Outdoor Activities // Earth // Bowling // Tips on bowling

Bowling is a sport where, occasionally, amateurs perform as well as the pros. With a little training, even the beginner can improve his or her score. These tips will get you started on your way toward a higher bowling score. These tips are mainly designed for the bowler who does not have a hook on their ball, and whose ball is dropped in the center of the lane.
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Outdoor Activities // Earth // Equestrian Sport // Breeds of Horses // Budenny

The Budenny, pronounced "bood-YAW-knee" (and, depending on transliteration from the Russian also spelled Budyonny or, less commonly, Budonny or Budennovsky) horse is one of Russia"s most popular and versatile native warmblood sport horses.
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Outdoor Activities // Mountains // Rafting // How to Run a River

Gather your gear together. At a minimum, this means a paddle, helmet, lifejacket, and clothing. Any more means a map, sprayskirt, and shoes. If it"s multi-day, throw in your toothbrush.
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Outdoor Activities // Mountains // Mountaineering // Who can go trekking? // Altitude Sickness (AMS)

At 5000m the air pressure is half that of sea level, with a corresponding reduction in the amount of oxygen. To be able to cope with this lack of oxygen your body starts to create more oxygen carrying red blood cells.
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Creative Hobbies // Origami

Origami, the Japanese name for the art of paper folding, comes from the Japanese verb oru (to fold) and the noun kami (paper). The word "origami" is now commonly used around the world. A finished origami figure is called a model, the method for folding a model is called a design, and drawn instructions for a model is called a set of diagrams.
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Outdoor Activities // Water // Boats and Yachts // What is a Sport boat? // Boating Etiquette

Boat etiquette on and off the water is an ever-increasing issue. Ask any boater what they perceive to be the biggest issue on the water, and they will inevitably go into a story about an inconsiderate boater. And many times this will occur at the launch ramp before the boater even gets on the water. As our waterways become more crowded, this issue increases.
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Outdoor Activities // Earth // Equestrian Sport // Breeds of Horses // Azteca

The Azteca is the National Horse of Mexico and is the first breed to be developed in Mexico. Until recently the majority of horses in Mexico were descendants of Spanish horses, such as the Galiceсo, or imports from Spain or Portugal. The Spanish horse has always been favored in Mexico and the Andalusian was the foundation of the new breed.
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