Relay for Life plans new events

Fundraiser at fairgrounds Friday SUZY HULFACHOR suzy@pdclarion.com   PRINCETON — The 16th annual Gibson County Relay for Life opens Friday, June 8 at 6 p.m. at the Gibson County Fairgrounds,  offering a  variety of new events. New at this year’s American Cancer Society fundraiser are a “Gibson County American Idol” contest, county-wide Read more [...]

Renesas Rises on Report of Possible Sale of Subordinated Bonds

Renesas Electronics Corp. (6723) rose by a record in Tokyo trading after the Nikkei newspaper reported that the company may sell subordinated bonds to NEC Corp. (6701) and two other major shareholders. The world’s biggest maker of automotive microcontrollers jumped as much as 28 percent, the biggest gain since 2003, when the company was listed as NEC Electronics Corp., to 287 yen, and traded at 277 yen as of 10:40 a.m. on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Read more [...]

Blue Jays player says he was lucky to avoid shooting in busy Toronto shopping mall

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie said Sunday that he narrowly missed being in the area where a gunman fired shots in a crowded food court in one of Canada's busiest malls, killing a man and injuring seven others. Police said the shooting on Saturday at Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto targeted one individual and there were a number of innocent bystanders. Police said six people were shot in all, including a 25-year-old man who was killed Read more [...]

TTR Sotheby’s International Realty Lists Historic Rockville Mansion for Sale – Virtual

TTR Sotheby’s International Realty today announced that it has listed for sale Rose Hill, a storied mansion in Rockville, Maryland. The property is offered for $2,395,000. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 03, 2012 TTR Sotheby’s International Realty today announced that it has listed for sale Rose Hill, a storied mansion in Rockville, Maryland. The property is offered for $2,395,000. The Rose Hill Mansion property has a long history dating back to 1803, when a 440 acre farm was given to Eliza Read more [...]

Newstrike Capital May Seek London Listing, Independent Reports

Newstrike Capital Inc. (NES), a gold explorer backed by Sweden’s oil and mining Lundin family, may seek a secondary listing in London, the Independent on Sunday said, citing Chief Executive Officer Richard Whittall. A listing in London “would possibly make infinite sense” for the Toronto-listed miner, Whittall was quoted as saying. Newstrike was already approached to join Hong Kong’s stock exchange, the newspaper said, without saying where it got the information. To contact the reporter Read more [...]

House Hunt: Open Houses in Benicia, June 3, 2012

The following is a list of open houses taken from greathomes.org.  The open houses listed here were on the Great Homes website at 2 p.m., Friday, June 1, 2012.   More Benicia real estate info: Homes for sale Rentals Home values    Do you subscribe to the Benicia Patch newsletter? It brings our latest stories, blogs, announcements and the day's calendar events to your in-box early each morning. Do you have opinions, experiences and views to share? Consider becoming a Benicia Patch blogger! If Read more [...]

Eaton Centre to remain closed Sunday as police continue to hunt shooting suspect

TORONTO, Ont. - It is an event that left a city shocked, a country stunned and is making headlines all around the world. The afternoon shopping at the Eaton Centre, downtown Toronto's largest and busiest mall, was interrupted Saturday after a gunman opened fire in the mall's packed food court. The shooting, which claimed the life of a 25-year-old man and left seven others injured, happened just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, sparking a frenzied, mass evacuation from the downtown Read more [...]

On Real Estate: Dressing Your Home for Sale

Will Rogers once said, "You never get a second chance at a first impression." Although Mr. Rogers was talking about people, the statement is also applicable to houses, especially when they are on the market for sale. Statistics for increase in saeles and a decrease in inventory continue in the right direction. Multiple offers are becoming the norm in many areas. Realtors in Seattle are relearning the need to include an escalator clause in any offer they present. So, are we back to the “good old Read more [...]

Newstrike Capital May Seek London Listing, Independent Reports

Newstrike Capital Inc. (NES), a gold explorer backed by Sweden’s oil and mining Lundin family, may seek a secondary listing in London, the Independent on Sunday said, citing Chief Executive Officer Richard Whittall. A listing in London “would possibly make infinite sense” for the Toronto-listed miner, Whittall was quoted as saying. Newstrike was already approached to join Hong Kong’s stock exchange, the newspaper said, without saying where Read more [...]