Monthly Archives: July 2011

Million pound houses for sale in Northumberland

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Centuries of conflict between England and Scotland led to more castles being built in the border county of Northumberland than in any other county in England. Add to that the fact that, today, Northumberland has the lowest population density of any county in England, and you can understand the appeal-and the problems-of this gloriously wild and woolly area, where the old order has learned to survive by staying one step ahead of the new.The launch of the thriving, 1,229-acre Castle Heaton and Read more [...]

Taiwan Approves AIG Sale of Life Unit

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BY FANNY LIU AND PAUL MOZUR TAIPEI—Taiwan's financial regulator approved the $2.16 billion sale of American International Group Inc.'s Taiwan life-insurance unit to Ruenchen Investment Holdings Ltd., marking an end to a sale process that has dragged on for almost two years. AIG put Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. on the market 20 months ago, as part of its effort to repay its bailout from the U.S. government during the financial crisis. An initial sale to a consortium Read more [...]

Patience pays for Gibbons

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Career highlight: Andrew Gibbons wins the Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton on Jerezana. Picture: Mark Evans Source: The Daily Telegraph PETER Snowden's wish to keep Kerrin McEvoy in Sydney yesterday provided Andrew Gibbons with a career highlight aboard Jerezana in the Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. McEvoy is Darley's number one rider in Australia Read more [...]

Homes that get top marks for saving energy

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The Irish Times - Thursday, July 14, 201112345616 Victoria Road, Rathgar, Dublin 616 Victoria Road, Rathgar, Dublin 66 Victoria Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6: completely revamped period home built in the 1920s has a B2 energy rating.Seascape, Mapas Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin: €635,000 for four-bedroom house with B1 energy rating5 Bruach an Uisce (5 Waterside), Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary: €285,000 for A-rated three-bed in sustainable eco-village1 Brighton View, D6: price cut to €1.4m for A-rated newbuild. Read more [...]

SUP Weekend Preview – July 16th / 17th

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This weekend's lineup of events promises to showcase some strong competition and includes the San Clemente Ocean Festival, Eastern Canada SUP Championships, Covewater Classic, and the High Tide Paddle Race. SUP racers make a swift turn around a race buoy with their boards within paddle reach of each other.   Make sure to check the SUP Events page for more events in your area.   SAN DIEGO, California – We are in the middle of summer and there couldn’t be a better time to SUP. Here is Read more [...]

Bridgeland Custom home listed for sale

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A four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 17519 Bremonds Bend in Bridgeland is available for $746,900. Darlene Sigler of Prudential Gary Greene Realtors is the listing agent. The custom lakeview Ronny Carroll home is in a gated community. A large master bedroom grants access to the covered porch, contains his and her closets and a whirlpool tub. The kitchen has granite countertops, tile flooring and stainless steel appliances. It features a three-car plus garage. The home is in a gated community Read more [...]

Investor Sues Polygon-Owned Listed Credit Fund, Polygon Chiefs

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An investor in listed hedge fund Tetragon Financial Group has sued its officers, directors and Polygon Investment Partners, alleging an "incestuous" relationship that allowed Polygon to "loot" the credit fund. Daniel Silverstein has accused Tetragon and its manager, Tetragon Financial Management, which is owned by Polygon, of writing down its net asset value in 2008 to allow TFM to collect bigger fees when credit markets improved. Silverstein called the 2008 valuation below fair value, and Read more [...]

Orlando home listings keep shrinking

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The Orlando area's inventory of houses listed for sale is the smallest it has been December 2005, according to a report released Wednesday by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association.The median price paid for single-family homes in June remained flat at $110,000 when compared with May, as the percentage of distress sales in the core market diminished for a fifth consecutive Read more [...]

Businesses ready to kick off cup events

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KAREN GOODGER ART MOVES: Nelson artist Lori Davis is planning a new gallery opening in September as part of Rugby World Cup celebrations in Nelson. A national business club designed to leverage off the Rugby World Cup has a strong local following with 438 Nelson Marlborough members, organisers say. One of those members, Nelson artist Lori Davis, said she signed up to the NZ 2011 Business Club so she could Read more [...]