Underwater Hotel Ready to Open
The £300 million, 220-suite hotel is one of a kind. 1.1-million-square-feet with shopping mall, ballroom, island villas, restaurant, cinema and a missile-defense system. It is located 20m below the surface of the Arabian Gulf near the scenic Jumeirah Beach. The underwater hotel offers 220 themed suites. Opens this month, book now. Link
Samy Chamine Surrealism
Here are a dozen or so examples of the artists paintings. Link
50 Top Ten Lists
Here is Time magazines list of lists. It's too bad the formatting is terrible, they only display 1 item on a list a time. Link
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