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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Woes of a Consumer When There is Upgradation 8 years, 1 month ago

    Upgradation is not always a blessing
    I have a Sony Cyber shot DSC H50 camera which I had bought a few years ago. I have great moments with it as I am a passionate photographer. A few days ago the memory stick […]

    • Yes, my friend they do so knowingly so that they could sell their products they knowingly disappear old electronic spare parts. Thus The camera owner or mobile owner…could buy a new one. It is business technique to sell product.

      If they do not do so who buy their new products? That is why they upgrade all electronics to upset the buyers because they know that so and so ting is the weakness of costumers.

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Pepper is Easy to Grow in Kitchen Gardens 8 years, 1 month ago

    Salt and pepper always pair together. We even have salt and pepper dispensers one sees on dining tables. But many do not know where the pepper comes from or how it is grown.  There is white pepper powder and b […]

    • Pepper is an ingredient that doesn’t lack in my kitchen. I happen to use pepper in most of my dishes, I usually feel if I don’t cook good with pepper it doesn’t taste right, I always feel like something is missing. In fact i tried to plant pepper one time using some dried seeds but nothing came out of it. I was then told that pepper grows on its own, when I asked how I was told about birds the way the would carry seeds from one pls a to another. So as they do this they also drop seeds in their way and that’s how I ended up with two trees of pepper growing in my small backyard garden. At that will save me from having to buy pepper all the time. I now have pepper at my disposal at anytime that I need.

    • Yes pepper growing in home garden is the best method as you have described in your article but the most amazing feature of pepper is the birds gathering the harvest season I will call the peppers birds as the humming birds that make their nests in the pepper trees I like the most Humming bird but you did not mention the lover of pepper tree.

      Pepper is useful for liver it blocks jaundice anon if pepper is present enough in your body. Pepper and clove its mixture is the best mixture for curry.

      Besides, Brazilian pepper of red color is also famous all over the world but you did not discuss in your article.

    • Thanks for that info on Brazilian pepper. The birds that come in groups to eat our pepper are not humming birds. They look like sparrows – a bigger version. I will try and find out what they are called.

    • If am to say to mention the important crops that can be grown in kitchen gardens, I will first of all talk about pepper and tomato.
      But the most important is pepper because one can’t do without it when cooking and it’s very easy to grow.
      Not just very easy to grow, it’s harvest is multiple. One stand yields tens of pepper unlike tomato.
      Pepper can easily be grown by just pouring a water containing a lot of its seed, when the crop starts germinating, the farmer picks them and plant them in due places around the kitchen garden.
      Pepper grow very fast and also yield very fast and in multiples and it yields two times before weaning and dying.
      Pepper has different colours, we have the red pepper, the green paper and the yellow pepper and all vary slightly in properties.
      Pepper require soil with high moisture content to enhance its growth and production and a closet look at it will make it yield a lot.
      Pepper is very important that no meal can be prepared without it. It goes in hand with salt.
      For me I think it is the best crop to be planted in the kitchen garden, other crops follows.

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Games at Parties Bind Everyone Together 8 years, 1 month ago

     

    An informal party be it a birthday or an anniversary celebration is not complete if there are no games.  Games bind the guests together giving them the opportunity to mingle and mix. Not all guests project t […]

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Old is Gold And That Refers to Songs as Well 8 years, 1 month ago

    Somehow songs of today vanish from my scene and from my head too, with the same speed they arrived. But the old numbers are there for keeps. They linger on.

    How can one forget Jim Reeves, Engelbert, Frank […]

    • I guess we have something in common. I am also a person of the olden days. I love my old time music. What you are saying is actually very true, if you try to compare the music that we listen to nowadays is far for what we used to listen to back in the days. Some of the songs have some ridiculous beats they are either too fast or or the beat is just so confusing you wouldn’t know what to make out of it. You have actually taken me back way back when Christmas was all about Jim Reeves and BonnyM. No one could beat this two groups in christmas carols. The songs that are coming out nowadays are a rendition of those songs but they still don’t bring out the feel of Christmas. I miss those days, and the only way I can bring it back is take out my cassettes yes cassettes from way back and play some of them. I was amazed the other day when I played an Abba tape and it was playing perfectly on one ofmy favorite old radio. At least the good thing is that we have Utube where we can download and listen to those old ballards.

    • It is right that old is gold now the song writers have dies and new writers do not have passion to write songs and carol due to money greed and other modern life activities.

      Old songs are beautiful and fascinating and charming to ears and a solace for mind and soul.

