Commonwealth Game 2010 in India

About Common Wealth Game

A common wealth game is held after every four years in which every member of common wealth nations participates. This year the 19th edition of Commonwealth Games 2010 is scheduled to be held in New Delhi the capital city of India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. This is the best time to travel to Delhi, which has average daytime temperatures of near about 22°C.

The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in Delhi and India generally, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games will be held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

You can visit many of Delhi’s numerous heritage sites and monuments, sample world class cuisine and entertainment at the city’s numerous hotels and restaurants, shop till you drop at the various malls and shopping outlets the city provides, and experience all that this vibrant, exciting city has to offer.

General Information of Delhi:

Area: 1,483 sq .km
Altitude : 239 m above sea level
Population – Over 15 Million.
Language - Hindi, English, Urdu and Punjabi.
Climate : Extreme Hot in Summer and Cold in Winter
Best time to Visit : October to March

The Key Partners of the Common Wealth Game's are:

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF);
Indian Olympics Association (IOA);
Organising Committee (OC);
Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD);
Government of India (GoI).

Venue

The 17 sports to feature in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi will be held at six venue clusters and five stand alone venues in Delhi. Ceremonies, Athletics, Lawn Bowls and Weightlifting will be held at Cluster I: Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex; Cycling, Gymnastics and Wrestling at Cluster II: Indira Gandhi Sports Complex; Archery (Qualification Rounds) and Table Tennis at Cluster III: Yamuna Sports Complex; Badminton and Squash at Cluster IV: Siri Fort Sports Complex; Hockey and Archery Finals (India Gate) at Cluster V: MDC National Stadium Complex; and Swimming and Boxing at Cluster VI: Talkatora Garden Complex.

Twenty-six new training venues are being constructed for the Delhi 2010 for different sports. Work has been initiated on all the training venues and is progressing satisfactorily. Apart from this, 16 training venues are being upgraded and will be ready on schedule.

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Discover the value of Vacation Rentals in Dubai

The city of Dubai is located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Asia. The UAE consists of seven different emirates or principalities, the largest of which contains the capital city, Abu Dhabi. Dubai located on West Coast of the Emirates on the Persian Gulf, attracts several million visitors each year. The city continues to be one of the prime spots for anyone looking for exotic indulgence and luxury. Dubai has a sub-tropical, arid climate. Rainfall is infrequent and irregular. Falling mainly in winter, it amounts to some five days a year. Temperatures range from a low of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit to a high 118 degrees.

Things you shouldn't miss at Dubai:

Bruj Khalifa
Desert Safari
Dubai Heritage Village
Ski Dubai
Dhow Cruise
Souks (Traditional Markets)
Visit the Gold Market
Eat Shawarma
Wild Wadi
Burj Al Arab

Some things you must know before taking vacation in Dubai

Visa requirements
Liquor
Car rentals
Driving
Accommodation options
Best time to have holidays in Dubai
Avoid Ramadan
Shopping tips
Language
Law

Festivals and Events

Dubai Summer Surprises
Middle East International Motor Show
Dubai Tennis Championships
Ramadan
Eid Al Fitr
Eid Al Adha

Now hurry and pack your bags to enjoy a grandeur vacation at Dubai.

Burj Khalifa , Dubai - The World's Tallest Building

The World's Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa officially opened Jan. 4 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.The height of Burj Khalifa is 828 meters, or 2,716.5 feet. The building was designed by Chicago Architect ADRIAN SMITH."It was the culmination of many years of work and one of the most thrilling moments of my career," said Smith, who left SOM in 2006 to start his own firm, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.

"The Burj Dubai, now Burj Khalifa, was designed not for ego gratification or to fulfill a list of superlatives. It was designed to lift the spirits of a nation and a culture, and to bring joy and inspiration to its citizens."

