Saturday, 12 May 2012

World's Dangerous Snake


Establishing a list of the world's most deadly venomous snakes is more challenging than it may seem. There are a variety of factors to evaluate in making this determination. For the purposes of this report, I looked mainly at the potential lethality of a bite from one of these snakes, rather than factors such as their aggressiveness and habitat in proximity to populated areas.

Factors I used in making my choices, besides the toxicity of the venom, included the amounts of venom injected in a typical bite, the reported history of lethal bites and availability of antivenin to treat a potential bite.

Although debatable, I believe most people would agree that the snakes on my list, are species you would not want to encounter and be bitten by.

For this list, I selected several representative venomous snakes from each of the major venomous snake inhabited, geographical areas of the world. These are snakes that pose a substantial, potential health risk to persons living in these regions, based on the potential lethality of a bite.

Friday, 11 May 2012

World's Smallest Person

A 72-year-old Nepalese man who made big claims to being the smallest man in the world has finally been confirmed as a record breaker.

A doctor and Guinness World Records official headed to Nepal to measure Chandra Bahadur Dangi to confirm his height of 21.5 inches (54.6 centimeters), shorter than the length of a broadsheet newspaper, where they declared him the world's shortest person.

On Sunday, Guinness presented Dangi with two certificates for being the world's shortest living man and the world's shortest person ever recorded in Guinness' 57-year history.

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches

Dangi lives in a remote mountain village in Nepal and says he now wants to travel across the country and abroad.

He overtook the previous shortest man Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall.

He had claimed the title last year from Khagendra Thapa Magar, 18, whose height is 26 inches tall.

World's Tallest Person

Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940) was the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or Giant of Illinois because he was born and grew up in Alton, Illinois.

Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.720 m)in height and weighed 439 lb (199 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland, which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.


Early life

Wadlow was born to Addie Johnson and Harold Wadlow in Alton, Illinois on February 22, 1918, and was the oldest of five children. During elementary school, they had to make a specialized desk for him, due to his size. Wadlow was also the world's tallest Boy Scout. In 1936, after graduating from Alton High School, he enrolled in Shurtleff College with the intention of studying law. By the time he had graduated from college, he was 8 ft 3in

Later years

Wadlow's size began to take its toll: he required leg braces to walk, and had little feeling in his legs and feet. Despite these difficulties, Wadlow never used a wheelchair.

Wadlow was an American celebrity; he was well-known due to his 1936 U.S. tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and his 1938 promotional tour with the INTERCO. He continued participating in tours and public appearances, though only in his normal street clothes. His shoes were provided to him free of charge by a shoe company for which he did promotional work and appearances.[citation needed] Examples still exist in several locations throughout the US, including Snyder's Shoe Store of Ludington and Manistee, MI, and the Alton Museum of History and Art.

Wadlow was a Freemason. In 1939, he petitioned Franklin Lodge #25 in Alton, Illinois, and by late November of that year was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Illinois A.F & A.M.

One year before his death, he passed John Rogan as the tallest person ever. On June 27, 1940 (eighteen days before his death), he was measured at 8 ft 11.1 in (2.720 m) by doctors C. M. Charles and Cyril MacBryde of Washington University in St. Louis.


Death

On July 4, 1940, during a professional appearance at the Manistee National Forest Festival, a faulty brace irritated his ankle, causing a blister and subsequent infection. Doctors treated him with a blood transfusion and emergency surgery, but his condition worsened, and on July 15, 1940, he died in his sleep at age 22.

More than 30,000 people attended Wadlow's funeral on July 19.He was buried in a 10-foot-long (3.0 m), half-ton coffin that required twelve pallbearers to carry and was interred in a vault of solid concrete. It was believed that Wadlow's family members were concerned for the sanctity of his body after his death, and wanted to ensure it would not be disturbed or stolen

Thursday, 3 May 2012

World's Tallest Building

Burj Dubai


Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is now the world’s tallest man-made structure, after reaching a record height of 688 metres, The tower is now over 160 stories - the largest number of floors in any building across the world, its developer real estate giant Emaar Properties said in a statement.

The tower unofficially became the world’s tallest man-made structure in April, 2008 after surpassing the KVLY-TV mast (628.8 metres) in North Dakota in the United States. Though the final height of the tower has not been disclosed yet, it is expected to reach 800m. It will be officially recognised as the world’s tallest structure only when the construction is fully completed.

The tower was designed by Chicago, Illinois-based Skidmore and is being constructed by high-rise building experts from South Korea’s Samsung Engineering & Construction, Belgium's Besix and United States Turner Construction.


Burj Khalifa (Arabic: "Khalifa Tower"), known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest manmade structure in the world, at 829.84 m (2,723 ft).Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Dubai at the 'First Interchange' along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea.

