tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85895363404680207212024-03-05T14:24:46.157-08:00Engineering MarvelsJigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589536340468020721.post-1553342696643477882010-06-21T09:16:00.000-07:002010-06-21T09:16:32.902-07:00The World’s 5 Most Strangest Tunnels<div style="text-align: center;">A tunnel is typically an underground passageway, built in an effort to address the growing needs of roads, highways and bridges to handle a large volume of traffic. The exact definition of a tunnel has been twitched many times in the past. Irrespective of that, tunnels are the results accomplished by a magnificent feat of engineering, with boring giant holes in mountains, or laying several feet of pathway under the ocean. Let us have a look at the world’s strangest tunnels-</div><div> </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Channel Tunnel</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zkc0ElKwneS0-gz0LOYxxR5_aKCi94YEunKCgzGj6kx-ABaNiH18c9yaVQnvhIsfKUz_wSIxYpeEfc6788YkeYqmG0mdFtg9d3CycurUn_ZzhAN0yEy0M_sllKwO2UrWwczOiwmddmM/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zkc0ElKwneS0-gz0LOYxxR5_aKCi94YEunKCgzGj6kx-ABaNiH18c9yaVQnvhIsfKUz_wSIxYpeEfc6788YkeYqmG0mdFtg9d3CycurUn_ZzhAN0yEy0M_sllKwO2UrWwczOiwmddmM/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/c/channel_tunnel_1880_attempt/channel_tunnel8.jpg" target="_blank"><em>link</em></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Channel Tunnel: Located in Coquelles, France, this tunnel is commonly known as the Chunnel. This 31 mile tunnel that links England and France was built in 1994 with a staggering cost of more than $20 billion. The idea of linking England and France through the English Channel was being toyed at for several years. However, the project could not take shape owing to a variety of reasons, technical and political included. The invention of modern boring machines coupled with the irrefutable benefit of linking the two countries finally made it possible. In order to provide protection from fire hazards, designers have built a smaller service tunnel in between the teo main tubes to act as an escape passage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Smuggling Tunnel</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYBpi2rNBnQVatCXKRZ3hWLr67uzMb5Uihi54PfcO99c3PzEmMXQuEZkzWDUuCOTr50wijfCVcfpEdh5wRqtCUIAwrFodnEDVWYv3eZNhWvZO2TNAbKSes6_XhwbtEt_XXBpJ903ogFI/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYBpi2rNBnQVatCXKRZ3hWLr67uzMb5Uihi54PfcO99c3PzEmMXQuEZkzWDUuCOTr50wijfCVcfpEdh5wRqtCUIAwrFodnEDVWYv3eZNhWvZO2TNAbKSes6_XhwbtEt_XXBpJ903ogFI/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Smuggling_Tunnel.jpg" target="_blank"><em>link</em></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Smuggling Tunnel: Located in Tijuana, Mexico, this 1000 feet long tunnel was recently unearthed by U.S. and Mexican officials. Tunnels used by slick criminals to smuggle contrabands is not unheard of in the past. During recent years, a large number of illegal tunnels have been discovered in the U.S., coming from Canada and Mexico. This tunnel digs 860 feet into the U.S. The incomplete tunnel was fitted with lighting, a ventilation system, electricity and even an elevator. The Drug Enforcement Agency in U.S. issued a statement saying that the construction of this tunnel has been going on for over two years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Infiltration Tunnels</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QTvRHSXds-4GvWZeWL87I0g3ChNT482LuH6e9N1AcII2ERBUpsfi4vc5urSRWbvoeRND07JeFodNTgAIkeTcC6dcrlPlpC-ek6lck6XHvHix67sIFFl3X-6jioc6wlrmmZZln8MP2Wc/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QTvRHSXds-4GvWZeWL87I0g3ChNT482LuH6e9N1AcII2ERBUpsfi4vc5urSRWbvoeRND07JeFodNTgAIkeTcC6dcrlPlpC-ek6lck6XHvHix67sIFFl3X-6jioc6wlrmmZZln8MP2Wc/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://english.triptokorea.com/english/UserFiles/Image/daily%20tour/dmz/The%202rd%20Infiltration%20Tunnel2.JPG" target="_blank"><em>link</em></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Infiltration Tunnels: In the 1970s, three different tunnels were discovered along one of the most disputative borders of the world. In 1990, a fourth tunnel was discovered creeping under Korea’s Demilitarized zone. The third invasion tunnel, also known as the Third Tunnel of Aggression, came dangerously close to just 26 miles of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. These secret tunnels gave North Korea a huge advantage of launching a massive military against its strong enemy South Korea. The tunnels were large enough to shuttle an entire military division per hour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Cu Chi Tunnel</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDM8iKml3KiI6EswZhhxYC0ybmg1KoAbAxXfNTiT3IFv8nF9cxN2ZDkA9C5cpyoyt5xMXOqbP23osjSNVBuXthtzVu6G4_fz-0txcjRadifP6feAiryqvivAsUkZSFn64ubJcAjGBllA/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDM8iKml3KiI6EswZhhxYC0ybmg1KoAbAxXfNTiT3IFv8nF9cxN2ZDkA9C5cpyoyt5xMXOqbP23osjSNVBuXthtzVu6G4_fz-0txcjRadifP6feAiryqvivAsUkZSFn64ubJcAjGBllA/s320/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/asstd/tunnel1.jpg" target="_blank"><em>link</em></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cu Chu Tunnel: Situated in Cu Chi, Vietnam, this giant labyrinth of tunnels played an important role during the French Indochina War and the Vietnam War. The size of these tunnels range from 75 miles to over 150 miles. The Cu Chi tunnels have been a popular tourist destination in recent years, enabling visitors to travel through the cramped spaces, check out deadly booby traps and even travel to an underground command center from where the Tet offensive was planned. Tunnel size varies from a few feet tall to larger ones refashioned for accommodating larger tourists.