a. The test was successful.
b. Some parts of the results fairly reflect on my own personality, other don`t.
c. Didn`t think about this before the test.
d. I didn`t have expectations. This is something new for me.
e. It is interesting. I will recommend it to a friend.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Paris Personal Reflection
Maya`s Personal
Reflection on Artistic Representation
This is a photo of Paris. It is a professional black and
white photography made by an unknown author. Paris is the capital of France and
according people from all over the world is one of the most romantic places in
the world. Paris is a top tourist destination, world fashion center, historical
and architectural attraction. Paris is known with some of the best drug stores
selling the highest quality cosmetics in the world. I have a strong bond with this
amazing city because I lived there for almost two years. It is also like a home
city for me because my sister lives there and for the time we spent together in
Paris we had beautiful moments, lots of fun, sightseeing, trying French cuisine
or just shopping like crazy. For me Paris is a very special place where I
always love to go back. This picture brings a lot of nice memories and
nostalgia for the time I spent there. I am sure that if I leave the US someday
I will go back to live in Paris.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Podcasts summary
Podcast #1
Hello
everyone!
You are with "Happy Paws" the show dedicated to homeless pets and rescuing animals. In this episode we will familiarize you with the facts about animal sheltering. We encourage you to join us live and to tell us your stories about adopting or rescuing pets. You can call with questions and our specialists will answer live on today`s show. We would like to hear from you!
Across the United States, volunteers and staff in animal shelters and animal control facilities see the results of irresponsible pet ownership and dog and cat overpopulation every day. However, there is very little reliable data available to illustrate this issue on a national level. The following figures were gleaned from independent random studies and the best estimates by experts in the animal welfare and related fields. There are about 5000 community animal shelters nationwide that are independent; there is no national organization monitoring these shelters. The phrases “humane society” and “SPCA” are generic terms; shelters using those names are not part of the Humane Society of the United States or the ASPCA. Currently, no government institution or animal organization is responsible for tabulating national statistics for the animal protection movement.
Approximately
8-12 million animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year and
approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). Shelter
intakes are about evenly divided between those relinquished by owners and those
picked up by animal control. These are national estimates; the percentage of
euthanasia may vary from state to state.
Less
than 2 percent of cats and only 15-20% of dogs are returned to their owners.
Most of these were identified with tags, tattoos or microchips.
25%
of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred.
Only
10% of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. 75% of
owned pets are neutered.
About
60% of all households in the United States have a pet.
About
60 million dogs and about 75 million cats are owned in the United
States.
About
65% of pet owners acquire their pets free or at low cost.
The
majority of pets are obtained from acquaintances and family members. 15 – 20% of
dogs are purchased from breeders, 10 – 20% of cats and dogs are adopted from
shelters and rescues, and 2 – 10% are purchased from pet shops.
At
least 20% of cats are acquired as strays.
Over
20% of people who leave dogs in shelters adopted them from a
shelter.
The
cost of spaying or neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or
kittens for one year.
The
average cost of basic food, supplies, medical care and training for a dog or cat
is $400 to $700 annually.
At the end of today`s show we would like to thank the ASPCA and Anti-Cruelty Society for providing us with the information based on their statistics and experience in sheltering pets through the years. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
You are with "Happy Paws" the show dedicated to homeless pets and rescuing animals. In this episode we will familiarize you with the facts about animal sheltering. We encourage you to join us live and to tell us your stories about adopting or rescuing pets. You can call with questions and our specialists will answer live on today`s show. We would like to hear from you!
Across the United States, volunteers and staff in animal shelters and animal control facilities see the results of irresponsible pet ownership and dog and cat overpopulation every day. However, there is very little reliable data available to illustrate this issue on a national level. The following figures were gleaned from independent random studies and the best estimates by experts in the animal welfare and related fields. There are about 5000 community animal shelters nationwide that are independent; there is no national organization monitoring these shelters. The phrases “humane society” and “SPCA” are generic terms; shelters using those names are not part of the Humane Society of the United States or the ASPCA. Currently, no government institution or animal organization is responsible for tabulating national statistics for the animal protection movement.
