[12/09/20 - 08:00 AM]Ty Pennington Takes on Other HGTV Stars to Help Homeowners Decide Their Next Move in New Series "Ty Breaker"Look for the first of eight hour-long episodes on Monday, January 11 at 9:00/8:00c.[via press release from HGTV]

TY PENNINGTON TAKES ON OTHER HGTV STARS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS DECIDE THEIR NEXT MOVE IN NEW SERIES 'TY BREAKER'

New York [Dec. 9, 2020] Popular carpenter, craftsman and designer Ty Pennington will help conflicted homeowners decide whether to overhaul their current home or renovate a different property to suit their needs in the new HGTV series Ty Breaker. Premiering on Monday, Jan. 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, each of the eight hour-long episodes will feature one of HGTV's savvy design experts: Alison Victoria (Windy City Rehab), Grace Mitchell (One of a Kind) or Sabrina Soto (The High Low Project), as she tries to persuade the family to let her create a beautifully customized new place. Meanwhile, Ty, who spends quality time with each family to find out about their property's problem areas, will strive for clients to stay put and enjoy a whole-home renovation. The friendly competition will up the ante between Ty and the starring guest expert as each vies to impress clients with stunning home renovation options. Two design plans will be presented, but only one will be the "Ty Breaker."

"I can't wait for folks to watch Ty Breaker! I loved meeting so many awesome families and helping them decide on their future home," said Ty. "I'm doing all I can to sway them to stay in their current digs by adding some spectacular upgrades, but Alison, Grace and Sabrina are amazing renovators, designers and competitors - they know how to win!"

The series will showcase a range of inspiring home renovation and design solutions, including adjusting a home to suit a multigenerational family, helping a newly engaged couple combine households and reimagining the perfect home for a newly blended family. Each client will see enticing options and customized design elements.

Fans also can stay connected with Ty Breaker on HGTV's digital platforms. Viewers can visit HGTV.com to see photos and videos from the show and interact on social media using #TyBreaker. Each episode will be available on HGTV GO the same day as the TV episode premieres - Mondays beginning Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. Fans also can connect with the Ty Breaker team on Instagram @thetypennington, @thealisonvictoria, @astoriedstyle and @sabrina_soto.

ABOUT HGTV

HGTV delivers families with relatable stories, superstar real estate and renovation experts and amazing home transformations that inspire a passionate audience. For anyone seeking entertaining and aspirational home and lifestyle content, HGTV is the place to be. HGTV offers: a top 10 cable network that is distributed to more than 86 million U.S. households; a website, HGTV.com, that attracts an average of 10.2 million people each month; a social footprint of 21.2 million; HGTV Magazine, a monthly publication that reaches more than one million readers and exclusive collections of home-oriented products through the HGTV HOME(TM) consumer products line. Viewers can become fans of HGTV and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. HGTV is owned by Discovery, Inc., a global leader in real life entertainment spanning 220 countries and territories, whose portfolio also includes Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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Drawn by one of the hottest residential real estate markets in the nation, Offerpad plans to join the crowded scrum of companies in metro Denver providing sellers an instant offer on their homes.

Success for Offerpad is capturing markets that provide growth for not only the services and products we provide today, but those with the right environment to support dynamic growth as we continue to rapidly innovate offerings, Matt Brohn, Offerpads vice president of strategic initiatives, said in a release.

After studying the trends to understand where its business model might work best, the company targeted Denver and Nashville for an expansion early next year, adding the cities and their suburbs to the 830 locations where the company is already active.

Offerpad, based outside of Phoenix, was one of the early pioneers when it came to using technology to give sellers a quick bid on their homes. Rather than having to deal with getting a home ready for sale, a parade of potential buyers dropping by and the ping pong game between agents hammering out the fine print, working with an iBuyer promises a much more direct approach.

A seller requests a bid. An iBuyer offers one. The price is then adjusted by the cost of repairs estimated after a visit. Closing can happen within a few days or it can be timed to when the seller needs it, like the completion of a home under construction. The iBuyer handles the repairs and sells the home.

Opendoor and Zillow Offers opened shop in Denver in October 2018 and were joined the following May by RedfinNow and Boulder-based 8z Real Estate. The firms were gaining traction in the market until the pandemic hit. Prices were hard to pin down in March and April, and some sellers had their offers rescinded, leaving them high and dry.

