Preparations For Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Preparations For Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro

ShareThe 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro.  More images after the break...

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro.  They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016.

This vertical structure will be placed in Copacabana Island. It will be both an observation Tower , and a welcome sign for the visitors arriving by air and by sea at Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympic Games 2016 will take place.

The project is from Zurique, and utilizes solar energy during the day with its solar power panels, to pump the sea water as seen in the model. The movement of the water will be also utilized to turn the turbines and produce the power to work the system at night time.

In the Solo City Tower is the Cafe amphitheatre, auditorium, shops etc.  lifts will take the visitors to the top, where the view will be fantastic, and bungee jumping will have a special platform.

Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players

10.  Zach Randolph – Memphis Grizzlies

$17.3 million

Randolph has had a checkered NBA career and never lived up to the $84 million, six-year deal he signed in 2004. He had his most success last season when he made his first All-Star team and led the Grizzlies to a 16-game improvement in the win column. The NBA’s highest-paid player is guard Kobe Bryant, who last season led the Los Angeles Lakers to its fifth title since he entered the league in 1996. This season he is the NBA’s highest-paid player for the first time in his career with a salary of $24.8 million. Here are the count downs of top ten NBA’s highest paid players. 9 More after the break...


09. Yao Ming – Houston Rockets

$17.7 million

Yao is one of the best centers in the game when healthy, but he was sidelined all of last season with a broken foot. Yao is in the final year of his contract with the Rockets and will have to prove he is healthy to command another big ticket contract.

08. Gilbert Arenas – Washington Wizards

$17.7 million

Injuries and a suspension for bringing guns into the locker room forced Agent Zero to miss 80% of his team’s games since signing a $111 million deal in 2008. His contract with three-plus years left on it might be the most impossible to trade in the league.

07. Andrei Kirilenko – Utah Jazz

$17.8 million

Kirilenko is nicknamed AK-47 for his initials and number with the Jazz (he was also born in Russia, home to the famous assault rifle). He fills up a stat sheet with rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, but his production hasn’t matched the $86 million deal he signed in 2004.

06. Pau Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers

$17.8 million

Gasol and Bryant are both under contract with the Lakers through the 2013-14 season. Gasol signed an extension during last season that added three years and $60 million to his existing deal.

05. Michael Redd – Milwaukee Bucks

$18.3 million

The Bucks’ sharpshooter has seen his last two seasons cut short by serious knee injuries. Redd’s salary is likely to take a major haircut when his six-year, $90 million deal expires after this season.

04. Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs

$18.7 million

Duncan can make a strong case as the greatest power forward to ever play the game with four titles, two MVP awards and nine selections to the All-NBA first team. His current contract with the Spurs expires after next season.

03. Kevin Garnett – Boston Celtics

$18.8 million

Garnett’s massive $126 million contract signed during his third season in the league was a major reason behind the NBA lockout that shortened the 1998-99 season. The Big Ticket was the league’s highest-paid player for three straight years until Tracy McGrady took the title last season.

02. Rashard Lewis – Orlando Magic

$20.5 million

Lewis signed a $118 million, six-year deal as a free agent in 2007 after nine seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics. Lewis has seen his scoring average decline three straight years.

01. Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers

$24.8 million

Bryant is the NBA’s top-paid player for the first time this season. The $83.5 million, three-year extension he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in April assures he will stay on top through the 2013-14 season.

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Spectacular Opening Ceremony of Asian Games 2010 in China

The largest-ever Asian Games got under way on Friday night with a spectacular opening ceremony. Directed by Chen Weiya, who was the assistant director of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the ceremony was held outside the main stadium for the first time in Asian Games history, in the Pearl River on the Haixinsha Island.
A record number of about 10,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions will participate in 476 gold medal events in 42 sports, compared to 26 sports at the London Olympics in 2012. Cricket, dance sport, roller sports and chess, including weiqi and xiangqi, are newly added sports at the Asian Games, which will also feature those unique to the continent such as dragon boat, kabaddi and sepaktakraw.

Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 at Haixinsha Square on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)


The sun sets behind Haixinsha Stadium shortly before the start of the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode at the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. (MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

Boats sail up the Pearl River during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

Athletes wave their flags during the Opening Ceremony for the Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

Illuminated performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Mick Tsikas)

Dancers in traditional Chinese dress perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Performers are suspended in the air during the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Performers dance on a submerged stage during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA)

Artists perform aboard a ship in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese soldiers carry their national flag to the flag raising ceremony during the opening of the 16th Asian Games on Nov. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A performer drums during the Opening Ceremony at Haixinsha Square on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Illuminated dancers perform in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)

Dancers perform suspended in front of a big screen during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 on November 12, 2010. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Performers hold lanterns in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

Drummers perform on the stage during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

A boy performs, suspended above the stage, during the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 on November 12, 2010. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Dancers in native costume perform during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

Dancers perform suspended before a big screen during the Opening Ceremony for the 16th Asian Games. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Swimming performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

Spinning performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Gameson November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Mick Tsikas)

Drummers raise their arms during the Opening Ceremony at Haixinsha Square on November 12, 2010 in Guangzhou, China. (Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)

A dancer performs during the Opening Ceremony for the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

The flag-bearer of Afghanistan leads the delegation during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games on November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

Spectators hold up lanterns as they wait for the start of the opening ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China,

The fire for the 16th Asian Games is lit during the opening ceremony on November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Donald Chan)

The flag bearer for China leads the delegation during the opening ceremony in Guangzhou,China on November 12, 2010. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

Performers dance ona submerged stage during the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 12, 2010. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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