Monthly Archives: May 2011

April Brings Modest Rise in Listings

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By Nick TimiraosThe number of homes listed for sale ticked up slightly in many metropolitan areas last month as the spring sales season begins in earnest. The supply of homes available for sale in more than 140 metropolitan areas at the end of April was up 1.1% from a month earlier, according to figures compiled by Realtor.com. Nationally, inventories typically rise in April from March as the busy shopping season gets underway. Over the last 28 years, the average increase in April Read more [...]

Racing news: Wachman hoping for rain at The Curragh

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DAVID Wachman would like to see some rain before committing Chrysanthemum to Sunday's Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The Danehill Dancer filly was unbeaten in two races last season, winning a Listed contest over a mile on her debut before defeating French Guineas third Wild Wind in the Park Stakes over seven furlongs. Both of those wins were achieved with cut in the ground, however, and Wachman would not be keen for her to take part in conditions that were too quick. "I'm Read more [...]

St. Mary goes for round 2 on house demolition request

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 15-->The William Ward House at 1213 Columbia was built in 1855, and the Joseph Shearn House at 1211 Columbia was built in 1870, according to that inventory.Ginda said she doesn't think church officials have sufficiently reached out to discuss the houses' fate with neighbors.She said since the last demolition effort foundered in July, there hasn't been a single meeting between church officials and neighbors regarding the homes."We don't want buildings of significant Read more [...]

5Things May 18: Library Closed Until June 1

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Restored mansion goes up for sale

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18 May 2011 Last updated at 14:21 GMT Georgian era Benarth Hall was visited by the Prince of Wales in 1926 A restored Georgian mansion from whose grounds Turner painted nearby Conwy Castle has gone up for sale for £2.3m. It is the first time that the Benarth Hall in Conwy, which dates back to 1790, has been on the market for half a century. The Grade-II listed building also Read more [...]

PopCap Games ready to be listed as early as November – CEO

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SHANGHAI | Tue May 17, 2011 10:37pm EDT SHANGHAI May 18 (Reuters) - PopCap Games Inc, the maker of popular smartphone and Facebook games "Bejeweled" and "Plants vs Zombies", is ready to be listed as early as November, it chief executive David Roberts said on Wednesday. "We are very much close in the process of preparing a listing. It should be ready as early as November this year," Roberts told reporters at a news conference. (Reporting by Ruby Lian Read more [...]

Weak home sales frustrate Triangle sellers

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Some declines were expected because of the absence of the federal tax credits, which expired last summer."There's no way we can do what we did last year during this quarter," said Stacey Anfindsen, a Cary appraiser who analyzes MLS data for Triangle real estate agents. "If we can just get through the first six months, then our comparative figures should get a lot better."Sales in April were 3 percent higher than the same period in 2009. The Triangle market needs the pace of sales to Read more [...]

Listed Flintshire building damaged in blaze – The Leader

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FIREFIGHTERS spent more than nine hours tackling a significant blaze at a listed building. Neighbours looked on as crews doused flames at the empty house on Greenfield Road, near Holywell, in the early hours of yesterday morning. Fire crews were call out at about 2am and investigations are being carried out to determine the cause. Speaking at the scene Justin Evans, incident commander for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We’re doing a fire investigation and will be working Read more [...]

Now even SEGA has Sonic Generations listed for 3DS – Aussie

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Last week, American retailer Gamestop had a 3DS version of Sonic Generations in their database - a game which has so far only been announced for 360 and PS3. Today, SEGA's own chart of upcoming titles for the current fiscal year also has it set for the 3DS (and PC). The release of Sonic Generations for at least some kind of Nintendo system wouldn't be too heart-attack worthy, as that's where the blue blur has done his best in recent years. But the uncertainty is a bit weird; it feels like Sonic Unleashed Read more [...]