The End Of March.

 It was cold and windy, scarcely the day 
to take a walk on that long beach 
Everything was withdrawn as far as possible, 
indrawn: the tide far out, the ocean shrunken, 
seabirds in ones or twos. 
The rackety, icy, offshore wind 
numbed our faces on one side; 
disrupted the formation 
of a lone flight of Canada geese; 
and blew back the low, inaudible rollers 
in upright, steely mist.(.......)
by Elizabeth Bishop, an American poet

Fast food dishes you should never order.

O tym, że fast food nie jest zdrową żywnością wiedza wszyscy. Cóż czasem człowiekowi się spieszy i coś tam zje. Jakich dań należy unikac za wszelką cenę?
Pracownicy restauracji fast food ujawniają kuchenne sekrety. Motto:"It  is not old until is sold"

We all know convenience food isn't always the healthiest option but now fast food employees have shared kitchen secrets that are sure to make you shudder.

From boiled chicken to old, reheated chips, their stomach-churning accounts might just make you think twice before ordering your bacon double cheeseburger.

An anonymous Reddit user kicked off proceedings when they asked: 'Fast food workers - What should we never order from you?' and received almost 16,000 replies in just 24 hours.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3512476/Fast-food-workers-reveal-dishes-NEVER-order.html#ixzz44OW8hlub

Countries with the highest salaries.

Gdzie na świecie zarabia się najwięcej? 
Do you ever wonder which country pays its workers the highest salary? Have you ever thought that you’re not truly being paid what you’re worth? Let’s take a quick look at the top 10 countries where people enjoy the highest level of disposable income. What is disposable income? It’s the amount of money that a household gains each year after taxes and transfers, so it basically represents the money available to a household for spending on goods or services. These averages are based on the OECD research calculated for single workers without children. Do you think your country is on the list? Let’s find out!
Read more:http://topmensmagazine.com/top-10-countries-with-the-highest-salaries/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=highestsalariesallco&utm_term=dailymail-row

10 reasons you should wake up early.

Już wkrótce trzeba będzie wstawać wcześniej i nie będzie to przyjemne. Może więc warto przeczytać o dobrodziejstwach wczesnego wstawania.
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” — Ben Franklin, famously
“Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …” — Mark Twain
Recently, reader Rob asked me about my habit of waking at 4:30 a.m. each day, and asked me to write about the health benefits of rising early, which I thought was an excellent question.
Unfortunately, there are none, that I know of.
However, there are a ton of other great benefits.
Read more: http://worldobserveronline.com/2015/09/01/10-reasons-you-should-wake-up-earlier-and-how-to-do-it/

Easter menu.

Tradycyjne brytyjskie potrawy wielkanocne to:
- HOT CROSS BUNS ( bułeczki jedzone w Wielki Piątek)
- BOILED EGGS
- ROAST LAMB
- BAKED HAM
- SIMNEL CAKE (cisto z marcepanem)
Read more:

Traditional British Easter Recipes: 

http://britishfood.about.com/od/easter/ss/easterrecipes.htm

DaDong Duck Burger.

Tego jeszcze nie było, ale już jest! A co takiego? - Kaczy burger. Szykujcie się na inwazję kaczki pekińskiej.

While McDonald's and KFC continue to introduce Chinese-style burgers to appeal to local tastes, high-end Peking duck restaurant DaDong has opened is own fast food joint in Beijing.

DaDong Duck Burger's star attraction is, of course, the duck burger.

It features a slice of crispy Peking duck skin and juicy lean meat nestled in a bun and topped with slices of onion, tomato, cucumber, lettuce and the all-important plum sauce.

It might seem like a strange combination but is surprisingly tasty -- and popular. Staff say they dish out about 300 duck burgers each day.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/22/foodanddrink/china-beijing-duck-burger/index.html

Names of spring flowers

SNOWDROP  - przebiśnieg

CROCUS - krokus

LIVERWORT - przylaszczka

ANEMONE - zawilec

DAFFODIL - żonkil

DAISY - stokrotka

HYACINTH - hiacynt

Read more : http://www.namesofflowers.net/names-of-spring-flowers.html

SPRING IS COMING !

Spring is coming—   

Soon to arrive.
Fowls to their nests
And bees to their hives.
Birds serenading
With their odes.
Caterpillars. 
And loads of toads.
Twirling butterflies.
Flowers in bloom.
The sun will return.
Spring’s coming soon.
by Walterrean Salley - an American poet, songwriter and visual artist

fowls - ptactwo (także drób);
hives - ule; 
twirl - kręcić się, zakręcać, wirowanie,zakrętas; 
caterpillars - gąsienice;
loads - masa
toads -ropuchy;
bloom - kwiat, rozkiwit, barwa, kwitnąć, wykwitać, rozkwitać, kwiecić.

The gift of the gab.

