Local Independence Day events listed

ADVERTISEMENT Happy Independence Day! Following are events planned for Monday afternoon and night in the Gazette’s readership area: Beloit The annual Pops on the Rock concert starts at 6 p.m. Monday, July 4, at the Harry Moore Pavilion. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. with fireworks to follow. The concert features the Beloit-Janesville Symphony Orchestra. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Admission is free. Read more [...]

Prototype iPhone 4 listed for sale on eBay

By Slash Lane Published: 12:40 PM EST A prototype version of Apple's iPhone 4, based on test hardware built before the device went into mass production, has appeared for sale on eBay. The new listing from seller "jtmaxo" is set to expire on July 11. The posting refers to the device as a "prototype," and notes that the serial number written on it is not valid when entered on Apple's website. The device has "DF1692" etched in the bottom right corner. According Read more [...]

Q+A – How will Thai election outcome affect listed companies?

By Khettiya Jittapong BANGKOK | Mon Jul 4, 2011 2:45pm IST BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition Puea Thai Party scored a landslide election victory on Sunday and the scale of its win suggests there could be some respite in a six-year political crisis. Here is a look at some likely winners and losers from the economic policy of Puea Thai Party. WHICH SECTORS WILL WIN FROM POPULIST POLICIES? Puea Thai plans easier access to credit, Read more [...]

New Zealand property market sees dip in listings

There were 9,111 new properties listed across New Zealand in June, down from 9,898 in May. The level of unsold houses on the market at the end of June was 47,738 down from 48,352 in May and 50,398 in April. The drop has resulted in the inventory of available properties on the New Zealand market approaching the long term average, measured by the number of weeks it would take to sell all the properties, for the first time since 2009.The report shows inventory at 42.1 weeks, while the long Read more [...]

LORIS/NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

Zumba | 4 p.m. Mondays, Center for Health Fitness. $12.50 for members; $20 for guests. 716-7111.Back screening | 1-3 p.m. July 14, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. 716-7381.Car seat safety | 9 a.m. to noon July 16, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. 716-7381 to register.Heartsaver adult CPR | 4 p.m. July 19, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. $25. Call 716-7381 to register.Open House | 8:30-10:30 a.m. July 22, Seacoast Medical Park, 3980 S.C. 90 E., Suite Read more [...]

Liverpool Council given go-ahead for education centre sale

Liverpool Council has been given the go-ahead to sell a Grade II-listed former adult education centre that was closed after it fell into £1.6 million of debt. Burton Manor, in Neston in the Wirral, is to be sold either privately or by auction, after the council received the necessary permission from central government to off-load the loss-making property. Some £284,000 was spent by the city council on subsidising the centre Read more [...]

Fourth of July Activities listed

Looking for some Fourth of July fun? Check out these events Monday: Fourth of July celebration. City of Plattsburgh. Lineup for parade begins at 12:30 near Wilcox Dock, theme "Red, White and Blue." Parade starts at 2 p.m. Entertainment downtown, 2 to 11 p.m., on the city's portable stage. Fireworks downtown, 9:20 p.m. Ticonderoga's Best 4th in the North. Events in Bicentennial Park. 1:45 p.m., Montcalm Mile footrace, Montcalm Street Bed Races; 2 p.m., Fourth of July Parade down Montcalm Street Read more [...]

Health Briefs

Zumba | 4 p.m. Mondays, Center for Health Fitness. $12.50 for members; $20 for guests. 716-7111.Back screening | 1-3 p.m. July 14, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. 716-7381.Car seat safety | 9 a.m. to noon July 16, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. 716-7381 to register.Heartsaver adult CPR | 4 p.m. July 19, North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center. $25. Call 716-7381 to register.Open House | 8:30-10:30 a.m. July 22, Seacoast Medical Park, 3980 S.C. 90 E., Suite Read more [...]