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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as Sonderklasse, is a series of flagship vehicles produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz. Main competitors of the CL-Class in the luxury 2+2 coupé segment included the Aston Martin DBS, Bentley Continental GT, BMW M6, and the Ferrari 612. The CL-Class had more rear legroom than these aforementioned competitors.

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Slideshow: How to Eat Tropical Fruits

webmd.com From the acai berry to the pomegranate, WebMD shows to prepare and serve vitamin-rich, exotic, tropical fruits.

Therapeutic Touch | Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing

takingcharge.csh.umn.edu What is Therapeutic Touch?In Therapeutic Touch, therapists place their hands on or near their patient's body with the intention to help or heal. In doing so, therapists believe that they are consciously directing or modulating an individual's energies by interacting with his or her energy field.

Aromatherapy | Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing

takingcharge.csh.umn.edu What is aromatherapy?People commonly think that "aromatherapy" refers to anything that smells good, like scented candles, potpourri, and perfumes. We use the term "aromatherapy" to refer to the therapeutic application of plant essential oils (usually diluted in some type of solution) by qualified in…

Norway's capital to permanently ban cars from its downtown area within 4 years

treehugger.com Following in Paris' footsteps, but going even further.

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For Pulitzer Prize-winning Portland author Richard Russo, the story starts at home - The...

pressherald.com Russo, whose latest novel is set in his upstate New York hometown, credits his success to public schools, public libraries and the close-knit mill town of Gloversville.

McDonald's hires 7,000 touch-screen cashiers

www.cnet.com Would you like some microchips with that burger? McDonald's Europe strikes another blow against human interaction by installing 7,000 touch-screen computers to take your order and money.

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3000 tribal students perform "Karma" (famous Indian tribal dance) in an attempt to make the Guinness World Record at Mahatma Gaandhi Stadium in Mandla, #India, on April 11.

American Theatre magazine

“If I have a general criticism, which is true of my Shakespeare acting and most Shakespeare acting I hear, is that it is too slow. It’s too reverent. It is like taking a rap song in 400 years from now that we think is really wonderful and deciding it should be said slowly so all the lovers of rap can hear every word." - Mark Rylance

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When the Smithsonian 3D Digitization team started scanning the Apollo 11 Command Module, they knew they were exploring a new frontier in 3D technology.

What they didn't expect was to find markings on the inside walls, a sort of astronaut graffiti, previously unknown to our curators and unseen for nearly 50 years.

Taxpayers of the World, Unite!

foreignpolicy.com The Panama Papers confirm that the world’s elite cheat, lie, and steal. Will the masses finally do something about it?

[04/06/16]   I am weeks away from having the Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS) and I really need it. The MLIS is a version of the library degree that “prepares graduate students for exciting careers as information professionals who work in myriad information environments and professional positions.” Most of the jobs I’ve checked out either require the degree or lots of relevant experience, and I’ve never worked in a library or information setting. But I hope to, and one of the ways I’m going to prove myself worthy is by showing I have the skills to be a librarian or information professional based on what I’ve learned through school, and a bit of practical internship experience. It’s been a long process to get here, working full time and writing and taking online courses through San Jose State’s iSchool. And now that I’m almost done and I’m putting together my E-Portfolio, the culminating project showcasing everything I’ve learned and providing coursework as evidence, I can see how far I’ve come.

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Book Riot

A series or standalone? Poirot or Miss Marple? One Rioter shares her Very Definite Opinions on where to start with Agatha Christie:

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The best books about horses — as picked by the pros!

World Newspapers and Magazines Online

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The Poisons, Potions, and Charms of Shakespeare’s Plays

hyperallergic.com Potions, poisons, and symbolic herbs are frequent plot devices in the plays of William Shakespeare, and reflect the medical knowledge of his time.

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Swedish Supreme Court Rules Against Wikimedia for Database of Public Art Photos

hyperallergic.com The Supreme Court of Sweden ruled yesterday that Wikimedia Sverige (Sweden) violated the country’s copyright laws by gathering and posting photographs of public artworks on a website, the Loc…

License of our free stock photos - Pexels

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[04/05/16]   This Festival summer, Franz Welser-Möst will conduct the Strauss opera Die Liebe der Danae, a work closely linked to Salzburg Festival history: in 1944, the Festival was cancelled after the dress rehearsal for the opera had taken place; the work only saw its world premiere in 1952.

The Homes, Parks, and Towns that Shaped the United States’ Built Environment

hyperallergic.com The built environment of the United State was constructed on grand ideas, including parks that inspired morality, towns designed to curb strikes, and homes that offered everyone their own slice of …

TUMOxAGBU Partnership To Launch Tumo Center In Stepanakert

asbarez.com Everything is about to change for the teenagers of Stepanakert. The Simonian Educational Foundation has partnered with the Armenian General Benevolent Union to open a Tumo Center for Creative Technologies in the capital of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh on the 2nd of September.

Stepanakert is one of the cleanest cities in the world | Artsakhpress.am | Independent...

artsakhpress.am Deputy Director for Science at the Center for Ecological-Nooshpere Studies and Head of Environmental Geochemistry Department Lilit Sahakyan presented Armtimes.com the results of the center’s research conducted in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and Stepanakert .

[04/03/16]   Another man extended these scorched-earth tactics to the hotel room. He sterilized night tables, chairs, bathroom counters, telephone receivers and any other man-made infection host in the room. You can’t wipe down a bed, so he simply prayed that no Staphylococcus aureus lurked in the mattress. A third caller suggested that airlines offer lightweight hazmat suits to passengers.