1940 Cadillac Series 90 V-16 The first V-16 production car in the United States, the Cadillac V-16 was the brand's top-line model from 1930 to 1940 and competed with brands like Bugatti and Duesenberg. All bodies were built to custom order, and it was the quickest accelerating car on the planet from 1938-1940. This was arguably the peak of Cadillac's existence in terms of prestige, says Brauer. Source: Karl Brauer, Edmunds.com || Photo: Richard Spiegelman
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1959 Cadillac Eldorado “A styling exercise in excess,” says Brauer, the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado somehow manages to be both shocking and compelling at the same time. He notes that the ‘59 Eldorado was produced at the height of the "fin" era and took the concept over-the-top with rocket-ship shaped taillights located halfway up the towering fins. Large chrome bumpers, wide whitewall tires and bright colors completed the package and pay homage to the Fabulous 50s of American automotive design. Source: Karl Brauer, Edmunds.com || Photo: Richard Spiegelman
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First Business Endeavor Not content with the direction his life was taking, Hugh Hefner decided to embark on his own creative endeavors. In 1951, Hefner published That Toddlin Town, which featured a series of risquĂŠ cartoons that poked fun at the social scene around the streets of Chicago. The book achieved mediocre success making him a minor celebrity in Chicago and earning him a couple of thousand dollars profit. Little did Hefner know that in less than two years, he would create a magazine that would change everything. Image: Courtesy Photo
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New York, New York
Listing price: $1,000,000 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half Size of home/lot: 1,350 / 1,688 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 3,217 Median size: 2,459 sq ft Median time on market: 68 days
San Francisco, California Listing price: $1,198,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half Size of home/lot: 2,200 / 4,303 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 597 Median size: 2,297 sq ft Median time on market: 48 days
St. Louis, Missouri Listing price: $1,145,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3.5 Size of home/lot: 4,885 / 130,700 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 33 Median size: 7,064 Median time on market: 101 days
Phoenix, Arizona Listing price: $1,147,000 Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 5 Size of home: 5,800 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 342 Median size: 5,000 sq ft Median time on market: 85 days
Dallas, Texas
Listing price: $1,000,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4 full, 1 half Size of home/lot: 3,900 / 20,800 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 634 Median size: 5,361 sq ft Median time on market: 93 days
Minneapolis, Minnesota Listing price: $1,088,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 full, 1 half Size of home: 4,430 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 141 Median size: 4,248 sq ft Median time on market: 73 days
Honolulu, Hawaii
Listing price: $1,098,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4 Size of home/lot: 3,900 / 8,135 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 442 Median size: 2,929 sq ft Median time on market: 84 days
New Orleans, Louisiana
Listing price: $1,140,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 full, 1 half Size of home/lot: 4,059 / 7,134 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 77 Median size: 5,074 sq ft Median time on market: 75 days
Los Angeles, California Listing price: $1,049,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half Size of home/lot: 3,090 / 3,108 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 2,462 Median size: 3,339 sq ft Median time on market: 66 days
Boston, Massachusetts Listing price: $1,099,000 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Size of home/lot: 1,194 / 1,306 sq ft $1 million+ market* Homes for sale: 407 Median size: 2,350 sq ft Median time on market: 106 days
6. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, Calif. Population: 405,396 Subindex Rank: Emotional Health: 48
Work Experience: 19 Physical Health: 16 Healthy Behaviors: 8 Basic Access: 86
Population: 260,364 Subindex Rank: Emotional Health: 3 Work Experience: 31 Physical Health: 1 Healthy Behaviors: 50 Basic Acess: 10
9. Denver, Colorado List Price: $5.695 million Size: Approx. 7,066 sq ft Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 This modern home in Denver, Colorado is the 9th most romantic home in the country, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com. The home features a glass bridge connecting the library mezzanine to the executive office, a guest suite with a separate
8. New Orleans, Louisiana List Price: $6 million Size: Approx. 14,000 sq ft Bedrooms: 9 Bathrooms: 8.5 For a home that was recently reduced by $2 million, romance may even come at a bargain in Louisiana. Described by the realtor as “the grandest home on St. Charles Avenue,” the front façade is constructed from blue sandstone, with a tile roof and ornate plaster decorations throughout the interior. The home also features a private terraced patio with a heated pool and a built-in hot tub. New Orleans offers a mountain of romantic activities, including a walk through the French Quarter, dinner at one of the city’s numerous award winning restaurants and the famous Bourbon Street area. The history of the city can also be absorbed with a romantic ride on the St. Charles streetcar, providing views of antebellum mansions and monuments. Listing and Photo Credit: Eleanor Farnsworth
5. Miami Beach, Florida List Price: $19.5 million Size: Approx. 20,000 sq ft Bedrooms: 10 Bathrooms: 12, 3 half Representing the romantic vibe of the Floridian peninsula, this modern estate in La Gorce, a neighborhood of Miami Beach. The home makes use of its surroundings with a 260-degree waterfront view, an elevated waterfront cabana, rooftop terrace and two docks. The interior features a marble staircase, designer master bedroom and commercial elevator. The romantic opportunities afforded by the area include Ocean Drive in South Beach, which has been identified as one of the most romantic things to do on the East Coast. The area’s night life is unique for the area, and the proximity to the Florida Keys offers the opportunity to swim with dolphins and experience world-
class SCUBA diving.
4. Boston, Massachusetts List Price: $23.5 million Size: Approx. 21,000 sq ft Bedrooms: 11 Bathrooms: 10, 4 half The fourth most romantic home in America, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com, is located in Boston’s historic Beacon Hill neighborhood. This home is identified by the realtor as being one of Boston’s “largest and most historic ‘Beacon Hill Mansions.” The home was included in the national registry of historical places in 1978, and is currently used as a single-family residence. Featuring two roof decks, stunning park views, and a ball room, this home is certainly a romantic gem of Boston. Boston’s romantic activities include the new Charles River gondola, which takes you past the Longfellow Bridge and offers picturesque views of the Boston skyline. To add to the romance, you can include flowers, chocolates and a serenade from an accordion player. Other suggested romantic activities include the New England Aquarium and dinner in Beacon Hill, which features charming streets lit by gas lanterns.
3. Los Angeles, California List Price: $72 million Size: Approx. 48,000 sq ft Bedrooms: N/A Bathrooms: N/A Any most romantic homes list wouldn’t be complete without an example from the City of Angels. Located in the prestigious community of Bel Air, this astonishing mansion is on the market and had its price tag recently reduced by $13 million. The home features a 5,000 bottle wine cellar, a grand ballroom that can seat 200-250 people, a professional screening room, 19 fireplaces, a full-size gymnasium, a motor court with space for 20 cars, eight rose gardens, three large fountains, a 70-foot infinity pool and a 12-person spa. If the home itself wasn’t romantic enough, the residence is a short drive from the Hollywood Hills, and not far from the majestic views of the Pacific Ocean. The home itself features 280-degrees of city and mountain views, and accentuates the romance of the surrounding area.
2. Upper East Side, New York City List Price: $75 million Size: Approx. 21,000 sq ft Bedrooms: 5+ Bathrooms: 9 Located in Manhattan’s iconic Upper East Side, this neo-Italian Renaissance mansion, built in 1922, is one of the largest townhouses in New York City. The home features a limestone façade, five floors of living space, a garden level and a sub-basement, which in total measure approximately 21,000 square feet. The home features original details from its construction, including a large-scale reception hall, a sweeping marble staircase, an enormous skylight, hand-carved moldings, and high ceilings. Nearby romantic activities include carriage rides in Central Park, ice skating in Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building observatory and iconic Times Square, although the opportunities for romantic activities in the Big Apple are nearly limitless.
1. San Francisco, California List Price: $45 million Size: Approx. 10,000 sq ft Bedrooms: 7 Bathrooms: 6.1 Selected as the most romantic home in America by TopTenRealEstateDeals.com, it is easy to see why this stunning property perched high above the city of San Francisco takes the top spot. Located in the Pacific Heights, the home was designed in 1927 by the award winning architect Henry Clay Smith and features a grand reception hall, elegant formal rooms, a music room, powder room, a graceful marble stairway, high ceilings, chandeliers and a pair of stately fireplaces. The roof of the home offers 360-degree views of the San Francisco Bay, while many of the rooms are positioned to overlook the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. The home also features a library, a private tennis court, and multiple terraces and an elevator running between all five floors. The area also offers a range of romantic activities, including an abundance of cable cars, and a ferry 25-minute ferry ride from San Francisco to Sausalito, where restaurants are within walking distance from the ferry stop.
5. Guangxi Wuzhou Zhongheng Share growth: 801% Sector: Healthcare Share price: $3.38 Market cap: $1.84 billion The Guangxi Wuzhou Zhongheng Group engages in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products in China, producing medicines for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and respiratory diseases, among others.
1. Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Share growth: 1,127% Sector: Materials Share price: $12.96 Market cap: $10.47 billion The company with the fastest growing share price on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since January 2009 is Inner Mongolia Baotaou Steel, which has a market capitalization of approximately $10.47 billion. the future:
Predicting Technology's Future What does the future hold for technology? If Cisco's "Chief Futurist" Dave Evans is correct, it will be the stuff of science fiction. Literally. Everything from unfathomably fast computers to teleportation will crop up in the next few decades. And it's not just technology that will change. Information itself will change, according to Evans. By 2060, he predicts that 95 percent of what we know will have been discovered in the last 50 years. So what we know today will make up only 5 percent of our knowledge base by 2060. It's all part of Evans' top 25 technology predictions. Here are 10 of them.
Computing Power Prediction: By 2050, $1,000 worth of computing power will equal the processing power of all human brains on earth. This assumes a global population of 9 billion. By comparison, today's $1,000 personal computer does not have the raw processing power of a single human brain. That isn't expected to occur until about 2020. Source: Hans Moravec, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998; Cisco IBSG, 2006-2009
Artificial Brain Implants Prediction: By 2030, artificial implants for the brain will take place. Earlier this year, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh placed two neural implants in the brain of a macaque, allowing it to control a robot arm using only its thoughts. Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009
Teleportation Prediction: By 2025, teleportation at the particle level will begin to occur. Oh, yeah. Beam me up, Scotty! Well, not exactly. In early 2009, a U.S. team successfullyteleported a bunch of Ytterbium metal ionsacross their laboratory. Previous "teleportation" attempts were limited to single ions or a photon over very short ranges, so this was fairly big news. One small step for metal ions, one giant leap for teleportation. Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009, FastCompany.com
Quantum Computing Prediction: The first commercial quantum computer will be available by mid-2020. Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but experiments have been carried out in which quantum computational operations were executed on a small number of qubits, or quantum bits. Companies such as Bell Labs are investing in quantum computing . It will make dealing with the growing amount of data on the Internet significantly simpler, among other things. Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009
Information Creation Prediction: By 2015, we will create enough information in a year to equate 92.5 million Libraries of Congress. But how big is the Library of Congress? In early 2009, one Library employee estimated on the library's blog that there are 74 terabytes of digitized, free and public content from the Library's collection available online — about 15.3 million digital items. But those digital items don't represent a precise percentage of the Library's physical collection of 142 million items. And itjust gets hairier from there ... Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009, HumanProductivityLab.com, Library of Congress Blog
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The GFE
The most popular item offered by escorts today is called the Girlfriend Experience, known by the acronym, the GFE. The definition varies but most agree that it involves some facsimile of real romance.
Courtesans Many high-end escorts today consider themselves to be modern day courtesans, carrying on a role popular during the Italian Renaissance. Historically, courtesans were described as “a higher caliber of prostitute -- a woman who was not only young and beautiful, but who could grace with wit and charm.�
Sex Workers' Rights The sex workers' rights movement in the US began in 1973 with a group called COYOTE, Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics. Today, national conferences for sex workers are held annually with workshops and speakers not unlike other professional meetings.
The Oprah Effect Talk show superstar Oprah Winfrey is one of the most well known cultural and financial icons of our time. If you're lucky enough to create a product she loves - a mention on her show just might make you a millionaire! CNBC's Carl Quintanilla explores The Oprah Effect and how she turns no names into brand names. Visit the " The Oprah Effect "
Is Your Portfolio 'Sustainable?'
Businesses, investors, governments and consumers are being inundated with complex and conflicting data about climate change and the efforts to address it. So what parts of this new economic paradigm will fundamentally change your life, finances and workplace? It's something CNBC contributor Terry Tamminen addresses in his upcoming book, "Cracking the Carbon Code: The Keys to Sustainable Wealth in the 21st Century." In the book, Tamminen examines how companies are dealing with their carbon footprints, the same information investors need to know if they have hidden in their portfolios liabilities "so vast that companies 'too big to fail' will soon be dropping in value or even from the marketplace altogether." Here, Tamminen shares with us some of the companies that are prepared to withstand the growing impact that carbon will have on their bottom lines. And some that haven't. Where are the "safe" investments, and how can you make sure there aren't hidden liabilities in your portfolio? As Tamminen says, "everyone with money to make or lose needs to understand how to crack the Carbon Code." Click ahead to see some of the potential winners and losers in the new age of carbon awareness. By Constance Parten Posted: 23 April, 2010 Source: "Cracking the Carbon Code: The Key to Sustainable Wealth in the 21st Century" by Terry Tamminen Visit: www.terrytamminen.com
Inside the Life of Millionaire Tim Durham
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Members of the New Gilded Age Durham is a member of what some call "The New Gilded Age." Members are younger and far more plentiful than their 19th century predecessors. Most are entrepreneurs, hedge fund managers, private equity partners, real estate developers and corporate executives.
The Original Gilded Age JP Morgan and John D. Rockefeller were the founding members of the last gilded age. In the late 1800's a technological explosion --- the advent of the railroad, the telegraph, telephone and motion pictures ushered in an age of extravagance and conspicuous consumption.
Lifestyles of the Rich
The toys of the rich tend to change very little over time. Super wealthy people, then and now, have large estates, beautiful art collections and gigantic yachts.
The Yacht Durham keeps his 4-bedroom yacht (insert name) in Miami, Florida. just for docking fees. He stays on the boat about four times a year.
The 100-foot yacht sells for between $6 and $7 million. Durham spends $5,000 a month
As Seen On TV The formula sounds simple: Product + Pitch + Pizazz = Infomercial. But it's really a combination of science and skill, and yes, the requisite amount of silliness, that goes into creating an ad that will make you get up and buy. CNBC Originals takes you inside the world of the infomercials. " As Seen on TV " premieres Wednesday, April 22 9p | 10p | 1a ET
Picking The Perfect Product
It all begins with a product that marketers hope will capture a consumer's desire. The Ped-Egg - an egg-shaped foot file - hit the mark. Since it launched in October 2007, more than 20 MILLION Ped-Eggs have been sold.
Snuggie If you've ever seen a product and said, "Geez, I could have thought of that!" you must have seen the Snuggie. The Snuggie blanket-with-sleeves has sold millions and is a fixture in American popular culture. For those keeping score, All Star Marketing Group has sold enough Snuggie blankets to outfit the entire population of Minnesota.
Ginsu Knives "In Japan, the hand can be used like a knife. But this method doesn't work with a tomato." That was the opening line for the 1978 Ginsu Knives infomercial, one of the first and most famous, 2-minute infomercials ever made. Ed Valenti, the man behind the marketing, coined the catchphrase, "But wait, there's more!"
The Catch-Phrase
Do you say "Wow!" every time you use the ShamWow! absorbent cloth? Wonder why you do? Because pitchman Vince Shlomi told you to in his popular ShamWow! infomercial. A catchphrase may not get you to buy, but industry insiders hope it will GRAB YOUR ATTENTION.
The Price is Right Direct Response ads are targeted to get consumers to buy and buy NOW! So, finding the right price is key to getting people off the couch and on the phone. Pricing psychologists have proven that a $9.99 price tag outsells a $10 tag by a remarkable 2:1 ratio. Why? Because, according to studies, consumers see $10 and may hesitate, but when they see the $9 in the $9.99 they’ll often spend‌even though there's just a $.01 difference in price.
Monitoring for Money Once an ad runs, it's all about the return. A key sales metric is that for every dollar spent on advertising, at least $2 has to come back from product sales. The industry turns to Infomercial Monitoring Services to see what sales should be to ensure a profit.
The Perfect Storm
In an industry where success is measured by longevity, Ron Popeil is long considered the king. According to Infomercial Monitoring Services, Popeil's "Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ" has aired more than 21,000 times since its 1998 launch - making it no. 5 of the top ten infomercials of all time.
10 Tips to Get Out of Debt
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Cut Your Credit Cards and Set A Budget Every family that finds themselves in debt should cut up all their credit cards and live on a cash budget, keeping a log of each and every expenditure made. Use the following formula to set a budget. Keep in mind that the "life" category includes is everything from groceries, to gadgets to entertainment. Housing: 35%, Debt: 15%, Life: 25%, Transportation, 15%, Savings 10%.
Reduce Your Interest Rates Reducing your interest cost is one way to fast track your way out of debt. Some people have interest rates as high as 30%, when they pay their monthly minimum, all they're doing is paying off interest rather than chipping away at the principal. By calling to negotiate with creditors, high interest rates can be brought down. If you call and a representative says they can't help you, ask to be connected to a supervisor until you get to someone with the authority to reduce your rates.
Bring In Extra Money Do anything you can to bring in extra money to throw at your debt, even if you work a full time job. Consider overtime at work, dog walking, baby sitting, tutoring, or using any skill that's unique to you to bring home the bacon‌some creative ideas we've seen on the show: web designing, party planning, teaching music lessons and much, much more!
Get Your Priorities Straight When deciding how to tackle debt and putting a plan in place to save for the future, you have to consider all of your options. Ask yourself the tough questions and prioritize‌if going to grad school is important, then maybe you can be a student but take on a part-time job. If having a child is important, do you need to take a full maternity leave? Should you consider buying a home - maybe renting is a smarter option? Make a list of things you want to do and discuss them thoroughly with your partner to help make the best decisions for you and your relationship.
Chip Away At The Debt To reduce debt, make a list of every single debt that you have and rank them in order of the highest interest rate, not the highest balance. Pay off the highest interest rate card first. Every time you have extra money, throw it at the debt you've targeted until it's gone and then stop using that card! Reward yourself by making a checklist and crossing out the debt, you'll feel better as you start to see it disappear. When your debt is paid off, take the money you were allocating for debt repayment and put it towards savings.
Keep Things In Perspective Getting out of debt isn't easy, but you have to remember that you cannot let debt consume you and hurt your relationship. You and your partner need to work through the debt together, making sacrifices but focusing on what's important as well - your family and your relationship. Get a babysitter and make time to do something special with your spouse so you can remember why you fell in love, set time aside to do group activities as a family to involve the kids as well. Don't let your debt get the best of you.
Stop Eating Out Eating out costs way more than buying food and cooking at home, not to mention that the latter option is much healthier as well. Make cooking dinner a family activity, something that can be done to together to make the experience more enjoyable -- and when you're done cooking, sit down and have dinner together, discuss the day's events and catch up. Having dinner parties at home is also a way to cut down on entertainment with friends. If you're planning a romantic dinner consider taking the kids to their grandparents' and having dinner at home rather than in a restaurant. If you're going to get together with friends, consider the same thing. Remember, it's not about the food, it's about the company.
Get Organized When it comes to working your way out of debt it's all about organization -- believe it or not getting your documents in order will help you pay down your debt because it puts you in control. Organize your paperwork so you know where every important document is and so that all documents are easily accessible. Use a collapsible file folder, label the tabs clearly and most importantly, do this with your spouse so you both understand the system.
