Monthly Archives: August 2013

Oh, yeaaahh: Iconic house from ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ for sale

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Real estate 16 hours ago This home’s moment on film was brief but rather dramatic.In “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” in a spectacular show of defiance, the title character’s best friend, Cameron, kicks his father’s red Ferrari through the glass walls of a modern garage, sending the classic car plunging into the ravine below.It was these few minutes that make the home at 370 Beech St., Highland Park, Ill. 60035 more memorable than even the traditional residence Read more [...]

St Edmund’s Hospital in Northampton to keep listed status

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7 August 2013 Last updated at 12:31 GMT St Edmund's Hospital has "historic merit", the council says A derelict Northampton hospital will keep its listed status despite its owners claiming the original grading was flawed, it has been ruled. A bid to remove St Edmund's Hospital's Grade II listing was received after new evidence suggested its modern extension should have made the grading Read more [...]

FIFA and UEFA lose ‘Listed Events Challenge’

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FIFA and UEFA jointly challenged the European Commission’s decision to approve the listed events policies of the UK and Belgian governments. The challenge was premised on the basis that the decision unfairly excluded non free-to-air broadcasters from bidding for exclusive rights to FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship matches.  The governing bodies argued that the events must be regarded as divisible into different matches, or events, not all of which are of national or public importance Read more [...]

FIFA and UEFA lose ‘Listed Events Challenge’

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FIFA and UEFA jointly challenged the European Commission’s decision to approve the listed events policies of the UK and Belgian governments. The challenge was premised on the basis that the decision unfairly excluded non free-to-air broadcasters from bidding for exclusive rights to FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship matches.  The governing bodies argued that the events must be regarded as divisible into different matches, or events, not all of which are of national or public importance Read more [...]

A listed Palladian mansion in Scotland

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This substantial Scottish property is Grade A listed Strathcaro Mansion House is a magnificent symmetrical A listed mansion 37 miles from Aberdeen with a coach house, cottages and policies. The property is a Palladian style mansion laid out over three floors with over 28,331sq ft of space set in eight acres. The house has Corinthian columns supporting its entrance portico and decorative period features outside, while inside the entrance hall has a remarkable decorative atrium with yellow scagolia Read more [...]

Gifts to ABC from alcohol industry called a ‘gray area’

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State Alcoholic Beverage Control employees reported more than $50,000 in gifts and entertainment from 2008 to 2011, primarily to pay for conference trips but also including tickets to car races, comedy shows and a Washington Redskins game as well as "spa service." About 80 percent of the total amount covered travel reimbursements for conferences held by national alcohol regulatory associations, where agency leaders learn best practices, ABC said. Read more [...]