World’s largest food event to generate record trade in Feb. - Al Arabiya English

World’s largest food event to generate record trade in Feb. - Al Arabiya English:


Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world's tallest - Crossroads Today

Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world's tallest - Crossroads Today: "The race to the top has just gotten tighter, with two rising mega-towers in the Middle East battling to become the world's tallest.

Construction has now begun on The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor, a vast waterfront development, with completion scheduled for ahead of the Dubai's Expo 2020 trade fair, which kicks off in October that year.

Piercing through a canopy of clouds, The Tower, at 3,045ft (928m), aims to take the title of world's tallest tower, which the 2,723ft-tall (830m) Burj Khalifa, also in Dubai, has held since 2010.

But it's got competition. The Jeddah Tower, in Saudi Arabia, is also slated to finish in 2020.

When completed, this gleaming vertical will be 236ft (72m) taller than Dubai's creation.

That means if The Tower in Dubai wants the world title, even for a short time, it has to open its doors before the Jeddah Tower."



10 Facts About the Jeddah Tower, the Soon-To-Be Tallest Building in the World - Architizer: "Construction is well under way on the soon-to-be-tallest building in the world: The Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will stand at least 3,280 feet tall, and was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture of Chicago. It is part of the larger development, Jeddah Economic City, and will be the first structure in the world to reach the one-kilometer-high mark (the original design was to be one-mile-high (1.6 km), but the geology of the area was not suitable for that height)."


Where Will Qantas’ New Route Rank Among the World's Longest Flights? | TravelPulse

Where Will Qantas’ New Route Rank Among the World's Longest Flights? | TravelPulse:




Party with 300 friends on world’s longest bus

Party with 300 friends on world’s longest bus:




World’s largest Rube Goldberg machine lights up Christmas tree | FM NewsTalk 97.1

World’s largest Rube Goldberg machine lights up Christmas tree | FM NewsTalk 97.1:




Worlds Largest LNG Company Created After Qatar Merger - Oil and Gas News

Worlds Largest LNG Company Created After Qatar Merger - Oil and Gas News:




South Australian family prepares to take over world's largest cattle station - ABC Rural - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

South Australian family prepares to take over world's largest cattle station - ABC Rural - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):




Todd McCarthy: The 10 Best Films of 2016 | Hollywood Reporter

Todd McCarthy: The 10 Best Films of 2016 | Hollywood Reporter:




The top 10 leaders you can follow on LinkedIn

The top 10 leaders you can follow on LinkedIn:


The Top 10 New York Dishes of 2016 - The New York Times

The Top 10 Most ‘Googled’ Songs of 2016 | TIME

The Top 10 Most ‘Googled’ Songs of 2016 | TIME: "“Formation” (Beyoncé)
“Purple Rain” (Prince)
“Black Beatles” (Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane)
“Panda” (Desiigner)
“One Dance” (Drake)
“Cake by the Ocean” (DNCE)
“Hello” (Adele)
“Lost Boy” (Ruth B)
“The Sound of Silence” (Disturbed)
“I Took a Pill in Ibiza” (Mike Posner)"




'Gingerbread Man' Breaks Another Record for World's Largest Gingerbread Village - ABC News

Work on world's largest Hindu temple to begin soon in Bihar - The Economic Times

World's largest reindeer herd plummets - BBC News

The world's most expensive steak - the lite version

The world's most expensive steak - the lite version: "Seikou Sekimura is betting that aficionados of Japan’s Wagyu beef -- one of the world’s most-expensive meats -- are ready for a diet version of the fat-laden, melt-in-your-mouth delicacy."




Regular passenger trains start running through world’s longest train tunnel

World’s Sixth Largest Conveyor Belt Inaugurated in Qatar | Powder/Bulk Solids

World’s Sixth Largest Conveyor Belt Inaugurated in Qatar | Powder/Bulk Solids:




List of longest railway tunnels - Wikipedia

List of longest railway tunnels - Wikipedia: "Gotthard Base Tunnel Switzerland (Alps) 57.104 km (35.5 mi) & 57.017 km (35.4 mi), 2 tubes 2016 Gotthardbahn
Luzern/Zürich-Milan
Seikan Tunnel Japan (Tsugaru Strait) 53.85 km (33.5 mi) 1988 Kaikyo Line (Hokkaidō Shinkansen)
Yulhyeon Tunnel South Korea (Gyeonggi) 52.3 km (32.5 mi)[1] 2016[2] Suseo High Speed Railway
Channel Tunnel France/United Kingdom (English Channel) 50.45 km (31.3 mi) 1994 Channel Tunnel
Songshan Lake Tunnel[3] China (Dongguan) 38.813 km (24.1 mi) 2016 Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway
Lötschberg Base Tunnel Switzerland (Bernese Alps) 34.576 km (21.5 mi) & 27.2 km (16.9 mi), 2 tubes 2007 Lötschbergbahn
Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel)"


