Artist Sean E. Avery
creates amazing animal sculptures made from CD shards. Using a wire
mesh frame, CD fragments, glue and sometimes a little paint, Sean
produces these superb work of art that glimmer and change color
depending on the lighting/angle you view the work from. Aside from his
unbelievable sculpting work, Sean has ventured into illustration,
specifically, Children’s Literature, with his first book “All Monkeys
Love Bananas” due for release on March 15th. Have a look!
Top Wonderful Animal Sculptures Made out of Shattered CDs
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Top Ten Most Luxurious Hotels in Dubai
Dubai is one of the seven emirates found in the United Arab of Emirates. It is a popular and main source of oil and natural gas. However, aside from the stable economic boost as one of the oil producers and exporters, hence, tourism is also growing. In fact, Dubai is one of the most visited cities across the globe wherein it also ranked number 8 in 2010. It is also expected to garner more than 15 million foreign visitors by 2015. They have strengthened their tourism because of their shopping centers, supermarkets, department stores, and malls. It has the largest shopping mall in the world, which is called Dubai Mall. Hence, before you step down to Dubai’s land, you may check the most luxurious hotels where you could really rest, pamper yourself, and enjoy exclusive and unique amenities.
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10. The Monarch Dubai Hotel
It got a perfect 5 star rating and it has
236 rooms. It is located in Sheikh Zayeh Road. It is actually near the
Dubai International Finance Centre, Dubai International Convention
Centre, and World Trade Centre. They have various types of rooms, which
are classified in deluxe, executive, executive suite, presidential
suite, sky suite, the monarch suite, and deluxe serviced residences.
9. Grosvenor House West Marina Beach
It is located at Dubai Marina Beach. It has
two iconic 45 storey towers that have 744 well-defined, and magnified
sophistry suites, rooms, and apartments. In tower one, you could find
their retreat health and spa, while on tower two is their B/Attitude
Spa. It has a touched of the Mediterranean, Turkish, and Indian styles.
8. Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Anyone could have a feel of staying inside a
private jet plane because of its Mediterranean feel. It is found in
Dubai Marina, Al Sufouh Road. It has 138 rooms including suites and
clubs.
7. Dar Al Maysaf: Madinat Jumeirah
It is found in Jumeirah Beach Road. Its
name is best for all visitors, travelers, and other local tourists who
would like to spend their summer vacation and have a blast of it. Its
Arabic name means “summer house” because the theme is for exclusivity,
and intimacy. It has 283 rooms. It has arranged with courtyard houses
which are all spacious, bright, and light.
6. Jumeirah Beach Hotel
This is actually a beach resort, which is
built in a 26 storey breaking shape wave design. It stands 93 meters
high while spanning 275 meters long. It has 598 rooms and has an area of
about 364,000 square meters.
5. Habtoor Grand Beach Resort and Spa
It is another 5 start hotel found on Al
Sofouh Road in Dubai. It has 446 rooms which are evenly distributed on
their 25 deluxe floors. It exudes a strong Arabian presence where one
could have an overlooking of the sea and its garden. They have two
lavish pools in their landscape area, and another pool at the mezzanine.
4. Burj Dubai
It is found on Emaar Boulevard, Downtown
Dubai. It actually presents style, and warmth which predefines business
travel, hospitality, and of course luxury. It is 63-storey high with 196
deluxe rooms, and trusted serviced residences.
3. Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City
It is found at Dubai Creek. It is a
19-storey building with 316 rooms. It is 5 kilometers away from the
Dubai Airport. It has a reputation of maintaining a clean environment
for having a no-smoking policy being implemented in all their areas and
rooms.
2. Raffles Dubai
It’s formed is an inspired pyramid
structure which becomes a stunning and glittering landmark in its Dubai
skyline that has 17 floors. It is an award-winning hotel that composes
of 248 rooms. Its garden has 130,000 various plants which includes 650
palm trees. It is found on Sheikh Rashid Road, Wafi, Dubai.
1. Burj Al Arab
This is the tallest building, which a hotel
is built in a sail shape that has defined the unique description of
“the world’s only 17-star hotel”. It is the 4th tallest hotel
in the world since it is 321 meters tall. It has 202 duplex rooms and
the cost for each stay per night is ranging from $1,000 to $27,000. It
is also one of the most expensive hotels in the world and not just in
Dubai.
source : Tiptipten
Top Ten About Kazakhstan
Thursday, May 3, 2012
In the 2006 comedy film Borat, Kazakhstan is lampooned as a country you would want to escape to.
However, according to the country’s foreign minister, visa applications from tourists wishing to visit the nation have increased “ten-fold” since the film was released.
Yerzhan Kazykhanov, commenting on the news on Monday [23rd April 2012], said: “I am grateful to ‘Borat’ for helping attract tourists to Kazakhstan.”
Here are ten facts that visitors to this fascinating country might like to know before setting off…
Capital city Astana is known for its warm summers and cold winters. And when I say cold winters I really do mean cold winters. Mongolia is the only country in the world with a colder capital.
