Herald Sun: Vienna the most-livable city, baghdad the least - survey

VIENNA has been judged to have the best living standard in the world, while seven other European cities were ranked in the top 10 of the annual Mercer 2011 Quality of Living survey.

The Mercer survey covers 221 cities, which are ranked against New York as the base city.

The Austrian capital, which also finished on top of the list in 2010, was followed in the 2011 rankings by Zurich, Auckland, Munich, Dusseldorf and Vancouver. Rounding out the top 10 were Frankfurt, Geneva, Bern and Copenhagen. ...

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Physorg.com: Eating fish reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease

People who eat baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis may be improving their brain health and reducing their risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

"This is the first study to establish a direct relationship between fish consumption, brain structure and Alzheimer's risk," said Cyrus Raji, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "The results showed that people who consumed baked or broiled fish at least one time per week had better preservation of gray matter volume on MRI in brain areas at risk for Alzheimer's disease."

Alzheimer's disease is an incurable, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and cognitive skills. According to the National Institute on Aging, as many as 5.1 million Americans may have Alzheimer's disease. In MCI, memory loss is present but to a lesser extent than in Alzheimer's disease. People with MCI often go on to develop Alzheimer's disease. ...

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Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Add to your attitude of gratitude

Entrepreneurial Tightrope: Add to your attitude of gratitude
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Article: 21 Ways to Overcome Exercise Excuses

21 Ways to Overcome Exercise Excuses
http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/overcome_exercise_excuses/index.php

Article: The Most Memorable Shots Of 2011

The Most Memorable Shots Of 2011
http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2011-09/photos-golf-shots-of-the-year#slide=1

Printer Creates iPhone-Sized Newspapers From Your Social Feeds

Printer Creates iPhone-Sized Newspapers From Your Social Feeds
[VIDEO]: http://on.mash.to/t6upGS

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Experts: Texas Drought to Continue Through Spring — Water Supply

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Family plays key role in monitoring a child's weight

Family plays key role in monitoring a child's weight
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Add Panoramic Photo Tours To Any Website With TourWrist:

Add Panoramic Photo Tours To Any Website With TourWrist: http://on.mash.to/spQbNC

Article: J&D's Baconlube

J&D's Baconlube
http://uncrate.com/stuff/jds-baconlube/

‘Twine’ Foreshadows A Future Where All Objects Talk To The Internet

http://summify.com/story/TtA8WC7Xrzq8Er7S/techcrunch.com/2011/11/25/twine-foreshadows-a-future-where-all-objects-talk-to-the-internet/

Article: The Amazing History and the Strange Invention of the Bendy Straw

The Amazing History and the Strange Invention of the Bendy Straw
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/11/the-amazing-history-and-the-strange-invention-of-the-bendy-straw/248923/

Perception is Reality

A mentor told me early in my career that "perception is reality." So
much of what we hold as truth is actually our perception of it. As the
saying goes, "We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are."

The stock market is a great example. The ups and downs are so often
because on the public's perception to news or world events. It's not
based on any real economic verity.

This is another great example:

What's the value of a Penn State diploma now?
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Time Saving Digital Tips, Tools and Techniques Used by the Pros

http://www.businessinsider.com/time-saving-digital-tips-tools-and-techniques-used-by-the-pros-2011-11

I love TED Talks. Here's yet another reason why. Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity

http://www.ted.com/talks/charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity.html 

Check out more of their work here: http://improveverywhere.com/ 

This is so cool!: Magic Wall Lets You Race Against Olympic Marathoner Ryan Hall

Imagine running that pace for 26.2 miles. Heck, imagine running that pace for 1 mile!

Fly above the Earth with this incredible timelapse sequence [Video]

Article: Ten Ways to Become Better at Your Job Today

Ten Ways to Become Better at Your Job Today
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkl45elig/1-get-organized

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10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence

10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/10-ways-to-instantly-build-self-confidence/

Surfer breaks the world record riding a 90-foot wave

Surfer breaks the world record riding a 90-foot wave
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/11/09/surfer-breaks-the-world-record-riding-a-90-foot-wave-video/

5 Ways for Universities to Use Tokkster

http://www.fastcompany.com/1793777/building-a-better-chat-room?partner=homepage_newsletter

With this new plug-in, you will be able to chat with customers live on your company webpages. This had my mind swimming with possibilities for both business and personal applications.

As a university fundraiser and past admissions officer, I immediately thought of 5 ways we could use this technology in higher education.

1. Admissions officers could chat with prospective students as they explore the college/university website.

2. Advisers could help students explore majors and class requirements while perusing deparmental webpages.

3. Fundraisers and alumni relations officers could hold chats around new faculty research, student accomplishment, community engagement articles. 

4. Professors could hold chats around websites being explored by a class. 

5. Administrators could hold live chats around major announcements while concurrently unveiling the webpage article.

No longer would you have to past the article into Twitter or Facebook or Google+ and hope your constituents saw it. You could have them "meet" you on the site where you could share the article and discuss it in real-time. You are able to share what's important and get immediate feedback. 

What other ideas do you have? What industry are you in and what could you do with this technology? How might you apply it personally? 

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Article: How Health and Lifestyle Choices Can Change Your Genetic Make-Up

How Health and Lifestyle Choices Can Change Your Genetic Make-Up
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/11/how-health-and-lifestyle-choices-can-change-your-genetic-make-up/247808/

VIDEO: How Did We Get to 7 Billion and What Now?

Another fantastic TED presentation by Hans Rosling

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_growth.html