Monthly Archives: April 2012

Balfour Beatty to offload controversial hospital stake

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Chief executive Ian Tyler is gearing up to sell the group's one-third stake in University College Hospital off Tottenham Court Road in central London. The project was heavily criticised when costs soared from £120m to £430m, and it was cited by those who argued that PFI was privatisation by stealth and was doomed to economic failure. Opened in 2005, Balfour Beatty has decided to cash in on the stake it still holds in the project, which was a redevelopment of a hospital first built in 1834. The Read more [...]

Trouble flares over oil that lies beneath the Falklands

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The latest salvo from an increasingly aggressive Argentina threatens to unseat the multi-billion dollar South Atlantic industry just as it begins to gain traction. Making money from the Falklands natural resource base is nothing new. For decades, the islands’ economy has been based on farming and fishing, with the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook noting that in 1996, 95pc of the island’s $165m (£103m) gross domestic pro­duct came from agriculture — mainly Read more [...]

Bertie Ahern no longer listed for lucrative speaking events in US

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FORMER Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is no longer listed as a speaker on the website of the prestigious Washington Speakers Bureau.He had been available for hire along with others former politicians, including Tony Blair, George W Bush and John Major.Mr Ahern remained on the website as recently as this week, despite the findings of the Mahon Tribunal, which said he repeatedly lied about the sources of €275,000 in his bank accounts.His speaker's fee had been listed as at least €30,000.The former Read more [...]

Short sales on homes are heading up in Detroit area

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The next-door neighbor's constantly loose pit bull was the last straw for Matt and Anne Sackrison, a dual-income couple who owned an underwater home in Warren and wanted out.They moved to Warren in 2006 and the neighborhood deteriorated almost overnight as foreclosures engulfed nearby homes.The new neighbors had late-night parties and loud fights like "Jerry Springer on steroids," Matt Sackrison said. Their cars were broken into, and it had become unsafe for their toddler to play outside."The Read more [...]

Booker, Nene listed as day-to-day

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Nene left Friday’s win over the 76ers in the fourth quarter with a pulled left plantar fascia. (John McDonnell - THE WASHINGTON POST) The Washington Wizards did not practice on Saturday following a thorough 97-76 victory over Philadelphia the previous night at Verizon Center in which starting center Nene and starting forward Trevor Booker each suffered nearly identical injuries. Reached on Saturday morning, a team spokesman indicated both players continue to be monitored Read more [...]

Sunday’s Open Houses: $929K New Benish Court Home and Four Others in Clark

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Buying? Browsing? Just nosy? We've got your fix. This Sunday there are five open houses in Clark, including the last home to be completed in the new Charlotte Drive Estates, 5 Benish Court. (There are none in Garwood this week.) All of the listed open houses run from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m. except for 1168 Lake Avenue, which ends at 3 p.m. Print our list and get out there. (A PDF with full listing details is available in our gallery, right.) Happy hunting! CLARK 98 Sweet Briar Drive: This one-bedroom, Read more [...]

NA Power Rankings

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After the IEM World Championship Riot's Average Gatsby took a look at the North American teams that are now on top. Additionally to analyzing the top teams he decided to list a few upcoming teams who haven't been in the spotlight as much as the other teams of the current top 8. The IEM World Championship is the latest Challenger Current event, therefor he prioritized that event even more than any other. 1. Dignitas ・ Current Challenger Circuit Rank: 3rd ・ Most Recent Challenger Circuit Result: Read more [...]

Two years on, Anglo finally poised to sell Scaw Metals arm

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The Scaw Metals sale willmark the completion of chiefexecutive Cynthia Carroll's two-and-a-half year plan to sell-off non-core assets and concentrate on Anglo's historic strengths in areas such as iron ore and coal. This came in the wake of a failed takeover bid by rival Xstrata, which is now trying to merge with commodities giant Glencore. However, potential buyers of significant assets have to team-up with black community groups as part of a law that seeks to redress the economic imbalance caused Read more [...]