At the end of today`s show we would like to thank the ASPCA and Anti-Cruelty Society for providing us with the information based on their statistics and experience in sheltering pets through the years. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Podcast #2
Good evening ladies and gentlemen! You are
with "Olympic Fire" - the show dedicated to this years`s Olympic Games. In our
special episode we will go back through the years and we will tell you some fun
facts about the Olympic Games. We hope you will enjoy the next 30 minutes with
us!
1. In the first modern Olympics, Athens 1896, first place winners were awarded silver medals and olive branches. Second place contestants were awarded bronze medals and third place finishers left empty handed.
2. First place winners in the 1900 Paris Olympics received paintings instead of gold medals because they were considered to be more valuable.
3. The first Olympic city to award Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals was St. Louis in 1904.
4. Every two years the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece by women clad in traditional Greek clothing. Lit through use concave mirror and the sun’s rays, the flame then begins a journey from Greece to the host nation where it is paraded around for months until the opening ceremonies.
5. The five rings of the Olympic flag symbolize Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas and are said to be ‘linked together in friendship.’ At least one of the rings’ colors – blue, black, green, yellow, and red – appear on every national flag of the world.
6. Women were not allowed to participate in the first modern Olympics, but they were soon added to the competition for the 1900 Paris games. More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Olympics.
7. Stockholm 1912 saw the last gold medals made entirely from gold. Current medals are gold-plated.
8. Berlin hosted the Olympics in 1916 and 1936. The games of 1936 marked the first time Olympics were televised.
9. China did not win a medal until 1984. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics alone, they received 100 medals including 51 gold.
10. The Winter Olympics were established in 1924. Until 1994, both the Winter and Summer Olympics occurred every four years on the same year. In the ’90s, The International Olympic Committee decided to alternate the Olympic games every two years. To get onto a proper alternating schedule, the Winter Olympics were held 2 years apart one time – in 1992 at Albertville, France and in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway.
At the end I would like to remind you that you can listen our show every evening at 9pm until the end of the Olympic Games. That`s all from me for today. Enjoy your evening!
1. In the first modern Olympics, Athens 1896, first place winners were awarded silver medals and olive branches. Second place contestants were awarded bronze medals and third place finishers left empty handed.
2. First place winners in the 1900 Paris Olympics received paintings instead of gold medals because they were considered to be more valuable.
3. The first Olympic city to award Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals was St. Louis in 1904.
4. Every two years the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece by women clad in traditional Greek clothing. Lit through use concave mirror and the sun’s rays, the flame then begins a journey from Greece to the host nation where it is paraded around for months until the opening ceremonies.
5. The five rings of the Olympic flag symbolize Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas and are said to be ‘linked together in friendship.’ At least one of the rings’ colors – blue, black, green, yellow, and red – appear on every national flag of the world.
6. Women were not allowed to participate in the first modern Olympics, but they were soon added to the competition for the 1900 Paris games. More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Olympics.
7. Stockholm 1912 saw the last gold medals made entirely from gold. Current medals are gold-plated.
8. Berlin hosted the Olympics in 1916 and 1936. The games of 1936 marked the first time Olympics were televised.
9. China did not win a medal until 1984. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics alone, they received 100 medals including 51 gold.
10. The Winter Olympics were established in 1924. Until 1994, both the Winter and Summer Olympics occurred every four years on the same year. In the ’90s, The International Olympic Committee decided to alternate the Olympic games every two years. To get onto a proper alternating schedule, the Winter Olympics were held 2 years apart one time – in 1992 at Albertville, France and in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway.
At the end I would like to remind you that you can listen our show every evening at 9pm until the end of the Olympic Games. That`s all from me for today. Enjoy your evening!
Podcast #2
Good evening ladies and gentlemen! You are with "Olympic Fire" - the show dedicated to this years`s Olympic Games. In our special episode we will go back through the years and we will tell you some fun facts about the Olympic Games. We hope you will enjoy the next 30 minutes with us!
1. In the first modern Olympics, Athens 1896, first place winners were awarded silver medals and olive branches. Second place contestants were awarded bronze medals and third place finishers left empty handed.
2. First place winners in the 1900 Paris Olympics received paintings instead of gold medals because they were considered to be more valuable.
