Faerie Territory

Blackstone Group LP (BX), the world’s largest private-equity firm, will donate $3.63 million to start a project with universities in North Carolina to spur job growth around Research Triangle Park.

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation will fund the five- year program aimed at helping the area better compete with high- technology hubs in Silicon Valley and Boston, the New York-based company said today in a release. The Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network will work with Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Blackstone Chairman Stephen Schwarzman in 2009 changed the focus of the then two-year-old foundation to job creation, in the wake of the global financial crisis that triggered an increase in unemployment. North Carolina had a jobless rate of 9.7 percent in March, almost a full point higher than the 8.8 percent national rate, according to the state’s Employment Security Commission. Read the rest of this entry »

Silver rallied to an all-time high as investors sought to protect their wealth against accelerating inflation and a weaker dollar with holdings in a metal that also benefits from economic growth.

Immediate-delivery silver climbed as much as 5.4 percent to $49.79 per ounce, surpassing the previous peak, which according to research company GFMS Ltd was $49.45 in January 1980. The metal traded at $49.2563 at 1:15 p.m. in Singapore, up for a ninth day and set for the longest winning run since an 11-day increase in March 2008. Spot gold also reached a record.

Precious metals have rallied on investor concern that central-bank programs to revive economic growth with record-low interest rates and increased supply of money will reignite inflation and hurt currencies including the dollar. Silver has more than doubled over the past year. Read the rest of this entry »

Pearl Star

The unique styling and oval face meant that William Anthony’s Pearl Star pocket watch was the first to be made with ‘expanding hands’.  When the watch indicated it was 12 o’clock the hands would be fully extended to the top of the case, whereas at quarter to and quarter past the hour the hands would become shorter so that they wouldn’t fit within the sides of the case.  Considering this watch was made over 200 years ago, this is a spectacular piece of craftsmanship.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual

Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Webber exudes Replica Tag Heuer watches AQUARACER style in every aspect of his life and every atom of his being. Driven by a love of nature, a need for speed, and a belief in human achievement and creative freedom, the F1 driver for Red Bull Racing is the archetype of the accomplished man. Blessed with philosophical depth and a keenness of spirit, he is not only physically and intellectually attractive, but one of the most dynamic, confident and compelling men of his generation.

And one of the humblest:

“Feeling the power of nature around me gives me energy and puts me in my place. It reminds me that, no matter how big and strong I may feel during a race, I am only a infinitesimally small part of this planet.” 

Mark Webber 
TAG Heuer AQUARACER Read the rest of this entry »

Get ready to see Leonardo DiCaprio and Replica Tag Heuer watches splashed in every magazine you open. Their new ad campaigns are set to hit magazine pages soon and here are a few of the first shots of DiCaprio and TAG Heuer  luxury watches.

In our recent post we broke the news that DiCaprio would be replacing Brad Pitt as Tag Heuer Replica ambassador but as always, DiCaprio thinks of the environment  first. The royalties from this ambassadorship will be going to the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Green Cross International. Read the rest of this entry »