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Darian Alvarez no sólo es uno más de los jovenes latinos que definió su destino a temprana edad, sino que desde su salida de Cuba hasta hoy día, sigue marcando la diferencia en su historia y sobre todo aportando en la historia de otros.

Con apenas 18 años, cuando decide por propia voluntad decide llegar a Estados Unidos. Siendo aun un adolecente, cargaba con un equipaje que pesaba en sueños , sabiendo que solo podría lograrlo con esfuerzo y disciplina, para que valiera la pena el sacrificio de alejarse de una familia unida , sus amigos y raíces.

Al comiezo todo resultó tan novedoso y extraordinariamente distinto a su realidad de los primeros 18 años vividos; fue muy fácil dejarse llevar por un mercado de consumo .

Se especializó en trabajos físicos como entrenador personal (entre otras cosas) aplicando conceptos y conocimientos ajenos, no solo para su clientela sino para el mismo. Su peso llegó a ser de más de 220 libras, quizás no se pensaría que es demasiado , pero no era un cuerpo atléticamente sano .

Su gran pasión y compromiso por el entender el funcionamiento del cuerpo humano y por tratar de mejorar cada vez más su calidad de vida y la de sus clientes, lo llevó a estudiar y desarrollarse dentro del mundo de la nutrición y el “fitness”.

Al año de haber comenzado su trabajo fue llamado para ser la imagen de una linea de ropa interior para hombre. Sin embargo como Darian mismo lo dice “ no puedo decir que es un sueño hecho realidad porque nunca lo soñé asi”.

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olls-Royce, the world’s leading luxury brand, has defined

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Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 boldly points to a bright

future for their marque where their patrons’ individual demands for complete and authentic personalisation will be met through an exquisite fusion of technology, design and hallmark Rolls-Royce craftsmanship.”

In a spectacular event at London’s Roundhouse, the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 was presented. The car defines the future of luxury mobility. Codenamed 103EX, it is the marque’s first ever pure ‘Vision Vehicle’.

The Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 presents an intriguing and aesthetically dynamic vision of the future of luxury mobility – a completely personal, effortless and autonomous Rolls-Royce experience, wrapped in a design that ensures a ‘Grand Sanctuary’ for its occupants, and a ‘Grand Arrival’.

The Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 anticipates the mobility demands of the luxury customer of the future. Brought to life by Rolls-Royce after many months of study and consultation with current patrons of the brand, the car represents their clearly expressed desire for an assurance that the marque’s plans for the future of luxury personal mobility will continue to embody the key attributes that have made Rolls-Royce the preferred marque of the most discerning and powerful patrons in the world for over a Century.

With the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, the brand provides just such an assurance to its valued customers – present and future. It makes a bold and definitive statement of confidence in a future where Rolls-Royce rejects the notion of anonymous, utilitarian and bland future modes of mobility. Through an intimate understanding of its customers’ thinking and their demands in

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the future, Rolls-Royce presents an exciting and highly appealing vision of effortless, autonomous, spacious and beautiful luxury mobility, as personal as each individual customer.

Background

This ‘Vision Vehicle’ is one of four announced by the BMW Group in Munich on 7 March 2016, as it launched its centenary celebrations – THE NEXT 100 YEARS. In addition to being the centenary of the BMW Group, 2016 also represents a seminal moment in the history of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

For Rolls-Royce, the end of production of the seventh generation Phantom – considered by aficionados to be "the best car in the world" – represents the completion of the first phase of the Rolls-Royce brand’s renaissance under BMW Group custodianship. The success of Phantom, Ghost, Wraith and now Dawn serves as the foundation for a bold new chapter.

This highly successful era for the world’s most celebrated luxury brand has been driven by a restless commitment to always looking forward.

In this spirit, the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 is presented – a truly revolutionary, highly authentic exploration of the future of luxury mobility. It provides a fully authentic look into the potential demands and desires of the wealthy connoisseur of the future.

In creating the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars design team, led by Director of Design Giles Taylor, asked themselves the question, “How can we recast luxury for the next 100 years?” Within that question the team found that they had to address two further questions:

For the 105 years since her creation in 1911, the Spirit of Ecstasy, modelled by sculptor and artist Charles Sykes, on Eleanor Thornton, has silently guided every RollsRoyce and its owner through the momentous events of their lives. She has stood as an elegant presence at some of history’s most notable events.

Today, the ‘Voice of Eleanor’ inhabits the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, delivering the dream of an effortless future to her owners.

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“What will a Rolls-Royce owner expect of his or her Rolls-Royce in the coming decades?” and “How do we at Rolls-Royce today envision how we meet those expectations?”. These questions allowed the team to dream of the staggering possibilities for Rolls-Royce’s future.

Cars design team, led by Director of Design Giles Taylor. Their deep understanding of the Rolls-Royce customer of the future and the world in which they will live led them to conceive of a motor car that would serve and augment its patron’s lifestyle in every way.

Rolls-Royce intimately understands its patrons and their likely desires and motivations in the future. It understands that true luxury is deeply personal and that the hallmarks of every Rolls-Royce past and present are key to its future. The designers therefore distilled four key tenets that not only underpin the elegant solution that is the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, but epitomise the future of luxury mobility as a whole:

“The Rolls-Royce patron will continue to be a famous figure in the future,” explains Taylor. I envision that the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 will play a key role in these people’s lives, guiding and conveying them effortlessly through their life’s journey in an exquisite sanctuary where they can reflect in peace ahead of arriving in the grandest style.”

In presenting the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, the marque has rejected the common notion that the future of personal transport is a utilitarian and functional one. Rolls-Royce has stepped bravely into the future to propose a no-compromise, fully autonomous, coachbuilt, personalised vision to those customers who wish for an emotional attachment to their car. This reasoning led them to the first key tenet: The Personal Vision.

The Personal Vision The Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, as presented in London in June, is but one example of a number of possible personal visions of a Rolls-Royce of the future. Indeed, in an evolution of the Rolls-Royce Bespoke experience of today, the customers’ taste will influence the exact design of his or her RollsRoyce and how it will be configured.

In the spirit of the great coachbuilt cars of the past, Rolls-Royce will create the chassis of the future, hand-built from the most advanced materials and powered by a zero emissions powertrain. Advanced manufacturing technologies will enable customers to involve themselves even more in the design of the shape, size and silhouette of their personal Rolls-Royce vision. The future customer will commission his or her own concept. Rolls‑Royce will design and manufacture this personal vision of each customer and make every RollsRoyce a unique Bespoke masterpiece.

In short, the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 utilises envisioned advances in technology to herald the return to authentic coachbuilding.

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The Effortless Journey, the Grand Sanctuary and the Grand Arrival. The next three tenets and hallmarks of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100.

The Effortless Journey For the 105 years since her creation in 1911, the Spirit of Ecstasy, modelled by sculptor and artist Charles Sykes, on Eleanor Thornton, has silently guided every Rolls-Royce and its owner through the momentous events of their lives. She has stood as an elegant presence at some of history’s most notable events.

Today, the ‘Voice of Eleanor’ inhabits the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, delivering the dream of an effortless future to her owners. Digitally connected to every aspect of her owners’ lives and her surrounding environment, ‘Eleanor’ becomes their virtual assistant and chauffeur, freeing them of all effort and encumbrance. Imbued with her own artificial intelligence, she works intuitively to advise her owners on itineraries, schedules and options before they leave their residence, reminding about appointments and tasks and making suggestions to ease any anticipated impediments.

She ‘brings’ the car around when her passengers are ready to travel and, whilst conveying her charges to their next destination, helpfully but discreetly makes suggestions and recommendations, briefing them ahead of their arrival so they are ready to ‘perform’. And ever vigilant, ‘Eleanor’ safely delivers her passengers to their destination, having already predicted the situation and surroundings that await them.

This Effortless Journey is enhanced by the hallmark Rolls-Royce ‘magic carpet ride’ delivered through a blend of a futuristic, powerful, zero-emission

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drivetrain and advanced suspension that sees the vehicle almost skim across the road surface. As a V12 combustion engine is most unlikely to exist in the future, one can only surmise how this Rolls-Royce will be powered. A hint may appear in the Grand Sanctuary that is the interior of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100.

The Grand Sanctuary “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.” - Coco Chanel Already prepared by ‘Eleanor’ for the next journey in their event-filled lives, our owners are met by the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 which awaits their departure. Entering the Grand Sanctuary, our passengers step in unbowed, with consummate grace and dignity, as with the state carriages of old, taking their place on the best seat in the house. Cocooned in the futuristic but handcrafted lounge atmosphere, the coach door and clamshell canopy glide closed to envelop them in uninterrupted silence and luxury.

As one would expect from a Rolls-Royce, the environment of the Grand Sanctuary is crafted from the most precious and contemporary of materials. What is unexpected is the feeling of lightness and simplicity, an effortless elegance.

