Happy Holidays


France’s Iconic Orange Liqueur Grand Marnier is celebrating this year’s winter holiday season with a playfully red limited edition of its classic Cordon Rouge, named ‘Irresistible’.

Adorned with vivid red lacquer, it is the 7th of a series released annually by Grand Marnier since 2003.

This year’s theme celebrates a “playfully indulgent” holiday season with elegance and a slightly unorthodox yet refined adventure for the taste buds.

Grand Marnier has been the leading French liqueur in export sales for over 25 years. It is the third highest selling liqueur brand worldwide

The 2009 Irresistible collector’s item is limited to 300 bottles in Hong Kong, available at select high-end bars and specialty outlets, including Watson’s Wine Cellar and Oliver



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France’s Iconic Orange Liqueur Grand Marnier is celebrating this year’s winter holiday season with a playfully red limited edition of its classic Cordon Rouge, named ‘Irresistible’.

Adorned with vivid red lacquer, it is the 7th of a series released annually by Grand Marnier since 2003.

This year’s theme celebrates a “playfully indulgent” holiday season with elegance and a slightly unorthodox yet refined adventure for the taste buds.

Grand Marnier has been the leading French liqueur in export sales for over 25 years. It is the third highest selling liqueur brand worldwide

The 2009 Irresistible collector’s item is limited to 300 bottles in Hong Kong, available at select high-end bars and specialty outlets, including Watson’s Wine Cellar and Oliver



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GUCCI MANE FT LIL WAYNE & CAM'RON - "STUPID WILD"


OMG. This goes HARD!

Get it here.

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Cell Phone War: iPhone 3GS vs BlackBerry Bold vs Palm Pre vs Nokia N97


Hundreds of mobile phone manufacturers with their thousands of phone models but if you know anything about mobile phones you must have heard the names of iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm Pre and Nokia N97. These phones are four most hyped phones from four major manufactures like Apple, RIM, Palm and Nokia. We have made a detailed examination of the features of these phones and compared their strengths and weaknesses. Let’s take a closer look at these phones and decide which one you should go for.

1. Design

iPhone 3GS : The full touchscreen design of iPhone has made a revolution in the cellphone design. There are now more than a hundred clones of the iPhone available in the market. The iPhone clones are selling only because they look like iPhone. The weight of 135g feels just right.
BlackBerry Bold : The Blackberry Phones look much smarter than before. The evolved design of Blackberry Bold or Blackberry Storm can look as glamorous as any other phones. It weighs nearly same as iPhone at 133g.
Palm Pre : The design of the phone is less boxy than any other smartphone. Holding the phone in hand gives me a good pebble like feeling. It is also a good looking phone to compete with others. It also weighs the same as the above two at 133g.

Nokia N97 : This is the most beautiful phone Nokia has ever produced. Its slim look and glamorous finish has won the hearts of many. I am also one of them. It weighs a little more than all others at 150g. However the weight gives a nice sturdy feeling about the device.
Conclusion : No one wins in this field. Each phone has its own unique design essence and it is more of a personal preference which one you would like. However iPhone reserves some praise for their revolutionary design.

3. Keyboard

iPhone 3GS : No hardware keyboard for this phone. There is a virtual keyboard for typing text but it takes time to master the art of typing fast and accurate in this keyboard. The touches are not always registered and it becomes very fuzzy at times. There is a error correction system but it is not accurate for a large number of mistakes.
BlackBerry Bold : Blackberry comes with a full QWERTY keyboard from its birth. Except the Blackberry Storm every Blackberry has the full QWERTY keyboard covering half of its entire face. Typing in the Blackberry keyboard is a pleasure with sure and fast response.

Palm Pre : Palm Pre also boasts a slide out QWERTY keyboard but the keys are small and those biggies with fat fingers will have problem typing in its keyboard. I was able to press as many as four keys with my thumb.
Nokia N97 : The N97 also comes with a slide out keyboard but the keys are not as small as the Palm Pre and and there is enough space between the keys for a comfortable typing. However, during our review, sometimes the keys did not register with soft presses and we needed to press it a little harder to get a sure type.
Conclusion : Blackberry is a sure winner here with its excellent keyboard followed by Nokia N97 and Palm Pre. Also Blackberry wins at the keyboard accessibility. There is no need to slide out the keyboard to get things done.

