Relaxing Rooftop Gardens | Hidden from the street, high above the heads of pedestrians, are lush green getaways filled with flowers, shaded nooks, fountains, flowing streams and even flamingos. Rooftop gardens offer an unexpected retreat in even the busiest of big cities like New York, Hong Kong and London. These 5 urban rooftop gardens range from small plots that grow food or help make buildings more energy-efficient to sprawling multiple-acre parks.

1. Place Royale, Quebec

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2. Rockefeller Center Gardens, New York

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3. National Museum of Scotland

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4. VivoCity, Singapore

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5. Kaiser Garage, Oakland, California

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Green Innovation In China | The notorious smog of Beijing and other pollution problems tend to obscure outsiders' vision of China as a modern nation, but the fact is, China is home to some of the world's greenest and most intelligently innovative architecture. Implementing technologies that have yet to be used on a similar scale in the U.S., like huge integrated wind turbines and reflecting pools fed with recycled greywater that help cool the air, these 5 buildings are showcases of sustainability.

1. Shanghai Tower by Gensler, Shanghai

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2. Vanke Center by Steven Holl, Shenzhen

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3. Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl and Li Hu, Beijing

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4. National Stadium AKA Bird's Nest, Beijing

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5. Sino-Italian Ecological and Energy-Efficient Building, Beijing

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Flying First Class – PART 1 – When it comes to taking an international flight, you deserve nothing but the best. Gone are the days when you stepped down cramped and jet lagged from your long uncomfortable flight. Reaching your destination getting pampered by the best of hospitality is the new hallmark of the new age international flights.

1. Asiana Airlines

Fleet: 72 aircrafts

Among the amenities: VIP lounges, wireless LAN, SMS, FAX facilities

Plush perks: Italian spread, separate shower and sleeping rooms

2. Singapore Airlines

Fleet: A380 luxury jets

Among the amenities: free headsets, AVOD, in-flight satellite phones, internet workstations

Plush perks: suave restrooms, spacious beds and leather seats

3. Qatar Airways

Fleet: 98 aircrafts

4. Cathay Pacific

Fleet: 100 passenger aircrafts

Among the amenities: luxury seat cum lifestyle suit, in-flight laptop, 300 TV programs, 22 radio channels, AVOD and 800 CDs

Plush perks: exclusive wines from Vieux Chateau Landon and Chateau Branaire Ducru

5. Air New Zealand

Itinerary: From New Zealand to UK, North America, Australia, Asia, South West Pacific

Among the amenities: touch screen order for food and entertainment

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Morning Glory Pool | The original name of the Morning Glory Pool was Convolutus. It was given that title in 1883 by the wife of an assistant park superintendent, after the Latin word for the morning glory flower, which the pool's blue color resembles. Recently, however, the pool has started to go by another name "Fading Glory."

The delicate blue water is created by thermophilic bacteria, which thrive in the pool's searing heat. Long a major tourist stop in Yellowstone National Park, the Morning Glory Pool suffers from inconsiderate visitors who have thrown coins, bottles, and trash into the pool for over a century. The trash has slowly built up and blocked some of the thermal vents and reduced the heat of the pool, allowing other bacteria to begin working their way in at the edges, creating a red and yellow ring around the pure blue center. While this rainbow hue is indeed beautiful, it is a fragile beauty, as the invasive yellow bacteria continues to close in.

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Fire Rainbow | When you think you understand the beauty in nature, especially in the magical awe that a rainbow can inspire, then something will appear that still manages to both surprise and delight you in equal measure. Just occasionally, the weather conditions will line up perfectly to provide us with a visual feast that we need to be very quick to catch sight of. At times reminding us of the aurora borealis or simple rainbows, these events are niether, but a magical experience in thier own right

These are Fire Rainbows — the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phemonema. It looks like a rainbow on fire, but this phenomenon is as cold as ice. Known in the weather world as a circumhorizontal arc, this isn't a rainbow in the traditional sense—it is caused by light passing through wispy, high-altitude cirrus clouds. What's more, the hexagonal ice crystals that make up cirrus clouds must be shaped like thick plates with their faces parallel to the ground.

The absolute wonder of these spectacular events is that they can be very short-lived, rarely surviving beyond half an hour, simply because all of the factors involved must be just so before it can happen.  The following series of pictures were all taken in the USA, where you are most likely to witness these events.

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Bars In The Sky – PART 2 – These sky bars not only serve as stunning structures kissing the skies but also attract visitors with a sweeping view of the surrounding urban stretch. Here is a list of the sky bars of the world for all who have a crave for dizzying heights:

1. Hong Kong Azure Restaurant Slash Sky Bar

2. Los Angeles Sky Bar

3. Berlin TV Tower Sky Bar

4. Dubai Vu's Sky Bar

5. Sky Bar, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Click here to read PART 1 – Bars in the Sky – PART 1

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Bars In The Sky – PART 1 – From the inception of civilization, man has always aspired to go up near the clouds through his elevating handy works. The modern sky bars that we see towering over some of the major cities of the world are an evidence to man's love for heights.

1. State Tower Sky Bar, Bangkok (63 floors)

2. Traders Hotel Sky Bar in Kuala Lumpur (33 floors)

3. Tokyo New York Sky Bar (52 floors)

4. Sydney Blu Horizon Sky Bar (36 floors)

5. New York Salon de Ning Sky Bar (23 floors)

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