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Don't Listen to What They Say - Watch How They Say It!

Don't Listen to What They Say - Watch How They Say It!

The main character of the series "Lie to Me" (2009), Dr. Lightman (actor Tim Roth), just like the well-known Dr. House, claims that all people lie. He can distinguish lies from the truth almost infallibly - not by listening to how convincingly a person speaks, but by observing their facial expressions and gestures.

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Man's Horoscope - Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

Man's Horoscope - Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

For Aries, the female is supreme above all else. For him to feel satisfied, the love affair must be somewhat mysterious - he is drawn to mystical phone calls, carefully prepared secret meetings and the like. The joy of conquest is far less important to him than the conquering itself.

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How to Make Soap-Sponges?

How to Make Soap-Sponges?

If you have the idea of preparing heartfelt gifts in bulk for Easter or other celebrations for friends, relatives and acquaintances, then I have an idea - a handmade soap-sponge. Universal, practical, crafted with imagination and the warmth of the maker's hands.

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The Vintage Style

The Vintage Style

Nowadays, specially aged or genuinely old items that are now as if gaining a second life are increasingly coming into fashion. In various shops and jewellery stalls one can purchase handmade items - splendid little brooches, lace jabots, aged little boxes with symbols and motifs of past eras, scarves, retro handbags, kerchiefs, slippers and goodness knows what else, reminiscent of things seen in the depths of mothers' or even grandmothers' wardrobes. Beloved, well-worn items that it seemed a pity to throw away are now becoming relevant and stylish. But what exactly is vintage?

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Depression

Depression

Which of you or your acquaintances or colleagues has ever brought a sick note to work stating that they were absent for two or three weeks due to depression? At least no such case is known to me in Latvia. Moreover, most people don't even regard it as an illness but as a weakness of will. They'd say - he simply can't pull himself together, why is he playing the helpless one!

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The Curriculum Vitae of Rammstein's Members

The Curriculum Vitae of Rammstein's Members

For all fans of the band Rammstein and industrial metal, 4 March of this year is a big day, when their idols will take to the stage right here in Riga with their far-famed pyrotechnics, scandalous stage image, and no less provocative song lyrics. Six men in their prime will do everything to leave the audience with an unforgettable aftertaste and a powerful emotional and quite extraordinary experience. Here I have compiled improvised CVs for each of the Rammstein members, offering a glimpse behind the commercially successful rough stage persona.

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How to Felt Warm House Slippers?

How to Felt Warm House Slippers?(2)

This time I will tell and show how you can make finished felted wool slippers with your own hands. In my opinion, such slippers are great both for shuffling around the house yourself and as a gift - for grandma at Easter, for example.

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Woman's Horoscope - Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

Woman's Horoscope - Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

An incurable romantic, her temperament is as though turned inward. At different stages of life she fantasises about various figures and nurtures illusions, whose common feature is their unreality. In childhood she was an enthusiastic reader of fairy tales, and imagined figures seem to her no less real than living ones. Her first acquaintances are nice, delicate, romantic young men who have not yet fully come to terms with their sexual desires.

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Felting - a Lovely Hobby or a Fashion Trend?

Felting - a Lovely Hobby or a Fashion Trend?

Three weekends I attended wet felting classes at "Svētku darbnīca" in the delightful Kalnciema Quarter in Pārdaugava. I discovered what can be made from initially not-so-appealing wool roving and soapy water, and became genuinely hooked on creating various felted pieces.

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