wind load, the physical strength of the building and of course the elevator design needed for such a large structure. The Burj Dubai, situated in Dubai, will soon be the tallest building in the world, bypassing the previous record holder, the Taipei 101 by almost 290 metres giving it an astonishing 800 metre height. With over 2700 feet, designing and constructing such a vast building has given significant challenges to engineers and designers alike. Since the building can hold up to 35,000 people at
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Entry 1 (24th September 2012) It's exactly 12:01 am now, and seeing that this is my first entry, I should update a little of myself. I'm currently at Taiwan for a short vacation with my high school friends of about 10years. And they are Lee Sue Ee, Soh Pei Ling, and Chong Yee Wun. We arrived here on Saturday, 22nd September 2012, and so far it has been an hectic journey seeing that we are here on our own for the first time and we did not go through any travel agency. Enough of updating, I just
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Seven Wonders of 21st Century Architecture You may not be able to name them all, but most people have at least heard of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Here’s a list with links: Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria . Of the seven, only the Pyramid remains, the rest we know of only through historic documents.[1] There have been other “7 Wonders” lists and
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Photography Photography * Transforms the passing moment of a three dimensional event into a frozen instant reduced in size on a flat piece of paper. * Transforms a three dimensional composition into two dimensional. Uses of Photography in the Philippines * Portraiture * In the Philippines, the first forms of photos were of the size of calling cards called cartes de visite (4” x 2 ½”) and the tarjeta (3 ½” x 5 ½”) used for mailing as a postcard. * In the 1800’s, photo studios
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SUCCESS QUOTES Your Ultimate Inspirational Guide By Patric Chan “Enrich Your Mind, Unleash Your Potential. Success Begins Within You.” http://www.esuccessmastery.com * Anthony Robbins * Dale Carnegie * Dr. Stephen Covey * Brian Tracy * Jim Rohn * * Napoleon Hill * Mark Victor Hansen * Robert Kiyosaki * Brought to you by : Noel Hynes http://ebookdirectory.com Congratulations on taking the first step toward achieving success!! Why I wrote and compiled this ebook ... Because I know
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5 BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN THE WORLD | | BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI * It is a skyscraper in Dubai, UAE. * It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). 1)At 828 meters (2,716.5 feet) tall, Burj Khalifa is 3 times as tall as Eiffel Tower and twice as tall as the Empire State Building.2. Burj Khalifa holds the world Records on: tallest freestanding structure in the world, highest number of stories in the world, highest occupied floor in the world, highest
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M Tu W Th F S Su Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Week One 1/23/2012 1/24/2012 1/25/2012 1/26/2012 1/27/2012 1/28/2012 1/29/2012 Post Bio Confessions of a College Student Participate with at least 2 substantial messages per day on 4 days of the week and respond to 3 of the 5 discussion questions. Week Two 1/30/2012 1/31/2012 2/1/2012 2/2/2012 2/3/2012 2/4/2012 2/5/2012 Goal Action Plan Participate with at least two substantial messages per day on 4
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They read McCandless's S.O.S. note on the rear door and perceive a rotting smell emanating from the bus. Jan Burres and Bob Itinerant couple who meets McCandless in the summer of 1990 when he is searching for edible berries alongside U.S. Highway 101. Estranged from her own son, Jan takes a special interest in McCandless. She states “She would want someone to look after her son, wherever he is, like she is looking after McCandless. Charlie Old man who lives outside Bullhead City, Arizona, and
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Organization and Spatial Structure that affects Beijing’s Economy After I reading the article of “Strategic Management of Places”, and I know there are six dimensions of organization and special structure. The first dimension is that monopoly firms processing market power. The second dimension is that many firms are in the situation of competitive markets. The third is that many small or middle entrepreneurial startups also promote the economy of that region. The forth one is that specialize one
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