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/: I dont see anything on this pearl. by relyto Apr 21

http://inoveryourhead.net/100-tips-about-life/ 1. True wisdom and insight is always free. 2. Give your power over to no one. 3.

100 Tips About Life, People, and Happiness

http://flowingdata.com/2011/07/27/if-the-world-lived-in-a-single-city/ World population is estimated to be 6.9 billion people, and while that is a lot of people, it suddenly doesn't seem like that much in these maps by Tim De Chant of Per Square Mile . Simply imagine that the world lived with the same density of a real city, and see how much area they take up. If we all lived like they do in San Francisco (space-wise), we'd take up just under 398k square miles, or rather, only four states.

If the world lived in a single city

Intercontinental Hotel Hong Kong The Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong has lavish amenities and the skyline to back it up. And the cherry on top is a set of three pools that sit atop its third-floor spa deck, overlooking Victoria Harbor.

The World s 18 Strangest Pools

http://techflesh.com/the-world-s-18-strangest-pools/
http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=8831

Points to ponder

Did you ever stop and wonder... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp which no decent human being would eat? Why there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer? Why you don't ever see the headline: "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
This is why math is taught in school. I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver cut right in front of a pickup truck, causing him to have to drive onto the shoulder to avoid hitting her. This evidently angered the driver enough that he hung his arm out his window and "flipped" the woman off.

Math for the Fast Lane

http://www.tysknews.com/LiteStuff/fast_lane.htm
Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong Fernando De Noronha - Brazil Spirit Island, Magligne Lake, Alberta, Canada Rice Field Terraces in Yunnan, China

Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 2)

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1990/amazing-places-to-experience-around-the-globe-part-2

23 incredible new technologies you’ll see by 2021

I welcome any advancements in transport to help out with Indian congestion, even if it is a snails pace. I would like to see it developed before the end of the century though! by mattwilson Nov 3

Well, for that we'd need some sort of high speed, high volume underground net work of some kind! Perhaps trains under the city! Honestly, its never going to go away and as the population grows and India becomes more liberal (if that is the way it goes) its likely to only get worse. Lets just hope the Indian Drivers become a little less 'Agressive'! by mattwilson Nov 3