Abu dhabi luxury hotel | Million dollar christmas tree

An Abu Dhabi luxury hotel that boasted an $11 million Christmas tree decorated with gold and gems admitted Sunday it may have taken the holiday spirit a bit too far.

A statement from the Emirates Palace hotel said it regretted "attempts to overload" the Christmas tree tradition by adorning it with premium bling including gold, rubies, diamonds and other precious stones from a hotel jeweler.

The statement was a rare bit of reflection on the Gulf's ethos of excess. The tree was unveiled last week with full fanfare in a hotel that features its own gold bar vending machine and a one-week $1 million package that includes private jet jaunts around the Middle East.

But the hotel management apparently had second thoughts after questions arose about whether the opulent tree was innocent good cheer or unfortunate bad taste.

The hotel regrets "attempts to overload the tradition followed by most hotels in the country with meanings and connotations that do not fall in line with the (hotel's) professional standards," said a statement carried on the state-run news agency WAM.

The hotel even tried to distance itself from the 43-foot (13-meter) faux fir in one of its rotundas, saying a hotel-based jeweler was solely responsible for creating and decorating the tree.

"The hotel is just a venue for exhibiting the tree," the statement said.

The hotel also claimed the tree was not a stunt, but rather an effort to boost the holiday mood for its guests based on the United Arab Emirates' "values of openness and tolerance."

Although officially Muslim, the UAE features many signs of Christmas for its huge foreign population. Lights, carolers and Santas are fixtures in nearly every mall.

Abu dhabi luxury hotel | Million dollar christmas tree

An Abu Dhabi luxury hotel that boasted an $11 million Christmas tree decorated with gold and gems admitted Sunday it may have taken the holiday spirit a bit too far.

A statement from the Emirates Palace hotel said it regretted "attempts to overload" the Christmas tree tradition by adorning it with premium bling including gold, rubies, diamonds and other precious stones from a hotel jeweler.

The statement was a rare bit of reflection on the Gulf's ethos of excess. The tree was unveiled last week with full fanfare in a hotel that features its own gold bar vending machine and a one-week $1 million package that includes private jet jaunts around the Middle East.

But the hotel management apparently had second thoughts after questions arose about whether the opulent tree was innocent good cheer or unfortunate bad taste.

The hotel regrets "attempts to overload the tradition followed by most hotels in the country with meanings and connotations that do not fall in line with the (hotel's) professional standards," said a statement carried on the state-run news agency WAM.

The hotel even tried to distance itself from the 43-foot (13-meter) faux fir in one of its rotundas, saying a hotel-based jeweler was solely responsible for creating and decorating the tree.

"The hotel is just a venue for exhibiting the tree," the statement said.

The hotel also claimed the tree was not a stunt, but rather an effort to boost the holiday mood for its guests based on the United Arab Emirates' "values of openness and tolerance."

Although officially Muslim, the UAE features many signs of Christmas for its huge foreign population. Lights, carolers and Santas are fixtures in nearly every mall.

Christmas tree made with 80,000 plastic spoons

A team of young taiwanese students as created an impressive christmas tree out of 80,000 plastic spoons, in taichung city.

In their quest to deliver a message about the environment, this christmas, a team of six students from taiwan’s trans world university have created a unique christmas tree out of 80,000 plastic spoons. The young environmentalists entered a competition for the best christmas tree made of recyclable materials, and their original idea came up on top.

The 80,000 plastic spoons used in the making of the tree were provided by the taiwanese branch of kfc, who was probably looking for a way of improving its overall image. After the holiday season, the spoons will be taken to a recycling facility and used to create something useful. Impressed by the feat of these young students, mayor jason hu felt the need to send an environmental message of his own: “christmas must be celebrated in an Eco-friendly way, and it is the same when we choose clothing or when we take a shower.”

Sweden woman awoke to find stranger's tongue on her arm

A woman in eastern sweden awoke with a start recently to find stranger's tongue on her arm, man lying next to her in bed.

The young woman was asleep beside her boyfriend at the time of the stranger's unexpected visit. Upon discovering the strange man’s tongue pressed against the inside of her elbow, the woman first woke up her boyfriend to ask if he knew who the stranger was.


The couple’s initial attempts to force the unknown intruder out of the house were met with angry rebuttals from the man, who demanded to know who the couple was and what they were doing there.

The arm-tasting bandit has now been charged with sexual molestation, breaking and entering, as well as drug crimes, the newspaper reports.

In defending his actions, the 22-year-old man told police he was drunk at the time and has no recollection of entering the couple’s home or licking the woman’s arm.

The incident, which took place two months ago, is reminiscent of a similar incident from October involving a drunken student from skane in southern Sweden.

Following a party with his university classmates, the student broke into a home he thought was his own, but in fact belonged to a family who were startled by the strangers’ abrupt entrance.

