Monthly Archives: May 2012

Memorial Day weekend rings with honors

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Editor's note: The following is a roundup of area Memorial Day events. If you have an event that's not listed here and would like to publicized it in The Daily Journal, send the information to us by 5 p.m. Thursday. We will run the list again in the Weekend Edition. Email information to editors@daily-journal.com, or fax to 815-937-3876. Questions? Contact Metro Editor Rachael Reynolds-Soucie at 815-937-3351. Lincoln National Cemetery Volunteers are wanted to place flags in the Flag-In ceremony Read more [...]

Older home sales and prices rose in April

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WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Existing U.S. home sales rose 0.9 percent in April month-to-month and prices rose significantly, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. The trade group said sales of single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops rose 3.4 percent to an seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.62 million in April, up from a downwardly revised figure for March of 4.47 million. Sales are also 10 percent higher than the 4.2 million level of April 2011. Data also shows Read more [...]

Shanghai-Listed sunrain leads the new development of the Solar Thermal Industry

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 SHANGHAI, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sunrain Solar Energy Co., Ltd (stock code: 603366SH) issues A-share official listing shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange main board May 21, 2012. As the worldwide leader in the solar thermal industry, Sunrain aims to build a world famous brand. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120521/CN09160 )Being the first company to be listed in China in the solar thermal industry, Sunrain Read more [...]

Extend your options

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An extension is a great way to make your home bigger and better, as long as you don’t make your garden too small in the process. While building an extension will cost tens of thousands of pounds and take many weeks, it’s often a more attractive option than having to move home when you’ve outgrown your current one. Depending on your home’s layout and as long as the new layout complies with building regulations, a single-storey extension can be turned into pretty much any sort of room or rooms, Read more [...]

Auchindrain success with inaugural Food Fair

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If one can describe great weather as ‘a following wind’ this was how the gods smiled on Auchindrain’s first Food Fair over the weekend of 19th and 20th May.In typical Auchindrain style, the event at the preserved farm township was a fusion of then and now, with traditional food production methods – like churning for butter and buttermilk and making griddle scones and clootie dumplings on a peat fire – blending their aromas with those of the here and now and the classics.The scent of the Read more [...]

One car parking space on sale in New York for a price of $1 million

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A 12" x 23" parking space at 66 East 11th Street, New York which can accommodate at the most one car, has been listed for sale for a price tag $1 million. According to a recent survey, an average American home costs around $150,000. This makes the price of New York's parking space in question here, over six time more expensive. Even if  a person was supposed to a parking fine of $115 on a daily basis, it would take him/her over 15 years, to match the price of this New York car parking Read more [...]

Yakima listed as second worst in air pollution – Yakima Herald

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WENATCHEE, Wash. — We may think we live in one of the state’s most pristine areas, but when it comes to pollution from woodsmoke or diesel, Wenatchee is sixth worst in the Washington, a state Department of Ecology analysis shows. What’s more, it’s getting worse. Last winter, Wenatchee had 42 days when air quality hit unhealthy levels between Oct. 1 and March 31, and 25 days with a burn ban in effect, said Ecology spokeswoman Joye Redfield-Wilder. It was the worst winter in the recent Read more [...]

City & Country accepting a What House? award in 2011

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The gold award for Best Small Housebuilder, sponsored by Hometrack, was won by the City Country Group, while Stone Homes took the silver. The bronze award was jointly awarded to Abel Homes and Hill Residential. Gold - City Country GroupEssex-based City Country Group, which specialises in the restoration and conversion of historic and listed buildings into luxurious new homes, won a gold award for Best Small Housebuilder for 12 Kendall Court at The Galleries development in Brentwood. The company Read more [...]

Are Homo Sapiens an Endangered Species?

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Politics / Social Issues May 21, 2012 - 08:44 AM By: Ashvin_Pandurangi The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") is the federal agency in charge of "listing" most species under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). This legislation was passed in 1973 and explicitly stated its goal was "to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a 'consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation'...". The general Read more [...]

Carey Mulligan Met Ball dress sells for $2950

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Carey Mulligan's Met Ball 2012 dress has sold for $2,950 (£1,860) on eBay. The 26-year-old 'Shame' actress auctioned off her custom Prada dress after wearing it on the red carpet to the Costume Institute Gala held at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this month (07.05.12). After being listed for sale two days later (09.05.12), the designer frock went to the highest bidder when the auction closed on Saturday (19.05.12) with a total of 35 bidders. The listing described the dress - the Read more [...]