HOME & GARDEN
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 16, 2018 Stranded In Airport For 7 Months, Syrian Man Is Granted Asylum In Canada
Hassan al-Kontar, 37, left his home in Syria for the United Arab Emirates in 2006. For seven months, Hassan al-Kontar was trapped in air-conditioned purgatory. Stranded in Terminal 2 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, he slept under stairwells and lived off leftover chicken-and-rice dinners from AirAsia flights. He documented his daily life in video […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 15, 2018 9 women go missing from Delhi shelter home, Sisodia suspends senior officials
Nine women have gone missing from a shelter home in east Delhi’s Dilshad Garden area. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has directed the chief secretary to suspend senior government officers over laxity. On the intervening night of December 1 and 2, nine women who were residents of the Sanskar Ashram for Girls in Dilshad Garden, […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 7, 2018 Manish Sisodia Suspends 2 Officials As Women Go Missing From Shelter Home
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has suspended two senior officials of the Women and Child Development Department after eight women and a girl went missing from a shelter home in east Delhi. The action was taken after the matter was raised by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), which is also demanding that the case […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
November 14, 2018 A lot of Craft Fairs and Artisans Markets Tucson
Sunday Artisans Market — Medella Vina Ranch, 4450 S. Houghton Road. Art glass, paintings, wood crafting, gemstone jewelry, textile crafts, marbleized scarf art, and more including Demonstrating Artists. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 18. Free. 298-1983. Hanukkah Bazaar — Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road. Hanukkah menorahs, candles, gelt, games, organic honey, jewelry and […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
November 5, 2018 Martin’s Home & Garden named a Top 100 independent garden center
Martin’s Home & Garden in Murfreesboro has been named one of the best and largest independent garden centers in the United States and Canada by Garden Center magazine. Martin’s Home & Garden ranked No. 78 on the 2018 Garden Center Top 100 Independent Garden Centers list, which was published in September. This is the fourth […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
October 31, 2018 Free Guided Tours Tucson
All events are free or included in the cost of admission unless otherwise noted. Wednesday Mission Garden — 946 W. Mission Lane. Living agricultural museum of Sonoran Desert-adapted heritage fruit-trees, traditional heirloom crops, and edible native plants. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 7-10. 955-5200. Garden Tours — Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Ave. The […]
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ELECTRONICS 
October 10, 2018 Xiaomi Mi TV 4 Pro 55-Inch, Mi Home Security Camera 360, Mi Luggage to Go on Sale for First Time in India Today
Xiaomi’s Mi TV 4 Pro 55-inch model, launched in India last month, is set to go on sale for the first time in India today via Flipkart and Mi.com, at 12pm IST. Alongside, the company’s Mi Home Security Camera 360 and Mi Luggage have also go on sale in the country today, with the former being made available via Amazon […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 19, 2018 Seven Wonders replicas to come up at South Mumbai’s Mazgaon garden
Garden Photo for representation In the next six months, the Mumbaikars will see Seven Wonders of the World at a single spot. Installation work of replicas of the seven wonders is underway at Joseph Baptist garden in South Mumbai’s Mazgaon area. The garden is one of the biggest and oldest in the city. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 19, 2018 Norway’s New Invaders: Invaders in the Garden
(Guest post by Malene Nygård. Photo: KENPEI / Wikimedia commons CA BY-SA 3.0) Garden plants have a long tradition in Norway; from being used as medicine and food in the gardens of Catholic monasteries in the Middle Ages to today’s exotic ornamental plants. But this tradition also represents several centuries of unmonitored introductions of alien species, […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 19, 2018 London House With a Winter Garden and Roof Terrace
This modern home lies on one of Belgravia’s most picturesque mews has been completely renovated and elegantly designed. PRODUCED BY THE DOW JONES MEDIA GROUP; PHOTOS: MATTHEW DAVIS LISTING OF THE DAY Location: Belgravia, London Price: £7.95 million (US$10.57 million) If you like the idea of taking your morning coffee in the privacy of a tranquil green […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 16, 2018 Amazon’s Alexa is now at home in new subdivisions, hotels
Armida Rosales and her husband, Arnold, had not thought much about voice-activated technology in their new Maple Valley home, but Amazon’s Alexa was included and the family likes the convenience. Rosales is seen in an Echo “Spot” camera. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times) Amazon is working with homebuilders and hoteliers to make its smart speaker and […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 16, 2018 For $2.75M, a historic Prospect Lefferts Gardens home with a refreshing revamp
Photos courtesy Warburg. Prospect Lefferts Gardens is no stranger to beautiful historic townhouses and this 120-year-old home, asking $2.75 million, is no different. The house dates back to 1898 and was designed by architect William Miller, but a full renovation has blended modern convenience with its historic charm. Spanning 3,800 square feet, the single-family abode offers five […]