The Brazilian bombshell shows off suits that even her countrymen would find skimpy.

When she’s not at the pool:
She does gigs for Italian Vogue and Avon.

We ain’t saying he’s a gold digger.
“He took my money and never paid me back. I never talked to him again.”

Don’t worry. We know mouth-to-mouth:
“I almost drowned when I was seven. My parents thought I was joking, and they didn’t really pay attention until someone realized I was actually drowning. But they took me out in time.”

Don’t you know about shrinkage?
“A guy tried to take a dive in front of a group of girls. His trunks came off. We weren’t impressed.”

January 2006

This is the ‘Harbormaster Spinnaker’ from newcomer Stolas Watches. Actually their name has a couple of accented characters that I am having trouble typing in, so ‘Stolas’ it is; you can see the correct version on the dial.

The Harbormaster is their first watch, available in three models: Genoa, Spinnaker and Gennaker. Different colors, bands and dials, with all sharing the other details. In common are the 44mm, stainless steel case, sapphire crystal, lumed bezel, lightning seconds hand, 200m water resistance, screwdown crown and bezel. The more expensive Genoa model adds applied hour markers, silver embossed dial and ETA 2824 movement; the movements in the others are Shanghai (SMC) 2824 clones.

Looking at the Spinnaker you can see hints of both IWC (lumed bezel) and Ulysse Nardin (dial and hands), but overall it’s clearly it’s own thing. In the dial closeup you can see the deep texture of the carbon fiber dial, the well-printed text and applied ’6′. Pardon the dust!

Interestingly, the design skips some of the minute markers, there are only two every 5 minutes. It gives the impression of a relaxed attitude towards precise readings, also conveyed by the bezel with replaces minute markers with a stylized wave. This is a more of a lifestyle watch than a super-precise instrument.

At some angles the dial appears flat black or grey, depending on light source. However, the skeletonized black-on-black hour and minute hand tend to vanish against the dial. The Genoa version uses blue-on-white and seems more legible. Unlike the vivid seconds hand, they take a bit longer to spot and read and really the skeletonization isn’t needed as there are no subdials to block.

At night, however, the watch is superbly lumed:

Really really well done, and quite high quality – it remains legible for eight hours or more. The blue colors fade faster, but the hour, minute and dial markers are the longer-duration whitish green, well matched to the eye.

I don’t know how they prepared the bezel, it appears to be paint inset and filled, which is of unknown durability.

The case is extremely well finished, I’ve seen worse on watches costing more. Polished throughout, smoothly and evenly, with an etched designs on the caseback and next to the crown. There’s also an optional sapphire caseback, which would probably look great on this watch.

The signed crown has simple knurling and classic crown guards, and is well placed at four o’clock. Good thread, easy to operate and secure. The handwinding and hacking movement winds as smoothly as any ETA 2824 I’ve seen, and keeps excellent time.

The bezel is 60-click and a bit stiff for my fingers. The smoothed edge could use some surface roughening, as it’s slippery when wet.

The stainless steel bracelet and NATO strap are optional extras ($72 and free!), both are well-matched to the watch itself. The NATO colors accent the dial perfectly, though it’s a lot more noticeable with that much color. The bracelet is Oyster-style, with polished center links, solid links and end links, fliplock with pushbutton release, signed clasp and one micro-adjustment. Links are split-pin design, and with all links add 125g of weight for 225g total. The blue-stitched rubber band is 20g, and is my preferred way to wear the watch:

Functional, comfortable, understated. At 14.2mm thick, it’s medium thick and quite shirt-friendly due to the tapered bezel.The lug and caseback shape helps it sit solidly on your wrist:

If you look closely, you can see my hands, camera and shirt reflected. This is an indicator of how well made and finished the case is, it’s nearly mirror-flat and smooth.

The Spinnaker is a series of 125 watches, and at an introductory price of $571 ($651 with bracelet and NATO, $723 with all of the above plus sapphire caseback) I expect them to sell out quickly. That’s a very good value in my opinion. Not a watch made for the hardcore diver, it will nevertheless serve that as well as most other situations, and the colorful design seems to catch eyes and garner compliments from strangers.

Thanks to Stolas for the sample unit. Opinions are 100% independent.
Written by Paul Hubbard

Nothing much is going to change for the 2012 model considering the Mustang was just given a little refresh for 2011. It will still see its usual coupe and convertible versions, with prices starting from $49,495 and $54,495 respectively. The list of new options only includes new Recaro leather sports seats, a glass roof, and two new packages.

Under the hood there will be the same aluminum 5.4 Liter supercharged V8, derived from the unit inside the Ford GT super car, that produces 550 HP and 510 lb-ft of torque.

It may still be packing the same gear as the last model, but who really cares? The 2012 Ford Mustang GT500 will probably still sell out just as quickly as the 2011 model did.

Esta joya para coleccionistas (sólo se han fabricado 150 unidades) ha sido creada en homenaje a uno de los automóviles de carrera más bellos de todos los tiempos: el Maserati MC12.

