Exciting news, readers! The 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show is quickly approaching!

They’ve just finalized the details about confirmed world and North American debuts. Because of the new dates (November 16-25th), it is now the first major show in North America. Manufacturers are taking advantage of this earlier timing by making more World and North American debuts than in previous years. This year, at least 14 World debuts and nearly 30 North American debuts will occur during press days (November 14th and 15th).

While most debuts remain closely guarded until press days, a few manufacturers have announced their intentions, including these Exotic cars!

Luxury cars debuting on U.S. soil include:

+ The $1.4 million Lamborghini Reventon, hailed as the most powerful and expensive Lamborghini ever built
+ Ferrari?s new lightweight 430 Scuderia
+ Bentley?s new and more powerful Continental GT Speed
+ Porsche’s most powerful 911, the new GT2.

Other worldwide debuts are anticipated to include new hybrid editions and other advanced environmental technologies.

Among the vehicles making their first appearance on U.S. soil include:

+ The completely new Jaguar XF luxury performance sedan
+ The entirely new BMW 1 Series coupe

Keep a look out for the announcement of this year?s Green Car of the Year®.

The winner of the 2008 Green Car of the Year (GCOY) award will be named during a press conference the morning of November 15th. The importance of this award is validated not only by the increase in consumer demand but by the rapid growth of low emission and environmentally-friendly new vehicles on the market.

Check out the LA Auto Show site for details.

There are many qualified lawyers out there who may be able to help you. According to studies, insurence claims have a much better chance of being settled if it is done with the assistance of an auto insurance expert lawyer. This is because your auto insurance lawyer knows every miniscule detail there is to know regarding auto insurance claims. Protect your rights; hire an auto insurance lawyer to help you. Before making a road accident compensation claim, there are special issues which may affect liability. Council Immunity: This states that a victims injury may limit an injury victim’s ability to sue when the driver of the vehicle that causes an accident is a council employee who is working at the time of the accident, or where the accident involves a council-owned vehicle in view of a road accident compensation claim. Owner Liability: This states that even if a vehicle is borrowed to a third party, if an accident ensues, the owner may be jointly liable for damages caused by the third parties fault.

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The property occupies a 110-acre peninsula and is a collective, run by the owners of its 29 villas. The Pineapple House has 36 deluxe rooms with checkerboard floors, blue-and-white striped furniture, and bamboo four-poster beds swathed in netting and white linens. The rooms also have ocean views, and all the usual comforts except for TV (there is a common TV room, if you’re really jonesing). Most of the villas, which can be rented in their entirety or split into suites, have private pools. Kids are well catered to with a daylong Pineapple Kids’ Club, and an annual summer tennis clinic at no extra charge. For the grown-ups, there’s a spa with Elemis aromatherapy products and a nightly semiformal dinner at the Seaside Terrace restaurant. Visit Website

"The most important thing is, to save the rainforest." - Vivienne Westwood to Cory Kennedy on NylonTV.

All Holiday Limoges boxes are currently on sale at blueluxe.com.  In addition, you can use code limoges20 to save an additional 20% off the already reduced prices.

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Take Me on your Next Road Trip

What better way to take your next summer road trip then in the new Audi S5? It was just named by KBB.com as one of their top 10 road trip cars this year. What warrants their pick of the S5 as a top road trip vehicle?
The S5's "performance , comfort and slick European style" helped the S5 stand out from other performance vehicles.   We think they forget to mention one think about the S5 , its road presence- it would be one of our top choices for road presence with its flashy design and not to be missed LED headlamps.

[Via KBB/Cnnmoney.com]

The Avenue Hotel Chicago offically opens today.  Situated in the Magnificent Mile and just off Michigan Avenue, it has 200 guest rooms and 120 suites, many with great views. Business travellers will particularly like their Tech Rooms which come equipped with an iMac, T1 connection and printer.

Hows this for an interesting walk??? Not sure I could do it!

The Vdara Condo Hotel is part of one of the largest real estate developments that can be found anywhere. The Vdara will offer luxurious studio, one bedroom, and penthouse units for sale, with the option for buyers to rent their property to short term guests. The Vdara Condo Hotel will offer a prime location in the middle of the Las Vegas strip and in the heart of the newest addition to the city, CityCenter.

Amenities at the Vdara will include conference facilities for major events throughout the year as well as private parties. There is an ample business center that allows residents to work and hold meetings from the comfort of home. Residents looking for an active lifestyle will enjoy the roof top pool and large health club that includes a meditation center and lounges. The rooftop will also be a center for nightlife with a bar and lounge with enough space for up to 1000 people. A world class restaurant will also be available for residents at the Vdara Condo Hotel.

CityCenter is in the heart of the Las Vegas strip and will offer incredible cultural events and shopping. Residents will be able to enjoy the best casinos, nightlife, and other Las Vegas attractions just minutes from their front door. The service inside the Vdara Condo Hotel will match that of major five star hotels around Las Vegas.

Find Las Vegas New Construction Condos like the Vdara and other projects at CityCenter. There are new real estate developments around Las Vegas that offer something for every budget.

