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Plant based Philadelphia’s cream cheese in the UK

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Plant based Philadelphia’s cream cheese in the UK

One more day, one more really thrilling new send off for Veganuary as Philadelphia has sent off its first vegan lover delicate cheddar elective!

As per Mondelez, the new Philadelphia vegan lover cream cheddar is produced using a “novel” mix of oats and almonds to make a “scrumptious and smooth spread, on par with the Original”.

Indeed, the formula required two years to consummate with the formula put through thorough testing to guarantee it conveyed the natural taste and surface as the remainder of the Philadelphia range.

Just as fanning out into the universe of without dairy options, the brand is additionally centered around turning out to be more supportable.

In this way, Philadelphia Plant Based will be sent off in the brand’s 100 percent recyclable bundling, prior to changing to reused plastic in 2022.

The plant-based delicate cheddar is accessible to purchase now only at 699 Tesco stores and online valued, evaluated at £2.50 for a 150g tub.

In a statement, Louise Stigant, UK managing director of Mondelēz International said: “With over half a million people taking part in this year’s Veganuary, the appetite for plant-based alternatives has never been more apparent.“We’ve worked hard to make sure new Philadelphia Plant Based really delivers the same great taste and creaminess that people love and expect from Philadelphia and we’re delighted that there’s now a Philadelphia product for everyone – not a bagel or slice of toasted sourdough ever needs to go without again!”

Veganuary 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper year for vegan cheese launches!

Less than a week in and we’ve already welcomed the world’s first vegan Babybel, vegan Boursin, and Aldi’s first-ever vegan cheese to supermarket shelves.

With so much choice on offer and so much innovation in the sector, the stigma surrounding vegan cheese is becoming a thing of the past.

From soft cream cheeses to vegan camembert, it’s never been easier to find a vegan cheese to please every palate.

from: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/philadelphia-launches-vegan-cream-cheese-spread/

Archeologists discovered ancient towers, copper trade and games in Qumayrah Valley Oman

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Archeologists discovered ancient towers, copper trade and games in Qumayrah Valley Oman

At the end of December 2021, another season of archaeological fieldwork in Qumayrah Valley in Northern Oman came to a close. Archaeologists identified there another tower in a Bronze Age settlement, unearthed evidence of copper smelting and discovered a 4 thousand-year-old… game board!

Excavations were conducted by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (CAŚ) from the University of Warsaw as part of an Omani-Polish project called “The development of settlements in the mountains of northern Oman in the Bronze and Iron Ages”.

The project is studying settlements within the Qumayrah Valley, where preliminary surveys previously located prehistoric campsites, burials, settlements and tower structures, all within a close vicinity of Ayn Bani Saida.

The valley is a micro-region that contains many archaeological remains located along a 10-km-long L-shaped hollow between massifs forming part of the Jebel Hajar Mountain range. In ancient times this was a major route connecting Bat in the south, Buraimi and Al-Ayn in the north, and the sea coast near Sohar in the east.

In the latest study, the researchers identified an ancient settlement from the Umm al-Nar period (2500-2000 BC), where they unearthed the remains of several large circular towers and Bronze Age buildings.

Cleaning the walls of an Umm an-Nar building (photo J. Sliwa/PCMA UW)

The most notable find is a stone board game with marked fields and cup holes, consistent with games based on a similar design that have been found in India, Mesopotamia, and the Eastern Mediterranean basin.

Researchers also found evidence of processing copper at the site, as well several copper objects, suggesting that the settlement participated in this lucrative trade for which Oman was famous for at that time, with mentions of Omani copper present in the cuneiform texts from Mesopotamia.

Professor Piotr Bieliński from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology said: “The abundance of traces of settlement from different periods proves that this valley was an important place in prehistory, and perhaps also in the history of Oman”.

LINKS FROM: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-stone-board-game/142440?amp&fbclid=IwAR2g4INQ9lXMo2ItKQal-yNAter0UArbdq2o3Am_VGxcBztlAc4QRfgyVmM

The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology

The story behind of the Christmas tree

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The story behind of the Christmas tree

If there is one thing that marks the beginning of the festive season of Christmas, it is without a doubt the Christmas tree. The famous Christmas tree is the ultimate symbol of Christmas.

But where did the custom of decorating a Christmas tree come from?

Fir trees have been widely used since ancient times and have been used in many religions. For example, pagans used fir branches to start the winter solstice. Later, with the advent of Christianity, fir trees were associated with the immortality of God.

Although no one knows exactly when the decoration of Christmas trees began, it is estimated that their “mother” is Northern Europe about 1000 years ago, with the main “candidate” country being Germany. In the past, the inhabitants of the regions of Northern Europe hung fir trees upside down from the roof with chains. If they could not buy a tree, then they improvised and created Christmas trees from wood, which they placed in a pyramid shape and decorated with candles, paper and apples.