3. The first Olympic city to award Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals was St. Louis in 1904.
4. Every two years the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece by women clad in traditional Greek clothing. Lit through use concave mirror and the sun’s rays, the flame then begins a journey from Greece to the host nation where it is paraded around for months until the opening ceremonies.
5. The five rings of the Olympic flag symbolize Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas and are said to be ‘linked together in friendship.’ At least one of the rings’ colors – blue, black, green, yellow, and red – appear on every national flag of the world.
6. Women were not allowed to participate in the first modern Olympics, but they were soon added to the competition for the 1900 Paris games. More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Olympics.
7. Stockholm 1912 saw the last gold medals made entirely from gold. Current medals are gold-plated.
8. Berlin hosted the Olympics in 1916 and 1936. The games of 1936 marked the first time Olympics were televised.
9. China did not win a medal until 1984. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics alone, they received 100 medals including 51 gold.
10. The Winter Olympics were established in 1924. Until 1994, both the Winter and Summer Olympics occurred every four years on the same year. In the ’90s, The International Olympic Committee decided to alternate the Olympic games every two years. To get onto a proper alternating schedule, the Winter Olympics were held 2 years apart one time – in 1992 at Albertville, France and in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway.
At the end I would like to remind you that you can listen our show every evening at 9pm until the end of the Olympic Games. That`s all from me for today. Enjoy your evening!
1. In the first modern Olympics, Athens 1896, first place winners were awarded silver medals and olive branches. Second place contestants were awarded bronze medals and third place finishers left empty handed.
2. First place winners in the 1900 Paris Olympics received paintings instead of gold medals because they were considered to be more valuable.
3. The first Olympic city to award Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals was St. Louis in 1904.
4. Every two years the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece by women clad in traditional Greek clothing. Lit through use concave mirror and the sun’s rays, the flame then begins a journey from Greece to the host nation where it is paraded around for months until the opening ceremonies.
5. The five rings of the Olympic flag symbolize Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas and are said to be ‘linked together in friendship.’ At least one of the rings’ colors – blue, black, green, yellow, and red – appear on every national flag of the world.
6. Women were not allowed to participate in the first modern Olympics, but they were soon added to the competition for the 1900 Paris games. More athletes than spectators attended the 1900 Olympics.
7. Stockholm 1912 saw the last gold medals made entirely from gold. Current medals are gold-plated.
8. Berlin hosted the Olympics in 1916 and 1936. The games of 1936 marked the first time Olympics were televised.
9. China did not win a medal until 1984. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics alone, they received 100 medals including 51 gold.
10. The Winter Olympics were established in 1924. Until 1994, both the Winter and Summer Olympics occurred every four years on the same year. In the ’90s, The International Olympic Committee decided to alternate the Olympic games every two years. To get onto a proper alternating schedule, the Winter Olympics were held 2 years apart one time – in 1992 at Albertville, France and in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway.
At the end I would like to remind you that you can listen our show every evening at 9pm until the end of the Olympic Games. That`s all from me for today. Enjoy your evening!
Podcast #1
Hello everyone!
You are with "Happy Paws" the show dedicated to homeless pets and rescuing animals. In this episode we will familiarize you with the facts about animal sheltering. We encourage you to join us live and to tell us your stories about adopting or rescuing pets. You can call with questions and our specialists will answer live on today`s show. We would like to hear from you!
Across the United States, volunteers and staff in animal shelters and animal control facilities see the results of irresponsible pet ownership and dog and cat overpopulation every day. However, there is very little reliable data available to illustrate this issue on a national level. The following figures were gleaned from independent random studies and the best estimates by experts in the animal welfare and related fields. There are about 5000 community animal shelters nationwide that are independent; there is no national organization monitoring these shelters. The phrases “humane society” and “SPCA” are generic terms; shelters using those names are not part of the Humane Society of the United States or the ASPCA. Currently, no government institution or animal organization is responsible for tabulating national statistics for the animal protection movement.
Approximately 8-12 million animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and 70% of cats). Shelter intakes are about evenly divided between those relinquished by owners and those picked up by animal control. These are national estimates; the percentage of euthanasia may vary from state to state.
