Monthly Archives: January 2011

Standard Quay: going against the grain

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Standard Quay, Faversham, Kent, is one of only two places where Thames barges can be maintained. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianOf a winter's morning, the attractions of Standard Quay are not immediately apparent. A chill north-easterly wind slices in across the marshes from the Swale and, beyond, the open sea. The tide is out, and Faversham Creek is mostly mud. The tarred and weatherboarded sheds look deserted. The old wooden boats lying alongside are de-rigged, swaddled in tarpaulin, Read more [...]

Councillors want Moore Street terrace listed

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Dublin city councillors want all the Moore Street terrace connected to the 1916 Rebellion declared a National Monument. The vote by an overwhelming majority of representatives came in response to a partial demolition of buildings at the rear of the terrace by Dublin City Council. The area is due to be redeveloped by Dundrum Shopping Centre developer Joe O'Reilly following a two-year planning process and An Bord Pleanála hearing. Assistant City Manager Michael Stubbs said that part of the upper stories Read more [...]

VCDL Gun Show Volunteers Wanted

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VCDL Gun Show Volunteers WantedVCDL Gun Show Volunteers WantedVirginia Citizens Defense LeagueCovington VA --(Ammoland.com)- As an all volunteer organization, VCDL depends on YOU to volunteer your time at our area events, where we recruit new activists and keep gun owners informed.No experience necessary; if it’s your first time we’ll pair you with a veteran volunteer.To find out more about helping at our gun show tables, go to: www2.vcdl.org/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/vcdl/gs.htmlClick on any of the Read more [...]

Program manager selling 4BD in Fremont

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Gordon Storga has listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 36583 Nichols Ave. in Fremont for $549,000.The 1,603-square-foot property is located in Niles.Storga is a program manager at Rovi Corp. He has over 30 years experience in the computer industry and 26 years in quality assurance. Previously, he served as a program manager at Macrovision, was a tools development manager at Network Appliance, where he also served as QA manager. He also served as a QA manager at Mentorware.He studied Read more [...]

Scientist selling Union City 5BD

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Lakshmi and Rao Goriparthi have listed for sale a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 34637 Cascades Circle in Union City for $599,950.Steve Andre of Legacy Real Estate Associates is the listing agent. The 2,320-square-foot home in East Union City was built in 1999.Ms. Goriparthi has served as a staff scientist at WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a Fremont-based developer, manufacturer and seller of systems for genome analysis for the life science and pharmaceutical industries.She attended Columbia University Read more [...]

Sales exec selling Pleasanton 4BD

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Lino and Stephanie Persi have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath at 3625 Bernal Ave. in Pleasanton for $849,950.Daniel Gamache of Alain Pinel Realtors is the listing agent. The 2,505-square-foot house is in South Pleasanton.Mr. Persi has served as regional director of OEM software sales at Sun Microsystems, Inc., a Santa Clara-headquartered company involved in selling computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services. The company was acquired by Oracle Read more [...]

Social networking site exec selling Fremont property

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Stefan and Africa Apitz have listed for sale a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 3828 Springfield Common in Fremont for $649,000.Jerry Bishop of Century 21 Mission-Bishop is the listing agent. The 1,760-square-foot home in Northgate was built in 1998.Mr. Apitz is senior director of operations at LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site. Previously, he was director of customer operations at Merced Systems, director of technical operations at Instill Corporation, senior manager of technical Read more [...]

HydroCar goes on sale on eBay for $777777

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NEW YORK | Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:34pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - An inventor who transformed a 1959 milk tank truck into an amphibious car and drove it around the world wants to give someone else a similar chance -- for a mere $777,777. Rick Dobbertin created another vehicle that drives on land and water, a school bus yellow HydroCar, and is selling it this week on the online auction site eBay.And, while he's hoping to attract big spenders, Dobbertin's hearing from Read more [...]

Executive search firm owner lists 5BD in College Park

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Dana Kowen and Simon Steven Margolis have listed for sale a five-bedroom, four-bath home at 1240 Alexandra Court in College Park for $925,000.Pamela Potenza of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC is the listing agent for the home. Margolis and Kowen paid $940,000 for the property in January 2005. The 3,419-square-foot house was built in 2000 in College Park. It is located in the Sterling Shores subdivision. Kowen is the owner of Dana Kowen Associates, an executive search firm. She previously Read more [...]

Carlyle Raises $1.79 Billion in Asset Sale

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BY NISHA GOPALAN AND JEFFREY NG

HONG KONG—Carlyle Group raised $1.79 billion by selling part of its stake in China Pacific Insurance Co. at the top of a placement range, according to a person familiar with the deal Monday.

In Carlyle’s second sale of the company’s shares in two weeks, the U.S. private-equity firm sold 415.2 million shares, or 17.9% of China Pacific’s …