UK Has Poorest Quality of Life 2009-10-12
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Health, Money.Tags: quality of life, Statistics, UK, UN, UNDP
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According to the UN, the UK has been ranked the 21st best place in the world to live prior to the recession, and a recent uswitch report puts the UK as having the worst quality of life in Europe.
The report highlights the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many consumer goods in Britain. (more…)
Planning a New Paris 2009-03-13
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Ten of the world’s leading architects on 2009-03-12, Thursday, detailed their plans to dramatically transform the French capital into a Grand Paris, in what has been described as the most complex city project ever. (more…)
No Waiting in Robo Restaurant 2008-04-09
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Humanities, Science.Tags: automation, design, engineering, fast food, Nuremberg, restaurant, robot, sci-fi
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A German inventor and chef has dispensed with the need for waiters by designing an automated restaurant.
The restaurant, in Nuremberg, has proved such a success that its owner says it’s booked up for weeks. (more…)
Sex Lost In Translation 2008-04-08
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A row has broken out over the translation of a best-selling novel after a feminist tried to make some of the characters female. (more…)
Taken to Court for Fixing Clock 2007-12-20
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It is one of Paris’s most celebrated monuments, a neoclassical masterpiece that has cast its shadow across the city for more than two centuries.
But it is unlikely that the Panthéon, or any other building in France’s capital, will have played host to a more bizarre sequence of events than those revealed in a court last week. (more…)
Green Light for Red Light Clean Up 2007-12-18
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The city of Amsterdam announced plans on Monday to clean up its infamous ‘red light’ district to fight human trafficking, money laundering, and drug abuse — and replace prostitutes’ windows with upmarket boutiques.
Amsterdam’s Mayor Mr.Job Cohen told a news conference he wanted to (more…)
Madonna back To Buccleuch 2007-10-05
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Police on Thursday recovered a painting credited to Leonardo da Vinci that had been stolen from a Scottish castle four years ago by thieves disguised as tourists.
Police said four men had been arrested. The painting was recovered in the Glasgow area.
Also… (more…)
Better Value Weddings 2007-08-02
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It’s the most important day of your life, and probably the most expensive; the average cost of ‘tying the knot’ in the UK is now at 20000 GBP.
Tour operators say a more modest budget can be catered for and an estimated 10 per cent of couples are now heading abroad to get married, (more…)
Scotland is Worst Small Country 2007-06-26
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Scotland has been judged the worst-performing small country in western Europe due to the low-life expectancy and poor health of its citizens, a new survey found Monday 2007-06-11. (more…)
Skateboarding Across Europe 2007-06-04
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A Devon man is set to make his first trip abroad – on a skateboard.
Mr. Sam Benson, 20, is planning to skate 2 500 miles across five European countries in 10 weeks. (more…)
