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jimlucky

jimlucky posted two zero one zero | 3 days ago

parental advisory: this blog entry will irritate you, reading it while playing the song '2009' by The Swellers might help (right click & open in new window) ___________________________________________________ so I'd like to raise a glass to 2009, which all in all has been a phenomenal year. A lame...

Kyoto Observer

Kyoto Observer posted Burj Dubai Opens Today | 4 days ago

Earth's tallest building, the 2,684 foot Burj Dubai, finally opens today. If you think the Empire State Building is tall, visualize one stacked on top of another, and you have the height of this monster tower. The world's first elevator equipped "skyscraper" was the 7 storey Equitable Life Assurance...

margotb

margotb posted Dubai: A High Rise, Then a Steep Fall | Dec 20, 2009

DUBAI -- As financial crisis roiled much of the world in October 2008, the head of Dubai's biggest state-owned developer unveiled his latest megaproject: a $38 billion development that would include a tower nearly two-thirds of a mile tall. "I'm sure most of you are asking why we're launching this,...

jimlucky

jimlucky posted hibernation dub**:a lame18th month&counting | Dec 21, 2009