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Tokyo Bay Aqua-line</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS9F3wM6F4qNPRtFdEOghlpyuV8V_-eKpZCMeTsgfsKIA_nrk1_0of4w1yIoO0UpLv-bi3qQ_0jPdxEVDlJk87HAE5NF1WGPeVxM9-hFiXBn4sHcpVQ5Qpy-D6hqF-tNCwFMWgbC4WuA/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS9F3wM6F4qNPRtFdEOghlpyuV8V_-eKpZCMeTsgfsKIA_nrk1_0of4w1yIoO0UpLv-bi3qQ_0jPdxEVDlJk87HAE5NF1WGPeVxM9-hFiXBn4sHcpVQ5Qpy-D6hqF-tNCwFMWgbC4WuA/s320/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1018/1398997730_45f37f7962_o.jpg" target="_blank"><em>link</em></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tokyo Bay Aqua-line: This tunnel is located in Kawasaki city, Japan. The tunnel is 6 miles long with a 3 miles long bridge dipping into it. Traffic was permitted to commute in 1997, enabling travelers between Kawasaki city and Kisarazu City to save roughly 45 minutes each day. The unique thing about this bridge-and-tunnel combination is that a large rest area lies on top of an artificial tunnel constructed at the entrance of this tunnel. The island is called Umi-Hotaru, meaning “firefly of the sea”, and serves primarily as a rest area consisting of shops and restaurants, along with an observation deck that looks out on to the bay.</div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589536340468020721.post-9042199856889838722010-05-27T03:55:00.000-07:002010-05-27T03:55:09.096-07:00The Biggest Dam in the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kC0FsOKxofIb0djXsIqgl3B6EJlJdsijPGc1Q0iRagtCLHmkacjsdjf6DYvu089n_2CDPJfuJOa7DN9a5CS_IypbTKApwW5grbFBtTo9H2Pq8KvuO98jtQ2OkPkpOiy3h7qJj2wMJ6Y/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kC0FsOKxofIb0djXsIqgl3B6EJlJdsijPGc1Q0iRagtCLHmkacjsdjf6DYvu089n_2CDPJfuJOa7DN9a5CS_IypbTKApwW5grbFBtTo9H2Pq8KvuO98jtQ2OkPkpOiy3h7qJj2wMJ6Y/s400/001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The Three Gorge Dams is the largest dam in the world, as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge and twice as tall, capable of generating 18 gigawatts of hydro-electric power.<br />
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When it was being built it was called “Riga” - the name of Latvian capital city, but just after the construction was over and 20 minutes later the ceremony of the ship’s launching started they got a call from Moscow demanding to change the name to “VARYAG”, probably just because at that time Latvia demanded independence, so Russian government understood that if they leave the old name, in just a few months one of their top-ships would carry the name of the capital of the another state. So they called and changed the name same day the boat was launched. That was a bad sign.<br /><br />A few years later, they couldn’t maintain it anymore, and the ship itself demanded some sort of upgrading so they decided to… sell it for iron-and-steel scrap! The company which bought it couldn’t transport it to scrap site, mainly because Turkey didn’t allow the private company to pass the big and scary aircraft-carrier through its waters it in time so it stayed for one and a half year and they seriously considered on abandoning it. Later they got permission from Turkey and moved it from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. And then in Mediterranean it has almost got stuck on sandbank. So it took it a few years to come to travel in its the last journey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWJDXFvb65NwruGitHwldKSUgeaSt9RZ3s6Me8ommGvGuokrpGmzznaPkJcG-45SVQmj7f_Up2qPY3ETeSA57ssbMhAv155cGMMy7nCbhqI2yc77gHLdR9RZ3xXPfbFT5YcpALbC-0Nc/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWJDXFvb65NwruGitHwldKSUgeaSt9RZ3s6Me8ommGvGuokrpGmzznaPkJcG-45SVQmj7f_Up2qPY3ETeSA57ssbMhAv155cGMMy7nCbhqI2yc77gHLdR9RZ3xXPfbFT5YcpALbC-0Nc/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472951614700616786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xl-FY1TDqpVBBOzFQmdnuoyrEZsQJGQIXJg84EaaUFPcEVq8BoDTTjk7J5aHJMCCSBlqSI7JGeGPCcEIIVbXzoJKJRn8C76rOqsxpB1cQwvgdcr3lAC3fLo_UDC6bh6-4_7MmsJTCNg/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAjLSj6GjLbkiE7zaPdtsKkNKVSkR1NL3yUPP10yrohszopDYca_B_pKczuXvfvmjNLVyrjAaulTCfojztJubNZCVlsOIGgqVMxK4qE1p7THTLKwjegjjTlUaFzrDAScNnwI4AbpAuoA/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423672619748390482" border="0" /></a><br />There's only one place you can go to visit the dead, the graveyard. Now you can visit one for reasons that are less depressing than usual. In a desolate city near Uyuni, Bolivia sits an abandoned railroad hub and terminal station, or in other words, a train graveyard. It has turned into a place where steam locomotives from the UK and US take their last and final stop.