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Monday, February 15, 2010
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With GLOBAL WARMING topping the charts everywhere, be it the G8 summit of world leaders or the evening tea time discussions, its a threat posing to eliminate all forms of life from planet earth.
So what can we do ?
The answer is simple, just use our heads !!
Some simple designs and smart thinking can contribute in a big way. One such example is as illustrated above.
Using time tested techniques like rain water harvesting and use of solar panels to light one's electrical appliances, we can contribute in a small, yet useful way.
As the layout explains, use of various modern electrical fittings like CFL bulbs and motion detector lighting systems (as in elevators), one can cut down on electricity bills and also pitch in against global warming.A few plants on the terrace not only add serenity to your home, but also keep it cooler during summers.
These may seem very small actions to a big problem, but what better place to start than your own home !!
GO GREEN !!


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Sporting Arenas

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ALLIANZ ARENA

Built in a record time of 30 months, the Allianz Arena is one of the most modern and architecturally unique football stadiums in Europe. It has not only captivated football fans, but many others with its breathtaking architecture and spectacular illuminated facade.


THE BIRD's NEST

The National Stadium of China is dubbed the "bird's nest" because of its innovative grid formation. The twig-like structural elements and the bowl-shaped roof are the masterpiece of the project, yet they pose great challenges for technicians and workers to make the building stand on its own feet.



WEMBLEY STADIUM

At almost four times the height of the original, covering twice the area, and with 90,000 seats, the new Wembley Stadium is the largest covered football stadium in the world. The key feature of the new stadium is its partly retractable roof, supported structurally by a spectacular 133-metre-high arch.




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Imposing Structures

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The Hoover Dam

Considered one of the marvels of the twentieth century when it was built and even though its size and energy generating capacity has been surpassed it is still possibly the most famous and iconic dam in the world. It was completed in 1936 and still has a gothic cum deco inspired feel to it which renders it art while many other dams simply have utility. Its statistics are impressive as well – it is two hundred and twenty one meters high and has a thickness at its base of two hundred meters (fifteen at its crest)



Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Built across the Krishna River in the Andrha Pradesh area of India, the Nargana Sagar towers at one hundred and twenty four meters in height and is able to hold almost twelve million cubic meters of water. This makes it the largest dam in Asia – at the moment. It is also one of the oldest. Construction began in 1956 but it was a long time before it became fully functioning.


Sayano-Shushenskaya
The power plant that this Russian dam supports is the fourth largest in the world and it was opened in 1978. Another example of the gravity arch dam, this one has a crest of almost eleven hundred meters in length. The arch itself is two hundred and forty five meters height. The dam itself forms a reservoir of the same name, which covers over thirty cubic kilometers and a surface area of over six hundred square kilometers.

Itaipu
The Itaipu dam of Brazil is given its name from a small island that used to exist near the site and it means “the sound of a stone”. One can only imagine what the dam sounds like when it releases its water. The length of the dam is a staggering 7235 meters and at its highest it is two hundred and twenty five meters.

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