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January 5, 2013 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Calendar Girl"

Blasting into 2013! - [extreme stunt video]
Mount Everest: Explore it in billion pixels! - [fascinating]
Most Visited pages of 2012 on Wikipedia, by Countries - [quite revealing]
Periodic Table of Fonts - [cool, big image]
Insanely Interesting Desks - [wow design]
Great parody of William Gibson and today's internet - [a la Neuromancer]
If Credit Card Was Designed by Apple - [fun graphic]
Pharmaceutical Ads from 1930s France - [vintage]
Phonola Cool Vintage TV - [geek retro]
Extreme High Bar Acrobatics - [wow video]
Totally Useless Machine! Mini Version - [wow videos]
Futuristic Baseball: Very Well Done - [wow video]
Calendar Girl - [wow video]
Most Dangerous Neighborhoods, Deadliest Mafia Hitmen - [cool info]
DVDs & Blu-Rays For Only 1 Dollar - [great bargains]

	January 2, 2013 - BEST OF DRB 2012 The Best of "Dark Roasted Blend" in 2012 Weird & Wonderful Things in 2012!
	December 29, 2012 - Quantum Shot #812 Happy Holidays and New 2013 Year from DRB! Here is your "feel-good" fix for the Season!
	December 19, 2012 - Quantum Shot #811 Pipe Dreams: The Art of the Hookah "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs"
	December 16, 2012 - Quantum Shot #810 Giant Robots! Giant Robot Structures Around the World... Standing... Waiting...

#193 - Week of December 9, 2012

Ice Flowers on Thin Sea Ice - [spectacular!]
New York's City Hall Forgotten Subway Station - [urban exploring]
Peshtigo Fire: The Deadliest and Almost Totally Forgotten - [fascinating]
Firestorm: a mile high wall of flame, traveling 100 miles per hour - [extreme, info]
Inside the Mysterious NASA Rubber Room - [space, pics]
The 1920s Walkman (or Belle Epoque iPhone) - [retro videos]
The Green Dragon Pub in Hobbiton: best place for a pint - [Facebook, pics]
Spectacular Portrait of a 3,200-year-old Giant Sequoia - [wow nature]
Judean Palm Tree: The Oldest Viable Seed - [ancient trees]
The World's Most Expensive Hard Drive Teardown, info - [geek video]
Gorgeous Catalan Atlas from 1375 AD - [wow art]
China's Copycat Cities- [weird, architecture]
Megastorms Could Drown Massive Portions of California - [weather]
The Dome and Cupola that Were Not There - [wow illusion]
TV is a Total Rip-off - [useful info]
Full Body Knitted Suits, more - [weird!]
The Language of the Walls: Victorian Posters - [vintage]
Radiolaria: a strange site - [seen best in Chrome]
Most Educated Darwin Award Winners - [epic Fail]
Mesmerizing: Laser Cutting Street Maps - [cool video]
Rebels build DIY armoured car in Syria - [wow video]
Pavement Collapse in Turkey - [wow video]
Great idea if you have 2 iPod Minis - [geek video]
The World's Smallest Snowman - [wow video]
Victorian Bird Singing Mechanism, 1890 - [wow video]
Catfish Grabs (and Eats) Pigeons - [wow video]
Amazing Place: Gold Bullion Vault - [cool video]
Best Ever Boat Launch - [wow video]
Rally Car Crash Compilation Update: 2012 - [wow video]
Lots of Fun: Japan's AKB48 - [music video]
Crappy Gifts For Bad Children - [shopping]

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December 6, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Wild Moscow Twist, 1962"

	December 2, 2012 - Quantum Shot #809 Peculiar Postage: Unusual Stamps from Around the World, Part Two Stamps with embedded volcanic ash, sand from Sahara dunes...
	November 29, 2012 - Quantum Shot #808 Unusual, Intriguing Water Towers Bizarre designs, strange interiors
	November 24, 2012 - Quantum Shot #807 Monster Machinery Update Born to Intimidate. (And Get Work Done)

#192 - Week of November 21, 2012 - Click Here!

