Beijing managed to invite a pool of attention cause of its ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium that can lodge track and field events at a cost much lower than London’s Wembley Stadium, which is honored as world’s most expensive stadium. Against the development cost of $500 million invested upon the Bird’s Nest, the Wembley touched $1.5 billion mark during it’s erection in 2003-2007. Designed and developed in 1924, Wembley Stadium is being witnessed as the focal point for sporting events in England.

Its revamped face is surely the spot for hosting home games for England’s National Soccer Team, domestic league title games, and others. The structural formation and design of the stadium sports world class restaurants to lodge 2,000 plus people in one go in the environs of 2,618 toilets.

The firm support of the structure is provided by the outsized metal arch, ‘The Steel Tiara,’ hence eradicating the want for pillar. Did I tell you the stadium even facilitates hairdryers comfort?

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And the countdown for 2008 Beijing Olympics is all set to commence. But before most of the athletes’ reach Beijing, the possibility is they must have resigned themselves to the possibility of undertaking battery of tests for banned sustances and cough medicines. The games to be held here are anticipated to accelerate improvements in human rights and press freedom. Starting next week i.e. 8/8/08 at 8pm, the event will also mark a challenge for Indian boxers, who have been missing on the fortune of getting first Olympic boxing medal. Considering the countless expectations involved with to be held Beijing Olympic, diamond jewelers from London, De Vere, are in full swing to celebrate by unveiling the 88 diamond-studded Olympic iPhone. If your curiousity is aroused why only 8? Reason is: In China, the double mention of digit ‘8′ is considered as auspicious and is a sign for double wealth. Taking forward the belief and enlightning iPhone fanatics, De Vere has offered 3G Apple iPhone festooned with glitzy 88 diamonds.

Layered surrounding the iPhone’s screen, this Olympic iPhone demands an opoluent sum of £4148 ($8224). This seems to be a neat bargain against the world’s most expensive iPhone. Other two-iPhone models presented by De Vere details: one bejewelled with 28 diamonds costing £1700 ($3376) whilst other coming bathed in a tub of 168 diamonds and valued at £7800 ($15493). Folks, before you apply yopur wits, let me share it with you that the aforementioned price information is only for bejeweling your iPhone minus the cost of handset.

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After Mobiado’s offering of 24-karat gold phone, Samsung unveiled its gold-plated edition of SGH-D780, an official phone for Russia’s Olympic team. The dual SIM phone offers you an access to 2 GSM networks concurrently without having to reboot the phone. The D780 features 2.0-megapixel camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, 1200 mAh battery, 2.1-inch QVGA TFT and a microSD slot supporting up to 2GB. Blessed Russians are already enjoying the availability of the phone.

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Dutch cycle manufacturer Koga Miyata claims that its $1million bike will enable cyclist Theo Bos earn a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after he barely failed to spot out in Athens around four years ago. Company’s MD Wouter Jager realized the need and scope for improvement and hence ended up developing this exclusive frame. Come August and all the Olympics enthusiast of Netherlands are sure that Bos, silver medalist in the sprint in Athens would bring gold to Netherland. Respecting the hopes of the people, Koga invested 3.5 years manufacturing this innovative frame and dealt with experts in the aerodynamics and carbon technology sectors counting all those who had worked on the Ariane-5 space rocket and the Joint Strike Fighter project. Koga is known for assembling bikes by hand and selling them for around $2,023.

This elite bike with aerodynamic look was earlier budget at $100,000 but soon the cost rose to $1 million as it weathered diverse materials, made abundant moulds and conducted numerous tryouts.

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The buzz about the 2012 Olympics would stay alive until the game gets over. If it one end, the debate is about the proceedings scheduled then the other worth-considering issue seems to be the demountable nature of the erected stadium. Idea is to reutilize the stadium after a particular event gets over. If it happens it would be the first ever step with a revolutionary approach that would keep the cost within budget and invite poorer countries to play host. Folks, don’t doubt it to be a travelling circus. But how is it possible? The prospective stadium needs to be constructed using flat pack materials like an Ikea bookshelf that allows it a free movement to another Olympics city. The stadium is to have a stable 25,000 seat main arrangement and particularly for the Olympics, it will install a 55,000 seat upper tier.

In this regards, London is in talks with possible 2016 host Chicago because “both cities are decisive to construct main stadiums with minute numbers of permanent seats while developing giant seating gallows for the two weeks of competition, thereby accommodating around 80,000 people.

If this thought gets materialized then possibility is portable nature of stadiums would be the demand of coming generation.

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