Category: SHELTER
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Do you know what too fat looks like?
A study suggests that African American women in the US have a different picture of what unhealthy weight looks like than medical experts, prompting suggestions that pictures should be more widely used with health messages to counter the new normality of excess weight
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Mortlach Special Strength – a variant especially for travellers
For any connoisseurs with a passion for the very finest of Scotch whiskies, Mortlach will take pride of place front and centre of any drinks collection. The makers of luxury single malt Scotch whisky Mortlach, “The Beast of Dufftown,” have launched a liquid especially for travellers: Mortlach Special Strength. Thanks to this travel exclusive variant,…
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Futuristic green skyscrapers to reduce 75% of Paris’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
2050 Paris Smart City by Vincent Callebaut Architectures. “2050 Paris Smart City” is a research and development project for Paris City Hall carried out by Vincent Callebaut Architectures. In order to fight against the urban heat-island phenomenon by increasing in the same time the density of the city in the long-term, the study presented 8…
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Green news roundup: mega droughts, geoengineering and straw homes
The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you’re not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox
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Solar Impulse 2. First round-the-world flight powered only by solar energy
Solar Impulse project is the only airplane with unlimited autonomy, powered by solar energy. After the Solar Impulse prototype’s 8 world records, when it became the first solar airplane ever to fly through the night, between two continents, and across the United States, it is time for Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg to move on…
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Enhancing the enjoyment of fine Cognac with Puiforcat Cognac Beaker
Puiforcat presses on in its exploration of the art of taste: Cognac Beaker à la Puiforcat In 2000, in collaboration with Champagne maker Bruno Paillard, Luxury French silverwork company Puiforcat (belonging to Hermès Group since 1993) created the Champagne timbale, a unique tasting cup in solid silver. After granting an extraordinary gustatory experience with its Champagne…