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World’s Top Ten Friendliest Countries

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01. Ireland

Centuries of turmoil, conquest, famine and subsequent immigration have certainly taken their toll on the Irish: it's left them with a deliciously dark sense of humour and a welcoming attitude towards strangers. That famous ability of the Irish to find craic (fun times) in boom or bust times means you're always in for a treat.
Here is the list of top ten friendliest countries of the world, after the break...

02. Samoa

What's this? Samoa reckons they have 'the world's friendliest people'? Hmmm, trouble is there's no ratifying body for such a claim, meaning the Samoans have to contend with the challenge of Fiji, which also self-applies the title. Though readers can rest assured that Samoa harbours lovely and warm people.

03. United States

Blamed for the coming of World War III, the Anti-Christ, Bon Jovi, Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, rampant street crime and noise pollution through overloud talking, Americans just take it all in their stride. Americans may be patriotic and love their country but they'll invariably welcome you and help you get the best out of the United States.

04. Malawi

Whereas other African nations are beset by tribal war and fighting, Malawians describe themselves as 'the friendliest people in Africa. Anyone who's visited will know that the rare (for Africa) cohesion of the country's ethnic groups is solid evidence for this, as is the people's propensity to welcome you into their homes as well as their nation.

05. Fiji

Fijians have got plenty to smile about lush islands, kaleidoscopic reefs, cobalt sea, a wealth of marine life, world-class diving, romantic coastlines, awesome cuisine and they love to spread the love around. Fijians have a rep for helping all travellers feel welcome, thereby allowing you to uncover the best from this sprawling group of islands.

06. Indonesia

It's hard to make generalisations about a country that contains so many different cultures still, a cliché you'll hear often is that Indonesian people greet foreigners with open arms. Fact is they do, but the media limelight is stolen by the knack of their law-enforcement officers for welcoming drug dealers and bomb makers in an altogether different ritual.

07. Vietnam

Vietnam's another country inextricably caught up in Western images and stereotypes: napalm death; tormented American soldiers; assassins hiding in the rice fields. But Vietnam put all that behind it a long time ago and is now on a drive to become the new 'Asian' tiger economy.

08. Thailand

Southeast Asia's most-visited country is bound to offer up a welter of stereotypes and clichès. Here are some of them: dazzling islands and beaches; lush and balmy weather; great shopping and great food; the 'France of Asia'. The Thai people's gracious hospitality does indeed take some beating.

09. Scotland

Scotland's becoming the destination for visitors to the British Isles, winning out over London. The Scots have survived English invasion, brutal weather and the pain of having the world's worst goalkeepers. This fighting spirit against insurmountable odds has left them with an extroverted, buoyant demeanour and a blackly humorous nationalism.

10. Turkey

It's a shame that for such a long time the Western world's image of Turkey revolved around the drug-smuggling film Midnight Express. Thankfully, we can report the Turkish people actually have an unsurpassed reputation for hospitality. With their heavenly cuisine, dreamy coastline and historical sites, the Turks know there's no reason to be secretive.

Top 10 Faces to Watch in 2011

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01. Chloe Moretz

2010 was the year of the teen fashion icon and Chloë Moretz, just 13, came out on top as the reigning queen. Hand posed just so on her hip, or peering out from behind her sweeeping bob, she was seen at all the best fashion parties, wearing labels such as Chanel and Miu Miu, and giving the air of a much older fashion pro. At a party hosted by Miuccia Prada in London she arrived arm-in-arm with Emma Roberts. She rose to fame after her role as a foul-mouthed hit girl in "Kick-Ass" and is currently filming "Hugo Cabret", directed by Martin Scorsese. There's a reason why Karl Lagerfeld loves her. Want to know who's going to be the next big thing in 2011? Here are the top ten fashionable faces of 2011, after the break...

02. Isabel Lucas

Australian actress Isabel Lucas had her breakout moment in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", alongside Megan Fox. Hollywood casting agents love the 25 year-old brunette, who recently had "a moment" on the red carpet at the premiere of Sofia Coppola's latest film, "Somewhere", in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton.

03. Tali Lennox

The beautiful daughter of pop veteran Annie, Tali Lennox, was our favourite social butterfly of 2010. The model embodies quirky London style; at the opening of the Christian Dior store in London last month, she paired a lighter-than-air, floaty cocktail dress with a black fedora. Here she is in "Black Swan"-inspired corset with lace. Watch out Alexa Chung..

04. Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley

In 2010, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley proved she could do more than land the best advertising campaigns and a lucrative contract with Victoria's Secret. She can act too, landing the lead role in the third Transformers movie opposite Shia LeBeouf and snapping the role away from Megan Fox. The film comes out in June 2011 and we know Huntington-Whiteley will be pulling out all the stops on red carpets across the globe. We see the role of Bond Girl in her future.

05. Kate Middleton

The eyes of the world will be on the future Queen of England when she marries Prince William in April. The feverish speculation over her wedding dress has spawned hundreds of designer sketches from the fashion world's greatest names. Her style is endlessly compared to Princess Diana's, while her love of high street fashion is also worthy of praise. The Issa dress she wore on the day her engagement was announced sold out online withing 24 hours, and Reiss is hurriedly remaking the past season dress she wore in the official portrait taken by Mario Testino.

06. Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish's career has been bubbling away under the surface for years. We think 2011 will be the year she comes out on top. She has three big films on the way: the first is a starring role in Madonna's film, W.E., about King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Next she will be seen in Sucker Punch, a fantasy-world thriller directed by Zach Snyder (Watchmen). If that wasn't enough, she will be appearing opposite Robert De Niro in Limitless.

07. Romola Garai

Romola Garai is going to have two big things next year: "One Day" (with Anne Hathaway) and a new British TV series, "The Hour" (set behind the scenes of a broadcast newsroom in 1956). We're counting on "The Hour", written by BAFTA-winning Abi Morgan, to deliver a "Mad Men" fix of period costumes, burgeoning sexual politics and retro media shenanigans. Garai, Dominic West and Ben Whishaw form the central love triangle of Bel and her rivals Freddie and Hector. Will Bel be the new Peggy Olsen? Only time will tell.

08. Saoirse Ronan

Irish actress, Saoirse (pronounced "seer-sha") Ronan has that rare chameleon quality. As the wide-eyed younger sister to Keira Knightley in "Atonement" she won critical acclaim. It landed her the lead role in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones", opposite Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and Susan Sarandon. Next she appears with Cate Blanchett in Hanna, and as Effie in "Effie Gray" (along with Orlando Bloom and Emma Thompson) about the relationship between Victorian artist John Ruskin and his teenage bride … We told you 2011 would be the year of the teens.

09. Lindsey Wixson

Model of the moment Lindsey Wixson made her catwalk debut at the spring/summer 2010 shows in New York aged just 15. She was immediately whisked off to Milan to open the spring/summer 2010 Prada show on an exclusive – meaning she could only walk for Prada. She appeared as the face of the last two Miu Miu campaigns, clocking up an impressive portfolio of magazine spreads and covers, and was recently confirmed as the new face of Marc Jacobs and Mulberry for spring.

10. Edie Campbell

Edie Campbell has already won a coveted spot on Vogue's best-dressed list, and has appeared alongside Kate Moss in the Burberry campaigns. With her rock star boyfriend, Johnny Borrell in tow, she will be cutting a rug in London all year, as fashion's new Penelope Tree.

Nicholas church in Kiev

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Church building was erected in the years 1899-1909 for the Roman Catholic community of Kiev. Design and construction of buildings produced under the guidance of the famous Kyiv architect Vladimir Gorodetsky. Church built in stylized Gothic forms with the long, gothic towers and steeples, differs slender proportions, ease and clarity of compositional structure. Difficult conditions for the construction and architectural solutions prompted the architects to use innovative at the time engineering technology. More after the break...

In 1933 the church was looted and closed, and in 1943 was badly damaged by shelling, was set on fire, and only by 1980 it was restored and partially reconstructed. Since 1980, Nicholas church was to function as a concert hall of the House of Organ and Chamber Music. Body Kiev House of organ music has been specially created by masters of firm «Rieger-Kloss» in city Krnov in Czechoslovakia.

Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion

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8 Charts That Show Why Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion
01 Facebook Reaches 70% of US Internet Users. That's Up From 48% In Aug. 2009

Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan

Goldman Sachs made it official: Facebook is worth $50 billion.
And coincidentally, J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan put out his annual report on the state of the Internet earlier today, which has some statistics to explain why.
You knew that Facebook was big, but exactly how big might surprise you. More after the break...

