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Tallest Residential Building Coming to Manhattan?

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The tallest residential building on eath might be coming to Manhattan. Leaked plans from the New York development blog YIMBY suggest this. The Nordstrom Tower will be 1775 feet tall and is slightly taller than the One World Trade Center which be 1479 feet tall. Current Tallest Residential Building: There are quite a lot of residential buildings taller than 1000 ... Read More »

Most Popular Song on 4th of July?

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4th of July, Independence Day is a special day for Americans so we might wonder what songs were they listening to today, right? Thanks to music streaming site Spotify we can get insight into this. Spotify has been able to shed some light on what was the most listened song on July 4 of last year, compared to how many ... Read More »

FIFA World Cup 2014 match schedule

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FIFA world cup 2014 is all set for a grand kick off this Thursday at Brazil where the host team Brazil will start the first match of the tournament with Croatia. Football world cup, considered the biggest event in the World after the Olympics (ofcourse) will have series of group level matches starting from June 12 to July 13,2014 where ... Read More »

Poet Maya Angelou dies at age 86

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Renowned American Poet Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. She was 86 years old. Apart from being a Poet, she was a fabulous writer, activities and more importantly loved by all. Her son, Guy B Johnson, confirmed the news in a statement. He said: “Her family is extremely grateful that her ascension was not ... Read More »

European court backs Right to be Forgotten act against Google

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European court has asked Google to respect individuals privacy under ‘Right to be Forgotten‘ act and ruled the search engine giant to remove any data that the concerned individual brings to its notice. What is right to be forgotten act? Article 17 states that “The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal ... Read More »