Be Willing To Part With Toys Sometimes to get out of debt you'll have to sell something that's really important to you or that you love. The reality is dealing with the heartbreak of losing material things will be far less than dealing with the damage that these things can do to your finances. If you have to sell a car, house, piece of jewelry, artwork or anything else, take a deep breath and realize that what you're doing will help your future and your finances -- and just let it go. top 100 novels of all time…… from time magazine A-B
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The Adventures of Augie March (1953), by Saul Bellow All the King's Men (1946), by Robert Penn Warren American Pastoral (1997), by Philip Roth An American Tragedy (1925), by Theodore Dreiser Animal Farm (1946), by George Orwell Appointment in Samarra (1934), by John O'Hara Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (1970), by Judy Blume The Assistant (1957), by Bernard Malamud At Swim-Two-Birds (1938), by Flann O'Brien Atonement (2002), by Ian McEwan Beloved (1987), by Toni Morrison The Berlin Stories (1946), by Christopher Isherwood The Big Sleep (1939), by Raymond Chandler The Blind Assassin (2000), by Margaret Atwood Blood Meridian (1986), by Cormac McCarthy Brideshead Revisited (1946), by Evelyn Waugh The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927), by Thornton Wilder
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Call It Sleep (1935), by Henry Roth Catch-22 (1961), by Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye (1951), by J.D. Salinger A Clockwork Orange (1963), by Anthony Burgess The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), by William Styron The Corrections (2001), by Jonathan Franzen The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), by Thomas Pynchon A Dance to the Music of Time (1951), by Anthony Powell The Day of the Locust (1939), by Nathanael West Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927), by Willa Cather A Death in the Family (1958), by James Agee The Death of the Heart (1958), by Elizabeth Bowen Deliverance (1970), by James Dickey Dog Soldiers (1974), by Robert Stone
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Falconer (1977), by John Cheever The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969), by John Fowles The Golden Notebook (1962), by Doris Lessing Go Tell it on the Mountain (1953), by James Baldwin Gone With the Wind (1936), by Margaret Mitchell The Grapes of Wrath (1939), by John Steinbeck Gravity's Rainbow (1973), by Thomas Pynchon The Great Gatsby (1925), by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A Handful of Dust (1934), by Evelyn Waugh The Heart is A Lonely Hunter (1940), by Carson McCullers The Heart of the Matter (1948), by Graham Greene Herzog (1964), by Saul Bellow Housekeeping (1981), by Marilynne Robinson
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A House for Mr. Biswas (1962), by V.S. Naipaul I, Claudius (1934), by Robert Graves Infinite Jest (1996), by David Foster Wallace Invisible Man (1952), by Ralph Ellison
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Light in August (1932), by William Faulkner The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), by C.S. Lewis Lolita (1955), by Vladimir Nabokov Lord of the Flies (1955), by William Golding The Lord of the Rings (1954), by J.R.R. Tolkien Loving (1945), by Henry Green Lucky Jim (1954), by Kingsley Amis The Man Who Loved Children (1940), by Christina Stead Midnight's Children (1981), by Salman Rushdie Money (1984), by Martin Amis The Moviegoer (1961), by Walker Percy Mrs. Dalloway (1925), by Virginia Woolf Naked Lunch (1959), by William Burroughs Native Son (1940), by Richard Wright Neuromancer (1984), by William Gibson Never Let Me Go (2005), by Kazuo Ishiguro 1984 (1948), by George Orwell
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On the Road (1957), by Jack Kerouac One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), by Ken Kesey The Painted Bird (1965), by Jerzy Kosinski Pale Fire (1962), by Vladimir Nabokov A Passage to India (1924), by E.M. Forster Play It As It Lays (1970), by Joan Didion Portnoy's Complaint (1969), by Philip Roth Possession (1990), by A.S. Byatt The Power and the Glory (1939), by Graham Greene The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), by Muriel Spark Rabbit, Run (1960), by John Updike Ragtime (1975), by E.L. Doctorow The Recognitions (1955), by William Gaddis Red Harvest (1929), by Dashiell Hammett Revolutionary Road (1961), by Richard Yates
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The Sheltering Sky (1949), by Paul Bowles Slaughterhouse Five (1969), by Kurt Vonnegut Snow Crash (1992), by Neal Stephenson The Sot-Weed Factor (1960), by John Barth The Sound and the Fury (1929), by William Faulkner The Sportswriter (1986), by Richard Ford The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1964), by John le Carre The Sun Also Rises (1926), by Ernest Hemingway Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), by Zora Neale Hurston Things Fall Apart (1959), by Chinua Achebe To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), by Harper Lee To the Lighthouse (1927), by Virginia Woolf Tropic of Cancer (1934), by Henry Miller
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Ubik (1969), by Philip K. Dick Under the Net (1954), by Iris Murdoch Under the Volcano (1947), by Malcolm Lowry Watchmen (1986), by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons White Noise (1985), by Don DeLillo White Teeth (2000), by Zadie Smith Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), by Jean Rhys
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top 20 best art pieces: 1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci 2. Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo 3. Guernica by Pablo Picasso 4. David by Michelangelo 5. The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh 6. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci 7. The Scream by Edvard Munch 8. Pieta by Michelangelo 9. The Thinker by Auguste Rodin 10. Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch 11. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali 12. Water Lilies by Claude Monet 13. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer 14. Ecstasy of Saint Theresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp Night Watch by Rembrandt Olympia by Edouard Manet The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch A Bar at the Folies-Bergere by Edouard Manet
top 100 sci-fi short stories: Old Rank Title 1 1 Ender's Game 2 2 Nightfall 3 3 The Nine Billion Names Of God 4 4 The Bicentennial Man 5 5 Flowers For Algernon 6 6 The Last Question 8 7 I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream 7 8 The Man Who Sold the Moon 10 9 The Green Hills Of Earth 9 10 A Boy and His Dog 11 11 A Sound Of Thunder 12 12 We Can Remember It For You Wholesale 14 13 The Sentinel 16 14 Robbie 13 15 Harrison Bergeron 15 16 There Will Come Soft Rains 17 17 'Repent Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman 18 18 The Roads Must Roll 19 19 Johnny Mnemonic 20 20 A Rose For Ecclesiastes 21 21 The Star 22 22 Neutron Star 25 23 The Veldt 23 24 All You Zombies 24 25 A Canticle for Leibowitz 29 26 The Martian Way 31 27 The Ugly Little Boy 26 28 Sandkings 27 29 Burning Chrome 28 30 Blood Music 30 31 The Lottery 42 32 The Minority Report 33 33 By His Bootstraps 34 34 Who Goes There? 32 35 And He Built a Crooked House 36 36 The Word for World is Forest 37 37 The Cold Equations 41 38 Enemy Mine 38 39 The Dead Past 44 40 Requiem 45 41 Mars Is Heaven! (The Third Expediton) 35 42 Microcosmic God 52 43 I, Robot 40 44 Unaccompanied Sonata 54 45 The Doors Of His Face, the Lamps Of His Mouth 43 46 Jeffty Is Five 49 47 The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 48 48 Fondly Fahrenheit 53 49 Second Variety 39 50 ...Where Angels Fear to Tread 47 51 Hell Is the Absence of God 74 52 Surface Tension 51 53 It's a Good Life 46 54 The Persistence of Vision 56 55 The Long Watch 55 56 The Billiard Ball 69 57 Mimsy Were the Borogoves 70 58 The Weapon Shop 50 59 PRESS ENTER [ ] 57 60 Beggars In Spain 63 61 Home Is the Hangman 72 62 The Big Front Yard 59 63 Houston, Houston, Do You Read? 58 64 The Empress of Mars 65 65 Story of Your Life 60 66 The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate 66 67 Inconstant Moon 64 68 The Deathbird 89 69 But Who Can Replace a Man? 62 70 Bears Discover Fire 68 71 The Mountains Of Mourning 73 72 Behold the Man 82 73 Eye for Eye 78 74 Arena 76 75 The Star 106 76 The Feeling Of Power
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Message 1: EnriqueFreeque I could only muster up 58 volumes (could've come up with more had I used the same author's work more than once, which I arbitrarily chose not to). These aren't listed in any particular order, just jotted them down as they occurred to me. Anyone interested in adding to this list and help make it the top 100 short story collections of all time? …Our Story Begins, Tobias Wolff …Winner Take Nothing, Ernest Hemingway …The Complete Short Stories, Guy De Maupassant …The Short Stories, Anton Chekov …A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Flannery O’Connor …Interpreter Of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri …Fierce, Hannah Holborn …The Stories, John Cheever …Oblivion, David Foster Wallace …The Safety Of Objects, A.M. Homes …The Complete Tales, Edgar Allan Poe …Lost In The Funhouse, John Barth …Pricksongs & Descants, Robert Coover …Sixty Stories, Donald Barthelme …In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country, William H. Gass …Cathedral, Raymond Carver …Nine Stories, J.D. Salinger …At The Mountains of Madness, H.P. Lovecraft …The Collected Stories, Katharine Anne Porter …Dubliners, James Joyce …Labyrinths, Jorge Luis Borges …The Collected Stories, Eudora Welty …Close Range: Wyoming Stories, Annie Proulx …The Little Disturbances of Man, Grace Paley …The Metamorphosis & other stories, Franz Kafka …Moral Disorder: Stories, Margaret Atwood …Greasy Lake, T.C. Boyle …Pastoralia, George Saunders …The Girl In The Flammable Skirt, Aimee Bender …Winesburg, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson …Death In Venice & other stories, Thomas Mann …The Complete Butcher’s Tales, Rikki DuCornet …The Lottery & other stories, Shirley Jackson …How We Are Hungry, David Eggers …Collected Stories, John O’Hara …Selected Stories, Alice Munro …The Collected Stories, Arthur C. Clarke …The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury …Night Shift, Stephen King …Nightfall & other stories, Isaac Asimov …Bloodchild & other stories, Octavia E. Butler …The Collection, Bentley Little …Books Of Blood, Clive Barker …100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories, Michael Arnzen …Starwater Strains, Gene Wolfe …Collected Stories, William Faulkner …The Turn Of The Screw & other stories, Henry James …Goodbye, Columbus, Phillip Roth …Tales & Sketches, Nathaniel Hawthorne …The Collected Stories, William Trevor …The Collected Stories, Isaac Bashevis Singer …The Awakening & Selected Short Fiction, Kate Chopin …The Collected Stories, Katharine Mansfield …The Sea Birds Are Still Alive: Stories, Toni Cade Bambara …The Troll Garden, Willa Cather …First Snow On Fuji, Yasunari Kawabata …Death in Midsummer & other Stories,Yukio Mishima …Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, Haruki Murakami Message edited by its author, Aug 16, 2008, 2:50pm. The definitive top 100 gadgets of the year: From TVs and coffee machines to mobile phones and iPod docks By LIVE REPORTER Last updated at 8:13 AM on 15th November 2010 • Comments (4) • Add to My Stories
This is our definitive top 100, across the 20 biggest-selling categories in Britain today
Lightning-fast upgrades. Plunging prices. Products that change names almost weekly. Buying gadgets can be a nightmare - which is where Live's inaugural gadget awards come in. From TVs and coffee machines to mobile phones and iPod docks, we've tried and tested them all - and this is our definitive top 100, across the 20 biggest-selling categories in Britain today. Each category has a gold medal winner, as chosen with our special panel - inventor SIR JAMES DYSON, The Gadget Show's SUZI PERRY, Dragons' Den's DUNCAN BANNATYNE, design guru STEPHEN BAYLEY and Live's columnist DYLAN JONES. It's the ultimate guide to the gadgets that are indisputably the best - and designed to stay that way (well, for a year or so at least...)
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MP3s: IPOD TOUCH (1), NU DOLPHIN TOUCH (2), COWON S9 (3), IPOD SHUFFLE (4) and SONY NWZ-A845 (5)
1. IPOD TOUCH From ÂŁ189, apple.com Music and video playback is superb - and that's before you even consider Wi-Fi, apps and camera... 2. NU DOLPHIN TOUCH
£70, amazon.co.uk A waterproof player that weighs 25g yet packs a radio, display, tons of tunes and waterproof buds. 3. COWON S9 £140, amazon.co.uk Great specs include a 3.3in touchscreen and 55-hour battery life. 4. IPOD SHUFFLE £39, apple.com The controls are back on the unit - rather than the earphones - and the battery life has been boosted. 5. SONY NWZ-A845 £150, sony.co.uk Top-notch sound and video quality with BBC iPlayer support and a 2.8in OLED screen.
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SLR cameras: NIKON D700 (1), SONY SLT-A55 (2), RICOH GXR (3), NIKON D3100 (4) and CANON EOS 550D (5)
1. NIKON D7000 £1,300, nikon.co.uk Stunning 16-megapixel stills, full-HD video, 39 auto-focus points and 6400 ISO light-sensitivity make this a serious shooter. 2. SONY SLT-A55 £750, sony.co.uk The 16-megapixel A55 offers great pictures, good hi-def video and high bursts of shots, all from a very compact shape. 3. RICOH GXR £680, ricoh.com Ricoh's revolutionary idea is a compact camera that swaps lenses and sensors (up to 12 megapixels), too. 4. NIKON D3100 £500, jessops.com Nikon's easiest-to-use-ever digital SLR. Light, superb 14-megapixel stills and video performance. An ideal first SLR. 5. CANON EOS 550D £700, canon.co.uk Fantastic top-of-the-range (for amateurs) digital SLR, offering whopping 18-megapixel images and great movie modes too.
'What I love about digital photography is that the pictures are immediately available to look back at,' said Jamie Oliver
What's your number one? Jamie Oliver I've been interested in photography since I was a teenager, although I never felt that I was very good. Having said that, if I'd owned a decent digital camera 15 years ago I might be a photographer now rather than a chef! What I love about digital photography is that the pictures are immediately available to look back at. I've got four kids now, and I love taking snaps of them as they grow up. I don't just use a camera at home; I always have one with me for work as well. My new Nikon D3100 is ideal, and as well as the great quality images you can record high-definition movies, too. hi-fis
CLEARER-SOUNDING HI-FI SYSTEMS Enlarge
HI-FIs: NAIM UNITIQUTE (1), DENOM D-M38DAB (2), YAMAHA MCR-140 (3), MERIDAN M80 (4) and ARCAM SOLO MINI (5)
1. NAIM UNITIQUTE £1,350, naimaudio.com Stream proper hi-fi quality music across your home network from an array of devices from this tiny British-built box. Add the slick Naim n-Stream iPhone app for a truly 21stcentury hi-fi solution. 2. DENOND-M38DAB £200, denon.co.uk Denon has dominated the micro hi-fi market for years - and this latest system shows why. Solid CD and radio playback - and amazing value, too. 3. YAMAHA MCR-140 £250, yamaha.com The only system here to include speakers. Sound quality is excellent; choose from ten colours. 4. MERIDIAN M80 £1,500, meridian-audio.com The M80 offers room-filling sound from its integrated speakers, all in a curvy case with hand-stitched leather finish. 5. ARCAM SOLO MINI £600, arcam.co.uk The British hi-fi legend brings its sonic sophistication to cut-size systems. A mini marvel with refined CD playback.
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COFFEE MAKERS: JURA IMPRESSA Z7 ONE TOUCH (1), CUISNART GRIND & BREW PLUS (2), KRUPS M190 CITIZ (3), GAGGIA BABY TWIN (4) and SIEMENS TK73001GB (5)
1. JURA IMPRESSA Z7 ONE TOUCH From £1,950,harrods.com A truly exceptional machine, delivering restaurant-quality coffee. A total luxury, but a class apart. Worth every penny. 2. CUISINART GRIND & BREW PLUS £149, johnlewis.com Set the timer and you can wake up in the morning to the sound of your coffee being freshly prepared. Brews up to 12 cups at a time. 3. KRUPS M190 CITIZ £145, goodcookshop.com For quality espresso, you can't beat Nespresso. The foil pods ensure zero mess and there's a panoply of flavours. The tiny, no-fuss CitiZ puts similar-priced machines to shame. 4. GAGGIA BABY TWIN £400, cafegaggia.co.uk Not cheap for a semi-automatic design, but with twin boilers you won't have to wait for steam and there's no drop in pressure. 5. SIEMENS TK73001GB £700, dixons.co.uk Impressive in every department: the one-touch drink selector and jog-dial menu, the extra-quiet grinding, the fully automatic milk steamer and the auto cleaning and descaling. A triumph.
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IPOD DOCKS: ARCAM RCUBE (1), GENEVASOUND XL (2), EPOZ AKTIMATE MAXI (3), LOGITECH S715I (4) and B&W ZEPPELIN MINI (5)
1. ARCAM RCUBE £500, arcam.co.uk The rCube redefines iPod docks, with dynamic, detailed sound and cunning technology. 2. GENEVASOUND XL
£1,600, genevalab.com The iPod dock you can't ignore - with its striking piano-lacquer finish, mighty dimensions and 600W of sound, it will fill the largest of rooms. 3. EPOZ AKTIMATE MAXI £600, aktimate.com The Maxi isn't one unit, but two separate desktop speakers with a dock in one, delivering a meaty iPod sound. 4. LOGITECH S715i £150, logitech.co.uk Looking for a dock to use in the garden - or on the beach? The S715i has an eight-hour rechargeable battery - and a big sound for its size too. 5. B&W ZEPPELIN MINI £300, bowers-wilkins.co.uk Little brother of the Zeppelin, beautifully built, neat features - such as a handy USB input - and superb sound.
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EASY MOBILES: SONY ERICSSON W995 (1), INQ CHAT 3G (2), MODU (3), NOKIA 6700 CLASSIC (4) and NOKIA N8 (5)
1. SONY ERICSSON W995 free with contract, sonyericsson.com A fantastic music phone - whether listening to MP3s or FM radio, you'll get audio quality that matches or beats the iPod. 2. INQ CHAT 3G free with contract, three.co.uk Designed from the ground up for social networking. If you're keen on Facebook, Twitter and Skype, this simple phone is perfect. 3. MODU £100, purelygadgets.co.uk The world's lightest smartphone (43g), the Modu's so tiny it doesn't even have a proper keypad. 4. NOKIA 6700 CLASSIC free with contract, nokia.co.uk A well-featured classic - almost from a bygone era but still excellent. 5. NOKIA N8 free with contract, nokia.co.uk A spectacular 12MP cameraphone - and great for texts and talking, too.
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COMPUTERS: APPLE iMAC 27IN (1), WIRED2FIRE HELLSPAWN ULTIMA (2), MESH CUTE PREMIER (3), ASUS EEE TOP ET2400EGT (4) and SONY VAOI L(5)
1. APPLE iMAC 27IN £1,399, apple.com/uk The ultimate all-in-one computer. The latest, greatest iMac packs a ton of tech behind its whopping 27in screen. 2. WIRED2FIRE HELLSPAWN ULTIMA £710, wired2fire.co.uk A tower of power overclocked to 4GHz, making it über-powerful for games. 3. MESH CUTE PREMIER from £279, mesh computers.com A shoebox-size machine that makes a great hi-def living room PC, and costs a lot less than a Mac Mini. 4. ASUS EEE TOP ET2400EGT £750, asus.co.uk Spanking new all-in-one that makes touchscreen computing affordable for all. It's great for hi-def viewing too. 5. SONY VAIO L £1,100, sony.co.uk A powerful, good-looking multimedia PC, but what's really special about the Sony Vaio L is its lush multi-touch, 24in screen.
I couldn't live without... Sir James Dyson, inventor
'I love the Starmap astronomy application for the iPhone - it packs in a tremendous amount of info,' said Sir James Dyson
SONY DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME It touches up my pictures automatically, which reduces the need to rely on my (somewhat limited) photography skills. And it can be set randomly so you're never quite sure which picture it'll show next - I like the uncertainty. STARMAP FOR APPLE iPHONE I love the Starmap astronomy application for the iPhone - it packs in a tremendous amount of info. It knows where you are, it can tell you the date, and when you point at the sky, it knows where you're looking. GAGGIA ESPRESSO MACHINE There's a coffee shop on every corner these days, yet I still prefer the Gaggia espresso machine. It uses a piston system to force hot water at high pressure through finely ground coffee. It was the first steamless coffee machine. I've got a modern model. SONY FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC PAPER I've not quite been converted to e-books just yet; I still like leafing through tangible pages. Sony has created a razor-thin electronic paper that combines the technology of an ereader with the tactility of a book. It uses plastic, not glass, so it's light and flexible while using less power. ELECTROSTATIC NOTICEBOARD
This was one of the finalists for our student design award this year. It's a noticeboard that suspends paper and other objects without the need for pins or staples. CANON IXUS 1000 HS I've used an IXUS for a while now - they're compact but still produce good shots. The 1000 HS ups the megapixels, takes HD movies and is good in low light. DIY
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DIY: DEWALT DCD925L2 (1), BOSCH UNEO DRILL (2), BLACK & DECKER LEVELLING LASER (3), RYOBI P624 BACKPACK PAINT SYSTEM (4) and CEL POWER8 WORKSHOP PLUS WS2 (5)
1. DEWALTDCD925L2 HAMMER DRILL £370, screwfix.com Pro-grade drill with enough grunt for all-day heavy-duty work. Easy to use and very precise. A worthy investment, even for the novice DIYer. 2. BOSCHUNEO DRILL £130, argos.co.uk Light (5.5lb) and versatile. Don't be fooled by the size: the Uneo can drive in screws and hammerdrill with ease. 3.BLACK & DECKER LEVELLING LASER £30, amazon.co.uk Makes putting up straight shelves and pictures a breeze. It'll even detect hidden live wires. 4. RYOBI P624 BACKPACK PAINT SYSTEM £200, uk.ryobitools.eu Fill with water-based paints, attach the fine-spray gun or the roller and enjoy the decorating. This is our favourite DIY time-saver. 5. CEL POWER8 WORKSHOP PLUS WS2 £290, maplin.co.uk Remarkably versatile cordless tool set: circular saw, hammer drill, jigsaw and light, all of which convert into bench-top tools. Clever stuff.
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BLU-RAYS: SONY BDP-S570 (1), PANASONIC DMP-B500 (2), PANASONIC DMR-BW880 (3), SONY BDP-S370 (4) and CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AZUR 650BD (5)
1. SONY BDPS570 £230, sony.co.uk So much more than just a Blu-ray player, the Sony excels with 3D discs, upscales DVDs and can wirelessly stream online content. A winner at twice the price. 2. PANASONIC DMPB500 £500, panasonic.co.uk An innovative portable player that can stream video from your PC - and also doubles as a digital photo frame. Clever. 3. PANASONIC DMRBW880 £850, panasonic.co.uk An expensive machine but it can record to Blu-ray (or 500GB hard drive) and has twin HD tuners. A superb - if pricey - all-rounder. 4. SONY BDPS370 £180, sony.co.uk Excellent Blu-ray playback and the media-streaming features of its bigger brother (1), minus the 3D and Wi-Fi. Regularly on offer for £100. A bargain. 5. CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AZUR 650BD
£400, cambridgeaudio.com Here's a player that makes as much of your music as it does movies; building on its hi-fi heritage, Cambridge Audio has designed a Blu-ray player that's adept at spinning your CDs.
I couldn't live without... Stephen Bayley, design critic
'Today's A Modo Mio will still make a perfect espresso,' said Stephen Bayley
APPLE iPHONE 4 Apple designer Jonathan Ive uses Zen-like meditative processes to refine his ideas to the minimum. And then he refines even more. Buying an 'i-Thing' is as close as most people get to perfection. Sure, it's pricey as a phone, but it's cheap as sculpture. RICOH GXR Most digital cameras continue to brainlessly ape their 35mm forebears, but Ricoh is approaching a redefinition of the camera. The GXR gives priority to the interchangeable lens, which also houses the sensor, micro-motors and the shutter. So the 'body' is no more than a shell housing the screen, the card and the flash. LAVAZZA A MODO MIO During the post-war ricostruzione, coffee-making turned into a visual ceremony. Today's A Modo Mio will still make a perfect espresso: 25-30cc, served at 75-80 degrees centigrade, with a Guinness-consistency crema. Some things don't change. MERIDIAN M80 It was once necessary for hi-fi to look like Mission Control at Nasa. Now we have the Meridian M80, which is approaching the Holy Grail of the single box with a single button. Preferably in black. This is what Beethoven would have wanted. LG 47LE8900 A new type of TV is emerging as the dominant element of a room. Curious laws of size influence the design: sets such as the LG 47LE8900 must be very large, but very thin. And extra status is acquired by the near-total eradication of details. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1328479/Top-100-gadgets-2010-From-TVs-mobile-phones-iPod-docks.html#ixzz16JrIjtJd The definitive top 100 gadgets of the year: Part II By LIVE REPORTER Last updated at 10:00 PM on 13th November 2010 • Comments (0) • Add to My Stories
It's the ultimate guide to the gadgets that are indisputably the best - and designed to stay that way (well, for a year or so at least...) Games console Let the video games begin Enlarge
GAMES CONSOLE: XBOX 360 (1), PS3 (2), HTC HD7 (3), NINTENDO Wii (4) and ALIENWARE M11X
1. XBOX 360, plus KINECT £250, xbox.com Purely on games, the Xbox is best. And the motion-sensing Kinect lets you play without a controller - just wave your arms and legs about. 2. PS3, plus MOVE £270, uk.playstation. com The new Move motion-sensing controller is more accurate than the Wii (the games are rubbish so far, though) - and movies look fantastic in Blu-ray. 3. HTC HD7 From free, htc.com The first phone with Xbox's Live gaming service built in, so you can play against friends all day. Work permitting, of course. 4. NINTENDO Wii £160, amazon.co.uk Doesn't have as many grown-up games as its rivals, but the Wii has tons of family-friendly classics (for kids to grannies) and is ridiculously simple to play on. 5.ALIENWARE M11X £599, alienware.co.uk A tiny 'netbook' with a high-def 11in screen that crams in as much gaming power as most desktops. The catch? The cost of all that miniaturisation.
