The next tallest building in the world.

Posted by Dave at Monday, June 30, 2008

With the Burj Dubai still under construction but nearing completion, Dubai have come up with yet another landmark of the future, This skyscraper is called the Al Burj, Its location was initially planned to be developed on the Palm Jumeirah's trunk, where Donald Trumps new international Hotel and Tower is being planned, but was later shifted to Dubai Waterfront the world's largest man-made waterfront development.

At the moment it is said that it will be at least 1,400 meters to the tip of the antenna,making it the tallest building in the world by around 600 meters, It will be a mixed use structure with a combination of offices and residences with 228 floors and just under 1.5 million square meters of floor area.

The laying of the foundations have already started even though final designs haven't yet been finalized. There are apparently more than ten massive skyscrapers planned for dubai at the moment. When will it stop? Hopefully never, This is one futuristic city i cant wait to see, Make sure you take a look at Read my mind post about Hydropolis, Dubai's amazing underwater hotel resort. to see more of Dubai's future. Read More......
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Earthrace shatters world record.

Posted by Dave at Saturday, June 28, 2008
On the 18th of June, I posted about Earthrace, A powerboat that runs on Bio-Fuel and skippered by a New Zealander by the name of Peter Bethune, Ive just recently found out that they have smashed the round the world speed record, The 24,000km circumnavigation took only 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes which broke the previous record by 13 days, 21 hours and 9 minutes.

The boat and its crew set off from Spain on April 27 in an attempt to challenge the world record that had remained unbroken since 1998, when it was set by the British boat, Cable and Wireless Adventurer.

The boat crossed the finish line in Sagunto, Spain, at 2.24pm on Friday June 27, and completed the journey using 100 percent biofuel to demonstrate and draw global attention to the potential for alternative fuel sources.

Congratulations to the team.
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Are you in control of your speed?

Posted by Dave at Friday, June 27, 2008
The NSW Center for Road Safety will install 100 cars with GPS devices that will not only notify the driver of the speed limit but also warn them when they are going to fast. The technology will be trialled in Illawarra, (New South Wales), Victoria and Western Australia next month and run for one and a half years.

The system warns the driver of the speed limit aswell as the speed they are travelling, If the driver doesn't react and slow down, other technology will kick in to limit the supply of fuel to the engine, Which will reduce the speed to the limit.

This technology is said to cost over one million Australian dollars for the 18 month trial, And if the trials are successful it will make the system available to the public at an estimated cost of installing the devices at between A$700 and A$800 per car. aswell as adopting this technology to all cars during manufacture in future.

Up until now its only been an annoying beep that tells you your going to fast, And that was easy to disconnect. I wonder if this piece of annoying technology will stop when you turn the GPS off.
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Robot for lonely men??

Posted by Dave at Monday, June 23, 2008
I came across an article on the net a few days ago about a robot for lonely men, The first thing that came to my mind was "Are you serious?" How the hell could this replace the love of a woman?
It is described as big-busted, petite and very friendly. She runs on batteries and uses infrared sensors.

The Japanese firm has produced a 38 cm (15 inch) tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, they are said to be going on sale in September for around US$175, And the target market is lonely adult men. It enters 'love mode' when a human head gets close to it.

A spokeswoman for the maker, Sega Toys, Said "Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, but we wanted to break that stereotype and provide a robot that's sweet and interactive, She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend."

Im sure that if your that desperate for some attention, a kiss wouldn't be enough.
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Game 2, New Zealand / England

Posted by Dave at Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tonight was the second test between the All Blacks and England. The All Blacks beat England in Christchurch, sealing the test series two nil with a score of 44 -12. The All Blacks outscored the English five tries to two to complete a 2-0 test series sweep following last week's 37-20 win in Auckland.

Tonight New Zealand finished the first half with a 20-0 lead, thanks to tries by debutant Richard Kahui and Daniel Carter, However, The All Blacks have lost captain Richie McCaw and veteran lock Ali Williams with ankle injuries, robbing the All Blacks of two of their on-field leaders for the remainder of the game.


Daniel Carter scored 22 points through a try, four conversions and three penalties and Richard Kahui, Ma'a Nonu, Sione Lauaki and Jimmy Cowan crossed for the All Blacks.

The two tries scored by England came from halfback Danny Care and winger Tom Varndell in the second half. The England captain said after the game "We have competed strongly but have failed to capitalise on scoring situations, while the All Blacks have converted almost every opportunity handed to them".

Next is the tri-nations series between New Zealand, Australia and South africa, With the All Blacks playing against South Africa in two weeks time.

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Biofuel powerboat

Posted by Dave at Wednesday, June 18, 2008
As many people may already be aware, The fastest eco boat on the planet is attempting to break the round the world speed record using Bio fuel, and with a net zero carbon-footprint. Pete Bethune from New Zealand is the skipper of Earthrace, Bethune and his wife mortgaged their house and sold everything they own to help make this project happen, while continuing to seek support from sponsors. Demonstrating further commitment to the cause, Bethune underwent liposuction and donated enough to produce 100ml of biofuel, while two other, larger volunteers also had the procedure, making a total of 10 liters of human fat, This in turn produced seven liters of biofuel, which could help the boat travel about 15km.

