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Twenty-five years ago, when Ralph Lauren converted Madison Avenue’s magnificent Rhinelander mansion—one of the last remaining turn-of-the-century grand homes in Manhattan—into his New York flagship store, he did much more than set a new standard for luxury retail spaces. Built in 1898, the imposing French Renaissance Revival home serves asContinue Reading

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We’re guessing you haven’t gone out and successfully killed a large quadruped like a moose or a antelope. If you’re like us, the only things you’ve killed are vermin, mosquitos, and to extend it into the metaphorical sense, your chances with a cute girl by saying a very awkward thing.Continue Reading

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Porfirio Rubirosa, or The Last Playboy, as his biographer, Shawn Levy, calls him. Raise your hands, boys and girls, if any of you under the age of 50 remember him. It doesn’t count if you’re from the Dominican Republic, have specialized in the history of polo, or have been studyingContinue Reading

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This stark, almost peaceful looking room is actually Japan’s execution room. The ring on top holds the noose, the red square outlines the trapdoor and this is the first time Japan has ever shown these rooms off. Much of Japan’s execution process has been shrouded in mystery. In fact, whenContinue Reading

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It is said to be the most impregnable vault on Earth: built out of granite, sealed behind a 22-tonne door, located on a US military base and watched over day and night by army units with tanks, heavy artillery and Apache helicopter gunships at their disposal. Since its construction inContinue Reading

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For the first time ever, you can own the five genre-defining kung fu classics of Bruce Lee on Blu-ray and in one spectacular collector’s set! The Bruce Lee Legendary Collection offers the five Bruce Lee masterpieces in one nifty boxset, with all films remastered and presented in full high-definition glory.Continue Reading

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Law enforcement agencies in America are getting an “upgrade”: Minority Report style computer programs which are able to predict who is going to commit a crime before it happens. There will be used algorithms and historical data sets to predict a crime before it occurs, and even where and whenContinue Reading

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Designed by Emma Selzer , Plus Architecture created ‘laptop pods’ (egg-like pods of stacked laser-cut plywood) for Society, a 242-apartment development in Melbourne’s South Yarra. Plus Architecture have set a precedent with their multi-residential development in South Yarra that focuses on community. We are often told that we’re experiencing aContinue Reading

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Brabus, one of the most respected tuning companies in the world, has now unveiled its latest creation, the Brabus iBusiness. Based on the Mercedes-Benz S600, the Brabus iBusiness four-seater luxury sedan packs in a range of multimedia features, including two iPads in the rear seats with Bluetooth keyboards and mouse,Continue Reading

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A retired Chinese man has been granted a patent for his innovative design of a bed that can automatically turn into a strongbox and help people survive an earthquake, the state media reported Wednesday. The design, which uses modular furniture including cupboards on each end of the bed and aContinue Reading

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“Life imitates Art more than Art imitates life.” “In life, we are all in the gutter. Some of us just tend to look up at the Stars. ~Oscar Wilde “A Head for Fashion” by Anna Halldin-Maule. She said:. “I create large oil-on-canvas paintings, which reflect both my love and myContinue Reading

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Obama was elected in 2008 at an extraordinary moment in American politics. Suddenly, this charismatic figure, elected to the Senate without serious opposition in 2004 and without any executive experience, was catapulted into the White House. His presidential bid had been based on the power of his life story andContinue Reading

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“Hydrologists have become Hydrostitutes.” Water is a basic human right, the right to survive. “Blue Gold” reports on various powers trying to take control of the public’s water for profit and control. These powers fail to realize that people will not allow their water to be taken. People fight, becauseContinue Reading

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Medicinal use of the oleander plant dates back at least 3500 years. Historical records show that the Mesopotamians in the 15th century B.C. believed in the healing properties of oleander. The Babylonians used a mixture of oleander and licorice to treat hangovers. Roman soldiers also regularly took an oleander extractContinue Reading

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The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.Continue Reading

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Connery starred in the first James Bond film, Dr No, a year later An adaptation of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, starring a young Sean Connery as the title character’s lover, has been rediscovered by BBC archivists 49 years after it was first shown. Claire Bloom played the title role opposite Connery,Continue Reading

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“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” ~Vince Lombardi Filmmakers Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott exploreContinue Reading

