Monthly Archives: May 2011

House Hunt Special: Porch Brunch Open Houses

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Find the home of your dreams. And have fun doing it. Lenny, Vermaat Leonard Realtors, Inc.—located at 90 Tanner St. in Haddonfield—is offering interested homeowners a spread of the best homes on the Collingswood market. But interested buyers should prepare for an open house tour unlike any other. Each open house showing is an extension of Proud Neighbors of Collingswood's 25th-annual Porch Brunch House Tour. The brunch tour, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is Read more [...]

Fourth of July parade gets ready with float workshop

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If you're turning 135-years-old this year: first, happy birthday. And second, beyond a world record you've likely set, you have been alive as long as the Fourth of July parade has proudly pranced through Morgan Hill. As Santa Clara County's official patriotic parade, the 135th celebration will be another to remember and to kick off the parade, organizers are hosting a free workshop on how to create an award-winning float. The 2011 theme, coined by the couple in charge of the parade Bob and Maureen Read more [...]

Frostwood home listed for sale

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A four to five-bedroom home at 12307 Rip Van Winkle in Frostwood is listed for $749,900. Amy Bernstein of Bernstein Realty is the listing agent. This home features an open floor plan, perfect for entertaining. The remodeled kitchen has granite countertops, gas cooktop range, wet bar and breakfast room. The spacious den has a stone surround fireplace and mantle. The home has a lot of storage and play areas for children. 12307 Rip Van Winkle is in Frostwood, 1.5 miles from Bendwood Park, 3.4 Read more [...]

Administrator called in to listed arm of DFO founders’ empire

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John Kinghorn THE listed arm of the business empire run by DFO founders David Wieland and David Goldberger has collapsed under the weight of a $44 million Westpac loan. Verticon called in administrator McGrathNicol late on Tuesday following the departure from the board last week of Noel Henderson, who is locked in a legal stoush with the two Davids over the near-collapse of the DFO empire. Read more [...]

Cardiff Council refuses proposals for Llanishen Reservoir development

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Cardiff council has voiced a resounding 'no' vote against proposals to build a housing development on Cardiff north beauty spot. The plans for more than 300 homes and surrounding road infrastructure on the Llanishen Reservoir were up for refusal by planning officers – should a Welsh Assembly inquiry scheduled for July send the plans back to the council. American company Western Power Distribution are behind the plans – and have already drained tons of water from the Grade-II listed sailing Read more [...]

Man On The Spot

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Johannes won this last year from exactly the same mark and though unsuccessful subsequently will have been primed for this and ran very well at Newmarket last time. FITZ FLYER has only won once, on Polytrack in December 2009, but he's always competed at a high level on turf and looks well enough handicapped to double his tally here. Ancient Cross is very consistent and that has counted against him as his strike-rate of 2-34 in no way reflects his ability and he should get competitive. Falasteen Read more [...]

ArborGen ends US share sale

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ArborGen, a forestry biotechnology company 33 per cent owned by NZX-listed Rubicon, has pulled an initial public share offer in the United States, citing market conditions as a reason. ArborGen wanted to sell 5.12 million new shares to the public at between US$16 and US$18 a share to raise between US$82 million ($103 million) and US$92 million. Rubicon's holding in ArborGen was going to fall to 27.24 per cent from 33.33 per cent if the capital raising proceeded. Arbogen said yesterday that its Read more [...]

RAB Capital: our days as a listed company are numbered

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Shares in RAB Capital have plunged 24% after the company issed a gloomy warning to investors claiming its days as a lsted company are numbered. It said that the departure of Gavin Wilson, co-manager of the RAB Energy fund and the RAB Octane fund, coupled with redemptions on its RAB Special Situations (Master) fund, has put further restructuring on the cards. 'The path for the company's return to profitability will be impaired relative to management's previous expectations and the board's outlook Read more [...]

Barratt Sales, Prices Increase But UK Housing Market Subdued

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(Adds detail in 11th, 12th and 14th paragraphs, analyst comment in 15th paragraph.) By Michael Haddon Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. house builder Barratt Developments PLC (BDEV.LN) said Wednesday its sales rates had returned to normal levels and its average prices had increased, but added that the domestic housing market would remain constrained in the near-term. The FTSE 250-listed company, the U.K.'s largest homebuilder by volume, said its sales rates since Read more [...]

5Things May 11: BOE Meeting at THS Tonight

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