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  • Introducing Andorra

    People may tell you Andorra’s nothing but skiing and shopping. They might add that Andorra la Vella, its capital and only town, is a fuming traffic jam bordered by palaces of consumerism. (Fact: Andorra has over 2000 shops – more than one for every 40 inhabitants). They’re right to a point, but also way off course. Shake yourself from Andorra la Vella’s tawdry embrace, take one of only three secondary roads in the state and discover some of the most dramatic scenery in all of the Pyrenees.

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    This minicountry wedged between France and Spain offers by far the best skiing in the Pyrenees, like in Canillo & Soldeu or Arinsal & Pal. In the last five years, its resorts have invested over €50 million in mountain cafés and restaurants, chairlifts and gondolas, car parks and snow-making machines. And once the snows have melted, summer activities are to be had in Ordino & around. There’s great walking in abundance, ranging from easy strolls to demanding day hikes in the higher, more remote reaches of the principality.

    A warning though: this may not be the case a few years from now. Greed and uncontrolled development risk spoiling those side valleys. Already the pounding of jackhammers drowns out the winter thrum of ski lifts and threatens the silence of summer.


  • Difficulty in Austin, Rossi Optimistic Face The series Next

    Valentino Rossi and Yamaha failed to achieve maximum results in the MotoGP Austin because of competition from Repsol Honda. Rossi optimistic that better results could he obtained in the latter series.

    Since the free practice session, Rossi has difficulty offsetting rivals from Honda at Circuit of the Americas. In fact, The Doctor’s just eighth in the qualifying session.

    Started the race from that position, Rossi also can not do much. Thanks to a good start and a successful overtaking Alvaro Bautista, the Italian rider finished sixth, 16.615 seconds adrift of winner Marc Marquez finished.

    “It was a difficult track for us,” said Rossi on MotoGP’s official website.

    “We hope to perform better, but I am having a lot of trouble in the race because I had problems with the brakes. I feel the vibration when braking because I lost a part of the disk. So, this does not help,” he said.

    “We knew we had to endure here. We know that when we can not look aggressive, we need to try to penetrate the top five, but today we got a six position,” said the seven-time world champion’s primary classroom.

    Combined with the results of a second place finish in Qatar, Rossi is now in fourth place in the rider standings. He collected 30 points, 11 points adrift of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Marquez.

    The third series of the MotoGP season will be held at Jerez on May 5. After that there is Le Mans, Mugello, Catalunya and Assen.

    “The balance of the first two races is something positive and we arrived in Jerez with optimistic for the next few races, because the circuits better for us,” said Rossi.


  • ‘Project Unity’ Combine 18 Console Games

    Bacteria hardware maker, recently made ​​a game console capable of running the 18 types of games from several different platforms. Given the name of Project Unity, the new console is reportedly development Bacteria have owned 15 different kinds of system components before system generation.

    Based on the information circulated, this machine uses the Amstrad GX4000, Sega Master System, Atari 7800, Colecovision, Intellivision Sega Megadrive SNES, Nintendo 64, NES, Gameboy Advance, NeoGeo MVS, Game Cube, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation 2 software (PS2).

    In addition, the console of the Unity Project also has the backward compatibility of the Atari 7800, PlayStation 2 (PS2), and Game Boy Advance that increased support for early platform by 15 to reach 18.

    Bacteria also explain why they do not use the components of Microsoft’s Xbox console. That is because the components are owned by the console takes too much space and also spent a lot of electricity, as quoted by Digitalspy, Tuesday (04/16/2013).

    “Component-owned Xbox will take up much space, and consume considerable power. Honestly, I’m not interested in the game besutannya, so no problem for not using his component on the console that we have developed,” said Bacteria.


  • Bomb Attacks Hit Bus Afghanistan, 9 killed

    Again a bomb attack in Afghanistan. A homemade bomb exploded under a bus in Afghanistan today. As a result, nine people were killed and 22 others wounded in bombings.

    The incident occurred in Wardak province. A woman was among the dead and three children were among the injured.

    “Today around 08.00, an improvised explosive device on the bus,” said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor of Wardak province, told AFP on Monday (08/04/2013).

    “At least 22 people were injured and nine others, including a woman, were killed,” he added.

    According Khogyani, Taliban masterminded the bombing.

    At the event, the government agency that owned the bus was traveling daily between Kabul and
    Ghazni, the province neighboring Kabul.

    “I helped lift some of the dead and wounded. There are many people on the bus, only a few who escaped unhurt, the other dead and wounded,” said witness Mohammad Sarwar.

    The bombing comes after five U.S. citizens, including a woman diplomat, were killed in separate attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Saturday, April 6 last year. At that time, a suicide bomb struck a convoy of NATO troops d Zabul province, southern Afghanistan. The attacks killed three U.S. soldiers and two civilians, including the young diplomat.


  • Prevent Heart Disease? Consumption of Fish

    Eating fish is not only boosts the immune system, but can also keep you from the risk of heart disease. Therefore, do not be bored consume fish in your daily intake.

    Based on new research from Michigan State University and East Carolina University, explained that the content of omega-3 fatty acids DHA compound is an antidote to cardiac risk. The content that can enhance the activity of white blood cells that are an important part of the immune system. Similarly, as reported by the Huffington Post.

    Further, the researchers explain, other benefits of the content of the fish is improving the quality of your memory and reduce heart disease. According to him, the results showed most fish eaters have their life chances two years longer than those who do not eat them.

    Related to the prevention of heart disease risk, as has been published Dietary Guidelines for Americans, he recommends everyone to consume approximately 2-3 servings of fish per week, in order to get the amount of omega-3 is good, in order to protect your heart.