Category: SHELTER
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The best folding bikes
Whether you are a time-pressed train commuter or an urbanite short on living space, a folding bike offers a smart solution. But be warned: a little practice will stop you trapping your fingers and getting oil all over your clothes. Here are five of the best to get you going
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US cinema chain bans Google Glass over piracy fears
Drafthouse Cinemas has outlawed the wearing of Google Glass while films are playing, following continued concerns about surreptitious illegal recording
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What’s happening in the art world right now. The Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts
A dose of culture at the Royal Academy of Arts. From its foundation in 1768 the Royal Academy of Arts has provided a voice for art and artists. For nearly 250 years, the Royal Academy of Arts is helding the world’s largest open entry exhibition – the Summer Exhibition. This year’s edition saw 12,000 entries…
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Carbon capture and storage: rubbish collection for the atmosphere
How carbon storage, now being tried out in Cyprus, could prove to be an efficient fix to CO2 emissions
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Chronograph S3. The Zero Gravity Watch.
The official watch of weightless flights. The Swiss project S3 (Swiss Space Systems) is providing a chance to experience total weightlessness by floating as if in space. The first weightless ZeroG flights will take place in 2015. The ZeroG project will begin in over 15 locations around the world, including Asia, the Middle East and…
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Acclaimed film producer Jane Rosenthal honored with Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award
For the past 23 years the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award has celebrated the work of outstanding private patrons of the global arts community who are recognized for their committed and continuous philanthropic activism. This year, acclaimed film producer Jane Rosenthal was honored with the Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award. Rosenthal…