PlayStation Store: November’s Top Downloads – PlayStation.Blog

PlayStation Store: November’s Top Downloads – PlayStation.Blog:

1 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2 Battlefield 1
3 FINAL FANTASY XV
4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
5 Star Wars Battlefront
6 Grand Theft Auto V
7 Watch Dogs 2
8 Overwatch: Origins Edition
9 EA SPORTS FIFA 17
10 Far Cry Primal
11 Titanfall 2
12 Rocket League
13 Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
14 TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE
15 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition
16 Need for Speed
17 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
18 Mad Max
19 Just Cause 3
20 Terraria: PS4 Edition"




Top 10 scientific achievements of 2016 - The Institute of Cancer Research, London

LinkedIn Top Voices 2016: The 10 must-know Influencers | Daniel Roth | Pulse | LinkedIn

LinkedIn Top Voices 2016: The 10 must-know Influencers | Daniel Roth | Pulse | LinkedIn: "For the 2016 Top Voices list, we've sifted through the data, looking at factors as diverse as reader engagement (particularly comments and shares) and follower growth, to come up with the Influencers who have had the biggest impacts in 2016."




Top 10 developments of 2016 in autonomous vehicles - TechRepublic

Top 10 developments of 2016 in autonomous vehicles - TechRepublic: "With major driverless vehicle announcements from automakers like Ford and Tesla, US government guidelines on autonomous vehicle development, and companies like Uber introducing self-driving fleets to the public, 2016 has been a huge year in the driverless tech space."




The top 10 tech stories of 2016: Post-PC, post-reality | PCWorld

The top 10 tech stories of 2016: Post-PC, post-reality | PCWorld: "The release of Microsoft's HoloLens Development Edition at the end of March, and the later release of the hardware to nondevelopers worldwide, marked a major milestone for the burgeoning markets for both virtual and augmented reality. Other bellwether VR events included the releases of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets. But it seems Microsoft is leading the charge to bring VR and AR to the masses, promising a Windows Holographic software update to Windows 10 next year, a move that could make it easier to blend physical and digital reality on any PC."




World’s biggest mince pie factory...in Barnsley!

Premier Foods - Dan Jarvis MP visits world’s biggest mince pie factory...in Barnsley!: "The site, which employs around 1200 people during the peak Christmas season, is expecting to make more than 180 million mince pies this year alone - the most ever! It also produces a number of other festive Mr Kipling treats, including Gingerbread Whirls and Frosted Fancies.
"




Top 10 river cruises – World of Cruising – Cruise Magazine

Top 10 river cruises – World of Cruising – Cruise Magazine: "River cruising is on the crest of a wave, as more of us discover the joys of sailing through majestic landscapes into the very heart of the world’s great cities. Where will your journey take you? Here’s our guide to ten of the greatest waterways on earth."




World's deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland

World's longest, deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland: "High-speed trains take just 17 minutes to roll through the 35-mile-long tunnel under the Swiss Alps.

The trip took days until the first alpine rail tunnel opened in 1882.

The old rail route went over a pass in a series of loops and tunnels.

This new, flat route has been under construction for 17 years, and cost about $23 billion.

The first people to travel through the tunnel included 500 lucky winners of a ticket lottery.

Around 260 freight trains and 65 passenger trains will traverse the tunnel daily."




What the World’s Largest Marine Preserve Means for Antarctica’s Animals – And How You Can Help Too | One Green Planet

What the World’s Largest Marine Preserve Means for Antarctica’s Animals – And How You Can Help Too | One Green Planet: "Every year as it approaches winter on the Antarctic continent, the sun dips gradually lower toward the horizon, it’s parabola lengthening to an ellipse before finally dipping beneath the surface, plunging the southern tip of the planet into a perennial twilight.  With the warmth of the sun rescinded, the continent roughly doubles in size as the seas directly adjacent freeze into a block of ice ten feet deep, only to melt and shatter into a kaleidoscope of geometries as varied as the Antarctic is bleak.

