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Burj Dubai is world's tallest man-made structure

Agencies
Published: April 07, 2008, 15:57

Dubai: Burj Dubai has surpassed the United States’ KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota to become the world’s tallest man-made structure.

Burj Dubai is now 629 metres high while KVLY-TV, which held the record for the world’s tallest supported structure since 1963, has a height of 628.8 metres.

Burj Dubai is already the world’s tallest building, and at 160 sys, is taller than Taipei 101 (508 metres) in Taiwan and CN Tower (553.33 metres) in Canada.

Burj Dubai is billed to meet all four criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which classifies the world’s tallest structures.

CTBUH measures the height of buildings to the structural top, the highest occupied floor, the top of the roof and the tip of the spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flagpole.

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The KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard, North Dakota, is a television transmitting mast, which was completed in 1963.

Life is a pleasure- enjoy it.

Life is a dream- watch it.

Life is a story-read it.

Life is an anxiety- overcome it.

Life is a tragedy-accept it.

Life is a struggle- win it.

Life is a poem- recite it.

Life is a stage-decorate it.

Life is a play-act in it.

Life is a game play it.
 
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World’s biggest shopping mall to open in Dubai
(DPA)

25 March 2008

Berlin -The biggest shopping centre in the world is being built in Dubai beside the Burj Dubai skyscraper and is due to open in early September.

“The Dubai Mall will have about 1 million square metres of space,” says Rene Hingst of Dubai Tourism at the recent ITB travel fair in Berlin.

 

There will be about 1,200 shops, an ice-rink and an aquarium, according to the real estate company behind the venture.On completion, the Burj Dubai will be highest building in the world.In addition to offices and private apartments, the building will also house the first hotel laid out by Italian fashion designer Georgio Armani which is due to open in 2009.Tourists, who do not plan on staying in the hotel, will also be able to visit the building. There will be special tours with the highlight a trip to the tower’s viewing platform, which according to Hingst, will be the highest in the world.At the moment, the tower has over 165 floors and will have a few more before it is finished.

The building’s final height has not yet been decided on, but the 600 metre mark has been passed. Total height will exceed 700 metres.

I'm sitting here, I'm thinking back to a time when I was young, My memory is clear as day, I'm listening to the dishes clink, You were downstairs; you would sing songs of praise, And all the times we laughed with you, And all the times that you stayed true to us, Now we say, I said, I thank you, I'll always thank you, More than you could know, Than I could ever show, And I love you, I'll always love you, There's nothing I won't do to say these words to you, That you're beautiful forever, You were my mom, You were my dad, The only thing I ever had was you, It's true, And even when the times got hard you were there, To let us know that we'd get through, you showed me how to be a man, You taught me how to understand the things people do, You showed me how to love my God, You taught me that not everyone knows the truth, And I thank you, I'll always thank you, More than you could know, Than I could ever show, And I love you, I'll always love you, There's nothing I won't do to say these words to you, That you will live forever, always

11.1" (272 cm) in height and 490 pounds (222.26 kg) in weight before his death at the age of 22. His height was due to an overactive pituitary gland.
Robert Wadlow was born in Alton, Illinois on February 22 1918. At the time he weighed only 8' 6 ounces (3.8 kg). He attracted attention due to his rapid growth when all his four siblings grew at a more normal speed. At the age of 13 he became the world's tallest Boy Scout with a height of 7'4 (224 cm).
At age 18 his height was 8'4 (254 cm) and he weighed 390 pounds (177 kg). His size 37 ss cost $100.00 a pair.
At the age of 20 Wadlow signed a contract with the International S Company; he received free ss in exchange for a promotional tour. He traveled all around the USA with his father. In 1936 he enrolled in Shurtleff College with the intention of studying law.
By 1937 he had exceeded the previous records. However, his size begun to take its toll. He had to keep braces in his feet to walk and had little sensation in them.
On July 4 1940 Wadlow was taken ill in Manistee, Michigan; a faulty brace had caused a blister and bad infection. Doctors treated him with blood transfusions and emergency surgery but his fever got worse. On July 15 1940 he died in his sleep. He was buried in Alton on July 19.
In 1984 his hometown raised a bronze statue in his memory. His family destroyed his belongings lest they become collectables.
Robert Wadlow's growth chart

Age/Height
8 / 6ft (182 cm)
10 / 6ft 6in (198 cm) 220 pounds (100 kg)
14 / 7ft 4in (224cm)
16 / 7ft 10.5in (240 cm) 365 pounds (166kg)
17 / 8ft 1.5in (248 cm) 400 pounds (180 kg)
18 / 8 ft 4 in (254 cm) 390 pounds (177kg)
22 (on birthday) / 8ft9.5in (268 cm) 491 pounds (223kg)
22 (time of death) / 8ft 11.1in (272 cm) 490 pounds (222kg)

History and leaders

 

Dubai began life as a small fishing village. It expanded in the early 19th century when large numbers of the Bani Yas tribe settled there. 

The population had to depend on the sea for their livelihood. It provided fish, pearls and trade. The hamlet soon turned into a small trading port based around the mouth of the Creek.

As now seems the norm in Dubai - investors and expatriates quickly arrived. Settlers from Iran, India and Baluchistan began to settle in the port town.

A large number of Indians were also attracted to Dubai and in the 1930’s sizeable communities from Bahrain, Kuwait and other areas of Arabia added to the ethnic melting pot. The British first arrived almost two decades later.

The decline of the traditional pearl diving industry and the second world war all conspired to hit Dubai's prosperity as a small trading port - although it did recover in the 1960s.

However, it was then that things would change forever. The discovery of oil in the late 1960s would act as the catalysy for modern day Dubai.

The basis of Dubai’s economy became oil, which it began pumping in 1969. It boasted big reserves for a population of only 100,000 citizens, but in comparison to the rest of the Gulf these reserves were low.

Realising the emirate could not rely on oil forever, Dubai’s then leader, Shaikh Rashid began the foundations of the thriving city you see today.

The ruling family of Dubai is the Al Maktoums. The successful early development of Dubai was thanks to the long rules of HH Shaikh Saeed Al Maktoum (1912 - 1958) followed by his son HH Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

It was in 1958 that Shaikh Rashid began pushing Dubai ahead on all levels to create a modern state.

The current ruler of Dubai is Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

He was sworn in as Ruler of Dubai at the beginning of 2006 after the death of his brother Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

In his capacity as Crown Prince, General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum had been the public face of Dubai and the driving force behind Dubai's rapid recent growth as Shaikh Maktoum took a back seat in his later years.

He is a man well known across the world for his vision and ambition, as well as his passion for racing and the ownership of the glo racing brand Godolphin.

An unprecedented level of building and investment has taken place in the last decade under the guidance of Shaikh Mohammad - turning Dubai into a major tourist and economic centre.