Barista? Coffee?

Do you frequently enjoy a cup of coffee? Have you ever wondered how much passion can be put into making a cup of coffee? Have you ever heard about Barista competitions?
Read this article from The Adelaide Review.
Probably, you will see coffee in a different way.

Wolf child: the world's hairiest girl

Supatra Sasuphan, 11, is happy to be named the world's hairiest girl.
She has been teased her entire life by other children calling her “monkey face” and “wolf girl”, but now the 11-year-old has been given a Guinness World Record and she says it has helped her become extremely popular at school.
Read the complete story and see the images on Telegraph.co.uk

How to Polish Shoes with a Banana

No shoe polish? No problem! ...As long as you have a banana! That's right, you can go polish your shoes with this yellow tasteful fruit. Just learn how!

Manhattan Status Symbols: Washers and Dryers

[...]For most people in the city, getting the laundry done will mean lugging it to a wash-and-fold service or taking it to the machines in the basement with a stack of quarters in hand.

But a growing number of New Yorkers can give the holiday linens a hot bath at home in their own washers and dryers.[...]

Read the complete article from The New York Times

10m alive in Britain today will live to be more than 100 years old

"... Ministers say people should prepare to spend more than a third of their lives in retirement due to the "staggering" rise in life expectancy.

In the first official projection of its kind, the Department for Work and Pensions today forecasts that almost a fifth of Britons will celebrate their 100th birthday.

Of the 17 per cent of the population who will become centenarians, about three million are under the age of 16, and 5.5 million are aged between 16 and 50.
..."

Read the complete article from The Telegraph

Lost Generation

This video was created for the AARP U@50 video contest and placed second

It is based on the Argentinian Political Advertisement "The Truth" by RECREAR

The Art of Kimono Dressing - The New York Times

How to get put on a Kimono, step by step — a task almost impossible to complete alone.
Related Article: http://tinyurl.com/deolpg

Measuring Happiness

Government policies and programs will be judged by the happiness they produce in the tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan.



read the related newspaper article in The New York Times.

Electric bikes

CNN's Elaine Quijano looks at bikes with an electric twist.

Electric bikes By CNN_International

How To Overcome An MMORPG Addiction

This video is going to show you how to beat an mmorpg addiction. Mmorpg addictions may not seem dangerous, but they can ruin lives and can lead to starvation and suicide. Quit before it ruins your life.



Do you want to know what MMORPG means?

Fighting with a YouTube Addiction

Surfing the Internet and browsing various sites is fast becoming an international pleasure. Many households have several desktop computers and laptops in their possession.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/357681/fighting_with_a_youtube_addiction.html

P!nk - Sober (song)

"I don't wanna be the girl who laughs the loudest
Or the girl who never wants to be alone
I don't wanna be that call at 4 o'clock in the morning
'Cause I'm the only one you know in the world that won't be home"

Video plus lyrics:


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Watch the original video on P!nk Channel in YouTube

Stress Tip 58: Abusing Oneself

Do not be the martyr. Street-smart stress tips based on acclaimed book 400 Ways to Stop Stress Now and Forever! by stress management coach G. Gaynor McTigue.


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The Great Netbook Compromise

"Mr. Compromise" considers the trade-offs between netbooks, the new class of mini laptop computers, and full-sized laptops.

Life in Color

Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo discuss their "The Visual Therapy Guide to the Perfect Palette: For Fashion, Beauty, and You!"


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What to Wear: Day to Night

With so little time between work and play, we’ll cut to the chase and give you some great tips for an easy evening transition.


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The 90-Second Fitness Solution: Pete Cerqua

Pete's revolutionary strength-training plan includes only the most efficient exercises, which each last 90 seconds but powerfully accelerate your metabolism. By doing these exercises while following his sensible yet simple eating approach and lifestyle advice, you will become stronger and leaner. And this will happen quickly -- so fast that you will shrink your body by a full dress size in just eight weeks. The power of this remarkable program is its simplicity. You can exercise at home without changing into workout clothes. You eat well without counting calories or carbs, and don't even need a complicated grocery list. You don't have to spend a fortune on equipment, gym memberships, supplements, and meal replacement products. Pete has created a truly manageable program for the busiest of women. Complete with more than thirty delicious yet quick-and-easy recipes and backed by dozens of testimonials and hundreds of medical studies, Pete's program is proven to work.


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Tumbleweed

No matter what your age, you'll want to visit this whimsical toy store in Paris.


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Escape to River Cottage - Episode 1

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s dream of escaping the city sprawl and downshifting to rural Dorset is about to be realised. He has arrived at River Cottage, and his new life as a small holder, living off the fat of the land, lies before him. But first there has to be some changes… What doesn’t put food on the table has to go. Hugh rips up the blooming flowerbeds and lays old railway sleepers as the foundations for his new vegetable garden. With the vegetables sorted Hugh is off in search of livestock in a rare breed pig farm. Aware of the marine larder the Dorset seas have to offer Hugh catches up with a spear-fishing expert and also makes a deal In return for conducting a regular cull to keep Anthony’s pigeon flock at a manageable size…


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Escape to River Cottage - Episode 2

Hugh had thought his downshifting was progressing nicely. But his daily garden check reveals a pesky garden pest. A Riverbank rendezvous with keeper John Aplin gives him an opportunity to put his vermin control to the test, and hopefully catch himself some supper. The jam season is approaching, so it’s off to Forde Abbey farm for a day fruit picking. He meets a group of European students and is invited for a meal of Ukrainian Borscht and a campfire song. Hugh decides to expand the River Cottage livestock, but foxy concerns about his new chicken run send him to fellow small holder Frank Biddlecombe for a lesson in foul play.


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