The tallest vehicular bridge in the world – Millau Viaduct traverses the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. The bridge with one mast summit of 343 meters (1,125 ft), slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower, is a terrific structure designed by French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster. A part of A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Béziers, Viaduct was inaugurated by former President Chirac on 14 December 2004 and opened to traffic after two days.
The construction claims to hold three world records. Viaduct has been credited as the highest road bridge deck in the world, situated at 270 meters above the Tarn River at its acme. The bridge also boasts of the highest mast in the world - the mast at 343 meters stand on top of pylon P2. Further, its pylons P2 and P3 hold the record for being the tallest in the world, 244.96 meters and 221.05 meters in height respectively. One of the finest architectural works in creation, Millau Viaduct was depicted exclusively in an episode of ”MegaStructures” series in National Geographic Channel.
They are a British band with the oldest members in the world – Zimmers has the oldest singer Buster aged 100. The nomenclature is actually a derivation of Zimmer frame, which is a British name for a walking frame. Zimmers’ logo is believed to be a spoof of the Beatles’ logo carrying an image of the band walking across Abbey Road.
The band featured for the first time in a BBC television documentary, broadcasted on 28 May 2007, investigating on the feelings of isolation and confinement suffered by the country’s elderly people, as a part of BBC’s “Power to the People” series. Airing their grievances culminated in the group’s first single, “sticks it back to the society that has cast them aside”.
The band features Barry Foy with the drums at 69, the lead singer Alf Carretta is 90, Grace Cook at 83, Vera Welch at 80, Gillian (Deddie) Davies at 69, Jessie Thomason at 85 and others. With around 40 people in the band appearing on “My Generation” track and video, the total age of team adds up to 3,000 years. The Zimmers are all set to release their next single Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’ in October.
The fastest production car in world, American-built Ultimate Aero TT recorded a speed of 255.83 mph (411.707 km/h), achieved on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, WA. The reported speed comes from an average of two runs, one in each direction, in accord to Guinness Book of World Record rules.
Once verified by the representatives of Guinness World Record, Ultimate Aero TT could receive the title of world’s fastest production car.
The supercar build by Shelby Super Cars (SSC) rivals the new Bugatti Veyron, with 0-60 mph time of just 2.78 seconds. The company as well as the vehicle is both the brainchildren of Jerod Shelby, who is said to have spent seven years designing the Aero.
One of the extreme machines on the road today Ultimate Aero hit its pinnacle with a twin turbo V-8 engine, an astounding 1,183-horsepower and 1094 ft.-lbs. of torque. Aero achieves supreme power with its lightweight, aerodynamic body and top-quality handling systems. Its raw power eclipses the performance of much more expensive vehicles. With the base Aero model priced at $239,000, and the Ultimate Aero at well over $650,500, it truly owes the title of ”world’s fastest production car”.
Hydropolis, will be the first luxury underwater hotel in Dubai. The grandiose dream will come alive underwater, with multifarious facilities and arrangements pampering you every minute of your stay.
This is going to be the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares that is the same area of the London’s Hyde Park. The whole construction will incorporate three elements - a land station, where the guests will be welcomed, a connecting tunnel which will transport people to the main hotel area and the plushy 220 suites with impeccable arrangements.
It is a $300 million project to be designed by Joachim Hauser, whose futuristic visions have resulted into many structural wonders. The innovative designs and contemporary settings will surely take your breath away. The geometrical shape of the hotel will accommodate all the modern amenities - such as restaurants, bars, meeting rooms and theme suits. There will be a ball room, staircases, lifts and ramps. The surrounding areas will be flanked by banquets and receptions to assist you all on the way.
A convergence of the latest web-buzz, popurls.com is a single page dashboard encapsulating up-to-the-minute headlines of most visited social news sites and portals on web. The site founded in March 2006 by Thomas Marban – the original trendsetter of the so-called Single Page Aggregators, offers a commendable case study for Web Syndication. The site was configured with an intention to allow a quick glance on the affairs currently popular on the web, as well as keep the common newsreader clean from short-term headlines.
Much more than a tool, popurls has established itself as a gate to the editorial selection of the most popular sites on the web. With rave reviews from thousands of blogs and newspapers such as NY times, popurls has been named among the 30 most popular sites of all time on del.icio.us by Yahoo!. Currently, it is frequented by more than 55.000 times each day.
