U.S. researchers have discovered that the growth of several types of cancerous cells can be considerably slowed, and the risk of diabetes can be decreased, with maple syrup. Thirteen antioxidant compounds previously unknown to exist in syrup were discovered by University of Rhode Island’s Navindra Seeram. It has been reported that anti-cancer, anti-diabetic and anti-bacterial [...]
A diet rich in berries may reduce levels of inflammatory markers associated with liver health and metabolic syndrome, says a new study from Finland.
Daily consumption of a range of berries, including lingonberry, sea buckthorn, bilberry, and black currant produced a 23 per cent reduction in levels of an enzyme called alanine aminotransferase (ALAT), a well-established [...]
Drinking one cup of green tea may improve dental health and reduce the risk of loosing teeth by about 20 per cent, according to a new study from Japan.
And drinking more cups appears to confer additional risk reductions, with five or more cups a day associated with a 23 per cent reduction in risk, according [...]
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world
Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial [...]
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A former American surfer now engaged to an unusual activity: shooting waves inside them.
Clark Little, of 39 years, began making the images after his wife expressed a desire to have a picture to decorate the couple’s home in Hawaii.
Two years ago, he lives with the money they earn from the sale of photos.
“The sea is [...]
The Queens Day or Koninginnedag of Netherlands falls on 30 April. Orange is the colour of the their Royal family. You can see that the Amsterdam’s streets, roads, parks and canals come alive in a sea of Orange. It is preferable if not mandatory to wear orange during this national event of the Amsterdam Orange [...]
Interest in ethical consumerism is rising, and with it so will sales of halal and kosher-certified meats, predicts a Packaged Facts report, but animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming disagrees.
The report, Market Trend: Kosher- and Halal-Certified Foods in the US, asserted that as consumers become more aware of ethical food issues, it is likely [...]
NATURALLY OCCURRING ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA..
THESE PICTURE WAS CAPTURED THIS WEEK ON THE IDAHO / WASHINGTON BORDER. THE EVENT LASTED ABOUT 1 HOUR.
THE LAST PICTURE IS A FIRE RAINBOW – THE RAREST OF ALL NATURALLY OCCURRING ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA.
CLOUDS HAVE TO BE CIRRUS, AT LEAST 20.000 FEET IN THE AIR, WITH
JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ICE CRYSTALS AND [...]
Celebration of Mexican Culture
The Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) holiday in Mexico does not have the same significance as it has in the United States. In the U.S. it is a celebration of Mexican culture, and sometimes mistaken for Mexican Independence Day. In Mexico, it is a commemoration of a battle which took place in [...]
Celebrate Earth Day and find new ways to recycle!
Model: Marissa Bagnall
Dresses & Accessories created by: Jeff Parshley
Make-up by: Nolan Robert, (winner of Lifetime’s: BLUSH)
Hair Styled by: Marty Christopher
Photo : Adam Bouska
Melting Pot News Highligt Celebrates Easter and would Like to wish you all a HAPPY EASTER
Holy Week or Easter in the Philippines is celebrated with lots of excitements and Fiestas with colorful celebrations.
Filipinos work hard for preparing for this significant Christian holiday. Such preparations include the decoration of flower-draped processional carts called carrozas, which will carry full-size Easter characters in town parades. They weave decorative patterns using palm [...]
Easter week is a magical time to visit Sicily. Flowers are in bloom. The temperature is warm, but not unbearably hot. For the festivities of Holy Thursday, and in fact the whole week of Easter, there is no better base than Enna, and no better hotel than Villa Gussio. The pool, the spa, the restaurant, [...]
“Melting Pot News Highlight”
Alejandra Neri publishes her own online Newspaper on YORGOO Press under the Brand Name Meltingpot News Highlight. Looking at this well designed site, I am wondering why our Alex didn’t call it
The Pink Alex
to make it easier to my aging brain to remember the name. Never the less, Meltingpot News Highlight describes [...]
According to a study done by Federico Formenti, University of Oxford, and Alberto Minetti, University of Milan, Finns were the first to develop ice skates some 5,000 years ago from animal bones. This was important for the Finnish populations to save energy in harsh winter conditions when hunting in Finnish Lakeland. The first skate to [...]
PLUMBING
Standardized earthenware plumbing pipes with broad flanges making use of asphalt for preventing leakages appeared in the urban settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization by 2700 BC. Plumbing originated during the ancient civilizations such as the Greek, Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations as they developed public baths and needed to provide potable water, and [...]
Ancient Inventions We Think are Modern
In this modern digital age we get to think back the years when some of the greatest inventions know to man had been produced,and the most complex.
As being part of history we tend to presume that’s many of our modern conveniences have come from then. It has come to [...]
“Touch Vision Talk” – the brand-new Online Newspaper by Bianca Gubalke
Cape Town, 30 March 2009 – by Bianca Gubalke
Announcing: “TouchVisionTalk”
TouchVisionTalk by Bianca Gubalke
The brand-new Online Newspaper “Touch Vision Talk” (TVT) was just launched focusing on and revolving around the five senses:
TOUCH
VISION
TASTE
SMELL
HEAR
…without excluding a sixth sense in due time!
Subconsciously, everytime we communicate or connect in one [...]
The term melting pot originated from the United States and is often used to describe societies experiencing large scales of immigration form many different countries . Its ingredients bing the different religions ,language and culture..all mixed into one society.
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