Monthly Archives: February 2012

Senior Events 2/19

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Information and Assistance – “Staying Independent” Fair: Falls are neither a sign of aging nor a consequence of aging. Olympic Area Agency on Aging Nurse Services and Senior Information and Assistance are hosting a free Information Assistance Staying Independent Fair on Thursday, April 12, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, 120 W. Chance A La Mer NW. There will be professional guest speakers, clinics and exhibits which will include information on services for older Read more [...]

Higher sales ‘too good to be true’

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Pretoria – Last month’s steep 22% increase in cement sales is attributable to dealers stockpiling cement ahead of price increases, say industry leaders.They reckon these figures are too good to be true and come in the wake of 4.2% growth in average daily sales volumes last year, compared with 2010.AfriSam  chief executive Dr Stephan Olivier says last month's good sales were thanks to not much rain, but Read more [...]

With buyers scarce, rich renters will do

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Nadim Salfiti has landed a new job in a new city, but when he tried to sell his five-bedroom home a block from Lake Calhoun, he didn't get any offers. So he's hired a property-management firm to find a trustworthy tenant who can afford the rent: $5,500 a month. Handing over the keys to his completely remodeled home, which listed at $985,000, to a renter was "a hard decision," he said, "but I'm comfortable with it. It's such a tough market. It made more sense to rent it out." Rental houses used to Read more [...]

Ruairi Quinn’s mystery mystery €1400 mileage claim: Minister says he drove …

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By Ken FoxeLast updated at 12:59 AM on 19th February 2012 Comments (0) Share Seeking clarity: Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn faces questions over his mileage expense claims Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is refusing to explain how he clocked up a mammoth mileage claim that earned him a €1,400 payout from taxpayers.Mr Quinn has rejected a string of requests to clarify how he drove 5,100km on official business in the month of July.Mr Quinn was in America for six Read more [...]

What to sell and what to buy: Wesfarmers at the crossroads

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Wesfarmers chief executive Richard Goyder. Photo: Photo Bohdan Warchomij THE latest result from Wesfarmers, one of the last standing listed conglomerates, has raised some serious issues about the sustainability of a model that has produced profit growth of $55 million in the past six months after spending $5.5 billion on capital expenditure in the past 2½ years. It is a disturbingly Read more [...]

Excessive listing hurts share prices

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE KATHMANDU: The overly crowded capital market got an additional 5.2 million unit shares listed as the benchmark index remained stationary this week - February 12 to 16.There were 1.6 million units of rights shares of Unique Finance and Kaski Finance listed at Nepse, this week. Besides that, a total Read more [...]

YAI denies sailor a shot in Asian event

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MUMBAI: Multiple medalist at the Asian level, sailor Nitin Mongia is a disappointed man these days and understandably so. He has been denied another shot at a medal in the ongoing Asian Sailing Championship at Langkavi (Malaysia) by the Yachting Association of India (YAI). "I had finished second at the selection trials (held in Mumbai in early January)," Mongia told TOI. "Two teams are permitted to represent a country in Asian Sailing but YAI preferred to send only Commander Mahesh and his crew Read more [...]