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Is The U.S. An Abbreviated Us?
According to Travel + Leisure Magazine’s 2011 survey, New Orleans is the best city for people-watching – and not just during Mardi Gras. Savannah was second because of its leisurely strolling, notable neighborhoods and pedestrian friendliness. The casualness and friendliness of Honolulu, as well as its emphasis on outdoor activities, was third. New York City, “the city that never sleeps”, was fourth and Las Vegas, “the sin city”, was fifth. Although Dallas/Fort Worth was ranked thirty-fifth, those Texans take that as a comment on their normalcy. However, because 29 other cities were also ranked, you may have been watched too.
If you’re watching for millionaires in the U.S., the best place to go in 2010 was Connecticut. According to a graph appearing on the LIFEINC. Website, Connecticut had the highest density of millionaires – 14.2%. Massachusetts was second (13.9%), followed by New Jersey (13.7%), District of Columbia (11.1%), Hawaii (10.8%) and New York (10.4%). In 2020 California, Texas, New York and Florida are predicted to have the most millionaires and the Midwest the fewest. However, by 2020 New Jersey is expected to have the highest density of millionaires – 24.6%. Perhaps it’s time to start digging in the “Garden State”.
When it comes to the world’s top 10 travel destinations in 2011, New York City – with its famous landmarks, hole-in-the-wall bars, great delis and unusual shops – was sixth. That’s according to TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Destination Awards, an online poll of millions of the Website’s users. Cape Town’s beautiful scenery, great wine and gorgeous weather earned it first place. Sydney, popular to both city slickers and beach bums, was second. Then came Machu Picchu, third; Paris, fourth; Rio de Janeiro, fifth; Rome, seventh; London, eighth; Barcelona, ninth; and Hong Kong, tenth. Maybe the “Big Apple” just needs to be polished.
Although Gwyneth Paltrow named her first child “Apple” in 2004, in 2010 that name didn’t make the top 10 list of names for baby girls in the U.S. According to the Social Security Administration’s records, the most popular girls’ names were – in this order – Isabella, Sophia, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Emily, Abigail, Madison, Chloe and Mia. For boys the 10 most popular baby names were Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Jayden, William, Alexander, Noah, Daniel, Aiden and Anthony. However, for the first time since 1954 the name Elvis didn’t make the top 1,000 names for baby boys – which could mean no more blue suede baby shoes.
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