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After the very powerful Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, we have with us the Aston Martin Super Sport Limited Edition supercar, which will sell for a whopping €7,500,000 (approx. US $9,668,750). Only eight examples of the supercar will be developed and produced in cooperation with Star Electric Cars France. The sportsContinue Reading

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Chromexcel Bark with Cordovan PRE-ORDER. WILL SHIP MID SEPTEMBER 2010. The Makr iPad Case/Multi-Use pocket is built on the ideas and patterning of our flap wallet but with a hidden cordovan closure instead of the horizontal keeper. Being that the primary use was an iPad cover we wanted to eliminateContinue Reading

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Quick-handed WBC light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal wowed his hometown supporters on Saturday night with a technical decision upset over previously undefeated American Chad Dawson at The Bell Center in Montreal, Canada. Pascal 26-1 (16) whose only defeat came at the hands of Carl Froch seven pounds south ofContinue Reading

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3. Skull and Bones Famous Members George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, John Kerry Ivy League Colleges are known for their many secret societies and student organizations, and of these Yale’s Skull and Bones is probably the most famous. The society taps new students for membership every spring, and theContinue Reading

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This is a new Lamborghini called Presa. In this case of time that the greatest quantity in sport auto sells is for GT 8-cylinder Coupes, there is a vacuum air for a front-engine Lamborghini that represents all visual and technical features of the wild bull in markets. The design group,Continue Reading

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A central London penthouse flat is being reported to have been sold for a whopping £140 million, which makes it the most expensive in the world. The two-floor six-bedroom apartment at One Hyde Park development has a penthouse view over Central London, a private wine-tasting facility and an underground passage toContinue Reading

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“Fire and water join together, and the breath roars in its fury! The tongue and the sex organs each seek to taste.” ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib Via: 25thCenturyContinue Reading

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Ostoure (which means Legend in Persian), utilizes a nostalgic and the delicate body jointed to engraved designs in the Persepolis (Background picture), though being a super-naked bike enjoying muscular. In Persepolis’s masterpieces the most delicate pictures engraved on the hardest material stones, which often exhibit ancient kings, knights and soldiersContinue Reading

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Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins July 25, 2010–October 17, 2010 Manly Pursuits: The Sporting Images of Thomas Eakins celebrates LACMA’s 2007 acquisition of Eakins’s great sporting painting, Wrestlers, 1899. The exhibition will examine the work in a broad thematic context, providing a rare opportunity to consider theContinue Reading

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If you felt that Google Street View violated your privacy, wait until you’ve got one of these hovering over your back porch. The German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported over the weekend that Microdrones, a company based in the city of Siegen, Germany, has sold at least one of its flying surveillanceContinue Reading

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After the Pur Sang, Bleu Centenair and the 16.4 Super Sport, the latest Bugatti Veyron edition to leave us spellbound is the Linea Vincero d’Oro. Last year, German tuner Mansory transformed the Bugatti Veyron into the LINEA Vincero, and now, they have created the one-off Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero d’Oro. When compared with theContinue Reading

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Martial arts expert, actor and philosopher, Bruce Lee was born on the 27th November 1940 in San Francisco. His father, an opera singer from Hong Kong, had moved with his family in the United States in 1939, in search of a new beginning. During his short but active life, he appearedContinue Reading

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Tesla is no longer the sexiest green tech sports car on the market now that the Porsche 918 Spyder is being taken from concept design to real world product. Porsche’s Spyder will allow drivers to use several fueling modes including E-Drive, Hybrid, Sport Hybrid and Race Hybrid. E-Drive mode switchesContinue Reading

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“If (The Goonies) where made in the 2000’s it would probably be on its fourth installment by now. The greed and lack of creativity would have killed this film today.” Hey, you guys! Everyone’s favorite teenage treasure hunt is turning 25, and getting a definitive new DVD/Blu-ray release to celebrate. TheContinue Reading

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The Pnoe horn is the  culmination of a 10 year effort to design and realise a horn speaker without compromises. A team of high-end enthusiasts with deep technical knowledge and access to advanced production equipment worked through many stages of design, mathematical and physical simulations, prototype development, and countless hoursContinue Reading

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Silveira Customs comes up with high performance personal watercraft, dubbed the Samba XRS. The body made from the carbon fiber, powered by a four stroke 110hp turbo engine, weighs in 341lbs. Sleek design, they designed to “feel more like an extension of your body”, beauty one! “The ergonomics evolved this way, based onContinue Reading