Jeremy Schoemaker is the mastermind behind the foundation of the online success story ShoeMoney Media Group. Starting from being a salesman at Sears, to a job at the ISP in Moline, IL and finally, embarking on a new venture, his is an interesting story to relate. With the significant motto to “prioritize potentially profitable projects”, Schoemaker has gradually progressed towards the bright way.
The actual forte of the ShoeMoney Media Group rests with the uniqueness of its business philosophy and strategy. To begin with, Jeremy’s aim from the very onset has always been to welcome the trends of the season and to make them fruitful in his own business. His famous “Coke Theory” speaks of the concepts of fairly narrow marketing in the start that does eventually bear diversified and maximum revenue earnings. Secondly, since Jeremy was always directed towards marketing, he worked upon it as his prime focus. He makes it a point to remain ‘fulcrummed’ to some targeted sites while building up a number of other ’sister sites’ that aids in the expansion of their potential income.
According to the master man, Jeremy Schoemaker, once a company has well-established its stand in the market, in terms of money and channels, it should always be open towards any kind of experiment and challenges in the business. Thus, a little bit of changes here and there, across the sites, in their designs and format should always be experimented with. This also gives in a touch of a renovated look to the websites, therefore, highly influencing the economic inflation in the business.
Jeremy Schoemaker’s story begins with his possessing an Apple Iic that his mother bought him in 1980. Although having joined the ISP in Moline, IL soon after, Jeremy did not find much interest in the work and spent most of time playing games. However, his work at ISP undoubtedly contributed a large to his knowledge of computer and Internet. Soon he left ISP and moved to college for further studies. But, his studies remained incomplete, while he found his first business making Macintosh gaming sites. Thus, began his journey, from the scratch, till he reached the ShoeMoney Media Group with the appropriate assistance of his wife.
Here is a chance to fuel your excitement from a height of 216 meters! Fling yourself in air and experience the thrill of falling down at great speed. This is no gimmick, but truth that lies at the Boukrans Bridge. It is the coolest place on earth, and has etched its mark in the Guinness Books of World Records for being the world’s highest commercial bungy jumping venue.
You can have access to the jump point, situated on top of the arch, which is via a specially designed walkway underneath the road deck. While strolling on the walkway, you can have the splendid view of the natural splendor surrounding the bridge. The jump allows you to swing like a pendulum and ensures the longest and smoothest ride in the world.
Just 40 kilometers east of Plettenburg Bay along the N2 highway, the Boukrans bridge is situated at the Tsitsikamma Forest Village market, South Africa. While on your way to the magnificent bridge, you can bask in the splendor of Garden route and the breathtaking surrounding.
The bungy jumping fraternity was very much excited when the Bloukrans bridge bungy jump was inaugurated. Till, date the bridge has witnessed thousands of brave hearts from all round the world.
The Lamborghini Reventon introduced at the 2007, Frankfurt Auto Show, is creating waves in the world of ultra-elite super cars. You would be surprised to know that this new Reventon car shares its name with a fighting bull, which is popular for killing the legendary matador Felix Guzman in Mexico in 1943.
No doubt, the plushy new super car is going to cost a million Euros. Love for superheroes, will drive you crazy to buy the car, since the overall look of the car has resemblance to Batman’s next plane.
The instrument cluster has similar features to the Knight Rider’s KITT and the wheels look classic in the carbon fiber swatches on each of the spokes. The car has V12 engine, which has the capacity to hit the 650 hp.
Besides, the Reventon has the capacity to accelerate to 100 KPH that is the same time as the Murcielago LP640. The exterior look of the car is inspired by F-22 Raptor, which is very hot and stylish. Only the mechanics (including the engine) has been taken from the Murcielago LP640. The car’s chic look and the innovative technology has take Generation X by storm.
Now, the candles are not just source of artificial light but it is also becoming the symbol of fashion. It is also widely used for candle decorating purposes in different parties. The yankee candle is very familiar all over the world and it is one of the largest manufacturers of candles. Even then, many people prefer votive candles because of their versatility. But, many people purchase floating candles because of their beauty. The heavily scented candles are very ideal for those who want to keep the scent in the room until the candle has all burned out. Many people are also interested in candle flame observation because of their aesthetics only. In the manufacturers of the candles, the candle manufacturer waxman is the renewed name.
They are a British band with the oldest members in the world – Zimmers has the oldest singer Buster aged 100. The nomenclature is actually a derivation of Zimmer frame, which is a British name for a walking frame. Zimmers’ logo is believed to be a spoof of the Beatles’ logo carrying an image of the band walking across Abbey Road.
A convergence of the latest web-buzz, 
