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	Reizen, Avontuurlijk, Avontuur, Reizen, reis, rondreis, rondreizen, groepsreizen, groepsreis, groepsrondreizen, ...
		Baobab biedt reizen door 69 bestemmingen in alle continenten: Noord- en Midden-Amerika, Zuid-Amerika, Afrika, Azië, Oceanië, het Midden-Oosten en Europa.
		Je hebt bij Baobab in totaal keuze uit 69 bestemmingen in Amerika, Zuid-Amerika, Afrika, Azië, Oceanië, het Midden-Oosten en Europa.
		Baobab werkt nauw samen met een aantal partners.
	www.baobab.nl (1087 words)

	The Baobab tree in Senegal
		The trunk of a baobab is not any higher than the trunk of a walnut tree ; the bark yields a strong fiber used for ropes and cloth ; it burns in the same way as flax does.
		Baobab is the name used in France in the Encyclopedia by Diderot and d'Alembert, published in 1751, after Michel Adanson had brought back samples and a description from a stay in Saint-Louis of Senegal in 1749 : "a tree whose incredible size attracted my attention.
		Today, when one visits this huge baobab, 15 kilometres far from Joal, "the biggest in Senegal", one learns that the trunk of the tree opens and closes naturally, just to give time for the mortal remains of a griot or of a great figure, socially speaking, to be entrust to the tree's care.
	www.senegal-online.com /anglais/parcs-faune-flore/baobab.htm (2267 words)

	African and African-American culture and traditions - The Baobab Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The baobab tree is also known as the monkey bread tree, cream of tartar tree, lemonade tree and sour gourd tree.
		Baobabs are a protected tree in South Africa and is said to be one of the "World Trees", or Tree of Life by many of the cultures on the African continent.
		One tale involving the baobab which is used to explain a phenomenon of nature as well as teach a moral lesson is the myth "The Tale of the Superman" In this story a husband boasts to his wife that he is the strongest man alive.
	arts.osu.edu /ArtEducation/kplayground/baobabtree.htm (792 words)

	Baobab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The baobab (Adansonia), or monkey bread tree are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and mainland Africa and Australia (one species in each).
		The baobab is the national tree of Madagascar [2].
		Baobabs are also used for bonsai (the most popular being A.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baobab (596 words)

	Star Wars: Databank \| Baobab, Mungo
		The Baobab Merchant Fleet once had a sterling reputation as one of the most reliable shippers, and the Baobab Archives are considered extensive and authoritative.
		Baobab hoped to establish a trade route between the Baobab homeworld of Manda and Roon, replenishing the Baobab coffers.
		Baobab escaped with a single Roonstone, which proved to be a great treasure.
	www.starwars.com /databank/character/mungobaobab (1209 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Baobab Tree
		Baobabs are very difficult to kill, they can be burnt, or stripped of their bark, and they will just form new bark and carry on growing.
		A Baby Baobab tree looks very different from its adult form and this is why the Bushmen believe that it doesn't grow like other trees, but suddenly crashes to the ground with a thump, fully grown, and then one day simply disappears.
		Baobabs, grown from seed, are a popular choice for cultivation as bonsai plants.
	www.bbc.co.uk /h2g2/guide/A295472 (637 words)

	Africa's Weirdest Tree
		Baobabs are very hardy - some have continued to grow in length while lying on the ground.
		Baobabs are not resistant to long periods of drought and young Baobabs perish in veldt fires.
		When a baobab dies, it collapses into a fibrous mass as though struck by lightning, until a high wind blows away the remnants of a solitary giant that had been a landmark for centuries.
	www.encounter.co.za /article/8.html (665 words)

	The Bizarre Baobab
		The secret of the baobab's success in surviving in harsh environments and the reason for its massive trunk is that it has little wood fibre but a large water storage capacity.
		Baobabs are usually solitary beings, standing tall and proud in the midst of empty spaces.
		Yet in Baobab Alley, they cluster together forming an avenue of towering columns that border the dirt road, their tortured and twisted tops reflected in the lily-covered pond at the roadside.
	ronemmons.com /nature/baobabs (945 words)

	Floridata: Adansonia digitata
		Baobab is a deciduous tree, losing its leaves in the dry season.
		In Africa, the young leaves of baobab are eaten as a vegetable, the pulp within the fruit is used to make a lemonade-like drink and a fiber is made from the bark.
		Baobabs are used as street trees and in estates and city parks in the Old and New World tropics, especially in India and South America.
	www.floridata.com /ref/A/adan_dig.cfm (527 words)