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ23O5_yyzD0MalyXimjn7KI6MYGmTVuJC3JZl4RuAUlB_BcgFssBQaYQua32ArCTrXxKiG08PcIF0sIDknTHqkW3S0YahEDRfSztQlznFC47E-seLnU7i_N6185m-PKE-f6X6T6wxtAE/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ23O5_yyzD0MalyXimjn7KI6MYGmTVuJC3JZl4RuAUlB_BcgFssBQaYQua32ArCTrXxKiG08PcIF0sIDknTHqkW3S0YahEDRfSztQlznFC47E-seLnU7i_N6185m-PKE-f6X6T6wxtAE/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423672613625600066" border="0" /></a><br />The town had plans to develop the surrounding community in the 1800s starting with a railroad hub acting as a main junction connecting four lines from La Paz, Calama, Potosí, and Villazón, Unyuni. Time passed and the land was eventually neglected and became a dumping grounds for steam locomotives and their giant metal body parts. More than 200 years later, the destination has made its way into the itineraries of curious travelers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVX0NY2_Z4lnNAAtnAWREIeArYoI8NYDK5inPupZlKeRRa4O1N0LvLFGS7jXRxdZ9WnKfFcQsD40Q8aquJfiBxJjBx4unsH4rRYtCGycDrgDrWeNZo5ClSb8FHEpFvE9Ar7bZssKLIPM/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVX0NY2_Z4lnNAAtnAWREIeArYoI8NYDK5inPupZlKeRRa4O1N0LvLFGS7jXRxdZ9WnKfFcQsD40Q8aquJfiBxJjBx4unsH4rRYtCGycDrgDrWeNZo5ClSb8FHEpFvE9Ar7bZssKLIPM/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423672606281199682" border="0" /></a><br />Uyuni is a very small desert town with an estimated population of 10,000 people. Despite its lack of agriculture and water supply, it is home to the world's largest Salt Flats - Salar De Uyuni.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4MUxZ2Mle0Z13J7YPlIY_7Suk49UNN4wxn_y1nkm-5RsLWOKRvvNhwGxXmrDaDsi9kmngnw9fKp4Sb6Ism6Z2j1LJl8fyWeUs3-WQ0jrtp08T4HLqfLmiaEzLI2lBEVqQsPmGyHAu4A/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4MUxZ2Mle0Z13J7YPlIY_7Suk49UNN4wxn_y1nkm-5RsLWOKRvvNhwGxXmrDaDsi9kmngnw9fKp4Sb6Ism6Z2j1LJl8fyWeUs3-WQ0jrtp08T4HLqfLmiaEzLI2lBEVqQsPmGyHAu4A/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423672599005687266" border="0" /></a><br />Visitors that are usually drawn to the area by the salt lakes run into the decaying trains and become fascinated with their thick walls of rust. The unrelenting rays of the sun have coated the trains with a rich mahogany layer, providing a perfect backdrop for writing messages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYpDwZ1-PCXxKRJfQQfB5kue-we7lFQF60uvWcWp_u_BBw11BH1JmcvRwnEVpmAjLpMi_UdepSvHuofPrfIL8OqY83aZ-cEe9O1U2WLdHfxW2v3eu0iBuc2Da4o-J2nGakrglwPZsFPQ/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYpDwZ1-PCXxKRJfQQfB5kue-we7lFQF60uvWcWp_u_BBw11BH1JmcvRwnEVpmAjLpMi_UdepSvHuofPrfIL8OqY83aZ-cEe9O1U2WLdHfxW2v3eu0iBuc2Da4o-J2nGakrglwPZsFPQ/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423672590914556882" border="0" /></a><br />Foreigners have come from all different corners of the earth to pay their respects by etching a note or two on their walls, similar to leaving flowers on a tombstone. Just because they're trains, doesn't mean that standard cemetery customs don't apply.</div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589536340468020721.post-32178257122224164162010-01-04T09:15:00.000-08:002010-01-04T09:17:07.631-08:00Speakers So Loud, They Blow Women’s Clothes Off<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoamOmtFVtNiB_mc80mFsSiMvoCw5Sa6vwpKnjM_pO9g58LiWxK6HJ_wsZTpH8LBnJNikXm8HMt7O7v6B_xiFmdBdLvgKJ0a8g6H8VgAyMNI7ZD0uhhK_VcLlxyTccaXgouc8nkZVP0M/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoamOmtFVtNiB_mc80mFsSiMvoCw5Sa6vwpKnjM_pO9g58LiWxK6HJ_wsZTpH8LBnJNikXm8HMt7O7v6B_xiFmdBdLvgKJ0a8g6H8VgAyMNI7ZD0uhhK_VcLlxyTccaXgouc8nkZVP0M/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934741186226914" border="0" /></a>The Italian Job is one of my favorite movies, and not just because Mark Wahlberg is in it. There’s also a reference to the infamous speakers so loud they blow women’s clothes off. Now I’ve never tried this… mainly because my boombox doesn’t really get that loud. Anyways, after finding these, I’m thinking about giving it another shot. Pics or it didn’t happen — hey, who said that?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQ4PG1o97kfcw-hFth8umdrMRrSDaqqXkHXHACgDRTCudKGVr36v9A9biRbzaCDavs9vfhaivy2MHsKaYGIbwF-ckNlqx8oy8aGZ0a9DO9DpMvoBaycSGKn_siKn-RUdm6ll5STNolG0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQ4PG1o97kfcw-hFth8umdrMRrSDaqqXkHXHACgDRTCudKGVr36v9A9biRbzaCDavs9vfhaivy2MHsKaYGIbwF-ckNlqx8oy8aGZ0a9DO9DpMvoBaycSGKn_siKn-RUdm6ll5STNolG0/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934736887440194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J8TDTTvVE9d-wrqt9oEF9xgYKxWEYHzIth60aoriwuiifSyzVu7Esni72ZU1g344PbOxJa5HszkJSDVSJPes3ALOBfki94iiRhSfgsC7H-JfyiEZvbMlOdhsgyUKoMKuJuhqMOF2Cbk/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2-N221hb80ivCDloOx6HGLDo-esmJQ1GYbrvOxq_rg-t-M0_slwAEUa716EDikbtc9VxL6DhgY93EjcARO7u-7_5bux93n4N2AwE8xa-BUa715sjOc9oynpGatZJ4metrMcbgXdiQ0s/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422934616244194386" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589536340468020721.post-91699779597007870682010-01-03T08:35:00.000-08:002010-01-03T08:36:33.294-08:00Bugatti railcar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhbjoxJxmj97OawUDKIOAEvrclcZ4Z-_ByHzaIyIZz5Q7vsmWA2pjoavC8bx7cNbONE_94FvXbl1ohe2JQ1pKUy04vr8SD3qgIlMx6ep5DzFShtTfVUc3wuuet6A0IEF-7scIXot7_g/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhbjoxJxmj97OawUDKIOAEvrclcZ4Z-_ByHzaIyIZz5Q7vsmWA2pjoavC8bx7cNbONE_94FvXbl1ohe2JQ1pKUy04vr8SD3qgIlMx6ep5DzFShtTfVUc3wuuet6A0IEF-7scIXot7_g/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422553181437177362" border="0" /></a>Ettore Bugatti paid a high price for his idealistic and perfectionist personality. His vehicles, pure works of art, would often translate into huge monetary losses. Such was the case of the <em> Royale</em> which, despite its excellence, revealed itself to be a comercial flop and forced his creator to come up with a solution to his imminent bankruptcy. Thus, his practical side created a bold locomotive, propelled by <em>Royale</em>'s powerful engines. He named it the <strong><em>wagon rapide</em></strong>. And it was, in fact, fast.