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On May 1st RM Auctions will inaugurate a new annual sale in Monaco headlined by a rare Ferrari expected to fetch up to $3.5 million. The Sporting Classics of Monaco event will be held at the Grimaldi Forum during the same weekend as the 7th Grand Prix Historique de Monaco. 80 of the world’s finest motor cars will be on offer, headlined by a stunning 1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet Pininfarina (above). One of only six short wheelbase examples bodied by Pininfarina, the Ferrari, chassis no. 3309SA was the last example built, and displayed as a factory show car at the Geneva and New York Auto Shows in 1962. The car, which recently underwent a no-expense spared, nut and bolt restoration by top tier marque specialists, won an award at this year’s famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Widely regarded as more exclusive, powerful and luxurious than the SWB California Spider, its offering is set to garner significant attention from collectors around the world.

Back in 2005, BMW shocked the Formula One racing world by announcing it would leave its longtime partner Williams F1 in order to acquire its rival Sauber. But after four years of racing, the economy tanked and the coffers ran dry. BMW announced it would withdraw from the sport, leaving Sauber to look for a new investor.

A new investor was found, but reports now indicate that the deal could have been an elaborate fraud. The buyer was identified as Qadbak Investments, a mysterious Swiss firm that had recently acquired a football club in England and which was supposedly backed by wealthy Middle Eastern investors who preferred to keep a low profile. After an exhaustive chase of paper trails and dummy companies, it now appears that Qadbak is nothing but a front for one Russell King, a British national based in Dubai previously convicted of fraud.

According to the report, King was planning on using Sauber as a means to tap into the revenue sharing scheme in Formula One, worth tens of millions of euros.

Cooking a big turkey is a fine science. You need to take the size of the bird into account and figure out what you want the thing to look and taste like when you are finished.

When the variables are properly controlled, it is possible to ensure fairly uniform results. If you know the temperature of the oven and the weight of the bird, then when to baste and how long to cook the thing for are simple calculations; having an app to do all of that ta

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Though OraBrush doesn’t say exactly how its app detects bad breath, this piece of software will definitely be a conversation piece when out with friends. Plus, you can “easily post the hilarious responses of any breath test on Facebook or Twitter for other friends to enjoy.”

Made from biodegradable and recyclable plastic, the Aqua Jar attaches to any plastic bottle that has a standard threaded opening making the beverage inside easier to pour thanks to a contoured spout and generous handle. It was created by industrial design lab GR for home accessories company balvi, and while the Aqua Jar doesn?t appear to be on their site just yet, it will supposedly be available in orange, graphite and frost colors.

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The Spanish know just how to make most of scrammed spaces and style it up all at one go! The Spanish bathroom design company Roca has come up with something quite revolutionary. The Transtube 360-degree shower stall surrounds your shower in a curved, frameless glass enclosure that opens and closes automatically. It is perfect for bathrooms have less space or would like to flaunt a minimalist look.

My son never really cared if his baby food was inbound on a plane or train. That doesn

The latest skis from the small Swiss ski maker Zai are the Spada skis which are named after the Romansh word for Sword. The skis are hand made and feature a core made of specially treated granite from the Grisons canton as opposed to the normal wooden or titanium cores of skis. The granite is treated with a process called Technocarbon which allows it to be bendable and retain the same strength which results in incomparable agility, grip and smoothness.

Conventional wisdom used to be that bigger cars got bigger luxury, and smaller cars did without. But as premium buyers have been migrating to smaller cars for easier access to city streets and a lower environmental impact, automakers have been learning that they expect their luxuries to come with them, just in a smaller package.

Aston Martin is planning an exclusive city car based on the Toyota iQ, and now, about half a year after rumors first surfaced, BMW has reportedly confirmed that its two British subsidiaries Mini and Rolls-Royce will be collaborating on an exclusive line of luxury hatchbacks.

Starting off with the Mini Cooper, the Rolls-Royce factory in Goodwood would then outfit the retro-hatch with all manner of top-of-the-line leather and wood veneer trim. The premium Minis would be made to order individually according to each customer’s specifications, with public confirmation expected to come some time next year.