From NationalReview.com:

10. Dead people can’t vote at IOC meetings

9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal

8. Who cares if Obama couldn’t talk the IOC into Chicago? He’ll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.

7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.

6. Obviously no president would have been able to acomplish it.

5. We’ve been quite clear and said all along that we didn’t want the Olympics.

4. This isn’t about the number of Olympics “lost”, it’s about the number of Olympics “saved” or “created”.

3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee

2. Because the IOC is racist.

1. It’s George Bush’s fault.

Iguazú Falls, Argentina/Brazil
Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Waihilau Falls, Hawaii
Niagara Falls, New York/Ontario
Yosemite Falls, California
Havasu Falls, Arizona
Detian Falls, China/Vietnam
Mardalsfossen, Norway
Jog Falls, India

According to Travel and Leisure…

1. Alter do Chao, Pará
2. Fernando de Noronha
3. Praia do Toque, Alagoas
4. Taipus de Fora, Maraú peninsula, Bahia
5. Caraiva, Bahia
6. Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro
7. Lopes Mendes, Ilha Grande, Rio state
8. Praia da Fazenda, São Paulo state
9. Bonete, São Paulo state
10. Lagoinha do Leste, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

According to The Guardian…

1. Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, Mexico City, Mexico
2. The Vatican/St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy
3. Tomb of Imam Reza, Mashad, Iran
4. Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, Japan
5. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
6. Sacré Coeur Basilica, Montmartre, Paris, France
7. Sabarimala, Kerala, India
8. Aparecida do Norte, Brazil
9. Padre Pio shrine, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
10. Cologne Cathedral, Germany

According to Forbes Traveler…

Clayoquot Sound
- Canada
Kayan Mentarang National Park
- Indonesia
Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest
- Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil
Denali National Park and Beyond
- Alaska and Canada
Daintree National Park
- Australia
Primorsky Kray
- Russia
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
- California
Ulu Segama-Malua Reserve
- Malaysia
Central Amazon
- Brazil and Peru
Santa Elena and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserves
- Costa Rica

According to Travel and Leisure…

1. Jim Clark 4.3.1936 to 7.4.1968 - Great Britain
   Grands prix: 72
   Wins: 25
   World Championships: 2 (1963, 65)
2. Ayrton Senna 21.3.1960 to 1.5.1994 - Brazil
   Grands prix: 161
   Wins: 41
   World Championships: 3 (1988, 90, 91)
3. Michael Schumacher 3.1.1969 Germany
   Grands prix: 250
   Wins: 91
   World Championships: 7 (1994, 95, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04)
4. Alain Prost 24.2.1955 - France
   Grands prix: 199
   Wins: 51
   World Championships: 4 (1985, 86, 89, 93)
5. Sir Jackie Stewart 11.6.1939 - Great Britain
   Grands prix: 99
   Wins: 27
   World Championships: 3 (1969, 71, 73)
6. Juan Manuel Fangio 24.6.1911 to 17.7.1995 - Argentina
   Grands prix: 51
   Wins: 24
   World Championships: 5 (1951, 54, 55, 56, 57)
7. Sir Stirling Moss 17.9.1929 - Great Britain
   Grands prix: 66
   Wins: 16
   World Championships: none
8. Fernando Alonso 29.7.1981 - Spain
   Grands prix:123
   Wins: 21
   World Championships: 2 (2005, 06)
9. Nigel Mansell 8.8.1953 - Great Britain
   Grands prix: 187
   Wins: 31
   World Championships: 1 (1992)
10. Mika Hakkinen 28.9.1968 - Finland
    Grands prix: 161
    Wins: 20
    World Championships: 2 (1998, 99)

According to Times Online…

1. Carnival of Rio de Janeiro
2. Mardi Gras
3. The Carnival of Nice
4. The Carnival in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago
5. The Carnival of Venice
6. The Winter Carnival in Quebec
7. Basler Fastnacht or Carnival of Basel
8. Carnival in Aalborg
9. The Fastnacht in Köln
10. The Carnival of Cultures

According to Magazine Timepass…

1. Gansbaai, South Africa (aka “Shark Alley”)
2. Kosi Bay, Kwa-Zulu-Natal, South Africa
3. New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA
4. Bolinas, California
5. Recife, Brazil
6. Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua
7. Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
8. Reunion Island
9. West End, Grand Bahamas
10. Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa

According to BootsnAll…