The design of Burj Khalifa was commissioned by its developer, Emaar Properties, after SOM won a design competition in early 2003. Smith's design of the form of the building is geometric in plan, starting with three branches and three pods. Setbacks occur at each program element, decreasing the tower's mass as it rises toward the sky. At the tower's top, the central core emerges and is sculpted to form a finishing spire. Views of the Arabian Gulf and city are maximized throughout the building through the use of a Y-shaped floor plan inspired in part by certain early designs of Mies van der Rohe as well as Chicago's Lake Point Tower.

Emaar was interested in having Burj Dubai be the tallest building in the world, but that standard could have been met with a building much shorter than the one Smith and his team ended up designing. But Smith envisioned Burj as a very elegant, slender building, and to resolve the design in an appropriately proportional way required a great deal of height-quite a bit more than Emaar had originally expected. In the end, the height of the project was changed from 700 meters (2,296 feet) to "something taller" when Smith changed the massing at the tower's top. (The world's next-tallest building is Taiwan's Taipei 101 at 1,670 feet.) Burj Dubai's official height was announced last week at 828 meters, or 2,716.5 feet.

Burj Khalifa will continue to be the world's tallest building for at least five years, since no announced projects of greater height have actually broken ground yet, and it will take at least five years of construction for another tower to exceed the height of the Burj.

Burj Khalifa includes luxury condominiums, the world's first Armani hotel with ballroom and support amenities, meeting facilities, 50,000 sm of luxury office space, restaurants, health club, spa, outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, the world's highest public observatory, three floors for communications equipment, 6 mechanical floors and 3,000 parking spaces. The tower's gross area is over 300,000 sm above grade, a total of 450,000 sm including below-grade levels.

Smith's design focuses on several unique problems posed by supertall buildings. Coordination of the results of wind tunnel testing and concerns with stack effect led to the development of special elements and mitigation strategies within the building and at the many building terraces. Window washing and the need to maintain the building's exterior wall led to the design of a system that incorporates over a dozen specialized mechanized units at several levels of the tower. Other innovative use of materials and systems include high-efficiency lighting; reduction in urban heat island effect with large water features and extensive landscaping above the garage podium roofs; and use of a site-wide gray-water system for irrigation including recovered condensate.

Wind tunnel tests were conducted to ensure the tower would perform optimally in response to weather conditions. In response to the tests, Smith and his design team sculpted the tower's shape, in particular by staggering the setback heights, to shed the negative forces of the wind moving around the building, which he calls "confusing the wind." He and the team also took several steps to mitigate the stack effect, which in Burj means that, due to the height of the building and difference between the internal and external temperature, indoor air tries to travel downward and flow out of the bottom of the building.

Skyscrapers such as Burj Khalifa are inherently sustainable because they accommodate a large number of people on a small footprint, which helps save agricultural land from development and reduce carbon emission associated with commuting to and from suburbs. They also offer efficient vertical and horizontal transportation systems, encouraging the use of public transit and creating increasingly walkable cities. Supertall buildings can also be formed to further decrease their environmental effect and become "super-sustainable." These structures can take advantage of the faster wind speeds at higher altitudes and drive wind toward building-integrated turbines to generate power. Because they are less likely to have shadows cast on them, high-rises also make efficient use of building-integrated photovoltaic systems to absorb solar power and generate energy. And deep foundations make them ideal for geothermal heating and radiant cooling systems.

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Highest Buildings in The World

I have already listed some top beaches in the world and also explained three beaches out of them in my previous articles. All these places are best choice for vacation rental. Now I want to share something new. I thing anybody spend his/her leisure time as vacation rental and gain some knowledge about some special places of the whole world. These are some historical buildings in the world.


Burj Khalifa, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (167 Stories)
The Sears Tower – 1451 ft (452 m) 108 Stories
Empire State Building – 1250 ft (381 m) – 102 Stories
Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan – 1671 ft (509 m) 101 Stories
Shanghai World Financial Center – 1614 ft (492 m) 101 Stories
Petronas Twin Towers – 1483 ft (452 m) 88 Stories
Jin Mao Tower – 1380 ft (421 m) 88 Stories
Two International Finance Center (IFC) – 1362 ft (415 m) 88 Stories
CITIC Plaza – 1283 ft (391 m) 80 Stories
Shun Hing Square – 1260 ft (382 m) 69 Stories

Out of these some buildings are under constructions and some proposed which are make some history in coming future.

