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Ms Sandiford to be executed for drug trafficking.

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:26:00 -0800

Lindsay Sandiford was arrested in May last year after she tried to enter the Indonesian holiday island with illegal drugs worth £1.6 million hidden in her suitcase.

Local prosecutors had called for the 56-year-old housewife to be jailed for 15 years. But today there were gasps in the Bali courtroom when a panel of judges announced Ms Sandiford would be executed for drug trafficking.

As the shock verdict was announced, Ms Sandiford, from Gloucestershire, slumped back in her chair in tears before hiding her face with a brown sarong as she was led out of the courtroom.

yellow jacket stun gun case for iphone

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Sat, 4 Aug 2012 03:56:00 -0700

yellow jacket is a case that transforms the iPhone 4 & 4S into that 650,000-volt stun gun you've always needed.

scheduled to hit the US market in fall 2012 the case is advertised as being able to
easily stop an aggressive male attacker, and ready for use in less than two seconds.
its designer seth froom, a former military policeman came up with the product after
being robbed in his home at gunpoint.

what is the demand for such a hostile product you might ask? well, yellow jacket
has managed to receive over 100,000 USD worth of backing on the crowd-funding
website indiegogo which means that there must be quite a few people out there
who feel the need to transform their phone into a weapon.

detail of the stun gun nodes

the iPhone's designers could never have conceived half of the the weird and wonderful accessories
that have been designed for use with the iPhone since its launch, but even in the name of self defense
a stun gun seems a bit much, doesn't it?

Now You Can Buy a $250,000 Nail Polish

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Thu, 2 Aug 2012 17:38:00 -0700

Remember that time when everyone got all freaked out about thatsnakeskin pedicure that cost $300? Well, get ready to completely lose it, because we just got a press release for the “most expensive nail polish in the world.”

That title was previously held by Models Own, which produced a $130,000 bottle (featuring a 24-carat gold, diamond-encrusted lid) back in 2010. However, the self-professed “king of black diamonds,” Azature, has doubled that figure. A bottle of black nail polish containing a whopping 267 carats of black diamonds in the actual polish will go for $250,000. Yikes. You won’t be able to just walk into Duane Reade and buy this sucker, however–only one bottle of the stuff will be produced.

For those of us who can’t afford a quarter of a million dollars for a manicure, Azature is offering a $25 version (see, now doesn’t $25 nail polish sound downright cheap in comparison?) containing one measly black diamond. You’ll be able to pick it up in LA at Fred Segal starting this month.

Estepona Town Hall sacks 176 municipal workers

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Thu, 2 Aug 2012 16:50:00 -0700

The news was given on Wednesday by the Councillor for Personnel, Pilar Fernández-Figares Estepona Town Hall has sacked 176 municipal workers. The PP Councillor for Personnel, Pilar Fernández-Figares, announced on Wednesday that the 176 workers are victims of the ERE Employment Regulation which the Town Hall put forward in June. The workers will be compensated with 2.5 million € and they will be given their ‘finiquito payments of 408,000 € between them. Pilar Fernández-Figares said one they were sacked the Town Hall will start to work on a new ‘training program for the reinsertion of the sacked workers’.

Paper Passion, a scent from Geza Schoen for Wallpaper magazine, makes its wearers smell like freshly printed books

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:38:00 -0700

Paper Passion, a scent from Geza Schoen for Wallpaper* magazine, makes its wearers smell like freshly printed books. I suppose it can be alternated with "In the Library," a perfume that smells like old books.

Paper Passion fragrance by Geza Schoen, Gerhard Steidl, and Wallpaper* magazine, with packaging by Karl Lagerfeld and Steidl.
“The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.” Karl Lagerfeld.

It comes packaged with inside a hollow carved out of a book with "texts" by "Karl Lagerfeld, Günter Grass, Geza Schoen and Tony Chambers."

HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS TODAY

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:34:00 -0700

Grabbing a cup of coffee

Dining out at your favourite restaurant

Spending some time at the museum

Meeting at a popular fast food centre

Relaxing at the beach

Going to a game

Going out on a date

Taking a drive around town

I am thankful I belong to another generation !!!!

“It’s become appallingly clear that our Technology has surpassed our Humanity” -- Albert Einstein

British powerboat racer killed in Gabon

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:37:00 -0700

A British powerboat racer has been killed after his boat flipped over and "barrel rolled" while travelling at speeds of 120 miles an hour.

British powerboat racer William Nocker, who was killed in a high speed crash in Gabon Photo: PAWilliam Nocker was competing in the Gabon Grand Prix in west Africa when his boat hit two waves and turned over, according to witnesses.

Mr Nocker, 47, was taken to a military hospital in Libreville, the country's capital, but doctors were unable to resuscitate him.

Kurt Olsen, his Norwegian co-driver, was also hurt in the accident and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Mr Nocker, originally from Tiverton, Devon, was racing for the Welmax Offshore Racing team.

He had just returned to the sport after a five-year ban for tampering with a rival’s fuel supply during a competition in Liverpool in 2006.

A disciplinary panel of the Royal Yachting Association upheld charges of gross misconduct and unsportsmanlike behaviour against Mr Nocker and fellow racer Rob Lister following allegations Mr Lister had poured water into the fuel tank of a rival boat.

