Avatardania17flipped into InterestingAvatarAvatar7 Things Remarkably Happy People Do Oftenverified_publisherInc Magazine - Jeff HadenHappiness can be a choice -- especially when you take the right actions. Happiness: Everyone wants it, yet relatively few seem to get enough of it, especially those in their early 40s. (I'm no psychologist, but that's probably about when many of us start thinking, "Wait--is this all there is?") Good …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatarMeet The Richest Billionaire In Every CountryForbes - Natalie RobehmedIn 1987, the first Forbes global wealth list found 140 billionaires from 24 countries. Now with 1,645 ten-digit fortunes spread across 69 world entities, we bring you the definitive list of the richest billionaire in each country. The world's richest are responsible for some of their nation's most …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatar100 Books Everyone Should Read Before They Dieverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Megan Willett-WeiAmazon book editors have just released a list of their 100 Books To Read In A Lifetime. Many of the books are 20th century classics or recent bestsellers — the oldest book on the list is Jane Austen's 1813 masterpiece "Pride and Prejudice." It also spans multiple genres, with adult fiction, …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatarHow to Hang Pictures Like a Proverified_publisherHouse Beautiful - T. Keller DonovanTake these tips from illustrations to your own home. Take these decorator-sourced tips from illustrations to your own home. In Theory: Over a Sofa According to interior designer T. Keller Donovan, it is important to keep your "hang" from looking static. Try encircling a central item, like a sunburst …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatarThe Best Home Improvement Websites and Appsverified_publisherHouse Beautiful - Stephen TreffingerWhile many social-networking sites are not much more than platforms for chatter, others have evolved into fantastic tools for renovation, build ing, and decorating projects. Designers, for instance, are starting to use private Pinterest boards to share ideas with clients by pinning images of paint …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatarWhy Did We Make The Atomic Bomb?Forbes - James ConcaThis is a very, very important question, as relevant today as it was in 1943. Richard Rhodes recently gave a lecture at the Hanford site in Washington State for the 70th Anniversary of the Manhattan Project that provides more insight into this issue than any other I have ever heard. It is rare to …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatarModern Floating Home is the Perfect Tranquil Retreatverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Jacob WiegmannFloating House is a home designed by architect Dymitr Malcew that offers its residents beautiful unobstructed views, a connectedness to their surroundings, and an easy way to move from one locale to another. Created for H2ORIZON, a French developer that specializes in floating structures like this …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatar100 Notable Books of 2013 (Published 2013)verified_publisherThe New York TimesThe year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. FICTION & POETRY THE ACCURSED. By Joyce Carol Oates. (Ecco/HarperCollins, $27.99.) Oates’s extravagantly horrifying, funny and prolix postmodern Gothic novel purports to be the definitive …
Avatardania17flipped into Interesting ArticlesAvatarAvatarThe Scientifically Best Times To Drink Coffee During The Dayverified_publisherPopular Science - Francie DiepWhy you should treat caffeine the way you treat painkillers or antibiotics When’s the optimal time to get your coffee kick? Sometime between 9:30 and 11:30 in the morning should work well, neuroscience doctoral student Steven Miller explains in a supremely helpful blog post. Careful timing of when …