TVs
TVs: SONY KDL 40EX503(40") (1), PANASONIC TX-P50V20(50") (2), PANASONIC TX-L32D25(32") (3), LG 47LE8900(47") (4) and SAMSUNG LE26C450(26") (5)
1. SONYKDL 40EX503(40") £599, sony.co.uk Excellent performance and slick internet connectivity. Great value. 2. PANASONIC TX-P50V20 (50") £1,299, panasonic.co.uk With HD discs, games and TV, a sublime plasma, offering 600Hz motion and the deepest blacks around. 3. PANASONIC TX-L32D25 (32") £749, panasonic.co.uk A high-spec 32in LCD for smaller rooms. 4. LG 47LE8900 (47") £1,500, currys.co.uk
Supermodel looks with a PhD brain. This LCD's sleek design crams in web connectivity and great performance. 5. SAMSUNG LE26C450(26") £280, currys.co.uk A bargain LCD that performs well. A great bedroom or kitchen TV.
Radios
RADIOS: PURE AVENTI FLOW (1), ROBERTS SOLARDAB (2), TECHNIKA DAB 112 (3), PURE ONE MINI (4) and VITA AUDIO R1 MK II (5)
1. PURE AVANTI FLOW £250, pure.com Generates detailed, dynamic sound whether playing DAB, FM or internet radio, or from its built-in iPod dock. 2. ROBERTS SOLARDAB £80, robertsradio.co.uk If you're anywhere sunny, you can juice your DAB/ FM listening with a solar-powered Roberts. 3. TECHNIKA DAB 112 £40, tescodirect.com This Tesco exclusive is a solid pocket radio, locking on well to DAB (ideal for Radio 5 Live coverage) and FM stations. 4. PURE ONE MINI £35, pure.com The best budget DAB bar none, the Pure One Mini is surprisingly good for both its size and price. It's a winner for smaller rooms and wallets. 5. VITA AUDIO R1 MK II £160, vitaaudio.com Available in gloss black or white, or a walnut finish (£180), the R1 MkII blends classic looks and modern tech beautifully. eREADERS
Be a well-read tech-head
eREADERS: KINDLE 3G(6in) (1), BEBOOK NEO(6in) (2), SONY READER POCKET EDITION(5in) (3), AMAZON KINDLE DX(10in) (4) and IRIVER WI-FI STORY(6in) (5)
1. KINDLE 3G (6in) £149, amazon.co.uk 3G and Wi-Fi for computer-free downloads (from Amazon) and, best of all, inexpensive and robust enough for holidays. 2. BEBOOK NEO (6in) £229, mybebook.com Touchscreen and stylus let you make detailed annotations, and it offers fast access to multiple ebook stores via Wi-Fi. 3. SONY READER POCKET EDITION (5in) £160, sony.co.uk Light (5.5oz) and svelte, this has a crisp screen that's easy to read. Lack of Wi-Fi or 3G prevents it from getting top marks. 4. AMAZON KINDLE DX (10in) £375, amazon.co.uk This 9.7in device isn't as pocket-friendly as the Kindle but it's built for reading PDF documents on the go. For the travelling businessman it's a dignified alternative to carrying sheafs of A4. 5. IRIVER WI-FI STORY (6in) £179, comet.co.uk Apart from being a bit overpriced, the Story is an excellent choice. Wi-Fi access is smooth, the contrast is superb and page-refresh rates are nice and swift.
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VIDEO CAMERAS: PANASONIC HDC-SDT750 (1), SANYO XACTI VPC-HD2000 (2), TOSHIBA CAMILEO BW10 (3), SONY NEX-VG10E (4) and SAMSUNG HMX-T10 HD (5)
1. PANASONIC HDC-SDT750 £1,200, panasonic. co.uk The first consumer 3D camcorder - but it's also an excellent all-round 2D camcorder. 2. SANYO XACTI VPC-HD2000 £429, uk.sanyo.com This compact still/ video camera shoots big: turning out great Full-HD video. The downside? Fiddly controls. 3. TOSHIBA CAMILEO BW10 £110, toshiba.co.uk Looking more like a mobile, the BW10 is waterproof to two metres, shoots in 1080p Full HD and is ruggedly simple. 4. SONY NEX-VG10E £1,899, sony.co.uk The first consumer camcorder to feature interchangeable lenses, so you can apply your Sony still camera lenses to your cinematic shots. 5. SAMSUNG HMX-T10 HD £195, samsung imaging.com Light, inexpensive and comfortable - but only basic functions (although it does come with image stabilisation).
Headphones
HEADPHONES: KLIPSCH X10i (1), BOSE QUIETCOMFORT (2), SLEEK AUDIO SA6/W-1 (3), SENNHESIER CX300-11 (4) and GRADO SR60i (5)
1. KLIPSCH X10i £183, amazon.co.uk Klipsch has taken its award-winning X10 buds and added an in-line mic to make/take calls. Pricey but worth the premium. 2. BOSE QUIETCOMFORT £279, bose.co.uk Frequent flyers - or cut-above commuters - will love these best-yet noise-cancelling headphones. Also includes in-line mic. 3. SLEEK AUDIO SA6/W-1 £250, sleek-audio.com Sleek Audio believes in customising your headphones - buds are custom-moulded for your ears, and you can add your own features - in-line mic, wireless transmission, etc. 4. SENNHEISERCX300-11 £25, sennheiser.co.uk New iPod? Bin the headphones and upgrade to these immediately. Unbeatable value. 5. GRADO SR60i £120, armourhome.co.uk Ignore the old-fashioned styling - these are for the hi-fi connoisseur. They're glorious performers, but they do leak sound. Smartphones
SMARTPHONES: APPLE iPHONE 4 (1), HTC DESIRE (2), SAMSUNG WAVE (3), HTC 7 MOZART (4) and BLACKBERRY PEARL 3G (5)
1. APPLE iPHONE 4 Free with contract, apple.com/uk The best smartphone available. Apple's operating system is loved by everyone. 2. HTC DESIRE Free with contract, htc.com/uk Packed with every conceivable feature, along with a slick interface. 3. SAMSUNG WAVE Free with contract, samsung.com/uk Features a responsive interface, an exceptional AMOLED screen and HD playback. 4. HTC 7 MOZART Free with contract, htc.com/uk HTC has crafted a corker, with aluminium casing, a pin-sharp screen and great 8MP camera. 5. BLACKBERRY PEARL 3G Free with contract, uk.blackberry.com No QWERTY keyboard, but it's still a pocket-friendly, social-media-connected BlackBerry.
Laptops Portable laptops with real power
LAPTOPS: ASUS EEE PC (1), SAMSUNG R780 (2), MACBOOK PRO (3), SONY VAIO Z13 (4) and ASUS NX90 (5)
1. ASUS EEE PC £309, asus.co.uk Asus invented the netbook and it continues to impress. This affordable 10in version knocks out the competition with its stonking 11.5-hour battery life. 2. SAMSUNG R780 From £680, samsung.co.uk For big performance on a budget, look no further. A big screen (17.3in), in hi-def (though not full HD). The JT3BU version comes with built-in Blu-ray (£799). 3. MACBOOK PRO From £999, comet.co.uk Impresses first with its looks, and then with its performance. Battery life is ten hours, and the 17in version has blistering graphics and full HD. 4. SONY VAIO Z13 £1,524, sony.co.uk The Z13 combines the feel of a netbook (4lb) with the performance of a laptop. There's a SIM card for 3G data and the option for an HD display (£100 extra). 5. ASUS NX90 £2,499, asus.co.uk Sleek and huge (18.5in screen), with sound by Bang & Olufsen, this is less laptop and more designer home PC.
I couldn't live without... Dylan Jones, Live columnist
'By some distance, the Apple iPad has to be the best invention of the year,' said Dylan Jones
BLACKBERRY PEARL 3G My BlackBerry is my portable email device of choice. Not only that, but I've also taken to writing articles on it. Not long ago I went to New York to interview Tony Bennett, and I had to write a 6,000-word article by the morning I got back to London. The entire article was written on my BlackBerry in the lounge at JFK, on the flight home and in the cab to the office. APPLE iPAD By some distance, this has to be the best invention of the year. The iPad has become the default kit for presentations. It's no longer acceptable to walk into someone's office and present to them on a laptop; unless it's an iPad you're not going to get the gig. CANON IXUS 1000 HS I went to Helmand in Afghanistan this year with David Bailey, for a Help For Heroes project with GQ. Bailey's assistant Mark took along this little Canon to catalogue the trip, and I was so impressed by the quality of the pictures (even the ones of me) that I got one as soon as I got home. It's now the camera I take everywhere - on holidays, interviews, everywhere. This is the 21st-century Instamatic. In a good way. SONY KDL-46HX903 3D isn't considered a luxury any more by the industry, and in some circles it has become almost expected. This is a great TV in its own right - whether or not you make use of its 3D capability. Obviously this technology has a long way to go, but at the moment this Sony is the state-of-the-art, must-have piece of kit.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1328549/Top-100-Gadgets-2010-Part-II-From-Xbox-360-Kinect-Apple-iPhone-4.html#ixzz16JrpJEcv
The list below is from the book The Scientific 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Scientists, Past and Present, Citadel Press (2000), written by John Galbraith Simmons. 1
Isaac Newton
the Newtonian Revolution
Anglican (rejected Trinitarianism, i.e., Athanasianism;
2
Albert Einstein
Twentieth-Century Science
Jewish
3
Neils Bohr
the Atom
Jewish Lutheran
4
Charles Darwin
Evolution
Anglican (nominal); Unitarian
5
Louis Pasteur
the Germ Theory of Disease
Catholic
6
Sigmund Freud
Psychology of the Unconscious
Jewish; Atheist; Freudian psychoanalysis (Freudianism)
7
Galileo Galilei
the New Science
Catholic
8
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
the Revolution in Chemistry
Catholic
9
Johannes Kepler
Motion of the Planets
Lutheran
10 Nicolaus Copernicus
the Heliocentric Universe
Catholic (priest)
11 Michael Faraday
the Classical Field Theory
Sandemanian
12 James Clerk Maxwell
the Electromagnetic Field
Presbyterian; Anglican; Baptist
13 Claude Bernard
the Founding of Modern Physiology
14 Franz Boas
Modern Anthropology
Jewish
15 Werner Heisenberg
Quantum Theory
Lutheran
16 Linus Pauling
Twentieth-Century Chemistry
Lutheran
17 Rudolf Virchow
the Cell Doctrine
18 Erwin Schrodinger
Wave Mechanics
Catholic
19 Ernest Rutherford
the Structure of the Atom
20 Paul Dirac
Quantum Electrodynamics
21 Andreas Vesalius
the New Anatomy
Catholic
22 Tycho Brahe
the New Astronomy
Lutheran
23 Comte de Buffon
l'Histoire Naturelle
24 Ludwig Boltzmann
Thermodynamics
25 Max Planck
the Quanta
Protestant
26 Marie Curie
Radioactivity
Catholic (lapsed)
27 William Herschel
the Discovery of the Heavens
Jewish
28 Charles Lyell
Modern Geology
29 Pierre Simon de Laplace
Newtonian Mechanics
atheist
30 Edwin Hubble
the Modern Telescope
31 Joseph J. Thomson
the Discovery of the Electron
32 Max Born
Quantum Mechanics
Jewish Lutheran
33 Francis Crick
Molecular Biology
atheist
34 Enrico Fermi
Atomic Physics
Catholic
35 Leonard Euler
Eighteenth-Century Mathematics
Calvinist
36 Justus Liebig
Nineteenth-Century Chemistry
37 Arthur Eddington
Modern Astronomy
Quaker
38 William Harvey
Circulation of the Blood
Anglican (nominal)
39 Marcello Malpighi
Microscopic Anatomy
Catholic
40 Christiaan Huygens
the Wave Theory of Light
Calvinist
believed in the Arianism of the Primitive Church)
41 Carl Gauss (Karl Friedrich Gauss) Mathematical Genius
Lutheran
42 Albrecht von Haller
Eighteenth-Century Medicine
43 August Kekule
Chemical Structure
44 Robert Koch
Bacteriology
45 Murray Gell-Mann
the Eightfold Way
Jewish
46 Emil Fischer
Organic Chemistry
47 Dmitri Mendeleev
the Periodic Table of Elements
48 Sheldon Glashow
the Discovery of Charm
Jewish
49 James Watson
the Structure of DNA
atheist
50 John Bardeen
Superconductivity
51 John von Neumann
the Modern Computer
Jewish Catholic
52 Richard Feynman
Quantum Electrodynamics
Jewish
53 Alfred Wegener
Continental Drift
54 Stephen Hawking
Quantum Cosmology
atheist
55 Anton van Leeuwenhoek
the Simple Microscope
Dutch Reformed
56 Max von Laue
X-ray Crystallography
57 Gustav Kirchhoff
Spectroscopy
58 Hans Bethe
the Energy of the Sun
Jewish
59 Euclid
the Foundations of Mathematics
Platonism / Greek philosophy
60 Gregor Mendel
the Laws of Inheritance
Catholic (Augustinian monk)
61 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Superconductivity
62 Thomas Hunt Morgan
the Chromosomal Theory of Heredity
63 Hermann von Helmholtz
the Rise of German Science
64 Paul Ehrlich
Chemotherapy
Jewish
65 Ernst Mayr
Evolutionary Theory
atheist
66 Charles Sherrington
Neurophysiology
67 Theodosius Dobzhansky
the Modern Synthesis
Russian Orthodox
68 Max Delbruck
the Bacteriophage
54 Stephen Hawking
Quantum Cosmology
atheist
55 Anton van Leeuwenhoek
the Simple Microscope
Dutch Reformed
56 Max von Laue
X-ray Crystallography
57 Gustav Kirchhoff
Spectroscopy
58 Hans Bethe
the Energy of the Sun
Jewish
59 Euclid
the Foundations of Mathematics
Platonism / Greek philosophy
60 Gregor Mendel
the Laws of Inheritance
Catholic (Augustinian monk)
61 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Superconductivity
62 Thomas Hunt Morgan
the Chromosomal Theory of Heredity
63 Hermann von Helmholtz
the Rise of German Science
64 Paul Ehrlich
Chemotherapy
Jewish
65 Ernst Mayr
Evolutionary Theory
atheist
66 Charles Sherrington
Neurophysiology
67 Theodosius Dobzhansky
the Modern Synthesis
Russian Orthodox
68 Max Delbruck
the Bacteriophage
69 Jean Baptiste Lamarck
the Foundations of Biology
70 William Bayliss
Modern Physiology
71 Noam Chomsky
Twentieth-Century Linguistics
Jewish atheist
72 Frederick Sanger
the Genetic Code
73 Lucretius
Scientific Thinking
Epicurean; atheist
74 John Dalton
the Theory of the Atom
Quaker
75 Louis Victor de Broglie
Wave/Particle Duality
76 Carl Linnaeus
the Binomial Nomenclature
Christianity
77 Jean Piaget
Child Development
78 George Gaylord Simpson
the Tempo of Evolution
79 Claude Levi-Strauss
Structural Anthropology
Jewish
80 Lynn Margulis
Symbiosis Theory
Jewish
81 Karl Landsteiner
the Blood Groups
Jewish
82 Konrad Lorenz
Ethology
83 Edward O. Wilson
Sociobiology
84 Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Vitamins
85 Gertrude Belle Elion
Pharmacology
86 Hans Selye
the Stress Concept
87 J. Robert Oppenheimer
the Atomic Era
Jewish
88 Edward Teller
the Bomb
Jewish
89 Willard Libby
Radioactive Dating
90 Ernst Haeckel
the Biogenetic Principle
91 Jonas Salk
Vaccination
Jewish
92 Emil Kraepelin
Twentieth-Century Psychiatry
93 Trofim Lysenko
Soviet Genetics
Russian Orthodox; Communist
94 Francis Galton
Eugenics
95 Alfred Binet
the I.Q. Test
96 Alfred Kinsey
Human Sexuality
atheist
97 Alexander Fleming
Penicillin
Catholic
98 B. F. Skinner
Behaviorism
atheist
99 Wilhelm Wundt
the Founding of Psychology
atheist
100 Archimedes
the Beginning of Science
Greek philosophy
POETRY, POETS LIST, TOP 100 POEMS
Top 100 Poets: The Full List In poetry, Top 100 Poems on March 4, 2009 at 10:16 pm
The Top 100 Poems are here! No. 1: Betwixt by Elaine Webster No. 2: Lonely City by Jim Murdoch No. 3: Mellis, Victoria Street by Vivien Jones No. 4: To Edinburgh by Russell Jones No. 5: Crags by Dave Coates No. 6: Stopping by Stefanie Tan No. 7: MacAdam’s Inventory O A Tourist Trap by Andrew Philip No. 8: And Nothing Worth Remembering by Florian Raith No. 9: The Piteous Pine by Florian Raith No. 10: The Forgotten Orchard of Craiglockhart by Jonathan Memel No. 11: The Guid Room by Angela Blacklock-Brown No. 12: Tollcross by Dilys Rose No. 13: Tarvit Street, 2am by Dilys Rose No. 14: Edinburgh Summer by Norman Bissett No. 15: The Fringe by Miha Pintaric No. 16: Going Home by Aiko Harman No. 17: Between Lauriston Gardens and Lauriston Park by Aiko Harman No. 18: Union Canal by Vicki Allardice No. 19: Cafe Life Slice by Jean Atkin
No. 20: At Greyfriars Bobby’s Pub by Ken Pobo No. 21: It by Brian McCabe No. 22: Buddha by Brian McCabe No. 23: Great Junkie Street Aye by JL Williams No. 24: Edinburgh Haiku by Alan Gay No. 25: First Aid in the Botanic Gardens by Alan Gay No. 26: Niddrie by Claire Askew No. 27: The Number 31 bus taken from Lasswade by Nicholas Goodrick No. 28: Animal Haven by Juliet M Wilson No. 29: The Business of Ravens by Roxanne Paris No. 30: The Septuagenarian and the Quartermile by Roxanne Paris No. 31: Corstorphine, Midnight by Rob A Mackenzie No. 32: Lady Edinburgh by Tatjana Pfennig No. 33: Rebels of this timeless town by Niki Ανδρικοπούλου No. 34: View over Nicolson Street by Benjamin Dahlbeck No. 35: Portobello by Morgan Downie No. 36: Scene by Morgan Downie No. 37: Anonymous by Dan Mussett No. 38: From Saturday to Monday by Jason Monios No. 39: Happy Birthday Hole by Jason Monios No. 40: Morningside by Andrew C Fergusson No. 41: Newington, EH9 by Andrew C Fergusson No. 42: Gallows-birds and Graveyards by Hayley Shields No. 43: January by Hayley Shields No. 44: Southside II & III by Lauren Pope No. 45: Perfume by Magnus Huntly-Grant No. 46: His Side O The Story (Forthview Primary) by Simon Jackson No. 47: Landlocked in the Port of Leith by Simon Jackson No. 48: Postcode by Becca Hotchen No. 49: An Edinburgh Invitation by Sue Armstrong No. 50: Festive, All by Greg Whelan No. 51: After the last tattoo by Christie Williamson No. 52: Calton Hill by Antonia Leslie No. 53: Ardmillan Lullaby by Mary Grundy No. 54: 33 by Jonny Stockford No. 55: Newington Road by Jonny Stockford No. 56: Currie by Dorothy Baird No. 57: Broken by Robyn Archer No. 58: Transformation by Christine de Luca No. 59: Edinburgh Volte-Face by Christine de Luca No. 60: Telepathy by Tom Bristow No. 61: Ministry of Memory by Tom Bristow No. 62: Dùn Éideanns by Martin Mac an t-Saoir No. 63: Imlach by Andrew Greig No. 64: Scotland by Andrew Greig No. 65: The Hanging Stanes by Sam Meekings No. 66: To The Man Sleeping on Nicolson Square by Ellie Blow No. 67: Conspiracy of Buses by Jane McKie No. 68: La Plage by Jane McKie No. 69: Broughton Street by Jess Winch No. 70: The Castle by Mairi Sharratt No. 71: Lunchtime in Leith by Martin Raymond No. 72: How does a bookies have a sale anyway? by Chris Lindores No. 73: The Pubic Triangle by Chris Lindores No. 74: Walls by Fiona Morrison No. 75: Where it lies by Struan Robertson No. 76: The River At Cramond by Aileen Ballantyne No. 77: John Knox’s Grave by Aileen Ballantyne No. 78: Cables by Kate Charles No. 79: Mary King’s Close by Aileen Lobban No. 80: Edin Unfurling by Gemma White No. 81: The Windy City by Kat Maher No. 82: Tradesmen Visit by Finlay Gall No. 83: Waking up with Edinburgh by Helle Häng
No. 84: Jawbone Walk by Julia Sanchez No. 85: Circus Lane by Ivan Landers No. 86: Sweet Sandy by McGuire No. 87: Scarlet by Roddy Lumsden No. 88: On an Old Scots Dictionary by Robby Lumsden No. 89: The Summer of EH26 by Anita John No. 90: After the Festival by Anita John No. 91: A Recipe for Whisky by Ron Butlin No. 92: A Lifetime by Ron Butlin No. 93: A Winter Walk Along Lauriston Place by Lara Barbier No. 94: Aig Dachaidh/At Home by Aonghas Macneacail No. 95: Dead Plastic Crow by Aonghas Macneacail No. 96: Princes Street by Alan Gillis No. 97: Class by Irene Brown No. 98: Same place, different view by Anna Dickie No. 99: Overflow by Priscilla Chueng-Nainby No. 100: Detained by Struan Robertson
Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some of the public intellectuals ranked in the 2005 and 2008 Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll. From left to right, top to bottom: Fethullah Gulen, Noam Chomsky, Muhammad Yunus, Umberto Eco, Orhan Pamuk, and Vรกclav Havel.
The Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll was conducted in November 2005 and June 2008 byProspect Magazine (UK) and Foreign Policy (US) on the basis of responding readers' ballot. The objective was to determine the 100 most important public intellectuals that are still alive and active in public life.
Contents [hide] 1 The 2008 List 2 The 2005 List 2.1 Demogra phics 2.2 Criticism s 3 References 4 External links
[edit]
The 2008 List The following appeared on the 2008 list.[1] 1.
Fethullah Gulen
2.
Muhammad Yunus
3.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
4.
Orhan Pamuk
5.
Aitzaz Ahsan
6.
Amr Khaled
7.
Abdolkarim Soroush
8.
Tariq Ramadan
9.
Mahmood Mamdani
10. Shirin Ebadi
11. Noam Chomsky 12. Al Gore 13. Bernard Lewis 14. Umberto Eco 15. Ayaan Hirsi Ali 16. Amartya Sen 17. Fareed Zakaria 18. Garry Kasparov 19. Richard Dawkins 20. Mario Vargas Llosa 21. Lee Smolin 22. Jürgen Habermas 23. Salman Rushdie 24. Sari Nusseibeh 25. Slavoj Žižek 26. Václav Havel 27. Christopher Hitchens 28. Samuel Huntington 29. Peter Singer 30. Paul Krugman 31. Jared Diamond 32. Pope Benedict XVI 33. Fan Gang 34. Michael Ignatieff 35. Fernando Henrique Cardoso 36. Lilia Shevtsova 37. Charles Taylor 38. Martin Wolf 39. E.O. Wilson 40. Thomas Friedman 41. Bjørn Lomborg 42. Daniel Dennett 43. Francis Fukuyama 44. Ramachandra Guha 45. Tony Judt 46. Steven Levitt 47. Nouriel Roubini 48. Jeffrey Sachs 49. Wang Hui 50. V.S. Ramachandran 51. Drew Gilpin Faust 52. Lawrence Lessig 53. J.M. Coetzee 54. Fernando Savater 55. Wole Soyinka 56. Yan Xuetong 57. Steven Pinker 58. Alma Guillermoprieto 59. Sunita Narain 60. Anies Baswedan 61. Michael Walzer 62. Niall Ferguson 63. George Ayittey 64. Ashis Nandy 65. David Petraeus 66. Olivier Roy 67. Lawrence Summers 68. Martha Nussbaum 69. Robert Kagan 70. James Lovelock 71. J. Craig Venter 72. Amos Oz 73. Samantha Power 74. Lee Kuan Yew 75. Hu Shuli 76. Kwame Anthony Appiah 77. Malcolm Gladwell
78. Alexander de Waal 79. Gianni Riotta 80. Daniel Barenboim 81. Therese Delpech 82. William Easterly 83. Minxin Pei 84. Richard Posner 85. Ivan Krastev 86. Enrique Krauze 87. Anne Applebaum 88. Rem Koolhaas 89. Jacques Attali 90. Paul Collier 91. Esther Duflo 92. Michael Spence 93. Robert Putnam 94. Harold Varmus 95. Howard Gardner 96. Daniel Kahneman 97. Yegor Gaidar 98. Neil Gershenfeld 99. Alain Finkielkraut 100.
Ian Buruma
Top 100 Most annoying questions asked in job interviews PLAC E
TOTA L VOTE S
ENTRY
1
02936 More odd than annoying, and true: Interviewer asked my friend what she thought of his (distinctly ugly) glasses. She paused and then said, "They're ugly." Turns out he got the glasses because they *were* ugly. He wanted "to hire an honest person." -- . . . and he did, too!
2
00700 "Tell me 3 of your weaknesses." "I work too hard. I never ask for a big enough raise. I tend to lie when I'm asked stupid questions." -- Bit Brain
3
00465 True: Question- 'So how does your husband like you working out of the house?' Answer - 'Not that it's any of your business, but since I have two advanced degrees and earn more than twice what he does, he loves it'. -- Decided not to work for that sexist bastard.
4
00449 "Do you plan to keep working once your husband gets out of grad school?" Me: "No, you idget, I got a chemical engineering degree so I could stay home and bake cake." -- interviewing-queen
5
00421 TRUE: Was asked "Do you have a Bachelor's Degree?", Reply:"I have my Masters", response:"But do you have a Bachelor's Degree??" -- Why_I_Want_To_Work_There?_Bert
6
00388 List the Ten Commandments in any order. -- "3, 6, 1, 8, 4, 5, 9, 2, 10, 7."
7
00383 At my job interview for an Assistant Architect: "It says here you worked in cartography. What kind of carts did you design?" -- let me draw you a map..........bert
8
00364 How do you feel about working late nights and weekends to finish a project on time? .. Response: How do you feel about paying double time for me working late nights and weekends? -- Play-It-Again-Bert
9
00347 Question: Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? Answer: In mirrors, the same way I've been seeing myself everyday so far. -- I love this topic!!!
10
00339 TRUE: If you were offered higher pay by our competing company would you take that job over this one? -- lemme think about that for a sec-bert
11
00332 How many months have 28 days? -- 12 now ask me about programing - bert
12
00329 A friend of mine was given a written "hypothetical" technical question, to answer and return the following day. He returned the correct answer, but did not get the job. Why? They weren't looking for new staff, just the answer to that problem -- which their own staff of engineers couldn't solve!
13
00327 So, you say your wife isn´t going to have kids.... but you, what about you? -- Chris
14
00322 Why I've worked for 22 different companies so far this year- I'm a TEMP, goddamn it! -- Luke Jaywalker
15
00320 Give me a rough estimate of the maximum dollar amount that you've stolen from each of your previous employers. -- I didn't know I had to keep records
16
00320 What would you do if you found one of your clients dead? -- I don't know. Did I kill him or did someone else?
17
00317 Why do you want to work here? ........ DUH, I need a job. -- Half-Bert
18
00315 What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? (asked during college interviews in high school). "Well, ideally I'd like to be a porn star, but I'll probably end up in some dead-end job much like yourself. -- I could be dead in 10 years.
19
00314 Uh, women aren't very good at math. So how did you manage to get an engineering degree? -- I didn't sleep with the (female) professor!
20
00314 Do you have transportation? -- No, I was born and raised here in your office
21
00312 Tell us everything about yourself ... -- I started out as the sperm who won the race
22
00302 "Have you ever considered suicide?" Me: "Is this a trick question or does my hair really look that bad today?" -- interviewing-queen
23
00282 Him: "Are you a Satanist?" me: "no, a Jew. Its a star of David." -- "...you uneducated bastard"
24
00281 The form asked me to name two of my last employer's competitors - my last employer was the US Air Force -- -do Russia and China count?
25
00280 so I suppose you'll be expecting a couple of days off every month for that female thing... -- not as long as you stay out of my way...
26
00278 "Where will you be in 5 years?" Once I actually answered this one with "If I knew the future I wouldn't be here. I'd be working with Dionne Warwick." -- didn't get the job
27
00272 TRUE: What lipsticks do you carry in your purse? (The job was for a typist; I type 100+ wpm) -- They-were-really-looking-for-a-bimbo-Bert
28
00271 You ONLY have 2 years of experance on the product? -- It's only been out 2.5 years!
29
00268 "What do you consider your greatest weakness?" (I wanted to say "Ben & Jerry's chocolate-chip cookie dough ice cream" but I didn't--although it's true...) -- Maddy the cubicle funster (with the ice cream bar)
30
00259 So, if you're married, why are you looking for work? -- rachel (I kid you not, this happened to me!)
31
00258 "Seeing we've offered the job to someone else already, do you have any good ideas for our company?" -- Bite me, bert!
32
00253 TRUE: If you're working on a project, and it's your wedding anniversary, your wife has made big plans, and your project has a problem, what would you do. -- Not work here!
33
00253 What is your current salary? -- (What's the minimum we have to pay you?)
34
00246 Do you plan to get paid for this work? -- Not You Bert
35
00237 "When does life begin?" They want answers like "conception" or "birth." I tell them, "When the kids grow up and leave the damn house!" -- Lecherous Leroy
36
00232 True I swear: In an interview at a small company in Texas my girlfriend was told that they tried to hire the "right kinda people". Then asked, "Have you accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?" -- Major "let's call the lawyer" Bankerbert
37
00232 TRUE - During an interview for a word processor position, the interviewer asked me to get up and walk back and forth like a runway model. I wish I would've taken the job, cuz the harassment suit would have made me rich!! -- Queen Smartypants
38
00217 TRUE: Interviewer - "I don't think you're going to get the job... but I might want to go out with you. OK?" -- I don't think so....
39
00212 "Don't you feel that there are other things more important than a high salary?" -- heard-it-before-bert
40
00212 "Let's see your fingernails..." Asked by a male engineer to a female engineer applicant. -- Yes, I can get dirty. And I got the job.
41
00211 Handed a paper bag and asked "What items would you put in the bag that represent you?' -- A-bottle-of-Jack-Daniels-and-a-handgun-bert
42
00210 What's your worst personality trait? Like I'm going to honest... -- --newsyspice
43
00210 "When did you last use illegal drugs?" Is it really legal to ask a planned question assuming guilt? -- Warned all future job candidates - bert
44
00207 "I didn't have a chance to read your resume. Could please tell me a little about yourself?" -- Why Me ?
45
00207 TRUE: I was once asked, "How many gas stations are there in the United States? Take me through your thinking." This was for an assistant position at an Internet gaming company that did absolutely no gas-related business at all. -- Let's go for a drive and count!
46
00207 True: Prospective Employee, to me (the interviewer)...You don't have a problem with me leaving every day to get my injections, do you? If I miss them, I get violent. -- No I don't...Why don't you leave now?
47
00205 What's the most annoying question you've been asked in a job interview? -- That one?
48
00205 "You understand that this interview is for a permanent position?" "Yes, I plan on living forever." -- And I NEVER want to be promoted - Bert
49
00182 "If you were a twee, what kind of twee would you be?" -- Baba-Wawa-bert
50
00175 "Your work history is blank for these two years. What were you doing?" -- 2 to 5 in San Quentin-bert
51
00169 Why do you want to work for this company? Why? Because I want a job, that's why! -- bus-stop of the damned
52
00156 Have you ever in the past, or are you ever planing in the future, to systematically gun-down everbody in your workplace? -- Now answer honestly
53
00153 true: I had to fill out a form with 200 questions, most of 'em as intelligent as the following. "do you think it's ok to hit children when they don't do what they're told" I had to lie to get that job -- (why are swedish people called dumb abroad????)
54
00144 "You don't have a problem with middle-aged men grabbing you from behind and complimenting your ass, do you? Because the last thing we need around here is another lawsuit." -- Amy the PHB Slayer
55
00141 TRUE: (to a former Military Intelligence Officer with highest Security clearance) "Are you eligible to work in the US?" -- IntelBert
56
00139 Asked how long I'd been married and where my exotic look came from. I said, "You can't ask me that in an interview." "Is this an interview? I thought we were having a conversation." Then he said, "So there are rules about that?" He's a lawyer. -- Got the job though!
57
00134 "It seems to me you are overqualified for this job! What do you think??" (I think I need to earn a living and pay off my debts!!!) -- ok_if_i_just_got_through_2nd_grade?
58
00134 Question: If you were a tree what kind of tree would you be? Answer: The one that would fall on you for asking such a stupid question!!! -- Timbert!!!!!!
59
00133 Before you start work with us, would you consider shaving off your moustache? -- The_Albanian_Communist_party_used_to_insist,_too
60
00132 How did a pretty little thing like you ever get through law school? -- Blondezilla
61
00131 Do you mind if we have regular body cavity searches? -- Polar Bear
62
00127 TRUE: In one interview after being asked THREE times in various wordings "How do you handle job stress?", I decided I didn't want that job and answered "I've been known to pass out." -- Functionary Third Class
63
00123 "And where do you see yourself in five years?" Spending my lotto winnings in Bali you moron -- augh
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00122 If I get asked "Do you take drugs?" one more time I'm going to start. -- Pre-junkie phase
65
00121 Why do you want to work here? - I suppose they need to know I can lie convincingly under pressure -- doh - the money -bert
66
00118 "You don't have an engineering degree, how can you have a brain?" For a non-engineering related job. -- Head of The Enviro Command Center
67
00118 Any woman who's been working more than 15 years can attest to this one: "Are you using contraceptives, or are you planning to get pregnant soon?" -- None of your damn BUSINESS Bert!
68
00117 Them: "Why do you want to work here?" Me: "I can't get hired as a pool boy at the playboy mansion. This was number two." -- My name is not Bert!
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00116 How about most jaw-droppingly stupid? A friend was asked in the interview, "Are you Jewish?" She replied, "None of your business, and I just got this job!" -- . . . and she did, too! --Bou Galoux
70
00116 Hypothetical/Psychological questions. If I were an animal, I would like to be a grizzly bear, so I could rip your head off for asking me that question! -- PrairieDog-Bert
71
00115 Q: Why do you feel you would be the most qualified person to fill this position? Interpretation: Because I am the all-knowing and powerful master of the universe -- Yeah_Right_Bert
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00112 (True) What's your golf handicap? (I can't play...I'm too busy working.) -- scrnsrfr
73
00111 "What is your greatest weakness?" In garnering the unvarnished truth, this is about as effective as the U.S. Customs form on which they ask "Have you ever been a member of the Nazi Party?" -- we have always lived in argentina--bou galoux
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00109 Will you accept this job if we offer it? (Make the blasted offer, and then we'll see.) -- selfemployedbert
75
00109 Even though there's a Federal Law against Age Discimination, too, it never ceases to amaze me how HR finds way to pry your age out of you.."WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE FROM.." is one questions that keeps popping up! -- Sorry I'm Not 22 Anymore..Claire Voyant
76
00108 Q: "You were a National Merit Scholar semi-finalist. Why no degree?" A: "My mother was a psychotic alcoholic, and kicked me out of the house when I was 17." -- I wish it weren't TRUE!
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00108 I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to explain all of these convictions." -- Cthulhu_spawn-bert
78
00107 The previous employee left because of high stress and low pay - are you OK with that? -- HappenedToMeBert
79
00106 True: I finished my bachelors degree in 3 years by going in the summer. Interviewer: "You went to summer school? Why, are you stupid?" -- Torgo
80
00105 Are you pregnant or otherwise disabled? - Hey, one of these questions again, and I'd slash the tyres of your wheelchair! -- Luigi the COBOL programmer
81
00104 Thankfully, many of the really annoying questions are now illegal to ask. What drives *me* nuts is when an interviewee offers up that off-limits info out of the blue. -- shut up! i'm NOT supposed to be hearing this!
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00103 TRUE: "What makes you think you have the endurance for this kind of work? The shifts are 8 hours long, you know." (False) So i chased him around his little desk until 911 arrived. -- dyanna"i usually work 12 hrs"bert
83
00102 Oh! Are you still here? -- the invisible man
84
00102 Have you found Jesus? (yeah, I left him laying around somewhere) -- Mont-bert
85
00101 Why do you want to work for our company? -- no fun when I don't WANT to work for this place
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00101 TRUE:"Our 401K plan-oh, you probably wouldn't understand it; would you like us to talk to your parents?" -Asked of me for an interview for after graduation w/computer science BA, and being an adult NOT living w/ parents. Took better job elsewhere... -- ...making $10K more w/stock options
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00100 TRUE: My interview with an Internet Company Startup consisted of an 10-page ?#^&*$! Graduate Level FINAL exam in JAVA & C++! I'm 42, all the interviewers were 22 year old Computer Science graduate students. They are going belly up now anyway. -- Landed a job with a great company anyway b e r t
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00099 You do know your hair would be considered illegal here don't you, I mean you won't mind cutting it? -- WTF (It my hair you freak) Bert
89
00099 I hate it when the spotty youth from HR asks "And what are your interests, Mr R*****s?". "Adolescent skin complaints" usually shuts him up. -- minister_of_creative_sloth
90
00097 I remember your boss. We took some courses together in the university. You don't mind if I call him and ask about you and your qualifications, do you? -- Not at all. (But please don't)
91
00094 Repeatedly asked why I "quit" the army. Asked why they should hire me if I had a history of quitting from my last employer. (I served for 8 years by the way) For whatever reason, he viewed electing not to stay in for 20 years as quitting. -- Legion
92
00094 "Ever been convicted of any felonies?" Me: "I was found not guilty by reason of insanity, so it doesn't count, right?" -- NO! Not bitter at all-bert
93
00093 "So, what salary range are you after?" - Honestly, do they really want the truth? -- How about a quadrillion dollars per second??
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00092 I see by yoiur resume you have experience in (Brand X) and (Brand Y) software, how about (Brand Z)? (Yes, but I deliberately leave things off my resume to save space.) -- Prisoner of 2nd cubicle
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00091 What makes you stand out from everyone else interviewing from this job? (This for a shelf stacker. Perhaps I should paint myself green to avoid the question...) -- Miranda
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00090 Just what kind of a name is Diekmeyer anyways... -- Lawsuitbert
97
00087 "How long will you commit to stay?" Makes me crazy, because I want to be honest if it isn't my dream job, even though I've had scads of so-called permanent jobs where *they* got rid of *me* in short order and with no notice. Is turnabout fair play? -- with a 2-year average, Diogenes
98
00085 If you were stuck on a deserted island, what would you have with you?.... -- RR
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00084 What did you score on the GRE? What!? I'm applying for a job, not graduate school! -- -They Grrrrrrrate!