Less than 2 percent of cats and only 15-20% of dogs are returned to their owners. Most of these were identified with tags, tattoos or microchips.
25% of dogs that enter local shelters are purebred.
Only 10% of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. 75% of owned pets are neutered.
About 60% of all households in the United States have a pet.
About 60 million dogs and about 75 million cats are owned in the United States.
About 65% of pet owners acquire their pets free or at low cost.
The majority of pets are obtained from acquaintances and family members. 15 – 20% of dogs are purchased from breeders, 10 – 20% of cats and dogs are adopted from shelters and rescues, and 2 – 10% are purchased from pet shops.
At least 20% of cats are acquired as strays.
Over 20% of people who leave dogs in shelters adopted them from a shelter.
The cost of spaying or neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or kittens for one year.
The average cost of basic food, supplies, medical care and training for a dog or cat is $400 to $700 annually.
At the end of today`s show we would like to thank the ASPCA and Anti-Cruelty Society for providing us with the information based on their statistics and experience in sheltering pets through the years. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
You are with "Happy Paws" the show dedicated to homeless pets and rescuing animals. In this episode we will familiarize you with the facts about animal sheltering. We encourage you to join us live and to tell us your stories about adopting or rescuing pets. You can call with questions and our specialists will answer live on today`s show. We would like to hear from you!
Across the United States, volunteers and staff in animal shelters and animal control facilities see the results of irresponsible pet ownership and dog and cat overpopulation every day. However, there is very little reliable data available to illustrate this issue on a national level. The following figures were gleaned from independent random studies and the best estimates by experts in the animal welfare and related fields. There are about 5000 community animal shelters nationwide that are independent; there is no national organization monitoring these shelters. The phrases “humane society” and “SPCA” are generic terms; shelters using those names are not part of the Humane Society of the United States or the ASPCA. Currently, no government institution or animal organization is responsible for tabulating national statistics for the animal protection movement.
At the end of today`s show we would like to thank the ASPCA and Anti-Cruelty Society for providing us with the information based on their statistics and experience in sheltering pets through the years. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Art - interview
Me: What is your favorite kind of art?
Justina said that painting was her favorite kind of art.
Me: Are you good in painting?
Justina said that she was not that good in painting with brush but she was good in drawing with pencil and charcoal.
Me: Do you take any classes in painting?
Justina said she was going to start classes in painting the next month.
Me: How often do you paint with acrylic paint and how often you draw with the pencil or charcoal?
Justina said that she was painting with the acrylic paint mostly weekends but she was drawing with her pencil anywhere, even while riding the train.
Me: What do your family think about your paintings?
Justina said that her family was considering her as a very talented and they were thinking that she will become a famous artist.
Me: Do you want to become a famous artist?
Justina said that she didn`t want to become famoust but mostly she was painting and drawing for fun and for releasing the stress.
Justina said that painting was her favorite kind of art.
Me: Are you good in painting?
Justina said that she was not that good in painting with brush but she was good in drawing with pencil and charcoal.
Me: Do you take any classes in painting?
Justina said she was going to start classes in painting the next month.
Me: How often do you paint with acrylic paint and how often you draw with the pencil or charcoal?
Justina said that she was painting with the acrylic paint mostly weekends but she was drawing with her pencil anywhere, even while riding the train.
Me: What do your family think about your paintings?
Justina said that her family was considering her as a very talented and they were thinking that she will become a famous artist.
Me: Do you want to become a famous artist?
Justina said that she didn`t want to become famoust but mostly she was painting and drawing for fun and for releasing the stress.
My favorite kind of art
My favorite kind of art is the digital photography.
This modern art can present one object in many different ways, expressing different
moods and messages for the people. Digital photography can make even the
simplest thing look special. Using a digital camera and its options allows the
artist to catch a scene for less than a second and to photograph with a high
quality very small details and objects. Digital photos have a lot of dynamic
and deepness of details.
