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Top 5 iPad Alternatives

2012-04-13T00:17:00.000-07:00

Apple's iPad is one of the fastest-selling devices in history. But just because most people bought iPad doesn't mean you should. There are now many iPad contenders in the market. Here are just five of them...

1. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1V

The stand-out feature of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1V, the best selling tablet after iPad, is its 8MP rear-facing camera. Sitting next to an LED flash on the back of the device, this powerful camera blows the iPad 2's 0.7MP effort into oblivion. The tablet's screen is a 10.1-inch TFT with a resolution of 1280x800. It is powered by Nvidia's dual core Tegra 2 CPU and has 1GB RAM.

2. Asus Eee Pad Transformer

ASUS answers typing struggles with tablets in the form of the Eee Pad Transformer TF101. The tablet comes with keyboard dock that not only makes typing but easier also doubles the battery life and boosts connectivity. It has a 10.1in (1,024x800 resolution) capacitive screen, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 (1GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM and operates on

3. Acer Iconia Tab A500

Compared with the iPad, the Acer Iconia TAB A500 has a richer selection of ports and slots. It has a micro-USB 2.0 port, a mini-HDMI port for streaming video to TV and a MicroSD slot. The Acer tablet also has 5 MP auto focus camera at rear and 2 MP camera at front. It is powered by Nvidia Tegra-2 1 Ghz dual core processor and comes with 1Gb DDR 2 RAM.

4. LG Optimus Pad

LG Optimus Pad is the first tablet capable of displaying 3D video and still images. The tablet boasts an unorthodox 8.9-inch display with a 1280 x 768 resolution. It has dual-5MP cameras which work together to shoot 3D images and record 3D footage. A dual-core Tegra 2 chip makes up the silicon guts, along with 32GB of storage and Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

5. Motorola Xoom

The interesting thing about Xoom is that it has a PC like interface so you won’t feel uncomfortable after switching from your PC. It runs Google's Android 3.1 Honeycomb and uses Nvidia Tegra 2 SoC. The 16:9 aspect ratio of the screen makes it well-suited for watching widescreen videos.

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Israeli Air Force Museum

2012-04-13T00:07:00.000-07:00

The museum is a huge collection of aircraft and helicopters in service with the Israeli Air Force, as well as examples from the country’s civil aviation. The museum is located a short drive from Be’er Sheva, directly adjacent to the airbase “Hatserim.” There are more than two hundred aircraft were in different years in the Air Force Israel captured from enemy anti-aircraft artillery and rockets, fragments of downed aircraft, and other interesting exhibits.

Right near the entrance – Kfir C-7 with weapons. This is the latest model series aircraft Kfir, developed in the 80s. Were armed with laser-guided bombs. Key role that they perform – a routine patrolling the Lebanese border.

6 most popular sports in the world

2012-04-12T00:36:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wondered what the most watched sport in the world is? Football? Basketball? NFL? Cricket? You do not need think about it anymore because this list will give you the answer to that question.

1. Football

With over 3.5 million fans, football is by far the most watched sport in the world. Most of the stadiums in the world are football stadiums; most sports equipment sold is related to football, too. The biggest competitions in the world are from football: the World Cup, Champions League, European Championship, and Concacaf Cup, and not to mention a number of national leagues. The last final of the World Cup in Africa was watched by around 715.1 million people and it is the most watched sporting event ever.

2. Cricket

This was an extremely popular game since it was created. It was created in England in the 16th century. The World Cup in Cricket in 2007, had a total attendance of 672 000 fans, and it was covered by more than 200 countries with a total audience of 2.2 billion. The World Cup in 2011 was broadcasted in more than 220 countries.

3. Basketball

Basketball is followed by more than 2 billion people, mostly in the United States and Europe. NBA is the most popular basketball league, where the matches are so crowded that there is no seat left on a game. League itself has a viewership of about 1.5 to 2 million per game, while popular Draft has a viewership of about 12 million fans.

