Summer Olympic Cities

Posted by Miss Cellania in Sports on October 2, 2009 at 12:39 pm

The 2016 Olympic summer games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2012 games will be in London, England. Since the first modern Olympics in 1896, 22 cities have hosted the summer games, some more than once. Can you name all those cities in five minutes? That’s the challenge of this Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. Good luck -I could only name 16. Link

 
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America's 10 Best Places to Grow Up

Posted by Miss Cellania in Baby & Kids, Travel & Places on August 21, 2009 at 10:49 am

U.S. News and World Report surveyed cities across the US to determine the best places to raise kids. They took into account crime rates, school system ratings, cultural opportunities, recreational activities, child-friendly policies, and other factors. The results:

Virginia Beach, Virginia
Madison, Alabama
San Jose, California
Overland Park, Kansas
Boston, Massachusetts
Denver, Colorado
Rochester, Minnesota
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Plano, Texas
Edison, New Jersey

The advantages of each city are listed in the story and slide show. Link -via Digg

 
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The 10 Oldest Still-Inhabited Cities

Posted by Miss Cellania in Architecture on July 11, 2009 at 11:48 am


I live in a house that is over 100 years old. That’s pretty old by US standards, but can you imagine living in a city that is 12,000 years old? That would be Damascus, Syria, with a population of four million people. Web Urbanist has a list of the ten oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. Link

 
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