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...from kitchens and bathrooms to under-floor heating and electricity. The circular cedarwood dining lodge the company erected in an ash in West Sussex, England, for instance, has all that plus a telephone connection, a spiral staircase, 13 windows and a peaked roof. No wonder the private, $185,000 retreat outdoes any earthbound first-class dining hall. "Forty years ago, nobody envisioned things like jacuzzis and log stoves up in the trees," says John Harris, the firm's founder. "But today, nothing is impossible...
...Swiss Family Robinson. But increasingly, adults are muscling in on the act, seeking not only quiet and solitude in nature's bosom, but creature comforts, too. The construction of wooden aeries is branching into new and bespoke areas: a number of European companies are offering solidly constructed, customized treetop retreats which, for prices from $15,000, may be designed to fit almost any species of tree. While all arboreal dwellings are a treat for the senses - there's the smell of freshly cut timber, the creak of branches and the sound of wind whistling through the leaves...
First the kitchen crept out into the backyard, with super-stylized appliances and full-on living areas showing up on the patio. Now the trappings of traditional living rooms--lamps and elaborate furniture--are suddenly migrating to the bathroom. "Bathrooms are becoming more and more of a retreat," says Barbara Sallick, co-founder and senior vice president of design at Waterworks. "As that phenomenon evolves, people want better quality, more beauty and more comfort in their bathroom." So instead of the standard toilet and sink, newly styled bathrooms are elaborate extensions of the bedroom, furnished with pieces like Williams-Sonoma...
...review the behavior of the industry and recommend a suitable penalty every year until the cigarette makers stop their misdeeds. Ted Wells, a lawyer for Philip Morris USA, calls the plan a "last-minute, desperate attempt" to save the case. But Justice lawyers say that far from staging a retreat, they are betting on the "virtual certainty" that the tobacco industry won't change its ways in one year and thus will be liable for steep penalties for years to come. --By Brian Bennett
...University said on May 16 that it planned to act immediately on a number of the proposals in the task force reports and to provide training on leadership and diversity for top University administrators during their annual summer retreat...