Research and development continues to
refine the lighting, optics, sensors, processing, storage, display, and
software in digital photography. Some examples are: 3D Models can be created
from collections of normal images. The resulting scene can be viewed from novel
viewpoints, but creating the model is very intensive. Panoramic
photography can be created easily directly in camera without software
processing outside of the camera and even there also 3D Panorama uses a single
lens. High dynamic
range cameras and displays are commercially available. Sensors with dynamic
range in excess of 1,000,000:1 are in development, and software is also
available to combine multiple non-HDR images (shot with different exposures)
into an HDR image.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
About me
My name is Maya. I am 30 years old born and raised in Europe. I have Bulgarian-Greek origins and a huge family! I came to the United States few years ago where I met my husband and stayed with him. I don`t have kids but I have a 4 years old male cat. He is the cutest guy, dressed in black and white fur, really playful, and social. My immediate family lives in France and Bulgaria what makes my life really dynamic and fun because I travel a lot to visit my relatives. My favourite food is vegetarian and my hobby is hiking and bike riding.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
The Elephants
Quote from: “David Braun`s article on National Geographic
Magazine”
In this article the
author talks about Daphne Sheldrick talks about her experience living and
working with elephants. She says that scientific studies have led to the
acceptance of abilities that we didn`t think the elephants have. Elephants
share the same emotions as we do. They have a strong sense of family and a
strong sense of death. The most surprising is that elephants mourn the loss of
loved once. Each elephant has individual personality lust like the people. They
can be mischievous, playful, hold a grudge or feel slighted.
The author also talks
about their ability to communicate over distance using low range sound hidden
to human ears. According the article they also have telepathic capabilities, as
well as being sensitive to seismic sound through their feet. Yet for all the
worldly reverence for elephants, they are today being hunted and killed at catastrophic
rate for something as simple as a tooth.
Reading
the story made me realize that elephants are very intelligent and
sensible animals and it reminds me of a story I read recently about a
baby elephant born in Chinese zoo which was abandoned by his mother
right after its birth and the baby elephant spent 6 hours crying for his
mom. The most impressive thing was that there was a photo posted with
the article and the elephant`s face was wet of crying under the eyes!
My
question to the author is: Do elephants have a feeling for people? Like
who has a good personality and who has bad personality.CAPABILITIES - power of ability, being able to do something.
SEISMIC - relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
REVERENCE - deep respect for someone or something.
The Expedition Of A Lifetime
Quote of Andrew Evans of National Geographic
In this article the author tells us about his great job as a photographer working with National Geographic. He describes his assignments as spectacular and too special. Andrew Evans tells us about the last few years spent in travelling, chasing penguins, sightseeing in London, the cultural capital of the world, being kissed by pandas in China, etc.
The most important for the author is the opportunity to travel and see some of the most desired places in the world, and the excitement of living on foot and today being in London and tomorrow waking up in Antarctica.
I would like to ask the author did he feel any fear during his trips and being close to exotic animals?
I have personally experienced the magic of travelling being employed by a magazine and travelling for work to Paris, Istanbul, Greece.
LIFETIME - the duration of a person's life.
MERELY - only.
EMBARK - go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
In this article the author tells us about his great job as a photographer working with National Geographic. He describes his assignments as spectacular and too special. Andrew Evans tells us about the last few years spent in travelling, chasing penguins, sightseeing in London, the cultural capital of the world, being kissed by pandas in China, etc.
The most important for the author is the opportunity to travel and see some of the most desired places in the world, and the excitement of living on foot and today being in London and tomorrow waking up in Antarctica.
I would like to ask the author did he feel any fear during his trips and being close to exotic animals?
I have personally experienced the magic of travelling being employed by a magazine and travelling for work to Paris, Istanbul, Greece.
LIFETIME - the duration of a person's life.
MERELY - only.
EMBARK - go on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
After The Hurricane Sandy
Quote of Marianne Lavelle for National Geographic
In her article the author describes the consequences of the Hurricane Sandy and the difficulties which the local residents met. One of the stories Marianne tells is for Ligia Siguencia who used a generator providing power only to cook some dinner using candlelight to serve the food and to feed friends of her who gathered in her home several days after losing thir homes in the hurricane.
My question for the author is: What she felt when seeing the homes of so many people destroyed by the hurricane?
