tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108611695222220362024-03-05T13:53:14.503+07:00My Secret Cloud NineHerman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-51044934468390527232015-02-20T11:33:00.000+07:002015-02-20T13:07:32.915+07:00Bizarre Food Phobias, Phobia terhadap Makanan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alektorophobia : Fear of Chickens Phobia. </div>
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Penderita alektorophobia percaya bahwa ayam itu buas. Mereka merasa ayam bersifat agresif, dan sering muncul untuk selalu memperhatikan orang. Gejala alektorophobia individual berbeda antara satu dan lain orang. Beberapa orang, ketika dihadapkan dengan ketakutan terhadap ayam, mungkin mulai berkeringat, sedikit tidak nyaman atau mual. bahkan beberapa di antaranya mengalami kecemasan atau serangan panik. </div>
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Arachibutyrophobia : Fear of Peanut Butter, Takut Selai Kacang<br />
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Gejala phobia ini antara lain gemetar, mual, berkeringat, pusing, detak jantung meningkat, kesulitan bicara dan bekerja sewajarnya, serta panik. Malu adalah penyebab dasarnya.<br />
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Alliumphobia : Fear of Garlic, Takut terhadap Bawang Putih<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22XJMCpdbNw4daOeSCUBZK_0l0iZWjbRQTW9X4tD2MGamcGZljiyO53rmRsPXEMNxwu6TFzrHhWylwML0JEnA7fuUFnIl9jq3RhAhyphenhyphenFfy_aOcx6wMGbFqlWjyhQwgG0CDVLqISc51iVY/s1600/31cb02859cf344a8a6f29cab3e85335a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22XJMCpdbNw4daOeSCUBZK_0l0iZWjbRQTW9X4tD2MGamcGZljiyO53rmRsPXEMNxwu6TFzrHhWylwML0JEnA7fuUFnIl9jq3RhAhyphenhyphenFfy_aOcx6wMGbFqlWjyhQwgG0CDVLqISc51iVY/s1600/31cb02859cf344a8a6f29cab3e85335a.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a>Guru besar mikrobiologi Mike Konkel dan rekan-rekannya di Washington State University di Pullman melakukan uji coba dengan senyawa dalam bawang putih sebagai pengganti antibiotik karena bawang yang baunya tajam, diketahui mengandung bahan-bahan antioksidan kuat. Menurut Kornel, satu senyawa bawang putih, disebut diallyl sulfide, bila dikombinasi dengan enzim belerang, mudah menembus biofilm campylobacter. "Sulfida dialil ini mampu menembus semua lapisan permukaan bakteri, kemudian membunuh mereka, " katanya.<br />
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Meski bawang putih mengandung banyak manfaat, tetapi sepertinya tidak berpengaruh bagi pengidap alliumphobia. Penderita bisa stres berat, panik luar biasa, bahkan sesak nafas dan marah besar, kalau melihat bawang putih, baik dalam bentuk utuh ataupun dalam makanan mereka.<br />
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Cibophobia : Fear of Food, Takut terhadap Makanan/makan<br />
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Cibophobia atau rasa takut akan makanan adalah jenis phobia yang sangat kompleks dan cepat berkembang menjadi obsesi. Cibophobia seringkali disalahpahami dan dicampuradukan dengan anorexia, gangguan dalam kebiasaan makan. Perbedaan utamanya, pada anorexia, penderitanya memiliki rasa takut dan kecemasan akibat dari makanan yang ia makan terhadap tubuhnya. Sedangkan cibophonbia adalah rasa takut akan makanan itu sendiri.<br />
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Gejala cibophobia termasuk yang paling sulit dikenali. Menghindari makanan adalah salah satu yang paling umum. Makanan yang terlihat agak menjijikan seperti mayonaise dan susu adalah jenis makan yang biasa ditakuti. "Kebanyakan penderita cibophobia memiliki perhatian yuang berlebihan akan tanggal kadaluarsa suatu makanan, seringkali dijumpai penderita cibophobia mengendus makanan dengan berlebihan walaupun makanan tersebut memiliki tanggal kadaluarsa yang masih jauh," ujar Indra Irawan Garde, Psikolog.<br />
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Indra menambahkan, penyebab cibophobia belum dapat diketahui dengan pasti, namun beberapa ilmuwan memperkirakan pengalaman traumatis di masa lalu dapat menyebabkan orang menderita cibophobia. <br />
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Ichthyophobia : Fear of Fish, Takut terhadap Ikan<br />
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Hidangan laut, terutama ikan, kaya asam lemak omega 3 yang baik bagi kesehatan. Peneliti dari Wilmer Eye Institute di John Hopkins University, Carrent Swink, melaporkan dalam jurnal Ophthalmology bahwa ikan yang mengandung asam lemak omega 3 EPA dan DHA dapat melindungi AMD (degenerasi terkait usia).<br />
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"Namun bagi penderita Ichtyophobia, ikan yang kaya vitamin sangat dihindari. pemicu timbulnya ketakutan adalah ketika penderita melihat tampilan ikan. Ketakutan itu muncul saat ia melihat mata ikan yang dianggapnya sangat besar dan tubuh ikan yang berlendir," tukasnya.<br />
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Lachanophobia : Fear of Vegetables, Takut terhadap Sayuran<br />
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Banyak anak yang diklaim memiliki phobia pada sayuran. Padahal sayuran memiliki nutrisi yang sangat baik bagi tubuh. Menurut beberapa ahli, phobia sayuran dapat terjadi karena mereka pernah mendengar atau mengetahui apa saja makhluk yang hidup dalam tanah, sesuatu yang menjijikan sehingga mereka takut.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEnmr7dWrgHt5VLEk7adOyGX0jAXD4Lpl7Q4E6Lxpo82RgDG5By-ObE75ncMvft6N4Y0OMsvh4mDIiC7C4lVxtpwGIdyZegt_F5QCLof4gmqGubitHN5c-yTyvVqFmLqWYVXOVp9Q48k/s1600/article-1226284-0721A910000005DC-792_468x341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEnmr7dWrgHt5VLEk7adOyGX0jAXD4Lpl7Q4E6Lxpo82RgDG5By-ObE75ncMvft6N4Y0OMsvh4mDIiC7C4lVxtpwGIdyZegt_F5QCLof4gmqGubitHN5c-yTyvVqFmLqWYVXOVp9Q48k/s1600/article-1226284-0721A910000005DC-792_468x341.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a>Seorang wanita Inggris, Vicki Larrieux (22) didiagnosa terkena penyakit Lachanophobia. Ia tidak bisa makan sayuran karena melihatnya saja sudah membuatnya ketakutan, berkeringat, panik dan jantungnya berdetak kencang. Selama hidupnya, Vicki hanya makan daging, kentang, sereal atau apel. Ia menolak jika diberi makan sayur, terutama wortel. "Sejak kecil, saya tidak suka dengan sayuran. Wortel adalah sayuran paling saya tidak suka,"ujarnya seperti dilansir Dailymail.<br />
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Setelah ke dokter, ketakutan Vicki pada sayuran ternyata penyakit yang disebut Lachanophobia. Ketakutan yang sangat langka ini menimpa 13 persen orang di Inggris. "Teknik yang digunakan untuk menyembuhkan penderita Lachanophobia adalah Psychological Re-Programming. Di mana otak seorang Lachanophobia akan diprogram dan dikontrol untuk tidak gelisah atau panik ketika melihat benda yang mereka takuti," ujar Fabian Dirck, dokter yang menangani Vicki.<br />
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Mageirocophobia : Fear of Cooking, Takut terhadap Kegiatan Memasak<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilEJsQQqyP7L4k8iv-f9avWjDIdHMrKTyJ0JRW2_mz-sMaS5skbdCyrfod8LmCQIOCBB_T8HYxwyw5PIDc0hpImpT4WeqRfkhVuu2dHsFSocr7oLng96SRxBSlDBRUWiu78oQAtuzZd4/s1600/For-people-who-are-afraid-of-cooking-_wide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilEJsQQqyP7L4k8iv-f9avWjDIdHMrKTyJ0JRW2_mz-sMaS5skbdCyrfod8LmCQIOCBB_T8HYxwyw5PIDc0hpImpT4WeqRfkhVuu2dHsFSocr7oLng96SRxBSlDBRUWiu78oQAtuzZd4/s1600/For-people-who-are-afraid-of-cooking-_wide.jpg" height="167" width="400" /></a>Kata Mageirocophobia berasal dari kata Yunani mageirokos yang berarti orang yang ahli memasak. Namun Mageirocophobia justru sangat meng- hindari kegiatan memasak, hal ini dapat menimbulkan kecemasan bagi mereka. Ada beberapa jenis ketakutan Mage- irocophobia yaitu beberapa orang hanya takut memasak dalam jumlah besar. sementara beberapa lainnya takut untuk terkena percikan minyak panas saat menggoreng.<br />
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Mycophobia : Fear of Mushroom, Takut terhadap Jamur<br />
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Jamur memang memiliki tampilan yang kurang menarik, tetapi bahan makanan ini sangat lezat ketika diolah menjadi saus atau topping. Orang dengan Mycophobia akan merasa takut bahkan sesak nafas saat mengkonsumsinya.<br />
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Harus diakui penampilan jamur yang baru dipanen memang tidak begitu menggiurkan karena biasanya tertutup debu, kotoran atau pupuk. Banyaknya kotoran yang ada pada jamur mendasari timbulnya phobia bagi sebagian orang. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Koran Jakarta Senin, 2 Februari 2015</span> <br />