4. Memory capacity

iPhone 3GS : There are two models with 32GB and 16GB capacity of internal memory. No Card Slot. RAM capacity is 256 MB.
BlackBerry Bold : It has an internal memory of 1GB and External Micro SD cards are supported up to 8 GB. RAM capacity is 128 MB.
Palm Pre : It has an internal memory of 8GB and no card slot to extend the memory.
Nokia N97 : It has an internal memory of 32GB and is expandable with a 16GB MicroSD Card to make it a total of 48GB. The RAM capacity is 128 MB.
Conclusion : The iPhone has enough memory to store all your favorite music and videos but N97 even exceeds that limit with its whopping total of 48GB.



5. Application Availability

iPhone 3GS : No comparison is complete without a mention of Apple’s App Store. iPhone is the easiest platform to develop application for. This is why there are thousands of developers developing millions of apps for the iPhone.
BlackBerry Bold : Developers of BlackBerry Applications use outdated tools that doesn’t give them enough access to the Core APIs on BlackBerry Handsets. But there are some apps that are very useful to the Blackberry users. For example you can have look at these top BlackBerry Storm Apps.
Palm Pre : Palm Pre supports many of its old Palm Apps and they are developing new apps for Palm Pre also.
Nokia N97 : The N97 comes with preloaded Ovi Store to easily pick up any apps. You can also pick up any programs from wherever you like online unlike iPhone which lets you choose apps only from Apple’s own app store.
Conclusion : Though they Apple is not open like Nokia but still the amount of apps that are available for iPhone makes it a winner in this category.


6. Connectivity

iPhone 3GS : The device is capable of communicating over Quad Band GSM network supporting frequency bands of 850/900/1800/1900. It is also a 3G HSDPA enabled handset with frequency bands of 850/1900/2100 bands. The HSDPA Speed is upto 7.2 MBps. It is also GPRS, EDGE and WiFi enabled phone. It can also be connected using a USB port and Bluetooth with A2DP support for headset support.
BlackBerry Bold : It is also a Quad Band 850/900/1800/1900 phone and is capable of communicating over 3G HSDPA 850/1900/2100 frequency bands. The 3G speed support is upto 3.6 MBps and there is also option for GPRS, EDGE and WiFi connectivity. It also has Bluetooth A2DP support and USB Connectivity
Palm Pre : This one is also a Quad Band phone and has 3G HSDPA capability of the common frequency bands. There is also option for GPRS, EDGE, WiFi connectivity and Bluetooth with A2DP Support alongwith USB connectivity via micro USB.
Nokia N97 : This is also a Quad Band phone and has 3G Connectivity with 900/1900/2100 bands as well as 850/1900/2100 bands for American version. The phone is GPRS, EDGE, WiFi and Bluetooth with A2DP supported. It also connects via micro USB ports.
Conclusion : All of the above phones have same connectivity options except that the iPhone 3GS supports 7.2 MBps speed while others support 3.6 MBps speed. However, in real life you won’t see any speed difference because there is no current service provider that gives out the speeds of 7.2 MBps. So, there is no clear winner in this section.

7. Usability

iPhone 3GS : The iPhone may be a bit awkward to use at first but you can use your intuition to get things done. The usability of this phone made this an unquestionable choice for many customers.
BlackBerry Bold : Blackberry is known for its usability focused on business applications. It has shortcut keys to get things done very fast but still it needs some time to master the operating system.
Palm Pre : This phone has both of good usability and applications. Its Web OS is fantastic; has intuitive features as well as good applications.
Nokia N97 : It is based on Symbian Series 60 Operating System Version 5 which is very stable and tested operating system. The symbian users find using this phone very easy and natural.
Conclusion : Every OS has its own Pros and Cons but if you ask me to rate them, I will sort them as Palm Pre Web OS, iPhone OS 3.0, BlackBerry OS and Nokia’s Symbian OS S60 v 5.


