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Builders LondonIn a modern classic kitchen, you would still be able to find elements that are presented in a traditional kitchen such as crown moldings, light valences, and raised panel cabinet doors but you would find these elements to have less details in them or streamlined to be more technological in style. Instead of tumbled marble flooring, a honed and cross cut travertine would be used to purify the style. A common feature of the classic modern style is extra-wide drawer cabinets that you’d see in ultra-modern designs, turned into a timeless piece of furniture for all times. COUNTRY The country style is a casual version of the traditional style. Materials that are hand made or have a hand made look are preferred and have more variation. Worn and weathered items are celebrated and remove formality for a space. It’s all about comfort. OLD WORLD The old world style perhaps may be the most ornamented and sophisticated of the styles outlined here. Inspired by history, they are Baroque, Neo-classical, Tuscan, Renaissance, and English style interiors that conjure up imagery of castles in Europe. Elements such as corbels, appliqués, crown moldings, spindle columns, canopies, and complex hand-made architectural features are common. Antiqued or hand-made iron work and hand-dragged finishes, elaborate 1. Car bomb explodes in Spain after warning call from ETA data: 27.03.08 Spanish police say a car bomb has exploded in the northern Rioja region after a warning call from the Basque separatist group ETA. 2. Greece gripped by pensions strike data: 19.03.08 Greece's civil servants hold a general strike against pension reforms, paralysing transport and closing public offices. 3. Primary teachers to fight 'grade pressure' tests data: 19.03.08 Teachers have been urged to scupper primary school tests amid fears thousands of children are being demoralised by pressure to get good grades. 4. George Bush empty-handed as last summit with Vladimir Putin ends in failure data: 07.04.08 President George W Bush's last ever summit with Vladimir Putin ended in failure last night when the Russian president stood firm in his opposition to Washington's controversial missile defence shield. 5. Female British spy's exploits during World War II are revealed data: 07.04.08 A British spy who helped lead the French Resistance during World War II outfoxed the Nazis by concealing secret messages in the hem of her skirt, according to records unsealed Monday. 6. German far-right leader charged with incitement over World Cup pamphlets data: 27.03.08 Udo Voigt, head of the National Democratic Party, was charged for allegedly publishing a pamphlet that called into question whether nonwhite players should be on the national team. 7. Stem cell pioneer backs research data: 10.04.08 The scientist who first isolated stem cells more than 25 years ago has hit back at critics of embryo research. 8. 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Schools 'recycling' incapable teachers data: 07.04.08 Schools are simply "recycling" bad teachers rather than removing them from the classroom, according to a new report. 13. Blacksliding on reform is seen in new EU states data: 07.04.08 The European Union's eastward expansion aimed to cement former Communist countries into a bloc committed to pluralism, democracy and good government. But the new members have a tendency to backslide and succumb to "reform fatigue," according to a recent academic study. 14. EU attacks Sri Lanka over rights data: 19.03.08 An EU delegations says it has "serious concerns" about reports of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. 15. Sugar offers bankers television lesson data: 19.03.08 Promoting the fourth series of 'The Apprentice', Sir Alan Sugar says that investment bankers could learn basic business tenets from the BBC show 16. Paris braced for torch protests data: 07.04.08 Hundreds of French police will be deployed to protect the Olympic torch from protesters angry at China's role in Tibet. 17. Madeleine case police due in UK data: 07.04.08 Portuguese police probing the Madeleine McCann case are due in the UK to reinterview friends of her parents. 18. Act repeal could make Franz Herzog von Bayern new King of England and Scotland data: 07.04.08 Gordon Brown is considering repealing the 1701 Act of Settlement as a way of healing a historic injustice by ending the prohibition against Catholics taking the throne. 19. Heather Mills torn to shreds by judge over Paul McCartney divorce data: 19.03.08 Heather Mills's reputation has been torn to shreds after the High Court judge presiding over her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney accused her of "make-belief", inconsistency and inaccuracy. 20. Photo of a gay wedding in America becomes ammunition in Polish political battle data: 27.03.08 A gay activist from New York was stunned to learn that President Lech Kaczynsk of Poland had used an image of him and his partner in an anti-gay oratory. 21. Obama says US cannot ignore race data: 19.03.08 US presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks on race, seeking to defuse a row over his ex-pastor. 22. Fiona: Tragedy of Todd data: 19.03.08 Police chief Mike Todd was the best cop Greater Manchester had known, according to tributes on the force's website. Only he didn't believe it. 23. Sorrell stands by former Clinton adviser data: 10.04.08 The WPP chief concedes that Mark Penn had erred in judgment when he met with a Colombian official but says the episode will not lead to a change in the group's policies 24. Tories plan to block pupils' appeals data: 07.04.08 Children will be stripped of the right to an independent appeal after being excluded from school under a Conservative plan to restore order in the classroom. 25. Cleaning 'improves mental health' data: 10.04.08 Working up a sweat while performing household chores could benefit your mental health, a study suggests. 26. Arctic losing long-term ice cover data: 19.03.08 Despite colder conditions, the Arctic is losing a lot of its old, stable ice, according to satellite data. 27. Clinton's chief strategist quits data: 07.04.08 Mark Penn, chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, quits over a conflict of interest row. 28. Hammer killer 'attacked others' data: 19.03.08 Police investigate claims that a man who killed his former girlfriend and her two children, attacked others. 29. Gordon Brown faces revolt over tax band plan data: 07.04.08 Labour MPs will mount a fresh attack on Gordon Brown's decision to scrap the 10 p income tax band, accusing him of an "unreasonable" move to squeeze more money from the lowest-earning workers. 30. Bangladesh seeking consistency in Pakistan data: 07.04.08 Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons is confident his side will benefit from their hastily arranged tour of Pakistan, where they will play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match. --- --- --- -x- |