Fun and Facts: 2010

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

A sweet and short story :

A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ........ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap.......... ......... ...... $ 9, 998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The World's Highest Hotel's List.

This is a list of the 100 tallest buildings in the world whose occupiable height is devoted at least 90% to hotel use.

The Rose Tower, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the world's tallest hotel; its construction was completed in 2007. The Rose Tower surpassed the Burj Al Arab Hotel, which is also in Dubai, as the world's tallest hotel. Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa, which is currently under construction, is expected to become the tallest hotel in the world in 2010. However, the hotel tower of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will soon surpass it, along with the surrounding smaller towers also ranking as some of the world's tallest hotels. The central tower is already higher than the currently tallest hotel, Rose Tower in Dubai.

Completed Hotels
Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Rose Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	333 m	1,092 ft	72	2007
2	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	321m	1,060 ft	60	1999
3	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
3	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
4	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
5	The Cullinan South Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2008
6	Grand Lisboa	Macau	Macau	258 m	846 ft	52	2008
7	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel	Chongqing	China	258 m	846 ft	60	2004
8	Oasis Skyway Garden Hotel	Shanghai	China	226 m	741 ft	52	2007
8	JR Central Hotel Tower	Nagoya	Japan	226 m	741 m	53	2000
8	Swissôtel The Stamford	Singapore	Singapore	226 m	741 ft	73	1986
11	Marriott Renaissance Center	Detroit	United States	220 m	723 ft	73	1976
11	Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel	Atlanta	United States	220 m	723 ft	73	1976
13	Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Tower I	Jakarta	Indonesia	212 m	696 ft	48	2005
13	Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Tower II	Jakarta	Indonesia	212 m	696 ft	48	2005
15	Four Seasons Hotel New York	New York City	United States	208 m	682 ft	52	1993
16	Sofitel Jin Jiang Oriental Pudong Hotel	Shanghai	China	207 m	679 ft	47	2002
17	Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	205 m	673 ft	55	2005
18	Tower A Berjaya Times Sq	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	203 m	666 ft	48	2003
18	Renaissance Hotel Tianjin	Tianjin	China	203 m	666 ft	48	2002
20	Yuanyang Building	Dalian	China	201 m	659 ft	83	1973
20	Royal Mediterranean Hotel	Guangzhou	China	201 m	659 ft	48	1998
21	Flower of the East	Kish Island	Iran	200 m	657 ft	63	2009
21	Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World	Shanghai	China	200 m	656 ft	46	2005
21	Dolton Hotel Changsha	Changsha	China	200 m	656ft	51	1998
21	Shangri-La Hotel (Dubai)	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	200 m	656ft	43	2003
25	Hotel Ukraina	Moscow	Russia	198 m	650 ft	34	1955
25	Banyan Tree	Bangkok	Thailand	198 m	650 ft	61	1995
27	Encore Las Vegas	Las Vegas	United States	192 m	631 ft	48	2008
28	The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel	New York City	United States	191 m	625 ft	47	1931
29	Wynn Las Vegas	Las Vegas	United States	187 m	614ft	45	2005
30	Gran Hotel Bali	Benidorm	Spain	186 m	610 ft	52	2002
30	Hotel Sofitel Silver Plaz	Jinan	China	186 m	610 ft	53	1999
32	Grand Seasons Hotel	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	184 m	604 ft	40	1998
33	Makuhari Prince Hotel	Chiba	Japan	181 m	594 ft	49	1995
34	The London NYC	New York City	United States	180 m	590 ft	54	1990
35	Millenium Hilton Hotel	New York City	United States	179 m	588 ft	59	1992
36	North Building	Tokyo	Japan	178 m	584 ft	47	1971
36	W Times Square	New York City	United States	178 m	583 ft	53	2001
36	Hilton Hotel	Niagara Falls	Canada	178m	583ft	50	2009
38	Holiday Inn Qingdao	Qingdao	China	175 m	574 ft	38	1998
38	New York Marriott Marquis	New York City	United States	175 m	574 ft	56	1985
40	Lotte Hotel Busan	Busan	South Korea	173 m	567 ft	41	1997
40	L'Hotel Nina Tower One	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	173 m	567 ft	42	2006