02 Users Spend 10% Of Their Time On Facebook

Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan

Facebook surpassed Yahoo this year, but it's also way ahead of Google, where users mostly come to search and then leave

03 More Than Half Of Facebook Users Visit Weekly

04 Facebook Is Driving Way More Traffic Than It Used To

Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan

Its influence is particularly growing in e-commerce: traffic from Facebook to Amazon is up more than 3x from a year ago.

05 Facebook Connect Is Used By More Than 250 Million Users Per Month

Image: Facebook

This expands Facebook's reach way beyond its own site.

06 Heavy Facebook Users Are Addicted To Games

Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan

This chart of game usage shows how Facebook isn't just a site, but a platform--like Windows for operating systems and Google for Internet search advertising. This is also great news for social gaming companies like Zynga, Playfish, Crowdstar, and Playdom.

07 Facebook Is Even The Number-Four SEARCH Site Worldwide

Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan

08 Internet Ad Spending Is Still Catching Up With Time Spent Online

Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan

This is good news for all online properties who rely on advertising, but particularly Facebook, where users spend more time than at any other site.

09 Now, Check Out Facebook's Move Into Email

Image: Robert Scoble via Flickr

Poonam Kaur Photoshoot

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Poonam Kaur Photo Shoot Stills, more stills after the break...

Selena Gomez — Cliff Watts Photoshoot

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Selena Gomez - Cliff Watts Photoshoot for Seventeen, 30 more images after the break...

Beautiful Place In China — Shanxi

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Shanxi province is a beautiful place in China. It looks fantastic and truly amazing on these photos. Shanxi Province got its name due to its location to the west of Taihang Mountain. Shanxi neighbored on Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia & Autonomous Region. It is located to the east of the Yellow River, and is also known as Hedong. Shanxi belonged to Jin State in Spring and Autumn Period, so it is abbreviated in Jin. Shanxi occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers and has a population of over 32 million, including its minority ethnic population. Its capital is Taiyuan City. More images after the break...

Being at a high altitude, Shanxi Province has a cold and dry climate and has an annual rainfall of between 400-600 millimeters. The province is also frequently plagued by sandstorms, especially in the spring, so it is often useful to bring along both sunglasses and a hat when visiting. Generally speaking, the province's climate is the best between May and October. Shanxi is one of the birth places of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture. As early as one hundred million years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese lived and propagated in this region. Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor, founder of the Chinese nation, once lived in Shanxi for a certain period. Today, many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

Shaanxi is also abundant in natural beauty beyond its rich historical legacy. As one of the five best-known mountains in China, Mt. Huashan, 120 kilometers east of Xian, is famous for its breath-taking cliffs and awe-inspiring landscape. The Hukou Waterfall on Yellow River, the second biggest one in China, is very overbearing and magnificent. And Moutain Lishan and the nearby Huaqing Hot Springs are very attractive. Their beautiful legends will bring you into a moving love story between emperor Xuanzong and a beauty named Yang Yuhuan. Shaanxi is both a base area of Chinese new-democratic revolution and a place with unique folk customs. The loud resounding Shaanxi opera, the joyous clattering of gongs and drums, the exquisite cut – paper art and the peasants' paintings full of a rich flavor of life attract more and more tourists' attention from home and abroad.

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Bipasha Basu Photoshoot For Maxim India — January 2011

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Bipasha Basu Photoshoot For Maxim India (January 2011). Bipasha Basu is on a roll to get back her image of a $exy lady in tinsel town. I had already posted the cover of Maxim Magazine with Bipasha Basu bare act, then in Dabboo Ratnani Calendar also she goes b@re back. Now here is her exclusive photoshoot with Maxim India Magazine. More images after the break...

Bungalows on the island of Moorea

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Bungalows on the island of Moorea

Moorea is an island in French Polynesia, and is located 17 km north-west of the island of Tahiti. Moorea - translates as "yellow lizard", but before the island was called - Aimeho (sometimes recording Aimeo or Eimeo). Earliest Western colonists and travelers also called Moorea as York Island. Because of its stunning scenery, Moorea is one of the most visited islands of French Polynesia. Especially common for people here spend their honeymoon. The island is especially popular as an object of advertisements in bridal magazines USA. More images after the break...

