Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. The tower has become a global icon of France and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.

Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and one of the most recognized structures in the world. More than 200,000,000 have visited the tower since its construction in 1889,including 6,719,200 in 2006,making it the most visited paid monument in the world.Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 325 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.

When the tower was completed in 1889 it was the world’s tallest tower — a title it retained until 1930 when New York City’s Chrysler Building (319 m — 1,047 ft tall) was completed. The tower is now the fifth-tallest structure in France and the tallest structure in Paris, with the second-tallest being the Tour Montparnasse (210 m — 689 ft), although that will soon be surpassed by Tour AXA (225.11 m — 738.36 ft).

Key figures

• Initial height: 312 m (to the top of the flagpole)

• Current height (including antennas): 324 m

• The deepest foundations: (North and West) lie 15 meters

underground. In each of these foundations, four pillars of masonry

are built, which bear the four uprights of each leg of the Tower,

known as rafters.

• Total weight: 10,100 tons

• Weight of the iron structure: 7,300 tons

• Space between the pillars:

1st platform: 4,415 m2

2nd inner platform: 1,430 m2

3rd inner platform: 250 m2

• Height of the platforms:

1st platform: 57 m

2nd inner platform: 115 m

3rd inner platform: 276 m

• Lighting: 336 600-W projector lamps (sodium lamps).

• Number of bulbs for the Sparkling Tower: 20,000

• Number of steps in the East pillar to the top: 1,665

• Number of rivets (total): 2,500,000

• Weight of paint used: 60 tons for each repainting campaign

• Time required for painting: the Eiffel Tower was repainted

in its entirety every seven years.

• Number of elevators: From the ground to the second floor:

5 (one in the East pillar, one in the West pillar, one in the North

pillar, one private elevator in the South pillar for the “Jules Verne”

restaurant and one goods elevator in the South pillar). From the

second floor to the top: two sets of two duolifts.

• Elevator speed: 2 meters/second.

• Passenger flow and capacity of the elevators

North pillar: 920 persons/hour

East pillar: 650 persons/hour

West pillar: 650 persons/hour

Duolifts: 1,140 persons/hour

Jules Verne: 10 persons/ascent

Goods elevator in the South pillar: 30 persons or 4 tons/ascent

• Number of persons working on the Tower:

SNTE: 280

Restaurants: 240

Souvenirs: 50

Other: around 50

• Number of analogical TV stations: 6

• Number of free digital TV stations: 30

• Number of radio stations: 31

• Number of antennas: 120

How to build the Eiffel Tower

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CARROM BALL

Full name Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis

Born March 11, 1985, Moratuwa

Current age 23 years 117 days

Major teamsSri Lanka,Kolkata Knight Riders,Sri Lanka Army,Wayamba

Batting style Right-hand bowls the googly, he bowls the flipper, he bowls a straight delivery, he bowls them with different grips and different actions, he bowls them with a different trajectory and at a different pace, and he disguises them brilliantly. The result is that he mesmerises, or bamboozles, batsmen .the Sri Lanka Cricket Academy coach, said: “Mendis is unusual, freaky and has developed a ball which could be described as a ‘flicker’, which he releases with a snap of his fingers, which is very unusual compared to other orthodox spin bowlers.”That ball is reminiscent of the former Australia spinner Johnny Gleeson, who had a similar delivery

The Carrom Ball | Ajantha Mendis Vs Rohit Sharma 2008

Ajantha Mendis the new spin sensation from Sri Lankan Cricket is tying batsman in knots with his spin variations and his dreaded “carrom ball”. Here is how you can learn to bowl the carrom bowl like Ajantha Mendis. Once you learn the basic concept you can create many spin variations.

Ajantha Mendis first wicket

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McCain

John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona and presumptive Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election.

Both McCain's grandfather and father were admirals in the United States Navy. McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958 and became a naval aviator, flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, he nearly lost his life in the 1967 USS Forrestal fire. Later that year while on a bombing mission over North Vietnam, he was shot down, badly injured, and captured as a prisoner of war by the North Vietnamese. He was held from 1967 to 1973, experiencing episodes of torture and refusing an out-of-sequence early repatriation offer; his war wounds would leave him with lifelong physical limitations.He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981 and, moving to Arizona, entered politics. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982. After serving two terms, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, winning re-election easily in 1992, 1998, and 2004.

While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain has gained a media reputation as a "maverick" for disagreeing with his party on several key issues. After being investigated in a political influence scandal of the 1980s, as a member of the "Keating Five", he made campaign finance reform one of his signature concerns, which eventually led to the passage of the McCain-Feingold Act in 2002. He is also known for his work towards restoring diplomatic relations with Vietnam in the 1990s, and for his belief that the war in Iraq should be fought to a successful conclusion in the 2000s. McCain has chaired the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, and has been a leader in seeking to rein in both pork barrel spending as well as Senate filibusters of judicial nominations.McCain lost the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush. He ran again for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, and gained enough delegates to become the party's presumptive nominee in March 2008.

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Oberoi Udaivilas

Udaipur, in the heart of Rajasthan, is a city of majestic palaces and beautiful lakes. Here, adorning the banks of Lake Pichola and standing witness to the historic City Palace, The Oberoi Udaivilas captures all the romance and splendour of a royal era.The grand setting combined with palatial architecture and a beautiful spa offers an experience created exclusively for those who know there is nothing like too much luxury.

The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur (India) is designed to resemble a minature domed palace said to be "painted to evoke heaven." This 200-year-old hunting lodge is know for its large airy treatment suites. Guests wanting to experience the ultimate in the art of healing can take advantage of the Ayurvedic therapies (based on the ancient Indian art of healing), at one of the of the Oberoi Udaivilas spa's private therapy suites, many of which overlook Lake Pichola. Other treatments range from aromatherapy to massage therapy.

The hotel is adorned with hand- painted murals, arches and fountains. Landscaped terraces and acres of white marble. The resort's 20-acre wildlife conservatory, houses peacock and Indian spotted deer.

source -hotel-ratesl / udaivilas / tripadvisor

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