Since this summer, the metro Denver market has run hot, with most properties under $750,000 often selling within two weeks, often in a weekend. That has taken away a key advantage of working with iBuyers, a quick turnaround.

The consumer proposition of an instant sale is a lot less compelling given how hot the market is. Consumers wont want to leave money on the table with just one offer, and are more inclined to list traditionally to get top dollar for their home, said Mike DelPrete, a real estate technology strategist.

He adds theres always demand for an instant sale, but the national numbers are showing it is a lot less now than it was pre-pandemic.

Offerpad plans to locate an office in Denver and is actively recruiting real estate talent and home renovation vendors. Those opportunities will be listed on the companys Careers page once theyre made available.

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Leading real estate and technology innovator Offerpad is wrapping up a year of feverish growth and exciting expansions with the announcement that it will be offering its full suite of customer-centric real estate solutions to home sellers and buyers in the burgeoning Denver and Nashville metropolitan areas, beginning in early 2021.

Adding to the more than 830 cities and towns across the U.S. where Offerpad now operates, Denver and Nashville will be the first of several new market rollouts the company has planned for 2021. The companys growth strategy going into the new year continues to build on Offerpads successful expansion in 2020 into the booming Birmingham, Alabama metro area and widening of its existing footprint in its rapidly expanding Florida and other markets.

Success for Offerpad is capturing markets that provide growth for not only the services and products we provide today, but those with the right environment to support dynamic growth as we continue to rapidly innovate offerings, says Matt Brohn, Offerpads Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. After a thorough quantitative and qualitative analysis where we blend traditional MLS and trending market data, as well as leverage our unique internal insights on what we know works well for our business model, Denver and Nashville more than meet that criteria for our companys aggressive growth agenda.

When looking at markets, Offerpad seeks to leverage area demand and regional data that trend positively for growth in overall real estate transactions; strong economic, employment and population growth; affordability; as well as home construction dynamics and inventory, the latter of which is a pivotal metric for the companys continually expanding national Homebuilder Alliance program.

With its headquarters in Arizona, Offerpad plans to open additional physical offices in Denver and Nashville to cement its presence in both areas. As Offerpad finalizes preparations ahead of its official launch dates, recruitment for local Market Directors and other top real estate talent, as well as vendors to assist in home renovation work, is already under way. To learn more about new employment opportunities, visit Offerpads careers page.

Colorado is currently one of the hottest housing markets in the country, and one of the fastest-growing states in terms of housing units, meeting key metrics for Offerpads decision to open in Denver. Considered a strong city for tech talent, the Denver metro areas supply and demand dynamics, healthy new construction and builds, and large amount of real estate transactions are all strong indicators of support for current and future Offerpad services.

Ditto for Nashville, another key market and environment perfectly suited for scaling Offerpads real estate services and solutions going into 2021. Tennessee was ranked #1 in fiscal stability last year, according to US News & World Report, and its capital city was ranked #15 by the

magazine as one of the 125 Best Places to Live in the USA. Nashville also ranked high on national comparative index scores used by Offerpad in its market analysis, as well as the strength of the companys partners in both regions.

As in every Offerpad market, customers in Denver and Nashville will soon enjoy real estate options including selling their home instantly to Offerpad the perfect solution for those who seek a competitive cash offer with the convenience and control that comes with no showings and the customers ability to select their closing date. They may also choose to partner with Offerpads dedicated team of experts in real estate, renovations and home marketing to list their home, the best choice for sellers who want to maximize their homes value when putting it on the market.

Were known for providing quick competitive cash offers, which will always remain a core offering, said Offerpad Founder and CEO Brian Bair. For new customers in Denver and Nashville looking to list their home, Offerpad is by far the most advanced way to maximize a homes value on the open market. Our 100% free, show-ready home services, matched with our Home Improvement Advance program and back-up instant cash offer, are unparalleled.

Sellers are now, more than ever, in control of their experience through our solutions center, continued Bair. We provide solutions, they select their option. We look forward to extending these options to our new customers in Denver and Nashville, and into other new markets later in 2021.

