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New milestone reached – 30 story building in just 15 days

Vijay — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:00:03 +0000

What can you accomplish in 360 hours?

The Chinese sustainable building company, Broad Group, has yet attempted another impossible feat, building a 30-story tall hotel in 360 hours, after building a 15-story building in a week earlier in 2011.

It can stand against 9 magnitude earthquake having 20 times purer air inside the building. And it is fully furnished.

The building was built over last Christmas time and finished before New Years Eve of 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdpf-MQM9vY

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The Mozilla Story

Vijay — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:42:43 +0000

A small group of people dedicated to making the Web a safe, open and accessible tool for communication, collaboration and community came together to create Mozilla – and how that work continues today.

This is the story of Mozilla.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmk43_2dtn0

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Unusual border line between Netherlands and Belgium

Vijay — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:22:31 +0000

Do you believe that it is a border line between two countries? Just a line beside a cafe.

This is an unusual border line runs between Netherlands and Belgium in a small town called Baarle-Nassau.

Baarle-Hertog consists of 26 separate sections of territory surrounded by Baarle-Nassau, but some parts of Baarle-Hertog Baarle-owned areas also Nassau.

Order Dutch Coffee with Gouda cheese from Netherlands and have it with Belgium chocolate!

Image credit – Wikimedia

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Evolution of Coca-Cola Bottles

Vijay — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:09:50 +0000

Alexander Samuelson of the Root Glass Company in Terre Haute, Indiana, designed the distinctive shape, and it was patented on November 16, 1915.

The bottle was modified and slimmed down to work with the current bottling equipment and went into broader production in 1916. This contour bottle was the only packaging used by The Coca-Cola Company for 40 years until the king-size package was introduced in 1955.

Today, it is still the most recognized bottle in the world, and the shape is used for packaging from the new aluminum can to the 2-liter family size.

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The History of English in Ten Minutes

Vijay — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:00:15 +0000

Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts?

This video ‘The History of English’ squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet.Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century.

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World’s first Google Store – Chrome Zone – opened in London

Vijay — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:41 +0000

Yes, Google is one more step closer to Apple.

Chrome Zone is a Google owned retail shop running inside Currys/PC World in London. Soon we may see few more shops across the UK.

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Google Street View coming to India

Vijay — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:35:45 +0000

Google Street View service is a huge hit since the day one of its launch from USA.

Finally Google India officially confirmed that, it is bringing the service to India. It is official now.

Here is the photo of the street view car and the cycle in Bengaluru.

Guys who are roaming on the streets, say a cheese and pose the camera (Your faces will be blurred though)

Exciting to see Indian streets in Google Street View.

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Royal Wedding – Participate in the Historical Day

Vijay — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:02:06 +0000

London is heavily crowded today due to Royal Wedding events. There are may ways to watch the historical event online.

Royal Wedding invite to you all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFwNZHclMk

Here are two ways watch Royal Wedding online.

Royal Wedding – YouTube

Royal Wedding – BBC

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What is the difference between United Kingdom, Great Britain and England?

Vijay — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:08:27 +0000

If you are interested in History, especially about United Kingdom or Great Britain or England, this is the video to watch.

Excellent explanation about the difference among these three and lot more in a five minutes video from Grey’s Blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

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Happy Republic Day – National Anthem

Vijay — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:49:47 +0000

India’s national anthem; a “silent version”!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk02qPlnS2E

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