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Japan Before And After 11/03/2011

2011-03-16T05:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

Top 09 Most Expensive Accidents in History

2011-03-01T21:51:00.000-08:00

09. Titanic $150 Million

The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today's dollars).

8. Tanker Truck vs Bridge $358 Million

On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany. The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the A4 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge. Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $318

7. MetroLink Crash $500 Million

On September 12, 2008, in what was one of the worst train crashes in California history, 25 people were killed when a Metrolink commuter train crashed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Los Angeles. It is thought that the Metrolink train may have run through a red signal while the conductor was busy text messaging. Wrongful death lawsuits are expected to cause $500 million in losses for Metrolink.

6. B-2 Bomber Crash $1.4 Billion

Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we're only #7 on the list). This B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an air base in Guam on February 23, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system. This resulted in the aircraft making a sudden nose-up move which made the B-2 stall and crash. This was 1 of only 21 ever built and was the most expensive aviation accident in history. Both pilots were able to eject to safety.

5. Exxon Valdez $2.5 Billion

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not a large one in relation to the world's biggest oil spills, but it was a costly one due to the remote location of Prince William Sound (accessible only by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when the ship's master, Joseph Hazelwood, left the controls and the ship crashed into a Reef. The cleanup cost Exxon $2.5 billion

4. Piper Alpha Oil Rig $3.4 Billion

The world's worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world's single largest oil producer, spewing out 317,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part of routine maintenance, technicians removed and checked safety valves which were essential in preventing dangerous build-up of liquid gas. There were 100 identical safety valves which were checked. Unfortunately, the technicians made a mistake and forgot to replace one of them. At 10 PM that same night, a technician pressed a start button for the liquid gas pumps and the world's most expensive oil rig accident was set in motion.Within 2 hours, the 300 foot platform was engulfed in flames. It eventually collapsed, killing 167 workers and resulting in $3.4 Billion in damages.

3. Challenger Explosion $5.5 Billion

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff due on January 28, 1986 due to a faulty O-ring. It failed to seal one of the joints, allowing pressurized gas to reach the outside. This in turn caused the external tank to dump its payload of liquid hydrogen causing a massive explosion. The cost of replacing the Space Shuttle was $2 billion in 1986 ($4.5 billion in today's dollars). The cost of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of lost equipment cost $450 million from 1986-1987 ($1 Billion in today's dollars).

2. Prestige Oil Spill $12 Billion

On November 13, 2002, the Prestige oil tanker was carrying 77,000 tons of heavy fuel oil when one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia, Spain. Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, expecting them to take the ship into harbour. However, pressure from local authorities forced the captain to steer the ship away from the coast. The captain tried to get help from the French and Portuguese authorities, but they too ordered the ship away from their shores. The storm eventually took its toll on the ship resulting in the tanker splitting in half and releasing 20 million gallons oil into the sea.According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.

1. Space Shuttle Columbia $13 Billion

The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space worthy shuttle in NASA's orbital fleet. It was destroyed during re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003 after a hole was punctured in one of the wings during launch 16 days earlier. The original cost of the shuttle was $2 Billion in 1978. That comes out to $6.3 Billion in today's dollars. $500 million was spent on the investigation, making it the costliest aircraft accident investigation in history. The search and recovery of debris cost $300 million.In the end, the total cost of the accident (not including replacement of the shuttle) came out to $13 Billion according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Buddhist Innovations in Mobile Technology..................

2011-02-06T10:42:00.000-08:00

Charge mobile with peepal leave (Boo Kola)

Its very Strange But True Very True.

Now, you do not require any mobile charger to charge your mobiles. Only there is need to use green leaf of peepal tree and after some time your mobile will get charged..

No soon the people came to learn this development, they tested it and found encouraging results. If your mobile has been discharged and you are inside a jungle then you need not to use any charger. You Should pluck two peepal leaves and your work would be done..

It is very good idea and easy to charge your mobile. You would have to open your mobile battery and connect it with peepal leaf. After that without shaking mobile set you should set the battery in your mobile set. After some time your mobile would be charged.

Though it is unbelievable but as soon as the residents of Chitrakoot came to know about the discovery they could not believe the news. But when they saw it practically then the incident proved true.

Now hundreds of mobile holders are using this technique and charging their mobiles.