42	Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai	Shanghai	China	172 m	564 ft	37	2002
42	Helmsley Palace Hotel	New York City	United States	172 m	563 ft	51	1981
44	Hotel Sherry-Netherland	New York City	United States	171 m	560 ft	40	1927
45	Langham Place Hotel	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	170 m	557 ft	42	2004
46	Atlanta Marriott Marquis	Atlanta	United States	169 m	554 ft	52	1985
47	Sheraton Dallas Hotel Canne	Dallas	United States	168 m	550 ft	42	1959
48	Marriott Rivercenter	San Antonio	United States	166 m	546 ft	38	1998
49	Wang Fu Jing Century Hotel	Chengdu	China	165 m	541 ft	45	-
49	Baynunah Hilton Tower Hotel	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	165 m	541 ft	40	1994
49	Ritz Hotel Tower	New York City	United States	165 m	541 ft	41	1926
49	The Portman Ritz-Carlton	Shanghai	China	165 m	541 ft	48	1998
49	J.W. Marriott Hotel	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	165 m	541 ft	50	1998
54	InterContinental Warszawa	Warsaw	Poland	164 m	537 ft	45	2003
55	Westin New York at Times	New York City	United States	162 m	532 ft	45	2002
55	Minnan Hotel	Xiamen	China	162 m	532 ft	38	1995
55	New Century Hotel	Wuhan	China	162 m	532 ft	36	2003
55	Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy	Moscow	Russia	162 m	532 ft	35	2005
59	New York-New York	Las Vegas	United States	161 m	529 ft	49	1997
60	Linden Hotel	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	160 m	526 ft	41	1994
60	Hotel Pierre	New York City	United States	160 m	526 ft	41	1930
60	International Foreign Trade	Shenzhen	China	160 m	526 ft	50	1985
63	Qilu Center & Tower	Jinan	China	158 m	518 ft	39	1995
63	Shin-Kobe Oriental City	Kobe	Japan	158 m	518 ft	37	1998
65	Tokyo Dome Hotel	Tokyo	Japan	155 m	509 ft	43	2000
65	Sumitomo Fudosan Mita Twin	Tokyo	Japan	155 m	509 ft	42	2005
65	Bellagio Resort & Casino	Las Vegas	United States	155m	509 ft	36	1998
68	Hilton Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	154 m	505 ft	38	2004
68	Hotel Arts Barcelona	Barcelona	Spain	154 m	505 ft	44	1992
68	JW Marriott Hotel Chongqing	Chongqing	China	154 m	505 ft	45	1999
68	Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	154m	505 ft	38	2004
68	Miyazaki Phoenix Hotel	Miyazaki	Japan	154 m	505 ft	45	1994
68	Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton	Istanbul	Turkey	154 m	505 ft	34	1998
68	Hyatt Regency Crown Center	Kansas City	United States	154 m	505 ft	45	1980
75	Jin Jiang Tower	Shanghai	China	153m	502 ft	46	1988
75	Dusit Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	153 m	501 ft	40	2001
75	The Fairmont Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	153 m	501 ft	37	2002
75	Sheraton New York	New York City	United States	153 m	501 ft	51	1962
79	Crown Casino	Melbourne	Australia	152 m	500 ft	43	1997
80	Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel	San Diego	United States	151 m	497 ft	40	1992
80	The Peninsula Bangkok Hotel	Bangkok	Thailand	151 m	495 ft	40	1998
80	Baiyoke Tower I	Bangkok	Thailand	151 m	495 ft	43	1987
80	St. Regis Hotel	Shanghai	China	151 m	495 ft	38	2001
84	Hilton San Francisco & Towers C	San Francisco	United States	150 m	492 ft	36	1932
84	Loews Philadelphia Hotel	Philadelphia	United States	150 m	492 ft	36	1932
84	NT Credo Motomachi Building	Hiroshima	Japan	150 m	492 ft	35	1993
87	Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel	Yokohama	Japan	149 m	490 ft	42	1992
87	Renaissance Harbour View	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	149 m	489 ft	51	1989
89	New York Hilton Hotel	New York City	United States	148 m	487 ft	49	1963
89	Hotel Nikko Dalian	Dalian	China	148 m	486 ft	36	2000
89	The Hotel	Las Vegas	United States	148 m	485 ft	43	2004
92	Swissotel Nanka	Osaka	Japan	147 m	482 ft	35	1990
92	Millennium Broadway Hotel	New York City	United States	147 m	481 ft	47	1990
94	Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino	Las Vegas	United States	146 m	480 ft	43	1999
94	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Times Square	New York City	United States	146 m	480 ft	46	1989
94	Sheraton New Orleans	New Orleans	United States	146 m	479 ft	48	1985
97	The Hilton Plaza	Osaka	Japan	145 m	476 ft	34	1986
97	Hilton Times Square	New York City	United States	145 m	475 ft	39	2000
97	The Venetian	Las Vegas	United States	145 m	475 ft	40	1990
97	Purple Mountain Hotel	Shanghai	China	145 m	475 ft	42	1997