8. Speed

iPhone 3GS : It uses ARM Cortex A8 processor clocking at 600 MHz and there is also a PowerVR SGX Processor that handles the graphics. Doing things is nice and fast which makes its name iPhone 3G S : S stands for Speed.
BlackBerry Bold : The Bold uses a 624 MHz Processor which is very fast and doing multiple application are a breeze.
Palm Pre : Palm Pre uses the same processor as the iPhone 3GS - the ARM Cortex A8 Processor clocking at 600 MHz and a PowerVR SGX 530 processor for handling the graphics. Naturally the system, is as fast as the iPhone 3G S.
Nokia N97 : It uses a underpowered ARM 11 CPU clocking at 434 MHz. The animations look slow and jerky and webpage rendering also looks muddy.
Conclusion : Nokia N97 lags behind others in terms of speed. All other devices are quite speedy and have excellent response.

9. Camera

iPhone 3GS : It has a 3.15 MP Camera with autofocus, touchfocus and geotagging facility. It can capture videos at VGA resolution @ 30 fps. Although there is no flash.
BlackBerry Bold : The BlackBerry Bold has a 2MP camera with LED Flash. No autofocus or other advanced features.
Palm Pre : The Palm Pre Camera has 3.15 MP sensor with enhanced fixed focus. It also has a LED Flash.
Nokia N97 : The N97 uses a 5MP sensor with Carl Zeiss Optics. There is LED Flash and video light. There is also some advanced features like geo tagging and video recording in VGA resolution at 30 fps.
Conclusion : The Nokia N97’s camera beats all others with its feature as well as image quality. The next comes the iPhone’s camera and then the Palm Pre and the BlackBerry.

10. Overall

iPhone 3GS : The iPhone is a blockbuster phone that has won many hearts. After some of refinements the iPhone 3GS model seems to remove all the flaws that it had in the previous models. Now it stands as an irresistible champion.
BlackBerry Bold : BlackBerry is always the first choice for the business users and the BlackBerry Bold is the best BlackBerry phone ever made. It is also an unquestionable choice for a corporate person.
Palm Pre : Palm Pre did not get as much hype as the iPhone or Nokia N97 or a BlackBerry. There is nothing outstanding about the device but amazingly there is no major flaw in the device that can be a deal breaker.
Nokia N97 : It is probably the most talked about phone from the house of Nokia. It has a stable OS, a nice touchscreen, superb camera and a plethora of multimedia features.
Conclusion : At the end of the day all of the four phones are tough competitors and it is hard to decide which one is the best. None of the phones can be neglected for their shortcomings because they have some features that outdoes others in some respects. This is why there is no overall winner that outperforms others in every respect.

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Droid vs iPhone Comparison


Motorola Droid is out and as we said earlier in our review, this phone really looks to be an iPhone killer, if there are any at this moment. There are many who might argue that Apple’s iPhone can’t be killed but that doesn’t mean mobile phone manufacturers are going to stop trying to kill it. And if anyone can do it, we can bet that it will some giants like Google and Motorola. Let’s take a closer look at these phones and decide how they stack up against each other.

1. Design and Build

Motorola Droid : The phone comes with a huge 3.7 inch touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard but still it is thin at 13.7mm and the face measures at 115.8 X 60 mm. The weight of 169 grams is, however, on the higher side.
iPhone 3GS : The face of the iphone is the same as Droid at 115.5 X 62mm but is thinner at 12.3mm and is lighter at 135g.
Conclusion : The iPhone is thinner and lighter which makes it a winner in this section.

2. Touchscreen Display

Motorola Droid : The display is a whopping 3.7 inch one and has an awesome resolution of 854 X 480 pixels which is perhaps the highest for any mobile phone I know. The touchscreen is capacitive and has very good response.
iPhone 3GS : It has a good 3.5 inch display showing 480 X 320 pixels which is good but can’t match up with the huge crisp display of Motorola Droid. The capacitive touchscreen is one of the most responsive one available in the market.
Conclusion : The capacitive touchscreen is very responsive in both the phones but Motorola Droid’s bigger display wins the race this time.

3. OS and Interface

Motorola Droid : It runs on the Google Android 2.0 eclairs version which is now a very stable OS and many features like built in search facilities that will give you search results not only from the web but also from within your phone.
iPhone 3GS : It runs on the iPhone OS 3.0 which is a very stable OS and features like multitouch with intuitive interface design makes this system one of the best Operating Systems in the world.
Conclusion : Though Google Android has potential to be the best OS for mobile devices, considering the current scenario, iPhone OS is the winner in this section.

