Archive for the ‘World’ Category
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
This gallery showcases some of the most unique concepts for transportation, ranging from the already established Zip cars to futuristic public transit pods. This looks like a super-cool ride you might see at Disneyland, but it’s actually a design concept for a real for an ultra-fast public ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
For travelers seeking the outlandish, travel review Web site IgoUgo.com has come up with a list of its top 10 weird activities ranging from cream fights to cockroach races. 1. The Great Whipped Cream Battle - Olomouc, Czech Republic Fluff flies during this highlight ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
The name for the world's highest tower, a huge 610-meter structure to be completed in 2011, will be "Tokyo Sky Tree," it has been announced. Officials from Tobu Railway and Shin-Tokyo Tower Co. announced in Tokyo on Tuesday that "Tokyo Sky Tree" was the most favored ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
When this little piggy arrived in the farmyard she showed a marked reluctance to get her trotters dirty. While her six brothers and sisters messed around in the mire, she stayed on the edge shaking. It is thought she might have mysophobia - a fear of ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Food and Wine Magazine has come up with a list of the top 10 restaurants where the food is delicious but the view is as memorable.
1.The Aquarium, Dubai (Dubai's Creek)
A floor-to-ceiling aquarium stocked with hundreds of exotic fish is the centerpiece of this stylish restaurant, which also boasts stunning views ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Brad Pitt will be part of a team of consultants appointed to design a new five-star hotel and leisure development in Dubai! Dubai, a city of sky scrapers and mega-developments, is the Gulf's tourism and trading hub. Its real estate sector has boomed since the United Arab ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Yosuke, a parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help! "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Iceland is the world's most peaceful nation. The "Global Peace Index" report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, ranked the United States 97th out of 140 countries according to how peaceful they were domestically and how they interacted with the outside world. Iraq, ranked lowest ...
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