True to this spirit, the cabin is encircled by the most modern handcrafted fine-line Macassar wood panelling, sweeping across the interior from the coach door, continuing around behind the generous OLED screen and up beside the second passenger to the side of the sofa. This ensures a continuous, beautifully clean and sculptural surface when the screen is extinguished.

The centrepiece of the cabin is the beautiful sofa. The best seat in the house, it is an exquisite, futuristic interpretation of modern furniture design. Clothed in the most opulent fabrics, it gives the impression of floating within the cocoon of the cabin thanks to the artful use of lighting and modern materials.

Inspired by the early regal Rolls-Royces, but also by the ground-breaking work executed on the 2015 Phantom Serenity, the designers used the symbol of ultimate elegance – silk – to clothe the sofa. This most natural and sensual of materials is combined with wool to create a beautifully textured, ivory-coloured luxurious throne upon which our passengers are conveyed, and from which they command.

A final sensual touchpoint within the cabin is the finest one-off deep-pile ivory wool carpet woven especially in London, which our passengers can enjoy as they luxuriate in the ample space created by the removal of the chauffeur.

This sense of space is accentuated as our passengers’ view from their seats is uninterrupted by a cockpit or steering wheel which are now superfluous.

From their powerful position within the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players…”.

Should they choose to drop their eyes from that world stage for a moment and ask ‘Eleanor’ for visual cues, she will provide them on the transparent OLED screen that dominates the front wall of the cabin. Here our passengers can view information regarding their journey, their destination and the people they are expecting to meet. Or they may simply choose to retreat from the outside world and be entertained by their favourite show for a while.

Or they may just contemplate the finely crafted analogue clock that hovers in a central position above the screen, which serves both as a reminder of Sir Henry Royce’s humble beginnings as an electrical pioneer making electric dynamos, and of time as the ultimate luxury.

“Rolls-Royce design today is the epitome of elegance,” Taylor comments, “and this elegance is achieved through simplicity of design under which lies the technology that makes our patrons experience effortless.”

The Grand Arrival Certain truths are constant over time. One of these truths is how the powerful have always understood the symbols through which they express their standing. From the lavish chariots of the Roman Emperors to the individually hand built state carriages and cars of Monarchy – such as the coachbuilt Rolls-Royce Phantom IV used during Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation – such fine vehicles have been designed to project the importance of the individual inside to those waiting outside.

Waiting with bated breath for a grand arrival, the crowds were never anything but impressed by the stately arrival of their idol. In the future, Rolls-Royce believes that its powerful patrons will wish to continue projecting their power and status in such a manner.

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Certain truths are constant over time. One of these truths is how the powerful have always understood the symbols through which they express their standing. From the lavish chariots of the Roman Emperors to the individually hand built state carriages and cars of Monarchy – such as the coachbuilt Rolls-Royce Phantom IV used during Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation – such fine vehicles have been designed to project the importance of the individual inside to those waiting outside.

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This truth is reflected in the most dramatic aspect of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 – its iconic, imposing and futuristic presence which ensures a Grand Arrival for its occupants. Yet whilst it powerfully expresses the future of luxury, it remains constant to the iconic tropes of any true Rolls-Royce: The Spirit of Ecstasy, the Pantheon grille, the long bonnet and the iconic proportions of the entire vehicle.

This dividing line accentuates the car’s two-tone design scheme. The upper section is entirely comprised of dark glass. It flows fluidly as a daring fastback, creating a glass canopy over the occupants that provides privacy whilst allowing them to contemplate the majesty of the stars in the firmament above as they glide through the night; a window on the world ahead before resolving itself into the bonnet of the car.

The very size of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 announces the importance of its precious cargo. At 5.9 meters long and 1.6 metres high, it mirrors the perfect dimensions of today’s Phantom Extended Wheelbase, whilst the ever constant Spirit of Ecstasy grows in stature, harking back to the regal Phantoms of the 1920s. Hand-crafted by the finest European glassmakers of today, she lights the way to the future of luxury. She is poised atop the re-imagined, yet still iconic, Pantheon grille with the red Double-R badge of an experimental Rolls-Royce.

The lower section is more dramatic in its design and in what it achieves.

Draped in a silk-like ‘Crystal Water’ colour scheme, its surfacing achieves a lightness that belies the vehicle’s size. This is automotive ‘Haute Couture’.

From whatever angle the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 is viewed, it seems to float, whether at rest or in motion.

From these timeless icons of Rolls-Royce design flow the graceful, sweeping lines and expressive surfaces that combine to create a completely futuristic vision of a possible Rolls-Royce exterior.

The polished metal of the grille flows up over the nose, around the base of the Spirit of Ecstasy and along the top of the suspended laser-headlight hoops, before narrowing to shoot down the side of the vehicle’s long bonnet, as a dividing line between upper and lower sections of the car. Not stopping at the extremes of the bonnet, this beautiful metal feature creates a beautiful ‘horseshoe’ as it flows along the top edge of the coach door, describes a parabola up and over the pronounced rear shoulder, encircling the rear of the glass canopy and back down the other flank.

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This lightness is achieved through the paring back of this vehicle to the essence of a Rolls-Royce by the Design team, who were freed from their current constraints by the new propulsion and coach-build technologies now available to them. So, for example, where an engine would once have occupied the entire under-bonnet area of the car, a luggage compartment is positioned just aft of the front wheels.

In conceiving this bold vision of the future of luxury, the designers remain steadfast in their commitment to imbuing every element of the Rolls-Royce experience with effortlessness. The luggage compartment therefore opens automatically following arrival and disembarkation, presenting two Grand Tourer cases. In the case of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100, the cases are fittingly personalised to CS Rolls and FH Royce.

The newly liberated Pantheon grille is now the unencumbered prow of

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the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100. It is the front of a fully enclosed and smooth-bottomed hull that echoes the form language of 1920’s Rolls-Royces, with its ‘boat-tail’, and within which the entire accommodation area is located.

Constructed from light yet incredibly strong materials, the hull ‘floats’ above the road surface as it is suspended from the vehicle’s wheels via exposed arms and struts.

The 28-inch tall but narrow wheels upon which the car glides are each handbuilt from 65 individual pieces of aluminium, and enclosed to deliver the impression of a futuristic catamaran.

Seen from the side, the coachwork delivers hallmark Rolls-Royce privacy to the occupants as it rises gracefully like a fine cloak over the shoulders at the rear of the car. However, this fine drapery flatters to deceive as this rear shoulder line also imparts an air of powerful but graceful forward motion, accentuated by the rising beltline that thrusts upwards in a manner reminiscent of the great pre-war Rolls-Royces.

Whilst this radical new design language also contributes to an effortless, unruffled journey thanks to improved air flow and reduced air resistance, its unquestioned drama delivers a grand arrival.

The Grand Arrival of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 is first signalled by the Spirit of Ecstasy and Pantheon grille illuminating to cast an ethereal, otherworldly glow from the front of the car. As this vision of the future gracefully sweeps up to its destination, the ethereal glow spreads from the trailing edge of the front wheel arch to the rear of the single coach door, signalling that something momentous is about to happen. As the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 gracefully comes to a halt, something magnificent occurs.

Hinged on the left of the vehicle, the glass canopy lifts to allow the occupant to stand whilst providing shelter from above and behind. Then, in one effortless movement, the single coach door sweeps open and a step emerges from below the running board. As a final flourish, a red light is projected, carpet-like, from the underside of the step as a welcome.

Thus, as in Botticelli’s ‘The Birth of Venus’, our guest is framed and ready to step gracefully into the limelight and greet their audience.

“The Grand Arrival gesture of the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 creates a stage for our important passengers as they arrive at their ultimate destination,” comments Taylor. “It is an expression of our intrinsic understanding of the possibilities for a true luxury brand and the desires of its customers.” _______

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In the era of the stately carriage, and even of the early coachbuilt limousine, one was guaranteed an arrival befitting one’s stature. As we have seen, the exterior design and adornment of such conveyances announced one’s importance, as did the luxurious appointment of the interior.

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However, one other aspect of such vehicles contributed to their suitability for such occasions: their elevated position, suspended as they were on large wheels. Combined with the high ceiling typical of carriage or limousine, one could normally stand before stepping out in a graceful and dignified manner.

Modern aerodynamic considerations meant that even modern limousines’ rooflines had to be lowered, thereby reducing headroom and requiring one to stoop slightly when alighting from one’s vehicle.

Unwilling to accept such stricture and compromise in the future, Giles Taylor and his team set to work to reinstate the Grand Arrival as it should be.

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PURE TEXAN Everything is bigger AND BETTER in Texas, and when it comes to performance cars, you can safely say we are WAY BETTER, even than Bugatti.

The world’s fastest convertible is officially from Texas. On March 25, 2016 the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder has set a new world record for open-top sports cars at Naval Air Station Lemoore where Racelogic, the renowned independent speed testing firm, has officially confirmed that a top speed of 265.6 mph was achieved. The record run was certified by Racelogic technical director, Jim Lau, and witnessed by Commander Darren Fouts, Air Operations Officer. The Venom GT roadster was driven by Brian Smith, director of the Ford Performance Racing School.