Real estate agents in Denver and Nashville will also have the opportunity to receive a 3% referral fee the highest in the industry when working with Offerpad to sell their clients home. Interested brokerages and agents can learn more here. Area homebuilders interested in partnering with the company through its Homebuilder Alliance can get more information by contacting Offerpad at builder@offerpad.com.

About Offerpad

Offerpad is a leading technology and real estate solutions provider with a mission to offer the best way to buy and sell a home. With firsthand real estate experience and utilizing powerful proprietary technology, the company provides several consumer-focused options including instant cash offers and superior home listing services. Offerpad is a privately held company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, operating across the country in more than 830 cities and towns. Visit Offerpad.com for more information.

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New Yorkers who contribute to politicians opposing restoration of the full State and Local Tax deduction are "consciously undermining our state and contributing to our demise," Rep. Thomas Suozzi said Monday.

When the 117th Congress is seated in January, Suozzi and other Democrats plan to resubmit legislation calling for a full repeal of the SALT cap, the Glen Cove Democrat said during a Zoom news conference in which he urged New Yorkers not to financially support lawmakers who oppose the bill.

By April 2021, Suozzi said he will issue a report identifying New Yorkers who contributed at least $1,000 to members of Congress opposing the SALT deduction repeal.

"Anybody who supports the cap of the SALT deduction is hurting New York," Suozzi said. "I am calling on New Yorkers to stop funding those politicians killing our state; killing our city; killing New York. We need to make sure we hold them accountable."

The GOP's $1.5 trillion tax reform bill, which narrowly passed the House and Senate in 2017, limits deductibility of state and local income and property taxes to $10,000 on federal tax returns.

More than 250,000 families, or 43% of households in Suozzi's Third District, which covers most of Long Island's North Shore and parts of Queens, claim the state and local tax deduction at an average rate of $18,300, Suozzi staffers said.

On Long Island, where residents pay among the highest property taxes in the nation, roughly 530,000 homeowners, or more than a third of all tax filers in Nassau and Suffolk, are affected by the cap.

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The Democrat-led House of Representatives has passed legislation repealing the cap but the measure was blocked in the GOP-led Senate and it has become a major point of contention amid talks on the COVID-19 stimulus bill now being negotiated.

Republicans have said the SALT deductions benefit high earners and primarily benefit the wealthy in high-tax and mostly blue states.

President-elect Joe Biden has indicated support for repealing the cap, Suozzi said.

"We need to rally together and fight for New York," Suozzi said, urging other states affected by the cap, including California, Illinois and Massachusetts to make similar pushes. "This is an issue we need to all get together on."

In 2019 and 2020, more than 7,800 New Yorkers combined to contribute in excess of $35 million to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and GOP-associated Senate political action committees all of whom oppose repealing the SALT cap, Suozzi said.

From 2015 to 2019, New York sent $116 billion more to the federal government that it received back in state aid while during that same period, Kentucky received $148 billion, and South Carolina $87 billion more than they contributed, Suozzi said.

Suozzi on Monday cited a recent Bloomberg report that Goldman Sachs' $8 billion asset-management division is considering relocating to Florida, which has no state income taxes. Hedge funds run by Paul Singer and Carl Icahn have made similar office relocations in recent months.

Suozzi called the report a "red alert" for New York.

Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.

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An ongoing project in an east-end semi-detached home has triggered a bitter feud between the two households who live in the building promptingthe city to remind homeownersto clearly communicate with their neighbours aboutpotentially disruptive renovations.

Nilisha Shah, who lives in one half of the semi in the Queen Street East and Greenwood Avenue area, says the problems began just a few months after she moved in with her husband Prashant and their six-year-old daughterin January.

Her next-door neighbour, Valerie Connelly, began renovationson her half of the property, which is separated from the Shahs' home only by a so-called party wall, in April, Shah said.

Renos included a two-storey rear addition, a basement walkout, conversion of an enclosed front porch into a living space and other interior alterations, according to city records.

But by mid-November, the project had racked up fivebuilding code violations.

Shah says her neighbour's renovation project has caused cracked and water-damaged walls, an infestation of raccoons through a crawl space wall, broken windows and sleepless nights.

