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Chocolate as good as exercise

Chocolate  as good as exercise

Some scientists are good enough to eat—like the ones who just published a study saying munching on dark chocolate is as valuable for health as exercise. Researchers have found that a compound found in chocolate—epicatechin—seems to trigger the same muscle response as vigorous activity. ”Aerobic exercise, such as running or cycling, is known to increase the number of mitochondria in muscle cells,” said the lead researcher, referring to the powerhouses in cells that generate energy. “Our study has found that epicatechin seems to bring about the same response—particularly in the heart and skeletal muscles.”

Mice fed only epicatechin showed the same mitochondria effects as mice who exercised 30 minutes a day on a treadmill in the Wayne State University study, reports theTelegraph. But, bad news for dedicated couch potatoes, mice fed epicatechin that also ran on the treadmill fared best. “Epicatechin treatment combined with exercise could be a viable means to offset muscle ageing,” said the chief researcher. “At the moment it would be a leap of faith to say the same effects would be seen in humans. But it is something we hope to identify in future studies.”

Source: Newser

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The Luxurious Yunak Evleri Cave Hotel

The Luxurious Yunak Evleri Cave Hotel

Cappadocia a natural wonder characterized by fairy chimneys, is a magical mountainous landscape in the center of modern Turkey, that was created from a series of volcanic eruptions 9 to 3 million years ago. A famous and popular tourist destination, Cappadocia is also home for a very special hotel, the Yunak Evleri Hotel. Read more…

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How the Emmy award got its name

How the Emmy award got its name

Why do they call the Emmy Award “Emmy”?
“It’s a feminization of ‘Immy,’ which is short for the image orthicon tube,” explains John Leverence, senior vice president of awards for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The image orthicon, which revolutionized TV, was originally built to guide flying explosive weapons in World War II. “The objective was the guided torpedo, but it ended up being used in television,” said RCA engineer Paul Wymer. The 4,000 “Emmys,” as engineers fondly called the devices, didn’t win the war, because the weapons they were used in weren’t quite reliable, but the orthicon later made TV feasible. It was called “the atomic bomb of television.”

After Syd Cassyd founded the Academy in 1946, he wanted to call its TV award the Ike, short for iconoscope tube (the image orthicon’s predecessor gizmo). Inconveniently, war hero and president-to-be Dwight Eisenhower was nicknamed Ike. So engineering exec Henry Lubcke, the third Academy president, changed the statue’s sex, and the Immy became the Emmy.

Ironically, one of this year’s Emmy nominees, ReelzChannel’s “The Kennedys,” is partly about a 1944 image orthicon disaster that changed U.S. history. Jealous of his brother John F. Kennedy’s PT-109 medal, Joseph Kennedy Jr. volunteered to pilot a bomber with 11 tons of explosives, the most ever packed into a plane. He was going to bail out and let Emmy direct the plane to Belgium to blow up Hitler’s V-1 rocket base, but according to Gary Edgerton’s “Columbia History of American Television,” a “friendly radio frequency signal” blew Kennedy up over Suffolk. Whatever killed Joe Jr., it forced Joe Kennedy Sr. to send a different son to the White House and makes for an emotional moment in “The Kennedys” that helps boost its dark-horse chances for an Emmy. Read more…

Top Brands For Men

Top Brands For Men

If you want to look your best no matter what the season may be, you’re going to need to learn about the top 10 fashion brands for men. These clothes are guaranteed to make guys look their best during any occasion, be it formal, casual, or utterly relaxed. If you want to show your best side every time you leave the house, be sure to look into these top fashion brands for men.

1. Gucci. One of the most recognized luxury brands on Earth, this fashion powerhouse carries everything from trousers and T-shirts to suits and dress shoes. Despite having gone through a bit of a rough patch during the early 1980′s, a reinvention of the company’s standards at the end of the decade has turned this top fashion brand into the game-changer it is today.
2. Calvin Klein. Most known for its eponymous line of denim jeans, this top fashion brand for men is known the world over for its ability to make anyone look like a rock star. From its collection collared shirts to even its underwear, every piece of this brand’s collections eke pure style.
3. Diesel.  If you’re looking for jeans or trainers, this is your fashion brand of choice. It’s youthful spirit is felt in every piece of clothing that they make and market towards young adult men.
4. Ralph Lauren. This seminal fashion brand for men is best known for its semi-formal clothing and colognes. Its Polo logo is indicative of having a certain degree of class, which is certainly what happens when you own any piece from its expansive collections.
5. Banana Republic. This fashion brand is perfect for the office or slightly formal dinner party, with its chic chinos and luxurious collared shirts. If you need to look your best to impress your colleagues, be sure to look for these pieces.
6. Armani. This high-end fashion house’s name is pretty much equatable to the idea of a luxury suit. Pieces from this brand’s collections were actually the official suits that Christian Bale wore for his super hero epic “The Dark Knight.” Read more…

Iconic photos

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Magnum’s Thomas Hoepker crossed from Manhattan into Queens and then Brooklyn to get closer to the scene. In Williamsburg, he captured the above pastoral scene, but decided to hold back the photo, feeling that it was “ambiguous and confusing.” When finally published on 9/11′s fifth anniversary, the calm scene seemingly challenged the conventional wisdom that “nothing in America will ever be the same again”. Read more…

Dominos Pizza on the moon

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Dominos Pizza on the moon. Domino’s Japanese arm has proposed a branch on Earth’s nearest galactic

neighbour is the latest escalation in a pizza publicity war.

Rival chain Pizza Hut set the bar high in 2001 by delivering a pizza to astronauts orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station, but Domino’s fought back last year in a series of events to mark the 25th anniversary of its arrival in Japan. Read more…

Saskatchewan Couple Win $40 Million Lottery

Saskatchewan Couple Win $40 Million Lottery

A Saskatchewan couple from the village of Paradise Hill won $40 million in a recent lottery draw.

John and Darlene Kinzel took the top prize from a Lotto Max draw one week ago.

On Friday they were presented to news media and said they planned to stay in Paradise Hill, a village of about 485 people roughly 250 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. Read more…

Man Bathes With Rattlesnakes

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