These looked like Christmas trees that later began to be systematically decorated in medieval Germany in front of the Churches on Christmas Eve. From Germany, in fact, comes the prevailing view on the basis of which the Christmas tree was created, as we decorate it in our homes today.

According to this quite popular view, the first to decorate a Christmas tree was the German preacher Martin Luther in the 16th century.

According to the legend, as the preacher was walking in the forest, he looked at the stars between 3 branches and what he saw was so beautiful that he then returned to his house and told his children that it reminded him of Christ, who fell from paradise. on Earth at Christmas. So he decided to decorate a tree in his house.

In general, however, there are many more myths and legends about the origin of the Christmas tree, most of which come from the Baltic countries, Germany and Northern Europe in general.

In Greece, however, the Christmas tree came as a custom from the first king of the country, Otto. Before the Christmas tree in Greece we decorated boats as a symbol of the navy and the sea, which from antiquity until today plays an important role in our country.

Of course, Othon decorated the first Christmas tree in a palace and more specifically in the palace of Nafplio. The one who decorated a Christmas tree at home for the first time in Greece was the Greek diplomat, Ioannis Paparrigopoulos.

from: https://www.neolaia.gr/2020/12/25/istoria-hristugenniatikou-dentrou/

The scary story of the girl who escaped from the dark and cruel Amish community

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The scary story of the girl who escaped from the dark and cruel Amish community

The Amish are a traditional Christian fraternity known for their simple lives, their simple attire and their reluctance to embrace the many comforts of modern technology. Despite their differences, they are closely associated with the Mennonite church.

The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss Baptists in Alsace in 1693 under the leadership of Jakob Ammann. Those who followed Ammann became known as the Amish.

In the early 18th century, many Amish and Mennonites immigrated to Pennsylvania for a variety of reasons. Today, the more traditional descendants of the Amish continue to speak Pennsylvania German, also known as Pennsylvania Dutch. However, a Swiss-Germanic dialect predominates in some communities of the Old Amish Order, especially in the US state of Indiana. As of 2000, more than 165,000 Old Class Amish live in the United States and about 1,500 live in Canada. A 2008 study showed that their population has grown to 227,000. In 2010 their population had grown by 10% in the last two years to 249,000, with increasing movement to the west.

The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group
of Swiss Baptists in Alsace in 1693 under the leadership of Jakob Ammann.

Amish church members begin with baptism, usually between the ages of 16 and 25. This is required for marriage and when a person is associated with the church, he or she can be married by faith. Church parishes include an average of 20 to 40 families, and worship services are held every other Sunday at a member’s home. The parish is led by a bishop and several priests and deacons. The rules of the church, the Ordnung, must be obeyed by all members and cover most aspects of daily life. The rules include prohibitions or restrictions on the use of electricity, telephones, cars, and even clothing. Most Amish do not buy private insurance or participate in social security. As modern-day Baptists, members of the Amish church offer virtually no resistance and do not perform any kind of military service.

Members who do not comply with these community rules and are not persuaded to repent are expelled. Nearly 90% of Amish teens choose to be baptized and join the Church. Rumspringa is a process that enables teens to get out and get to know the world away from the Amish. Those who return become worthy members of the community. Amish church groups seek to maintain segregation from the non-Amish world. There is generally a strong attachment to church and family relationships. As a rule, they run their own schools in one room and interrupt the formal education in the eighth grade (age 13-14). They value rural life, manual labor and humility.

The Amish way of life is dictated by the Ordnung, which differs slightly from community to community, and, within a community, from region to region. Something that is acceptable in one community may not be acceptable in another. No description of the Amish way of life and culture can be entirely adequate, as there are some generalities that apply to all Amish. Groups can be divided on issues such as the width of a hat, the color of the carriage, or other issues. The births of children, their upbringing and socializing with neighbors and relatives are the biggest functions of Amish families. All Amish believe that large families are a blessing from God. The Amish are one of the fastest growing populations in the world, averaging seven children per family.

As time goes on, the Amish are under pressure from the modern world. Issues such as taxation, education, laws and enforcement, and occasionally discrimination and hostility, present difficulties. The Amish way of life in general is increasingly different from that of modern society. In some cases, this has led to sporadic discrimination and hostility from their neighbors, such as throwing stones or other objects at Amish carts in the streets. Amish usually do not educate their children after the eighth grade, believing that the basic knowledge offered up to that point is sufficient to prepare them for the Amish way of life. Almost no Amish go to high school and college. In many communities, Amish run their own schools, which are usually one-room with young unmarried female teachers from the Amish community.

As all Amish come from the families of the 200 pioneers of the 18th century, their communities are plagued by very high rates of genetic abnormalities due to intermarriage. For the same reason, they have a very high child mortality rate, something that certainly does not discourage the faithful, since they attribute it to the “will of God”. Amish refuse to undergo prenatal screening or premarital testing for the degree of kinship of the future couple.

Kate Stoltzfus before leaving the Amish community.