"This has changed our life in many ways," she said. "With seven, eight raccoons living right there, we had to close off all the vents and not use air conditioning or anything during June, July ...because we couldn't take the smell.

"At night, my daughter could not sleep in her room because we didn't want to leave her alone there. So we all had to just cramp up in one small room."

Connelly declined to speak with CBC Toronto.

She maintained in an Oct. 28 email that the real problem lies with the city, which she said is impeding her efforts to build a home for her ailing mother, an accusation the City of Toronto's chief building official Will Johnston denies.

"We expect property owners to carry out that construction in a way that it meets all of the city requirements," he said.

"And when we become aware of those issues, we work with the property owner and the builder in order to bring those issues into compliance with the city regulations."

The city's website says Connelly's infractions include building without a permitand fourother instances in which inspectors found deficiencies in building practices.

Johnston saysalmost all of those problems have since been remedied, although problems with water seepage remain.

And he saysit's not unusual for a home renovation project to be flagged by building inspectors as often as Connelly's project has been.

What is unusual, he says, is neighbours not being able to work out their differences in a timely manner.

"That's a rare incident," he said.

It appears that the problems began with Connelly's first contractor, who was not experienced enough to tackle a project of this size.

That contractor was replaced after a couple of months on the job, but the conditions he left behind were "a hot mess," according to Jhon Bermudez, one of the most recentcontractors on the project.

"The foundation wasn't poured properly ... They went ahead and started framing the first floor knowing that the foundation was all bad," he said, "so we had to take everything apart and start from scratch."

Shah saysher relationship with Connelly has now deteriorated to the point that she's had to hire a lawyer to demand that the problems with her own home be fixed.

She says she's racked up thousands of dollars in billsfor pest control experts to get rid of the raccoons, cleaning, re-insulating and engineer's fees.

Shah says she's waiting for Connelly's project to be finished before she proceeds with other repairs, which she says include broken windows, cracked walls and drywall damaged bywater seepage.

Johnston saysmost homeowners manage to maintain relations with their neighbours in the midst of a noisy, sometimes damaging, renovation. But he offersthis advice:

"Prior to construction happening, it's really critical that ... those two property owners come together and they have a discussion around what is the type of construction that's going to take place, what measures are going to be taking place in order to protect each other's property," Johnston said.

He says it's important for neighbours to havea good relationship and they haveopen communication right from the start,before the project starts.

"By having that in place, you do minimize a lot of the impacts."

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has notified customers in targeted portions of 15 counties and five tribal communities about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) starting early Monday morning (Dec. 7). Dry conditions combined with expected high wind gusts pose an increased risk for damage to the electric system that has the potential to ignite fires in areas with dry vegetation.

High fire-risk conditions are expected to arrive late Sunday evening with high winds forecast to continue until into early Monday morning, peaking in strength during the day Monday, and possibly lingering in some regions through early Tuesday. Once the strong winds subside, PG&E crew will patrol the de-energized lines to ensure they were not damaged during the severe weather. PG&E will safely restore power as quickly as possible, with the goal of restoring most customers within 12 daylight hours, based on weather conditions.

While there is still uncertainty regarding the strength and timing of this weather wind event, the shutoff is forecasted to affect approximately 130,000 customers in targeted portions of 15 counties, including Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Lake, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Sonoma, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba, as well as five tribal communities.

The highest probability areas for this PSPS are the Sierra foothills; the North Bay mountains and portions of the Central Coast. This is not expected to be a widespread event in the Bay Area at this time.

Potential Public Safety Power Shutoff: What People Should Know

The potential PSPS event is still more than two days away. PG&E in-house meteorologists as well as staff in its Wildfire Safety Operation Center and Emergency Operation Center will continue to monitor conditions closely, and additional customer notifications will be issued as we move closer to the potential event.

Customer notificationsvia text, email and automated phone callbegan late this afternoon, approximately two days prior to the potential shutoff. Customers enrolled in the companys Medical Baseline program who do not verify that they have received these important safety communications will be individually visited by a PG&E employee with a knock on their door when possible. A primary focus will be given to customers who rely on electricity for critical life-sustaining equipment.

Potentially Affected Customers

Here is a list of customers by county who could be potentially affected by this PSPS event.

