Future Car:Lamborghini Ferruccio

Future Car:Lamborghini Ferruccio

The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the famous Italian sports car brand, Lamborghini . In 1963, Ferruccio Lamborghini started the company with the intent of creating supercars to compete with models from Ferrari . Now, as a celebration of this event, and as an homage to Ferruccio Lamborghini, Mark Hostler, a transportation design student at Staffordshire university, has created the Lamborghini Ferruccio Concept.

According to the designer, the concept is "a car that takes inspiration from the company’s lineage, and also showcases the current design language and innovations of the company in their trademark flamboyant style." The concept’s front end, bonnet, and super-wide rear end were inspired by the Countach .

 The front and rear wings were inspired by the Miura , while the sharp nose and mirrors, and aggressive air intakes across the body and roof take their inspiration from the current Lamborghini design language.

The concept was designed to use a small 5.0 liter V12 engine with two turbochargers and feature direct injection technology

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Oldest Cities in the World

10. Beirut, Lebanon

Inhabited since: 3000 BC

The first historical references to Beirut date to the 14th century BC, in letters to the pharaoh of Egypt, and it’s still going strong as the capital of Lebanon. Although the “Paris of the Middle East” has been scarred by wars and local unrest, it’s still a culturally rich destination with thriving food and nightlife scenes.

9. Gaziantep, Turkey

Inhabited since: 3650 BC

Gaziantep, in southern Turkey, is just 60 miles north of another city on this list: Aleppo, Syria. Some of its popular sites include the ruins of ancient Zeugma, the Gaziantep Fortress, and the Gaziantep Zoo, which is one of the largest zoos in Turkey. 

8. Faiyum, Egypt

Inhabited since: 4000 BC

Egypt’s oldest city occupies part of the ancient site of Crocodilopolis, which worshipped Sobek the Crocodile God and a sacred crocodile named Petsuchos. You can still find evidence of this past in the mounds north of the city that mark Crocodilopolis. In Faiyum you can find large bazaars, baths, and a popular weekly market. Pictured here is the Hawara pyramid. (Photo:

7. Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Inhabited since: 4000 BC

Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria, has settlements that date as far back as 6000 BC. Evidence of the city’s former conquerors can be found throughout, including a Roman theater, Roman aqueduct, and Ottoman baths. There are also medieval walls, art museums, musical festivals, and much more to visit here.

6. Sidon, Lebanon

Inhabited since: 4000 BC 

Some argue that Sidon has been inhabited since 6000 BC, and it might be the oldest and most important city of Phoenician times. Since then it’s been conquered by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Ottomans.  Despite all this, it remains the third-largest city in Lebanon, with a busy fishing port. One of its most recognizable structures is the Sidon Sea Castle (pictured), which was built by Crusaders in the 13th century.

5. Susa (Shush), Iran

Inhabited since: 4200 BC

Shush is the modern name for what was the ancient city of Susa. There are traces of a Neolithic village as early as 7000 BC, and Carbon-14 dating places settlements there around 4200. Susa was a large city during ancient and medieval years, but a Mongol invasion in the 13th century shrunk it greatly and the population now stands at around 60,000. Susa is known as the burial place of the Biblical prophet Daniel, although this is disputed. Visitors can walk through the palace above the tomb.

4. Damascus, Syria

Inhabited since: 4300 BC

Some claim that Damascus is the world’s oldest city and that it’s been inhabited since 9000 BC, based on the findings of a settlement further out in the Barada basin. This ranking is based on settlement within the city itself. Damascus has been a vital city since the Aramaeans installed a network of canals and tunnels for water distribution. The city’s historical attractions, including the Great Mosque (pictured) and souk, are formidable, but with the current war in Syria, the country is an extremely dangerous place to enter.

3. Aleppo, Syria

Inhabited since: 4300

Because modern Aleppo stands right over the ancient city, it’s difficult for archaeologists to determine exactly how old it is. Still, it’s definitely among the oldest on this list, with settlements just north of Aleppo dating to 13,000 years ago. It’s the largest city in Syria, with a medieval citadel towering over the city. Unfortunately the Citadel, like the rest of the city, is off limits to travelers with war raging.

2. Byblos, Lebanon

Inhabited since:  5000 BC

Many will argue that this is truly the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Indeed, one of them was the 1st Century writer Philo of Byblos. We do know that the Greek-given name “Byblos” inspired the English word for “Bible,” thanks to papyrus being exported through the city. Byblos remains a prime tourism site thanks to its scenic mountains, sandy beaches, preserved historical sites, and annual music festival.

1. Jericho, West Bank(Palestine)

Inhabited since: 9000 BC

It comes down to this: Has Jericho been continuously inhabited since it was first settled? Some archaeological evidence claims the city has been abandoned and rebuilt, while others insist it’s remained intact. There’s no question that the city’s history goes way back: archaeologists found evidence of more than 20 successive settlements going back 11,000 years. Jericho is 846 feet below sea level and near a spring that feeds the Jordan River. It’s visited by tourists because of its proximity to the Dead Sea and its Greek Orthodox monastery atop the Mount of Temptation – you can take a cable car up to see it.

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Weight Loss Tips: Eat Eggs

Eat Eggs for Weight Loss

Going to work on a couple of eggs might be the way forward if you want to shift those pounds. According to new research from the Rochester Centre for Obesity in America, eating eggs for breakfast could help to limit your calorie intake throughout the rest of the day, by more than 400 calories.

In the study, 30 overweight or obese women ate either an egg-based breakfast (2 eggs) or a bagel-based breakfast, containing the same amount of calories and almost identical levels of protein. The researchers recorded the women’s eating habits and found that just before lunch, the women who had eaten eggs for breakfast felt less hungry and ate a smaller lunch as a result. Better still, over the next 36 hours the group eating the egg-containing breakfast consumed, on average, 417 calories less than the bagel-eating group.

Weight Loss Resources says…

This study suggests that eating eggs for breakfast makes you feel fuller for longer so that you eat less at your next few meals. This is great news if you’re trying to lose weight as it means you may find it easier to cut calories without feeling hungry. In fact, based on these results you could expect to lose up to  lb a month, simply by eating eggs for breakfast!

Eggs are packed with a variety of nutrients including protein, zinc, iron and vitamins A, D, E and B12, but contain just 85 calories each. Old advice to limit eggs to just a few each week has also been abandoned. According to the Food Standards Agency, there’s now no limit to the number of eggs you can eat in a week as part of a healthy balanced diet. If you fancy starting the day with eggs we suggest you avoid frying them and combine them with wholemeal toast and a glass of vitamin C-rich unsweetened orange juice, which will help the body make the best use of the iron in the eggs.

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