<div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlm3Azw8G5J201dpjKiAJKifOA4YyAjcHCPRDKLj2gbYyIyz3SdcsGk98GQ5Ke-IWZGb7QpMtijSnVSyHUgXFZmZ5uOxgREoOADRC6CBuoXSZteuP4KVLKQ8r5Yscnzva2Sj22wvq-Kg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlm3Azw8G5J201dpjKiAJKifOA4YyAjcHCPRDKLj2gbYyIyz3SdcsGk98GQ5Ke-IWZGb7QpMtijSnVSyHUgXFZmZ5uOxgREoOADRC6CBuoXSZteuP4KVLKQ8r5Yscnzva2Sj22wvq-Kg/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422553171016486482" border="0" /></a><br /><p>The <em>WR</em> had all the cutting-edge technology, design and charm that was charcteristic of the brand and was the predecessor of today's fast, suburban trains. The first design in circulation, introduced on May, 1933, reached a maximum speed of 172 Km per hour and a 116 km per hour cruising speed, which was remarkable, at the time. In its interior, it lodged no less than four 8 cylinder in line of 12750 Cc, that gave it 800 Hp and an even more impressive energy consumption.</p> <p>Its aerodinamic lines were unlike anything at the time, especially the piloting post in superior part of the vehicle, reminiscent of a cabin of a plane. Howevever, this positioning had a rather weak visibility which, together with other 'little details' (that included its high fuel intake, its brake's fast erosion and other unwanted mechanical problems), conditioned the train's success. These problems, together, stopped the <em>WR</em> from becoming a commercial success and kept the company in dire financial conditions.</p> <p>Nonetheless, Bugatti was able to see his vehicles working until 1958 in regular routes at the French railroad. In fact, the French State was one of Bugatti's most important costumers, ordering various of his vehicles and, even, transforming one of them into a presidential carriage. As with every Bugatti, the <em>WR</em> has become a museum piece.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlbm3g6adEMpivqbpoFg0aI7C36hdYYySoZwS5FClb7xI7Jd00rLNV4yXtFmVC6PKgzqDJh_bVyKn7IEoELQQgriPQixdSPz4OuY0XHS8EzP6LKEOUPf7TW1Z3AQQJMe4z4KpwwfV78M/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlbm3g6adEMpivqbpoFg0aI7C36hdYYySoZwS5FClb7xI7Jd00rLNV4yXtFmVC6PKgzqDJh_bVyKn7IEoELQQgriPQixdSPz4OuY0XHS8EzP6LKEOUPf7TW1Z3AQQJMe4z4KpwwfV78M/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422553170225779506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Uzy2c_uhEUg9xWxq0mHi596BIJenHSgEGOiWmHOIEppI3VN1d4Eq9ZYY04zV4859bKF4AoL0KT_A1sdJGASDPXbyTl7XNblTFM-b2h34PQ3Ep5cmI8weSLU8OeYUH32daZK2vgg3xvI/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Uzy2c_uhEUg9xWxq0mHi596BIJenHSgEGOiWmHOIEppI3VN1d4Eq9ZYY04zV4859bKF4AoL0KT_A1sdJGASDPXbyTl7XNblTFM-b2h34PQ3Ep5cmI8weSLU8OeYUH32daZK2vgg3xvI/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422553161532485218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVDCPsz82yC4gjChFKLUyarqxfvSJCMMxc0O7zpSVZ8y-8qfIVNlHTrs7C4myqNYfDHUkzZM_By0Em_Kxm1WTDDJBIBPtbVCqwtHxtg9VOVCB7fSz1FvyRNucq6zEfqrXjQ0Z6DWCj1o/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVDCPsz82yC4gjChFKLUyarqxfvSJCMMxc0O7zpSVZ8y-8qfIVNlHTrs7C4myqNYfDHUkzZM_By0Em_Kxm1WTDDJBIBPtbVCqwtHxtg9VOVCB7fSz1FvyRNucq6zEfqrXjQ0Z6DWCj1o/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422553156171847154" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589536340468020721.post-23173500207183596902010-01-01T10:06:00.000-08:002010-01-01T10:08:02.835-08:00Largest Man Made Crater<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJ1MG2drEwm182WHDwZSJjoexY9oQfGMfC_roPWiaTQzIVxwRgrek8KUOHcwmmksZoo0iu1V5i-u88Sho2072niSRnHu6mijaj1Zh-uGDS61-PAwHG5cDva2hIkAbcznF9wQT-ph3bNw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJ1MG2drEwm182WHDwZSJjoexY9oQfGMfC_roPWiaTQzIVxwRgrek8KUOHcwmmksZoo0iu1V5i-u88Sho2072niSRnHu6mijaj1Zh-uGDS61-PAwHG5cDva2hIkAbcznF9wQT-ph3bNw/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421834612671240930" border="0" /></a><br />In the picture you see a sedan crater than can be visited in Nevada Test site. You can see how enormous it is when you compare it with the space a platform takes in the picture. This crater is a result of an underground test of storax sedan and remains the largest man made crater. The nuclear testing was done in the 60s to look for non military use of nuclear explosives.<br /><br />The nuclear device buried 635 ft under the ground displaced 11,000,000 tons of soil, leaving a crater 320 ft. deep and with a diameter of 1280 ft. It is the largest depression caused by a nuclear detonation. Over 10,000 people visit the crater every year. The test took place on July 6, 1962 and resulted in large amounts of radioactive fallout. 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Its headquarter is in Beijing. <p style="text-align: justify;">Formerly the railway arm of the People’s Liberation Army, CRCC is engaged in the businesses of construction contracting, survey, design and consultation, industrial manufacturing, exploitation of real estate, capital operation and logistics. It is currently China’s largest construction contractor and the world’s sixth construction contractor.<sup id="cite_ref-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></sup></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">CRCC is under the supervision by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dbSFf17eDEhAkcyxvovmP3JFPxXmvzUdSJGuCO1DmWANIWfwlnV3hyphenhyphenIZ851lsK0KhDS6Lg5btkC8lRFwo7YLM8VtSKoDB118-1hqb-1Z6Ky2jjYnSgv97I1HQVCXVfOh7OYg56uKUeI/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dbSFf17eDEhAkcyxvovmP3JFPxXmvzUdSJGuCO1DmWANIWfwlnV3hyphenhyphenIZ851lsK0KhDS6Lg5btkC8lRFwo7YLM8VtSKoDB118-1hqb-1Z6Ky2jjYnSgv97I1HQVCXVfOh7OYg56uKUeI/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421832657093762082" border="0" /></a><br />In February 2008, A shares and H shares of CRCC were listed on the Shanghai and Hong Kong, with IPO price RMB$9.8 and HK$10.7 respectively.