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☆ A Fashion ‘Prodigy’ Makes a Big Debut. No Pressure.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Peter Do held up a pair of Helmut Lang jeans by their pockets, pulling them against his waist. I’d already reached out to feel the fabric, pinching it between my fingers, when Mr. Do said that he’d never washed them. Mr. Do felt attached to the jeans in the way people often do to denim that simply fits very well. This is essentially Mr. Do’s objective: He wants to reintroduce Helmut Lang, once considered among the coolest, cleverest, most modern labels in fashion, and not just “for the sake of doing it,” he said. “Even when I’m not at the brand anymore, I hope I built a strong enough foundation that it goes on.”

Persons: Peter Do, Helmut Lang, I’d, he’d, ”, “ I’m, Mr, I’m Locations: meatpacking, Manhattan

☆ Christie’s cancels auction of jewelry linked to Nazi-era fortune
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The sale of over 400 pieces of jewelry once owned by late art collector Heidi Horten broke records at a series of auctions earlier this year. But amid ongoing criticism from Jewish advocacy groups and human rights organizations over the source of the Austrian billionaire’s wealth, Christie’s auction house announced Thursday that it has canceled the final part of the controversial sale. (Christie’s had initially predicted that Horten’s entire collection, featuring over 700 jewels, would sell for over $150 million.) Prior to May’s sales, the American Jewish Committee had called for the auction to be put on hold until “a serious effort” was made to investigate the Hortens’ wealth. The Heidi Horten Collection did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

Persons: Heidi Horten, Helmut, ” Christie’s, ”, ” Anthea Peers, Christie’s, Van, Helmut Horten, Forbes Organizations: CNN, American Jewish Committee, Twitter, Washington D.C, ” Locations: Austrian, Nazi Germany, German, Europe, East, Africa, Geneva, Switzerland, Nazi, Washington, Vienna, Austria

VACCARELLO’S DEBUT FOR Saint Laurent wasn’t as rapturously received as Yves Saint Laurent’s for Dior. “Anthony has been scrutinized and told his dresses were too vulgar or too sexy,” he says. At the beginning of his tenure at Saint Laurent, it sometimes seemed like Vaccarello was art directing someone else’s movie. Illuminated by the soft glow of chandeliers — a reference to the ballroom at Paris’s InterContinental hotel, the frequent site of Saint Laurent’s presentations — the women summoned the femmes fatales of Helmut Newton photographs. “Now that I’m a free man, I feel inclined to say that I think that what Anthony has done with Saint Laurent has been positively brilliant.

Persons: Saint Laurent wasn’t, rapturously, Yves Saint Laurent’s, Saint, Flinn, “ Anthony, Vaccarello, Saint Laurent, Luchino Visconti, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, can’t, he’s, Helmut Newton, Henri Pinault, ”, Tom Ford, Anthony Organizations: Saint Laurent, Dior, Montaigne, —, Eiffel, InterContinental Locations: Saint, Malibu , Calif

☆ Christie’s Cancels Sale of Jewelry Connected to Nazi-Era Fortune
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Zachary Small | More About Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Christie’s announced on Thursday that a second sale of jewelry from the collection of the Austrian heiress Heidi Horten had been canceled, citing the “intense scrutiny” that the auction house had faced from Jewish organizations and some collectors. Helmut Horten died in 1987 and Heidi Horten in 2022. The Heidi Horten Foundation said then that the proceeds would go toward medical research and to a Vienna museum dedicated to artwork the couple had owned. But some historians found the auction house’s decision to move forward with the sale distasteful, and employees had raised concerns internally about tarnishing its reputation. After the criticism, Christie’s added information to the auction materials saying that Helmut Horten had bought Jewish businesses that were “sold under duress,” and said the auction house would donate a portion of the proceeds to Holocaust research and education.

