Monthly Archives: January 2011

Old Market wins heritage protection

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MANY of Siem Reap’s downtown government buildings have been razed in recent months, ostensibly so that our small army of proud civil servants can be housed in superior surrounds – but well out of town.Cynics have observed that the real reason for the relocation of the government buildings is that they are situated bang in the middle of prime real estate, begging to be developed.There have also been fears that older buildings in Pub Street and the Old Market area may also be demolished, but happily Read more [...]

Oldham by-election: short profile of a sometime troubled town

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Oldham had the highest number of race crimes in the Greater Manchester area that year, according to the police, although figures were undoubtedly skewed by the riots. Many Asians in the town had accused the authorities of favouring whites and creating "no-go" zones for them. The town was once one of the most important centres of cotton spinning in the world and, in fact, by 1909 it was producing more than France and Germany combined. At its peak, it had 360 textile mills working day Read more [...]

Open Houses of the Week: Putting a Price Tag on Foster City Waterfront Views

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Ask someone only a vaguely familiar with San Mateo County about Foster City. Their response? “That’s the place with the water, right?” Right. From the start, when it was just a gleam in Jack Foster’s eye, Foster City’s calling card has been its waterways. Water snakes through the planned community’s 19.9 square miles as canals, lagoons and lakes; but for a sliver of land at Foster City’s southwest corner, the entire place would be an island, connected to the mainland by Hillsdale Boulevard Read more [...]

Saturday Race Tips for Rosehill Gardens – January 15th – Frank Underwood Cup Field

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This Saturday, January 15, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in New South Wales will be home to a quality race meeting featuring eight races offering generous betting markets. In between the elite Magic Millions 2011 Race Day events running at the Gold Coast tomorrow, savvy punters will be getting a bet or two down on the Rosehill races to increase their winnings for the weekend! Luxbet makes it simple to bet on multiple race meets so you don’t have to miss a second of the action! At Rosehill Read more [...]

Flemington Racing Tips – Saturday January 15 – Chester Manifold Stakes Field

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Tomorrow while the action of the 2011 Magic Millions Race Day takes centre stage at the Gold Coast, punters following the Victorian races will know there’s also some top events taking place at Flemington on Saturday January 15. Home to the prestigious Melbourne Cup, Flemington Racecourse has an exciting eight-race programme running tomorrow giving racing fans some extra chances to clean up with their weekend wagering. The headline event of the meet is Race 6 – the Listed $150,000 Chester Read more [...]

Wikipedia celebrates its 10th anniversary with 300+ events

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Wikipedia, the online editable encyclopedia which has revolutionised the way we access information online, celebrates its 10th anniversary on Saturday. In the last decade the site with humble beginnings has made an astonishing impact on the internet, thanks to its pioneering collaborative model that allows anyone to edit and add information on any topic.Wikipedia has smashed conventional business and publishing norms with more than 26-million entries, yet it employs only 50 people worldwide and remains Read more [...]

Lackawanna judicial sale set for Feb. 23 – Scranton Times

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A record 309 properties with delinquent taxes of $6.5 million are headed to auction next month as Lackawanna County readies its 2011 judicial sale.The county Tax Claim Bureau on Thursday finalized the list of properties that will be offered at the Wednesday, Feb. 23, sale with the objective of finding new owners who will pay the taxes on a regular basis, deputy director Ron Koldjeski said.Some have delinquencies dating back to 1993, he said."The last thing we want to do Read more [...]

KSE to list first commercial paper on OTC market

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KARACHI: Engro Fertilisers will become the first company to launch commercial paper on the KSE’s over-the-counter (OTC) market next week, sources said on Wednesday.The debt instrument of the private company will be listed at the exchange on January 17 and the trading will commence a day after. Engro plans to raise one billion rupees through the launch of the commercial paper.Only qualified institutional buyers will be allowed to trade in the commercial paper and the paper will not be available Read more [...]