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00083 Will you be willing to take a pay cut? Yes! anything to get out of this hell hole I work at now! -- Poor-but-happy-bert
PDA Version Of The Celebrity 100 The Celebrity 100 1. Tom Cruise 2. Rolling Stones 3. Oprah Winfrey 4. U2 5. Tiger Woods 6. Steven Spielberg 7. Howard Stern 8. 50 Cent 9. Cast of The Sopranos 10. Dan Brown 11. Bruce Springsteen 12. Donald Trump 13. Muhammad Ali 14. Paul McCartney 15. George Lucas 16. Elton John 17. David Letterman 18. Phil Mickelson 19. J.K. Rowling 20. Brad Pitt 21. Peter Jackson 22. Dr. Phil McGraw 23. Jay Leno 24. Celine Dion 25. Kobe Bryant 26. Michael Jordan 27. Johnny Depp 28. Jerry Seinfeld 29. Simon Cowell 30. Michael Schumacher 31. Tom Hanks 32. Rush Limbaugh 33. Denzel Washington 34. Cast of Desperate Housewives 35. Jennifer Aniston 35. Angelina Jolie 37. The Olsen Twins 38. Nicole Kidman 39. The Eagles 40. Rod Stewart 41. Shaquille O'Neal 42. Jerry Bruckheimer 43. David Beckham 44. Jessica Simpson 45. Andrew Lloyd Webber 46. LeBron James 47. Neil Diamond 48. Alex Rodriguez 49. Will Smith 50. Dick Wolf 51. Dave Matthews Band 52. Tom Brady 53. Ronaldinho 54. Jodie Foster 55. Ray Romano 56. Paris Hilton 57. Adam Sandler 58. Derek Jeter 59. Jennifer Lopez 60. Rick Warren 61. Scarlett Johansson 62. Katie Couric 63. Maria Sharapova 64. Valentino Rossi 65. Halle Berry 66. James Patterson 67. Leonardo DiCaprio 68. Kiefer Sutherland 69. Jim Carrey 70. Cameron Diaz 71. Gisele Bundchen 72. Renee Zellweger 73. Carson Palmer 74. Michelle Wie 75. Reese Witherspoon
76. Bill O'Reilly 77. Kate Moss 78. Diane Sawyer 79. Sean (Diddy) Combs 80. John Grisham 81. Rachael Ray 82. Dave Chappelle 83. Larry the Cable Guy 84. Tyra Banks 85. George Lopez 86. Regis Philbin 87. Serena Williams 88. Ryan Seacrest 89. Wolfgang Puck 90. Venus Williams 91. Annika Sorenstam 92. Matthew Broderick/ Nathan Lane 93. Mel Brooks 94. Emeril Lagasse 95. Nicole Richie 96. Heidi Klum 97. Mario Batali 98. Eric Idle/ Mike Nichols 99. Adriana Lima 100. Ty Pennington
Top 100 architects 1
Nikken Sekkei
Japan
www.nikken.co.jp
2
Gensler
USA
www.gensler.com
3
HOK
USA
www.hok.com
4
Aedas
uk
www.aedas.com
5
SOM
USA
www.som.com
6
BDP international
UK
www.bdp.co.uk
7
Perkins & Will
USA
www.perkinswill.com
8
Foster & Partners
UK
www.fosterandpartners.com
9
RTKL Associates
USA
www.rtkl.com
10
HKS Inc
USA
www.hksinc.com
11
P&T Architects and Engineers
China
www.p-t-group.com
12
NBBJ
USA
www.nbbj.com
13
Perkins Eastman
USA
www.perkinseastman.com
14
Smith Group
USA
www.smithgroup.com
15
Leo A Daly
USA
www.leoadaly.com
16
SMC Group
UK
www.smcgroupplc.com
17
KPF
USA
www.kpf.com
18
Callison
USA
www.callison.com
19
Burt Hill
USA
www.burthill.com
20
Nihon Sekkei Co
Japan
www.nihonsekkei.co.jp
21
Cannon Design
USA
www.cannondesign.com
22
RMJM Limited
UK
www.rmjm.com
23
Kume Sekkei Co
Japan
www.kumesekkei.com
24
Cox Architects & Planners
Australia
www.cox.com.au
25
Hassell
Australia
www.hassell.com.au
26
Atkins
UK
www.atkinsglobal.com
27
Woods Bagot
Australia
www.woodsbagot.com.au
28
Woodhead
Australia
www.woodhead.com.au
29
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
USA
www.zgf.com
30
DLR Group
USA
www.dlrgroup.com
31
Kling
USA
www.klingstubbins.com
32
Capita Architecture
UK
www.capitasymonds.co.uk
33
Chapman Taylor
UK
www.chapmantaylor.com
34
HBO & EMTB
Australia
www.hboemtb.com
35
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
USA
www.watg.com
36
Harley Ellis Devereaux
USA
www.harleyellisdevereaux.com
37
Leigh & Orange
China
www.leighorange.com
27
Woods Bagot
Australia
www.woodsbagot.com.au
28
Woodhead
Australia
www.woodhead.com.au
29
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
USA
www.zgf.com
30
DLR Group
USA
www.dlrgroup.com
31
Kling
USA
www.klingstubbins.com
32
Capita Architecture
UK
www.capitasymonds.co.uk
33
Chapman Taylor
UK
www.chapmantaylor.com
34
HBO & EMTB
Australia
www.hboemtb.com
35
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
USA
www.watg.com
36
Harley Ellis Devereaux
USA
www.harleyellisdevereaux.com
37
Leigh & Orange
China
www.leighorange.com
38
STUP Design Forum
India
39
Nightingale Associates
UK
www.nightingaleassociates.com
40
White Arkitekter AB
Sweden
www.white.se
41
Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects
USA
www.amaa.com
42
JSK Architects
Germany
43
Smallwood Reynolds Stewart
USA
www.srssa.com
44
Wong Tung & Partners
China
www.wongtung.com
45
Hillier Architecture
USA
www.hillier.com
46
Allies & Morrison
UK
www.alliesandmorrison.co.uk
47
Ishimoto Architectural & Engineering
Japan
www.ishimoto.co.jp
48
Benoy
UK
www.benoy.com
49
Henn Architekten
Germany
www.henn.com
50
Reid Architecture
UK
www.reidarchitecture.com
51
Thompson,Ventulett,Stainback
USA
www.tvsa.com
52
RKW
Germany
www.rkw-uk.com
53
Zaha Hadid Architects
UK
www.zaha-hadid.com
54
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson
UK
www.aukett.com
55
C F Moller Architects
Denmark
www.cfmoller.com
56
CP Kukreja Associates
India
www.cpkukreja.com
57
Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz
USA
www.kmdarchitects.com
58
Reddy Architecture
Ireland
www.rorsa.ie
59
Broadway Malyan
UK
www.broadwaymalyan.com
60
Arkitema K/S
Denmark
www.arkitema.dk
61
KSP Engel und Zimmermann
Germany
www.ksp-architekten.de
62
Hamilton Architects Limited
UK
www.hamilton-assoc.com
63
Archetype Group
Vietnam
www.archetype-group.com
64
GVA & Associates
Mexico
www.gva.com.mx
65
Gould Evans
USA
www.gouldevans.com
66
BBG-BBGM
USA
www.bbg-bbgm.com
67
Ellerbe Becket
USA
www.ellerbebecket.com
68
WDG Architecture
USA
www.wdgarch.com
69
PRP Architects
UK
www.prparchitects.co.uk
70
HKR Architects
Ireland
www.hkrarchitects.com
71
Murray O'Laoire Architects
Ireland
www.murrayolaoire.com
72
Niles Bolton Associates
USA
www.nilesbolton.com
73
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
USA
www.shca.com
74
KKE Architects
USA
www.kke.com
75
Bates Smart Pty
Australia
www.batessmart.com.au
76
Jaspers Eyers & Partners
Belgium
www.jaspers-eyers.be
77
Karlsberger
USA
www.karlsberger.com
78
Lewis & Hickey
UK
www.lewishickey.com
79
Stantec Architecture
Canada
www.stantec.com
80
Young & Wright Architects
Canada
www.ywarch.ca
81
Sheppard Robson
UK
www.sheppardrobson.com
82
Coop Himmelblau
Austria
www.coop-himmelblau.at
83
Langdon Wilson International
USA
www.langdonwilson.com
84
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Holland
www.oma.eu
85
Anshen & Allen
UK
www.anshen.com
86
Arte Charpentier
France
www.arte-charpentier.com
76
Jaspers Eyers & Partners
Belgium
www.jaspers-eyers.be
77
Karlsberger
USA
www.karlsberger.com
78
Lewis & Hickey
UK
www.lewishickey.com
79
Stantec Architecture
Canada
www.stantec.com
80
Young & Wright Architects
Canada
www.ywarch.ca
81
Sheppard Robson
UK
www.sheppardrobson.com
82
Coop Himmelblau
Austria
www.coop-himmelblau.at
83
Langdon Wilson International
USA
www.langdonwilson.com
84
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Holland
www.oma.eu
85
Anshen & Allen
UK
www.anshen.com
86
Arte Charpentier
France
www.arte-charpentier.com
87
KEO International Consultants
Kuwait
www.keoic.com
88
Gregotti Associati International
Italy
www.gregottiassociati.it
89
Massimiliano Fuksas Architects
Italy
www.fuksas.it
90
Studios Architecture
USA
www.studiosarchitecture.com
91
PRC Group
UK
www.prc-group.com
92
Schmidt Hammer & Lassen k/s
Denmark
www.shl.dk
93
Wilson Associates
USA
www.wilsonassoc.com
94
Design & Architecture Bureau
UAE
www.dar.ae
95
David Chipperfield Architects
UK
www.davidchipperfield.co.uk
96
Flad & Associates
USA
www.flad.com
97
Hopkins Architects
UK
www.hopkins.co.uk
98
Austin Smith Lord
UK
www.austinsmithlord.com
99
Zeidler Partnership Architects
Canada
www.zrpa.com
100
Diamond & Schmitt Architects
Canada
www.dsai.ca
THE TOP 100 CORPORATE CRIMINALS OF THE 1990's 1) F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $500 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 21(1), May 24, 1999 2) Daiwa Bank Ltd. Type of Crime: Financial Criminal Fine: $340 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 9(3), March 4, 1996 3) BASF Aktiengesellschaft Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $225 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 21(1), May 24, 1999 4) SGL Carbon Aktiengesellschaft (SGL AG) Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $135 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 19(4), May 10, 1999 5) Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $125 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 11(3), March 18, 1991 6) UCAR International, Inc. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $110 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 15(6), April 13, 1998 7) Archer Daniels Midland Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $100 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 40(1), October 21, 1996 8)(tie) Banker's Trust Type of Crime: Financial Criminal Fine: $60 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 11(1), March 15, 1999
8)(tie) Sears Bankruptcy Recovery Management Services Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $60 million 13 Corporate Crime Reporter 7(1), February 15, 1999 10) Haarman & Reimer Corp. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal fine: $50 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 5(4), February 3, 1997 11) Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $37 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 23(1), June 8, 1998 12) Hoechst AG Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $36 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 19(6), May 10, 1999 13) Damon Clinical Laboratories, Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $35.2 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 39(6), October 14, 1996 14) C.R. Bard Inc. Type of Crime: Food and drug Criminal Fine: $30.9 million 7 Corporate Crime Reporter 41(1), October 25, 1993 15) Genentech Inc. Type of Crime: Food and drug Criminal Fine: $30 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 16(3), April 19, 1999 16) Nippon Gohsei Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $21 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 29(3), July 19, 1999 17)(tie) Pfizer Inc. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $20 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(1), July 26, 1999 17)(tie) Summitville Consolidated Mining Co. Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $20 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 20(3) May 20, 1996 19)(tie) Lucas Western Inc. Type of Crime: False Statements Criminal Fine: $18.5 million 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 4(6), January 30, 1995 19)(tie) Rockwell International Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $18.5 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 13(4), March 30, 1992 21) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $18 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(4), July 26, 1999 22) Teledyne Industries Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $17.5 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 39(9), October 12, 1992 23) Northrop Type of Crime: False statements Criminal Fine: $17 million
4 Corporate Crime Reporter 9(1), March 5, 1990 24) Litton Applied Technology Division (ATD) and Litton Systems Canada (LSL) Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $16.5 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 27(1), July 5, 1999 25) Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $15 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 22(1), June 3, 1996 26) Eastman Chemical Company Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $11 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 38(5), October 5, 1998 27) Copley Pharmaceutical, Inc. Type of Crime: Food and drug Criminal Fine: $10.65 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 22(1), June 2, 1997 28) Lonza AG Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $10.5 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 10(1), March 8, 1999 29) Kimberly Home Health Care Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $10.08 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(6), July 26, 1999 30)(tie) Ajinomoto Co. Inc. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $10 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 40(1), October 21, 1996 30)(tie) Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) Type of Crime: Financial Criminal Fine: $10 million 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 3(1) January 22, 1990 30)(tie) Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $10 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 40(1), October 21, 1996 30)(tie) Warner-Lambert Company Type of Crime: Food and drug Criminal Fine: $10 million 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 46(1), December 4, 1995 34) General Electric Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $9.5 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(7), July 27, 1992 35)(tie) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $9 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 23(3), June 8, 1998 35)(tie) Showa Denko Carbon Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $9 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 19(4), May 10, 1999 37) IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd. Type of Crime: Illegal exports Criminal Fine: $8.5 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 32(1), August 10, 1998 38) Empire Sanitary Landfill Inc. Type of crime: Campaign finance
Criminal fine: $8 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 39(3), October 13, 1997 39)(tie) Colonial Pipeline Company Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $7 million 13 Corporate Crime Reporter 9(3), March 1, 1999 39)(tie) Eklof Marine Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $7 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 37(4), September 29, 1997 41)(tie) Chevron Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $6.5 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter, 22(1), June 1, 1992 41)(tie) Rockwell International Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $6.5 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 15(4), April 15, 1996 43) Tokai Carbon Ltd. Co. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $6 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 19(4), May 10, 1999 44)(tie) Allied Clinical Laboratories, Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $5 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 45(1), November 25, 1996 44)(tie) Northern Brands International Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $5 million 13 Corporate Crime Reporter 1(1), January 4,1999 44)(tie) Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation Type of Crime: Obstruction of justice Criminal Fine: $5 million 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 2(3), January 16, 1995 44)(tie) Unisys Type of Crime: Bribery Criminal Fine: $5 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 35(11), September 16, 1991 44)(tie) Georgia Pacific Corporation Type of Crime: Tax evasion Criminal Fine: $5 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 38(8), October 7, 1991 49) Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc. Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $4.5 million 8 Corporate Crime Reporter 29(4), July 18, 1994 50) ConAgra Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $4.4 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 12(1), March 24, 1997 51) Ryland Mortgage Company Type of Crime: Financial Criminal Fine: $4.2 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 32(1), August 10, 1998 52)(tie) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $4 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 29(1), July 20, 1998 52)(tie) Borden Inc.
Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $4 million 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 11(9), March 19, 1990 52)(tie) Dexter Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $4 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 35(6), September 14, 1992 52)(tie) Southland Corporation Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $4 million 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 11(9), March 19, 1990 52)(tie) Teledyne Industries Inc. Type of Crime: Illegal exports Criminal Fine: $4 million 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 5(3), February 6, 1995 52)(tie) Tyson Foods Inc. Type of Crime: Public corruption Criminal Fine: $4 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 1(3), January 5, 1998 58)(tie) Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3.75 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 29(6), July 22, 1991 58)(tie) Costain Coal Inc. Type of Crime: Worker Death Criminal Fine: $3.75 million 7 Corporate Crime Reporter 9(10), March 1, 1993 58)(tie) United States Sugar Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3.75 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 27(4), December 9, 1991 61) Saybolt, Inc., Saybolt North America Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3.4 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 33(1), August 17, 1998 62)(tie) Bristol-Myers Squibb Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 18(3), May 4, 1992 62)(tie) Chemical Waste Management Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 40(5), October 19, 1992 62)(tie) Ketchikan Pulp Company Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3 million 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 13(1), April 3, 1995 62)(tie) United Technologies Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 21(1), May 27, 1991 62)(tie) Warner-Lambert Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $3 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 37(3), September 29, 1997 67)(tie) Arizona Chemical Co. Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $2.5 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 39(5), October 14, 1996
67)(tie) Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $2.5 million 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(1), July 31, 1995 69) International Paper Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $2.2 million 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 31(7), August 5, 1991 70)(tie) Consolidated Edison Company Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $2 million 8 Corporate Crime Reporter 46(5), November 28, 1994 70)(tie) Crop Growers Corporation Type of Crime: Campaign finance Criminal fine: $2 million 11 Corporate Crime Reporter 4(3), January 27, 1997 70)(tie) E-Systems Inc. Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $2 million 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 33, September 3, 1990 70)(tie) HAL Beheer BV Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $2 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 39(4), October 12, 1998 70)(tie) John Morrell and Company Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $2 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 6(3), February 12, 1996 70)(tie) United Technologies Corporation Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $2 million 6 Corporate Crime Reporter 34(4), September 7, 1992 76) Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi International Corporation Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $1.8 million 8 Corporate Crime Reporter 29(4), July 18, 1994 77)(tie) Blue Shield of California Type of Crime: Fraud Criminal Fine: $1.5 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 18(3), May 6, 1996 77)(tie) Browning-Ferris Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $1.5 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 23(3), June 8, 1998 77)(tie) Odwalla Inc. Type of Crime: Food and drug Criminal Fine: $1.5 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(1), July 27, 1998 77)(tie) Teledyne Inc. Type of Crime: False statements Criminal Fine: $1.5 million 7 Corporate Crime Reporter 34(12), September 6, 1993 77)(tie) Unocal Corporation Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $1.5 million 8 Corporate Crime Reporter 12(8), March 21, 1994 82)(tie) Doyon Drilling Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $1 million 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 21(1), May 25, 1998
82)(tie) Eastman Kodak Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $1 million 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 14(1), April 9, 1990 82)(tie) Case Corporation Type of Crime: Illegal exports Criminal Fine: $1 million 10 Corporate Crime Reporter 22(4), June 3, 1996 85) Marathon Oil Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $900,000 5 Corporate Crime Reporter 22(5), June 3, 1991 86) Hyundai Motor Company Type of Crime: Campaign finance Criminal Fine: $600,000 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 48(3), December 18, 1995 87)(tie) Baxter International Inc. Type of Crime: Illegal Boycott Criminal Fine: $500,000 7 Corporate Crime Reporter 13(7) , March 29, 1993 87)(tie) Bethship-Sabine Yard Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $500,000 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 26(4), July 3, 1995 87(tie) Palm Beach Cruises Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $500,000 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(4), July 26, 1999 87)(tie) Princess Cruises Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $500,000 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(4), July 26, 1999 91)(tie) Cerestar Bioproducts BV Type of Crime: Antitrust Criminal Fine: $400,000 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 28(3), June 29, 1998 91)(tie) Sun-Land Products of California Type of Crime: Campaign finance Criminal Fine: $400,000 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 33(1), August 17, 1998 93)(tie) American Cyanamid Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $250,000 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 46(5), December 3, 1990 93)(tie) Korean Air Lines Type of Crime: Campaign finance Criminal Fine: $250,000 9 Corporate Crime Reporter 47(1), December 11, 1995 93)(tie) Regency Cruises Inc. Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $250,000 12 Corporate Crime Reporter 30(4), July 26, 1999 96)(tie) Adolph Coors Company Type of Crime: Environmental Criminal Fine: $200,000 4 Corporate Crime Reporter 43(3), November 12, 1990 96)(tie) Andrew and Williamson Sales Co. Type of crime: Food and drug Criminal fine: $200,000
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Top interior designers demand high fees, and they enjoy the kind of fame and influence we associate with entertainers. For them, matters of taste and style are innate characteristics. Guided by a clear conceptual direction, they approach a room armed with aspects of various disciplines — including architecture, environmental psychology and decoration — and they apply a refined eye to the use of color, texture, lighting, and furnishings. The result is an otherwise uninspired space transformed into a functional work of art. Using prestige, stylistic vision and availability as my main criteria, I’ve sketched out a top 10 list of interior designers for hire. In doing so, I’ve excluded some big-name designers — Frank Gehry and Stanley Tigerman come to mind — who dabble with interiors but work primarily as architects.
10. John Saladino
Clients: Michael Jaharis, Susan Harris, Paul Witt. Educated at both Notre Dame and the Yale School of Art and Architecture, Missouri-born John Saladino is known as the “the designer’s designer.” His work was praised by none other than Van Day Truex, longtime Director of Design for Tiffany & Co. and a man widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most definitive tastemakers. In 1972, Saladino founded the full-service design firm Saladino Group Inc., whose work includes private residences, palaces, residential towers, and gardens. Renowned for his eye for color, Saladino’s work is built around three primary concepts: manipulation of scale, nuanced and elusive color, and layered lighting. In his own words he seeks to create “environments of an alternate reality, with compelling emotional force.” 9. Sills Huniford Associates Clients: The Rockefellers, Tina Turner, Vera Wang, St. Regis Hotels, the AEFFE Fashion Group. Founded in Manhattan in 1984, Stephen Sills’ and James Huniford’s firm has designed townhouses, apartments, lofts, country homes, and commercial spaces for a lengthy client list. Their work earns consistent praise in both industry and lifestyle publications, and roughly half the pieces they provide for each project come directly from their own line of furnishings Guided by a style defined as “eclectic and edited,” Sills and Huniford utilize an endless variety of influences from the past four centuries. They’re known for using unexpected and uncommon materials, including limed oak, leather and parchment, with an eye toward modern, contemporary living. In their own words, their work “always comes back to the elements of atmosphere and point of view.” 8. Sheila Bridges Clients: Bill Clinton, Diddy, Peter Norton, Tom Clancy. Both CNN and Time magazine have lauded Manhattan-based Sheila Bridges as “America’s Best Interior Designer.” In 1994, following an education at both Brown University and Parsons School of Design, she founded Sheila Bridges Design Inc. She has appeared on numerous television shows, such as The Today Show and Oprah, and has enjoyed flattering profiles in countless publications. Bridges sews through her interiors a seamless blend of luxury and function, creating opulent and intelligent designs that maintain their comfort and livability. While fond of bringing “the outdoors inside” by using raw materials and earthy colors, her varied styles and influences give her the artistic flexibility to be classical or modern, minimalist or extravagant. An Irish “total designer,” two Colombian visionaries and more…
7. Barbara Barry Clients: Michael Ovitz, Darren Star, Victoria Principle. A graduate of San Francisco’s Academy of Art College, Barry founded Barbara Barry Inc, in Los Angeles in 1985, guided by the belief that “design should
surround and nurture.” Her award-winning work includes both residential and commercial interiors, as well as signature product collections for high-end companies such as HBF. Striving for a “unique blend of sophistication and livability,” Barry’s cool, alluring interiors radiate an unmistakably laid-back, West Coast feel. The results of her suave eye for color, texture and light are lush and cinematic, leading to comparisons between her work and that of a Hollywood set designer. 6. Clodagh Clients: Robert Redford, Mo Vaughn, Sylvia Rhone. Irish-Born Clodagh, who began her own clothing design business while in her teens, incorporates the four elements and all five human senses to achieve “total design.” Along with residential interiors, she has designed numerous spas, resorts and restaurants, and works with companies to develop brand identity. A pioneer of applying Feng Shui principles to multiple aspects of the design process, Clodagh views herself as something of a travel guide, applying what her clients want today as well as offering a vision of how it might evolve in the future. Her approach is environmentally conscious, and she’s known for her innovative use of materials like stone, concrete and hand-woven fabrics. 5. Juan Montoya
Clients: Fernando Botero, Edgar Bronfman Jr. Colombian-born Juan Montoya studied architecture in Bogota and design in New York City before opening his first studio there in 1978. Over the past 30 years, he has grown into one of the world’s most prolific and decorated designers. His brilliant work with color, texture, climate, and natural light has resulted in widely admired interiors of clarity and sophistication. In the process of concept and design, Montoya regards himself as a tailor who “finds the best materials to clothe an interior in the most appealing and comfortable manner, down to the last detail.” His interests float freely across many styles and cultures, but a so-called “Montoya room” tends to obey his watchwords: light, lean and Scandinavian. 4. Samuel Botero Clients: Julio Iglesias, Nina Hyde, Armando Orsini. With a quarter-century of design under his belt, Colombian-born Samuel Botero has become one of the world’s leading interior designers. The Pratt Institute graduate began his career as a modernist, but is now considered a master of a wide variety of styles. Botero is renowned for his innovative use of color and natural influences, yet in an industry with pretension to spare, he sees the disarming value in humor, in juxtaposing the mundane with the opulent, and in opening a client’s mind to avenues that seem to violate established codes. For example, not many interior designers have the vision and daring to design a magnificent three-story waterfall — indoors. A world-renowned South African designer, a French “dreamer of houses” and the top interior designer in the world…
3. Geoffrey Bradfield Clients: His list of clients is confidential, but he has worked on the Gertrude Vanderbilt-Whitney estate in Long Island and the late King Hussein’s mansion in Maryland. The award-winning work of South African-born Geoffrey Bradfield can be found in residences, palaces, jets, yachts, and both commercial and government structures on no fewer than four continents. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s top designers, and appears frequently on CNN and HGTV. A huge presence in New York’s high society, Bradfield has also lectured at the Smithsonian and funds a named scholarship at the New York School of Interior Design. Inspired by Africa, the Orient and Art Deco, and guided by an aim for “functional opulence,” his residential portfolio alone features interiors of jaw-dropping beauty. As a passionate, lifelong collector of contemporary art, he rarely creates an interior without at least one such piece. Geoffrey has a well-earned reputation for bravado: He put a massive 8 x 24 oil painting in the home of one client, and in a boy’s bedroom, he placed a suit of armor that serves as the only tie rack in the world with street credibility. 2. Thierry W. Despont Clients: Calvin Klein, Bill Gates, the Getty Center, Polo Ralph Lauren, Harry Winston. Educated in fine arts at Paris’ École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and in urban design at Harvard, French-born Thierry Despont is first and foremost an artist whose aesthetic approach to design often begins on a canvas. He and his staff of 40 architects and decorators have tackled the interiors of villas, manors, log cabins, cottages, and synagogues for a wide international clientele. Despont regards himself as a “dreamer of houses,” a fitting description that comes through in the dreamlike grandeur and incredible opulence of his work. His clout was evident during the construction of Gates’ massive mansion: Bothered by one part of the home’s layout, Despont had it demolished. 1. Philippe Starck Clients: Jean-Paul Gaultier, Hugo Boss, Alain Mikli, Placido Arango Jr .