El Audemars Piguet MC12 evoca al Maserati por su diseño, los materiales de alta tecnología utilizados; aluminio eloxado para los puentes y carbono ultraligero para la platina del mecanismo. El reloj reúne un tourbillon, un cronógrafo y un sistema de doble barrilete. ¿El resultado? Una máquina absolutamente excepcional.

Otros detalles técnicos:

Mecanismo: Calibre 2884 con sistema de remonte manual de doble barrilete con torbellino.
Caja y bisel: Platino 950; fondo de zafiro; estanco hasta 20 metros.
Esfera: Calada sobre el mecanismo, con contador 30 minutos de carbono a las 12 horas; tridente Maserati de oro.
Pulsera: Cocodrilo con hebilla desplegable AP de platino 950.
Funciones: Horas y minutos; cronógrafo; indicación de reserva de marcha.

Get fit with this wall-mounted exercise system from architect and designer Antonio Citterio.

http://www.details.com/style-advice/the-body/201104/exercise-regimen-home-gym-kinesis-personal#slide=1
Crafted by the renowned Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio, the Kinesis Personal embraces the concept that workouts should be based on natural human movement—and that exercise equipment need not resemble a Bowflex. Attractive enough to throw on a wall in your bedroom, the device has six cable handles that enable you to perform more than 200 exercises and engage entire muscle systems, instead of isolating individual muscles like standard gym machines.

The pulleys can move in every direction, which means you can replicate the motions of sports like tennis or snowboarding to bring your game—and your physique—to the next level. ($10,000; technogym.com)
Kinesis Personal is the ultimate in designer furnishing for home fitness or wellness spaces.
It returns you to the origins of human movement, freeing you to re-discover the four fundamental physical abilities: endurance, balance, strength and flexibility.

Kinesis provides a unique workout that restores the right balance between mind and body, thereby helping to improve your quality of life.

The revolutionary feature is the patented “Fullgravity” design, inspired by nature and science to allow unrestricted, enjoyable movement and to attract more and more people to Wellness.

KINESIS IS EASY TO USE MULTI-PURPOSE
Using the three handgrips in the ALPHA, BETA and GAMMA positions, more than 200 different exercises are possible without having to make any adjustments.
Specific muscles (chest, back, abs, glutes and quadriceps) are exercised in the standard movements whereas the combined movements work several different muscles synergistically at the same time (front and back kinetic chains, core and multi-chain).

QUIET AND SAFE
The resistance applied is regulated by a sophisticated, technological and patented innovation whereby a revolutionary system of forces gradually increases the resistance quietly, smoothly and in total safety.

ERGONOMIC
The fine polished aluminium alloy arms supporting the cables are the product of Technogym’s technological expertise. Each arm has three rotating systems, referred to as “pivots”, that the cable slides through during outward and return movements. Not only are the pivots a highly attractive feature, they also absorb sound. The comfortable clear handgrip is magnetic and, in the rest position, can be attached to the pivots on the arms.


FULLGRAVITY
Movement now knows no limits thanks to Technogym’s international patented technology. The pivoting pulley system provides smooth movement in all dimensions.


DISPLAY
The workload can be selected with one simple touch on the easy-to-use and appealingly understated interface. In fact, all you have to do is turn the setting in the middle of the wall to see the resistance level, from 0 to 20, on the Soft Touch Digital Display.


KINESIS: 200 EXERCISES IN 1 SQ. METRE*
The most all-round piece of equipment for home fitness or for use in dedicated personal wellbeing areas.
Kinesis combines design and biomechanics with a special attention to its surroundings.
The result is the first ever piece of designer furnishing providing more than 200 exercises in only one square metre (* 10,76 sq. feet).
When Kinesis is not in use, it occupies very little space so it can be fitted almost anywhere.

by Kyle on November 05, 2009

As I said…these previews are most certainly one of my favorite times of the year. And here we have a very striking and bold looking watch from Audemars Piguet that will be officially unveiled at SIHH 2010.

At first glance, the watch dial looks to busy, too difficult to read. But then again it has some cool materials that give the watch a very nice sporty and tough look to it – forged carbon case – bezel, crown and pushers in cerarmic – and also some blackened steel on this watch – the caseback and the buckle. Wow – what a combination of materials! Even so, I’m not quite sure what to think of this watch….it kinda-sorta-just-a-little-tiny-bit reminds of Audemars Piguet’s Survivor (maybe it is the carbon), but at the same time it is very much a different watch. In fact it belongs to a completely different collection (Millenary collection rather than Royal Oak Offshore). I will say that the look of the movement through the caseback is pretty cool.

Anyhow, got lots of great pics on this one, and also the full spec set at the bottom, just for fun :-) Last but not least – a hat tip to my watch blogger friend Jason over at Professional Watches – seems he saw this one coming many many months ago (http://professionalwatches.com/2009/11/audemars_piguet_millenary_carb.html#more)!

