The Burj Dubai has become the tallest commercial and residential building in the world. The Arabic meaning for the word Burj is ‘tower’, which gives Burj Dubai a meaning of ‘Dubai Tower’ or ‘Tower of Dubai’. The building and the surrounding 160 hectare development will include office space, commercial areas, residential buildings, retail malls and most importantly, a series of luxury hotels of five- to seven-star rating.

Burj Dubai - "Dubai Tower" Worlds Tallest Building

In a deal forged in 2004, Giorgio Armani S.p.A. and EMAAR Hotels & Resorts LLC agreed to develop a unique series of international “Armani Hotels and Resorts”. The Dubai ‘Armani Hotel’ will include 175 guest rooms and suites, five restaurants and a spa, covering more than 40,000m². Alongside the hotel, the Burj Dubai will also offer 160 luxury residential apartments all designed by Giorgio Armani and fully furnished with a specially designed line of products from the Armani Casa home furnishings collection.

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MasterCraft is known for its recreational boats — the company leads the market in inboard skiing, wakeboarding, and sport craft.

MasterCraft 300

With the 30-foot, 4-inch MasterCraft 300 twin inboard (the platform adds another 3.5 feet) the company moves into the big boat business, and with its first offering wants to reset a boat buyer’s expectations about how a day-tripper should make its owner feel.

The cockpit features big-boat electric equipment standard, but you can opt up for items like the Raymarine E80 and get a systems monitor with maps, radar and a 3-D terrain view of the ocean floor. Read the rest of this entry »