Monthly Archives: March 2012

Layt sets Red Excitement for a run in the flagship Black Opal Stakes

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QUEANBEYAN trainer Neville Layt said he aims to have three gallopers contesting Listed-classed events in next Sunday's feature race day at Thoroughbred Park. Layt confirmed two-year-old Red Excitement will take his place in the $250,000 Kambera Wine Company Black Opal Stakes, while Our Brightest Star and Fille Vilaine will contest the $100,000 Affinity Construction Management Canberra Guineas. Red Excitement will follow in the footsteps of Read more [...]

Remodelled New Westminster condo sells for $190000

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New Westminster104 — 715 Royal AvenueType: 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartmentSize: 600 sq. ft.BC Assessment, 2012: $140,700Listed for: $199,000Sold for: $190,000Sold on: Jan 13Days on market: 174Listing agent: Robert Crowe at RE/MAX Real Estate ServicesBuyers’ agent: Todd Conner at RE/MAX Advantage RealtyThe big sell: With a price tag below $200,000, this one-bedroom and den condo in New Westminster’s Vista Royal building was undeniably a strong attraction for first-time home buyers. Read more [...]

Thatching the surface

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Think of a chocolate box country home and the chances are, you're thinking of a thatched cottage. Alluring and picturesque, it's not just a boon to tourist authorities, it's also a national symbol of settlement and continuity. ​ Thatch is the oldest roofing material still being used in Britain: archaeologists have found evidence of straw roofs dating back as far as 500BC. In all that time Read more [...]

UFC targets July 21 for debut in Calgary

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Ultimate Fighting Championship has a date marked on the calendar for its Alberta debut.The company is targeting July 21 for UFC 149 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The building would be able to accommodate roughly 20,000 people for the event, an expected sellout which would be broadcast live on pay-per-view. The event has not been officially announced by the company, although in a newly-released UFC media guide, the July 21 pay-per-view in Calgary was listed as an upcoming event. Industry Read more [...]

Michael Jordan’s Chicago mansion on sale for $29 million (photos)

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Gallery of Michael Jordan's mansion.CHICAGO — Basketball superstar Michael Jordan's longtime family home in Highland Park is on the market, but it'll cost a bit more than the latest must-have pair of Air Jordans.And no, it's not $23 million.It's listed for $29 million, furnished, putting it in rare air as the highest-priced home listing in the Chicago market.The secluded compound, built in the mid-1990s and renovated in 2009, encompasses more than 56,000 square feet and includes nine bedrooms, Read more [...]

All listed companies: SECP designates email address for information

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RECORDER REPORT In an initiative aimed at providing companies with cost-effective, easy communication of information, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has designated an email address (general.meetings@secp.gov.pk) for receipt of information from all listed companies.The link is a custom-built email ID and has been displayed prominently on the SECP website.In Read more [...]

IOI Properties targets revenue of RM1bil

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<!--GA_googleFillSlot("Business_Story_toptext");--> It owns land in prime locations in Klang valley where land is scarce and expensive MANY may have forgotten that IOI Properties Bhd was and still is a heavyweight property developer in terms of size and profitability. Privatised in 2009, its last two financial years of 2011 and 2010 have seen the company steadily increasing its revenue base which now averages close to RM1bil. This is a 30% jump from the revenue Read more [...]

Civil War events and commemorations

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“THE DEATH OF ELLSWORTH” A portrait of the first Union officer killed in the Civil War. Through March 18. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. www.npg.si.edu. “THE WAR CAME BY TRAIN” A collection of railroad cars, equipment and other artifacts showing the role of trains during the Civil War. Through May 15, 2015. BO Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., Baltimore. 410-752-2490. www.borail.org. “ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN BRONZE: ONE MAN, ONE VIEW” An exhibit about Read more [...]

Darley horse property in Montmorenci for sale

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Darley will be happy to take offers, Jimmy Bell, Darley USA president, said today. He declined to disclose the listing price. Plans initially had called for a one-mile training track, four 30 to 32-stall barns and two houses to be built on the property for the Darley trainers on the Montmorenci parcel. Kentucky-based Dennis Fencing installed perimeter fencing around the property, and some clearing had been done, but few other infrastructure developments have taken place since the property was Read more [...]