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...The wide-open landscape of this border country — especially the rolling forest of holm oaks known collectively as dehesa — was remarkably lacking in traffic, ugly modern buildings, or bothersome human presence...
...Unlike in southern Florida, where there is a large Cuban community, the Hispanic population in central Florida tends to be more Democratic....
...Mature trees grow a few inches from the walls of his house; they even take a bite into the shape of it — one wall has a V-shaped indentation to make room for a red oak....
...Mikhelson’s foundation, V-A-C, is one of the main sponsors of this year’s Venice Biennale, and next year his company Novatek, Russia’s second-biggest producer of natural gas, will help to pay for the construction...
...N.V. Tyagarajan, Genpact’s chief executive, said: “We are excited about this transaction, which is hugely positive for all of our shareholders....
...Visitors will walk through a grove of swamp oaks and pass verdant lawns as they move toward the centrepiece: two huge pools where the towers once stood....
...In the town of Stellenbosch, 45 minutes’ drive from Cape Town, there are a conspicuous number of day spas among the oak-lined streets....
...www.gorringes.co.uk v D-end dining table Irish Made around 1830, this is a typical example of a late-Georgian extendable dining table....
...version of art nouveau style, in which organic forms – spiralling plant stem legs, root-form block feet and gilt-bronze leaf-and-berry handles – are understated rather than exaggerated and where quality of construction...
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...The sheer quality of the chair’s construction – equal to anything by the great 18th-century French ébenistes – and the secure support of its over-stuffed upholstery are immensely desirable....
...The seven understated pieces, in solid American black walnut or American white oak, include I Beam, which looks like a piece of the I-shaped load-bearing steel section used in building construction....
...Sciangai De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi This appendiabiti, or folding clothes stand, produced by Zanotta comes in natural beech or oak, black painted beech or grey varnished oak....
...Hilton’s contribution to the Case catalogue is the handsome and sturdy Cross frame table, which is made from a solid oak base and an oak veneered top (allowing the unusual thickness)....
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