Don Herbert, who explained the wonderful world of science to millions children on his Nickelodeon cable TV show "Mr. Wizard's World", has died after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 89.

Herbert used basic experiments to teach scientific principles to his TV audience via an in-studio guest boy or girl who assisted in the experiments. Herbert liked to perform his scientific experiments as "tricks" to get the kids hooked, then explain the science behind it later.

Herbert wrote several books, including "Mr. Wizard's Supermarket Science" and "Mr. Wizard's Experiments for Young Scientists."

In recent years, he helped set up his website mrwizardstudios.com.

[Via latimes.com]

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Reinact Casino Royale as James Bond or the baddie with this elegant piece of kit. It’s a Six in One Casino Bar that converts into a casino compendium.

It even reverts into a home bar, with ample space for bottles and glasses to be stored.

Beautifully crafted in a deep mahogany finish, the table coverts to play:

• Blackjack
• Roulette
• Craps
• Baccarat
• Poker.

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Today Apple posted a page detailing the cost of the iPhone rate plans (US). And they aren't as bad as most people had thought. All plans have unlimited data (nice!) - $60 for 450 minutes, $80 for 900 minutes and $100 for 1350 minutes. Existing AT&T customers can add unlimited data for $20 - $40 with a varying number of text messages.

• All iPhone service plans include Visual Voicemail and unlimited data — Internet and email — so you only have to decide how many minutes and SMS text messages you need. You’ll select your plan when you activate your iPhone using iTunes on your computer.
  
  
• If you’re already an AT&T customer and want to keep your current voice plan, you can just add an iPhone Data Plan with unlimited data (email and web) and Visual Voicemail for just $20 per month.
  

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September 14 – 17, 2007 | L.A. to Mexico

USE CODE: JK1117

Come enjoy a weekend experience like no other as we transform Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas into the Kandy Kruise! This remarkable 2,400 guest cruise ship sets sail for the ultimate Baja cruise vacation experience departing from L.A. and cruising to Mexico for three UNFORGETABLE, Adventurous Days & Nights.

The Kandy Kruise is a full-ship charter, meaning we have taken over the entire ship! All of the parties, entertainment and programming for the Kruise are designed to create the ultimate weekend experience.

Body Rock – The Ultimate Pool Party…
… non-stop fun as night turns into day and day turns into night… rockin’ DJ’s spin while 2,400 of the hottest people turn the entire deck into a massive pool party all weekend.


The Main Event
… three nights of concert style production, lighting, & sound under the stars as the largest open-air nightclub at sea will have some of the world’s top ranked DJ’s and a celebrity headliner to rock & groove you.

Ms. Kandy Fashion Competition
… We are calling all beautiful ladies to be our guests aboard the Kandy Kruise and compete in our First Annual Ms. Kandy Fashion Competition [Brought to you by sponsor logo – sponsor tagline]. Our screening process gives the opportunity for all the beautiful ladies of the world to help create not only a representation of the gorgeous feminine aspect of life but to literally paint the Kruise with the presence of pure beauty and class!

Several Winners will be among the hottest ladies from across America and abroad to win Cash, modeling contracts, photo shoots and whoever is dubbed Ms. Kandy wins a new car

The entire ship is ours…
… to Party and Play all weekend.

After Parties…
… aboard the Kandy Kruise the party never stop! World-class DJ’s performing groovy house, ambient, Latin mix, Miami style and all different types of vibes in the many themed lounges around the ship. One giant entertainment filled party all weekend long.

DJ Line-up…
DJ Skribble – still at the top of his game after over 10 years - After numerous MTV shows, TV appearances, countless parties for sports stars and celebrities; DJ SKRIBBLE has continuously been named in the Top 10 of the DJ Times Annual DJ of the Year Competition each year. His name is synonymous for rock n the house.

Win This…
…exotic car by showing your skills in the Karma Royale Poker Tournament. Drink Choice Liquors, Smoke Fine Cigars, Eat Decadent Cuisines, and Play!

The Kandy Kruise is limited to ONLY 500 Staterooms available for the Gentlemen. Get your deposit in soon since we have already sold out 3 stateroom levels – don’t get left on the dock!

USE CODE: JK1117

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Ready to get some digital gear for summer? Nothing would fit that ticket better then a USB 2.0 SurfDrive. With its innovative surfboard design and colorful graphics, you can transfer your files in true nerdy surf style.



