Notice of AGM

MOSCOW--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- AGM OF SISTEMA TO ELECT NEW COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD Moscow, Russia – May 26, 2015 – Sistema JSFC (“Sistema” or the “Company”) (LSE: SSA), a publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, announces that its Board of Directors held a meeting on May 23, 2015, where it approved a list of 13 nominees for the election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders Read more [...]

California Dreaming: Record $500 Million Price Tag on L.A. Home

(Bloomberg) -- One of the biggest homes in U.S. history is rising on a Los Angeles hilltop, and the developer hopes to sell it for a record $500 million. Nile Niami, a film producer and speculative residential developer, is pouring concrete in L.A.’s Bel Air neighborhood for a compound with a 74,000-square-foot (6,900-square-meter) main residence and three smaller homes, according to city records. The project, which will take at least 20 more months to complete, will exceed 100,000 square feet, Read more [...]

California Dreaming: Record $500 Million Price Tag on LA Home

(Bloomberg) -- One of the biggest homes in U.S. history is rising on a Los Angeles hilltop, and the developer hopes to sell it for a record $500 million. Nile Niami, a film producer and speculative residential developer, is pouring concrete in L.A.’s Bel Air neighborhood for a compound with a 74,000-square-foot (6,900-square-meter) main residence and three smaller homes, according to city records. The project, which will take at least 20 more months to complete, will exceed 100,000 square feet, Read more [...]

California Dreaming: Record $500 Million Tag on L.A. Home

One of the biggest homes in U.S. history is rising on a Los Angeles hilltop, and the developer hopes to sell it for a record $500 million. Nile Niami, a film producer and speculative residential developer, is pouring concrete in L.A.’s Bel Air neighborhood for a compound with a 74,000-square-foot (6,900-square-meter) main residence and three smaller homes, according to city records. The project, which will take at least 20 more months to complete, will exceed 100,000 square feet, including a 5,000-square-foot Read more [...]

Number of £2m-plus homes for sale more than doubles since election

The number of houses listed for sale for £2m or more on the UK’s main property websites has more than doubled in the two weeks since the Tories’ general election victory quelled fears of a mansion tax. Properties such as the £3.9m Manor House in Byfleet, Surrey, which featured in ITV’s hit series Downton Abbey, were joined on estate agents’ websites by hundreds of £2m-plus homes, according to a report. In the runup to the election, estate agents and those buying homes for wealthy people Read more [...]

New Polish President Revives Vision Cut Short by Smolensk Crash

Friends of Polish President-Elect Andrzej Duda thought he was on the plane that killed his mentor Lech Kaczynski five years ago. He wasn’t, but days before the crash, the late president told Duda something that changed his life. “The president stared out the window and said that he wasn’t getting any younger, and his generation would soon pass,” Duda, 43, said during a speech in February. “He looked up and said ‘but you are the future of Polish politics, and the responsibility rests Read more [...]

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson accused of bullying Love Activists

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has been accused of bullying by protest group the Love Activists The accusation relates to a tweet sent from the mayors Twitter account yesterday. Mayor Anderson replied to one member of the group currently occupying the Pier Head, stating that nuclear weapons were being stored to bomb the activist's home town of Birkenhead.Many took to Facebook to criticise the Labour councillor for Read more [...]

Kent County Historical Home Listed For Sale

WYOMING, MI (WHTC) - One of the most historic homes in West Michigan has been put on the market by one of the oldest families in Kent County.  Mlive.com reports ‘Rogers Mansion’ is currently owned by Melanie Rogers and was built in 1839 by Rogers’ great-great grandfather, Justus Rogers. The house was initially built at 1144 Rogers Plaza Drive in Wyoming after Justus Rogers moved from Vermont to Michigan in the early 1830s, before Michigan was even a state. Read more [...]

‘At-risk’ listed greenhouse and potting shed will be restored

Much-needed work will take place to restore the grade II-listed greenhouse and potting shed, at Felton Park. A historic structure which has fallen into disrepair will be saved after major funding has been secured for a vital restoration project. The grade II*-listed greenhouse and potting shed, at Felton Park, have long been on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register.But now, much-needed work is set to take Read more [...]