4. Tennis

Wimbledon has an average viewership of 2.2 million viewers per game; U.S. Open has a total audience of 63.5 million with an average of 10 million viewers per match. Tennis originated in Britain and then it spread to the countries in which English is the primary language. It is also an Olympic sport. In tennis, there are some big tournaments: Grand Slam tournaments, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, which are highly watched.

5. Auto Racing

Auto racing, race or Moto, is one of the most frequently broadcasted sports on TV. The most popular branch of the sport is Formula 1. There is also NASCAR race, race karts and rally racing. Grand Prix was established in1894 in France, and it was a test of endurance for both the driver and the automobile. Later, it evolved into formula and then into Formula 1. Today the championship in Formula 1 bears the name Grand Prix.

6. Horse Racing

Horse races have evolved from ancient chariot races. Race horses are closely associated with gambling and the profit of last year from this sport was greater than 115 billion dollars. This is a sport that is closely associated with the elite, models and celebrities who are frequent visitors to these events.

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Top 5 Healthful Food

2012-04-12T00:25:00.000-07:00

1. Kiwi

This is one of the most healthful fruit. It includes antioxidants, vitamin E, and lutein, which prevents problems with eye sight and blood clots forming.

2. Barley

Scientists say that barley lowers cholesterol level on 17,4%.

3. Cranberry

Cranberry includes flavonoids which resists infections and cancer.

4. Kefir

Doctors recommend drinking 300 ml of kefir a day as it includes calcium and healthful bacterium.

5. Broccoli

It includes 20% more elements that prevent cancer, than other vegetables do.

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The ancient fortress on an island in Siberia

2012-04-12T00:19:00.000-07:00

Deep within the Siberia there is a lake which is just one among thousands of others. In the center of that lake there is a small island. On that island people excavated the remains of an ancient fortress, which dates from 1500. A lot more excavations need to be done so that the Fortress can become a tourist attraction, but still, from the air, it's beautiful at any time of the year. The first set of pictures was taken during the short Siberian summer:

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Dangerous and Deadly Sea Creatures

2012-04-12T00:11:00.000-07:00

Striped Surgeonfish

The striped surgeonfish is an attractive Indo-Pacific reef fish that’s best handled with care because its caudal spine is venomous. Scientists believe that the world’s seas hold some 1,200 different venomous fish species and estimate that they injure about 50,000 people per year. But fish venoms can also bring great benefit—they are useful in the development of new drugs.

Barracudas

Barracudas are long, lean hunting machines. Their sleek bodies enable them to dart through the water at speeds of up to 25 miles an hour (40 kilometers an hour) in pursuit of fish to shred and devour with their razor-sharp teeth. The barracuda is highly evolved to be a master predator in its environment—the fish has been honing its skills for some 50 million years.

Yellow Sea Anemone

The sea anemone may look like the beautiful flower for which it’s named, but fish that swim too close may regret it. The anemone, which is related to corals and jellyfish, uses venom-laden tentacles to stab passing victims with a paralyzing neurotoxin—rendering them helpless and fit to be eaten.

Moray Eel

A moray eel eyes a colorful fish in the waters off Kona, Hawaii. If the eel decides to pounce the fish may soon be snared by not one but two sets of toothy jaws. The second set, found in the eel’s throat, surges forward to grab prey and help draw it to its doom. This unusual ability allows the eels to gulp large animals without having to open wide in the tightly confined spaces of the reef holes in which they live.

Great White Shark

There is no doubt that the great white shark sits atop the ocean food chain. The world’s largest predatory fish can weigh in at over 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) and reach lengths of more than 20 feet (6 meters). Great whites boast some 300 teeth, which they typically sink into sea lions, seals, small toothed whales, sea turtles, and carrion. These sharks are responsible for a third to a half of the 100-odd shark attacks on humans every year, but the strikes are usually unintentional and rarely prove fatal.

Whitespotted Surgeonfish

School is in session for a group of whitespotted surgeonfish on a Kiribati, Micronesia, coral reef. The world’s 75-odd species of surgeonfish have scalpel-like, movable spines on each side of their tail bases, which can deliver a painful slash to another fish or a curious human hand. Despite this weapon, surgeonfish aren’t particularly violent. Most are grazers that feed on ocean algae.