Bungalows made of straw. The island of Moorea.

Bungalow "Hotel Hibiscus". Moorea.

Bungalow "Hauri Point." The island of Moorea.

Bungalow in Moorea Pearl.

Bungalow "Hotel Tahiti International" on the island of Moorea.

Bungalow Sofitel la Ora Beach Resort Deluxe ", the island of Moorea.

Tennis Duel Beauty — Ivanovic & Sharapova

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First Ultimate Tennis Beauty Contender: Ana Ivanovic

Second Ultimate Tennis Beauty Contender: Maria Sharapova

One of the most attractive women in world sports and one of the most successful ones, too. Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic. Tennis princess that has great personality and plays with intensity and passion. Appeals to tennis audience world wide. Great tennis player, excellent personality, plays with great intensity and skill. It is one and only Maira Sharapova. This Russian beauty captivates with her figure on and off court and really makes tennis tournaments more interesting to watch in more than one way. More images after the break...

Drew Barrymore Photoshoot

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Drew Barrymore Matthew Rolston, InStyle Magazine , Patrick Demarchelier Photoshoot, more images after the break...

Drew Barrymore InStyle Magazine Photoshoot

Drew Barrymore Matthew Rolston Photoshoot

Map of the World Fair

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That would look like a world map if the area for each country is distributed according to population. This should be carried one condition: the whole country habitable. See the picture in full size.

12 Facts about China

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01. China's economy grew 7 times as fast as America's over the past decade (316% growth vs. 43%)

11 More Facts about China after the break...

02. 85 percent of artificial Christmas trees are made in China. So are 80 percent of toys.

03. China has more pigs than the next 43 pork producing countries combined3

04. Chinese consume 50,000 cig@rettes every second.

05. America's fastest "high speed" train goes less than half as fast as the new train between Shanghai and Beijing (150 mph vs 302 mph).

06. China's enormous Gobi Desert is the size of Peru and expanding 1,400 square miles per year due to water source depletion, over-foresting, and over-grazing.

07. By 2025, China will build enough skyscrapers to fill TEN New York-sized cities.

08. There are already more Christians in China than Italy.

09. China executes three times as many people as the rest of the world COMBINED… and uses mobile execution vans for efficiency.

10.. Chinese GDP could overtake the U.S. in less than 15 years.

11. The Target Range Of China's "Aircraft Carrier Killer" Missile.

12. The world's biggest mall is in China… but it has been 99% empty since 2005

South Side — Charmy

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Chamry Stills In Mangala Movie. More images after the break...

Beautiful Rolls Royce

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A student from Dallas Jeremy Vesterlendom created the concept Rolls-Royce Apparition, the concept has turned out a solid and funny, actually can be surprising. More images after the break...

Creative Crafts of Old books

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Amazing Crafts of old books....More images after the break...

Maria Sharapova Latest Images

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Maria Sharapova latest images, More images after the break...

Anjana Sukhani Latest Stills

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Bollywood actress Anjana Sukhani is all set to play the second female lead role in the South Side film "Don Seenu". As earlier said, Shriya Saran has bagged the role of the first female lead in this film and now Anjana will play the second female lead. More images after the break...

With "Don Seenu" Anjana will step into South Side. This movie is being directed by Gopichand Malineni and is being produced by Venkat under RR Movies banner. Anjana Sukhani has acted in movies such as "Sunday", "Golmaal Returns", "Jashn" and "Jai Veeru". Anjana Sukhani is the same girl, who was seen sharing the screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in the ad film of Cadbury's dairy milk.

Coming to her personnel life, Anjana was born on December 10th, 1978 in Jaipur Rajasthan. She comes from a Sindhi Family and has a management degree in International Business. Anjana Sukhani has a younger sister named Meena Sukhani, who is a character artists in Hindi films and has played the role of actress Minisha lamba in the movie " Bachna Aee haseeno"

Smallest Railway

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The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 1 ft 3 in (381 mm) gauge light railway in Kent, England. The 13+1⁄2 miles (22 km) line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to Dungeness nuclear power station and Dungeness lighthouse. From 1926 to 1978, the RH&DR held the title of the "Smallest public railway in the world" (in terms of track gauge). The title was lost to the 12 1⁄4 in (311 mm) gauge Réseau Guerlédan in France in 1978[2] and regained from 1979, when the Réseau Guerlédan closed, until 1982, when the 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway opened. The railway was featured in an episode of the BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. More images after the break...

