Monthly Archives: February 2012

Knights swim team ready for UNYSCSA Championships

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It has been one month to the day since the last time that the Clarkson University Swim team competed in its final dual meets of the season. Since beating Utica and Cazenovia on January 21st, the Golden Knights have been training in preparation for their biggest annual event, the UNYSCSA Championships, which will be held over the next four days at the Webster Aquatics Complex. With the Psych Sheet recently released for the 2012 UNYSCSA Championships, head coach Mick Maguire has many decisions Read more [...]

Retail arm of Bord Gais among state assets up for sale

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THE retail arm of Bord Gais is expected to be among the state assets listed for sale today. Last night, the cabinet finally agreed on a list of assets that will be sold off and how the sales will be managed over the coming years.It is understood that the sale of the most valuable commercial semi-state utility company -- the ESB -- has been taken off the table. However, it is expected that between €2bn and €3bn of state assets will be put on the market.The Government has to sell Read more [...]

Profit from London’s regeneration zones and good-value micro-markets

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Profit from London’s regeneration zones and good-value micro-marketsThe capital is buzzing with regeneration projects and major transport upgrades that can create property-buying opportunities for people prepared to grab a calculator and do their sums.Even those with only modest budgets can profit if they begin their research by looking carefully at the price being asked for property based on pounds per square foot — then compare this with the properties in nearby streets.This is a way of comparing Read more [...]

Students Lead Community Efforts to Curb Excessive Drinking Event

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UNIVERSITYPARK – A committee of Penn State student leaders, campus representatives and State College community leaders including Mayor Elizabeth Goreham has united against State Patty’s Day, an excessive drinking event that has taken place since 2007 in downtown State College. The committee is asking local businesses to curtail their participation and instead join in promoting a weekend of community-friendly volunteer activities. “Student Read more [...]

Mary Kay’s Pink Mansion Listed for Sale

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Source: Wiki commons The former home of the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics is exactly the color you would expect: A soft shade of light pink. Mary Kay pink, to be exact. Mary Kay Ash’s stucco mansion was designed in 1984 by Dallas Design Group and served as the businesswoman’s home and headquarters for entertaining Mary Kay consultants until 2000. Although Mary Kay did not design the home, touches of the makeup icon are inherent in many of the home’s features, Read more [...]

KKR, TPG among firms eyeing Nasdaq-listed AsiaInfo: sources

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By Stephen Aldred and Nadia Damouni HONG KONG/NEW YORK | Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:51am EST HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global private equity firms, including KKR Co LP (KKR.N) and TPG Capital TPG.UL, and strategic rivals, are lining up potential bids for U.S.-listed AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc (ASIA.O), sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal expected to be worth more than $1 billion. Shares of the China software and IT company Read more [...]

This Old House names St. Pete’s Old Northeast as top neighborhood

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Ever admire the scenic beauty and rustic charm of Historic Old Northeast as you drive along Snell Isle or Coffee Pot Bayou in St. Petersburg? So do the folks at This Old House. The magazine's editors listed the quaint St. Pete location as the "best old-house neighborhood" in Florida, one of the sixth best in the country, and the best neighborhood for gardening. The magazine featured 61 neighborhoods, including 10 in Canada, in its list. It considered such criteria as architectural Read more [...]