French-born Philippe Starck is an artist who operates purely on a sense of emotion, and he ranks as the world’s most complete designer. His designs are famous worldwide for their variety, originality, stylistic stamp, and capacity to leave an impression — whether it’s good or bad. Educated in the New Design style at Ecole Nissim de Camondo in Paris, he first partnered with Pierre Cardin before going solo. In 1982, he rocketed to fame after designing the Elysee Palace in Paris for then President Francois Mitterrand. Starck is a rebel renowned for eschewing everything from industry traditions to conventional materials in his designs, all while preserving functionality. In addition to cofounding the design-focused property development company Yoo, his vastly diversified resume includes an airport control tower, a waste recycling plant, restaurants, hotels, cafes, museums, a toothbrush, a presidential palace, home furnishings, a computer mouse, yachts, a lemon press, and a massive line of more than 50 consumer products for U.S. retailer Target entitled “Starck Reality.” In the world of designable places and things, if Starck hasn’t designed one, it is only because he hasn’t designed one yet. Top designers earn top dollar because they make their clients appear a whole lot smarter and stylish than they really are — a worthwhile trait when it comes to the the spaces where they both live and entertain. Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org http://johnsaladino.com www.interiordesign.net www.architecturaldigest.com www.sillshuniford.com www.newyorksocialdiary.com www.sheilabridges.com www.interiordesign.net www.barbarabarry.com www.clodagh.com www.dir-dd.com/juan-montoya.html http://botero.com www.geoffreybradfield.com www.despont.com www.philippe-starck.com
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1. Melbourne Recital Centre in Australia
Melbourne Recital Centre, which opened to the public at the beginning of this year, won the National Award for Public Buildings at the 2009 Property Council of Australia Rider Levett Bucknall Awards for Innovation and Excellence. (Photo: huanqiu.com) 2. The Gherkin in London
The Gherkin is located at the 30 St Mary Axe in London and was put into use in 2004. The 40-story building is 600 feet (90m) high. (Photo: huanqiu.com) 3. Tancici Dum in Prague
Tancici Dum (Dancing Building), completed in 1996, was designed by famous architect Frank Gehry. It looks like a dancing couple, and some people call it "drunkard building." (Photo: huanqiu.com) 4. Esplanade in Singapore
Esplanade, a leading artistic performance center in Singapore, is often called "The Durian" by locals for its unique dome. (Photo: huanqiu.com) 5. Oslo Opera House in Norway
Oslo Opera House, which was put into use in 2008, is an amazing marble and granite vision that rises out of the fjord like a giant ice floe. (Photo: huanqiu.com) 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】
6. The Ray and Maria Stata Center in U.S.
The Ray and Maria Stata Center, located at MIT in Cambridge, was also designed by Frank Gehry. It was put into use in 2004. (Photo: huanqiu.com) 7. The Seattle Central Library in U.S.
The Seattle Central Library is the flagship library of the Seattle Public Library system. It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. (Photo: huanqiu.com) . The Hearst Tower in U.S.
The Hearst Tower in New York was designed by British architect Norman Foster. (Photo: huanqiu.com) . The Hearst Tower in U.S.
The Hearst Tower in New York was designed by British architect Norman Foster. (Photo: huanqiu.com) 9. The City of Arts and Sciences in Spain
The City of Arts and Sciences, developed by Santiago Calatrava, is a large-scale urban recreation center for culture and science. 10. The New Museum of Contemporary Art in U.S.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker, is the only museum in New York City exclusively devoted to presenting contemporary art. (Photo: huanqiu.com)
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Physicist / Engineer Kim Ung-yong has a verified IQ of 210 Bouncer Christopher Michael Langan has a verified IQ of 195 Engineer Philip Emeagwali is alleged to have an IQ of 190 World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is alleged to have an IQ of 190 Author Marilyn Vos Savant has a verified IQ of 186 Actor James Woods is alleged to have an IQ of 180 Politician John H. Sununu is alleged to have an IQ of 180 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have an IQ of 180 Mathematician Andrew Wiles is alleged to have an IQ of 170 World Chess Champion Judith Polgar is alleged to have an IQ of 170 Chess Grandmaster Robert Byrne is alleged to have an IQ of 170 World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer is alleged to have an IQ of 167 Mathematician / Physicist Stephen W. Hawking is alleged to have an IQ of over 160 Microsoft Founder Paul Allen is alleged to have an IQ of over 160 Actress Sharon Stone is alleged to have an IQ of 154
From the Past In 1926, psychologist Dr. Catherine Morris Cox - who had been assisted by Dr. Lewis M. Terman, Dr. Florence L. Goodenaugh, and Dr. Kate Gordon - published a study "of the most eminent men and women" who had lived between 1450 and 1850 to estimate what their IQs might have been. Data from that study as well as other sources around the net were compiled to form the following list. Please drop me a comment if you have additions or corrections (make sure and cite sources).
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Downplaying the old IQ numbers racket Though Actress Judy Holliday specialized in playing dumb blondes, legend has it that she possessed a towering 172 IQ. Spiro Agnew says his is 135, which puts him well into the ranks of the intellectually superior. South Korea's Kim Ung-Yong, a 14-year-old prodigy who was speaking four languages and solving integral calculus problems at age four, is said to tip the mental scales at 210, worth a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. Even Yankee Slugger Reggie Jackson brags as much about his IQ (he claims a 160) as his B.A. (his 1977 batting average was a solid .286). Poor Reggie—nobody is all that impressed any more. The day is long past when the IQ was revered as some sort of magic number, affixed during childhood as an indelible, immutable badge of mental prowess or dullness. Instead, the whole IQ concept is under suspicion. Many school systems, including those in California and New York City, have abandoned IQ testing altogether. College admissions officers have little use for them. Neither do such competitive organizations as NASA, IBM or Phi Beta Kappa. It was 72 years ago when a French psychologist named Alfred Binet first devised a test that attempted to measure a child's intelligence. Seeking a way to distinguish truly retarded students from laggards with hidden ability, Binet developed a series of exercises involving completion of pictures and the assembling of objects, as well as problems in math, vocabulary and reasoning. To score the test, an equation was devised that divided a child's mental age—as determined by the test —by his chronological age, thus producing an "intelligence quotient." If a six-year-old child was thinking like most other six-year-olds, for example, his IQ was 100. If he was thinking like an eight-year-old, his IQ was 133. Today, close to 200 different tests are in use. They attempt primarily to gauge four abilities: verbal and numerical skills, spatial relations and reasoning. Of the four best-known tests (see chart), the Stanford-Binet is the closest to Binet's original; it takes as long as 1½ hrs., is administered to students individually, and results in a single IQ score. The Wechsler test, also given individually, reports an IQ score for both its verbal and nonverbal sections, as well as an overall figure. The Otis-Lennon, a group test, measures "general intelligence." (Sample question from the version for ten-year-olds: "What is the opposite of 'easy'?") The Culture Fair Intelligence Test concentrates more on the interpretation of diagrams; to
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(2 of 2) A score of 100 is still the norm in today's tests, although none of them use Binet's quotient formula. Instead, since scores were found to distribute themselves along a bell curve—centered at 100—individual IQs are now measured in standard deviations along such a curve. In the tests, about 68% score between 85 and 115; less than 3% score below 70—or above 130. Because scores fluctuate widely in the high IQ range, researchers have scrapped the designation genius (once defined as 140 level or above). Now they prefer more subtle terms like superior and very superior. Because terminology differs from one test to another, anyone with a 120 score on the Wechsler test is designated superior, while the same score rates only above average on the Otis-Lennon. The more tests that are devised, the more educators seem to doubt their validity. For one thing, individual IQ scores are known to vary considerably. The IQs of children, for example, can change 17 points to 20 points up or down before the age of 18, and there is sometimes a marked change from one year to the next. Many experts even question how much IQ scores have to do with intelligence. Few support Harvard Psychologist Richard Herrnstein's position that intelligence is primarily an innate ability, rather than an evolving capacity resulting from the interplay of mental quickness and environmental conditioning. It is also possible that such personal traits as drive and persistence—factors that IQ tests cannot measure—are as important as inherent reasoning ability. Furthermore, most psychologists agree that the tests are biased in favor of middle-class children (blacks as a group score 15 points lower than whites). And there is a persistent danger that an IQ may become a labeling device. One Florida teacher gave his students more challenging assignments after noticing numbers ranging from 130 to 160 after their names; only later did he discover that they were locker numbers. In consequence, straight IQ tests are being gradually abandoned in favor of tests that claim merely to measure academic ability. McGraw-Hill, for example, is quietly retiring its old standby, the California Test of Mental Maturity, to avoid "identifying a child with a fixed number." Instead, the firm is promoting a new Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude. It reports verbal and nonverbal scores separately, rather than one intelligence quotient—although a mental-age score is still available upon request. The only point on which educators generally agree is that IQ tests do seem to be fairly reliable forecasters of future academic success. As for Reggie Jackson and other proud bearers of high IQs, they can still seek gratification in several exclusive societies. The international Mensa society accepts only applicants who can prove they scored in the top 2% on any standard IQ test (among its 32,000 fellows: Isaac Asimov and F. Lee Bailey). The International Society for Philosophical Enquiry is even more select: its members, who now number more than 100, must rank in the 99.9 percentile.
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Who wouldn't want to save both time and money? Often, however, one comes at the expense of the other. Convenience, for example, comes at a price. You'll pay dearly for the luxury of enjoying a candy bar from the minibar in your hotel room. Make the effort to walk out of the hotel and the price of the candy bar drops significantly. Here'sWalletPop'slist of the top 10 overpriced products you should avoid if you want to save money:
1. Text messages: 6,000% markup
According to a story in theChicago Tribune,outgoing 160-character text messages on a cell phone typically costs users 20 cents, while it only costs carriers three-tenths of a cent to process. That's a 6,000% profit. SMS (short message service) texts are limited to 160 characters because they, in effect, piggyback on a secondary data channel necessary to coordinate voice communications. Even if you're paying 10 cents per text, that's nothing to LOL about. "Six hundred text messages contain less data than one minute of a phone call," testified Consumers Union policy analyst Joel Kelsey at a hearing before Congress. If text data rates applied, he said, a brief cell conversation would cost customers $120. 2. Bottled water: 4,000% markup
When the business of bottled water has adocumentary filmmade about it, you know something's awry. Estimates are all over the place for how much more bottled water costs than tap water from home. The web siteTwilight Earthputs it at a 4,000% markup, partly based on the fact that it takes five bottles of water to make the plastic for one bottle of water.Blogger Jeff Berndt points outthat water that is prepackaged is more expensive than a gallon of gas. Since about 40% of bottled water comes from municipaltaps, you're better off refilling that plastic bottle at home and toting it around. (Just be sure to clean it in between uses). 3. Movie theater popcorn: 1,275% markup
When a movie is first released, most of the movie ticket proceeds go to the movie studios, not the theaters. Theater owners try to make up the difference byselling more snackssuch as popcorn. It's an effective method. When you pay $6 for a medium-sized bag of popcorn in theaters, you're paying a1,275%mark up compared to the cost of buying three 3.5ounce bags of microwaveable popcorn sold in a box for about $3 at the store.
The average movie theater makes 40% of its profits from concessions. Owners try to keep ticket prices lower, knowing that higher ticket prices would stop you from going in, and buying a soda, candy bar or bag of popcorn. 4. Brand name drugs: 200% - 3,000% markup
Over-the-counter medications were at thetopof a recent WalletPop list of products to always buy generic -- and for good reason. Some estimates put the markup of brand name drugs at600,000%when compared to the cost of active ingredients. But, on average,the markup(while still high) is much lower than that. In the past year, the cost of brand name prescriptions has increased nearly 10%, while generics have dropped, according toAmerican Association of Retired Persons. Between April 2009 and March 2010, the average annual drug cost for a person taking three generic medications decreased by $51, while someone taking three brand name prescription drugs saw their costincrease$706. It was the biggest brand drug price spike in eight years, the AARP said. Generic drugs are often much cheaper than brand names, but even prices on generic drugs, such asgeneric Prozac,vary widely. Costco, for example, often sells generics for much less than Walgreens and other pharmacies. 5. Hotel mini bar: 400% markup
A 1,300% markup on Gummy Bears at the Omni Berkshire Place in New York may be the high point of hotel mini bars mark ups, but unfortunately it's not that outrageous. Markups of 300% to 400% are common at hotel mini bars. Oyster.comfound some crazy mini bar charges in New York City, including $10 for a bottle of water and a $12 toothpaste kit. Do your wallet a favor and keep the fridge door closed.
6. Coffee: 300% markup
Thanks Starbucks. Nowadays, it's pretty common to pay a markup of 300% or more for coffee. And even those huge profit margins still may not keep your neighborhood coffee shop inbusiness. Just keep in mind: That $3 cup of coffee (assuming you don't tip, add shots, or buy some fancy concoction) you buy at the corner cafe can be made at home for a quarter.
7. Wine: 300% markup
It's not unheard of for a restaurant to pay $5 wholesale for abottle of wineand charge a customer $25 for the same bottle. A glass of wine can have a higher markup because the bottle could be thrown away if all of it isn't used. TheSan Francisco Chronicle'sfood critic says that a markup of 2.5 times the wholesale price of wine is fair at restaurants to cover the cost of stocking the wines, serving it and still reaping a healthy profit. A $10 wholesale bottle should cost the diner about $25, and about $15 retail. Since wine is a restaurant's biggest profit area, don't expect to bring in your own bottle and drink it for free. Acorkage feeof $10 to $20 is likely. Always call ahead and ask.
8. Greeting cards: 200% markup
The best greeting cards anyone ever keeps, are those made by hand. Either the crayon scribble of a child or a heartfelt note by a friend, are more likely to be kept forever than a generic card bought at the grocery store for $2 or $4. So why do people pay the 200% markup that stores put on greeting cards? For the convenience. Buying that mass-produced card is a lot easier than making one at home. If you don't want to draw your own card, thenprint one outonline. Paper and ink cost money, but printing them at home for virtually nothing beats paying $4 at the store.
9. Hotel in-room movies: 200% markup
Like the ripoff at the mini bar, in-room movies are another way forhotelsto stick it to your wallet while you're stuck in a room with nothing to do. Why risk trying to find a local theater when you can pay 200% more for the ease of watching the movie in the safety of your room? If you want to refrain from buying the $10 to $15 movie rentals in a hotel, bring your computer with you on trips and either bring your own DVDs, find a local movie rental store or bring your latest Netflix movie from home and then mail it when you're done. If you have free WiFi at the hotel, stream movies from Netflix. Some hotels have DVD players in rooms, or loan them to guests. So if you don't want to lug your laptop with you, call ahead and see if that is an option. 10. Pre-cut vegetables and fruits: 40% markup
Like many of these overpriced products, pre-cut vegetables and fruits are a way to save time. But it's time you're paying for, sometimes as much as 40% more for. That's just one of thetrapsthat grocery stores use to get you to spend more money. You'll likely get fresher fruit and veggies by buying them at the farmer's market or at the grocery store and cutting them up at home. Save time by cutting a few days' worth of veggies up at home for a few meals. Aaron Crowe is a freelance journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. http://srph.it/cSvYOz
10. Elsa Schiaparelli
This Italian designer was known for her love of surrealistic art and she used this influence to great effect in her offbeat, irreverent designs. She is also known as the inventor of a bright pink shade known as “shocking pink”. Born in Rome in 1890 to an aristocratic mother and an intellectual father, Schiaparelli soon rebelled against the conventional life of the upper classes. Her desire for exploration and experimentation landed her in hot water as a teen, when she published a book of poems with decidedly sensual overtones. Her work deeply offended her parents, who punished her by placing her in a convent. Schiaparelli was so determined to escape from the nunnery that she initiated a hunger strike which resulted in her release. By her early twenties she had fled to London, where she could live under less scrutiny. Later, during a foray in New York, she joined with artist friends and they all made their way to Paris… In the City of Light, during the years from 1927 to 1940, Schiaparelli’s reputation for daring designs grew steadily. Soon, Parisians developed a passion for her unusual dresses, sweaters, and accessories. Her signature style always encompassed some whimsical elements, such as lobster motifs or skeleton ribs and bones (made with trapunto quilting); however, the construction of the garments themselves was often quite strict and tailored…this dichotomy made for original pieces that were often “knocked off” by other designers. In fact, Schiaparelli’s designs were often all too simple to copy, unlike the work of her chief rival, Coco Chanel. After World War II, Schiaparelli, who had lived in New York during the war, returned to Paris and found a different sensibility among its people. The post-war desire for simplicity and practicality made the unique embellishments of her designs less popular, and the endless knock-offs also cut into her profits. Schiaparelli’s fashion house closed its doors in 1964, but her achievements continue to inspire and amaze. In every sense, she was a pioneer, and her friendships with artists, such as Surrealist Salvador Dali and Modernist Man Ray, gave her work an unforgettable edge.
9. Christian Dior
Born in January of 1905, this French designer was best known for his distinctive “New Look” silhouette. First shown in 1947; his suits and dresses revolutionized the way women dressed after the Second World War. A designer with a notorious past, Christian Dior was also known for being in cahoots with the enemy during WWII, when he dressed Nazi wives and French collaborators in his designs. Despite this questionable choice, he still rose to prominence during the late-forties when the war was over…primarily due to his unparalleled mastery of line and shape. He gave women a desirable “flower silhouette” which always featured a nipped-in waist, a full, voluminous skirt, and a feminine, corseted bodice. Often, the hips of his suits and dresses were padded to balance the bust line and accentuate the wasp-waistedeffect. Dior died in 1957 under mysterious circumstances. It was rumored that he succumbed to a heart attack during a sexual encounter; others have reported that choking on a fish bone spurred his cardiac arrest. Today, gifted designer John Galliano carries on the legendary designer’s legacy in Paris, where he creates dramatic couture ball gowns, chic prêt-a-porter, and luxurious accessories for Dior. Galliano’s talent and his over-the-top runway shows have ensured that the brand remains strong and viable in today’s world…
8. Roy Halston Frowick
Roy Halston Frowick, better known as Halston, was an Iowa native who was born in 1932. His most famous designs were fluid, silky, and sexy – they became a symbol of 1970’s disco culture, with all of its freedom and decadence. His interest in sewing and fashion started at an early age; as a young boy, he tailored clothes and created hats for his mother and sisters to wear. After graduating from high school, Frowick went to University in Indiana, but he lasted only one semester. Dropping out of University led him to a more creative life: he took night school courses at an art institute in Chicago and began to work as a window-dresser. The hats Roy Frowick created in his spare time became his entrée into the world of high fashion. After garnering some publicity for his designs in a Chicago newspaper, he was able to open his first boutique in 1957. Around this time, he dropped his first and last names, opting for a more glamorous moniker that has became synonymous with American glamour…Halston. Moving to the Big Apple was the next stage in the rapid career ascent of Halston; a stint working as a co-designer with lauded milliner Lilly Dache led to a gig at tony Bergdorf Goodman, where he became the house designer of fashionable hats. Halston’s association with Jackie Kennedy was a crucial factor in his rising fame; she generally eschewed hats until she became charmed by Halston’s distinctive pillbox styles during the Sixties. She wore one of his designs to the Presidential Inauguration in 1961; she was also wearing a pillbox hat (in pink) on the day her husband, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. In the Seventies, Halston befriended (and dressed) members of the international jet set, including Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli, and Liz Taylor. Dressed in his trademark black turtleneck, he could often be found partying at Studio 54 and enjoying his success with a host of celebrity friends. Licensing deals made him very wealthy, but tragedy lay in the distance…drug addiction and an AIDS diagnosis in 1988 led to his downfall. Unable to cope with the demands of his career, he was fired from his own company…Halston died of AIDS-related complications in 1990.
7. Calvin Klein
Like Halston, Calvin Klein epitomized disco glamour in the freewheeling late Seventies. His tightdesigner jeans, which clung to the sleek bodies of the greatest beauties of the day, including the young Brooke Shields, cemented his fame and made him millions of dollars. However, Calvin Klein’s reign continued well into the 80’s and 90’s – his spare, stripped-down designs offered a minimalist perspective that carried a very modern message. The use of sexuality in his ads was often a keystone of his success; his campaigns were designed to send overt messages and perhaps to shock. Today, his empire is still strong, despite some turbulence in the late nineties: his suits, dresses, and couture still offer a unique viewpoint. Born in 1942 in New York, Klein also capitalized on his own charisma and lean good looks. Throughout the decades, rumors about his own sexual orientation seemed to fuel the ongoing mystique and appeal of this designer. His biggest business rival, Ralph Lauren, was believed to envy Klein’s ability to charm so effortlessly, and to “work a room”. Klein received his education at the renowned Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. His Calvin Klein underwear line, as well as his array of successful perfumes, helped him to build his empire. His ability to choose the sexiest, hippest stars for his ad campaigns also revealed his tremendous savvy and perceptiveness: celebs such as musician/actor Mark Wahlberg and supermodel Kate Moss also benefited from his uncanny ability to read the zeitgeist.
