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The Weather Vane
(18/07/2009
posted in: Planet Earth
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High above the building in many parts of the world, a weather vane tells which way the wind blows. Usually above the arrow itself, the vane has a symbolic figure of some kind – and more often than ... -
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Lone Rangers (Spiders)
(06/07/2009
posted in: In The Wild
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Despite the evidence of the cobwebs that accumulate in our cellars and gardens, relatively few of the world’s spiders regularly weave webs. Most of them regards it as too laborious and risky a ... -
Ancient Home
(29/06/2009
posted in: In The Wild
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Although we have been building houses for many centuries, we have not always constructed them in a way that achieves maximum warmth in winter and coolness in summer. Termites, probably the most ... -
When Just A Scratch Was A Deadly Blow.
(24/06/2009
posted in: In The Wild
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Many plants park a powerful dose of poison, a fact known since earliest times. The ancient Greeks used infusion of aconite, an extract from the roots of monkshood (wolfsbane), to dispose of the ... -
Spot The Spot’s
(24/06/2009
posted in: In The Wild
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Cheetahs seem out of place on the African plains where most of them live. Unlike other cats, they hunt in full day-light and against a background of dry grass and scrub, their strongly spotted ... -
That Fiery Flavour
(23/06/2009
posted in: Food & Drink
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Chilies, cayenne pepper, chili pepper or powder, paprika and hot red pepper come from one or more of the several varieties of the capsicum pepper, which was one of the taste surprises from New ... -
Pesach, Paques and Pasqua (EASTER)
(22/06/2009
posted in: Customs & Strange Beliefs
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The point is often made that, if we can establish December 25 as the day for celebrating Christ birth, why can’t we set a date for Easter, the commemoration of His Resurrection? In some years, the ... -
The Man Who Changed Christmas.
(20/06/2009
posted in: Customs & Strange Beliefs
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By the early nineteenth century, Christmas was no longer a festive event in the lives of many people. In Britain, it had still not recovered from its banning by the Puritans, an edict long since ... -
Beer, glorious beer.
(20/06/2009
posted in: Food & Drink
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The colour of beer or of any translucent liquid depends on how much of it you look through. A single drop f beer looks colourless. A glass of it may, according to the brew, appear to be an amber ... -
CHEERS! The Drink For Special Occasion.
(19/06/2009
posted in: Food & Drink
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Champagne was once drunk almost exclusively by the aristocracy. The Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century created a fast growing group of manufactures, and brought wealth to people who ... -
Cup of Kindness
(18/06/2009
posted in: Food & Drink
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When first poured into a glass, most soft drinks fizz so actively that wet bubbles fly off the surface of the liquid into the air. The leaping fizz and the bubbles in the body of the liquid are ... -
Fluid of Life
(12/06/2009
posted in: Health
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To the thirsty traveler, there is nothing more refreshing and hygienic than tender coconut water besides being delicious and refreshing, there are several other reason why this humble looking ... -
The Favorite Beverage
(10/06/2009
posted in: Health
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Tea is everybody quick pick me up in the middle of the day, when work weighs you down, a tea break seems like the perfect way to relax. What is it about the beverage that has people hooked? It has ... -
By The Kilograms
(05/06/2009
posted in: Health
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Burning fat is a two way approach. First, work as many muscles groups as possible. Compound exercises that work multiple muscles across multiple joints are more effective that isolation exercise ... -
The Hungriest Organ
(01/06/2009
posted in: Health
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When most of us decide what to eat and how much to, the overriding concern is our body – whether taking way ‘this’ from the diet would subtract inches from our waist or adding “that” would make ... -
Variety – The spice of life
(28/05/2009
posted in: Health
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Eating a variety of foods ensures that your body gets all the nutrients it needs. the food pyramid divides foods into five groups – cereals, pulses, fruits, nuts, seeds, fats, oil or sugar. A ... -
Cool Yourself
(27/05/2009
posted in: Health
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A little bit of common sense can go a long way in keeping your body cool this summer. Avoid direct sunlight Direct exposure top sunlight raises the body temperature even higher than the air ... -
The Secret about Valentine’s Day
(23/05/2009
posted in: Customs & Strange Beliefs
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No festival in the calendar has become more commercialized that February 14th, St Valentine’s Day, and many customs associated with it have disappeared. For example, it was once almost obligatory ... -
New Year’s Custom’s
(23/05/2009
posted in: Customs & Strange Beliefs
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It is the custom that has spread from Europe to many parts of the world. The clock ticks away the seconds of the dying year and suddenly, on the last stroke of midnight, the waiting crowds let out ... -
Out Of Odour
(13/05/2009
posted in: Health
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Summer is come and you start sweating which you hate a lot, but if it was not for sweating you would find it difficult to beat the heat “Sweat is a protective liquid secreted by sweat glands”. It ... -
A Secret Life (Part II)
(11/05/2009
posted in: Health
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It’s common in a rugby match to see a player suffer a sever blow to the head and wander for several minutes in a daze. Spectators remark that the player has no idea where he is and that may indeed ... -
Staying Fit in Summer
(04/05/2009
posted in: Health
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When the summer comes the heat becomes unbearable. The first thing you think is to quench your thirst by reaching for a cola can, or if your health conscious an orange juice in a tetra pack or as ... -
A Secret Life
(02/05/2009
posted in: Health
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Of all our organs, the brains distinguish us from human beings. Our limbs, eyes, ear lungs _ all other parts in our system are not remarkable when compared with those of animals. Most birds have ... -
Leeching For a Cure
(24/04/2009
posted in: Health
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If you have ever been attacked by a blood sucking leech, you will know that a surprising and possibly disturbing element is that only after the parasite released its hold did you realize you were ... -
The Red Army (Part II)
(22/04/2009
posted in: Health
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If you have a normal blood and suffer a cut tiny cell known as thrombocytes or platelets come to the rescue, these cells are like disc the smallest in the blood stream clump together within ... -
The Red Army
(09/04/2009
posted in: Health
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A liquid that runs through the body 95000km of blood vessels is an ever moving supply train carrying a vast and relentless force of workers who labor non-stop. A single drop of blood holds more ... -
Keeping Fit at Work.
(06/04/2009
posted in: Health
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The working environment has changed a lot during these resent times. A lot of work which we do involves some amount of deskwork, which results in a lot of hours spend on the computer. We ... -
Win By Loosing
(06/04/2009
posted in: Health
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Every boy/girl in the gym wants’ to become lean, and an over weight person wants to loose kgs. They have one thing in common. They all want to loose FAT. Loosing fat does not mean to loose only ... -
Health Screening and Risk Stratification
(06/04/2009
posted in: Health
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This topic is related to health screen an individual initiating self-guided activity programs or those who are in primary or secondary prevention exercise program. The aid is to develop a safe and ... -
A Positive Attitude
(06/04/2009
posted in: Health
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In modern times the incident of heart disease is rising steadily. In many nations heart attacks accounts 50% of the deaths. Of late this disease has entered into Indian Territory causing a ... -
A Perfect Workaholic
(06/04/2009
posted in: Health
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The heart that beats in every breast has nothing to do with emotions. Its a phenomenal work house, it pumps and beats regularly for perhaps for a centaury. It’s generates enough power in a day to ...
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