Category: SHELTER
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Catering to the individual traveler: personalized travel is the new definition of luxury
Top Seven Travel Trends from 2013 Virtuoso Travel Week. Virtuoso luxury travel network announced Top Seven Travel Trends from Virtuoso Travel Week, one of luxury travel’s preeminent events. From the top seven travel trends revelead “catering to the individual traveler: personalized travel is the new definition of luxury” emerged as the overarching trend. The…
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‘Spiderman’ set sights on Dubai’s Twisted Tower
French freestyle climber Alain Robert, known as the ‘Spiderman’, set his sights on Dubai’s Twisted Tower (306 metres (1,004 ft). Robert plans to get to the top of Cayan Tower in Dubai, the world’ s tallest twisted tower, two years after he surmounted the world’s tallest tower – Burj Khalifa. Robert, better known as…
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Red Dot Award 2013: Buick Riviera Concept
New Buick Riviera Concept Vehicle Wins Red Dot Award. First major international award for Chinese automotive design. Designers and companies from 56 countries entered 4,394 products in the 2013 Red Dot Award program, an internationally recognized quality label for design achievement and one of the world’s top three design honors. The new Buick Riviera concept…
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Chevrolet Centennial Artwork – Switzerland’s largest steel bust
With a height of five meters and a weight of around ten tons, the inverted portrait of Louis Chevrolet, a race driver, engineer and co-founder of the Chevrolet car brand, will become Switzerland’s largest steel bust. The stunning artwork of Christian Gonzenbach, a Geneva-based artist, honors Swiss-born brand co-founder Louis Chevrolet and marks Chevrolet’s…
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Before bringing a second dog into the home
First family adds second dog; should you? While there are benefits to bringing a second dog into the home, it can pose some challenges and require some adjustments as well. With the news coming out of Washington that the Obamas have added a second dog to the first family, pet owners might be considering adding…
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World’s first solar-powered atmospheric satellite
Innovation isn’t just a business for Titan Aerospace, the builder of the world’s first solar-powered atmospheric satellite, it’s a passion. Completely powered by the sun, their solar-powered satellite, known as the Solara 50, can stay in the air for five years with a mission range of over 4 million kilometers. This large “drone” is “revolutionizing…