Earthrace is a 78 foot alternative fuel powered wave-piercing trimaran, it can carry 3,000 gallons of fuel, and weighs 23 tonnes when fully fueled, Earthrace is powered by twin Cummins QSC 540 diesel engines with propellers pitched for the record attempt. The boat reaches speeds at around 25 knots. At more sedate passage making speeds in the order of 15 knots, the boat will have sufficient range for large stretches of open ocean involving up to 2500 nautical miles between refueling stops - the slender central hull and tuned sponsons offering excellent fuel efficiency.

Circumnavigating the globe represents the pinnacle of powerboat challenges, and more than 24,000 nautical miles is the world's longest speed challenge.
The current record holder is British boat Cable and Wireless Adventurer which took 75 days in 1998.

The boat is designed to cut through waves rather than sail over which enables the boat to go faster through big seas compared to conventional craft.

At the moment the world record attempt has slowed dramatically as it battles rugged weather on the leg from India to the Arabian Peninsula.

Earthrace refuelled at the weekend in Kochi, on the west coast of India, but managed just 414km in her first 24 hours, and is now travelling at only 20km/h.

It is travelling 2600km to Salalah in the sultanate of Oman, where it is expected to arrive late on Wednesday or early Thursday, then on to Port Said in Suez.

New Zealand skipper Pete Bethune said on his website that he was trying to avoid hull damage in confused and lumpy seas and deteriorating conditions.
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It's The Summer Kickoff Contest! Is now on

Posted by Dave at Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Billboard barcodes.

Posted by Dave at Monday, June 16, 2008
The prospect of flashing a mobile phone at a movie poster to get screening times and buy tickets or aiming a handset at a business card to spare the hassle of manually entering the details might seem a bit fancy and futuristic to most, But this Technology does exist and has done for quite some time, Up until now its only been available in Japan.

Known as Quick Response Codes, the square bar codes on flyer's, newspapers or T-shirts provide a direct link to a web page. When mobile phones with internet capability are swiped over the top, the user is taken directly to a related web page. The process allows people to easily obtain restaurant locations, book a taxi, find nutritional information, listen to music, enter competitions and sign up for giveaways.

This technology was pioneered in Japan. Advertisers started placing the codes on billboards, magazines and shopfronts back in 2000. In Japan, mobile phone users only have to position the code inside a square viewfinder on their screen to be taken directly to a corresponding website. Since then, it has been embraced by almost every retail industry and adopted by consumers to encode personal details on business cards, Mc Donalds in Japan have even put codes on hamburger rappers and Supermarkets put them on meat and egg packaging to provide information about the farms that produced them.

They can be scanned and read by software provided in almost every one of Japan's 100 million handsets. However, Special phone software is needed to read the codes. In some cases this can be downloaded from the internet, but Quick Response Code-compatible phones will be available in the future.

According to a survey in Japan, 73 per cent of consumers have used Quick Response Codes, And among teenagers the figure rises to 90 per cent.
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All Blacks Vs England.

Posted by Dave at Saturday, June 14, 2008
The All Blacks played the first test against England on Saturday night (NZ time). The All Blacks won with a very convincing scoreline of 37 - 20 at Eden park in Auckland in front of a packed crowd of 44,000 people. This win was New Zealand's 23rd win in 30 tests against the English since 1905 and leaves the 2003 English team as the most recent visiting team to win on New Zealand soil.
The game saw the midfield duo of Conrad Smith and Ma'a Nonu play an integral role in the game and first five Daniel Carter surpass 700 points in Test match rugby.

With Richie McCaw and Carter's futures now secured, perhaps the New Zealand Rugby Union's crack team of contract negotiators should turn their attentions to Ma'a Nonu. After a magnificent test against England, the second five-eighths who is uncommitted after year end, surely now enters the "must-have" category.

This was a test dominated by the All Blacks, apart from the opening quarter of an hour, when the All Blacks took a while to settle to their work, and a brief moment before halftime. The match did rather lose shape in the middle stages of the second half, but by then it was long decided.

The All Blacks scored two tries in each half, Smith getting the first of them with a classical finish and Nonu setting up the third with a great run where he exposed the lack of defence of Charlie Hodgson. Dan Carter had the second touchdown and a personal haul of 22 points and Sitiveni Sivivatu, got in on the act with his 23rd try in as many tests.

Topsy Ojo scored a try near the end of each spell to salvage something for an English side that was outplayed, but not disgraced. To their credit they ran till the very end.

Still, you had to figure the All Blacks would have been kicking themselves about taking only a 23-13 lead into the changing rooms at half time. Really it could have been much more and it probably should have been.

When Mils Muliaina finished Nonu's outstanding break three minutes into the second spell, and Sivivatu stretched the lead to 37-13 soon after, it was pretty much over.

The victory was the All Blacks' 23rd in 30 tests against England who will get another crack at the New Zealanders next Saturday night in Christchurch.