I have never experienced something like this but floods and earthquakes happen in my country and many Bulgarian people aslo had lost their homes.
I remember the series of earthquakes near the city of Sofia that started in May 2012 and continued for more than 2 months causing damages to some people`s homes and at the same time earthquakes happened in Greece and Italy where the damages were more serious.
GENERATOR - a thing that generates something, in particular.
CANDLELIGHT - dim light provided by a candle or candles.
GATHER - come together.
In her article the author describes the consequences of the Hurricane Sandy and the difficulties which the local residents met. One of the stories Marianne tells is for Ligia Siguencia who used a generator providing power only to cook some dinner using candlelight to serve the food and to feed friends of her who gathered in her home several days after losing thir homes in the hurricane.
My question for the author is: What she felt when seeing the homes of so many people destroyed by the hurricane?
I have never experienced something like this but floods and earthquakes happen in my country and many Bulgarian people aslo had lost their homes.
I remember the series of earthquakes near the city of Sofia that started in May 2012 and continued for more than 2 months causing damages to some people`s homes and at the same time earthquakes happened in Greece and Italy where the damages were more serious.
GENERATOR - a thing that generates something, in particular.
CANDLELIGHT - dim light provided by a candle or candles.
GATHER - come together.
Chicago Museums
Quote from: Jason Foumberg and Elly Fishman
In this article the authors give us the best idea about the best exhibitions we can see in the museums of Chicago. One of the exhibitions is in the Art Institute of Chicago where the artist Zarina Hashmi sculpts pulp into three-dimensional forms and uses it as a support for her abstract prints and drawings, which contain imagery reminiscent of hand-built structures and hardscrabble existence, all spun into modestly beautiful shapes. Other interesting event is the exhibition in DePaul Art Museum where the photographer Paul D`Amato doesn’t sugarcoat his subject matter: the lives of the socially dispossessed trapped in a wasteland—specifically, African Americans on Chicago’s West Side, whom D’Amato has been photographing for a decade.
I would like to ask the authors do they practice any art-related activities or they are just interested in exploring and analyzing art exhibitions?
I would like to add to this review that everyone who lives in the City of Chicago and has a card for the public library can take free passess for all museums in Chicago.
SCULPT - create or represent (something) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques.
ABSTRACT - existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
SUGARCOAT - to make something seem better than it is.
In this article the authors give us the best idea about the best exhibitions we can see in the museums of Chicago. One of the exhibitions is in the Art Institute of Chicago where the artist Zarina Hashmi sculpts pulp into three-dimensional forms and uses it as a support for her abstract prints and drawings, which contain imagery reminiscent of hand-built structures and hardscrabble existence, all spun into modestly beautiful shapes. Other interesting event is the exhibition in DePaul Art Museum where the photographer Paul D`Amato doesn’t sugarcoat his subject matter: the lives of the socially dispossessed trapped in a wasteland—specifically, African Americans on Chicago’s West Side, whom D’Amato has been photographing for a decade.
I would like to ask the authors do they practice any art-related activities or they are just interested in exploring and analyzing art exhibitions?
I would like to add to this review that everyone who lives in the City of Chicago and has a card for the public library can take free passess for all museums in Chicago.
SCULPT - create or represent (something) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques.
ABSTRACT - existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
SUGARCOAT - to make something seem better than it is.
Iconic Places For Food
- Quote By Marina Koren, Smithsonian.com,
Other interesting place to eat is Joe`s Stone Crab. The eatery has been serving its signature dish of stone crab legs, a Floridian delicacy, since its real estate boasted only a few picnic tables in 1913 (today, the high-ceilinged restaurant seats 475). The legs are served chilled with mustard sauce and come in four sizes, from medium to jumbo. But the restaurant’s best-kept secret isn’t surf or turf—it’s a surprisingly cheap fried chicken (half a chicken costs $5.95), which loyal customers know to follow with Joe’s original homemade key lime pie.
My question to the author is: What would you prefer - asteakhouse or a seafoor restaurant?
In my opinion, even the pickiest person would love to eat at some of those places and I even would try all of them no matter that I prefer mostly vegetarian dishes.
ICONIC - significant.
RAW - uncooked.
