Monthly Archives: January 2011

It's Open season on tennis hopes

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FOR the sporting parochialist bruised and bloodied after an abject month on the couch watching the Ashes, the seasonal televisual infatuation with tennis is likely to provide only the sort of comfort being poked in the eye might provide for a torture victim more used to being kicked in the groin. No doubt more upbeat promotions will be used to incite false hopes among local enthusiasts ahead of the Australian Open. However, if Seven has a conscience it will advertise its Read more [...]

News v tennis: no more clashes, says minister

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Tennis fans won't miss key Australian Open matches this year after the federal government changed the rules governing free-to-air coverage so the Seven Network could utilise its digital channel 7TWO. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has altered the anti-siphoning list so matches can be shown on the network's digital channel where they might otherwise be cut due to clashes with scheduled programs. Last year, Seven annoyed tennis viewers when it chose to Read more [...]

Bloomberg Cites Gap In Gun Sale Database

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By MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, joined at City Hall by other area mayors and U.S. Rep. Pete King, outlined on Tuesday a series of steps to prevent another shooting tragedy following the assassination attempt of an Arizona congresswoman. Mr. King, a Long Island Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said he will introduce legislation that would make it illegal to knowingly carry a gun within 1,000 feet of high-profile federal Read more [...]

Real Estate Foreclosures: 1 of 4 Homes for Sale in Newton County, Georgia is a …

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completed a review of foreclosure trends for real estate foreclosures in Newton County, Georgia. The study revealed and found over 95% of all foreclosures in the county are being actively marketed for re-sale. RealtyStore, the nation's premier, consumer-focused provider of residential foreclosure listings, found 25% of homes for sale in Newton County are foreclosures. This is a significant level of foreclosure saturation, exceeding nearby Rockdale County (17%) but trailing Henry County Georgia (27%).According Read more [...]

Two Wisconsin companies listed in Top 10 for customer service

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  Two Wisconsin-based companies are listed among the top-10 U.S. websites for customer service. Results of a survey were released today at the National Retail Federation convention in New York. Lands’ End is based in Dodgeville and Kohl’s is based in Menomonee Falls. Both companies got high marks for ease of use of their websites. Lands’ End ranked fifth and Kohl’s seventh on the list. About 93 hundred consumers were surveyed last September. Zappos and Read more [...]

China MediaExpress Tops New Forbes China “Up-And-Comers” List

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Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes, is out with its latest list of China’s best small businesses, and Nasdaq-listed China MediaExpress Holdings has come out on top. This year’s no. 1 provides broadcast advertising services in buses. Its shares are up by more than 60% in the past year, and are trading at a modest six times earnings per share, according to Bloomberg. Forbes China’s “Up-and-Comers” list is based on Forbes magazine’s “Best Under  A Billion” Read more [...]

Muck tracker – The rich are listed

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Forbes no longer has a corner on the rich list market. The Wall Street Journal reports that Bloomberg has hired Forbes’ veteran editor Matthew Miller and will start its own rich lists in the next two years. Tweet This! Share on Facebook Click here to sign up for the Muckety Newsletter <!-- Muck tracker - Lobbyist found dead --> Media and politics are in Grunwald genes - February 23, 2008 Buffett unseats Gates on billionaire Read more [...]

Pyramid scheme

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Before green construction became a buzz word with architects declaiming the virtues of solar collectors and styled louvers, Israeli architects had already experienced planning for an extreme climate. In the golden age of public construction - the 1950s and 1960s - the Housing Ministry initiated experimental residential projects focused on the sun, wind and rain, or rather protection from them, mostly in desert towns or locales with dramatic topography. Planners were instructed Read more [...]

Brisbane residents flee homes as floodwaters rise

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A flash flood in Toowoomba, Queensland. The floodwaters are surging towards Brisbane. Photograph: Nicole Alayne Hammermeister /ReutersThousands of Brisbane residents were stockpiling food and stacking sandbags or fleeing their homes yesterday as the worst floodwaters to hit Queensland for 50 years surged towards Australia's third-largest city.Many people in the state capital, fearful of the damage already done, appeared to have heeded the authorities' evacuation warnings. By last night, Read more [...]

Lots of homes under $500000 entering escrow

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The following update on local real estate information is based on Multiple Listing Service data as of Monday. Inventory in Placentia remains steady. The most active price range for new escrows last week was $499,000 and under. Inventory in Yorba Linda also remains steady. Again, the most active price range for new escrows last week was $499,000 and under. PLACENTIA Properties available: 126 Condominiums: 34 Houses: 92 Short Sales: 50 REOs: 10 Median condo price: Read more [...]