Monthly Archives: January 2012

HelicopterLinks Lists 2012 Trade/Air Shows and Conferences

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San Diego, Calif. - HelicopterLinks.com is accepting and listing at no charge, all helicopter trade shows, helicopter air shows and helicopter conferences for 2012, listed here. Please send us an email to (staff@helicopterlinks.com) have your event(s) listed. "While we normally have a "one free listing" policy for any helicopter company, supplier, service or organization on our web site; it is our helicopter event page where our policy changes," says Michael Hampson, owner of Helicopter Links. "Every Read more [...]

Luxury home sales on the rise

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This Scarsdale home’s recent $10.88 million sale price was one of the highest in Westchester since the market downturn in 2008. Sales of multimillion-dollar homes in Westchester County are on the rise at the start of the new year, with some buyers in 2011 paying record or near-record sums that still were below sellers’ listed prices. Notable recent sales in the over-$5-million residential market  include Holly Hill in Briarcliff Manor, the approximately 65-acre estate and 10,000-square-foot, Read more [...]

Listed status for Bletchley Park’s Block C

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Heritage minister John Penrose has announced that Bletchley Park's Block C, in which the Enigma Code was cracked during World War II, has received Grade II listed status.The building is now at the heart of plans to transform the site into a heritage centre, and was the location for the first high-speed data processing machines used to crack German codes.Last month, it was announced that Google had donated £550,000 towards the first phase of the £15m development - helping to match a £4.6m Heritage Read more [...]

KPMG lines up Blacks Leisure pre-pack

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A PRE-PACKAGED administration has been lined up for Blacks Leisure, to be undertaken by KPMG. The listed outdoor-wear retailer announced late last year that potential buyers were lined up for the group. Its brands include Blacks, Millets, Storm and Eurohike. Blacks employs around 3,500 people. Sale of the trade, assets and brands will take place while the business is in administration. Operating subsidiaries of the group will continue to trade through the process, Read more [...]

Travel agencies demand listing in foreign currencies

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Many tour organizers and hotels have demanded permission to list prices for their services in foreign currencies, an act that is strictly prohibited by the State Bank of Vietnam. Even if prices are listed in foreign currencies, namely the US dollar or Euro, all payments will be made in the dong, as per law, the businesses voiced at a tourism meeting held yesterday by the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association. In Vietnam, all transactions, payments, advertisements and Read more [...]

204 million-dollar-plus homes sold in Greater Victoria

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More than 200 properties sold for more than $1 million in the capital region last year.But the bulk of the 5,266 sales through the Greater Victoria Real Estate Board's multiple listing service were for more modest prices, with the average single-family home going for $613,839."Anything over $1 million actually does take longer to sell partly because the buyer pool is that much smaller," said Carol Crabb, president of the real estate board.Among the 204 million-dollar-plus sales last year, 139 were Read more [...]

January Events At The Old George In Stony Stratford

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January Events At The Old George In Stony Stratford The Old George is a beautiful listed historic pub in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, renowned for its for friendliness, good food and a marvellous atmosphere. It remains a family owned and independent freehouse with a wide range of traditional real ales and other beverages - so we can offer the quality and service that you prefer. Upcoming Events...Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Bittersweet DuoThe duo comprises two established musicians Read more [...]