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> Outdoor Sector a booming business
Spending a vacation in the nature is the trend right now, the latest visitor numbers in Düsseldorf underline this fact even more so. The number of visitors ...
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> Walking is the German desire
Hiking and trekking are popular sports and are totally in vogue - this may sound like marketing, when actually it is just a fact, if the latest statistics ...
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> Cooking in the official car
Compared to the previous years the average price of a mobile home increased by almost 4% in 2009 and cost round about 56,000 Euros. Thus, the average price ...
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> Why travel to faraway places?
According to a study of the German Hiking Association three out of four people hike in Germany. Of the annual total 378 tours conducted in this country ...
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> Let the games begin: Warm up for Dakar 2011
A rally racing success story from the Volkswagen team.
After victories at the Dakar Rally in 2009 and 2010, it has now presented its
latest car in Trier ...
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> 76 The Solitaire at the Storebaelt Bridge - Roughcuts
The Solitaire is the largest pipelay vessel in the world. Now, on its way to russian waters, the gigantic workship crossed the longest suspension bridge ...
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> Dangerous motorcades
Anyone who leans out the window, should know what he does. Tests have shown that riders who lean in motorcades from sides or roof windows, have to expect ...
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> Elbphilharmonic hall - one of the most spectacular buildings
It is already one of the most spectacular buildings of the modern era. Seen from
an architectural viewpoint as well as it being a concert hall, the Elbphilharmonic
Hall ...
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> The World Champions Of Tomorrow: The Volkswagen Junior Masters 2010 - USA
The American leg of the Volkswagen Junior Masters resulted in a fiercely
contested victory for the New Jersey based team, PDA Pele. Comprised of
under ...
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> Music makes cows happy
Many farmers claim that their cows produce more milk if they are allowed to listen to classical music. British scientists have found evidence confirming ...
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> 42 TV - report -Nord Stream pipeline Opening Ceremony in Russia
In presence of Russia's President Dimitri Medvedev the official ceremony for the laying of the Nord Stream pipeline took place in the Russian town of Vyborg ...
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