just pulled this blurb but can't find the link:

----World's Best Places to Live

The London-based Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Liveability Ranking, conducted a worldwide search for the best places to live and visit. Looking at 40 different indicators arranged in five separate categories, including stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure, EIU published some interesting findings. With three cities in the top ten, Canada came out on top due to its low crime, little threat from terrorism and a highly developed infrastructure. The best ranked US cities were Cleveland and Pittsburgh, both ranking 26th in the World.

*Vancouver, Canada
*Melbourne, Australia
*Vienna, Austria
*Toronto, Canada
*Calgary, Canada

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cleveland? the people who did this study have clearly never been to cleveland. vancouver does feel like easy living. i just heard a glowing review about australia. and about their food, which was...surprising to me.