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Married to the Mob x Lacoste Hironia Sneakers


After an initial preview a couple of weeks back, we now get a full look into Married to the Mob’s footwear campaign alongside Lacoste. Using the Hironia model, Mob crafts two different colorways in the sneaker, each showcasing a lace overlay amongst metallic violet and gold bases. Black midsoles and accenting cap off the design with red outsoles and Mob’s traditional lips logo placed on the inner heel. Both will see a release on December 1st through Sneakersnstuff amongst other select stockists.

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Modern Remodel Of The Post War Split Level House Into A Five Level House


This modern remodel is a remodel of post war split-level house into a comfortable living place which provides space for all everyday tasks like listing to music, catching up on e-mail, cooking, doing laundry and hanging out with family and friends. The stair was open up, the roof was raised and the fifth level was added to accommodate all activities the owner wanted to.

The exterior of the house is clad in low-maintenance fiber-cement siding with stained wood accents and inexpensive thermal-break aluminum windows. The interior is also done in mostly natural materials and steel. It is also is designed to be quite transparent in order to give some space for displaying art and some opportunities to catch outside views from all around the house. [DeForest Architects]

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Lorenzo Cycles unveils the limited edition Icon


Keeping up with the unrivaled craftsmanship and individuality, Lorenzo Cycles has collaborated with the custom bike builder Eddie Trotta to bring out the “Icon.” The latest chopper is a beautiful beast with 93” displacement, thunder cycle mini floorboards and Baker transmission. Lorenzo Cycles ability to customize metal sheet into designs has yet again showed their love for bikes that are way ahead of the competition. Priced at $63,000, the Icon will be limited to only 13 units.

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Exotic Mondays !!!

These are vehicles equipped with the highest standard of technology, engineering, and brute strength. Cars your average consumer would only dream about owning, let along actually dropping the $60-500,000 grand to own one. So from here on out, every Monday, I will show you what happens when too much power takes over.

Car:
2005 Gumpert Apollo

Description:
This is the first crash ever of a Gumpert Apollo. This super rare exotic is worth about $400,000. This one crashed on the track.





Car:
1983 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit

Description:
Drunk owner went to a Tesco retail store to complain about a product he purchased. In his frustration, he went outside and rammed his Rolls Royce into the store.

Location:
Andover, England

Damn! Stay tuned for next weeks batch of screw ups!

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BlakRoc Chevy Camaro


The other day we reported already about BlakRoc, the collaboration between The Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip hop, including Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Jim Jones, NOE, Nicole Wray and Billy Danze. Here we give you a look at the new BlakRoc Chevy Camaro.

“Carl Black Chevrolet will be the world wide exclusive outlet to offer the official BlakRoc Chevy Camaro.

The 2010 Chevy Camaro speaks for itself with its sculptured body and passionate engineering that left nothing to be desired. Carl Black has simply added the sizzle to match the passion and creativity of the BlakRoc project.

From the ground up, the BlakRoc Camaro has been equipped with sleek, stylish accents that tie in with the BlakRoc brand. Starting with the BR logo inlayed front and center.

Blacking it out turns up the heat. The windows are tinted, the taillights are smoked, and even the Chevy bow tie goes dark to complete the look. The Black on Black classic combination subtly comes to life with flat black racing stripes front to back with the BlakRoc logo inlayed in metallic on the hood and rear spoiler.

Interior includes the BlakRoc logo embedded in custom design kick plates and black on black BR logo custom embroidered on center console.”

The car is now available for purchase.


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iPhone 3GS Supreme - World's most expensive mobile phone



The iPhone 3GS Supreme($3,164,000) is the world's most expensive mobile phone, designed and crafted by Stuart Hughes.
"This extraordinary handset was commissioned by an anonymous Australian businessman from the gold mining industry. Designed by Stuart Hughes of Liverpool, England, it was 10 months in the making.
The case was created from 271 grams (9.7 ounces) of 22k gold.
The front bezel houses 136 flawless color F diamonds, which total 68 carats.
The rear logo has 53 flawless diamonds totaling 1 carat.
The front navigation button is home to one rare 7.1 carat diamond.
The chest which houses this unique handset is made from a single 7kg (15.4 lb.) block of Kashmir gold granite whose inside is lined with top grain leather.
...Bonus: it's unlocked.

