Minggu, 28 Februari 2010
Number 1 London Bridge, London UK
John S. Bonnington Partnership designed the No. 1 London Bridge building on the south side of the London Bridge in London. It has a 13 story tower with another 10 story section clad in pink granite and stainless steel. The distinctive front of the building is cut out of the corner with a skylight cut out at the top. The office complex was completed in 1986.
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Winter Olympics: Ice Hockey Canada beat USA winning Gold.
Canada won the Olympic title Sunday, beating the United States 3-2 to become the first host nation to capture men's hockey gold in 30 years.
Crosby got the winning goal 7:40 into the overtime period, taking a pass from Jarome Iginla and sliding a shot under the pads of US goaltender Ryan Miller.
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Naruto Games Online - Battlegrounds
The simple artifice in the Naruto anime alternation allows for a aggregation of situations which are chip into chargeless beam bold episodes. The amateur are accessible chargeless online, and affection a casting of characters that resemble the alternation as presented on television. One of the best ambrosial aspects of Naruto, the character, is the actuality that he is a ninja and has assertive appropriate abilities, which accommodate a accomplished use of the sword. This aspect is exploited in some of the chargeless Naruto amateur online, such as Naruto Battlegrounds. The beam appliance is accustomed to Professor Jefferson, T.A. Matt, Gregg Burrus and Steve. It is a simple multimedia creation, the cachet of which is uncertain, as the archetype accessible online is still unfinished. The appear date is formed as actuality February 25, 2007.
The article of this Naruto online bold is simple, action your way through the accustomed aisle and appoint the bang-up in action at the end. The amateur will accept to face an asperous path, with area at altered heights and inclinations. In adjustment to airing through assertive ground, the appearance will allegation to jump appealing high. At several credibility forth the way, a cardinal of altered creatures will be cat-and-mouse for you to anticipate you from accepting through. Zombie, monsters and added creatures accomplish up the casting of creatures you will acquisition forth the way.
There is an abounding card of controls accessible to use in this Naruto online game. For movement, the arrow keys are acclimated for larboard and appropriate motion, while the up key is for jumping and the bottomward key after-effects in a crouch. Captivation bottomward the arrow key while befitting the letter w pressed, will acquiesce bout appearance to run. The letter Q will allegation your chakra and R will teleport your appearance back the chakra beat is at atomic bisected full. In adjustment to appoint in battle, the amateur will accomplish use of the letter S to physically advance your opponent, the letter F to block a hit, and the A to bandy a "Kunai". Pressing the A key while captivation bottomward the S key is a appropriate ability, which allows the appearance to administer added damage.
Naruto Battlegrounds is a actual absorbing Naruto Bold to comedy online free. Hopefully, the developers will accept a accomplished adaptation accessible online soon.
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Aria Resort & Casino, City Center Las Vegas Nevada
César Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects designed MGM Mirage's Aria Las Vegas in City Center Las Vegas, completed in 2009. The $9 billion project starts with only the mountains, the sunlight and the views. Pelli describes creating the building's own context with complex programs and procession paths. Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer, and other renown designers and artists contributed to this massive project.
The LEED certified 4004-room hotel lets go of the Las Vegas kitch and allows daylight into the deep mall spaces with unique materials and lighting schemes to define exciting spaces. The majority of rooms fit into the gently curving glass building looming into the skylight. It establishes a man-made landscape of crevices and cliffs.
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Also by César Pelli: Petronas Towers, Minneapolis Public Library
What is a jalopy?
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Why: On the SNL sketch "New Car Horns (by Tina Tina)," the old-timey horns goes, "Aawoooga, jalopy. What?"
Answer: It's just an old-ass car! Theories of origin:
- from the Yiddish word shlappe, a term for an old horse (actually Polish)
- from the French word chaloupe, a kind of skiff - which is a boat, not a car
- from the Italian-American pronunciation of "jelly apple" - the jell-oppy, "one of the decrepit old carts from which Italian immigrants sold this delicacy during the early part of the 20th century..."
- from Spanish galapago, i.e. one of those big slow tortoises (galapago means "saddle," btw)
A theory is that it is derived from a non-Spanish pronunciation of Jalapa, Mexico. It seems that, during the 1920s, many decrepit automobiles were shipped from New Orleans to scrapyards in Jalapa. The theory is that some of the dockhands or crew members who did not speak English began naming these broken-down autos after their destination, and the name eventually morphed into our current jalopy.Other words for shitty cars: flivver (1910), heap, tin lizzy (1915), crate (1927), bucket, beater, hooptie (1990), and clunker (2009).
Source: Historical Origins of English Words and Phrases, Answerbag
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Sabtu, 27 Februari 2010
Milan Fashion Week: Moschino Cheap & Chic Fall 2010 Collection
Enjoy the Cheap & Chic's fab fashion show with humor!
Source: Style.com
Isabeli Fontana Harpers Bazaar Russia March 2010
Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana looked stylish at the March 2010 issue of Harper's Bazaar Russia. She pulled a chic-look by wearing fabulous pieces such as floral-print corset by Dolce & Gabanna, pink pencil dress and patterned sundresses.
With her flowing dark locks and red lips, she sported fashionable outfits for day and night. Check out Isabeli Fontana's fashion shoots for Harpers' Bazaar Russia March 2010 issue.
Source: Fashionising.com