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Weirdest Holiday Tradition

Posted on 18. Dec, 2008 by aD|2i/\n.

A window dresser makes the final adjustments to a display in the window of Selfridges as the store unveils its new Christmas display in London, England. Featuring Santa in the windows for the first time in over 40 years the annual festive display has been a part of London Christmas retailing for nearly 100 years.

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World’s First Luxurious Hotel – To Refrigerate Beach !!

Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by aD|2i/\n.

Cool spot … due to open in 2009, the Palazzo Versace fashion house in Dubai will boast the first refrigerated beach, so hotel guests can walk comfortably across the sand on scorching days.

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Amazing Art With Crayons

Posted on 13. Dec, 2008 by aD|2i/\n.

His most iconic portraits include Barack Obama…

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Undie Run 2008

Posted on 12. Dec, 2008 by aD|2i/\n.

This was probably the biggest we’ve ever seen. It took 10 minutes for the thousands of students to make it through the Strathmore Ave. tunnel.

Last night’s Undie Run was definitely different than years past. After UCLA administrators threatened to ban the event from occurring, the student body stepped in and found a compromise: change the route to end at a more secure and well-lit location. Whether that contributed to last night’s lower turnout–around 1,000 students instead of the usual 2,000-3,000–or not, the tradition’s flavor has definitely changed. However, for better or worse, those who ran had a blast.

Although the Undie Run has been around since 2002 (in lieu of the Midnight Yell), major media outlets really didn’t start to catch on until a few years ago. Last night, ESPN, NBC, FOX News and four LA Times staffers were seen at the event.

One of the other reasons why campus officials wanted to change the route and ending location was because too much damage and repair costs incurred. Here’s one part overlooked: everyone is hurdling over this brick fencing into landscaping.

This was probably the biggest we’ve ever seen. It took 10 minutes for the thousands of students to make it through the Strathmore Ave. tunnel.

UCLA Campus Police did not break out the tactical riot gear for the Fall Quarter.

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Barak Obama’s Private Book Reveals

Posted on 12. Dec, 2008 by aD|2i/\n.

A new book, President Obama : The Path to the White House (David & Charles / TIME £9.99), showcases the photographs of Callie Shell, who began covering Obama for Time Magazine in 2006 when his travelling party numbered just three people in a van: the driver, Obama and Shell. Her photographs reveal Obama’s private, unguarded side, his repose with his family, and capture the awe and excitement his campaign generated .

November 7 2007 : Ready for showtime. Drumming up support in county after county, Obama, in a rare solitary moment, waits in a stairwell before addressing a crowd in Muscatine, Iowa.

January 1 2008 : Strategist. To create his army of volunteers, Obama worked to energise groups like this one, at a gym in Davenport, Iowa.

January 6 2008 : Mr Cool. With two days to go before the New Hampshire primary, while facing sharp attacks from Hillary Clinton, Obama kicks back on the campaign bus

January 6 2008 : Rest for the weary. In the middle of a long day of events in New Hampshire, Obama grabs a quick nap on his campaign bus as he heads to another rally.

March 1 2008 : Footsore. His shoes worn down by campaigning, Obama conducts press interviews on the phone after a rally at Rhode Island College in Providence.

April 5 2008 : Competitive streak. Not to be outsone by two aides who each did a pair of pull-ups, Obama does three before stepping out to address the crowd at the University of Montana.

April 21 2008 : Explaining his health plan. Obama pops in to greet locals, including this curious young man, at a diner in Scranton, a day before the Pennsylvania primary.

April 22 2008 : Fuelling up. With Michelle (and a large press corps) on hand, Obama grabs a bite at a Pittsburgh diner on the morning of the Pennsylvania primary.

July 4 2008 : Hooping it up. Even at the height of the campaign, there were moments of levity, as at this Independence Day picnic in Butte, Montana.

November 4 2008 : Grand entrance. The newly-elected First Couple walk onto the stage at Grant’s Field, Chicago.

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World’s First And Most Strange ‘ Zero Star ‘ Hotel

Posted on 11. Dec, 2008 by aD|2i/\n.

Cheap digs … the Null stern Hotel in the small town of Sevelen, Switzerland, will become the world’s first ‘zero star hotel’ when it opens in 2009.

Going underground … the hotel has been developed inside a former nuclear bunker.

Close shave … guests can swap expensive luxury hotel add-ons for prison-style essentials for just $14 a night.

Sleep company … visitors are treated to dorm-style accommodation with Swiss army-standard beds.

Safe haven … hotel guests will be safe from terrorist attacks in the cosy Cold War bunker.

Up-grade … visitors can upgrade from dorm-style accommodation to their own room, complete with unpainted concrete walls, for $39.

Family affair … guests will receive a complimentary pair of slippers to venture across the cold concrete floors and mingle with fellow inmates.

Also on offer is a set of earplugs to drown out the noisy ventilation system.

Bottle it up … the converted nuclear bunker is too expensive to heat, so guests are treated to free hot water bottles to keep them cosy.

Wheel of unfortune … like the rest of the hotel, the interior artwork is a lot to be desired.

Face value … and the exterior isn’t exactly inviting, either.

We’re open … at least they went all out on advertising the hotel.

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