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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Google China


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Google China (谷歌, pinyin: Gǔgē, literally "valley song" or "cereal song", though it is only a transcription) is the subsidiary of Google, Inc., the world's largest Internet search engine company, in the People's Republic of China.

Source: Wikipedia - Google China

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Clos de Vougeot


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Clos de Vougeot, also known as Clos Vougeot, is a wall-enclosed vineyard, a clos, in the Burgundy wine region, and an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for red wine from this vineyard.[1] It was named for the River Vouge, which is in fact only a stream separating the village Vougeot from Chambolle-Musigny. At 50.6 hectares (125 acres),[2] Clos de Vougeot is the largest single vineyard in Côte de Nuits entitled to the grand cru designation, while Corton in Côte de Beaune is the largest grand cru in Burgundy as a whole.

Source: Wikipedia - Clos de Vougeot

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Burj Khalifa - a skyscraper in Dubai


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Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة‎ "Khalifa Tower"),[3] formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft).[3] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.[1][7] The building is part of the 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Burj Khalifa at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's architect and engineer is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP (Chicago).[8] Bill Baker, the Chief Structural Engineer for the project, invented the buttressed core structural system in order to enable the tower to achieve such heights economically. Adrian Smith, who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006, was the Design Partner on the project.[8][9]

Source: Wikipedia - Burj Khalifa

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Bordeaux


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Bordeaux (in Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais.

The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000. The city is among the world's major wine industry centres. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the eighth century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century.

Source: Wikipedia - Bordeaux

Arica


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Arica is a commune and a port city with a population of 192,300 in the Arica and Parinacota Region in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru.

The city is the capital of the recently created Arica and Parinacota Region (October 2007). It has a population of approximately 200,000 and is known as the "city of the eternal spring".

Source: Wikipedia - Arica