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Statista - The Statistics Portal for Market Data, Market Research and Market Studies UN panel aims for 'a future worth choosing' 30 January 2012Last updated at 06:44 By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Current patterns of consumption are not sustainable, the panel concludes, without major change
Discerning Alien Disinformation: Part 1 - Alien Agenda Introduction In less than a decade, mankind will be confronted with undeniable public disclosure of the alien presence. The critical choices that follow will turn into tragic consequences if made in ignorance, confusion, weakness, or desperation. 20 Amazing iPad Apps for Educators When one looks at how technology has changed education over the past decade, one can’t help but be blown away by the sheer number of iPad apps for educators that have absolutely flooded the electronic marketplace. There are so many iPad apps for teachers released every month that even the most plugged-in educator would have a difficult time processing and utilizing them all. Luckily, when teachers are looking to learn how to use iPads in the classroom, they need to look no further than TeachHUB magazine and TeachHUB.com -- an educator’s primary go-to resource when researching iPad apps for teachers and iPads in the classroom.
These Amazing Hanging Hotel Rooms Let Guests Camp In Trees Most treehouses, whether they’re simple backyard platforms or tiny homes where people live full-time, are made by whacking nails into the side of a tree. But architects decided to take an approach that’s a little more tree-friendly in this design for a new resort in an ecological reserve: Each treehouse is suspended in midair from a simple collar that lets the supporting tree keep growing. The idea came from a trip one of the architects had taken to Japan, where he saw trees supported with wires to protect their branches from heavy snow in the winter. “It was something that always stuck in my mind,” says Tye Farrow, a senior partner at Farrow Partnership Architects. “I sort of translated it over and said, why don’t we use the natural mast of the tree and bring cables to support the treehouse so that construction won’t damage the tree itself?”'
Round House Design Offers a Unique Architectural Experience This beautiful Round House is a unique home design concept where soft curves replace the dusty corners of a typical four-sided home. Developed by L.A.-based architecture firm Johnston Marklee, the completely open interior space is enclosed by floor to ceiling windows, allowing light to radiate throughout the space from all around. For more privacy, sliding doors can be pulled closed to section off the space into separate rooms.
Villa F, Greece Villa F by the Hornung & Jacobi Architecture firm is located in the beautiful coastal region of Rhodes, Greece. It is a spectacular holiday home construction, with the entrance built at the base of the site within the three meter-high dry stone wall that separates the house from the coastal road. The ground floor hosts a living space with stunning views out onto the ocean while maintaining privacy, with sleeping and bathing quarters located on the top floor. The unusual shape of the building provides a chimney-like effect which creates a cooling airflow system and allows light to flood in through the super-sized skylights. A swimming pool stretches the length of the ground floor terrace, leading to guest residences which are set apart from the main home.
Allens Rivulet House: a mix of spaces in Tasmania Somewhere in Tasmania between green fields and trees there’s a special two-story building of 346sqm called Allens Rivulet House. A brilliant mix of context and program is reflected in a sequence of fully enclosed to semi-enclosed spaces. All rooms are arranged in response to a spatial key element determined by the client: the kitchen.
Teachers TV - Schools Skip to main content GOV.UK uses cookies to make the site simpler. Find out more about cookies Is this page useful? Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful Is there anything wrong with this page? Thank you for your feedback Word Stress and -ing Verbs In this American English pronunciation video,we're going to go over the word stress of -ing verbs. The -ing form of a verb always adds an extra syllable. And this syllable is always unstressed. So it should be lower in pitch and usually a little faster than the stressed syllable in the word. Take,for example,'standing' Stand-ing, stand-ing.