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizw1KA_Fc7gPDZRlvtu9LNcWHqQSJF7HgAa3EPRq7G44Gnb0mC21QpRsnHojs1oEnEIROBiC4UiMtYAFBVkacddBW22S8C9IHSd-JkXZrB6x-AJFXIWcvmncJ66RH-91Ecrp4cHo6Y8NM/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizw1KA_Fc7gPDZRlvtu9LNcWHqQSJF7HgAa3EPRq7G44Gnb0mC21QpRsnHojs1oEnEIROBiC4UiMtYAFBVkacddBW22S8C9IHSd-JkXZrB6x-AJFXIWcvmncJ66RH-91Ecrp4cHo6Y8NM/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421832651574624642" border="0" /></a><br />The A shares closed at RMB$11.64 at the first trading day, 10 March 2008, 28% rise compared with its IPO price of RMB$9.08. The H shares closed at HK$12, 12% rise compared with its IPO price of HK$10.7.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5abbOd4vsZZwArbXHfwga4PEtkzghSbqt08H5aRpyDEJmF9r4dChBQwmbCigC3qjpXL0wSfft1WM03nHQ7dwvryFK73KIl1koCZVoFIacSwAwr_lFFjsRMzVXFlFp8O_YEgWPXX5J5Q/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5abbOd4vsZZwArbXHfwga4PEtkzghSbqt08H5aRpyDEJmF9r4dChBQwmbCigC3qjpXL0wSfft1WM03nHQ7dwvryFK73KIl1koCZVoFIacSwAwr_lFFjsRMzVXFlFp8O_YEgWPXX5J5Q/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421832648912830258" border="0" /></a><br />The performance was poorer than expected because of poor investment atmosphere from United States subprime mortgage crisis and China’s economic macro-control. However, it was the second-largest IPO worldwide, with funds raised in the amount of USD 5,709m, second only to the IPO of Visa (USD 19,650m).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBK4tUcL9RcwX1EVkqvkbOZDjwuu4RuEuBqUtGca77n8Znux02mBMeCX3Fl-mftD4zwqaXnGn3YOuc6zyst6l9cFVfuhWMjceOT51OMQUCDBNAP0BVyM-9i1GPlfnIcMN_E06LB-asRo/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBK4tUcL9RcwX1EVkqvkbOZDjwuu4RuEuBqUtGca77n8Znux02mBMeCX3Fl-mftD4zwqaXnGn3YOuc6zyst6l9cFVfuhWMjceOT51OMQUCDBNAP0BVyM-9i1GPlfnIcMN_E06LB-asRo/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421832643235582978" border="0" /></a><br />“1186″, the stock code of CRCC H shares, was used by two famous companies before.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKLwsI79yj0GgHFM5xw7p7M9xGATXy0IYqqH19B_F_gLgbiEBYnwz8HF6fQ3AEi0GQlTY0ZApGSY6-HG16SrN20TSClFDZYPT3PWWH-PdF6YVBbQKq1TkTiVz91Y0H0dabmEn64-GTHw/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKLwsI79yj0GgHFM5xw7p7M9xGATXy0IYqqH19B_F_gLgbiEBYnwz8HF6fQ3AEi0GQlTY0ZApGSY6-HG16SrN20TSClFDZYPT3PWWH-PdF6YVBbQKq1TkTiVz91Y0H0dabmEn64-GTHw/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421832641378073234" border="0" /></a><br />The first time was when Richard Li’s Pacific Century CyberWorks injected its assets into Tricom Holdings, which had stock code of “1186″. But “1186″ was not used after Pacific Century CyberWorks merged with Hong Kong Telecom in 2000 to become PCCW.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r37YAUMo0jQq7vkuyuYC1pOKa7ABiFjrtbaoqE04fOsdPGrD0CFyqfSVKrcpH0Ko3pCfVCQJuuFMtBL5ZdnZyEQ4KeA2bu6hQWijEZkg_fTlZZsvgflqNftTEvljXk0kjurHRKZzeM8/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r37YAUMo0jQq7vkuyuYC1pOKa7ABiFjrtbaoqE04fOsdPGrD0CFyqfSVKrcpH0Ko3pCfVCQJuuFMtBL5ZdnZyEQ4KeA2bu6hQWijEZkg_fTlZZsvgflqNftTEvljXk0kjurHRKZzeM8/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421832500644948834" border="0" /></a><br />The second time was when Value Partners Group used it for Value Partners China Greenchip Fund. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-ePfywindm2HXsiZApXooOIt89Kf7_nWDD6wsObmbiLzY5C9e8Dut8OtJoi7QWsPk2GMLLrXgXv2f046bpig8ZTmzEWPYOuMMcGJAfhISaikI3QgfW7KQUpxKIP1I69Uv0ooCx94cQ4/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414393254115480242" border="0" /></a><br />Known as The Float at Marina Bay (or Marina Bay Floating Platform), this floating stadium is the world's largest floating stage. It is located on the waters of the Marina Reservoir, in Marina Bay, Singapore.<br />Made entirely of steel, the floating platform measures 120 metres long and 83 metres wide. It can bear up to 1,070 tonnes, equivalent to the total weight of 9,000 people, 200 tonnes of stage props and three 30-tonne military vehicles. The gallery at the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 people.<br />The stage took 13 months to build, and by April 2007, the platform and seating gallery were completed.<br />I think it's a great idea, but the grandstands seem to be quite far.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmgeLO6UFulJmaAXXyXfqZeUE2tRx1BIzjg9wat_2njVIVrvP-WoiX_w3XdQfpGY2MsRn4QZcsVMwVwCp9z0eAvP0yZEzPhBIAEyp70P_JhWCZof42Dh6QT5hir5qJOfslw9KZatsVpY/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmgeLO6UFulJmaAXXyXfqZeUE2tRx1BIzjg9wat_2njVIVrvP-WoiX_w3XdQfpGY2MsRn4QZcsVMwVwCp9z0eAvP0yZEzPhBIAEyp70P_JhWCZof42Dh6QT5hir5qJOfslw9KZatsVpY/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414393250402065554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8mMSfCRJtQDt1t9LmD6H0XXUWa3woMf7EitH5t0CmjWsmmNAij2up8Ou01Qp_SUTCgQJcirWTOgUbufKaMtNfW-ptBwtFT98DDNq7J8DA4Z4sZ2HVSXUcZC-cFVNJRyDZB1oOHPCwfs/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHo2s_hqWSKxw3WkJNhVcmBjqCWXhntFh1Q5M1Wqw4hsiH74NsZcB1wsVfKPETCwEFuCg4Js_LJ1yTaa2r5zcoexd5mI5e32-qcLXEBkhe6jA_lmIunvUo-PgOwcn65fxDUBDXOMpc9SE/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414045911405695138" border="0" /></a><br />The world’s first