      If you get in a taxi in the Andean mountains of South America, you’ll likely hear on the radio popular English songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Why? The drivers generally don’t speak English, yet they love listening to old English songs, a passion that is shared by non-English speaking countries around the world.

      For this reason, the most popular classic “old” songs from around the globe are generally those that were recorded in English.

      Despite the dark nature of the song (essentially, it is about stalking), “Every Breath You Take” was named song of the year for 1983 and is one of the only singles in history to have sold over 10 million copies. The song was nominated for three Grammy awards and took home two, including “Song of the Year”.

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    Treathyl FOX wrote a new post, Organization and Time Management for My Work at LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    Many of you may already know that I’m working on several work-at-home projects, just like most of you. Effective organization and time management skills are “key” if you multitask.

     

     
    Slightly off point […]

    • i do not know how I missed this blog. Well written. Multi tasking is fine provided one does it without getting flustered.

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    Dawnwriter replied to the topic Plagiarism in forums and in articles in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 8 years, 1 month ago

    It makes me so angry when I read plagiarised posts on any website. It’s theft and nothing else. And the grand ship of Bubblews sank because the admins did nothing to check plagiarists and scammers. I am glad that now site admins are taking this issue very seriously.

    As members we too should be vigilant and report any stuff that looks dodgy.

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    Managed to reach my goal of 20 approved and published posts before the end of the year here on Literacy Base. I know other members are way ahead of me and I’ll never catch up. But at least I set myself a reasonable goal and was able to accomplish it. YAY! 🙂

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, The Versatile Chicken for Your Dining Table 8 years, 1 month ago

    With red meats being pronounced as unhealthy most non vegetarians go for chicken and fish these days.
    Although some rear their own chicken there are chicken stalls where one sells live chickens as well as those […]

    • One thing for sure about Literacy Base. If I ever need meal ideas, I know where to find them! Chicken is very versatile. You can make many wonderful meals for your family and they will be satisfied and happy! 🙂

    • Yes, your recipe is wonderful and easy to cook at every home. but I do no like to eat chicken due to these ten reasons:

      1. Chicken are feed antibiotics and drugs to keep them alive and to increase their weight. Thus antibiotics enter into human body.

      2. Its meat becomes full of high risk antibiotic resistant is dangerous to human health.

      3. They grow very soon on the basis of strides and antibodies if we eat chicken means we eat dangerous food that attacks human heart.

      4. Chicken live in stick and thus outbreaks diseases among them and they come into market for selling actually they are selling diseases.

      5.dead chicken are reeaten to the alive chicken turning them into food with the chemicals.

      6. It is Systematic Human Rights Violation because the chiekin sellers are selling poison in market.

      7. chickens cannot bear their own weight because giving them chemicals to eat thus it damages human cells and body structure.

      8. Chicken eaters must look it feed making process they will not eat chicken never in life.

      9. All types of waste of animals are mixed into the food of chicken it is very dangerous for human health.

      10. We eat poison if we eat chickens at home and if we feed our children with chicken food we are the enemies of our children.

    • Broilers are a modern trend. We get them here to.

    • So far so good. Probably what we get here is minus all those threats that you have outlined.

    • Protein is key to the human diet, especially for younger people, because the body uses it to create new cells and maintain or repair existing cells. The body also uses protein to produce enzymes, which help catalyze processes such as digestion, metabolism and storage of fat.

      Chicken consists of high-quality protein (that is, protein that contains the eight essential amino acids) and a relatively low amount of fat. In addition, fat in chicken is mostly of the unsaturated type, which protects against heart disease. Thus, chicken is often recommended by physicians and nutrition counselors as an alternative to red meat (beef and pork), which typically has more fat and more saturated fat. Chicken breast without the skin has less fat than sirloin steak, pot roast, 80 or 90 percent lean hamburger, pork chops, or ham.

      Dark meat has a somewhat higher fat content than white meat and contains more connective tissue than white meat. Its fat content, however, is an advantage in some circumstances. For example, dark meat holds up to the intense heat of outdoor grilling because some of the fat and collagen melts during the cooking process and keeps the meat moist.

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, The Importance of Knowing Our Body 8 years, 1 month ago

    We had a science subject while at school when we had surface knowledge about the human anatomy. We studied about it merely to get pass marks and the moment we left the portals of our school everything was […]

    • I solve your problem that you want to take care of your internal organs. Keep in mind first of all all diseases enter into human body through negative thinking. Negative thinking block human brain cells’ activities and thus the brain becomes unable to convey the signal to the organ to which the brain is linked while positive thinking prolongs life on earth.

