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 ;)

Algeria

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Australia

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Brazil

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Canada

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Chile

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Finland

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Holland

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India

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Kenya

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Mexico

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Norway

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USA

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Vietnam

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Rare Photos Of Bollywood Stars

Aaamir

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