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Abu Dhabi fund buys NYC Chrysler building for $800m
Here's some good ol' fashioned wheeling and dealing for the Tech & Biz channel: earlier today, an investment fund controlled by the government of Abu Dhabi bought New York City's famous Chrysler Building for...Yet Another Climber Scales New York Times Building
When George Willig scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center, he motivation was "because it's there". The motivation behind the man who climbed the side of the New York Times building seems to have been...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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821 views | 7 recommendations | 8 comments
Worker crushed by falling crane
A man who was killed by a falling crane's death has been ruled as accidental by a court in the UK."The death of a man when a crane fell on a building site in Liverpool was accidental, an inquest jury has ruled. Construction worker Zbigniew Roman Swirzynski was struck by a...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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385 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Architecture: Paris anger as planners reach for the skyline
Famous skyline of Paris is all set to change after city council allowed for the construction of building towers in the outskirts of Paris. Council has allowed to construct six sites around the edge of the city. " The famously flat skyline of...Nine killed in Karachi building collapse
This incident, which has happened in the the congested part of the Karachi, might open up the official's eye. "At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Karachi on Sunday, police said. Police said several...
Amerikafest - Beef Jerky & Politics at Brandenburg Gate
I was here on Saturday, and let me just say that they had only planned for around 100,000 people to show up. German Police estimates show that about 250,000 showed up and took part in the festivities. ...
created by phoenixesrose | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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666 views | 15 recommendations | 3 comments
China to close plants over Games
China has now ordered that 40 factories be closed in Beijing in the run-up to the Olympic Games, but many are doubtful that it is actually going to make a difference."The plants in the eastern port city of... Future Cities Will Move And Change Shape
Every day millions of people all over the world go to the office to work at the same location. It is another work day at the same address in the same office building. The structure may be old or it may be new, but...Spielberg grant for Jewish museum
Noted film director Steven Spielberg has given initial seed moeny for this upcoming museum. He spent the money earned from famous film Schindler's List. " A foundation created by director Steven Spielberg... Big archaeology find in Egypt
While it has been historically difficult to get access to dig and study ruins in Egypt, a University of Chicago expedition has discovered a large administration building and silos dating back to early Egyptian... Locked & Loaded - PCM Rejoins The Fray At Watkins Glen :: The EDJE
"Pacific Coast Motorsports' primary transporter parked alongside the Ventura County headquarters location getting filled with the tools for the rest of the 2008 ICS season. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (The EDJE)...
created by Edmund Jenks | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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830 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
Two dead, nine hurt in building blast
"TWO people were killed and nine injured in an explosion that ripped through a 12-storey apartment building in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. A local prosecutor said initial signs were that the... Breaking Report: U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran
Looks like a US invasion in IRAN is imminent, certainly a question is to be posed, can we afford another IRAQ! What will the rest of the Middle Eastern Countries think now? Will they be next?I have a bad...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
872 views | 39 recommendations | 21 comments
872 views | 39 recommendations | 21 comments
Vogue Model Dies in Fall From New York Building
A European Vogue cover model fell to her death on Saturday night from her Manhattan apartment building.Reports are calling it an apparent suicide."Ruslana Korshunova, 20, died around 2:30 p.m. in a fall from a...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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3479 views | 18 recommendations | 11 comments
Paris Hilton donates to LA's Childrens Hospital
Nope, you did not misread the headline, but Paris Hilton donated to LA's Children's Hospital. With her billions of dollars (from her family and herself) it is nice to see her finally giving back to the community....Top Members Today
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