Monthly Archives: July 2011

Saturday’s gravitational pull is irresistible for racing’s top events

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Just over 100,000 people went to the races in Britain last Saturday. The attendance at York was better than the biggest crowd at Goodison Park during the Premier League season, while Chester's crowd of 36,500 was narrowly ahead of the best gate at Spurs. And on Monday morning, once the money had been banked, came the recriminations.Chester is annoyed that Newmarket has shifted its entire July Festival meeting back by a day, to run from Thursday to Saturday, with a knock-on effect that the Roodee's Read more [...]

Former hospital site listed for sale at $4.9 million: UPDATED AT 5:31 PM

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Plenty of interest in property By The Sault Star Updated 5 hours ago The prognosis is good for buyer interest in the former Sault Area Hospital site. Sam Butkovich, broker of record with RE/MAX Sault Ste. Marie Realty, fielded a steady stream of phone calls and e-mails on Monday following the listing of the waterfront property. Queries to the SAH representative came from the city and Sudbury. "This can change the whole (character) Read more [...]

Steam not listed in Battlefield 3 release plans – bit

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Steam was not listed as a planned digital distribution partner for Battlefield 3. Electronic Arts' plans for digitally distributed versions of Battlefield 3 were revealed over the weekend, when a list of digital distribution platforms was listed on the the official site and Valve's Steam service was not listed as a partner. The list has since been pulled down by Electronic Arts, but not before it was reported by Joystiq. Electronic Arts did list other digital platforms, Read more [...]

Plans for 650 homes and a school set for approval

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The development of Cambridge’s southern fringe is set to take a huge leap forward with approval of designs for more than 650 homes and a primary school. The final seal of approval from planning chiefs would clear the way for the start of house building at Trumpington Meadows, the former Monsanto site, and Clay Farm, which will form part of the community christened Great Kneighton. The application for the first phase of Trumpington Meadows is for 353 homes next to the Grade I-listed Anstey Read more [...]

China’s U.S.-listed stocks are junk

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By Craig Stephen HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — By now, everyone has heard of the Muddy Waters research alleging fraud at Sino-Forest that tripped up investor John Paulson. Yet when this report arrived in my inbox last week, it was still an eye-opener, reading more like an Interpol indictment than a mosaic of analysis. It begins by asserting Sino-Forest is like Bernie Madoff, Read more [...]

As Viagra-maker Pfizer leaves town will the Open help Sandwich out of the rough?

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By Peter SwainLast updated at 2:23 PM on 11th July 2011 With boy wonder golfer Rory McIlroy aiming to fol low up his US Open triumph, this week’s Open Championship at Royal St George’s should be a welcome boost for Sandwich. Spirits have been sagging in the Kent town since February when drug giant Pfizer announced it was closing the local plant where it created Viagra in 1989. The genteel one-time Cinque Port is one of the country’s best-preserved medieval towns. Its cobbled streets Read more [...]

Another very windy day for NZ on Tuesday

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The strong westerly flow over New Zealand should quickly strengthen again during Tuesday morning. A front should move off to the east of the North Island overnight. The next, fast-moving front should move onto the South Island Tuesday morning and onto the North Island in the afternoon. This watch covers a number of events outside those listed in the Severe Weather Warning. 1) A brief period of heavy rain is expected in eastern Bay of Plenty tonight but should have cleared by dawn on Tuesday. 2) Read more [...]

ANZ tosses the dice with Oceania share sale

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Hosken consolidated investments has an exotic collection of assets in gaming, media, food and beverage services. Photo: Rob Homer ANZ has put the former Allco Equity Partners, Oceania Capital, in play by selling enough shares to South African listed conglomerate Hosken Consolidated Investments enough shares for a takeover springboard. ANZ ended up owning 24 per cent of Oceania in late Read more [...]