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Top 99 Undiscovered Web Sites

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:22:46 GMT

clipped by: bookchick49

The following list is made up of sites that are still flying under the radar, but are useful, funny, or interesting enough to merit entrée into the Web's public consciousness.

• Apps - PC & Mobile
• Business
• Computing
• Consumer Electronics & Photography
• Health
• Information, Search & Reference
• Lifestyle, Entertainment & Fun
• News
• Oddities & Gaming
• Shopping & Consumer Issues
• Travel

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Tags: technology, web sites, internet, entertainment

Absolutely the most gorgeous place to spend a week

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:49:40 GMT

clipped by: BigBadWolf
clipper's remarks: WOW! Just wow...

Clip Source: www.poutz.com

Ilhas Maldivas

Tags: vacation, lifestyle, home

The Top 101 Classic Web Sites of 2006

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:45:10 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu
clipper's remarks:

Clip Source: www.pcmag.com

The Internet is as cyclical as it is expansive. Boom, burst, bust, repeat. And yet some Web sites seem to operate outside the fray, delivering a consistent user experience and gradually evolving instead of flaring up or flaming out. Here at PC Magazine, we call these Web sites the classics both because they tend to be established destinations and because they set the standards for the rest of the Web.

Here is our canon of the top 101 classics for 2006, humbly submitted for you perusal. You've probably heard of many or even most of them, but it's our hope that all of our readers will find something new or rediscover a forgotten favorite on the list.

• Apps - PC & Mobile
• Business & Finance
• Careers
• Computing
• Consumer Electronics & Photography
• Health
• Information, Search & Reference
• Lifestyle, Entertainment & Fun
• News
• Oddities & Gaming
• Shopping
• Travel

Tags: computer, software, technology, browser, news

Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:16:59 GMT

clipped by: Perkalicious11

Clip Source: www.sharpbrains.com

let's review some good lifestyle options we can follow to maintain, and improve, our vibrant brains.

Learn what is the "It" in "Use It or Lose It"

Take care of your nutrition. Did you know that the brain only weighs 2% of body mass but consumes over 20% of the oxygen and nutrients we intake?

Things that exercise your body can also help sharpen your brain: physical exercise enhances neurogenesis.

Practice positive, future-oriented thoughts until they become your default mindset

Thrive on Learning and Mental Challenges

Aim high. Once you graduate from college, keep learning

Explore, travel. Adapting to new locations forces you to pay more attention to your environment

Make your own decisions, and mistakes. And learn from them

Develop and maintain stimulating friendships. We are "social animals", and need social interaction. Which, by the way, is why 'Baby Einstein' has been shown not to be the panacea for children development.

Laugh. Often. Especially to cognitively complex humor

Tags: prepare, technique, tip, brain, organization, improvement, highly effective, habits

Buddhist Sand Art

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:20:45 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu

Clip Source: www.funmansion.com

Buddhist monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca, New York will construct a five-and-a-half foot Medicine Buddha sand mandala in the Ackland's Yager Gallery of Asian Art. On that day, the monks will dismantle the mandala and deposit the sand in a body of water. This process symbolizes the transience of life and the ideal of nonattachment to the material world.

Tags: buddhist, sand art, art, mandala, people, religion, lifestyle

Sleeping naked is better for you!

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:12:08 GMT

clipped by: countryboylife

Clip Source: sleepnaked.org

Comfort and health

Not only is sleeping naked more comfortable, but it's good for your health too. Increasing your level of comfort makes it easier for you to relax and sleep, so you get a better night's kip. The resulting deeper, longer sleep makes it easier for your body to regenerate and repair itself, and build up your energy for the day ahead.

Sexual benefits

If you sleep with a partner, being naked heightens the level of intimacy between you, and you are likely to have sex more often. You may also feel closer to your partner as a result of sleeping naked with them

Work and lifestyle benefits

If you find yourself tired in the morning or during the day even though you've had at-least eight hours sleep, you may only be sleeping lightly for that period of time. As mentioned earlier, sleeping naked allows your body to relax more immediately, and you are more likely to fall into a deeper sleep more quickly and wake up refreshed.

Tags: sleep, health, relationships

Life Would be Better Lived Backwards!

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:02:59 GMT

clipped by: AcesLucky
clipper's remarks: Excellent concept. This will put a smile to your face!

Clip Source: www.bestoday.com.au

Life Would Be Better Lived Backwards

You'd start out dead and get it out of the way. Then, wake up in an old peoples home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy; go collect your pension, then when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day.

You work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.

You drink alcohol, you party, you're generally promiscuous and you get ready to start school.

You go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a baby, and then.......... you spend the last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions; central heating, room service on tap, larger quarters every day, and then, you finish off as an orgasm.

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Tags: funny, life, lifestyle, aging, longevity

The Best Advice You've Had & Followed, in 7 Words or Less

Sat, 12 May 2007 14:12:08 GMT

clipped by: gingembre
clipper's remarks: I'll add:

Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Hang onto your sense of humor.
Eat to live, not live to eat.
Set a good example.
Keep your chin up.
Live and let live.
Be true to yourself.
Set realistic goals.
Watch your back.
Pick your battles.
Let it be.
Do your best.
Be kind.
Listen.
Empathize.
Relax.
Smile.

Your turn.

