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One of my goals this is to get my drivers permit and become a better driver.

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This past year I learned How to cut my own hair so I can save money,look forward to a job,and so I don't have to rely on anyone.

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New York City rings in the New Year with the ball drop in Times Square

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3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 1/2 tablespoons honey

1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

4 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley

4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon

salt and pepper to taste

Great Value Salt, 26 oz

1 lemon, for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. In a small bowl, stir together butter, mustard, and honey. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together bread crumbs, pecans, and parsley.

3. Brush each salmon fillet lightly with honey mustard mixture, and sprinkle the tops of the fillets with the bread crumb mixture.

4. Bake salmon 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with a wedge of lemon.

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Salmon fillets brushed with honey and Dijon mustard, coated with bread crumbs and baked.

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6 thick-cut pork chops

4 tart apples, peeled and sliced

Organic Apples Bagged Organic Gala Apples 2 Lb

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1 large onion, sliced

water to cover

1 quart sauerkraut

1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, or to taste

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops in hot skillet, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain.

2. Arrange apples and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker; top with browned pork chops. Pour in enough water to cover bottom of the slow cooker crock.

3. Cook on High for 3 hours (or on Low for 6 hours). Add sauerkraut and fennel seed to pork chop mixture. Cook for 1 more hour.

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Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut with Apples Recipe

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Serve this slow cooker pork and sauerkraut with apples on New Year's day for a year of good luck.

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Centuries ago it was customary to begin the New Year with a spotlessly clean house. As a result, houses were thoroughly cleaned as it signified a fresh start to the New Year.

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Irish New Year traditions that span the centuries

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Irish New Year's traditions to rid yourself of bad luck and receive good luck for the coming year. Ring in the New Year like the Irish!

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Just before midnight on New Year's Eve, people hold hands and sing a traditional song called "Auld Lang Syne".

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One tradition done by japan is every year at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, Buddhist temples all over Japan ring their bonsho (temple bells) an even 108 times, an event known as joya no kane. This number represents the number of human desires, which according to the Buddhist faith lead to pain and suffering. Joya no kane is a ritual meant to drive away these negative emotions from the past year.

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New Year's has always been an important holiday in Japan. It's a chance for families to not only reflect on the past year and their dreams for the future but also to spend time together, catch up, cook, eat, and play games. Discover both modern and traditional Japanese New Year's traditions.

Joya no kane

Every year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, Buddhist temples all over Japan ring their bonsho (temple bells) an even 108 times, an event known as joya no kane. This number represents the number of human desires, which according to the Buddhist faith lead to pain and suffering. Joya no kane is a ritual meant to drive away these negative emotions from the past year.

Toshikoshi soba

Toshikoshi soba, or year-end soba, is a dish of noodles in hot broth traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve. It's a simple meal usually enjoyed at home with family or friends. There's no set recipe for toshikoshi soba; therefore, everyone can add their own little twist to the dish.

O-sechi ryori

O-sechi ryori is the New Year's Day feast. Each element of the dinner is intended to invite luck, prosperity, and good health for the new year. This annual tradition once required days of meticulous planning and preparation, but luckily, people can purchase premade o-sechi in advance from department stores and restaurants.

Mochi

Mochi, a type of chewy rice cake, is a classic Japanese New Year's food. These little round cakes are even used in certain New Year's decorations, such as the kagami mochi. A very traditional New Year's activity is preparing the mochi yourself on New Year's Day. Making mochi requires a lot of time and effort though, so most people are happy to buy premade versions.

Nenga

Nenga are New Year's greetings. Sending nenga greeting cards to friends and family is a very popular New Year's tradition. So at this time of year in Japan, the post office makes a special effort to ensure everyone's nenga are delivered on New Year's Day.

Hatsumode

During the first few days of the new year, many people head out for hatsumode, the first shrine visit of the year, to pray, make wishes, express gratitude, and stock up on lucky charms. Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines are lively on this day, with snack vendors and stalls giving the occasion a festive atmosphere.

Hatsuhinode

Hatsuhinode is the first sunrise of the new year. People gather on mountaintops, observatories, beaches, and anywhere else with a good view of the horizon to catch the hatsuhinode and pray for good fortune and happiness in the coming year.

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New Year's has always been an important holiday in Japan. It's a chance for families to not only reflect on the past year and their dreams for the future but also to spend time together, catch up, cook, eat, and play games. Discover both modern and traditional Japanese New Year's traditions.

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In 45 B.C., New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect.

Soon after becoming Roman dictator, Julius Caesar decided that the traditional Roman calendar was in dire need of reform. Introduced around the seventh century B.C., the Roman calendar attempted to follow the lunar cycle but frequently fell out of phase with the seasons and had to be corrected. In addition, the pontifices, the Roman body charged with overseeing the calendar, often abused its authority by adding days to extend political terms or interfere with elections.

In designing his new calendar, Caesar enlisted the aid of Sosigenes, an Alexandrian astronomer, who advised him to do away with the lunar cycle entirely and follow the solar year, as did the Egyptians. The year was calculated to be 365 and 1/4 days, and Caesar added 67 days to 46 B.C., making 45 B.C. begin on January 1, rather than in March. He also decreed that every four years a day be added to February, thus theoretically keeping his calendar from falling out of step. Shortly after Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C., Mark Anthony changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) to honor him. Later, the month of Sextilis was renamed Augustus (August) after his successor.

Celebration of New Year's Day in January fell out of practice during the Middle Ages, and even those who strictly adhered to the Julian calendar did not observe the New Year exactly on January 1. The reason for the latter was that Caesar and Sosigenes failed to calculate the correct value for the solar year as 365.242199 days, not 365.25 days. Thus, an 11-minute-a-year error added seven days by the year 1000, and 10 days by the mid-15th century.

The Church became aware of this problem, and in the 1570s Pope Gregory XIII commissioned Jesuit astronomer Christopher Clavius to come up with a new calendar. In 1582, the Gregorian calendar was implemented, omitting 10 days for that year and establishing the new rule that only one of every four centennial years should be a leap year. Since then, people around the world have gathered en masse on January 1 to celebrate the precise arrival of the New Year.
READ MORE: 5 Ancient New Year's Celebrations

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The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time on New Year's Day

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In 45 B.C., New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect. Soon after becoming Roman dictator, Julius Caesar decided that the traditional Roman calendar was in dire need of reform.

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In New York there is a ball that drops with a count down of  10 seconds to welcome the new year. This is a very special tradition.