Beautiful Auckland, New Zealand: Travel on the Tide

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Auckland is one of the largest cities in New Zealand and a very prominent tourist hub, thanks to the number of things to see and do in and around the city. Whether you want an activity...

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Blogging 101: Advertising Networks Driving Traffic To Your Blog

Blogging 101: Advertising Networks Driving Traffic To Your Blog
by Lauren Axelrod

I’m not speaking of ad networks like Chitika or Adsense, but sites providing a continuous stream of traffic based upon a widget you place throughout the network.

There are several options out there, but only a few requiring a bit of your time and sometimes a minimum investment. You have to pick advertising networks which never compromise the quality of your site and only allow higher quality sites to join. I’ve used just about every one out there and I have narrowed it down to the top three sites providing you with a steady stream of traffic.
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Pittock Mansion: Portrait of an American Castle

 Pittock Mansion: Portrait of an American Castle
by Michele Cameron Drew

In 1914, Edward Foulkes designed an incredible castle on forty-six acres and nearly one thousand feet above the Portland, Oregon skyline.  Henry and Georgiana Burton Pittock completed Pittock Mansion with an immense sweeping view of mountains, city, beautiful architecture, art and antiques which captured the eyes of tourists and Portland residents alike.

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Tigers May Become Extinct in The Wild by 2022

Tigers May Become Extinct in The Wild by 2022
by Mark Gordon Brown

A warning has been issued to the world in regards to one of the most iconic animals on the earth, the Tiger.

Tigers are the largest of the big cats, however their population numbers are not so impressive. Only a century ago over 100,000 Tigers stalked the forests of Asia, today there are less than 3,200, and already three subspecies are extinct...

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Johannes Brahms: The Classical Romantic

Johannes Brahms: The Classical Romantic
by eddiego65

German composer and pianist Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was one of the foremost figures in the Romantic music scene in 19th century Vienna, where he spent much of his professional life.

During his lifetime, Brahms’ fame and influence were so extensive that he is at times grouped with Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven as one of the Three Bs.  Although Brahms was a rather conservative and academic composer, his music was of superb quality and intense emotional depth.

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Joan of Arc's Homeland: Domremy and Vaucouleurs

Joan of Arc’s Homeland: Domremy and Vaucouleurs
by Francois Hagnere 

Around Nancy in Lorraine, let us discover the homeland of Joan of Arc where her heroic epos began.

Domrémy was a border town in the Middle-Ages, surrounded by ramparts. As it became a “Royal Town” in 1365, it was governed in the name of the King of France by the Lord Robert de Baudricourt. This is when Joan of Arc, a young peasant aged 16, came and talked to this governor on  May 13, 1428 and stated she was the only person capable of delivering France from the British. Baudricourt just laughed and ordered the young girl be taken back to her father “with a good slap in her face”. However, Joan of Arc proclaiming her mission, gained the people little by little, to...

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