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Just a short note for those of you who is thinking of buying an electronic book reader Kindle: on Wednesday, July 8, Amazon has reduced a price of its prized reader to $299 from $359.

 
If you need more information, read this article at:
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And don’t forget to read a lot of helpful comments, too. You future vacations and free time may depend on it.

 
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When was the last time you played with the Rubik Cube? How much time did you spend trying to position those sides and colors, only to give up at the end? Are you still wondering how it’s done? Or were you able to solve it?

 
If you still are that person who tries to solve the puzzle, you’d be happy to know that the inventor of the Rubik Cube professor Ernö Rubik had invented a new gadget for you: Rubik’s 360.
It’s been 20 years since his last invention and the professor says that this one is much simpler.

 
“Rubik’s 360, which goes on sale next week, features six small balls inside three interlocking spheres. The task is to lock each ball into colour-coded capsules on the outermost sphere. Professor Rubik said of his cube that it was “easy to understand the task, but hard to work out the solution”. It is just as aggravating to crack the 360. ”

 
Judging by the reaction of the Times Online staff, which published the news, it isn’t, but you’ll have your say when you get you hands on it it . Meanwhile, read the article here: Timesonline.co.uk and see a good picture of it as well.

 
Meanwhile, you can order it from Amazon.com for $14.99. It should be shipped within 1-2 months.

 
And if you can’t wait to see how it works, here is the Youtube video for you: Rubik’s 360 Demonstration.

 

 
Have you ever hit a “Send” button in your email only to notice in a last minute that you forgot to attach a document, misspelled a simple word or just changed your mind all together?
It’s been a few months, I think, since Google has added a new feature in its arsenal of email tricks: a function, where you can stop the email you sent.

 
Here is how it works: once you finish writing your email and click “Send” button, you will see a yellow bar with the words “You message is being sent” and “Cancel”.  Then it changes to “Undo”.  At this moment you have 5 seconds to stop that email from being send.  All you have to do is to click on “Undo”.  The email you composed will come back on your screen so you can correct it and send it again, or delete it, if you wish.

 
If you don’t see the word “Undo”, when sending email, you may have adjust your Settings for email.   It’s easy: click on the word “Settings” (at the top of your screen for email).   A new half-screen will be opened, where you will find the action for “Undo Send” and activate it. Then just go back to your email inbox. A green “tree” symbol will appear next to “Settings”, indicating that you activated 1 feature.

 
From now on you will be able to stop your email from being send any time you wish. Just don’t forget: you have only five seconds to do it.

 

If you live near or planning a vacation to Germany, you now have one more destination to go: a new museum in the German town Baden-Baden.

 
On May 9 2009 Russian tycoon Alexander Ivanov is planning to open first “world’s only museum dedicated to the Russian Imperial jeweler Faberge” there.

 
“The collector had originally planned to show his treasure trove of Russian art in the country’s capital and now reveals it will open instead on May 9 in the German spa town of Baden-Baden. Ivanov, 46, says he’s a patriot and only changed his mind because of the high cost of building and Russian bureaucracy. He says his 3,000-piece collection is worth about $1.5 billion. ”

 
“Ivanov said he chose Baden-Baden, near Germany’s western border, because it’s “close to France, a resort for the rich, and historically it has always been the most popular resort for Russians.” The local government has also been supportive, he said.”

 
“The German word ‘Baden’ translates as ‘to bath/bathe’”.
“The 19th century saw the town rise to become a meeting place for celebrities, attracted by the hot springs as well as by the famous Casino, luxury hotels, horse races, and the gardens of the Lichtentaler Allee. Baden-Baden was then nicknamed the European summer capital.”
Read about this city here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-Baden.

 
“Entrance to the Faberge Museum will cost 20 euros. Ivanov’s most pessimistic forecast is 200,000 visitors a year, and he’s planning for up to 500,000.

 
“Even at 100,000 visitors a year we would cover costs,” said Ivanov, whose office is one block from the czarist-era Faberge shop in Moscow, now occupied by a bistro. “The collection needs to make money and to pay its way.”

 
“The House of Faberge was founded in St. Petersburg in 1842 by Gustav Faberge.”
Company’s goldsmiths made jewelry and luxury items for the Russian tsar’s family and other kings and riches.

 
“In addition to Easter eggs, the company made a wide range of jewelry and decorative artworks, the most famous of which are semi-precious stone and jeweled figures of people, animals, and vases with flowers. The company had international brand recognition, with a shop in London, and it counted as a customer the King of Siam (now Thailand).”

 
Read more about Fabergé Easter eggs here: Wikipedia.org. Faberge Eggs

 
About House of Faberge here: Wikipedia.org. House of Faberge

 
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com

 

 

photo credit: AchimH

 

 
Today I would like to bring to your attention a very interesting and useful article:  “6 sites to make flying a whole lot easier”.

