Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Top 10 Luxury iPad Cases

it’s all about the iPad. Of course, you’ll need a proper case for your expensive tablet. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of the best luxury iPad cases available. These aren’t the most expensive iPad cases in the world, but they’ll certainly do in a pinch.

NewerTech iFolio – $129.99

Top 10 Most Expensive iPad Apps

If you have trouble reading this or communicating with natural speech and words, you probably need Touchchat HD. In all seriousness, this iPad app seems like it could be useful tool for communicating with the impaired.

Most Expensive Razor

We found the answer to your razorburn and to the question on your mind: what is the world’s most expensive shave. Some purists contend that only a straight razor can truly create a close shave. With sapphire blades with an edge is less than 100 atoms across, 5000 times thinner than a strand of your hair, the Zafirro may have even the best straight razor beat.

The handle is made out of 99.95% pure iridium, one of the rarest elements present in the earth’s crust. The hexagonal screws used in the razor are 99.95% pure platinum.

Most Expensive Hockey Cards

You may still be asking, what is the world’s most expensive hockey card? While the Gretzky card sold for a staggering amount, two other hockey cards bested the recent sale.

A mint graded 1911-12 Imperial Tobacco Georges Vezina hockey rookie card sold for $100,000 in April, 2007. Vezina was a legendaly goalie playing for the Montreal Canadiens.

Most Expensive Vacuum

Enter the cleaner in the world: The Crystal Ergoripado by Electrolux.  Created in 2009 by Polish Fashion designer Lukasz Jemiol, the vacuum was commissioned to commemorate Electrolux’s popular Ergoripado model.  The limited edition black and white version of this model was chosen to be adorned head to toe with 3,730 Swarovski crystals.  Electrolux lovingly states

Most Expensive Pigeon

rats with wings’.  Each society has their own set of rules when it comes to the ranking and treatment of different animals, so it comes as no surprise that the storied past time of pigeon racing, currently gaining popularity in China, has yet to catch on in the US.

New York Times Hit Piece Shows Issa Is Now a Target

Doug Heye By Doug Heye

Posted: August 16, 2011

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Rep. Darrell Issa's strident criticisms of the Obama administration and his steady presence on cable news over the past few years have put him in the spotlight. Now, with the gavel of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform where he leads multiple investigations of the Obama administration, Issa has become a target.

Which makes the 2,700 word piece critical of California Rep. Darrell Issa in Monday's New York Times—"A Businessman in Congress, Helping His District, Himself"—hardly surprising.

In devoting so many column inches to Issa, the New York Times, doing work no doubt pleasing to the Obama administration and House Democrats, is on the attack. Insinuation after insinuation is lobbed: the congressman has started businesses and bought buildings while using his position as a member of Congress, the article alleges, for his personal benefit.

Bizarrely, the article even notes Issa's attendance the Consumer Electronics Association annual convention in Las Vegas, an event attended by countless members of Congress—Democratic and Republican—over the years.