Following the spectacular record-breaking speed of the Hennessey Venom GT in 2014, during which the hardtop coupe achieved a top speed of 270.4 mph (435.3 km/h) at the Kennedy Space Center, a record speed that remains unparalleled to this day, Hennessey has added yet another milestone. The open top version, the Venom GT Spyder, now also officially holds the world record.

The open-top super sports car reached a maximum speed of 265.6 mph (427.4 km/h) at the US Navy’s 2.9 mile long runway in Lemoore, California, making it the fastest convertible sports car in the world – beating the previous record held by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Vitesse by over 11 mph.

“2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Hennessey Performance”, said company founder, John Hennessey. “I thought that this would be a special way to celebrate 25 years of making fast cars faster. I’ve wanted to test the top speed of our Venom GT Spyder, without the roof, ever since our coupe ran 270.4 mph on the Space Shuttle landing runway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2014. This was a great way to validate the technical excellence of our car which includes high-speed stability with an open roof.”

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The Venom GT is powered by a twin-turbo 7.0L V8 engine producing 1,451 bhp @ 7,200 rpm and 1,287 lb-ft of torque @ 4,200 rpm and puts its power down to the rear Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires via a 6-speed manual gearbox by Ricardo. The Venom GT is capable of 0-60 mph in less than 2.4 seconds and has been tested from 0-200 mph in less than 13 seconds.

Hennessey plans to offer a limited run of 3 “World Record Edition” Venom GT Spyder’s to commemorate the record run and as a tribute to the company’s 25th Anniversary. The cost is $1.3 million each plus tax.

“We are grateful to have the help of so many friends, family, employees, customers and partners over the past 25 years. We look forward to the next chapter of the Venom with the F5 as we keep making fast cars faster for the next 25 years”, said John Hennessey.

Hennessey is headquartered in Sealy, Texas – about 45 minutes west of Houston. The main 36,000 sq. ft. facility is situated on 143 acres, complete with showroom, 24 bay workshop, fabrication shop, 2 chassis dyno’s and the latest in high-tech automotive equipment. The company also owns and operates Lonestar Motorsports Park – a 1/4 mile dragstrip located on the grounds. The track and series of private roads are used extensively to test and tune their vehicles as well as to give clients demonstration rides in a safe environment.

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This Hennessey Venom GT hardtop coupe achieved a top speed of 270.4 mph (435.3 km/h) at the Kennedy Space Center in 2014, a record speed that remains unparalleled to this day.

Hennessey Venom GT Spyder (open-top) as it was awarded the official certificate from Racelogic, breaking this year the second speed record at 265.5 mph (427.4 km/h). The record was accomplished in 2014, by another Hennessey Venom GT, hard-top, at 270.4 mph (435.3 km/h). This vehicle still holds this record, about 11 mph over the Bugatti Veyron.

On the bottom left you can see the company's headquarters an test tracks, right next to I-10, in Sealy, Texas, west of Houston.

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World record-breaking Hennessey Venom GT This all-Texan Hennessey Venom GT hardtop coupe achieved a top speed of 270.4 mph (435.3 km/h) at the Kennedy Space Center in 2014, a record speed that remains unparalleled to this day.

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In 2008, he became aware of a new body sculpting technique that he had never heard of before, a technique he knew had the potential to shake the plastic surgery world. After doing a fair deal of research, Dr. Sukkar decided to learn the techniques from the creator of the procedure himself, traveling around the world to study this complicated specialty. The knowledge and ability resulting from his training, combined with his intuitive sense of art, produced a disciple that became just as good -if not better- than the master himself.

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UNDERSTANDING ABS' SCULPTING Liposuction is typically seen as removing fat from the body. When fat is taken out, the patient looks smaller, but shows no definition. The truth of the matter is that the human body is not flat. Understanding this, Dr. Sukkar applies the concept of creating -to put it in simple terms- a series of “mountains” and “valleys”. Wherever you have a muscle is usually where the "mountain" goes, and between muscles you have the "valley". In other words, you leave fat in strategic areas on top and around the muscles, and remove it from the spaces in between, thus resulting in a highly noticeable contrast between the muscles and the depressions in between the muscles.

The best part is that the human fat is fixed, so there is no risk for the fat left in certain areas to melt around and spread, filling the voids where fat has been removed. You may compare it to gelatin, in the sense that fat is soft and flexible, yet hard enough to stay in place.

Dr. Sukkar excels in re-shaping literally every area of the body, not just the abs. Arms are another example. He has the ability to remove, and if necessary transfer, fat from around the muscles, and sculpt the arms to a shape as the one patient’s have had in their best years of workout. The concept is not creating a fake muscle, but rather unveiling and enhancing the muscle you already have.

The same is true for the chest. He will remove fat from the lower chest and inject it in the upper chest to bulk it up.

Of course, not everybody has the same muscle and body structure, so these procedures must be customized to each individual's conditions. There are basically four key components to shape: the muscle, the bone structure, the fat and the skin. Ideally, you need to have a relatively good bony muscle structure to build on, although you can inject fat to augment it where it is deficient.

Imagine at 55 going back to your thirties. This is a man's dream come true, right here in Houston!

This is one of many Dr. Sukkar's actual patient, before and after.

Another great aspect of these procedures is that there is actually no age limitation.

What makes the final result even more impressive and amazingly natural, is the time Dr. Sukkar spends with his patients after the procedure. Most plastic surgeons will do their job, and may check on you once again a few weeks after the procedure, while Dr. Sukkar will start the very next day with a series of massage sessions, in order to keep on shaping the contouring process and the tightening of the skin.

The recuperation time is almost negligible and nearly painless. It is possible you would only feel a slight discomfort, as you would feel after a heavy workout.

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While this procedure may not be for everyone, anyone who values quality work will agree, this is the Rolls-Royce of liposuction every man wants to have.

WHAT ABOUT HER? With the female body it's the same principle. Dr. Sukkar artistically removes specific amounts of fat from targeted, well-defined areas, leaving some of the fat in strategic areas, thus developing the desired high definition contour.

But, we will leave that for another issue…!

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El Botox® es una gran solución para el envejecimiento. Con el tiempo empezamos a ver arrugas en la cara que por lo general aparecen primero en zonas de alto movimiento. Al fruncir el ceño o estar concentrado, los músculos entre tus cejas se contraen, haciendo que tu piel se doble y se arrugue. Y cuando entrecierras los párpados, los músculos alrededor de los ojos se contraen, dándote patas de gallo. Cuando el médico inyecta BOTOX® en los músculos que provocan arrugas, se está reduciendo temporalmente la actividad de esos músculos, resultando en una reducción en la aparición de las arrugas.

Cada paciente es diferente y dependiendo de la edad y de la fuerza muscular, la cantidad de unidades a utilizar en cada área puede variar. Una consulta rápida te dará una mejor idea de la cantidad de Botox necesaria para alcanzar tu objetivo. En promedio, una mujer que todavía no ha llegado a los 30, sólo puede notar las patas de gallo cuando entrecierra los ojos, pero no cuando su cara está en reposo. Ella podría necesitar entre 2 a 3 unidades de BOTOX® en cada lado para ayudar a prevenir que las patas de gallo se profundicen con la edad. Por otro lado, una mujer de 50 años, que nunca ha usado BOTOX y tiene patas de gallo visibles en reposo, puede llegar a necesitar hasta 12 unidades en ambos lados para reducir la actividad de los músculos y disminuir la apariencia de arrugas. Los pacientes de sexo masculino suelen recibir una dosis más elevada debido a que tienen una mayor masa muscular. Un hombre de 30 años con líneas de expresión profundas podría recibir hasta 40

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La verdad es que las unidades sólo cuentan parte de la historia. El médico que eliges es realmente lo que determina el resultado de tu tratamiento.

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Nuestros médicos han inyectado más de 800.000 unidades de BOTOX® desde que entró en el mercado en el año 2001. Durante los últimos 13 años hemos encontrado muchos lugares e incluso proveedores a domicilio que inyectan Botox por un precio de ganga. Asegúrate de que, donde sea que vayas, el BOTOX sea inyectado en la concentración correcta. Muchas veces puedes obtener BOTOX a precios bajos, pero el que lo provee podría estar diluyéndolo. El resultado será tener que inyectar más unidades para compensar la dilución adicional, a veces costando más de lo que hubieses pagado en una oficina de renombre con un precio un poco más alto. Si deseas aprender más acerca de BOTOX puedes visitar nuestro sitio web (www.sba-skincare.com) o en la página de Botox Cosmetic para ver imágenes de antes y después, testimonios de pacientes y obtener más información (www.botoxcosmetic.com).

