September 5, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Have you got friends and family living abroad who you’d like to give gifts to this Christmas? Consider some of these clever gift ideas that will definitely brighten up their day.
Delivery
Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to give gifts to friends and family in faraway places. You don’t even have to go to the post office! Order your presents online and get them delivered straight to the recipient’s door if possible.
Be sure that the website you’re ordering from offers international delivery. Otherwise, order the item well in advance so you receive it, have time to repack it and send it on from the post office.
Alternatively, order from a company based in the country where your friends or family reside. But in this case make sure payments can be made via PayPal or with foreign bank cards.
Something From Home
Have they always lived abroad or did they move at some point? If they moved for some reason, send them a parcel to remind them of home.
This could include foods, such as shortbread, oatcakes, malt loaf, marmite, boiled sweets and various types of biscuits to remind them of the UK, for example.
You can also get many different types of premade hampers, full of goodies from chocolates and chutneys to bottles of bubbly.
Keen on sending something other than food? There may also be customs restrictions in operation so sending non-perishable goods could be wiser.
Look at getting items made locally, such as clothing, accessories and jewellery. Most towns and cities have independent boutiques where local craftsmen sell their produce. Souvenir shops are also worth checking out.
To Ease Communication
One of the best gifts you could give is a means of easing communication between the two countries. This doesn’t necessarily have to involve investing in a pricey piece of tech.
If you do have lots of money to spare, and the recipient is a very close friend, relative or perhaps a whole family, you could splurge on an item such as a smartphone, laptop or tablet that ensures you can be in touch anytime and anywhere, whether at the office or sunbathing on the beach.
Order these gifts online, gift wrapped with the delivery address set to be that of the recipient.
No one’s expecting you to spend so much, however. There really are cheaper options too.
You could, for example, arrange for a faster internet connection to be installed in your friend or loved one’s home, if you’ve found communication via the internet quite slow and unreliable in the past.
If you prefer being in touch over the telephone, set up a cheap calling service. Numerous companies offer cheap calls to Australia, Poland, Germany, Pakistan and other countries worldwide. These allow for much cheaper call rates when phoning both from a landline and a mobile to landlines and mobiles abroad.
September 4, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
It is a known fact that smoking is extremely dangerous to your health. Health professionals and government officials have taken various measures in order to educate the public of the different unfavorable effects of smoking to our health. Yet, there are millions of people, who are addicted to their smoking habit. Smoking not only affects the smoker, but also the people around them especially your family. Here are just some ways on how your smoking habit can affect your family.
Increase in Health Risks
One of the ways how smoking affects your family is through their health. While it is true that smokers increase their risk of developing a variety of illnesses and diseases, this increase in health risk is not only confined to them and it extends to the rest of your family members. Studies have shown that second-hand smokers have an even higher risk of developing cancer and other health ailments compared to the smokers themselves. The term second-hand smokers refer to people who are exposed to the smoke emitted by smokers and their cigarettes. The reason why they are at a higher risk is that compared to smokers, the smoke that they inhale is not filtered. And because most of the harmful chemicals and carcinogens are found in the cigarette smoke, prolonged exposure to the smoke is just like making your entire family smoke a cigarette with the filter torn out.
Negative Influence to Your Children
Another way how smoking affects your family is by creating a negative influence to your children. As they grow up, your children look up to you and subconsciously model their behavior to mimic their parents. In fact, studies have shown that children that have taken up a smoking habit during their teenage years are those coming from families where one or both of the parents smoke as well. Even though government officials and school administrators do aggressive efforts to discourage teenagers from starting a smoking habit, seeing their parents smoke can be a whole lot more influential and a factor for them to actually become smokers themselves.
Depletion of the Family Income
With the nations across the world still feeling the effects of the financial crisis that struck them, many families are still coping in stretching the family budget. Smokers unknowingly spend hundreds of dollars each month in order to satisfy their habit by purchasing cigarettes, lowering the household income which is used to purchase basic commodities, pay your children’s tuition fees and your mortgage payments. This depletion of the family income can oftentimes result in tension between you and your spouse regarding financial matters, which can eventually lead to constant arguments, the latter having a psychological effect on your children in the long run.
As you can see, the effects of smoking can be far reaching. Being a parent, you would want to make sure that you are able to keep your family safe, protected and their needs supported. Quitting your smoking habit would not only benefit your health. It would also ensure that your family would remain happy, harmonious and healthy.
September 3, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
India is a huge country with lots of holiday options to lure the travelers from all parts of the country. You can go on vacation with your family to hills, beach or historically rich place and make your family vacation special. Family vacation package in India can include family adventure sports and places where you can unwind and relax. Explore the hilly greens of Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakand and North east as you discover ancient temples, beautiful monasteries, rock formations, springs with stunning vistas of the great Himalayas. We bet that you will never get disappointed on your family vacation to India. Few of the holiday destinations that your family would love to visit are and enjoy the rich culture and historical tours to Delhi, Kolkata, Agra and Jaipur. You can also have an ideal laid back family vacation in south India. So just pack your bags and get ready to explore this beautiful country and take a trip to India so that you can get drenched in the fun and frolic atmosphere and create lifetime memories. So go ahead book your tour now and bring smile to the faces of your loved ones.
