Innovative "lucky coin" building under way in China

Innovative "lucky coin" building under way in China: "By this time next year, a walk along the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China, will come with an unusual bonus: a view of the completed Guangdong Plastics Exchange research center/warehouse."

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U.S. Marine Corps takes delivery of latest V-22 Osprey

U.S. Marine Corps takes delivery of latest V-22 Osprey: "The tilt-rotor Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey program received a boost last week when the U.S. Marine Corps took delivery of the latest variant. The Osprey, which began development some 30 years ago,"

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Ferrari 250 GTO sells for more than US$30 million

Ferrari 250 GTO sells for more than US$30 million: "Resale value is one of the many factors to consider when buying a car. But for some serious return on automotive investment it's hard to beat the Ferrari 250 GTO. Produced from 1962 to 1964 by Ferrari for eligibility into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category, potential U.S buyers at the time not only had to fork out US$18,000,"

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A garden in a sack

A garden in a sack: "We made a garden in a burlap coffee sack to demonstrate a simple way to garden when you don't have much space (the link is to engineeringforchange.org's sack garden how-to guide). These garden sacks are popping up in impoverished urban neighborhoods in Kenya and other developing countries. They also work in small yards or on apartment balconies."

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Super Moon due to Appear on May 5th, 2012 [Video] - How-To Geek

Super Moon due to Appear on May 5th, 2012 [Video] - How-To Geek: "A Super Moon appears approximately once each year and the event is due to happen in early May this year. So here is your opportunity to plan ahead and get ready to enjoy some Lunar enhanced goodness."

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HemLoft treehouse is a quiet forest retreat ... if you can find it

HemLoft treehouse is a quiet forest retreat ... if you can find it: "Described by its creator as "a secret treehouse hiding in the woods of Whistler," in the Canadian province of British Columbia, the HemLoft is, unlike many buildings that describe themselves such, a treehouse in the truest sense: the entire weight of the egg-shaped structure is supported by the tree around which it is built. Though welcome to visitors - the right sort of visitors, at least - one first has to find it. And the ongoing story of the HemLoft's ever-widening profile is as compelling as the story of its construction - and it's a story with an uncertain ending."

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Siemens full-surface induction cooktop lets you arrange the pans wherever you like

Siemens full-surface induction cooktop lets you arrange the pans wherever you like: "Earlier this year at CES 2012, Siemens subsidiary Thermador unveiled its Freedom Induction Cooktop that allows pots and pans of various sizes to be placed anywhere on its surface instead of being constrained to fixed cooking zones. Now Siemens has shown its own full-surface induction cooktop that provides the same freedom of cookware placement."

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Flash Dock attaches iPhone to DSLR, raises camera's IQ

Flash Dock attaches iPhone to DSLR, raises camera's IQ: "The Flash Dock from Pocket Demo is a DSLR hot shoe device that physically connects your iPhone (or other smartphone) to your DSLR camera, boosting the IQ of the latter by some margin. "

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WWII water tower renovated into family abode

WWII water tower renovated into family abode: "Chateau D'eau by Belgian design studio Bham is a novel piece of architectural adaptation, renovating a piece of World War II-era infrastructure into a very modern and desirable family home."

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Chalktrail: Bike add-on combines cycling and sidewalk chalk art

Chalktrail: Bike add-on combines cycling and sidewalk chalk art: "Kids love creating art almost as much as they love getting out on their bikes, but with this approach choosing what to do doesn't have to be an either/or decision. The Chalktrail is an add-on which turns any bike or scooter into an artistic tool by holding a stick of chalk which is pressed to the ground behind you as you ride, leaving a colorful trail showing where you've been."

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Monstrous new SRT (Dodge) Viper at New York Motor Show

Monstrous new SRT (Dodge) Viper at New York Motor Show: "After a period when financial crisis threatened the very existence of Chrysler’s SRT performance brand, the company came back to the New York Motor Show with a fitting flagship, the brand-new Dodge... sorry - SRT Viper and Viper GTS. The original Viper was an outrageous and unsubtle statement of muscle-car intent that unfortunately was unable to hide its uncouth truck-based roots."

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Tupac Shakur resurrected as ultra-realistic "hologram" for live performance

Tupac Shakur resurrected as ultra-realistic "hologram" for live performance: "Last Sunday, attendees of the 2012 Coachella music festival were shocked when infamous rapper, Tupac Shakur, took the stage in the form of a hologram to give a live performance - quite a feat, considering the man has been dead for over 15 years. "

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