The race in Gabon on Friday was immediately stopped following the accident as safety teams attended to the injured crew.

As a mark of respect organisers called off the rest of the event.

The sport’s governing body, Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash and plans to inspect the boat’s wreckage.

Ndong Sima, Gabon’s prime minister, together with the country’s sports and defence ministers, joined racing teams on Saturday as they returned to the crash site on the Gabon estuary near Libreville to pay tribute to Mr Nocker.

They held a minute’s silence and laid a wreath on the water while competitors and team members scattered flowers.

H20 Racing, the race’s promoter, said Mr Nocker’s father Bill and brother James had been contacted following the accident.

Nicolo di San Germano, H20’s president, said: “We are all extremely saddened by this tragic racing accident. There are very few suitable words at a time such as this but we all send our heartfelt condolences to William’s family.”

The Foreign Office said it was providing consular assistance to Mr Nocker’s family

Tattoos are permanent reminders of temporary feelings

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:47:00 -0700

'It's wisest to pick someone whom you cannot break up with or divorce.' Photograph: Gary Powell/Getty Images

Tattoos are permanent reminders of temporary feelings – at least if you believe the report in Thursday's Daily Mail, which looked at "embarrassing" matching couple tattoos – designs that complement or complete each other across two, romantically involved bodies.

Yet there are millions of people who feel no embarrassment about the tattoos they share with their friends, lovers and even exes. Moreover, as with most perceived "new trends" in tattooing, this practice is one with a history far older than the current generation; it's a phenomenon that provides both an insight into human beings' fundamental relationships with their own bodies and the bodies and lives of those close to them.

Tattoos have been used as markers of association for probably as long as human beings have walked the earth, to mark tribal affiliations, regimental membership in the military, membership of fraternal orders such as the masons or US college Greek letter groups, and to signify gang membership.

The most common of these types of affiliative tattoos, though, is marking an attachment to a loved one. There's an old adage in tattooed circles that suggests getting your lover's name tattooed on you is a sure kiss of death for that relationship, and it's an old gag too: Norman Rockwell's famous 1944 Saturday Evening Post cover painting, The Tattooist, shows a salty sailor in the tattooist's chair, having yet another name added to an arm already full of the crossed-out names of past paramours. Even earlier, a cartoon in Punch from 1916 shows a "fickle young thing" – a well-turned-out young woman, as it happens – revisiting her tattooist to seek an amendment to the ornamental crest tattoo on her arm as she has, euphemistically, "exchanged into another regiment".

None of this seems to have affected the long-standing popularity of having names or symbols tattooed to commemorate couples' love and bond. Magazines in the 1920s reported the latest fad for newlyweds was getting matching tattooed wedding rings; preserved tattooed skins in the Wellcome Collection from the late 19th century feature names and portraits of lovers; studies of tattoos in the American navy in the 18th century reveal a large percentage of seamen of the period bore tattoos of the names of women; even Christian pilgrims in the 16th century were recorded to have borne the names of their wives on their skins, as tokens or identificatory marks; and records attest to romantic tattooing even in ancient Rome – St Basil the Great (329-380) is said to have condemned the tattooing of a lover's name that he observed on someone's hand. While I'd certainly never advocate getting a permanent mark of your relationship too hastily, it does seem that the instinct to inscribe a permanent token transcends the ages. Caveat amator.

Single tattoos that span multiple bodies appear to be a more recent phenomenon, however. In 1977, New York-based tattoo artist Spider Webb undertook what was probably the first conceptual art project to use tattooing, in a piece called X-1000, in which he tattooed single, small Xs on to 999 individuals, and, as a culmination, one large X on the final, 1,000th skin, conceived as one contiguous work. This tattoo, potentially spanning thousands of miles at any one time, was, Webb said, "the largest tattoo ever done at any point in history". In 2000, as the culmination to a performance art project begun in 1998 designed to highlight the horrific lives and plights of the homeless and hungry in Mexico City, Santiago Sierra produced his piece 160cm Line Tattooed on Four People, a single black line tattooed across the backs of prostitutes in exchange for wraps of heroin, as a symbol of their desperation, interdependence, and utter powerlessness. Sierra would later remark: "You could make this tattooed line a kilometre long, using thousands and thousands of willing people." In 2003, author Shelley Jackson famously published her short story Skin on the bodies of 2095, one tattooed word per person. These tattoos bring together strangers in common cause.

My favourite set of matching tattoos, though, are probably the ongoing collection of work worn by twins Caleb and Jordan Kilby, tattooed with matching work by influential and extraordinarily talented New York-based artist Thomas Hooper. If you must get matching tattoos with someone, it's wisest to pick someone whom you cannot break up with or divorce, and to get the work carried out by a tattoo artist who will produce a piece of work that will stand the test of time on its own terms.

Latvian company creates leather bound Ferrari

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:22:00 -0700

We're familiar with seeing tight leather on smoking hot women, and weird old men, but it's a first for us seeing a leather bound Ferrari F430.

There seems to be a lot of fuss over this leather bound Ferrari F430 in the UK with both The Sun and The Daily Mail reporting about it recently.

However, this isn’t a new car by any means as US motoring blog Jalopnikreported on the F430 way back in August last year. It’s a pretty cool, albeit manky, car so we thought we’d show you anyway.

