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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition
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Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Great Recipes for Healthy Skin


Healthy Tomato Sauce

Who wouldn't want beautiful and glowing skin? One important way of achieving this is by watching what you eat. Here are our favorite recipes that feature lycopene, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, minerals, and zinc -- they'll keep you looking good.
Tomatoes are the best source of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that protects skin from environmental damage. Other foods rich in lycopene include watermelon and pink grapefruit.


  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 medium red onion, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 14 ounces (1 can) diced tomatoes in juice
  • 3 tablespoons dry red wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
  • Coarse salt, to taste
  • Directions

    1. In a medium skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 7 minutes.
    2. Stir in tomatoes and juice, wine, oregano, and basil. Simmer 8 minutes or until lightly thickened. Season with salt to taste.
      Read more at Wholeliving.com: Power Foods 

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Should doctors tell people they’re dying? Why soft-pedaling the grim reality could help patients live longer | National Post

Should doctors tell people they’re dying? Why soft-pedaling the grim reality could help patients live longer | National Post:


soft-pedal    
    soft-pedal   soft-pedals   soft-pedalling   soft-pedalled
If you soft-pedal something, you deliberately reduce the amount of activity or pressure that you have been using to get something done or seen.
   He refused to soft-pedal an investigation into the  scandal.
VB  (AM) soft-pedaling, soft-pedaled

to withhold  ocultar
withhold    
    withhold   withholds   withholding   withheld
If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. (FORMAL)
   Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told.
   Financial aid for Britain has been withheld.
   The captain decided to withhold the terrible news even from his officers.
VB

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   The withholding of property from the market may cause prices to be higher than normal.
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(c) HarperCollins Publishers.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives | Life and style | The Guardian

Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives | Life and style | The Guardian:


"Do the maths: the science behind the numbers that govern our lives Eat five portions of fruit and veg, drink eight glasses of water, exercise five times a week… these figures grab our attention, but do the numbers really add up?" Pouring a glass of water

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Healthy People.gov
Two Smiling Women One Typing on a Computer
READING PRACTICE AND INFORMATION:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=18

LISTENING PRACTICE. Sci/Health News: Brides to be Using Feeding Tubes



(Image Source: ABC)
BY KARIM HOWARD
ANCHOR LAUREN ZIMA

There is new weight loss trend.  Brides to be are turning to the KE diet in order to lose weight fast.  For $1,500 doctors are promising weight loss of up to 20 pounds in 10 days.

“Dieters insert a feeding tube into their nose, which runs to the stomach. They’re fed a constant slow drip of protein and fat mixed with water, zero carbs...”

KE Dieters are given 800 calories a day and doctors say the mixture prompts their body to enter a state of ketosis, burning its own fat supply for energy.  Dr. Oliver Di Pietro, who administers the KE diet in Florida, told ABC News what he considers to be the benefits of the diet: