Monthly Archives: March 2014

World War II events a remembrance of RHS Class of 1945 senior year

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By Linda Emley I spent several hours this week working with Melinda White on the World War II display that is going to be at the Friends Gallery next to the Farris Theatre this weekend. We took some of the best artifacts from our World War II room at the Ray County Museum to the gallery for this exhibit. I have always been a collector and my three sons inherited my love of history. Our house has a “War Room “ that is a collection of World War II items. I also loaned some Read more [...]

Spreepark: abandoned Berlin amusement park listed on eBay for $2.22 million …

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email print more big Spreepark, an abandoned amusement park located in the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, has been listed for sale for $2.22 million on eBay. Originally known as the Kulturpark Plänterwald (derived from the neighborhood's name), it was built in 1969 by the communist East German government. It was the only amusement park in East and West Germany at that time, reports Gizmodo.Like Read more [...]

Toronto housing market a battlefield – and cash is the weapon

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Manning Avenue in central Toronto has been the epicentre of a recent outbreak of house hunting exuberance.The street seems to have a supply of the most sought-after of commodities: Houses with an asking price well below $1-million. That gives buyers hope that, when all the dust has settled, they’ll have a dwelling or building site for not much more than $1-million. More Related to this Story Little Italy semi goes for $263,500 more than asking price In Toronto, it’s a seller’s market Read more [...]

Grade II Listed barn

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Situated within walking distance into the historic Alfriston Village, is a Grade II converted three -bedroom barn. With generous sized rooms, including a vaulted beam ceiling in the living room, this home would suit anyone looking for countryside living.Views from all rooms look onto the Cuckmere Haven part of the South Downs and pathways from the home lead to various walks around the Alfriston area.A new modern, fitted kitchen with adequate dining space leads to a Read more [...]

UK woodland carbon goes on sale for first time

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Tackling climate change through woodland planting .articleAdHolder { display:none !important; } The first units of carbon dioxide set to be sequestered, or removed from the atmosphere, by woodlands validated under the UK’s Woodland Carbon Code have been up for sale for the first time.The Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) is the standard for woodland creation projects in the UK which generate verifiable Woodland Carbon Units Read more [...]

Pocketplan events app launches in Cape Town

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Events mobile application Pocketplan has launched in Cape Town, South Africa, providing a platform for browsing a handpicked list of events and purchase tickets, streamlining the navigation of the city’s social scene. The app, which is available on Android and iOS devices, allows users to browse listed events, buy tickets and present their ticket using their smartphone at the door. Chief executive officer (CEO) Alessandro Petrucciani developed the idea behind Pocketplan to remedy Read more [...]

Here’s why your home isn’t selling

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(Matthew Staver/Bloomberg) Djana Morris, an agent with Keller Williams Capital Properties and a real estate investor, writes an occasional column about conditions in the Washington-area real estate market. This is the first of two parts. I met my clients at a Sunday open house on the edge of Capitol Hill a few weeks ago. It was a beautifully renovated home, but was not in one of the coveted areas near Eastern Market or H Street NE. The property had been on the market for five days. I arrived a Read more [...]

Kim Kardashian breaks her silence on ‘fake’ Jenner house on KUWTK

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<!-- By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 06:15 GMT, 6 March 2014 | UPDATED: 11:53 GMT, 6 March 2014 Kim Kardashian has spoken out over using a 'fake' house for filming Keeping Up With The Kardashians.Earlier in the week it was reported that the exterior of the 'Jenner house' was not the real home of the family, that is seen in the reality show.Now Kim has revealed that she too had a different exterior used in the Read more [...]

Council will need help to keep Grade II-listed town centre garden looking pristine

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A Grade II-listed garden in Central Reading is a perennial problem because of the cost of caring for flower beds.The King George V Memorial Garden in Eldon Square was refurbished in 2006, but in 2011 Reading Borough Council decided to lower the cost of maintenance by planting perennials in the flower beds.Now Anthony Warrell, of nearby Denmark Road, has raised his concerns about the council’s more recent decision to grass over flower beds in the garden.He asked councillors at the Reading Borough Read more [...]