Monthly Archives: September 2015

LG Nexus 5X Listed on Amazon India Ahead of Launch

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Google is widely expected to launch new Nexus smartphones - believed to be dubbed Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P - at its September 29 event in San Francisco. The yet-to-be-announced LG Nexus 5X however may have been leaked by an online retailer already.Amazon India has listed the LG Nexus 5X 16GB variant as 'Currently unavailable.' The listing potentially spills the beans ahead of the official unveiling next week. Of course since this is a third-party retailer, one cannot be certain if these will Read more [...]

Council in talks to sell Grade II listed building in Salford park to hotel chain

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A Georgian mansion - where a classic children’s novel was written - is on the brink of becoming a boutique hotel. The Grade II listed building in Buile Hill Park, Salford, is steeped in local history but has stood derelict for the last 15 years. Frances Hodgson Burnett part wrote her children’s classic book, published in 1910, The Secret Garden, on visits to the house, which was designed by Sir Charles Barry, the architect who designed the Houses of Parliament. And this week a potential bid Read more [...]

Fortune 500 listed companies pledge to use 100% renewable electricity

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Date23 September 2015NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs, Johnson Johnson, NIKE, Inc., Procter Gamble, Salesforce, Starbucks, Steelcase, Voya Financial, and Walmart have today joined RE100, pledging to source 100% of their electricity from renewable energy to reduce CO2 emissions and seize the business benefits.RE100 is an ambitious global campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to engage, support and showcase influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.The companies Read more [...]

Massachusetts towns and cities where homes are selling really fast

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Boston.com Staff When a home goes on the market in Greater Boston, it doesn’t stay there very long. Numbers from real estate data firm Redfin reveal that Boston-area homes are selling at a rapid pace, with the median home appearing on the market for just a week in some places. In June, Redfin reported that homes listed for sale in the Boston market spent a median of 14 days on the market (DOM), a record low. But according Read more [...]

City heritage landmark set to be converted into apartments and new houses

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One of the city’s heritage landmarks is set to be redeveloped for new homes. The former Ogden’s Tobacco Factory site in Everton is to be converted into flats and houses after planning chiefs rubber-stamped an application today. The listed office building of the former factory, on Boundary Lane and West Derby Road, is to be converted into 19 flats, with 133 new houses built on the rest of the 3.4 hectare site. Simon Pemberton, representing the applicants Countryside Properties and Liverpool Mutual Read more [...]