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It is impossible not to be inspired by all the Instagram photos. Pictures of food in a bowl have reached your eyes more than once and the power bowls displaced completely the granola in mason jars, green juices, and even smoothies. This trend has even opened new restaurants in New York and released new books.

Creating a power bowl is like a feast of flavor and texture that we long to taste. Eating healthy has never been so fun and delicious. You can make your own with a little extra time and dedication. A power bowl manages to nourish your body automatically, because when you create or order your food in bowls, you strive to choose fresh and nutritious food.

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The magic of the largest Medieval Times Festival in the country, right here in Houston.

Step through the gates of the Texas Renaissance Festival and enter an enchanted world filled with kings and queens, knights and nobles, fairies and elves, pirates and peasants and other fanciful delights. For eight themed weekends from October 8th through November 27, the village of New Market welcomes over half a million guests to experience the magic of the nation’s largest Renaissance theme park.

Inside this 55 acre recreation of an 16th century European hamlet visitors enjoy over 200 daily performances by magicians, acrobats, comics, clowns, musicians, dancers, and other world renowned entertainers. Award winning food and drink are also on the menu with savory treats from across the globe as well as delicious wines, ales, and beers found around every corner. Over 400 shoppes feature the finest hand crafted works by artists and artisans- jewelers, potters, painters, woodworkers, weavers, glass blowers- as well as objects of wonder from across the globe.

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Hand powered rides and games thrill and delight the young and young at heart and the entire family will thrill at the daring armored knights and their beautiful steeds during 4 live jousting tournaments held in the Royal Arena each Festival day. The courts of England and Europe can be found strolling the tree-lined, cobblestone lanes, just waiting to welcome you to this magical realm. As a wondrous day melds into a dreamlike night, the Royal Fireworks bring a spectacular end to an unforgettable visit.

Adults can continue their revels in the magical ballroom of TRF After Dark, an evening of legendary revelry, featuring Las Vegas style entertainment, dancing, food, and drink. Held every Saturday evening beginning at 8 pm, each night features a different theme, unique entertainment and activities, and an unforgettable experience for visitors 21 and older.

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There is more to see and do at the Texas Renaissance Festival than can be experienced in a single day, so why not make a weekend of it? Enjoy the fun and ambience of the Fields of New Market Campground, a 200 acre camping facility located on the Festival grounds and within walking distance of the Festival gates.

Those looking for hotels can find nearby lodgings in the Festival host city, the City of Magnolia, or the many hotels of The Woodlands, the official destination partner of the Texas Renaissance Festival. Of course, for the true royal treatment, stay at La Torretta Lake Resort and Spa, the official resort hotel of the Texas Renaissance Festival.

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Shanghai, Hu for short, is an international metropolis with a growing attention from every part of the world. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea. Shangai is the most influential financial, economic, cultural, international trade, science and technology center in East China, not to mention the largest city in the nation, with over 24 million people. Its popularity as a destination has been steadily climbing as it gives a sense of the pulsating development of the country.

Shanghai is renowned for its Lujiazui skyline, museums and historic buildings, such as the ones along The Bund, the City God Temple and the Yu Garden, It has been described as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of mainland China.

The multicultural flair enriches it, giving a unique glamour, in addition to its modernization. You can find the perfect combination of cultures, with a blend of western and oriental, modern and tradition. The skyline of the city is drawn by the tallest skyscrapers and old Shikumen. The culture of this city is formed by Chinese traditions and western customs, making your stay, unforgettable.

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Shanghai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world in terms of skyscraper construction. In 2011 there were over 20,000 buildings 11 stories or higher and more than 1,000 buildings exceeding 30 stories. Since 2008, Shanghai has boasted more free-standing buildings above 400m than LUXCIOR.com any other city.

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TRAVEL & ADVENTURE Here is a list of some of the many attractions of the ancient, mystical Shanghai.

The Bund The Bund is a 1.5 km long boulevard over the western bank of the Huangpu River. A walk along Zhongshan Road, will let you have a glimpse of the development of Lujiazui district as well as enjoy the scenery of Huangpu River. The “World Architectural Fair� is how the architecture along the Bund has been named and has tall business of many styles: Roman, Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance, Classical, Chinese and Western.

Yuyuan Garden Yuyuan Garden was first built in 1559 during the Ming dynasty by Pan Yunduan, governor of Sichuan. It was known as the best and largest garden in southeast China. Today, the garden occupies 5 acres and is divided into six areas: Sansui Hall, which includes a 12 meter high rockery made of huangshi stone; Dianchun Hall, built in 1820 and served as a base for the Small Swords Society; Huijing Hall; Wanhua Chamber; Yuhua Hall, furnished with rosewood pieces from the Ming DInasty; Inner Garden, built originally in 1709 and recreated in 1956 with rockeries, pavilions, ponds and towers.

Jade Buddha Monastery The breathtaking Buddhist Temple is the home of two Shakyamuni statues, taken from Burma by the monk Huigen in 1882. The building, raised in 1928 has two courtyards and three halls, including the most notorious one, the Hall of Kings of Heaven, known for its beautiful statues. Inside the Wentang Main Hall you can find a collection of Buddhist manuscripts. The Hall of the Great Hero houses 18 Luohan figures along with its Buddhas of the Three Ages.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower The highest tower in Asia and the third highest in the word stands taller at 468 meters. The building, whose construction started in 1991 and was finished in 1994, faces the bund across the Huangpu River. The tower takes its name from its 11 linked spheres of different sizes and has 15 viewing areas, including Space City and Sightseeing Floor, as well as a revolving restaurant with beautiful views. You can find the Space Hotel and a shopping mall.

World Financial Center The Shanghai World Financial Center is a super tall skyscraper located in the Pudong district. It is a mixed-use skyscraper composing of hotels, offices, conference rooms, shopping malls and observation decks. The Park Hyatt Shanghai, inside the tower, includes 174 rooms and it is located between the 79th and the 93rd floor, the second-highest hotel in the world.

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The Shangai Museum was founded in 1952, and remains the most important museum of classical Chinese art in China. The modern building embraces traditional Chinese concepts of the earth, with striking displays of ceramics and bronzes from prehistoric cultures up until the 19th century, calligraphy, drawings and seals. It also houses big collections of coins, jade and supplies from the Ming and Qing periods.

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Reference 57260

Vacheron Constantin World's Most Complicated Watch Ever Made In celebrations of its 260 years of uninterrupted history, Vacheron Constantin revealed the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 pocket watch, breaking the world's record as the most complicated watch ever made. Ordered by one of the top collectors in the world and as the result of eight years of research, development, prototyping, manufacturing and assembly, all performed at Vacheron Constantin's Atelier Cabinotiers workshop, this unique piece was conceived to be the most complex mechanical timepiece ever created – taking the title from another pocket watch, the Patek Philippe Caliber 89 pocket watch with its 33 complications and 1,728 components.

CHRONOMETRIC FEATURES AND COMPLICATIONS:

This record-breaking mechanical jewel has a total of 57 complications, some of which are unique, including multiple calendars and a double retrograde split-second chronograph.

Perpetual Gregorian Calendar; ISO 8601 Financial "Business" Calendar with number of the day and week indication; indications for the day of the week, date, weeks, months, leap years; retrograde date; Hebraic Perpetual Calendar with date, name of the day and month, number of months (12 or 13) in the

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Hours, minutes, seconds; armillary sphere tourbillon; triple-axis tourbillon; World Time Indication with separate 12 hours and minutes, day, and daynight display; balance wheel with variable inertia and spherical hairspring; triple-column-wheel split-second "rattrapante" chronograph with 60-minute and 12-hour totalizers;

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Hebraic year; secular calendar, century, decade and year; golden number indication with 19-year cycle; sky chart showing the constellations visible in the night sky from the owner's city; indications for seasons, equinoxes, solstices, signs of the Zodiac; sidereal time measuring 23 hours, 56 minutes and 41 seconds per day; sunset and sunrise indications; length of day and length of night; phases of the Moon that needs to be adjusted by 1 day every 1,027 years;

CHIMING COMPLICATIONS: Petite Sonnerie; Grande Sonnerie; Minute Repeater; Westminster chime for the sonnerie and repeater with 5 gongs and 5 hammers, playing the same tune as London’s Big Ben. The Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 can chime the time on demand, or "en passant," i.e., as it passes;

Striking barrel disengaging system to prevent damage to the barrel when fully wound; silence, chiming, and night time modes for the sonnerie, the latter making the sonnerie silent between 10PM and 8AM. Alarm with power-reserve and strike-silence indications and with two different tones that can be chosen when setting the alarm: Westminster chime or single-strike alarm.

The crown function indicator window, displaying the position of the crown: R = rewinding; C = sky chart & alarm correction; M = time-setting.

Measuring 98mm in diameter, 131.7 mm tall and 50.55 mm thick, what is perhaps just as impressive as this seemingly endless number of features and complications squeezed in there, is the fact that the craftsmen at Vacheron Constantin's Atelier Cabinotiers have not only created the most complicated watch, but also packed it with some completely new functions and features.

