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• Engine Of The Day: BMW OHV V8 [Engine Of The Day]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 735
  A pushrod, carburetor-fed V8 from BMW? Sure, but you have to go back about a half-century. Just as Chevrolet had a prehistoric V8 , so did BMW, with the aluminum-block, 90-degree engine used to power the BMW 502 , 503, 507, and 3200 CS. Built from 1954 through 1965, the BMW OHV was available in displacements of ...
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• The Onlooker

  
  BryAntics — Authority: 478
  I wrote this when I was in my twenties and, obviously, not doing too well in the romantic department! It originally had a rather plaintive tune! I am struck by the innocence of these fifty year old lyrics! THE ONLOOKER! When they walk in the park on Sunday I watch them as they go Two by two with a ...
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• Jack The Zipper

  
  Kitchen Retro — Authority: 541
  This did not catch on, apparently. Even though with "no buttons to bust," you would have plenty of leeway for enormous three-martini lunches. And you could pretend you were an Airman, too - the Chevy magically transformed into a fighter plane as you sit in traffic every morning. Like Snoopy pretending to be the Red ...
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• Commemorating the January 1953 movement and a story about Karachi students inaugurating a Multan hostel

  
  Journeys to democracy — Authority: 116
  Here is an interesting story from the 1953 student movement, about how they contacted colleagues and supporters in other parts of the country in an age when communication was far slower and more expensive than it is now. Students around the country had rallied in support of their Karachi colleagues following the ...
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• Fabulous Fairy Tale 1950s Vintage Wedding Dress, Veil

  
  DisneyFairyTales.com — Authority: 145
  Hi Again Disney Brides, here are some more great auctions: Designer Wedding Gown – Stunning – Fairytale dress 10 US $270.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Nov-20-2009 20:20:21 PST Bid now | Add to watch list Fairy Tale Holiday Wedding Dress NEW Never Worn Classic US $120.00 (0 Bid) ...
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• History timeline

  
  Tokyo Five — Authority: 123
  By no ways a complete list, but here is a timeline of some highlights of world history. Japan-related dates are written in red . 1281: Mongolia was conquering most of Asia. As the Mongolian Navy was heading to Japan to invade, a giant typhoon sunk their entire fleet. Thus saving Japan. That typhoon was called ...
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• Lets Make Her a New Holiday Dress!

  
  Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog — Authority: 140
  From What-I-Found - Sewing Patterns! She needs a new dress for the holidays...make something portrait worthy! Advance Pattern 9477 Vintage 60s Girls Jumper and Blouse Designed by Joseph Love! Complete Size 8 McCalls Pattern 7992 Vintage 60s Girls Pretty Dress! Uncut Size 3 Simplicity Pattern 3687 ...
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• Adidas Shoes - the pacemaker

  
  3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 561
  For over 80 years adidas has been part of the world of sports on every level, delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories. Today adidas is a global leader in the sporting goods industry and offers the broadest portfolio of products. Adidas products are available in virtually every country of ...
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• Vintage Black Friday

  
  Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog — Authority: 140
  We are officially one week away from the biggest shopping day of the year. many of us have already begun accumulating goodies here and there. I personally buy year round. But there is something to be said about the Black Friday specials that gets a lot of us up early in the morning. A fellow Etsian and vintage loving ...
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• Sara & Kevs 1950s Inspired UK Wedding

  
  Offbeat Bride — Authority: 565
  The Offbeat Bride: Sara Her Offbeat Partner: Kev Location & date of wedding: Rufford Mill, Rufford Country Park, Nottinghamshire, UK — 21st August 2009 What made our wedding offbeat: Our wedding was simple in ceremony but lavish in dress. I had a gorgeous red silk 50s dress and had a bouquet of white ...
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• Rocky J. Squirrel hes not

  
  peacock blue — Authority: 122
  Loud upbraidings taunt Hurled red tail warnings free fall I walk through the woods. After a run-in with a red squirrel, I wrote this in giddy hommage to one of my favorite childhood memories: The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show which turned 50 this week. Yesterdays paper described the cartoon as the misadventures of a ...
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• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles - Wii (M)

  
  GConsole.info — Authority: 137
  Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield return in this thrilling co-op arcade shooter that relives classic moments from Resident Evil 2 and more. Battle the undead with a friend as you enter a horrific world in which the lines between good and evil are blurred and where the ultimate fight begins with your dark side. The [...]
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• Sneaks of Week: Brown Bombers and Penfield

  
  Blac Renderings — Authority: 127
  So it all started with the Jordan L’Style one Men’s shoe, supposedly they’re bike shoes but one can’t resist rocking these for the everyday grind. Then, I started to look around for more kicks with brown colorways and decided to throw some shoes in for good measure. I’m all about the matching  and if ...
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• Still Crazy (for Velazquez) After All These Years

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 155
  Still Crazy (for Velazquez) After All These Years -1.0 5 2009-11-19 21:12:57 Kevin Callahan Velazquez, Portrait of A Man, the pink in the lower left shows the thinness of the paint, as that is the original ground showing through. The frame is a 17th Century Spanish frame from the collection of the ...
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• All traces of Siang Lim Park gone forever!

  
  The Wise Old Owl — Authority: 127
  This post is a continuation of the previous post on the new Siang Lim Park. I walked to the end of Lorong 40 joining a T junction with Guillemard Road. Direction of camera - facing directly south in this photo. Opposite Lorong 40, across Guillemard Road is the Versailles Mansions (condos). If you look at my ...
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• WallflowerVintage presents: Fall Fashion Mash Up

  
  Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog — Authority: 140
  Shelby in a 1940s crochet skirt accompanied by a new black tank and some fabulous baubles from The Dress Shop for a ready-for-the holidays look. Ashley is wearing a vintage 1950s cotton print skirt , a 1940s black velvet cropped jacket and a new purple tank top from The Dress Shop . Vendela ...
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• Buy Vintage and Help Homeless Animals

  
  Vintage Bulletin, the Vintage Clothing blog — Authority: 140
  Im in the process of restocking my etsy Store, Fuzzylizzie Vintage and Dry Goods. 100% of the profit from this store is donated to my local animal rescue group, Sarges Animal Rescue Foundation. So this is vintage shopping at its guilt-free finest! Items are being added daily: vintage clothing and accessories, ...
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• Window Pain

  
  Kitchen Retro — Authority: 541
  This storm window clearly did not come with any instructions. Rule #1: do not attempt to walk through it. Because thats one thing you cant protect your family (or anyone) from: being stupid enough to walk through a storm window. A storm window that they are holding in front of them! Installing in minutes just isnt ...
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• Classic Projector Looks Like Darth Vader’s Mask

  
  CyberTheater — Authority: 519
  It may be retro but this projector is indeed a classic. Taken out of the pages of 1950s’ gadgets, the Stereo Realist Model 81 3D slide projector looks every inch like Darth Vader’s head of the Star Wars fame. Made by Davie White Sales Company of Milwaukee, it features dual lenses and operate on 500-watt [...]
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• November 19, 2009Brain-eating tribe enriches understanding of mad cow disease

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 172
  November 19, 2009 Brain-eating tribe enriches understanding of mad cow disease Mark Henderson, Science Editor A cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribespeople were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record, scientists have discovered. In ...
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