Thursday, March 31, 2011
Top 10 Global Girlfriend Getaways - ABC News
Top 10 Global Girlfriend Getaways - ABC News: "Forget Las Vegas. The new trend in girlfriend getaways is going global. More resorts around the world are now offering special getaway packages for bachelorette parties, reunions and girlfriend escapes. So grab your best friends and check out these Top 10 'Girlfriend Getaway' ideas."
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The 10 best hair straighteners - Features, Fashion - The Independent
The 10 best hair straighteners - Features, Fashion - The Independent: "The last thing anyone needs on a frizzy, bad hair day is a pair of ineffective irons. So here are 10 that won't let your locks down."
Ten worst pitfalls to avoid in your resume - Career news
Ten worst pitfalls to avoid in your resume - Career news: "Believe it or not, your resume has only a few seconds to gain the employer's attention. Today, most employers are flooded with resumes from eager job seekers. Therefore, to stand out from the crowd, your resume should be free of the common errors. Have you ever wondered what not to include in your resume? There are some blunders that will guarantee that your resume never catches the attention of the employers. A recent Accountemps survey suggests that 28 percent of executives feel that job applicants make the most mistakes when writing their resumes. What are these mistakes? Here is our take on the top 10 worst pitfalls to avoid while writing a resume."
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The 10 most segregated urban areas in America - Race - Salon.com
The 10 most segregated urban areas in America - Race - Salon.com: "Decades after the end of Jim Crow, and three years after the election of America's first black president, the United States remains a profoundly segregated country."
Monday, March 28, 2011
World's top 10 tourist destinations - ET Slide Shows - Features - The Economic Times
World tourism got off to a surprisingly sound start in the first four months of 2008, although uncertainty over the global economic situation is affecting consumer confidence and could hurt tourism demand.
Whatever be the case, the year 2007 remained a good year for tourism, as international tourist arrivals reached 903 million, up 6.6 per cent on 2006, with France holding onto its first position ahead of Spain and the US, the World Tourism Organization data released some time back shows.
Sadly, however, out of the 50 most visited countries, India ranked 42nd, with only 5 million international tourist arrivals last year.
Whatever be the case, the year 2007 remained a good year for tourism, as international tourist arrivals reached 903 million, up 6.6 per cent on 2006, with France holding onto its first position ahead of Spain and the US, the World Tourism Organization data released some time back shows.
Sadly, however, out of the 50 most visited countries, India ranked 42nd, with only 5 million international tourist arrivals last year.
10 steps to drive the 'Decade of Innovation' - Rediff.com Business
10 steps to drive the 'Decade of Innovation' - Rediff.com Business: "If various technical universities continue to take interest as is evident now, it won't be difficult to imagine that such a platform may have more than a million projects and ideas in a few years time.
Gujarat Technical University has decided to set up Navsarjan Sankul (Innovation Clusters) in which different technical institutions have been mapped to different MSME industrial clusters."
Gujarat Technical University has decided to set up Navsarjan Sankul (Innovation Clusters) in which different technical institutions have been mapped to different MSME industrial clusters."
The Sexiest Jobs: Ten Titillating Career Choices - DivineCaroline
The Sexiest Jobs: Ten Titillating Career Choices - DivineCaroline: "Want to get asked out more often? Consider nursing school. Nursing is one of the ten sexiest professions, according to a recent survey.
The seemingly universal male fantasy about the nurse in the short white dress notwithstanding, I can see why nursing, which comes in at number six, made the list. There is something sexy about a person who takes care of you, and nice people (the case for most nurses, in my experience) are sexy.
If you want a sexier job, but can’t handle bedpan duty, there are other options. While they might not be the easiest careers to break into (and some are nearly impossible if you didn’t luck out in the good genes department), they’ll guarantee a role in quite a few people’s fantasies."