Under Construction Hotels
Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Abraj Al Bait Towers	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	595 m	1,952 ft	76	2010
2	Emirates Park Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	395 m	1,296 ft	77	2010
2	Emirates Park Tower 2	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	395 m	1,296 ft	77	2010
4	InterContinental Hanoi Landmark	Hanoi	Vietnam	336 m	1,102 ft	70	2011
5	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,100 ft	105	2012
6	The Centaurus Hotel	Islamabad	Pakistan	200 m	657 ft	37	2010
7	Nha Trang Plaza Hotel	Nha Trang	Vietnam	150 m	492 ft	38	2011

Thursday, May 20, 2010

NASA's eco-friendly, cheaper airplanes to hit runways by 2050

In a bid to cut costs and pollution spewed by today's aircrafts, researchers at MIT are designing a completely new type of airplane for NASA that will enable greener airplanes to take flight before 2050.

The 180-passenger D "double bubble" series was designed for domestic flights, meant to replace the Boeing 737 class aircraft, the most popular jetliner in the world right now.

The design is called a "double bubble" because it uses two partial cylinders placed side by side, reports Discovery News.

The two cylinders create a wider structure that looks like two soap bubbles joined together.

In today's commercial airplanes, air flows directly into the engines located on the plane's wings. That undisturbed, high-speed air flow drags on the plane, and requires more fuel to overcome the design inefficiency.

But MIT's design changes all that-by moving the engines to the plane's tail, they take in slower moving air present in the wake of the fuselage.

Less drag means less fuel is needed to get the plane the same distance.

NASA awarded contracts to MIT and several companies to develop concepts and designs for the next generation of airplanes.

MIT researchers had four goals for the plane they designed-it had to be much quieter, burn 70 percent less fuel, emit 75 percent less nitrogen oxides(a noxious gas that many researchers are trying to remove from various mechanical processes) and take off from shorter runways.

Burning less fuel can help airline passengers' wallets as well as the environment, as the cost of fuel makes up 35 percent of the price of an average plane ticket, according to the Air Transport Association. f fuel costs are cut by 70 percent, as MIT's design is supposed to, that would decrease the price of an average plane ticket by almost 25 percent.

And the fewer emissions that planes spout into the atmosphere, the healthier our planet.

But, there is still a long wait before any of these planes make it onto the runway.

NASA's goal is to make sure the planes that MIT has designed can take off by 2035

Water: Why do you need it...? What ever the season...?

Whatever the season, keeping oneself hydrated is imperative. However, the chances of getting dehydrated are the most in the summer heat. One tends to lose around 2.5 litres of water simply by sweating, breathing and waste removal.

Along with water, you lose electrolytes and minerals such as sodium, potassium and calcium, which help maintain the balance of fluids in the body. Although one can replenish the lost water and electrolytes through diet, food and liquids. If the amount of water lost exceeds the amount that can be replaced, you get dehydrated.

Why do you need it

1. Detoxification. Water helps wash out the toxins from the body, cleansing the system. This results in healthy functioning of the kidneys and liver along with easy circulation of blood, fluids and other necessary elements inside the body.

2. Not having enough water might lead to the formation of blood clots, especially in the summer as water is lost faster during this time of the year.

3. It regulates bowel movement. Drinking enough water prevents constipation as it helps quick digestion of food.

4. It moisturises skin. Water controls and regulates the skin's natural balance. When water is warm, it has the power to revitalise, detoxify, and oxygenate the skin. Warm water also gets rid of blackheads and makes large pores smaller.

5. Drinking water invigorates the body, replacing the moisture lost due to everyday activities.

6. Water is the best thing to drink, since it has no sugar, sweeteners and preservatives in it.

How to make sure you get enough

1. One should avoid having water along with the meals. Ideally a small amount of water should be had hourly.

2. Drink six to eight glasses of fluid every day. This is the minimum amount required by the body.

3. Increase your fluid intake if you are active. When exercising, drink something every half an hour.

4. Make sure you consume water first thing in the morning. Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day because the body has been fasting the whole night. It's the same with water.

5. If you know you are going to be out in the sun the entire day, carry a bottle of water with you.

6. Drink before you feel thirsty. If you're thirsty, it means that you are already dehydrated.

Fact Box
Everything in your body contains water.

    * The muscles are 75 per cent water
    * The human brain is 76 per cent water
    * The blood has 82 per cent water
    * The lungs have 90 per cent water

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Beautiful Women Soldiers | Women Army Soldiers | Women military | Women in war | Women at battles

Soldiers are one of the most wanted and paid profession in the world. So here is some of beautiful women soldiers from around the world. You will find that some of them are really good lookers ;)

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