You might think that such a desolate landscape might be bereft of much life, but the Antarctic supports several rare and unique species, some of which can only be found on the continent."




Running the world’s largest Muslim city is tricky. Especially when you’re Christian.

Running the world’s largest Muslim city is tricky. Especially when you’re Christian.: "Running Jakarta is no job for the timid. The Indonesian capital’s traffic is hellish. Many officials are on the take. And much of the city’s population — nearly 30 million people if you count its environs — is fed up with government dysfunction.

But these challenges are compounded for Jakarta’s governor, a feisty civil servant nicknamed Ahok. As a minority, he must also contend with a toxic wave of racial and religious

World’s largest Christmas store | DW Travel | DW.COM | 12.12.2016

World’s largest Christmas store | DW Travel | DW.COM | 12.12.2016: "In one small town in the U.S. state of Michigan, it’s Christmas all year round. Christmas Wonderland bills itself as the world’s largest Christmas store. Its founder Wally Bronner had German ancestors."


World’s Largest Car Market Ready for Pile Up - WSJ

World’s Largest Car Market Ready for Pile Up - WSJ: "The world’s largest car market is enjoying quite a streak of good sales. It could be about to hit a wall.

China’s passenger-car sales rose 17% in November to another record-high. It’s made China the fastest-growing market again both for local and foreign makers. But the strong demand may be less about a love for cars, and more a love for deals. A tax cut on car purchases is set to expire in December. The impending end of the tax has brought forward months of demand and consumers aren’t taking chances, locking in deals.

Last October, China slashed the purchase tax on cars with small engines in half to 5%. It was a tonic for the market, which was slumping. Auto makers began posting record sales and continue to do so."


Qatar launches sixth largest conveyor belt in world | ArabianSupplyChain.com

Qatar launches sixth largest conveyor belt in world | ArabianSupplyChain.com: "Qatar Primary Materials Company has launched the Middle East’s first and one of the world’s longest belt conveyor systems at the BMHS general cargo terminal at Hamad Port in Qatar."




Home sweet home for US Navy's largest ever destroyer

Home sweet home for US Navy's largest ever destroyer: "The US Navy's largest and most technologically advanced destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), arrived at its new homeport of San Diego, California today. The first-in-class warship left the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine on September 7 and made passage through the Panama canal, making goodwill visits to various ports along the way."




New "Kangaroo route" will be world's longest non-stop 787-9 Dreamliner flight

New "Kangaroo route" will be world's longest non-stop 787-9 Dreamliner flight: "Australia's international airline, Qantas, is preparing to become the first commercial carrier to offer regular non-stop flights directly from Australia to Europe. Using the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the 14,498 km (9,008 mile) route is set to begin in March 2018, and will become the longest direct flight service for a Dreamliner anywhere in the world."




How to Bring Peace to the World’s Longest Civil War | TIME

David Miliband: How to Bring Peace to the World’s Longest Civil War | TIME: "Sixty years into the world’s longest civil war, the transition to peaceful democracy in Myanmar remains elusive. The U.N. recently reported that up to 30,000 Muslims had fled their homes amid reignited violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. It is the latest and largest exodus since the bitter sectarian conflict in 2012 that left scores dead and pushed over 120,000 into camps, where they remain today."




World's longest rail tunnel begins regular service in Switzerland | World news | The Guardian

World's longest rail tunnel begins regular service in Switzerland | World news | The Guardian: "Regular rail service through the world’s longest tunnel has begun, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.

The famed Gotthard Base tunnel (GBT) was given a ceremonial opening in June, attracting European leaders including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, François Hollande, for its first ride.

Sunday marked the start of normal commercial traffic through the 35-mile (57km) GBT, which took 17 years to build, at a cost of over 12bn Swiss francs (£9.3bn).

The Swiss news agency ATS reported that the first regular passenger train to use the GBT pulled out of Zurich at 6.09am (0509 GMT) and arrived in Lugano at 8.17am, with the tunnel passage shaving 30 minutes off the previous travel time.

“It’s Christmas,” Andreas Meyer, the chief of the Swiss national rail service, SBB, was quoted as saying by ATS after the journey was over."