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<br />Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-69054772282493153672014-11-10T10:30:00.000+07:002014-11-11T07:43:18.638+07:00Menikmati Ronde Jahe yang Asli dan Enak di Bandung<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ronde Jahe adalah sejenis minuman hangat rasa jahe terdiri dari bola-bola tepung ketan yang diisi dengan kacang tanah yang gurih. Kalau ke Bandung, mampir ke Jl. Alkateri Dalam No. 8. seberang Kedai Kopi Purnama. Bukanya Malam hari. Minggu tutup. Penjualnya masih generasi pertama. Cabangnya banyak di mana-mana, dikelola oleh anak dan cucunya. Namun rasa yang aslinya memang hanya di sini. Namanya juga Ronde Jahe Alkateri, ya aslinya yang di jalan Alkateri... <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">The famous lake has a romantic of the Zaka Valley to the west, Bled Castle to the north, the Karavanke Mountains in the distance and the </span><a href="http://www.easyvoyage.co.uk/slovenia/landscapes" style="-webkit-transition: color 250ms linear; cursor: pointer; text-align: justify;">Julian Alps</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> right round. At the centre of the lake stands Bled Island, the country's only natural island, accessible by </span><i style="text-align: justify;">pletna</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, a traditional boat. Measuring 1.3 miles by 0.8 miles and deep to 30m at most, the lake is a hugely popular destination throughout the year. In summer visitors can relax on Castle Beach, dive into the 23°C water (thanks to the thermal springs on the north east side of the lake), row and hike, while in winter one can skate on the frozen lake as well as ski on the surrounding slopes. The lake's island is home to the Church of the Assumption whose main attraction is its bell which can be rung by visitors to grant them good luck. Also in the area is Bled Castle, a 16th-century edifice built on 11th-century foundations as well as Osojnica Hill, a great point from which to contemplate the lake from above. Another way to experience the lake is to complete the easy 3.7-mile circuit around it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">Situated in the national park of the same name, the 1,500m Erawan Waterfall is one of the most dazzling in </span><a href="http://www.easyvoyage.co.uk/thailand" style="-webkit-transition: color 250ms linear; cursor: pointer; text-align: justify;">Thailand</a><span style="text-align: justify;">, if not Asia. The park is located in the west of the country in the Tenasserim Hills in the Kanchanaburi Province. The seven-tiered cascade feeds into the Mae Nam Khwae Yai River and is named after the white elephant that carries the Hindu god Indra - the falls resemble the three-headed beast, known as </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Airavata</i><span style="text-align: justify;"> in Hindi. There's a pool on each level with some being more suitable for swimming than others. It takes several hours to climb the 1.2 miles to the seventh tier and generally speaking it gets more challenging the higher up you go. The water, which falls over the limestone cliffs, is home to many fish although it is completely safe to swim with them. Elsewhere in the park, four fifths of whose 212 square metres are covered in deciduous forest, one can spot some magnificent wildlife including white-handed gibbons, crested serpent eagles, king cobras, greater brook carp and Siamese hares amongst others. There are also several caves to explore throughout the national park. Beware of travelling here during the Thai New Year as you risk being crowded out by locals who've travelled to celebrate at this natural wonder.</span></span></span></div>
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Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-39161479156169843132013-08-16T11:43:00.002+07:002013-08-16T11:46:27.517+07:00TOP 10 WILD SWIMMING SPOTS<br />
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Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-87108104177666336062013-08-16T11:36:00.000+07:002013-08-16T11:40:27.801+07:00TOP 10 WILD SWIMMING SPOTS<br />
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Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-31643804445330348622013-08-16T09:29:00.000+07:002013-08-16T11:31:01.478+07:00TOP 10 WILD SWIMMING SPOTS<br />
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provinsi. Kota ini terletak 140 km sebelah tenggara Jakarta, dan
merupakan kota terbesar ketiga di Indonesia setelah Jakarta dan Surabaya
menurut jumlah penduduk.</span><span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> Dalam kurun waktu 10 tahun terakhir </span><span class="yiv114790606s7">, Bandung dengan pesat </span><span class="yiv114790606s7">dipenuhi
oleh berbagai macam industri kreatif seperti distro, factory outlet,
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yang mempunyai</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> konsep</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> design</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> multiguna</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> yang dapat digunakan sebagai tempat penyimpanan, kantor,showroom, tempat produksi bahkan tempat tinggal</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> yang didukung infrastruktur yang prima</span><span class="yiv114790606s7">.</span></span></div>
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Commercial Estate sangat strategis</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> dan bebas banjir, </span><span class="yiv114790606s7">hanya</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> berjarak</span><span class="yiv114790606s7"> ± 500 m</span><span class="yiv114790606s7">eter dari pintu keluar Tol Kopo tepatnya di Jl. Raya Kopo 455, Bandung Selatan dan dapat </span><span class="yiv114790606s7">dilalui oleh kendaraan besar selama 24 jam.</span></span></span></div>
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sewa atas gudang multiguna ini sangat besar dengan
imbal hasil sewa per tahun mencapai 5% dari nilai investasi. Investor
mendapatkan capital gain dan juga mendapatkan imbal hasil sewa yang
memuaskan sehingga Bizpark Commercial Estate menjadi tempat yang paling
menguntungkan untuk berinvestasi.</span></span></span></div>
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Christiansen started making wooden toys in his small workshop in
Billund, Denmark in 1932. Two years later, Ole Kirk decided upon a name
for his toys and his workshop - LEGO<sup>®</sup>, a contraction of the
Danish words 'leg godt,' meaning 'play well.' Coincidentally, it was
later learned that LEGO in Latin means "I put together" or "I assemble." In 1947, the company bought its first plastics injection-molding
machine and in 1949 the forerunner to the LEGO brick was introduced,
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Inner tubes on the bricks were introduced in 1958, which
significantly increased the number of possible building combinations. In
1967, the larger DUPLO<sup>®</sup> bricks for pre-school children were introduced, and LEGO TECHNIC for older children debuted in 1977. LEGO DACTA<sup>®</sup>, now know as The Educational Division, was set up in 1980. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was the increasing interest in the fantastic LEGO masterpieces
displayed at the factories that triggered Godtfred Kirk Christiansen's
idea of exhibiting the models outside. He originally envisioned just a
little garden, where various LEGO models and figures could be displayed,
but when work began on the project, it developed and became much
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In June 1968, LEGOLAND<sup>®</sup> Billund opened for the first time
on a 9 acre site. All buildings, landscapes and vehicles were built
using standard LEGO bricks, and the park's success exceeded everyone's
expectations - in the first year alone, 625,000 happy visitors were
guests at the park! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">LEGOLAND California is a 128-acre park geared
specifically towards youngsters ages two through 12. With over 50
family rides, "hands-on" attractions and shows, LEGOLAND California
provides education, adventure and fun in this first park of its kind in
the United States.</span></div>
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family entertainment, and has seen the most successful and dynamic
growth of any company in the sector over the last five years. Europe’s
Number 1 and the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator,
Merlin now operates 87 attractions, six hotels/two holiday villages in
19 countries and across four continents.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukFuiN85yGkP4B_SnGBtv5FLwRXtm4I_1jcsIrbiZHfBM6acW5y6wPn4iiE8F6N5T301i7AA-VhbaeuLGXQW181mG41LqV676PMQIGwg_wPFGzehQ9oXoluvYcy68DYIbiVX5QPRbQLs/s1600/fairy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukFuiN85yGkP4B_SnGBtv5FLwRXtm4I_1jcsIrbiZHfBM6acW5y6wPn4iiE8F6N5T301i7AA-VhbaeuLGXQW181mG41LqV676PMQIGwg_wPFGzehQ9oXoluvYcy68DYIbiVX5QPRbQLs/s320/fairy.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The company aims to
deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its 46 million visitors
worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the
commitment and passion of its managers and more than 17,000 employees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Among Merlin’s attractions are - SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND,
The EDF Energy London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery
Centres, Alton Towers Resort, Warwick Castle, THORPE PARK, Chessington
World of Adventures Resort, Blackpool Tower, Heide Park, Sydney
Aquarium, WILD LIFE Sydney, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK, Siam Ocean
World and Busan Aquarium. All brands which are distinctive, challenging
and innovative – and which have great potential for growth in the
future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Merlin
currently has twelve attractions in the USA including the stunning
LEGOLAND Florida theme park which opened in October 2011; LEGOLAND
California theme park with its exciting Water Park, and SEA LIFE
aquarium (a hotel will also open in 2013); Madame Tussauds attractions
in New York, Washington DC, Las Vegas and Hollywood; LEGOLAND Discovery