Oyster Toadfish

An oversized head and a large, frowning mouth give the oyster toadfish the look of a tough customer—and in this case appearances are not deceiving. This bottom-dwelling camouflage artist can crush mollusk shells with its jaws and strong teeth, and devour oysters, crabs, shrimp, squid, fish, and a host of other marine creatures. But oyster toadfish males have a soft side. They guard the nest and even keep watch over young hatchlings during their first few weeks of life.

Indonesian Needlefish

Needlefish are commonly seen schooling near the surface of tropical and subtropical waters. But they can also hurl themselves out of the water, and once airborne they can become dangerous flying daggers. Though it is rare, people have been seriously hurt and even killed when stabbed by the fish’s sharp, elongated jaws. Night fishermen in small boats are at particular risk because their lights may attract the fish.

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The largest living arthropod in the world the coconut crab

2012-04-09T00:13:00.000-07:00

The coconut crab, Birgus latro, is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper limit of how big terrestrial animals with exoskeletons can become. The species inhabits the coastal forest regions of many Indo-Pacific islands, although localized extinction has occurred where the crab is sympatric with man. Generally nocturnal, they remain hidden during the day and emerge only on some nights to forage. Their body is divided into four regions; the cephalic lobe, forepart, trunk, and opisthosoma.

It is a highly apomorphic hermit crab and is known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers to eat the contents. It is the only species of the genus Birgus.

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Parade of elephants in charity

2012-04-09T00:09:00.000-07:00

The Elephant Parade was such a huge success back in 2007.The Elephant Parade is the world’s largest outdoor exhibition. Its goal is to raise money to protect the endangered Asian elephants.
The Asian elephant has been selected as the exhibit topic in a effort to sensitize people towards the dramatic situation of this awesome animal who is threatened with extinction: when the exhibition ends, the statues will be put up for auction and the income from their sale will be donated to the Asia Elephant Foundation, which protects and looks after these pachyderms, as well as to Telethon.
The unique and cute elephants are created in fiberglass .
Milan is now hosting a new, funny and colorful animal invasion!
This year’s edition is called Elephant Parade and it’s an open air exhibition showcasing 80 statues of Asian elephant calves. Each one of the statues has been painted and decorated by a world famous artist and they have literally taken over the city!

The best car in the world – Marussia motors

2012-04-08T23:48:00.000-07:00

The super-car world was very recently surprised when Russia launched a new and unique brand of super sports cars, the very first Russian sports car, coyly christened Marussia (a popular pet female given Russian name and a play on the English word “Russia,” to make sure everyone knows where this beauty is coming from), released in two models – B1 and B2 – and manufactured in limited numbers.
Now that is a collector’s item requiring careful auto shipping: you don’t want this baby battered by hail, handled roughly, or brutally exploited while you’re not present.

7 Amazing Animal Dragons

2012-04-08T23:44:00.000-07:00

2012 is the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac and the Dragon is the only one of the horoscope’s 12 animals to be wholly mythical… or is it? These 7 amazing animal dragons may not fit the outsized, leather-winged, fire-breathing draconian stereotype but by chance or by design, by name or by nature, they’re the closest things there are today to actual real-life dragons.

Dragonfly

Dragonflies got their name from ancient folklore that depicted them as having descended from extinct dragons. Other European legends regarding dragonflies put them in rather a bad light, leading to colloquial names including Horse Stinger, Eye Stealer, Ear Cutter and the Devil’s Darning Needle. On the other hand, Chinese and Japanese folk tales associate dragonflies with prosperity, harmony, agility and power.

Though today’s dragonflies are fierce predators and the mosquito’s worst enemy, they don’t bite humans and should not be feared. Such was not the case some 325 million years ago when enormous Griffenflies with 3-ft wingspans ruled the over-oxygenated air, preying on, well, pretty much anything that moved – including our primitive, amphibian ancestors.

