North Iowa Today for Tuesday, June 21

For other fun events, go to www.globegazette.com and click on the Entertainment link. To suggest events to be listed here, please e-mail specifics to judy.delperdang@globegazette.com. You can also post them in the online Events Calendar by following the posting prompts. HAMPTON — The Franklin County Farmers Market is open from 5 to 7 p.m. in Main Street Square, corner of First Avenue Northwest and First Street Northwest. HANLONTOWN — Sundown Day is commemorated Read more [...]

La Polar Pitches Chilean Stock Sale to Avoid Second Bankruptcy Since 1999

Empresas La Polar SA (LAPOLAR) is seeking to avert a second bankruptcy in 12 years by selling shares worth almost twice the Chilean retailer’s market value after loan losses triggered an 80 percent tumble in less than two weeks. La Polar shareholders are scheduled to vote today on the sale of as much as $400 million in new shares that may provide a way for an investor to buy a controlling stake. “The new share sale will give La Polar more options to solve Read more [...]

Earls Court’s £8bn scheme unveiled

A sweeping transformation of London’s Earls Court, intended to create thousands of homes and jobs within a £8bn suburb, is promised by developers who have put forward the UK’s most valuable planning application.

In a move that will underscore confidence in the capital’s future by its leading developers, the proposals to regenerate one of London’s biggest development areas will be submitted on Wednesday after three years of consultation.

SanTan Village hosts a Celebration of Cakes

Before cupcakes, whoopie pies and French macarons became “it” desserts on TV cooking shows, in food magazines and across the blogosphere, there was plain old cake — and we liked it. The classic dessert is put on a pedestal beginning Friday, when the Celebration of Cakes kicks off at SanTan Village in Gilbert. The three-day affair will feature up to 180 cakes displayed throughout the shopping center for visitors to vote on, and three master cake artists will Read more [...]

“Father of the Bride” House for Sale in California

"Father of the Bride" was a very funny movie. It was also set in a spectacular home in Alhambra, California. The house has a classic style and is large and airy. Its elegant style was a clever foil to the zany antics of the father, George Banks, played by Steve Martin. Would you like to own the "Father of the Bride" home?This house is now for sale. It has been listed for sale online for close to 50 days, but no one has purchased the home yet, notes the Daily Mail. However, this home probably Read more [...]

Groom sets grade-1 listed wedding venue on fire

A groom is reported to have set fire to a protected building he was supposed to be getting married in, after a dispute over the bill. The castle is the only medieval style castle in Britain, and is seen as a very prestigious location. Manchester United star Wes Brown married at the hotel, and it is frequently used in film, such as Dr Who and Robin Hood. Peckforton Castle suffers extensive damage in arson attack. 20 appliances and more then 100 firefighters spent Sunday trying to control the Read more [...]

Online House Hunter: Georgian Gems

An interior shot of a Georgian house for sale in Lewes, East Sussex IT’S easy to see why Georgian properties remain at the top of the ‘most-desired’ list of UK home-buyers. There is something about this style which says both solid, permanent, built-to-last and yet also manages to combine delicate, feminine and charm. The length of the Georgian period (1714 to 1837) ensures there are plenty of genuine Georgian houses still to be bought in the UK but the style has remained popular and even Read more [...]

Five Things To Consider for This Tuesday

1. IronBirds lose another close one A 1-2 split with the Hudson Valley Renegades over the weekend, the IronBirds hit the road on Monday only to lose their third straight. This time the IronBirds lost to the Brooklyn Cyclones. Here's how the team's spokesman, Towney Godfrey, explained it in a press release: "For the second night in the row, the Aberdeen IronBirds had the tying run in scoring position in the last inning. And for the second night in the row they were unable to push him across. Aberdeen Read more [...]

Inactive listed firm to sell shares; new investors to get majority stake

In a board meeting on June 17, directors of AGP Industrial “approved the sale and issuance of 136.678 million shares at P1 per share to various investors on June 17 under private placements.� For instance, Filipino firm Sunplaza Development Corp. will buy 92.678 million new common shares worth P92.6678 million, AGP Industrial told the local bourse yesterday. Investors Gary Lincoln C. Taboso, Rafael B. Zialcita, Antonio V.F. Gregorio III, and Chi Ho Co also bought 44 million Read more [...]