It’s the work of a Latvian custom car company called Dartz who hit the headlines in 2009 when they created a $1.5 million ruby red SUV with whale foreskin-covered seats. Yes, foreskin…

Anyway, some high roller with more cash then sense decided it would be a great idea to cover his €170,000 Ferrari in dark leather.

The owner of Dartz, Leonard Yankelovich, said: "One of our very rich customers from the Cote d'Azur wanted a leather exterior and knew we could deliver.

"It took three of my staff 16 working days to apply the leather and finish. He was more than happy when he picked it up."

He won’t be too happy when he scratches it though.

Is this the most expensive way to ruin a Ferrari?

Freeze Fresh Herbs in Oil to Preserve Them

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 05:08:00 -0700

Have a few fresh herbs sitting around that you won't get to using before they turn? Sure, you can freeze them in water or dry them out, but if you know you'll use them relatively quickly, you can add a few weeks to their life without damaging their potency by freezing them in oil instead. We've shown you how to make simply syrups with them, and how to use sea salt to dry them, but if you have some lovely herbs you want to use, but won't get to before they turn brown, consider dropping them in an ice cube tray, filling up the cubes with olive oil (or any other oil of your choice, as long as it freezes nicely), and popping them in the freezer. When you're ready to fry some potatoes, for example, pop out a couple of rosemary oil cubes—you'll need the oil for the pan anyway, and the rosemary will be right at home. Need some oil in a baking dish or crock pot for a few chicken breasts? Grab a frozen sage oil cube. The sky's the limit. The only thing to note is that with some herbs have a shorter shelf life when frozen in oil than in water (like garlic, for example), so this won't beat drying if you're looking to keep your herbs fresh for months and months. It will, however, work for weeks on end, and if you freeze them, pop them out of the ice cube trays and put them into zippered baggies, they'll keep even longer. Then, the next time you need oil for a recipe, you can add a little fresh flavor at the same time. Hit the link below for even more oil-freezing tips, and some tips on which herbs take well to freezing and which don't.

mclaren 12C spider convertible

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Tue, 3 Jul 2012 11:46:00 -0700

'MP4-12C spider' by mclaren

mclaren automotive has produced its second 'MP4-12C' model, the '12C spider'. bred through the essence of a race car, the '12C spider' incorporates a

convertible roof explicitly designed to let users experience the sounds of the vehicle's V8 twin turbo engine. unlike many other convertible models,
the hard top roof can be operated whilst moving at speeds of up to 30 kph (20mph) taking less than 17 seconds to raise or lower. with the '12C' originally
designed as a convertible, its 75kg carbon fibre monocle frame required no additional strengthening for it to feature in the 'spider'.

closing the hard-top

the raising of the roof frees 52 liters of space for storage. in 2013, vehicle lift will be available as an option, allowing for the '12C spider' to be raised
in the front and rear for improved ground clearance, up to 40mm (1.5") at the front and 25mm (1") at the rear.

the MP4-12C will be launched in 'volcano red', one of 17 exterior paint finishes currently available for the '12C' and '12C spider'.
first deliveries to customers are planned for november 2012.

closed top

3/4 top view

3/4 rear view

top view

interior view

specifications:

0-62 mph (0-100 kph) : 3.1 sec
0-100 mph (0-161 kph) : 6.1 sec
0-124 mph (0-200 kph) : 9.0 sec
¼ mile (400m) : 10.8 sec at 134 mph (216 kph)

engine configuration: V8 twin turbo, 7 speed automatic

George Washington's copy of US constitution sells for $9.8m

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:46:00 -0700

Portrait of George Washington, whose personal copy of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights fetched $9.8m at auction. Photograph: Stock Montage/Getty Images

George Washington's personal copy of the US constitution and bill of rights sold for $9.8m (£6.3m) at auction on Friday, setting a record for any American book or historic document.

Bidders at Christie's New York salesroom and others on the telephone competed for the first US president's signed, gold-embossed volume dating to 1789, which had a pre-sale estimate of up to $3m.

The non-profit Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union, which maintains the historic Mount Vernon estate in Virginia that was Washington's home and is now open to the public, was the successful bidder.

"The unique book had been in the Mount Vernon library until 1876, and will soon be returned to that library," said Chris Coover, senior specialist of books and manuscripts at Christie's.

The bound volume was Washington's personal copy of the Acts of Congress and is noteworthy for his bold signature marking it as his own.

The Acts of Congress include the Constitution, whose preamble promises to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity," and the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the constitution, which establish such fundamental liberties as the right to free speech, press, assembly and religion.

Christie's described the book as being in near-pristine condition after 223 years. It was specially printed for Washington in 1789, his first year in office as president.

The margins include Washington's handwritten brackets and notations highlighting key passages concerning the president's responsibilities.

The Acts of Congress volume was sold from Washington's library at Mt Vernon in 1876 and eventually bought at auction by collector Richard Dietrich in the 1960s. It was being sold by the family's estate.

Similar volumes created for Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary of state and third US president, and attorney general John Jay, are in Indiana's Lilly Library and a private collection, respectively.

Rare books and manuscripts have achieved impressive prices in recent years.

