Monthly Archives: June 2011

Analysis: Auditors face suits over U.S.-listed Chinese blowups

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By Carlyn Kolker NEW YORK | Thu Jun 9, 2011 10:03pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who have suffered a drubbing from accounting scandals at U.S.-listed Chinese companies are starting to sue the auditors who blessed their financial statements, but it will be tough for them to win in American courts. Shareholders already have sued a string of China-based, U.S.-listed companies for fraud, saying they lost money when stocks tanked after financial Read more [...]

Barracks’ sale tests London property market

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The centuries-old St John’s Wood Barracks will be put
on the block next week, in one of the largest
sales of a prime central London property since a Qatari-backed consortium bought Chelsea Barracks four years ago.

The sale will test the strength of the prime property market, which has suffered recently from a lack of financing for big developments.

SUNDAY: A CELEBRATION OF PRIDE AND JOY

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Advertisement Mid-Missouri PrideFest is back for another year, aiming to celebrate the bonds already present and those yet possible between those in the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and ally community. There will be family-friendly entertainment in a variety of genres, thought- and action-provoking exhibits and a wealth of opportunities to interact with other festival-goers. Read more [...]

More Luxury-Home Owners Opt for Short Sales

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TWO copper beeches tower over Rudy and Ann Mittasch’s shingled colonial on a pristine half acre in the gated Legend Yacht and Beach Club enclave of 46 homes here. Set on rolling terrain with 26 acres of communal space, their home has distant views across the Long Island Sound from the city to Connecticut. Amenities in the private community include a clubhouse decorated à la Ralph Lauren, a dock with boat slips, an outdoor pool, an indoor tennis court and a lake with two fountains. Read more [...]

RUMH LANDS LISTED HONOURS

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Rumh delivered an swift boost to the form of last week's Investec Oaks by taking the Lord Weinstock Memorial Stakes at Newbury by an assured six lengths. Godolphin's filly made her first appearance of the season at the same course a month ago, finishing third behind behind Izzi Top and Dancing Rain, the respective third and first at Epsom last Friday. Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor suggested Rumh may now replace Khawlah as the Godolphin runner in next week's Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot with her Read more [...]

New Westminster heritage workshop a hit

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A recent workshop has helped entice some owners of heritage homes to put their houses on the New Westminster Heritage Register.On June 4, the City of New Westminster hosted its first heritage register homes workshop, which was a daylong workshop offered to owners of homes on New Westminster's heritage register. The workshop included presentations about various heritage home issues and display tables showing products and services offered in the community.Julie Schueck, the city's heritage planner, Read more [...]

House Hunt: Five Newly-Listed Homes

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Built in 1982, the traditional colonial home located at 11749 Buckley Court in Lake Ridge has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.  This residence measures 3,714 square feet on 1.37 acres in a quiet, forested neighborhood.  Amenities include Pergo flooring, wall-to-wall carpeting, skylights, and French doors, in addition to an in-ground swimming pool.  Listed at $564,900 by 4% Realty, Inc.  Call (703) 590-4000. Located on almost one-third of an acre, the property at 12501 Sulky Court in Lake Ridge Read more [...]

Peek at homes with snazzy swimming pools

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A home on the market in Newport Coast with a swimming pool out back comes with a bonus - it has an indoor pool, too. A Yorba Linda house boasts a pool at the bottom of a waterslide built by an amusement park pro. And another pool in Dana Point has an underwater window right at the bar. Houses listed throughout Orange County have rock pools, Read more [...]