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Luxury Holiday Rentals – Is it only for the wealthy?

Holiday rental (Vacation rental) is a term which is used frequently in the travel industry.
This phase mostly used in the UK.

Then come to the second point Luxury Holiday Rentals. It is depend s yourself what luxury means. Multi star hotels, luxury cruises, expensive exotic cuisine, first class air travel and Hollywood style perfect vacation is a real luxury holiday. Not only that, it is a dream holiday for almost everyone out there, planning a retreat from the stressful work and routine life. If you have a pocket to support this kind of holiday, go ahead, search on the internet, or contact a travel agent. You would get an endless list of luxury holidays in all over the world.

Almost all continents of the world have luxury-holiday attractions. Travel agents cash on the luxury packages they offer to their customers- like a stay in a five, six or seven star hotel; the luxury facilities offered by that hotel; the panoramic views of the holiday destination; its historical or natural significance; its exclusivity and other features.

Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Italy, Islands in the Caribbean Sea, India, Morocco and many other places in the world or in your native country offer amazing holiday packages, which can be termed as luxury holidays by all means.

If you look at the concept of holiday, you shall realize that a true holiday is a luxury anyway! You get a break from the norms and problems of your everyday life. You do not have to get up early in the morning in order to rush to your workplace. You have all the time in the world to spend with your loved ones or your family. You are enjoying the weather; you are relaxed, carefree and happy. This is what luxury-holidays are, and they are not just meant for the wealthy.

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Best Romantic Beach in the World - Maroma Beach,Yucatan, Mexico.

Maroma beach is one of the best beach of the world. It is situated at the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and only 30 miles from Cancun. Mexico. It is also called the most romantic beach in Mexico.

Best time to visit Maroma Beach :There is tropical climate in this part of Mexico. The minimum temperature is about 60F and the maximum temperature is about 90F. . The dry months are Mar and Apr, while Sept and Oct are the months of rain due typhoon season.

How to go :Cancun International Airport is the nearest international airport, and just about 20 miles from Maroma - about a 30 minutes drive from Maroma.

While you are There :Don't neglect Maroma's spa services. You can select from wide range of therapies and serives like massages, yoga, ayurveda, facials, reflexology, meditation and many more...

Traveling Tips : The on-site office at Maroma ensures that travelers can roam and take benefit of the many exquisite opportunities available at both the surroundings as well as the resort. Rent a car and visit Mayan ruins, the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve and the Contoy Island bird sanctuary. One of the world's largest barrier reefs is located offshore and is perfect for a snorkeling trip. Lovers of water can also take pleasure in the cave diving, kayaking and river trips. On arrival, take in the property that introduces a meditation area and the sentry point to the visitors.

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World’s Best Beaches - Biarritz Beach, France.

France is a republic in Western Europe and the largest country in Europe bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.

France is beast vacation rental place in Europe with wonderful features of beaches. The main reason is France borders two major bodies of water: the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterannean Sea.

There are several top beaches in France which are attract the visitors which are want to spent some time at France. Those are Biarritz, Cannes, Menton Beach, Arcachon Beach, St. Jean de Luz St., Cap d’Agde, La Rochelle etc.

One of the best beaches Biarritz of France is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine region. It’s altitude 0 m–85 m, 11.66 km² Land Area and just 18 kilometers from the border with Spain.

Biarritz is just 2 hrs. from London through Plane, 5 hrs. from Paris through Train and about 8 hrs. from Paris. From June to September is the best time for a beach holiday in Biarritz. During this time daytime temperatures climb to around 25°C (77°F).

From late spring to autumn the majority of visitors to Biarritz are wealthy Western Europeans who flock to the upmarket hotels of this glitzy resort. Expansive beaches, challenging waves, museums, a smorgasbord of restaurants and Biarritz's close proximity to a wealth of world class golf courses means that the resort attracts everyone from surfers to holidaying families.

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