Rating change may up house prices

Builders Russell Silcox and Richard Birt on site at Aldershot yesterday. A PROPOSAL to change the Fraser Coast's cyclone rating zone could see the cost of building a house soar by up to 27%. Hervey Bay and Maryborough are listed under wind zone region B, which is considered to be non-cyclonic. But the Australian Building Codes Board has launched a proposal to move the boundary for the cyclonic region from just below Bundaberg to north of Caboolture, including areas 50km inland. The changes Read more [...]

No prize money at AFN All Comers

| Print | E-mail Wednesday, 16 February 2011 ALL Athletes and officials from the 36 states of the federation and clubs going to Shagamu for this weekend’s Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) first All Comers and 10km Road Race have been advised to be prepared to fund their stay during the two-day competition.The  tourney starts on Friday, February 18 at the Shagamu Stadium.According Read more [...]

Milton Theatre up for sale

The mortgage lender who last fall foreclosed on the Milton Theatre has listed the property for sale. Delaware Community Investment Corp. is asking $450,000 for the structure and land in the heart of downtown Milton. The property is listed as a “Historic Theatre Building,” in a Jan. 7 Prudential Gallo Realtors advertisement in the Cape Gazette. The listing states the property features theater seating, stage, lobby area, restrooms and a wardrobe area. The development Read more [...]

“This American Life” Reveals Coca-Cola’s Secret Recipe (Full Ingredient List)

"This American Life" says it has uncovered secret recipe for Coca-Cola. (istockphto) (CBS) Has Coca-Cola finally been outed? A popular radio program has revealed what it says is the soda's long-guarded "secret recipe," and it's a complicated one. Some ingredients listed by the producers at This American Life are familiar to anyone who's ever gazed at a can of Coke - water, sugar, citric acid, caramel, and so on. But who knew that Coke contains oil of nutmeg and orange? Corinader oil? Neroli oil? Read more [...]

Houses for Sale in Florida requires $100 down payment

There are many houses for sale in Florida that belonged to the foreclosure block of the state, plus, those who do not have enough cash but want to buy a home can avail it though an insurance backed mortgage by the Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan, which are offered by FHA-approved lenders — the FHA loans. Those who avail the FHA loan can avail houses for sale in Florida for only $100 dollars down payment. In Midtown Detroit, Michigan, Live Midtown, a housing program that Read more [...]

Northfield in Your Town, Edition of Feb 17, 2011

‘What You Don't Know About Our Presidents’ Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson will give a presentation on "What You Don't Know About Our Presidents: from George Washington to Barack Obama" 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at City Hall, 1600 Shore Road. Admission is free and refreshments will be available. Children are welcome. The rain/snow date is 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. Sponsored by the Northfield Historical Society. For information call (609) 927-7875. City offices closed All city Read more [...]

Discount contraction makes listed hedge funds a game still worth playing

Potential for narrowing discounts of listed hedge funds is “significantly more encouraging” than the below 10% returns most investors expect from the broader industry this year. Three-quarters of listed hedge fund investors polled recently by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) expect hedge funds to make 10% or less in 2010, below the 10.5% estimated by Hedge Fund Research and the average annual 12.8% since 1990. Advertisement Read more [...]

Guy Ritchie’s mansion taken over by squatters

Celebrity homes Officially known as Rowneybury House, this Grade II listed Georgian-style mansion in Hertfordshire was purchased by Posh and Becks shortly after they tied the knot in 1999 - and was instantly renamed Beckingham Palace by the press. They paid £2.5m then, but post-house price boom we expect the property, built in the 1930s and formerly used by the council as a children's home, is now worth much more than that. With David's move to Tottenham Hotspur, the Read more [...]