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emirate of Dubai. More than 800m tall the Burj Dubai has over160 floors and its spire can be seen from 95 km away. It is hoped the unveiling of the world's largest skyscraper will shift international attention away from Dubai's deep financial crisis and rekindle the optimism that fuelled its turbo-charged growth. Billed as a "vertical city" of luxury apartments and offices it boasts four swimming pools, a private library and a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani. The exact height of the $1.5 ...

Author: AsianCorrespondent; Tags: Dubai unveils the world's tallest building Asian news must see excellent what oh my god! look at this! Burj Dubai skyscraper

than 800m (2625ft) high and clad in 26000 glass panels, Burj Dubai has 160 floors and more than 500000 sq m of space for offices and apartments. Construction began in 2004, at the height of an economic boom. The opening comes after a financial crisis which has seen Dubai bailed out by Abu Dhabi. The exact height of the $1.5bn tower is secret, but it far exceeds that of the previous record holder, Taipei 101. It will also lay claim to the highest occupied floor, the tallest service lift, and ...

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the opening of the tower has been delayed twice since construction began in 2004. Its completion marks another milestone for the emirate which has a penchant for breaking records but which has recently found itself in the depths of a financial crisis. The project has been scrutinised by human rights groups, who have objected to its treatment of labourers, as well as by environmentalists who said the tower would act as a power vacuum, increasing the city's already massive carbon footprint. ...

Author: TheVinVid; Tags: Burj Dubai tower worlds tallest building

ski slope in the desert. But the emirate suffered a real estate crash at the end of 2008 when the global financial crisis hit. Investor confidence was badly dented again in November when the emirate's largest conglomerate announced it planned to delay debt repayments. The Burj Khalifa's opening is seen as a positive start to the year and analysts believe Dubai's financial troubles have not hurt sales of the approximately 1100 residential units in the "super-scraper". The Burj has been ...

Author: timesofearth; Tags: Dubai ruler officially opens world's tallest building

Amid a deep financial crisis, Dubai has opened the world's tallest skyscraper. Thousands of residents and tourists crowded today around the tapering half-mile high tower, which stands at least 160 stories high. Dubai's hereditary ruler unveiled a plaque at the tower's base, kicking off inaugural festivities that included traditional Gulf Arab dance performances and skydivers landing parachutes emblazoned with the colors of the United Arab Emirates flag near the tower's base. The exact height ...

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Peter Van Graafeiland, Coastal Federal Credit Union's VP of Mortgage & Business Services, makes the case for raising the cap on credit union business loans. Van Graafeiland also discusses how the financial crisis is affecting the ability of small businesses to access credit and grow. Bills to raise the business lending cap to 25% of assets have been introduced in both the US House & Senate ... S 2919, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act HR 3380, Promoting Lending to Americas Small ...

Author: ncleague; Tags: credit unions member business lending the financial crisis Coastal Federal Credit Union

The city state, which borrowed heavily to finance its grandiose projects, is striving to restructure its mountain of debt and face a serious crisis in its once-booming real estate sector. Related article: History of Dubai mega projects Some observers now appear more confident about Dubai's ability to navigate its way out of the crisis, after many predicted bankruptcy when it requested a debt repayments standstill for its largest group Dubai World in late November. Dubai was bailed out with a ...

Author: TheOno99; Tags: World's tallest tower to open as Dubai faces crisis

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The following contact conversation contains information pertaining not only to the ever-expanding financial crisis but also to the true status of the virtually depleted petroleum reserves, the folly of using bio-fuels (such as corn), and the use of food products for the feeding of domestic pets, as they both irresponsibly consume valuable foods that should be made available for human consumption. (There is also work being done on algae as a fuel but the combustion-based technologies are still ...

Author: Sukofu; Tags: billy meier contact plejaren pleiadians responsibility knowledge enlightment spiritual development future of mankind teachings Merlin King Arthur volcano petroleum reserves

The following contact conversation contains information pertaining not only to the ever-expanding financial crisis but also to the true status of the virtually depleted petroleum reserves, the folly of using bio-fuels (such as corn), and the use of food products for the feeding of domestic pets, as they both irresponsibly consume valuable foods that should be made available for human consumption. (There is also work being done on algae as a fuel but the combustion-based technologies are still ...

Author: Sukofu; Tags: billy meier contact plejaren pleiadians responsibility knowledge enlightment spiritual development future of mankind teachings Merlin King Arthur volcano petroleum reserves