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Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces
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The House in the Middle of a Motorway

Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:50 PM PST

A look at some of the biggest divorce settlements that famous spouses had to pay.

Dr. Seuss House in Alaska

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:12 PM PST

Dr. Seuss House is located in Willow, Alaska, in the United States. The "Dr. Seuss" house has about 12 stories, it was built and left unfinished for the almost 10 years, and just recently (2012) was finished. The house was dubbed with the name "Dr. Seuss" house by the local people of Willow, and as you can see on the photos below, it makes perfect sense. For more information about Willow visit Wikipedia - Willow, Alaska.

The House in the Middle of a Motorway

Posted: 23 Nov 2012 09:58 PM PST

AN ELDERLY Chinese couple refused to leave their home after local officials ordered it demolished for a new highway, claiming the compensation would not be enough for them to rebuild. Now the building stands in the middle of the road and the car drivers have to drive around it.

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A Green Tree for a Blue Room

Your Daily Snapshot for
Saturday, November 24, 2012

A Green Tree for a Blue Room

Yesterday, the First Family received the official White House Christmas Tree, which arrived via horse-drawn carriage. Daughters Sasha and Malia, and First Dog Bo, also helped welcome the tree. The tree, a 19-foot Fraser Fir from Jefferson, N.C., will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House this holiday season.

First Lady Michelle Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia, and the family dog Bo, receives the official White House Christmas tree at the North Portico of the White House, Nov. 23, 2012. The tree, a 19-foot Fraser Fir from Jefferson, N.C., arrived in a horse-drawn carriage. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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Seth's Blog : The decline of fascination and the rise in ennui

The decline of fascination and the rise in ennui

A generation ago, a clever idea could run and run. We talked about Space Food Sticks and Tang and Gilligan's Island and the Batmobile for years, even though there certainly wasn't a lot of depth. Hit movies and books stayed on the bestseller lists for months or even years (!)

Today, an internet video or an investment philosophy or a political moment might last for weeks or even a few days. It's not unusual for a movie or a book or even a TV series to come and go before most people notice it. Neophilia has fundamentally changed the culture.

The result is that there's an increasing desire, almost a panic, for something new. Yesterday was a million years ago, and tomorrow is already here. The rush for new continues to increase, and it is now surpassing our ability to satisfy it.

When that need can't be filled (which is not surprising, if you think about it) then we're inclined to declare that it's the end, the end of new ideas, the end of progress, the end of everything that's interesting. Spend a week or two watching TED videos and once you catch up, you might find yourself saying, "sure, but what's new now?"

If you're in the business of making a new thing, this churn may be an opportunity, because it's easier now than ever to send a hit up the pop charts, whatever sort of pop you make. But it comes at a price, which is that it won't last, and you'll quickly have to go back and make another one.

The real opportunity, I think, is in trying to build longer arcs. Now that the cycle of new is eating itself in a race to ever-faster, there's a bigger chance to make long term change by consistently focusing on what works (and what's important), not what's new and merely shiny.

What's important, what's always important, is useful change.