There are many people in the Amish communities, especially young people, who do not feel as much as they struggle that they can continue to live in a world clinging to the ways and customs of hundreds of years ago. Those children of Amish families who decide that they want another, more autonomous and short life for themselves must suffer apart from the terrible psychological pressures of their family and the aphorism of their entire community to which there is absolutely no possibility to return, if they decide that they do not want to be baptized and stay close to their own people.

A documentary that made a big splash in America a while ago and is titled “Breaking Amish” examines the lives of 5 young people who were stubborn and finally managed to escape from the dark and cruel Amish society.

Kate Stoltzfuz is the one who became better known through the narration of the series and the one who managed to make her dream come true, then realized a career as a model and designer.

From Amish on the cover of Maxim.

In the teaser trailer of the series on the internet, we see a 21-year-old girl, Kate, unable to operate an elevator and a young 32-year-old man, Jeremiah, struggling to withdraw money from an ATM. We also see their awkward attempts to buy new, non-Amish, clothes. And special underwear!

Although at this stage no one knows the exact identity and origin of the protagonists, and whether they really come from an Amish society. But they certainly come from miles away from New York.

Amish sleep in beds with wooden partitions. In this way they make sure that
the couple’s sexual intercourse does not happen on purpose except for reproduction.

The 21-year-old aspiring model, the daughter of the bishop of her village, is trying to adapt to the technology of modern culture. She can’t understand the operation of her hotel’s plastic plastic key and her elevator is causing problems! The young girl had always dreamed of a career in fashion, but her strict father had forbidden any object of “vanity”, leading little Kate to paint her nails with markers. As he says on camera, “I just need to get away and find out who I really am.”

Meanwhile, Jeremiah leaves behind his girlfriend Amish to live life in the city. “I was adopted and I was thrown into this Amish stupidity, you know, it’s not that cool,” he has to say. He tells his girlfriend that he can not deny the opportunity to visit New York, an opportunity given to him by the network behind a reality show such as “Toddlers and Tiaras” (!!!). At one point he is shown struggling with an ATM and saying to the camera: “He has never used an ATM before, this thing started making money.”

At the same time, Rebecca, the youngest cast in her 20s, is experiencing her own crisis. She struggles to endure even the air trip to New York, where according to her co-stars she cried and prayed. Like Kate, Rebecca dreams of becoming a model. She is described by the network as a “realist who wants to explore but understands the consequences of not finding a job and is responsible”. The young woman, who once shocked her family by punching a classmate at school, hopes to eat sushi while in New York, but above all, she hopes to fall in love.

Another character, 22-year-old Abe, is just tired of the daily monotony of his community. Although his elderly mother is supportive at first, he eventually travels to New York in a desperate attempt to lure her son, and others, back. The quarrel between the woman and the others is accompanied by the announcer saying: “One needs to have big balls to leave the Amish”.

The last character, 25-year-old Sabrina, is an adopted child of the Amish Mennonites, originally from Italy and Puerto Rico. Crying, she talks about the difficulties of leaving an Amish community and how she was told she would go to hell. She hopes to work in an Italian or Puerto Rican restaurant to learn more about her heritage, and I hope to find out about her parents.

The trailer closes with the group fooling around with the Big Apple skyscrapers and one of them shouting “I have never seen so many people go nowhere!”.

from: https://www.womantoc.gr/life/article/h-tromaktiki-istoria-tis-kopelas-pou-drapetefse-apo-tin-skoteini-kai-skliri-koinotita-ton-amish

The man (scientist) who built the first calculator in the world

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The man (scientist) who built the first calculator in the world

Physicist Jack Kilby must have gone “crazy” when the company he worked for, Texas Instruments, almost ignored his invention. In the summer of 1958, the American scientist, while his colleagues were on vacation, improvising based on his knowledge and imagination, made the first chip in the world. It took ten years for this discovery to take its final form and be the first portable calculator or otherwise known computer.

In 1959, also a physicist, Robert Noyes, who worked for Fairchild, also made a microchip. Kilby, meanwhile, had obtained patent number 3,138,743. Later it would be very useful to him since there were legal disputes over the paternity of the portable calculator. In the end, however, a compromise was reached.

In 1982, Jack Kilby was listed for his invention alongside his great American fellow inventors, such as Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers. In 2000 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. However in the 1950s the “big heads” of computer science could not really appreciate the value of his invention.

On March 29, 1967, the American physicist presented the famous “Cal Tech” to the director of Texas Instruments. The small black aluminum box was as thick as a dictionary, weighed 1.25 kg and certainly did not fit in any pocket. However it was portable and could work with batteries. He was also able to add six-digit numbers, subtract, multiply and divide. He could not do more complex mathematical operations. Again, however, the enthusiasm of Jack Kilby’s bosses was not great. However, they gave permission to the Japanese company Canon to build it and in 1970 the Pocketronic was released. In the US market it cost $ 400. In Germany about 2,000 German marks, about the size of a used car.