An autographed manuscript of Lincoln's 1864 election victory speech sold for $3.4m in February 2009, which set a record for an American manuscript at the time. A 1787 letter written from Washington to his nephew on the subject of the ratification of the Constitution fetched $3.2m in December 2009.

ASTON MARTIN ONE-77

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:02:00 -0700

performance@holmesandco-london.com

ASTON MARTIN ONE-77

Car No.40 of 77 Made.

The Client is seeking 1.2 Million Sterling for the Car.

The Cars were originally sold by Aston Martin for 1Million, plus costs.

Equivalent cars are available for 2 Million Sterling – 2.7 Million Dollars.

We are Offering the Car at 1.4 Million, but it should be considerably more.

Our Client wishes for the Sale to be Confidential, and approaching clients will need to provide documents

MALIBU is a 50m motor yacht delivered by the world renowned Amels Shipyard in Holland

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:14:00 -0700

21-5 Million.

BUILDER Amels LOA 50.00m / 164’

YEAR 2001 BEAM 9.00m / 29’1’’

FLAG Cayman Islands DRAFT 3.10m / 10’

NAVAL ARCH Terence Disdale SPEED 12 knots cruising

HULL Steel ACCOM 12 guests

LYING Genoa ENGINES 2 x 1,200hp Cummins

MALIBU is a 50m motor yacht delivered by the world renowned Amels Shipyard in Holland with an original interior design by Terence Disdale and a complete refit in 2006 including new interiors by Reymond Langton. The yacht was built to Lloyds +100 A1 SSC G6 LMC, MCA.

This yacht has to be seen to experience the exceptional level of quality craftsmanship onboard.

MALIBU’S placement of the tenders on the bow leaves every deck clear for enjoying a lifestyle oriented by the sea. Alfresco dining options abound with cocktail tables on the main deck, and dining for 12 offered on both the bridge and sun decks. The sun deck has a built in sun pad and bar. For serious sun bathing, the forward area of the sun deck furnishes privacy, full sun and a sensational Jacuzzi.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Type: Displacement Hull

Builder: Amels Shipyard (Holland)

Hull no.: 437

Naval Architect: Amels Shipyard (Holland)/ Terence Disdale

Interior Designer: Reymond Langton

Construction Year: 2001

Refitted: 2006

Classification: Lloyds +100 A1 55C G6 LMC, MCA

Construction: Welded Steel

Crew: 12

Flag: George Town – Cayman Islands

Engines: 2 x Cummins 1200 hp

Transmission: 2 x Reintjes WAF 541

GRT: 610 tons

DIMENSIONS

LOA 50.00 m / 164’

Beam 9.00 m / 29’7”

Draft 3.10m / 10

SPEED & RANGE UNDER POWER

Maximum Speed (knots) 15 knots

Cruising Speed (knots) 13 knots

Economical Speed (knots) 12 knots

Fuel Consumption 448 litres per hour @ 15 knots 1800 rpm

370 litres per hour @ 13 knots, 1400 rpm

206 litres per hour @ 12 knots, 1400 rpm

Range 2955 nm @ 15 knots

3185 nm @ 13 knots

5016 nm @ 12 knots

CAPACITIES

Accommodation 12 in 1 x Master, 2 x Double, 2 x Twin, 2 x Pullman

Crew 11-12 Crew members in 5 cabins + Captain

Fuel 95,000 litres/25,096 US gallons

Fresh Water 17,400 litres/4,596 US gallons

Lube Oil 2,200 litres/581 US gallons

Dirty Oil 2,000 litres/528 US gallons

Grey/Black Water 5,300 litres/1,400 US gallons

Waste Water 21,400 litres/5,653 US gallons

Jacuzzi 3,200 litres/845 US gallons

ACCOMMODATION

Master Stateroom

On Main Deck the full width owner’s stateroom with en-suite bathroom, private office and salon. It is awash in natural light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows port and starboard. Enhancing the suite’s contemporary style is the Reymond Langton designed furniture finished in high-gloss macassar ebony.

VIP Cabin

On Lower Deck 2 x VIP double cabins wit en-suite bathrooms accommodate 4 guests. The contemporary theme of the whole interior of the yacht is evident in these staterooms

Guest Staterooms

On Lower Deck 2 x Twin cabins with 2x Pullmans with en-suite shower accommodating up to 6 guests. The contemporary theme of the whole interior of the yacht is evident in these staterooms.

Captain’s Cabin

Captain’s double bedded cabin with shower on the upper deck aft of the wheelhouse.

