Monthly Archives: April 2011

Glencore sparks ownership debate

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The decision by Glencore, the world’s top commodities trader, to become a public company has triggered a debate in the industry: to follow suit or to remain private.The discussion comes at a turning point for the commodities trading industry. Many companies are leaving behind their traditional model of pure traders – a business of large volumes but thin profits – and buying production assets and logistic businesses. Read more [...]

Bahamian island for sale at $22m

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Published On:Monday, April 11, 2011 A BAHAMIAN private island in the Exumas chain has been listed for sale for $22 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, the sellers are Steve and Patrick Harrington, two Miami-based brothers. The island, which includes a 4,000-square-foot-house, has two miles of coastline and 145 acres of land, the newspaper said. It is five minutes by boat from Great Exuma, and includes the likes of David Copperfield and Read more [...]

LSE-Listed Food Services Major Compass Group Acquires Two Indian Cos

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<!--New Delhi : -->Compass Group PLC, world’s leading food services company with operations across 50 countries, has acquired two Indian firms – New Delhi-based Vipul Facility Management Pvt Ltd and Hyderabad-based Ultimate Hospitality Services Pvt Ltd. The amount of acquisition was not disclosed.Following these acquisitions, the group will now cater to customer across 44 Indian cities. The company serves core sectors such as business industry, defence, healthcare, education and sports Read more [...]

Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications

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Latest Herefordshire Planning Applications 3:46pm Monday 11th April 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) THE following Planning Applications were made to Herefordshire Council on April 10, 2011:- COLWALL - Proposed single storey lean-to extension and conversion of single storey garage to form bedroom space. Beech Tree Cottage, Colwall Green for Hugh Smith, Beech Tree Cottage, Colwall Green Road, Colwall Read more [...]

Las Vegas Home, Condo Sale Spike 28% in March as Prices Slip Further

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Las Vegas, Nevada Based on a new report by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR), local home sales soared and prices slipped in March compared to the previous month and year."Local homes were already selling at a strong pace, but sales increased significantly in March," said GLVAR President Paul Bell. "As for the slight decrease in median home prices last month, I think real estate investors are influencing that statistic because they tend to buy lower-priced homes, which are Read more [...]

Brantley still listed as starter, but no QBs standing out for UF

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Will Muschamp said on the first day of spring practice that Florida’s preliminary depth chart was worth as much as the sheet of paper it was printed on. Three weeks later, the value has not gone up — at least not for the quarterbacks. “If we started the season today, John Brantley would be our starter,” Muschamp said after Saturday’s spring game. Based on the tiny sliver the team showed, you should be happy the season isn’t starting today. Despite the hype about a new offense Read more [...]

Opposition grows against plans for 1200 homes on farmland near Sebastopol

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Opposition grows against plans for 1200 homes on farmland near Sebastopol 9:10am Monday 11th April 2011 Print Email Share OPPOSITION to plans to build 1,200 houses on farmland and woods in south Sebastopol gathered steam after Friends of the Earth launched a successful Youtube campaign. In February this year, Barratt Homes updated plans originally submitted in 2001 to Torfaen council to build the homes Read more [...]

Mikey: Nothing wrong with US property sale

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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Congressman Juan Miguel 'Mikey' Arroyo said there is nothing wrong with the sale last month of a US$1.1 million property in Foster City, California by a company in which he has a minority stake. In response to a VERA Files story which revealed the sale of the property, Arroyo, who represents security guards and tricycle drivers in Congress, said the sale of the 5-bedroom beachfront house in California was part of the real estate firm's business. "The article Read more [...]