Astana is one of the world’s youngest capital cities; it only became the capital in 1997. Residents of the former capital, the decidedly more stylish Almaty, weren’t happy about having the title taken away from them.
Kazakhstan was the last Soviet republic to declare independence; it did so on December 16th 1991. Many of the country’s citizens still lead a semi-nomadic existence, following their herds into the pastures each summer and setting up camp with their yurts. But the nation is not resistant to modernisation and thanks to its oil reserves, is easily the richest of the ex-Soviet ‘stan’ nations.
Kazakh mountaineer Kazbek Valiev has climbed many of his country’s peaks and is the only Kazakh to have scaled Everest. Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, in 1998 Kazbek rescued a lost climber at the greatest height any helicopter has ever flown to retrieve a man from a mountain. The mountain in question was Kazakhstan’s Tien Shan mountains and the rescued climber was a Japanese friend of Kazbek.
The Kazakh Steppe is the world’s largest dry steppe region and covers a third of the country. Horseback is a favoured method of traversing the steppe’s grasslands and so horses naturally have contributed much to Kazakh culture and folklore. The traditional horseback game of Kyz Kuu, an exotic hybrid of horse racing and kiss chase, is still performed by costumed riders of the 21st century.
Wherever there is horse racing there is also gambling and Kazakhstan is no exception. Until 2007, when the exasperated Kazakh government launched a crackdown, the country had as many casinos as the USA – despite having a population just five per cent as large.
On the subject of population – Kazhakhstan’s is under 16 million; roughly the same size as Beijing’s. In terms of surface area the country is the ninth largest in the world and covers an area the size of Western Europe. The average population density is six people per square kilometer.
And finally… the film Borat was filmed in Romania not Kazakhstan so don’t believe everything you see in the film!
Source : Tiptopten
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However, according to the country’s foreign minister, visa applications from tourists wishing to visit the nation have increased “ten-fold” since the film was released.
Yerzhan Kazykhanov, commenting on the news on Monday [23rd April 2012], said: “I am grateful to ‘Borat’ for helping attract tourists to Kazakhstan.”
Here are ten facts that visitors to this fascinating country might like to know before setting off…
10. It has many borders
Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country. Bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan it has no sea coastline. But you can still find a lot of water in the country…9. … And many rivers and lakes
There are a staggering 85,000 rivers and 48,000 lakes in the country – no wonder it’s such a popular spot for fishers to journey to.8. The up-and-coming capital: Astana
[Photograph by Peretz Partensky]Capital city Astana is known for its warm summers and cold winters. And when I say cold winters I really do mean cold winters. Mongolia is the only country in the world with a colder capital.
7. The stylish former capital
[A Soviet monument in Almaty. Photograph by Dieter Zirnig]Astana is one of the world’s youngest capital cities; it only became the capital in 1997. Residents of the former capital, the decidedly more stylish Almaty, weren’t happy about having the title taken away from them.
6. Nomadic people
[Photograph by Cea]Kazakhstan was the last Soviet republic to declare independence; it did so on December 16th 1991. Many of the country’s citizens still lead a semi-nomadic existence, following their herds into the pastures each summer and setting up camp with their yurts. But the nation is not resistant to modernisation and thanks to its oil reserves, is easily the richest of the ex-Soviet ‘stan’ nations.
5. Tien Shan’s famous climber
[Photograph by Yodod]Kazakh mountaineer Kazbek Valiev has climbed many of his country’s peaks and is the only Kazakh to have scaled Everest. Nicknamed the Snow Leopard, in 1998 Kazbek rescued a lost climber at the greatest height any helicopter has ever flown to retrieve a man from a mountain. The mountain in question was Kazakhstan’s Tien Shan mountains and the rescued climber was a Japanese friend of Kazbek.
4. Horseback games
[Photo by Ssgt Jeremy T.Lock]The Kazakh Steppe is the world’s largest dry steppe region and covers a third of the country. Horseback is a favoured method of traversing the steppe’s grasslands and so horses naturally have contributed much to Kazakh culture and folklore. The traditional horseback game of Kyz Kuu, an exotic hybrid of horse racing and kiss chase, is still performed by costumed riders of the 21st century.
3. Gambling
[Photo by Keith Park]Wherever there is horse racing there is also gambling and Kazakhstan is no exception. Until 2007, when the exasperated Kazakh government launched a crackdown, the country had as many casinos as the USA – despite having a population just five per cent as large.
2. Big country, sparse population
[Photograph by A. Lau]On the subject of population – Kazhakhstan’s is under 16 million; roughly the same size as Beijing’s. In terms of surface area the country is the ninth largest in the world and covers an area the size of Western Europe. The average population density is six people per square kilometer.
1. Borat
[Photograph by Sam Javanrouh]And finally… the film Borat was filmed in Romania not Kazakhstan so don’t believe everything you see in the film!
Source : Tiptopten
Bar Refaeli Photo Bikini, Part 2
Bar Refaeli is one of the world's top models, she is one of the model of Israel who succeeded in becoming the world's top models, she was born in hashron Hod, Israel on 4 June 1985. He is also a fairly successful actress.
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