      Human body consists of cell and the sells’ food is mineral an vitamins. We can take minerals from all grain, fruits, and dry fruits, but we can get vitamins from all types of vegetables. If some eats balanced diet we will remain hale and health and will enjoy long life on earth.

      I have written a long article full of most precious information these organs Name, ( Human body Auto Maintenance Timings)It is most important article on the organs you ask. Yo read the article and act upon the advice you will enjoy health for a long time without any disease.

    • You ar3 absolutely right, knowing our bodies is very important nothing should be ignored. True in school we only did biology for the sake of doing exams, but as you grow up when the body starts changing and reacting to different things, we go into panic not knowing what to do. You make a lot of sense when you say that when we know our bodies and their parts and where they are situated, it would be so much easier to take care of the organs because we know what they need. That statement has actually caught my eye and has clicked something in my mind know your body. Many times we will have this pains and aches in our bodies and we wouldn’t even tell where they are inside our bodies and we will rely solely on Thu doctors to search and find out what and where the problem is. I know I sometimes search the net to find out what organ does what and what we need to avoid some sicknesses but I quickly get bored an turn to something else. Today I have learned something new and I will always take my body seriously as I do other things.

      • Before doctors decide what to do with our sickness we can help them with information and that information could be strengthened if we know more about our body.

    • My dear you are very right. Can remember when we were in sec school learning biology, studying the importance of the body systems and their diagrams and knowing also how to draw them. Then we studied all this for exam sake so as to be the best graduating students and also to get very good grades. Most time we crammed all these and forgot it as soon as we write the subject exams.
      But as it stands now, at this my age I have realized alot the importance of knowing ones body system and how the body system react to changes in the environment.
      Whenever i react to any change it brings me back to what I was thought in my secondary school.
      As it stands now I know very well the drugs my body rejects and I also know the food my stomach doesn’t accept. Knowing all this and reacting to them shows that I have detected a bit change my body experiences in relation to the food and drugs.
      When you know the importance of your body system, you will be at low risk because you will know how your body Works, what makes your body and what Mars your body. Knowing this very well you won’t face critical disease challenge.
      You will also know when your body feels week abnormally and when you feel the change you tend to do something very quick about it thereby reducing any risk of complications.
      One important thing on life is knowing your body system very well and reacting to the changes your body system makes.

      • We as individuals should know what is going on in our body and this we will know if we know what lies where (lol)

    • knowing something is not a bad thing. I am confining my discussion only to knowing. One should be capable of explaining the problem to a Dictor. This is the use of knowing about our system.

      One should also remember that after knowing the body system never prefer to have a self-medication. It is the duty of a Doctor. So tell him the problem and he will take care of everything.

      As far as other treatments like Yoga Reiki, etc. one can approach an expert and practice it at home.

      There are some general tonics and herbal medicines which you can take. But it is better always to consult a Doctor and take his opinion.

      • I agree with you that we should always consult a doctor but we can help the doctor diagnose correctly and this we can do if we know our body

    • Every person should know the different parts of his body either he is a student or an ordinary citizen. This is paving the way to know how every part of the body functions and also to be aware of something goes wrong with any part of the body. In so doing, he would be aware on what to tell the doctor once he gets sick and the doctor wouldn’t find any difficulty in diagnosing his sickness.

      When I was studying in high school, I focused myself on the different system of the body from digestive system to respiratory system, from muscular system to skeletal system, from circulatory system to nervous system, from lymphatic system to endocrine system. But I didn’t have the intention or the plan to be a doctor someday. I was just curious how does a human body functions by the foods he eats.

      As I continued my higher studies, I had realized that like the human body has different systems for a different functions, the person has also manifested various personalities which made up the man of what he is in the society and in the community where he lives.

    • Thanks. It is only when we know what lies where in our body we can guide the docotor who is treating us.

    • You are so right. Our DNA influences our personality.

      • It is DNA in which stay fundamental traits and characteristics of someone on birth we get it on birth from our parent. Actually it is DNA in which is hidden our destiny. Therefore it is said that character is destiny.

        One can change DNA’s traits of someone it is the box in which are written our daily deeds of day and night.

    • The digital world is surely going to help mankind with quick diagnosis

    • In DNA lies heredity, and heredity is a seed of human personality it will flourish in the atmosphere and environment which we find when we open our eyes. We can choose neither our parents not environment nor DNA these three things we find ready made.

      These three things make human personality. If the seed is good and atmosphere is not proper for the seed the seed traits will not appear in the tree of personality. That is why, we see variable characters on earth.

      • It took science so many years to educate us on DNA. I am not sure when it was the first time that they talked about it.

