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Ninoy Aquino Park and Wildlife Nature Center in Manila in the Philippines

The Ninoy Aquino Park and Wildlife Nature Center is located in Quezon City. Part of metro Manila it is well known and most taxi drivers know the way. Like everywhere in Manila it is reachable by a progression...

0 comments    animals philippines wildlife
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Chinese Kites

Chinese kites go back over two thousand years! They began there use in the military's of China and then became and intricate part of their arts and entertainment. Eventually Chinese kites became so popular...

10 comments    family kites china craft
And in the beginning.... there were no parachutes, no rules of engagement, no experience and often just 48 hours of flight training.77

World War 1 Flying Aces: ANZAC s who tamed the skies above the Trenches.

To an entire generation of young men, army recruiters sold the ‘Great War’ as a wonderful adventure, in picturesque places so far away. The world was at war; New Zealand and Australia were a distant part...

12 comments    flight new zealand world war
Best toy for 10 year old boys75

Best toys for 10 year old boys

The age of 10 is a great time to turn a boy's interest in science into a passion. For a 10 year old the Duo-Scope is the perfect mix of features, quality, and low cost. Microscope positives: It's light...

2 comments    family education children
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How To Stop Smoking, Is it Really That Simple?

   I have been smoking cigarettes for almost 11 years now and back then you couldn't have told me it was this addicting. I had it in my head that i could go cold turkey and stop on my own whenever i decided...

0 comments    smoking stop smoking medication
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Cape Town, the city that has everything!

Table Mountain My mountain, my city, my home. Wherever I am living in the world, Cape Town will always be my home. There is something about that mountain that attracts me like a magnet. I've already told...

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SkySails

The first time I saw the SkySails technology I have to admit I thought it was not possible to use a kite to help pulling a cargo vessel but it is. And now I know this will help reduce both fuel consumption...

12 comments    technology fuel systems
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An Idyllic Beach Near Ho Chi Minh City

Mui Ne was once a sleepy seaside town insulated from the rest of Vietnam by miles of dragon fruit plantations and poor roads. The beaches proximity to Ho Chi Minh City has led to massive development. Resorts...

0 comments    travel holiday vietnam
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Chinese Kites: From Battlefield to Butterfly

In the history of flight, the first lighter-than-air balloon (1783) and the first airplane (1904) are very recent when compared with the age of kites.Chinese Kites go back over two thousand years! They began...

1 comment    kites kite craft dragon kite
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Kite Wind Turbine

 With all the fuss about alternative energy, and wind power in particular, the near future hasn't been too promising until an inventive mind came up with the kite wind turbine.  Brain Roberts invented wind...

5 comments    energy wind power wind turbine
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