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Pictures of Burj Al Arab, Dubai
2008-03-27 14:24:00
The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai , United Arab Emirates. Burj Al Arab is managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC.[verification needed] At 321 metres (1,053 ft), it is the third tallest building used exclusively as a hotel; the Rose Tower, also in Dubai, has already topped Burj Al Arab's height at 333m. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.Construction:Construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two "wings" spread in a V to form a vast "mast", while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. Architect Tom Wright said "The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement ...
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Tata Motors enters into Definitive Agreement with Ford for purchase of Jagu
2008-03-27 07:30:00
Tata Motors today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Ford Motor Company for the purchase of Jaguar Land Rover, comprising brands, plants and Intellectual Property Rights.The transfer of ownership to Tata Motors is expected to close by the end of the next quarter, subject to applicable regulatory approvals.The total amount to be paid in cash by Tata Motors for Jaguar Land Rover upon closing will be approximately US $2.3 billion. At closing, Ford will then contribute up to approximately US $600 million to the Jaguar Land Rover pension plans.Commenting on the agreement, Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, said, "We are very pleased at the prospect of Jaguar and Land Rover being a significant part of our automotive business. We have enormous respect for the two brands and will endeavour to preserve and build on their heritage and competitiveness, keeping their identities intact. We aim to support their growth, while holding true to o...
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India beat Australia to win Commonwealth Bank Series
2008-03-04 16:16:00
BRISBANE: India ended a tumultuous tour with a dramatic, Sachin Tendulkar-inspired 2-0 limited-overs finals series win over World Cup champion Australia .Tendulkar posted 91 in India's 258 for nine after winning the toss and batting on Tuesday, following his match-winning 117 not out in the game 1 at Sydney.Praveen Kumar took 4-46, including Adam Gilchrist (2) and Ricky Ponting (1) to have Australia reeling at 8-2 before the hosts forced it into the last over. Irfan Pathan sealed the nine-run win, removing Nathan Bracken (1) and ending James Hopes' defiant 63-run knock within four balls as Australia was bowled out for 249 in 49.4 overs.India dominated in stages and took wickets in batches to stem Australia's momentum.Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his young team for holding its composure amid the controversies involving umpiring decisions and the racism allegations that swirled around Harbhajan Singh for the last two months.Dhoni said it galvanized his squad, and made Harbha...
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Amazing Holes on Earth
2008-02-26 16:04:00
kimberley big hole - south africa apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world, this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. the amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes. glory hole - monticello dam a glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the resevoir. this is the glory hole belonging to monticello dam in california and it ??s the largest in the world, its size enabling it to consume 14 ??400 cubic feet of water every second. the hole can be seen at the top left of the photo above. if you were to jump in for some reason your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of the dam . bingham canyon mine, utah this is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. in its current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles wide. great blue h...
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World's Biggest Burger
2008-02-26 16:01:00
A restaurant near Detroit took a big bite out of the Guinness Book of World Records with the mother of all burgers. All 134 pounds of the so-called "absolutely ridiculous burger" can be yours for a mere $350-dollars and 24 hours notice.A restaurant near Detroit took a big bite out of the Guinness Book of World Records with the mother of all burgersDetroit, MI -- A restaurant near Detroit took a big bite out of the Guinness Book of World Records with the mother of all burgers.All 134 pounds of the so-called "absolutely ridiculous burger" can be yours for a mere $350-dollars and 24 hours notice.The "absolutely ridiculous burger" takes 12 hours to prepare and requires three men to help flip it for grilling, and place it between the 50-pound buns.Source : wjbf.com
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Japanese swimmers break two women's short-course world records
2008-02-26 15:59:00
TOKYO - Japanese swimmers Reiko Nakamura and Yuko Nakanishi both set women's short-course world records Saturday at the Japanese national short-course championship.Nakamura had a time of two minutes 3.24 seconds in the 200-metre backstroke final to shave .38 seconds off the previous record held by American Natalie Coughlin since 2001.Nakanishi then took .41 seconds off Otylia Jedrzejczak's world mark when registered a time of 2:03.12 in the 200-metre butterfly final. Poland's Jedrzejczak - the current world and Olympic champion in the event - finished in 2:03.53 in Hungary last December.Source : canadianpress.google.com
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World's smallest Body-builder
2008-02-23 12:03:00
Meet the world's smallest bodybuilder At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder. Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight. Every day, crowds flock to the local gym to the see the mini-muscleman in training. Mini muscleman: Romeo, pictured with his trainer Ranjeet Pal, weighs just 1 st 6 lbs. Unlike many dwarfs, Romeo is well proportioned, with a head circumference of 15in and a chest measurement of 20in. Romeo said: "I've been training as a bodybuilder for the last two years and by now I think I must be the strongest dwarf in the world. "I have always been fit but since I started working out, I have become famous for my strength. "My size has never stopped me. I train with dumbbells and do aerobics and dance. People are always pleased to see me. I have been invited on TV shows and dance on stage." Howzat: Romeo bats away any ...