The total cost for the project was about US$1.5 billion; and for the entire "Downtown Dubai" development, US$20 billion.In March 2009, Mohamed Ali Alabbar, chairman of the project's developer, Emaar Properties, said office space pricing at Burj Khalifa reached US$4,000 per sq ft (over US$43,000 per m²) and the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, sold for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500 per m²).

The project's completion coincided with the global financial crisis of 2007–2010, and with vast overbuilding in the country, led to high vacancies and foreclosures. With Dubai mired in debt from its huge ambitions, the government was forced to seek multibillion dollar bailouts from its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi. Subsequently, in a surprise move at its opening ceremony, the tower was renamed Burj Khalifa, said to honour the UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial support.

Due to the slumping demand in Dubai's property market, the rents in the Burj Khalifa plummeted 40% some ten months after its opening. Out of 900 apartments in the tower, around 825 were still empty at that time.
Skyscraper
Skyscraper. Is tall, the building of housing on an ongoing basis of several floors, usually dedicated for 
office use and trade. There is no formal definition or high above and can be classified as building a 
skyscraper. One common feature is the presence of a steel frame which is suspended curtain walls, instead of bearing walls of conventional construction.In context, could be considered relatively small building a skyscraper if it highlights the much higher than the built environment and change the horizon of the year. 

Progress has been made in the maximum height of structures with historic construction methods and 
technology. Also lacked a formal definition, originated 'Supertall "is the current generation of high-rise 
buildings on an exceptional basis.Has applied for the first time the term "skyscraper" on the buildings of 
steel construction framed of at least 10 storeys in the late 19th, as a result of surprising the public in 
high-rise buildings being built in major cities such as Chicago, New York City, and Detroit, and St.. Louis.  and a framework of steel and was the first skyscraper in the Home Insurance Building (originally 
10 storeys high with 42 m or ft 138) in Chicago, Illinois in 1885. Some point to a building in New York 
just seven floor to life insurance, which was built in 1870, as a skyscraper in the early use of an innovative type of the framework of the skeleton, but this appointment depends largely on what factors are selected.Scientists make the argument even find it to be purely academic.




World's Fastest Bike


With enough raw power to shock even the most seasoned adrenaline junky, the K 1200 S hurls you from a dead stop to sixty mph in just 2.8 seconds. Once you're over the whiplash, you'll keep climbing, topping out at speeds that run neck-and-neck with the fastest production motorcycles in the world.

World's Fastest Car

Bugatti Veyron Supersport: 267 mph, 0-60 in 2.4 seconds. Aluminum, and a narrowangle of 8 liter W16 Engine with 1200 hp, base price is $ 2,400,000. Although theBugatti Veyron lost the title in the end to the SSC Aero in March 2007, Bugatti challenge the record in Germany on July 10, 2010 version with new 2010 Super Sport, and Verononce again claim the title of fastest car in the world 267 miles per hour . The originalBugatti Veyron has a top speed of 253 miles per hour, at $ 1.7 million and are equipped with 1001 Hasa
Univesity of Cambridge




The University of Cambridge is rich in history - the famous colleges and University buildingsattract visitors from all over the world. But the university museums and collections alsohold many treasures which give an idea of ​​some of the exciting scientific activities, both past and present, from academics at the university and students.

Cambridge University is one of the oldest universities in the world and leading academic centers, and self-governed community of scholars. It is well known reputation foroutstanding academic achievement in all parts of the world, and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as original research world-class by the staff of the university and colleges.

Can be traced many of the customs and terminology of the university is not uncommonthat the roots in the early years of history at the university a long time, and this bookletlooks to the past to find the roots of much that is distinctive at the University today.


Best Universities

University of Oxford

                       People from all walks of life and all parts of the world have been visiting us for nine centuries and we are delighted that via this website you are joining that long tradition. Oxford was the first University in the English-speaking world. Our aim is to remain at the forefront of centres of learning, teaching and research. 


Oxford’s remarkable global appeal continues to grow. Students from more than a hundred and forty countries and territories make up a student population of over twenty thousand. Over a third comes from outside the United Kingdom.


But it is not just longevity and global reach that mark Oxford out and give the University its special character. There is also our distinctive college and tutorial system which underpins a culture of close academic supervision and careful personal support for our outstanding students. Our colleges and halls of which there are more than forty also help to foster the intense interdisciplinary approach that inspires much of the outstanding research achievement of the University and makes Oxford a leader in so many fields. It is an approach especially suited to confronting many of the hugely complex challenges that face us all. That is why we believe that the greater we can make Oxford, the greater its contribution to the well-being of the world you and I share.