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From the page: "The 20 happiest nations in the World are:
1. Denmark
2. Switzerland
3. Austria
4. Iceland
5. The Bahamas
6. Finland
7. Sweden
8. Bhutan
9. Brunei
10. Canada
11. Ireland
12. Luxembourg
13. Costa Rica
14. Malta
15. The Netherlands
16. Antigua and Barbuda
17. Malaysia
18. New Zealand
19. Norway
20. The Seychelles
Other notable results include: 23. USA 35. Germany 41. UK 62. France 82. China 90. Japan 125. India 167. Russia
The three least happy countries were: 176. Democratic Republic of the Congo 177. Zimbabwe 178. Burundi"

From the page: "Space tourists offered a spacewalk
Space Adventures, Ltd., my favorite travel agency, announced today that orbital spaceflight clients can now participate in a spacewalk during their stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Also known as an extra-vehicular activity (EVA), those clients interested in the spacewalk option have the availability to spend up to 1.5 hours outside of the space station.
Spacewalk candidates are required to participate in approximately a month of EVA simulations and other specialized training sessions, in addition to meeting the medical and physical requirements, familiarizing themselves with the Russian Soyuz TMA spacecraft and learning how to live aboard the ISS.
The current duration of a Space Adventures' orbital spaceflight mission is 10 days. Past orbital clients have paid $20 million (USD) for their spaceflight which includes six months of cosmonaut training. The addition of a spacewalk would lengthen the mission approximately six to eight days and the price for this option is $15 million (USD) which means that this all inclusive adventure only will cost $35 million (USD)."

From the page: "Peter Bialobrzeski's Tiger Cities
Just enjoy these two pictures.
"Tiger Cities" are pictures of a high-rise, high- density megalopolis, where architecture is in constant metamorphosis, and where its residents truly are living in the fast lane.
Enchanted by the intense neon lights illuminating these cities so unlike Europe's older cities, Bialobrzeski sets out at a snail's pace with a traditional tripod-mounted view camera to record what he sees as a hypermodern fantasy world.
Bialobrzeski forces us, through a seductive and romantic palette, to understand that these futuristic, almost utopian downtown scenes are quite real and very much part of a daily routine for the millions of people who reside in these dense vertical cities."

From the page: "Mind-reading computers
A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod of the head are just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using to read people's minds. An "emotionally aware" computer being developed by British and American scientists will be able to read an individual's thoughts by analysing a combination of facial movements that represent underlying feelings. "The system we have developed allows a wide range of mental states to be identified just by"

From the page: "A look back from September 2015 on the World Financial Market.
Will NYSE, Euronext & LSE merge in 2008 into a new global exchange? Will sports & bets be incorporated into the financial markets and be one of its biggest assets? Will Will Amazon buy Ebay? ... It's actually so believable that it's creepy ... The following narrative has been written by Sean Park - Head of Digital Markets and Credit Flow products at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW). He is also Director of Markit Group and International Index Company. It is entirely speculative and fictional and does not represent the opinion of DrKW or any of its affiliates."

From the page: "New System Blocks Digital Cameras
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have completed a prototype device that can block digital-camera function in a given area. Commercial versions of the technology could be used to stymie unwanted use of video or still cameras. The prototype device, produced by a team in the Interactive and Intelligent Computing division of the Georgia Tech College of Computing (COC), uses off-the-shelf equipment %u2013 camera-mounted sensors, lighting equipment, a projector and a computer -- to scan for, find and neutralize digital cameras. The system works by looking for the reflectivity and shape of the image-producing sensors used in digital cameras. Gregory Abowd, an associate professor leading the project, says the new camera-neutralizing technology shows commercial promise in two principal fields %u2013 protecting limited areas against clandestine photography or stopping video copying in larger areas such as theaters..."

From the page: "Trax4u, free music for free people
If you are used to check out new music on the web you'll know that their beside the usual paid music download sites also is a lot of free music. Music under the Creative Commons licenses is free to download and share. Trax4u not only provides a space for free and unrestricted music available for download it also gives you the opportunity to find the really good trax which are released under the Creative Commons licenses.
The "recent" page lists details of the latest tracks, with a Flash-based player for each one, album art and license icons. You can listen to, comment and vote on listed tracks (using the "I like it!" button), then submit new ones. Those amassing the highest scores are listed on the Hits page. (Digg users should feel particularly at home with the interface.)
Trax4u is packed with features:

* The circular play button next to each track title is a mini Flash music player - click it and you can listen to the whole song.
* Want to listen to everything on the current page? Either use the long player bar at the top or click "m3u" on the top-right to download a playlist. (You can also add tunes to Webjay with the "playlist" button)
* The Tags page lets you browse by genre. (Remember to tag appropriately when you're adding a tune!)"