Sunday, May 30, 2010

Towers Around the World

01 Burj Khalifa  Also Known As: Burj Dubai or Dubai Tower Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Developer: Emaar Properties Architect: Adrian Smith, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM) Year: Officially opened January 4, 2010 Height: 828 meters / 2,717 feet (including the spire) Stories: 162 About the Burj Khalifa: Originally named Burj Dubai (or Dubai Tower), the soaring skyscraper is now called Burj Khalifa,...

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Most Expensive Bottles of Alcohol

$1,060,000 - Diva Vodka This bottle of vodka hails from Scotland and its price is the result of how much “bling” you want your bottle to have. The bottle can be encrusted with precious gems: diamonds, rubies, sapphires, etc. Blackwood Distillers makes this triple distilled vodka that is ice-filtered through Nordic birch charcoal and then for some reason is passed through a sand of crushed diamonds and other gems. Absolutely...