Tallest Building

Friday, March 25, 2011

london airport heathrow

After nearly two decades of planning and construction, the highly congested London Heathrow Airport was finally on the verge of opening its much anticipated Terminal 5 (T5). With its completion, Heathrow would be capable of providing important new capacity for its tenant airlines and increase its overall revenue while improving its public image and status. On March 27th, 2008, T5 would become the new home for British Airways International (BA), currently occupying the largest amount of space at Heathrow compared to other airlines. As the profitable summer season approached, both British Airport Authorities (BAA) and BA would be hoping for a windfall of revenue as a result of this expansion.

london airport heathrow

london airport heathrow

london airport heathrow

london airport heathrow

london airport heathrow

london airport heathrow

london airport heathrow

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Study Shows Correlation Between Diet and Mental Disorders in Women

Mmm, depression! From Science Daily.

Today the Sydney Morning Herald reports on a new Australian study that shows eating certain foods increase the likelihood of developing depression and anxiety disorders. Lead by Deakin University research fellow Dr. Felice Jacka, the study examined around 1,000 Australian women from all stratas of society. Participants who followed the national dietary guidelines were less likely to have depression.

This correlation happened regardless of the women's socioeconomic status, education, frequency of exercise, whether they smoked or not, and even physical problems like obesity. Dr. Jacka also says, "And conversely, women who mostly ate junk and processed foods were more likely to have depression and exhibit increased psychological symptoms." The study ultimately aims to help prevent depression before it starts.

So this pretty much confirms what a lot of you probably expected anyway. Unfortunately, the news story doesn't go into much detail about how this study was carried out (by listing control groups and the like), so not much else can be inferred from it. For more on how food affects mood, remember to click on my food tag, and especially this list of good foods to eat if you want to be happy.

uk army

The Government - having fought through the courts to block hero Gurkha veterans from settling in Britain - is imposing unwanted changes on the Army for fear of being sued by Nepalese women, said critics yesterday.

Army sources predict they will have to reduce the standards of combat training for male Gurkha recruits - simply to avoid being sued for sexual discrimination when women join from next year.

Junior defence minister Derek Twigg revealed last year that the Army would recruit female Gurkhas from 2009, but gave no details.

The Mail has learned the decision has caused chaos behind the scenes.

Half the Army's 3,400 Gurkhas are infantry soldiers in the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and half serve in specialist Gurkha 'corps' units providing engineering, logistics, signals and medical support.

Unlike the rest of the Army, every Gurkha undergoes full infantry combat training.

As a result, if infantry are in short supply in the field, a Gurkha engineering or signals unit can pick up their rifles and join in an attack.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1080104/Hiring-Gurkha-girls-weaken-British-army-warns-brass.html#ixzz1HXCIVJcl

pakistan airlines

commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan.[2] The airline, with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi,[3] operates scheduled services to 24 domestic destinations and 39 international destinations in 25 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.[4] Its main bases are at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi. PIA has been ranked as a 3-star airline by Skytrax, the world's official airline and airport reviewer.[5]

The airline's secondary bases include Peshawar, Faisalabad, Quetta, Sialkot and Multan, from which it connects the metropolitan cities with the main bases, the Middle East and the Far East. The airline is owned by the Government of Pakistan (87%) and other shareholders (13%). It employed 18,043 people as of May 2008.[citation needed]

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Bhutan Starts Marketing Its Brand of Happiness

A look at the new brand. From The Independent.

Today The Independent reports that positive psychology paradise Bhutan is opening up its marketing floodgates. Having convinced many other countries that happiness is worth measuring (as evidenced by the recent spate of nations adopting Gross National Happiness measures), Bhutan now wants to convince tourists. The Tourism Council of Bhutan hopes to do this with their new branding slogan: "Bhutan, happiness is a place."

According to the story, Bhutanese tourism started in 1974, only two years after King Jigme Singye Wangchuck started this whole Gross National Happiness thing. Tourism has grown in recent years, but Bhutan wants visitors who don't impact the environment or culture, preferring low-key visits with larger financial contributions. The government calls these visitors "high-end" tourists.

Last year, Bhutan received 40,873 of these high-end tourists, well over its goal of 35,000. By 2013, the country is hopes to receive at least 100,000 annually. They hope that this marketing campaign attracts people who respect tradition and the environment.

So if you're filthy rich but not filthy, think of Bhutan for your next vacation!

pakistan army girls

Here we see elegant female soldiers from the Pakistan’s armed forces. Pakistanis have great respect for their military women, and are immensly proud of their female soldiers. The people of the country know that when push comes to shove, the females of the country will always stand side by side with the men.

In the first picture we see a group of Pakistan Army soldiers wearing what seems to be the medical corps uniform. Standing before a Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft, these girls prove that there is much more to them than their beauty. Defending the nation, these bodacious babes stand tall and proud.

In the next picture we see a Pakistani fighter pilot as she gets ready to fly her jet trainer. Pakistan Air Force has some of the best pilots in the world, and that is doubly true for its females.