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New Balance X Sneaker Freaker – Skippy


Just around the corner we have the release of the anticipated Skippy’s brought to you by New Balance & Sneaker Freaker. The last collab that SF did was straight nasty, and this one is definitely no different from. The first collab with Puma being shark themed, they decided to keep this one under the same theme of animals. This one being based on a kangaroo, it actually features genuine kangaroo leather. Definitely a must have for sneakerheads, expect for this one to be super limited, and remember its set for a December 5th release date.

You can read more about the shoes over at Sneaker Freaker’s website.

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Lil’ Wayne – Rebirth – Tracklist & Artwork


It seems as if Rebirth finally has a set tracklist as well as artwork. We’ll see if its true or not with how many times things have been changed with this album. According to this tracklist though, it looks like Eminem is set to make an appearance on the album. Rebirth is currently set for a December 21st release date, which is also the same date Em’s Relapse: Refill will be droppin’. As usual, we’ll keep you posted.
1. American Star – Lil Wayne, Shanell aka SNL
2. Prom Queen – Lil Wayne, Shanell aka SNL
3. Ground Zero
4. Da Da Da
5. Paradice
6. Get A Life
7. On Fire
8. Drop The World – Lil Wayne, Eminem
9. Runnin – Lil Wayne, Shanell aka SNL
10. One Way Trip – Lil Wayne, Kevin Rudolf
11. Knockout – Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj
12. The Price Is Wrong

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Interesting ring. Kinda Dope.


By Betony Vernon.

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Kanye West x Karmaloop: Signed Memorabilia Auction


To celebrate the launch of Karmaloop’s brand new auction site (KarmaSwap) Karmaloop has teamed up with superstar Kanye West to auction off signed memorabilia. Yes, they will be auctioning of a pair of limited edition Air Yeezys signed by Kanye. But that is not all they will also be auctioning off signed “Glow In the Dark” books, “Thank You” books and T-shirts. 100% of the proceeds raised will go to the Kanye West Foundation.

If you want to participate, please go here.

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Black and White Living Room Furniture with Functional Tv Stand – Creative Side System by Fimar


Fimar is one more big Italian company which specializes in production of beautiful and high quality furniture for living rooms and bedrooms. Its Creative Side System is created for fans of a fashionable black and white color theme. Thanks to contrasting combination and original location of wall mount cabinets and shelves this living room furniture looks very modern. Although the main feature of this lacquered furniture set is a functional black tv stand. Its slide construction allows to hide a lot of stuff behind the Tv and not spoil the stylish interior design by colorful disks and other items. Besides you could hide all cables and plugs in such wall mount tv stand. The construction is very solid and can be fit even for big TV panel. More information about this black and white living room set and the functional wall mount tv stand you could find on Fimar site.

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Check out Bizarre Bulldogs!


They specialize in pet and show quality English Bulldogs that have great bone and muscle structure, large skulls and even better temperaments. All of our Bullies are AKC registered with tons of Champions and Grand Champions in our their pedigrees. All of our bulldogs are home raised and are well socialized from birth. We are located in Columbus, Ohio. Thanks for looking and feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

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Miami beats S. Florida 31 to 10

(17) Miami (FL) 31, South Florida 10



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Florida Gators do it AGAIN!

Doing what they said they would do, Florida Gators return to the National championship!!!
Justify Full

(4) Florida 45, (20) Florida State 15


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JTuned Super Meet @ Formula Drift Pro Am Championship Irwindale

Here is yet another AMAZING photo shoot from the Perfect Exposure. Here are just a few of my favorites, the rest of the gallery can be found here. Enjoy!







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Air Jordan Boys & Girls 2010


If i were a kid, i literally would throw the biggest tantrum ever if i didn’t get to leave the store with the Jordans to your left. They are supposed to be girls, but i don’t even care, that colorway is legit. The fact that they also get some VI’s that look like the Carmines drives me wild to. Keep an eye out for all these next year.


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