6. Ralph Lauren
Born Ralph Lifshitz in 1939, this Bronx native changed his last name as a young man, due to years of cruel teasing from schoolmates. “It has shit in it”, he was known to remark, when he was questioned about his birth name and why he changed it. Growing up, Lauren was encouraged by his mother to become a rabbi, but he chose a much different course. Influenced by the easy, preppy elegance of the country club set, as well as the glamour of old Hollywood, he chose to emulate the work of Brooks Brothers and other WASP-y retailers, creating a look that seemed to embody easy American elegance. His interest in luxury, refinement and a certain “taste level” put a different spin on the staid classics of the past. Lauren first gained acclaim with his wide ties, which were often made of unusual fabrics. These standout accessories were not yet trendy in the late Sixties, when he began to try and sell them to New York stores. Soon, word spread about Lauren’s somewhat dandyish personal style and his flashy neckwear; he used this success to find investors and then he branched out into men’s and ladies suits and casual wear. Eventually, his clothing lines were sold at high-end stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, where they became extremely popular. In time, he opened his own stores, which mimicked elite mansions. Careful staging and set design made his shops unforgettable, but their construction, décor and maintenance were so expensive that they often made it difficult to turn a profit. In the 80’s, Ralph Lauren really became a force to be reckoned with, as his signature polo shirts, with their ubiquitous polo pony and rider, became coveted items for many different demographics. Available in every color of the rainbow, they lined his coffers and allowed him to put more money into his glamorous women’s wear lines; he especially enjoyed producing couture pieces and overseeing glossy runway shows. Ralph Lauren is known for his desire to control every facet of his company’s image: some of his ex-employees tell tales of a control freak with a quick temper and little patience for mistakes. In fact, the whole Lauren saga, with its many reversals of fortune and huge comebacks, was recorded with biting accuracy in the nasty, unauthorized tell-all book, Genuine Authentic. Today, his basic polo shirts and khaki pants continue to remain the base of his empire, along with fragrances like Lauren (for women) and Polo, his famous men’s cologne.
5. Gianni Versace
Flamboyant and so very Italian, Gianni Versace was born in December of 1946 in Reggio di Calabria, Italy. Gianni’s mother owned a tiny tailoring shop, and she supported her children through her sewing. The young Versace watched and learned as a boy, adopting techniques that he would put to exemplary use later on. After years spent helping his mother embroider and tailor garments, he decided to study architecture; by the time he was 26, he changed directions again…he knew that fashion would be his life’s work. Versacemoved to Milan to pursue his dreams… Talented and charismatic, he soon drew the attention of VIP’s in the fashion world; they appreciated his chic knitwear and his creativity. Always influenced by art, Gianni Versace drew inspiration from ancient Roman and Greek paintings and sculpture, as well as modern abstracts and Pop Art – producing bold, current designs using color, prints, and careful fitting that accentuated the lines of the body, A steady ascent through the ranks of the fashion world led to Versace’s creative independence, by the mid-Seventies he was producing lines under his own name. He began with women’s wear, but soon starting designing for men as well. Versace was a homosexual and lived openly as a gay man; he found true love in 1982, when he met his life partner, an Italian model named Antonio D’Amico. They remained together until Versace’s shocking death in 1997. This man, who was known for being kind, generous, and a doting uncle, succumbed to a gunshot wound inflicted by bitter social climber Andrew Cunanan, who killed himself just
a few days afterward. Versace was only 50 years old when he died. It is a sad fact that the lurid details of Versace’s murder sometimes overshadow the vast achievements of the designer, whose over-the-top, glamorous pieces gave the supermodels of the 80’s even more power and sex appeal.
4. Valentino Garavani
Valentino Garavani, better known as Valentino, was born in northern Italy in 1932. From childhood, he was interested in fashion, and he pursued apprenticeships and training from family and local designers. By his late teens, he was ready for Paris. His parents helped him to move there, and when he arrived, he began to study art and design in preparation for his chosen career. Stints with notable fashion houses, such as Fath and Balenciaga, led him to connect with celebrities who recognized the originality and genius of his sketches. After five years with a luxe dressmaker in Paris, he was fired under a cloud of controversy; reputedly, he spent too long holidaying in Saint Tropez and was let go. This development led to a more independent life for Valentino, who began to produce his own designs under his own name. In 1959, he returned to Italy and opened his first shop on Rome’s Via Veneto. His trademark scarlet dresses became his signature designs; women enjoyed the drama and femininity of his gowns. In the 60’s, Valentino made a decision that would enhance his reputation; he sent Jacqueline Kennedy, the American First Lady and fashion icon, a series of his pieces to look over. She was enchanted with his designs, and even chose to wear one of his dresses when she married her second husband, Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis: her influence led to greater fame and fortune in North America. Valentino is known for his flamboyant lifestyle and his love of luxury and beauty. He lives with his lover of 50 years in a series of lush villas throughout the world. His jet-set lifestyle and extensive collection of priceless art are not the only rewards he has received for his talents: France’s President Chirac also awarded him the Legion d’Honneur in 2006.
3. Giorgio Armani
Another Italian designer with a unique vision, Giorgio Armani was born in 1936 in Piacenza, Italy. During his early years, he dabbled in different careers, including photography and medicine. Like Halston, a stint as a window dresser at a department store opened up new horizons… After working for renowned fashion house Nino Cerruti, he branched out on his own, delivering his first women’s wear collection in 1974. Armani’s designs were always influenced by menswear, and his immaculate tailoring and cutting gave his pieces a timeless air. He is famous for his deconstructed jackets, which feature a softer shoulder and a longer line. Today, A-list stars such as Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster often opt for his evening suits and gowns when they walk the red carpet. Armani delivers elegance that is never overtly sexual or brash. For today’s power brokers and celebrities, owning Armani suits and separates is a status symbol – his clothes always send a message of quiet confidence. Armani’s impact grew stronger after Richard Gere donned his designs during the filming of American Gigolo in 1980. Gere’s smoldering good looks and perfect proportions were the ideal complement to Armani’s clean, elegant pieces. This Italian superstar’s career has not been without its ups and downs. Armani is known for being quite difficult and temperamental, and he is believed to have disliked one of his chief fashions rival in Italy, the late Gianni Versace. In 1996, he pleaded guilty to charges of corruption – he was convicted of bribing tax officials.
2. Yves Saint Laurent
Born in Algeria in 1936, Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent’s gifts were apparent from a young age. After winning third prize in an important contest held by the International Wool Secretariat, he made his way to Paris and met with French Vogue’s editor, who was very impressed with the innate talent of Yves Saint Laurent. Shortly thereafter, he began to work closely with Christian Dior, who was nearing the end of his life. Dior recognized the skill and creativity of his young protégé, and he chose him as his successor. When Dior died of a heart attack, Saint Laurent found himself holding the reins of one of France’s most venerable fashion houses: he was only 21 years of age. Known for his stunning couture designs and his sophisticated women’s tuxedo jackets (known as le smoking), Saint Laurent was destined to carve out his own identity, but his career was not without its challenges. After a poorly received collection at Dior, which featured hobble skirts and other unusual designs, he was sent into mandatory military service. The stress of being in the army (although he lasted only 20 days) took a tremendous toll on the sensitive designer. He suffered from teasing and hazing by his fellow soldiers, and he soon plunged into a nervous breakdown; he was sent to a mental hospital for treatment. During his short military service, the House of Dior fired him. A series of harsh treatments (including powerful drugs and electroshock therapy) at France’s Val-de-Grace Mental Hospital were thought to be the trigger for Saint Laurent’s later drug addictions and ongoing emotional issues. He rebounded in the 60’s and 70’s, designing his own line and stunning Paris and the entire fashion world with his own brand of French elegance. However, the stress of his work led him to abuse booze and drugs; in time, the fragile designer’s health became precarious. By 1987, he was unable to fulfill his responsibilities, and allowed others to design his prêt-a-porter line. In 2008, after living a life of a hermit for several years, Yves Saint Laurent succumbed to brain cancer and died.
1. Coco Chanel
Born in August of 1883, Gabrielle Chanel was a French native who was destined to liberate women from the constraints of corsets and other uncomfortable garments. A true rebel and visionary, Chanel, who changed her name to Coco after a brief career as a singer, preferred to wear clothes she could move freely in; often, her style were imbued with a mannish aesthetic. Indeed, Coco Chanel, who designed her first cardigan to avoid pulling any garment over her head, was really the originator of modern women’s sportswear. Her desire for freedom and self-expression gave women style without sacrifice… Her childhood was not easy; her mother died young, when Gabrielle was just six years old, and in time, the young girl was sent to live in an orphanage…the nuns who cared for her also taught her the rudiments of sewing. Intelligent and pragmatic, Chanel used her powers of seduction to gain a foothold in the competitive fashion world; in succession, she became the mistress of two powerful and wealthy men. Both of her lovers were quite happy to use their money and influence to give her a start in business. From a beginning as a milliner, she rose to prominence in 1920, when her signature fragrance, the incredibly iconic Chanel No. 5, was launched. The first true “Chanel suit” was produced in 1925; Coco used chains to weigh down the fabric, so that it hung “just so”. She favored ornamentation such as ribbons, pretty buttons,
and ropes of pearls. Her feminine touches added style and impact to her wearable designs; in fact, even vintage Chanel designs remain remarkably timeless and easy to wear. Chanel led a long and fascinating life, which included some darker episodes, such as an affair with a Nazi officer during World War II. He used his influence to ensure that she could continue to live in comfort at the Hotel Ritz during the conflict. Many wondered why Chanel was not charged for collaborating when the war ended – it is believed (and very likely true) that friends in high places protected her from retribution. Coco Chanel died in Paris, at the Ritz, in 1971.
60 Top 10 iPhone Apps of All Time Pandora Radio The list of top 10 iPhone apps will be incomplete if Pandora Radio is not included in it. Pandora Radio creates customized radio stations and you can listen to your favorite tracks and singers without changing the radio stations every now and then. Instapaper If you frequently visit blog sites then you must have this iPhone application. Instapaper enables you to save the online stories and blogs and you can read them in your free time. To use this iPhone application, you have to register on Instapaper.com and create an account. AroundMe AroundMe is one of the best iPhone apps and is a must have application for people who roam a lot. This iPhone application provides you information about important services that are available in your surrounding, which include, coffee shops, petrol stations, bars, banks, restaurants, movie halls and hospitals. ShoZu ShoZu is an handy and useful application for those who frequently upload images and videos on the web. With this application you can upload videos and photographs on almost 50 sites at a time. These include, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Photobucket, WordPress, MySpace and Photoshop. Jott This iPhone application transcribes your voice memos into text. All you need to do is simply tap on the record button and start speaking. You can record the voice messages and save them for future use. This application is useful for saving addresses and phone numbers on the go. Google Mobile App With this iPhone application you can make a quick and easy search of any data in your iPhone. Whether it's searching for a contact number or finding an address, Google Mobile App scans your mobile and helps you find the required data. This application also supports Google Docs, Gmail, YouTube, Picasa and Blogger. Tweetie Tweetie is a must have iPhone application for active users of Tweeter. With this iPhone application you can access to more than one Twitter account at a time and perform all the tasks that can be performed on a desktop. You can download this application at $2.99 at your App Store. Meebo With this iPhone application you can stay connected to your friends and chat them by instant messaging on Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Gtalk, etc. Using Meebo is a nice way to cut down SMS and you can chat with your friends on the go. WritingPad A must have iPhone app for those who send e-mails and need to type text frequently. While using this application all you need to do is drag your finger along the letters and spell out the words. Initially the application is difficult to use, but with gradual use it becomes quite easy to handle. Facebook Having a Facebook application is need of the time! With this free iPhone application you can stay online on your Facebook profile and go social all the time. You can chat, check your wall, upload and view photos and do many more things.
Top 10 TV Shows Ever Friendly Fatale Friends is one show I doubt anyone would claim not knowing it. FRIENDS, the story of Ross, Joey, Monica, Chandler, Rachel and Phoebe was a household name in the mid 90's. People, especially of that age could relate to every character on this sitcom. The urbane and gen next presentation of the characters struck a chord with the audience. It was about 6 individuals trying to find their own in the hustle and bustle of New York and growing up in the process. I don't think I need to say more about this when it is about best tv shows ever! 'Win' Win Situation From a nightmarish childhood to a global celebrity, Oprah Winfrey and her Oprah Winfrey show epitomizes the inner strength of an individual. Yes, this Oprah Winfrey show I think must have been amongst the shows to break all the records of popular tv shows. Oprah Winfrey show has been one of those rare shows and Oprah Winfrey has been one of those few celebrities to have used their popularity for a social cause in the real sense. Kudos Oprah! We love you and the show! Breaking the Limits I am sure all the girls must be drooling about Wentworth Miller from the extremely popular television series Prison Break. Prison Break is the story of a guy who gets himself purposefully jailed to help his brother break out of the jail. The character who gets himself jailed has the blue prints of the jail tattooed on his body, which is the high point of the series which has carved its niche in the top 10 tv shows and best tv shows of all time. Lost One of the top 10 tv shows of all time, Lost has been able to capture the imagination of one and all. All of those who have watched this series have been absolutely floored by the characters and the story of survivors of a plane crash and break down on a somewhat deserted island. Parallel stories, which intertwine with each other (ironical huh?) has made this serial amongst the best tv shows ever. It's Magic Ah, my personal favorite is the story of an army man who finds a genie! Yes, I dream of Jeannie is what I am talking about. It was a light hearted, no frills series featuring an armed forces officer and his rendezvous with the Jeannie played by the ever graceful Barbara Eden. What drama and humor unfolds when this Jeannie unleashes her magical powers is the crux of the series. No Small Wonder This Is An out and out kids show, Small Wonder was in my opinion one of the top 10 tv shows of the 80's. A robotics engineer creates a robot modeled akin to a human girl. She is passed off as his daughter. How there are moments when she behaves almost human like with the mother in the family and how the mother treats her like a real daughter was the USP of the show along with Viki's (the robot girl) antics. If you want some more information on tv series in 1980's, may you should check out popular tv shows of the 1980's. Hot, Sassy and Classy
Do I need say anything about one of the top 10 tv shows which has even been made into a motion picture with a sequel? By far the most glamorous, sexy and glossy tv series, Sex and the City maps the lives of Miranda, Carrie, Charlotte and Samatha. Preppy Charlotte, sardonic Miranda, assertive Samantha and neurotic narrator Carrie look to discover their lives as they are, trying to maintain a balance between romantic relationships, work and friendship. Undoubtedly this show needs a place in top 10 tv shows of the 90's. A House Full of Comedy Full House, as the name suggests was a full entertainment package. An American sitcom, it ran in primetime from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995, on American Broadcasting Company. Full House is an endearing story of how a single dad copes with the death of his wife post the birth of their youngest daughter. John Stamos and Bob Saget play the two main characters in the series. You can't miss this when you are talking about comedy tv shows list! Those Were the 'Days' Remember the movie, A Beautiful Mind and its director Ron Howard? Does the name Ron Howard click anything? Well, yes, Ron Howard was one of the main characters of another American sitcom, Happy Days. The story revolves around Richie (Ron Howard) and his friends and their perspectives towards lives. Henry Winkler, plays a quintessentially outgoing and somewhat outlandish character of Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli. The show aired between 1974 and 1984 tries to portray an idealized perspective towards life in the USA in the 1950's and 60's. It's a Guy Thing Charlie Sheen shines in this sitcom, Two and a Half Men, which premiered in 2003. The show is about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie; his uptight brother, Alan and Alan's growing son, Jake. How these deal with the problems created after Charlie's brother gets divorced and moves in his house is the story of this sitcom. This show, I am sure you would agree deserves a mention in the top 10 tv shows of the decade. Amongst the tv sitcom shows, this is a series you can definitely watch! There are so many more to add to the list that it is impossible to pick just 10. However, for those who feel that according to them these are not exactly the top 10, here are some more which I guess were equally popular and can be included in the list of top 10 tv shows. • Desperate Housewives • Baywatch • Bold and the Beautiful • Seinfeld • The OC • House • King of Queens • Grey's Anatomy • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • X-Files • The Simpsons • I Love Lucy • Star Trek • Southpark •
Everybody Loves Raymond
• The Office Whoa! The list does not end, does it? Nevertheless, these were the top 10 tv shows! If you haven't seen any of these (which is very unlikely), just check them out! This is where I go off air! Enjoy!
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14 Comments | Post a Comment Âť top 10 presidents 1. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln saved the Union during the American Civil War. His leadership during the war was one of no compromise but at the same time understanding that he would eventually have to unite the states once the North won the war. His actions eventually led to the abolition of slavery across the United States. Top Picks
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3. George Washington As the first president, Washington couldn't help but set precedents that were followed by later presidents. His lack of a desire to be seen as a 'monarch' was an extremely important part of creating a citizen president. Also, the fact that he retired after two terms set a precedent only broken by Franklin Roosevelt. After Roosevelt's death, the two-term limit was added as the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. Top Picks
4. Thomas Jefferson Through Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase, the size of the United States doubled overnight. Jefferson was a strong states' rightest who also realized the need for consolidating power in the federal government in certain instances. Top Picks
5. Andrew Jackson Jackson's election showed the rise of the common man. He was the first president elected from humble beginnings. His popularity was huge. Further, he was a strong nationalist who often made controversial decisions such as the removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi. He was president during the 'Trail of Tears'. He also fought against the national bank. Top Picks
6. Theodore Roosevelt TR was an extremely influential president. Not only did he earn the title of 'Trust Buster' as president by fighting against corrupt businesses, but he also was deeply committed to conservation. He established numerous national parks to preserve the wildlife that was quickly being overtaken through industrialization. Top Picks
7. Woodrow Wilson Wilson piloted the ship that brought America onto the world stage. He made the first steps of leading us out of isolationism, violating Washington's tenet of avoiding foreign entanglements. He led America during World War I. His fervent hope was for the US to join a League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations. Top Picks
8. Harry S Truman Harry S Truman took over after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He made one of the hardest decisions in American History by deciding to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He presided over the end of World War II and set precedents for leadership during the beginning of the Cold War. Top Picks
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The 10 most important people in history By George Garza Info Guru, Catalogs.com
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We've listed here our take on the 10 most important people in history. How they got on that list depends on the influence they had on their contemporaries and the rest of the world and how they influenced our history. It's not uncommon to find original and historic memorabilia documenting these famous people in museums around the world. There is probably no question about who these people are; only their ranking may be a matter of dispute. Is Muhammad more important than Jesus Christ? That is a subject for debate, but that both influenced and continue to influence people today is undisputed. The same can be said for the other eight. 1.
1. Muhammad Founder of the Islamic faith, but also a military and political leader. Mohammed revised the social, economic and political life of a large area of the Middle East and North Africa, eliminating practices like female infanticide, and creating new rights to property and autonomy for women. He received and transmitted the Koran, the holy book of Islam. Muslims view him not as the creator of a new religion, but as the restorer of the original, uncorrupted monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham, and others. He was influential in setting up the just society that would be moral in the eyes of Allah (Arabic for the God).
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2. Isaac Newton Scientist who summarized all of the findings of all great scientists before him, such as Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Tyco Brahe. The author of the revolutionary work, Principia, he is also credited with developing differential calculus. In addition, he wrote about optics and gravitation. Newton's "clockwork" metaphor of the universe influenced science for over 200 years. As the Master of the Mint (Secretary of Treasury) in England, he set in motion how capitalism was to operate at the national level.
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3. Jesus Christ Founder of Christianity, a worldwide religion that has influenced the world for over 2000 years. His philosophy of love and acceptance was radically new in a world that frequently feared God. Jesus made God approachable. "Love thy neighbor as yourself" was a moral philosophy that preached equal acceptance for all. Jesus is credited with addressing the hypocrisy that existed within the early Common Era Jewish leadership, where attention to the rule of law had often superceded intention.
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4. Buddha Founder of Buddhism, an Eastern religion that focused on man's relationship with the self. He was born to a life of privilege and protection, but soon discovered that life also included suffering. He left his easy life, and tried to understand the nature of suffering and happiness. Through years of trial, he discovered that present-minded contemplation and sincere meditation were the keys to enlightenment. Buddha spent the reminder of his days sharing his discovery with followers and foes alike.
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5. Confucius Founder of the religion or philosophy by the same name, he sought to bring order and reason to human society. Through his writings and example, he created a set of social conventions whereby the society and the people worked in harmony to give order and meaning to the world.
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6. St. Paul Persecutor of Christians who nevertheless was converted "on the road to Damascus" and became an ardent Christian and the most influential Christians after Jesus. St. Paul wrote many Epistles in the New Testament and set forth what it was to be a Christian. His writings are still cited today as an authority for Christian behavior and belief. 7. Ts'ai Lun Inventor of paper. Civilization as we know it would not exist without the ability to write down what has occurred, to have a record for all to view and acknowledge. First manufactured sometime between 100 and 150 AD, paper slowly spread among nations. 8. Johann Gutenberg Inventor of the printing press. Gutenberg took Ts'ai Lun's invention to the next level. His invention of the press made literacy and education possible for everyone because they could access writings that had once been too expensive or too rare for the common man or woman. The first
example, he created a set of social conventions whereby the society and the people worked in harmony to give order and meaning to the world.
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6. St. Paul Persecutor of Christians who nevertheless was converted "on the road to Damascus" and became an ardent Christian and the most influential Christians after Jesus. St. Paul wrote many Epistles in the New Testament and set forth what it was to be a Christian. His writings are still cited today as an authority for Christian behavior and belief. 7. Ts'ai Lun Inventor of paper. Civilization as we know it would not exist without the ability to write down what has occurred, to have a record for all to view and acknowledge. First manufactured sometime between 100 and 150 AD, paper slowly spread among nations. 8. Johann Gutenberg Inventor of the printing press. Gutenberg took Ts'ai Lun's invention to the next level. His invention of the press made literacy and education possible for everyone because they could access writings that had once been too expensive or too rare for the common man or woman. The first printed book published was the King James Bible. 9. Christopher Columbus Explorer who set in motion a series of events that would change the world forever. He made the North and South American continents available for exploration. Although some have argued that the Vikings actually arrived in the New World 400 years earlier, it was Columbus who provided the information for further exploration and settlement. As is the case with many influential people, his actions were not entirely benign - Columbus is also responsible for the spread of deadly infections to the indigenous people of the Americas, and marked the beginning of the end for many tribal groups who would fall to the invading European nations. 10. Albert Einstein Developer of the theories of special and general relativity, which changed the way scientists see our world. In 1950 he published five landmark scientific papers, any one of which would have been considered an astounding work of original science. Together, they represented a whole new view of the universe, physics and mathematics. He also had a hand in creating the science of quantum mechanics. Who are the 10 most important people in history? We have seen the list of the 10 most important people in history, and many are religious figures. Four of the ten were there because of their impact on science and technology. Together, they continue to influence the lives and behavior of people all over the world.
