Did you thank Victoria before the new year for a perfect 2008? If not i suggest you do! Come on people give credit where credit is due!

IT IS A MIRACLE!

This is one sure fire gadget to launch your lazy butt out of bed. The Rocket Launcher Alarm Clock features a NASA-style countdown before blasting a foam-tip rocket. Prevent the launch and the alarm clock will not annoy you with its constant beeps. But should the rocket lift off, it will guarantee to get you up – ringing endlessly unless you find the rocket and put it back into the launch pad.

10. Kentucky Tea

Why is it manly:? You can get shot in the face by an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms federal agent just for making this cocktail.

Recipe:

1 mason jar halfway full of moonshine

Fill the jar with branch water

9. Rusty Nail

Why is it manly?: I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but there’s something oddly macho about asking your girlfriend if she would like to sip on your Rusty Nail. Recipe:

¾ oz. scotch

¼ oz. Drambuie

8. Snake Bite

Why is it manly?: Anytime a drink is compared to a snake sinking its fangs into you and depositing venom in your bloodstream, chances are, it’s probably pretty stiff. Basically it’s straight up Yukon Jack, which has been known to make balls hairy. The only reason there’s a dash of lime juice is so you won’t get scurvy.

Recipe:

2 oz Yukon Jack liqueur

1 dash Lime juice

7. Jagerade

Why is it manly?: To be honest, I don’t know if this is manly or just gross. Either way, a man can never get enough electrolytes.

Recipe: 8 oz chilled Gatorade energy drink

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Dubai is home to some of the most extravagant hotels in the world and the best place to stay may be the Monarch Dubai’s Monarch Suite. It was named the World’s Leading Suite at the World Travel Awards. The suite is on the 32nd and 33rd floor, it offers over 12,000 square feet of sumptuous luxury combining contemporary design and Arabian décor. It has a dining room, private movie theater, library fitness center, three bedrooms, kitchenette, outdoor terrace, pool steam room and sauna. A personal butler comes with the suite.

I always wondered when i was at school why teachers didnt use their brains to come up with a way to teach that actually made sense to pubecent boys? I mean surely it cant be that hard – a giant cutout of a naked woman and for each A she loses a piece of clothing? I mean that even got the Indians in that Charlie Sheen movie to win the bloody world series – surely it could get some A’s out of drooling teenagers.

So finally some teacher has realised he needs to make it more interesting otherwise students will finally snap and torch the periodic table!!

All i can say to this brave teaching sole is WELL DONE SIR! (actually its more like well done Ma’am)

An ingenious chemistry teacher at Tokyo’s Musashi Institute of Technology has realized that not only does sex sell, but it aides in education as well.  She has created ‘The Periodic Table: Learning Basic Chemistry through Moe’ a study guide for chemistry. Each element in the periodic table is assigned an ‘Element Girl’ to represent it’s unique traits such as Fluorine hefts a Teflon frying, Sodium is baking bread and Hydrogen is represented as a tiny fairy.

“It describes each element’s properties very well, makes the subject easier to approach and understand,” comments Mitsuda (the teacher).

Yes, we’d have to agree. I’m sure every school age boy can name at least 118 sexy actresses, models and video game characters so why not put these tactics to good use.

I love the way Mercedes thinks for you – i mean they are the pioneers in every piece of technology most modern day cars have – and here is their latest!

Mercedes studied the brain waves of sleepy drivers, and matched those up with lackadaisical steering tendencies, resulting in a car that can sense if you’re spacing out.

Attention Assist uses precision sensors on the steering column to watch your attention level, and if you start to fall asleep, it sounds an obnoxious alarm, accompanied by an icon in the middle of the speedometer suggesting that you pause for a cup of coffee.

After witnessing the makeover given to traditional foodstuffs like cupcakes and popsicles, it seems it’s now popcorn’s turn. 479° Popcorn is handmade, made-to-order popcorn in flavours such as Alderwood Smoked Sea Salt, Ginger Sesame Caramel and Black Truffle & White Cheddar.

Taking a leaf from the book of gourmet wine tasting establishments, 479° offers ‘Samplers’ and ‘Collections’, all linked by theme. Samplers’ five boxes feed 2-4 people, and the Collections’ three canisters are enough for 4-8. Prices range from USD 33 for the Purist Sampler to USD 52 for the Caramel Collection.

Aware that posh flavours and presentation aren’t always enough to ensure premium status, 479° Popcorn stresses its green credentials. The majority of its organic fair trade ingredients are sourced from farms close to its San Francisco kitchen, with the popped corn packaged in 90% recycled paper canisters that are also sourced from local suppliers. 479° Popcorn—named for the ideal Fahrenheit temperature for popping corn—is currently available in select Californian stores and via its website for delivery throughout the US. One for boutique cinemas to partner with?

Website: www.479popcorn.com

WELL DONE – WELL DONE and WELL DONE AGAIN to the boys and girls that do NIKONs advertising – i mean this is what advertising is about people!! WHy do we really have to put up with so much bad advertising when there is this kind of genius out there!!

THE COPY FOR THE ADs IS – DETECTS UP TO 12 FACES!

JUST CLASSIC!!

I dont know about you but i had to unfortunately sit through the crap sequals to F&F – i dont even know how many there were for goodness sake – i mean there were a few with the original main guy (he is such a crap actor i dont know his name) then they completely lost all semi known people for a while – i mean it turned as ugly as XXX 2 when they substituted ICE ‘ i ate all the pies’ CUBE for vin diesel!!

So here is the new poster and it could be interesting i think??

If you have read STM before you will know i normally hate these morons that take million rand vehicles and turn them into a puppet show for the moron yuppie of the modern generations – HOWEVER – in this case i must eat my words. THis thing really does look badass and i think you will get some seriously angry looks from the dick who just bought his Lambo in metallic yellow – partly cause only dicks order them in that cutard coloured crap but mostly because he is shit scared your Lambo wil EAT HIS!

Porsche has managed to transcend the ordinary road going vehicles for a more slippery vibe! This really is one of the coolest sleds i have ever seen and not only will you kick some serious ass on this thing – when you get to the bottom to have your straight vodka shot you will certainly have the coolest sled in the bar (not sure how cool that actually is but still!!)

As soon as the first snow falls, as immediately the snow slopes get rushed by several premium labels. Beside sunglasses and other lifestyle accessories they found sleds to be a profitable business. Lucky us, because they know how to produce astonishing pieces which aren’t just advanced in terms of technology. Sledding is not just a welcome change for the smallest, the silver design-sled by Porsche may now also pull the most style conscious person to have fun on a simple way. The noble aluminum sportster offers also functionality, thanks to its practical folding mechanism, and it is prepared for even the heaviest holiday dinner with a maximum capacity of 100kg.