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Equine achondroplastic dwarfism vs. The Hampshire Fire Service

bokeh — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:42:37 -0800

The latest drain on public resources: a sausage-pony. Apparently it is a rare genetic disorder.

Fancy a cricket club for $34 million (USD)?

ornate insect — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:31:18 -0800

Quintessential English village Linkenholt is on sale for £22.5m A picturesque village that has two blacksmiths, a shop, a cricket club and a three-storey manor house, is being sold for about £22.5 million. The village, which is part of a 2,000-acre estate on the North Wessex Downs, near Andover, Hampshire, and in an area of outstanding natural beauty, is being sold by the the Herbert and Peter Blagrave Charitable Trust. More on this story here and here. Estate agent Tim Sherston told the Guardian "It is very unusual, particularly in southern England, to have a whole village for sale. It's an excellent opportunity for someone to invest in prime agricultural and residential property and it's a safe location to park their money in these troubled times."

Hampshire Divests from Israel?

lunit — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:12:16 -0800

Did Hampshire College Become the First to Divest from Israel? It is being reported that Hampshire has divested from 6 corporations that provide Israel with military equipment and services in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza. Students for Justice in Palestine claim success. But the University claims that the decision had "nothing to do with Israel." This move is being hailed as a landmark victory by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign which calls on "people of conscience all over the world to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era."

Old Hampshire Mapped

plep — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:43:46 -0800

Old Hampshire Mapped.