Crew

The Crew are accommodated in 5 twin cabins with en suite shower rooms on the lower deck forward.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

Engines 2 x Cummins 1200 hp @ 1,600rpm

Engine hours Port: 8,301hrs; Starboard: 8,301hrs (Apr 2012)

Generators & Electricity 2 x 170 Kw Cummins @ 1500 rpm each

1 x 33kw Cummins @ 1500 rpm

Generator hours Port: 17,993 hours; Starboard: 18,326 hours (Apr 2012)

Electricity 380V volt/3-phase/50Hz

Stabilisers 1 x Vosper / Naiad, Zero Speed

Bowthruster 1 x HRP 200-60 Electric @ 140 hp

Air Conditioning 1 x Heinman/Hopman 3 zones +chiller plant

Water Maker 2 x Idromar reverse osmosis

Fuel Centrifuge/Separator 1 x Alfa Laval MAB 103 B-24

Passerelle 1 x Electric Hydraulic AI 50

INTERIOR / GALLEY / LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

Galley

1 x Lohberger Oven

1 x Lohberger grill

1 x Lohberger deep fryer

1 x Lohberger stove (4 x induction)

1 x foster Refrigerator

1 x foster freezer

1 x Scotsman AC 45 Icemaker

1 x Metro Dishwasher

1 x miele microwave - oven

1 x Lohberger Grill

1 x Foster Walk-ins on tank deck

Crew Quarters/Mess

1 x Panasonic combination oven Microwave

1 x Liebherr pro line Refrigerator

1 x GEC Domestic Dishwasher

3 x Miele Professional WS5425 Washing Machines

3 x Miele Professional T5205C Clothes Dryers

1 x Miele Rotating HM 21-100 Irons

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

Magnetic Compass 1 x Cassens & Plath

Gyro Compass 1 x C Plath Mk1

Automatic Pilot 1 x C Plath Navi Pilot V hsc

Echo Sounder 1 x Furuno FCV 582 L

Radar 1 x Decca

Radar 1 x Furuno RCV 013

Transponder 1 x Furuno

DGPS 2 x Litton Marine

Charts 1 x Transas

Navtex 1 x ICS nav 5

AIS GPS 1 x Saab

Log 1 x Seaplath Naviknot III

Wind Instruments 1 x Walker P310

COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

SATCOM 1 x Sat TV Seatel

1 x Sat C Thrane & Thrane

1 x Sat Fleet 33

1 x Sat Fleet 77

1 x VSAT Seatel

VHF 2 x Sailor RT 4822

MF/HF 1 x Sailor HC 4500

Landline/Intercom 1 x Panasonic System

Miscellaneous 1 x Wi-Fi

DECK EQUIPMENT

1 x Anchor Windless System Steen

2 x Anchors 19-2-50

2 x Aft Capstans

1 x Marquipt Both, Port and Starboard

ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

Main Saloon

1 x Surround sound plasma television

2 x Denon DVD player

1 x Denon amplifier

1 x Sat decoder

1 x Ipad

Sky lounge

1 x Surround sound plasma TV

1 x DVD Players

1 x Denon amplifier

1 x Sat decoder

1 x Ipad

Sundeck

1 x CD player

1 x Marrantz amplifier

Master Stateroom

1 x Surround sound 50’’Plasma TV

1 x DVD Players

1 x Denon amplifier

1 x Sat decoder

1 x Ipad

VIP Cabin

2 x 23’’HD

2 x DVD Players

2 x Denon amplifier

2 x Sat decoder

Guest Cabins

2 x 23’’HD

2 x DVD Players

2 x Denon amplifier

2 x Sat decoder

Crew & Captain’s Cabin

1 x 27” Plasma TVs

6 x 20” Plasma TVs

7 x DVD Players

2 x Sat decoders

General

1 x Crestron Multi Media System

1 x X-boxes in the guest suites for the kids on board

1 x LINN Audi throughout yacht

IPod docking stations throughout the yacht

OFFICE EQUIPMENT

PC/Printer: 1 x Asus , 1x Canon

Fax/Copier: 1 x Panasonic

Monitors: 1 x Samsung

TENDERS & WATERSPORTS EQUIPMENT

Tenders

1 x Custom 22ft. Tender with FNM HTLP 250 hp

1 x Novurania 22ft. 660XL Equator with 250 hp Yanmar

1 x Rescue tender Canguro 420 gs

Water Sports

1 x Yamaha Waverunner XL700

1 x Yamaha Jet Ski SL 700A

Snorkel gear & fishing gear, water skis, towable toys

Diving Compressor

1 x BAUER

Crane

1 x 2000 kg Yacht Tec JA01001

1 x 2000 kg Yacht Tec JA00379

SECURITY & SAFETY EQUIPMENT

1 x Panasonic closed circuit television (CCTV) system with

4x Cameras and motion detectors (main deck) + 4 cameras in the engine room

3 x CCTV Monitor screens in wheelhouse, crew mess room and engine room

4 x Door alarms: stern /aft escape, engine room escape, fire escape.

44 x Fire / heat / smoke detectors throughout yacht

2 x Fixed C) 2 Systems locates in Engine room and Galley

28 x Fire extinguishers in all places necessary

COMMENTS

This yacht has to be seen to experience the exceptional level of quality craftsmanship onboard.

