100 Places To See In Your Lifetime-Heaven On Earth#63-Okavango Delta,Africa-"Where the Okavango River terminates in Botswana it brushes against the sands of the Kalahari Desert, creating a dramatic amalgam of crystal-clear waters,swampland and savanna. This is the largest inland delta on the planet, one of Africa's dwindling unfettered wilderness areas. From dugout canoes one can see cheetahs, zebra, crocidile, hippo, stork, and other superb wild creatures."


Japanese Favourite Stories-"The Flying Farmer" "A long time ago there was an old farmer name Taro who lived in a village in Japan. Near Taro's house there was a wide, wet swamp wehre many wild ducks came to rest. Farmer Taro had made a trap out of rop and he caught a duck almost everyday. Taro was very greedy and one night he thought to himself: "After all, only one duck a day isn't so much. How clever it would be to catch a whole lot of fine ducks at one time!" So he made a great big trap out of a long piece of rope and fixed it so that he could catch many ducks at the same time. Early in the morning of the next day Taro put out his new trap in the swamp. He held on to the end of the trap and hid behind a tree to wait for the ducks to come. And then, all at once, a big flock of ducks flew down from the sky and landed right in the trap. "Tug! Twitch! Jerk! Pull! Tug! Twitch! Jerk! Pull!" Old Taro could see that he was catching many, many ducks, and he could feel them getting caught in the trap. "Look! Look how many I have caught!" he cried, jumping up and down with glee. About an hour later, when the sun was high in the sky, the ducks were ready to fly away. Suddenly, "Whoosh!" and they all flew up into the sky at one time. "Oh! Oh!" Old Taro was so surprised he hung on tight to the end of his rope trap and got carried right up into the sky with the ducks. The whole flock of ducks flew together in one group way up high, and poor farmer Taro was terribly frightened hanging onto the rope and being carried along in the air. On and on they flew, over mountains and everything. Finaly they passed over a strange village where there was a tall green pagoda with five roofs. The old farmer waited until he got a good chance; then he let go the rope and grabbed tight onto the spire of the pagoda as he flew by it. He held on tight to the spire and cried out: "Help! Help! Help me, someone!" Soon a great crowd of people gathered around the bottom of the pagoda. They were certainly all surprised, and began talking all at once. "How did he ever get up there?" "Didn't you see the ducks carrying him?" "What can we do to help him get down?" After thinking it over, they brought a big, wide piece of cloth, and all held on to it and stretched it tight so that Taro could jump down into it. Then they all shouted up at him:"Jump down! Jump into the cloth! Jump!" Taro looked down and was so frightened that his knees shook. But finally, he closed his eyes tight and jumped. He was lucky and landed right in the middle of the cloth. But he was so heavy that all the round heads of the people holding the cloth were knocked together. Just at that last "Bump!" Taro opened his eyes, and what do you think? He was home safe in his own bed. All this flying with ducks had been a bad dream. But the dream seemed so real that it cured Farmer Taro of being so greedy. After that he never trapped any more ducks at all, and became a nice kind farmer."


20 Worst Drinks in America 2010-Worst Water-"Snapple Agave Melon Antioxidant Water (1 bottle, 20 fl oz)
150 calories
0 g fat
33 g sugars
Sugar Equivalent: 2 Good Humor Chocolate Éclair Bars

While “Worst Water” may sound like an oxymoron, the devious minds in the bottled beverage industry have even found a way to besmirch the sterling reputation of the world’s most essential compound. Sure, you may get a few extra vitamins, but ultimately, you’re paying a premium price for gussied-up sugar water. Next time you buy a bottle of water, check the recipe: You want two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen, and very little else."