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Top player purchases at IPL auction
2008-02-21 05:36:00
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Following are the 21 most expensive players purchased by the Indian Premier League 's eight franchises at an auction on Wednesday.The teams will pay the winning bid to the player annually. The contracts are for a three-year period and are guaranteed by the Indian cricket board.The inaugural 44-day, Twenty20 tournament gets underway on April 18. India's one-day captain Mahendra Dhoni is the costliest player at $1.5 million per year for three years.1. Mahendra Dhoni (India) $1.5m to Chennai2. Andrew Symonds (Australia) $1.35m to Hyderabad3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) $975,000 to Mumbai4. Ishant Sharma (India) $950,000 to Kolkata5. Irfan Pathan (India) $925,000 to Mohali6. Brett Lee (Australia) $900,000 to MohaliContinue.....
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Dhoni is priceless
2008-02-21 05:25:00
Ajay S ShankarJust before they sat down for breakfast in Mumbai early on Wednesday morning, a few hours ahead of the IPL auction, Team Chennai decided there was no looking back. They would go for Mahendra Singh Dhoni , they agreed, at any cost.It was a decision that finally ended up shaking the game.By evening, long after the figures had rolled to a stop, and around 80 of the world's best cricketers had fetched nearly US$42 million, the headlines continued to scream: "Chennai buys Dhoni for US$1.5 million."It was an amount that defied all predictions; it was a bid that stunned some of India's leading corporate names huddled around adjoining tables, and it was a fascinating contest between two teams in a dizzy race to grab India's World Twenty20-winning captain.Cricinfo has learnt the bid for Dhoni went down to the wire, with almost all teams raising paddles in turns to indicate their bids, starting from the base price of US$400,000. By the time the bids crossed the US$900,000 mark...
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World's top most polluted cities
2008-02-08 16:42:00
World's top most polluted cities1. Chernobyl, Ukraine2. Dzerzhinsk, Russia3. Haina, Dominican Republic4. Kabwe, Zambia5. La Oroya, Peru6. Linfen, China7. Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan8. Norilsk, Russia9. Ranipet, India10. Rudnaya Pristan, RussiaAreas that researcher s have declared the most polluted in the world are typically little known even in their own countries. Yet they in total afflict more than 10 million people, experts reported today.The kinds of pollution in these areas not only lead to cancers, birth defects, mental retardation and life expectancies approaching medieval levels, but are also often found all around the globe.Lets make Earth a better place to live.
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Shilpa Shetty Earlier and Now - Amazing
2008-02-05 16:51:00
Shilpa Shetty Before Shilpa Shetty Now !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!!
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?Naked woman? spotted on Mars in Nasa image
2008-01-27 07:28:00
MYSTERY DAME: The image of what looks like a naked woman with her arm outstretched was among several taken on the red planet and sent back to Earth by Nasa ?s Mars explorer SpiritLife on Mars? Well, bizarre images have emerged showing a mystery female figure walking down a hill on the arid planet.The photo of what looks like a naked woman with her arm outstretched was among several taken on the red planet and sent back to Earth by Nasa?s Mars explorer Spirit, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed website.Though no official confirmation has come from Nasa whether the figure is an alien or an optical illusion caused by a landscape on Mars, it has set the internet abuzz that there really is life on Mars.As one enthusiast put it on the website, ?These pictures are amazing. I couldn?t believe my eyes when I saw what appears to be a naked alien running around on Mars.?The news of the mystery woman on Mars came just days after a team of French scientists claimed to have di...
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Pranab, Tendulkar, Tata, Mittal get Padman Vibhushan
2008-01-27 07:20:00
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar , veteran singer Asha Bhonsle besides corporate captains Ratan Tata , LN Mittal and NR Narayana Murthy were among those named Friday for India's second highest civilian awards ahead of the country's Republic Day.The other recipients of Padma Vibhushan include Everest hero Edmund Hillary, who has been honoured posthumously, world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand, former chief justice AS Anand and former civil servant PN Dhar, who was principal secretary to late prime minister Indira Gandhi. The list of 119 Padma awardees represent the best in their spheres, including public life, arts, science and business. But, unlike previous years, there appeared to be more from the trade and industry and the arts, and less of people from politics and public affairs. As expected no Bharat Ratna was awarded this year, perhaps because of the political controversy surrounding it. The last recipients of the Bharat Ratna were Us...

