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January 30, 2011

Tetris architecture

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Since it was invented in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov, whilst he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR, Tetris has become one of the most iconic computer games in our times.

The popular video game has resisted the tendency to be superseded by more ‘technologically sophisticated’ games, and possesses longevity rare in the modern technological era. So popular is Tetris that last year it was announced that more than 100 million copies of the game had been sold for cell phones alone since 2005.

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December 31, 2010

Buying shares in ‘recession-proof’ luxury brands

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With banks offering very little to savers at the present time, being unsure about where to invest your hard earned cash is a fairly common problem nowadays. With luxury brands reporting healthy rises in profits this year, it could prove provident to buy shares in the well-known brands associated with luxury lifestyles and wealth. 

With the so-called rise of the middle-classes in countries such as China, India and Russia, luxury brand names are reaping the benefits of the eastern “nouveau riche”, seeking the trappings of a wealthy western lifestyle.

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December 24, 2010

USA Rugby Sevens graces Las Vegas for a second year running

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Love glamour? Love glitz? Love rugby? Then flying out to Las Vegas in February to see the USA Rugby Sevens 2011 will not only satisfy the urge to experience electrifying entertainment in one of the most glamorous and exciting cities in the world, but also witness the largest rugby tournament in North America, showcasing two days of this exhilarating sport.

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December 15, 2010

India’s Gold Plus Nano car

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It was understandable and somewhat predictable when a Lexus SC430 sports car on display in Taiwan, was decked out with more than 300,000 Swarovski crystals only to become known as the “Jewel of the Lexus”.

The name ‘Tata Motor Nano’ hardly invokes feelings of lavishness and opulence, although the days of dismissing the ‘cheapest car in the world’ as an economical and ‘sensible’ car, are about to be numbered, when its mundane exterior is bejeweled in head to toe gold.

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December 10, 2010

Luxury speed dating on the Cote D’Azur

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With our increasingly busy lifestyles, we are becoming progressively more strapped for time, which often means less time to find love. The answer… speed dating, where you can meet up to 20 or more potential love prospects in a short amount of time. But how can we differentiate between ‘plain speed dating’ and ‘luxury speed dating’? Well that’s easy; you simply have to experience speed dating on the Cote d’Azur.

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