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The Health Benefits of Goji Berries

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:30:04 +0000

The goji berries alias wolfberries are orange-red berries that are native to China. The goji berries contains many powerful antioxidants that can prevent DNA changes, cancer and many other illnesses. The fruit is rich on vitamin A that has anti-aging effect and protect your vision. What is important is that goji berries contains 18 amino acids, 6 essential vitamins, 5 carotenoids and 22 trace minerals including zinc, selenium, iron, potassium, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin C, beta-carotene and zeaxanthin. You can consume goji raw, dried or just add it to you favorite cooked meal.

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American Eskimo Dog from the Spitz Family

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:22:06 +0000

The American Eskimo dog from the Spitz family has nothing to do with the Eskimos. The American Eskimo dog is an excellent watchdog. His job is to protect his home and family. This breed is known to was a part of traveling circuses in America. This breed is not suitable for the first-time dog owners because the Eskie performs its dominant behavior if it is not well trained, but they can learn very fast.

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Wonderful Flowers of Pitaya Alias Dragon Fruit

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:08:45 +0000

The Pitaya flower is a cactus flower of the genus Hylocereus. Actually pitaya is the fruit. This fruit is known under the name dragon fruit too. These plants are native to Mexico and Central and South America. The fruits are eaten raw without skin, just the flesh inside. It has small seeds similar to kiwi. The taste of the fruit is mild sweet. There are three types of this cactus – Hylocereus undatus (red pitaya/red skin-white flesh), Hylocereus costaricensis (Costa Rica pitaya/red skin-red flesh) and Hylocereus megalanthus (yellow pitay/yellow skin-white flesh). The pitayas are good source of vitamin C, lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

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Famous Beaches and Holiday Resorts of Egypt

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:05:52 +0000

Egypt is popular travel destination not just for the European countries but for rest of the world too. Egypt is proud on many famous beaches and holiday resorts. Famous resorts in the central delta are Ras el-Bahr, Baltim and Gamasa. Very popular are beach resorts near el-Alamein with many holiday villages. Ubayyad and Agiiba beaches are famous for a crystal-clear water, silvery sand and shallow upto 200 meters into the sea. Na’ama Bay is known for its diving center which conquers the heart of swimmers with love for diving and snorkeling. Another interesting beaches are Maagana Beach, Suez Alexandria Beaches, Abu Kir Suburb, Sidi Kir, King Mariut, Abu Mina and Sidi Abdel Rahman Beach. And we of course cannot forget on the most famous tourist resort of the Red Sea coast called Hurghada.

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Patagonia As the Land of the Magellan Giants

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:39:04 +0000

The Patagonia is a land laying oi the theritory of Argentina and Chile. The land contains extreme high glaciers and mountains to steppelike flats. So why I called the Patagonia the land of giants? Because of the discoverer Ferdinand Magellan and his expedition. The native people of Patagonia were in average about 1,80 cm tall which was, to comparison to average Spaniards of height 155 cm of that time, much taller and the expedition called them giants. It is not known where the word Patagón came from, but it is assumption that the word came from Spanish novel by Francisco Vázquez, which was the inspiration for the Magellan naming.

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What is a Triathlon Sport About

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:11:17 +0000

A triathlon sport is about endurance, about correct timing of your speed and proper fueling of your body. Like all the endurance sports, its about your motivation and about excellent training and preparation all over the years. The most famous triathlon is the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. This year will take place on October 13, 2012. The last year winner was Alexander Craig with the total time 08:03:56 – 2.4 mile (3.8 km) swim for 51:56, 112 mile (180 km) bike ride for 4:24:05 and finally marathon (26.2 mile/42 195 m) for 2:44:03. So do you think that you can do it? Think twice;)

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Outstanding Works of Art in Collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:13:16 +0000

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts alias MIA started its mission in the year 1883 when 25 citizens of Minneapolis founded the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts. Since then, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts collects outstanding works of art and the collection grown to over 80 000 objects from starting 800. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has artefacts separated into 7 areas – Arts of Africa + the Americas, Contemporary Art + Decorative Arts + Textiles and Sculpture, Asian Art, Paintings, Photography and New Media, Prints and Drawings and Textiles. The MIA is a free museum that operates thanks to corporate memberships (Ameriprise Financial, the General Mills Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, Target Foundation, the 3M Foundation and others) and individual contributions.

Photo Credit: Alan Turkus (CC BY 2.0)

Fairytale African Palace of the Lost City at Sun City

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:34:40 +0000

The Sun City in South Africa its like an fairy tale city inspired by lost fantasy African tribe. Surrounded by a botanical gardens, grand pools, water streams and walking trails make the African feel even more impressive. Sun City was formerly the gambling mecca of South Africa and still is if you want to spend some money. I would rather suggest you to enjoy golf or go out for safari in Madikwe Safari Lodge. The hills of the Pilanesberg are the forests where is the Sun City Resort is located, 187 km from Johannesburg. The Pilanesberg National Game Park is home to elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards and buffalos. And one good suggestion at the end – never feed any monkey or wild animals.

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The Capital Cities on the Danube River Cruise

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:32:14 +0000

A Danube river cruises cross many countries and capital cities on the river Danube. You can visit Germany, Austria, Slovakia or Hungary by sailing the river Danube. The cities includes Regensburg, Passau, Melk, Vienna, Bratislava, Esztergom and Budapest while Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest are the capital cities. Vienna is the capital city of Austria which can be proud to have impressive historical buildings and architecture. Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia, its historical center is smaller but new modern buildings and bridges arise every day. Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and was originally a Celtic settlement and now is famous for the wonderful castles and architectures too.

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Reunited Alternative Rock Band Guano Apes Strikes Again

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:39:03 +0000

Reunited alternative rock band Guano Apes strikes again with their new album called Bel Air. Bel Air is Guano Apes’s fourth studio album released last year. Guano Apes was formed in the 1994 by the group of four people – Sandra Nasi?, Stefan Ude, Dennis Poschwatta and Henning Rümenapp. The music group split in February 2005 after their tour and reunited in the 2009 again. Currently played music clip is called This time and I think it is the best from the album Bel Air.

Photo Credit: Sergione Infuso (CC BY-ND 2.0)