Centers in Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth; and SEA LIFE aquariums in
Phoenix, Arizona; Dallas/Fort Worth; the Mall of America in Minneapolis,
underlining the company’s position as the world’s biggest global
aquarium operator. Four more Merlin attractions are also already
scheduled to open in the USA in 2012 - a SEA LIFE and LEGOLAND Discovery
Center in Kansas City; Missouri; LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Atlanta,
Georgia, and a Water Park in LEGOLAND Florida.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <span style="color: red;">Opening Days and Hours<sup> </sup></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">
LEGOLAND<sup>®</sup> California is open 5 days a week, closing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays</span>, but is open daily during specific holiday periods. SEA LIFE Carlsbad Aquarium is open daily.<br /> </span><span style="color: red;">http://california.legoland.com/</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to LEGOLAND<sup class="trademark">®</sup> Malaysia!</b></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnxJoA7NDgqvWeitCdKBOhyphenhyphengwBE6P67oWuGPB2IhoURoufmnHjy6X9UYOUWlRzPJUS66Vax6Ao_rCVUdUmsBwbY5yWJk37TVKLwNQYYZWyoqP7F67bHV-gzufxPiHeP-ROtPzml4-Q00/s1600/legoland-location-map.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnxJoA7NDgqvWeitCdKBOhyphenhyphengwBE6P67oWuGPB2IhoURoufmnHjy6X9UYOUWlRzPJUS66Vax6Ao_rCVUdUmsBwbY5yWJk37TVKLwNQYYZWyoqP7F67bHV-gzufxPiHeP-ROtPzml4-Q00/s320/legoland-location-map.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /><b>LEGOLAND Malaysia </b>is packed full of family fun
with more than 40 rides, shows and attractions. Almost everything is
hands-on, so you can push, pedal and program, or steer, squirt and
splash, your way through a truly interactive experience – and of course
there’s building too. <b>LEGOLAND Malaysia</b> has seven themed areas of attractions for all ages such as <a href="http://www.legoland.com.my/Explore/Activities/Entrance-Area/">The Beginning</a>, <a href="http://www.legoland.com.my/Explore/Activities/LEGO-TECHNIC/">LEGO<sup>®</sup> Technic</a>, LEGO Kingdoms, <a href="http://www.legoland.com.my/Explore/Activities/Imagination/">Imagination</a>, <a href="http://www.legoland.com.my/Explore/Activities/LEGO-City/">LEGO City</a>, <a href="http://www.legoland.com.my/Explore/Activities/Land-Of-Adventure/">Land of Adventure</a> and <a href="http://www.legoland.com.my/Explore/Activities/Miniland/">MINILAND.</a> It’s
an inspirational land where the children are the heroes. From LEGO
experiment centres to rollercoasters, the park is a day-long voyage of
discovery for all the family.</span><br />
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have been recreated using more than 30 million LEGO bricks. It’s an
interactive world on a scale of 1:20, where people, trains and
aeroplanes come to life at the touch of a button. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">LEGOLAND<sup>®</sup> Malaysia is open most of the day in 2012 & 2013
from 10 am until 6 pm. Longer opening hours apply on weekends, during
school and public holidays.</span> Attraction queue lines will close at posted
park closing time. LEGOLAND Express, Dino Island, and Pharoah’s Revenge
will close at sunset due to safety (darkness).</span></div>
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Welcome to NEMO33 Brussels,The DEEPEST DIVING POOL IN THE WORLD !</div>
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A unique place to learn and experience scuba diving !</div>
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" All what a diver needs in the same place ! "</div>
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<li>For meetings : the friendly clubhouse is rich in images and is
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<li>For relaxation : our scuba diving pool
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<li>Training : we are not just a diving school, we are a diving academy. Scuba diving can lead to exciting professions.</li>
<li>Restaurant: try our exceptional quality food</li>
<li>Entertainment : the possibility to organize all type of events.</li>
<li>Services : our job is to help you, contact us!</li>
<li>Equipment : a dive shop will open in 2011</li>
<li>A travel agency will be operating in 2011 </li>
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" Do you remember when diving was dangerous and sex was safe "</h3>
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Do you r<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">emember</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">long</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">training</span> sessions <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">in</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">(not so clean) swimming pools</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> during the <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">late evenings</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">when the pools are even more dirty</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, finding </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">balls of</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">hair, band aids</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">snots</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, and that on top of all you have to stay long periods in those cold waters</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">?</span></span></div>
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And
after you finished your course in confined waters, you had to go and do
several dives in a lake or "carriere" where water temperature is 5°C or
maybe 10°C
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They used to tell you you were a "real man" because you had no fear of
diving under those conditions and lack of visibility!</div>
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In <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">1996</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">John</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">BEERNAERTS</span> who has been <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">diving</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">for</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">over</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">20 years</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">traveled</span> and discovered <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">new</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">waters</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">At</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the other</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">end of the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">world</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">men</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">learn</span> how to <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">dive in</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a</span> blue <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">lagoon</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">...</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Learning to dive</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">was easy</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> feeling the <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">pleasure</span> was<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> immediate</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and to discover the underwater world </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">did not</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> require</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">suffering</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> it was possible to <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">enrich youserlf</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">intellectual</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">emotional</span>ly <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">without any</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">risk</span></span> .</div>
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One <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">evening</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, while waiting for</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a friend</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, John</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">drew</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">on</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">tablemat</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the first contourns of</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a unique</span> and <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">deep pool</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">. The </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">objective</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">:</span> recreate the<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">conditions of</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Bora</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Bora</span> in <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Brussels</span></span> !
