Category: SHELTER
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Hellfest Open Air Festival/2013
For metalheads from around the world, the anual French Hellfest Open Air Festival in Clisson (western France) is one of the most eclectic festivals of extreme metal, a must visit place of pilgrimage for rock fanatics. From 2006, Hellfest offers a plethora of bands and genres, hosting troops of every subgenre of metal, hosting new…
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More Than Honey: a story of a possible extinction
After The Bees Died. Apis mellifera (the honey bee) appeared on Earth 60 million years before man and is as indispensable to the economy as it is to man’s survival. Without the honeybees, he would never have had the cherries, apricots, raspberries and berry gardens, nor the pickles. Over the past 15 years, numerous colonies…
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How much of the earth is covered in living plants?
A new interactive map produced by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows all the world’s vegetation. The satellite images were compiled into a single high-resolution image showing how much greenery covers the Earth. Although 75% of the planet is a relatively unchanging ocean of blue, the remaining 25% of Earth’s surface…
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Courvoisier cognac house announced the refurbishment of the heritage center
Courvoisier cognac, one the four leading cognac houses in the world (owned by Beam) announced the refurbishment of the Courvoisier Château, Courvoisier Heritage Centre, situated on the banks of the river Charente in Jarnac (southwest corner of France) in the Cognac region. The new look features an enhanced boutique (with rare and exclusive products), tasting…
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Melting iceberg in the heart of Ottawa encourages to think about our shared environment
Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art Sakahàn, meaning “to light a fire” in the language of the Algonquin, is the National Gallery of Canada’s largest survey of recent Indigenous art. It highlights over 150 works by more than 75 artists from around the world, including impressive installations like an Iceberg. The monumental art work was created by…
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Ringo Starr to publish a children’s picture book
45 years after Octopus’s Garden was first written, Ringo Starr will publish a children’s picture book with Simon & Schuster. Ben Cort, the illustrator of Aliens Love Underpants and a life-long Beatles fan, has been signed up to illustrate the book. Cort made his name with the hugely successful Underpants series written by Claire…