Monthly Archives: December 2010

Grand Rapids skyscraper listed in foreclosure auction

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One of the biggest office buildings in Grand Rapids is listed for sale at a public foreclosure auction next month. The 17-story sleek blue-glass Bridgewater Place dramatically changed the city's skyline when it was built in the early 90s. Many people refer to the building as the Varnum building, because of the law firms' prominent logo near the top floor. Varnun rents the tops 6 floors.Mortgage lender GMAC put notice in the latest edition of the Grand Rapids Legal News that it would auction off the Read more [...]

Bennett has work cut out culling list

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Fullback option...Canberra's Josh Dugan. Source: Getty Images NRL All Stars coach Wayne Bennett will spend the New Year tinkering with the names of 64 players in a bid to help fans cut the short-listed players into a 20-man squad. Bennett's side will tackle the Indigenous All Stars at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast on February 12 but the final team will not be Read more [...]

Grade-II listed home in Grays Mallory catches fire

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29 December 2010 Last updated at 09:39 ET Fire crews are not treating the cause of the blaze as suspicious Forty firefighters have been tackling a fire at a Grade-II listed house in Warwickshire. Crews were called to the property in Banbury Road, Grays Mallory, near Bishops Tachbrook, at about 0500 GMT. No-one was hurt but about half the roof and first floor was damaged Read more [...]

Decision not to list Ringo’s birthplace “ignorant” – Liverpool campaingers

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Madryn Street .articleAdHolder { display:none !important; } Campaigners battling to save Ringo Starr's Liverpool birthplace from demolition have dismissed a decision not to grant the building "listed" status.Officials at English Heritage (EH) turned-down a request for Number 9 Madryn Street to be put under a preservation order because of its historic importance.Advice given to Minister for Tourism and Heritage John Penrose, Read more [...]

Home as Comfort Food

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A drawing of the plans for the School Street homes looks like a row of arts and crafts bungalows built in an era decades ago, when houses were smaller, neighbors spoke daily, and residents walked to school, the corner store, and into town.  John McLinden, the School Street developer, had this concept in mind, and now together with Sarah Susanka, renowned architect and author of the Not So Big House, they will turn this idea into reality. "These houses look like home," Susanka said. "Everyone has Read more [...]

Happy new year

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Happy new year By Naomi Klouda With an old year out the door, this time we can celebrate the end of a decade and the beginning of a new one. The decade was launched by fears of a massive computer virus called Y2K brought on by the double OO digits, a reality that never materialized. It was marked by national tragedy in the 9-11 terrorism attacks on New York’s twin towers. It was a decade that saw two wars escalate in the Middle East, and the election of the nation’s Read more [...]

The H Community Calendar – January 2011

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The H Community Calendar – January 2011 Selected events coming up in the UK and elsewhere in January The H Community Calendar presents the coming month's events in various open source, development, Linux, Unix and other communities, from multi-day conferences to user group get-togethers. If you are an event organizer, let The H know about your event by sending us a mail at thehcc@h-online.com, or if you Twitter add the #thehcc tag to your tweeted announcement. Note: Read more [...]