The USB SurfDrive is Windows and Mac OS compatible and does not require any drivers (except for Windows 98. Why are you still using Windows 98 anyway?). USB SurfDrives are available in several sizes ranging from 256MB to 2GB with free shipping on Amazon.com.

Who says USB novelty items are worthless?

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Good news for Apple TV and the iPhone. Starting today, Apple TV owners can start watching YouTube content on their TV sets. YouTube content will also be available to the iPhone when it officially launches on June 29th.

Apple TV users can download a free update via the built-in software update option to enable a new YouTube content menu. An option to "check for updates" is listed under the Apple TV settings screen.

iPhone users will be able to enjoy YouTube's originally-created content on their iPhones when they begin shipping on June 29. A YouTube player application on the iPhone will wirelessly stream YouTube's videos to the iPhone over Wi-Fi or EDGE networks and play it on iPhone's 3.5 inch display.



Both AppleTV and the iPhone will play YouTube content that has been reencoded into Apple's h.264 video format. 10,000 of YouTube's videos have been converted so far with the remainder expected by the fall. An Apple press release claims that h.264 was chosen "to achieve higher video quality and longer battery life on mobile devices."

Reports coming out of WWDC 2007 say that one of Apple's justifications of avoiding Flash video playback on the iPhone is improved battery life. The iPhone contains dedicated hardware capable of playing h.264 content, while Flash content would require more intensive use of the iPhone's CPU, resulting in higher battery drain.

You can read a review of the Apple TV here.


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Napoleon had a sword which was then given to his brother by him as a wedding gift way back in 1805 and after him was another unidentified owner who has taken this historically important sword home. Apart from it being a memorable part of Napoleons life and personal memories it can also be a great collect for art connoisseurs and I’m sure the buyer is pretty pleased with his latest purchase even if it came with a price tag of $6.4 million

The sword was actually carried by Napoleon before he was emperor into the Battle of Marengo back in June of 1800. What makes this sword even more special is that it’s declared a national treasure and if ever a foreign buyer happens to buy this then it has to remain in France for at least five months out of the year. Obviously France will be missing its national treasure a tad too much so its home coming for at least a few months. It’s really tough to part with the real beautiful things in life.

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Jessica Alba says she is up for a one-night stand - as long as the man leaves the next morning.

The curvy 23-year-old, who was recently romantically linked to Hollywood hunk Mark Wahlberg, likes the idea of getting intimate with lots of different people because she loves experimenting in sex.

She told Cosmopolitan magazine: "I just wanted to see what it was like to be with different people. I don't think a girl's a slut if she enjoys sex.

"I could have a one-night stand, and I'm the kind of girl who looks over in the morning and is like, 'Do you really have to be here?' I don't need to cuddle and do all that stuff because I know what it is and I don't try to make it more.

"I feel like a lot of women try to make it into more, so they don't feel so bad about just wanting to have sex. I don't really have a problem with just wanting sex. Never have.

"Even when I was a virgin and wanted to marry the first guy who I slept with, I never passed any judgments about that. But now I'm done with dating around."



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Richard Branson of Virgin Airways isn't just concentrating on the burgeoning space tourism market, he has now announced that he is getting into the private jet business. Branson's latest idea is Virgin Charter, a website that connects sellers of flight time on private planes with eager buyers.

The idea is that many private jets have a lot of "empty legs" when they fly home after dropping passengers off. As Forbes reports it's an interesting move for Branson who just began a $3 billion campaign to fight global warming. But the idea behind the company is to reduce the empty flights thereby helping to eliminate wasted fuel. Branson and company won't be buying any jets for this endeavor, it's all about playing, as the website calls it, "jet matchmaker."




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Last year Bulgari made news with the first Bulgari calibres at Baselworld. This time they are back with a BANG! with Assioma Multicomplication Squelette. This exclusive complicated watch has a dial, developed completely in-house, with four superimposed layers subjected to four different finishing treatments. Made in a limited edition of just 20 pieces, the movement with a 64-hour power reserve is housed in a platinum case measuring 48 mm in length.

Featuring a perpetual calendar with Tourbillon, this complicated yet eye-catching timepiece retails for $155,000.


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The world of new technology is amazing the way it can help make things in over lives easier, even if that can result in making us more lazy.