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NITE STORIES

?Nite Stories" consists of 11 acrylic paintings.
The aim of the project is to capture unusual and unconventional moments of young people's nights out.
Dark backgrounds give the mysterious touch to brightly coloured characters from Mark Hunter's photographs.

Nite Stories are inspired by Soulwax Nite Versions.

Stephen Dewaele agreed to cooperate in this project, and took the patronage over the exhibition.
Music that will accompany the paintings is inspired by the work of those famous Flemish artists.

"In a day and age where everyone takes digital pictures, posed in almost globally similar ways, posted instantly all over the web, it's refreshing to see someone adapt this world to canvas and blow up these little mini-observations of nite-life..." Stephen Dewaele

Representative of the Flemish Government has taken the patronage over the exhibition.

Thursday, June 5th 2008, 8PM
Delta One, Ludna Street 9
Warsaw

Mark Hunter (thecobrasnake) will be my special guest at the opening night.
His photography was my inspiration for this painting series.

Nestled along a cliff overlooking the Caribbean Sea and away from the hustle and bustle of the island, lies a true St. Lucian Treasure. This new, laid back little village is located on the serene West Coast and is simply known as “Ti Kaye” which means small house in the native creole patois language of St. Lucia. It is a secluded, peaceful location - a perfect hideaway for those who seek complete relaxation in casual, yet beautiful surroundings. Ti Kaye Village Resort overlooks the west coast of the island where guests will experience panoramic views of the deep blue sea with occasional sailboats drifting by in the tropical breeze. Visit Website

No I haven't split my trousers or done something disastrous in the trouser area... I'm simply noting the fact that for two days in a row, I've worn...*gasp* trousers.  For those of you not in the know, me and trousers have a love/hate thing going on.  We embrace each other when the trousers in question are perfectly formed and/or are quite strange/unique.  Otherwise, mundane, plain trews are just a pain to try on and a bore to wear.   

Ok, yesterday I was cheating.  There is a grey tutu over the Raf Simons trews but still, the sweatshirt on the top could have morphed into a skirt to be a poofy tunic so I'd still count that as trouser wearing.  The Pierre Hardy x Louise Goldin shoes were apt as it was the day of the stupendously cool Louise Goldin show.  French blogging royalty Garance and Geraldine are in town (it's so odd seeing them in Old Blighty...) and they very kindly snapped me (yes I am a leacher of other people's great photography skills whilst not being able to develop my own...)...

Today, I changed three or four times, beginning with a dress, then adding these trews and in the end shedding away the dress to opt for these Preen trousers and the very comfy Tristan Blair wedges. The zipper collar is also NOT at all heavy (to those that asked...) and I even added more weight with some Paraphernalia necklaces.

By the by, I head these posts with London Fashion Week, though the reality is I've barely been to any shows but instead have had to enjoy fashion week secondhand through other people's pictures and text... it's ok... I keep telling myself that in about a week's time I'm going to be all over Paris like a messy, dishevelled rash that just won't go away, so it's fine.

**EDIT** Lovely Geraldine has just put her pics up and has captured my cheesy smile... I know people are far preferring the 'slicker' second outfit....but I do so love the self-created Aladdin pants effect with the Raf Simons trews... by far my favourite trews of the year (say it with me..elasticated waists are GOOOOD!)

What Happened To CineKal? - Part One

It was a Monday morning just like any other Monday morning: the birds were a-chirping, the office coffee was a-flowing and a fresh batch of new videos had just been a-put up on Super Deluxe. Among them was Fark TV’s Lady & The Ramp. And as was the case with nearly every other Fark TV episode that’s appeared on this site since we launched, a snarky comment was posted on it within minutes of it going up by the user known as CineKal. But perhaps February 4th, 2008 wasn’t just another Monday like any other. Because not only did this comment from Fark TV’s most infamous detractor seem to lack the usual intensity of his trademark vitriol… …it was also to be his last one ever. OK, maybe not ever. We don’t actually know if he died or has otherwise been rendered unable to use a computer with a broadband connection anymore. But we do know that after faithfully criticizing more than 100 individual episodes of Fark TV for more than an entire year, CineKal has gone silent. Without any explanation, he’s completely stopped commenting on them altogether. Nearly a dozen have premiered in the month since Lady & The Ramp, and not a single one has received so much as a “NOT FUNNY” from the once-steadfast gadfly. Used to be, you could set your watch to his prickly posting habits: a Fark TV episode would go up at, say, 10 A.M; by 10:15 A.M., rest assured, CineKal had not only ripped it to pieces, but was also in the process of igniting an all-day comment war. It wasn’t pretty, but at least it was predictable. Until now. So, what gives? What’s going on? What happened to CineKal? In this multi-part series, we’re going to try to answer some of those questions as well as figure out exactly who the man behind the hate is (or was), why he suddenly stopped hatin’ and why he ever began in the first place. Oh, and whether or not he’s actually a member of Fark TV (as many have suspected). To Be Continued…