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Kajal Agarwal Latest HOT Spicy Stills

2012-01-27T22:02:00.000-08:00

Kajal Agarwal Latest HOT Spicy Stills

Fiona Krüger’s Unusual Watches

2012-01-27T21:58:00.000-08:00

Fiona Krüger’s Unusual Watches

Fiona Krüger, a recent graduate of ECAL/university of arts and design lausanne from the master in luxury industry and design has created unusual watches called “Memento Mori” for her thesis project. The timepiece reinterprets the theme of mortality in watch-making. The luxury watch appreciates both the mexican imagery of dia de los muertos and the 17th century watch of mary queen of scotts with a human skull detailed with decorative, gold metalwork. The watch case is literally shaped like a skull, fashioned from solid silver and mineral hand cut glass and is engraved by hand. The dial is made from gold and rhodium plated brass which has been laser cut and engraved. Blued steel hands of the clock move by a ETA 2824 mechanism over the skull watch face. “Momento Mori” is fastened to one’s wrist by a blued calf leather band with a silver buckle. Take a look!

Beautiful The Scotts Tower

2012-01-27T21:55:00.000-08:00

Beautiful The Scotts Tower

UNStudio‘s design for The Scotts Tower in Singapore will be the first development to be unveiled today under the Far East Organisation’s new SOHO brand. Designed to conserve space whilst maximizing live/work/play areas, The Scotts Tower presents a new dimension of functional and flexible vertical space. “The concept of The Scotts Tower is that of a vertical city incorporating a variety of residence types and scales. In addition, outdoor green areas in the form of sky terraces, penthouse roof gardens and individual terraces form an important element of the design. The vertical city concept is interpreted on the tower in three scales; the “city”, the “neighbourhood” and the “home”.” Have fun!

Beautiful And Creative Letter Shelves

2012-01-27T21:54:00.000-08:00

Beautiful And Creative Letter Shelves

These thermoformed acrylic letterforms by Ricard Mollon aren’t just book shelves, they also tell a lot about your home, quite literally. These shelves are available in floor standing size, or smaller versions for your wall, each letter is sold individually to allow you the freedom to put things in your own words. The most pleasant thing that these shelves are available for purchase at Quattria. You can use them as a room divider, or as a bedside tables. Take a look!

Luxury Tricycle For Kids

2012-01-27T21:52:00.000-08:00

Luxury Tricycle For Kids

Company Kid Kustoms aims to make a tricycle, rather a children’s tricycle, a source of pride, both the child and his parents. This tricycle called “Enzo Trike” comes with a huge list of accessories including a deep aluminum tub fixed to a single axle and custom billet disk wheels, or the matching 52 spoke wheels. Crafted from the finest material available and certain to become a family heirloom, the trike features interchangeable fenders with functioning brake lights, custom pedals, headlights, exhaust tips and grips to make sure no two trikes are alike. The special shape of the wings and frames, headlight, and other design decisions, force these tricycle to look very special. You’ll be able to make your child happy for $950. You can buy it here.

Beautiful USB Memory Sticks Collection

2012-01-27T21:50:00.000-08:00

Beautiful USB Memory Sticks Collection

Elegant Empty Memory USB memory sticks collection was created by Yoo-Kyung Shin and Hanhsi Chen for Logical Art. "What is the physical boundary of an electronic device? While function was detached from its form, the outline it needs to be or it supposed to be can be different. As flash drives was made extremely small, the Empty Memory was given a hollow space, implying the invisible technology." The collection comes with two different designs – Structure and Transparency, both indicating that you can fill them up with your own memories! Structure comes with stainless finishing, white Rhodium plating and black Rhodium plating. Transparency comes with stainless brushed / mirror finishing, Rose Gold plating and black Rhodium plating. Both versions contains 4GB volume with high speed USB 2.0. Take a look!

Limited Edition Luxury Watch Concept

2012-01-27T21:49:00.000-08:00

Limited Edition Luxury Watch Concept

This luxury watch concept named “Ringen” was created by French designer Marc Tran. It was inspired by the perfect roundness of balls and automotive shapes. The watch is composed mostly of white gold, but the blue disc that represents the hours is made of brushed, anodized aluminum and adds a touch of youth to the overall design. A blue ball, representing 2 minutes, is moved along a horizontal progression of black slats. An additional blue ball orbits the face to displace seconds. Pretty creative watch concept! Take a look!

Amazing Landscapes from Old Books

2012-01-27T21:48:00.000-08:00

Amazing Landscapes from Old Books

Guy Laramee from Canada creates increadible sculptures from old books. Rather the material for the art works are old dictionaries and encyclopedias. From these books Guy carves landscapes and plateau, and then paints them in natural colors. "My work, in 3D as well as in painting, originates from the very idea that ultimate knowledge could very well be an erosion instead of an accumulation. Mountains of disused knowledge return to what they really are: mountains. They erode a bit more and they become hills. Then they flatten and become fields where apparently nothing is happening." Enjoy!

Amazing Snowy Landscapes

2012-01-27T21:46:00.000-08:00

Amazing Snowy Landscapes

At first glance, it may appear that these are photos of some snowy wonderland. But upon closer inspection you will see that these landscapes are made up of tropical foliage and surroundings. Netherlands-based photographer Maria Netsounski took these vibrant images using infrared technology; hence the name of this series, IR. Let these snowy pictures will create joyful mood for the upcoming holiday! Merry Christmas!

Molami’s Luxury Headphones “Pleat”

2012-01-27T21:45:00.000-08:00

Molami’s Luxury Headphones “Pleat”

Molami is the brainchild of industrial designer Maria von Euler. And today we want to show you the Pleat: a headphone that complements the bone structure of the face – framing your look. “Pleat is an over-ear headphone encased in napa leather and designed to accentuate the lines of the face. It folds and rotates allowing for maximum wearability and safe storage. Pleat’s closed design incorporates noise isolation and its sound provides low-distortion, allowing you to focus on your music. The bass is deep and articulate, and the mids and highs are natural sounding and clear. These headphones are suitable for a multitude of musical genres.” You can buy the Pleat for €400. Have fun!

Creative And Artistic Volna Table

2012-01-27T21:43:00.000-08:00

Creative And Artistic Volna Table

This sculptural and artistic Volna Table was created by Turkish design firm Nüvist. “It was very important to create soft and serene experience in the tangible and the visual sense for this type of table design. The new technologies and the modern materials were the main ingredients for the creation and these provide us to design an unbroken continious form. In this way, Volna Table has met both the functionality and a unique elegance look and it has been shaped like a wave and features an incessant flow.” Take a look!

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Chameleon X-1 Mouse

2012-01-27T21:42:00.000-08:00

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Chameleon X-1 Mouse

Shogun Bros. has just announced a new version of their extremely popular Chameleon X-1 gamepad / mouse combo clicker [you can buy it here]. Available in two different colors, "Altair white" and "Ezio grey", it features antique decorated leather on the mouse buttons and the same specs as the original mouse, including a hidden gamepad on the bottom, 16 buttons and a 1600 dpi optical sensor. This Assassins Creed Revelations themed mouse will be officially launched at CES 2012 later this month. And then there will be some details on pricing.

Futuristic Pall One Armchair

2012-01-27T21:40:00.000-08:00

Futuristic Pall One Armchair

Leolux is a synonym for distinctive design, high in quality, comfortable and durable. Three collection of extremely stylish furniture, each with a character of its own. The Pallone armchair is a part of Sculptures Collection. The low-profile seat boasts easygoing comfort, while the gently curved backrest cradles you in the lap of luxury. Finished in leather upholstery, the look and feel is smooth and supple. The optional matching footstool is an ideal complement, inviting you to put your feet up at the end of the day or to be used as a casual side table. Created in 1989, twenty years later it’s still futuristic and completely understandable. You can purchase it for €1429 here.

Moody Aquarium Sink from Opulent Items

2012-01-27T21:38:00.000-08:00

Moody Aquarium Sink from Opulent Items

The site of exclusive products for the home Opulent Items is offering shell-tank for the bathroom called Moody Aquarium Sink. Its internal decoration can vary by a removable top. Еhere are two circular entries on each side еo feed the fish. It’s also equipped with a sink water filtration system, water circulation and oxygenation, and lighting. Price is $4,500.

Best Creative Helicopter Concept

2012-01-27T21:37:00.000-08:00

Best Creative Helicopter Concept

The shape of concept of helicopter creared by Spanish designer Héctor Del Amo resembles the zero. Hence it’s called ZERO. This model should serve as a personal urban transport. Quite intersting solution considering size of urban congestion. Take a look!

Ceramic Sponge UP Lamps

2012-01-27T21:35:00.000-08:00

Ceramic Sponge Up Lamps

These beautiful ceramic SpongeUP lamps were designed by Spanish designers Miguel Angel García Belmonte of POTT – The Pottery Project. “There is a new light. No dazzles, No marks. Not even corpuscles or lumens. It is a warm and porous light, coming from the hand made pottery piece skin. Sponge consists on a clay sphere where the light slips through, thus becomes more than a lamp, as an unusual clay piece with an unique design that achieves a very particular look along its uneven surface.”

Amazing And Creative bone Chair

2012-01-27T21:34:00.000-08:00

Amazing And Creative bone Chair

Today we want to show creative chair that has been awarded a Good Design Award, an annual award by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. bOne Chair created by the Swiss architecture, interior architecture and design firm JDF Raum und Kunst. bOne chair is “a chair with a playful air for people with a sense of humor. Its support structure mimics our bone structure, its upholstery our skin cells, and just like these cells the seat, too, conforms – like the rhytm of inhaling and exhaling – to the individual’s unique ergonomics.” Have fun!