*The following Tribal Community counts are included within the County level detail above.

Why PG&E Calls a PSPS Event

When extreme weather conditions are forecasted, PG&E considers proactively turning off power for safety, as such weather conditions increase the potential for damage and hazards to PG&Es electric infrastructure, which could cause sparks if lines are energized. These conditions also increase the potential for rapid fire spread.

State officials classify more than half of PG&Es 70,000-square-mile service area in Northern and Central California as having a high fire threat, given dry grasses and the high volume of dead and dying trees. The states high-risk areas have tripled in size over the last seven years.

No single factor drives a PSPS, as each situation is unique. PG&E carefully reviews a combination of criteria when determining if power should be turned off for safety. These factors generally include, but are not limited to:

Improved Watch and Warning Notifications

In response to customer feedback requesting more timely information to prepare for a potential PSPS event, PG&E will provide improved Watch and Warning notifications this year.

Whenever possible, an initial Watch notification will be sent two days in advance of a potential PSPS event. One day before the potential PSPS event, an additional Watch notification will go out, notifying customers of the possibility of a PSPS event in their area based on forecasted conditions.

A PSPS Watch will be upgraded to a Warning when forecasted conditions show that a safety shutoff will be needed. Whenever possible, Warning notifications will be sent approximately four to 12 hours in advance of the power being shut off.

Both Watch and Warning notifications are directly tied to the weather forecast, which can change rapidly.

As an example of how notifications have been improved in 2020, customers will see the date and time when power is estimated to be shut off as well as the estimated time for restoration. These notifications will be provided two days before the power goes out. Last year, the estimated time of restoration was not provided until after the power had been turned off.

Outage and Backup Power Safety

While backup power can be helpful during an outage, it can also pose safety hazards when not used correctly. Improper use can risk damage to your property, or endanger the lives of you, your family, or PG&E crews who may be working to restore power.

If you have a stand-by generator, make sure that its installed safely and inform PG&E to avoid risking damage to your property and endangering PG&E workers. Information on the safe installation of generators can be found on our website at http://www.pge.com/generator.

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Smaller, Shorter, Smarter PSPS events

Learning from past PSPS events, PG&E has been making events smaller in size, shorter in length and smarter for customers in 2020.

Community Resource Centers Reflect COVID-Safety Protocols

The sole purpose of a PSPS is to reduce the risk of major wildfires during severe weather. While a PSPS is an important wildfire safety tool, PG&E understands that losing power disrupts lives, especially for customers sheltering-at-home in response to COVID-19.

During PSPS events, PG&E opens temporary Community Resource Centers (CRCs) to support our customers. These temporary CRCs are open to customers when power is out at their homes and provide ADA-accessible restrooms and hand-washing stations; medical-equipment charging; Wi-Fi; bottled water; and non-perishable snacks.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all CRCs follow important health and safety protocols including:

PG&Es CRCs in 2020 have been improved from those in 2019. In addition to using existing indoor facilities, PG&Es CRCs include outdoor, open-air sites in some locations and large commercial vans in other locations. CRC format will depend on a number of factors, including input from local and tribal leaders. Supplies are handed out in grab-and-go bags at outdoor CRCs so most customers can be on their way quickly.

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 23,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation's cleanest energy to 16 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the home furniture market in the US and it is poised to grow by USD 8.08 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 2% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.

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The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., Inter IKEA Holding BV, Klaussner Home Furnishings, LaZBoy Inc., Pier 1 Imports Inc., Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, Restoration Hardware Inc., Roomstogo.com Inc., Steinhoff International Holdings NV, and Williams-Sonoma Inc. are some of the major market participants. Although the growing real estate industry will offer immense growth opportunities, the inherent threat from the re-used furniture market is likely to pose a challenge for the market vendors. In a bid to help players strengthen their market foothold, this home furniture market in US forecast report provides a detailed analysis of the leading market vendors. The report also empowers industry honchos with information on the competitive landscape and insights into the different product offerings offered by various companies.

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Bruce Hodgson of Artichoke explains why carefully conceived, beautifully executed joinery is vital to the evolution of a period house in the 21st century.