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T<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">hree</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">years of</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">study</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">were</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">needed</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">to</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">define</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> boundaries</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> of the project</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">. </span> <span class="hps atn" title="Click for alternate translations">Twenty-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">one</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">versions</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">were</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">tested</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">It</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">was</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">not</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">only</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">to create </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">conditions</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">that</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">were unknown</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">but</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">also to propose</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">global concept</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">with</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">different priorities</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span> :</div>
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The first priority was the SECURITY. <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Still today</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, is the most important word </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">in </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">NEMO33</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">in</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">all</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">its aspects</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">During 6</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">years it has been</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">demonstrated</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps atn" title="Click for alternate translations">(</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">nearly</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">200,000</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">dives</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ZERO</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">accident</span>s<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span>!).</address>
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The second is the COMFORT of the users. All the concept,
from its architecture, the water's quality (+30°C, transparent, clean,
drinkable and without smell of chlorine), the way that things work, and
the best diving materials (AQUALUNG) have been thinked to guarantee the
confort of our visitors.</address>
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A<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">nd</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">finally,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the project</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">should</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">be sustainable</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">profitable</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">it would be</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">an opportunity to</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">check</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">if the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">dimension</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">CSR</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">have a </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">meaning</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">The</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps atn" title="Click for alternate translations">"</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">SOCIAL ROLE</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">OF</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">BUSINESS</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">"</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">has</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">been</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">integrated</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">with</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">all its</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">component</span></span>s. </address>
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The
respect for the ENVIRONEMENT is also guaranteed with the low energy
consumption, (NEMO33 consummes less than the half of a traditional pool
and at the same time is warmed 5°C higher!).</address>
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The HUMAN respect and multiculturality. At NEMO33 there are workers of 12 different nationalities.</address>
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ETHICS and RESPECT for sustainable commerce (NEMO33<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> </span></span>f<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">avors</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">fair trade</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> products</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">small</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">-scale producer</span></span>s).</address>
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On top of all the warm water at NEMO33 has a relaxing effect, breathing
deeply and feeling the lack of weight are powerful anti stress .
Even some say that NEMO33 is aphrodisiac...
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The history of NEMO33 is full of anecdotes and rumors. Allright, the
arrival of NEMO33 will change some points of view of a discipline that
is only around 50 years old. M<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">oving from</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">prehistory to </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">refinement</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">comfort</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">was surprising</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">or</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">disturbin</span></span>g. And it is interesting to see that some people spend their energy and time inventing nonsense rumors...
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">RUMOR#1 :</b> While digging down the basement for the construction of NEMO33, a house fell down and an old lady died !</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">REALITY :</b> It is true that during the construction of the basementes we proceed to a a drawndown of 4mts but any n<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">o</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">harmful effect</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">made itself</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">felt</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">in</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">surroundin</span></span>gs. N<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">o</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">homes</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">have</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">suffered </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">slightest</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">crack</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span> The closest houses are located at a minimum distance of 80m... So there was no little old lady under the rubble.</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">RUMOR #2 :</b> D<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">uring the</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">digging of the main pit</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">work</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">led</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">to such</span> movements in the <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">basement</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">that the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">rails of the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">nearby public transports moved and a </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">tram</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">derailed</span> crushing on ... a<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">n</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">old</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">lady!</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"> The</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">STIB</span> had to stop<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> wor</span></span>king!</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">REALITY :</b> N<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">one of this</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">even remotely</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">resembles</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the reality.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">There</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">has been no</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">movement in</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">basement</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">(</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the method</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">used</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">did not alter</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">soil's pressure)</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> there was no <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">derailment</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">, and not any</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">old</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">lady</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">crushed</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">But</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">what</span> is all about<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">old</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ladie</span></span>s?</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">RUMOR #3 :</b> <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">The</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">NEMO33 project</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">is in</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">bankruptcy</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">The</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">works</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">are</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">stopped</span></span>!</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">REALITY:</b> I<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">t</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">is</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">true</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">that</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">work</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">had a long overdue</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">The</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">reasons were</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">technical</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">administrative</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Never</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">financial</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">At</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">no</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">time</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the fundings for the project</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">were</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">interrupted. Not</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">even</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">if</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> most difficoult <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">times</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span>.</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">REALITY :</b> I<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">t</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">is</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">true</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">that a</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">serious accident</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">took place</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">at</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">NEMO33</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">A</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Dutch military</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">has</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">suffered</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">double</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">puncture</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">of</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the lungs</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">by not respecting</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ascent speed limits.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">His</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">condition</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">was</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">worrying</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">But thanks</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">to the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">competence</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">of</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">doctors</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">from the military hospital</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">he</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">escaped</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">without any consequences</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">!</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">In</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">this</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">particular context</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Dutch army</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">rents</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the infraestructure of NEMO33</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and organize its</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">exercises with its own protocols</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">security standards.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">They</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">move</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">even with</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">hyperbaric chamber</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">on</span> their <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">truc</span></span>k. You can imagin ethat the type of diving that they do is not "tourist diving" but serious "extreme" diving. T<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">he</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">accident</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">was</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">serious</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">required</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the intervention of the</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Belgian</span> emergency services<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span>.<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> We</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">still thank</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">them</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">for their diligence and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">competence</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span></span>.</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">RUMOR#5 :</b> The diving Federations have boycotted NEMO33 !</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">REALITY :</b> I<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">nstead</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">very</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">quickly</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">after the </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">opening</span> of <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">NEMO33</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">the</span> federation<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"> LIFRAS</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">recognized</span> NEMO33 <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">as</span> a suitable <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">site</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">for</span> diving <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">exercises.</span> Even before the recognition of PADI and IDEA<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">In NEMO33 everyone</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">takes</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">advantage</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">:</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Beginners</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">who</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">are</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">better</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">trained</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">,</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">instructors</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">can</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">improve</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">their</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">education</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">by devoting</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">more time</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">to</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">their</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">students</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">overall security</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">is increased</span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations">.</span> A<span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ll</span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">divers find in NEMO33 </span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">comfort</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and adventure. NEMO33 is </span><span class="" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations"></span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">a</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">wonderful tool</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">to</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">learn</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">and</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">practice diving</span></span>.</li>
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<li><b style="color: yellow;">RUMOR #6 :</b> The certifications obtained at NEMO33 are not valid !</li>
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It is possible to obtain several certifications of different
federations at NEMO33. You can find all the information in the section
COURSES. It is not anymore necesary to learn in dirty pools and freeze
in cold waters to obtain a diving certification!</li>
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#7 :</b> NEMO33 is a french-speaking company.</li>
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In the reception in the pool and in the restaurant: Jolanda, ...
Actually, if you are a dutch-speaker who is interested in working with
us please look in the section HOME / JOBS.</li>
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How to get to NEMO33?</h3>
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In the TGV, Brussels is 1:20 away from Paris,
1:40 from Rotterdam, 2:33 from Köln (Cologne), 2:36 from London, and
3:40 from Lyon !<br />
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By car you can find Nemo33 by taking the exit n°18 on the "Ring Ouest" of Brusseles.<br />
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After you take the exit 18, continue 750 m towards "Uccle", and on the 1st round-point (Menhirs), you will find us !<br />
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Address of NEMO33 Plongée :</h3>
NEMO 33 - Plongée<br />
Rue de Stalle 333 (Rond-point des Menhirs)<br />
1180 Uccle (Brussels) - Belgium<br />
Telephone : +32-2-332.33.34<br />
Email : dive (at) nemo33.com<br />
GPS : 4°19'02' Est - 50°47'46' Nord<br />
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BY TRAIN…
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Travel time: 38 min<br />
Take the <b>metro 1b</b> towards ERASME. Stop at "DE BROUCKERE" (2min).<br />
Take the <b>tram 04</b> towards STALLE.<br />
Descend on the last stop: "Stalle" (26 min).
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<li>From "GARE du MIDI" Station :</li>
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Travel time : 23 min<br />
Take the <b>tram 04</b> towards "STALLE".<br />
Descend on the last stop: "Stalle" (20 min).