However, over time, prices fell and in 1974 they cost around 100 euros. The following years experienced an incredible bloom. Sales in Germany in 1999 alone reached 4.4 million. Today, of course, all smartphones have calculators. However, 2.6 million pieces were sold in Germany last year.

An invention that changed a lot in our daily lives. Who today could have imagined making accounts without a calculator?

from: https://physicsgg.me

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! Most Dangerous Street In Philadelphia, USA (video)

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ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! Most Dangerous Street In Philadelphia, USA (video)

Kensington Philadelphia Drug & Crime Problems

Violent crime and drug abuse in Philadelphia as a whole is a major problem. The city’s violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized metropolitan areas. Also alarming is Philadelphia’s drug overdose rate. The number of drug overdose deaths in the city increased by 50% from 2013 to 2015, with more than twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as deaths from homicides in 2015. A big part of Philadelphia’s problems stem from the crime rate and drug abuse in Kensington.

Because of the high number of drugs in Kensington, the neighborhood has a drug crime rate of 3.57, the third-highest rate by neighborhood in Philadelphia. Like a lot of the country, a big part of this issue is a result of the opioid epidemic. Opioid abuse has skyrocketed over the last two decades in the United States and Philadelphia is no exception. Along with having a high rate of drug overdose deaths, 80% percent of Philadelphia’s overdose deaths involved opioids and Kensington is a big contributor to this number. This Philly neighborhood is purportedly the largest open-air narcotics market for heroin on the East Coast with many neighboring residents flocking to the area for heroin and other opioids. With such a high number of drugs in Kensington, many state and local officials have zoned in on this area to try and tackle Philadelphia’s problem.

Here are the most dangerous neighborhoods in Philadelphia for 2021. The rankings are calculated based on the number of violent crimes per 100,000 people for each neighborhood, compared to the Philadelphia violent crime average. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. The most dangerous areas in Philadelphia is based on data from the local law enforcement agency and when not available, also includes estimates based on demographic data:

https://www.areavibes.com/philadelphia-pa/most-dangerous-neighborhoods/

This video show you the chaos in Philadelphia:

The pandemic is deepening global hunger till today

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The pandemic is deepening global hunger till today

Even at a time when thousands of people died and millions lost their jobs when the Covid-19 pandemic engulfed South Africa last year, Thembakazi Stishi, an unmarried mother, was able to feed her family with the steadfast support of her father, an engineer. in a Mercedes factory.

When another wave struck in January, Stishi’s father became infected and died within days. She looked for a job, even door-to-door as a cleaner for $ 10 – to no avail. For the first time, she and her children go to bed hungry.

“I try to explain to them that our situation is different now, no one works, but they do not understand,” said Stishi, 30. “This is the hardest part.”

The financial catastrophe that broke out due to Covid-19, has affected millions of people like the Stishi family. But now in South Africa and many other countries, the limits of endurance have been exceeded.

An estimated 270 million people will face potentially life-threatening food shortages this year – up from 150 million before the pandemic – according to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The number of people on the brink of starvation, the most serious phase of the problem, rose to 41 million from 34 million last year, the analysis showed.

The World Food Program has sounded the alarm in a joint report with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, warning that “the conflict, the economic impact of Covid-19 and the climate crisis are expected to lead to higher levels of acute food insecurity over the next four months “, mainly in Africa, but also in Central America, Afghanistan and North Korea.

The situation is particularly bleak in Africa, where new infections have increased. In recent months, aid agencies have sounded the alarm for Ethiopia – where the number of people affected by famine is higher than anywhere else in the world – and southern Madagascar, where hundreds of thousands are watching the famine after an extremely severe drought. .

For years, global hunger has been steadily rising as poor countries face crises of a variety of causes, from armed groups to extreme poverty. At the same time, droughts and climate-related floods have intensified, and the ability of affected countries to respond before the next catastrophe has been shattered.

But over the past two years, the financial shock from the pandemic has accelerated the crisis, according to humanitarian groups. In both rich and poor countries, queues of people who have lost their jobs gather outside food warehouses.

As a new wave of the virus hits the African continent, famine has become a defining feature of the growing gap between rich countries returning to normalcy and poorer nations plunging deeper into crisis.

“I have never seen a situation as bad globally as it is now,” said Amer Daoudi, senior operations director at the World Food Program, describing the state of food security. “Usually you have two, three, four crises – like conflicts, famine – at the same time. But now we are talking about several important crises that occur simultaneously around the world. “

In South Africa, which was typically considered one of the safest nations on the continent in terms of food crisis, famine has brought the whole country to its knees.

Over the past year, three catastrophic waves of the virus have killed tens of thousands of workers – leaving families unable to buy food. The closure of schools eliminated the free meals that fed about nine million students. A severe government lockdown last year shut down informal food vendors in cities, forcing some of the country’s poorest residents to travel farther to buy groceries and shop in more expensive supermarkets.

