Mussolini and Hitler came to power through elections, China’s Global Times reminded readers Monday. Now an “abusively racist and extremist” candidate is on the rise in the United States, it says. Maybe democracy isn’t such a good idea after all. In an editorial Monday, China’s state-owned Global Times newspaper used Donald ... Read More »
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday that Russia would begin pulling its military from Syria, potentially winding down nearly six months of airstrikes that bolstered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and dealt a grave blow to Syrian rebels. Putin late Monday said that Russia would withdraw the “main part” ... Read More »
Almost half of home owners in London intend to put any plans they have to buy or sell on hold under after the referendum in June on the future of the UK in the European Union. A survey has found that 47% will not get involved until after the vote ... Read More »
Carol Anderson, Scotland branch and business banking distribution director at TSB Bank, has been appointed new chair of the Council of Mortgage Lenders in Scotland. She succeeds Linda Docherty, of Clydesdale Bank. Carol’s appointment coincides with CML Scotland’s annual lunch in Edinburgh where 200 members of the Scottish mortgage market ... Read More »
The proportion of landlords in central London who intend to sell property has quadrupled since last year’s Budget, according to new research. Just 4% of landlords in central London had plans to sell property when surveyed before last year’s Budget but new figures from the National Landlords Association (NLA) show ... Read More »
Now, Trump, who frequently touts his business acumen on the campaign trail, is catching some flak for the failed venture. Here’s what you need to know: 1. The timing was poor. Though the bursting of the housing bubble wasn’t completely apparent yet, home prices were starting to fall in early ... Read More »
The American clothing mogul purchased the Raleigh Hotel in Miami’s South Beach for $70 million in 2014, with plans to convert it into a membership-based luxury boutique hotel, offering exclusive benefits to those who pay a yearly fee. “It’s a dream come true for me,” said Hilfiger. “I thought for ... Read More »
SEED is an object to be hung on the wall incorporating small plants as the focus. SEED comes in many variations of profile and surface texture. Each profile is taken from different river stones’ shape that is a result of a long smoothing process the stones go through in water ... Read More »
Global Gardens are hassle-free, self-contained, moss-covered globe gardens that hang from the ceiling. GGs are perfect for those who live in small spaces as they take no room on your counter or floor. Want a garden but don’t want to get your hands dirty? Global Gardens are completely self-contained, just hang ... Read More »
Brigitte Yoshiko Pruchnow is a painter working mostly with acrylic on canvas. Graduated from Munich Film Academy in 2004, studied Chinese and Japanese traditional painting and calligraphy. Brigitte Yoshiko Pruchnow‘s paintings are imbued with a deep tranquillity. The evidence of her Munich Film Academy education is unmistakable in her painting: each ... Read More »
Turns out in one wooden floor there is so much more than one can imagine. Not only its debt, softness of tactile sensation, the variation in color: from the warm, inviting amber – to the coal black of the earth. Not only its stylish and aesthetic look but also the ... Read More »
The German company Floor to Heaven—totally devoted to “custom made floor couture”—demonstrates a passion for details with this latest series, which includes Adam & Eve, Neon Punk and Coco. Fluorescent colors, at the core of the Neon Punk line, reinterpret the most classical houndstooth motifs with flamboyant yellow, pink and ... Read More »