space station of the sea “SeaOrbiter”, which is also the world’s first vertical ship will be built. The structure measures 51m (167ft) in height. It will be used mainly for research that allowing revolutionary view of life underwater and also be a useful tool for studying the link between global warming and the oceans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kAZqgaRnregpjEiWV7qqpKVa0QJ4hV-E2Pbt2_NKqsS635cnNWehM29rd2z3l3yM3VBLJ1Pw4TpNPGuRWizWmeXq_fsGCLs5F2pXHqLR0JYYabn77AxhoYRXUKFgyR-6H3kZIFJ3P88/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kAZqgaRnregpjEiWV7qqpKVa0QJ4hV-E2Pbt2_NKqsS635cnNWehM29rd2z3l3yM3VBLJ1Pw4TpNPGuRWizWmeXq_fsGCLs5F2pXHqLR0JYYabn77AxhoYRXUKFgyR-6H3kZIFJ3P88/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414045907188613890" border="0" /></a><br />The vertical ship was designed by the inventor Jacques Rougerie. It will use anti-collision system like the one used by the international space station<br />.<br /><br />Above the sea level, an upper lookout deck will raise 14 metre above the surface of the sea; there will be a tempoline deck with outdoor relaxation zone and an access deck for maintenance area, research zone, workshops and anticollison system.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkH5b314Ej_v7DkAWKX5dPh29fBGoBKt2Dp_F-RS_5RKpY1gLH5nvPGdqs1t3dYpBGKGwdFxoZ2r5KU2zamhUp1W86z5GQuh4iwAWqzFZsS_BmwerNo4taI_d_vBFAQHBCvjCkvd77h4/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkH5b314Ej_v7DkAWKX5dPh29fBGoBKt2Dp_F-RS_5RKpY1gLH5nvPGdqs1t3dYpBGKGwdFxoZ2r5KU2zamhUp1W86z5GQuh4iwAWqzFZsS_BmwerNo4taI_d_vBFAQHBCvjCkvd77h4/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414045904488754962" border="0" /></a><br />Under the water level, there will be a service deck for kitchen, storage and showers, living area, laboratories and a pressurised deck for divers to undertake daily missions over a period of months.<br /><br />When the SeaOrbiter does first set sail, there will be six crew members, six scientists and six more people on board - these may be astronauts<br />training in extreme conditions or doctors studying submarine human behaviour.<br /><br />Here’s the image of the SeaOrbiter with its compartment.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K5DVfUNf2S3cxKviGcy-Xe9gGXM0P4sxs9mybWXAw41EUyBMG7be2Ui6KS-T5w6NPFCASZjTqh-dv5GD9RV9JDhqlsM96Zhoa4aDi1jBz4udI0WOTzIhtLThLoGm3wAS7-lzNZAKI2I/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-K5DVfUNf2S3cxKviGcy-Xe9gGXM0P4sxs9mybWXAw41EUyBMG7be2Ui6KS-T5w6NPFCASZjTqh-dv5GD9RV9JDhqlsM96Zhoa4aDi1jBz4udI0WOTzIhtLThLoGm3wAS7-lzNZAKI2I/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414045893284508930" border="0" /></a>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589536340468020721.post-69721119942266232009-11-05T22:27:00.000-08:002009-11-05T22:29:52.126-08:00THE WIDER VIEW: Taking shape, the new bridge at the Hoover Dam<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT50IvA6BlU1WwBeMSD7MmyDXNcAqav_uC1jJEJ82iy3gxrZNiMK2QU1-kdZn307Y7WB2cyUIrOfPydjg6LWWLKUpHEmH6HM7r_6eYR9lk42nYpo2kU8xSpJa0GdY2mn29-WiTGxKQTRk/s1600-h/1.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT50IvA6BlU1WwBeMSD7MmyDXNcAqav_uC1jJEJ82iy3gxrZNiMK2QU1-kdZn307Y7WB2cyUIrOfPydjg6LWWLKUpHEmH6HM7r_6eYR9lk42nYpo2kU8xSpJa0GdY2mn29-WiTGxKQTRk/s400/1.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400873765145553410" border="0" /></a><br />THE WIDER VIEW: Taking shape, the new bridge at the Hoover Dam<br /><br />Creeping closer inch by inch, 900 feet above the mighty Colorado River, the two sides of a $160 million bridge at the Hoover Dam slowly take shape.<br />The bridge will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself.<br /><br />When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona . In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face.<br /><br />The arches are made up of 53 individual sections each 24 feet long which have been cast on-site and are being lifted into place using an improvised high-wire crane strung between temporary steel pylons.<br /><br />The arches will eventually measure more than 1,000 feet across. At the moment, the structure looks like a traditional suspension bridge. But once the arches are complete, the suspending cables on each side will be removed. Extra vertical columns will then be installed on the arches to carry the road.<br />The bridge has become known as the Hoover Dam bypass, although it is officially called the Mike O'Callaghan- Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, after a former governor of Nevada and an American Football player from Arizona who joined the US Army and was killed in Afghanistan. Work on the bridge started in 2005 and should finish next year. An estimated 17,000 cars and trucks will cross it every day.<br /><br />The dam was started in 1931 and used enough concrete to build a road from New York to San Francisco . The stretch of water it created, Lake Mead , is 110 miles long and took six years to fill. The original road was opened at the same time as the famous dam in 1936. More photos below .<br /><br />An extra note: The top of the white band of rock in Lake Mead is the old waterline prior to the drought and development in the Las Vegas area. 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The project has been debated in one form or another for over 40 years as a way to protect this historical city-on-the-water for future generations. With Venice slowly sinking, and the water around it slowly rising, and floods always a fear, Italians have known for a long time that something needs to be done. Finally, the Prime Minister of Italy approved the second phase of the plan, including 80 hinged barriers, each approximately 6,500 square feet.