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What is Good to See When You Travel in Leicestershire and Rutland County

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:46:15 +0000

When I travel in a new destination I usually mark places which I should see. You can never known when you will visit this place next time. Leicestershire and Rutland County are located in the English Midlands. Leicestershire is known for livestock farming so be careful when you see the sign stating duck crossing Rutland’s pride is Rutland Water which is a large artificial lake. So what is good to see when you travel in Leicestershire and Rutland County? Check the photos below and mark it on your map.

Whitwell Bellcote

eicester Cathedral

Leicester Lions

Whissendine

Ducks Crossing

Bottesford Gluttony

The Great Tower

Normanton Church

Photo Credit: Duncan Harris (CC BY 2.0)

Mount Erebus As the Active Volcano In Antarctica

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:02:08 +0000

Antarctica is one of the most cold places on the Earth and in the same time it is a place where most active hot volcanoes are present. At Ross Island, where is located U.S. Antarctic research center called McMurdo Station, is active, 3,794 metres high, volcano called Mount Erebus. This volcano is continuously active since 1972. This volcano killed 257 people on board of Air New Zealand Flight 901 on November 28, 1979. Mount Erebus got its name by the ship of the polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross.

Active Mount Erebus

Photo Credit: Alan Light (CC BY 2.0)

The PETA Organization and Animal Rights Campaigns

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:02:35 +0000

The PETA Organization is famous for its animal rights campaigns worldwide. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an American, non-profit corporation with about 300 employees and 3 million members founded in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco. PETA concentrates its efforts into area where animals mostly suffers – 1. on factory farms, 2. in the clothing trade, 3. in laboratories, 4. in the entertainment industry. Some people criticize PETA that it is too much offensive and some that is actually not. The best thing would be if people rather do something for animals yourself than criticize other efforts.

Photo Credit: Yaira (CC BY 2.0)

Famous Politicians and Their Caricatures

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:43:51 +0000

There exist many caricatures of politicians because famous politicians and politicians in general are not always liked by the public;) The word politics has roots in Greek word politika and is joined with the existence of states today. Every politician belongs to a political party which represents ideas, political and economical plans for the future. And now lets have a look on some great caricatures of U.S. and world politicians.

Michele Marie Bachmann – the Republican U.S. Representative

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi – the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic, killed October 20 2011

John Robert Bolton – the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Donald John Trump – the businessman and media star

Richard John Santorum – the former United States Senator from Pennsylvania

Haley Barbour – the 63rd Governor of Mississippi

Newton Leroy Gingrich – the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Timothy James Pawlenty – the 39th Governor of Minnesota

Mitchell Elias Daniels, Jr. -the 49th Governor of Indiana

Photo Credit: DonkeyHotey (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Yani Tseng As the Best Golf Women Player at LPGA Championship

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:57:21 +0000

Yani Tseng is a professional golf player which won the 2011 LPGA Championship. LPGA means Ladies Professional Golf Association. Yani Tseng won this championship in 2008 too. Yani Tseng is from Taiwan and is the youngest golf player (born in 1989) which won 5 major championships and she is ranked as the number one in the Women’s World Golf Rankings chart. She is currently living in Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida. With Yani Tseng talent even Tiger Woods would look like amateur golf player.

Yani Tseng Professional Golf Player

Photo Credit: Keith Allison (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Merry Christmas at the White House

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:13:38 +0000

The White House is a residence and office of the president of USA, currently Barack Obama. The whole complex of White House consists of the Executive Residence, West Wing, East Wing, Cabinet Room, Roosevelt Room and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is the main executive office of the President and Vice President. The whole complex is protected by the United States Secret Service and the United States Park Police and is closed for the public.

Photo Credit: Cliff (CC BY 2.0)

Tips for Christmas Decoration Alias What to Hang on Your Tree

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:29:33 +0000

Decorating a Christmas tree can be a pain especially when there are so many way to do it. Children would prefer things that are sweet and can be eaten. But there are many cute objects that can give your tree a Christmas feeling, be nice and stylish. The most important fact when decorating your tree is that you style it in one selected color. Silver or gold is always a good option. So that chains, sweeties and rest of decorations is styled in that color. And do not forget to choose a tree that has dense branches.

Photot Credit: Christina Rutz (CC BY 2.0)

Individual Country Designs at the United Buddy Bears Exhibition

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:19:42 +0000

United Buddy Bear Exhibition promotes living together in peace and harmony of the whole world and the first exhibition started back in 2002 in Berlin. Every country is performed by individual bears created by their artists. The Buddy Bears stand together hand in hand to symbolize the unity and peace of the world. About €1,800,000 has been donated (state in November 2011) in aid of UNICEF and and local children’s relief organisations.

United Buddy Bears standing hand in hand.

Photo Credit: MorgueFile

Ghost Town of Rhyolite at the Edge of Death Valley

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:22:15 +0000

Ghost Town of Rhyolite is located at the edge of Death Valley in the Bullfrog Hills, 190 km away from Las Vegas city. Rhyolite was a mining town during gold strike from 1905 to 1910. After this period, as of 1919, Rhyolite was already a ghost town. Many buildings in this town were built from permanent materials so the parts of buildings are standing even today. Example of this buildings are Tom Kelly’s Bottle House, Las Vegas and Tonapah Railroad Depot or Cook Bank.

Ghost Town of Rhyolite

Photo Credit: Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Yellow Autumn Flow in Altai Mountains

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:39:00 +0000

A nature can paint tree leaves into many colors over the year but Autumn period is the best time to show her power. Altai Mountains covers 845,000 square kilometers, crossing borders of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. The yellow or golden leaves are especially significant in this mountains. The name Altai comes from Mongolian word Altan which mean golden. Snow peaks, taiga, deserts and steppes, that’s all showing diversity of this wonderful region.

Photo Credit: Andrew Kudrin (CC BY 2.0)