Vintage Apple Mac on sale for £100k

eBay A rare Apple Mac has hit eBay. The Canadian seller is asking for starting bids of $99,995 for what he says is a very rare example of an early Apple computer. So will it sell, and what makes an old computer valuable? The computer The Mac in question is being listed as 'the world's oldest known complete Mac'. It is claiming this distinction partly by dismissing the earlier ones which didn't come in plastic cases with a mouse and keyboard. The seller says this is rare because of the disk Read more [...]

A BHP-Rio listing revolution

Among a host of initiatives planned by ASX Ltd now that Elmer Funke Kupper has settled into the chief executive’s office is one that might finally resolve some of the peculiarities surrounding the trading in the two big dual-listed Anglo-Australia resource companies, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. ASX plans to list unsponsored depository receipts over international shares, including the UK-listed BHP Billiton Plc and Rio Tinto Plc, allowing Australian investors to trade both the Australian and UK Read more [...]

House Hunt: Five $1 Million Houses in TE

There are 35 open houses scheduled for the weekend of April 15 in the Tredyffrin-Easttown area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate. The area's most expensive open house is 118 Hollister Avenue in Devon. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom single family home is listed at $1,385,000.  Homebuyers on a budget might want to check out 1128 Bartlett Road in Chesterbrook. The two-bedroom house is listed at $207,800.  For complete information on all 35 of the area's houses, including the date and Read more [...]

Free-to-air sport that includes the Grand National at Aintree needs fine-tuning

We came up with an amended list, and the majority of the panel believed that, in this generation, events had to be free to air and live. But, of course, there is, another way. As we concluded almost three years ago, the broadcasting landscape continues to evolve. Many companies can broadcast free on more channels as the digital switchover completes its coverage of the country. Pay TV companies such as BSkyB and ESPN could consider whether, “in the interests of UK viewers, Read more [...]

Home sales rise in March while pricing is mixed

The Associated PressA home for sale in Portland. March home sales numbers paint a picture of a Portland-area housing market teetering on the edge of good news. More homes sold during the month than a year earlier, the Regional Multiple Listing Service reported Thursday. The stock of homes for sale increased, but not enough to keep up with demand. That should theoretically push prices higher, but news there was mixed. Although the median price posted its first increase in more than a year, the Read more [...]

Petrino’s house listed for $2.5 million

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino's home is for sale and listed for $2.5 million.The 8,741 square-foot house has been listed since May 6, 2010 and features six bedrooms, six full bathrooms and three half bathrooms.Weichert Realtor Brandon Long couldn't confirm the house is Petrino's, but property records show the Fayetteville address listed is that of the former Razorbacks coach, who was fired Tuesday after failing to reveal he had hired his mistress and Read more [...]

Ghost hunt at Victoria Hall Hanley Stoke on Trent Friday 13th April 2012

Join the Invest ghost team as we undertake a Paranormal Investigation of Victoria Hall in Hanley Stoke on TrentBuilt in 1888 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria this stunning Grade II Listed building has seen numerous events over its long history, the Hall was once linked to the town hall and is said to contain the original prison cells for the area.With a theatre containing so much history who knows which famous faces from the past will join us for our investigationTicket Read more [...]

More communities listed under SC

The government on Thursday decided to include some communities in the list of Scheduled Castes in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tripura.In Kerala, Pulluvan and Thachar communities will be included in the list of Scheduled Caste, an official release said here.However, the carpenters in the Thachar community will not be included in the SC list.The Dahiya community of Madhya Pradesh and Amata, Amath, Bajia, Jaggili, Jagli and Buna Pano communities of Odisha will also be included in the SC list.In Read more [...]