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<li>From "GARE du NORD" Station :</li>
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Travel time : 32 min<br />
Take the <b>tram 04</b> towards STALLE.<br />
Or take the <b>tram 32</b> towards "Drogenbos-Château".<br />
Descend on the stop "Stalle" (30 min).<br />
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Itinéraires en bus (STIB)…
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<li>from "La Bourse" take the bus 48 until the stop "Stalle".</li>
<li>from "Gare du Midi" take the bus 50, towards Lot, until the stop "Stalle".</li>
<li>from "CERIA" take the bus 98, CERIA, towards "Héros", until the stop "Stalle".</li>
</ul>
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<li>For more information on Brussels' Public Transports: <a href="http://www.stib.be/" target="_blank" title="Pour se connecter au site des transports en commun de Bruxelles">STIB</a></li>
<li>Here a map of the "<a href="http://www.nemo33.com/images/stories/mappa_metro_bruxelles.gif" target="_blank" title="Pour télécharger le plan du Métro de Bruxelles">métro de Bruxelles"</a></li>
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BY CAR…
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<li>Take the "Ring Ouest (RO)" of Brussels (From the E19, Mons-Bergen), exit 18 (Drogenbos, Ruisbroek, Ukkel).</li>
<li>Go towards “Uccle –Ukkel”.</li>
<li>Pass the first traffic light and continue straight. You will see the "Carrefour" and "Quick" on the left</li>
<li>After the 2nd traffic light you will arrive to the round-point (le rond-point des Menhirs).</li>
<li>The entrance of NEMO33 is on the round point.</li>
<li>NEMO33 has a FREE and spacious parking lot (more than 100 places
available). In front of NEMO there is as well another free parking lot
(250 places). If you come in "Caravan car, mobil-home or autocar you
must park in that parking lot.</li>
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Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-44210414953296235422012-06-27T07:15:00.000+07:002012-06-27T07:20:34.431+07:00World's Biggest Mc Donald's<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">When the Olympic Games begin in London
next month, the capital will play host to the fittest, fastest and
strongest athletes in the world. But
it will also be home to a rather different superlative – the biggest
McDonald’s on the planet, right in the middle of the Olympic park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">So
while the competitors stretch themselves to their very limits, hungry
spectators will gorge on tens of thousands of burgers and portions of
fries.</span></div>
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Bigger Mac: An exterior view of the world's largest McDonald's restaurant, their flagship outlet in the Olympic Park</div>
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<img alt="Cavernous: Staff assemble a banner inside the world's largest McDonald's restaurant, which has seating for 1,500 customers" class="blkBorder" height="642" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/25/article-0-13C7832E000005DC-725_964x642.jpg" width="964" />
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Cavernous: Staff assemble a banner inside the world's largest McDonald's restaurant, which has seating for 1,500 customers</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The vast two-storey restaurant will serve up to 1,200 customers an hour and sell £3million of fast food during the Games. At 3,000 sq ft the building, next to the Olympic Stadium, is bigger than the current largest McDonald’s, in Moscow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The Russian restaurant will regain its
title on September 9, however, when the London branch is bulldozed
after the Paralympics closing ceremony. Yesterday McDonald’s gave the media a preview of its flagship store, which includes 20 till points and 1,500 seats. It is one of four branches in the
park, including two open to the public, one for the athletes and
officials in the Olympic Village and one at the press centre. Altogether they will serve 1.75million meals in 29 days, with Britons accounting for an estimated 85 per cent of customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The main restaurant will offer some of
the best views across the Olympic Park from its first-floor balcony,
which can seat 150 customers. It will be staffed by 500 of its top-performing employees from 85,000 in the UK, with 200 on a shift at any one time.</span></div>
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Wooden: The upper floor of the restaurant, which is mostly made of recycled timber</div>
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<img alt="The fries the limit: Searing inside the expansive restaurant" class="blkBorder" height="639" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/25/article-0-13C76BA5000005DC-387_964x639.jpg" width="964" />
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The fries the limit: Searing inside the expansive restaurant</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The global sponsor has been linked to
the Olympics since 1968, when the company airlifted hamburgers to US
athletes in Grenoble, France, after it was reported they were missing
McDonald’s food. <br />
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<img alt="Burger giant by numbers" class="blkBorder" height="216" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/26/article-2164517-13C8C953000005DC-692_306x216.jpg" width="306" />
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">But the chain has been criticised for promoting the
consumption of fast food at a time when people should be celebrating
sports participation and healthy living. It is estimated one in ten meals eaten at Games venues will be from McDonald’s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Last week, members of the London
Assembly said firms which sold junk food should not be linked to the
Olympic Games. Cadbury and Coca-Cola are also sponsors. Jenny Jones, a Green Party assembly
member, said: ‘London won the right to host the 2012 Games with the
promise to deliver a legacy of more active, healthier children across
the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">‘Yet the same International Olympic
Committee that awarded the Games to London persists in maintaining
sponsorship deals with the purveyors of high calorie junk that
contributes to the threat of an obesity epidemic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">‘The advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar is already restricted on children’s television. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">‘These Games will subvert those
regulations by providing a glut of sponsored messages for high calorie
food and drink that are at odds with the Olympian athletic ideal.’</span></div>
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Service with a mile: Assistant manager Rachel Lucien stands at the long checkouts</div>
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<img alt="Design feat: The restauarnt was constructed so that it could be dismantled after the Games" class="blkBorder" height="638" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/25/article-0-13C77139000005DC-982_964x638.jpg" width="964" />
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Design feat: The restauarnt was constructed so that it could be dismantled after the Games</div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The restaurant will be McDonald’s
first sustainable outlet and 75 per cent of the building and fittings
will be recycled or reused. It is part of London 2012’s bid to be ‘the greenest Games ever’. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">While the restaurants serve fast food
to the hungry public, McDonald’s executives will be enjoying some of the
top events from their corporate seats. Yesterday, the firm admitted that
global chief executive Jim Skinner and UK chief executive Jill McDonald,
along with dozens of others, will enjoy corporate tickets to events
such as the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics and swimming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2em;">The restaurant will start trading on July 28, one day after the opening ceremony.It will not open for the ceremony
itself, which many VIP guests and heads of state are expected to attend,
for ‘security reasons’.</span></div>
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<img alt="Expanse: Assistant manager Rachel Lucien walks past the checkouts" class="blkBorder" height="591" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/25/article-0-13C77418000005DC-341_964x591.jpg" width="964" />
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Expanse: Assistant manager Rachel Lucien walks past the checkouts</div>
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Mammoth McDonald's: An exterior view of the world's largest fast food restaurant</div>
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<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Mr Ambani has surprised many by constructing Antilia - named after a mythical island - as he built his business reputation as a private individual who avoided the flamboyance of India's ultra-rich. Hamish McDonald, author of a history of the family business Ambani and Sons, told The Guardian: 'Perhaps he has been stung by his portrayal in the media as an introvert. 'Maybe he is making the point that he is a tycoon in his own right.'</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Numerous powder rooms and reception areas lead off the lobby which has nine elevators. Each floor uses different materials to give a differing look. The vast building is constructed from glass, steel and tiles and also features a four-storey hanging garden which is designed to keep the interior cooler in summer and warmer in the winter.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">According to Forbes magazine, Mr Ambani is worth £18billion. He is the richest man in India and the fourth richest in the world. The interior of the property, on Altamount Road, has been designed by a U.S. firm and has been described as 'Asian contemporary'. Mr Ambani will hold a house warming party at his new home later this month.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Among guests is India's prime minister Manmohan Singh, who has previously called on business tycoons to be 'role models of moderation'. Shiny Varghese, deputy editor of Indian magazine Design Today, said: 'It's so obscenely lavish that I'm not sure too many people will go all that way, but we are heading into the sort of culture where money is not a question when setting up a home.' But friends have defended him against charges of excess. One told the newspaper: 'He can't just walk into a cinema and watch a film like you or me.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;">
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">'It's only a family home, just a big one. It's a question of convenience and requirements.'<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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Global Icon</span></span><span style="color:red;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><!-- Start_Module_1419 --><span id="ctl09_ctr1419_pnc.Publisher.Content_MessageHolder">Excavation work began for Burj Khalifa in January 2004 and over the ensuing years to its completion, the building passed many important milestones on its goal to become the tallest man-made structure the world has ever seen. In just 1,325 days since excavation work started in January, 2004, Burj Khalifa became the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
