U.S.A. National Parks

The variety of scenarios ensures there is a park that will make a perfect destination for you, either you enjoy learning about history or nature.
All you have to do is take the map and chose the destination that best suits your necessities.
You might even be willing to volunteer. Or are you looking for a job opportunity?

The parks include place like Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate, Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Constitution Gardens, Grand Canyon...

Just a suggestion: visit a park that goes across ten states and follow the steps of the emigrants who travelled to the gold fields and farmlands in California during the 1840s and 1850s. Visit The California National Historic Trail.

Sport news

When reading about sports, we frequentluy forget about the wide variety of them practised around the world.
Today, we have F1 Championship news as a reading suggestion.

Pepsico first female boss

Although it is much less common than it should, women are making it to the top.
In August 2006, Ms Nooyi was appointed to lead one of the largest companies in the world.

Read the news.

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

In case you have not read the book, this is a good moment to do so.
You will learn "How successful people become even more successful".
You might enjoy watching a lecture by Marshall Goldsmith, the author.

How do they do it?

Have you ever wondered how your favourite drink is brewed? If your answer is positive and your favourite drink is beer, then today is your lucky day.

Watch the video from How They Do It, a programme by Discovery Channel. Today they focus on brewing Guiness.

Have you ever heard of St Kitts?

You have probably never heard the name of such a place.
The photo might sound familiar: somewhere in the Pacific? or Maldives? maybe the Caribbean?
Read this article from the travel pages in The Telegraph and find out where it is placed, how to get there and what to do on the island.
Sure you will enjoy!

Goodbye Marius

Giraffes are an African native animal and you can tell where a giraffe is from by its coat.

Most of the range is endangered and protected. In 1999, there were an estimated 140,000. By 2010, only 80,000 were left in the wild. And another 1,100 were kept in zoos all around the world.

Read in The New York Times this story about Marius, a giraffe who lived in Copenhagen Zoo.

You can learn more about giraffes following this link to the Wikipedia.

It's never too soon for a bad start.

In most Europe, you can't drink alcohol before you are 18. Neither drive a car. But... how old must you be to rob a bank?

Read this article from The NY Daily News to find out:
Teen robs German bank with toy gun and attempts gettaway to Austria on bike.

Every year in January, in a far far away land...

Ladies and gentlemen, the nominees are... read the complete article from The Telegraph.

Or, you might choose to have your own ballot to vote your favourite.
Use this link from The New York Times.

Secret seaside: Cíes Islands of Galicia, Spain

Here you have a new reading suggestion:
Secret seaside: Cíes Islands of Galicia, Spain.

This was originally published in The Telegraph Travel, written by Annie Bennett.

Galicia, Spain: a beginner's guide

Read the article Galicia, Spain: a Beginner's Guide on the Telegraph Travel by Fred Mawer about how to make the most of a visit to Galicia.

His opinion about the beaches and historic cities he visited might surprise you.

It is always interesting to learn how visitors see the place where you live.

Barista? Coffee?

Do you frequently enjoy a cup of coffee? Have you ever wondered how much passion can be put into making a cup of coffee? Have you ever heard about Barista competitions?
Read this article from The Adelaide Review.
Probably, you will see coffee in a different way.

Pasta with cauliflower

Here you have an easy to cook, tasty recipe.
I hope you will enjoy it:

Wolf child: the world's hairiest girl

Supatra Sasuphan, 11, is happy to be named the world's hairiest girl.
She has been teased her entire life by other children calling her “monkey face” and “wolf girl”, but now the 11-year-old has been given a Guinness World Record and she says it has helped her become extremely popular at school.
Read the complete story and see the images on Telegraph.co.uk

How to Polish Shoes with a Banana

No shoe polish? No problem! ...As long as you have a banana! That's right, you can go polish your shoes with this yellow tasteful fruit. Just learn how!

Genetically modified cows produce 'human' milk

The scientists have successfully introduced human genes into 300 dairy cows to produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Human milk contains high quantities of key nutrients that can help to boost the immune system of babies and reduce the risk of infections.
Read the complete story from The Telegraph

Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Enjoy some humour with this great humorist.

Human error really sank the Titanic

Forget the iceberg, human error was the real cause behind the sinking of the Titanic.

This surprising claim comes from the granddaughter of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller.

Read more

Manhattan Status Symbols: Washers and Dryers

[...]For most people in the city, getting the laundry done will mean lugging it to a wash-and-fold service or taking it to the machines in the basement with a stack of quarters in hand.

But a growing number of New Yorkers can give the holiday linens a hot bath at home in their own washers and dryers.[...]

Read the complete article from The New York Times

10m alive in Britain today will live to be more than 100 years old

"... Ministers say people should prepare to spend more than a third of their lives in retirement due to the "staggering" rise in life expectancy.

In the first official projection of its kind, the Department for Work and Pensions today forecasts that almost a fifth of Britons will celebrate their 100th birthday.

Of the 17 per cent of the population who will become centenarians, about three million are under the age of 16, and 5.5 million are aged between 16 and 50.
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Read the complete article from The Telegraph