Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Lawn former hospital complex put on sale by Lincoln council

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13 January 2012 Last updated at 06:09 GMT City of Lincoln Council described the decision to sell The Lawn as "difficult" Lincoln's former hospital, the Grade II listed Lawn complex, has been put up for sale by the local council. The buildings, mainly dating back to the early 19th Century, have been owned by the city council since 1986. Officials said the council could not afford Read more [...]

Rural Areas Slower to Rebound

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Also, the inventory of homes for sale shrank every month since May, according to Jeffrey G. Otteau, an analyst, whose Otteau Valuation Group in East Brunswick does monthly reports for the real estate industry; he called the latest news a concrete sign that the market was “stabilizing.” His December report was the first one in several years to sound a hopeful note. Until the state’s huge foreclosure backlog comes back on the market — and how fast that happens is important — the Read more [...]

Artistes slam Kochi-Muziris Biennale in chorus

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The Kochi-Muziris Biennale has found a place in the international tourism circuit but it has not enthused local artistes. On the contrary, several prominent local artistes have come out openly against the event to be held for three months from December 12, 2012. The group comprising C L Porinjukutty, Kanayi Kunhiraman, K K Rajappan, Shibhu Lopez, Gopikrishnan, 
K C Chithrabhanu, N N Rimson, Tensing Joseph, Ajith 
Kumar Read more [...]

Air, seaports would benefit from stock listing, says report

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Stock exchange rules such as those requiring regular reporting and continuous disclosure can expose poorly-performing managers.Productivity Commission Listing large council-owned seaports and airports on the stock exchange would put added pressure on these assets to lift their game, says the Productivity Commission. In a 278-page draft report released yesterday on freight and transport, it said a stock market listing would offer "significant potential governance improvements for larger companies" Read more [...]

Spring Social Calendar

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The Spring Social Calendar is a list of spring and summer balls, gala evenings, cocktails and other events that raise money for good causes. If you would like such an event listed, please send details to Social Notes columnist Jennifer Campbell.Please do not include notices of sales, lectures or other events that are covered in other Gazette lists like Tip Sheet and Fall Fairs.In 40 words or less, indicate the name, day, date, time and address of the event, name of the beneficiary organization, name, Read more [...]

ING scraps combined insurance IPO plan

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AMSTERDAM | Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:55am EST AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch bancassurer ING (ING.AS) has scrapped its plan to list its combined European and Asian insurance and investment operations, opening the way for a 5 billion-euro ($6.4 billion) trade sale for the more attractive Asian part of the package. ING blamed economic uncertainty for cancelling its combined initial public offering plan but a listing of the European insurance and investment operations Read more [...]

Hats top Wills-Kate’s travel gift list

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London, Jan 11 (ANI): Hats have been listed as the most popular gifts that were presented to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their overseas trips last year. According to a list of gifts the royal couple were given on their first official overseas trip together in 2011, hats came on top. They were presented with all manner of weird and wonderful mementos, but they received no fewer than 20 different types of headgear – from trendy baseball caps for William to elegant fascinators for Kate. Read more [...]