Outrage over sale of sacred Aboriginal stone

"No public museums will display these objects or photograph them" ... Michael Pickering. Photo: Graham Tidy AN English auction house will today sell off a rare Aboriginal Tjuringa stone, a totem so sacred to indigenous culture than Australian museums refuse to even exhibit them out of respect for indigenous mores. The sale of the etched oval stone, listed as Lot 825 by the Canterbury Read more [...]

Five Thai Listed Firms Make Forbes’ Top 200 Asian Companies List

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) reveals five Thai listed companies are among "Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion" this year by Forbes Asia magazine which named the top 200 Asian firms with annual revenues of USD 5 million-USD 1 billion and strong earnings growth. Four of the five SET  firms are listed on the main board, consisting of Advanced Information Technology plc (AIT), Bualuang Securities plc (BLS), Polyplex (Thailand) plc (PTL) and Robinson Department Store plc (ROBINS), said Chanitr Charnchainarong, Read more [...]

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Business & Community Events Appeal To All Interests, Now Listed On New My …

My Booking Manager, provider of a registration and booking service for corporate, business, government and non profit event coordinators, today launched its new website. The My Booking Manager website can be used to access a broad range of events and functions catering to a wide range of interests. "We are all familiar with first aid training for physical injuries", Mr Herrmann, Managing Director of My Booking Manager said, "but given that each year 1 in 5 Australian adults will experience mental Read more [...]

Troubled Fuse 8 weighs up sale

AIM-listed Fuse 8 has suspended its chief executive Nigel Hunter and is weighing up a sale of the business as it launches an internal investigation into its performance. The digital marketing agency told the Stock Exchange it had discovered its first half trading was below expectations and it was no longer confident it could achieve its full-year forecasts. Fuse 8's board had requested Hunter provide an updated review of its performance and an estimate of performance for Read more [...]

Crist OR Rees listed as Saturday’s starter

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame's games notes for Saturday's showdown at Michigan offered little clarity as to who will take the first snap with the offense, as the Fighting Irish listed Dayne Crist or Tommy Rees as its No. 1 quarterback on its weekly depth chart.There were no other depth chart changes between the Week 1 and Week 2 releases.Head coach Brian Kelly said Sunday he hoped to have a decision on his starting quarterback Monday. He meets with the media for his weekly news conference at noon Read more [...]

Vancouver’s second-oldest house to be demolished

Luxton said fixing up old wood frame houses like this “is not difficult,� but it does take money, which is in short supply for heritage buildings in Canada.“It’s an unfortunate confluence of circumstances, “ he said.“It happens with many institutions and service providers; they work on very tight budgets, and there are no identified budgets for additional priorities like heritage conservation.�Modest as it is, the house has an interesting history. After Read more [...]

Spectacular Festivals and Special Events Enliven Chicago Through September â …

CHICAGO (September, 2011) – Fall is the perfect time to visit Chicago – fewer crowds, colorful scenery and cooler temperatures make it a popular destination during the vibrant, autumn months. Following is a round-up of the season’s best bets taking place from September to November both downtown and across Chicago’s neighborhoods. For more information about all upcoming events listed below, which are FREE unless otherwise noted, visit www.ExploreChicago.org. FESTIVALS Grant Read more [...]

Ruth’s rescue came too late for us… even though our TV country house now …

By Jessie HewitsonLast updated at 6:02 PM on 5th September 2011 Back in 1986, William and Ann Brennan spotted a small advert in a newspaper announcing the sale of Gissing Hall, a stately but dilapidated Grade-II listed manor house with five acres in south Norfolk. On a whim they viewed the property - up for sale at £150,000, this cut-price stately home was too tempting not to investigate - and bought it.The 16,000sq ft house, in the village of Gissing, with 44 rooms, 23 of them bedrooms, Read more [...]