Several persons including Sushil Kumar Shukla, Santosh Verma, principal of Mahatma Gandhi School , Raj Karan Patel, Shyam Patel, Shekhar Dwivedi, Pramod Gupta, Manager of Gayatri temple, RN Tripathi proved the incident true.

Whereas according to the botanists, it is just changing mutual energy into electrical energy power can be saved in battery. Similarly, it is also possible. They said that it is the subject of research.

Step by Step guide to charge your mobile battery using peepal leaf

1- Open your mobile cover

2- Take out your battery

3- Take two to three fresh leaves of peepal/pipal/ ashwattha tree

4- Touch the stub of these leaves on your mobile battery terminal for a minute

5- Clean the mobile battery terminal with the soft cloth

6- Put your battery again in your mobile and switch it on

7- Now you can see the result

8- If required repeat the process with fresh leaves

Burj Khalifa will not be the tallest building in the world

2011-02-06T10:33:00.000-08:00

Burj Dubai will not be the tallest building in the world.

channel 2

2011-01-12T10:04:00.000-08:00

channel 2

If you are like an ant..........

2010-10-13T01:38:00.000-07:00

Friends,

I recollect a story where the ant was working overtime in Summer & storing food for the rainy day. The grasshopper was singing all day in Summer & when there was no food during his rainy day, went to the ant & sought help. The ant said "If you sang all through in Summer then dance your way through the rainy day".

This present day story(sent by a senior colleague of mine is superb) ......VERY VERY TRUE . I cant help feeling sorry for the ant,,,.

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Common Wealth Games - 2010

2010-10-06T02:02:00.000-07:00

Common Wealth Games - 2010

Several English teams have delayed their arrival in New Delhi because of hygiene concerns!!!

Medias are eager to find mistakes of poor Indian Hygiene

Now go through the following snaps from UK.

Concerns of Hygiene is not just a problem of India.

Forward this mail to all citizens, especially media people, who just see the Best of Foreigners and Worst of our Country.

Admit our inexperience in conducting such a big event,

Come out to support INDIA.

Use Full Excel File

2010-10-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

Unit Conversion

Date Of Birth

Train

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ALEC Engineering & Contracting LLC

2010-09-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

About ALEC

Based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, ALEC is a contractor delivering high quality buildings in the Middle East. With a turnover of close to $US 1 Billion per annum.

STRATEGY

“To timeously execute select building projects, by utilizing proactive management skills with carefully selected Clients and Consultants in order to achieve an optimum return”

PROJECTS

Media One (Al Jaber Tower)

A 43 storey mixed use tower, including a 267 bedroom, four star business hotel, with bars, restaurants, health club, conference facilities, 20 floors of office space and 7 floors of podium parking. The building is situated in a prime position in Dubai Media City.

Dubai Marina Mall & Hotel/Apartments

The Dubai Marina Mall complex includes the Dubai Marina Mall Hotel & Serviced Apartments, the Dubai Marina Mall, a modern shopping, and entertainment destination and an 8 storey gourmet tower dedicated to diverse restaurants. The complex features a 200 room five star hotel and 440 hotel apartments, while the mall contains 180 outlets.

Marina Plaza (Plot 3 F)

The 41 floor shell and core commercial office tower Marina Plaza is part of the Dubai Marina Mall complex, overlooking the Marina.

NEWS

06.07.10 - ALEC MEP is Awarded Shangri-La Saadiyat Beach Resort
Al Jaber has awarded ALEC MEP the full scope of MEP works on the Shangri-La Saadiyat Beach Resort in Abu Dhabi worth an estimated AED 135 million in joint venture with Trans Gulf.
...more »

05.07.10 - ALEC Awarded Dubai Country Club
Dubai Country Club has awarded ALEC the design and build of the new Dubai Country Club located on the 611 highway, behind Arabian Ranches worth an estimated AED 97.5 million.
...more »

22.05.10 - ALEC Awarded Abu Dhabi Airport T1 Refurbishment
ADAC through SCADIA have awarded ALEC the refurbishment and enhancement of Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal One, an upgrade of the Terminal and construction of a new Arrivals Hall.
...more »

17.05.10 - ALEC MEP Awarded additional villa's at Al Falah Community Development
SPK Construction has awarded the Joint Venture of ALEC MEP and El Mech Electromechanical Works (EMW) LLC the subcontract for the whole electro-mechanical works required for 730 villas at Village 4, Al Falah Community Development in Abu Dhabi.
...more »