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1906: San Francisco Earthquake Fire When a magnitude 7.8 quake rumbled from the San Andreas Fault to the working-class center of town, continuous explosions formed a lurid tower of smoke throughout the city. More…
1910: The Big Burn A rainless summer, bizarre winds and sudden lightning merged hundreds of fires into a great inferno, leaving firefighters to fend off the Big Blowup with buckets of water and their bare hands.More…
1918: Spanish Flu Pandemic More deadly than the World War unfolding alongside it, the virus wiped out America's young and healthy and, by the time our troops had carried it across the pond, took out 50 million people worldwide.More…
1925: Tri-State Tornado The longest, deadliest twister in American history whipped through four states, flattening 15,000 homes and killing nearly 700 people - 243 in one town alone. More…
1938: The New England Hurricane With weather radar and satellite technology still decades away, 120-mph winds and two-story-tall waves whipped vulnerable northern cities with equal fury. More…
1964: The Great Alaskan Earthquake The magnitude 9.2 quake was just the start of it. Underwater landslides gave way to several local tsunamis that destroyed coastlines from British Columbia to California. More…
1974: Super Tornado Outbreak Three weather patterns combined to form a backbreaking 148 twisters across 13 states, wreaking 15 hours of havoc upon the central and eastern U.S. and claiming 330 lives. More…
1980: Mount St. Helens Eruption One last earthquake turned the sleeping giant loose, and soon 230 sq. mi. of lush forest was entombed in a lunar wasteland.More…
1993: Storm of the Century With unimaginable amounts of powder dumping down across the eastern U.S., the Storm of the Century just kept on coming -- shattering snowfall records, whipping up tornadoes and ultimately leaving 2.5 million people without power.More…
2005: Hurricane Katrina The freshest in our collective consciousness of the 10 Worst Disasters of the Century, Katrina remains as horrifying as it is instructing. More…
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Forbes Releases Top 10 List Of Infamous Criminals In a departure from the norm, Forbes.com has released a list of the Top 10 criminal master players in the world. The list highlights that today's
crime and criminal is no longer endemic in scope. Forbes is of course quite well known for its annual lists. But this is the first time it has come out with a list of a totally different kind. The 'Top 10' list of the infamous. It's difficult to say whether the members of this 'elite' list, even if their perverse ego allows, would want to be on it. The list though brings out one facet of today's world. Human enterprise is truly pan-global in presence now. Whether it is business or crime, the world is the new stage. Crime is as global in its ambition and scope as any corporate venture. Hiding behind numerous illicit business and identities, operating from sheltered havens, criminal masterminds of today have taken the same advantages of digital reach and instant mobility as is available to the more legitimate entity. This single innovation in crime has made all the selected ten, the focus of investigative operations around the world. Coupled with the wealth generated by their activities, their international renown has taken them into this unique Forbes list. This list is also a reflection on how difficult it is to catch a criminal who knows how to buck the system with knowledge and money. Here is the roll call of dishonor. No prizes for guessing who is at No. 1 on the list. Osama Bin Laden was perhaps the most unanimous choice for the top slot. The world's most wanted fugitive needs no introduction. Pursued by the U.S and rest of the world, he is wanted dead or alive. A vowed opponent of the western civilization he was a multi-millionaire even before he founded Al-Qaeda, being a member of the wealthy bin Laden family of Saudi Arabia. So far he has managed to evade perhaps the largest manhunt ever launched for a single man. He has a $25 million reward on his head. Joaquin Guzman comes in at No.2. He is the undisputed head of a Mexican drug trafficking cartel, Sinaloa. This drug kingpin specializes in smuggling in drug shipments of cocaine into the U.S. With a $5 million on his head, so far he has evaded capture through a combination of cunningness and straight bribery. A true successor to Pablo Escobar. Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov is one of the figureheads of Russian organized crime. He is a sportsman of Uzbek origin, though now has gained notoriety for drug distribution, illegal arms sales and trafficking in stolen vehicles. He has apparently not forgotten his sporting antecedents, as he has been frequently involved in fixing everything from beauty pageants to Olympic events. In 2002, the U.S. government indicted him for bribing Olympic figure skating judges to favor the French team, robbing Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier of gold medals in the pair’s competition. He was arrested in Italy but freed by Italian authorities. Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar ironically is the son of a policeman. He now heads the criminal organization called as D-Company. The U.S sees him as a global terrorist especially for his role in the 1993 Bombay Blasts that killed 257 people, and also for his links with Al-Qaeda. His area of operations includes drug trafficking, counterfeiting, weapons smuggling and murder.
Matteo Messina Denaro known rather cinematically as 'Diabolic' is a member of the most cinematically credited Cosa Nostra, the Italian mafia. A playboy, he is known to fancy fast cars and a faster lifestyle. Behind the handsome face is the ticking brain of a cold blooded man said to be the new leader of the mafia. The other names in the list include Felicien Kabuga, the most wanted man in Africa. The Rwandan national is wanted for crimes against humanity and genocide, in connection with the massacre of over 800,000 Rwanda men, woman and children in 100 days of terror in 1994. Pedro Antonio Marin, the Columbian drug lord with a $5 million U.S bounty on his head follows the African. Joseph Kony, the head of a Ugandan guerrilla group has a reputation for unmatched brutality, often forcing children to murder their own parents for initiation into his group. He is waging a 'theocratic' struggle in the 'spirit' of the Bible and Ten Commandments. He is wanted for crimes against humanity and war crimes. James "Whitey" Bulger heads the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish American crime family based in Boston that controlled illicit drug trade and extortion rackets in South Boston. He has consistently avoided capture for the whole duration of the last decade. Omit Tahvili, a Persian criminal mastermind, is the target of a world wide manhunt for his alleged operation of a fraudulent telemarketing business that scammed $3 million from elderly American victims. Tahvili and his co-conspirators allegedly informed the victims that they had either won or had a very good chance of winning a lottery, but that they would have to pay an advance fee in order to obtain the winnings. None of the victims received any of the promised winnings. Forbes consulted with international police agencies to narrow down on the Top 10. Interpol Secretary-General Ronald Noble after taking a look at the Forbes.com list said, " What they all have in common is that whether their crimes have occurred principally at the national or international level, their crimes have been so significant that they should be pursued globally. With regard to the world's most wanted criminals, it is always easy to see the tremendous local impact that their crimes have had." Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/253922#ixzz16LZnBBPs
Modern life is filled with a myriad of products; many of them are useful, but many of them are junk. Unfortunately we so often buy into the idea that life is better with these junk products and billions of dollars are spent every year acquiring them. This is a list of the ten worst products in modern times.
top 10 worst products ever:
10 Disposable Eating Implements
It is becoming more and more common these days for people to use throw away cups, plates, and cutlery instead of glass, china, and metal. Not only is this a ridiculous waste of money (for the sake of saving a few minutes of dish-washing time) it places a burden on our natural environment. I am not an environmentalist but even I can’t see any benefit to using disposable eating equipment. There is no reason that children shouldn’t use glass like everyone else – they did in the old days and it didn’t kill them. Do yourself a favor, save some money and buy a real dinner set.
9 Disposable Razors
The razor companies have it made – they have a virtual monopoly on the shaving market and people have become so reliant on them that they no longer know how to shave without a throw-away razor. These razors use cheap blades which go blunt quickly and can’t be re-used. Prior to these razors becoming so popular, men would use a straight razor which could be sharpened as needed on a razor strop. The initial price of the razor and strop needed to be paid once in most men’s lifetimes. You can still buy straight razors (or as they are affectionately known: cutthroat razors) and it is well worth the investment.
8 Diet Products
There are two main types of diet products – the first are strong medications that can be very dangerous, and the others are powders, herbal pills, and drinks. At the worst end of the scale we have drinks that solidify in the stomach so you feel full without eating (anorexia anyone?) and at the safer end of the scale are protein drinks used as meal substitutes. The fact is, all of these products are bad because they perpetuate the myth that you need to “diet” to lose weight. The only diet that truly works is moderation – eat less. It saves you money and makes you feel better.
7 Cough Mixtures
When you get a cold or a flu, there is virtually nothing you can do except keep warm and eat well. Cough medicines are marketed to people who are suffering and want respite – but it doesn’t come in a bottle. Instead of buying incredibly expensive mixtures (which do little or nothing to help), mix together a little beaten egg white, honey, and vinegar and take it by the spoonful – it is cheap and just as effective at clearing phlegm. If you have flu ache, take tylenol (or paracetamol) and lie down for the afternoon. The flu will run its course naturally and you won’t be out of pocket.
6 Self Help Books
Self help books don’t help. They are merely a marketing gimmick to get people to part with their hard earned money. When was the last time you met a person who had become a property tycoon after reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad”? When was the last time you saw someone beat depression after reading a self help book? This huge market now has books for virtually everything you could need, and ultimately the only person being helped is the author who is slowly getting rich. If you really feel that you need advice on life, try searching the internet for examples from real people who really found a way out of their problems.
5 Sleeping Pills for Children
Takeda Pharmaceuticals is a company that produces sleeping tablets for pre-pubescent and pubescent children. They used loopholes in the US marketing laws to advertise their products without mentioning the fact that they had not been fully tested on children and without listing any of the potential side effects. While that is bad enough, it is even worse that there are people who would consider buying these for their children. In most cases, a child who is not sleeping well can have their insomnia cured by more vigorous activity during the day. You don’t get side effects from turning off the television and computer.
4 Microwave Ovens
It is no secret that I despise microwaves. They have played a large part in the removal of decent cooking from so many of our homes and have helped the chemical laden “ready meal” market to blossom. In some supermarkets it is nearly impossible to find raw ingredients for cooking as the pre-cooked, pre-made meals now take up so much room. In most cases, there is nothing you can do in amicrowave that can’t be done better on a regular stove and oven – and in many cases it can take as little time! Furthermore, oven cooking won’t give you food that is soggy, limp, and colorless – a microwave will. Every time, guaranteed.
3 Ab Machines
Infomercials have been pumping out a variety of ab building machines for the last ten years. The fact is, these machines are used once or twice and then end up in the garage or a cupboard never to be used again. The machines do nothing that the human body can’t already do, and if you are earnest about building up good abs, you would be far better off doing regular sit ups and getting a gym membership. It will probably cost the same price and won’t clutter up your home!
2 Sugared Cereals
It was a true genius that came up with the idea of taking something healthy and coating it with loads of sugar to appeal to children.
Unfortunately this concept has now become so popular that many children will refuse to eat any cereal that is not sugary. All around the world governments are whining about fat children and trying to find a solution by banning all manner of things and trying to promote healthy living – but no one seems to be concerned about the fact that the majority of children start their day with a huge sugar rush followed by a crash and carbohydrate cravings.
1 Bottled Water
Bottled water is an utter waste of money and resources. To illustrate just how ridiculous a concept it is, I will demonstrate with Dasani Bottled Water. This product was created by Coca Cola and was marketed as superior bottled water. First of all, bottled water is a ridiculous concept in the western world where we all have easy access to tap water which is drinkable in most areas. Coca Cola wanted to be part of the ridiculous fad so they entered the bottled water market, but they simply filled their bottles with tap water! When the product was released in the UK it was a disaster. They used the slogan “bottled spunk” which may seem innocuous to the Americans who came up with the idea, but unfortunately in the UK “spunk” is a slang word for sperm. Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, scientific testing of the bottled water showed traces of bromate – a carcinogen. Coca Cola had to withdraw half a million bottles of the water and they pulled the product from the UK market. Contributor: JFrater
10 Worst Places to Live Aaron Crowe Aug 5th 2010 at 6:00AM
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You don't need the U.S.Misery Indexto tell you that things are bad in the U.S. Unemployment is near or at all-time highs in many parts of the country,foreclosurescontinue to happen at unprecedented rates and there are some very real indicators that we are heading toward adouble-dip recession. Some of us should count our lucky stars, however. In certain U.S. cities, life is much worse for residents than in other areas of the country. Using a variety of criteria, including unemployment rates, health data, the number of foreclosures, crime statistics, climate and other measures of misery,WalletPopcame up with its unofficial list of the 10 worst cities to live in. This list is far from comprehensive, but there are some significant reasons why these cities made the cut. Read on.
1. El Centro, California Population: 41,241
Lose your job inEl Centroand it may be quite some time before you find another one. One in four people here are out of work and the city holds the not-so distinguished honor of having the highest unemployment rate --27.5%-- in the country (close behind is Yuma, Ariz., with 27.2% unemployment). The desert city, which is located in Imperial County just across the border from Mexicali, has a jobless rate triple the national average of9.5%thanks to the seasonal fluctuations of field laborers. Field work is the county's third-largest employment sector after government, transportation and utilities, according toAOL News. "Its location across the border from a much larger Mexican city means that there is a large floating labor force," Jim Gerber, an economics professor and director of the international business program at San Diego State University, told AOL News. "The data for Imperial County is skewed by this, such that the layoffs and out-of-work laborers are not actually counted correctly." Even with the ebb and flow of its working population, things are still pretty bleak in El Centro. Last year, the city's cemetery went into foreclosure. 2. Cleveland, Ohio Population: 431,363
LeBron Jamesisn't the only person leaving Cleveland. The U.S. Census estimated that2,658 people leftthe city in 2009, the largest numerical drop among America's major cities. Forbesalso putClevelandatop its list ofmost miserable U.S. cities, factoring in its high unemployment (although at 9.1% it's below the national average), high taxes, lousy weather, political corruption and lousy sports teams -- and that wasbeforeLeBron decided to leave. Weather is a big factor, according toForbes. Located on the south shore of Lake Erie, Cleveland gets hit by lake-effect snow, averaging almost 60 inches of the stuff every winter. Its frigid winters help produce an average annual temperature of only 50 degrees, 10 degrees below the average of the 50 cities measured byForbes. Nicknamed the "Mistake by the Lake," Cleveland ranked near the bottom when looking at corruption on theForbeslist. "Northern Ohio has seen 309 public officials convicted of crimes over the past 10 years," according to theForbesstory, which cites data from the Justice Department. "A current FBI investigation of public officials in Cuyahoga County (where Cleveland is located) has ensnared more than two dozen government employees and businessmen on charges including bribery, fraud and tax evasion." Cleveland also ranks in the top third of all metro areas for foreclosure rates. The city has thousands of abandoned homes, in part because it provided down payments through the federally-funded Afford-a-Home program to many people who could not afford their mortgage payments. 3.Detroit, Michigan Population: 871,121
Detroit is America's mostdangerouscity, with 1,220 violent crimes per 100,000 people, according to violent crime statistics from the FBI's latest uniform crime report, issued in 2008. It's heavy reliance on the stumbling auto industry hasn't helped matters much. Motown also boasts high foreclosure and unemployment rates. As a result home prices have nosedived. Just last year you could buy a home in Detroit for$10,000. Foreclosures in metro Detroit were up35%in the first six months of this year, compared to the same time in 2009. Vacant homes and blight are so bad that the city recently imposed a new ordinance requiring banks and homeowners to register their property with thecity for a $25 annual fee, according to theDetroit Free Press. Even the city'soffice vacancyrate is high, with a 30% rate that leads the nation. WhileForbesnames the Detroit metro area -- which has a 13.7% unemployment rate -- as one of theworst spotsto find employment, job growth is expected to rebound as the auto industry starts to recover. Finally, some good news for the people Detroit -- if anyone is left. 4. Las Vegas, Nevada Population: 552,539
Las Vegas was one of the hardest hit cities when the housing bubble burst. In fact, the metro area was at the epicenter of the mess, with the highestforeclosure ratein the country in 2009, according to a report on by RealtyTrac. So many homes are empty that some neighborhoods either have no one around orone lone resident.That doesn't make for much of a neighborhood block party. Nationwide, 2.21% of housing units received a foreclosure filing in 2009, compared to 12% in Las Vegas. Those who have hung onto their homes are likely underwater on their mortgages -- meaning their mortgages are worth more than their homes. During thefirst quarterof 2010, home prices in Las Vegas continued tofall.Prices in the metro area have fallen more than 50% from their peak in August 2006, the Associated Press reports. 5. Oklahoma City, Okla. Population: 560,332
Oklahoma City is the unhealthiest city in the country, as measured by the American College of Sports Medicine'sannual fitness index. The index looks at 30 fitness indicators, including obesity and exercise rates, death rate from cardiovascular disease, acres of park land, number of primary care physicians per capita and percentage of residents who bicycle or walk to work. The index compares the 50 largest metro areas on a 100-point scale; Oklahoma City received a score of 24.3, making it the most sluggish city in the U.S. The obesity rate is 30.2%, four points above average. It has an exercise rate of 71% and has half as many baseball diamonds, recreation centers and dog parks as most cities. Detroit and Las Vegas also performed poorly on the fitness index. 6. Los Angeles, California Population: 3,849,378
If you don't really care about breathing, Los Angeles is a great place. The metro area that stretches from Long Beach to Riverside has theworst ozonepollution in the country,
according to the American Lung Association'sState of the Airreport for 2010. Along with being tops in ozone pollution, L.A. is ranked third in year-round particle pollution, and fourth in short-term particle pollution. Ozone is the byproduct of pollutants released by cars, chemical plants, refineries, and other sources. It exists naturally in the upper atmosphere of the Earth, but when emitted at ground level, it's considered a harmful outdoor pollutant. Inhaling ozone can cause wheezing, coughing, chest pain, throat irritation, congestion, and can make people more susceptible to respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and pneumonia, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Think about that next time youdrivein Los Angeles, which also lays claim theworst trafficin the country. 7. Phoenix, Arizona Population: 1,512,986
If Arizona's tough immigration laws getsthrough the courts, Phoenix is going to be a much more difficult place for immigrants (or really anyone of Latino origin) to live in. The law would allow police officers to ask people for proof of their legal status when stopping them for another violation. Charges of racial profiling and discrimination can quickly turn a city into one of the worst places to live and its already sparking huge protests and impactingArizona's already-fragile economy. Beyond the controversial immigration measure, Arizona's housing market still remains a mess. According toRealtyTrac's latest foreclosure report, Phoenix and its surrounding area remains among the top 10 worst metro markets when it comes to foreclosures. However, in May, foreclosure activity in the city was down 9% from May 2009, offering a tiny sliver of hope. Phoenix also ranks poorly among metro areas inper capita incomegrowth. Between 2007 and 2008, the city's income growth shrank 1.4%, the nation's worst one-year loss. And let's not forget about being able to breathe in Phoenix. For year-roundparticle pollutionfrom freeways, power plants and other sources, Phoenix is the worst city in the country. 8. Newark, New Jersey Population: 281,402
Where to start for one of theworst citiesin America? Newark has been likened to Detroit, but with its own political and social dysfunction. More than a quarter of its population lives below the poverty line, the state has the mostSuperfundtoxic-waste sites in the nation, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker is trying to close a $70 million budget deficit by cutting items liketoilet paper. Non-uniformed city workers will soon start working four-day workweeks, which won't make it the first city to cut employee hours, but at least Booker has said he won't raisetaxes. Booker has brought the city a long way since being elected in 2007, but he still has a long way to go. While crime in the city has been reduced, it still remains a major issue. A recentspate of shootingshas reminded residents of the city's longhistory of violent crime. 9. Miami, Florida Population: 362,470
Detroit is listed byChildren's Healthmagazine as being the worst place toraise a family, but right behind it is Miami. If a city isn't a good place to raise a family, that likely means its also a terrible place to live. Factors the magazine used to come to its conclusions, included crime and safety, education, economics, housing, cultural attractions, and health. According to RealtyTrac, Miami has seen close to40,000 foreclosures, making it one of the most active markets when it comes to people abandoning their homes. Crime is also a problem. Neighborhood Scout reports that Miami has one of the highest crime rates in the country, with a one in twelve chance that a resident will become a victim of a property or violent crime. Making things even worse, the city not only has some of theworst driversin the country, but it also has some of the worst commuting times. 10. Memphis, Tennessee Population: 670,100
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Here’s a list of worst cars of all time in the world. Sometime the car producer don’t know how to deal with the market’s need and simply just produce a car that don’t satisfy the need and taste of the market. These cars is simply a fail of the car company. Maybe if you have bought one of thesecars and don’t like it, you can donate a car to charity and give a good contribution to humanity rather than just make the car parked on your garage as you don’t like it. Let’s take a look at those worst selling cars in the world, hope the car company don’t make another failure on producing these kind of car 10. Chevrolet Chevette When the car went into all types ofwater, it will suck water into the engine. They fell apart after 40 000 miles. It’s a piece of junk. It’s garbage like this that opens the door for Toyota and Honda. Sad but true.
Chevrolet Chevette
9. Ford Edsel Maybe this car can be be the ugliest car ever rolled out from Detroit. One of the most poorly designed and poorly manufactured car of all time. If you have his car I guess you should junk your old car.
Ford Edsel
8. AMC Matador It’s not like a car but a spaceship.I guess you agree with that.
AMC Matador
7. Chevrolet Corvair The car is not powerful as well as not safe. If You have a chance to ride in one it’s more terrifying than all the rides at Disneyland. If you’ve got rear ended, they were on fire. If you go to slide sideways, blowing the tires from their rims and rolling. Very unsafe car.
Chevrolet Corvair
6. AMC Gremlin The most dreadful proportioned car of all time. This car is a shocker. First model was introduced April 1th 1970 (April Fool). What should we say more?
Gremlin
5. Chevrolet Vega Cheap built, rough running, rough ride, prone to rust. It was without doubt one of the worst vehicle ever made. It’s the next generation of bad car from GM and ignite initial collapse of the world’s largest car producer.
Chevrolet Vega
4. Pontiac Aztek While design this car there must be a front end design team and the back end design team. And both teams never spoke to each other. It looks like a mini-dump truck.
Pontiac Aztec
3. Ford Pinto If the vehicle is located at the rear, it makes the accident worse because the gas tank can exploded easily.
Ford Pinto
2. Yugo The Yugo had a rear-window defroster — reportedly to keep your hands warm while you pushed it. The engines went ka-blooey, the electrical system — such as it was — would sizzle, and things would just fall off.
Yugo
1. AMC Pacer The car’s unusual rounded shape with massive glass area greatly contrasted with the “three-box architecture” with “square, boxy designs” incorporating upright grilles and slab-sides of the era.
AMC Pacer
Have you ever had one of those worst car of all time?