Dealing with alcohol relapse.

A relapse is a condition when a person who had an alcohol addictive experience gives up and becomes addicted again. At first sight everything seems to be just perfect. He stopped drinking, his life is improving. His friends and family believe that everything’s gonna be okay and those terrible times are in the past. Some time later it turns out that they were wrong. And it seems to them that it would never stop. What are actual reasons of relapse and what are possible ways to avoid this kind of experience in future?

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Women and Friendship

Have you ever thought whether friendship between women really exists? And if it exists, does it have the limits?

It all depends on what we mean by the term “friendship”. Are these common parties, telephone talks, common shopping? Or we put a deeper meaning in it: empathy, ability to help in any situation, ability to rejoice at the victories and successes of your friend and be genuinely upset by failures and troubles?

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Traditional Upbringing of Girls in Japan

The upbringing of the girls in Japan is based on the constant prohibitions, endless humiliation and supression of the individuality. They are told that there is nothing pleasant in the life and love and relationships don’t bring any happiness but take away their beauty and youth. Their debt is to sacrifice their lives to the happiness of their husbands and children.

The Japanese women have only the duties and one of the most important duty is to be perfect. They are to have only a couple of bites if they are hungry and to have a small gulp of water if they are thirsty. They avoid exercise to prevent sweating as it is the sign of the plebeian origin.

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Alberto Garcia-Alix.

Alberto Garcia-Alix is a famous Spanish photographer known for his ultimate images of reality. He has been taking pictures professionally since 1976. Garcia-Alix applies to photography to reveal his feelings and emotions, to reveal reality that surrounds him. Some of the most famous portraits taken by Garcia-Alix belong to his acquaintances who died. “His visual speech is composed in accordance with the maps that his life's itinerary has sketched out, maps onto which the photographer sketches his mysterious, emotional and compelling artistic cartography”.

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Madame Tussauds – the Art of Copy

Sometimes the artists create something completely new finding inspiration in their imagination. However, the talent of reproducing the existing object with great preciseness is also a form of art which associates, first of all, with the name of Marie Tussaund who has later become known as Madame Tussaunds.

Marie Tussaund was born in 1761 and moved in Paris together with her family when she was two. Her step-father worked in the sphere of anatomy and made wax busts. Little Marie observed his work not knowing that it will become the passion of her life.

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Saffron: History of Usage

As it was hundreds of years ago the blossom of the Kashmirian crocus are being collected by hand. The snouts of this flower which are reminding the customary cowslips in the western gardens are the raw material for producing the world's most expensive spice called saffron. Unlike the crocuses in the northern regions the saffron crocus breaks out blossoming in autumn. Each flower has only three snouts that should be removed carefully and dried. These snouts are to be harvested only on the first day of blossoming. If one imagines the whole process it will become clear why is saffron that expensive.

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Tips to Improve Your Hairdo

Everyone would probably agree that the most famous hairstyle decoration of 2011 is the wedding crown of Kate Middleton. Its price exceeds 10 million USD. The Queen Elizabeth allowed Kate to choose one of the 80 splendid crowns belonging to the Royal family. Kate Middleton liked the diamond tiara which was presented to the Queen Elizabeth by her father most of all. To make this tiara match the hairstyle of Kate six hairdressers were doing their best. So if you haven’t any diamond tiara yet it’s sensible to use the staff you can find on your dressing table. On the special occasions you may decorate your hair with ribbons, feathers, or precious stones.

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Biography of Vincent Van Gogh

The famous museum of Vincent Van Gogh has gained its overwhelming popularity since its opening in 1973. During the recent years millions of tourists from all over the world have visited the museum. The exhibited drawings, paintings and photos make it possible to trace the stages of forming the talent of the great artist. In addition to that there are more than 700 letters stored in the museum. These letters were written by Van Gogh to his brother Theo. The development of this collection has a long and complicated history.

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Tips to Avoid Hysteria

It is a fact that the women’s nervous system is less stable to the stress of everyday life than the nervous system of men. However, it is not the justification of your right to be hysterical and red-eyed screaming monster. Besides, behaving on the edge of your mind will not make the others want to listen to your arguments. So, it is better to calm down and turn into a normal person again even if inside you the emotional hurricane is roaring. Here are some tips which help you to avoid hysteria.

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The Images Which Do Not Attract Men

Women are bound to be beautiful creatures which have descended on earth from some higher levels of ether. However, sometimes the women overdo a little in issues concerning their appearance and the men tend to run away rather than approach these girls. There are some images you should avoid if you do not want to enjoy loneliness.

First of all, avoid playing a “serious woman” with deep inner world. Of course, your personal qualities are important but it is not necessary to claim that the appearance matters nothing and only shallow men will be attracted by minis and heavy make up. The fact that you have read Kafka in the original language do not give you the right to forget that you are a woman and be beautiful is one of your priorities. Besides, it is the first impression that counts, so it is normal that people judge you by your appearance first and only if they like it they will take the chance to know that you are Kafka expert.

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