Restoration requires the same approach that was first used to create a beautiful period house: an unyielding commitment to the best design, techniques and, of course, materials.

Another is time, which is, without a doubt, our favourite tool. Today, its a rare commodity, but, in the past, it was a key ingredient in the creation of fine buildings.

Time transforms every stage in the process, from planning and design to making and installing beautiful cabinetry and architectural details. It allows you to focus on elements that are vital to both the structural integrity of a piece and its appearance.

Adequate time means that every design is completely bespoke and the team is freed of the constraints of pre-existing templates or by work we have done for other clients.

It allows you to get under the skin of what it takes to make truly great joinery, offering an understanding of scale and proportion, through to materials and almost imperceptible details. These are qualities that all contribute to a sense of harmony that makes a design feel appropriate to a period setting.

Almost every period building has evolved over time, as it passes from one owner to the next. The interventions we make for our clients are merely the latest chapter in that story. They also allow our clients to make a house their own, yet keep its spirit alive.

But any intervention has to be extremely carefully handled and youll see many that havent been, both in the past and in the present day. By listening to the architectural needs of a house, as well as the needs of our clients, its possible to create spaces that are sympathetic to one and a delight to the other.

As well as creating a home with enormous integrity and character, you are building a legacy that will contribute to our future heritage. One of the reasons Britain is so beautiful is because we have a respect for the past.

What is exciting is that we live in a golden era of restoration. Knowledge, experience and craftsmanship are creating opportunities that would never have been possible before.

The focus has to be on how the house is used by its owners and how it can be manipulated around their needs while maintaining authenticity and warmth. There is no need for a period house to feel like a museum.

There is enormous satisfaction in reviving the character of formal rooms with joinery and architectural detailing that evoke the spirit of the age in which they were built. Over the years, however, we have also developed a deep understanding of how houses work and, as well as formal spaces, we often focus on practical areas.

Recently, we were commissioned to work on a Regency property, the transformation of which involved adding new rooms that would act as a valve between the outside world and the interiors. It comprised a series of domestic spaces that are understated, but luxurious.

The result of the works is a house that offers the best of both worlds: it remains true to its origins, but also serves as the ideal space for living, working and entertaining.

For more information, see Artichokes website at http://www.artichoke.co.uk or call telephone 01934 745270.

In the revival of interest in English country houses, beautifully designed joinery is often overlooked. Bruce Hodgson, founder of Artichoke,

The kitchen of Lanhydrock House in Cornwall provided the inspiration for a stunning new kitchen, designed by Bruce Hodgson of

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The founder of a secular conservation charity that has pledged to turn a landmark building into an educational centre admitted her true intention was to spread the spiritual doctrines of a notorious occultist.

The Boleskine House Foundation (BHF) has submitted plans to restore the fire-ravaged hunting lodge, previously owned by Aleister Crowley, on the banks of Loch Ness.

Its proposals to rebuild the ruined property later bought by Jimmy Page, the Led Zeppelin guitarist are set to be approved next week.

The B-listed property was reduced to a shell by fires in 2015 and 2019

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In public the foundation has insisted its intention is to turn Boleskine into a centre dedicated to promoting Highland history and conservation.

However, Kyra Readdy, 34, who established the charity with her husband Keith, 39, privately admitted her real motive was to

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As the American Prairie Reserve works to build the largest natural wildlife refuge in the lower 48, a group of ranchers on the fringes of the reserve fight back. In this three-part series, we explore restoration ecology in the United States, and how it could save our planet.

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UN Decade on Restoration

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UN General Assembly Resolution on the Decade of Restoration

UN: The value of nature

The American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project at SUNY-ESF

The American Chestnut Foundation

The Campaign to Stop GE Trees

Report: Biotechnology for Forest Health: The Test Case of the Genetically Engineered Chestnut

Tiputini Research Station

The American Prairie Reserve

Video: National Geographic Last Wild Places: American Prairie Reserve

High Country News Article: Montana refuge divides tribes and ranchers

Save the Cowboy Stop the American Prairie Reserve (Facebook Page)

United Property Owners of Montana

Article: Anti-American Prairie Reserve resolution passes Montana House committee

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Decade of Restoration Part 3: The American Serengeti - Macalester College The Mac Weekly