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A berry from the fig-tree

Recently the medical men proved that the fig - it’s some kind of battery-energizer, one of the best suppliers of energy to our organism.

As far back the warriors of Alexander Macedon took with themselves small bags with the dried fruits of fig-tree on their long campaigns, after exhausting battles they ate few berries, and their forces returned to them again. It’s enough to have a snack with a not big berry weighing approximately 15 g to make the feeling of tiredness and hunger disappear or step back.

Exactly for these amazing capacities most of the dietitians name the fig-tree the most perfect or absolute fruit of our nature. However people call this plant: the fig-tree, simple fig. Since olden times it was famous by its healing abilities and properties. Poisonings are and were healed with the figs, because it contains matters which in turn normalize the work functions of stomach, stimulate the functions of kidneys and liver. It is irreplaceable when you caught a cold: it takes away cough and pain in the throat very well, if to brew it with hot milk. Besides the fig-tree helps you to perspire freely and to beat down temperature not worse than the most famous febrifuges (medicines to reduce fever). And the thin gruel from dried fruits of the fig-tree are usually used for healing injures. The fig-tree contain more iron than in the apples, that is why people suffer from anemia should eat fruits of the fig-tree. The uniqueness of this plant is also in that fact that the soluble fibres of his cellular tissue contain the matters reducing the level of cholesterol in people’s blood.

Preparing the healing or medicinal infusion (potion) is a very simple work.
20 g fruits of the fig-tree should be brewed with 200 ml of hot milk.

Then boil during 10 minutes on the slow fire, let it draw for 2 hours, then pass it through a sieve.

Take 0, 5 glasses 3 times a day if you suffer from bronchitis, tracheitis, disease of kidneys and problems with urinary bladder. In spite of milk you can use water. And also you can wipe (dry) your face with this infusion.



Useful arithmetic (per 100 g):
Nutrition information
Energy - 305 kcal;
Fat - 1, 3 g;
Carbohydrates - 63, 5 g;
Albumen - 4, 3 g;
Mineral matters - 2, 3 g;
Vitamins - 0, 5 mg.

Keys to your successful life

In this world of broken hopes and dreams we all want to find our road or way to success. We fight against difficulties and problems. All our life we can search for the one road to successful life. When you read this article that you will understand that you wasted your time. Because the real answer was so close. It is hidden inside your mind. Just awake it. I can only advice you several things to help to find that the only road to your success.

Step 1.
You should choose that kind of work, which gives you more joy and pleasure. It has to satisfy you emotional and social needs, help you to create yourself and use your potential in the right direction. If it is even a well-paid job, remember you risk losing your happiness and becoming disappointed in life.

Step 2.
More smiles and positive emotions. No one want to deal with a sad or dull person, you are a part of this society. So, live in it by its rules.

Step 3.
Stop complaining. Search for positive and good sides in your life. Avoid depression. First, you should get rid of some old things or clothes in your house, which can remind you of sad moments or about unpleasant events. Second, buy something new: new top or new clock, any new purchase can bring you a piece of happiness.

Step 4.
Have a high opinion of yourself. Look into your future with hope, because you live, you can breathe - so you can do lots of useful things to yourself, to people who love you, who care about you. If you realize it, you realize that you are a happy person. You simply do not see it.

If you follow these simple advices I know your life becomes better and lighter. Now your eyes are open, your mind is free. You are able to see your road to a successful life, to your world of realized dreams and hopes. Now you have already become a successful one.

The Enigmatic Russian Soul

Russia... The biggest country in the world with the population about 150 million people. People of different nationalities, who live in different climatic conditions, who have various characters, habits and thoughts. And there is only one thing that units them: they live in Russia.

There is something indeterminate, mysterious, even irrational about Russia and Russian identity. Various poets and philosophers since about the middle of the ninetenth century have characterized Russia as a "Sphinx." For many Russia has also been a "riddle". The young Nikolai Berdiaev began his 1915 article on "The Soul of Russia" by speaking of the need to "solve the riddle of Russia". For Berdiaev, Russia was a "riddle," an "unsolved mystery" . More recently philosopher E. V. Barabanov characterizes Russia as a "problem-riddle" . The word "riddle" is applied to Russia again and again from the beginnings of Russian philosophy down to the present day. Sometimes, as well, Russian thinkers make sarcastic reference to the "enigmatic soul" of Russia. And all this is quite apart from the fact that Western observers speak too much of "the riddle of Russian identity." Most famous, of course, is Sir Winston Churchill's characterization of Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." This phrase gives a brief but precise description of Russian character. The character which is based on extremes and contradictions that make it mysterious and difficult to understand. Speaking about Russian character we need to remember that it was formed in the Soviet Union and was oppressed for iron curtain and only now swims out. Everything new is a mystery.

Russia possesses huge territories where different resources, like coal, gas and oil, can be mined. But Russian people are too lazy to spend their time on mining these fields. Moreover, Russians do not appreciate what they have until they lose it.

Russian people think that people in Europe and America live better than they do, but when they go abroad they get homesick and think that “there is no place like home”. On the one hand, Russians are generous and hospitable. On the other hand, the level of the corruption is one of the highest in the world. The same can be said about unpredictability: Russians can be reserved and can be emotional, even unstable.

In 1886 Fedor Tiutchev wrote his famous quatrain on the need to believe in Russia:
Russia cannot be understood with the mind,
Nor can she be measured with the ordinary yardstick.
There is in her a special stature:
You can only believe in Russia.

To sum up, Russian soul is unic and it cannot be understood in a rational way. Who is going to solve this mystery and to find a key to it’s heart?

"Stilyagi" - The Russain Swingjugend.

Сertainly header is a some joke. Because Swingjugend is a parody-style youth movement to many "jugend" in Germany in 1930's. It means smt like "swinging youth".

In USSR in 1940-60's was the youth movement named "stilyagi". Main cource of that movement was style, mostly American style of life. They look like freaks in that years — vivid and flashy clothes, and of cause great quiff on men's head. And they listen to great american music - Parker, Presley etc,

Stilyagi movie is a some kind of musical, drama and comedy in a bottle. I recommend it to view all the people who live in USSR in 1940-60's or all the people who like good musicals and russian music.

Inhabited Island. First movie. First impressions.

Just a few hours ago we finished to view a long-awaited movie named Inhabited Island, The movie is based on a famous book of russain sci-fi writers Arkady and Boris Strugatskie. Movie Director Fyodor Bondarchuk made a two-part movie, like Tarantino's Kill Bill. First part starts on cinemas on 1st of Junuary 2009, but I get a TS (telesync) copy at one of the torrent tracker and we watch the movie at home.

My opinion is... ghmmm. Not bad, not good. There's so much intersections with... Star Wars III. Maksim sometimes looks like Anakin Skywalker - same look, same hairstyle. Same same but different (like says in Thailand :). Maksim not so pitiful like Anakin for me when I see SW for the first time. But so much similarity..

My verdict is - watch this movie once again :)

Hello world!

Hi! My name is Oleg Somin AkA BadSmiley. I live in Moscow, Russia. I've got a beautifull wife Julia and a wonderfull son, named George. I start this diary for practice my language and to show english-speakin' guys some of russian mind *)