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Just when you thought hardly anything new that's called a tourbillon could possibly be conceived, the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 comes out with what they have titled the "Armillary sphere tourbillon." Sure, exceptional chronometry is important, as most all other complications inside the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 feed off of the actual time – the astronomical and chiming indications and all the rest require accurate time to be kept for them to make sense to even exist in the first place. The reason for its weird name is that the tourbillon mechanism is visually reminiscent of the armillary sphere, a scientific instrument comprising interlocking spheres. The armillary tourbillon is a triple-axis tourbillon whose innermost cage rotates at a very fast, 15-second pace, revealing the company's Maltese cross logo every so often.

Installed on the balance wheel is a spherical hairspring, a rare sight even today – one that we have only seen a few times before, including inside the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 3. Given the challenges involved in creating such a highly specific component, it arguably would have made sense for Vacheron to work with Jaeger-LeCoultre (another brand under the Richemont umbrella) or the supplier they used, but Vacheron Constantin reached out and said that they have not collaborated on it in any way. The triple axes of rotation, the especially quick inner cage, and the spherical hairspring all make for a unique combination – even if the tourbillon otherwise could very well be the least surprising among all the features inside the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260.

As the tourbillon, all wrapped in aluminum cages, is doing its job, time is displayed on a regulator-style display, meaning that the hours are displayed on the sub-dial at 12, and the hours, by a large, centrally mounted, blued hand. This regulator display works as well as it first did when it was originally used on regulator clocks in watch factories, where the easy and accurate legibility of the minutes enjoyed priority as watchmakers were setting their watches to a reference time – in the case of the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260, though, the reason why this layout was truly necessary is to have only one hand (the minute hand) blocking the view on the countless sub-dials and charts.

Chronometric performance dealt with, we should move onto the astronomical complications – some of the most fascinating and mind-boggling, and thanks to the numerous beautifully laid out charts and scales and exquisitely crafted golden hands, this time around, they are visually attractive as

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well. What truly renders such astronomical indications so dizzying is the fact that they all feed off of the time, as kept by the escapement and indicated by the hour and minute hands. As those hands rotate countless times throughout the weeks and months, they slowly drive hugely complicated sets of wheels and pinions, all painstakingly calculated to offer unique indications on more common features like the exact day and date, all the way to much more exotic ones like the way the constellations show up in the night sky or as the apparent and the mean solar time deviate.

When Vacheron Constantin announced that they had been working on creating the most complicated watch in the world, we all knew it was going to be a watch with two dials – for such a sheer number (expected to be well over 30) of complications, one dial would simply not suffice to house all the different indications, scales, and hands – and the movement needs to be more balanced out as well, of course.

As such, the astronomical indications are scattered around both dials, and the most important one around which most others are constructed is the perpetual calendar. Spiced up with retrograde hands here and there, it will indicate everything you could possibly want to know when someone asks "What day is it?" For starters, the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 will tell you the exact day of the week, the date, week, and whether or not you are in a leap year (or indeed, how soon the next one is). The list goes on, though, as on the periphery of one of its back dials, it has indications for the months (with their respective lengths in days indicated), the Zodiac, as well as the season (hopefully, you'll be familiar with the latter on your own). Last but not least, it will tell you just how much the actual and the mean (i.e., as we measure it) time deviates.

All this information is indicated on a number of scales and sub-dials, and some are even displayed numerous times – for example, you can read the date in the Gregorian perpetual calendar either on the retrograde display at the 12 o'clock sub-dial on the tourbillon side of the watch, or on the scale on the periphery of the same dial, with a large hand pointing to the actual date, month, Zodiac, and season.

And just when you thought this was all you could possibly want indicated, as a totally new complication, the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 offers an ISO 8601 Business Calendar that complies with the requirements of the Inter-

JEWELS national Organization for Standardization regarding the way of telling time for business (or rather, financial) purposes. We have already discussed the indications of the Gregorian perpetual calendar (day, date, etc.), so now, let's see how this is new and different.

The ISO 8601 business calendar divides the year into weeks, with the first week of January being week one and so on. As you'd expect to see from something developed for the financial world, it's all about the numbers: the number of the week and the number of the day take precedence over the month and date indications. As you can see in the image above, the number of the week is read from the outer scale, the month from the inner concentric circle, and the number of the day is indicated by a number in a window directly above the week dial, where 1 stands for Monday and 7 for Sunday.

Just about as novel and perhaps even more rare, the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 also prominently features a Hebraic calendar on its main dial.

It is no secret that the Hebrew calendar is a very complicated one, and the fact that the 57260 features both it, a Gregorian calendar and also the ISO 8601 financial calendar version just goes to show how much potential there was left in the astronomic indications – and, in fact, this is where this amazing new watch manages to surge past its previous competitors the most, These two additional calendar displays mean a large number of extra complications, because all the displays for the years, months, days, names of the days and months and so on, all add to that total of 57 complications inside the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260.

Chiming functions are an absolute must-have to any grand complication timepiece, and the Vacheron Constantine Reference 57260 packs not simply the best, but basically all of them. Minute repeater, grande and petite sonnerie, chiming alarm – you name it, it's in there. In the image above, you will see a large number of the parts of the chiming mechanisms revealed – while it is a shame that all of this magnificent engineering will remain hidden under the dial, this metropolis of beautifully crafted cams, snails, and wheels all work together in an effort to help the different chiming functions operate.

The grande and petite sonnerie has been regarded as the most difficult to produce horological complication by a number of famed watchmakers, and there is good reason for that. The grande and petite sonnerie chime the time "en passant," i.e., as it passes, with the grande sonnerie chiming the hours and quarters every 15 minutes, while the petite sonnerie chimes the quarters as every quarter

is passed – but the hours only at the start of a new hour. To add to its complexity, one would of course want to be able to turn this function off, and so the sonnerie comes with a mode selector, where you can turn the sonnerie off entirely – so that it won't ring at the wrong time. Plus, the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 has added a night mode to the sonnerie (something we don't remember seeing anywhere else before), which silences the sonnerie between 10PM and 8AM. Needless to say, a watch that is capable of chiming the time on its own is able to do so on demand, and so the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 also has a minute repeater, that chimes the elapsed hours, quarter hours, and minutes anytime the owner initiates the complication.

Topping off the list of chiming functions is the alarm, for which the desired time can be set on the main dial's 12-hour sub-dial. The alarm can be turned on or off – obviously – and as a neat extra complication, it can be told to use the full Westminster chimes with all five hammers and gongs (for a really fancy wake-up call), or work in normal mode, where it strikes just one single gong that was tuned specifically for this purpose and is not used for the other chiming functions.

Material: White gold Diameter: 98 mm Thickness: 50.55 mm Caliber 3750 Weight: 957 grams (2.1 lbs.)

Number of components: 2,826 Number of jewels: 242 Frequency: 2.5Hz / 18,000 vibrations per hour Power Reserve: 60 hours Hands: 31 hands Number of complications: 57

Price: $10 million

Well over two thousand words into this article, and we have still not discussed every single function of the Vacheron Constantin Reference 57260 at a length and in a detail it would arguably deserve – in fact, just the way the three calendars have been merged into one movement would deserve a dedicated article, and so would the night-mode of the sonnerie, the amazing triple-axis tourbillon... and so on and on. But at the end of the day, the point is that high-end watchmaking, haute horlogerie, is not dead, but on the contrary: it manages to keep upping the bar, and keep up the pace with all the other, much younger and rapidly developing industries.

At a time when some thought just about everything that could be done with watch movements has been done, when all complications have been invented, Vacheron Constantin delivered a unique timepiece that presented us with a number of new and interesting complications – along with some others that we have already known, but even those have a twist or two in store for us. We genuinely hope to see such novel engineering achievements not every eight years but more often – even (or rather: especially!) if that would mean seeing them not cramped into one unattainable piece, but many more which are part of a renowned brand's main collections.

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The new 400 Sundancer from Sea Ray represents everything Texan Latinos are all about: comfort, social and elegance.

This beauty of the Gulf of Mexico offers a good-sized entertainment platform with an open floor plan that keeps the social areas well connected to one another. This is accomplished thanks to the single-level main deck that allows all the social areas to join together as one.

"Elegance" at its best European style is the first word that comes to mind when viewing Sea Ray’s design and choice of rich materials, from stylish hardwoods and finishes to solid surface counter tops.

The Sea Ray 400 Sundancer is equally comfortable for a night on the town, a formal dinner, or a summer picnic with friends.

This knight of the waters is boarded from the swim platform and stairs to port lead to the first of our entertainment gathering areas, the open cockpit. It can also be boarded from a fixed pier by stepping onto the caprail at the port side of the cockpit, and then again by steps that lead to the cockpit.

L-shaped seating that wraps around a pedestal table to starboard opposes a single seat to port. Two carry-on coolers are stored in exposed positions under the seats, allowing them to be slid out without having to remove cushions.

