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18 Feb ’11

Britney Spears’ New $20 Million Mansion

Filed under: Interiors — Tags: , , — Sahar @ 9:30 am

It seems that pop princess Britney Spears has just purchased a $20million mansion in the private Hidden Hills community a couple of miles from the $8.9 million property she currently lives in.

The  new property sits on over three acres and boasts a massive 20,000 square feet of indoor space.

The pop princess’ new home is in the same community where superstars like Jennifer Lopez, the Osbournes and the Kardashians have all owned homes.

The  mansion house has ten bedrooms and 13 bathrooms all with high ceilings and dark hardwood floors.

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17 Feb ’11

Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Facebook Edition| Event

Filed under: Cars,Exhibitions & Events — Tags: , , — Sahar @ 9:30 am

For their one millionth fan milestone on Facebook, German automaker Porsche thought of celebrating by coming out with a special exhibition inside the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart solely dedicated to a unique custom-made 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid . Starting February 11, 2011, the Porsche museum will be presenting a Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid adorned with the signatures of more than 27,000 Porsche Facebook fans.

 

 

The 911 GT3 R Hybrid was chosen for this extraordinary signature-gathering campaign because it impressively embodies the future of motorsport – with Porsche Intelligent Performance.

 

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16 Feb ’11

Roses Bloom in New York | Event

Filed under: Exhibitions & Events,Uncategorized — Tags: , , — Sahar @ 9:30 am

 

Spring will arrive early to New York this year. In an attempt to transform Park Avenue into a fanciful garden, Will Ryman creates 38 sculptures of rose blossoms towering as high as 25 feet, complimented by 20 individual scattered rose petals, to be installed along Park Avenue from January 25 through May 31, 2011.

Reflecting Ryman’s flair for the dramatic and absurdly wonderful, roses painted in shades of pink and red will spring up in vibrant contrast to the traditionally bleaker winter months preceding spring in the artist’s large-scale love letter to New York City.

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15 Feb ’11

‘Un Peu de Kil Shi’ Named Blog of the Week

Filed under: UPDKS in the Media — Tags: , , — Sahar @ 8:00 am

 

I have to admit I am really flattered this blog has been named blog of the week on the Lebanon Aggregator. I am not sure if that or what Liliane had to say about it was more flattering. I am proud to be among this blogosphere and the Lebanese twitterverse for that matter.

 

Thank you again, I hope this blog will always be up to the standards. With your support I am sure it will be !

14 Feb ’11

Feng Shui Your Bedroom for Romance This Valentine’s

Filed under: Feng Shui & Healthy Home tips,Tips — Tags: , , , — Sahar @ 9:00 am

Feng shui, whether directly or indirectly, has become known worldwide and practiced by many people. With the introduction of “The Secret” and “The Power of Now” even more people have been exposed to the power of energy and positive thinking. What was once considered witchcraft and superstation has become a science we all live our daily lives by. In an earlier post I introduced you to the basic steps of Feng Shui and how to apply its principles around your home. Since it is Valentine’s, the day of love and romance, I thought I’d include some tips which can each be applied in 10 minutes or less to enhance your love life and attract it if it is missing. These tips are mainly to be applied to your bedroom and can be used by single or involved people. For clarification Ch’I is the “ flow of energy”, you will be reading this often in the below listed tips.

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13 Feb ’11

Mher Krikorian| Photographer from Lebanon

Filed under: Art & Photography — Tags: , , , , , — Sahar @ 10:00 am

Mher Krikorian is a young talented photographer from Lebanon. I came across his work after following him on twitter and realizing his passion for what he does best, hang around Beirut and “Shoot with his Canon”.

His input is very touching, through his “Life is Awesome” collection, not only did he attach pamphlets with his own words, he spread them in a way that made passersby smile and even if for a moment, think of how “awesome” life is.

 

 

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12 Feb ’11

El Ateneo Grand Splendid, A Book Lover’s Dream

Filed under: Architecture,Interiors — Tags: , , , — Sahar @ 9:30 am

Named by The Guardian in its 2008 list of the World’s ten best bookshops, El Ateneo in Buenos Aires captured the awe of tourists and book lovers alike because of its grandiose architecture.

Built in 1919 by an Italian architect in the eclectic style, the theater entertained Buenos Aires for a decade with top-tier tango concerts, before it was converted into a popular cinema. In 2000, the building was leased by a publishing house and found new life as a bookstore. The amphitheater’s former 1,050-person seating area now contains El Ateneo’s 120,000 book titles. The beautiful central dome retains the original Romantic-style frescos by Italian, Nazareno Orlandi celebrating the end of the First World War.

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10 Feb ’11

Google London Offices Phase 1 | Office Design

Filed under: Interiors — Tags: , , , — Sahar @ 3:45 pm

Architecture firm Scott Brownrigg have completed phase 1 of the 40,000 sq ft London office of internet search engine Google, with a giant logo in the lobby forming doorways through the two Os. Designed with a Brighton beach theme, the interior is filled with dodgem cars used as work spaces, red telephone booths, beach huts and giant dice. Wallpaper in the meeting rooms and video conference booths is printed with seaside imagery.The space also includes a gym, spa center and restaurant offering free meals for the 300 strong staff.

As with many other Google offices worldwide, the office has a strong local theme. Joe Borrett and Jane Preston from Google, working with the Scott Brownrigg Interior Design team chose a theme of London-Brighton and as a result many iconic elements of both are incorporated into the office design.

Brightly colored timber beach huts are meeting rooms and giant colorful dice accommodate individual video conference booths, original dodgem cars and traditional red telephone booths are all work spaces available to staff and visitors.

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