An estimated three million South Africans lost their jobs, raising their unemployment rate to 32.6% – a record high since the government began collecting quarterly data in 2008. In rural areas, perennial droughts have killed animals and maimed farmers’ incomes.

The South African government provided some relief by introducing $ 24 a month in benefits last year and other social benefits. By the end of the year, nearly 40% of all South Africans were still on the brink of starvation, according to an academic study.

In the village of Duncan, the vast town in the Eastern Cape province, tens of thousands of families have been displaced.

Before the pandemic, the orange and turquoise sea of ​​corrugated metal shacks and concrete houses buzzed every morning as workers boarded minibuses to the heart of nearby East London. An industrial hub for car assembly plants, textiles and processed foods, the city offered stable jobs and stable incomes.

“We always had enough – we had a lot,” said Anelisa Langeni, 32, who lives with her father and twin sister in Duncan Village.

For almost 40 years, her father worked as a machine operator at the Mercedes-Benz plant. When he retired, he had saved enough to build two more family homes on their plot – rental units that he hoped would provide some financial stability for his children.

The pandemic overturned these plans. Within weeks of the first lockdown, tenants lost their jobs and could no longer pay rent. When she was fired from her job at a seafood restaurant and her sister lost her job at a popular pizzeria, they relied on their father’s $ 120 monthly pension.
Then, in July, he contracted the coronavirus and died at the hospital. “I could not breathe when I was told,” Langeni said. “My father and everything we had was lost.”

Unable to find work, he turned to two older neighbors for help. But when a new coronavirus mutation struck the province in November, neighbors’ families lost members.
“I never imagined it would be like that,” said one neighbor who lost her daughter.

Two hundred miles west, in the Karoo area, the situation apart from the pandemic has been aggravated by a drought that extends to its eighth year, turning a landscape that was once green with green bushes into a dull, gray area.

Zolile Hanabe, 70, sees most of his acres drying up. Having seen his father lose the family goats to the apartheid government, Mr. Hanabe was determined to have his own farm.

In 2011, almost 20 years after the end of apartheid, he used the savings from his job as a school principal to rent a farm, buying five cattle and 10 goats. They grazed in the bushes and drank water from a river that crossed the estate.

“This farm would be my heritage, this would be passed on to my children,” he said.

By 2019, it was still leasing the farm and as the drought intensified, the river dried up, 11 of its cattle died, and the bushes shrank. He bought fodder to keep the others alive, which cost him $ 560 a month.

The pandemic added to his problems, he said. To reduce the risk of infection, he fired two of his three assistants. Feed sellers also cut staff and increased prices, pushing their budget even further.

“I thought one of these crises, I could survive,” Hanabe said. “But all?”

from: https://tvxs.gr/news/kosmos/xoris-ergasia-xoris-fagito-i-pandimia-bathainei-tin-peina-pagkosmios

How to recognize and how to deal with a narcissist personality?

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How to recognize and how to deal with a narcissist personality?

The ancient Greeks described it exceptionally thousands of years ago, in their mythological narratives. Narcissus, in love with himself, failed to lift his eyes from his idol and was doomed to look at it forever. Greek mythology struck a chord, as narcissism is a real prison from which, experts claim, it is almost impossible to get out. It is a condemnation especially for people who focus only on themselves. Because they are often exploited, manipulated and sometimes destroyed. Even if it is impossible to change them, you can always learn to defend against their attacks.

Very often they are men

According to an Italian study by Tonino Candelmi, a psychiatrist at Regina Margherita Hospital in Rome and author of Narciso sono io (I am a narcissist), four out of ten Europeans are narcissists. In fact, in two of these cases it is “serious narcissism”, a personality disorder.

Men are twice as affected as women. “However, we need to make a distinction”, emphasizes Stavroula Zarkada, psychologist-psychotherapist and adds: “Self-confidence and ambition can be considered a kind of healthy narcissism, because they help you to confirm, without trampling on those around you There is, however, a pathological form in which others consider themselves an extension of themselves, and therefore belong to their service.It is not always easy to reveal these cases: these narcissists act in an insidious, usually veiled way. behind a mask of generosity “.

How to recognize a narcissist personality

The American Psychiatric Association has set some criteria. These are the most important ones that will help you find him.

He has excessive self-esteem. He loves himself very much and is vain. He is often a successful person, particularly rude, who needs to constantly show his superiority, which depends on the opinion of others.

Always looking for admiration. Narcissists are doomed to give thanks to be thanked: they are held hostage to their need for confirmation from others.

He believes that he deserves more. The overly egocentric, believing that he is unique, claims that he has privileged characteristics. His mentality can be summed up in the phrase: “You owe me this”.

Manipulates people. Uses others to get what he wants. When he is not admired, he often says what others want him to hear and pretends to be good and available.