Protection is offered from an optional overhead SureShade extendable awning. Triple-wide opening glass doors with a flush threshold, allows the salon to blend seamlessly with the outdoor cockpit. We’d like to see a screen as standard for the door to keep the bugs out, but it is offered as an option.

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The extended hardtop provides ample protection, but for those days when more is needed, an optional SureShade awning extends electrically from the aft section of the overhead.

Just behind the cockpit, the swim platform is actually an entertainment venue in its own right. It extends 5’10” (1.78 m) from the transom. An optional outdoor galley can be located against the transom and allows for cooking in open air, rather than having to be concerned with maintaining ventilation of the salon. Underneath are a pair of storage drawers on stainless steel sliders.

Choose from an extended platform that can be covered in teak or a hydraulic platform.

The optional hydraulic platform has a 500 lb. (226.8 kg) capacity and includes innovative steps that self-deploy as the platform is lowered. It can be actuated with either a corded remote or wireless. With the 3’8” (1.12 m) platform lowered, there’s still enough space in the 2’2” (.66 m) molded section of the platform to allow for staying dry. Food can then be handed down to the “private beach”. An optional audio system includes a transom remote.

The comfort level extends fully forward to the bow where a standard multi-position sun pad offers sun worshipers a place to relax. Side rails, fabricated from 316 stainless steel, allow the area to be safely used, even when the 400 Sundancer is underway. An optional audio system includes speakers mounted to the side rails, bringing the entertainment outdoors and a simple Bluetooth music player allows for complete control of the tunes.

Salon Sea Ray 400 Sundancer salon - Sea Ray refers to its salon as the “Sunroom” and we can see why. Cabinets can be in a choice of Chestnut (shown), Prestige Cherry or Pecan Woodline Matte, and both compliment the wood decking.

A combination of large windows and an opening sunroof work together with the large aft doors to blue the line between the inside and the outside. Aside from the massive amount of natural light, fresh air is equally welcome on all but the hottest days where climate control takes precedence. On those days, the upper deck is zone controlled by a 27,000 BTU reverse-cycle system for heat and air conditioning.

Honeycomb blinds are standard for the massive side windows and a privacy curtain is fitted for the aft door, allowing both privacy and conversion to a sleeping area for those extra overnight guests. All flooring is hardwood. A standard TV includes a Blu-ray player, a gaming system to port, DVD storage and the yacht is pre-wired for coax. A surround sound system can be installed and will include a DVD player, amplifier and component speakers.

An L-shaped lounge to starboard and an opposing second sofa to port will accommodate eight. And an option for a pull-out bed is available.

A wine chiller, a staple of any entertaining yacht, will keep the whites and blushes at a perfect temperature. Having the galley on the main deck solves a multitude of problems, especially from an entertainment standpoint. It’s now not necessary to continually traipse up and down stairs to serve hors d'oeuvres to guests.

This galley is at once luxurious and functional. Only high-end appliances are used and abundant storage is available throughout. Hardwoods for the cabinetry are matching those throughout the boat, as are the solid surface counters. An acrylic “backsplash” separates the galley from the adjacent sofa and it’s etched with a Sea Ray “swoosh” matching the curvature of the salon windows.

Lower Deck Sea Ray created a two-stateroom layout, both full-beam, but added an option of selecting either one head or two ($15,000 Vacuflush is included with the second head).

The second head comes at the expense of losing some of the open space in the forward master stateroom.

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Sea Ray 400 Sundancer vanity

Both staterooms come with a compliment of pillows, Allante Fabric, curtains for the hull side windows, 12V stereo with Bluetooth connectivity, in-deck storage, central vac and Chestnut wood cabinetry as standard. Flooring is carpeted throughout. Bedding with comforters, sheets and pillows are supplied as standard. A 16,000 BTU reverse cycle air-handling system provides cooling or heating as desired.

A pull-out vanity drawer will be a welcome feature for getting ready for a night out at the waterfront restaurant.

Master Stateroom The master stateroom is located forward and a queen island berth highlights the berth area. Expansive windows run the length of the stateroom to both sides and an overhead hatch is directly over the head of the berth, allowing the owners to fall asleep to a view of the sky.

The master includes so much closet space that Sea Ray can take up some of it, along with the available open space to add a second head, making this stateroom en suite. Even with this option, there’s plenty of storage space left, and (Note, the cabinetry with the stool and pull-out vanity drawer is part of the standard configuration and goes away when the second head is ordered) the remaining cabinetry even includes a stool in front of a pull-out vanity drawer that will be much appreciated by the lady of the house. Add a safe in the master for added security when having a lot of parties (Note the safe is located in the aft stateroom locker). A flatscreen TV is included as standard.

Guest Stateroom The guest stateroom sleeps two in separate berths that will slide together for those times when couples, rather than siblings, are utilizing the space. A third person can be accommodated by utilizing the settee as a berth. If more storage is needed, swap out the settee with a storage cabinet ($3,333).

Performance We tested the Sea Ray 400 Sundancer with a pair of Cummins QSB 480s turning 23x26.5 pitch, 4-blade Acme propellers. With an empty weight of 12,935 lbs. (5,867 kg), 37% fuel and three people onboard, we estimated our test weight at 14,660 lbs. (6,650 kg).

Top speed was 31.9 kts reached at 3325 rpm. That speed produced a fuel burn of 50.1 gph allowing the 400 Sundancer to keep going for 183.2 nm.

Best economy was achieved at 2750 rpm and 25.3 kts. At that speed, the fuel burn dropped to 35.4 gph and the range opened up to 205.5 nm.

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Home Automation Ideas FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE Are you looking for some home automation ideas to finally start making your life easier in 2017? Close your eyes and imagine for just one moment, coming home worry free after a stressful day at work. Imagine approaching your front door and using your cell phone or thumb to automatically unlock the door.

As you step into the hallway your lights come on automatically. In winter your home is toasty warm because you programmed your wi-fi thermostat to have the heating come on half an hour before you arrived. In summer, your air-con unit was programmed to cool the house down. You get the idea. This isn’t the future – this is now. Welcome to the age of home automation.

The typical smart home automation system features integrated security systems and electronic appliances which can be controlled from a single device.

The lure of home automation over the years has stemmed from the convenience it offers and the time it saves on simple tasks.

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Lighting The concept of smart lighting offers a type of ambiance control both inside and outside your home. It is one of the easiest projects to tackle since it mainly includes replacing your traditional lighting control with an app-based smart lighting control and switching out your old light bulbs with wireless LED bulbs You can also look into installing wireless dimmers, keypads, smart switches etc. Of course the luxury model includes a fully integrated smart home design which incorporated smart lighting.

Home Surveillance and Security Cameras If you spend a lot of time on the road or just away from home in general, you may want to look into a home monitoring system (if you haven’t done so yet).

In the simplest of cases, adding door and window sensors can be as simple as A, B, C (and of course reading a manual). That system can easily alert you (wherever you are) through push alerts, text messages and phone calls in the event that a door is unexpectedly open a window breaks or any suspicious activity takes place.

A home monitoring system is also good for parents who constantly worry about their children. It’s a good way to keep track of their activities including when they get home from school, if they’ve done their homework, if they’ve spent the entire day playing video games and (for the older children) if they sneak out.

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Integrating Home Appliances At the beginning of this article, we mentioned how convenient a home automation system can be. Imagine being notified when guests arrive at your door by simply broadcasting a chime through the audio zone’s speakers so you can hear it clearer from anywhere in the house. Because let’s be honest, while the usual doorbell does its job, if you’re having a party or just playing loud music, the buzzer could be pressed incessantly for 10 minutes and you may not hear it.

If you’re a music lover or someone who finds their productivity levels boosted by the sound of music, you can look into streaming music throughout your home using a dedicated keypad place and distributed audio zones which can be accessed with smart phones or smart devices. Do you like showering to music to drown out or compliment your own bath music? Consider installing a touch screen behind a waterproof wall mount and enjoy some tunes while scrubbing away the dirt and grime.

Running out of ice too often? Set up your tablet to connect to your fridge to monitor ice production. Constantly losing the TV remote at the worst possible times? Look into installing a remote finder that connects to the remote and supplies some kind of signal to its location. Set up your tablet or smart device to your smart TV so it automatically turns on at a specified time or when you are in a specified place.

Regular home entertainment systems often come with some form of integration. While the more luxury systems are easily integrated with a professional home automation system, several DIY systems are designed specifically for home theater gear and can usually integrate with your TV, A/V receiver and Blu-ray player.

Home automation in many cases can be easy to do and in most cases can be done by yourself. Just remember that any major installations or conversions you’re planning to do, you may need some kind of help to do it. If necessary, look into hiring a professional to help you to make sure any changes you’re making do not negatively affect your home appliances.

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Una gran variedad de industrias y tecnología, y cientos de compañías multinacionales, han ayudado a desarrollar una relación permanente con los países de América latina.

