Seiko’s entry-level sub-brand has recently revealed a series of youth-oriented, sporty timepieces equipped with XXL-sized crown covers. The new Alba by Seiko Canteen AXHK21X quartz wrist watch was among them — via World Watch Review
This single-family residence in the Dunbar neighborhood of Vancouver was designed by Frits de Vries Architect both as a home for the clients, as well as a demonstration suite for their sustainable home building and renovation company. The home is the first LEED Platinum home certified by LEED for Homes in Western Canada and was recently honored with a 2011 RAIC Award of Excellence for Green Building — via ArchDaily
Homeland Security’s ICE unit is not happy with a Firefox add-on that allows the public to circumvent the domains seizures carried out during the past several months. In an attempt to correct this vulnerability
in their anti-piracy strategy, ICE have asked Mozilla to pull the add-on from their site. Unfortunately for them Mozilla denied the request, arguing that this type of censorship may threaten the open Internet — via redwolf.newsvine.com
I do so love to report these wins for reality, as rare as they are: the very vocal antivax advocate Mark Geier has had his medical license revoked in Maryland. Why?
The Maryland State Board of Physicians reviewed nine cases of autistic children seen by Geier, of which he treated seven. Of those nine, the Board found he misdiagnosed six of them — via redwolf.newsvine.com
With its new Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 Reserve de Marche automatic watch, the Franco-Swiss watchmaking brand keeps exploring the theme of vintage timekeepers and making another stride into the glorious past.
This time Bell & Ross draws its inspiration from the 1920s, often referred by the Europeans as the Golden Twenties. The devastating war followed by a chain of social revolutions was over and the continent enjoyed an unprecedented economic boom — via World Watch Review
Designed by Koji Tsutsui Architect & Associates the InBetween House is a collection of small mountain cottages situated amongst Japanese larch trees in a mountainous region outside of Tokyo. A retreat from their busy work in the city, the clients wanted a house that could seamlessly blend into the natural surrounding, topography and local culture — via ArchDaily
A major furniture rental chain provides its customers with computers that allow it to track keystrokes, take screenshots and even snap webcam pictures of renters using the devices at home, a Wyoming couple said in a lawsuit Tuesday.
Computer privacy experts said the firm has the right to equip its computers with software it can use to shut off the devices remotely if customers stop paying their bills, but they must be told if they’re being monitored — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Not everyone was impressed with the Bieber fever that swept Sydney when the Canadian pop star arrived for his long-awaited concert last week.
A 17-year-old Bondi Junction teenager has been charged by police after he allegedly broke into the roof of Acer Arena to throw eggs at Justin Bieber during his performance on Friday night — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An Australian researcher says he hopes to begin testing the venom of komodo dragons on cardiac patients within five years.
University of Queensland researcher Bryan Fry has been collecting the venom of Antarctic octopus, primates and komodo dragons for two decades — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An outspoken New Zealand Maori politician has apologised for praising slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a freedom fighter who stood up for his people.
In remarks that prime minister John Key slammed as ridiculous
, independent MP Hone Harawira said this week that positive aspects of bin Laden’s life should be acknowledged and urged people not to damn him — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A doctor who used synthetic blood to save a Victorian woman’s life says he is delighted the procedure was successful — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A mayor in Germany helped rescue a man who became trapped in a women’s prison after mistaking it for a shortcut to a nearby park, police in the northern city of Hildesheim said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Community health will hopefully be improved in Wilcannia, with a free animal health program being run this week.
The RSPCA in conjunction with Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation is in the town desexing cats and dogs, while also microchipping and treating animals for parasites.
The Mayor of the Central Darling Shire, Paul Brown, says it is an important initiative to help improve the health of the local population — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The man believed to have been the last living male veteran of World War I has died in Perth aged 110.
British-born Claude Choules served in the Royal Navy during World War I and witnessed the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Vodafone has quietly launched its own femtocell product aimed at boosting 3G coverage indoors, but has limited the release to select business customers — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Westpac is this morning scrambling to restore services after a data centre glitch took down its ATM, EFTPOS, website and online banking facilities this morning — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Hodinkee calls the Rolex Reference 4113 the rarest, most valuable reference of Rolex on earth… the grail among grails for chasers of the crown
and wonders aloud if the specimen you see above could soon be the first Rolex to sell for more than $1 million at auction. Christies, who will put the hammer down on a Rolex Ref 4113 bearing case no. 051318 (Lot 129 of the 16 May 2011 Geneva Auction), states that Recent research reveals and confirms that indeed only twelve examples of this outstanding chronograph were ever made by Rolex. All cased in steel and finished in 1942, they carry individual case numbers ranging from 051313 to 051324.
Further research indicates that just eight of the twelve Rolex References 4113 are known to have survived, and of these eight, only five have ever been offered at auction. Seems the twelve Ref 4113’s were exclusive gifts to famous race drivers and team owners during the early 1940s, thus their obscurity — via Perpetuelle.com Watch Blog
This is an urban desert, multi-family residential environment designed by Circle West Architects. The Duke represents a forward thinking approach to urban life. Located near Downtown Scottsdale, Arizona, the site is set between a series of randomly built structures. Industrial properties lie to the east and south while residential is located to the west and north. The modern, pure building cuts a clean sharp edge through the randomly built environment of the surrounding area — via ArchDaily
These sweet crochet flower coasters from Yvonne of The Yvestown Blog would be a perfect Mother’s Day gift or quick and easy project for your own home. I love the idea of doing them in a rainbow of colors that could end up scattered about the table — via CRAFT
Back in 1997, BMW took a tilt at the Harley-Davidson market with the R1200C. It was big and relatively underpowered, with just 61bhp—but Teutonic engineering and smart suspension design made up for that. Robert Levinson, however, has transformed his R1200C into a completely different machine. He’s raided BMW’s ample parts bin to create a high-performance bike with a unique look and a hint of a streetfighter vibe — via BMW R1200C Custom
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