In 2008, the University of Leeds created a concept washing machine that uses only a cup (less than 300 ml) of water and 20 kg of re-usable plastic chips to carry out a full wash. The machine leaves clothes virtually dry, and uses less than 2 % of the water and energy otherwise used by a conventional machine.
About the American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center cost $420 million to open up in Dallas back in 2001. The NHL's Dallas Stars and the NBA's Dallas Mavericks call this center home during their seasons.
The Shamrock Hotel on what was the edge of countryside south of Houston, Texas in 1949, shortly after construction. The Shamrock was a hotel constructed between 1946 and 1949 by wildcatter Glenn McCarthy southwest of downtown Houston, Texas next to the Texas Medical Center. It was the largest hotel built in the United States during the 1940s.