	Adansonia digitata
		The Sagole Baobab is recorded as being the biggest tree in South Africa with a stem diameter of 10.47 m, a height of 22 m and a crown spread of 38.2 m.
		The Buffesldrift Baobab which is in the Makopane District, has a distinct trunk with a diameter of 7.71 m, a height of 22 m and a crown spread of 30.2 m.
		When they are young, baobabs do not resemble their adult counterparts, the stems are thin and inconspicuous, and their leaves are simple and not divided into the five to seven lobes of the adult trees.
	www.plantzafrica.com /plantab/adansondigit.htm (2150 words)

	Baobab>
		Baobabs are curious looking trees, characterized by massive, often grotesque swollen trunks and branches.
		In Madagascar baobabs are widespread on the western slopes of Madagascar, particularly numerous in south-west.
		Baobabs are very distinctive and there is little chance of ever mistaking any other tree for a baobab.
	www.buzau.com /baobab/taxon.htm (1059 words)

	TERRA: Champion Trees
		The baobab's bark, leaves, fruit, and trunk are all used.
		The bark of the baobab is used for cloth and rope, the leaves for condiments and medicines, while the gourd-like fruit, called "monkey bread", is eaten.
		Easy to grow, baobabs are suitable as bonsai or indoor plants, as well as outdoor plants in tropical or subtropical countries.
	www.championtrees.org /champions/baobab.htm (530 words)

	Baobab
		Baobab's most recent appearance was in Gloria Rolando's new film, Eyes of the Rainbow, about Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army leader in exile in Cuba, and Oya, the goddess of war and the ancestors.
		Vocal Baobab are featured in the 2002 New Zealand Festival, playing 13-16 March in the Heineken Dans Paleis, with further appearances including Harcourt Park (16 March) and in the Museum of Arts and Culture (17 March).
		With the use of the Baobab as a liturgical element in religious ceremonies, with its elegance and its solidity, it matches the profile of this group.
	www.afrocubaweb.com /baobab.htm (1350 words)

	BAOBAB Tree
		I feel that sharing Baobab with development practitioners the world over spreads the enlightenment and energy we have shared in developing it, and that this will impact positively on those who work to inspire the disadvantaged and suffering to make the most of their potentials and conquer their problems.
		Baobab is a tree, it is alive, with branching that grows.
		Baobab trees shed their leaves in the dry season to reduce evaporation, producing the root-like branch effect.
	www.baobab-ct.org /baobab.htm (2316 words)

	Baobab Tree - Adansonia digitata
		The baobab is found in the savannas of African and India, mostly around the equator.
		If I were to describe the baobab, I would say that it looks like it has been picked out of the ground and stuffed back in upside-down.
		The bark of the baobab is used for cloth and rope, the leaves for condiments and medicines, while the fruit, called "monkey bread", is eaten.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /baobab.htm (305 words)

	baobab trees - africa's oldest inhabitants? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Baobabs may be the oldest life forms on the African continent, and many of the specimens still standing today have certainly been around since the birth of Christ; others for far longer.
		Girth measurements themselves are not reliable estimates of a particular tree's age, as the conditions under which it has grown - and the climatic fluctuations of the centuries - strongly affect this.
		Because of its many uses and its ability to survive in semi-arid conditions, the Baobab survives in the face of man's expansion across the continent.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/plants/baobab.asp (691 words)

	Mali: Baobab - Homegrown Vitamin C for Africa - Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
		Baobab trees are usually allowed to survive until their natural death in cultivated fields, where they are left undisturbed among the crops.
		The young, tender leaves of all the baobabs, particularly the dark-leaf vegetable types, are used as green or dried vegetables in sauces.
		The baobab capsule pulp is reported to have a high content of vitamin C. One source reports that the content of vitamin C in the baobab fruit is 1690 mg/kg, compared with 1060 mg/kg for fresh hot pepper (Agbessi Dos-Santos 1987).
	www.syngentafoundation.com /baobab_africa.htm (2245 words)

	Baobab - Plants - Flora and Fauna - Tourism of Botswana
		Although many people think the Baobab tree is unique to Africa, six different species of Baobabs occur on the island of Madagascar, one of which is the same species that occurs in Africa.
		David Livingstone referred to the Baobab as "that giant upturned carrot", which is an apt description of the tree, as the enormously thick trunk and the comparatively slender branches create that image.
		The average stem diametre of a large Baobab is about 5m, but specimens with a diametre of up to 9m are not uncommon.
	www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw /flora_and_fauna/baobab.html (486 words)

	Zoe's baobabs
		We have kept Baobab trees for many years and as I have already mentioned in previous posts the most dangerous and life threatening time is during winter dormancy.
		Baobabs go dormant in the winter and must not be watered until they come out of dormancy.
		Baobabs loose their leaves during May/June in Zimbabwe which is the onset of the winter months - they come back into leaf in September/October.
	www.buzau.com /baobab/5years.htm (7088 words)

