UK Planning reforms will ruin our high streets, warns John Lewis

The Coalition’s planning reforms will damage high streets and lead to more out-of-town developments, the retailer John Lewis has warned. In a submission to MPs, the store chain claimed that the current plans ...

Amazing Rotating Tower

Amazing Rotating Tower The Dynamic Architecture Building, which will be constantly in Motion changing its Shape, will be able to generate Electric Energy for itself as well as for other Buildings. ...

Singapore HDB

Spottiswoode Park flats. View from Singapore-Malaysia railroad.Source: Image of the day by Schah

An Amazing Journey to The Center of The World!!

While scientists probe the secrets of outer space, much about the world on which we stand remains mysterious. To expand our knowledge, the Russian started a deep borehole drilling program to investigate geological theories about the formation of the earth.The thickness of...

Why Doesn't the World Care?

A well-written, pertinent 'argument' by Mosharraf Zaidi about the immediate response to the devastating floods in Pakistan, and their long-lasting impact on the country. " The 2010 floods, however, are a game-changer. The country will not and cannot ever be the same. The...

America: Never Acquiesce

          Stubborn. Proud. Independent. Certainly fair modifiers to describe a nation like the United States of America. Why should we be anything else? We have a history of firsts. We should not let that change or be overlooked. We have a rich...

Shaft

We have three elevators in our building. One is usually used for freight, people moving in and out. One is usually in an idle state as a back-up. Then, a primary elevator is in constant operation. I know about...

Art and Business

In matter of art and business, we likewise are seeing a non-valued duality interacting in any number of ways. Both endeavors have produced much of what is known now as the Western civilization, as they did in other societies such as China, India and Middle East. The relations...

3 People Found Shot To Death In Lawndale Apartment

" Three people, 2 men and a woman, were found shot to death on Friday in an apartment building in Lawndale, California according to sheriff's officials.The shooting was reported at 3:05 p.m. in the 14600...

Now World's tallest building Burj Dubai

New Delhi: Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, is set to open on Monday in Dubai amid tight security. The 160-floor tower will be looking down at a city struggling with an economic crisis. Emaar, the...

Skinny building falling into San Antonio River?

Just four blocks West of the Alamo is a tall optical illusion considered by many tourists as an unexpected highlight of touring the famous Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio, Texas....

Belgian Bank Robbers Blow Themselves Up

Two aspiring bank robbers accidentally blew up the bank and themselves in Dinant, Belgium, on Saturday morning. The two robbers are believed to have pumped gas into the bank building through its mail slot, then lit it on fire before they managed to get far enough away. The...

Masked Robbers Use Helicopter To Rob Cash Depot In Stockholm

Robbers with machine guns and explosives used a stolen helicopter to break into a dash depot in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday morning. The robbers stole a BELL 206B helicopter, landed it on the roof of G4S Cash,...

Saint Petersburg Heritage Status Threatened By Gazprom Skyscraper

Russian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...

Empire State Building Green For Wizard Of Oz, Ahmadinejad

The Iranian opposition lobbied New York City make the Empire State Building glow green - its trademark color - during this week, when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting the United Nations in New York. The petition was not approved, but now the building will be lit up...

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