Beautiful Silhouette Wall Plate Collection

2012-01-27T21:32:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Silhouette Wall Plate Collection

These beautiful decorative wall plates allow to the background of the wall become part of the art. Made in England using fine bone china and pierced with images these wall plates are part of Silhoutte Wall Plate Collection by Andrew Tanner. “My grandmother had a wallplate that we all thought was priceless. It adorned her wall and as children we had to walk slowly by the priceless artefact. After she passsed away the plate was taken down and was actually just a bog standard plate. I wanted to create something which was for decoration only. When you place the plate on a wall or in a stand, the background of your walls bring the plates alive with the cut out design”. Take a look!

Minimalistic Floor Clock Concrete Made

2012-01-27T21:30:00.000-08:00

Minimalistic Floor Clock Concrete Made

We’ve already seen a lot of different creative clock but this one is something special. Tidvis is minimalistic clocks from concrete. Tidvis Vägg is a wall mounted version in ash and concrete. Gothenburg, Sweden-based Kvarnen Studio and Forsberg Form have collaborated on the TIDVIS collection of concrete grandfather clocks. Check them out and perhaps you will be interested to decorate your home with these minimalistic clocks. Have fun!

Creative Calender Clock

2012-01-27T21:28:00.000-08:00

Creative Calender Clock

Absolutely creative clock was created by designer Ken Lo. The Calenclock combines calendar dates and hourly time into all-in-one desktop solution. Hour and minute hands hover over split-page days that each present a unique message such like “No Public Holidays, Work Hard!”, “No One Else But You”, “Trick or Treat!”. Take a look!

Creative Bookshelf “Check”

2012-01-27T21:27:00.000-08:00

Creative Bookshelf “Check”

We’ve shown you a lot of different creative bookshelves and here is another interesting design. Created by Jongho Park this bookshelf called Check was made by gathering the plywood of birch, and by attaching the square shape of iron of checking article shape to the back of the wood. Such design will graphically illustrate your love to books, design and furniture. Quite interesting, don’t you think?

Headphones Collection by Ferrari and Logic3

2012-01-27T21:26:00.000-08:00

Headphones Collection by Ferrari and Logic3

If you like Ferrari and want to own something special under this brand then take a look at the new audio collection of collaborative line between the Italian automotive brand Ferrari and Logic3 audio producers. Now the iconic look and recognizable style of Ferrari is clearly visible in the world of audio gear. Collection includes nine headphones and four speaker docks across two series: “Scuderia”, whose models mirror the look of Ferrari “F1″ racing team, and “Cavallino”. All headphones of both lines feature patented “Thin film acoustic technology” (“TFAT”), which achieves a passive dynamic-balancing system for increased fidelity, wider frequency range, and deeper bass. Just exhibited at CES 2012, most headphones and earphones are expected in april of this year. Check both collection here.

Bunny Chair by Iskos-Berlin

2012-01-27T21:25:00.000-08:00

Bunny Chair by Iskos-Berlin

Copenhagen-based studio Iskos-Berlin has designed the “Bunny Chair” for Danish manufacturer Normann Copenhagen. “Bunny is a wing chair that reinterprets the traditional design. Instead of the austere and stiff-backed companion in which our grandfathers used to retire to read the paper, Bunny is meant to be a loving friend – a great big cuddly toy, large enough to comfort an adult. Bunny is playful and funny, sybaritic and sensual, but with a twist – bound and shaped by the rope drawn taut across its soft “body”.” Have fun!

Beautiful Artichoke Pendant Lamps

2012-01-27T21:23:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Artichoke Pendant Lamps

New York-based architect Allison Patrick set herself the goal of creating 30 DIY designs in 30 weeks, and she called it the 30x30x3 Project. The project includes lots of interesting an creative designs like these beautiful Artichoke pendant lamps. These lamps are made from all sorts of paper including phone books, boring novels, USA road maps, colorful magazines and music sheets. Shaped like artichokes, these creative pendant lamp will bring fun to any room. All lamps are available on Etsy. You can buy them here or try to create something similar. Have fun!

Casey Key Guest House by TOTeMS Architecture

2012-01-27T21:22:00.000-08:00

Casey Key Guest House by TOTeMS Architecture

Casey Key Guest House, located on a barrier island, is set within a mature oak hammock along Sarasota Bay. The wooden guest house created by TOTeMS Architecture is located in a highly regulated FEMA flood zone requiring elevated floor levels. To preserve the health of the oak hammock, the house is supported on a specialized steel piling foundation system designed to avoid root disturbance and minimize sub grade impacts to the oaks. As a result, all existing trees were preserved. According to the architects’ description, “the owner requested a “house in the trees.” A small program, including one bedroom, bath, living area with kitchenette, and a loft, is organized to provide privacy between a neighboring property to the north, while offering broad views of the oak hammock, and Intercoastal Waterway. Glulam beams were selected for their ability to enfold the structure around the space. The laminated pine beams, which curve over the entire space, blur the distinction between wall and roof. The result is an open structure to the east and west, yet solid and private to the north. The ground floor includes a small storage room for kayaks, and a covered deck. The loft interior, defined primarily by the curved beams, alludes to the aquatic bay environment, and wooden boat hull construction. Ship lap cypress siding is used to clad the exterior walls and interior curved wall.” Take a look!

Opel Rak E Concept Car

2012-01-27T21:20:00.000-08:00

Opel Rak E Concept Car

Opel and KISKA have teamed up to design a fresh new urban commuter, the Opel Rak E concept. This four wheel, single-row vehicle is designed to seat two comfortably under a forward-rising windshield. Its exterior is sharp and angular, with a curvy aerodynamic rear end that is accented by a pair of extended rear wheels. It’s a design that not everyone will love, but those who do will certainly fall hard for this one. The Opel Rak E concept is not just the green-minded, city-friendly specs that attract us to the Opel Rak E, it’s the futuristic design philosophy which it embodies. Take a look!

Beautiful And Amazing Screw Tool

2012-01-27T21:18:00.000-08:00

Beautiful And Amazing Screw Tool

Some time ago we’ve shown you interesting concept – Screw Me Lamp. Today’s concept will be an excellent pair to this lamp. Created by designer Manuel Welsky “Scrw” stool is modeled after a piece of cork which twists into a metal frame for a seat. “Screw” is based on the principle of screwing. The new interpretation of the screw makes the height adjustment self-explanatory and easy. By the apparent leadership of the screw thread, the refined combination comes into focus. Made from a high-quality steel pipe, the frame is an exciting contrast to the cork material from which the body is made. The massive Korkzylinder is light in this combination and because of its unique features provides a comfortable seating experience.” Have fun!

Beautiful And Amazing Balloon Lamp

2012-01-27T21:16:00.000-08:00

Beautiful And Amazing Balloon Lamp

Spanish decorative lighting manufacturers Estiluz offers creative Balloon Lamp that will perfectly suits child room and bring positive emotions to adults as well. This ingenious lamp hide ugly energy saving fluorescent bulbs thank to a shade made of satinized polyethylene. For the wall version, the fine red cable that hangs from the shade also serves as a switch. You can buy it here for €262,33. Or you can try to find this lamp on Shopbot. Have fun!

Crazy Fruits Animation

2012-01-21T14:46:00.000-08:00

Crazy Fruits Animation

Today we want ot show cool fruit animation created by designer from Ukraine Alexander Zapadenko. His series “Crazy fruits” cosists of several animated fruits. “At first glance, it is quite common fruits. Their distinctive feature is that they do not want to be eaten. They will plead you watch you with sad eyes, but do not believe them.” Animation is quite simple – each gif image has only 13 frames but looks great. Have fun!

Latest Christmas Tree

2011-12-20T06:22:00.000-08:00

Latest Christmas Tree

Latest Christmas Wallpapers

2011-12-20T06:19:00.000-08:00

Latest Christmas Wallpapers

Free Christmas Cards

2011-12-20T06:13:00.000-08:00

Free Christmas Cards

15 Best Free Website Builders

2011-12-17T02:07:00.000-08:00

15 Best Free Website Builders

It’s become very popular nowadays to use website builders to create your own website. Web templates are overshadowed by readymade websites. Mostly website builders offer free and premium versions and it’s up to you what to choose. Usually free version provides web template with a few pages and free but limited hosting. For a small monthly fee you can upgrade your account to premium one and get domain name, email address and many other additional features. Goal of this collection is to show you the most interesting website builders that will help you to create your own website absolutely for free. All website builders listed in this collection provide a fully functional working version of website without limited by time trial version. Let’s start!

Wix

Obviously Wix.com is the most popular free website builder. Wix.com specializes on search engine friendly Flash websites. Apart from personal page you can create professional online shop, mobile website or Facebook page. Free website from Wix will have free second level domain, limited to 500MB storage space and bandwidth, built-in Google Analytics, quality support and Wix ads on your website.

WebStarts

WebStarts.com provides similar services with some difference. Free version of your website will include 5 pages, limited web storage and bandwidth (10MB and 5GB/mo) and WebStarts footer displayed on all pages of your website. Worthy for attention solution for personal websites.