	Orchestra Baobab: Afropop Band --
		Baobab played ceremonial concerts, including one for the nomination of Abdou Diouf as Prime Minister, as well as countless glamorous receptions and benefits.
		An attempt to update Baobab's sound to follow the mbalax trend failed in 1985, and two years later the group disbanded, not to play again until their unexpected reunion in 2001.
		Orchestra Baobab is expected to record and release a new album in 2002.
	www.afropop.org /explore/band_info/ID/78/OrchestraBaobab (542 words)

	The Globalist \| Global Music -- Orchestra Baobab — Senegal's Resurrection
		The magical music created by Orchestra Baobab was captured on a 1982 recording that was made by the band at the height of its creative powers.
		In the newly-warm climate of world music, the Baobab sound not only sounded fresh, but it also seemed to be a direct predecessor to subsequent blends of African and Cuban music.
		Baobab still ranges far and wide on their native continent for sounds and visions.
	www.theglobalist.com /DBweb/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=3903 (958 words)

	The Baobab Tree or the Tree of Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Baobab Tree is also known as the “Tree of Life”, “The Chemist Tree” and “The Monkey Bread Tree”;.
		Viewed by the native population as their symbol of the Continent and as their Protector, the Baobab is of high importance for humans and animals as it provides them with food and medicine.
		The Baobab pulp can be used as a natural and functional ingredient in the food industry to make juices, energy drinks, smoothies, ice creams, fruit powders, chewable tablets and cereal bars.
	www.prweb.com /releases/20061140/5/prweb390064.htm (704 words)

	Baobab
		Starting from its v.2.4.2, Baobab has been included as a component of gnome-utils, so it is no more updated as a stand-alone product, but it will follow gnome-utils release cycle.
		Baobab will not count the /proc dir, nor any file size that is not related to a "plain" file, so symlinks, character blocks, device blocks will not be part of the directory size.
		Hard-links are managed in a different way: this first hardlink is counted as a normal file, while the subsequent links to the same inode device are not counted in the total, but highlighted in the right-hand column of the window (see here).
	www.marzocca.net /linux/baobab.html (1098 words)

	European Programs
		Baobab offers training for educational institutions and associations, fundamentally in the third sector.
		Baobab implements training actions directed to groups in risk of social exclusion, for example immigrant people and long-play unemployed people, especially women.
		Also in these last years Baobab has started to implement actions focused to the intercultural approach by the way of activities in the training centres, primary and high school.
	www.associacio-baobab.org /fakt_eng.html (483 words)

	Global Vineyard Wine Importers: Baobab Wine
		Baobab Winery, named in honor of the Baobab tree native to South Africa, is proud of the 350-year tradition of distinguished winemaking in this remote region of the wine growing world.
		Baobab wines appeal to a growing group of wine consumers who demand complex and authentic flavors that are not tainted by excessive oak or residual sugar.
		Baobab wines are produced with minimal intervention in a small winery located in the Western Cape appellation.
	www.globalvineyard.com /baobab.html (146 words)

	World Music Central - Your connection to World Music
		Baobab exploded onto the Dakar scene in 1970 and immediately became the top local band, famous for their sublime and sophisticated arrangements, lyrical vocals and dazzling guitar solos.
		Fortunately for Baobab, however, the UK label World Circuit released (in 1989) a much acclaimed album, aptly titled Pirates Choice, with some tracks the group had first recorded in 1982, opening with the sultry piece “Utrus horas.” With this, Orchestre Baobab were launched around the world.
		The baobab is one of the most emblematic and majestic trees of the African savannah.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /artists/artist_page.php?id=1292 (1959 words)

	Baobab Tree
		The Baobab also features as the Tree of Life in Disney's "Lion King", and is the centrepiece in Disney's Animal Kingdom.
		Baobabs seem to have a mind of their own.
		In our search for a Baobab with true character, we came across a silver sculpture, called "Baobab and Bushmen", by the Zimbabwean artist, Patrick Mavros.
	www.baobab-solutions.com /the_baobab.htm (540 words)

	Baobab News Briefs
		Baobab has just competed a script development course with the members of the Canadian training team to help them bring their story of surveys to life.
		Baobab will be one of the first businesses in Canada to use a new, very high speed internet connection utilizing special uhf frequencies to move data over the air between office and internet backbone.
		Baobab is starting production of a documentary video tentatively titled "Los Baños Trolley." It tells the story of some poor shanty-town children in the Philippines who have found a unique way to earn income for themselves and provide a vital service for their community at the same time.
	www.baobab.net /briefs.htm (2164 words)

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