According to Times Higher Education, in the World University Rankings for 2011-2012 the Top Ten Universities are the following: 1- California Institute of Technology. (USA) 2- Harvard University. (USA) 3. Stanford University. (USA) 4- University of Oxford.... (read more)

The popular Colombian singer Shakira has been dating FC Barcelona's player Gerard Pique since 2010. Previously, Shakira had been in a relationship with Antonio de la Rua,... (read more)

Arnold Dorsey (Humperdinck's real name) started his career in music in the 1950's under the name of 'Gerry Dorsey' and gaining some popularity in Britain. In the year 1966 and after a decade struggling to get a hit in the charts, his friend and also... (read more)

The distance between Schiphol Airport and the Central Amsterdam is approximately 15 km (9 miles). The cheapest way to get from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam is by train. The train station is located underneath the airport and trains depart every 10-15... (read more)

First you will have to become a very good chef: -You must love cooking and food. -You will have to follow some years of training. It would be a good idea to join a good Cooking School and after that apply for a position as a Chef Assistant in the best... (read more)

The International Women's Day is celebrated every 8th of March. It was first called International Working Women's Day. On the 29 of February of 1909 in the United States a National Women's Day took place after a meeting of the Socialist Party of America.... (read more)

You still can develop your negatives at high street chemists like Boots or photography stores like Jessops. However is not cheap (at least compared to digital printing) and they will take a few days to deliver because negatives have to be sent to a laboratory.... (read more)

Average toilet paper is produced using shorter fibres than a normal paper (e.g.: writing paper) so this type of paper mixed with water will disintegrate and disappear in the septic tank or drainage. In case that the paper is not biodegradable it will... (read more)

Clint Eastwood (May 31st, 1930), the American actor, director and producer has won 4 Oscars: -1992: Oscar to the Best Director and Oscar to the Best Picture for 'Unforgiven'.... (read more)

Hypochondria or Hypochondriasis is when a person believes that has a serious illness even when there is not medical evidence. Some famous people have been also well-known hypocondriacs. Among them we can mention: -Adolf Hitler. -Tennesse Williams. -Charles... (read more)

The list of the Wealthiest People of the Planet in 2012, according to Forbes, is the following: 1. Carlos Slim (Mexico). He has been the #1 World's Wealthiest Person for three... (read more)

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, first met his long-term girlfriend Priscilla Chang while waiting in line for the bathroom at a fraternity party during his... (read more)

Purring is the sound that cats produce to express happiness but also sometimes when they are ill or having a bad time. This tonal buzz is not produced by any particular part of their organism, they make this noise in the inhaling and exhaling proccess.... (read more)

My advice is that you better do not dare to ask that to your mother-in law. Parents with several children should not have favorites but this is something that happen even in the best families all the time. What your husband should do is act more mature... (read more)

Not at all! The intention of the Illustration Friday website is to encourage aspiring illustrators to illustrate a weekly topic, represented by a word, and submit it before Friday. This is a weekly challenge and a very good way to keep you busy and practice... (read more)

To choose only one among all the great beaches in Spain is a difficult task, this country has incredible beaches in both, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Seas and... (read more)

Pastora Soler is the singer who is going to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest that is going to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from the 22th to the 26th of... (read more)

According to this website the best beach for families in Spain is Playa de los Bateles, situated in Conil de la Frontera (Andalusia, Southern Spain). (read more)

Menorca, or Minorca, is an island of the Balearics in the Mediterranean Sea, Spain. The best time to visit this island is definitely during the spring and summer time.This... (read more)

It is difficult to choose only one because there are hundreds of great destinations in Asia for couples looking for a romantic holidays. In my Top 5 of wonderful places to celebrate love are included: (read more)