Persons: Christie’s, Heidi Horten, Helmut Horten, ” Organizations: New York Times Locations: Austrian, Vienna

☆ 'Sparky' radio exchanges were only half serious, says Verstappen
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 30 (Reuters) - "Sparky" radio exchanges between Max Verstappen and his long-time race engineer Gianpiero "GP" Lambiase entertained a global audience during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix but also raised questions about the rapport between the two. Verstappen, completely dominant on track with his eighth win in a row for Red Bull, said all was fine and the pair had a very good relationship. "You used a lot of tyre on the out-lap Max, not sure that was sensible," the engineer observed in another comment. "GP and Max have been together since the first race that Max stepped into the car," he added. "To race engineer Max Verstappen you've got to have strength of character, because he is one tough customer and many race engineers would crumble under that pressure," he said.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Gianpiero, Lambiase, Red Bull, Verstappen, Helmut Marko, Max, Christian Horner, you've, Jason Statham, Horner, Max Verstappen you've, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Belgian, Prix, Red Bull, Team, Thomson Locations: Belgium

☆ Summer cooking hack: Ways to grill with campfires or firepits
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Start with a few key itemsAs with an indoor kitchen, you’ll need a few crucial tools to make your outdoor cooking expeditions a success. Metal cutlery are staples of outdoor cooking. Simple to prepare in advance, foil packets are among the easiest meals for a campfire cooking newbie to whip up. For skillet cooking, you can experiment with some of your usual one-pan meals transferred to the outdoors. One note: High-sided stainless steel firepits, such as Solo Stoves, aren’t the best option for cooking in coals.

Persons: they’re, I’ve, Helmut Feil, •, ”, Dani Meyer, you’re, Harlan Schwartz, ” Meyer, Meyer, Casey Barber Organizations: CNN

☆ The last survivor of Adolf Hitler's bunker, where the Nazi leader spent his final days, has died at 94
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Johanna Ruf was a nurse in the Berlin bunker where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler spent his final days. In 2017, she published her memoir on her time in the bunker as the Red Army advanced in 1945. Ruf died at 94, the Berliner Zeitung reported, citing confirmation from her publisher. The Berliner Zeitung reported that Ruf was also one of the last people to see Goebbels' children before they were murdered by their parents in the bunker. Wieland Giebel, who edited Ruf's book, said that he hoped it provided an insight into what really happened at the time, per Berliner Zeitung.

Persons: Johanna Ruf, Adolf Hitler, —, Hitler, Goebbels, Helmut, Magda, Joseph Goebbels, Wieland Giebel, Reichminister Joseph Goebbels, Bundesarchiv, Eva Braun, Braun Organizations: Red Army, Ruf, Berliner Zeitung, Service, Bund Deutscher Mädel, Hitler Youth, The Times, Reich, Soviet Red Army, Third Locations: Berlin, Hitler's Berlin

CNN —Hundreds of jewels once owned by late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten have fetched a combined 176 million Swiss francs ($196 million) to become the most expensive private jewelry collection ever to appear at auction. Heidi Horten pictured wearing the Briollete of India necklace, which sold for 6.3 million Swiss francs ($7 million). The most valuable lot, a ruby and diamond Cartier ring that is “pigeon blood” in color, fetched just over 13 million Swiss francs ($14.5 million), despite Christie’s expecting bids as high as 18 million Swiss francs ($20 million). A 90-carat “Briolette of India” diamond necklace by jeweler Harry Winston also came in below estimate, selling for 6.3 million Swiss francs ($7 million). courtesy Christie'sElsewhere, however, a Bulgari diamond ring more than doubled its high estimate to fetch 9.1 million Swiss francs ($10.1 million).

The collection, acquired between the early 1970s until Horten's death last year, is also comprised of more than 100 Bulgari pieces. "What's important is that we have been completely transparent," Rahul Kadakia, international head of jewellery at Christie's, told Reuters. Christie's said it would make a "significant contribution" from its final proceeds to Jewish organisations to advance Holocaust research and education. "Of course we cannot erase history," said Max Fawcett, head of the jewellery department at Christie's in Geneva. Christie's will auction 400 pieces in Geneva on Wednesday and Friday and hold an online sale.

☆ A Dutch Quest for Buried Nazi Treasure Comes Up Empty
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A couple of weeks before the end of the war, five German soldiers buried the treasure, but another, Helmut Sonder, watched them while lying in the bushes with a war injury. He drew a map from memory, presumably with the idea of coming back for the spoils, according to the documents. The map suggested a degree of precision — the treasure, it said, was buried about 1.7 to 2.3 feet deep, next to three poplar trees. The Buren municipality, which includes Ommeren, turned away several requests for similar endeavors, according to Pieter Neven, an official there. Ms. Honders’s foray was approved, he said, because “We wanted to handle it professionally.”Mr. Neven said that the municipality had subsidized Ms. Honders’s search with 2,000 euros, about $2,200, to help pay for the archaeologists and professional metal-detector operators.