Top 10 Awkward Photoshop Fails - CenturyLink

Top 10 Awkward Photoshop Fails - CenturyLink:


Adrian Searle's top 10 contemporary art shows of 2016 | Art and design | The Guardian

Adrian Searle's top 10 contemporary art shows of 2016 | Art and design | The Guardian:




TOP 10 architecture projects that integrated nature in 2016

TOP 10 architecture projects that integrated nature in 2016:




World's Most Politically Dangerous Book | RealClearBooks

World's Most Politically Dangerous Book | RealClearBooks:




Train Service Begins Through Gotthard Base Tunnel

Train Service Begins Through Gotthard Base Tunnel:




World’s longest train tunnel opens | Escape

World’s longest train tunnel opens | Escape:


INFOGRAPHIC: The world's deepest gold mine | MINING.com

INFOGRAPHIC: The world's deepest gold mine | MINING.com: "Descend Into The World’s Deepest Gold Mine
The Money Project is an ongoing collaboration between Visual Capitalist and Texas Precious Metals that seeks to use intuitive visualizations to explore the origins, nature, and use of money.

Humans will do almost anything for gold.

In fact, they will even suspend themselves 2.5 miles into the Earth – braving extreme temperatures, armed thieves, and constant seismic activity – just to mine a 30-inch gold reef.

Welcome to another day at Mponeng, the world’s deepest gold mine.

The Depths of the Witwatersrand
If you own any gold, there is about a 50% chance it comes from the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa. Gold was first discovered there in 1886, and it is speculated that the discovery may have only been possible because of an asteroid impact. The Vredefort crater, the world’s largest impact crater at about 200 miles in diameter, is now 2.02 billion years old and potentially helped reveal the Witwatersrand gold outcrops.

The Mponeng gold mine, located west of Johannesburg and owned by AngloGold Ashanti, takes advantage of some of the deepest and richest areas of this deposit. Mponeng also represents the extent to which people are willing to go to take advantage of this region’s unparalleled mineral wealth.

Going Down…
Each day, roughly 4,000 miners take the plunge to get to the bottom of the mine. The journey includes taking the world’s tallest elevator, which hits a top speed at 40 mph, to make their way down.

That far into the Earth’s crust, conditions are intense. Rock walls in the Mponeng mine reach temperatures of 140°F (60°C) and humidity levels often exceed 95%. To keep things cool, the mine uses a novel cooling system to manage temperatures. Over 6,000 tonnes of ice slurry are pumped into underground reservoirs, and giant fans help to spread the air flow.

Every day, about 5,000 lbs of explosives are blasted in the mine, and 6,400 tonnes of rock are excavated.

Breaking New Ground
Gold production at the world’s deepest gold mine has been declining each year, so miners going even deeper to try and get gold.

The continued search for gold in Mponeng has led to scientific discoveries. A bacterium called Desulforudis audaxviator was found in groundwater – and it’s quite unique. The bacterium exists independently from the sun, using energy from natural radioactivity to create food. Some experts think that similar life forms could exist on other planets.

The wealth of the mine has also created an unusual crime problem. Armed, illegal miners called “ghost miners” descend into the mine for months at a time, which turns their skin pale due to a lack of sunlight. This has helped create an underground (pun intended!) marketplace, where legitimate miners profit from the ghost miners’ existence. They can sell a $1 loaf of bread for $12 underground, where it is in high demand.

Mission Accomplished
At the bottom of the world’s deepest gold mine, there is a 30-inch seam of gold called the Ventersdorp Contact Reef.

This is what the miners came for, but soon they will have to dig even deeper. In fact, plans are already in place to tap into neighboring gold reefs, which would extend the life of the mine beyond 2040."




Switzerland to open world's longest train tunnel

Switzerland to open world's longest train tunnel: "Switzerland is set to open the world's longest and deepest train tunnel - the Gotthard Base Tunnel - following the completion of its exhaustive safety and technical tests by The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).

A 17-year pioneering project which extends for 57 km down to a maximum depth of 2300 m under the Gotthard massif, the Gotthard Base Tunnel will enter into service tomorrow (December 11).

The dual-track tunnel will bring northern and southern Switzerland closer together, and cut travel time between the neighbouring countries."




India Unveils World's Largest Solar Power Plant| Interesting Engineering

India Unveils World's Largest Solar Power Plant| Interesting Engineering: "India has been celebrated by environmental groups with the announcement of its latest solar power plant in Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu, Southern India. The facility’s construction propels India into the top position for the world’s largest solar power plant.