Empresarios hispanos de una amplia variedad de sectores como salud, servicios, logistica, manufactura, construcción, bienes raíces, minería, tecnología, educación, sicología, sociología, cultura, deportes, mercadeo y ventas, finanzas e innovación, se darán cita para analizar, entender y proponer soluciones para los nuevos desafíos que enfrenta el mundo empresarial, y concertar alianzas estratégicas y oportunidades de negocio entre una variedad de organizaciones en los países participantes. Se darán cita empresarios de Estados Unidos, España, Colombia, México, Argentina, Chile, Perú, Australia y Panamá, entre otros.

Considerando que Houston es la ciudad más grande e importante del estado de Texas y la cuarta ciudad de Estados Unidos, con acceso directo al Atlántico y el segundo puerto más transitado del país, además de rutas aéreas

internacionales, existe una fuerte y creciente interacción entre empresas de Houston y América latina.

Conformando el 52% de la población total del area metropolitana de Houston (con los condados de Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, Galveston, Liberty, Waller y Chambers), la comunidad hispana es la segunda más grande del país, después de Los Angeles, superando a New York y Miami.

Cabe destacar que Houston es además la ciudad con uno de los porcentajes más alto de Latinos millonarios. Aunque un alto porcentaje de Latinos es bilingüe, el idioma de preferencia continúa siendo el español, especialmente para aquellos de primera y segunda generación en el país, lo cual ofrece una comunicación natural y fluida con Latinoamérica.

Houston es el centro de la industria petrolera del país y una de las seis economías más fuertes de los Estados Unidos. El Centro Médico de Houston es el más grande del mundo, y atrae anualmente a millones de pacientes y

visitantes de México, Centro y Sudamérica. El transporte, la agricultura, la logística, el arte, las importaciones y exportaciones y el comercio internacional en sus múltiples facetas facilitan una estrecha y creciente relación con todos los países de Latinoamérica, conviertiendo al CONGRESO HISPANOAMERICANO DE NEGOCIOS una latente necesidad. De hecho, Houston se perfila como la ciudad con las alianzas más concretas con América latina.

El evento contó con presentaciones de una variedad de empresarios locales y extranjeros de una amplia variedad de sectores.

Para más detalles puedes visitar el website del evento congresohispanodenegocios.com, o por email contacto@congresohispanodenegocios.com.

Para todos aquellos interesados en expandir sus fronteras comerciales más allá de la frontera sur, esta es una organización de la que debes formar parte.

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An Italian love story

23110 I-45, Spring, TX 77373 281.929.0318

northsideimportshouston.com

Your Exotic's Performance Boutique EFX ELITE AUTOSTYLING "PREMIER SERVICES" Advanced Wheel Alignment & Balancing | Custom Wheels | Performance & Passenger Tires Off-Road & Suspension Work | Custom Fabrication | Upholstery | Interior Alarm | Radar | Bluetooth | GPS | Luxury Audio & Video HID & LED Lighting | Electronics | Truck Accessories Insurance Claims | Collision Repair | Collision Avoidance Systems Paint Protection Film | Spray-on Bedliners Full Color & Color Change Wraps | Luxury Window Film Full Maintenance | State Inspection | Fleet Service

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Hi-Tech

(even for your pet!)

Prizm Stop trying to figure out what type of music you, your family or your friends want to listen. Prizm connects to your speakers, looks for devices close by with playlists on music-streaming services, like Spotify and then finds what you like. It compares the playlists and identifies your taste and predicts the music that you’ll love.

Activeon Solar X The Solar X comes, is a solar-powered action camera that can charge to up to 70% from the sun in less than 30 minutes. It uses a 16MP CMOS sensor, shooting a mix of video footage and stills. The solar panels are mounted on a detachable charging case and it has built-in Wi-Fi, allowing the camera to be controlled with a smartphone app.

LG Rollable OLED This is the item that takes you immediately to the future. The LG's Rollable OLED, is a screen that you can roll up. This new invention will transform the design and function of everything that has a screen. The display is featured alongside 65-inch and 77-inch OLED TV panel featuring a High Dynamic Range (HDR). Just imagine the range of infinite applications.

Samsung's curved 98-inch 8K TV This is the biggest 8K curved SUHD TV in the world. With a 7,680 x 4,320 resolution, this monster has more than 33 million pixels. Are they planning to stop increasing size and resolution? This rapid growth in technology makes it difficult to buy when you know the next big thing may be just around the corner.

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CleverPet CleverPet is a connected platform that provides your dog the mental stimulation that it needs, even if you are not there. It flashes lights and when your pet taps the right pad, a treat pops out. It works on dogs and cats alike, using scientifically proven techniques to offer interactions that adapt to individual pets’ needs. The interaction grows more challenging each time, keeping your dog busy, engaged and entertained.

Nanoleaf Aurora The goal of today’s technology is to become invisible, disappearing into its environment. The Nanoleaf Aurora are programmable lights with a triangle shape that can be connected to each other on any of its sides and arranged in patterns, creating different designs. Then, you can use your phone to program color changing lighting effects.

LG Signature Refrigerator This high-end, double-door refrigerator has a panel on the right-hand door that enables you to see what is inside without having to open it. Once you tap on the glass, the light inside turns on. It also has an auto-open function, which senses when your foot is near and effortlessly unlatches the door.

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HOGAR Y FAMILIA

HARAS CUP 2016 at

Mercedes Benz of The Woodlands

A fabulous evening celebrating Houston and The Woodlands' most exquisite ecuestrian event, with the soothing notes from Virtuosi's harp, and delicious Hors d'oeuvres from Grotto, Via Emilia, The Refuge and Nick's.

Another high-profile LUXCIOR magazine event, hosted by the most prestigious dealership in The Woodlands, paved the way into another edition of the anticipated HARAS CUP 2016. This year the event added the America's Lusitano Cup, to round-up nine straight days of spectacular horses, entertainment and glamour.

With 150 guests attending, the reception created a great opportunity to greet friends while enjoying exceptional food and drinks, in the midst of the newest Mercedes Benz models.

FotografĂ­a de Jorge Freire

The variety from four completely different types of restaurants (Grotto, Nick's, Via Emilia and The Refuge) made a great attraction.

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HARAS Hacienda's gorgeous carriage in contrast with Mercedes Benz of The Woodlands' top models.

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China may overtake the US as the world's largest market for premium automobiles.

China is one of the fastest growing luxury brand markets in the world.

MILLONARIOS ASIATICOS llegan a la cumbre... para quedarse Por Albert Simó, especializado en Lujo y Estilo de Vida.

Por primera vez, los millonarios asiáticos son los que controlan más riqueza del mundo en comparación con sus homólogos del resto de regiones del mundo, superando, de esta manera, a los norteamericanos, los segundos en este exclusivo ranking. Este es uno de los datos más relevantes que se pueden extraer del estudio World Wealth Report que certifica que su nivel de riqueza se incrementó, en 2015, un 9'9%.

En el otro lado de la balanza se sitúan los millonarios latinoamericanos, que han sufrido un importante descenso en su nivel de riqueza, con una caída de un 3,7%. A los los ricos del Viejo Continente no les funcionan mal los negocios; el crecimiento del poder económico de los millonarios en Europa - con un porcentaje medio del 4,8% -, está liderado por los holandeses y, curiosamente, por los millonarios de España, país que cuenta con una población con uno de los poderes adquisitivos - entendiéndolo como la media de la renta disponible per cápita -, más bajos del continente.

En este contexto, los millonarios asiáticos manejan un volumen de riqueza valorado en 17,4 trillones de dólares y ya superan, también en número, a los norteamericanos. Se prevé que esta diferencia se vaya acentuando durante los próximos años. Dentro de la región, Japón es el país con más millonarios - 2,7 millones -, seguido por China, con 1 millón.

¿DÓNDE INVIERTEN LOS RICOS ASIÁTICOS? A pesar de que la gran mayoría de las inversiones de los millonarios de Asia se focalizan en servicios financieros, tecnología y salud, uno de sus ámbitos de negocio preferidos es el deportivo. Indios, chinos, japoneses e indonesios han apostado recientemente por la adquisición de equipos de béisbol, fútbol americano, hockey sobre hielo o de la NBA. Si nos centramos en producto, los chinos son 'los reyes'. Se calcula que adquirieron el 46% del total de productos de lujo que se comercializaron en el mundo durante el año 2015. La gran mayoría de sus compras - el 78 % -, se efectuaron fuera del país.

Otra de las conclusiones relevantes del citado estudio - basado en datos procedentes de firmas de gama alta de todo el mundo -, apunta a que los chinos se gastaron 116.800 millones de dólares en productos de lujo el pasado año, lo que representa un incremento de un 9,25% en relación a los 106.000 millones del 2014.

