Monthly Archives: March 2012

Local Sports Calendar Of Events/Notices

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 9-->COACHES NEEDED• St. Philip is taking applications for a varsity softball coach. Experience preferred. Please send resume and references to Vicky Groat, Athletic Director, St. Philip High School, 20 Cherry St., Battle Creek, MI, 49017. For more info, call 963-1426.• St. Philip is taking applications for a girls’ varsity basketball coach. Experience preferred. Please send resume and references to Vicky Groat, Athletic Director, St. Philip High School, Read more [...]

Terry Venables tells England to appoint a manager – Charles Sale

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By Charles Sale PUBLISHED: 22:00 GMT, 29 March 2012 | UPDATED: 23:55 GMT, 29 March 2012 The Sir Dave Richards debacle following his crass comments in Doha about UEFA and FIFA stealing the game has now led to questions being asked in Parliament. Lord Mawhinney, the former chairman of the Football League who sat on the FA board alongside beleaguered Premier League chairman Richards, has tabled a written question in the House of Lords. He wants to know whether there has been any Whitehall Read more [...]

Allianz eyes China stock market listing

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Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:46pm BST * Seeks shareholder permission for possible China listing * Would seek to avoid big discount for new shares listed * Listing would burnish brand in tough market -analysts * China listing hot topic in German boardrooms (Adds lawyer, analyst comment) By Jonathan Gould and Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT, March 29 (Reuters) - German insurer Allianz SE took a step towards a possible stock market listing in China, leading what could be Read more [...]

One fifth of vacant homes are holiday dwellings – CSO

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The census found just over one in five vacant dwellings were holiday homes, with the remaining 230,000 listed as empty houses, flats and apartments. The lowest vacancy rate was in south Dublin. Almost 475,000 households were renting - up from 300,000 in 2006 - with the biggest rise in Laois (up 88pc) and Fingal (up 81pc). The head count also found there were 29,573 members of the Travelling community in Ireland - a 32pc rise over five years. Only 12pc lived in a caravan or mobile Read more [...]

African Story gears up for event

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Newmarket, England African Story has been improving sharply with each of his three runs at Meydan this year and he looks the one to beat in the Godolphin Mile. The Boys In Blue have won back the money in this race no fewer than seven times over the years, and six of their winners were ridden by Frankie Dettori. This sticks out as one of the strongest stats in Dubai World Cup day history — and if African Story runs like he did in the Burj Read more [...]

Home Where Michael Jackson Died Listed for Sale in Los Angeles

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- — It was inevitable that the home where Michael Jackson met his untimely demise would eventually come up for sale. After all, it was listed previously without much success and now, once again, it has hit the Beverly Hills real estate market and is being listed for $23.9 million. Only this time, it carries a significant footnote in pop culture history as the place where the King of Pop died. But even as images of Jackson's chaotically messy bedroom from that fateful 2009 night linger, the Read more [...]

SA property funds ‘innovative’ with debt

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SOUTH African property funds — which have low gearing levels — are increasingly looking to raise money from capital markets rather than the traditional method of borrowing from banks, as they are being offered more attractive interest rates. Eyal Shevel, sector head of corporate ratings at Global Credit Ratings, yesterday said there was an enormous appetite to lend to property funds as they have low borrowings and offer a stable income flow. Read more [...]

Bidding Wars Erupt as US Supply of Homes for Sale Falls

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Matthew and Carina Hensley offered $10,000 more than the asking price for a three-bedroom house in suburban Seattle, then lost out to one of seven other bidders. Their $270,000 proposal last month came with a family portrait and a letter introducing the couple, their eight-month- old daughter, Harper, and their desire to build a family in the Renton, Washington, house with a yard backing onto a woody hillside. Bidding wars, absent from most parts of the U.S. residential market since its peak Read more [...]

Romney’s fundraisers are quietly amassing millions

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Now, a review by The Associated Press of campaign records and other records provides clues to the vast national network of business leaders bringing in millions to put Romney in the Oval Office. The AP's review identified dozens of people who fit the profile of top Romney fundraisers, known as "bundlers" for their ability to sweep up donations from wealthy acquaintances and steer them to campaigns.At least seven are the mega-rich donors who each gave gifts of at least $1 million to an allied Read more [...]

Oakhurst patio home listed for sale

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A two-bedroom home at 20046 Mitchell Cove Drive in Oakhurst at Kingwood subdivision has been listed for $258,584 . This 2,325-square-foot patio home has 2.5-baths and a stone exterior opening to a cylindrical foyer with a wine room at the end. There is a covered patio and atrium off the study and spacious kitchen with breakfast room and family room with a large entertaining area. 20046 Mitchell Cove Drive is in Oakhurst at Kingwood, which is located in a wooded area along Highway 59. Read more [...]