Monthly Archives: July 2013

‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Bachelorette Pad Listed For Sale, Again

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Click here to view the full photogallery. On the market in Minneapolis for $2.895M is this unassuming single-family home with a catch: this bit of Minnesota real estate attracts nearly as many tourists as Elvis's Graceland. See, the home's circa-1900 exterior features prominently in the opening shots of nearly every early episode of the ultra-famous 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, making the seven-bedroom place perhaps the most recognizable showbiz homes out there. The show's Mary Read more [...]

London’s Wimbledon Film & Television Studios Partner With High-End Party …

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LONDON -- London studio facilities operator Wimbledon Film and Television Studios on Monday said it is partnering with British based event production banner Bespoke Events to bolster its "entertainment offering."London's Wimbledon Film TV Studios Unveils Expansion The partnership, which will see Wimbledon Film and TV Studios listed as an "exclusive event venue" with the producers, will utilize existing spaces within the studios including the unique sets, and "build a brand events venue Read more [...]

Google Nexus 7 2 tablet listed on Carphone Warehouse internal systems

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UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has the Nexus 7 2 listed in its in-store inventory system. Expected to be announced on 24 July, the 7-inch tablet improves on last year's model in many ways, and is heavily rumoured to be hitting the street at the same time as the new version of Android, Android 4.3.It was previously thought that UK availability for the new device would come some time after the US release, but a leaked shot of the screen of a CPW inventory system sent to Pocket-lint shows that British Read more [...]

Mira Bar-Hillel: Save Smithfield or all our listed buildings are at risk

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Designed by Sir Horace Jones, who also created Tower Bridge and Leadenhall Market, Smithfield may be best known for carcasses since the live-cattle market moved away in 1855. But the location’s use has been established for over a millennium and Sir Horace did it proud.His soaring glazed ironwork vaulted roofs still tower over the earthy activities below, and Smithfield is now a combination of listed buildings — mostly Grade II*, the others protected by Conservation Area status. The location Read more [...]

Earthquakes Hit Area of Northwestern China

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The seismological bureau estimated the magnitude of the main earthquake at 6.6. The United States Geological Survey listed three fairly strong earthquakes in Gansu Province on Monday morning, with magnitudes of 5.9, 5.6 and 4.7. Most of the deaths and injuries appeared to have occurred in Minxian County, although the quakes took place along the border between Minxian County and Zhangxian County, both in the south of Gansu Province. At the Lee Yuan Hotel in Minxian County, a woman Read more [...]

Grade-two listed farmhouse with landscaped gardens put on the market for just …

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Hunts Copse Farm, in Wiltshire, was once the centre of a 370-acre farmsteadBut over years is has been surrounded by a sprawling industrial estateExperts say if it was set in a village it could fetch more than £1.5m at auction By Amanda Williams PUBLISHED: 10:10 GMT, 22 July 2013 | UPDATED: 13:28 GMT, 22 July 2013 Set amid its own apple and cherry orchards, and with an impressive six bedrooms complete with period features, by anyone's standard this Grade II farmhouse is a bargain at Read more [...]

Elegant Dorset private residence

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This charming house has excellent proportions, and comes with an orchard, croquet lawn and five acres Meerhay is a country house believed to date back to the first half of the 19th century, and constructed of stone under a slate roof with tall brick chimneys, and wreathed in clematis, honeysuckle and roses. Accommodation is laid out over three floors and the handsome reception rooms are classically proportioned with open fireplaces and attractive bay windows with working shutters.  The kitchen Read more [...]

Renovations on listed building

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CLEARANCE has been given for a listed building in Curry Rivel to undergo renovations including demolishing a second floor extension and works to a damaged coach house. Wilton House, a detached home on the edge of the village, dates from the 19th century but was extended in the 1950s. Plans to demolish the extension have granted approval by South Somerset District Council. The application was made by Jackson Architects on behalf of homeowner Fergus McBride. Read more [...]

Heralded last year as the next big thing, has China’s polo power lost its revs?

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Trying to find out about polo, the Sport of Kings, in Asia and China, is not as simple as you might think. Google “polo” and up comes, in no particular order: Ralph Lauren - fashion, not fields: polo shirts - clothing again: snow polo, elephant polo, polo pony and water polo. Very confusing. But newspaper headlines last year heralded: “Polo power: China's nouveau riche flock to playing fields.” We read that: “Polo enjoys resurgence across Beijing and Shanghai as rich and powerful revel Read more [...]