7 facts you probably don't know about Blueberry

The Blueberry crop is quite widespread in the national territory and has great potential to become an important share to the agricultural economy of Portugal. By this time, the Blueberry are fairs across the country. However, probably, there are many facts and benefits over the Blueberry which are of General ignorance. The portal my Well-being shared some of them.

1. protect against memory loss

A study of 2012 indicates that eating at least one cup of blueberries per week slows cognitive decline in several years. A possible explanation for this benefit has to do with the fact that the blueberries protect the brain to eliminate toxic proteins that accumulate in the body, as revealed another study of 2013.

2. u.s. State of Maine is the world's largest producer

Although in Portugal there is great production of the fruit, the u.s. State of Maine is the largest Blueberry producer in the world.

3. can be used as natural food coloring

Due to its strong coloring, the blueberries can be used as natural food coloring. Legends also say that early American settlers were boiling with milk to make gray paint.

4. In perfect condition must have a layer of dust

One way to see if the blueberries are in good condition for consumption is to verify the existence of a thin layer of dust, which gives a more matte appearance to the fruit.

5. should only be washed immediately before consumption

Wash softens the blueberries, which may accelerate their deterioration. As such, only those should wash immediately before consuming.

6. the shrub that gives the Blueberry is a "close relative" of rhododendron

The Blueberry is a species of small shrub and is close relative of rhododendron, a genus of flowering plant whose ingestion is poisonous, and the cranberries, a small shrub that produces edible red berries, known as Cranberry or Blueberry, too-red.

7. many foods flavoured with blueberries aren't actually the fruit

Products such as cereals, muffins, bread of known brands, for example, do not use real blueberries in their products. Instead use dyes, flavourings and sugars to recreate the taste of blueberry.

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Surgery allows the blind to see turtle and swimming

Last week, hundreds of people gathered on a beach to Charleston, South Carolina, to say goodbye to a turtle, which became known as Briar. The crowd cheered and the flashes fired as the animal more than 90 pounds was walking by the beach towards the sea. The scenario seems happy, but not always was.

Briar was discovered in May last year, in the beach of another beach to Charleston on the verge of death. The body was covered in barnacles â€" which indicates that the lack of health presented made it too exhausted even to move. At the time he was rescued and taken to the Sea Turtle Hospital, animal's vitals were so weak that veterinarians feared that do not survive more than a week. However, Briar survived.

During the following months, the turtle was cleaned and his health began to improve and also gained weight. However, for no apparent reason, the appetite of Briar disappeared as the turtle left to hunt the food that was introduced in the pool. It was then that veterinarians discovered that the turtle had developed cataracts and could not see.

Knowing that the animal could never return to the sea without being able to see the Aquarium's team looked for someone who could help and managed to get in touch with Ann Cook, a specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology. In April this year, after having spent months investigating the falls in marine animals, Cook operated the turtle, who managed to see.

Before freeing the Briar in nature again, the handlers needed to ensure that the animal was fully recovered. As such, the tortoise spent a few more months in the Aquarium, referred to the Dodo. This week, the turtle was finally returned to the natural surroundings and seemed completely adapted.

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20 doors leading to other worlds

Most doors are hopelessly mundane, but there are exceptions to the rule. More than safeguard entries, these objects can be symbolic portals for different environments and aspects of life. You never know what might be behind a door.

These different ports are hard to find, but there are and all over the world. Since doors decorated or with exceptional works of carpentry, exist for all tastes, referred to Bored Panda.

A door is probably the outside of a building with the highest degree of interaction. As such, these objects do not have to be drab, can be fun and beautiful. In India and in Indonesia there are doors worked and ornamented. In the German Alps, there is a door that leads to the mountains. In Morocco, there are doors with Islamic geometry. In Sintra there is a door that seems to be inserted on a vertical garden and, in Funchal, there are doors painted with images of the famous children's book "the little Prince" or with mermaids.

Discover here some of these unusual doors.

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As fotografias estrelares finalistas do Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Star trails that spread the sidewalk of the Giants, in Northern Ireland, clouds of dust in colossal shapes molded by cosmic radiation light years away and bright Meteor racing across the sky with the Mount Bromo in Indonesia, as background scenery. These are some of the photos competition finalists Astronomy Photographer of the Year from 2014.

The contest, which is organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in partnership with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine, goes in the Sixth Edition and hit a record this year of photos submitted, with more than 2,500 enthusiasts between amateur and professional photographers from around the world to submit your images.

The photo finalists â€" more than 120 â€" include the splendor of aurora borealis above the clouds, photographed from the window of transatlantic flight between London and New York or the milky way reflected in the Snake River in Oxbow Bend, Grand Tenton National Park, in Wyoming, United States.

The variety of scenarios is not limited to the planet Earth. The photographers also captured views of the entire solar system, the milky way and other galaxies. These photos include an image taken during the day of Jupiter, moments before the astronomical alignment of the planet behind the Moon or the scorching heat of Crescent Nebula, glowing in a swirling red and blue.

The winners of the four contest categories and three special prizes will be announced on 17 September and the exhibition of images winners opens its doors to the public the next day at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, says the Daily Mail.

Here are some photos of finalists.

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CGD awarded for social responsibility

Caixa Geral de Depósitos won the Best Ethical Practices Award in the category of Social responsibility, an initiative that aims to identify, highlight and reward the good ethical practices implemented in Portugal.

This award is the result of a partnership between the business journal and the Capgemini and come and give relief to the importance of rules, tools and procedures for promotion and safeguarding of ethical principles that are as excellent examples that can draw attention to the importance of this subject in professional context, contributing to raising the level of ethical businesses.

"Considering the current climate, it is with pride that the CGD, as Bank, wins a prize associated with ethical behavior, emphasizing the work of all employees in order to construct new paradigms, fairer, more balanced and which are the raison d ' être the CGD and the reason why the box says", justified the CGD said in a statement.

Beyond corporate social responsibility, the initiative has enabled other companies distinguish three categories: respect for people, legal consciousness and business relations â€" the latter prize was not awarded.

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Can you imagine the amount of garbage it produces during a week?

We are all aware of the pollution or global warming. But are we aware of the amount of garbage that we produce on a daily basis? Gregg Segal, a photographer from California, decided to raise awareness to this problem through strong images, having photographed several people who posed with the garbage they produced during seven days.

The project, denomidado "7 Days of Garbage", tries to portray people of different social strata and its garbage, in order to reach the largest audience possible.

Segal decided to photograph the participants in front of natural beds in order to illustrate better than the trash produced by us is affecting nature directly. "Obviously, the photographic series aims to foster the confrontation between the people and the excess that is part of their lives. I hope you recognize that much of the trash they produce is unnecessary, "says the photographer quoted by Bored Panda.

Some of the participants were embarrassed because of the amount of garbage produced per week and decided then to choose some of the trash in order to use the pictures. Others decided to use all the garbage they produced and the result are the images you can see here.

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Maru, the smiling dog of Japan

Maru is a Shiba Inu-seven years quite photogenic. Always with a smiling expression, Maru appears to be the happiest dog on Earth and is perhaps why his owner loves photographing and filming.

Shinjiro Ono, canine enthusiast from Tokyo, is the owner of Maru and created several pages on social networks for your dog. The success was such that only on your page of Instagram, Maru has about 800,000 followers, referred to Bored Panda. Regularly, Shinjiro Ono put videos and pictures of your pet in a variety of activities, so that the followers of Maru can keep track of your daily life.

Maru likes mainly of long walks on the beach and playing with his toys. Don't like Fireworks and thunderstorms â€" as most dogs. The difference is that Maru does all this always with a smile on his face.

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