Wopop

Wopop.com is a web building company offering individual and ecommerce websites for free. Free website from Wopop will have free second level domain, ads at website’ footer, ecommerce function and limited to 100MB space. Wopop also offers a huge range of quality website templates. Interesting solution if you want to create online store.

Moonfruit

Moonfruit.com is an easy-to-use free website builder with plenty creative templates. Free package from Moonfruit includes only 1 website with max 15 pages on a second level domain, 20MB of storage and 1GB bandwidth, no customer support and some Moonfruit ads. Pleasant feature that alongside with web version of your website Moonfruit software automatically creates a mobile optimized version and can push your entire shop into Facebook with just a few clicks.

DoodleKit

DoodleKit offers several plans including free one. If you decide to have free website with DoodleKit you will have a website on second-level domain name with 5 sub-pages, built-in RSS feed, max 500 photos and max 25,000 hits every month. If it sounds interesting to you – then don’t waste your time on reading the rest of the article and go to DoodleKit for your free website.

Yola

Offer from Yola.com looks very interesting. Free package from Yola provides you 5 websites instead of standard 1, banner-free hosting, quality customer support, build-in website statistic and 1GB storage per site. And as usual your website will be on a second level domain. Of course, Yola provides many interesting features but the main thing is 5 websites on one account and no banner and pop-up ads. Pay attention!

Webs

You can create your free website with Webs.com. Free package includes 1 website with ads as well as mobile version of your website also with ads, limited to 500MB bandwidth and 40MB storage space. If you decide to create online store then web store items will be limited to 5 items.

ezweb123

Award winning free website builder ezweb123.com also offers different website builder packages. By using their free package you can create 1 website with up to 15 pages on a second level domain, 20MB storage space, 1GB monthly bandwidth. Free website goes with ads from ezweb123.com.

Doomby

Doomby.com decided to make their free offer more attractive in comparison with other. Free website from Doomby will have no limits in number of pages and size of bandwidth. Other limits like second level domain, 250MB storage, many ads are the same. And there is no free e-commerce template to choose from since this service could be provided for additional fee.

Jimdo

Created in 2004 free website builder Jimdo.com also provides opportunity to create free website. It could be personal page or online store but with limited number of items and small fee for store sales. 500MB storage and many other additional features are included.

Tripod

Tripod is another free website builder with opportunity to upgrade your free website to premium version. Free plan provides hosting for 1 website based on one of 150+ templates, 20MB disk space and 1 GB monthly bandwidth as well as site page views statistic. Quite competitive offer don’t you think?

Let’s Eat!

If you’re in restaurant industry and want to create your website, Let’s Eat is for you. Free website from Let’s Eat consists of 1 page and iPhone/Android-optimized mobile version. You’re slightly limited with number of posted reviews and uploaded photos but have integrated Google Analytics, OpenTable and Google Maps.

Webnode

Webnode.com offers free versions for personal websites and online stores. Both have similar limitations such as 1GB bandwidth and small storage space (10MB for on-line store and 100MB for personal website). Number of products that you can offer in your free online store is also limited to 10. Free website has mobile version.

SnapPages

SnapPages.com gives you everything you need for creation your own free website. Your free personal website will have 5 sub-pages and 1GB storage space. Not very unique offer but large number of positive feedbacks force you to pay attention to this website builder.

Edicy

If you want to create personal website and you don’t need unique domain name or a lot of storage space then pay attention to Edicy.com. They offer lifetime website with quite standard limitations: 100 MB storage space, standard design, basic statistic and 2 users.

Futuristic Bike “Detonator” by Daniel Simon

2011-11-17T00:56:00.000-08:00

Futuristic Bike “Detonator” by Daniel Simon

The Cosmic Motors Detonator is an unique concept created by German automotive futurist Daniel Simon for his futuristic vehicle design company, “Cosmic Motors”. Simon calls this futuristic bike a “street cruiser bike built for humanoid droids.” Simon obtained his degree in vehicle design in 2001 at the University of Applied Science in Pforzheim, Germany. After completion, Simon went to Barcelona and designed concept cars for Bugatti and Lamborghini, followed by five years at the VW Group’s Advanced Studio where he is currently designing virtual vehicles for his brand Cosmic Motors. He has published a book, “Comic Motors” and continues to offer his services to premium carmakers while designing his own concepts.

Eid Ul Azha Pictures

2011-11-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

Eid Ul Azha Pictures

Eid Ul Adha Secrificed Animals

2011-11-05T08:56:00.000-07:00

Eid Ul Adha Secrificed Animals

Eid Ul Adha Greeting Cards

2011-11-05T08:30:00.001-07:00

Eid Ul Adha Greetings Cards

History Eid Ul Adha

2011-11-05T08:24:00.000-07:00

History Eid Ul Adha

Eid is a festival of Muslims that is celebrated all over the world. Eid-ul-Adha is also known as the festival of sacrifice and sacrifice feast.
Eid- ul- Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhuj Hijja, the Islamic month according to the lunar Islamic calendar. Eid- ul- Adha accurs approximately seventy days after the end of Ramadan month.

The festival of Eid- ul- Adha is celebrated in the remembrance of prophet Abraham’s readiness to forfeit Ishmael,
his son for god. The story about this festival tells, how Abraham was ready to kill his son and remained true to God. The story tells, how Allah told Abraham, to lift up the foundation of Kaaba that was a holy place in Mecca.God also asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, in a dream. Abraham along with his son started moving towards Mina for the sacrifice.

Some of the daemons tried to direct Abraham away from his way but Abraham was true to god and as he was just set to kill his son, God stopped him and gave him a sheep to sacrifice instead of sacrificing his son. This festival is thereby said to be a festival of sacrifice. Some people celebrate Eid- ul- Adha because it ends the pilgrimage or Hajj for those Muslims who make a trip to Mecca each year.

Just like Eid- ul- Fitr, Eid- ul - Adha also commences with a small prayer followed by Khutba. The delivery of this Khutba is done from Mount Arafat in Mecca. It is assumed that Eid- ul- Adha should last for three days but some of the Islamic traditions think that Eid- ul- Fitr last for three days and Eid- ul- Adha last for four days.

Eid Ul Adha Routine

The first day of Eid- ul- Adha is a holiday and all the members of the family dress up in new and beautiful clothes to carry out the Eid- ul- Adha prayers (Salah) in large groups.
On this day all the Muslims forfeit their domestic animals like sheep and goat representing Abraham’s forfeit. This forfeit made by Muslims is known as “Qurban”. Once the animal is sacrificed then the meat of the animal is distributed among the friends, relatives, neighbors and poor people. Muslims communities on this day take care that no poor and needy Muslim is missed out to provide the sacrificial food.

Eid Ul Adha is known through several names all over the world like, "Kurban Bayrami" or "Sacrifice Feast". In Singapore and Malaysia it is known as Hari Raya Haji. In West Africa it is known as Tabaski. In South East Asia it is known as Hari Raya Aidiladha Among Indians it is known as Id al-Adha or Idu’z Zuha. In Bangladesh it is known as either Eid-ul-Azha or Id al-Adha. One can see that this festival of Eid-Ul-Adha is known through so many names in different parts of the country but the spirit to celebrate this festival among all the Muslims remain the same irrespective of the location.

Luxury iPad 2 Made With Gold, Diamonds and Dinosaur Bones

2011-11-04T05:37:00.000-07:00

Luxury iPad 2 Made With Gold, Diamonds and Dinosaur Bones

Customized goods maker Stuart Hughes is offering the device for $8 million.

Steve Jobs was exacting in his design demands for all Apple products, including the iPad 2. But that hasn't stopped luxury goods maker Stuart Hughes from putting out a customized iPad 2 covered in gold, diamonds and dinosaur bones. The asking price is $8 million.
First reported by Engadget, the iPad 2 Gold History Edition features a solid 24-carat gold backing, an Apple logo and home button made from 65 flawless diamonds and a screen frame made from ammonite rock (rainbow-colored rock made from the remains of prehistoric mollusks) and slivers of thigh bone from a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

New Nokia Lumia Windows Phones

2011-10-29T05:47:00.000-07:00

2011-10-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

Top 11 Gadgets That Might Save Your Life

1:Noah

Last month, Japanese engineer Shoji Tanaka unveiled his latest invention. The Noah shelter is a large, fibreglass, tennis ball-shaped flotation capsule that up to four people can climb into in the event of a tsunami. Tanaka says he's already taken over 600 orders for his invention, which sells for around £2,400.
2:Longreach Buoyancy Deployment System

If you're caught in a Bondi rip tide, you'd better hope the lifeguard surfing to your rescue is carrying one of these. The Longreach Buoyancy Deployment System, designed by Sydney resident Samuel Adeloju, is a portable bazooka that allows those carrying it to 'fire' buoyancy devices at struggling swimmers up to 150 metres away. The main unit comes equipped with flares to help users identify the target and, upon hitting the water, the buoyancy aid inflates. The system is about to be trialled by lifeguards in New South Wales.
3:The Hövding

The Hövding, which goes on sale this winter, is a bike helmet for those who don't 'do' bike helmets. It's been created by Swedish designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin, with a shawl-like collar that works like an airbag. Upon impact, it inflates to form a pillow-like helmet that surrounds the head. The sensors responsible for inflating the device work by detecting abnormal movements of the bicycle rider - in other words, if your bike's sideswiped by a car, the airbag will inflate before your head hits the concrete.
4:Tactical Sammich