The recently-completed plant cost $679 million USD. With a capacity of 648 megawatts, the site covers an impressive area of 10 square km. This kicks the former champion, Topaz Solar Farm in California, into the dust with 550 megawatts output. Given the solar potential resource of around 5.5 kWh/m2 a day an annual generation of 1.3 TWh/yr is thought to be possible.

The country feels a sense of urgency, as several of its industrial hubs are starting to reach air pollution records. The country’s important use of coal, its primary source of energy, significantly contributed to both the problem and the its energy needs. India has a goal of producing 40 percent of its power from renewable energy by 2030."


9 of the world's most incredible houseboats

9 of the world's most incredible houseboats: "10 OF THE WORLD’S MOST INCREDIBLE HOUSEBOATS
Living on a houseboat may not be first choice for everybody but these nine exquisitely-designed floating homes are, for some, the only way to live (or holiday) in style."


How the world’s largest photo competition attracts a very human collection of heritage – Wikimedia Blog

How the world’s largest photo competition attracts a very human collection of heritage – Wikimedia Blog: "Wiki Loves Monuments drew 277,365 entries from 10,748 participants this year, the largest pool of submissions of any photo competition. Volunteers go through all of those, first on the national level, then for the global finals. The top 15 photos—winnowed all the way down from the more than a quarter-million—will be announced next week."


Top 10 Classics by Phonique: Tracks on Beatport Chart

Top 10 Classics by Phonique: Tracks on Beatport Chart:


Top 10 Winter Meals of 2016 | Chef'd

Top 10 Winter Meals of 2016 | Chef'd: "Winter has arrived and that means it’s time to snuggle up by a fire, make yourself a cup of hot cocoa, and start planning what warm, comforting meals you’ll be cooking this season! Need some inspiration? Check out some of our favorite winter dishes below that are sure to keep you feeling cozy through spring!

1. Chicken Breast with Herbed Goat Cheese"


Top 10 Disney Parks Books - Disney Tourist Blog

Top 10 Disney Parks Books - Disney Tourist Blog:


The Top 10 Cheap (and Well-Traveled) Places to Eat in 2016 - The New York Times

The Top 10 Cheap (and Well-Traveled) Places to Eat in 2016 - The New York Times:


The Top 10 Movies Of 2016, According To AFI - CINEMABLEND

The Top 10 Movies Of 2016, According To AFI - CINEMABLEND: "ARRIVAL

FENCES

HACKSAW RIDGE

HELL OR HIGH WATER

LA LA LAND

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

MOONLIGHT

SILENCE

SULLY

ZOOTOPIA"


AARP’s Top 10 Movies For Grownups for 2016: ‘La La Land,’ ‘Jackie’ | Variety

AARP’s Top 10 Movies For Grownups for 2016: ‘La La Land,’ ‘Jackie’ | Variety: "“Arrival”
“Fences”
“Hello, My Name Is Doris”
“Jackie”
“La La Land”
“Lion”
“Loving”
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Silence”
“Sully”"


Top 10 Trending Topics On Facebook In 2016

Top 10 Trending Topics On Facebook In 2016: "#1 US Presidential Election

#2 Brazilian Politics

#3 Pokemon Go

#4 Black Lives Matter

#5 Rodrigo Duterte & Philippine Presidential Election

#6 Olympics

#7 Brexit

#8 Super Bowl

#9 David Bowie

#10 Muhammad Ali"


Oxford's Top 10 Restaurants According to TripAdvisor - Oxford, CT Patch

Oxford's Top 10 Restaurants According to TripAdvisor - Oxford, CT Patch: "121 Restaurant #1 of 15 Restaurants in Oxford

Nardelli's Grinder Shoppe #2 of 15 Restaurants in Oxford

Brookside Inn #3 of 15 Restaurants in Oxford

Rose's Family Restaurant #4 of 15 Restaurants in Oxford

Oxford Pizza Palace #5 of 15 Restaurants in Oxford

Colonial Tavern #6 of 15 Restaurants in Oxford"


Top 10 most watched music videos on VEVO in 2016

Top 10 most watched music videos on VEVO in 2016: "One vital way to hear new music in this digital age is by watching music videos. According to the press release sent out today, in 2016 on the platform VEVO, music videos had 20 billion worldwide views a month. The leader of the pack in most watched music videos for the year is none other than pop singer Justin Bieber. Three of his videos made the top 10 when it came to most watched music videos in 2016. "




Leadership Network Top 10 Articles from 2016 | Leadership Network

Leadership Network Top 10 Articles from 2016 | Leadership Network: "We’ve rounded up the best resources Leadership Network has to offer. Here are the top 10 most-read articles from our blog for 2016.

