Levitating House System Could Protect Homes From Earthquakes

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A Japanese company, Air Danshin Systems Inc., has come up with perhaps the most inventive solution we've seen - they fit out existing houses to levitate in the event of an earthquake. In the wake of last year's Fukushima disaster the company is set t...

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France Plans To Build Napoleonland

#napoleonbonaparte #napoleonland #france #entertainment #culture

A French theme park is being planned in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte, almost 200 years after his death, reported The Telegraph. "Napoleonland", the brainchild of former French minister and history buff Yves Jego, is being touted as a rival to Disneyl...

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Mexico Inaugurates World's Tallest Cable-Stayed Bridge

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With inauguration on January 5, the "Baluarte Bridge" in Mexico is officially the Guinness World Record holder for the tallest cable-stayed bridge, reported Constructiondigital.
The massive infrastructure project consists of 152 steel suspende...

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Russian Businessman Bought The Most Expensive Apartment In New York For US$ 88 Million

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Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev bought the most expensive apartment in central New York for US$ 88 million, reported the New York Observer. It turns out, the most expensive home in the history of Manhattan real estate. Rybolovlev owned 10-room ...

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Facebook's New Headquarters: US$ 366 Million In Construction

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Recently, the tech giant Facebook announced its decision to relocate its company headquarters from Palo Alto to Menlo Park, California - a move which could spur over US$ 366 million in construction spending for the region, reported constructiondigita...

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