Amazing Bike

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Uno BPG Motors - one more unusual bike Speed in the usual form as high as 35 miles per hour. More images after the break...

Art of Ballpoint Pen

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Picture of a ballpoint pen from Juan Francisco Casas, More images after the break...

Celebrities Love The Milk

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01. Susan Sarandon

Campaign Got Milk was launched at the initiative of the California Association of milk producers in 1993, and over the years with the famous milk "mustache" for posing nearly 300 actors, athletes, models and musicians. Let's look at milk lovers, including many American celebrities of music, television and sport They've accomplished this feat, by being a spokesperson for the 'Got Milk?' campaign. For some reason, I find this beyond amusing. More images after the break...

02. Meredith Vieira

03. Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Robert Costas

04.Jennifer Hudson

05. Tyler Florence

06. Sheryl Crow

07. Taylor Swift

08. Danica Patrick

09. Dara Torres

10. Elizabeth Hurley

11. Glenn Close

12. Ingrid Hoffman

13. Kathy Smith

14. Marg Helgenberger

15. Rebecca Romijn

16. Sara Ramirez

17. Shawn Johnson

18. Suze Orman

19. Serena Williams

20. Trisha Eavud

Dabboo Ratnani 2011 Calendar

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Dabboo Ratnani launched his much awaited calendar for 2011 at a star studded event which was attended by the whos who of Bollywood. King Khan was full of praises at Dabboo's picture with a bicycle. Vidya Balan blended well with King Khan and Hrithik Roshan as well as Farhan and Adhuna Akhtar. Abhishek Bachchan attended the function with wife Aishwarya and mother Jaya Bachchan who spent a lot of quality time with Dabboo, his wife Manisha and their baby. Priyanka Chopra came dressed in black and Sonakshi Sinha was attired in white. The event was also attended by Bikram Saluja, Schauna Chauhan, Mandira Bedi, Raj Kaushal, Rohit and Manasi Roy, Zayed and Mallika Khan, Genelia D'Souza, Mehr Jesia Rampal, Sarah Jane-Dias, Divya Dutta and Tulip Joshi among others. More images after the break...

Rome Hotel Built of Beach Garbage

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Rome is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with unforgettable architecture and an atmosphere that can't be found anywhere else. Lately, though, it's become a real dump. German artist Ha Schult constructed a temporary hotel in the city to highlight the sad state of Europe's beaches. The hotel, part of Corona's Save the Beach campaign, is constructed of garbage collected from the shoreline. More after the break...

The five-room hotel contains roughly 12 tons of garbage, including fishing nets, plastic bags, skateboards, clothing, old tires, and even a mannequin's leg. The guest rooms are very simple and basic, with leaking roofs and torn sheets acting as curtains, but they do boast real furniture. The toilets are eco-friendly chemical commodes, and forget about washing off the day's grime in this hotel: there are no showers.

The project is meant to show that, unless we make some major changes to the way we treat the world's beaches, we will one day be surrounded by garbage wherever we go. In the words of Schult, "we create rubbish and we become rubbish. We must change the world before the world changes us."

One of the first guests in the unusual hotel was supermodel-turned-environmental activist Helena Christensen. She is probably more used to spending her nights in luxurious surroundings, but decided to spend the night in the garbage hotel to raise awareness of the sad state of European beaches. She reportedly had a pleasant night conversing with the other guests…despite being surrounded by refuse.

The Corona Save the Beach hotel was displayed in Rome until June 7, and is expected to be recreated in various other cities throughout the summer. The campaign promises to clean up at least one European beach per year, with the winning beaches being chosen by internet votes.

Top 10 Most Beautiful Female Athletes of the World

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10. Miesha Tate, MMA

We all know that female athletes always appear to be hotter just because they are able to do the things that many of us are not able to do. Here is count down list of world's top ten most beautiful women athletes. 09 More after the break...

09. Danica Patrick, Car Racing

08. Maria Verchenova, Golf

07. Liv Boeree, Poker

06. Leryn Franco, Javelin

05. Lacey Jones, Poker

04. Anna Kournikova, Tennis

03. Blair O'Neal, Golf

02. Jenn Brown, Softball

01. Victoria Vanucci, Tennis