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Superyachts@holmesandco-london.com Feadship – De Vries Design Todhunter Earle Naval Architect

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:39:00 -0700

PRICE: EUR 44,950,000

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Type Full Displacement Motor Yacht

Hull 669

Builder Feadship – De Vries Design Todhunter Earle Naval Architect De Voogt

Exterior Design De Voogt

Interior Design Redman Whitely Dixon, Todhunter Earle

Year 2005

Refit 2009

Classification Lloyd´s 100A1 SSC YachtLMC UMS MCA compliant

Construction Steel Hull & Aluminium Superstructure

Crew 14

Flag Cayman Islands Engines 2 x 1,520 Hp CAT GRT 782 tons

Net Tons 234 tons

Displacement 800 tons

DIMENSIONS

LOA 55.50m / 182’1’’ LWL 49.10m/161’1’’ BEAM 10.40m /32’9’’DRAFT 3.23m / 10’4’’

SPEED & RANGE UNDER POWER

Maximum Speed 14.5 knots

Cruising Speed 12.5 knots

Fuel Consumption 520 litres @ 15.5 knots

350 litres @ 13.5 knots

220 litres @ 12.5 knots

Range 4,500 nm @ Eco Speed

3,500 nm @ Max Speed

CAPACITIES

Accommodation 10 x Guests in 5 cabins

Crew 14 x Crew in 6 cabins

3 x Double, 2 x Double with PullmanFuel 99,880 litres / 26,386 US gallons FreshWater 24,160 litres / 6,382 US gallons

ACCOMMODATION

Guests’ Accommodation

1 x Master cabin

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noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:51:00 -0700

Dear Collegues,

Manhattan 73 - 2011

Lying: Cala D’Or

Price: £2.275.000 tax paid

“

This Manhattan 73 is defined by its ingenious use of space. The vessel enjoys increased

volume not just by length but courtesy of the broad beam that's carried lower in the hull.

This enables a third full-size double stateroom on the lower deck, plus plenty more

headroom throughout. The main saloon is now also on one single, sweep-through level,

providing a vast entertainment space. Finally, for ultimate manoeuvrability, this boat is

fitted with the joystick control option, dramatically simplifying docking.

NB. Photos used in these details are of ACTUAL boat “Alanmaxted”

Dimensions:

· L.O.A: 22.60 m

· Beam: 5.73m

· Maximum Draft: 1.63 m

· Fuel Capacity: 5.000 litres

· Water Capacity: 1.200 litres

· Displacement: 44.900 kg

Propulsion:

· Engines: 2 x 1550 MAN

· Total HP 3.100

· Engine hours: 224

· Cruising speed: up to 26 knots

· Max speed: up to 32 knots

Navigation / electronic equipment:

· Generator

· Raymarine E120W – 12.1” wide

screen additional colour display unit at

lower helm.

· Raymarine ST 70 Autopilor

· Raymarine ST 70 Tri Data

· Raystar 125 GPS.

· 48” Open scanner radar.

· Sunseeker Joystick manouvering

system

· Raymarine Ray 240E Class D-DSC

VHF

· Raymarine ST60 Depth system

Colour scheme:

· White hull

· Navy blue boot top line

· Satin American walnut finish

· Cream leather seating inside

Extras:

· Seakeeper Gyro stabiliser system

· Miele electric griddle BBQ on fly

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Man stranded in desert builds motorcycle out of his broken car

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:58:00 -0700

According to Merriam-Webster, ingenuity can be defined as "skill or cleverness in devising or combining" or "cleverness or aptness of design or contrivance." We'd say that's an apt description of a Frenchman named Emile who reportedly found himself stranded in the deserts of Northwest Africa after breaking a frame rail and a suspension swingarm underneath his Citroën 2CV.

What to do? Why, disassemble the broken hulk and build yourself a motorcycle from its pile of parts, of course! As the story goes, Emile was able to use the inventive machine to escape the desert, though not before convincing the local authorities that he wasn't an insurgent and paying a fine for importing a non-conforming vehicle...

Since Emile was the only soul in the area, nobody has been able to confirm the veracity of the events that led to the little French runabout's conversion into a makeshift motorcycle. That said, judging by the images you can see here (apparently from the March 2003 issue of 2CV Magazine), this Citroën-bred two-wheeler does indeed exist, and it was definitely fashioned from parts scavenged from an old 2CV.

Emile, wherever you are, we take our hats off to your real-life MacGyver skills, sir.

Prince Philip in hospital

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:44:00 -0700

The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection and will miss the rest of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, 90, had been taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle as a "precautionary measure". The Queen is still expected to join 12,000 others at the Jubilee concert which is under way at the palace. The prince will remain in hospital under observation for a few days. The prince had appeared to be in good health when he accompanied the Queen on Sunday on the royal barge the Spirit of Chartwell, which formed part of the rain-drenched Jubilee river pageant. He and the Queen stood for most of the 80-minute journey, as they were accompanied by 1,000 boats travelling seven miles down the river to Tower Bridge.

Luka Rocco Magnotta, the 'Canadian Psycho,' arrested in Berlin

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:36:00 -0700

Luka Rocco Magnotta was arrested in Berlin Monday after a four-day international manhunt that spanned three countries. The 29-year-old Canadian wanted over a horrific Montreal ice pick murder and decapitation of a Chinese student that he allegedly filmed and posted to the Internet, was arrested in or near an Internet cafe, Berlin police said. Montreal police confirmed they are aware of the reports that Magnotta was arrested, but said they are still in the process of contacting their Berlin counterparts. The arrest comes after French authorities said they were investigating a tip that Magnotta travelled from Paris to Berlin via bus on the weekend. “Somebody recognized him and (then) all the police recognized him,” Berlin police spokesperson Stefan Redlich told CP24 Monday. Handout (Click to enlarge) Magnotta's alleged victim is Lin Jun, a 33-year-old Concordia University student from Wuhan, Hubei, China. He was last seen on May 24, police said, and reported missing on May 29. Redlich said police were called in by a civilian who spotted Magnotta and he was arrested after police asked for his identification at about 2:00 p.m. local time in Berlin. Reuters is reporting it was an employee of the cafe, Kadir Anlayisli, that recognized Magnotta. The cafe is on Karl Marx Strasse, a busy shopping street filled with Turkish and Lebanese shops and cafes in the Neukoelln district of Berlin. German television quoted the owner of the cafe saying Magnotta was surfing the Internet for about an hour before his arrest. Redlich said Magnotta has been taken into custody without incident and will go in front of a judge Tuesday. Canadian officials are expected to start the extradition process for Magnotta in the near future.