Apocalypses can be tough. Even if you manage to avoid the flesh-eating zombies there's still the threat of starvation, something American small arms manufacturer CMMG has clearly thought of. The Tactical Sammich is a sandwich that will stay fresh and (hopefully) tasty for more than two years. The Sammich comes in pepperoni or barbecue beef flavour and contains over 300 calories.
5:Burglar Blaster

The wall-mounted Burglar Blaster device is fitted with an infrared motion sensor which can detect intruders and make their life rather unpleasant. Should an unwanted guest arrive, the gadget responds with a stream of noxious tear gas - sure to have the bleary-eyed burglar/axe murderer rethinking their career path.
6:ABS Avalanche Airbag System

Beacons and transmitters can help relay your location if you're unlucky enough to be buried by an avalanche, but an ABS Airbag might just be enough to prevent the avalanche swallowing you up in the first place. ABS Avalanche Airbags are backpacks fitted with two airbags that inflate when an activation handle is pulled, allowing the wearer to float to the top of the sliding snow pack, rather than suffocate beneath it. Data collected by the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow Science and Avalanche Research suggests that 97% of ABS-wearing avalanche victims survive, and 90% emerge completely unscathed.
7:Avalung

If that avalanche does catch up with you, outdoor equipment specialists Black Diamond might have what you need. Those buried in an avalanche often suffocate due to the fact that the surrounding ice quickly becomes saturated with carbon dioxide. The Avalung works by extracting fresh air from snow packed around your body, before dissipating the expelled carbon dioxide through a valve positioned on your back. In theory, the Avalung, could provide up to 58 minutes of fresh air; those trapped in an avalanche normally run out of oxygen and suffocate in around 15 minutes.
8:Bulletproof Clipboard

This bulletproof clipboard is capable of stopping a 9mm bullet. In fact, the clipboard is actually hewn from a slab of genuine level 2 body armour, and comes with a 25-year warranty. The ultimate accessory for those cursed with bosses prone to violent outbursts.
9:The Life Saver Bottle

Next time you're hiking through the Amazon rainforest and fancy a drink, make sure you have one of these. The Life Saver Bottle, which has been approved by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, uses a carbon filter along with a filtration membrane to remove water-borne nasties, providing a clean, safe supply of drinking water no matter where you may be.
10:Scosche Portable Radiation Detector

Sure, your new smartphone has some pretty flash features - but can it save you from blundering into areas of high radiation? Like some kind of real-life Pip-Boy, Scosche's portable radiation detector plugs into your iPhone, enabling you to check whether radiation levels are safe, elevated or dangerous. See red and it's time to evacuate. The blurb on the website explains how potential buyers can "share results with friends around the globe" although we rather hope that if that red light flashes the emergency services will be your first port of call.
11:Blast-Proof Boxers

We suspect these may be the safest undies in the world. The Blast Boxers are made from Aramid - the same tough material used to make bulletproof vests - and feature Kevlar panels around the groin and femoral arteries. The boxers' creators - military accessories manufacturer BCB - believe this could offer life-saving protection from explosive devices. BCB hope the Blast Boxers will soon be the underwear of choice for those on the frontline.

A Parrot Save In Turkey After Four Days Of Quake

2011-10-29T04:42:00.000-07:00

A Parrot Save In Turkey After Four Days Of Quake

A parrot save in Turkey after four days of quake. The rescue workers succeeded in Turkey of saving the life of a pet parrot during rescue work. This parrot spent 110 hour under the rubble. This has created more hopes for the rescue workers to save life of people.

The 10 Best Cities To Live In

2011-10-29T04:28:00.000-07:00

The 10 Best Cities To Live In

Melbourne, Australia:-

Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, narrowly topped the Economist's list as the world's most livable city - for its many cultural attractions, large business community, and reputation as a major sporting centre.

Vienna, Austria:-

Coming second was the Austrian capital Vienna, noted for its culture, architecture, and well-planned urban spaces.

Vancouver, Canada:-

Vancouver, which had taken first place on the list for a decade, dropped down slightly due to losing marks only because of construction causing congestion on a major road connecting the city to others. Vancouver's residents weren't happy about the result - pointing out that the congestion is located over 50 miles away from the city.

Toronto, Canada:-

The second of three Canadian cities in the top five, Toronto is Canada's largest city and a major finacnial centre.

Calgary, Canada:-

Canada's third entry in the top five, Calgary is known for its many festivals and as one of the cleanest and most eco-friendly cities in the world.

Sydney, Australia:-

The second Australian city in the top ten, Sydney - known for its famous harbour, opera house parks and beaches - is Australia's most populous city and a major international centre of commerce and culture.

Helsinki, Finland:-

Finland's historic capital, Helsinki, is not only the world's most northern major urban centre, it's also the only European city to make it into this top ten.

Perth, Australia:-

One of the world's most remote major cities, Western Australia's Perth is over 2,000 miles away from Sydney (it's actually closer to Jakarta in Indonesia) - but its isolation doesn't stop it making the list of the world's most livable cities.

Adelaide, Australia:-

On Australia's south coast, Adelaide is known both for its culture and sport and its status as a major industrial hub. It's also the fourth Australian city on the top ten list.

Auckland, New Zealand:-

Located on a strip of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea, Auckland's mild climate, high employment and relatively affordable housing make it the fifth Antipodean city in the top ten, after the four Australian entries.

There is a hairy frog with claws

2011-10-28T03:20:00.000-07:00

There is a hairy frog with claws

Hairy frog gets its name from the fact that males of this species are covered by outgrowths of the skin, similar to the hair. “Hair” grow on the sides and hind legs of frogs during the breeding season, and still do not know why they are needed.

These strange creatures also have claws, and by themselves, in the form of horn-formations, the claws do not grow. Hairy frogs break the bones in the toes, and pierce their skin. It turns out the perfect weapon for protection from predators.

Tadpoles hairy frogs are born brawny and armed with horny teeth more acute to help them find food and defend themselves.

How to wish Happy Birthday in different languages

2011-10-28T03:14:00.000-07:00

How to wish Happy Birthday in different languages

Whether it’s your birthday or the birthday of some one close to you, it’ll always be an occasion that remains the reservoir of happy memories, lots of laughter and wholesome family fun! Birthday is one of those occasions where the strong emotional bonds, warmth of heartfelt best wishes go beyond the barrier of language and sincere and cordial birthday wish always becomes successful in conveying with its true glory.

Other than the usual party, celebrations, good food and sparkling birthday gifts, it is a day when the spotlight shines on friends, relatives, parents and cheerful memories. It is the day when the birthday boy or girl is in his or her most emotionally vulnerable state. Feelings, thoughts previously unspoken, may be in fear of denunciation are expressed on this day as it is the perfect occasion to share feelings and emotions along with best wishes.

When it comes to wishing your loved ones on his or her birthday, originality and uniqueness is the key to make your dear one feel surprised and delighted. It’s hard to put in to words what you want to express to the birthday boy or girl on that special day, but once you tell them how wonderful you feel on their birthday, the expression on their face with bright smile and cheerful look makes the day all the more special. To brighten up the birthday of your loved onesyou may be finding the right word to express your heartfelt best wishes can be a difficult task, so why don’t you go beyond the barrier of language and wish happy birthday in different languages. It’s sure to make your friend, relative or whoever is the birthday boy or girl, feel fascinated and really excited at this unique birthday wish. Even if it is the birthday celebration of a little kid, wishing happy birthday in different languages can be a quite an educating way of wishing someone happy birthday. Kids can learn those languages a little and feel fascinated in exploring more, consequently stirring their learning faculty in an indirect way. Here is a list which will help you to wish “Happy Birthday” in different languages of the world. So next time you are at a birthday party you can share the joy and excitement in different languages. It can be an amusing at the same time a unique learning experience for both of you.

Brazil: Parabéns a você! nesta data querida muitas felicidades e muitos anos de vida.
Chinese-Cantonese: Sun Yat Fai Lok!
Chinese-Mandarin: qu ni sheng er kuai le
Croatian: Sretan Rodendan!
Czech: Vsechno nejlepsi k Tvym narozeninam!!
Danish: Tillykke med fodselsdagen!
Dutch: Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! or Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag!
Esperanto: Felichan Naskightagon!
Farsi: Tavalodet Mobarak!
Finnish: Hyvaa syntymapaivaa!
French (Canada): Bonne Fete!
French: Joyeux Anniversaire!
German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
Greek: Eytyxismena Genethlia! or Chronia Pola!
Hawaiian: Hau`oli la hanau!
Hebrew: Yom Huledet Same’ach!
Hungarian: Boldog szuletesnapot! or Isten eltessen!
Italian: Buon Compleanno!
Japanese: Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu!
Russian: S dniom razhdjenia! or Pazdravliayu s dniom razhdjenia!
Spanish: Feliz Cumpleaños!
Swedish: Grattis på födelsedagen
Taiwanese: San leaz quiet lo!
Thai: Suk San Wan Keut!
Ukrainian: Mnohiya lita! or Z dnem narodjennia!

Yuki Matsueda 3D art

2011-10-28T03:11:00.000-07:00

Yuki Matsueda 3D art

The subject is literally trying to get out of the picture! How awesome are these 3D artworks by Japanese artist Yuki Matsueda. The desire to escape from the constraints, the standard of the ordinary is what has animated Matsueda for this series of works in 3D. I would love to get my hands on couple of these!

