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...years old, St. Pancras railway station is London's new, hip gateway to Europe. Thanks to a recent billion-dollar refit, passengers awaiting high-speed trains to Paris or Brussels can sip champagne at the continent's longest bar, or eat oysters and caviar at a fine-dining restaurant. With the value of the pound plummeting, though, Britons heading to Europe are not exactly in a celebratory mood. Trips to Paris used to involve "a stroll around the shops to see if I could pick up some nice Parisian fashion," grumbles Jemima, a 35-year-old sales professional...
...That will be no easy task. With budget constraints making a completely new rocket class unlikely any time soon, Japanese engineers are examining ways to refit the H-2A, originally designed primarily to carry satellites into orbit, for human flight. That's why a current project to turn an H-2A capsule into a cargo ferry bringing supplies to the ISS and returning a payload of garbage to Earth has become a particularly important dry run?a demonstration of the feasibility of using the H-2A system to transport humans into space and to get them home safely...
...opportunity to, as the "Big Bang" catalog says, "make history" presented itself this year when the Pompidou had to install a new fire-protection system. Instead of closing the museum and transferring its contents to some remote arrondissement, the Pompidou decided to stay open and refit one floor at a time. So while part of the building is getting its sprinklers, the Pompidou is squeezing much of its content?an astounding 850 works?into a single floor and organizing it in a novel way. This thematic approach means that you can enjoy a Laurel and Hardy film in the same...
...shop's longevity?apart from its quality trims?was the decision by Giacalone's son, Italo, in 1922 to refit his dad's shop in glorious Art Deco stained glass, glittering mirrorwork and traditional white tiles. Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, an organization dedicated to preserving heritage sites in Italy, bought the building 13 years ago and now leases the business to Emanuele Giugno, a hairdresser whose patrons include former prime ministers Romano Prodi and Massimo D'Alema. He's an artist of the locks, but the real masterpiece is Italo's perfectly preserved interior. Vicolo Caprettari, Genoa...
...shop's longevity - apart from its quality trims - was the decision by Giacalone's son, Italo, in 1922 to refit his dad's shop in glorious Art Deco stained glass, glittering mirrorwork Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder and traditional white tiles. Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano, an organization...