Rush for safe havens as euro fears rise

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:25:00 -0700

US benchmark borrowing costs plunged to levels last seen in 1946 and those for Germany and the UK hit all-time lows as investors took fright at what they see as a disjointed policy response to the debt crisis in Spain and Italy. In a striking sign of the flight to haven assets, German two-year bond yields fell to zero for the first time, below the equivalent rate for Japan, meaning investors are willing to lend to Berlin for no return. US 10-year yields fell as low as 1.62 per cent, a level last reached in March 1946, according to Global Financial Data. German benchmark yields reached 1.26 per cent while Denmark's came close to breaching the 1 per cent level, hitting 1.09 per cent. UK rates fell to 1.64 per cent, the lowest since records for benchmark borrowing costs began in 1703. "They are extreme levels because we are in an extremely perilous situation. People just want to put their money somewhere where they think they will get it back. People may soon be paying Germany or the US to look after their money," said Gary Jenkins, head of Swordfish Research, an independent credit analysis company. The flight to safety came as the situation in Italy and Spain, the eurozone's third- and fourth-largest economies, deteriorated further. Italy held a disappointing debt auction and saw its benchmark borrowing costs rise above 6 per cent for the first time since January. The euro fell 0.8 per cent against the dollar to under $1.24 for the first time in two years. Confusion over how the Spanish government's rescue of Bankia, the stricken lender, will be structured led the premium Madrid pays over Berlin to borrow to hit fresh highs for the euro era at 540 basis points. Analysts said the elevated level meant that clearing houses could soon raise the amount of margin, or collateral, that traders need to post against Spanish debt, a move that led to the escalation of crises in Portugal and Ireland. The European Central Bank has made clear to Spain that it cannot use the bank's liquidity operations as part of a recapitalision of Bankia. However, the central bank said on Wednesday it had not been officially consulted on the plans. Equity markets globally fell on the eurozone fears with bourses in Paris, Frankfurt and London all dropping 2 per cent. But Nick Gartside, international chief investment officer for JPMorgan Asset Management, noted that while US bond yields had halved since April last year the S&P 500 equity market was at the same level. "One of those two markets is mispriced. Core government bonds are an efficient market and they are ahead," he added. Investors said borrowing costs for the US, UK and Germany were likely to continue to fall amid a worsening economic backdrop and the threat of more central bank intervention. Wealth managers have been moving client assets into currency havens in recent weeks, with the Swiss franc and the US dollar among the biggest beneficiaries "Risk aversion, a rapidly slowing global economy and unusually low policy rates will pin these short and intermediate maturity bonds at unprecedented low levels for quite a while," said Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of Pimco, one of the world's largest bond investors. Mr Gartside said he could easily see German rates going below 1 per cent, following a path that only Japan and Switzerland have taken among major economies, while the US and UK could dip under 1.5 per cent. Markets are increasingly resigned to more turmoil until policy makers take more radical action. The two most popular plans of action for investors are for the ECB to buy Spanish and Italian bonds in unlimited size or for eurozone countries to agree on a fiscal union involving the pooling of debt. "You have to throw everything at it. Spain is just too big for half measures. The next intervention has to be not just massive in size but it has to show a total commitment," said Mr Jenkins. He recommends that the ECB set targets either for the premium Spain and Italy pay to borrow over Germany or for their yields.

Euro break-up 'could wipe 50pc off London house prices'

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:05:00 -0700

Property prices in the capital’s most sought-after postcodes have been driven up by investors moving funds out of assets held in euros to buy into what is seen as a “safe haven” alternative. Foreign money seeking a refuge from the wider economic turmoil accounted for 60pc of acquisitions of prime central London property between 2007 and 2011, according to a report by Fathom Consulting for Development Securities. If the shared currency broke up completely, London property would initially be boosted by the continued flight towards a safe haven, the report predicts. But, once the break-up had taken place, demand for these assets as an insurance against this event would start to ebb. “Although fears about a messy end to the euro debt crisis may account for much of the gain in prime central London (PCL) prices that has taken place over the past two years, we find that a break-up of the single currency area is also the single greatest threat to PCL,” said researchers.