The seemingly universal male fantasy about the nurse in the short white dress notwithstanding, I can see why nursing, which comes in at number six, made the list. There is something sexy about a person who takes care of you, and nice people (the case for most nurses, in my experience) are sexy.
If you want a sexier job, but can’t handle bedpan duty, there are other options. While they might not be the easiest careers to break into (and some are nearly impossible if you didn’t luck out in the good genes department), they’ll guarantee a role in quite a few people’s fantasies."
Sunday, March 27, 2011
10 Essential Websites - TIME
Wikipedia.org - 10 Essential Websites - TIME: "Despite repeated attempts to compromise its integrity, Wikipedia remains the most popular online encyclopedia on the Web. Since anyone can create or edit a Wikipedia page, both companies and individuals have been caught airbrushing and embellishing their own entries. The Wiki community usually intervenes, however — egregious edits get reported on WikiScanner and Wiki trolls are given the heave ho — or at least a Wiki humiliation. Now you can even enjoy Wikipedia's wisdom without ever clicking on it. The Microsoft Live search engine automatically pulls up the first paragraph of any relevant Wikipedia entry in its search results."
In Depth: World's Best Airports - Forbes.com
In Depth: World's Best Airports - Forbes.com: "Staff here want you to be 'carefree and relaxed,' according to the airport's Web site. To this end, they offer miniature golf, a 60-seat cinema, and cosmetic and physiotherapy services, among other cutting-edge amenities. The airport also promotes aviation technology and history with educational experiences like behind-the-scenes tours and 'kinderterminals,' a touchscreen that allows children to learn more about how an airport works."
10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything
10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything: "What does it take to succeed? A positive attitude? Well, sure, but that’s hardly enough. The Law of Attraction? The Secret? These ideas might act as spurs to action, but without the action itself, they don’t do much.
Success, however it’s defined, takes action, and taking good and appropriate action takes skills. Some of these skills (not enough, though) are taught in school (not well enough, either), others are taught on the job, and still others we learn from general life experience.
Below is a list of general skills that will help anyone get ahead in practically any field, from running a company to running a gardening club. Of course, there are skills specific to each field as well – but my concern here is with the skills that translate across disciplines, the ones that can be learned by anyone in any position."
Success, however it’s defined, takes action, and taking good and appropriate action takes skills. Some of these skills (not enough, though) are taught in school (not well enough, either), others are taught on the job, and still others we learn from general life experience.
Below is a list of general skills that will help anyone get ahead in practically any field, from running a company to running a gardening club. Of course, there are skills specific to each field as well – but my concern here is with the skills that translate across disciplines, the ones that can be learned by anyone in any position."
10 things to learn from Japan
1. THE CALM Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated
2. THE DIGNITY Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.
3. THE ABILITY The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.
4. THE GRACE People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.
5. THE ORDER No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.
6. THE SACRIFICE Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?
7. THE TENDERNESS Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.
8. THE TRAINING The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.
9. THE MEDIA They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.
10. THE CONSCIENCE When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly!
10 Jobs That Pay $30 An Hour, from Careerbuilder India - Business White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies | BNET
10 Jobs That Pay $30 An Hour, from Careerbuilder India - Business White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies | BNET: "Remember when you got your first job and realized one movie ticket was equal to one hour of work or that a pair of shoes was an entire workday? Somewhere along the way, many of us stopped looking at our paychecks as units of time and started focusing on how much we deposit in the bank. This paper explains about 10 jobs that pay $30 an hour."
Saturday, March 26, 2011
10 Things to Do When You are Bored … | All Women Stalk
10 Things to Do When You are Bored … | All Women Stalk: "You can start blogging. Blogging is a fun way to be creative and it also allows you to interact with other people. You can blog about anything you like. If you do not think that you are up to writing a long blog, you can always become involved with Twitter where you can post short status updates of your day."