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<br /></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span id="ctl09_ctr1419_pnc.Publisher.Content_MessageHolder"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Burj Khalifa Construction Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 323.25pt;" width="431" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">January 2004</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Excavation started</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">February 2004 </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Piling started</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">March 2005</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Superstructure started</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">June 2006 </span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Level 50 reached</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">January 2007</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Level 100 reached</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">March 2007</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Level 110 reached</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">April 2007</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Level 120 reached</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">May 2007</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Level 130 reached</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">July 2007</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Level 141 reached - world's tallest building</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">September 2007</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Level 150 reached - world's tallest free-standing structure</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">April 2008</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Level 160 reached - world's tallest man-made structure</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">January 2009</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Completion of spire - Burj Khalifa tops out</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">September 2009</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Exterior cladding competed</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 153);">January 2010</span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Official launch ceremony</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:red;">Construction Highlights<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Over 45,000 m3 (58,900 cu yd) of concrete, weighing more than 110,000 tonnes were used to construct the concrete and steel foundation, which features 192 piles buried more than 50 m (164 ft) deep. Burj Khalifa's construction will have used 330,000 m3 (431,600 cu yd) of concrete and 39,000 tonnes (43,000 ST; 38,000 LT) of steel rebar, and construction will have taken 22 million man-hours.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >Exterior cladding of Burj Khalifa began in May 2007 and was completed in September 2009. The vast project involved more than 380 skilled engineers and on-site technicians. At the initial stage of installation, the team progressed at the rate of about 20 to 30 panels per day and eventually achieved as many as 175 panels per day.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >The tower accomplished a world record for the highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade, at a height of 512 metres. The total weight of aluminium used on Burj Khalifa is equivalent to that of five A380 aircraft and the total length of stainless steel bull nose fins is 293 times the height of Eiffel Tower in Paris.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" >In November, 2007, the highest reinforced concrete corewalls were pumped using 80 MPa concrete from ground level; a vertical height of 601 metres. Smashing the previous pumping record on a building of 470m on the Taipei 101; the world’s second tallest tower and the previous world record for vertical pumping of 532 metres for an extension to the Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant in 1994. The concrete pressure during pumping to this level was nearly 200 bars.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">The amount of rebar used for the tower is 31,400 metric tons - laid end to end this would extend over a quarter of the way around the world</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the following records:</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Tallest building in the world</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Tallest free-standing structure in the world</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Highest number of stories in the world</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Highest occupied floor in the world</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Highest outdoor observation deck in the world</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">• Tallest service elevator in the world </p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNoSpacing">Tallest of the Supertall</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">Not only is Burj Khalifa the world’s tallest building, it has also broken two other impressive records: tallest structure, previously held by the KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, and tallest free-standing structure, previously held by Toronto’s CN Tower. The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has established 3 criteria to determine what makes a tall building tall. Burj Khalifa wins by far in all three categories.
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<br /></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Height to architectural top<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building. This includes spires, but does not include antennae, signage, flagpoles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely used and is used to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat rankings of the Tallest Buildings in the World.</p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b> </b> </p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Highest occupied floor</b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest continually occupied floor within the building. Maintenance areas are not included.</p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b> </b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>
<br /></b></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Height to tip</b></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNoSpacing">Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element. This includes antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:9;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/language/en-us/home.aspx</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-80698238594829976392010-10-21T15:58:00.000+07:002010-10-21T16:07:50.514+07:00Amazing Construction 9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG827Lss-fHTnjLab5ZbpeYVQWb_dHC8_yO6W-h8HdiwRz6tkk_GcsfecFaZYynQXjJ4ulqUXv-tCEeP9Yy-xSwX3I8rCjj2wINssGBsJQphCcSA1vhaUE9vKILisTuzOLadPWoeBk43k/s1600/current-005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG827Lss-fHTnjLab5ZbpeYVQWb_dHC8_yO6W-h8HdiwRz6tkk_GcsfecFaZYynQXjJ4ulqUXv-tCEeP9Yy-xSwX3I8rCjj2wINssGBsJQphCcSA1vhaUE9vKILisTuzOLadPWoeBk43k/s320/current-005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422139115116386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBTDIEK5urQpMG6bMLbX0FIQ16V2s8OSYTvCrzPnXJiQd9316gfRd7mzgzTHXs4cQLbbHYpvTel0c2sF9Hk1h6SIu8UB4e-FtgFUJonL9fbIbfwGV707_xENGEROShOhyphenhyphenIolVLAdzLJA/s1600/current-001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBTDIEK5urQpMG6bMLbX0FIQ16V2s8OSYTvCrzPnXJiQd9316gfRd7mzgzTHXs4cQLbbHYpvTel0c2sF9Hk1h6SIu8UB4e-FtgFUJonL9fbIbfwGV707_xENGEROShOhyphenhyphenIolVLAdzLJA/s320/current-001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422795621149778" border="0" /></a>The Panama Canal is approximately 80 kilometers long between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This waterway was cut through one of narrowest saddles of the isthmus that joins North and South America.<br />The Canal uses a system of locks -compartments with entrance and exit gates. The locks function as water lifts: they raise ships from sea level (the Pacific or the Atlantic) to the level of Gatun Lake (26 meters above sea level); ships then sail the channel through the Continental Divide.<br /><br />Each set of locks bears the name of the townsite where it was built: Gatun (on the Atlantic side), and Pedro Miguel and Miraflores (on the Pacific side). The lock chambers -steps-- are 33.53 meters wide by 304.8 meters long. The maximum dimensions of ships that can transit the Canal are: 32.3 meters in beam; draft -their depth reach- 12 meters in Tropical Fresh Water; and 294.1 meters long (depending on the type of ship).<br /><br />The water used to raise and lower vessels in each set of locks comes from Gatun Lake by gravity; it comes into the locks through a system of main culverts that extend under the lock chambers from the sidewalls and the center wall. The narrowest portion of the Canal is Culebra Cut, which extends from the north end of Pedro Miguel Locks to the south edge of Gatun Lake at Gamboa. This segment, approximately 13.7 kilometers long, is carved through the rock and shale of the Continental Divide.<br /><br />Ships from all parts of the world transit daily through the Panama Canal. Some 13 to 14 thousand vessels use the Canal every year. In fact, commercial transportation activities through the Canal represent approximately 5% of the world trade. The Canal has a work force of approximately 9 thousand employees and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing transit service to vessels of all nations without discrimination.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >http://www.pancanal.com/eng/index.html</span>Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-40423921629244759792010-10-21T14:35:00.000+07:002010-10-21T14:47:52.753+07:00Amazing Construction 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71uBDydZjXXCptScGtk2jGtzT1lVNE2TqZbO4gGmgdIdITg89hrbbdD0WMHJMQApXuETxTmV3EmJO3pMq0MzXMyBPv-i9dhWAoqxEAl_ty0WCClDqC6WhG9wc22nf4nAQMU3mhjdXn5A/s1600/Photo1sch%C3%A9masyst.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71uBDydZjXXCptScGtk2jGtzT1lVNE2TqZbO4gGmgdIdITg89hrbbdD0WMHJMQApXuETxTmV3EmJO3pMq0MzXMyBPv-i9dhWAoqxEAl_ty0WCClDqC6WhG9wc22nf4nAQMU3mhjdXn5A/s320/Photo1sch%C3%A9masyst.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530400422731962530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGdn_PDl-4GVsZdC4IRbbL9UIa84L2VbKWvfsaZBJi8zAn5W_l-Bk0CSHNOFszP0bYgoh8C1urC1VSaKLBaf-DlNf7pCEUbdK_L5tOm4nSDD2G9xHq88ESnc5ZVuLkRH9oXWUgGiuUNc/s1600/Photo8STTStunnel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGdn_PDl-4GVsZdC4IRbbL9UIa84L2VbKWvfsaZBJi8zAn5W_l-Bk0CSHNOFszP0bYgoh8C1urC1VSaKLBaf-DlNf7pCEUbdK_L5tOm4nSDD2G9xHq88ESnc5ZVuLkRH9oXWUgGiuUNc/s320/Photo8STTStunnel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530400427703757714" border="0" /></a>
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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a name="TheTunnels">The Channel Tunnel is the longest undersea tunnel in </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBazoJDYF_sYWH4ZZ7DDDFPeuf556QQo1Cyh06oCqP2UzN6PrcNz4K7a9xzGpmLGMZ_19VlB1OHNRhVzzt7XaA3OaLeCGY7WjzLN2j4yMDrQxhHDifr4n0QsMeoa-iQ79xHcaB-Hbc4Y/s1600/Photo9106elecentunnel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 311px;" 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The section under the sea is 38km long. The three tunnels, each 50km long, were bored at an average 40m below the sea bed, and link Folkestone in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Kent</st1:place></st1:country-region> to Coquelles in Pas-de-Calais. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Eurotunnel shuttles, Eurostar and national freight trains run in the two single track and single direction tunnels. These are connected to a central service tunnel by cross-passages situated every 375m. The service tunnel allows access to maintenance and emergency rescue teams and serves as a safe haven if passengers need to be evacuated in an incident. The service tunnel is a road tunnel used by electric and diesel-powered vehicles. Air pressure is higher in the service tunnel to prevent the ingress of smoke in case of a fire in one of the rail tunnels.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">
<br />The two rail tunnels are 7.6m in diameter and 30m apart. Each rail tunnel has a single track, overhead line equipment (catenary) and two walkways (one for maintenance purposes and the other for use in the event of an emergency evacuation and on the side nearest the service tunnel). The walkways are also designed to maintain a shuttle upright and in a straight line of travel in the unlikely event of a derailment.<span style=""> </span>The service tunnel is 4.8m in diameter and lies between the two rail tunnels 15m away from each of them. In normal operations shuttles use the south tunnel in the France – UK direction, and the north tunnel when travelling from the UK to France.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">
<br />Two undersea crossovers bring flexibility of operation as trains can pass from one tunnel to the other during night maintenance periods to isolate a section of tunnel.<span style=""> </span>The track in each rail tunnel has two continuously welded rails laid on pre-cast concrete supports embedded in the concrete track bed.
