CNN: Not all mustaches are created equal, and in recent years, increasing numbers of Middle Eastern men have been going under the knife to attain the perfect specimen. Turkish plastic surgeon Selahattin Tulunay says the number of mustache implants he performs has boomed in the last few years. He now performs 50-60 of the procedures […]
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The Economist: ecoATM, a firm based in San Diego, thinks it has created. It has devised and deployed in several American cities a series of ATM-like devices that will automatically analyse your mobile phone, MP3 player or phone charger, and then make you an offer for it. These machines will give you cash in hand
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The new way to kill bedbugs: take a pill and go to bed and let them bite you. A few days later, they die. The technique is known as xenointoxication, which sounds like intergalactic beer pong but in medical pathology is Greek for “poisoning the guest.†In Dr. Sheele’s study, over 60 percent of the
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1850 – Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city. 1873 – The Kennel Club is founded, the oldest and first official registry of purebred dogs in the world. 1969 – Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart. 1975 – Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in
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Les Jardins de la Grelinette is a micro-farm located in eastern Quebec, just north of the American border. Growing on just 1.5 acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than two hundred families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature mesclun salad mix to dozens of local establishments. The secret
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Techcrunch: It’s not an unfamiliar story: There’s a niche market, which despite its relatively large size, goes unnoticed by most entrepreneurs and investors, because, simply put, it’s not sexy. For this and countless other reasons, as time goes by, legacy models and hardware, fragmentation, and high prices prevail. In short, it begs for new blood,
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Marie Kolstad, an 83-year old grandmother of 12, recently became the oldest woman to receive breast implants. She’s not alone as WorldCrunch reports: Marie Kolstad’s case may seem a little over the, er, top, but it nevertheless reflects the latest trend in plastic surgery. If traditional surgery patients in their 30s and 40s are trying
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Golden Gate Knights is an exercise studio for, well, Star Wars nerds. You won’t find any yoga, stationary bicycles or stair masters here, only lightsabers. Yes, lightsabers. Their classes include: Stretching & Warm up We begin each class with a simple warm-up, stretching, and calisthenic exercises to get ourselves limber and prevent any injuries. Flourishes
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