Apple's New CEO is Tim Cook

Apple's new CEO Tim Cook not only might be the most influential technology leader in his new position, but also the most powerful gay man in America. Cook has never publicly commented on his sexuality, but Gawker reports that it's generally known within the Apple and Silicon Valley circles that he's gay. Out Magazine named him its most powerful gay or lesbian person of 2011. In its profile, it wrote "Although Tim Cook has chosen to be discreet about his sexuality, just know that Apple's heir apparent is gay sends a compelling message of the opportunity to thrive in the workplace. That's a big deal." A Gawker profile of Cook in January 2011, stated that Apple management would support Cook if publicly acknowledged his sexuality, but did have "concerns about whether his coming out would impact the perception of the Apple brand." Cook took over the helm of Apple after Steve Jobs shockingly decided to resign on Wednesday night. Jobs cited an inability to meet his current expectations as CEO, but asked to remain within the company as chairman.  Cook is known as a private person - which could be why no official announcement will ever be made - and as an "operational genius." While Jobs was known for his showman's flair, Cook is known for improving profit margins and for being strong with supply chain management.

"Tim's just not a real social person," Gina Glosk, a classmate of Cook's at Auburn, told CNN Money. "He's not antisocial, either. He just never seemed that interested in other people." Cook has had stints as Apple CEO in the past when Steve Jobs was forced to take leaves of absences due to illness. At each stint, the company performed well and sometimes even flourished. If Cook were to ever come out as gay, he'd immediately be the most influential gay person in the technology industry, and perhaps in the entire business world. Apple has performed extraordinarily well of late, even recently surpassing Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company. It doesn't get much more powerful than that.

Real life still life

This artist doesn't just paint her subjects — she paints on them. At first glance these photos look to be of a watercolour portrait — but they are actually snaps of a real person painted to look like a picture. Alexa Meade, from Washington DC, creates her stunning artworks by drawing directly on to her models. Her props and surroundings are also covered with paint to make them look like part of the image — and to create an amazing 3D illusion. The 24-year-old said: "Experiences cannot always be interpreted at face value, seeing is not necessarily believing."

World,s Most Expensive Car And Bicycle

Most Expensive Car :

This is the world’s most  expensive model car. The Bugatti Veyron Diamond Ltd is on sale for two million pounds – twice as much as the real thing. Liverpool-based designer Stuart Hughes took two months to create the intricate 1:18 scale model in partnership with Swiss luxury model car maker Robert Gulpen. Weighing in at 7kg, it has been created with platinum, solid 24ct gold, and a 7.2ct single cut flawless diamond on its front grill. The 10 inch car also boats functional steering and a highly detailed engine. In a limited edition of three, owners also get a certification  of authenticity, an aluminium case and photo documentation of the  manufacturing process.

Most Expensive Bicycle :

The Aurumania Gold Bike Crystal edition is plated almost entirely plated with 24 karat gold… right down to the spokes. The Brooks saddle seat is made with the finest leather; and the hand sewn handlebar grips are made from, chocolate brown leather. The numbered badge is even made of high grade leather. This top of the line bike is called the “Crystal edition” because it is decorated with more than 600 Swarovski crystals… right down to the crystal encrusted Aurmania brand name emblazoned along the crossbar in Braille.  The Crystal edition is undoubtedly the world’s most expensive bicycle, and to add to its value is the fact that it is alimited  edition item. Only ten will be made, making the Aurmania Gold Crystal Edition an extremely valuable rarity, indeed. This unique bicycle can be purchased for a mere €80,000 (US $114,464), and delivered anywhere in the world.

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Holiday like a Hobbit

From The Sun UK: The small and cosy guest house in a secluded valley in north-west Montana, US, has been created to look just like Middle Earth from the movie trilogy.Steve Michaels and wife Christine built the J.R.R Tolkien-inspired Hobbit House of Montana at a cost of just £250,000. It features a host of accommodation burrowed into the hillside including a tree-stump shaped troll house, several round door hobbit houses and also some fairy houses. Inside the lodgings offer an impressive collection of modern comforts including a HD Blu-Ray TV, WiFi access, XM Radio and a human-sized kitchen, all starting at £149 a night.

8 Creative Pants Designs

Keyboard-infused pants

Dreamed up and designed by Erik De Nijs, these über-geeky pants boast a built-in keyboard that’s apparently Bluetooth-enabled. Beyond that, you’ll also find sewn in speakers, a pocket made especially for travel mice of all flavors and a “joystick controller” strategically located just behind the front zipper

Bike-to-work pants reflect light at night.

These men’s khaki pants offer a safety feature for guys who bike. They’re made by the company, Cordarounds.com

Chuck Norris Action Jeans

"These are the only jeans officially approved and developed by Chuck Norris. Guaranteed not to bind your legs when delivering roundhouse kicks to the face, the Chuck Norris Action Jeans give you the action movie feel, all climax, no suspense and plenty of leg thrusts to the gut." Just how we like it.

Jeans with Special Pockets for All Your Gadgets

What’s so special about these jeans? Well, they have an iPhone/iPod touch pocket with micro-fiber interior protection, as well as a hidden, high-security USB stick pocket. These should be a perfect fit for your gadgets, unlike the pockets usually found on, well, regular jeans. While we cannot comment on build quality, fit style and all those other things that make you love or hate a pair of jeans, the idea of jeans with custom pockets for our favorite gadgets warms our geeky hearts.

