A cyclist rides along South Oceans Boulevard outside Conrad Black's home in Florida, Sunday, March 2, 2008. There is a report that fallen media mogul Conrad Black has sold his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. The Palm Beach Daily News is reporting the mansion has been bought by a California family for US $23.1 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
, On Thursday April 28, 2011, 11:08 pm EDTBy The Canadian Press
PALM BEACH, Fla. - There is a report that fallen media mogul Conrad Black has sold his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Palm Beach Daily News is reporting the mansion has been bought by a California family for US $23.1 million.
The newspaper attributes the information to a warranty deed from the Palm Beach County Clerk’s office.
Black was freed last summer while the courts deal with appeals of his fraud and obstruction of justice convictions that landed him a 6 1/2-year U.S prison sentence.
The mansion built in 1973 reportedly boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a guesthouse.
Municipal records indicate the property has a “total” square footage of 21,672 that includes a tunnel beneath the street that allows the main property to be connected to the beach.
Real estate broker Lawrence Moens told the newspaper that he received two written offers from other potential buyers interested in the house.
“I had great sellers and buyers,” Moens said Thursday, describing Black and his wife, Barbara Amiel Black, as “gracious people.”
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Conrad Black sells another bauble from his once formidable empire
Friday, April 29, 2011
Prince William & Kate balcony kisses complete wedding
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If you looked away from the screen for a moment, you probably missed it. It was a quick smooch. Kate turned to her groom, said something with a smile, and the prince reached over, rather hurriedly, and gave her a very quick kiss.
Maybe that's why he kissed her again.
The second kiss came just before the Royal Air Force flyover. Another first on a historic day: two kisses on the Buckingham Palace balcony by a newly married royal couple.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Dutch club VVV-Venlo sign 1-year-old child - Dirty Tackle
YouTube videos have led to a number of footballers getting signed by clubs around the world, but this might be the first time it's worked for an 18-month-old. It's very much a publicity stunt, but the popular YouTube clip of young Baerke van der Meij kicking balls into his toy chest caught the attention of relegation-threatened Dutch top flight club VVV-Venlo and prompted the club to sign him to a 10-year professional contract. Though, it is made clear that the contract is a "symbolic" one.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Pro surfer rescues woman swept out to sea
Call it coincidence, serendipity or divine intervention, Maira Khan's alive today thanks to a stranger's last-minute change of plans.
Swept out to sea, non-swimmer Khan was rescued by a pro surfer who wasn't supposed to be there.
"The fact that a pro surfer came and saved my life? It's a miracle."
James Pribram is a pro surfer. He was supposed to be in Canada that day, but an injured family member had him in California earlier than expected.
While standing on the balcony of his parents' Laguna Beach home, Pribram saw Khan climbing on the rocks below when a 6-foot-wave knocked her off-balance.
The waves battered her body against the rocks, sweeping her out to sea.
Pribram saw the distressed woman. He called for his mother, told her to call 911, and ran toward Khan.
In the very waters where he learned to surf, Pribram pulled a scraped and bleeding Khan from the water.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
500-year-old book, a history of the world, surfaces at small town US museum
SALT LAKE CITY - Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets.Sanders, who occasionally appraises items for PBS's Antiques Roadshow, often employs "the fine art of letting people down gently."
But on a recent Saturday while volunteering at a fundraiser for the small town museum in Sandy, Utah, just south of Salt Lake, Sanders got the surprise of a lifetime.
"Late in the afternoon, a man sat down and started unwrapping a book from a big plastic sack, informing me he had a really, really old book and he thought it might be worth some money," he said. "I kinda start, oh boy, I've heard this before."
Then he produced a tattered, partial copy of the 500-year-old Nuremberg Chronicle.
The German language edition printed by Anton Koberger and published in 1493 is a world history beginning in biblical times. It's considered to be one of the earliest and most lavishly illustrated books produced after Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and revolutionized publishing.
Monday, April 25, 2011
ReWalk Exoskeleton lets man walk for first time in 20 years
It's a modern-day miracle.
Thanks to technological advancement — specifically Argo's Medical Technologies' ReWalk Exoskeleton — Radi Kaiof is walking for the first time in 20 years.
"I feel normal. I stand and I feel tall."
Dubbed "an alternative mobility solution to the wheelchair for individuals with severe walking impairments, enabling them to stand, walk, ascend/descend stairs and more," the ReWalk Exoskeleton grants the previously wheelchair-bound individual user-initiated mobility.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Will Pull-On Denim be the new Jeggings?
Pull-On Denim by Beiji-Flor
We're always seeking out the next big denim trend, and while 1970s flares are big for spring, comfortable jean hybrids have really taken over the market. For the record we're on Team Jeggings (as long as zippers and pockets are still involved), anti- pajama jeans, and think JeanPants are a total joke. Pull-On Denim is the latest jean on the market, and we're not sure where we stand.
Pull-On Denim (aka POD jeans) was created by a Brazilian company called Beija-Flor and while they look like jeans and are made of denim, they have some major differences for your average pair. The first thing you'll notice is no zipper and button (see, this is why we're hesitant). En lieu of a typical closure, they feature a stretchy waistband that flattens your tummy.
