystkie lubię.
Jesteście ciekawi? Oto lista:
They are the foods we don't give much thought to.
Relatively inexpensive and easy-to-source, these fruit, nuts, fish and vegetables are often overlooked in favour of more exotic 'superfoods'. 
But these ordinary kitchen stalwarts often contain high levels of vitamins, minerals and nutrient.
 An infographic by Birmingham based catering company Plyvine Catering reveals the ten healthiest foods on the planet, from vitamin C-rich citrus fruits such as lemons to walnuts, which contain the most Omega-3 fatty acids of all nuts.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-3370118/The-10-healthiest-foods-planet-revealed-yes-CHOCOLATE-allowed.html#ixzz3v487h6s9

wtorek, 22 grudnia 2015

Meghan Trainor .

Dziś dwudzieste drugie urodziny obchodzi amerykańska piosenkarka Meghan Trainor, znana przede wszystkim z przeboju " All About That Bass".
Born on December 22, 1993, Meghan Trainor was raised on Nantucket Island and spent her childhood surrounding herself with music, learning to play various instruments and writing her own songs. When she was 18, after having self-recorded three of her own albums, she was signed to a music publishing deal, which soon led to another with Epic Records. She then co-wrote "All About That Bass," a song that the young singer soon took to No. 1 around the world. With follow-up songs such as "Lips Are Moving" and "Dear Future Husband," Trainor's debut album also took the charts by storm.
read more : http://www.biography.com/people/meghan-trainor
Do posłuchania jubilatka w piosence "Dear Future Husband" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1ixUjZvM4c

piątek, 18 grudnia 2015

Dog owners warned over dressing up their pets at Christmas.

Wreszcie ktoś zaprotestował przeciwko idiotycznemu i okrutnemu zwyczajowi przebierania zwierząt domowych w świateczne stroje.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xOcZMqsy0A
  • RSPCA is urging pet owners to avoid dressing animals up in novelty items
  • It warns festive jumpers, reindeer antlers and Santa hats may cause harm
  • Novelty clothing stops cats and dogs being able to express themselves
  • Charity warned pet owners could be prosecuted under Animal Welfare Act
  • "For some dogs being in a costume can be particularly scary, or worrying, especially if there are bits on the costume that the dog isn't used to 
    Dr Samantha Gaines, RSPCA 

    (RSPCA -  Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

    czwartek, 17 grudnia 2015

    The flag of Mars?

    Jeszcze daleko do kolonizacji Marsa, ale BBC już zastanawia się jak powinna wyglądać przyszła flaga czerwonej planety.
    If humans are to colonise Mars, we’d surely need a flag to represent our presence on the planet. But what would it look like? We decided to come up with a Martian-worthy design.
     If space really is the final frontier, then it’s likely that some day humans will differentiate their extra-terrestrial colonies with flags – just like we do with countries on Earth today.
    What kind of flag might represent Martians of the future? One of the more widely-known unofficial flags was proposed the 1990s, based on the idea of terraforming – the colours are intended to represent the planet’s future path to habitability; from red and barren on the left, to blue and wet on the right.
    Read more: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151214-what-would-the-flag-of-mars-look-like

    środa, 16 grudnia 2015

    Must be Santa....

    Jak zwykle przed Świętami Bożego Narodzenia atakują nas zewsząd tak zwane świąteczne piosenki.
    Tym, którzy mają odruchy wymiotne słysząc po raz sto pierwszy "Last Christmas", polecam piosenkę  Must Be Santa, której wykonawcą jest sam Bob Dylan
    .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus

    Who's got a beard that's long and white?
    Santa's got a beard that's long and white
    Who comes around on a special night?
    Santa comes around on a special night
    Special night, beard that's white
    Must be Santa, must be Santa
    Must be Santa, Santa Claus

    Read more: Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa Lyrics | MetroLyrics 


    Piosenka powstała w latach 60-tych, a Bob Dylan swoją wersję nagrał w 2009.
    Dla zaintersowanych stara, "grzeczna" wersja;
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42_vCV2_gf0.

    niedziela, 13 grudnia 2015

    A dog and pony show.

    Co ma piernik do wiatraka?  To samo, co kucyk do psa - występują razem w idiomie.
     " A dog and pony show"  oznacza pokaz w celu zdobycia poparcia lub przekonania ludzi do kupna czegoś.

    sobota, 12 grudnia 2015

    Ugly skyscrapers.

    Daily Mail prezentuje listę najbrzydszych drapaczy chmur świata. Najbliszy nam można podziwiać w stolicy naszych sąsiadów - Pradze.
    The strangest skyscrapers in the world are an endless source of debate, with Bangkok's unusual Elephant Building being billed as 'the most talked about building' in Thailand and one of the world's ugliest.
    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however. The 32-floor high-rise was built to look like an elephant – one of the country's most famous animals – and houses luxury flats, office space, a swimming pool and shops.
    Prague's Zizkov Television Tower doesn't look that odd when it is viewed from the city's historic centre, but visitors who get up close encounter a bizarre sight – sculptures of naked babies climbing the communist-era tower's pillars.The sculptures were not part of the original design, however. They were attached as part of a temporary art installation in 2000 and returned the following year as part of a permanent exhibit. 
    From a tower that has 'hugging koalas' to a colourful hotel that depicts three Chinese gods, these are the strangest skyscrapers in the world.
    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3353048/The-world-s-strangest-looking-skyscrapers-revealed.html#ixzz3u7zWEaOW
    Nie wszyscy wiedzą, że słowo SKYSCRAPER było pierwotnie terminem żeglarskim i określało maszt lub żagiel na żaglowcu.

