Monthly Archives: August 2014

North Luffenham school’s memorial to Christmas truce up for award

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Primary pupils’ poignant model to mark the German and Allied soldiers’ Christmas truce during the Great War has propelled a school’s entry into the shortlist of a national competition. St Mary and St John Primary School’s entry shows a plinth on a clay base balancing a plastic ball. Inside it are the figures of a German and British Soldier shaking hands, with poppies strewn around their feet.The inscription on the plinth reads: ‘In honour of all those who Read more [...]

Turkey listed as preferred medical tourism destination

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Mustafa Ozdemir, cultural and information attaché from the Cultural and Information Office of the Turkish Consulate-General in DubaiTurkey is fast being listed as a preferred medical tourism destination for cosmetic surgery. This is primarily for a nip, tuck, laser eye surgery or hair transplant.According to Turkey Medical Tourism Outlook for 2017, the country is the preferred destination for hair transplant procedures for Arab nations . The report also highlighted other emerging segments of Turkey’s Read more [...]

Basement Jaxx are back: can they recover their sunny outlook in time for Bestival?

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The story goes like this: one afternoon last year, Buxton and the singer/songwriter Kristyna Myles were sitting in the Jaxx's airy new studio in King's Cross, staring out of the window at the London skyline, when they saw "something very still and glinting in the sky, like light reflecting off a car". They grabbed their phones and filmed the object, "because it looked like a flying saucer, basically", but could not zoom in enough to get a detailed image. Soon after, they looked up and it had gone.The Read more [...]

Tropics lands Listed prize for second year running at Newmarket’s July Course

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Tropics warmed up for a shot at next month’s Betfred Sprint Cup in thrilling fashion on Saturday with a second successive win in the Hopeful Stakes. Benefitting from a skilful piece of race riding from Robert Winston, the six-year old runner-up in last month’s Darley July Cup went one better at Newmarket’s July Course to take the six-furlong Listed prize, sponsored by Stobart by a neck, despite being left short of room late on.“I thought it cost us when the Read more [...]

Will a Yes vote burst the Edinburgh McBubble? House prices are soaring, but …

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Median house prices in Scotland rose by eight per cent last quarterNew Town is the most sought-after sector for city living in EdinburghExperts say the future is uncertain is Scots vote Yes in referendumBy Eluned Price Published: 21:00 GMT, 23 August 2014 | Updated: 23:32 GMT, 23 August 2014 View comments In less than a month, Scotland will decide whether to become an independent Read more [...]

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Listed For Sale In Malaysia – Android Headlines

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 is definitely close to launch. First the device was spotted at FCC and not long after that at China’s Certification Center (Chinese equivalent of FCC). Then a few days ago Galaxy Mega’s alleged specifications leaked and revealed the internals of the Samsung’s budget-friendly phablet. We have some new information coming from AsiaIt appears that the unannounced Galaxy Mega 2 is up for sale in Malaysia by SenHeng, an authorized retailer. This listing more or less confirms Read more [...]

Open house events around Houston this week

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Houston's tight housing market is finally starting to get some relief, but potential homebuyers should still move quickly if they see something they like. Properties are spending an average of 45 days or less on the market, with some homes experiencing competitive bidding wars. One of the best ways to see Houston's newly listed crop of homes is during open house events taking place each weekend. Take a look at the gallery above for some of the coolest homes new to Read more [...]