AP tourism the name itself fills your mind with endless greenery, amazing beaches to serene lakes, dense forests to dynastic forts, delectable sea food to rich biryani, historic places to Scanturies, shopping zones to parks and many more. This beautiful land is blessed with such fantastic attractions that it is must go for vacationers to explore this land. The place is perfect blend of modernization and natural beauty. With AP tourism one just has to enjoy without making any effort in planning the holiday. They even offer you fabulous tailor made packages as per your interest time constraint. The tourism of the place offers full information about the state along with proper assistance about accommodation, travelling and sightseeing. Holiday packages are specially designed to ensure value for money. The operators provide great discount and best price in you travel like air fare, hotel bookings etc.
So this time if you are planning to spend some time with your family and friends than opt for AP tourism as this state has lot to offer you in terms of vacation and food. So get ready to be part of this incredible state and create lifetime memories that you can cherish throughout your lifetime.
September 2, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Some 50 family members and friends were at the airport holding signs and bouquets of balloons awaiting his arrival. The long wait was finally over. A loud cheer rose from the crowd as the door to the Angel MedFlight Learjet 60 opened and Selester Rowe was taken off the air ambulance on a stretcher. There were hugs. There were tears of joy. On a warm and muggy afternoon in Columbus, Ga., Selester “Les” Rowe was finally home. Just over a year ago Rowe, 63, was the victim of a hit-and-run in San Francisco. The suspect has not been apprehended. Homeless in San Francisco, Rowe suffered brain and spinal injuries along with multiple broken bones and has been recovering in a rehabilitation center. His family wanted him home in Georgia and thanks to a community-wide fundraising effort and Angel MedFlight, those wishes came true last Thursday. James “Monk” Johnson, who attended the same high school as Rowe, spearheaded the effort to raise the funds to pay for Rowe’s flight. A 1975 San Francisco 49ers draft pick, Johnson organized a “Help Les” committee and donations began to come in. Larry Anderson, a high school classmate of Rowe’s, told the Bay City News website the majority of the money was raised in less than two months. Donations came from many sources including several churches and fish fries. Johnson himself doing much of the frying! Once the funds were raised, Angel MedFlight acted quickly to transport Rowe to Columbus. A member of Rowe’s family was unable to make the flight from Oakland, Calif., last week so Angel MedFlight flight coordinator Jessica Merwin stepped in, helping to escort Rowe along with medic Dave Whitehead and flight nurse John McKenna. Merwin had been communicating with the family for about seven months. Finally the face-to-face meeting. After so many phone conversations, Merwin met Rowe’s sister La Creaser Rock. The two exchanged a tight embrace on the tarmac, the happiness and gratitude etched into Rock’s face as she put her arms around Merwin, eyes closed tightly. Before Rowe was transported to the a local care facility, a local pastor led the group in prayer. The ambulance carrying Rowe was given a police escort — lights flashing and sirens wailing. The family’s gratitude grew into Southern hospitality as Merwin and Angel MedFlight videographer Albert Miller were invited to dinner at a local barbeque restaurant. Angel MedFlight’s video documenting Rowe’s journey home will be released soon. The time at the restaurant allowed Merwin and Miller to find out more about Rowe. How he was an architectural engineer at Tuskegee University. His high school pals remembered with smiles that Rowe was always a snazzy dresser and a ladies man. As family and friends downed racks of delicious ribs and sipped lemonade and sweet tea, Rock said Angel MedFlight was a “wonderful, wonderful company to deal with.” Wonderful was the love and support that came from a number of communities, namely San Francisco and Columbus, which raised funds for Rowe’s care and medical transport. Wonderful was the sight of Rowe on the tarmac in Columbus, unable to speak, raising a hand to give his mother a wave. A wave as if to say, ‘Mom, I’m home.’
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August 31, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
What is Pitra Dosha? Pitra refers to ancestors or forefathers and any wrong done by ancestors themselves or to ancestors either by others or their own progenies creates Paitrik or Pitra Dosh. There is a mention of 14 kinds of Pitra-Dosh based on placement and aspect of malefic planets. Rahu is considered the major cause of Pitra Dosh in Vedic astrology. Some astrologers believe that Pitra Dosh is an indication that ancestors of people, who have Pitra Dosh in their horoscope, could not be relieved of their sufferings either due to the results of their own wrong doings or because of unnatural/premature death. It is believed that Pitra Dosh may occur if any ancestors up to the 7th generation (father’s side)/4th generation (mother’s side) had met an unnatural death. Others are of the opinion that Pitra Dosh is the curse of ancestors. It simply means that forefathers of the person having Pitra Dosh in the horoscope are not happy with the native. As a result, native having Pitra Dosh suffers from diseases, failures, disruptions in education and debts etc. State of being childless is also considered the result of this Dosha. Premature or early death due to diseases or accidents is observed in worse cases. Some believe that Pitra Dosh is caused due to lack of fulfilment of any parental desire. Whatever the reasons for Pitra Dosh in one’s horoscope, the native has to clear the debt of forefathers or fulfil the parental desire.