17.05.10 - ALEC Awarded The One and Only Royal Mirage Arrival and Departure Lounge (Civils and FitOut Packages)
Further to the refurbishment of the hotel rooms already in progress, work commenced on the 12th May 2010 on a beach lounge which serves as a rendezvous point for hotel guests to transit to the Royal Mirage on the Palm Jumeirah by boat.
...more »

10.05.10 - ALEC MEP Awarded the One and Only Royal Mirage Beach Lounge
The One & Only Royal Mirage has awarded ALEC MEP the Beach Lounge worth an estimated AED 3.6 Million.
...more »

20.04.10 - ALEC FitOut Awarded ID Contract for Park Hyatt Hotel Saadiyat Island
ALEC Fit Out will be carrying out the ID installation to the main 6 story hotel block and the 11 Villas comprising a total of 314 keys.
...more »

16.03.10 - Mirdif City Centre Opens to the Public on 16th March 2010
At the opening ceremony of the mall on Tuesday 16th March, ALEC was commended for their efforts in achieving the scheduled opening date to the highest standard of quality. Peter Walichnowski, Chief Executive of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, noted that this was "one of the best and most completed malls in the region upon opening ".
...more »

15.03.10 - ALEC Fit Out Awarded The One & Only Royal Mirage: Summer Maintenance Phase II
The One and Only Royal Mirage: Summer Maintenance Phase II has been awarded to ALEC Fit Out worth an estimated 21 million dirhams.
...more »

21.02.10 - Al Falah Community Villas MEP to be performed by ALEC
ALEC MEP, in joint venture with EMW, has commenced with MEP works on the Al Falah Community Villas (Villages 2 & 3) project in Abu Dhabi.
...more »

16.02.10 - Mirdif City Centre set to open in March 2010
ALEC enters the home stretch in delivering the next super regional shopping mall to be opened by Majid Al Futtaim.
...more »

13.02.10 - ALEC to build Shangri La Hotel - Saadiyat Island
ALEC has successfully bid to construct a 5 star resort hotel on Saadiyat beach, Abu Dhabi.
...more »

16.11.09 - ALEC MEP Awarded AX140 SAS Containment Package at Dubai International Airport Expansion - Phase II

The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority have awarded ALEC the Design, Supply and Installation of the AX140 SAS Containment Package worth an estimated AED 160 million.
...more »

14.11.09 - ALEC MEP Awarded Park Hyatt
Abu Dhabi National Hotels awarded ALEC MEP the Park Hyatt Hotel MEP works on Saadiyat Island worth an estimated AED120 million in a joint venture with Trans Gulf.
...more »

13.11.09 - ALEC Wins Contractor Of The Year 2009
At the 5th Annual Construction Week Awards held at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai on 4 November 2009, ALEC was nominated for four awards and received the following accolades:
...more »

25.10.09 - Media One Hotel Dubai opens 25th October 2009
Media One Hotel Dubai opens to customers on the 25th October 2009.
...more »

25.10.09 - Art Cars exhibition held in the grounds of Manarat Al Saadiyat
Art Cars exhibition held in the grounds of Manarat Al Saadiyat, the new 15,400 square metre dedicated artistic venue on Saadiyat Island
...more »

25.10.09 - Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort & Spa opens 25th October 2009
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort & Spa by Anantara officially opened on 25th October.

...more »

22.10.09 - ALEC FITOUT awarded Reel Cinemas at Dubai Marina Mall
ALEC management is pleased to announce that EMAAR has awarded ALEC FITOUT the Reel Cinemas at Dubai Marina Mall.
...more »

22.10.09 - ALEC DIC Yard opens 22nd October 2009
ALEC is pleased to announce the opening of the DIC Yard at Dubai Industrial City on 22nd October.

...more »

16.10.09 - The Address Dubai Marina Mall opens 16th October 2009
The Address, Dubai Marina opened on October 16 and will be the third Address hotel in the emirate.