Padma Shri for Rajdeep Sardesai, Vinod Dua, Barkha Dutt
2008-01-27 07:19:00
The Padma Awards for 2008 have been announced and the prestigious Padma Shri award will be conferred to six media personalities this year. Padma Shri is given by the Government of India to Indian citizens to recognise their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity, including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, sports, social service and public life. It stands fourth in the hierarchy of civilian awards after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.Three well-known media personalities figure in this year's Padma Shri awardees' list ? Rajdeep Sardesai (GBN), Vinod Dua and Barkha Dutt (both NDTV). Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit, actor Tom Alter and Hollywood film maker Manoj Night Shyamalan are also on the list.Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-chief of Global Broadcast News, moved to television journalism in 1994 as Political Editor, NDTV. He has been bestowed with many awards for journalism including C H Mohammad Koya Journalism Award fo...

119 get Padma awards
2008-01-27 07:14:00
The President of India has approved the names of the 135 persons for conferment of the Padma Awards -2008. The list has 13 Padma Vibhushan awardees, 35 Padma Bhushan and 71 Padma Shri winners.The Padma Vibhushan winners are Asha Bhosle (Art), Justice (Dr.) A.S Anand, PN Dhar, foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee (all three for public affairs), Dr E Sreedharan, and Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri for science and engineering, Late Mr Edmund Hillary (Posthumous), Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand (all three for sports), Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, N R Narayana Murthy, PRS Oberoi, Ratan Naval Tata (all four for trade and industry).The list of Padma Bhushan awardees has five from the field of art. These are Amarnath Sehgal (Posthumous), Ustad Asad Ali Khan, P Susheela, Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar and Prof. Sushil Kumar Saxena. For civil service the awardees are Chandrshekhar Dasgupta, K Padmanabhiah and V Ramachandran.There are nine winners in the field of Literature and Education. These ar...

Amazing Facts about Health and Body
2008-01-27 07:12:00
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years. 1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight. 41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day. 75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress.A Russian man who wore a beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax. A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds. A ear trumpet was used before the hearing aid was invented by people who had difficulty hearing. A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks. A fetus starts to develop fingerprints at the age of eight weeks. A fetus that is four months old, will becomes startled and turn away if a light is flashed on the mother's stomach. A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries. A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old. A kiss for one minute can burn 26. A little under one quarter of the people in the world are vegetarians. A person infected with the SAR...
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Apple MacBook Air ? World's Thinnest Laptop
2008-01-25 05:17:00
Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds an envelope containing the new MacBook Air during his keynote at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. The super-slim new laptop is less than an inch thick and turns on the moment it's opened. MacBook Air measures 0.16 inches (0.4cm) at its thinnest point while its maximum height of 0.76 inches (1.93cm) is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the new MacBook Air during his keynote at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. The super-slim new laptop is less than an inch thick and turns on the moment it'sopened. MacBook Air measures 0.16 inches ( 0.4cm) at its thinnest point while its maximum height of 0.76 inches (1.93cm) is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs holds the new MacBook Air laptop computer as he delivers the keynote speech to kick off the 2008 Macworld fair in San Francisco. Jobs introduced the wireless Time Capsule backup appliance, iTV 2 a...
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Amazing Green Roof Art School in Singapore
2008-01-23 16:52:00
By Ali KriscenskiIf art school was in our future we might opt to study under, or on top of, the amazing green roof at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore . This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses.The glass façade provides a high performance building envelope that reduces solar gain and heat load while allowing the benefits of natural views and daylight into creative spaces. The glass walls provide a visual exchange between indoors and out allowing students and teachers to experience the building, the surrounding landscape and the interior plaza as fluid spaces. Diffused natural daylight is abundant throughout studios and classrooms, filtered through the surrounding foliage.The curving green roofs distinguish the building from among the other structures on campus but the line bet...
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NDTV presents Indian of the Year awards
2008-01-18 18:17:00
NDTV CorrespondentThursday, January 17, 2008 (New Delhi)NDTV presented awards to Indian heroes in a glittering function held at Taj Palace, New Delhi. The function was attended by dignitaries, celebrities and other prominent personalities.Here's a roundup of the winners in various categories. The top prize, the NDTV Indian of the Year award went to the Indian soldiers.A quick look at NDTV's Indian of the Year winners.--> Businessman of the Year award was given to Mukesh Ambani.--> The one and only boss Rajnikath was named NDTV'S Entertainer of the Year--> Vishwanathan Anand was named NDTV's Sportsman of the Year.--> A R Rehman, who continues to give one musical hit after the other was given NDTV's Music Award.--> The unsung hero, the Indian Soldier, an award that was accepted jointly by the three Chiefs.--> Global Indian award went to Dr R K Pachauri--> The big award- Leader of the Year Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepted the award.Speaking to NDTV Chairman Dr Prannoy Roy an...