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Choosing Perennials to Ensure Colour Throughout The Year 8 years, 1 month ago

     

    It is good to have perennials in one’s garden that bloom at different times in the year so that the garden has some flower at all times.

    We have the bougainvillea that start blooming around October and […]

    • Well I just think we ought to thank the good Lord for perennials! It is always so nice to see a patch of color, especially during the months of the year when the skies are gray and gloomy. 🙂

      • There are so many perennials to choose from. After a bit of observation one should be able to pick those that do well in their garden.s

    • There are four seasons, autumn, winter, spring and summer. each of the season has its own flowers, colors and smell and creepers as Keats has said. Perennials belong to summer ignoring the other three three seasons is not justice. I think we must plant according to season because seasonal plants are healthful for human beings.

      I like Dahlias, the pick color rose remains from spring to autumn in different colors. The second Sasanqua Camellias flowers in pink and while colors look very beautiful evergreen leaves never fading. The third is light pink rose the queen flower.

      These are the flower that never lose its charm even in winter and autumn because it has power to keep alive self in winter and autumn.

      • Dahlias are my favourite too but they are seasonal and need a lot of care. There are easy to grow perennials like the bougainvillea and alamanda that do their duty without much pampering.

    • There are four seasons and there are flowers associated with each season. Similarly, there are vegetables and fruits that grow in a particular season. The rose will be available in large numbers during summer and so also the Jasmine. They need good

    • Seasonal flowers and vegetables need to be planted each year unlike perennials that remain in the garden for years.

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, Welcome to the World of Chocolates 8 years, 1 month ago

    When the word chocolate is mentioned most think of Swiss or Cadbury. But there is more beyond Swiss and Cadbury chocolates.

    I am a chocolate foodie and have travelled widely. My main shopping has been […]

    • I like black chocolate and white chocolate but sweet chocolate is also tasty if you eat my cousins live America and Canada when they come to home they bring with them chocolate black and dark chocolates especially for me because they know I like it most and love it with my heart.

      In my country milk chocolate and sweet chocolate are available easily in all markets and every body can buy the chocolates easily with the pocket money. I think chocolate if full of copper is a very essential mineral of human body therefore I take always black chocolate is also useful to strengthen human brain and makes thinking power better.

      Its mixture is made with mint, vanilla, coffee orange, strawberry, sugar and milk…in different countries chocolate taste is different due to flavor but in Japan Pure chocolate and Quasi chocolate both are famous among the old and young.

      I recommend black chocolate because it is full of copper most useful for brain activities. If you have any chance do eat Italian black chocolate.

      • I just love chocolates and now that we can get anything online I get them regularly. I am expecting a parcel of milk chocolates and it should be here any moment (lol) I have yet to acquire a taste for dark chocolate.

    • Chocolates are really very nice. I can remember when I used to eat chocolate, back in the days of my primary school when we go to our canteen with money, buy a lot of chocolates and sometimes share them among out classmates.
      I was a chocolate freak until my senior secondary when u first had my first tooth ache and was told by my dentist that it was the accumulation of sugar in my teeth. Then I use to eat every type of biscuits especially the very sugary ones. The doctor advised me not to take it but if at all I will take it I should make sure I brush my teeth after that, but I can’t be doing that always so I have to stop. My dentist didn’t just advice me, my tooth was also removed. Chewing gum was also the cause.
      But as time passed, I started seeing reasons with my dentist. Chocolate is a gummy brown solid. I started remembering when after taking lots of chocolate my teeth will have problem that day. So I had to heed to the doctors advice and stopped chewing chocolate though I really miss it.
      But going through this post am made to understand that non sugary chocolate exist. Am very sure not aware of that. I have always think all chocolates are sugary in nature because I think that is what gives it the name chocolate. But a chocolate without sugar, do you think it should still be called chocolate, I don’t think so. But if exists, I will have to buy it and give it a try.
      Though chocolate can harm your tooth, chocolate has made advantages. If I really don’t wanna eat chocolate, I can dissolve it in a very hot water (though it doesn’t dissolve totally), add milk and drink it. It’s very delicious,i really enjoy it. I can use it to eat bread. In fact it makes a tea.
      Not just that, I think it helps in improving the health of the body system if taking moderately.
      Though am no longer in touch with chocolates,i miss it.
      Wish I could go back to eating it……

    • Chocolate buddies! 😉

    • I love chocolate as well.Black chocolate is my favorite.Before i used to eat that just for taste but now i was visiting one of the website last time where i red that the benefits of chocolate it is good for our health.

