World Body Painting Festival – Pictures
Archive for January, 2009
Year of the OX – Chinese New Year Pictures.
26th January 2009 was the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, met with celebrations and observations by ethnic Chinese and others around the world. This year, we welcome the Year of the Ox, the sign representing solemn hard work and prosperity – an animal that appears aptly symbolic for these difficult times. Millions of people traveled long distances to be with family during this Spring Festival, choking transit systems in China especially. Collected here are photographs of people celebrating and preparing for this Lunar New Year festivities.
Vegetable Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup(s) carrot(s), sliced
1 cup(s) zucchini, sliced
1/2 cup(s) pepper(s), red, bell, diced
1 cup(s) spinach, chopped
1 cup(s) cottage cheese, low-fat
1/2 cup(s) cheese, ricotta, low-fat
2 egg substitute
1 teaspoon basil, fresh, minced
1 teaspoon oregano, fresh, minced
1 pepper, black ground
2 cup(s) marinara sauce, low-fat, low-sodium
9 pasta, lasagna noodles, uncooked
Preparation
1. To prepare the vegetables, steam the carrots over boiling water for 2 minutes. Add the zucchini and steam 2 more minutes. Add the red pepper and steam 2 more minutes. Add the spinach and steam 1 more minute. Remove the vegetables from the heat. Combine all remaining ingredients except the marinara sauce and lasagna noodles.
2. To assemble the lasagna, place a little sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish. Place 3 noodles on top of the sauce. add a layer of vegetables and cover with a layer of the cheese mixture. add some sauce. Repeat. Add the last layer of noodles and top with some sauce. Refrigerate overnight. The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the lasagna for 40 minutes until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes prior to serving. Cut into squares and serve. (If you prefer to bake the lasagna immediately, cook the pasta before layering it.)
Do We Love…………….?
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”
“There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.” “I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us.
We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.” At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide.
The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg. The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.
Constitution of India
India attained freedom on 15 August 1947. The Constitution of the Republic came into effect on 26th January 1950. It was drawn up by a Constituent Assembly initially summoned on 9th December 1946.A draft of the Constitution was published in February 1948.
The Constitution was finally adopted for 26th November 1949.The Preamble of the Constitution reads as follows:We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, social, economic and political; Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all. Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; in our constituent assembly this twenty-sixth of November, 1949, do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution.
TheIndian Constitution closely follows the British Parliamentary model, but differs from it in one important respect that is, the Constitution is supreme, not the Parliament. So the Indian courts are vested with the authority to adjudicate on the constitutionality of any law passed by the Indian Parliament.
The methods for amendment of the Constitution are three according to the subject matter of the Article concerned.Articles that may be amended by a simple majority of Parliament. These are matters of detail, like those provided in the Schedules.Articles that may be amended by two thirds majority of both houses. These are comparatively important matters.Articles that require not only two-thirds majority of the Parliament but also ratification by at least one-half of the State Legislatures.