The watch has an Audemars Piguet Caliber 2884 in it – as described by AP:

Audemars Piguet Calibre 2884 is an oval hand-wound movement entirely developed and crafted by AP. It is a complex movement equipped with a tourbillon, an ultra-efficient column-wheel chronograph mechanism and twin barrels. Each movement is first assembled on a trial basis in order to set it into motion. This stage alone calls for ten full days of painstaking adjustments. Once the watchmaker is sure that it runs completely smoothly, he takes it apart and scrupulously cleans the parts before final assembly and casing up. It takes about 15 days to create a finished movement that then undergoes various tests.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Millenary Carbon One Tourbillon Chronograph

Reference
26152AU.OO.D002CR.01
Forged carbon case, black crocodile leather strap
Limited edition of 120

Movement
Calibre : 2884 hand-wound with twin barrel and tourbillon
Carbon mainplate
Bridges in eloxed aluminium and blackened steel
Total diameter: 38.40 x 33.40 mm
Casing diameter: 37.40 x 32.40 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm
30 jewels
336 parts
Up to 240-hour power reserve
Cadence of the balance: 21,600 vibrations per hour
Finishing: all parts decorated by hand.

Case
Forged carbon with black ceramic bezel, crown and push-buttons
Dimensions: 47 x 42 mm
Cambered glareproofed sapphire crystal
Blackened titanium back fitted with sapphire crystal
Water resistant to 20 metres

Dial
Openworked to reveal the movement
White hour-markers with luminescent coating
Blackened luminescent hands

Strap
Hand-sewn “large square scale” crocodile leather with AP folding clasp in blackened titanium

Functions
Hours and minutes
Chronograph
Power-reserve indicator

http://regalatuswoman.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/regalatus-del-dia-17/

Battlestar Galactica’s hottest alien is out of this world.

Where you’ve seen her:
As the finest alien in the new Battlestar Galactica series.

Queen of the jungle:
“I had to do this one sex scene for Battlestar that wasn’t a bedroom scene. It was outside in a forest under a lightning-and-thunder shower. I was like, ‘So you want some crazy forest sex? OK, I gotcha.’ In the end, they had to totally edit it down and take out all my moaning.”

Viva ass Vegas:
“It was in Vegas on New Year’s on the strip. It’s packed with 2,000 people on the street. Someone grabbed my ass, and I whipped around and there were 10 people. I picked one guy and I fuckin’ reamed him! I scared the shit out of this guy. It was the wrong guy, but I didn’t care…”

Amazing Grace:
“The craziest thing I did on a date was probably cutting through the lobby of the Wickaninnish Inn buck naked except for a yellow rain jacket and rubber boots, stripping down, and jumping into the ocean right in front of the hotel. Mind you, it was October and we were in Canada. Not only was it freezing; it was night and we couldn’t see our clothes.”

Outdoor Ab Workouts
Eight-Minute Abs
Shed winter pounds with these pro trainers’ outdoor workouts

In Your Backyard

The Pro Trainer’s Workout: Body-Weight Circuit
Torch fat with this routine from Turbulence Training developer Craig Ballantyne, C.S.C.S.

Do this:
Perform these exercises as a circuit. Rest 1 minute only after completing all four. Complete 5 circuits.

1 Jumping jacks (60 seconds)
2 Spider-man pushups (until failure)

As you lower your body, swing your right leg out to touch your right knee to your right elbow. Reverse the movement and push up. Alternate sides.

3 Reverse lunge (15 reps per leg)

Stand tall, hands behind your ears. Step back with one leg, and lower your body until your front knee is bent 90 degrees. Pause. Push up quickly. Do all reps, then switch legs.

4 Squat thrust (8 reps)

Squat, put your hands on the floor, and kick your legs into pushup position. Quickly reverse the move. Repeat. Make it harder Rest 30 seconds (instead of 1 minute) between circuits.

On the Court

The Miami Heat Workout: 10′s
This routine combines fast-paced intervals with quick changes of direction. “It’s a great fat burner, and it improves endurance,” says Bill Foran, the Heat’s strength and conditioning coach.

Do this:
Begin at one baseline of the basketball court and run (not at a full sprint) to the opposite end. Stop, plant your foot, pivot, change direction, and run back. Repeat four times for a total of 10 trips between baselines. That’s 1 set; try to complete it in 60 to 70 seconds. Do a total of 2 or 3 sets, resting only 2 to 3 minutes between each.

Make it harder:
Work your way up to 5 sets. The first few sets may seem easy, but the last few will test your physical and mental endurance.

On the Diamond

The Boston Red Sox Workout: X-Pattern Skill Drill
This drill challenges you to run in all directions at full intensity, which every player must do, says David Page, strength coach for the Red Sox.

Do this:
Set up four cones in a square formation, each cone 10 yards apart.

1 Sprint from cone A to cone B.
2 Immediately turn and sprint diagonally from cone B to cone D.
3 Backpedal as fast as you can from cone D to cone C.
4 Sprint diagonally from cone C back to cone A. That’s 1 set.
Rest 2 to 3 minutes after completing all four sprints. Repeat for 5 sets.

Make it harder:
Start the drill sitting or lying down, then jump up and run.