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    peachpurple wrote a new post, How to Make Crispy Rose Cookie 8 years, 1 month ago

    I remembered vividly when my mom took me and my brother to our Indian neighbor’s house for celelbrating Deepavali, we had enjoyed munching one of the cookies which they had shared with us.

     

    I didn’t know […]

    • How exquisite! I love pretty food! Sharing! 🙂

    • The cookie is one of the best cookies made on Deepavali by our Hindu families I think it is their national dish yea it looks like a pick rose but I do not know its taste. Actually is Anglo Indian cookie but is famous among the Indian during Deepavali festival and among the Christians during Christmas. It is made on the pattern on the Christmas fruit cake.

      I think it will be delicious in taste.

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    peachpurple wrote a new post, Chee Cheong Fun ( Steamed Rice Noodle Roll) Recipe 8 years, 1 month ago

    What is Chee Cheong Fun?
     

    Chee Cheong Fun is the Chinese name for Steamed Rice Noodle Roll, a popular light breakfast in the Chinese community.

     

    It was originally found in Southern China, the C […]

    • Noodles are fun food. I don’t usually eat breakfast. (Usually not hungry when I wake up.) But if these were served, I’d make an exception.

      Since this is a breakfast item, do they have restaurants where they serve “Breakfast All Day” in China like we do in America?

    • Wow! I’ll try this one on my breakfast just to spice things a bit!

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    bestwriter wrote a new post, The Grandeur of Waterfalls the World over 8 years, 1 month ago

    Waterfalls are seen the world over. Some are famous for their height, some for the gush of water and some for their size. Some are seen in picturesque natural  surroundings and even underwater.

    Niagara Falls […]

    • Wow! What a sight to behold! Love it!

    • This is a spectacular view oohh my God. This is a place I would love to be at and just spend the whole day there listen to the waters, feel the cool breeze am sure there are also birds in the air chimming away. Who wouldn’t want to be in such a place. I like places where there is a lot of peace and quietness. While there I would go into time of meditation immediately. You know there are many falls all over the world but are probably not recognized by the world over. Like in our country we ha e quite a number in different places. I remember once when I want to one of the falls for a weekend get away, and I just loved the place. It gave me so much peace within. Though am usually told that it is not good to be too close to the barriers because it’s dangerous, someone can easily fall with the force that is caused with the water. Like in Zambia where we ha e the victoria falls, it is said that when you go near it you can easily be swallowed by what only the residents and the God knows. I don’t know if it’s a myth but that’s what the residents think.

      • Victoria falls swallowing people!! May be the Net can expose some facts.
        At Niagara Falls we went on the Maid of the Mist Boat and we went very close to the falls and the mist of the falls fell on us.

    • Waterfall is the beauty of nature and the language of nature but a few know what the waterfalls say to the visitors. There are countless waterfalls all over the world but some are most fascinating for the visitors. Waterfalls are definitely the natural wonders on Earth. Visiting some of these waterfalls below might be a breathtaking experience, since they overwhelm with the stunning sight, as well as a splitting voice.

      The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a gorgeous waterfall, located on the Zambia and Zimbabwe border. The water of Zambezi river falls down in a straight line for 354 ft (108 m). It is wide ( 5,604 ft/1,708 m), therefore water spray raises very high and can be spotted from many kilometers away.

      Iguazu Falls are found on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Not very high (285 ft/87 m), but very impressive: it has 275 cascades, that form a horseshoe and stretch for 8858ft (2700 m).

      Angel Falls is the highest in the world, which falls down uninterrupted for 3,212 ft (979 m). You can visit it in Canaima National Park, which is protected by UNESCO. It is named after its discoverer US aviator Jimmie Angel.

      Kaieteur Falls is found in Guyana. Water falls for 741 ft (226 m), then it reaches the first of the many steep cascades. It attracts many tourists, who like extreme trips, since the fall is in the middle of a wilderness with no urban amenities.

      Niagara Falls is probably the most famous in the world. It marks US and Canada border. Niagara is formed of two sections – the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side – that are separated by an island. The Horseshoe Falls are more impressive: water here drops 173 ft (53 m), while the American Falls drop only 70–100 ft (21–30 m).

    • OH MY GOD…I can watch it over and over again.
      It is mesmerising. I have always been fond of waterfall but these are priceless natural beauties that any human eye will definetly appreciate.

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    Treathyl FOX wrote a new post, Four Major Cities in the State of Texas 8 years, 1 month ago

    If you ever plan to travel on business or vacation in the state of Texas, know that there are four major cities: Austin, which is the state capital; Dallas; Houston; and San Antonio. These Texas cities were at one […]

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