This new company Jott will turn your spoken words into actual written language for emails or text messages. This is will cut the time out of having to really type out the words you want to write in a given text or email message.

All you have to do is call Jott’s toll free number and say your contact name you gave your group and then you just speak whatever you want to into the phone and Jott scrambles your spoken words into written for text or email messages that you want to send out to your group.

It’s just a matter of time till all cell phones having this technology in them.

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Dear Pimpwiz,

OK, at first I was really angry. I mean really, really angry. I can't believe though that no-one has posted by now what happened. The only thing I saw that was right, was that in the last scene we are seeing through Tony's eyes. Remember when he was speaking with Bobby...basically saying that you don't see it happening? The credits at the end refer to the man at the counter just as "man in diner", not Nikki Leotardo.

So here is what I found out. The guy at the bar is also credited as Nikki Leotardo. The same actor played him in the first part of season 6 during a brief sit down concerning the future of Vito. That wasn't that long ago. Apparently, he is the nephew of Phil. Phil's brother Nikki Senior was killed in 1976 in a car accident. Absolutely Genius!!!! David Chase is truly rewarding the true fans who pay attention to detail. So the point would have been that life continues and we may never know the end of the Sopranos. But if you pay attention to the history, you will find that all the answers lie in the characters in the restaurant. The trucker was the brother of the guy who was robbed by Christopher in Season 2. Remember the DVD players? The trucker had to identify the body. The boy scouts were in the train store and the black guys at the end were the ones who tried to kill Tony and only clipped him in the ear (was that season 2 or 3?). Absolutely incredible!!!! There were three people in the restaurant who had reason to kill Tony and then it just ends. This was Chase's way of proving that he will not escape his past. It will not go on forever despite that he would like it to "don't stop". Not the fans!!! Tony would like it to keep going but just as we have to say goodbye, so does he. No more Tony and I guess we are supposed to be happy that Meadow didn't get clipped as well (she would have been between the shooter and Tony).

Thank you David Chase for making it so obscure that I feel bad for hating you at first.

Thanks,
PimpWiz Reader

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We got to give it up to homeboy for still trying to get his moves down after he fell on his face;-)

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Every once in awhile I'll find something really random or weird on Amazon.com (can you say Mongolian Goat Hide Pillow?). But I think that a personal land cruiser/tank named after a giant 'ass' takes the cake.

The JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser is a custom made tank modeled after Jabba's Sail Barge from Star Wars. The exterior is a steel shell with a rust patina. Remember this is a "tank" so there's lots of protective armor like fixed slats protecting the windows, and a unique industrial-strength rubberized flexible skirt that shields and protects the wheels to within an inch of the ground, while still allowing for enough flex to give clearance over bumpy and uneven terrain.



And if you wouldn't be noticed enough just by driving around in a mini tank, the Donk features lots of exterior lighting. We're talking head and tail lights, turn signal lights, trim lighting, and underbody lighting (did they have ground effects on Tatooine).

Don't forget to bring your iPod while you're cruising around in the Donk. Inside there's a 400 watt premium sound system with PA system that you can use to blast sound outside the vehicle.

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The upside-down Viteo garden shower we told you about earlier is now launched in the markets.

The inverted step-on shower sprays out a meter-high fountain of water from its16 fine cone shaped jets for a unique showering experience. The height can be regulated by adjusting the water flow from your tap. A filter in the connector protects the channel system against impurities. And, the garden shower does not require any installation. The shower sells for £469 at Proidee.


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If you walked through Times Square this past Tuesday, then you probably noticed American magician Criss Angel suspended in midair. Angel was enclosed for 24 hours in a clear box that was encased in cement as fans and reporters watched. The box was then hoisted 40 feet above the ground in a parking lot just off Times Square.

Hundreds gathered to watch his escape, and a big screen showed Angel inside the box, kicking at the walls and dejectedly holding his head in his hands. When a countdown clock hit zero, the box was sent plunging to the ground.

As organizers called for paramedics and fans went quiet, Angel appeared atop the screen's nearby scaffolding, waving to the crowd and with his hand across his heart.

While much of the crowd cheered, several people were heard asking: "Was he actually in the box?"

"Well, I was in it when I fell -- that's the truth," Angel told Reuters, adding that people should be asking how he got from the fallen box to the scaffolding.

The stunt was meant to draw attention to the third season of his show "Mindfreak," which started airing on A&E this week. Angel said the first episode would reveal how he escaped.