New Zealand 37: Tries: Conrad Smith, Dan Carter, Mils Muliaina, Sitiveni Sivivatu. Cons: Carter (4). Pens: Carter (3).

England 20: Tries: Topsy Ojo (2). Cons: Ollie Barkley (2). Pens: Barkley (2).
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Its not an excuse, Get the message?

Posted by Dave at Thursday, June 12, 2008
Lately there has been several deaths on New Zealand roads caused by drivers texting or talking on their cellphones, This is a problem worldwide. Late last year a drunk 20 year old who was texting, drove his vehicle through a stop sign and into another vehicle, Unfortunately the couple in the other vehicle were killed following the crash, The pair were in their 70s and were driving home after celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary. The only punishment the drunk texter received was home detention and loss of his drivers license for 3 years. Is that really an acceptable punishment? I don't think it is.

Cellphone distraction has contributed to 446 vehicle crashes, 34 deaths and 587 injuries in New Zealand since 1995.

This has made our government consider amending the land transport rules to make the practice illegal. Drivers would still be able to use hands-free devices, but the use of PDA's (Personal digital assistants) would be included in the ban. Are hands free kits just as dangeous? Studys have shown that it's not just the physical distraction, it's the sense of the driver being absent from the real driving situation. In the UK a survey back in 2002 shows drivers reaction times were severally impaired while using cellphones, and were as bad as being drunk. But official stats show cellphones are not the major cause of driver distraction. Smoking a cigarette, tuning a radio and reaching for the glove box all cause more crashes than cellphones.

This Law (if passed) will bring New Zealand into line with at least 45 countries, including Australia and the UK, where legislation to ban the use of mobile phones while driving is already in force, and if your caught by the police, You shall receive a penalty of NZ$50 (US$40) and 25 demerit points. Which in my opinion is pathetic? And once you have received 100 Demerit points (within a 2 year period) you lose your licence for a 3 months.

I find it difficult to understand why people need to call or text while driving, is life really that urgent? How the hell did people manage before cellphones existed?
In those countries where the use of mobile phones while driving has already been banned, Has the number of deaths caused by cellphone use been reduced?
Im curious of how many of you text while driving?
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All Blacks Vs Ireland.

Posted by Dave at Saturday, June 07, 2008
Saturday night (June 7) the All Blacks played their first game of the 2008 season against Ireland, It is also the first test since there World Cup exit eight months ago, Just six All Blacks retained their starting spots from the World Cup calamity against France last October and while the match was touted as the start of a new era, All Black coach Graham Henry clearly has a lot of work to do to get his team up to the standard of recent seasons. Also a return to the old rugby laws which the IRB changed for the southern hemisphere as a trial (Which in my opinion definitely speeds the game up). So considering going back to the old laws aswell as a team that have only been together for all of six days, They played remarkably well.

The final score was, All Blacks 21. Ireland 11. Ireland have never won a game against the All Blacks in test rugby and have played 21 tests and spanning 103 years, Ireland's only try came in the 21st minute to second five-eighth Paddy Wallace, named to start late in the week following injury to Luke Fitzgerald. The All Blacks responded just six minutes later with a well-constructed move from their own half which ended with winger Sivivatu scoring for his 22nd try in 22 Tests. But during the first half of the game the Irish led for long periods and the score was 8-8 at half time so there first win was definitely looking hopeful.

Two key scoring plays midway through the second half broke the hearts of the Irish, who had looked more than capable of pulling off an upset throughout the first 60 minutes, However the All Blacks were never comfortable and only just squeezed through courtesy of a converted 63rd-minute try from Ma'a Nonu and three penalties from Dan Carter.

The All Blacks next test match is June 14 from Eden Park in Auckland (Which is also the venue for the 2011 world cup grand final) against England, This should be another tough match.
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Gaming consoles, plasma TVs big energy users.

Posted by Dave at Friday, June 06, 2008
For all those Mums and Dads out their who have kids, Do you realize just how much your gaming console is costing you annually just in electricity? I found an article recently that says gaming consoles such as the Sony Playstation 3 can burn up to five times more energy than a medium sized refrigerator, and a Sony Playstation 3 switched on but not in use, could cost almost US$200 a year in electrical bills, whereas a medium sized refrigerator would cost less than US$40 a year.

Keep reading to find what else is costing you the most.

Plasma television's were also one of the top energy users, which is said to be consuming more than four times as much energy as a traditional analogue television set.

The average desktop PC, tested independently of its monitor, was third on the list of top energy consumers. However, the PC's Apple equivalent, the iMac, an all-in-one model with a built-in display, used just two-thirds of the energy consumed by a monitor-less PC.

LCD computer monitors were found to use only about half as much energy as the older (CRT) cathode-ray tube monitors.
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Men hitting Women. Is it acceptable?

Posted by Dave at Thursday, June 05, 2008

I recently came across a discussion in a forum entitled "Would you ever hit a woman". I was quite surprised and shocked with some of the replies. So i thought i would post the same question on my blog.

I have my opinion on the matter but i would like to know everybody else's opinions.

MEN, Would you ever hit a woman?
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