The gift of the gab( idiom) - ability to speak easily and to persuade people to do what you want - umiejętność zagadania kogoś, przekonywania kogoś do czegoś, elokwencja
gab - gadać, gadanie, gadanina
Jeśli takiego daru nie posiadacie, jest na to sposób. Trzeba jechać do Irlandii, udać się do zamku Blarney, tam pocałować pewien kamień - i załatwione! Kamień jest co prawda usytuowany w takim miejscu, że trzeba się trochę pogimnastykować, ale czego się nie robi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByTaHTv5HQM
The Stone of Eloquence

For over 200 years, world statesmen, literary giants, and legends of the silver screen have joined the millions of pilgrims climbing the steps to kiss the Blarney Stone and gain the gift of eloquence. Its powers are unquestioned but its story still creates debate.

Once upon a time, visitors had to be held by the ankles and lowered head first over the battlements. Today, we are rather more cautious of the safety of our visitors. The Stone itself is still set in the wall below the battlements. To kiss it, one has to lean backwards (holding on to an iron railing) from the parapet walk. The prize is a real one as once kissed the stone bestows the gift of eloquence. 

Read more: http://www.blarneycastle.ie/pages/kiss-the-blarney-stone

Mount Kasprowy Wierch cable car.

Dziś kolejka linowa na Kasprowy Wierch kończy 80 lat.

The cable-car trip from Kuźnice (2km south of Zakopane) to the Mt Kasprowy Wierch summit (1985m) is a classic tourist experience. At the end of the ascent (20 minutes, climbing 936m), you can get off and stand with one foot in Poland and the other in Slovakia. The view from the top is spectacular (clouds permitting). The cable car normally closes for two weeks in May, and won't operate if the snow or wind conditions are dangerous.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/poland/malopolska/zakopane/activities/scenic-railway/kasprowy-wierch-cable-car#ixzz4301tGbjq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDhdH5FmNpc

Brian - a spider.

Naukowcy w Australii odkryli nowy gatunek pająka. Jest to pająk wodny, który na powierzchni wody czyha na swoje ofiary. Zjada owady, kijanki a nawet  małe ryby. Brrrrrr..iiiiannnnn.
Scientists in Australia announced the discovery of a new species this week, Dolomedes briangreenei, or the Brian spider. This type of water spider waits on the surface until an insect, small fish, or tadpole comes near. The spider races to grab its quarry and then drags it to the shore to devour it.The spider was found around Brisbane and is thought to be endemic to Queensland. It is known to feed on tadpoles of the invasive cane toad , helping keep that pest in check.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160311-brian-spider-dolomedes-briangreenei/

March.

" MARCH IS A MONTH OF CONSIDERABLE FRUSTRATION - IT IS SO NEAR SPRING AND YET ACROSS A GREAT DEAL OF THE COUNTRY THE WEATHER IS STILL SO VIOLENT AND CHANGEABLE THAT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IN OUR YARDS SEEMS LIGHT YEARS AWAY" 

                                       -  Thalassa Cruso (1909-1997 - autorka książek i programów telewizyjnych na temat ogrodnictwa)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Z5qZPgI5g

Get somebody's goat.

Z serii idiomy zwierzęce:
TO GET SOMEBODY'S GOAT  - to irritate someone, to annoy and arouse someone to anger 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwE7krHCZG0
( wnerwić kogoś).

National Skirt Day.

Dziś w Stanach Zjednoczonych obchodzony jest Narodowy Dzień Spódnicy.

Each year, as winter comes to a close, men and women across the country rush to their calendars to check for the possibility of  PWSD (Perfect Weather for Skirt Day): High temperatures in the seventies for the first time, abundant sun, and weather greater or equal to that for every day after.  While Punxsutawney Phil wildly declares winter to be over in early February because some cameraman has turned his light on too bright, Skirt Day has successfully predicted the start of 35 of the last 36 springs (Skirt Day Massacre of ’86 being the exception of course).  Here at NationalSkirtDay.com, we hope to be your go-to source for all that is great for this fantastic time of year,  including blog posts, pictures, celebrity sightings, open bars and events in your area, reports from around the country and college campuses, t-shirts, gear, and much more, all relating to that special day when girls finally shed the confines of pants and jump into skirts and sundresses.
Read more:http://nationalskirtday.com/about/

Yosemite Firefall.

Tylko raz w roku w Parku Narodowym Yosemite, w Kalifornii podziwiać można niezwykłe zjawisko. Pod koniec lutego promienie zachodzącego słońca zamieniają wodospad Horsetail Fall w wodospad ognia (ogniospad ? ;) . Jeśli chcielibyście zrobić fotografię płonącego wodospadu należy zarezerwować miejsce w hotelu na wiele miesięcy wcześniej.