Clip Source: blogs.salon.com

Tell us the best advice you've ever had, that you've followed, in seven words or less.

I started putting together a list of such advice, and was surprised to discover that often the shorter it was, the more compelling it was. Here's my list, in increasing order of succinctness:

Want affection? Offer genuine attention and appreciation.

To persuade someone, tell a compelling story.

For unqualified love, adopt a shelter animal.

Don't try to do anything important alone.

First, understand why it is that way.

Do one or two things really well.

Find a need and fill it.

Know what problem you're solving.

Never be indebted to strangers.

Find and do meaningful work.

You can't change a culture.

Try not to try too hard.

Find where you belong.

It's never that simple.

Be good to yourself.

Change yourself first.

Trust your instincts.

Buy less stuff.

Stop at one.

Think critically.

Pay attention.

Live simply.

Be yourself.

Just begin.

Never lie.

Reconnect.

Practice.

Imagine.

Your turn.

Tags: advice, lifestyle, tips, dave pollard

Deepest Pool in the World

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:00:52 GMT

clipped by: Scattered_Fusion

Clip Source: www.anvari.org

Tags: cool, lifestyle, photos, pics, pool, deep

Six Great ways to start your day

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:58:29 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu

Clip Source: stress.about.com

The way you spend your morning can add a certain flavor to the rest of your day. Here are some healthy lifestyle habits to incorporate into your morning routine that can leave you better able to handle the stress you experience. Try one or several, and experiment until you find what suits you.

Put On Some Music

Music therapy has been shown to reduce stress and have a positive effect on health.

Listening to music as you get ready and start your day will create positive energy and a soothing sense of peace (or a sense of fun, if you play party music).

Stretch in the Shower

The hot water will loosen up your muscles, so it’s easier to get a good stretch.

Eat a Balanced Breakfast

Breakfast is known as ‘the most important meal of the day’ f

Drink Green Tea

Green tea is loaded with antioxidants, so it’s a delicious and healthy lifestyle choice.

Write in Your Journal

Writing once a day can help you feel focused, process negative emotions, and solve problems.

Morning Walk

Yoga

Tags: life, health, happiness, people, stress, lifestyle

Human skin cells hide circadian clock

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:11:18 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: www.newscientist.com

An internal clock hidden in human skin cells could reveal whether your body clock is out of sync with your lifestyle, say researchers.

Steven Brown of the University of Zurich in Switzerland and his colleagues knew that the brain’s circadian clock causes a gene called Bmal1 to be more active in the body’s other cells during the daytime.

To find out how closely matched this activity was, they used a virus to equip skin cells taken from 11 early-rising people dubbed "larks" and 17 late-rising "owls" with a firefly gene that would produce a visible glow whenever Bmal1 was active. “The result is light coming out of the cell in a 24-hour rhythm,” says Brown.

By monitoring the times when the cells glowed, they demonstrated that skin cells showed the same sleep-wake patterns as those reported in questionnaires by at least half the donors.

“Knowing that skin clocks ‘tick’ in the same way as brain clocks provides a nice tool to address whether a person is likely to be an early or late riser,”

Tags: internal clock, skin cells

Free Online Documentaries

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:50:42 GMT

clipped by: Newfman

Clip Source: best.online.docus.googlepages.com

Documentaries

Anthropology

Biographies

Business

Environment

Foreign

(Geo)Politics

Health

History

Lifestyle/Society

Mystery

Religion

Science

Technology/Future

Tags: educatiion

Healthy lifestyle triggers genetic changes

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:32:22 GMT

clipped by: wildcat
clipper's remarks: back on diet and exercise..

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

In a small study, the researchers tracked 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer who decided against conventional medical treatment such as surgery and radiation or hormone therapy.

The men underwent three months of major lifestyle changes, including eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and soy products, moderate exercise such as walking for half an hour a day, and an hour of daily stress management methods such as meditation.

As expected, they lost weight, lowered their blood pressure and saw other health improvements. But the researchers found more profound changes when they compared prostate biopsies taken before and after the lifestyle changes.

Tags: health, lifestyle, genetics

Why Can't I Own a Canadian?

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:12:36 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: Good questions!

Clip Source: www.humanistsofutah.org

Why Can't I Own a Canadian?

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law.

When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

Tags: god, religion, christianity, bible, humour

PC Magazine's list of the 100 best Web sites of 2008...

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:23:54 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: "These 100 sites change the way we use the Web, pioneer new technologies and ideas, and inspire tons and tons of mimicry."

Clip Source: www.pcmag.com

		SLIDESHOW (100)

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All Web sites, whether classic or not, tend to follow the same evolutionary path: A site is conceived in the mind of an unusually intelligent person; starts off as a buggy alpha project; evolves into a less-buggy beta project; develops into a full-blown meme usually sometime around launch (Google betas excepted); and swirls around the Internet for a while. That's where the path diverges: the site can fade away into uncoolness and disuse, cater to a niche of hard-core users, or mature into a classic Web site that is used and loved by millions.

Unlike our list of Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites, you've probably heard of most of these sites, but we hope there are some new finds and old friends here for you to enjoy.

Web site categories:

Apps and Services • Fun and Games • Health and Science
Info, Search, and Reference • Lifestyle
Money and Real Estate • Music • News • Photo
Shopping • Social Networking • Technology
Travel and Maps