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 ...
Posted in World | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in World | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in World | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Advertising companies and marketing peoples put the most money into brain research? What do you think? The term "shockvetisments" is a common technique used to sell us on wares. Some of these ad campaigns really push the limits of what could be considered an effective visual. Here ...
Posted in ART | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Travel magazine Travel + Leisure has come up with its third annual list of the top 30 best new hotels of 2008 with ten of these listed below. The "It" list is compiled by editors at Travel + Leisure. 1. Banyan Tree Maldives Madivaru (beach hotel) ...
Posted in Lifestyle | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in World | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Kira Plastinina, who will turn 16 next month, own fashion empire, named for herself "Kira" with a new store in New York and 31 come across America.
Kira Plastinina likes to tell people that her first ambition was to be a princess. It was, she explains, “when I was little.”
“When I ...
Posted in Fashion | 3 Comments »
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
A beach vacation usually conjures up images of lying on white sand relaxing not dicing with death but Forbes.com has come up with a list of the world's most dangerous beaches. Strong currents and deadly jellyfish are among the dangers that spring to mind but the biggest fear is ...
Posted in World | No Comments »