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa6hwXoe8gOi8opnNvdrBtH8_Oae6fIdLBBS96kMCAkuNzi6zEqoTebbJD8awJTmd3U9yQsN3dsGsQDZJ0OxcVyM-uEWRKYz7Cyz2fzR-L-zr5me3vaVIVIRGOf9MHYmqw2NbGJi8xh4/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa6hwXoe8gOi8opnNvdrBtH8_Oae6fIdLBBS96kMCAkuNzi6zEqoTebbJD8awJTmd3U9yQsN3dsGsQDZJ0OxcVyM-uEWRKYz7Cyz2fzR-L-zr5me3vaVIVIRGOf9MHYmqw2NbGJi8xh4/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283831062120786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHacplmWQMwO9jLRjUmrTJoC3PJ9z0oTOjOLiAnpmyKo_DDQF8RRj1-0oDq3m2XPN-yueCgprQTktx8BDOy4tJq7L3p2avXHtndQFsGqSEYTKEMqv8fht4WS3AzzqoFRST3ILE6NoHoHk/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHacplmWQMwO9jLRjUmrTJoC3PJ9z0oTOjOLiAnpmyKo_DDQF8RRj1-0oDq3m2XPN-yueCgprQTktx8BDOy4tJq7L3p2avXHtndQFsGqSEYTKEMqv8fht4WS3AzzqoFRST3ILE6NoHoHk/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283829626965314" border="0" /></a><br />Zhangjiajie, China: The Bailong Elevator is the world’s largest exterior elevator. At over 1,000 feet tall, this elevator looms high midway up a cliff overlooking a valley far below. Moreover, the elevator is mostly glass, affording passengers a dizzying view to the depths below. There is some concern, however, about the elevator’s long-term impact on the surrounding natural environment.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVGIeo0VRVmJh6ofxc5FcuSZp5Emo44xzMNzdHMODnfup-L6qD51uZSCp2uhkZ8bXADb-3nyNfHyRvkYiwkfjnjLKlHGZBhzJwgBhqVrXBEuwTLzva36M8ui5Zoeg7uubwOaDafqTEjk/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVGIeo0VRVmJh6ofxc5FcuSZp5Emo44xzMNzdHMODnfup-L6qD51uZSCp2uhkZ8bXADb-3nyNfHyRvkYiwkfjnjLKlHGZBhzJwgBhqVrXBEuwTLzva36M8ui5Zoeg7uubwOaDafqTEjk/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283823463815010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSIuTD1u1tm8EBK5gVudpyt87ZQrMKRccuSIRO6GeE98WHOStR2pSKba9gHAyoH3fUu0nyv24tekQahB-Im-ZsYl53B_Z1NCjW9xOrDryfSUhiqDcchFunlNG0nslMIskEbt4bbp7VUY/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSIuTD1u1tm8EBK5gVudpyt87ZQrMKRccuSIRO6GeE98WHOStR2pSKba9gHAyoH3fUu0nyv24tekQahB-Im-ZsYl53B_Z1NCjW9xOrDryfSUhiqDcchFunlNG0nslMIskEbt4bbp7VUY/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283661693720738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguayEShFOMaBWO_iYwJ5OHNgKBjQ1Jc090YuIsreF804xGQRySagX-pLn5Csq3656bgbheqB40DvuEWmYfBGvp9_J_R3jTJTVeE7UYKGur0wiWfw_Qi5_tBaBdJM7iXflii5FYOzPyCWU/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguayEShFOMaBWO_iYwJ5OHNgKBjQ1Jc090YuIsreF804xGQRySagX-pLn5Csq3656bgbheqB40DvuEWmYfBGvp9_J_R3jTJTVeE7UYKGur0wiWfw_Qi5_tBaBdJM7iXflii5FYOzPyCWU/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283655465474866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrnfKCyaG394wzqJBPEZeV5lxUwW2NZtiG7W24-z3XNZjeCgY8HRXBZcCqDuvx39X2AG5GofhOkbaodg-zPWpWsvx-tb7v6LpZJi7kih6OYHlG0huQ1rwwQGFPdwK1o4mz8dQrSSOjtA/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrnfKCyaG394wzqJBPEZeV5lxUwW2NZtiG7W24-z3XNZjeCgY8HRXBZcCqDuvx39X2AG5GofhOkbaodg-zPWpWsvx-tb7v6LpZJi7kih6OYHlG0huQ1rwwQGFPdwK1o4mz8dQrSSOjtA/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283650390967026" border="0" /></a><br />Millau, France: The Millau Viaduct is the highest bridge in the world. At almost 1,000 feet high (taller than the even the Eiffel Tower) and over 8,000 feet long it sometimes sits above the cloud line, as shown in the beautiful photographs above. The engineered wonder of the bridge itself is nearly as amazing as the view of the valley below.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQMATouITt2QPo6lcwmn2Uvrk_BL7zDWzuZDh12zqMXr5pWSdEjpoCZcQUufRvH5k9zH1Ip-lqhZ47FQQMpYTgMfGQUALeSrwdxXZ_sk6XUufT7Q3nzC-FWJJPvJ6ZtLnVJveMFt9E5M/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQMATouITt2QPo6lcwmn2Uvrk_BL7zDWzuZDh12zqMXr5pWSdEjpoCZcQUufRvH5k9zH1Ip-lqhZ47FQQMpYTgMfGQUALeSrwdxXZ_sk6XUufT7Q3nzC-FWJJPvJ6ZtLnVJveMFt9E5M/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283648890618434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iqXRsFDvgBFELGCRJILP0HIlcdwDEw3KgtPLSM-QEm3TSxnRXPrBoUHdNxMOTKsGBUFGt-8cJAiWBjY-M1CxcrNDZ7HdAe-w0Nq0zoqvWGbHlIIc74pT5ORi7AYwoSmURBWIQYJCoiY/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iqXRsFDvgBFELGCRJILP0HIlcdwDEw3KgtPLSM-QEm3TSxnRXPrBoUHdNxMOTKsGBUFGt-8cJAiWBjY-M1CxcrNDZ7HdAe-w0Nq0zoqvWGbHlIIc74pT5ORi7AYwoSmURBWIQYJCoiY/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283645700047938" border="0" /></a><br />More, Norway to Easington, Britain: The Langeled Pipeline is slated to be the longest underwater gas pipeline in the world. It will ultimately supply 20% of Britain’s gas needs, connecting England to the largest gas field in Europe via 750 miles of complex underwater terrain. Engineers have had to account for subzero temperatures an stormy waters in addition to developing techniques for installing the pipeline in the first place. They are able to lay an amazing 8 miles of pipe per day.