    piątek, 11 grudnia 2015

    Bald Eagle

    Bald eagle czyli orzeł bielik to piękny, duży ptak  (rozpiętość skrzydeł dochodzi do 2 i pół metra) będący symbolem Stanów Zjednoczonych.
    Słowo BALD wywodzi się z języka średnioangielskiego (taką nazwą lingwiści określają czas między bitwą pod Hastings, która miała miejsce w roku 1066 a wiekiem piętnastym) kiedy to oznaczało błyszczącą lub świecącą biel.
    We współczesnym angielskim słowo BALD znaczy po prostu "łysy".
    Orzeł bielik był świętym ptakiem Indian,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrBOyaF7wFI  a dla Amerykanów jest jednym z najbardziej rozpoznawalnych symboli narodowych.
    9 FACTS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT BALD EAGLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qveV7SG9LrM
    Ptak okazał się także niezwykle inteligentny, kiedy pokazał, że niezbyt mu sie podoba kandydat na prezydenta Donal Trump.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M41aZX5ijVM
    Brawo ORZEŁ!!!!

    czwartek, 10 grudnia 2015

    Musical "Chicago"

    10 grudnia 2002 roku odbyła się premiera filmowej wersji musicalu "Chicago", który powstał w oparciu o prawdziwą historię z roku 1924.
    W filmie, który reżyserował Rob Marshall, główne role zagrali; Renee Zellweger, Cathrine Zeta-Jones i Richard Gere.
    "Chicago" nominowano do 13 Oskarów, otrzymało - 6.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EpaMmF9WVU

    środa, 9 grudnia 2015

    Seven dreamy destinations.

    BBC zachęca do wyprawy do miejsc magicznych...
    Where to go to escape the stresses of life, the bustle of the workweek and the noise of traffic? To find out, we turned to question-and-answer site Quora, where users have been sharing their opinions on real places that look plucked from a fairy tale.
    From an enchanting Alpine palace in Germany that rivals Cinderella’s castle to a postcard-perfect English landscape that inspired Beatrix Potter and JRR Tolkien – these seven dreamy destinations are so magical, it’s hard to believe they’re real.
    Read more:http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20151113-destinations-that-are-so-magical-they-hardly-seem-real

    wtorek, 8 grudnia 2015

    poniedziałek, 7 grudnia 2015

    British children are growing up with American accents

    Brytyjskie dzieci przyswajają sobie amerykański akcent! Wszystko to przez nadmiar tanich amerykańskich programów w brytyjskiej TV.
    British children are learning to talk with American accents because of a flood of cheap TV programmes being imported from the US, it has been claimed. 
    Anne Wood, creator of Teletubbies, In the Night Garden, said that it is happening because not enough children's TV is being made in the UK leaving viewers with no other options.
    'Children's programme-making in this country is in danger of getting obliterated,' said Anne, 78, a BAFTA award-winning producer.
    'You are getting children playing in the playground and talking in American accents because of all the programmes they are getting from there. There is a predominance of cheap American imports.'

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3348330/British-children-growing-American-accents-flood-cheap-imported-TV-shows-says-creator-Teletubbies.html#ixzz3te0SBP5a

    sobota, 5 grudnia 2015

    DARK DECEMBER...

    " When dark December glooms the day,
    And takes our autumn joys away...."
    Sir Walter Scott ( " Marmion" 1808)
    gloom - mrok, ciemność, przygnębienie, posępność, ponury nastrój, zasnuć się, sponurzeć

    piątek, 4 grudnia 2015

    Beatles for Sale

    4 grudnia 1964 roku ukazał się czwarty album grupy The Beatles pod tytułem " Beatles for Sale"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVYuGVdGhhE&list=PL6zml0qCYcS85ddlN5zy-_5iNYQCtGJwx
    Na płycie znalazła się miedzy innymi piosenka "Every Little Thing"


    Every little thing she does,
    She does for me, yeah.
    And you know the things she does,
    She does for me, oooh.
    Every little thing she does,
    She does for me, yeah.
    And you know the things she does,
    She does for me, oooh.
    Every little thing.
    Every little thing.
    Every little ...

    czwartek, 3 grudnia 2015

    Nut idioms.

    A HARD NUT TO CRACK - twardy orzech do zgryzienia

    IN A NUTSHELL - w kilku słowach


    FOR PEANUTS - za marne grosze

    wtorek, 1 grudnia 2015

    Most popular baby names of 2015

    Najpopularniejsze imiona nadawane dzieciom w roku 2015 przedstawia Daily Mirror( lista na dole strony)

    The list compiled by BabyCentre shows the top names given to newborns in 2015, and there's been inspiration from the most unlikely of places.(...)

    The names, revealed today as part of the top baby names in the UK for 2015, are part of a surprising list, but there are still some favourites holding court.