[Source: Hollywood Reporter]

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Are you coming to NJ or NYC area?

Check out these pictures of the real locations used on the show?

The hit TV drama "The Sopranos" is winding down with its final episodes. Ever wonder about the real locations you see in the show? Kearny, Lodi and Newark are among the places featured. CBS 2 went with "On Location Tours," hitting some familiar locales.

Shout on to PointsWiz for the tip.

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Pop Quiz: What killed more Americans last year? Spinach or marijuana? I'll give you a hint, Popeye is more at risk than Snoop.

According to an article in the Miami Herald, not only is marijuana statistically less likely to kill you (remember all those E. coli lettuce outbreaks last year?), but it's becoming more mainstream - especially in traditional "white-collar" settings.



For example, the author of the Miami Herald article recently attended a backyard barbecue in Miami's Upper Eastside where a group of middle-age, middle-class folks tamely sipped berry cocktails and beers. Among them: a couple of lawyers, a couple of city administrators and an arts administrator. Somewhere between the skirt steak and the apple pie, somebody lit a joint and passed it around.

Nobody blinked. Even in mainstream, white-collar settings, smoking marijuana can be commonplace and unremarkable, like having a little wine with dinner.

Once a stamp of the arty, the marginal and the counterculture, today marijuana's popularity cuts across social boundaries. Yet several high-profile marijuana arrests have recently made headlines, highlighting the hazy double standard that exists around an illegal, potentially harmful drug that continues to encroach into the mainstream:

• In March, Lawrence Korda, 59, a Broward Circuit Court judge, was charged with openly smoking marijuana in a park in Hollywood. Korda completed a drug and alcohol program to erase the misdemeanor charge, and must take monthly random drug tests for six months and perform 25 hours of community service.

• Last month, Utpal Dighe, 31, a prosecutor in the Miami-Dade state attorney's office, was fired after police charged him with buying marijuana from a street dealer in Coconut Grove.

• Also last month, Ricky Williams, 30, erstwhile superstar running back for the Dolphins, probably ended his Miami career by testing positive for marijuana for the fifth time.

For good or ill, people from all walks of life smoke weed. In fact, 40.1 percent of all Americans 12 years old and up admit having tried marijuana at least once -- and 6 percent acknowledge having used it in the past month, federal drug surveys show. The FBI says 786,500 people were arrested for it in 2005, the latest figures available.

One group at least modestly turning away from marijuana is middle- and high-schoolers, ages 12 to 17. The percentage who have used pot at least once dropped from more than 20 percent in 2000 to about 17 percent in 2005, federal researchers say.

''I don't know if more people are smoking or more people are admitting it,'' said Betsy Wise, a Miami stand-up comic. Wise recently started to freelance for a New York ad agency. She confided in a co-worker that a friend was delivering pot brownies to the office -- and told him to help himself.

[Via miamiherald.com]

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Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) (English: the art of movement) is a physical art of French origin, the aim of which is to move from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment — from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls — so parkour can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Male parkour practitioners are recognized as traceurs and female as traceuses.[3]



The cultural phenomenon parkour is a physical activity which is difficult to categorize. It is not an extreme sport, but an art that resembles self-defense in the martial arts. According to the founder David Belle, the spirit of parkour is guided in part by the notions of "escape" and "reach," that is, the idea of using quick thinking with dexterity to get out of difficult situations.[6] Thus, when faced with a hostile confrontation with a person, one will be able to speak, fight, or flee. As martial arts are a form of training for the fight, parkour is a form of training for the flight. Because of its difficulty to categorize, it is often said that parkour is in its own category: "parkour is parkour."

An important characteristic of parkour is efficiency. The basic meaning of this is that a traceur must not merely move as fast as he can, but move in a way that is the least energy-consuming and simultaneously the most direct. In addition, since parkour's unofficial motto is être et durer (to be and to last), efficiency also involves avoiding injuries, short and long-term.


We guess the french are good for something ;-)

Shout out to Dean Karasinski for the tip!

American broadcast network, NBC, has removed the shroud of secrecy around their new controversial reality dating series called Age of Love.

The series centers on Melbourne tennis champion Mark Philippoussis (age 31) as he's wooed by a group of 13 special ladies. What Philippoussis doesn't know is that these women range in age from 21 to 48. Will he go for one of the younger gals (Kittens), or will he become smitten by someone more mature (Cougars)?