Hundreds of photographers have swarmed to Yosemite national park to catch a rare glimpse of a “firefall” – a phenomenon that makes it appear as if water has turned into lava, flowing from a volcano. For about 10 days each February, sunlight illuminates Horsetail Fall in a way that looks like lava is tumbling down the rock face. The light show can prove elusive – local photographers said this is the first February in four years in which conditions have been ideal to capture the firefall. 

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/20/firefall-waterfall-sunlight-yosemite-waterfall-lava-horsetail-photos

or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fAz0bOI3KE

Polish song for Eurovision Song Contest.

Piosenka "Color of Your Life", którą wykonuje Michał Szpak, będzie reprezentować nasz kraj na tegorocznym festiwalu Eurowizji.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRu1lzRg3k
Oto fragment tekstu: 

When loneliness is knocking on your door

Everything you loved just disappears 

And when you feel that everything is lost

You need to know

There’s no life without tears

Tell me black or white

What colour is your life

Try to ask your heart

Who you really are....

W eliminacjach, które odbyły się w ubiegłą sobotę w Warszawie, wzięło udział dziewięciu wykonawcówhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjup9PJ25LM

These Boots Are Made For Walking.

"These Boots Are Made For Walking" to piosenka, którą amerykańska piosenkarka i aktorka  Nancy Sinatra (ur.1940) wykonywała w 1966 roku.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww

You keep saying, you got something for me

Something you call love but confess

You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been messin'

And now someone else is getting all your best

These boots are made for walking

And that's just what they'll do

One of these days these boots

Are gonna walk all over you

Nic dziwnego,że po utwór sięgnęli twórcy reklamy CCC - pasuje jak ulał!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Iw8205_fY

Clean For The Queen

W Wielkiej Brytanii ruszyła akcja Clean For The Queen czyli sprzątajmy dla królowej. Kampanię zorganizowano dla uczczenia 90-tych urodzin Jej Wysokości Elżbiety II, które będą obchodzone w czerwcu.                                    .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNgn88QPg4U
Oto oficjalna strona Clean For The Queen :
http://www.cleanforthequeen.co.uk/home/2365#about

 Monarchini urodziła się 21 kwietnia 1926 roku w Londynie, ale zgodnie z brytyjską tradycją oficjalne urodziny panującego są zawsze obchodzone w czerwcu.
Może my też dla kogoś posprzątamy? Lepiej nie proponować, bo samo ustalenie dla KOGO byłoby powodem kłótni i podziałów narodowych. Szkoda... Najlepiej niech każdy posprząta po sobie.;)

White Easter?

Szykujcie się na białą Wielkanoc ! - straszą brytyjscy meteorolodzy. Wszystko możliwe...

Britain could be set for a white Easter after forecasters warned of snow falling for the rest of March - while the cold weather is unlikely to end soon.

Temperatures struggled to reach 4C (39F) across most of the UK yesterday and there is no sign of any major improvement over the next ten days.

Large swathes of the country are still on alert for snow and ice today, tomorrow and Saturday as a cold front sweeps in from the Atlantic.

And Met Office atmospheric scientists are predicting an imminent change in the polar jet stream known as a ‘sudden stratospheric warming’.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3474429/Get-ready-white-EASTER-Cold-snap-nearly-month-four-inches-snow-falling-tomorrow.html#ixzz41rc0FTJO

You can try, but never stop me.... (Volvo)

Szwedzki samochód, szwedzkie krajobrazy, w tle muzyka made in Sweden - piękna reklama samochodu Volvo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6LSZFLxYJw

This is what I'm made of...

You can try, but never stop me

This is what I'm made of

I won't never, ever let go

This is what I'm made of

No one can control me

Cause this is what I'm made of

You can hate, but never break me

This is what I'm made of 

This is what I'm made of

Piosenkę wykonuje grupa Nause, która powstała w 2008 roku w Sztokholmie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZicItqfhtTo

Classroom in the rubble.

Wstrząsajace fotografie syryjskiej szkoły. W takich warunkach uczą si e dzieci w Aleppo.

Extraordinary images show children trying to study in school devastated by barrel bombs that killed 12 people

The four to ten-year-olds risk their lives every day to go to lessons in a bid to maintain normality amid chaos

Rebel-held Aleppo has 150 makeshift schools and thousands of children are given basic lessons every day

Airstrikes over Aleppo City have stopped since the ceasefire on Saturday morning, but clashes continue

These children narrowly escaped death when the building next door was hit by a barrel bomb in May last year

Now they study in makeshift rooms and teacher says: 'We can hear heavy machine gun clashes in the distance'

Raja, age 10, says: 'We wish for you to help us plant trees, flowers, in our streets instead of rubble and destruction'

Aleppo has been encircled by Syrian Government forces since the beginning of February cutting off supply line

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3469844/Classroom-rubble-Schoolchildren-young-four-risk-lives-learn-bombed-shell-Aleppo.html#ixzz41egGpddr