Greece is the hardest-working country in the EU! According to Greece. And only Greece. According to Britain, Germany, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic, it’s the laziest country in Europe. (via Business - Derek Thompson - Europe Agrees: Greece Is the Laziest, Most Incompetent Nation in the EU - The Atlantic)
wow - talk about different perceptions!!!!
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acrilico sobre papel (A4), Marcos Calatroni 2010.
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Gone, poof! Like a puff of smoke. — tanya b.
The wooden cigarette, painted to look real, with a Marlboro label around the filter, was in its previous life a telephone pole that weighs 150 pounds. Jeannie and her husband had secured the cigarette onto their lawn with heavy brackets and cement.
(via A 10-foot long cigarette is missing from Silver Spring yard - Rosenwald, Md. - The Washington Post)
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In a nation as diverse as the United States, the idea of “the American dream” means different things to different people. Many associate the dream with intangible ideals like freedom of expression, freedom of religion, optimism and family ties. But the American dream has also long been associated with attaining a higher standard of living, particularly one that surpasses that of the previous generation. (INFOGRAPHIC: Sizing Up The American Dream)
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~~~ Tanya B.
A walking human gets about 75 MPG (miles of travel per gallon of food energy). A biking human? Even better, at 290 MPG.
But when you factor in all the fossil fuels that go into making that food, we only get 18 MPG walking and 70 MPG on a bike. Check out the full rundown of the energetic calculations at Do The Math.
The Rise Of The Micro-Entrepreneurship Economy
BY JAMIE WONG, fastcoexist.comAre you making money renting your apartment on Airbnb? You’re a Micro-Entrepreneur. As more and more services let people monetize their own assets and knowledge, it’s creating a new sector of the economy.
Years ago, Russell Howze was working a…
