Every house has a beach – Architecture @ its best – Shantan

September 2, 2008 at 12:50 pm | In America, Information, Travel, USA, World, dubai, entertainment, hotels, tourism | Leave a Comment
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Now see this stuff………………….
This is taken from world’s tallest building “Burj Dubai” @ 2,620 ft / 801m!!!

What do you think guys…………………

The Worlds Longest Bike – Amazing

September 2, 2008 at 12:40 pm | In Information, World, entertainment | Leave a Comment
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Worlds Longest Bike

It has been to our attention that the longest bike in the world, officialy registered by Guiness record book is from Russia.It’s creator Oleg “Leshij” Rogov was from Tver city, a small town near Moscow city. He was a big biker fan since his childhood. One day he has got an idea to build the longest bike in the world, according to his own story “probably after he got too much  beer inside”.

Worlds Longest Bike

So after two years of planning and delaying he did it. He built the bike that was 31 feet 4 inches long (9 metres 57 cm). After the thing was ready he sent his claim to the Guiness book and got registered as longest bike in the world.

The saddest part of the story is that he got into accident and died this summer, still we have the photos of his creation, it would be some kind of tribute to him.

Worlds Longest Bike

Largest TV sculpture in the world – Shantan

September 2, 2008 at 12:02 pm | In History, Information, World, entertainment | 1 Comment
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“LNK Infotree” (LNK Infomedis) is currently the largest TV sculpture in the world (Guinness World Record). It’s using 2,903 individual television sets, spanning 3,135 sq metres (33,744.85 sq ft) at the Open Air Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. I’ve been there a couple of years ago and it looked really amazing. It’s currently closed for reconstruction but we can look at some older images.

 

 

A statue of Lenin lies in the middle of the labyrinth. The sculpture symbolizes the absurdity of Soviet propaganda that for over half a century had been implanted in people¢s minds with the help of senseless TV.

All Lithuania has taken part in the creation of a labyrinth of television sets. People from various Lithuanian towns donated old TV sets after an appeal from Europos Parkas was broadcast on LNK television.

Babies born 8/8/08 at 8:08; 8 lbs., 8 oz

September 2, 2008 at 11:57 am | In Information, World, entertainment | Leave a Comment
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Two lucky newborns inspire hospital workers to buy lottery tickets

08; 8 lbs., 8 oz

Xander Riniker, surrounded by sister Chloe Shumacher, 11, and father Chad Riniker, was born at 8:08 a.m. on August 8, 2008 and weighs 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Meet Hailey Jo Hauer and Xander Jace Riniker, both born at 8:08 a.m. on 8/8/08, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, in neighboring states.

Xander, born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the eighth grandchild for his mother’s parents. And he’s not the only one in his family with an unusual birthday: His 2-year-old brother, Kael, was born on 4/5/06.

Lindsey Hauer thought staff at Lake Region Hospital in Minnesota were joking when they told her the time of her daughter’s birth. And then she got a call from the birthing suite noting Hailey’s weight.

Nurse Jenny Harstad joked that she tried to shrink the baby to 18 inches from her actual 19.5 inches.

Several hospital staff members in Minnesota pledged to buy lottery tickets. And Chad Riniker, Xander’s father, said that eight hadn’t been his lucky number before, but that now he was thinking about buying a lottery ticket.

“I just might,” he said. “If nothing else, with four children I should probably play the lottery.”

Hong Kong International Airport – World’s Best Airport – Amazing

September 2, 2008 at 11:52 am | In History, Information, Travel, World, entertainment, hotels, tourism | 1 Comment
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Hong Kong International Airport – World’s Best Airport – Amazing

Burj Dubai becomes the tallest building on earth – Shantan

September 2, 2008 at 11:10 am | In 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD, History, Information, Travel, World, dubai, entertainment, hotels, tourism | 2 Comments
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Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres, its developer real estate giant Emaar Properties said in a statement Monday.

The tower is now over 160 storeys – the largest number of floors in any building across the world, an Emaar statement here said.

The tower unofficially became the world’s tallest man-made structure in April this year after surpassing the KVLY-TV mast (628.8 metres) in North Dakota in the US.

Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Burj Dubai is being constructed by high-rise building experts from South Korea’s Samsung Corporation.

Cladding work on the building is nearing completion, while work on the interiors has started, Emaar said.

In June this year, the company had announced that the opening of the tower was scheduled for September 2009.

The original deadline was December this year but was then pushed back to April next year.

Though the final height of the tower has not been disclosed yet, it will be officially recognised as the world’s tallest structure only when the construction is fully completed.

When completed, Burj Dubai should meet all four criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which classifies the world’s tallest structures.

CTBUH measures the height of buildings on the basis of spire height, the highest occupied floor, roof height and pinnacle height.

Burj Dubai is the centrepiece of Emaar’s flagship mega-project, the 73-billion dirham ($20 billion) downtown Burj Dubai, billed as the world’s most prestigious project.

The super-tall structure will have residences, commercial space and hospitality elements, including the world’s first Armani Hotel and Armani Residences.

Around 7,500 professionals and skilled workers are currently employed at the site.

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