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Frank Westfall’s 1930 Art Deco Henderson motorcycle, which was built by O. Ray Courtney in 1936 and is based on a 1930 K.J Henderson. Grail Mortillaro of Knucklebuster spotted the bike at the Rhinebeck Grand National Super Meet. The bike is powered by inline four cylinder and with the enclosedContinue Reading

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“With the creation of an exclusive collection of three bottles by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design, Dom Pérignon pays tribute to Andy Warhol, creative genius and one of the most illustrious artists of the 20th century.” Love press releases that start like that.Continue Reading

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Luxury line Bottega Veneta began working with Poltrona Frau two years ago with the introduction of the Meta Chair. The chair, spurred by Bottega Veneta creative director Tomas Maier, now serves as the base for a larger, more comprehensive collection. Items have been designed for reading, lounging and socializing. Emphasis isContinue Reading

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Produced by Bernhardt, designer Jaime Hayon’s latest sofa and armchair set, Bardot, follows curves influenced by the flow of the human body. Hayon attempts to make full, comfortable pieces that don’t overwhelm small spaces yet still maintain a generous feel. The seating furniture is subtle and sophisticated, and upholstered in differentContinue Reading

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Former boxing champ Mike Tyson has dedicated the rest of his life to caring for others – because he considers himself a “pig” who has “wasted” so many years of his life. Tyson shot to fame in 1986 when he became the youngest boxer to ever win the World BoxingContinue Reading

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When co-host Joy Behar asked Goldberg if she thinks Gibson is anti-semitic, she replied, “I think he’s an a–hole,” quickly covering her mouth before the full word escaped her lips. Goldberg also added that alcohol was to blame for Gibson’s actions during his 2006 DUI arrest in which the actorContinue Reading

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Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died Tuesday morning, his family confirmed in a statement. “It is with profound sadness that the family of George M. Steinbrenner III announces his passing. He passed away this morning in Tampa, Fla., at age 80,” the family said in a statement. “HeContinue Reading

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AVX’s Transformer Candidate Takes to the Sky AVX Aircraft Just after the new year, DARPA put out a broad agency announcement requesting a flying car, specifically a one-to four-person, vertical takeoff and landing-capable vehicle that can negotiate off-road conditions as well as take to the skies. Today, Fort Worth-based AVXContinue Reading

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This loft in Toronto by Dubbeldam Design Architects is a very modern, sleek space that looks like a well-tailored suit. If that suit was made out of mahogany, steel, and glass. From the architects: When the client, a graphic artist and designer, bought his mother’s 1920s residence overlooking the historicContinue Reading

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American researchers are working on three antibodies that may mark a new step on the path toward an HIV vaccine, according to a report published online Thursday in the journal Science. One of the antibodies suppresses 91 percent of HIV strains, more than any AIDS antibody ever discovered, according toContinue Reading

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Even the best bulletproof vests can’t keep the fastest projectiles from getting through, but now there’s a custard-like goo that does an even better job than Kevlar. It works by making molecules lock together when they’re hit. These “shear-thickening liquids” have been used in the past by downhill skiers toContinue Reading

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“I dont necessarily agree with the method, but the people of California let us know that they are indeed alive.” California (Reuters) – A white former transit police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man last year in Oakland, California, sparking a waveContinue Reading

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July 8, 2010 In the eyes of Russian leaders, he is a corporate criminal. Outside observers say he’s a victim, and a symbol of everything wrong in Russia. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, 47, was once Russia’s richest man, an oil tycoon whose wealth and influence caught the eye of Russia’s political elite.Continue Reading

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PARIS (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was sentenced to seven years’ jail in France for money laundering, a judge ruled on Wednesday. The 76-year-old former general was retried after being extradited from the United States to France in April. He was convicted in absentia in 1999 of launderingContinue Reading

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In the future, a few things will still roll off a printing press — dollar dollar bills, y’all! CNET has a nice behind-the-scenes tour of the process of making the newly redesigned $100 bill, which the government unveiled in April. It won’t be in circulation until February 10, 2011, butContinue Reading

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The Middle East has decided to join the group of nations hastening the coming of the Singularity and our likely robotic enslavement via Iran‘s recent unveiling of the Surena-2 humanoid robot. Standing at just 4 feet 7 inches tall and weighing just 99 pounds, the robot was developed to engageContinue Reading