...more »

24.06.09 - ALEC Awarded Park Hyatt Hotel - Saadiyat Island, North Beach, Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi National Hotels awarded ALEC the Beach Resort and Hotel at Saadiyat Island worth an estimated AED 672 million, which will be operated by Park Hyatt.
...more »

22.06.09 - University of Pretoria Students Visit ALEC
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...more »

22.04.09 - ALEC Awarded Dubai International Airport Expansion - Phase II (AX 124 - Finishes, MEP, SAS, Signage for Concourse 3)
Dubai Civil Aviation Authority has awarded ALEC the Dubai International Airport Expansion - Phase II worth in excess of 4 billion dirhams. The contract duration is approx. 2 and half years with a built up area of 528 000m2
...more »

02.03.09 - ALEC is awarded Caravanserai Hotel (Phase 1) Empty Quater - Abu Dhabi
Sorouh has awarded ALEC the Caravanserai Hotel (Phase 1) worth 5.8 million.

...more »

31.12.08 - ALEC Awarded Golf Links Club House, Yas Island - Abu Dhabi
ALDAR has awarded ALEC a 212 million contract to commence in January 2009.
...more »

22.12.08 - Dubai Marina Mall opens to the public

Dubai Marina Mall opened to the public on the 22nd December 2008.
...more »

13.11.08 - ALEC wins Hotel Project of the Year at Gulf States Building Awards 2008
ALEC is delighted to inform that at the Gulf States Building Awards 2008 ceremony held at Madinat Jumeirah Hotel on Thursday 13th November 2008; ALEC was
nominated for 2 awards.
...more »

11.06.08 - ALEC awarded the Contractor of the Year Award at the 4th Annual Construction Week Awards 2008
ALEC was presented with the Contractor of the Year award at the Construction Week Awards 2008. Now in its fourth year, the event has established itself as the biggest night in the regional construction calendar.
...more »

26.05.08 - ALEC voted as one of the UAE's top three contractors
At a function held at the Fairmont Hotel in Dubai, ALEC was honoured by being voted as one of the top three contractors in the UAE at the 2008 Construction Gulf Awards.
...more »

21.05.08 - ALEC launches new logo and branding
ALEC's new corporate image and logo was launched at a breakfast function attended by ALEC's key clients, consultants and senior management. The mdernising of ALEC's image and logo is part of the company's continuous desire to improve and renew, as well as to reflect our heritage and and future aspirations.
...more »

18.05.08 - ALEC awarded AED 3bn project at Dubai World Trade Centre
Dubai World Trade Centre has awarded the construction of the Dubai World Trade Centre District - Phase 1 to ALEC.
...more »

16.05.08 - ALEC Climbs to new heights for charity
ALEC entered a team of 15 employees in the annual Medicines Sans Frontiers "Vertical Marathon", where participants raced up the stairs to the top of the 52nd floor of the Emirates Towers Office Building.
...more »

14.12.07 - ALEC Celebrates its Second Annual Day, December 13th 2007
On 13th December 2007 Kez Taylor (Managing Director of ALEC) raised the curtain at the Annual ALEC Day showing a backdrop exhibiting the ALEC projects executed and being executed in the UAE to date. The event is held annually by ALEC for the entire labour force, of which there were over 7 000 in attendance.
...more »

26.11.07 - ALEC cleans up at 2007 Construction Week Awards
ALEC was honoured with the Supreme Judges Award - the top award at the annual Construction Week Awards held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. This is in addition to receiving the Medium Project of the Year award for Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels, and being highly commended for Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri (Major Project of the Year), for Contractor of the Year, and for the Health & Safety award.
...more »

08.09.07 - MAF award ALEC Mirdif City Centre Project
Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls have awarded their largest ever contract (AED 1.9 billion) to ALEC to construct the Mirdif City Centre retail development. The shopping centre will be of a similar size to The Mall of The Emirates (+/-500,000m2).
...more »

13.08.07 - Between the Bridges - Shangri La Hotel Completion
On the 12th August 2007, the Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri opened its doors to paying guests.
...more »

14.07.07 - ALEC Support Office Relocate to Dubai Industrial City
Al Jaber L.E.G.T Engineering and Contracting L.L.C (ALEC) has relocated its support office to Jebel Ali's Dubai Industrial City.
...more »

08.07.07 - Emaar award ALEC the construction of Marina Plaza
ALEC have been awarded the AED 535 million office tower adjacent to their current 365,000 sqm Dubai Marina Mall Hotel and apartments project.
...more »

07.07.07 - TDIC Award Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort & Spa Contract to ALEC
Tourist Development Investment Company have awarded the construction of the Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort & Spa to ALEC.
...more »

07.06.07 - Kempinski Hotel Mall of The Emirates Receive Awards
After the successful completion of the hotel ALEC is proud to have contributed to the achievement of the following awards:
...more »

Karimnagar Blog

2010-09-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

Karimnagar Map

Karimnagar Location

Karimnagar lies to the north east of the capital city of Andhra Pradesh state, Hyderabad. It is situated at a distance of about 154 kilometres from the latter city. Karimanagar proximate with the northern most regions of the state. The place sees as its neighboring regions the districts of Adilaad, Warrangal and Nizamabad.

