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...company Charles formed to provide a market for organic produce, Duchy Originals, had sales last year of $70 million (all profits to his charities). His attacks on soulless modern architecture have resonated with the public - Poundbury, a model village he developed using traditional materials and modern ideas about mixing rich and poor, is popular with residents - and alongside the work of others, may have influenced politicians. Hank Dittmar, head of the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, says Charles' conviction that cities should be built to human scale with an emphasis on livability "has become government policy...
...from 15 to more than 50. “When most people think about Israel, they focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Zelcer said at the event. “An event like this enables us to show the other side of Israel—the rich culture that flourishes independent of the blood and the bombs and the politics we hear about in the news each day.” Described on their official website as “a fusion of reggae dub, side by side with hip hop and dance—all spiced...
Gross, Malda and Dutton aren't rich or famous or even conspicuously good-looking. What they have in common is that they all edit blogs: amateur websites that provide news, information and, above all, opinions to rapidly growing and devoted audiences drawn by nothing more than a shared interest or two and the sheer magnetism of the editor's personality. Over the past five years, blogs have gone from an obscure and, frankly, somewhat nerdy fad to a genuine alternative to mainstream news outlets, a shadow media empire that is rivaling networks and newspapers in power and influence. Which raises...
...president Jimmy F. Collins ’07 writes in an email, “I’m sure the audience will [be] pleased to know they are hearing the piece as Stravinsky intended it.” Now in their 198th performance season, HRO has a rich history going back to 1808, and with their program for Saturday’s concert, they promise to both uphold and enhance their tradition of musical excellence...
...common room, decked out in black, white, and orange, has a deliberately “bold, graphic theme,” explains Shemtov. A zebra-striped shower curtain and framed zebra prints adorn the wall above the fireplace. Two orange paper lanterns cover the overhead light to create a rich warm glow. “It’s a bit cheeky,” says Shemtov. “We used some kind of tacky pieces, like a lumberjack lamp.” Most of this, McClure and Pham insist, is the work of Tines and Shemtov, who have...