Da Vinci Tower- Dubai

The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a planned 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor moving skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, designed by architect David Fisher. The entire tower will rotate 360° while changing shape. A single rotation will take 90 minutes.

Da Vinci Tower- Dubai, UAE

A $350 million tower to be known as the Dynamic Architecture building is to be constructed in Dubai. The 68-story tower will feature floors that can be individually rotated via voice commands.

HAPPY B'DAY INTERNET

Exactly 30 years ago, on January 1, 1983, the basic foundation for the Internet was laid down
What would the world be without the Internet? No Facebook, no Google and no e-mail? What would be the IT industry without the Internet? Exactly 30 years ago, on January 1, 1983, the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) switched from using Network Control Protocol to Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol or TCP /IP – the basic foundation or the backbone for the Internet.

Odisha bans gutkha, tobacco sale

The Odisha Government on Tuesday announced a State-wide ban on the manufacture, sale and use of gutkha and chewing tobacco containing nicotine. With this, Odisha joined 18 other states having similar prohibition on tobacco in food products.

“I appeal to people to co-operate with the State Government to make Odisha a tobacco-free State,” Health and Family Welfare Minister Damodar Rout said.

A notification in this regard will be issued in a day or two, he added.

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Best New Year resolutions

Like every year we are planning to take some resolution for the year 2013 also but confused about what. So here are 10 best New Year resolutions that would certainly reduce your confusion and you may take the best new year resolutions for you in the coming year.

 

1. Stay fit: 'Health is wealth', remember this. Develop the habit of daily exercise to keep you fit. Go for a morning walk, yoga or meditation. This will increase your longevity and helps maintain weight loss and enhances mood. Good health is the key to happiness and this should be in top of your resolution priorities. Join a gym.
2. Quit Smoking: If are thinking to quit smoking, now this is the right time for you. Take a resolution to quit smoking in the New Year. Access for some quit-smoking aids or nicotine replacement therapy. 'Smoking is injurious to health', always keep this thing in your mind. This will certainly help you to quit smoking.
3. Enjoy Life More: Avoid disliking your lifestyle, every one around you have the same. Take a resolution to enjoy life more, however hectic and stressful lifestyle you have. Give time to enjoy your hobbies or develop some new hobby. Avoid tensions and don't get depressed at any situations and always remember 'life come once'.

Chinese New Year: Fun and Respect

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as 'Spring Festival'

Southeast Asia's largest temple — Kek Lok Si in Penang, Malaysia — illuminated in preparation for the Lunar New Year

The festival begins on the first day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chúxī (除夕), literally "remove evening" or "Eve of the Passing Year."