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Grand Designs: Home that caused five heart bypasses on sale

Elegance abounds at updated Jordan Park home (Sponsored)

Chinese firms eye Philips’ home appliances unit in up to $3.6 billion deal – sources

New Burger King Post-COVID Restaurant Designs Will Have Pick-Up Lockers

Photo gallery: Downtown condo mixes modern, traditional

American Homes 4 Rent Welcomes 250th Resident at 215-Home Creekside Ranch Community in New Braunfels, Texas

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Perelman Selling Almost Everything as Pandemic Roils His Empire

(Bloomberg) — Bit by bit, billionaire Ronald O. Perelman is parting with his treasures.His Gulfstream 650 is on the market. So is his 257-foot yacht. Movers hauled crates of art from his Upper East Side townhouse after he struck a deal with Sotheby’s to sell hundreds of millions of dollars of works.He’s unloaded his stake in Humvee-maker AM General, sold a flavorings company that he’d owned for decades and hired banks to find buyers for stock he holds in other companies.What in the world is going on with Ron Perelman? His exploits on and off Wall Street have been tabloid fare in New York since the go-go 1980s. But now, at an age when most fellow billionaires are kicking back, Perelman, 77, is facing a range of financial challenges, most of all at Revlon Inc., his cosmetics giant.Once touted as

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Grand Designs: Home that caused five heart bypasses on sale

michael jhon 11 hours ago

An amazing modernist Grand Designs curved glass home that gave its creator five heart bypasses has went up for sale for £3.4million.

The spectacular glass villa, known as ‘The Curve’, is nestled north of Brighton and boasts breathtaking views across the East Sussex countryside thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows throughout its five bedrooms. 

The Curve is a rare find on the UK property market, costing owner Barry Surtees £1.8million to build back in 2007, but he put it up for sale three years later to try and recoup some of the costs. 

The spectacular glass villa, known as 'The Curve', is nestled north of Brighton and boasts breathtaking views across the East Sussex countryside, costing owner Barry Surtees £1.8million to build back in 2007. He wanted the grand mansion to 'follow the natural contours of the surroundings'

The spectacular glass villa, known as ‘The Curve’, is nestled north of Brighton and boasts breathtaking views across the East Sussex countryside, costing owner Barry Surtees £1.8million to build back in 2007. He wanted the grand mansion to ‘follow the natural contours of the surroundings’

One of the mansion's five bedrooms which features floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading out to a private terrace. Mr Surtees said he was 'keen to make the rooms very large, light, airy' when he was designing the property

One of the mansion’s five bedrooms which features floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading out to

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Elegance abounds at updated Jordan Park home (Sponsored)

michael jhon 12 hours ago

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This exquisitely curated Colonial Revival sits on a double lot in the heart of the neighborhood — set back from the street and accessed through automated privacy gates. The designers brought the capacious five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom residence into the modern era, creating a sense of chic comfort and ease without compromising the spacious architectural volume that distinguishes it as one

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Chinese firms eye Philips’ home appliances unit in up to $3.6 billion deal – sources

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HONG KONG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chinese firms Joyoung 002242.SZ and Gree Electric 000651.SZ are among those eyeing the domestic appliances business of Dutch conglomerate Philips’ PHG.AS in a deal worth up to 3 billion euros (2.77 billion pounds), people with knowledge of the matter said.

Philips’ advisers have sent out teasers to potential buyers, said two of the people, adding the bidding process will start later this year.

Chinese white goods producers Haier 1169.HK600690.SS and Midea 000333.SZ have also shown interest in the business, the people told Reuters, adding some of them are working with investment banks on a potential bid. 

Their interest comes even as Chinese white goods companies have faced heightened regulatory scrutiny of their acquisitions in Western nations.

Philips announced in January a plan to carve out its domestic appliances business, which produces coffee machines, vacuum cleaners and airfryers and generated 2.3 billion euros in sales in

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New Burger King Post-COVID Restaurant Designs Will Have Pick-Up Lockers

michael jhon 1 day ago

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt daily life across the country, restaurants have been following extra health precautions so that customers can still enjoy their favorite meals. To create a more convenient and safe dining experience, Burger King redesigning its restaurants to be optimized for the reality of living world affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The new Burger King post-COVID restaurant designs are optimized to adapt to the reality of living in a pandemic and what will come after it, with expanded drive-thrus and pick-up lockers, among other changes.

