Monthly Archives: May 2011

Man listed in stable condition at Kalamazoo hospital following I-94 crash that … – Kalamazoo Gazette

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EMMETT TOWNSHIP — A promoter for the popular Indian musical group RFAK was being treated at Borgess Medical Center Sunday night following a crash on I-94 in Calhoun County that killed the group's Bollywood event manager.Gulam Mustafa, 33, was listed in stable condition at the hospital, a Borgess official said.The crash occurred Saturday night on the highway near the exit for Firekeepers Casino in Emmett Township just east of Battle Creek. Police said Chtresh Shrivastava, of Mumbai, India, was Read more [...]

West Sixth Street’s grand homes exemplify historic preservation, creative reuse

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More than 75 years ago, the house at 306 W. Sixth St. was a sight to behold.The yard and lawn were perfectly manicured. The hardwood walls of the library were polished. Every single room was opulently furnished.The home's former maid, Myrtle Mittelmeier Nye, 96, can still picture it. Nye and her sister, Mercie, lived and worked in the home during the 1930s and early 1940s, receiving free room and board and $12 a week."Everything was so pretty and nice. It was easy to take care of," she said.Originally Read more [...]

5 Things: Happy Mothers Day!

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Noble nears deal with Australia’s Gloucester on coal asset sale -sources

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Mon May 9, 2011 2:07am EDT * Noble deal involves Donaldson Coal - source/report * Gloucester says planning capital raising/acquisitions (Adds detail) By Michael Smith SYDNEY, May 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based commodities firm Noble Group is nearing a deal to sell stakes in some Australian coal assets to its majority-owned Australian coal miner Gloucester Coal , sources said Monday. Noble Group has been expected to sell its 100 percent-owned Donaldson Coal Read more [...]

The three big factors powering listed PE

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With the ongoing recovery in the global economy and sanguine equity markets representing strong tailwinds, we expect the listed private equity sector to continue to deliver strong net asset value (NAV) returns. The underlying investment portfolios are in good health and maturing well, and this represents a solid foundation for earnings-driven revaluations and realisations. Somewhat paradoxically given the NAV growth potential, these companies continue to trade on wide discounts. We expect an ongoing Read more [...]

We’ve done more than enough

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Published on Sun May 08 11:16:09 BST 2011 I READ regularly in the Press of cases where the planning process has not been afforded the respect it deserves and it has caused me to contrast such cases with the planning applications submitted by The Society for three houses on Harbour Road in Beadnell. Read more [...]

Fond du Lac’s Lakeside Spirit excursion boat is for sale

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 14-->The Lakeside Spirit won't grace Lake Winnebago's waters this summer.Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is selling the excursion yacht it has operated since 2006.The yacht is listed with Pinnacle Marine Corp., according to a Convention Bureau press release.The vessel hasn't fulfilled its intended purpose, said Craig Molitor, president of Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Lakeside Spirit was purchased with bed tax dollars — revenue Read more [...]

Peek inside snazzy homes on Lombard Kiwanis housewalk

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An addition with an indoor swimming pool was all it took to turn a classic Prairie-style home designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright into a party house. Both Nichol and Greg James grew up with swimming pools at their homes. So it was the pool that sold Greg when the couple saw the house near downtown Lombard about seven years ago. But right from the start Nichol loved the home’s details, the wood trim on the walls and ceiling, the arched doors and windows and the Roman Read more [...]

Riley is top of the tots

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Riley is top of the tots 5:00pm Sunday 8th May 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) A TOT aged just 22 months proved you’re never too young to start fundraising as he completed a ‘Toddle Waddle’ for a good cause. Deb Thompson, 34, and her son Riley Thompson-Bennett, walked a 1km route around Basingstoke’s Eastrop Park last month and have raised in excess of £350 for the Read more [...]