Holiday Helping (10/30/11)

MODESTO GOSPEL MISSION — The Great Thanksgiving Banquet Bundle-Up will be held Nov. 23 at4 p.m. for the needy and homeless in our community. Coats and warm clothing also will be distributed at the dinner. Volunteers will assist with decorations, setup and cleanup, serve dinner, and sort and distribute coats and clothing. Families are welcome to volunteer together (ages 8 to 17 with a responsible adult). Volunteer three-hour shifts begin at 10 a.m. A volunteer orientation and tour will be Read more [...]

Shows going on sale: Phish, Jingle Ball, Herbie Hancock, others – The Star-Ledger

Phish will ring in the new year at Madison Square Garden in New York. The following is a list of major concerts and other events with tickets that are going on sale this week. They are listed by on-sale time and unless otherwise noted, they will be available via Ticketmaster; call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com. FRIDAY, 9 A.M. • State Theatre, New Brunswick. Toad the Wet Sprocket, Jan. 6, $25 to $45. Golden Oldies Spectacular with Little Anthony and the Imperials, Bobby Rydell, Read more [...]

Takeover Panel considers extending rules to Aim-listed firms

As part of a consultation expected early next year, it is understood the Panel
will look to drop the PCCM test and rewrite the Code so companies quoted on
the Official List and Aim are covered.

A rule change would give extra protection to investors in a far wider group,
mainly the resource and exploration sectors where directors are often
resident overseas.

A Takeover Panel spokesman declined to comment.

Baristaville Open Houses: Sunday, Oct. 30

There are approximately 100 houses showing in Baristaville this Halloween Eve. An untold number of them may be haunted. Regardless, here is a look at area houses with five bedrooms. 594 Ridgewood Ave., Glen Ridge List Price: $619,000 Taxes: $17,731 Acreage: 0.12 Acres 5BR/2.2BA Just listed, this nine-room Colonial is located on a cul-de-sac near Brookdale Park. The house was renovated this year. Many improvements were made to the kitchen, which now boasts granite countertops, tile backsplash, Read more [...]

INSIDE REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Over 2000 distressed homes lurking in …

For the second consecutive month, lenders and banks owned more than 2,000 homes in the Tucson region that have not yet been listed for sale. These pre-market real estate owned (REO) homes, referred to as "shadow inventory," are up 35 percent since January. New data from Tucson Foreclosure Source showed the REO inventory totaled 2,018 homes in September. Neighborhoods in the southern parts of the city had the largest shadow inventory at 843 homes, followed by northwest Read more [...]

Listing Ranks Scranton Among Nation’s Top Producers of Fulbright Students

(Media-Newswire.com) - The University of Scranton has placed second among “Master’s Institutions” in the nation for producing Fulbright scholarships for students in 2011/2012, according to a ranking published by The Chronicle of Higher Education online on Oct. 23, 2011. This is the seventh consecutive year Scranton has made this elite ranking of just 93 colleges recognized as the nation’s “Top Producers of Fulbright Students” and the third consecutive year that Scranton placed second Read more [...]

Historic WW2 building in Toronto faces wrecking ball

TORONTO — A building that played a major role in the production of aircraft for the Allies in their fight against Hitler during the Second World War is facing the wrecking ball. It's located in Toronto's Downsview Park and is described in federal heritage documents simply as "CFB Plant #1, Building #1." Just one month after the federal government celebrated Canada's aviation history by reintroducing the name, "Royal Canadian Air Force," it was sending an eviction notice to a building where Read more [...]

Coweta-area Church Activities for week of Oct. 29 – Newnan Times

Published Saturday, October 29, 2011 in Religion From Staff Reports religion@newnan.com Listed below are a list of various activities and events held by area churches for the week beginning Saturday, Oct. 29. ••• HOMECOMINGS • 133rd Church Anniversary, Smith Chapel United Methodist Church, Nov. 6, 11 a.m. Carl Von Epps, preaching. Lunch to follow. ••• REVIVALS • Shadnor First Baptist Church, Union City, Sunday, 11 a.m. • Changed Crusade, Woolsey Baptist Read more [...]