Bearded Dragon

With their gaping mouths, spiny skins and awesomely intimidating threat displays, Bearded Dragons have got the dragon act down pat… except for their size, that is.

Growing up to 60 cm (24 inches) in length, these hardy natives of the Australian Outback look like they just walked off the set of a 1950s low-budget monster movie… and undoubtedly, more than a few have done just that.

Bearded Dragons are popular pets though they aren’t legally allowed to be exported from Australia. The species encompasses 7 different varieties, all of which have a characteristic scaly skin flap on their necks that can be erected and waved when they need to look more dragon-like.

Seadragon

Seadragons are tropical fish that come in two varieties: Leafy and Weedy, both of which are closely related to another somewhat confusingly named creature, the Seahorse. Leafy Seadragons can grow up to 24 cm (10 inches) in length while Weedy Seadragons can approach 45 cm (almost 20 inches).

While both Seahorses and Seadragons share superciliously horse-shaped heads, Seadragons gild the lily by sprouting a plethora of fins, fans and spines aimed at increasing its camouflage quotient. The extra appurtenances contribute to their dragon-like appearance though, like Seahorses, they are neither frightening nor fear-worthy.

Chinese Water Dragon

Signs of the Chinese zodiac are divided into five different elements that alternate every dozen years, and since 2012 is the Year of the (Water) Dragon, the actual Chinese Water Dragon gets a little extra status. These members of the lizard family can grow up to 90 cm (36 inches) long, roughly 2/3 of which is tail.

Chinese Water Dragons are twee-dwelling lizards that are typically green in color with a row of serrated spines running down their backs. They favor tropical, forested habitats well-drained by rivers and streams – should danger threaten, they simply drop into the water and swim to safety.

When mature, Chinese Water Dragons will display an iridescent patch on their throat that can be a number of contrasting colors, usually red, pink or orange. The beauty and relative docility of these lizards makes them great pets if you’re a reptile lover but take note: when frightened, Chinese Water Dragons can run for short distances on their hind legs.

Mandarin Dragonet

Dragonets (“little dragons”) are an unusual species of bottom-dwelling fish that have no scales. They do have an abundance of showy fins and a wide, triangular head that someone, sometime, reminded someone of dragons. Some species of Dragonets display a brilliant mix of contrasting colors and patterns – they don’t call it the Psychedelic Mandarin Dragonet for nothing!

Dragonets may be beautiful but they don’t do well in aquarium settings, unfortunately. Then again, neither do dragons so they’ve got that going for them.

Komodo Dragon

We’d call these fearsome creatures “Terrible Lizards” but the name’s already been taken albeit in Latin (Dinosaurs, natch). If only there were some other name that would be ideal for outsized, carnivorous, venomous reptiles… aha, you’ve been reading my mind! Komodo Dragons can grow up to 3 meters (9.8 ft) in length, an attribute zoologists ascribe to “island gigantism”. Hmm, I always thought living on islands resulted in dwarfism; I guess the original lizards of Komodo were reading the instruction manual upside down.

Though taxonomically lumped in with other monitor lizards, Komodo Dragons are about as dragon-like as living creatures get these days. Know anything similar, outside of the late Anne McCaffrey’s “Dragonriders of Pern” novels, that can take down and chow down on a full-grown water buffalo?

Speaking of which, Komodo Dragons are protected from poachers in their tiny two-island home range but the deer and other large mammals they prey on are not, leading to an increase in attacks on humans by the hungry dragons. Life, as they say, will find a way.

Daryl Dragon

Admittedly we’re stretching the concept of “living dragons” a bit here but hey, Daryl Dragon is indeed a capital-D Dragon (his father was conductor, composer and arranger Carmen Dragon) and at the ripe old age of 69 he’s very much still living… with his wife and musical accompanist, Toni Tennille. I guess love really did keep them together.

Daryl Dragon was an unofficial member of the Beach Boys from 1967 through 1972 – he was given his nickname “The Captain” by Mike Love. After parting ways with the Beach Boys, Dragon achieved pop music stardom as one half of Captain & Tennille. Muskrat Love, anyone?

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