Friday, March 25, 2011
World's 10 cleanest cities - Rediff.com Business
World's 10 cleanest cities - Rediff.com Business: "Mercer, the global financial and HR consulting firm, recently came up with a list of world's cleanest cities. Mercer took into account the air quality for the upkeep of streets and squares to produce the 2011 rankings.
Here are the ten cleanest cities in the world:
1. Calgary (Canada)
Calgary is positioned on 'the fringe of Canada's largest energy belt and enjoys lower taxes and less stringent regulations', says the Forbes study.
Calgary's economy is also dominated by oil and gas industry, apart from manufacturing and services.
Calgary, which boasts of impressive infrastructure, is well placed to be one of the fastest growing urban centres in the world."
Here are the ten cleanest cities in the world:
1. Calgary (Canada)
Calgary is positioned on 'the fringe of Canada's largest energy belt and enjoys lower taxes and less stringent regulations', says the Forbes study.
Calgary's economy is also dominated by oil and gas industry, apart from manufacturing and services.
Calgary, which boasts of impressive infrastructure, is well placed to be one of the fastest growing urban centres in the world."
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Top 10: Things you didn't know about Bhagat Singh - India News - IBNLive
Top 10: Things you didn't know about Bhagat Singh - India News - IBNLive: "Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged to death on March 23, 1931. Considered as one of the most important revolutionaries of freedom movement, March 23 is marked as his martyrdom day. Here are 10 lesser known facts about the man who inspired hundreds and thousands of youths to join India's freedom struggle.
1. Singh was a great actor in college and took part in several plays. His acting in 'Rana Pratap', 'Samrat Chandragupta' and 'Bharata-durdasha' earned him praise from his teachers and classmates.
2. The day after the Jalianwala Bagh incident, Singh slipped away from school, went straight to the place of the tragedy and collected a bottle of mud wet with blood of Indians. He was 12 at the time. He used to worship the bottle every day."
1. Singh was a great actor in college and took part in several plays. His acting in 'Rana Pratap', 'Samrat Chandragupta' and 'Bharata-durdasha' earned him praise from his teachers and classmates.
2. The day after the Jalianwala Bagh incident, Singh slipped away from school, went straight to the place of the tragedy and collected a bottle of mud wet with blood of Indians. He was 12 at the time. He used to worship the bottle every day."
Monday, March 21, 2011
10 Habits That Ruin Your Appearance - FoxNews.com
10 Habits That Ruin Your Appearance - FoxNews.com: "mprove your appearance, there are bad ruts you can fall into in terms of diet, exercise and grooming that can ruin your appearance, even if you started out genetically blessed in the looks department. To find out if you’re guilty of committing one or more of these sinful habits and to find out how you can change both your ways and your looks for the better,"
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Images: India's ten most photogenic women! - Rediff Getahead
Images: India's ten most photogenic women! - Rediff Getahead: "Subi Samuel likes to call himself a 'people photographer'. It's what he says he does best -- capture a moment in the lives of people and shoot their expressions.
Unlike most of his peers, Subi also loves to sketch. He's an artist and quite like his work with the camera, he loves to sketch portraits.
So when we asked him to name the most photogenic Indian women, his list ranged from models and Bollywood stars to politicians, social workers and theatre veterans -- some he hasn't shot, most others he has! Take a look."
Unlike most of his peers, Subi also loves to sketch. He's an artist and quite like his work with the camera, he loves to sketch portraits.
So when we asked him to name the most photogenic Indian women, his list ranged from models and Bollywood stars to politicians, social workers and theatre veterans -- some he hasn't shot, most others he has! Take a look."
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
BBC News - Tennyson: 10 essential quotes
BBC News - Tennyson: 10 essential quotes: "The poetic words of Alfred Lord Tennyson will be engraved in the 2012 Olympic village. But what other notable expressions can be attributed to Tennyson?
The last line of Tennyson's monologue Ulysses, 'to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield', will serve as inspirational words for the world's athletes when they come to London for next year's games.