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<br />Fixed equipment in the tunnels comes under four categories: electricity and catenary, rail track and signaling, mechanical systems and control and communications. Cooling pipes, fire mains, signalling equipment and cables are fixed to the sides of the tunnels and are fed by cooling plants at Samphire Hoe in the UK and Sangatte in France. <span style=""> </span>The overhead catenary supplies traction power to the shuttles as well as to other trains using the Tunnel, e.g. Eurostar and international rail freight trains. The catenary is divided into sections, so that maintenance work can be carried out in stages. Electrical power supplying the tunnels, drainage pumps, lighting and the trains, is provided by substations on each side of the Channel. In the event of loss of power from one side, the entire system can be supplied from the other side.
<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">The fixed lighting installations can be switched on from the control centre or manually from within the tunnels. Various fire-protection and detection systems are installed at points along the length of the tunnels. <a name="RailControlCentres"><span style="">
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<br /></span></a></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><a name="RailControlCentres"><span style="">Rail Control Centres
<br /></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=""><span style="">The entire Eurotunnel transport system is controlled from the RCC (Rail Control Centre). There are two centres, one on each terminal, and each can take turns to take over control of the system. The RCC manages all rail traffic (trains and shuttles) in the tunnels and on the terminals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="">The system is in two parts, the Rail Traffic Management (RTM), which controls the rail traffic system, and the Engineering Management System (EMS) which controls the fixed equipment such as ventilation, lighting, power for the catenary, etc. Although the transport system is automated, controllers are in attendance 24 hours a day, ready to take manual control in the event of technical failure.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="">
<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Signaling
<br /><span style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span style=""></span> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><a name="Signalling"><span style=""><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_79" spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Signalling" style="'width:209.25pt;height:28.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\MY-LAP~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image002.gif" title="Signalling"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="">The signalling system in the Channel Tunnel is known as TVM 430: it functions by means of data transmission from track to train and is almost identical to the system used on the high-speed TGV Nord-Europe. Instructions and data are transmitted along the track and then to the locomotive driver by indicator lights in the cab.<span style=""> </span>All Eurotunnel trains are fitted with vigilance devices and full automatic train protection which minimises the risk of collision in the event of a human error.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="">After <span style=""> </span>travelling through the tunnel, the through-trains operated by the railway companies then continue their journey on the UK or French rail networks, which are connected to the tunnel tracks at Dollands Moor and Frethun, respectively. The shuttles operated by Eurotunnel remain within the Eurotunnel system: they travel on a rail loop between the Folkestone and Coquelles terminals, using the south tunnel when going from France to the UK and the north tunnel when going from the UK to France.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="">
<br /></span></span><a name="ServiceTunnelVehicles"></a><span style=""><span style=""><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_80" spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Service tunnel vehicles" style="'width:209.25pt;height:28.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\MY-LAP~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.gif" title="Service tunnel vehicles"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Service Tunnel Vehicles
<br /><span style=""><span style=""><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><span style="">A vehicle was specifically designed for travel in the service tunnel. It is multi-functional and is used for maintenance operations and in case of incidents, with the aim of reaching the scene of an incident in minimum time.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
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It is considered an architectural and engineering wonder, and remains as a standing proof of both the grandeur and the cruelty of the Roman world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";" >
<br />After the splendour of imperial times, the Colosseum was abandoned, and in turn it became a fortress for the medieval clans of the city, a source of building materials, a picturesque scenery for painters, a place of Christian worship. Today it is a challenge for the archaeologists and a scenario for events and shows. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";" >
<br />In this site you'll find information on <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/history/h1.htm">history</a>, <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/architecture/descriptio_en.htm">architecture</a> and on the <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/games/g1.htm">games</a> that were held in the amphitheatre, there are also news on the <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/news.htm">events</a> in the Colosseum, practical information for a <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/visit.htm">visit</a>, <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/faq_en.htm">FAQs</a>, a page of <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/litterae_en.htm">feedback </a>with the most usual questions asked by our readers, and much more, like <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/architecture/numeri_en.htm">figures and plans</a>,a <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/site_map_en.htm">sitemap</a> and even a page on the <a href="http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/gatti_en.htm">cats</a> of the arena.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-80528982192886546602010-10-21T13:40:00.000+07:002010-10-21T14:14:31.919+07:00Amazing Construction 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60TbG3hK6WZywLHzBWOC0TjJoldsbz-vqHHHHXdT9x0B3EZ7jha8X3OgnqcqohZlLwXH-3DnZ97LAsirzURdC025SPfGIoGLQGzTo2nBhqcrr4MtSKifqUy_evVIVqT7GBkrhwF2WjyM/s1600/deptford+pumping+station.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60TbG3hK6WZywLHzBWOC0TjJoldsbz-vqHHHHXdT9x0B3EZ7jha8X3OgnqcqohZlLwXH-3DnZ97LAsirzURdC025SPfGIoGLQGzTo2nBhqcrr4MtSKifqUy_evVIVqT7GBkrhwF2WjyM/s200/deptford+pumping+station.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530393878022190194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDWJ4QOsWt-sqBtmrARaglXaMyBXAqLDV8iiqtUDUsTwMLsw_GOmnk-75GD23TMACvv80vYBMRzujKNo_KQ0QEP_JsWa1yKwNc4Z_OzGHAc2VHeXxO2EMYFIi-hM_CBLdCVgNWe8RgI8/s1600/pipes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDWJ4QOsWt-sqBtmrARaglXaMyBXAqLDV8iiqtUDUsTwMLsw_GOmnk-75GD23TMACvv80vYBMRzujKNo_KQ0QEP_JsWa1yKwNc4Z_OzGHAc2VHeXxO2EMYFIi-hM_CBLdCVgNWe8RgI8/s200/pipes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530389592295991634" border="0" /></a>Joseph Bazalgette<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once the enabling act was passed, the Metropolitan Board of Works could begin the task under the direction of its Chief Engineer, Joseph Bazalgette (1819-91). Most schemes for removing London's sewage had planned to carry it inland so it could still be used as fertilizer, but Bazalgette realised this was impractical. Instead, he planned to build main sewers to collect the contents of the existing sewers and take their contents east to be discharged into the Thames.<br /></div><br />Bazalgette's scheme consisted of three major elements:<br />• the intercepting sewers<br />• the pumping stations and the outfall sewers<br />• the pumping stations at Beckton and Crossness.<br /><br />Each of these involved major feats of engineering.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From the intercepting sewers to the pumping stations. On either side of the Thames, three main intercepting sewers captured the sewage from all existing sewers and carried them by gravity eastwards to the pumping stations at Abbey Mills (for the north bank) and Deptford (for the south).