Time to act as Jack sells

The north coast property of actor Jack Thompson is expected to sell for more than $2 million. One of the most outstanding new listings on the NSW north coast is the beachfront retreat of actor Jack Thompson. Expected to sell for more than $2 million, the 10.5-hectare oceanfront estate occupies a prime parcel of land at Woolgoolga, a small town about 20 minutes' drive north of Coffs Harbour. Read more [...]

Items Listed For Jammers Annual Hot Stove Dinner And Auction

Tickets are still available for the Jamestown Jammers eighth annual Hot Stove Dinner and Charity Auction scheduled at the Lakewood Rod Gun Club on Monday.Doors will open at 5 p.m. with a cocktail hour. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by guest speakers and live and silent auctions.Steve Cishek, former Jamestown Jammer and current Miami Marlin pitcher, will be a guest speaker. Cishek pitched for the Jammers in 2007 posting a 1.95 ERA. In 2011, his first full season with the Marlins, Read more [...]

RAILROADED: Hundreds of historic houses will be flattened or ruined by new …

By Harry MountLast updated at 3:05 AM on 14th January 2012 There are few English villages more idyllic than Chetwode in Buckinghamshire, just on the Oxfordshire border. The Grade I listed priory church of St Mary and St Nicholas was built from the remains of an Augustinian priory founded in 1245. In its chancel window is England’s oldest heraldic stained glass, showing Henry III’s coat of arms. In the nave, there’s a plaque to John Betjeman’s father-in-law, Field Marshal Lord Chetwode. Read more [...]

WEEKEND EVENTS: Picasso, Annie and an Art Stroll

 ATLANTA – There are tons of fun events going on this weekend, in your area. We’ve listed a few of them for you to check out with your family and friends.On Saturday, Milton High School will host a Run for Cover 5K which will begin at 3:00 p.m. Run organizers are asking participants to bring new or gently used articles of winter clothing or some type of non-perishable food item to be donated to North Fulton County charities. Registration for the run costs $25 and registration will be held Read more [...]

Top Oversold U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks (Jan 13, 2012)

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JASO) is the most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 13. It was down 9.9% on the day. JASO's upside potential is 72.7% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $3.14. It is trading at 21.2% of its 52-week high of $8.57, and 50.4% above its 52-week low of $1.21. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) is the second most oversold U.S.-listed Chinese stock on Jan. 13. It was down 7.3% on the day. TSL's upside potential is 36.5% based Read more [...]

Galway to stage its first Listed race

The Irish Times - Saturday, January 14, 2012RACING: THIS YEAR’S Galway summer festival will see a first black type event run on the flat after Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) yesterday confirmed a new Listed race will take place at Ballybrit in 2012, writes Brian O’Connor.A newly drawn-up seven-furlong event for three-year-old fillies and older mares will be staged at the famous festival and is among a number of black type changes announced by HRI.They include the promotion of a couple of established Read more [...]

Old Kingsbury Middle School listed for sale

STATELINE, Nev. — The property that formerly housed Kingsbury Middle School has been listed for sale by the Douglas County School District.Appraisers valued the property at about $4 million. Superintendent Lisa Noonan said the district shouldn't accept anything less than that.The Stateline facility will be considered an open listing, meaning it won't be exclusive to any single real estate broker. A $40,000 cap was set on the commission for the real estate broker who sells the school, though brokers Read more [...]

St Andrews and Dundee universities listed in top 100 of international Leiden …

St Andrews and Dundee universities have been named among the top 100 in the world for science.    Send link The accolade has come from the annual Leiden Ranking, which assesses the quality and importance of academic research carried out at 500 institutions. St Andrews came 71st in the league table, with Dundee close behind in 78th. Edinburgh University was the only other Scottish university Read more [...]