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcH8qoiIhE6emdaQ1DFWwn3KF-Efct4Uh3HPUYNjY6JeSj2CrPrKHiOJzBN9-U-kN6EQmY5uCQf-NwxCQMXJeuLf0Y_MpqqwNfK9kVXOn-ux0l9kwa76JttXNtbxzyC6LjTKCKy87aZso/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcH8qoiIhE6emdaQ1DFWwn3KF-Efct4Uh3HPUYNjY6JeSj2CrPrKHiOJzBN9-U-kN6EQmY5uCQf-NwxCQMXJeuLf0Y_MpqqwNfK9kVXOn-ux0l9kwa76JttXNtbxzyC6LjTKCKy87aZso/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283444697962514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-Q0zp8R-niTYRiOcWufypSU0LYddQJtIRuIwkRBnIVFWA6FAltLvauZWrZnfQbcL0mQfTphNZLjCPMGn1SAbhQGOh0kfLl4jCqf_HjZMv2gh5ppTYmrPVjhOuaLk-DvD3AffHh4Gvwg/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-Q0zp8R-niTYRiOcWufypSU0LYddQJtIRuIwkRBnIVFWA6FAltLvauZWrZnfQbcL0mQfTphNZLjCPMGn1SAbhQGOh0kfLl4jCqf_HjZMv2gh5ppTYmrPVjhOuaLk-DvD3AffHh4Gvwg/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283443364109458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67ZSxJH0b5OwLAWym9a5qmNu5R1eAntqPbcgAk37t40KVp-k43HsRyV3tWzBrFdQ94Wu0-TO_fH2yrmRdRwuYO6cIh7EnoA6NFlvehwyi-eDeh7ig3iaQ019Io2RKHp7Mg1ZDAEu3eZg/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67ZSxJH0b5OwLAWym9a5qmNu5R1eAntqPbcgAk37t40KVp-k43HsRyV3tWzBrFdQ94Wu0-TO_fH2yrmRdRwuYO6cIh7EnoA6NFlvehwyi-eDeh7ig3iaQ019Io2RKHp7Mg1ZDAEu3eZg/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283439451395698" border="0" /></a><br />Yangtze, China: The Three Gorges Dam has drawn fire from people around the world for its role in raising water levels and displacing millions of Chinese residents in the area. As a work of engineering, however, it is unparalleled. It will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, 600 feet high and holding 1.4 trillion cubic feet of water behind 100 million cubic feet of concrete. This engineering wonder will also eventually provide as much as 10% of China’s vast power needs.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpyb0sEcxGDOHiP8p7pG-r4ulMrFY34RPMCQlvyOkk7wrm167M6ElP9P3Zr2jqgUyGnEP6tXTVC7_c-phoIv4Coy5-cxWWAZ4IhHuzh9vldNjGpjNS-79iHjePE4u0GR0rLC7idL7QIE/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpyb0sEcxGDOHiP8p7pG-r4ulMrFY34RPMCQlvyOkk7wrm167M6ElP9P3Zr2jqgUyGnEP6tXTVC7_c-phoIv4Coy5-cxWWAZ4IhHuzh9vldNjGpjNS-79iHjePE4u0GR0rLC7idL7QIE/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283431098928322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwoa75QyIStXvKHs8ohTG3TbxwKKPPHlpl8ccixc9tgF2MUcS3DHa7p98heq9pd9hWr4xvk6AJORNPvWi6eGFgQ51LgHZB4eyJtNvdo1yIGsp-BdwTEnCaWuVO6BbOu7DTBcri4v6hkI/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwoa75QyIStXvKHs8ohTG3TbxwKKPPHlpl8ccixc9tgF2MUcS3DHa7p98heq9pd9hWr4xvk6AJORNPvWi6eGFgQ51LgHZB4eyJtNvdo1yIGsp-BdwTEnCaWuVO6BbOu7DTBcri4v6hkI/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395283423089959170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasborc4c88Hc2VGfg3vKnlvePN_XZgqoiJ3QTkh9hWlajjOCGH6Dqxgfw0HuBPevoUfASHq1fIuAUWK1nZaUe47TvxIzAonrCP7rlELlx9omRjDLWnx9Bc8mKjpdOM4oC33ML3WKal_E/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasborc4c88Hc2VGfg3vKnlvePN_XZgqoiJ3QTkh9hWlajjOCGH6Dqxgfw0HuBPevoUfASHq1fIuAUWK1nZaUe47TvxIzAonrCP7rlELlx9omRjDLWnx9Bc8mKjpdOM4oC33ML3WKal_E/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395282546969866226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9cMFo-voEckYaXUwZOHHoNXO5EY2MU9MKIRNsoPskm3csrIIltOSkCyTUk9mZqlMdbPWFdRuInZmBMsIIj1hsFiD0vK9FrcL6Eq4_OOfxU1WcKSR31Xa6wrIAx-1-FU9PLgSJbXoTs0/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9cMFo-voEckYaXUwZOHHoNXO5EY2MU9MKIRNsoPskm3csrIIltOSkCyTUk9mZqlMdbPWFdRuInZmBMsIIj1hsFiD0vK9FrcL6Eq4_OOfxU1WcKSR31Xa6wrIAx-1-FU9PLgSJbXoTs0/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395282544314909554" border="0" /></a><br />Boston, Massachusetts: The so-called Big Dig is a massive tunneling project in the heart of Boston, and is the most massive and expensive construction project in the history of the United States (at 15 billion dollars). Disaster and scandal have haunted this endeavor from the beginning, including accidents, deaths and even arrests for criminal negligence. Engineers were forced to navigate a maze of subways, pipes and utility lines in the course of the project, all with minimum disturbance to the bustling streets of Boston above.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXZjahGxil0OetrejRWwPeWhdV60qrpILBq-osv8czRQELeCnVRof0GiIwrKqSxHhYI4uY5NEOAmbHBOTVF_yt_llQ8Cybr7GuK_-gpam7MzQj6f8Khfkg8C1LXNAoDmFLGfNp8lN7A0/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXZjahGxil0OetrejRWwPeWhdV60qrpILBq-osv8czRQELeCnVRof0GiIwrKqSxHhYI4uY5NEOAmbHBOTVF_yt_llQ8Cybr7GuK_-gpam7MzQj6f8Khfkg8C1LXNAoDmFLGfNp8lN7A0/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395282538711398386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNqz2ZnFgf7OlUihVPONIcF70ofxaaiX3sHIIFEOIptQk_jsYBK6j75uwe8WsvO-K2LYEQspltQp96SWc-S0ZQz_cUsYDoU6P1MZIWfHBrL9uALk7VM2IgxkXdPZE4HgLs4mmadpDYwY/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNqz2ZnFgf7OlUihVPONIcF70ofxaaiX3sHIIFEOIptQk_jsYBK6j75uwe8WsvO-K2LYEQspltQp96SWc-S0ZQz_cUsYDoU6P1MZIWfHBrL9uALk7VM2IgxkXdPZE4HgLs4mmadpDYwY/s400/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395282536566052018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCBIhNVSv7tBwDa5smej2V-Gas2tFhlHZWgUWrGMgPU79Zy4yY4QSKXp4hbj6w_oGwxpMOTqx21oPr53wkQuly6NZoAHHAYIf35twJ4pYed_wFktmfWewlVIkbVSClNZQiJesh3q2f5o/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCBIhNVSv7tBwDa5smej2V-Gas2tFhlHZWgUWrGMgPU79Zy4yY4QSKXp4hbj6w_oGwxpMOTqx21oPr53wkQuly6NZoAHHAYIf35twJ4pYed_wFktmfWewlVIkbVSClNZQiJesh3q2f5o/s400/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395282530203007570" border="0" /></a><br />Mubarak, Egypt: The Toshka Project is an amazing attempt to convert a half million acres of desert landscape into arable land. The Mubarak Pumping Station is at the center of this effort, and will channel millions of cubic feet of water per hour. It will ultimately redirect 10% of the country’s water from the Nile and will increase the inhabitable land in Egypt by as much as 25%.</div>Jigoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13663462351209202062noreply@blogger.com0