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To the Thames via the outfall sewers. The pumping stations raised the sewage so it could be carried by gravity to the Thames. It flowed to the river in the massive pipes of the outfall sewers. The outfall sewers were a massive feat of engineering. The Northern Outfall Sewer was more than 6.5 km (4 miles) long, and crossed the marshes east of the River Lea. For most of its length, the Northern Outfall Sewer was concealed within a massive embankment. Several bridges carried it across the River Lea and its branches. The scale of the work is still impressive today.<br /></div><br />The Southern Outfall Sewer ran underground for much of its length from Deptford to Crossness. At Beckton and Crossness, the sewage was stored in huge reservoirs, from which it was released into the Thames at high tide.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Thames Embankments. The Embankments on either side of the Thames were another benefit of Bazalgette's scheme. The idea of building embankments to reclaim marshy land along the riverbank had been debated for centuries, but little was done before Bazalgette.<br /><br />His embankments concealed sections of his intercepting sewers, and avoided the huge cost and inconvenience of digging up central London streets. They reclaimed nearly 10 hectares (22 acres) of mud, and also concealed a section of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway line.<br /><br />Bazalgette’s Legacy. The whole scheme took seven years to complete. Bazlgette's achievement was amazing even by modern standards. When completed in 1865, London had 2100 km (1300 miles) of sewers, including 130 km (82 miles) of the main intercepting sewers. Almost a century and a half later, London still relies on Bazalgette's sewers.<br /><br />Later improvements. The shortcomings of Bazalgette's scheme. Although Bazalgette's achievement was huge, his system simply shifted the problem downriver. As the sewage was discharged into the Thames untreated, problems were building up. Large mudbanks of sewage began to form downriver from the outfalls. Even worse, the sewage took a long time to clear the Thames, as incoming tides brought it back part of the way. The dreadful state of the river near the outfalls was highlighted by the Princess Alice tragedy of September 1878. The pleasure steamer sank after a collision with a collier in Galleons Reach, not far from Beckton.<br /><br />Almost cut in half by the force of the impact, the Princess Alice sank in less than five minutes. The unfortunate passengers were thrown into the filthiest and most polluted stretch of the river.<br />Around 650 people died that evening in the biggest ever disaster on the Thames. Few of the victims died in the actual collision - most drowned in the toxic combination of raw sewage and industrial pollutants.<br /><br />Chemical treatment. A Royal Commission gathered in 1882 to debate the next step. It recommended chemical treatment of the sewage. From 1887, the liquid effluent was separated from the solid sludge. Only the former was discharged into the river. The sludge was removed by special boats for disposal at sea. From 1887 to 1998, a fleet of sludge boats made regular journeys from Beckton and Crossness to Barrow Deep beyond the mouth of the Thames. Between 1915 and 1967, the nearby Black Deep site was also used for dumping sludge.<br /><br />The sludge boats. Surprisingly, the best description of the work of London’s sludge boats comes from a sermon by the distinguished Methodist preacher William Sangster (1900-60). Always eager to use unconventional associations in his sermons, he used sludge disposal as a metaphor for divine forgiveness.<br /><br />London has four sludge vessels. They are tankers really, with a cargo-carrying capacity of 1,500 tons. On every weekday tide, two of the sludge vessels set out laden with this unwanted and perilous matter and travel down the Thames to Black Deep, a depression on the bed of the ocean, fifteen miles off Foulness. When the vessel reaches Black Deep, the valves are opened and the complete cargo runs out in about twenty minutes. Down it goes, down into the salt aseptic sea. A dark stain spreads over the wake of the ship, but so wide is the ocean, and so deep the delivery, and so briny the sea that, within one hour, samples of water taken either from the surface of the sea, or the bed of the estuary prove to be completely innocuous. The sludge has gone, devitalized of all evil power, and never to be seen again…<br /><br />Full circle - changes in the 1990s<br />Since the 1990s, the treatment of London's sewage has changed again. To comply with European Union legislation forbidding the dumping of sewage at sea, this method has been discontinued. Around half of London's waste is now incinerated at Crossness and Beckton. The electricity generated from the incineration is sufficient to power the treatment plants, and Beckton even has a surplus to sell back to the National Grid.<br /><br />Almost half of London's sewage sludge is now sold in pellet form as a fertilizer for agriculture. Intriguingly, London's sewage has now come full circle, as much of it now fulfils the same functions as the night soil of centuries past.<br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.153/chapterId/3182/Bazalgette-and-Londons-sewage.html</span></span>Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610861169522222036.post-18755399555147031832010-10-21T13:13:00.001+07:002010-10-21T13:17:45.420+07:00Amazing Construction 5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVlPmb2ivAvNYvp5vO8vY7Zlz6rszR3mfNsKC-aSzSYReqlBUQAD5G01E2thKOPGP-pzkCdrCj8NAykhlIgl06F9NzWVjZr6eHayonVF2YO6_u_csMnj1uO4kFq7vEVq6aBu-PoUo9hw/s1600/khufu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 193px;" 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mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Khufu (2589-2566 BC) was the 4th Dynasty (2613-2498) pharaoh who <i>built the <a href="http://www.guardians.net/egypt/gp1.htm" target="_top"><span style="color:blue;">Great Pyramid of Giza</span></a></i>. Originally, the Great Pyramid stood 481 feet (146.6 m) tall. Although commonly called Cheops (and also Suphis) because of the late Greek influence on Egypt, the name Khufu is the original ancient Egyptian name for this king as demonstrated by his own cartouche. He reigned for approximately 24 years.
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Although the Great pyramid has such fame, little is actually known about its builder, Khufu. Ironically, <i>only a very small statue of 9 cm has been found depicting this historic ruler</i>. This statue, was not found in Giza near the pyramid, but was found to the south at the Temple of Osiris at Abydos, the ancient necropolis. According to various inscriptions, Khufu probably did lead military into the Sinai, and raids into Nubia and Libya.
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Khufu was the son of another great pyramid builder, King Sneferu. Khufu’s mother’s name was Hetepheres. Although King Sneferu was remembered as a benevolent and beneficent ruler, Khufu is believed by some to have been a more ruthless and cruel despot. He was rumored in later times to have been prone to enjoying the fantastic stories of the reigns of his predecessors, as well as tales of magic and the mystical. His fame lasted throughout Egyptian history and he still had a funerary cult as late as the Saite Dynasty (26th Dynasty). Of course, whether or not he was a cruel ruler, he did command a tremendous ability to organize and mobilize worker. There was an extremely large amount of manpower necessary to build the Great pyramid and its surrounding complex and tombs. Certainly Khufu would have had the benefit of witnessing the previous pyramid projects of his father, Sneferu.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">The Great Pyramid stands witness to the ability of Khufu to lead and coordinate his people. Current theories espouse that the building of the Great Pyramid was not achieved by slave labor. Instead, the project defrayed taxes, which were paid in the form of goods and services as there was no monetary system. Also, due to the annual inundation of the Nile there was always a yearly segment of the population that had some time that they could not spend in their homes.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Curiously, although his father was probably buried in Dahshur, Khufu chose the Giza plateau to situate his pyramid, temples, and perhaps, his tomb. Also curiously, he did not choose the highest spot on the plateau, which was later used by his son and successor, Khafre. This gave Khafre's pyramid the illusion of being taller, when in fact the Great Pyramid is the actually the taller pyramid.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:9;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.guardians.net/egypt/khufu.htm</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> Herman Lufiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817492693398948090noreply@blogger.com0