☆ Nazi Cloud Hangs Over One of the Largest Jewelry Sales in History
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One standout piece, the “Briolette of India,” includes a 90-carat diamond and carries a high estimate of $7.8 million. They are among the 700 jewels from the estate of an Austrian heiress that will go on sale at Christie’s on May 3 as part of one of the largest jewelry sales in history. The proceeds are to benefit a charitable foundation established by Horten, whose husband, Helmut, was a German retailing billionaire whose specialty was department stores. “It’s one of the most beautifully curated collections that will ever come up in the jewelry world,” said Anthea Peers, president of Christie’s Europe, Middle East and Africa. That’s important for the estate and for us.”

☆ Has the Basic Black Dress Disappeared?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Christine Lennon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

AS A BABY EDITOR at fashion magazines in the 1990s, I was raised on a steady visual diet of the chicest black clothes. The office grown-ups at Harper’s Bazaar, W and Vogue would glide down the halls in form-fitting knits or svelte Helmut Lang pants that grazed their Manolo Blahnik BB pumps. Their sleek black Jil Sander suits and pencil skirts were constructed with care. My middle-aged years, it seemed, were going to be sartorially amazing: Choosing an artful black wardrobe would give me license to ignore lesser trends, signify maturity and fill my closet with essentials to rely on for decades—especially once I had the financial leeway to splurge on quality pieces. My commute is 30 feet to an office above our garage, my co-workers two terriers that shed shamelessly, leaving anything I wear covered in hair.

☆ Britain's V&A museum secures David Bowie archive, will make public in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - London's V&A museum said on Thursday it had secured the archive of late music star David Bowie for the nation, acquiring more than 80,000 items spanning his career that will be made available to the public from 2025. The museum, which hosted the critically acclaimed "David Bowie Is" exhibition in 2013, will open The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at its V&A East Storehouse in east London, where fans, school pupils and researchers will be able to gain insight into the pioneering British singer-songwriter's creative process. "The archive is fascinating, it follows David Bowie's career and his life was art," Kate Bailey, senior curator and producer, theatre and performance at the V&A, told Reuters. "With David’s life’s work becoming part of the UK’s national collections, he takes his rightful place amongst many other cultural icons and artistic geniuses," a spokesperson from the David Bowie Estate, said in the V&A statement about the acquisition. The museum said it secured the archive and could create the new centre thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a 10 million pound ($12 million) donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.

Ten years ago, he quit his job at the bank to live off dividends. May was his record month last year; he earned over 35,000 euros in dividends, Jonen said. "If you want to live off dividends, you have to start in your mid-20s. Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, are investment trusts that investors trade on the stock exchange in a way similar to regular stocks. Moving forward, Jonen said he wants to increase his positions, especially in the dividend ETFs, as they don't require much effort.

☆ A newly-released map has sparked a treasure hunt for $19 million of Nazi loot – but US soldiers may have got their first
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A map indicating where the Nazi loot might be buried was released in The Netherlands. The trove was said to have been buried by four German soldiers in World War II and has never been found. The map indicates the treasure is buried near the town of Ommeren in the municipality of Buren, central Holland. The Buren council website warned, "Experts point out that the area is close to the frontline of the Second World War. Nothing was found, and it was suspected locals may have seen the German soldiers burying the loot and liberated it themselves.

Dec 8 (Reuters) - General Electric Co's (GE.N) healthcare division is aiming to have a medium-term organic revenue growth in the mid-single-digits, the unit's Chief Executive Officer Peter Arduini said at an investor day conference on Thursday. China, which accounts for about 15% of total GE Healthcare sales, would also help drive growth as there is a pent-up demand in the market, Arduini said. GE Healthcare also expects medium-term adjusted core earnings margin to be close to 20%. Zodl highlighted challenges such as macroeconomic factors, supply chain challenges, restructuring action undertaken in 2022 along with planned investment in research and development which may weigh on its core earnings margin. The healthcare company had revenue of around $18 billion last year, with about half of it from recurring sources, GE Healthcare said in a presentation.

☆ GE Healthcare Plans to Reduce Debt and Costs, Pursue Tuck-In Acquisitions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Nina Trentmann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

As a stand-alone company, GE Healthcare will also look to improve its working capital and lower logistics costs, Mr. Zodl said. GE Healthcare will also take a look at its real estate holdings and target over 100 sites, executives said. Ratings firms S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service have all given GE Healthcare an investment-grade rating. PREVIEWApart from reducing debt and costs, GE Healthcare will scout for potential tuck-in acquisition targets, Chief Executive Peter Arduini said. GE retains a 19.9% stake in GE Healthcare.