He does not think about the feelings of others. Narcissists lack an important talent: emotional understanding, the ability, that is, to come in contact with each other, to understand and share their feelings. They treat people like mirrors, necessary to support their “scene” and to relieve the stress that overwhelms them.

He is jealous, although he thinks he is enviable. Convinced that he is the best, the pathological narcissist does not accept to come second. He believes that they envy him, while he envies anyone who can deprive him of the first place.

He is arrogant. As he does not tolerate frustration, he often becomes arrogant and may have outbursts of anger, sometimes very intense.

How to predict his movements

It is clear that anyone with such a personality, despite the desire to look superior to anyone, is in fact tormented by enormous insecurity. “The problem is that because he considers himself omnipotent, he hardly recognizes that he needs help and, therefore, that he needs to change,” explains Stavroula Zarkada.

Thus, whoever lives near him must be very careful and, above all, have great inner strength so as not to fall into his trap. It is better to be prepared, because the chance of falling for a narcissist, in your personal or professional life, is high. “The biggest mistake is to try to satisfy his demands. The more he gets, the more he wants, since it is never enough for him,” says the psychotherapist. Never expect a normal relationship with a narcissist, because he has a completely distorted sense of reality. Another trap you may fall into is trying to justify it: “He can’t behave like that forever.” Or to think that “deep down he is good”. It is wrong, because these rationalizations are imposed by the difficulty of accepting that for the narcissist you do not count at all. It is a reality that hurts, but admitting it is the first step to defending yourself.

Learn to deal with it

In order not to be overwhelmed, you must learn to control two emotions: anger and fear. The first is caused by finding that your needs are being violated. “It’s a healthy feeling, but in order to be effective it has to be transformed into a confirmation: ‘I’m'” the expert advises. This could mean, for example, that you plan your day in such a way that you do not leave room for the narcissist ‘s demands. “For the most insecure people, narcissistic aggression can be overwhelming enough to make them lose all confidence in themselves,” she said. It is a perverted game that allows it to maintain its power.

That is why it is necessary to take action:

In your relationship

Better to stay away “Often a narcissistic partner is fascinating, but the relationship reveals its true nature: selfish, manipulative, authoritarian,” says the psychotherapist. How to escape? “Get away from it while you are at the beginning,” the expert suggests. “Better yet, to give him the impression that he is leaving you, because otherwise he will try to take revenge on you.” The best excuse to get rid of him is to show him that you do not deserve him. Can’t you do it? Remember that with such a partner you are doomed to be an extension of his vanity: the only “protagonist” is him!

Defend your personality If you are already married and have children with a narcissist, it is difficult to break up your marriage. To limit the loss, the strategy is to move away emotionally, which means not expecting the care that every woman seeks from her partner. Do not try to change him, learn to defend your personality, even if he tries to crush it.

Do not lose your self-confidence Create friendships and interests outside the family, which will help you find her again. And if your partner looks good, appreciate his gesture. But remember that it can be a tactic to regain control of the situation.

At work

Do not doubt your professionalism The narcissistic boss is a very common “personality”. “Protected from his leadership position, he is often an aggressive hypocrite, trying to show his superiority in a cunning way, not explosive, but capable of provoking the submission of others,” she said. “His tactics are deadly: he tries to make you feel that you are always wrong or that you are inadequate. It is never clear what exactly he wants and with this exhausting tactic he manages to attack the most vulnerable people.” How can you neutralize the narcissist boss’s attacks? Without being angry, calmly show that you are sure of the work you have done. And if he insists that you are useless, repeat this phrase: “I am sure I worked in the best possible way.” Without defending yourself, without lowering yourself and, most importantly, without losing confidence in your abilities.

Understand his weaknesses To coexist with a boss like this, if you do not have the ability to change jobs, the only way is to understand that he is not a strong person, as he wants to make you believe. This is exactly how it works because it wants to cover up its deep insecurities.

In the family

Defend yourself, without waiting for recognition “If you do not have the ability to cut ties, the only strategy is self-defense,” says the expert. “This means that you have to set clear boundaries in order to be able to respect yourself and, at the same time, be available, within a reasonable framework.” If, for example, your mother-in-law is constantly trying to interfere in your life, you should stop her by setting clear rules: “You do not need to arrange my drawers, I have them on purpose.” The important thing, once you decide to follow this strategy, is to never give up in order not to give it space. She may complain and find this behavior selfish, but she is the real selfish one. Do not be surprised if your brother never says “thank you”: for him it means that he must admit that he needs you, while he wants to avoid any sacrifice and does not want to depend on anyone. When doing something for a narcissistic relative, never expect recognition.