Intro

Karimanagar is a popular place in Andhra Pradesh and credits are shared by a number of factors. The place is a famous Vedic learning centre and features many sacred places. Karimnagar is provided with great many resources in the form of rich bio-diversity that is quite prevalent here. River Godavari flows through the town and support the vegetation. The region is further provided with many big industrial units.

Attractions

Religious sites at Karimnagar are the key tourist and pilgrim attractions. Holy places including Kaleshwaram, Kondgattu, Vemulawada and Dharmapuri are very popular. These places represent some of the ancient worshipping places in the region. The temples erected here ear a great rush of the locals and pilgrims coming from far off places. There is a fort at Elgandal that depicts the grandeur and pompous style of living by the ancient kings. There is a museum called Archeology Museum present in the town that contains some fascinating archives and pieces belonging to some bygone era.

Accessibility

Karimnagar can be accessed by train via Warrangal. The trains from Hyderabad goes through the region of Warrangal and then to Karimnagar. There are bus services for Warrangal and from Warrangal one can hit the road to Karimnagar.

History

Karimnagar has a unique history just like most of India’s country. Karimnagar got its title from the Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quadri and it became one of Nizams capital. Famous Prime Ministers, such as P.V. Narasimha Rao was in this region.

Etymology

Earlier, Karimnagar called as Yelagandala (Telugu: యెలగండల representing native Telangana people. Later on Nizams changed the name as Karimnagar which derives its name from Syed Karimullah Shah Saheb Quiladar, and was a centre for Vedic learning etc.

Geography

The district covers an area of 11,823 km². It is bounded on the north by Adilabad District, on the northeast by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states, on the south by Warangal District, on the southwest by Medak District, and on the west by Nizamabad District. The largest town in the district is the Karimnagar with 550,000 and
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District demographics

The district had a population of 3,491,822 of which 19.44% were urban as of 2001.[1]
population density: 294 persons/km².
Literacy: 56%
male: 67.86%
female: 44.19%

Administration

Mr. G.D.Aruna, IAS is the collector of the district of Karimnagar.
Mr. N Shivashankar reddy, IPS is the Superintendent of Police of Karimnagar District.

Mandals

Karimnagar district has 57 Mandals (Taluqas or revenue and administrative units)
1) Ibrahimpatnam
2) Mallapur
3) Raikal
4) Sarangapur
5) Dharmapuri
6) Velgatoor
7) Ramagundam
8) Kamanpur
9) Manthani
10) Kataram
11) Mahadevpur
12) Muttaram-Mahadevpur
13) Malhar
14) Muttaram-Manthani
15) Kalva Srirampur
16) Peddapalli
17) Julapalli
18) Dharmaram
19) Gollapally
20) Jagtial
21) Medipalli
22) Korutla
23) Metpally
24) Kathlapur
25) Chandurthi
26) Kodimial
27) Gangadhara
28) Mallial
29) Pegadapalle
30) Choppadandi
31) Sultanabad
32) Odela
33) Jammikunta
34) Veenavanka
35) Manakondur
36) Karimnagar
37) Ramadugu
38) Boinpalli
39) Vemulawada
40) Konaraopeta
41) Yellareddipet
42) Gambhiraopet
43) Mustabad
44) Sirsilla
45) Ellanthakunta
46) Bejjanki
47) Thimmapur
48) Kesavapatnam
49) Huzurabad
50) Kamalapur
51) Elkathurthi
52) Saidapur
53) Chigurumamidi
54) Koheda
55) Husnabad
56) Bheemadevarpalle
57) Eligedu

Prominent People

P. V. Narasimha Rao, Former Prime Minister of India[2]
M. Satyanarayana Rao, Former AICC General Secretary, Former Minister of State, Present APSRTC Chairman.
Late D.Sripada Rao Former Speaker of A.P Legislative assembly
Dr C.Narayana Reddy, Gnana peet awardee.