Monthly Archives: March 2011

Short-Sale Rule Seen Skewing Toward Low-Priced Stocks

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(Adds detail on Nasdaq-listed securities, in fourth paragraph.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The implementation of a new short-sale restriction on U.S. stock trading that went into effect Monday appears to have gone fairly seamlessly, but some say its early proclivity to be triggered in lower-priced stocks bears watching. Seventeen securities on the New York Stock Exchange were affected Monday by the new restriction, which says that if a stock falls at least 10% in a single day, short selling Read more [...]

McKenzie Listed As Historic Place

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BEND, OR -- The Old McKenzie Highway, which runs from Sisters into Lane County, is Oregon's latest entry in the National Register of Historic Places. The roadway, now known as Highway 242, was first constructed in 1862 as a wagon route across the middle Cascades. From there, it became one of the first roadways to be improved when automobiles became more and more common. Ian Johnson, State Historian, was a guest Tuesday morning on Wake Up Bend! He said the state Read more [...]

CSRS 2011 Distinguished Lecture in Islam

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CSRS 2011 Distinguished Lecture in Islam The Civic Umma: Citizenship in a Secular Age Amyn Sajoo Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures Simon Fraser University From conspicuous mosques and headscarves to political cartoons, burnings of the Qur’an and plots of terror, the shadow of 9/11 seems long and wide. For many in the West, all this spells a retreat from the promise of a “rational modernity” where Religion knows its place as a private matter. Weren’t human Read more [...]

Home-staging professionals aim to boost, speed sales

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Now more than ever, a home listed for sale in a crowded market knee-deep in a downturn needs to stand out among all the rest. That's where professional staging comes in. Near the top of the real estate agent's bag of tricks, on the back of the "pricing properly for the market" card, is the list of stagers' phone numbers. Whether a house simply requires a few tweaks before it hits the Multiple Listing Service, or is empty of furnishings needed to provide buyers with an idea Read more [...]

Listed private equity funds continue rebound

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The fund, run by UK private equity fund manager Pantheon Ventures, is the latest listed vehicle to return to health after taking painful steps to repair its balance sheet over the past 24 months. Earlier this month, fellow listed fund SVG Capital announced a rebound in results as its net asset value rose 41.7% last year as a result of the improved performance by private equity firm Permira, its largest investment. 3i Group also reported a robust outlook recently, agreeing with investors an Read more [...]

Sir John Soane’s Museum: the museum that time forgot

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In 1833, by a special Act of Parliament, Soane left his house at 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields and its contents to the nation. This is not the place to explain the subsequent history of his bequest, but the museum as it is constituted today consists of the building where Soane lived and displayed his collection (No 13) and the two houses that flank it (12 and 14). These two ancillary buildings have been a godsend, enabling the director and trustees to preserve Soane’s house and Read more [...]

Events listed for March 2

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Wed, March 2, 2011 Soup kitchens: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Immanuel Baptist Church, 1615-2nd St. SE, and from 5 to 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 1000-3rd St. NE. Faith United Methodist Church's food and clothing pantry is open Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. The church is located at 801 W. University Ave. Minot Recreation Commission Adult Summer Softball mandatory managers meeting: 7 p.m., Minot Municipal Auditorium, Room 201. The meeting is mandatory for all adult softball teams Read more [...]

Steve McQueen’s California ranch for sale

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 Print Monday, February 28, 2011admin The "King of Cool" apparently found a measure of peace in Santa Paula, Calif., where he could stash his collection of cars, planes, and motorcycles, and the locals didn't seem to think it was such a big deal that a legendary movie star was living in their midst. Steve McQueen had largely turned away from Hollywood when he settled in the town, about 75 miles northwest of Los Angeles, in 1979. Drawn there, according to biographers, by the town's reputation Read more [...]

S’pore-listed Noble jumps on strong Q4 result

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SINGAPORE - Shares of Singapore-listed commodities firm Noble Group rose as much as 4.9 percent on Tuesday after it said its fourth-quarter net profit rose 192 percent year-on-year to $247.4 million. The firm reported record net profit of $606 million for the year ended Dec 31, 2010, compared with $556 million a year earlier, helped by broad-based growth at its commodity segments. At 0115 GMT, Noble shares were up 4.4 percent at S$2.14 on a volume Read more [...]