Reward yourself If, indeed, you need a reward, go out and buy something for yourself – a book, a cream. “It is a tactic that I always recommend to my patients when they are oppressed by narcissists, and which I apply myself,” adds the psychotherapist. Follow this system as if it were a cure, deciding in advance your “reward”. It will boost your self-esteem when someone puts you to the test. “

Stavroula Zarkada, psychologist-psychotherapist, collaborated.

from: https://www.shape.gr/life/sex-sxeseis/1000668/pos-na-anagnoriseis-kai-pos-na-antimetopiseis-enan-narkisso/?amp=true&fbclid=IwAR3hj_ZKQqfbArMqmZA6g4IMF2cKqcFsDWOLXDiGhhGwz5SNbwSlPfvT8jk

Why Egoism Dissolves Your Relationships

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Why Egoism Dissolves Your Relationships

Selfishness Dissolves Relationships…

Selfishness is something we all have. If we look closely at ourselves, we will find that we all behave selfishly at times.

However, if the element of selfishness is strong in the relationship, it is very likely to be the reason that this particular relationship (or all your relationships) is not healthy and functional.

It makes sense to be selfish sometimes. However, we must recognize this feeling but also accept it, so that it does not gradually become an obstacle to building quality relationships.

Many times, both people behave selfishly in a relationship. As a result, there are many conflicts and tensions and the relationship may even lead to separation.

If there is no mutual understanding and mutual respect, as well as the intention to put each other in their place, then the rupture is one of the possible endings of the relationship.

But what are the characteristics of a selfish person?

What causes egoism when it is largely in the relationship? And how can he finally break it up?

The Main Characteristics of a Selfish Man

We can very easily distinguish a selfish one, as long as we know its basic characteristics.

The most common and most easily found in a person who is selfish, and of course in our partner, are the following:

#1 He does not admit his mistakes.

#2 He never makes concessions.

#3 He always wants to be right.

#4 He blames others for his mistakes.

#5 He does not care about the emotional impact of his actions on those around him. Recognizes the points that someone is vulnerable and uses them against him.

#6 He may show manipulative behavior in order to pass his own.

#7 He considers himself superior to others.

#8 He wants to control everything.

#9 It is not easy to share.

#10 It offers no value to others.

Of course, it is extremely rare for someone to combine all ten of these features. Usually, selfish people combine some of these characteristics. However, this list is a sample of the most basic behaviors that one who is selfish can have.

But if one exhibits only one or two of these behaviors, then this does not necessarily mean that one is selfish. He just has some weaknesses and some selfish behaviors, like all of us.

How Selfishness Dissolves Your Relationships

In any case, whatever person you have towards you and no matter how selfish it seems to you, in the end you will have to look at yourself and find how you will function better, you will not behave selfishly and of course, you will be able to deal with them selfish around you.

Once you realize that there is nothing more important than yourself, you will be able to deal with what arises and most importantly, eliminate your selfish behaviors in your relationships.

Because it all starts with us.

Many times, selfish people become toxic and create toxic relationships.

1. Selfishness Dissolves Your Relationships Because Due To Selfishness, You Don’t Communicate Properly With Woman

Selfishness prevents you from creating a quality and deep communication with your partner.

If you are both selfish, it will be very difficult to communicate effectively, as you both want to be right and you have no intention of resolving your issues.

This can often bring you into conflict and ruin your relationship in the long run.

2. There Are Often Conflicts, Tensions And Improper Behaviors

Precisely because you can not really communicate, there are frequent tensions and conflicts in the relationship.

This is due to the fact that you both refuse to make concessions and put yourself in each other’s shoes.

In your mind, it is more valuable to be right than to have a functional and harmonious relationship.

Therefore, when something goes wrong in the relationship, you collide and do not finally resolve the issue.

3. You Are Not In The mood to really listen to each other because you are selfish

Selfishness gets in the way of really listening to what the other person has to say, as everyone only thinks about what they want to say.

Also, because selfish people tend to blame those around them, it will be very difficult for them to become active listeners.

Essentially, they do not care what the other person has to say, as long as their own is heard and they are right.

This creates huge issues in the relationship in the long run, as you have virtually no intention of listening to how the other person feels, as long as you do not back down and show that you were wrong.

  1. Because of Selfishness, You Do Not Understand How the Other Feels

Because the selfish person only looks to be good to himself and is indifferent to the feelings that his actions create in others, he refuses to take the place of his interlocutor and to understand how it can make him feel.

And that can be catastrophic.

If there is no empathy in a relationship, then toxic and negative emotions will be constantly created.

One or both will feel permanently wronged and that their partner is not interested in how they feel.

In a healthy relationship, people want and seek to be and feel good about their partner.

If this very important part is missing, then the relationship becomes catastrophic.

You have to be very careful, because a selfish behavior easily turns into manipulative.

In closing, I want to emphasize that every relationship has pieces that are not so functional.

However, keeping both people constantly selfish can be extremely toxic to both or even lead to separation.

That’s why it’s good to work on our selfish parts and, above all, to accept them. Recognizing and accepting these behaviors is the first step towards their complete elimination.

In addition, we need to understand that a healthy relationship needs empathy, that is, the ability to recognize and care for the other person’s feelings. As well as mutual concessions when needed.

