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The British ‘Safari Jet’
There are some people who want the comforts of home with them – even when ‘roughing it’ on safari in Africa. For these five-star campers, BAE Systems and Design Q have come up with the ultimate in travel luxury.
The four-engined Avro Business Jet Explorer Four has been designed to land on short runways and uneven landing strips, delivering its wealthy passengers directly into wildlife areas.
Then, with the flick of a switch, a door on the side of the jet opens and a viewing platform extends from the fuselage – offering spectacular open-air views.
For a cool £16 million, A-list animal lovers More >
Lady Gaga Strips back down to Her Underwear
After dressing conservatively for a night Lady Gaga Strips back down to Her Underwear.
Just as we thought Lady Gaga had decided to dress conservatively for a night after covering up on-stage with Sting for a benefit concert, she went back to her old ways straight afterwards by stripping down to her underwear.
After performing Stand By Me with the rock legend, Gaga stepped out in fishnet stockings, black bondage knickers, an outrageous mask and PVC shoes that were missing their heels.
Luckily she wore a leather jacket to preserve some modesty but there was still little left to the imagination as the More >
British Warplanes Intercepting Russian Nuclear Bombers
Streaking across the sky in front of a rising sun, the huge Russian jet heads towards Britain. Capable of carrying nuclear weapons at supersonic speeds, it is a potential threat the RAF must tackle – and fast.
Tornado fighters are scrambled. They intercept the Blackjack bomber and shadow it until the Russian pilots turn for home. But this is no isolated incident. Astonishingly, such high-stakes games of cat and mouse are being played out in the skies off Britain at least once a month.
State-of-the-art British warplanes have taken to the air 64 times since 2006 to head off Russian aircraft, figures More >
Women Strike A Pose in Bali
Janine Hall isn’t the first mid-30s executive to decide there is more to life than a career that demands a 24/7 commitment. But she may be the first to decide the antidote to her mid-life crisis is to run off to Bali and set up a surfing and yoga retreat for women called Surf Haven Bali.
“I figured there had to be women like me who felt totally burnt out and wanted to just get away from everything and hang out with their friends,” says Hall, a New Zealander whose fashion marketing career had necessitated stints living in London, Sydney and More >
Samsung, Avatar Director Team up to Produce 3D Content
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and “Avatar” director James Cameron on Friday announced a deal to work together to boost 3D television content. Under the agreement, Cameron and his crew will make 3D footage of music videos featuring South Korean pop stars that will be used by Samsung to help promote the sale of its 3D televisions worldwide.
Cameron’s 3D blockbuster “Avatar” started a 3D wave in the movie industry and is the world’s highest grossing movie, earning 2.8 billion dollars in ticket sales so far. Samsung, the world’s largest maker of flat-screen televisions, said it may raise this year’s sales target More >
Japan’s Toray to Supply Carbon Fibre to Airbus
Japanese synthetic fibre maker Toray Industries said Monday it had agreed a 15-year deal to supply aircraft giant Airbus with materials for wings and fuselages from 2011. A Toray spokesman said the size of the order had not been determined, but the Nikkei business daily reported earlier Monday that the deal could be worth as much as 200-300 billion yen (2.2-3.2 billion dollars).
The deal marks a major advance for Toray, the manufacturer of various products made with carbon fibre, a strong and lightweight material used for a range of industrial applications. In 2006, Toray signed a 16-year contract worth at More >
At seven months pregnant Claudia Schiffer Poses Nude for Vogue
She will be 40 this year but Claudia Schiffer looks more radiant than ever as she posed nude to show off her growing baby bump on the cover of Vogue.
The supermodel, who is due to give birth to her third child later this month, looked toned and confident in a shoot by Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld for the German edition of the magazine.
Miss Schiffer adopts the much-imitated pose that Demi Moore made famous in 1991 when she too posed nude at seven months pregnant for Vanity Fair.
But the image is no less stunning for its lack of originality. (more…)
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Astronauts Ate Dog Meat to Keep up Their Strength
China’s first man in space has revealed that the menu on his spacecraft included dog meat – to keep the astronaut’s strength up.
Yang Liwei, who commanded the Shenzhou Five mission in 2003, revealed canine menu samples that were on-board his craft along with chicken and fish.
In his autobiography ‘The Nine Levels between Heaven and Earth’ he said: ‘Many of my friends are curious about what we eat in space and think that the astronauts must have some expensive delicacies, like shark’s fin or abalone. (more…)
Vending Machine Dispenses Gold for Cash
It’s the ultimate hole-in-the-wall – a money machine that dispenses pure gold.
But installed beneath the gold-coated ceilings of Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace hotel, where royalty and billionaires come for cappuccinos topped with gold flakes, the machine almost seems part of the furniture.
‘The reason we chose Emirates Palace is because it really fits with the surroundings here,’ said German entrepreneur Thomas Geissler, creator of the ‘Gold to Go’ brand and chief executive of Ex Oriente Lux. (more…)
Pope Benedict Condemns Gay Marriage
Pope Benedict XVI has condemned gay marriage as an ‘insidious’ threat to society as he addressed thousands of pilgrims at the shrine of Fatima in Portugal.
He encouraged his listeners to work against a proposed law that will legal gay marriage. The Pope was wrapping up his trip to Portugal where more than 90 per cent of the population is officially Catholic.
In his afternoon address to Catholic charity and social workers, the 83-year-old German Pope said he ‘deeply appreciated’ initiatives aimed at defending what he said were ‘essential and primary values of life’. (more…)
Adobe Makes ‘Love’ NOT War in Dispute with Apple
Adobe is firing back at Apple with love. Adobe Systems Inc. is countering Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs’ recent jab at Adobe’s Flash technology for Web video and games. The company is running ads in newspapers and popular technology blogs saying “We Love Apple” — with a bright red heart in place of love.
Jobs had described Flash as outdated, unreliable and unfit for Apple’s iPhone and iPad gadgets. In a detailed, 1,685-word offensive posted online two weeks ago. Jobs spelled out the reasons why Apple continues to ban Flash from its mobile devices, including “reliability, security and performance,” and the More >
in Vietnam New iPhone Prototype Surfaces
in Vietnam New iPhone Prototype Surfaces
A new set of photos of a 4th generation iPhone prototype have surfaced on a Vietnamese website. The phone in the photos – which bears Apple markings – look almost identical to the one which was lost in March, photos of which were later published on the US gadget website Gizmodo.
If the new images prove to be authentic, and the components of the disassembled phone appear to confirm the provenance, then it marks another serious security breach for Apple. (more…)