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November 19, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "The World's Most Dangerous Ride"

	November 16, 2012 - Quantum Shot #806 Surreal Human Sculptures by Andrew Baines Bowler Hats & Umbrellas vs. The Immensity of the Sea
	November 14, 2012 - Quantum Shot #805 Attractive, Unique Vintage Telephones Go ahead, call your mother
	November 12, 2012 - Quantum Shot #804 Fascinating Matchbook Art, Part Two Always Striking: Classic Matchbook Art

#191 - Week of November 7, 2012 - Click Here

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November 4, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Concerto of Facial Expressions"

	October 31, 2012 - Quantum Shot #370(rev) Huge Off-Highway Road Trains All set to conquer the Moon, Mars (almost!)
	October 27, 2012 - Quantum Shot #803 Crazy Logistics: People Trying to Do Things (Funny Pics) Incredible Feats of Strength and Imagination!
	October 23, 2012 - Quantum Shot #802 Unusual and Fascinating Coins & Currency, Part 2 Coins with pieces of the Moon in them!

#190 - Week of October 19, 2012 - Click Here

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October 17, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Why Is It Dark at Night?"

	October 14, 2012 - Quantum Shot #801 Monstrous, Angelic, Unusual Bridge Sculptures Griffins, trolls, hamsters of all sorts
	October 11, 2012 - Quantum Shot #212(rev) "Tatra" Car & Other Aerodynamic Marvels, Part 2 Futuristic Shape and Radical Design in the 1930s-1950s
	October 8, 2012 - Quantum Shot #800 The Tatra T87: Streamlined, Fast and Mostly Unknown Designed to resemble German airships

#189 - Week of October 4, 2012 - Click Here

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September 30, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "The Alchemy of Light"

	September 27, 2012 - Quantum Shot #799 Fascinating Chemistry Photos Fantastic visuals at a point where science intersects art
	September 23, 2012 - Quantum Shot #798 Awesome Vintage Calculators Highly desirable objects of technological genius
	September 20, 2012 - Quantum Shot #797 "Flying Saucer" Soviet Architecture in Caucasus Truly "The House on the Borderland"

#188 - Week of September 17, 2012 - Click Here

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September 15, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "The Future Forms of Life"

	September 13, 2012 - Quantum Shot #796 Unintentional Faces in Objects, Part 2 There are some "things" in your house...
	September 10, 2012 - Quantum Shot #795 Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest: Bordeaux, Washington Exploring Abandoned Places in the Land of Myst
	September 7, 2012 - Quantum Shot #794 Up, Up and Away: Building an Airship House H.G. Wells & Jules Verne would approve

#187 - Week of September 5, 2012 - Click Here

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September 3, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Elegant, Sinister Hydra Coupe"

	August 31, 2012 - Quantum Shot #793 Most Dangerous Roads in the World, Part 7 Crazy Routes in Tibet and India
	August 28, 2012 - Quantum Shot #792 Huge Airborne Aircraft Carriers Planes on top of planes... with more planes inside!
	August 25, 2012 - Quantum Shot #791 Love, Romance and Tight Finances (Pics) "Oh Darling, Let's Be Adventurers!"
	August 22, 2012 - Quantum Shot #790 Awesome Vintage Ambulance Cars Chromed & streamlined legendary vehicles

#186 - Week of August 18, 2012 - Click Here

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August 15, 2012 - Biscotti Bits
Mixed Links & Images

Incl. "Between Two Trucks..."

	August 12, 2012 - Quantum Shot #789 Olympic Flame Torches & Cauldrons: A Retrospective Large and exciting collection of designs
	August 9, 2012 - Quantum Shot #788 Hilarious Sports Pics! Soccer and gymnastics lead the way...
	August 6, 2012 - Quantum Shot #787 Upside Down & Other Weird Houses "- And He Built a Crooked House -"

#185 - Week of August 3, 2012 - Click Here

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Pokie Games in Australia
Ever wondered what pokies are? Australians refer to slots as pokies. The word originated from the pokie manufacturer Aristocrat which is the most popular poker machine distributor in Australasia. Nowadays the most gaming is taking place online. Australian Online Casinos carry the most diverse online pokies and at onlinecasinoaustralia.com you will find all of them listed, plus you can play pokies there absolutely free of charge.

Number one slot game in Germany
You might have never heard about the slot game Book of Ra but in Germany it is by far the most played game. It is a relatively straight-forward slot but the reason why it is so popular has to do with the gambling halls in Germany. The game is widely distributed throughout Cafes, Bistros and dedicated Gaming Halls - plus for the last few months Book of Ra can also be played as an online version in various online gaming venues.

The Complete Collection of DRB Biscotti issues is now available in one place - Click here

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	Live your dreams to the max!
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