Spain's Balearic Islands Now Open to Charter Yachts

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Fri, 4 May 2012 17:06:00 -0700

The Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, Minorca and Formentera, along with mainland cities such as Barcelona, Valencia and Marbella, can now be added to Europe's established 'charter' destinations. With the longest summer season in Europe, and reliable sunshine from April through until late Autumn, these exclusive destinations can now add as much as 75 days to the European cruising season - this now brings a season that incorporates Easter through until the famous "Club closing parties of Ibiza" and the late Autumn sunshine on the southern Iberian peninsula. The Balearics and Spain now join the top cruising destinations of the Cote d'Azur, Costa Smeralda and Amalfi Coast on the charterers' calendar. Due to an exclusive agreement recently signed by International Yacht Register (IYR), charter yacht clients now have the freedom to choose these exclusive locations, not available since the mid 1990s. Yachts such as the new Feadship "AIR" and the Norman Foster designed Ocean Emerald, among other famous yachts, are available to charter in Spain. Not only does this offer the beauty of new cruising grounds, but also exclusive access to some of the famous events of the region, such as the Ibiza 123 Festival in July, the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, and the ability to berth in Valencia for the Grand Prix of Europe.

The Sea Shadow is a unique top-secret stealth ship that cost the US government $195 million. Now, you can buy it in an online auction for $100,000.

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:54:00 -0700

The Sea Shadow is a unique top-secret stealth ship that cost the US government $195 million. Now, you can buy it in an online auction for $100,000. But you won’t be able to take it for a spin – the ship is to be broken down into scrap metal.

The Sea Shadow contains unique technologies still envied by navies around the world, so the new owner will have to disassemble the 563-ton vessel under strict government supervision inside US borders, until its parts have no value except “for their basic material content.”

AFP Photo / U.S. NAVY

From pride of the Navy to scrap heap

After introducing stealth technology in the air – the F-117 made its first flight in 1981 – US Forces wanted to recreate their success, this time at sea.

The Pentagon commissioned industrial giant Lockheed Martin to build a ship that could sneak up on larger enemy vessels to spy or conduct surprise missions. The new ship would also become a testing ground for the technologies that would shape naval warfare in the 21st century.

As one of the most secretive projects in history, it could not be assembled openly.

Lockheed Martin ordered parts from different suppliers, who were never shown the blueprints of the completed ship. They were then welded together inside a secret barge (the HMB-1, also included in the lot) to avoid detection from Soviet satellites.

The Sea Shadow took the water in 1985.

With submerged twin hulls for stability, a low profile to avoid easy visual detection, and sloped sides that reflect radar waves, the Sea Shadow resembles nothing as much as its airborne cousins.

The public were only informed of its existence in 1993, after the end of the Cold War.

And while the ship itself cost about $50 million to build, the entire program totaled nearly $200 million.

Whether the Sea Shadow justified the exorbitant price tag is debatable. Many of the innovations it pioneered have now become standard on new US vessels. On the other hand, the US Navy says it never took part in any real missions.

In fact the closest it came to a genuine conflict was as an inspiration for the Bond villain Elliot Carver’s stealth ship in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies.

After retiring the Sea Shadow in 2006, the US Navy has fruitlessly searched for a museum that would take the ship off its hands. Finally, it decided to put it on an army surplus auction site – where there is currently only a handful of bidders.

And unless someone steps in before bidding ends on Friday, one of the most ambitious projects in US military history is set to meet a somewhat humbling end.

Sea Shadow exiting the HMB-1. The barge, also included in the auction, was built by mogul Howard Hughes to secretely retrieve the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 (Image via GSA auctions)

The Sea Shadow is a unique top-secret stealth ship that cost the US government $195 million. Now, you can buy it in an online auction for $100,000.

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:54:00 -0700

AFP Photo / U.S. NAVY

From pride of the Navy to scrap heap

After introducing stealth technology in the air – the F-117 made its first flight in 1981 – US Forces wanted to recreate their success, this time at sea.

As one of the most secretive projects in history, it could not be assembled openly.

The Sea Shadow took the water in 1985.

With submerged twin hulls for stability, a low profile to avoid easy visual detection, and sloped sides that reflect radar waves, the Sea Shadow resembles nothing as much as its airborne cousins.

The public were only informed of its existence in 1993, after the end of the Cold War.

And while the ship itself cost about $50 million to build, the entire program totaled nearly $200 million.

In fact the closest it came to a genuine conflict was as an inspiration for the Bond villain Elliot Carver’s stealth ship in the 1997 film Tomorrow Never Dies.

And unless someone steps in before bidding ends on Friday, one of the most ambitious projects in US military history is set to meet a somewhat humbling end.

Sea Shadow exiting the HMB-1. The barge, also included in the auction, was built by mogul Howard Hughes to secretely retrieve the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 (Image via GSA auctions)

Clive Palmer plans to build Titanic II

noreply@blogger.com (blogzone) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:25:00 -0700

Queensland billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has unveiled his plans to build the Titanic II to add to his tourism portfolio. Mr Palmer said his new company Blue Star Line Pty Ltd had commissioned the state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build a near replica of the ill-fated Titanic. The cost is unknown. He made the announcement on the same day he revealed his hopes to contest the next federal election in the Queensland seat of Lilley, held by Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan.

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The Sea Shadow is a unique top-secret stealth ship that cost the US government $195 million. Now, you can buy it in an online auction for $100,000.

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The Sea Shadow is a unique top-secret stealth ship that cost the US government $195 million. Now, you can buy it in an online auction for $100,000.

From pride of the Navy to scrap heap

Clive Palmer plans to build Titanic II