The Greatest Rocket Powered Cars

2011-10-26T02:54:00.000-07:00

The Greatest Rocket Powered Cars

Bloodhound - The theory for jet cars is fairly simple: find a donor vehicle and then shoehorn a jet engine into it. The practicalities to driving one are, as Richard Hammond infamously found out, a little more problematical. These are some of the best...Construction of the £10million British Bloodhound should be completed by the end of this year. If all goes according to plan, then Andy Green intends to pilot this jet engine pencil-shaped car beyond the 1,000mph mark - that's faster than a bullet. Success would mean the land speed record being beaten by the biggest margin, ever.

Beautiful Beach Wedding Decorations

2011-10-21T08:15:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Beach Wedding Decorations

The Most Flat Car in the World

2011-10-20T13:32:00.000-07:00

The Most Flat Car in the World

The most flat car in the world, 17 more images after the break...

An Indian Farmer Married His Dog

2011-10-19T13:48:00.000-07:00

An Indian Farmer Married His Dog

It seems strange but a man in southern India married a female dog. Reason behind marriage is P. Selvakumar stoned two dogs to death and hung their bodies from a tree 15 years ago and to overcome his bad sin he married a dog.

Top 10 Bodybuilders in The World

2011-10-19T01:44:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Bodybuilders in The World

Sergio Olivia was born on July 4, 1941 in Cuba. He won titles of 1965 Junior Mr. America – AAU, Most Muscular, 1966 Mr. World – IFBB, Overall Winner, 1966 Mr Universe – IFBB Winnera and 1985 Olympia – IFBB, 8th etc. His height is 5 feet 9 inches and has got a 20 inch arm.

Bodybuilding is a form to modify your body involving muscles hypertrophy. Let us get to list of top 10 bodybuilders in the world who are best known for their fabulous body, if you are looking for an inspiration. 09 more Bodybuilders after the break..

02. Arnold Schwarzenegger

He is an Austrian-American professional bodybuilder, born on July 30, 1947. Arnold was the 38th governor of California and was succeeded by Jerry Brown.

03. Dorian Yates

Dorian Ytes was born on April 19, 1962 in Staffordshire, England and is known for his thickness. He won 6 Mr. Olympia titles successively. His height is 5 feet 10 inches and has got a huge arm of 20 inches.

04. Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie Coleman was born on May 13, 1964 at Louisiana. He has a extremely large arm and a perfect back muscle. He has a behemoth structure and more than 270 pounds.

05. Bill Pearl

Bill Pearl a stunning American bodybuilder, born on October 31, 1930. He was the first professional bodybuilder. Overall, he had a real huge size.

06. Reg Park

Reg Park a multitalented person was a businessman, actor and a bodybuilder at the same time, born on June 7, 1928 in West Yorkshire, England. He had 6 feet 1 inch height and behemoth arm of 20 inches.

07. Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves, great bodybuilder was born on January 21, 1926 in Montana, USA. He was also a admirable actor. He had a slender waist, broad shoulders and a thin hip and 6 feet 1 inch of height.

08. John Grimek

John Grimek was born on June 17, 1910 in New Jersey. He embodied United States in weightlifting at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He passed away on November, 1998 at the age of 88.

09. Flex Wheeler

Flex Wheeler was born on August 23, 1965 in California, United States. His original name is Kenneth Wheeler. He determined to become a professional bodybuilder when he was a police officer and after that he left his job. He won the first award at the NPC Mr. California Championships in 1989. Wheeler had an immense back and 17 inch arms and he was 5 feet 8 inches of height.

10. Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu an Italian actor aside from being a fabulous bodybuilder. He was born on August 17, 1941 and is. His has a standard height of 5 feet 5 inches. He prevailed to the title of Mr. Olympia in 1976 and 1981. He tried to win in the World’s Strongest Man competition as well however was not able to win the title.

Most Beautiful Japanese Singer Yuki Kashiwagi Latest Photo Gallery

2011-10-18T07:20:00.000-07:00

Most Beautiful Japanese Singer Yuki Kashiwagi Latest Photo Gallery

Yuki Kashiwagi is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006, and is now captain of Team B. Her talent agency is Watanabe Productions. Profile Nickname: Yukirin .

Date of birth: July 15th, 1991

Place of birth: Kagoshima, Japan

Height: 163 cm

Measurements: 76 / 54 / 81 cm

Horoscope: Cancer

Profession: Singer

Sexy Bollywood Actress Madhurima Latest Unseen Exclusive Photo Gallery

2011-10-18T07:19:00.001-07:00

Sexy Bollywood Actress Madhurima Latest Unseen Exclusive Photo Gallery

Sexy Hollywood Actress Megan Fox Latest Unseen Exclusive Photo Gallery

2011-10-18T07:18:00.001-07:00

Sexy Hollywood Actress Megan Fox Latest Unseen Exclusive Photo Gallery

Sexy Bollywood Actress Madhurima Latest Photoshoot Gallery

2011-10-18T07:17:00.001-07:00

Sexy Bollywood Actress Madhurima Latest Photoshoot Gallery

Sexy Bollywood Actress Bhavana Sari Latest Exclusive Photoshoot

2011-10-18T07:16:00.001-07:00

Sexy Bollywood Actress Bhavana Sari Latest Exclusive Photoshoot

Sexy Hollywood Actress Kim Kardashian Candids Exclusive Photo Gallery in Los Angeles

2011-10-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

Sexy Hollywood Actress Kim Kardashian Candids Exclusive Photo Gallery in Los Angeles

Sexy Korean Actress Kim Ha Yul Casual Summer Wear Photo Gallery

2011-10-18T07:13:00.000-07:00

Sexy Korean Actress Kim Ha Yul Casual Summer Wear Photo Gallery

Sexy Hollywood Singer Katy Perry “The Smurfs” Premiere Photo Gallery in New York

2011-10-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

Sexy Hollywood Singer Katy Perry “The Smurfs” Premiere Photo Gallery in New York

Sexy Bollywood Actress Shazahn Padamsee for Reebok Exclusive Photo Gallery

2011-10-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Sexy Bollywood Actress Shazahn Padamsee for Reebok Exclusive Photo Gallery

Amazing Photo Manipulations by Sarolta Bán

2011-10-18T06:56:00.000-07:00

Amazing Photo Manipulations by Sarolta Bán

Sarolta Bán is 29 years old photographer from Budapest, Hungary. Usually Sarolta makes different manipulations with her art works from several hours to several days using up to 100 different layers for each image. "Originally I’m a jewellery designer, later I discovered digital photo manipulation and it became my passion and main activity. I like using ordinary elements and by combining them, I can give them various stories, personalities. I hope that the meanings of my pictures are never too limited, are open in some way, each viewer can transform them into a personal aspect." Have fun!

Romain Jerome’s Luxury Fountain Pens

2011-10-18T06:55:00.000-07:00

Romain Jerome’s Luxury Fountain Pens

Romain Jerome, creator of the DNA series of luxury watches, has also created a collection of luxury fountain pens. Created in 2008 the Titanic-DNA Fountain Pens collection is limited to a series of 88 exquisitely handcrafted pieces only. In a tribute to the Titanic ship, the pens are crafted from the finest materials, including Palladium, brass, PVD, stainless steel and gold. Each Romain Jerome Titanic-DNA fountain pen is decorated with a ring of oxidized steel at the barrel with the metal being a blend of materials reclaimed from the actual sunken ship and steel obtained from Harland & Wolff shipyards where the Titanic was built. Extra new the MoonFighter pen is made from a combination of MoonSilver – an alloy of moon dust and silver – and fragments of the Apollo II. It boasts 48 hand-fixed rivets, a titanium point, and a wing-shaped dock. The Moon Fighet is limited to 888 items. Have fun!

Titanic-DNA Fountain Pen

Moon Fighter

Ferrari Celeritas Concept Car

2011-10-18T06:53:00.000-07:00

Ferrari Celeritas Concept Car

If you like Ferrari 612 GTO Concept featured on Beautiful Life earlier then you should pay attention to this new Ferarri concept. Created by designer Aldo Schurmann the Ferrari Celeritas is a dream car. "It has all the hallmarks of the Scuderia: a low profile, sweeping wheel arches, a visible engine block in the rear — but each has been turned up to 11. The wheel arches tower over the Celeritas and are nearly as tall as the driving position, while the rear sprawls behind the driver and passenger cabin, encompassing two large spoilers that both move independently to increase and decrease downforce." What do you think? Do you like it?

Disparity Series by Christopher Boffoli

2011-10-18T06:51:00.000-07:00

Disparity Series by Christopher Boffoli

US based writer, photographer, filmmaker and artist Christopher Boffoli creates interesting scenes using miniature figures and food. Photos of these scenes are included in Disparity Series exhibited in galleries around the United States. "I’ve been working on the Disparity series since around 2007 or so. I’ve always been interested in the discrepancy between the size and scope of comparison between the people and things when I was a child I had my own tiny world, a model train." Take a look!

Cool Baggy Winecoat by Jakob Wagner

2011-10-18T06:49:00.000-07:00

Cool Baggy Winecoat by Jakob Wagner

Danish designer Jakob Wagner created a sleek bag that keeps your boxed wine fresh with style. Called Baggy Winecoat it features a non-slip rubber base with a comfortable handle, and its spout will fit all standard taps. It’s large enough to slip in some ice to cool down your beer, soda, juice, ginger ale, and any other drink you want to take with you on the go. Very convenient accessory comes in five colors for you to choose from: black, red, white, lilac, and black leatherette. Enjoy

Creative Suitcase Stickers

2011-10-18T06:48:00.000-07:00

Creative Suitcase Stickers

Want to get some fun while travelling? These creative suitcase stickers were created especially for you! "Take a stand against monotonous travel with Suitcase Stickers. Designed to stick to anything, they will draw attention to your bag making it easily identifiable and sure to make you some new friends." And don’t be afraid to cause offence to airport and immigration staff! They will enjoy your stickers!

