Macaron Day NYC

In 2010, Francois Payard, chef and owner of Francois Chocolate Bar and Francois Payard Bakery in New York City, organized the first annual Macaron Day in New York City. Macaron Day NYC is inspired by and coincides annually with the Jour du Macaron in Paris. It will take place on Sunday, March 20, 2011.

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The world's most expensive dog

A coal baron living in northern China just spent $1.5 million to buy what is considered the world's most expensive dog, a red Tibetan Mastiff.
In any case, the 180-pound 11-month-old red Tibetan Mastiff known as Big Splash, or "Hong Dong" in Mandarin, just earned the title of the world's priciest pooch. The breed can grow to be 285 pounds, and according to the breeder, Big Splash is such a perfect specimen that the eyeball-popping price is justified. It is believed the breed descended from wolves 58,000 years ago.

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Crystallization Spring 2011 collection

Booties from United Nude and Iris Van Herpen’s Crystallization Spring 2011 collection. Only 100 pairs will be produced and retail for $995.

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the Ventura SPARC MGS watch

Although kinetically powered timepieces may not be anything new, the Ventura SPARC MGS watch takes that technology and puts a unique twist on it. 
Instead of powering the spring to keep the mechanical movements going inside, this watch powers its LCD display and other digital pieces by harnessing the wearers movements.
The simplicity of its design seems to offset the rather complicated method in which the Ventura SPARC MGS watch is powered. Of course, its sleekness is what makes this timepiece even more covetable aside from its obvious eco-friendly quality.
Essentially, the wearer’s movements turn connecting gears within the Ventura SPARC MGS watch to repeatedly tension a spring (which is made visible). Once the spring is fully tensed, it powers a mini-generator that keeps everything running smoothly.

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SportChassis P4XL, the new super-duty pickup.

With a gargantuan 174-inch wheelbase and 100-inch width, the P4XL is arguably the biggest pickup you can buy, and backs it up with heavy-duty features like an 8.3L Cummins diesel with 330 hp and 1,000 ft/lb of torque, shift-on-the-fly technology, a 17,500 lb. rear air suspension and 10,000 lb. front axle, a passive noise reduction system with Dynamat to keep the interior quiet, an optional adjustable-height hitch, a Pioneer AVIC-Z3 central touchscreen controller for audio, GPS, and telephony.


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Jurgen Mayer h. architects: sunglasses for IC! berlin

Berlin based Jurgen Mayer H. Architects partners with IC! Berlin on a collection of sunglasses. 
The aesthetic of the capsule collection is to reflect the asymetry of the human face with each side of asymmetric glasses which shift and change from one side of the frame to the other, a subtle answer to the asymmetry of human faces.
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Spido Speed watch by Linde Werdelin

This Danish brand was introduced on the market of sports watch in 2006. Though it still a young brand it is renown for its highest quality and unique designs. Their watches possess a high usability along with a uniquely shaped design. In 2011 they present their Spido Speed which are irreplaceable for men having such hobbies as climbing, extreme driving and other sports.

Speed Spido watch will be numbered to 100 pieces. The sale price is € 11 760 and will be available in May 2011.

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