The World's Best Places to Live 2008 Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28.
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10 Best Beers + 5 Best Breweries, 2008 World Beer Cup Winners Posted: 2 years ago by icepigs
Gold, silver, and bronze medals were won in 91 categories of beer judged in the 2008 World Beer Cup competition held this past weekend in San Diego, CA. Additionally, the five best breweries in the world were named, including the first woman brewer ever to win this award!
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BEST superhero Posted: 2 years ago by spocksmyhomeboy
explains itself.. so before you go to the website guess who there talking about.
One-hundred thirteen people think this is the Best Superhero
Even without superpowers, ?????? is the greatest superhero of them all
who do think??
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A Review of the Best Robots of 2008 Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
Robot innovation continued its relentless advances during 2008. In this post we would like to showcase some of our favorite robots and robot videos of the last year or so.
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Best Places to Retire Young Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
You may be ready to quit your day job - but that doesn't mean you want to sit around all day. These places, selected by Money Magazine with Bert Sperling of BestPlaces.net, all offer thriving economies and plenty to do.
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World's Top 100 Most Livable Cities Posted: 2 years ago by karenben
Mercer study ranks cities by the quality of life they offer expatriate executives and their families across the world.
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The world's best places to catch some shut-eye. Posted: 5 months ago by bornbad
After snowshoeing to our snow homes and burrowing in, I remember falling into what must be the deepest state of dreamless sleep humans are capable of. It was the mythical supersleep, deeper than any other, the Atlantis of the unconscious.
*WANT*
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'Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008' on Monday! Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
The future of the country is no laughing matter, but as Jimmy Buffett famously sang, "If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane." So sit back, and enjoy this new election-eve special featuring the best "SNL" political sketches
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Gallery: The best wildlife photography of 2008 Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The winners have been announced for the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
The breathtaking images include chimps fighting over a bushpig, a snake and a frog in deadlock, and an encounter with a 14 metre long whale.
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5 of the world’s most polluted cities Posted: 2 years ago by mareacaspica
Some places in the world are just like heaven, some like hell; almost literally. Human activity can sometimes have devastating effects not on just the environment, but sometimes on the population too. Here’s a list of five of the most polluted cities in the world, in no specific order.
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Honesty test of 32 cities Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Reader's Digest left 30 new cell phones in public places in 32 cities around the globe. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Hong Kong had the worst performance with only 13 of the 30 phones returned. The best performance in the unscientific test was turned in by residents of Ljubljana, Slovania who gave back 29 of the 30 phones.
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Happy Halloween! Best 'Thriller' Videos Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
What Halloween would be complete with out hearing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' at least once. We've compiled the best fan made 'Thriller' videos from the Internet, including a version done with Legos, a wedding dance and one guy who sings all 64 parts a cappella.
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Fittest (and Fattest) cities in America 2008 Posted: 2 years ago by JoshSF49
Men's Fitness's annual survey reveals the cities that embrace a healthy lifestyle and exposes the ones that, well, need more salad bars.
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Best Countries for Business Posted: 3 months ago by ruthstark
For the fourth time, Forbes Magazine has published its annual Best Countries for Business ranking. For the second straight year Denmark has taken the No.1 spot.
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Beer Brewed by Monks considered the best in the world, Damn. Posted: 2 years ago by tragluk
For more than 160 years the Trappist monks at Saint Sixtus monastery in Flanders have been producing a rich, dark-brown, beer renowned for its exceptional flavour and strength. But an unexpected misfortune has befallen this reclusive community of 26 Cistercians: their beer has been named the best in the world.
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The Best Films Never To Have Won An Oscar Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
With the world's biggest gong show going on tonight, take a moment to reflect on some of the more dubious choices the Academy has made in the past.
All of these films were nominated for Best Picture, and all lost out to other, generally lesser films
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The World's 25 Dirtiest Cities Posted: 2 years ago by wildminou
Presented by Forbes, this study done by Mercer Human Resource Consulting who have ranked 215 cities worldwide based on levels of air pollution, waste management, water potability, hospital services, medical supplies and the presence of infectious disease.
And the winner is...
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Meet the world's best bottoms Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A woman from Brazil and a man from France can claim to own the best bottoms on the planet after winning a derriere competition in Paris. Video
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5 Ohio Cities Top Manliest Places In America Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
Guys have a reason to high-five in several Ohio cities, named some of the manliest places in America.
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Quality of Living global city rankings 2009 Posted: 7 months ago by bornbad
Vienna has passed Zurich to take the top spot as the world’s city with the best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2009 Quality of Living Survey. Geneva retains its position in third place, while Vancouver and Auckland are now joint fourth in the rankings.
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Life of Tears, Joys and Shocks: The World’s Best Pictures Ever Captured Posted: 2 years ago by humanlink
A collection of the best photographs ever captured which reflected the joyous, appalling and sad moments of human life around the world.
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