Burger King unveiled its new restaurant designs in a press release on Thursday, Sept. 3. The innovative designs were created by a Restaurant Brands International in-house design group to fulfill changing customer demands due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to safety, the designs feature a physical footprint 60% smaller than a traditional Burger King location.

There are multiple

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Photo gallery: Downtown condo mixes modern, traditional

michael jhon 1 day ago

Bryan Bisson bought his two-bedroom, 3-1/2-bath condo in the former Ashanti Ballroom at 16th and Alabama streets two years ago and immediately set about brightening up its tall walls and thick moldings to give it a fresher look.

But the four-story space, part of a building constructed in 1901, didn’t need a complete overhaul. He liked the mix of modern and formal—along with strong wood tones and big windows—that came with a 2006 renovation.

“I just polished it up and made it a little bit more modern instead of completely gutting it,” said Bisson, a hairstylist. “And I think it worked out really, really well.”

CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS. In the basement, below, dark navy paint on the walls, doors and trim create a great space for watching movies. (Photo by The Addison Group, courtesy of F.C. Tucker)

Still, Bisson has put the Old Northside Loft condo on the market

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Save seeds now for next spring’s garden

michael jhon 1 day ago

I have to hide them, the rapidly filling bowls. Stash them downstairs. My wife thinks multiple dishes of drying seed are impossibly untidy, though to be fair she isn’t that sure about bookshelves.

But it is the best gardening thing, honestly, to grow from seed you’ve saved yourself: more intimate, more magical, with more of a relationship.

We were lucky. At the start of our allotment journey, we met some seed obsessives, travelling and swapping varieties from off the beaten track. We learned early on the magic of growing more unusual seed.

Currently covering our downstairs shelves: assorted dishes of tear peas in pods, coriander, tagetes, nasturtiums, calendula and sunflowers. So far so predictable. Also honesty from a bloom I’d noticed on the walk to the plot and last week saw had seeded. Assorted beans will be next (including ‘Bacau’), orache and amaranth – though they liberally self-seed everywhere –

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Here Are The Kardashian-Approved Appliances You’re Missing In Your Kitchen

michael jhon 1 day ago

Whether you’re a home cook or not, picking out the proper appliances can be a challenge. Not only is there so much to choose from, it can be difficult figuring out what to even buy. This is why, many turn to online reviews, top influencers, and of course, the Kardashians for help.

Last Christmas, Kris Jenner gave Kim, Khloé, and other Jenner-Kardashian family members a set of SMEG appliances from the Italian brand’s luxurious collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana and the world took notice. The designer collection included a Sicily inspired juicer, electric kettle, and so much more. Holiday hype aside, the high-quality housewares continue

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The AirSoap Air Purifier Is a Home Appliance for the New Reality We Live In

michael jhon 2 days ago



a chair in a room: PhoneSoap — the maker of UV light sanitizers — expanded its product lineup today with the launch of an air purifier. The aptly named AirSoap sets itself apart in this product space by being able to eliminate viruses that HEPA air purifiers cannot.

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PhoneSoap — the maker of UV light sanitizers — expanded its product lineup today with the launch of an air purifier. The aptly named AirSoap sets itself apart in this product space by being able to eliminate viruses that HEPA air purifiers cannot.
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  • It has been proven effective against influenza A-H3N2 virus
  • It’s quiet and easy to maintain


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PhoneSoap — the maker of UV light sanitizers — expanded its product lineup today with the launch of an air purifier. The aptly named AirSoap sets itself apart in this product space by being able to eliminate viruses that HEPA air purifiers cannot.

The trick has been accomplished via a technology called Electric Wind. It helps the air purifier eliminate bacteria and viruses by creating a high-energy plasma field. The

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Bangor Public Library to reopen children’s room

michael jhon 2 days ago

The Bangor Public Library has been closed since March. Wednesday it announced that the Leonard and Renee Minsky Children’s room located on the third floor will open its back door for 30-minute family appointments.

Bangor Public Library children’s room opening next week

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This portion of the library will reopen on September 14 and families have to schedule an appointment.

Everyone over the age of two years old will need to wear a mask at all times in order to enter and browse for books.



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The Bangor Public Library will reopen the Leonard and Renee Minsky C… hildren’s Room to one household at a time beginning Monday, September 14th. Patrons must call ahead to make their 30 minute appointment. All patrons over the age of two years will be required to wear a mask in order to enter.

“It’s super

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