Monthly Archives: May 2012

Harvard won’t say if Liz Warren listed as minority

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Harvard Law School lists one lone Native American faculty member on its latest diversity census report -- but school officials and campaign aides for Elizabeth Warren refused to say yesterday whether it refers to the Democratic Senate candidate. Warren -- who has been dogged by questions about whether she used her claims of Cherokee lineage to further her career Read more [...]

Keep your house above water

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©Chris RiceOn an island like Britain coastal erosion is a feature of life for millions. It is estimated that of the 4,500km of English coast, 1,800km are at risk from erosion of some sort. Much of this is very slow, some of it rather fast – in some spots the coast is disappearing by up to 1.8 metres a year. In 2009 about 200 people’s homes were identified as being at risk and a further 2,000 will become at risk in the next 20 years; equally worrying is the 15km of major road and rail infrastructure Read more [...]

Many Notable Events

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This Saturday's event calendar has 20 events listed, Tuolumne county's Relay for Life tops the list as the Mother Lode counts down the days till the busy week of Rope, Ride and Ribbet.Relay for Life is a 24-hour team event to fight cancer and is the signature fund raising activity of the American Cancer Society. Tuolumne County's Relay For Life is made up of teams of 10-15 participants who take turns running or walking around the Sonora High School track at Dunlavy Read more [...]

Sale of manor is put back

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Sale of manor is put back 10:00pm Friday 4th May 2012 in News WILTSHIRE Council has delayed marketing the Grade II* listed Urchfont Manor to allow community groups to have their say on the sale. There was an outcry when the council announced in January that it was closing the adult residential college. The college is due to close in September and Read more [...]

Davis Listed as Finalist for 2012 National Olympic Team

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Luke Short, SurfKY News Reporter LEXINGTON, KY (5/4/12)—Anthony Davis, who led Kentucky to its eighth NCAA championship, and Oklahoma City Thunder standout guard James Harden, have been added to the list of finalists for the 2012 USA Basketball National Team, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo announced today, May 4th. The official 12-man U.S. Olympic team roster will be announced later Read more [...]

House Hunt: Open Houses And Just Listed Homes

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This week house hunt offers Open Houses and properties listed within the last seven days. Featured homes range in price from $60,000 for a beautiful three-bedroom, two-story traditional home on Fairfax drive in Lithia Springs to an elegant four-bedroom new traditional home on Barnsbury Road in Douglasville for $275,000. Click on a picture in the photo gallery to see a listing description. Click on an address listed below and get directly linked to AOL Real Estate or the broker for the complete listing Read more [...]

Relay for Life schedule listed

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The Jefferson County Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, will be held from noon until midnight Saturday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Organizer Kourtney Heald said this year’s relay, with the theme “Relay the American Way,” will include several special fundraising events, such as a pie and basket auction and a Relay Idol contest. Entries for the Relay Idol contest are due no later than 7 p.m. in the Activity Building. The entry fee is $10. The contest will be Read more [...]

Mount Berry Square Mall listed for sale…again

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slideshow A listing on the real estate website loopnet.com shows the Mount Berry Square Mall for sale for $11,800,000.The listing has the mall at 70 percent occupancy.This isn't the first time the mall property has been listed for sale. The property was auctioned on the courthouse steps in July 2010 and there was no sale. Soon after the auction Chicago-based Urban retail properties took over management of the mall.The complete listing description Read more [...]

The world’s top 100 airports: listed, ranked and mapped

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Where are the world's busiest airports?The furore over Heathrow's immigration wait times has shone a light on the huge numbers of people flying into what is the world's third busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers.Airports Council International compiles data for every airport in the world - and this shows exactly how busy they are. ACI has allowed us to publish its preliminary figures for that top 100 - before they've been officially released. This is how they look. Fullscreen Read more [...]

House Hunt: Open Houses and Just-Listed Homes

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This week, House Hunt offers open houses and properties listed within the last seven days. Featured homes range in price from $60,000 for a beautiful three-bedroom, two-story traditional home on Fairfax Drive in Lithia Springs, to an elegant four-bedroom new traditional home on Barnsbury Road in Douglasville for $275,000. Click on a picture in the photo gallery to see a listing description. Click on an address listed below and get directly linked to AOL Real Estate or the broker for the complete Read more [...]