Monthly Archives: March 2012

Fenway Park listed on National Register of Historic Places

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By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff Fenway Park, the storied, century-old home of the Boston Red Sox, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Massachusetts secretary of state’s office announced today. “Listing Fenway Park in the National Register will help preserve this exceptional place for future generations to enjoy, and recognizes its 100th anniversary this year,� Secretary of State William F. Galvin said in a statement. The Massachusetts Historical Read more [...]

UK Property Website Highlights Olympic Property Rentals

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LONDON, March 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ --Zoopla.co.uk sees 161% increase in 'Olympic' searches over last 4 weeksWith only 5 months to go until the London Olympics, leading UK property search website Zoopla.co.uk has launched a section on its website displaying houses and flats available to rent in London as short-term lets during the summer, making it easy for the millions of international visitors heading to the capital for the Games to find accommodation. With Read more [...]

Live Blog: Apple Unveils Hi-Res, Quad-Core, 4G iPad

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11:23 — No one more thing! Music is back on, lights are up, and folks are heading out the exits. What a ride! 11:23 — That’s it, folks, Tim Cook is walking off stage. 11:22 — “Only apple could deliver this kind of innovation in such a beautiful integrated and easy to use way. it’s what we love to do. it’s what we stand for. and across the year, you’re going to see a lot more of this kind of innovation. we are just getting started.” 11:22 — “It’s the ultimate poster Read more [...]

B.C. real estate company targets high-end sales with exclusive listing service

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A local real estate marketing company is developing its own exclusive listing service to sell high-priced B.C. homes to wealthy Asian buyers.However, a claim by TheKey.com president Cam Good that his new service called PLS.ca (Private Listing Service) will result in sale prices more than 25 per cent higher than vendors would get on the multiple listing service (MLS) is being treated with skepticism by other realtors who rely heavily on the MLS to list properties.“Cam is a very innovative guy Read more [...]

Transfer-listed forward Dennis Oli came off the bench for Gillingham to score …

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Comments  |  Read all comments on this story. Dennis Oli fires home to level the scores at Priestfield  Picture: Barry Goodwin by Luke Cawdell Dennis Oli scored a crucial goal for Gillingham on Tuesday night and received a glowing tribute from boss Andy Hessenthaler. Oli was a surprise inclusion in the squad having been transfer-listed by Hessenthaler last month and told he has no future Read more [...]

Trico building may face demolition

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Demolition could begin next month on the massive, iconic Trico Products building, which for 87 years employed thousands making windshield wiper products before closing in March 2004. But knocking down the building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, won't happen without a fight — and possible lawsuit — from preservationists. The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus wants to demolish most of the reinforced concrete building, which occupies nearly two downtown city blocks, in four stages, Read more [...]

Apple isn’t streaming the iPad 3 launch event

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We’ve been contacted by a number of our readers asking if Apple is streaming the iPad 3 launch event today, and while we know this is not normally the case it was still worth a look to check for PR readers. There is plenty of live blogs following the keynote, which starts at 6PM in the UK/GMT, but there are currently no official live video streams.Check the official Apple website after the Apple keynote today – if you really want to see some live video for the March 7 event, then this is possible Read more [...]

South Carolina Plantations Listed for Sale

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by Mike Wheatley - 07 March 2012 In an extremely rare occurrence in property sales that is perhaps a sign of the times, a number of the privately owned historic plantations in South Carolina have gone up for sale, ranging in price from as low as $3 million to as much as $20 million for the most expensive. Historic South Carolina plantation. Image by Kay Gaensler According to housing experts, the sluggish economy is one reason for the change of ownership, but as Read more [...]

Akamanzi Listed Among 2012 Global Young Leaders

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Clare Akamanzi, the Chief Operating Officer of Rwanda Development Board, RDB, was yesterday honoured among 192 global young leaders from 59 countries for their outstanding leadership, professional accomplishments and commitment to society. Prominent on the list are politicians and economists, academia, media, non-profit organisations, arts and culture, from all regions of the world. The announcement was made by the World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Cologny, Geneva. It is Read more [...]

UK Property Website Highlights Olympic Property Rentals

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LONDON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Zoopla.co.uk sees 161% increase in 'Olympic' searches over last 4 weeks With only 5 months to go until the London Olympics, leading UK property search website Zoopla.co.uk has launched a section on its website displaying houses and flats available to rent in London as short-term lets during the summer, making it easy for the millions Read more [...]