Giant Chocolate Bar Sets New World Record

2011-10-17T04:04:00.000-07:00

Giant Chocolate Bar Sets New World Record

Chicago-based company World’s Finest Chocolate has set a new record for the world’s largest chocolate bar, with a delicious treat weighing a whopping 5.5 tonnes.

In a bid to topple the previous record set in September 2010, by the Armenians at The Grand Chocolate factory, workers mixed thousands of pounds of ingredients to create a calorie bomb no chocoholic could hope to finish. They used 5,500 pounds of sugar, 2,000 pounds of powder milk, 1,700 pounds of cocoa butter, 1,400 pounds of chocolate liquor and 1,200 pounds of almonds, and managed to topple the old record by over a tonne. The 12,000-pound heavy, 21-meters-long and three-feet-high chocolate bar was unveiled inside the company’s factory and simply left attending children speechless and drooling.

Now World’s Finest Chocolate plans to take their giant chocolate bar on a tour to schools around the country, to serve as an example of proportion distortion and educate children about proportionate eating. Not a bad idea, and even more commendable coming from a company that produces sweets.

Throwable Camera-Ball Captures a 360° Panoramic Photo in Mid-Air

2011-10-17T02:41:00.000-07:00

Throwable Camera-Ball Captures a 360° Panoramic Photo in Mid-Air

Our friends at Popular Photography found a concept camera we'd definitely love to try: a throwable, ball-shaped camera that uses its 36 cellphone camera sensors to take a 360° panoramic shot when thrown. It actually senses the apogee of its toss--the moment when it's suspended at its highest point--and captures its entire surroundings simultaneously.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Home Museum

2011-10-15T01:47:00.000-07:00

Arnold Schwarzenegger Home Museum

The museum opened in the house where Arnold Schwarzenegger spent his childhood. The museum contains the personal belongings of the iron and other items for Arnie, who played an important role in his life.

Girl having Amzaing Animal Hair Style Look it

2011-10-12T07:17:00.002-07:00

Girl having Amzaing Animal Hair Style Look it

California Roll House

2011-10-09T13:31:00.000-07:00

California Roll House

Incredibly mobile California Roll House by Violent Volumes was designed to be assembled and disassembled in record time. “Made from fibre-reinforced plastic and supported by carbon trusses, the material that is wrapped around the shell extends out onto the ground as a kind of platform for activities, night time dining, and in general to distinguish between the cube and its surrounding landscape. To maximize space, doors are automated using hydraulic power, and bedrooms are separated using either curtain dividers or bookshelves. In addition to being very interesting to look at, this home’s microclimate – controlled electronically – is actually very comfortable. During the heat of the day, the glass panels’ transparency can be manipulated to let in very little light, and later, when it’s cooler, daylighting can be extended. Modularized skylights permit even further light.”

10 Wonders of the New China

2011-10-07T16:23:00.000-07:00

10 Wonders of the New China

10 Wonders of the New China It's a hotbed of innovative architecture, from diaphanous theaters to buildings heated and cooled by water

China 's current building boom is doing more than sucking up the world's supply of steel -- it's creating a stage for some of today's boldest architecture and engineering. Take a tour of the 10 of the most intriguing examples.

1. The Commune, Beijing First phase completed 2002, expansion scheduled for completion in 2010

Even if the Commune didn't sit beside that wonder of the ancient world, the Great Wall of China , it would still qualify as a wonder. The complex includes houses by 12 of Asia 's leading architects. It was conceived by married real-estate developers Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi, who gave each architect a $1 million budget. Shigeru Ban, the Japanese architect most famous for the paper houses he designed for refugees of the Kobe earthquake, designed the Furniture House, featuring the laminated plywood typically used for modular furniture, and China's Yung Ho Chang created the Split House, which takes the idea of a boxy dwelling, slices it in half, and spreads it out like a fan.
The Commune is now operated as a boutique hotel by the Germany luxury hotel group Kempinski, which is responsible for an upcoming expansion, which will feature 21 homes (including replications of the originals). One element will remain untouched in the new development: the Commune's private pedestrian trails, which trace untouched sections of the Great Wall.

2. Beijing International Airport , Beijing Foster & Partners. Under construction, to be completed in late 2007

According to the U.S. Embassy to China, the country will be building 108 new airports between 2004 and 2009 -- including what will be the world's largest: the Beijing International Airport, designed by Foster & Partners. Set to open at the end of 2007, in time for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the airport terminal will cover more than 1 million square meters, giving it a bigger footprint than the Pentagon.
It's designed to handle 43 million passengers a year initially and 55 million by 2015, figures that will probably push the new facility into the ranks of the top 10 busiest airports, going by the 2004 numbers from the Airports Council International. Given the scale and traffic, Foster & Partners focused on the traveler's experience, making sure that walking distances are short, for instance.
Building on Foster's experience designing Hong Kong 's new mega-airport, the massive Chek Lap Kok, the sprawling Beijing terminal is housed under a single roof. To help passengers distinguish between different sections of the vast space, skylights cast different shades of yellow and red light across walls -- a subtle but innovative navigational aid. The architects also kept sustainability in mind: An environmental-control system reduces carbon emissions, and skylights situated on a south-east axis lessen solar heat, keeping the building cool.

3. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects. Under construction, completion scheduled for 2008

Rising in the Lujiazhui financial district in Pudong, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a tower among towers. The elegant 101-story skyscraper will be (for a moment, at least) the world's tallest when completed in early 2008.
One of the biggest challenges of building tall is creating a structure that can withstand high winds. The architects devised an innovation solution to alleviate wind pressure by adding a rectangular cut-out at the building's apex. Not only does the open area help reduce the building's sway but it also will be home to the world's highest outdoor observation deck -- a 100th-floor vista that will take vertigo to new heights.

4. National Swimming Center , Beijing PTW and Ove Arup. Under construction, completion scheduled for 2008

The striking exterior of the National Swimming Center , being constructed for the 2008 Olympic Games and nicknamed, the "Water Cube," is made from panels of a lightweight form of Teflon that transforms the building into an energy-efficient greenhouse-like environment. Solar energy will also be used to heat the swimming pools, which are designed to reuse double-filtered, backwashed pool water that's usually dumped as waste.
Excess rainwater will also be collected and stored in subterranean tanks and used to fill the pools. The complex engineering system of curvy steel frames that form the structure of the bubble-like skin are based on research into the structural properties of soap bubbles by two physicists at Dublin 's Trinity College . The unique structure is designed to help the building withstand nearly any seismic disruptions.

5. Central Chinese Television CCTV, Beijing OMA/Ole Scheeren and Rem Koolhaas. Under construction, scheduled for completion in 2008

The design of the new Central Chinese Television (CCTV) headquarters defies the popular conception of a skyscraper -- and it broke Beijing's building codes and required approval by a special review panel. The standard systems for engineering gravity and lateral loads in buildings didn't apply to the CCTV building, which is formed by two leaning towers, each bent 90 degrees at the top and bottom to form a continuous loop.
The engineer's solution is to create a structural "tube" of diagonal supports. The irregular pattern of this "diagrid" system reflects the distribution of forces across the tube's surface. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren and engineered by Ove Arup, the new CCTV tower rethinks what a skyscraper can be. 6. Linked Hybrid, Beijing Steven Holl Architects; Li Hu, lead architect. Groundbreaking on December 28, 2005 , scheduled for completion in 2008

Linked Hybrid, which will house 2,500 people in 700 apartments covering 1.6 million square feet, is a model for large-scale sustainable residential architecture. The site will feature one of the world's largest geothermal cooling and heating systems, which will stabilize the temperature within the complex of eight buildings, all linked at the 20th floor by a "ring" of service establishments, like cafÃ©s and dry cleaners. A set of dual pipes pumps water from 100 meters below ground, circulating the liquid between the buildings' concrete floors.
The result: The water-circulation system serves as a giant radiator in the winter and cooling system in the summer. It has no boilers to supply heat, no electric air conditioners to supply cool. The apartments also feature gray-water recycling -- a process that's just starting to catch on in Beijing in much smaller buildings -- to filter waste water from kitchen sinks and wash basins back into toilets.
7. Dongtan Eco City, Dongtan Masterplan by Arup, for the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corp. In planning stages, first phase to be completed in 2010

Developed by the Shanghai Industrial investment Corp., Dongtan Eco City , roughly the size of Manhattan , will be the world's first fully sustainable cosmopolis when completed in 2040. Like Manhattan , it's situated on an island -- the third-largest in China . Located on the Yangtze River, Dongtan is within close proximity of the bustle of Shanghai .
By the time the Shanghai Expo trade fair opens in 2010, the city's first phase should be completed, and 50,000 residents will call Dongtan home-sweet-sustainable-home. The goals to be accomplished in the next five years: systems for water purification, waste management, and renewable energy. An infrastructure of roads will connect the former agricultural land with Shanghai .

