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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
Healthy Flying Aviation is the safest form of public transportation. For the vast majority of the millions of travellers who fly every year, air travel has no significant impact of their health. However, it is a well known fact that travelling long distances in a pressurized cabin at altitude does have some effects on the human body. Here are a few simple tips to help make sure that you arrive at your destination in tip-top shape. Move About. Change position often and avoid crossing your legs. Immobility poses the greatest risk in developing clotting disorders such as deep vein thronbosos (DVT) - whether you're on a plane, bus, or train. Walk Around. Get out of your seat and walk around the cabin regularly to improve circulation.
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2007 World-Wide Cost of Living Survey

Contributed by J. R. Ransom
Moscow, Russia Moscow remains the world's most expensive city for expatriates; Asuncion in Paraguay is the cheapest. European cities dominate the top of the list. Many North American cities have dropped sharply in the rankings. London climbs three places to rank second. Moscow is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates for the second consecutive year, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer Human Resource Consulting. London is in second position, climbing three places since last year. Seoul moves down one place in the ranking to take third place, followed by Tokyo in fourth. Asuncion in Paraguay is the least expensive city for the fifth year running.
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2007 World-Wide Quality of Living Survey

Contributed by J. R. Ransom
Zurich, Switzerland So, let's say you're an expatriot, for whatever reason, a corporate ex-pat or an escapist expat - and you'd like to be sure what you've gotten yourself into - this survey answers important quality of living as well as health and sanitation questions about which are the cleanest cities in the world. Calgary scores highest for health and sanitation; Baku in Azerbaijan scores lowest. Cities in Western Europe, North America, Australasia and Japan dominate the top of the rankings. Zurich scores highest for overall quality of living; Baghdad ranks lowest (see more on the overall rankings). The 2007 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting has found that four of the world’s five top-scoring cities for health and sanitation are in North America. Calgary ranks top with a score of 131.7, followed by Honolulu, which scores 130.3. Helsinki – the only European city in the top five – follows closely in the rankings with a score of 128.5. Ottawa and Minneapolis take fourth and fifth places with scores of 127.2 and 125.7 respectively.
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Preventing Jet Lag

Contributed by Vince L. Paxton

Airplane Cabin

Preventing Jet Lag By Vince L. Paxton. One of the worst parts of air travel is handling jet lag. Jet lag is basically your body’s inability to adjust to the destination’s time as it passes through multiple time zones. For the inexperienced traveler (and some experienced ones) it can put a cramp in your business or holiday plans especially if your trip is only a few days.

The main symptoms of jet lag are fatigue and tiredness. This can be accompanied by headaches, dizziness, muscle soreness, a feeling of sickness and odd eating patterns. Being tired while on your holiday, especially if you’re planning on doing a lot of sightseeing or physical activity can make if difficult to have an enjoyable time.