The mother at first thought the drunken student was her son, but upon realising she instead had an intruder in her home, she called police and waited outside with her family in the pouring rain until five squad cars arrived in response to the call.

The student was given a suspended sentence, fined, and ordered to pay to replace the window he broke to enter the house.

Christmas tree made with 80,000 plastic spoons

A team of young taiwanese students as created an impressive christmas tree out of 80,000 plastic spoons, in taichung city.

In their quest to deliver a message about the environment, this christmas, a team of six students from taiwan’s trans world university have created a unique christmas tree out of 80,000 plastic spoons. The young environmentalists entered a competition for the best christmas tree made of recyclable materials, and their original idea came up on top.

The 80,000 plastic spoons used in the making of the tree were provided by the taiwanese branch of kfc, who was probably looking for a way of improving its overall image. After the holiday season, the spoons will be taken to a recycling facility and used to create something useful. Impressed by the feat of these young students, mayor jason hu felt the need to send an environmental message of his own: “christmas must be celebrated in an Eco-friendly way, and it is the same when we choose clothing or when we take a shower.”

Sweden woman awoke to find stranger's tongue on her arm

A woman in eastern sweden awoke with a start recently to find stranger's tongue on her arm, man lying next to her in bed.

The young woman was asleep beside her boyfriend at the time of the stranger's unexpected visit. Upon discovering the strange man’s tongue pressed against the inside of her elbow, the woman first woke up her boyfriend to ask if he knew who the stranger was.


The couple’s initial attempts to force the unknown intruder out of the house were met with angry rebuttals from the man, who demanded to know who the couple was and what they were doing there.

The arm-tasting bandit has now been charged with sexual molestation, breaking and entering, as well as drug crimes, the newspaper reports.

In defending his actions, the 22-year-old man told police he was drunk at the time and has no recollection of entering the couple’s home or licking the woman’s arm.

The incident, which took place two months ago, is reminiscent of a similar incident from October involving a drunken student from skane in southern Sweden.

Following a party with his university classmates, the student broke into a home he thought was his own, but in fact belonged to a family who were startled by the strangers’ abrupt entrance.

The mother at first thought the drunken student was her son, but upon realising she instead had an intruder in her home, she called police and waited outside with her family in the pouring rain until five squad cars arrived in response to the call.

The student was given a suspended sentence, fined, and ordered to pay to replace the window he broke to enter the house.

Christmas gift cards for loved ones | Christmas gift cards 2011

Christmas is approaching fast and you still have not decided anything about the Christmas gifts. Christmas Gifts are one of the major attractions for everyone, as all of us loves to receive gifts. Moreover, these Christmas Gifts symbolize love and unity. In case, you are unable to buy Christmas Gifts for your loved ones, there is no need to bother.

There is another option for make them smile and realize that you are concerned about them. Simply give Christmas gift cards to your loved ones.

Christmas gift cards are getting immensely popular among people. They are trendy as well as easy to use. Christmas gift cards are usually gift certificates and they serve the purpose of cash card. Christmas gift cards are usually made up of plastic and incorporate one magnetic strip. The cashier with the help of machine swipes this magnetic strip. There is one logo on the Christmas Gift Cards. On the front of Christmas Gift Cards, there is an illustration of sponsoring business.

Value of Christmas Gift Cards keep on changing and is quite flexible. These cards are getting immensely popular and are preferred more as compare to the paper gift certificates.

Bizarre looking animal hair hats

Incredible animal hair styles | Bizarre animal hair hats

These bizarre looking hair set is the creation of Japanese designer, Nagi Noda, which created them in her typical eccentric style. During her short life, she created ads for Nike and Coca-Cola, however, she is probably most famous for her hair hats. Everyone seemed to know who she was after she created a hair hat for Lady Gaga. I put a selection of her other hair hats below for your enjoyment.

She used animals as her inspiration, and as you see, these hats sport a rabbit, poodle, owls and even an elephant which is my favorite.

Christmas gift cards for loved ones | Christmas gift cards 2011

Christmas is approaching fast and you still have not decided anything about the Christmas gifts. Christmas Gifts are one of the major attractions for everyone, as all of us loves to receive gifts. Moreover, these Christmas Gifts symbolize love and unity. In case, you are unable to buy Christmas Gifts for your loved ones, there is no need to bother.

There is another option for make them smile and realize that you are concerned about them. Simply give Christmas gift cards to your loved ones.

Christmas gift cards are getting immensely popular among people. They are trendy as well as easy to use. Christmas gift cards are usually gift certificates and they serve the purpose of cash card. Christmas gift cards are usually made up of plastic and incorporate one magnetic strip. The cashier with the help of machine swipes this magnetic strip. There is one logo on the Christmas Gift Cards. On the front of Christmas Gift Cards, there is an illustration of sponsoring business.

Value of Christmas Gift Cards keep on changing and is quite flexible. These cards are getting immensely popular and are preferred more as compare to the paper gift certificates.