9 Fascinating Facts About People Who Attend Megachurches Did you know 55% of large-church attenders volunteer at the church in some way (which is more than at smaller churches)?
10 Truths of Churches that Do a Great Job with Leadership Development (Part 1) Ever wonder why some churches ministries grow and multiply rapidly and others don’t?"


The Top 10 movies of 2016 from Dana Stevens.

The Top 10 movies of 2016 from Dana Stevens.: "nsofar as making an end-of-year Top 10 list is also a way to generally take stock of the Earth’s most recent revolution around the sun, this has been a tough list to make. Not at all because 2016 was lacking for worthwhile movies, but because the year itself was so exhausting and ill-starred and inconceivably, time-bendingly long. Peering back through the mists to January 2016, I can scarcely remember who I was then, let alone what movies I saw and what I thought of them. My skin was less broken out than it is now, that I can tell you. I slept more than four hours most nights, and I thought, talked, and cared about things other than politics—high-stakes, dystopian, apocalyptic politics—for a percentage of the time that now seems unthinkably luxurious."


Robin Hilton's Top 10 Albums Of 2016 : All Songs Considered : NPR

Robin Hilton's Top 10 Albums Of 2016 : All Songs Considered : NPR: "A lot of the releases I loved most in 2016 felt like they could only have come out this year. They were inward-looking, personal albums informed by where the artists find themselves at this specific moment in time. Some, like Beyoncé's Lemonade or Solange's A Seat At The Table, were reflective but spoke to bigger discussions and events that emerged and unfolded as the year lurched on. Others, like Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool or Wilco's Schmilco, were middle-aged meditations on misspent youth or loss. In short, these were the right albums at the right time for each of these artists."




Top 10 Gifts For Lovers Of Outer Space

Top 10 Gifts For Lovers Of Outer Space: "The past year has been filled with victories, defeats, and all the other ups and downs that life holds for all of us. But while all of that has occurred down here on Earth's surface, the Universe has been continuing on just as it always has. From our tiny blue dot in the vast cosmic ocean, we look out at it, explore it, and strive to understand it. In a very real way, our pursuit of understanding what lies beyond our world gives us a unique window into understanding ourselves. For those of you who either feel that way yourself or know someone who does, I've got 10 different options, covering a wide range of ages and budgets, of what just might be the perfect gift to take them into the new year!"




The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 7 Love & Friendship | Film | The Guardian

The 50 best films of 2016 in the US: No 7 Love & Friendship | Film | The Guardian: "Remember how people get more cynical as they get older? Not Jane Austen. She was only 19 when she wrote Lady Susan, an epistolary novella, and though sharp social satire obviously remained a bit of a staple for her, Austen was never as drippingly bitchy as when young.

Even the spikiest of her later work contains some element of real romance: here, the concept is dead, replaced by naked backstabbing, cheerful infidelity, opportunist lust and cold, cold hearts."




Gifts and misses: publishers pick their books of 2016 | Books | The Guardian

Gifts and misses: publishers pick their books of 2016 | Books | The Guardian: "The book that made my year: David Szalay’s All That Man Is, a panEuropean novel replete with richly observed humanity that explores what it is to be a man in the 21st century. Rachel Cusk’s Transit – an outstanding novel about the meaning of suffering and how listening to the stories of others makes us who we are – was equally important and powerful. And at a time when we all need to laugh, as well as cry, Ian McEwan’s brilliant Nutshell brought us hilarity and premature wisdom from the womb."




The 10 best video games of 2016 | Culture | The Guardian

The 10 best video games of 2016 | Culture | The Guardian: "1 Uncharted 4
(Naughty Dog; PlayStation 4)
In some ways, the fourth title in Naughty Dog’s wildly successful action adventure series looks like the archetypal join-the-dots sequel. We’re still following roguish Nathan Drake as he scours the planet for ancient artefacts. We’re still solving simple environmental puzzles and shooting the bad guys. And the script still plunders just about every cliche it can from the Indiana Jones films."