En este sentido - y desde una óptica de marketing y comunicación -, es interesante destacar la gran importancia que tiene para una marca de lujo impactar en el consumidor chino cuando aún está en su país, documentándose y meditando sobre las posibles opciones de compra que, cuando inicie el viaje de shopping, ya estarán tomadas y será prácticamente imposible modificar.

La firma original inglesa Bovet fuĂŠ fundada en Londres en 1822 por Edouard Bovet, con el fin de fabricar relojes exclusivamente para el mercado chino. Hoy, la marca es una de las mĂĄs lujosas y prestigiosas del mundo, produciendo piezas que llegan hasta los dos millones y medio de dĂłlares..

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C Top Shopping Experience River Oaks District

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713.904.1310 | riveroaksdistrict.com

C Select Time Pieces ROLEX 5015 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056 713.850.7100 | rolex.com/houston Deutsch & Deutsch

3747 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027

713.627.7787 | deutschjewelers.com

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The Galleria Mall

5085 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056

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The Vintage Park

110 Vintage Park Boulevard | Houston, TX 77070

281.655.8000 | vintageparkhouston.com Uptown Plaza - Houston

4715 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027

877.775.3462 | uptownparkhouston.com

HUBLOT - Galleria Mall

5085 Westheimer Rd. | Houston, TX 77056

281.768.3950 | tourbillon.com

TOURBILLON - Galleria Mall

5085 Westheimer Rd. | Houston, TX 77056

713.850.1056 | hublot.com

The Woodlands Mall

1201 Lake Woodlands Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77380

281.363.3409 | thewoodlandsmall.com

C Boutiques

LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch

23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd, Katy, TX 77494

281.395.5533 | lacenterra.com

ETRO Milano

The River Oaks District

4444 Westheimer Road. | Houston, TX 77027

713.552.1122 | etro.com

C Fine Jewelry

C Men's Boutiques

Deutsch & Deutsch

3747 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77027

713.627.7787 | deutschjewelers.com

Tenenbaum Jewelers

1801 Post Oak Blvd. | Houston, TX 77056

713.629.7444 | tenenbaumandco.com

Valobra Jewelry & Antiques

4078 Westheimer Rd. | Houston, TX 77027

713.961.4500 | valobra.net

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Norton Ditto

2425 W Alabama St. | Houston, TX 77098

713.688.9800 | nortonditto.com

C Fine Dining South American Cuisine Sal y Pimienta Kitchen

818 Town and Country Blvd #105, Houston, TX 77024

713.907.0412 | salypimientakitchen.com

Travelers & locals finest shopping, dining and wellness guide for Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land & Katy Brazilian Steakhouse Churrasca Brazilian Steakhouse

7801 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77063

713.677.0154 | churrasca.us

C Spas - Hombre

Persona - Spa para Hombres 2311 West Alabama St. | Houston, TX 77098 713.630.0772 | personamedicalspa.com

Italian Cuisine Via Emilia

10700 Kuykendahl Rd, The Woodlands, TX 77381

281.465.9555 | viaemiliarestaurant.com

C Voted Best Pizza in Houston

Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca

500 Westheimer Rd. | Houston TX 77006

713.520.8222 | dolcevitahouston.com Mediterranean Cuisine

Al Aseel Grille & Cafe

8619 Richmond Ave. | Houston, TX 77063

713.787.0400

Schillecis New Orleans Kitchen

9595 Six Pines Dr. | The Woodlands, TX 77380

281-419-4242 | schillecis.com

C Top Plastic Surgeons

Dr. GermĂĄn Newall, M.D., F.A.C.S. 4400 Post Oak Pkwy, Suite 2260 Houston, TX 77027 713.799.9999 | DrNewall.com

Dr. Sukkar

1616 Clear Lake City Blvd. Suite 102

Houston, Texas 77062

281.667.4824 | drsukkar.com

Dr. John T. Nguyen, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.C.S. Sugar Land Plastic Surgery 16614 Creek Bend Drive #100 | Sugar Land, TX 77478 281.980.8000 | mybodysurgeon.com

Argentinean Cuisine

The Original Marini’s Empanada House

10001 Westheimer Suite 2570 | Houston, Texas 77042

713.266.2729 | theoriginalmarinis.com

C Dermatology

C Spas

Suzanne Bruce & Asdociates

UPTOWN / GALLERIA

1900 Saint James Pl. Suite 650

Houston, Texas 77056

713.850.0240 | sba-skincare.com

Haras Spa

26503 Peden Road, Magnolia, TX 77355

281.789.6071 | harasspa.com

Adara Medical Spa 1401 Binz Street, Suite 250 | Houston, TX 77004 713.766.3638 | adarahouston.com

KATY 23510 Kingsland Blvd. Suite 300 Katy, Texas 77494 713.850.0240 | sba-skincare.com

Sensia Studio

1711 Post Oak Blvd. | Houston, TX 77056

832.266.1526 | sensiastudio.com LUXCIOR.com

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C Beauty Salons

C Museums

V V Salon | Hair by Mo

2400 Mid Lane St., Suite 310, Houston, TX 77027

(Next to River Oaks District) | 832.274.2474

Museum of Natural Science

5555 Hermann Park Drive | Houston, TX 77030

713.639.4629 | hmns.org

Xtreme Lashes

9595 Six Pines Dr. Ste. 1360

The Woodlands, TX 77380

281.292.5577 | xtremelashesstuio.com

Children’s Museum of Houston

1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004

713.522.1138 | cmhouston.org

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C Dentists

Smile Texas

4665 Sweetwater Blvd #450, Sugar Land, TX 77479

281.265.7645 | smiletexas.com

Kent B. Lawson, D.D.S.

9660 Hillcroft, Suite 555 | Houston, Texas 77096

713.721.1222 | kentlawsondds.com

C Wellness

Elite Doc Sugar Land 4665 Sweetwater Blvd., Suite 200 Sugar Land, TX 77479 832.446.3206 | EliteDocHealthAndBeauty.com

Willowbrook 17200 State Hwy 249, Suite 100-A Houston, TX 77064 832.446.3200 | EliteDocHealthAndBeauty.com

C Fine Art Galleries

The Museum of Fine Art

5601 Main Street | Houston, TX 77005

713.639.7550 | mfah.org

C Luxury Real Estate

Carnan Properties 5433 Westheimer Rd. - Penthouse, Suite 1100 Houston, Texas 77056 281.601.1175 | carnanproperties.com

C Home Design & Decor

Abraham's Oriental Rugs

5000 Westheimer, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77056

713.963.0980 | abrahamsrugs.com

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Off The Wall The Galleria Mall 5085 Westheimer Rd. - Suite 2208 Houston, TX 77056 713.871.0940 | offthewallgallery.com

2515 Bartlett St, Houston, TX 77098 713.622.4444 | abrahamsrugs.com

Travelers & locals finest shopping, dining and wellness guide for Houston, The Woodlands, Sugar Land & Katy

PostModern Traditions

Houston Design Center

7026 Old Katy Rd. - Suite 170

Houston, TX 77024

713.750.9891 | postmoderntraditions.com

Mercedes Benz of The Woodlands

16917 Interstate 45 South | The Woodlands, TX 77385

936.206.7500 | mbotw.com

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C Luxury Living

Marlowe

1311 Polk St, Houston, TX 77002

832.441.4759 | meetmarlowe.com

C Auto - Luxury & Exotics

Audi Central Houston

2120 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77098

855.627.5368 | audicentralhouston.com

Aston Martin Houston Star Motor Cars

7000 Katy Rd., Katy, TX 77024

713.868-6813 | starmotorcars.com

Beck & Masten GMC

12820 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77034

713.396.3510 | beckmastensouth.com

Bentley Houston

1530 West Loop South | Houston, TX 77027

713.850.1530 | bentleyhouston.com

Crave Luxury Auto

2408 Timberloch Place #1, The Woodlands, TX 77380

281.651.2101 | craveluxuryauto.com

Jaguar Houston Central

7025 Old Katy Rd., Houston, TX 77024

713.293.6100 | jaguarhoustoncentral.com

Land Rover Houston Central

7019 Old Katy Rd., Houston, TX 77024

713.293.6100 | landroverhouston.com

Maserati - Alfa Romeo - Fiat Northside Imports Houston

23110 I-45, Spring, TX 77373

281.712.2207 | northsideimportshouston.com Northside Lexus

17925 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77090

281.569.3300 | northsidelexus.com Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Houston

1530 West Loop South | Houston, TX 77027

713.297.2837 | rollsroyceofhouston.com Westside Lexus

12000 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079

281.558.3030 | westsidelexus.com

C Limosines

Royal Carriages Limousine

9212 Rasmus Dr, Houston, TX 77063

713.787.5466 | royalcarriages.com

C Exotic Automobile Rentals

W Exotic Car Rentals

2500 West Loop S #120 | Houston, TX 77027

713.623.4444 | wexoticcars.com

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C Cinemas

iPic River Oaks District 4444 Westheimer Rd. | Houston, TX 77027 832.709.2146 | ipictheaters.com LUXCIOR.com

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