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WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams swept Vera Zvonareva in straight sets Saturday to win her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship, extending the Williams family dominance at the All England Club. The top-ranked and defending champion American overwhelmed the 21st-seeded Russian 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided final thatContinue Reading

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WASHINGTON — If cars had wings, they could fly — and that just might happen, beginning next year. The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Mass., says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011. It recently cleared a major hurdle when the FederalContinue Reading

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“Quite Foppish.” More than 1,000 people detained during the 2010 G20 summit in Toronto –described as one of the worst violations of civil liberties in Canada’s history – have won the right to move ahead with class-action lawsuits against police. On Wednesday, Ontario’s top court gave the go-ahead to two lawsuits allegingContinue Reading

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Singer-composer-arranger Donny Hathaway is perhaps best known for his duets with singer Roberta Flack, but the body of solo work he left behind when he died 30 years ago is part of the foundation of American soul music. His songs have influenced performers from R&B singer Alicia Keys to rapperContinue Reading

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Questlove, Black Thought, and the rest of The Roots gang are back on How I Got Over ($9), the hip-hop troupe’s ninth studio album. With a title that references the gospel song of the same name, How I Got Over isn’t overly spiritual, but does find the band — manyContinue Reading

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June 18–September 12, 2010 Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5th Floor Andy Warhol: The Last Decade is the first U.S. museum survey to examine the late work of American artist Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Encompassing nearly fifty works, the exhibition reveals the artist’s vitality,Continue Reading

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International Space Station sex ban Commanders do not allow sexual intercourse on the International Space Station, it has been disclosed. Published: 9:52AM BST 28 Jun 2010 Commanders do not allow sexual intercourse on the International Space Station Photo: PHOTOLIBRARY “We are a group of professionals,” said Alan Poindexter, a NASAContinue Reading

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Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859–May 25, 1937) was an African American artist best known for his style of painting. He was the first African American painter to gain international acclaim.After an unsuccessful attempt at opening a photography studio in Atlanta and teaching drawing at Clark Atlanta University Tanner traveledContinue Reading

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On June 24, 2010, Wright 20 brings a special sale of contemporary art and design to the auction block. Drawn from a single private collection, formed by a Parisian real estate developer, the 100 lot sale of modern and contemporary masterpieces in art, decorative art, and design breaks new groundContinue Reading

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“This device has teeth like hooks. Sounds like an excellent form of birth control. This would have been a great Fathers Day gift from our daughters.” The Rape-aXe anti rape condom was developed by a South African woman ,Sonnet Ehlers, after witnessing first hand the horrific aftermath of an sexualContinue Reading

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ShareUsing solar power to run an air conditioner is one of those head-slapping ideas that seems so incredibly obvious. After all, sunny hot places are where you need cold air, and that’s also where a solar panel can really crank out some power. The main problem is that air conditionersContinue Reading

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Origins On June 19, 1865, the Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Tex., to inform inhabitants of the Civil War’s end two months earlier. Two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Granger’s General Order Number 3 finally freed the last 250,000 slaves whose bondage,Continue Reading

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Government would have “absolute power” to seize control of the world wide web under Lieberman legislation. Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Wednesday, June 16, 2010 The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by JoeContinue Reading

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Va-va-vum! I just found an incredible Bulgarian 3D designer, based in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) whose work is world class. I repeat- word class!! His name is Aleksandar Dimitrov and his studio is Vihrogone, which I am guessing comes from the Bulgarian world for “a very fast horse” (literally “oneContinue Reading

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Droves of patients are heading overseas for stem-cell therapies unavailable in the U.S. Is it a dangerous scam — or is America just behind the curve? By Elizabeth Svoboda Posted 06.10.2010 at 10:43 am Offshore Operations MDI-Digital It’s 2:30 in the afternoon in the Dominican Republic, and Karen Velline, aContinue Reading

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“The new Audi A8 is the first car in the world to offer an optional factory-installed WLAN hotspot for wireless Internet access. Passengers in the front and rear can simultaneously access the Internet through the car’s integrated WLAN module and via UMTS, using up to eight terminal devices such asContinue Reading

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With some 90 years in the business, Milan’s Colico are one of Italy’s original furnishing designers… however, much like your Gran proposing a few lines of methedrone whilst spinning the latest Skism dubplate, the brand have delivered something thoroughly unbefitting their history and age… an LED pimped sofa! Strangely enoughContinue Reading