 
Read it to find out how to find and book the best flight, how to check for the timely plane’s arrival or departure, what to do before you leave for the airport, how to find an outlet and a Wi-Fi once you get there, and many other interesting tips.

 
Find out about The Wiki, which ” is a guide to airports all over the world, letting you know where to look for a free outlet.”

 
As usual, read the comments. You’ll learn some more.

 
Click on this link: www.makeuseof.com and enjoy your learning.

 
After you are through with this article, check the categories of the site, you won’t regret it, especially, if you are a computer geek. The amount of fascinating information will keep you busy for a while.

 
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If you are tired of getting unsolicited phone calls from the telemarketers, it’s time to take an action: register you phone number (it’s free) at National Do Not Call Registry: https://www.donotcall.gov/

 
Make sure you enter correct email address.

 
After completing a very short (entering your phone number and email) registration process you will get a confirmation letter to your email address, where you’ll have to click on the provided link to make the process complete.

 
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If you take a lot of pictures and dread the time you have to sit down and transfer it to a computer, you’ll like the Wireless Eye-Fi Memory Card. With this electronic device every picture you take can be automatically transferred to your computer (provided you have a wireless internet connection). All you have to do is to replace your camera’s memory card with Eye-Fi. Makes a great gift, too.
You may buy it at Amazon.com. Read the comments, too.

 


 
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It’s only a month left until February 14, and if you think of a gift, it’s time to move.
Of course, there are still holiday sales going on and you can buy some jewelry. You may buy flowers.  And, of course, there are always book store options, gift baskets, hobby items or a gift of wine.

 
Now, consider a wine with a message (not in the bottle, but on the label).

 

 
Personalized Wines have an an array of offerings: personalized wines, champagne, gift boxes, accessories, labels.
The prices start from $8 and choices are numerous.
All you have to do is submit a photo of yourself, the recipient, or whatever image (hopefully, decent) you have in mind, and you have an unusual present to present.

 
Also, if you consider a gift of chocolate, I suggest you try Recchiuti Confections.

 
It is so different from anything I’ve tried before, that I feel I must tell you about it. It’s rich, it’s creamy, it’s tasty. The presentation, the taste and the smell are absolutely exquisite, surprising in its intensity and unexpectedly complex and delicious in taste.
You may watch a video about the company and its production here.
Try this chocolate. You won’t regret it.

 
If wine or chocolate is not an option, you may check this site: CafePress
Enter a word (cat, cards) in a search box and find an abudance of items depicting your interests: t-shirts, calendars, home gifts, cards, stationary, etc.  Sift through the choices and order.

 
Consider yourself ready for the  Valentine Day.

 

 
If you think you may use a professional financial advice, you may buy  “Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan” book at Amazon.com or any other book store.

 
At the same time, you may download it for free from here: Oprah.com.
Read the whole article and the instructions on downloading, too.

 
The book is copyrighted, so you can download it, but can’t copy, share of forward it.

 
The book is available for free download only until January 15, 2009.

 
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Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was born 19 August 1883. (Coco for “a little pet”).

 
“Chanel died in Paris on 10 January 1971, aged 88, in her private suite at the Hôtel Ritz, and she was buried in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her tombstone is carved with stone lion heads representing her birth sign, Leo.”

 
See the picture of Coco Chanel and her grave here:

 
Last year Karl Lagerfeld designed special limited edition coin to commemorate her 125th birth anniversary. The coin displays a portrait of Chanel in her little hat and pearl necklace together with a signature of Karl Lagerfeld  on one side, and the number 5, as “€5″ symbol for the denomination and the perfume, on the other. The coin is produced in gold, silver and metal.
(The cost and the amount of the coins produced is unclear to me, because  various sources quote different numbers).

 
Coco Chanel’s life was depicted in films and Broadway’s productions.

 
“She was still working in 1971 when she died. Karl Lagerfeld has been chief designer of Chanel’s fashion house since 1983″.
Known as and for: “Fashion Designer: little black dress, Chanel suit, Chanel jacket”.

 
She started wearing bell-bottoms, glamorized pea jackets, and showed women of the world the “path to pants”.
Multiple strands jewelries and instantly recognizable accessories, menswear tailored for women, quilted pockets and purses, Chanel No. 5 perfume, comfortable clothes: it’s all Chanel.

 
Did she have many friends? She certainly was a very influential person at the height of her popularity and had many people around her, but once she said: “My friends, there are no friends.”  Was it what she thought, or just something intriguing to say? Who knows…

 
You may find more quotes from her here: Women History.

 
She was an exceptionally good (creating a brand) businesswoman and a equally good, talented designer. She had numerous questionable and bad traits about her as well. Nevertheless, she is remembered a genius, who changed the fashion and the lifestyle with it in so many ways, that the influence is still continues,  through this day…

 
About Coco Chanel in Wikipedia:

 
Read more about her here and here.

 
Read on coin info at Luxist and at Luxury Launches.

 
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