☆ Ex-Bundesbank boss Weidmann to be nominated as Commerzbank supervisory board head
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Former Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann is to be a candidate to become chairman of Commerzbank's (CBKG.DE) supervisory board after Helmut Gottschalk decided not to stand for a new term in the role, the German bank said on Saturday. It said shareholder representatives of the Presiding and Nomination Committee had responded positively to Gottschalk's recommendation to propose Weidmann for election to the supervisory board at the annual general meeting in May 2023. "It is also intended that he will subsequently be elected the successor of Helmut Gottschalk as chairman," the bank said in a statement. Weidmann, an economist, quit last year as head of the Bundesbank after a decade of fruitless opposition to the European Central Bank's aggressive stimulus policy of sub-zero interest rates and massive government bond purchases. Reporting by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Mike HarrisonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

It is a flashback for a nation that found itself at the geographic and political centre of the Cold War. "No one should use nuclear weapons," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned earlier this month. While some Germans are nervous, not everyone fears another Cold War. Stuttgart mayor Frank Nopper grew up next to neighbours who bought a vacation home in Spain to flee any hostilities in Germany during the Cold War. He said his city feels closer than many German municipalities to the Ukraine war because his region is home to two U.S. military command centres.

☆ Verstappen wins U.S. GP as Red Bull take constructors' crown
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"That one was for Dietrich," said Verstappen after taking the chequered flag. Ferrari had needed to score 19 points more than Red Bull at the Texas track but Charles Leclerc was the Italian team's sole finisher, fighting his way to third from 12th on the grid. Red Bull now have an unbeatable 656 points to Ferrari's 469. The Dutch 25-year-old secured his second title in Japan two weeks ago. Red Bull's Sergio Perez was fourth with Russell, who secured a bonus point for fastest lap, fifth and Lando Norris sixth for McLaren.

☆ Red Bull F1 team mourn death of founder Mateschitz at 78
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Formula One - F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 14/11/10 (L-R) Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Team Principal Christian Horner, CEO and Founder of Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz and Red Bull Motorsport Consultant Dr Helmut Marko Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Crispin ThrustonAUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Formula One and the championship-leading Red Bull team mourned the death of the energy drink company's Austrian founder Dietrich Mateschitz on Saturday at the age of 78. Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner confirmed the news ahead of qualifying for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, where the team can clinch a fifth constructors' championship. Mateschitz bought the Ford-owned Jaguar team at the end of 2004 and turned it into Red Bull Racing, an outfit whose maverick image masked a fierce competitive spirit. The Austrian also bought the Italy-based Minardi team and renamed it Toro Rosso, the Italian for Red Bull. "He was an incredible visionary entrepreneur and a man who helped to transform our sport and created the Red Bull brand that is known all around the world."

The annual energy price increase in Germany in August on average was 139%, latest producer price data showed this week. In a BDI survey of 593 businesses, more than a third said their existence was threatened by higher energy prices, up from 23% in February. Industry group VKU has also joined the chorus of concern, warning that local utilities faced insolvency due to high energy prices and possible defaults from their customers. read moreThe head of the German Chemicals Industry Association VCI on Tuesday said rising energy prices were a "huge alarm call" for Germany as a place to do business. He welcomed Buschmann's initiative to relax insolvency rules but added that suspending them outright again would be a "serious mistake".

☆ Lista completă a candidaților la funcția de deputat din partea Partidului Politic Partidul Acasă Construim Europa „PACE
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-21 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +12 min

Comisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) a publicat vineri, 21 mai, lista completă a candidaților la funcția de deputat din partea Partidului Politic Partidul Acasă Construim Europa „PACE. Durlești Partidul Politic „PACE” Economist Administrator SRL „Guzun-Lux” 25 Vremea Gheorghe M 1980 r. Briceni, s. Corjeuți Partidul Politic „PACE” – Administrator S.R.L. Chișinău, or Chișinău Partidul Politic „PACE” Inginer Administrator sisteme informatice Consiliul Superior al Procurorilor 35 Vataman Andrei M 1949 mun. Chișinău, or Chișinău Partidul Politic „PACE” Jurist Voluntar A.O. CEC a înregistrat și Partidul Politic Partidul Acasă Construim Europa „PACE” cu 70 de candidați.