LOBSTER - a large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, stalked eyes, and the first of its five pairs of limbs modified as pincers.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The story continues...
Ok, sorry for the long absence from blogger but I had some issues with an old injury that I got during my last mission in Afghanistan. So, as I already mentioned I was shot in a battle with the talibans near Kandahar. It was a cold morning when we got the emergency call from the base. They notified us for a suicide bomb explosion and shooting outside a school in Kandahar. An SUV with talibans attacked the school targeting the young female students in trying to kill as much as possible in order to make the Afghans stop their women of getting education and more rights in their country. So right after the attack our military combats responded the shooting and the talibans run away toward our watch base in a suburban area near Kandahar. We were ready to face them and as soon as they approached us, an intensive battle started. No matter the primitive conditions for living in this country the talibans were well prepared and equipped. Our squad knew this and we fought with the whole power we had. I`ll skip the detailes about the battle but my parther and I got shot. I was seriously bleeding and taken to the military hospital in the base. The doctors said that the bullet went through my leg and came out but still a surgery was needed to fix the torn arthery and to desinfect the wound in order to prevent a gangrene. I spent few weeks in the hospital recovering from my wounds but thank God I got recovered fast and was able to go back to my military duties.
My leg is fine now and allows me to stay on duty but with the weather getting cold it reminds me of the injury and I need to have a rehab sessions to fight with the pain caused by the cold weather. My doctor perscribed me some pain relivers and warm tissues for the legs... he he, honestly I think that the pills I took messed up my memory for a while and I forgot my username and password for blogger (that`s the reason for my absense from blogger) but a week later when I stopped taking the perscription I got my memory back and now I am able to log into my blogger account. So, yeah.. if you have any questions or want to know deatails about the battle and how I was shot you can text me and I will be more than happy to tell you the whole story... unless I don`t lose my memory one more time :P
My leg is fine now and allows me to stay on duty but with the weather getting cold it reminds me of the injury and I need to have a rehab sessions to fight with the pain caused by the cold weather. My doctor perscribed me some pain relivers and warm tissues for the legs... he he, honestly I think that the pills I took messed up my memory for a while and I forgot my username and password for blogger (that`s the reason for my absense from blogger) but a week later when I stopped taking the perscription I got my memory back and now I am able to log into my blogger account. So, yeah.. if you have any questions or want to know deatails about the battle and how I was shot you can text me and I will be more than happy to tell you the whole story... unless I don`t lose my memory one more time :P
Monday, September 23, 2013
My Intro
Hey! I`m 36 years old male and just came back from my last mission in Afghanistan.
When I was a kid I was spending a lot of time in the attic looking at my grandpa`s photos from the military, trying his old military uniform, and dreaming of becoming a real soldier like him some day. With few words, he was my hero! So, as soon as I graduated the high school I enrolled in the military academy and started working on my dream coming true. Soon after I graduated I was deployed to Afghanistan for a year. As I already mentiond I just came back from my last mission. This was my third mission there and I would say the thoughest. I got shot in a battle and I hardly survived after a bomb explosion while searching for bombs with my K-9 military dog but that`s a long story. All in all, I can say about myself that I am proud to serve to my country and being in the military is a very important part of my life. I can talk a lot about my military adventures and have plenty of stories to say - funny, scary or sad but you will have to e-mail me if you want to get more info :) Looking forward to hear from you!
When I was a kid I was spending a lot of time in the attic looking at my grandpa`s photos from the military, trying his old military uniform, and dreaming of becoming a real soldier like him some day. With few words, he was my hero! So, as soon as I graduated the high school I enrolled in the military academy and started working on my dream coming true. Soon after I graduated I was deployed to Afghanistan for a year. As I already mentiond I just came back from my last mission. This was my third mission there and I would say the thoughest. I got shot in a battle and I hardly survived after a bomb explosion while searching for bombs with my K-9 military dog but that`s a long story. All in all, I can say about myself that I am proud to serve to my country and being in the military is a very important part of my life. I can talk a lot about my military adventures and have plenty of stories to say - funny, scary or sad but you will have to e-mail me if you want to get more info :) Looking forward to hear from you!
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