Tennyson is quoted everywhere from books to episodes of the Simpsons, and some of his phrases have become commonly used maxims.
Here are 10 other quotes by Tennyson that may ring a bell."
The last line of Tennyson's monologue Ulysses, 'to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield', will serve as inspirational words for the world's athletes when they come to London for next year's games.
Tennyson is quoted everywhere from books to episodes of the Simpsons, and some of his phrases have become commonly used maxims.
Here are 10 other quotes by Tennyson that may ring a bell."
10 Tips to Save Money on Food
10 Tips to Save Money on Food: "The rising prices of food and fuel will make it harder to make ends meet and save for future goals. We all know the obvious things like eat at home, use coupons and shop the sales flyers so here are some little tweaks that will help you spend less on food."
10 Tips for successful relationships: Wonder Woman - Who are you today?
10 Tips for successful relationships: Wonder Woman - Who are you today?: "Ditch the bad vibes and start afresh this New Year with these rules that will help you maintain ties that are not only satisfying but also long term in nature.
The key to good relationships lies in spending quality time, ensuring that you have time for your family and friends once in a while."
The key to good relationships lies in spending quality time, ensuring that you have time for your family and friends once in a while."
10 rules of honesty in a marriage: Wonder Woman - Who are you today?
10 rules of honesty in a marriage: Wonder Woman - Who are you today?: "Don't ask questions if you're not prepared to accept an honest answer, even if hurtful.
Don't beat someone up for being honest about a past that you weren't part of."
Don't beat someone up for being honest about a past that you weren't part of."
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Top 10 exotic beaches in India - Weekend news
Top 10 exotic beaches in India - Weekend news: "Imagine an evening with your loved one on an exotic beach, having some delicious seafood. Or if you have an adventurous soul, how about trying a wide variety of water sports like scuba diving, water skiing and wind surfing? Well, India's 6000 km long coastline does have some of the exquisite beaches that are just perfect for people who are in love with the deep blue sea. No more words. Here is our take on the top 10 beaches in India."
Friday, March 4, 2011
Top 10 celeb outfits of the past 5 decades! - Rediff Getahead
Top 10 celeb outfits of the past 5 decades! - Rediff Getahead: "Online fashion retailers OffersSupermarket.co.uk conducted a poll to determine the 'most iconic outfit of the last 50 years'. Here are the results!
1. Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress
This dress, worn by the former Spice Girl to the Brit Awards in 1997 has topped the list. And what's more, it was Halliwell's own creation.
'Everybody remembers the moment Geri hit the stage in that dress,' the Daily Express quoted Eve Atkins of OffersSupermarket.co.uk as saying.
'The dress made everybody feel patriotic, plus she looked amazing. It was simply a tea towel sewed onto a dress, with no designer involved,' Atkins added."
1. Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress
This dress, worn by the former Spice Girl to the Brit Awards in 1997 has topped the list. And what's more, it was Halliwell's own creation.
'Everybody remembers the moment Geri hit the stage in that dress,' the Daily Express quoted Eve Atkins of OffersSupermarket.co.uk as saying.
'The dress made everybody feel patriotic, plus she looked amazing. It was simply a tea towel sewed onto a dress, with no designer involved,' Atkins added."
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The 10 best fruit juices - Features, Food & Drink - The Independent
The 10 best fruit juices - Features, Food & Drink - The Independent: "Either as an early-morning pick-me-up, a refreshing lunchtime cooler, or an alternative to alcohol, here are the ripest juices this side of the farmers' market"
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
10 Notorious Google Bombs - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic
10 Notorious Google Bombs - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic: "Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow noticed something weird this morning. When he searched for 'murder' on Google, the second result was for the 'Abortion' entry on Wikipedia. 'However you feel about abortion, this Wikipedia page is pretty clearly not the second-most relevant document regarding murder on the entire English-speaking World Wide Web,' Doctorow wrote before calling on the Reddit community to help."
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