| JB Group takes prime spot with ‘diamond’ skyscraper JB Tower in ...
The JB Group, a globally diversified company with Indian roots, today announced it is developing a 60-storey skyscraper, the JB Tower, in the Downtown Burj Dubai. The JB Tower, a state-of-the-art commercial block scheduled to break ground in March, is the flagship in a USD1.6 billion property venture in the Middle East by the JB Group. Designed in the shape of the JB Group logo a converged diamond and lotus, Indias national flower the tower will carve out a striking silhouette within one of the Gulf regions most prestigious urban developments, opposite the Dubai Mall and proximate to the Burj Dubai tower, the worlds largest mall at 5 million sq ft and the tallest man-made structure at 805 metres respectively. .
Thieves hack off priest's 'magic' leg
POLICE in southern India are hunting two men accused of hacking off and stealing the right leg of a Hindu priest which he claimed had magical powers, they said today. Last week the two men allegedly visited 80-year-old priest Yanadi Kondaiah and got him drunk before chopping off his right leg with a sickle, local police official Pendakanti Dastgiri said. The priest was discovered by villagers and rushed to hospital, where he is reported to be responding well to treatment. "Kondaiah told us that he ekes out livelihood by soothsaying in his native village" near the town of Tirupati in India's Andhra Pradesh state, the police official said. "He claims his right leg possessed a rare mystic power which makes his predictions come true. The locals believe in his powers to cure spiritual and physical ailments," added Dastagiri, a police sub-inspector.
Bulk of States Back Cluster Bomb Ban, Organisers Say
What do you say to something like that? I think I'm a fairly realistic, if progressive person. That vote offends me deeply. It is also offensive that I have this in common with the Ridiculous Right; a nearly cellular level distrust for H.R.C.. "The right hand doesn't know, what the FAR right hand is doing." Hillary Rodham Clinton To paraphrase Adlai Stephenson regarding Richard Nixon, "He could chop down a Redwood tree and make a speech for conservation from the stump." .
Sam Springer from GTA, Canada writes: McGuinty has lots of vision;
Raise taxes, check lunch bags, let's make sure we take our empties to the beer store and last but not least let's make sure we hire more public sector workers to increase our power base.
Not only the small man of confederation but the small man of Ontario. For the good of the province he should think outside the Toronto box. Posted 20/02/08 at 9:17 AM EST | Link to Comment .
Photos: Suzuki Offers Truckloads of Fun at 2008 North American ...
DETROIT, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- After a fourth consecutive year of increasing sales, and more than 100,000 units sold for the second year in a row, Suzuki Auto carries enormous momentum into the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). With the Motor City serving as a backdrop, Suzuki showcases its X-HEAD concept, a completely contemporary vision of off-roading built on Suzuki's 40-year history of credible off-road architectures. The Suzuki X-HEAD, making its North American debut at NAIAS this year, combines form and function -- with a healthy dose of "cool factor" -- using purpose-built modules for various active lifestyles. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/suzuki/31375/ In addition to the go-anywhere X-HEAD, Suzuki will showcase the SXForce, a sportbike-inspired concept based on the all-new 2008 four-door SX4 Sport that embodies the company's legendary motorcycle heritage.
Phelps learns to love mornings
Before Michael Phelps even knew there was such a concept as early person/late person, he was the embodiment of a night owl. His mother would try to wake him up - nicely, of course - for his dawn swim or his first class, and he would resist, silently, stubbornly, like almost any other teenager in captivity. Phelps, who will turn 23 in June, is one of the most famous Olympians in the world, with six gold medals and two bronzes in his possession. He is turning his biorhythms upside down because he will be swimming finals in the middle of the morning in August, courtesy of the collaboration between the organizers of the Beijing Summer Games and NBC, the American broadcaster. That's right, the nation that used to use sport to stimulate camaraderie between Chairman Mao speeches is now staging Olympic finals at the bizarre hour of 10 a.m.
Thomas Set to Join Cowboys
This recent handout from the NFL shows Zach Thomas of the Miami Dolphins. Thomas, who was recently released by the Dolphins, appears headed back to Texas to play for the Dallas Cowboys in the state where he was a high school and college standout before 12 seasons with Miami. Thomas has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with the Cowboys, according to a web report Saturday. Feb. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/NFL) (Anonymous - Associated Press) .
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