Friday, April 23, 2010

The World's Most Expensive Stuff 2010


Most Expensive Hotel Room
Royal Penthouse Suite, Hotel President Wilson in Geneva
Price: $65,000 per night

This palatial suite, which occupies an entire floor of the hotel and measures 18,083 square feet, has 10 rooms and seven bathrooms. It was renovated in January 2009 to add a new private fitness area, according to a spokesperson.


Most Expensive Motorcycle
Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike
Price: $700,000

The Dodge Tomahawk, a 1,500-lb. motorcycle with four wheels, has a Dodge Viper's V10 engine and can go from zero to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, according to Edmunds.com. The top speed is estimated to be more than 300 mph. The vehicle, which made its debut at the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, was reportedly priced at $550,000, but a Dodge spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg Businessweek that two units were sold at an even higher $700,000.


Most Expensive Cell Phone
iPhone 3GS Supreme Rose by Stuart Hughes
Price: $2.97 million*

Stuart Hughes—who also designed the most expensive television—made headlines in 2009 when he crafted a 22-carat gold iPhone studded with 53 diamonds for an unnamed Australian businessman for £1.92 million. More recently, he says, he was commissioned to make an even pricier version of the phone in 18-carat rose gold with hundreds of diamonds, including a single-cut, 7.1-carat diamond for the main navigation button.


Most Expensive Car
1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196
Price: $24 million

Think a brand-new $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron is expensive? Try the Mercedes-Benz W196, which won the Grand Prix in 1954 and 1955, and sold at auction in 1990 for a staggering $24 million. According to the U.K.'s Times Online Times Online, Mercedes donated the car to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the 1980s, which later sold it for £1.5 million to finance a museum renovation. It was again sold in 1990 to a French industrialist for $24 million but changed hands once more to a German industrialist for less than half that sum.


Most Expensive House
Antilla
Price: $1 billion

According to a February report by Property Magazine, the most expensive house in the world, named Antilla (in picture above at left), is in downtown Mumbai, India, and will be the residence of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. The 27-story, 570-foot-tall tower has a helipad, a health club, and a six-floor garage that can hold 168 cars. Each level has gardens. It will be serviced by a staff of 600 people. Some reports list the price of the house at $2 billion. The architecture and design firms working on this project, Perkins + Will and Hirsch Bedner Associates, declined comment.

Most Expensive Yacht
Eclipse
Price: £1.2 billion

This 560-foot-long yacht has two helipads, 11 guest cabins, two swimming pools, three launch boats, an aquarium, and a minisubmarine that can dive to 50 meters below the ocean surface, according to London's Daily Mail. The master bedroom and bridge have bulletproof glass, and the security system includes missile detection systems that warn of incoming rockets. The owner Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire who also owns Britain's Chelsea Football Club, reportedly fitted the yacht with a laser system that prevents paparazzi from taking photos. It was built by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany.


Most Expensive Speakers
Transmission Audio Ultimate System
Price: $2 million per pair

With a total of 12 units—four dipole subwoofers, two dipole mid-woofers, four dipole medium-frequency and high-frequency ribbon panels, and two dipole high-fidelity super ribbon panels—Transmission Audio's Ultimate speaker system is a hefty piece of equipment, spanning 37 feet and weighing 5 metric tons. All units are made from aircraft aluminum and have stands in polished red or black granite. The set was introduced in late 2009, and so far two pairs have been preordered, says Bo Bengtsson, president of Transmission Audio. None has yet been delivered, as the assembly time is about six months.
Most Expensive Ring
Chopard Blue Diamond Ring
Price: $16.26 million

The centerpiece of Chopard Blue Diamond Ring is a 9-carat blue diamond (in photo) with diamond shoulders. The 18-carat white gold band is paved with diamonds. It sold overseas in 2007 to a fancy color diamond collector, reportedly for $16,260,000, but a Chopard spokesperson says the estimated value of the ring today is $18,561,310.


Most Expensive Golf Club
Long-Nose Putter Stamped "A.D.," attributed to Andrew Dickson
Price: $181,000

An "A.D." stamp on this circa 18th century, long-nose putter is attributed to Andrew Dickson, the oldest known clubmaker to mark his clubs. He is said to have served as a caddy to the Duke of York as a young boy, according to Sotheby's. This item was estimated to sell for $200,000 to $300,000 but fetched $181,000 in a Sotheby's auction in New York in 2007.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Rain, Dust storm 17-04-2010 Kuwait Amazing pics !

Incredible photos in sequence of the storm over Kuwait City followed by heavy rain that hit Kuwait yesterday morning. Turned day into night. Scary!




Incredible photo taken by Lucie Debelkova.
Source : http://projektcyan.com/?p=5525

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Wow, Nice work, 3D projection on buildings



Wow, master of card throwing !

Sand, rain storm in Kuwait 17-04-2010 morning !

Had a sand, rain storm in the morning. @ 7 am the weather was perfect with bright sunshine and cool breeze. Then suddenly @ 7: 30 the sky sarted getting dark and there was lots of dust and the @ around 7:45 am it was very dark as if it was night time. Then heavy rain and wind stated blowing. See the video to get clearer pics. got them from you tube.





Monday, April 5, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010

International Autism Day !






















What is autism?”
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. People with autism have difficulties with everyday social interaction.
International Autism Day is the 2nd of April
This day was recognized by the united nations as an “International Autism day” since 2008 ..
Autism Marathon was one of the events that took place on march this year to help support Autism this was organized by Kuwait Center for Autism , Kuwait Autism Society and Reach Volunteer group ..
This year we will also have a booth to distribute free “ Reach Autism ” ribbons and booklets regarding autism in  360 mall and marina mall .. You can also support Autism by buying Awareness products on line through  http://hadeyastation.com where all proceeds will go to Autism children in kuwait
The November Bakerywill be supporting Autism as well , so pass by the bakery that day :)
and of course join Reach group on Face book : Link

Cops foil attempt to smuggle container full of liquor


The container is cut open to retrieve bottles of whisky
KUWAIT CITY, March 31:  Anti-drugs men foiled an attempt by two individuals to smuggle 1,400 bottles of imported liquor worth KD 90,000 into the country.
Based on a tip-off received by the Director of the Anti-drugs General Department Brigadier Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khalifa about the consignment arriving at the Shuwaikh Port, a team of detectives was formed to follow up the container, which was said to be carrying sugar and liquor. The container was tracked to a particular location in Ahmadi area, after detectives noticed two people towing the container to a secret place and taking out liquor.

One of the suspects was arrested in the ensuing raid, while his accomplice escaped. The suspect confessed to smuggling the contraband from a certain GCC country, but denied smuggling other illegal goods. He added it was the third time he had brought in liquor through the same process.