Largest dome igloo: Switzerland breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest dome igloo: Switzerland breaks Guinness World Records record: "Largest dome igloo: Switzerland breaks Guinness World Records record
 
Iglu-Dorf, Switzerland -- Swiss locals build the world's biggest IGLOO in the Swiss Alps resort of Iglu-Dorf in front of Matterhorn, situated in Zermatt at an altitude of 2,727m; a total of 1,700 snow bricks were needed tu build the 13m-wide igloo, which has taken 11 days to build for the resort's 20th anniversary, according to the World Record Academy."




Dubai To Build The World’s Biggest Indoor Theme Park…Approx 7 Minutes After Building World’s Biggest! - USIT Ireland

Dubai To Build The World’s Biggest Indoor Theme Park…Approx 7 Minutes After Building World’s Biggest! - USIT Ireland: "Have you ever bought yourself a brand new, gorgeous car and the next day started planning on buying another one? Nope, us neither. Do you know who would? Dubai would…

IMG, The Dubai-based company behind the 1.5m sq ft Worlds of Adventure have barely had time to crack open a bottle of champagne before outlining plans for their new World of Legends Park.

Due to open in 2020, complete with a retractable roof and jam packed full of your favourite childhood (and let’s face it, adulthood) characters, it looks like a dream."




The World's Tallest building. - Burj Khalifa, Dubai Traveller Reviews - TripAdvisor

The World's Tallest building. - Burj Khalifa, Dubai Traveller Reviews - TripAdvisor: "To get to the top, you have to enter via the Dubai Mall. The queues can be very long and there are two options. There is a double height main viewing level at floors 124 and 125. That is where most people go and it takes some time to pass through security. The high speed lifts rise at an amazing speed and it is advisable to swallow on the way up. The cost is about £20-30. Another option is to pay 500dmns (£100) to get some welcoming tea and local sweet bites in a business lounge setting, then take a fastrack route, jump the queues and go to the higher floor 146 for the pinnacle view. The best time to go is just before the sun goes down when you see the sunset then all of Dubai lit up. In the evening there is a light show on the side of the building facing the Dubai Mall which is worth seeing."




The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com: "1. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, narrated by Joe Morton (Random House Audio)

2. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, narrated by Josephine Bailey (Tantor Audio)

3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, narrated Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey and India Fisher (Penguin Audio)

4. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, narrated by George Newbern (Dreamscape Media, LLC)

5. The Sign of Four: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Simon Prebble (Tantor Audio)

6. The Whistler by John Grisham, narrated by Cassandra Campbell (Random House Audio)

7. Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima, narrated by Nancy Wu (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

8. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, narrated by the author (HarperAudio)

9. Catalyst by James Luceno, narrated by Jonathan Davis (Random House Audio)

10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale (Pottermore from J.K. Rowling)

Nonfiction

1. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (Harper Audio)

2. Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)

3. Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, narrated by the authors and Mariska Hargitay (Hachette Audio)

4. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah, narrated by the author (Audible Studios)

5. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick, narrated by the author (Simon & Schuster Audio)

6. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths, narrated by Brian Christian (Brilliance Audio)

7. The Soul of a Chef by Michael Ruhlman, narrated by Donald Corren (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

8. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich; A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer, narrated by Grover Gardner (Blackstone Audio, Inc.)

9. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance, narrated by the author (HarperAudio)

10. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, narrated by Andrew MacMillan (Simon & Schuster Audio)

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Top 10 Tech | 2016 | School Library Journal

Top 10 Tech | 2016 | School Library Journal: "rom a see-through robotic orb to the prospect of a new, mixed-reality realm of learning, our picks highlight leading trends, with an eye toward the future. Sustained interest in learning how to code has inspired the integration of programming skills into such products as the aforementioned sphere, the SPRK+, and littleBits, already a maker space staple in schools and libraries. Meanwhile, the Smithsonian Learning Lab emerges as a new standard of curation, with a beautiful, image-driven interface that invites users to make meaning from a wealth of resources."




Holiday Songs: Billboard's Top 10 Most Popular | Billboard

Holiday Songs: Billboard's Top 10 Most Popular | Billboard: "Certain songs become ubiquitous every December, especially if you're tuning into one of around 160 stations in the U.S. that play holiday music 24/7 this time of year (or stepping into just about any retail destination). Some songs, though, become even more inescapable than others -- a phenomenon that eventually led to the genesis of Billboard's Holiday Songs chart in 2011.

Below are the 10 most popular songs in that chart's history. Chances are, you've already heard all of them at least a dozen times this season, proving that holiday hits are truly the gifts that keep on giving (to songwriters, at least!)."