Debt formed by misdeeds of the forefathers has either to be paid, cleared or reduced by good deeds of the progenies.
If this is not possible by any means, there are several remedies available to reduce the bad effects of the Pitra Dosh. One should get suspicious of being under the impact of Pitra Dosh if he/she is observing the following incidences in his/her family life. After finding the indications of Pitra Dosh, it is wise to consult an astrologer to confirm if there is an affliction in the 9th house by any malefic planet. Following signs indicate probability of presence of Pitra Dosh:
Abortion, repeated miscarriages, premature baby birth and innumerable death of children
Problems in conceiving or getting pregnant
Disruption in education and career growth
Delayed marriage, problems in marriage and married life
Spirit (ghost) shadow on the family
Remedy for Pitra/Paitrik/Pitru dosh. When Pitra Dosh is due to abnormal or unnatural early death of any ancestor (Garud Purana 40:4-12) in the manner given in following sentence, a rite called Narayan Bali is performed at Trimbkeshwar, Haridwar, Badrinath and Gaya by learned Pundits/Brahmins/Sadhaks. Unnatural type of death involves death by robbers, murder, arson, curse, animals, snake bite, lightening, fall from mountain, falling of a tree, by a disease, suicide, fasting etc. Performing shraaddha ceremony and pind-daan following specific rituals at the Gaya or any other specified place.
Performing ancestor’s puja during pitra paksha removes Pitra Dosha. Performing puja of the Pipal tree on any Somwati Amavasya reduces the bad effects of Pitra Dosha. First thing to be done is to offer one Yagyopavit
(offer a Janeu) to the tree and second Yagyopavit to Lord Vishnu. Thereafter move around the tree (parikrama) 108 times. While moving, chant the mantra “Om Namo Bhagvate Vaasudevaay Namah” and offer a sweet to the tree during each round.
One more remedy is to feed crows and fish with small balls of cooked rice and sesame seeds mixed with gee on every Saturday. Crows, street dogs & sweepers should be offered food during the Pitra pakchha. Charities like gold and cow to a Brahmin
Perform Rudrabhishek (Rudra Abhishek) in the name of ancestors and Kanya Daan. Pitra Dosh is not a curse of the Ancestors for sure as the horoscope of a person is drawn and decided right at the time of his birth and accordingly any kind of defects are decided at the time of his birth which would include defects like Pitra Dosh, Kaal Sarp Dosh and Manglik Dosh among other defects. Coming to the defect called Pitra Dosh, if this defect is decided at the birth of a person, then what has this person done in this birth to get cursed by the ancestors. I mean if a person grows older and does some bad Karmas or Bad deeds which may bring disgrace to the good and fair name of Ancestors, then it may be considered that the Ancestors are cursing that person. But why curse a person before his birth. And before we move any further, let me tell you that in most of the cases a person born in a family line is none other than one of his own Ancestors. For example a person born in a family line is usually one of the forefathers of that family who has reborn in that family again. According to the theory of Karmic astrology, most of the people are born in the same family lines with same friends and same enemies in so many of their lives until their Karmic debts, duties and rewards are all cleared from that particular group of people or we can call them particular group of Souls. Coming back to the point, what actually is this Pitra Dosh if it is not a curse of the Ancestors? Let’s look into the matter and find out what is Pitra Dosh. Pitra Dosh is not the curse of the ancestors as defined by some astrologers, but it is a debt formed as a result of bad deeds done by the ancestors and this debt has to be paid by the present generation either by taking the punishment decided according to that debt or by doing some specific good Karmic deeds which would help paying this debt so that the degree of punishment may be decreased. And after knowing so much about the definition of Pitra Dosh, let’s find out how this dosh is seen present in a horoscope. Let’s discuss about its remedies. Like all other defects presents in a horoscope, Pitra Dosh is a very technical defect and general remedies are not sufficient for it. It is very important first to identify the planet or planets causing Pitra Dosh and then do the remedies which usually involve Pooja, Mantras, Gemstones and Charities. And for the people who are told that Pitra Dosh is a curse of the ancestors and it can be modified by doing Poojas and charities to pacify and please their ancestors, let me tell you that this remedy is not going to do much good for you because your Ancestors are not cursing you but they are themselves cursed and so you don’t need to pray to them, but you need to pray for them. So in order to relieve yourself and your ancestors of the Pitra Dosh present in your horoscope, identify the planet or planets causing Pitra Dosh in the horoscope and then do specific Remedies to pay the debts of those planets and pacify those planets so that they may reduce the quantum of punishment they are imposing on you.
About Author Jyotishacharya Vinay Sheel Saxena -Bhagya Samhita wale- is a well known indian Vedic Astrologer Horoscope reader and Vastu expert and provides best vedic astrology solutions, vastu remedies, astrology forecast, Horoscope matching and other astrological solutions.