Archive for the ‘World’ Category
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Brad Pitt will be part of a team of consultants appointed to design a new five-star hotel and leisure development in Dubai! Dubai, a city of sky scrapers and mega-developments, is the Gulf's tourism and trading hub. Its real estate sector has boomed since the United Arab ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Yosuke, a parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help! "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Iceland is the world's most peaceful nation. The "Global Peace Index" report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranked the United States 97th out of 140 countries according to how peaceful they were domestically and how they interacted with the outside world. Iraq, ranked lowest ...
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
A beach vacation usually conjures up images of lying on white sand relaxing not dicing with death but Forbes.com has come up with a list of the world's most dangerous beaches. Strong currents and deadly jellyfish are among the dangers that spring to mind but the biggest fear is ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Askmen.com has come up with a list of the top 10 trains around the world, rating them on attributes like amenities, comfort, convenient routes, reasonable fares, and technology. 1. TGV, France The French sense of style extends to train travel and the TGV is an acronym for "train ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Baffled by which of the 851 U.N. World Heritage sites to visit? Men's Web portal www.askmen.com has narrowed down the list compiled by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to the top 10. 1. Stonehenge, England A prehistoric monument in the county of Wiltshire, ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Have you seen a Heart-shaped cucumbers before? They are grown by a co-op of nine women called Heartstick Ojaru in Chiba (a suburb of Tokyo) using plastic molds affixed to the stem of the plant, which create heart and star shapes visible when the cucumber is sliced cross-wise. Like this... ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Luxury goods brand Chanel has launched a new art exhibit housed in a futuristic pavilion shaped like a spaceship. Art, architecture, fashion and music fuse as a moving exhibition launches in Hong Kong. The Mobile Art exhibit features interpretations of Chanel's iconic quilted handbag by modern artists ...
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