Longest bridges in all over the world

The world's longest cross-sea bridge, spanning 36.48 kilometers across the mouth of the Jiaozhou Bay in China's eastern Shandong province, opened to traffic four years after construction started. Here's a peek into some of the world's longest bridges.

 Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Located in Louisiana, United States, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges that run parallel to each other. The bridges are supported by 9,500 concrete pilings and spans over 38.35 kilometres. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is at Mandeville, Louisiana.

 Donghai Bridge
Completed on December 10, 2005, the Donghai Bridge has a total length of 32.5 kilometres and connects Shanghai to the Yangshan port in China. The 'Donghai Bridge' is popularly known as 'The stone'.

 Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a four lane bridge that connects the Delmarva Peninsula's Eastern Shore of Virginia with Virginia Beach and the metropolitan area of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The bridge has a total length of 37 kilometres.

 Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable bridge with a total length of 17.2 kilometres. The bridge was opened to traffic on 29 March, 1998. The bridge spans across the Tagus River near Lisbon, Portugal.

 Penang Bridge
The Penang Bridge opened to traffic on September 14, 1985 and connects Gelugor in Penang island and Seberang Prai to mainland Malaysia. The total length of the bridge is 13.5 kilometres.

 Rio-Niteroi Bridge
The Rio-Niteroi Bridge is a box girder bridge that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi. The bridge opened on March 4, 1974 and the total length of the bridge is 13 kilometres.

 Confederation Bridge
The 12.9 kilometre long bridge opened on 31 May 1997, connecting the Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick, Canada. The Confederation bridge is a two-lane highway toll bridge.

 San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
Commonly known as the San Mateo Bridge, the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge connects San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. The total length of the bridge is 11.265408 kilometres.

 Seven Mile Bridge
The Seven Mile Bridge is is located between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait. Finished in 1982 at a cost of $45 million, the Seven Mile Bridge connects city of Marathon in the Middle Keys of Florida to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys of Florida.

The 26 miles long Sea Bridge of China

Programming based Jokes on Rajinikath



Twitter, Facebook, Mobile inbox all are flooding with Jokes on Rajinikanth. One of my friend forwarded me one similar joke on Java (yes, related to Rajini). The time I read the joke my mind started creating many such jokes and so finally I decided to write a blog post on it.
Here are few jokes on Rajinikanth and Java. (More or less they are related to many programming languages)

• Rajinikanth is the super class of all classes in Java (including Object class).
• Rajnikanth can override a final function/variable.
• Rajnikanth can serialize static data members of any class.
• Rajnikanth can serialize transient variables.
• Rajnikanth can extend interfaces in classes.
• Rajnikanth can “force” garbage collector to run..and guess what .. GC runs as higher priority thread n starts collecting garbage.
• Rajnikanth can make a class abstract and final both at same time.
• Rajnikanth never gets stackOverFlowexception.
• Rajnikanth never faces any exception (Rather, Java can face RajnikanthException for any exception conditions) (Improved from earlier).
• Rajnikanth never “try” any code, he directly “catch” the exceptions.
• Rajnikanth can divide by zero. – (older one)
• Rajnikanth can run Java byte code on “any” machine (Including but not limited to Java Virtual Machine).

• Rajnikanth Can use Pointers in JAVA
• Rajnikanth access all PRIVATE data of any class
• Rajnikanth use Operator Overloading in Java
• Rajnikanth pass losts of Parameter using “Pass By Reference”
• Rajnikanth is only person who use printf() in java
• Rajnikanth can Declare function body in INTERFACE.
• Rajnikanth can do MULTIPLE inheritance in JAVA straightfoward.
• Rajnikanth Run Thread Program without Thread LIFECYCLE
• In catch box if u write catch(Rajnikant e) it will catch all exceptions including EXCEPTION E

The Magnatic Boy

A 7-year-old Serbian boy named Bogdan is making international news for an apparently paranormal ability.

According to MSNBC, Bogdan attracts household objects such as spoons, knives and forks with almost supernatural ease. The idea that a person could generate a strong magnetic field is bizarre, but what’s even stranger is that other things  such as small plates, small flat glass objects and even a remote control stick to him too.

Mammoth cave discovered in Vietnam

Countdown starts for GSAT-5P launch

The count down has started for the launch of India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-5P on board GSLV-F06 launch vehicle from Sriharikota on Saturday.

ISRO spokesperson S Satish told PTI that the 30-hour count down started at 10.04 hours this morning and was progressing well.

The launch of the satellite, which was originally scheduled for December 20, had been postponed after a leak in the Russian cryogenic engine on board the launch vehicle.

GSAT-5P with 24 C-band transponders and 12 extended C-band transponders is meant for augmenting communication services currently provided by Indian National Satellite System (INSAT). It is meant to boost TV, telemedicine and tele-education, and telephone services.

The satellite, developed by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, is the fifth in the GSAT series. It has a designed mission life of 12 years.



The fully integrated, three-stage GSLV-F06 at Sriharikota.

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Now rent an apartment for a night at world''s tallest tower

Dubai, Dec 12 (PTI) For those who would like to spend a night at the world''s tallest tower, an online company in the UAE is offering a lucrative deal.
An overnight stay at a fully furnished apartment in Burj Khalifa can now be hired for as much as USD 285 and the deal announced by a Dubai-based firm comes with groceries, if needed.
Fitted with air conditioners, wireless Wi-Fi access point and work desks with PCs, the property can accomodate a maximum of four persons with a bedroom furnished with a double bed and two sofa beds.
However, if you are looking for a panoramic view of the 188-floor tower you are bound to be disappointed because the apartment is located on the 19th floor.
Burj Khalifa has 900 studio, up to four-bedroom apartments, while it also has Armani Residences with 144 fully furnished private apartments.
It offers luxurious recreational and leisure facilities including four swimming pools, an exclusive residents'' lounge, health and wellness facilities.
At mosphere, the world''s highest fine dining restaurant at Level 122 and At the Top, the world''s highest observatory deck with an outdoor terrace on Level 124 are the other attractions.

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Worlds Bigest animals

Don’t Panic brings you list of 16 world’s biggest animals. World is full of strange things, here are just few of them…