8. Olympic Stadium, Beijing Herzog & de Meuron. Under construction, to be completed in 2008

Sports stadiums have long followed the enduring design of one of the original wonders of the world, Rome 's Coliseum. Herzog & de Meuron's National Stadium in Beijing is an attempt to rethink the classic sports-arena layout for more ecologically correct times.
The Swiss architects (of Tate Modern fame) wanted to provide natural ventilation for the 91,000-seat structure -- perhaps the largest "eco-friendly" sports stadium designed to date. To achieve this, they set out to create a building that could function without a strictly enclosed shell, yet also provide constant shelter for the audience and athletes alike.
To solve these design problems, they looked to nature for inspiration. The stadium's outer grid resembles a bird's nest constructed of delicately placed branches and twigs. Each discrete space within the facility, from restrooms to restaurants, is constructed as an independent unit within the outer lattice -- making it possible to encase the entire complex with an open grid that allows for natural air circulation. The architects also incorporated a layer of translucent membrane to fill any gaps in the lacy exterior.

9. Donghai Bridge , Shanghai/Yangshan Island China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group, Shanghai # 2 Engineering Co., Shanghai Urban Construction Group. Officially opened in December, 2005

A key phase in the development of the world's largest deep-sea port was completed when China 's first cross-sea bridge -- the 20-mile, six-lane DonghaiBridge -- was officially opened in December, 2005. Stretching across the East China Sea , the graceful cable-stay structure connects Shanghai to Yangshan Island , set to become China 's first free-trade port (and the world's largest container port) upon its completion in 2010.
To provide a safer driving route in the typhoons and high waves known to hit the region, Donghai Bridge is designed in an S-shape. The structure, reported by Shanghai Daily to have cost $1.2 billion, will hold its title of China's -- and one of the world's -- longest over-sea bridge for only a couple of years, though. In 2008, the nearby 22-mile Hangzhou Bay Transoceanic Bridge, which also begins (or ends, depending on your journey) in Shanghai , will earn the superlative.

10. National Grand Theater, Beijing Paul Andreu and ADP. Under construction, to be completed in 2008

Located near Tiananmen Square , the 490,485-square-foot glass-and-titanium National Grand Theater, scheduled to open in 2008, seems to float above a man-made lake. Intended to stand out amid the Chinese capital's bustling streets and ancient buildings, the structure has garnered criticism among Bejing's citizens for clashing with classic landmarks like the Monument to the People's Heroes (dedicated to revolutionary martyrs), the vast home of the National People's Congress, or Tiananmen Gate itself (the Gate of Heavenly Peace).
French architect Paul Andreu is no stranger to controversy -- or to innovative forms. A generation ago, in 1974, his untraditional design for Terminal 1 of Paris 's Charles de Gaulle airport was criticized for its unusual curves, yet Andreu's groundbreaking, futuristic building later was seen to distinguish de Gaulle from more generic European and international air hubs. (The same airport's Terminal 2E, also designed by Andreu, gained attention in 2004 when it collapsed, tragically killing four people.)
Beijing 's daring National Grand Theater is as much a spectacle as the productions that will be staged inside in the 2,416-seat opera house, the 2,017-seat concert hall, and the 1,040-seat theater. At night, the semi-transparent skin will give passersby a glimpse at the performance inside one of three auditoriums, a feature that highlights the building's public nature.

World's 10 Most Powerful Brands

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World's 10 Most Powerful Brands

The barely 10-year-old Google is the world's most powerful brand, followed by General Electric and Microsoft, according to a survey conducted by Millward Brown's BrandZ index. The survey assigned values to various brands based on their financial strength and consumer sentiment.

A sign outside of the Google headquarters in Mountain View , California

Google, with a brand value of $66.434 billion, is the world's most powerful brand. The global search engine giant was started as a research project in January 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Ph.D students at Stanford University , California . Google Inc was incorporated on September 7, 1998, at a friend's garage in Menlo Park , California . The company, known for its innovations and stupendous growth rate, went public on August 19, 2004. Page and Brin's search engine was originally called BackRub. The name 'Google' originated from 'googol,' which refers to the number represented by a 1 followed by one-hundred zeros. Eric E. Schmidt is the CEO of Google, while co-founder Sergey Brin and Larry page are Technology President and Products President, respectively. The company is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol GOOG. 'Google' is now a verb, having found its way into the dictionary. It means 'to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet.'

General Electric chairman Jeffrey R Immelt.

General Electric's brand value has been estimated at $61.880 billion, making it the world's second most powerful brand. GE is a giant US multinational, with headquarters in Fairfield , Connecticut , engaged in technology and services industries. It is the world's second largest company in terms of market capitalisation. The famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison opened a new laboratory in Menlo Park , New Jersey in 1876, where the incandescent electric lamp was invented. By 1890, Edison formed the Edison General Electric Company. In 1879, Elihu Thomson and Edwin J. Houston formed the Thomson-Houston Electric Company to rival Edison 's firm. However, in 1892, both the companies merged to give birth to the General Electric Company. GE slowly began to diversify its operations. Today its businesses span information technology, financial services, industrial technology, aviation, healthcare, oil and gas, films and entertainment, theme parks, locomotives, insurance, etc. In India , too, GE's enjoys widespread presence. Jeffrey Immelt is GE's chairman & CEO; while Keith Sherin is the CFO, and Robert Wright is GE vice chairman.

The Microsoft logo at the company's office in Herndon , Virginia.

Microsoft Corporation is the world's largest software company, with global annual revenue of over $44.28 billion. With a brand value of $54.951 billion, it also is the planet's third most powerful brand. Bill Gates, the world's richest man, is the executive chairman of the software giant which he co-founded along with Paul Allen in 1975. On June 25, 1981, the company was incorporated. On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0. On Feb 26, 1986, Microsoft moved to corporate campus in Redmond , Washington , and on March 13, 1986, Microsoft stock went public. On May 22, 1990, Microsoft launched Windows 3.0. On November 20, 1985, Microsoft released its first retail version of Microsoft Windows, originally a graphical extension for its MS-DOS operating system. Gates is equally admired for his insight and criticised for his business tactics. Steve Ballmer is the company's CEO, while Ray Ozzie is chief software architect. Microsoft employs 76,000 people across 102 countries.

The outside of Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta , Georgia .
Coca-Cola's brand value has been estimated at $44.134 billion, making it the world's foruth most powerful brand. Coca-Cola, a carbonated soft drink, was intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in 1885 by Dr. John Stith Pemberton in Covington , Georgia . It was then called Pemberton's French Wine Coca. Pemberton's partner and bookkeeper, Frank M Robinson, suggested the name and penned the now famous trademark 'Coca-Cola' in his unique script. Coca-Cola was bought over by businessman Asa Griggs Candler in 1887 and incorporated it as the Coca Cola Company in 1892. Griggs made the brand a force to reckon with through his marketing strategies. Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time on March 12, 1894. In 1919, a group of investors headed by Ernest Woodruff and W C Bradley purchased The Coca-Cola Company for $25 million. Coca-Cola is also the world's best known brand. E Neville Isdell is the company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Two men walk past a logo of China Mobile in Chengdu , in China 's southwestern province of Sichuan.
China Mobile is the world's 5th most powerful brand with a value of $41.214 billion. China Mobile Communications Corporation, also known as China Mobile or CMCC, is China 's largest mobile phone operator. It is the world's largest mobile phone operator ranked by number of subscribers, with over 296 million customers. By turnover it is second to Vodafone, which owns 3.3% of the China Mobile. A state-owned enterprise, it was spun off from former monopoly China Telecom in 2000, and now has a 65% share of the highly competitive Chinese mobile market. China Mobile is the largest company registered in Hong Kong . Wang Jianzhou is the telecom major's chairman and CEO.

Altria CEO & chairman is Louis Camilleri.
Marlboro's brand value has been estimated at $39.166 billion, making it the 6th most powerful brand. Marlboro, made by Altria, is the world's best selling cig@rette brand. It is famous for its billboard advertisements and magazine ads of the Marlboro Man. Philip Morris, a London-based cig@rette manufacturer, created a New York subsidiary in 1902 to sell several of its cig@rette brands, including Marlboro.
Marlboro then suddenly faltered badly in the market till the 1950s, when it made a rollicking comeback following the introduction of a new cowboy image for the brand. Sales skyrocketed by 5,000%. Marlboro with a filtered tip was launched in 1955. The brand is named after Great Marlborough Street , the location of its original London factory. Richmond , Virginia , is now the location of the largest Marlboro cig@rette manufacturing plant.

A customer leaving a Wal-Mart store in Clinton , Maryland .The world's 7th most powerful brand, Wal-Mart, is estimated to be worth $36.880 billion. Wal-Mart Stores is an American public corporation and the world's largest retailer. It is the largest private employer, the largest grocery retailer, and the largest toy seller in the United States . It was founded by Sam Walton, who opened his first Wal-Mart discount store in Rogers , Arkansas , in 1962. The company was incorporated on October 31, 1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. Sam Walton died on April 5, 1992 at the age of 74. His widow Helen R Walton, daughter Alice L Walton, and sons Jim C Walton, John T Walton and S Robson Walton, each with a personal wealth of $20.5 billion, have all been ranked among the richest Americans by Forbes. H Lee Scott is Wal-Mart CEO, while S Robson Walton, is the retail giant's chairman.

