Simon Powells

What a lot of me's.

• Simon Powell at least I'm not going grey


• Simon Powell I used to be a BSAC diver!


• Simon Powell I expect he's loaded


• Simon Powell Hate this one, he got the domain first


• Simon Powell Can't think of anything useful to say about this one


• Simon Powell (probably my favourite)


• Simon Powell Although this one's job looks fun


• Simon Powell salt o' the earth, us Simon Powells


• Simon Powell At least I'm not the geekiest of us...


• Simon Powell We seem to have an adrenaline issue


• Simon Powell well, the human ones anyway


• Simon Powell Scrub that, this one might be the geekiest.

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Club 33

Not everyone knows that Disneyland is dry- they don't serve alcohol. Well, almost dry; Club 33 is an almost invisible doorway near the Pirates of the Caribbean ride which leads to an exclusive member's club.

• Club 33 Tour Page


• Unofficial Club 33 Home


• Modern Drunkard Magazine Online


• Disney Insider: Disneyland's Luxe Hideaway


• Urban Legends Reference Pages: Disney (Club 33), (Description)

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Beijing Olympic Stadiums

After Santiago Calatrava's design for the Athens Stadium roof this year, architecture fans are already looking forward to the next Olympiad. The designs are quite something; a seemingly random latticework and a block of 'solid water' (and of course our old friends Arup are involved, naturally). They will be quite something, I think.

• 'Water Cube' concept wins Beijing Olympics design competition


• Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad


• Sports Venue Technology - National Swimming Centre in Beijing


• SkyscraperCity Forums - Athens Olympic Stadium -vs- Beijing Olympic Stadium


• Presentation of Competation for the Architecture Design of National Stadium

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Maneki Neko

The Maneki Neko is the little waving cat you see in some oriental shops and restaurants. Well, I thought he was waving, in fact he's beckoning. Here are some sites that explain more.

• Maneki Neko Club


• Maneki Neko History


• Wikipedia - Maneki Neko

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Dubai

Dubai has been transformed since His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan took over from his father running the country. The previous link shows some of his vision for the area, but what's staggering is comparing the modern city-state with its recent incarnation as little more than a fishing port.

more than anything, Dubai is currently in the world's eye for its audacious attempts to create a network of man-made islands to increase its size. Dubai has recently been known for an explosion of building; I've been reading up on the projects and the architecture.

• Nakheel The company set up by the Sultan to manage all the over-the-top developments. If you go to this site and click on 'project fact sheets' you'll see most of them.


• Independent Travel"So bad it's good- A seven-star hotel, chic stores, an artificial archipelago that creates a world map in the sea, the tallest building ever, the first underwater hotel: there are no heights - or depths - to which Dubai won't go in its bid to become a tourist mecca"



specific projects



• The Gardens


• Hotel Burh Al Arab


• The World, Dubai


• The Palm, Jumeirah


• The Palm: Interesting facts


• The Emirates Towers hotel


• The Gardens Shopping Mall of course, it'll be the largest in the world

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