Monthly Archives: January 2011

MLK Jr. events in Asheville, WNC keep King's dream alive – Asheville Citizen

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 15-->Following are Martin Luther King Jr.-related events around Western North Carolina. All events are free and open to the public except as noted.• Today: MLK weekend kick-off party, 7 p.m., Boys and Girls Club, 11 Gallimore Road, Brevard.• Saturday: 30th annual Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville Buncombe County, 8:30 a.m., Grove Park Inn, Asheville. $30, or $20 for ages 17 and younger; $35 for patrons. Contact Read more [...]

Events in and around Dedham: Jan. 15 – 24, 2011

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  Don't see your event listed here? E-mail it over to Dedham Transcript editor Andrea Salisbury at asalisbu@cnc.com and she will add it to the calendar. Deadline for all submissions is Monday at noon. There is no charge.    Saturday, January 15 Blood Drive - The Masonic lodges of Westwood will host a blood drive on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Westwood Masonic Building, 655 High St., in conjunction with National Blood Donor Month. January collections are especially Read more [...]

Bovis to beat forecasts and resume dividends

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Homebuilder Bovis (BVS) said improved house prices and build cost savings meant full-year profit was on track to outperform market expectations of £16.3 million.In line with management expectations, the group completed 1,901 homes in 2010 compared to 1,803 in 2009. The average sale price for the group was £160,700, which was 4% higher than the average sale price of £154,600 in the previous year.With overheads also in line with expectations, the FTSE 250-listed firm said Read more [...]

French San Juan estate for $6.5 million

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Listed for sale in San Juan Capistrano is a large French Provincial-style estate asking $6,450,000. Though coastal cities like Laguna Beach and Newport Beach often steal all the glory when it comes to pricey mansions, San Juan has its own share of unique estates. Located at 25622 Paseo De La Paz, the home has 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 6,000 square feet of living space on a 1-acre lot, a pool, a veranda, a loggia and more. That breaks the home's listing price Read more [...]

Kosmos Energy Files for Initial Share Sale of as Much as $500 Million

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Kosmos Energy Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Africa, filed for an initial public offering of as much as $500 million. Kosmos disclosed the plan in a U.S. regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Credit Suisse Group AG, Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Capital are the underwriters. The company, backed by private equity firms Warburg Pincus LLC and Blackstone Group LP, Read more [...]

LG: Optimus 2x on sale in UK in February – Pocket

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14 January 2011 9:58 GMT / By Stuart Miles Tweet LG has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the LG Optimus 2X will be launching “mid to late February”. The news comes after Expansys listed the new dual-core smartphone on its site with a 21 February release date. The worlds first dual core smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X comes with two 1GHz processor cores allowing the LG Optimus 2X to record and playback video Read more [...]

Wave Hill truck to be heritage listed

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By James Glenday Posted January 14, 2011 17:38:00 The truck used in the famous Wave Hill Walk Off is set to be heritage listed. Led by Vincent Lingiari, hundreds of Gurindji people went on strike at the Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory between 1966 and 1975. The 'J' Series Bedford Truck was used by Aboriginal rights campaigner Brian Manning during the strike to deliver letters and food. "The Wave Hill supply train to the Gurindji was it's most incredible use. It did Read more [...]

Residents vow to fight former Kingston bingo hall plans

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Residents vow to fight former Kingston bingo hall plans 7:10am Friday 14th January 2011 Print Email Share Protesters have vowed to fight a bid to convert a former bingo hall into an arena with boxing matches and pop star acts such as Pixie Lott. The plans could see the Grade II listed former Gala Bingo Hall in Richmond Road, Kingston, turned into a dance venue with 24-hour drinking. Applicants Matthew Deith and Malcolm Read more [...]

Builders expect average US home size to keep shrinking

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Homebuilders are thinking smaller. They've cut the average size of new houses and expect it to shrink more over the next few years. "Most builders will build smaller and lower-priced homes in 2011," said Rose Quint, a researcher with the National Association of Home Builders. "Our experts expect the average home size in 2015 to be around 2,150 square feet." That's down from the 2,377-square-foot Read more [...]