Charles Prince is the company's chairman & CEO.
Citi is the world's 8th most powerful brand with an estimated value of $33.706 billion. Citigroup Inc was formed following the $140 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group on April 7, 1998 to create the world's largest financial services organisation. The company employs almost 300,000 people around the world. Travelers was founded in 1864 in Hartford , Connecticut . It dealt in insurance and is noted for many industry firsts: the first automobile policy, the first commercial airline policy, and the first policy for space travel. In the 1990s, it went through a series of mergers and acquisitions. It was bought by Primerica in 1993, but the resulting company retained the Travelers name. In 1995, it became The Travelers Group. It bought Aetna 's property and casualty business in 1996. Citicorp was the descendant of First National City Bank, founded in New York City . It was one of the oldest banks in the United States (founded in 1812), and had the largest international branch presence of any United States headquartered bank. In the 1960s and 1970s, chairman Walter Wriston led the bank into sovereign debt and loan syndication. It was Writsen who led the technology of ATM cards before the the banks. He also spearheaded the name change to Citibank in the late 1970s. Charles Prince, chief executive and chairman of Citigroup, during an unveiling ceremony for the group's new logo in Seoul

The IBM logo in front of the company's headquarters in Seoul , South Korea .
International Business Machines Corporation, also called IBM or 'Big Blue', is a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Armonk , New York , USA . Till 2006 it was the world's largest computer company, but has now ceded the top spot to Hewlett-Packard. With over 350,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest information technology employer in the world. The company which became IBM was founded in 1888 as Herman Hollerith and the Tabulating Machine Company. It was incorporated as Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation (CTR) on June 15, 1911, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1916. IBM adopted its current name in 1924, where it became a Fortune 500 company. Samuel J Palmisano is IBM chairman & CEO.

The corporate logo of the Toyota car company at the annual motor show in Paris .
Toyota with an estimated brand value of $33.427 billion is the 10th most powerful brand in the world. Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation and the world's largest auto company that manufactures automobiles, trucks, buses, and robots. The headquarters of Toyota are located in Toyota , Aichi , Japan . It is the world's eighth largest company by revenue of $179 billion as of 2006.
The company was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. It created, first as a department of Toyota Industries, its first product Type A engine in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936. Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent company in 1937. Although the founding family name is Toyoda, the company name was changed in order to signify the separation of the founders' work life from home life, to simplify the pronunciation, and to give the company a happy beginning. Toyota is considered luckier than Toyoda in Japan . Katsuaki Watanabe is Toyota 's president and CEO, while Fujio Cho is chairman. Shoichiro Toyoda is the company's honorary chairman; Hiroshi Okuda is senior advisor; and Katsuhiro Nakagawa is vice chairman.

Villa Ronde by Ciel Rouge Creation

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Villa Ronde by Ciel Rouge Creation

Circular residence “Villa Ronde” with a private museum on a rocky coast by the sea in Japan was created by Ciel Rouge Creation. “The design features a porous facade that allows the interior to experience the wind and natural light as well as provide panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. Cross ventilation is achieved through an inner garden that serves as a convection system in attracting fresh air. A 40cm thick roof garden, which hosts 500 m2 of solar panels, serves as natural insulation in addition to blurring the physical boundary between architecture and landscape.”

Rani Mukherjee Loocking So Hot In Purple Color Dress

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Rani Mukherjee Loocking So Hot In Purple Color Dress

Sruthi Haasan latest Photoshoot images 2011

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Sruthi Haasan latest Photoshoot images 2011

Katrina Kaif at an Event

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Katrina Kaif at an Event

Bolly actress Ayesha Takia latest in Transparent Saree

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Bolly actress Ayesha Takia latest in Transparent Saree

Actress Honey Rose recent photos In White Saree

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Actress Honey Rose recent photos In White Saree

Kangana Renaut Spicy pics

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Kangana Renaut Spicy pics

Top 10 Indian Female Models of All Time

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Top 10 Indian Female Models of All Time

01. Noyonika Chatterjee

Noyonika has been the queen of the ramp for over a decade. She was one of the first models to break the stereotype of light-skinned models. Till today, her warm complexion is her biggest asset. She not only walks the ramp but also trains new models and choreographs shows.

They have become much more than people who represent the vision of the designer. Today, a model is a brand in herself and represents the fashion fraternity as a whole. Here are the Top 10 female models who have completely transformed the face of the Indian fashion industry. 09 more after the break...

02. Nina Manuel

She was a part of the new wave of dusky models who were taking the fash frat by storm. She is one of the most celebrated models in the country today owing to her blessed looks and potential.

03. Madhu Sapre

Madhu Sapre scandalised the nation when she had a naked photoshoot with co-model Milind Soman. She was one of the boldest models and was catalytic in bringing about a revolutionary change in the perception of models in India.

04. Sheetal Mallar

Sheetal beat Madhu Sapre to win the Femina Look of the Year in 1994 and there was no looking back for her post it. After her stay on top for years, Sheetal bid adieu to the ramp last year.

05. Diandra Soares

Diandra was probably the first bald model to ever be seen on the runway. Huffington Post described her as the most beautiful bald model ever seen. Her knack for being passionately different led her to the top of her game.

06. Bipasha Basu

Before she became an actress, Bipasha was a top-notch model. She won the Gladrags Supermodel Hunt early in her career and was one of the most sought after models of her time. She reportedly got bored of modelling which is why she moved on to acting and found success there too.

07. Nethra Raghuraman

This South Indian beauty has been a prominent face on the ramp and the tele screens for years. Shehas worked in several acclaimed movies but her first love remains modelling and fashion lovers will never complain.

08. Ujjwala Raut

Ujjwala Raut can be called the most successful model in terms of international acclaim. Having walked the ramp for Roberto Cavalli, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta and Victoria's Secret, Ujjwala is the most recognised Indian face on the international fashion scene.

09. Carol Gracias

Her beautiful complexion commands admiration whenever she struts down the runway. She showed the world her professionalism with the way she handled her infamous wardrobe malfunction. Till date, her presence at any show adds class to it.

10. Jesse Randhawa

Jesse is also known as the runway tigress. Her magnanimous presence at the ramp overshadows all others. Married to choreographer Sandeep Soparkar, Jesse has also evolved to become a great dancer. Modelling or dancing, Jesse knows how to do it best.

Best vitamins for your skin

2011-10-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

Best vitamins for your skin

The best defense against premature ageing, wrinkles, fine lines and discoloration is vitamins supply that helps to protect your skin from of sun exposure, pollution and other harmful effects.

Many skin care products are filled with healthy antioxidants and other nutrients to keep your skin look younger, but they are not enough as our skin needs variety of vitamins from the inside.

What are the most powerful vitamins for a younger, healthy skin? see the full post after the break...

Vitamin C

Vitamin C plays a vital role in production of collagen, the basic protein in connective tissue. And it is known that decrease in collagen supply may lead to skin ageing, dry and rough skin. The best sources of vitamin C are fruits and berries, such as pineapples, oranges, strawberries, blueberries, as well as vegetables such as peppers, cabbage and others.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is another antioxidant that reduces the damage caused by free radicals They increase natural defense of your skin and prevent the damage. Vitamin E is found in nuts, sunflower oil, wholegrain products, eggs and many natural oils.

Vitamin A

Vitamin A helps to repair your skin from damage caused by various factors, preventing the effect of free radicals, and keeping your skin moisturized. Keep in mind that vitamin A is fat-soluble and you should be careful not to overdose it since it can have toxic effect. The best way to avoid vitamin A toxicity is by consuming variety of healthy foods, such as carrots, pumpkin, green leafy vegetables, apricots, cantaloupe, liver and eggs.

B vitamins

The B vitamins are essential for cell functions, preventing premature ageing of the skin, dry and itchy skin. It is important to ensure the appropriate supply of B vitamins, eating a well-balanced diet that includes eggs, fortified grains, milk, chicken,
Zinc

Zinc is an important antioxidant that effectively protects your skin from free radicals damage. The lack of zinc may result in various skin problems, such as acne, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and others. To ensure the right zinc intake for healthy skin, eat whole grains, red meat, seeds, oysters, some beans and peas.

Selenium

Selenium benefits your skin and hair, contributing to cell growth and preventing skin cancer. This antioxidant can be found in Brazil nuts, turkey, cod, wheat flour, rice, chicken and tuna.

Omega-3 fatty acids

Omega-3 fatty acids are important for younger, healthier skin. They strengthen cell membranes, providing more nutrients for your skin and protecting it from harmful things. Omega-3s also make your skin look softer, moister and prevent wrinkles. The good sources of Omaega-3 fatty acids are canola oil, flax seeds, salmon and walnuts.

Poor Puppy was thrown into the sea

2011-10-06T09:58:00.000-07:00

Poor Puppy was thrown into the sea

The more I know certain immoral people, the more I realize how much I prefer dogs. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending. See how cruel some people can be.

This immoral piece of crap hurled a helpless puppy into the freezing ocean in Xiamen, China as people looked on in shock and horror. Each time the puppy would swim back to shore, only to be thrown back in again. 05 more images after the break...

After throwing the puppy five times into the ocean it swam to a rock, where some people rescued it.

A woman onlooker took possession of the poor puppy and said she was going to adopt him.

The rescued puppy is taken home by a new owner after its ordeal. No word yet on who the scumbag was.

Kim Kardashian Candids in Beverly Hills

2011-10-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

Kim Kardashian Candids in Beverly Hills

Kim Kardashian Candids in Beverly Hills, 11 more images after the break...