Monthly Archives: August 2011

HP Touchpad Sale: Where to Buy Tablet Computer for $99

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Like us on Facebook The price drop has topped Amazon's bestsellers on its electronics list, though the TouchPad is currently listed at $399 on Amazon.com. HP said on Thursday that it would discontinue all webOS-powered devices, which includes the HP TouchPad and Pre 3 smartphone. The decision is to move away from PCs, though it "will continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward," according to an HP representative. The HP TouchPad Read more [...]

25000 informal settlers get houses

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MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government Monday said it will award 25,000 housing units in the National Housing Authority (NHA) relocation sites to the city’s informal settlers especially those living in areas listed as danger zones. Ramon Asprer, head of the city’s Urban Poor Affairs Office (UPAO) said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is in the midst of validating the master list of informal settlers to ensure that qualified beneficiaries are immediately Read more [...]

Traders in Newquay feel the pinch

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22 August 2011 Last updated at 08:43 GMT Behind Newquay's surfing image, many businesses are suffering A number of holiday-related businesses in Newquay are up for sale this summer. Many owners said they were suffering because tourists are being careful with what they spend. Traders claim many holiday makers are exchanging the traditional two-week summer holiday for a weekend stay Read more [...]

Listed firms’ debt repayment ability improves in H1

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SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's listed companies saw their ability to repay short-term liabilities improve slightly in the first half of the year on reduced short-term debts, data showed Monday.   The average current ratio of 469 of 660 listed firms, which are listed on the Seoul main bourse and close their books on Dec. 31, reached 239.48 percent as of end-June, up 6.13 percentage points from the end of last year, according to the data by the Korea Exchange and the Korea Listed Companies Read more [...]

Expert reveals real estate secrets

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ROB MAETZIG Ian Gundesen vividly remembers the time he was invited to speak to the Taranaki Property Investors Association. "I thought they'd be all schooled up on buying and selling houses - after all, most of them owned quite a number of properties," the veteran New Plymouth real estate agent recalls. "But they weren't. There were about 60 at the meeting, and instead of spending half an hour talking to Read more [...]

Malls lure midnight shoppers to boost sales

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Malls lure midnight shoppers to boost sales Jakarta-based creative worker Lika Aprilia, along with thousands of other shoppers, was busy browsing the Debenhams department store at Senayan City over the weekend when the mall offered discounts of up to 70 percent during a Ramadhan midnight sales event.“I remembered it was the midnight sale, so I hurried to SenCy to look for anything I could find. I found two woman’s bags for only one price,” Lika told The Jakarta Post on Friday, adding Read more [...]

Top 10 Most Profitable US-Listed Chinese Stocks: VALV, TBOW, CYOU, TAOM, HGSH …

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Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALV) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 69.42% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 15.37% for the same period. Trunkbow International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TBOW) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 59.01% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 52.77% for the same period. Changyou.com Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) Read more [...]

Home of the Week: Hollywood version of Greek Revival in Los Feliz

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Technically, this multilevel house in the Los Feliz hills falls into the design category of Greek Revival, but just barely. "The architecture didn't feel to me like a Greek Revival house in the classic sense," says co-owner Ilene Kurtz-Kretzschmar, who has lived in the house for almost four years. "Those are so much more formal. This feels more like a Hollywood version." And indeed it is. The house Read more [...]