Persons: Roșca Denis M, Constantin Stere, Valentina F, Sofia, Helmut Wolf 9 Bordeianu, Lilian, Rotaru, Sava Denis, Popescu Cristina F, Creangă, Olari, Cojocaru Iuliana, M, Bodiul, Ivasiuc Petru M, Edineț, Bucur Cristina, Bogdan M, Valentin, Anghel Cristina F, Vasile Alecsandri, Luca Ion M, Munteanu, Dmitri, Oleg, Musteață, Irina, Florea Alexei, Ivan, Ina, Țurcan, Reed, Ghimpu, Croitor Organizations: Electorală Centrală, CEC, Partidului Politic Partidul Acasă, Politic, SA, Partidul Politic, Sofia Partidul Politic, RTL SM, Tineret, Chișinău Partidul Politic, Veteranilor Forțelor Armate, University, Universitatea Liberă Internațională, UTA, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, CS Sîngerei, Ministerul, Forțelor Armate, TOSTV, Stăuceni Partidul Politic, Partidul, Universitatea, Comisia Electorală Centrală, Partidul Politic Partidul Acasă, YouTube, Facebook Locations: Europa, Chișinău, Hâncești, com, Lăpușna, Căușeni, Bălți, Strășeni, Trading, Italia, Balan, Sângerei, Republica Moldova, Criuleni, Moldova, Florești, Briceni, Edineț, UTA Găgăuzia, Călărași, Novaci, Soroca, Comrat, Ungheni, Telenești, Moisei, Cahul, Orhei, Slobozia, Stăuceni, Fălești, Călinești, Spania, Ialoveni, Craiova

☆ În unele spitale din Germania bolnavii de Covid sunt tratați cu rădăcină de ghimbir și praf de meteorit
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +9 min

Germania este țara care a dezvoltat primul test de detectare a coronavirusului și primul vaccin aprobat în vestul Europei. Acestea urmează filosofiile „savantului spiritual” și autoproclamatului clarvăzător Rudolf Steiner și pledează pentru astfel de terapii pentru combaterea coronavirusului din cauza unui presupus „efect de ameliorare a anxietății asupra sufletului și corpului” și a capacității de „consolidare a relației interiorului nostru cu lumina”. Cum s-a născut SteinerismulSteinerismul - cunoscut și în afara Germaniei - a început ca o filozofie spiritualistă multidisciplinară, la sfârșitul secolului al XIX-lea. „Antroposofia susține că are acces la cunoștințe secrete și superioare”, a spus Zander. Antroposofia a fost de mult una dintre cele mai influente mișcări ezoterice din Germania.

Persons: Rudolf Steiner, Steiner, ., Isus, Helmut Zander, Jens Spahn, Oliver Rautenberg, Antroposofia, Observer, azilele Steiner, Harald Matthes, Stefan Kluge, Robert Jütte Locations: Germania, Europei, Berlin, Germaniei, austriac, antroposofia, german, Havelhöhe, Charité, Hamburg

☆ 12 personalități și instituții din Republica Moldova au fost distinse cu trofeul TVR Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-28 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

12 personalități și instituții din Republica Moldova au fost distinse cu trofeul TVR Moldova12 personalități și instituții de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova, care au rezultate notabile în domeniile lor de activitate, au fost distinse cu trofeul TVR Moldova - simbol al fraternității dintre cele două maluri ale Prutului. Tradițional, la sfârșit de an, Televiziunea Română a premiat performanța, excelența și dedicația personalităților care activează în beneficiul societății, promovează valorile și cultura românească în Republica Moldova. În acest an, premiile speciale au fost oferite pentru implicare în lupta împotriva pandemiei COVID-19, transmite IPN. Cea de-a V-a ediție a Galei Premiilor TVR Moldova, a avut loc pentru prima dată în format online. Trofeele Galei Premiilor TVR Moldova reprezintă, simbolic, cele două state de pe ambele maluri ale Prutului: România și Republica Moldova, care rămân unite prin Luceafăr – simbolul tuturor românilor.

Persons: Vlad Pohilă, Nicolae Bulat, Vladimir, S, Mihail, Nicolae Testemițanu, Victor, Alexandru cel Bun, Maria, Helmut Wolf, Valentina Geamănă, Ecaterina, Toma Organizations: TVR, Televiziunea Română, Filarmonica, Asociația, Medicină, Europe, Națională, Transport, Infecțioase, TVR Moldova Locations: Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Soroca, Bender, România

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