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Santa’s House, Greenvale, Australia Christmas colors are so nice, and it's artistic crafts are perfectly done... But many times, we may see the light but not feel it... we may touch the beauty but not live it... In Christmas, one thing we shouldn't forget... To renew our heart and believe that our love is eternal and unconditional... just like Jesus...

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Superstitions Rooted in Bible and More Friday the 13th superstitions are rooted in ancient bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday, said Donald Dossey, a folklore historian and author of Holiday Folklore, Phobias and Fun. The two unlucky entities ultimately combined to make one super unlucky day. Dossey traces the fear of the number 13—aka, triskaidekaphobia—to a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, Norse mythology's heaven. In walked the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous god Loki. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. "Balder died, and the whole Earth got dark. The whole Earth mourned. It was a bad, unlucky day," Dossey said. There is also a biblical reference to the unlucky number 13. Judas, the apostle said to have betrayed Jesus, was the 13th guest to the Last Supper. (See "Lost Gospel Revea...

A Warm Lebanese Night In memory of the holy glow of our Lord Jesus on mount Hermoun, the believers  in our village used to  lighten candles on their balconies. My mother put a candle for each of us, saying, "Lord, give me a long life so I can lighten a hundred candle." It is perhaps the only night that we used to hope the off power cuts of electricity, because we feel the warmth in our hearts... And I asked God to respond to the seeker, whoever and whatever the demand is... This phenomenon is unfortunately seen rarely these days, because many people left the village or abandoned the faith...

There's no happy ending for shrimp exposed to the mood-booster Prozac, according to a new study. Remnants of antidepressant drugs flushed into waterways worldwide are altering shrimp behavior and making them easier prey, experts say. (See "Cocaine, Spices, Hormones Found in Drinking Water.") To mimic conditions in the wild, scientists exposed the estuary-dwelling shrimp Echinogammarus marinus to the antidepressant fluoxetine at levels detected in average sewage-treatment waste. Fluoxetine is the key ingredient in the drugs Prozac and Sarafem. Shrimp normally gravitate toward safe, dark corners. But when exposed to fluoxetine, the animals were five times more likely to swim toward a bright region of water, the team discovered. "This behavior makes them much more likely to be eaten by a predator, such as a fish or bird," said study co-author Alex Ford, a biologist at U.K.'s University of Portsmouth. The fluoxetine likely makes shrimp's nerves ...

Someone Special, Someone Dear, Someone New To Love Is Here! Announcing The Arrival Of MICHAEL EL NABBOUT, Born on Monday June 14 at 10h17PM. Proud Parents, SAMA

Olives Flowers I believe that endearing this flower is the only step to obtain olive oil… It is true that an olive fruit may confer one or two drops of oil; this quantity may appear underprivileged as a product of one flower… What about the whole tree? If you are having one reason to not care for a single flower, then you may lose an entire season… What if this small flower is a reticent talent in your community? Wouldn’t your solitary apathy drop off the global human creativeness? Listen, observe and think! A delightful act may rouse a giant!

The peace memorial In Paris. Peace can never be made by words or just hope… It is a fruit of many actions which may escort to the auto construction of ages… but everything depends on the good will, because swarming any peace agreement with bad hidden intentions is an auto-death toxin…