Bikini Jeans

Japan as known as being the international powerhouse of weird stuff, but this one takes the cake: Bikini Jeans. These ultra low rise jeans combine a low cut for more flesh, and underwear to cover up your private bits. They retail for around $90 USD

Lazy Sunday Pants

Pants for lazy sunday, by Spanish studio Mitemite. You can dinner on your pant table and also with a big pocket for TV remotes.“cosy clothes for those cold grey gundays. Use the piece of tablecloth on the trousers to indulge in your favourite TV dinners.”

“For Me For You”

The ‘For me for you’ collection includes a pair of jeans and a jumper. These were inspired by how couples hug each other while walking together. By changing the angle and shape of the back pocket and placing a pocket on the shoulder it creates a place for the ‘hugger’ to place their hand

Pajama Jeans

Say hello to PajamaJeans — a new addition to the “I didn’t feel like getting dressed” family of “fashion,” advertised as “the pajamas to live in, and the jeans to sleep in.” “We were noticing that people were wearing their pajamas on airplanes and in grocery stores. But a lot of people have mixed feelings about it because they think it’s inappropriate and sloppy,” Stacey Buonanno, merchandising manager for The PajamaGram Company, maker of the double duty “denim,” “A lot of people wear their workout clothes out. But we thought it would be easy to take a pair of jeans, style them similar to a yoga pant, give them all the jean detailing, but make them stretchy and soft so that you wouldn’t mind wearing them to bed,”

Identical Twins Don’t Have Identical Fingerprints, Even from Birth

Today I found out that no two people in this world have identical fingerprints, not even identical twins. You would expect identical twins to have the same fingerprints as they are monozygotic, which means that they develop when a single fertilized egg splits in two, leading to two embryos. As they both came from the combination of the same egg and sperm, these twins have virtually indistinguishable DNA.

So why aren’t their fingerprints identical from birth? Fingerprints are not entirely a genetic characteristic. They are a part of a ‘phenotype’ which means they are determined by the interaction of an individual’s genes and the intrauterine environment (differing hormonal levels, nutrition, blood pressure, position in the womb and the growth rate of the fingers at the end of the first trimester).

Minor differences in fingerprints arise from random local events during fetal development. The genes determine the general characteristics of the patterns of fingerprints. However, inside the uterus, finger tissue comes in contact with the amniotic fluid, other parts of the fetus and the uterus. Some experts point out, for example, that touching amniotic fluid during weeks 6-13 of pregnancy significantly changes the patterns of fetus’s fingerprints. Overall, identical twins’  fingerprints tend to be similar, but there always will be subtle differences making even their fingerprints unique.

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Yellowstone National Park - Images and Detail - Hot Park

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the first national park in the world, and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant.

10 Year Girl with Highest IQ Level in the World

Vishalini is a 10 years old girl from a small district called Palayankottai, Tamilnadu, who has been awarded as the girl with highest IQ level in the world. She has been tested for IQ level and found that her IQ level is 225 at the age of 10 years.

IQ refers to intelligent quotient of an individual, where the intelligence has been assessed by different tests. People below the IQ level of 90 are found to have poor intelligence and with IQ level of 90 to 100 are considered average people. Popular personalities and celebrities with enhanced IQ level include the world renowned pop singer Madonna with IQ level of 140 and the Father of Microsoft, Bill Gates with IQ level of 160. Mr. King Ung Yung from South Korea holds the record of have the IQ level of 200.

This young girl Vishali has broken the earlier records and rewarded with the highest IQ level. Her father is an electrician and her mother is a home maker. She belongs to a simple family yet found to be quite brilliant with exceptional memory power. She is able to read a book consisting 100 pages in less than 2 hours and is able to answer question asked from any content of the book. To cope up with her super speed brain her mother is feeding her with exclusive books of engineering students, MBAs, etc. She has recently cleared the MCP examination conducted by the Microsoft with 87% of marks. Further, several other entrance tests conducted for MBA and MCA graduates like CCNA, CAT, etc are undertaken by the young chap Vishali and she has cleared these exams with not less than 95% of marks. She has written numerous national and international examinations and is capable enough to get enrolled in a superior designation in a reputed organisation.

Unfortunately, she needs to complete her 8th Standard to enroll into engineering. Irrespective of all these facts, the pride of India has not received any proper recognition. Further, the bitter truth is, the fact is not known to major population. Before a year, a 12 years old boy from Pakistan was rewarded as Pride of Pakistan for passing in 12 difficult examination conducted in their country. Vishali is just 10 years old with greatest IQ level and have passed a number of examinations. Her achievements are not noticed and no one is there is to praise her. However, this poor girl seems not to bother about these aspects and her dream is to become a great scientist. This is one of the serious issues to be considered and recognized by the Government of India to make our country flourish some good aspects. Will she become the Pride of India and receive enough recognition??? Keeping the fingers crossed.....

Daniel Radcliffe New Girlfriend 2011

Daniel Radcliffe New Girlfriend 2011 – Daniel Radcliffe new girlfriend 2011 the Harry Potter star is dating a mystery woman pictures.

Daniel Radcliffe and his new girlfriend were spotted going to The Siam Inn, a Thai restaurant in midtown Manahattan NYC, which is known for it’s Blue Chili Seafood Soup with glass noodles, and the couple looked happier than ever.

Popular star Daniel Radcliffe has been dating the mystery woman for quite a while, but other than a few sightings the couple has kept their relationship under wraps.

Daniel Radcliffe keeps the girlfriend info private, having only gone public once before on any details, but he did share a bit about the new woman in his life while speaking to talk show host Larry King.

Daniel’s mystery girl is pretty, keeping her look simple with little makeup, hair in a messy bun and a way cute purple rag shirt over black pants with purple flip flops. Love it!

Amazing paper cut art