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A World Record for Anil Kumble 600 Wickets
2008-01-18 18:07:00
Perth: When ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble caught Australia's Shaun Tait off his own bowling in the third Test here on Thursday, he set a world record for the most "caught and bowled' dismissals - the 32nd instance in his 124th Test.Captain Kumble, who captured two wickets in Australia's first innings on the second day of the match, broke the record of Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who had caught batsmen 31 times off his own bowling.Kumble ? The man who loves to prove critics wrong Congratulate a legendKumble earlier in the day had become only the third bowler after Muralitharan and retired Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne to take 600 wickets when he dismissed Andrew Symonds.Kumble also became the second fastest to 600 in Test annals, after Muralitharan, who required 101 matches to get there. Warne, on the other hand, had taken 124 Tests to 600.Only Muralitharan (734 wickets in 118 Tests) and Shane Warne (708 in 145) are ahead of Kumble in the wicket-takers' list.F...
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The Bollywood Toppers of year 2007 - Films, Actors, Actress
2008-01-12 14:38:00
Top 10 Films of year 2007(Welcome and Taare Zameen Par are expected to finish in positions given)1.Om Shanti Om-Blockbuster2.Welcome-Blockbuster3.Chak De India-Blockbuster4.Partner-Blockbuster5.B hool Bhulaiya-Super Hit6.Heyy Babyy-Super Hit7.Taare Zameen Par-Super Hit8.Jab We Met-Super Hit9.Guru-Hit10.Namstey London-HitTop 5 Actors of year 20071.Akshay Kumar-Extraordinary year, probably the best ever recorded by an actor with four outright hits and no flops. Welcome, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Heyy Babyy and Namastey London all scroe.2.Shahrukh Khan-With two Blockbusters in Om Shanti Om and Chak De India it looked like King Khan would have been top in 2007 but Welcome right at the end of 2007 gave a slight edge to Akshay Kumar.3.Salman Khan-Huge success with Partner. The poor business of delayed Marigold and Saawariya which sees him in a special appreance do not affect his solid position.4.Aamir Khan-Scored with Taare Zameen Par right at the end of 2007.5.Shahid Kapur-Jab We Met is another hu...
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The Tata Group's NANO - The making of the Nano
2008-01-11 17:04:00
Ratan Tata rolls the window down and talks about the vision and conviction, the innovation and improvisation, and the leap of faith that went into creating the People's CarRatan Tata with the Nano The launch of the People's Car by Tata Motors is a defining moment in the history of India's automotive industry. For Tata Motors, the car ? christened the Nano, because it is a small car with high technology ? is the next big step in a journey that began with the Indica. For the Tata Group, it is the realisation of a pioneering vision to create a breakthrough product globally that rewrites the rules of the small-car business.What does this path-breaking endeavour really mean for the Chairman of the Tata Group, in many ways the inspiration behind the car? That's what Christabelle Noronha set out to discover when she met Mr Tata at Pune, as 2007, a momentous year for the Group, was drawing to a close.The Tatas and you, in particular, are on the brink of realising a long-cherished ambitio...
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Top 9 unique structures should be built soon
2007-12-15 13:57:00
obviously, construction technologies are advancing extremely quickly. couple that with multi-billionaires / deep-pocketed companies trying to outdo each other in the quest for the next standout design and you have a near-future filled with mile-high skyscrapers and buildings that no longer look like buildings.below are 9 strange and unique structures which have either been approved or are in the final stages of approval. some have already been partially constructed.welcome to the future landscape.1. aqua, usafrom a distance this skyscraper, to be completed in 2009 in Chicago , will seem quite traditional. it'll only be when you get close and look up that you can appreciate the ripple/jelly effect created by variously sized balconies from top to bottom.2. chicago spire, usathe phenomenal Chicago spire, when completed in 2010, will be the world's tallest residential building and the tallest building of any kind in the western world. seemingly modeled on the image of a giant drill po...
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WORLD'S LONGEST BRIDGE...............CHINA
2007-12-06 18:05:00
Donghai Bridge , China ........................32.5 kilo meters
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WORLD'S WIDEST BRIDGE.........AUSTRALIA
2007-12-06 18:01:00
Sydney harbor bridge, Australia ........16 lanes of car traffic.....8 lanes in the upper floor, 8 in the lower floor
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WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT...............NEW YORK
2007-12-06 17:59:00
J.F.K International Airport , New York ....................USA
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WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
2007-12-06 17:57:00
South China Mall , Dongguan, China.........892,000 meter-squareShops on 6 floors
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WORLD'S BIGGEST OFFICE COMPLEX ............. CHICAGO
2007-12-06 17:55:00
Chicago Merchandise Mart.....Illinois, USA
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WORLD'S BIGGEST INDOOR SWIMMING-POOL
2007-12-06 17:54:00
World Water Park.....Edmonton, Albert, Canada..............SIZE....5 Acres
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FROM THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS - ENGINEERING FEATS
2007-12-06 17:50:00
Basilica of our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro o. Inside sitting capacity...........18,000 Outside overflow capacity....100, 000
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