The top 10 trending videos on YouTube in 2016 - Business Insider

The top 10 trending videos on YouTube in 2016 - Business Insider: "It's hard to tell exactly what video is going to take off on the internet.
YouTube has collected the top 10 trending videos on its platform throughout 2016, based on views, shares, comments, likes, and more.

"Collectively these 10 videos have 550 million views and were watched for over 25 million hours," YouTube said in a statement.

The viral videos range from Adele singing on James Corden's "Carpool Karaoke" segment to Japanese comedy and a science video that looks at what's inside a rattlesnake's rattle. So, basically, things that happen to fascinate a whole lot of people.

See all the top 10 trending videos on YouTube for 2016:"




World’s Largest Pull Scraper | Agweb.com

World’s Largest Pull Scraper | Agweb.com: "K-Tec Earthmovers Inc .launched the largest construction pull scraper The K-Tec 1254 ADT (Articulating Dump Truck) is the world's largest earthmoving scraper available today.

With a heaped capacity of 54 cubic yards (ISO) and empty tare weight of 49,000 lbs, the K-Tec 1254 ADT is designed to be pulled with a 6-wheel drive 40 Ton+ ADT. To maximize the 1254's capacity, a push dozer/tractor in the cut is recommended. For contractors with excavators, the K-Tec 1254 ADT works very well as a haul wagon.
A leading general contractor who, for competitive reasons, wishes to remain anonymous has purchased the first K-Tec 1254 ADT and is using it on a job in northern Texas. They are currently running a fleet of CAT 627's, and 631's. "



7 Amazing Content Marketing Innovations by World’s Biggest Brands

7 Amazing Content Marketing Innovations by World’s Biggest Brands: "No matter how clichéd this may sound but there is no doubt that in the modern marketing arena content is indeed the king. This could be one of the main reasons why most marketing guys are busy coming up with innovative ideas to give an edge to their content and make it more noticeable. Truth be told, this is definitely working as more and more people are taking notice of this, thereby boosting the brand image and enhancing brand recognition.

It is not just the startups and small businesses that are trying their luck with content marketing and updating their calendar templates. Knowing the whole new possibilities that it presents to you even the bigwig brands are following suit and impressing the audience world over.

The best thing about their content marketing strategy is that since they have been in business for long, they are well aware of every aspect of their business and play it to perfection when designing content.

Take a look at these 7 popular brands that wowed the world with their content marketing strategy."




The world’s biggest transportable roller coaster is in London – here’s what it’s like

Munich Looping is a 900-ton roller coaster which can be put together in two weeks. It has five loop-the-loops as part of its 4,101 feet track. These hoops generate G-forces of up to 5.2G, which is equivalent to the amount an F1 driver experiences during a Grand Prix. The ride was designed in Germany where it debuted at Oktoberfest in 1989. It featured for the first time in the UK at Winter Wonderland amusement park in Hyde Park in London.

Mexico Is Hiding The World’s Largest Pyramid - The Daily Beast

Mexico Is Hiding The World’s Largest Pyramid - The Daily Beast: "MEXICO CITY—In 1519, Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors arrived in Cholula, one of the largest cities in central Mexico. Roughly 50 miles southeast from modern day Mexico City, its tens of thousands of residents sat in the shadows of the 17,000 foot Popocatépetl volcano. It had a temple featuring more stairs, claimed one Spaniard, than the main pyramid in Tenochtitlan. The Spanish tore it down, and rebuilt Cholula in the same fashion they did across Mexico—replacing “demon-worshipping” sites with Catholic ones.
That also meant a hermit’s shrine on top of a large hill called Tlachihualtepetl had to go. But the hill itself was in fact, no hill. Its name translates to “man-made mountain” and inside it was the largest pyramid remaining in the Americas, and by some estimates the largest monument ever constructed by man. But its secrets as one of the most important religious sites in Mesoamerica would remain hidden for 400 years—and is still being uncovered today."



The World's Most Advanced Travel Adapter | Indiegogo

ChargEST: The World's Most Advanced Travel Adapter | Indiegogo: "The world's smallest and most advanced universal travel adapter "




Why You Should Visit The World's 'Most Livable City' - Travelzoo

Why You Should Visit The World's 'Most Livable City' - Travelzoo: "Melbourne has been named The World’s Most Livable City by The Economist for six years running. No surprise — in addition to the city’s draws, wildlife, beaches and vineyards are just a day trip away."




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