Age of Love's "Kittens" will feature six young, enthusiastic women in their 20's who could probably better keep-up with Philippoussis' fast-paced lifestyle, while the "Cougars" will consist of seven women in their 40's who are more sophisticated and thus probably better equipped to deal with his fame as a tennis pro.

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Similar to the manner in which the "geek versus hunks" twists on NBC's Average Joe reality dating shows played out, Philippoussis will initially be introduced to his older "Cougars" suitors. Later, he will learn that the younger "Kittens" -- who will also initially be unaware of the "Cougars" and vice versa -- will also be attempting to vie for his affection.

Once the "Cougars" meet the "Kittens," the claws come out and all the bachelorettes will try to win him over. From there, the field of suitors will be narrowed until Philippoussis picks his final bachelorette.

I guess "Age of Love" just sounds better than "Primetime Catfight," though I would argue the latter is a more fitting title.

Age of Love premieres on Monday, June 18 at 10PM ET. You can see a preview clip of Age of Love on Vmix.com or get more info about the show at nbc.com.

[Via TV Squad]


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Eminent watchmaker Louis Moinet created masterpieces for Kings and other famous personalities : Napoleon, King George IV of England, American Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. He also wrote his famous Watchmaking Treatise, published in 1848, which became the reference work of its century.

150 years later, a study based on his drawings of double-barrel watches has given birth to a timepiece bridging the past and present.

Movement is a Louis Moinet Twin Barrel Manufacture caliber with 37 jewels, beating at 28,800bph “Cotes du Jura” engraving, blued steel screws, an Elinvar balance spring with a power reserve of 120 hours. Functions are hours, minutes, seconds, retrograde date and power reserve indicator.

The case, in stainless steel, features two sapphire crystals. The dial is old rose in color, with “Cotes du Jura” decoration and six applied zones featuring designs inspired by Louis Moinet’s original work. The hands are rhodium-plated, coated with Superluminova, linden-tree color, the strap is Louisiana alligator leather.

The Old Rose dial edition is limited to 60 pieces, other versions come in charcoal or silver, also limited to 60 pieces each.

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So your probably asking yourself, " What the hell is Going.com?"

Going.com was started because it's great to be young in the city, and they wanted to make the most of it! It's a place to find out what's going on, who's going, what's the vibe. And to share cool goings-on you know about with your friends or the entire city if you like. Going.com wants to make the city more fun and friendly so they also throw their own events: parties, concerts, happy hours, or whatever you want us to.


It's very easy to use Going.com Just Sign up. Post a photo. See an event you like? Check off I'm Interested and they will add it to your list so you won't lose track of it! Get their weekly newsletter with weekend event picks and photos of parties you may have missed. Then you can invite your friends so you can see what events they like, too. No more calling ten people just to figure out what to do.

Throwing a little or big bash? Post your Private Party with their evite tools, or make it public. Get your Promo URL like going.com/myparty.

Want to promote your event? You can track and print Guestlists, sell tickets, and email your list.

Don't Sleep on Going.com.


Shout to Headlines & Heroesfor the tip!

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From the folks who brought you the WaterCar, the little red amphibious sportscar, comes a new toy. Gator is a bright yellow amphibious Jeep. The Gator uses the same motor as the original Watercar and can a hit similar speed of around 45MPH on the water.

The Gator website features a ton of pictures and also a video of the car in action on the water.


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Here is a peek at the minimum specs floating around, about the new 2009 Mercedes SL-Class. The current model has bit more to live before it gets updated to the new version. The expected facelift with breathe a new life (read added sales) into the car.

The test drive took the new SL to the dusty roads of Southern Europe to the snow covered ones in Scandinavia. The most prominent change will be the CLS style headlamps that partner the new bumper and grille. The modded tail light design and LED enhancements are still kept under wraps but the air scarfs in the headrest are a lift off from the SLK series. Rumors suggest that a turbocharged version of the 350 engine with 354bhp may be added to the existing one. The top of the line SL65 AMG is with 612bhp.

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Between the psychedelic animation, goofy photo-flipbook effect, saccharine-sweet music, and the all-around goofy news team, this local news promo is everything the movie "Anchorman" should have been.



I guess in the 1970s, even the local news teams were on drugs.

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