Scottish country estate in Argyll

A Scottish country estate with woodland, grazing, trout pond and ancient standing stone has come to the market in Argyll near Fort William Achara is a country estate in Argyll in Scotland with a listed country property at its heart, nearly 200 acres of woodland and grassland, and an ancient standing stone. The principal residence, Achara House, is listed Category B. Built around 1900, the property sits in an enviable position overlooking its own parkland with views to the shores of Loch Linnhe. Read more [...]

Malloy’s house hits the market in Shippan

STAMFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is pulling up stakes in Stamford, placing his home in the Shippan section of Stamford on the market for $1.5 million, and raising questions about what he has planned in the coming years. Malloy and his wife Cathy purchased the structure in 1998, moving it about 100 feet to a half-acre lot at 277 Ocean Drive East and transforming the building from a historic carriage barn into a luxury four-bedroom home where they raised their three sons. While Read more [...]

DD National fails to telecast Sachin’s last Test match

Millions of DD National viewers missed out on watching Sachin Tendulkar's 200th and final Test match appearance on Saturday as the IB Ministry failed to take a call on repeated requests by Prasar Bharati for a minor change in The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing With Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007, which would have allowed it to broadcast the Wankhede Test without incurring massive losses.Sources in the ministry, however, passed the buck to Prasar Bharati, saying it had flagged Read more [...]

Greg Jennings listed as probable for Vikings

NFL By Corey Leahy - Nov 16th, 2013 at 9:36 pm   The struggling Minnesota Vikings will be entering Sunday’s match up against the Seattle Seahawks will at least a little bit of promising news. Wide receiver Greg Jennings is listed as probably for week 11. According to ESPN, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Greg Jennings, who was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday because of a strained Achilles tendon, is probable Read more [...]

Malloy’s house hits the market in Shippan

STAMFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is pulling up stakes in Stamford, placing his Shippan home on the market for $1.5 million, and raising questions about what he has planned in the coming years. Malloy and his wife Cathy first purchased the structure in 1998, moving it about 100 feet to a half-acre lot at 277 Ocean Drive East and transforming the building from a historic carriage barn into a luxury four-bedroom home where they raised their three sons. While the Malloys vacated Read more [...]

The Killing of Renisha McBride

On Friday, the Wayne County prosecutor, Kym Worthy, announced that Wafer would be charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Worthy discounted the role of race in the events of that night in Dearborn Heights—her decision to bring charges, she said, had “nothing to do whatsoever with the race of the parties.” But for McBride’s family and many observers in Detroit and beyond, there is a lineage of suspicion that binds the disparate events listed above. There is an irony at the Read more [...]

Listed: Who shot/staged/fictionalised JFK?

On 22 November 1963 President John F Kennedy was shot, yoking his name to an ex-marine and sometime defector to the USSR called Lee Harvey Oswald. Everyone old enough to remember is said to know where they were when they heard. As America dealt with its trauma, the conspiracy theories started,and spawned well over 1,000 books. The assassination also became the focus for artists in all art forms - in literature, theatre, film and even music. The latest is the movie Parkland, out this week, which Read more [...]

Faith-and-values news, events: Nov. 16-22

Send us your holiday eventsThe Lincoln Journal Star is putting together its annual calendar of church-related holiday events and activities that are open to the public.To have your church event listed, send detailed information about the program, the time, date, place and ticket prices for us to include in the Nov. 30 listing. Events may be emailed to eandersen@journalstar.com or mailed to Erin Andersen ℅ Lincoln Journal Star, 926 P St., Lincoln, NE 68508. The deadline for submissions Read more [...]

Three Suns Listed on Ballot for NBA All-Star 2014

Phoenix Suns guards Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic, along with forward Markieff Morris were among the players listed on NBA All-Star Balloting 2014, which was unveiled today in New Orleans, the official host city of NBA All-Star 2014. Bledsoe is making the most of his opportunity as a first-time starter this season and is averaging 21.1 points, 7.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.75 steals through the Suns’ first eight games. Among Bledsoe’s many highlights already this young season was a game-winning Read more [...]

Check how your suburb has performed in the past year

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