If we operate selfishly, then we do not care to have a successful and quality relationship, but to be good only ourselves.

And this, of course, never leads to the desired erotic results.

from greek article: https://www.menofstyle.gr/giati-o-egoismos-dialyei-tis-scheseis-soy/?fbclid=IwAR39fb4WHntuwPsPLC7CQ5YHFaxAy4n3WcbdiyIXGSW3MEp8nyZATMbjszE

Heaven is Real..But So is Hell

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Heaven is Real..But So is Hell

In Heaven is Real But So is Hell, internationally reknowned speaker, author and mystic Vassula Ryden takes the reader into the supernatural world where she has experienced the hidden forces that affect every moment of our lives. It features her amazing encounters with both good and evil forces and reveals profoundly important messages for all humanity, largely hidden until now. Sometimes harrowing, but filled with hope, it answers many of the questions that people have been asking for thousands of years and at the same time offers a glimpse into God’s love and justice, and of what is soon to come. Ryden, who is based in Greece, has spoken in 79 countries to millions of people. Heaven is Real But So is Hell is her first book release in America.

The World Has Many Questions for God If you could get answers from Him, would you want to?

In this landmark book, author Vassula Rydén, a Greek Orthodox, revisits her remarkable journeys into the supernatural world, and recounts the critical Messages she has received for our modern world. Vassula’s journeys reveal profoundly important answers to many of today’s most pressing questions, as well as those that humankind has been asking since time immemorial.Heaven Is Real But So Is Hell features a firsthand account of:

  • Heaven, hell, and the in between
  • The supernatural world of God and His angels, and of Satan and his demons
  • How God sees our modern world
  • God’s offer of Love and redemption
  • What is in store for our world, based on our response to God’s call

It is one of the most thought provoking books you’ll ever read. How to buy the book

The Book

Imagine if you could peel the fabric separating our world of humans from the world of God. What would you see and hear? What might be revealed? What would you do with what you learned?

Vassula Rydén, in her book, Heaven Is Real But So Is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come shares prophetic messages foretelling events to come and what is meant by the “End of Times.” Through divine locutions, Vassula has received messages from God, in which He warns a time of trial and judgment is near, yet offers us His Love and salvation, before it’s too late. Vassula explains how God is calling us: “In the midst of our modern culture, which continues to turn its back on God, the Lord is offering us a solution to lead millions back to Him before it is too late. God’s love knows no bounds. He hears and answers our prayers! How can we hear His divine Hymn of Love? How can we rekindle the fire of faith?

I believe this book is one of the answers. Heaven Is Real, will attract believers and non-believers alike. I have written detailed descriptions of Heaven and hell, gripping stories of God’s Mercy, His obvious signs and wonders, and most importantly, God’s personal invitation to accept His mercy before His justice arrives. Please read this book and send copies of it to your friends, family and co-workers, and to others who need to know of God’s love and His plans for our generation.”

“Whether you’re a person of faith, or no faith, you’ll be blown away by this book. It may be the most important book you read.”

S. Annunziata – New York, NY

Excerpt

EXCERPT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK:

I’ve been called to see the supernatural… If you met me on the street, you would never suspect this. I look and act much like everyone else. I’m not a nun or a recluse or a gypsy fortune-teller. I’m just like you, yet I’m invited to see in visions a world – a dimension – far beyond you and me.

It’s an invisible world that surrounds us – a world of Angels and demons, and powers and forces that affect every moment of our lives. I see that world, and seeing it changes the way I see our material world. It helps me grasp the hidden meaning behind so many unanswered questions in our lives.

  • Where do people go when they die?
  • Is there a Heaven and a Hell, and anything in between?
  • Do demons or evil spirits exist, or are they just a myth?
  • Does everything happen for a reason?
  • If God is good, why does He allow us to suffer?
  • Can dreams or premonitions tell us the future?
  • Are we living in the last days?
  • Will there be, in the end, any divine justice?

Unending questions about life and death, and what we are all doing here. The answers to many of these questions can only be discovered by seeing them from a different perspective – like turning over the backside of a tapestry to see how all the tangled threads create an elegant image.

And from my earliest days, experiences were given to me by God, not only to enable me to see from that perspective, but for His own reasons as well.

This is a story of amazing, incredible experiences and encounters with the Divine – with God – and what they mean to me, to you, and to the whole world.

Presentation of the Greek edition Heaven is Real, but so is Hell, Cyprus, April 11, 2018

“and Cyprus will grow in My Name and the wind will carry My Words far and wide;

After the successful presentations at Ianos bookstore in Athens and Karavaki bookstore in Rhodes, it was Cyprus’s turn to invite Vassula to present her exciting autobiography Heaven is Real, but so is Hell.  Hence, on April 9th we flew from Rhodes to Athens, remained in transit for two hours, and then continued on to Cyprus.

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http://www.tlig.org/print/en/mission/reports/2018/cyprus-apr-2018/