C20 Society applauds listing of Cold War sites and motorway tower

23 October, 2012 | By Rakesh Ramchurn The Twentieth Century Society has welcomed the recent listing of two cold war nuclear missile sites and the M6 Pennine Tower Restaurant Subscriber only content You must be a paid subscriber to The Architects' Journal to read this article and receive complete, unrestricted access to architectsjournal.co.uk Architects' Journal Subscribers: If you are an AJ subscriber please sign in with your email address and click submit: Not an Architects' Read more [...]

For Sale: Maureen Drive Home Newly Listed for Sale at $449000

Today's house spotlight comes from Maureen where a house has been listed by Coach Realtors for $449,000.   According to AOL Real Estate, the house at 27 Maureen Drive has four bedrooms and five bedrooms. The colonial home, built in 1968, features hardwood floors, Anderson windows, central air conditioning and in-ground sprinklers.  Taxes on the property are approximately $10,307.42 without STAR rebate. It is in the Pinecone Woods neighborhood.  Click here to learn more about the listing.  Read more [...]

Rosneft to Become the World’s Biggest Listed Oil Company

On 23 October 2012, the Financial Times reported that Russian energy giant Rosneft (MSX:ROSN, LON:ROSN) was on the way to becoming the largest listed oil company in the world, after it announced the $55 billion (£34.4 billion) deal for acquiring 100 percent of the TNK-BP venture. The TNK-BP Deal On October 22, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin gave his blessing for Rosneft’s latest deal to Igor Sechin, the company CEO, at a meeting in Mr Putin’s residence outside Moscow. In the two-part Read more [...]

Apple to Live Stream Video of Today’s Media Event via Apple TV

[Update: Apple will also be streaming the event live from their website.]It is being reported by several media outlets that Apple has added a new “Apple Events” icon to the Apple TV home screen. This new icon reveals that Apple will be streaming today’s scheduled media event live.At this time it remains to be seen if Apple is only going to stream the event on Apple TV or if they will be offering a stream through other venues such as apple.com as well. This new channel also offers up previous Read more [...]

Scale of second homes in Cornwall revealed

Cornwall is the second homes capital of the country, new figures have revealed. Statistics published for the first time by the Office of National Statistics showed that 22,997 people listed a second home in the unitary authority area in the 2011 census – more than for any other council area in England and Wales. ​ Cornwall also recorded the greatest number of holiday homes with 10,169 Read more [...]

Westcountry among national leaders for number of second homes

Cornwall has become the local authority with the most second homes in the country, after new figures revealed the extent of holiday home ownership across England and Wales. Almost 23,000 people living elsewhere in the country have a second address in Cornwall – nearly half of them officially described as "holiday homes". Figures from the office of national statistics showed that 22,997 people listed a second home in Cornwall in the 2011 census. The authority also recorded the greatest Read more [...]

Florida listed among states with least graduation debt

While college is known to be a drain on students’ energy, UF graduates have less strain on their wallets. A study released this month by the Institute for College Access and Success found that the average debt for students who graduated in 2011 was about $26,000, putting Florida near the bottom of the list. The state with the highest graduating debt was New Hampshire, with about $32,000. Hawaii and Utah had the lowest, with about $17,000. Florida Read more [...]

Maryland’s Devin Burns, Caleb Rowe listed as co-starters at QB

Maryland quarterbacks Devin Burns and Caleb Rowe are listed as co-starters on this week's depth chart.That comes as little surprise. Former starter Perry Hills was lost for the season with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament during Saturday's 20-18 loss to N.C. State and both Burns and Rowe played in relief of Hills.Burns had taken three snaps at quarterback before Saturday's game. Rowe's four snaps at the end of Saturday's game were the first of his career.As for other depth chart tweaks ...* Read more [...]

Kennedy Property Is Listed for Sale

A listing on the Web site of Ginnel Real Estate refers to the three-story, 10,000-square-foot colonial-style home, in the Mount Kisco area, as a “state-of-the-art and eco-friendly country estate” with geothermal heating and cooling, energy-efficient appliances and fiber-optic lighting. It sits on 10 acres on South Bedford Road. Muffin Dowdle, the agent listed as managing the sale, did not respond to requests for comment. The names of Mr. Kennedy and his estranged wife, Mary Read more [...]