Monthly Archives: June 2012

Building skills will create better future

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Having lived in Frome for 44 years, well, the old place does grow on you. I thought for this exercise I would look at the town from the perspective of an outsider. So what as Frome got to offer for the future? Like hundreds of small market towns dotted around these islands, it's got a little Anglo Saxon history, and within geographical variants, a grade one listed building, and some grade twos. The usual religious structures, the mix of cobbled streets old and new, and the river the town Read more [...]

Sedo Releases New Tool: “Domain Value Indicators”: Quantitative Analysis of …

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Sedo.com just send out a press release announcing “the launch of a new feature that provides quantitative analysis of domains listed for sale on Sedo’s marketplace.” “This new feature—Domain Value Indicators—offers buyers valuable insight into any domain’s worth by presenting a selection of core statistics on the individual domain name, and how these values compare to other domains listed at Sedo.” “These values include: ·         Global monthly searches: the number Read more [...]

Timbuktu listed as UNESCO endangered world heritage

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SAINT PETERSBURG - The UN cultural organisation UNESCO on Thursday listed the entire town of Timbuktu in the African nation of Mali as endangered world heritage because of ongoing violence in the region.The decision to place both the town and the nearby Tomb of Askia on its List of World Heritage in Danger "aims to raise cooperation and support for the sites threatened by the armed conflict in the region."The world's main watchdog over the safety of some of history's greatest treasures and most threatened Read more [...]

Million Dollar Listing LA Recap: Slow Day In LA

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« Around The World In 80 Plates Recap: Hong Kong’s Demon Chef | Home | Jennifer Hudson Says She’s Intimidated To Join Smash » Million Dollar Listing LA Recap: Slow Day In LA June 28, 2012 01:00 AM by Melissa Stavarski Last week on Bravo‘s Million Dollar Listing LA, Josh Altman secured a listing from two house flippers, Madison Hildebrand spent time with his family in Utah, and Josh Flagg found a home for a new fashion designer.   Which Read more [...]

Swimmers shine in swimming events: Santa Clara International Grand Prix – Part 3

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Swimmers shine in swimming events: Santa Clara International Grand Prix – Part 3 After the scintillating efforts of Caitlin Leverenz in the Women’s 200m breaststroke, the crowd was eager to see what happens in the Men’s equivalent event. The second day of the 2012 Santa Clara International Grand Prix continued to conclude the playoffs of all listed events. Fourth event of the session was Men’s 200m breaststroke, where the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist and Japanese veteran, Read more [...]

City hopes to sell off listed buildings

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A LISTED stable block and cemetery chapel are among buildings set to be sold by the city council. The authority wants to declare the Bulwell Hall stable block and Basford Cemetery Chapel as surplus to requirements. The move could save tens of thousands of pounds in maintenance costs, while it is hoped the buildings could be given a facelift. Revealing the plans, a council spokesman said the three buildings "are not considered suitable for any alternative operational use due to their Read more [...]

Buy your own 800-year-old Tuscan hilltop village on Ebay for a …

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By Nick Pisa PUBLISHED: 18:18 GMT, 27 June 2012 | UPDATED: 01:09 GMT, 28 June 2012 Ever dreamed of owning an entire medieval hilltop hamlet set on the edge of a national park in Tuscany?Well, if you have £2million to spare then you might just find what you are looking for on eBay.Listed for sale among the everyday electrical gadgets, household essentials and clothes is the 800-year-old village of Pratariccia – complete with 25 properties and adjoining farmland. Stunning: The Read more [...]