Monthly Archives: June 2013

XBL “Ultimate Game Sale” Coming Next Week, Full Games Listed Here

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Microsoft is holding an “Ultimate Game Sale” on Xbox Live from next week, and Major Nelson has listed some of the titles set to receive a price cut. According to the Xbox Live Director of Programming, “There will be different titles on-sale at different times during the week,” and although he doesn’t “know exactly what will be on sale when or for how much,” updates are promised. We’ll be bringing those updates as and when they hit, but in the meantime here’s a list of the full Read more [...]

Seaside houses can be eye – wateringly pricey but they make for shrewd …

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By Fred Redwood PUBLISHED: 14:53 GMT, 28 June 2013 | UPDATED: 16:20 GMT, 28 June 2013 Beach-front living still sways buyers. Just look at the news last week that a dilapidated home on Sandbanks went for a record price in the area of £1,725 per square foot.‘Waterside properties, with direct access to the beach, are the most valuable on our books,’ says Richard Addington, of Savills Exeter office. ‘You can expect to pay a premium of up to 50 per cent for these houses.’There Read more [...]

China Everbright aims for September listing in Hong Kong-IFR

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HONG KONG, June 28 | Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:42am EDT HONG KONG, June 28 (Reuters) - Shanghai-listed China Everbright Bank hopes to make a third attempt to float its shares in Hong Kong in September, Thomson Reuters news and analysis service IFR reported on Friday. The bank, which shelved plans for a Hong Kong listing in 2011 and in 2012, had been looking to complete the deal in July, but recent market turmoil has dragged down valuations of listed comparables Read more [...]

Liberace’s once-lavish Las Vegas mansion for sale — for $529900

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Built in 1962, the once-lavish 14,939-square-foot spread sits on a half-acre lot near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and features two bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and several large areas for entertaining. There are flashes of the legendary pizazz once embodied by Liberace, whose life was the subject of the recent HBO film, “Behind the Candelabra,” which details the eccentric entertainer’s secretive romance with former chauffeur and lover Scott Thorson. Read more [...]

Apache County 4th of July weekend events

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APACHE COUNTY — There are plenty of ways to celebrate our nation’s birthday in Apache County this year. With the Fourth of July on a Thursday, activities will be spread out over the weekend. The following events are listed by the community they are in. Springerville-Eagar Thursday, July 4: — The Eagar Volunteer Fire Department’s 31st annual Read more [...]

Syria group listed under local terror laws

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus used the country's anti-terrorism laws to make the declaration against Jabhat al-Nusra, saying the group was supplied with weapons, recruits and equipment by al-Qaeda in Iraq.Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the al-Nusra Front, has a history of suicide attacks and bombings in Syria, and was not part of the recognised Syrian opposition movement, he said on Friday.Its listing as a terror group makes it illegal to be a member of or recruit members to the group, or receive Read more [...]

Sunset Magazine’s ‘House of Innovation’ Listed for Sale

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Sunset Magazine's 2006 "House of Innovation" in Alamo (that's deep in the East Bay, folks) has just been listed for $4.995M. The 5-bed, 5.5-bath, 6,400 square foot home was built as a collaborative effort between Sunset and Popular Mechanics magazines, architectural planning firm Dahlin Group, and the owner/builder, Mark De Mattei of De Mattei Construction, Inc. Abode highlights include a home theater and special things like heated towel bars and a double restaurant-quality refrigerator. The Read more [...]

Summer Activities for Grades 4 to 6 at the Fairfield Public Library

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FAIRFIELD, NJ - The Fairfield Free Public Library offers three events in July targeted at older grammar school children. “Creative Cartography” and “History’s Mysteries,” as well as a writing workshop, are all geared towards fourth through six grade students. Registration is required for all events; call (973) 227-3575 or stop by the library which is located at 261 Hollywood Ave. All the occasions listed below are free and open to the public.   Friday, July 26, at 1:30 Read more [...]