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Monthly Archives: April 2012
After Master’s win, interest pours in over Bubba Watson’s $1.45M listed …
Bubba Watson listed his lake front home in Lexington, North Carolina in February and has yet to see any takers – but is hoping his Masters crown will help change that. The gated 5,000-square foot property was purchased in 2009 for $1.1 million. Perched over High Rock Lake, North Carolina’s 2nd largest lake, the house has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two indoor kitchens. The 3-story home also comes with a 3 car garage, where additional living quarters are situated above to Read more [...]
Kimball, Lake Andes buildings added to National Register of Historic Places
O.G. Bradshaw Elevator
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PIERRE — Two area properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society: The O.G. Bradshaw Elevator in Kimball and the Engel Hotel in Lake Andes. The National Register is the official federal list of properties identified Read more [...]
Joan Miro at Kreeger, Titanic anniversary, Nationals home opener — best …
New acquisition Gio Gonzalez will be on the mound when the Nations open their home schedule on Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Every week, the Going Out Guide publishes an e-mail newsletter with our recommended events for the days ahead. If you don’t subscribe, here’s a peek at what you’re missing. If you’d like to sign up, go to washingtonpost.com’s Newsletters page; the Going Out Guide is listed under the “Local Sports” header.
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US stocks enter fifth day of sell off
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April 10, 2012 6:34 pm
A brighter future for listed buildings
THERE are some 375,000 listed buildings in England alone and to undertake works to such a building, or change its use, one must apply for both a listed building consent and planning permission.
Preservation of listed buildings is of great importance to our heritage and is worthwhile protecting as much as possible.
At times, however, it seems we go too far in trying to bring back buildings where decay has advanced so far that renovation and repair, even if funds can be found, will produce Read more [...]
Las Vegas real estate: Houses you can (or could) buy for under $150000
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Willie Collum: Morale is high amongst Scottish referees
Willie Collum insists morale is high amongst Scottish referees at present, despite two high-profile resignations from the game.
Category One officials Steve Conroy and Charlie Richmond have both recently decided to stand down, despite having refereed in the Scottish Premier League this season.
Nearly 18 months on from a strike by the country’s top officials over unfair criticism, FIFA-listed ref Collum believes the picture has changed for referees.
“I think it [morale] was low for different Read more [...]
$1m lot tops first day of Easter sales
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April 10, 2012 20:09:41
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The sale had a 74 per cent clearance rate with just over $27 million of horseflesh sold. (Caro Meldrum: ABC News)
Breeding giant Coolmore secured the top lot on the opening day of the Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney, which got off to a slower than hoped start.A colt by Fastnet Rock out of Listed winner Catreign fetched $1 million when knocked down to bloodstock Read more [...]
Palawan, Mindoro diving sites listed among the best
CALAPAN CITY, Philippines – Two tourist destinations in Region 4B or MIMAROPA (Mindoro-Marinduque-Romblon-Palawan) have been listed among the world’s best diving sites, the travel news website of the Cable News Network (CNN) said.
The CNN’s list of best dive sites in the world ranked the Tubbataha reef, located southeast of Palawan, eighth and “The Canyons” in Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro 45th among the top diving sites.
According to the CNN website, Read more [...]