Monthly Archives: July 2012

Romney listed as Bain CEO on gov’t forms years after he says he quit: report

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Republican candidate Mitt Romney was listed as the chairman and CEO of Bain Capital on government documents years after he says he gave up control of the private equity firm, The Boston Globe revealed Thursday in a report that intensified a war of words between the rival campaigns. Romney has said he left the firm in February 1999 to take charge of the 2002 Winter Olympics Read more [...]

Historic properties for sale in East Anglia

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Its combination of accessibility alongside seclusion continue to make East Anglia an appealing choice for country house buyers The chalk hills of the Chilterns continue north-eastwards through Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, where they form the East Anglian Heights-an open, rolling landscape of bold hills, gentle escarpments, dry valleys and seasonal streams. At their highest point, some 480ft above sea level, and close to the borders of all three counties, stands the picturesque village Read more [...]

Challenger explosion, Casey Anthony verdict listed most memorable TV moments

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ORLANDO --  Sony Electronics and the Nielson television research company lists the space shuttle Challenger disaster and the Casey Anthony verdict as one of the 20 most memorable moments on TV in the last 50 years. They ranked TV moments for their impact not just by asking people if they remembered watching them, but if they recalled where they watched it, who they were with and whether they talked to other people about what they had seen. The number one most memorable Read more [...]

Triangle home sales up 19 percent in second quarter

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Pending sales for the quarter were up 22 percent and showings increased 11 percent.There were 9,495 homes listed for sale at the end of quarter, a 24 percent decline from the same period a year ago. The number of new homes on the market is now under 1,500 – a startlingly low number given that the Triangle had more than 4,000 new homes on the market just four years ago. At the current pace of sales, the Triangle now has a five-month supply of homes on the market, compared to an 8-month Read more [...]

Mighty River Power Could Be Dual-Listed

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By Rebecca HowardMighty River Power, the first of a group of New Zealand government assets to be partially floated, could be dual listed in New Zealand and Australia, although no firm decision has been made, State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall said Thursday. European Pressphoto Agency “The government is considering a number of issues in connection to the government share offers and we’ll be making decisions at the appropriate times. All information will be made available Read more [...]

PB couple has not one but two homes for sale

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Giovana and Abe Haruvi, for whom three Palm Beach houses are two too many, have listed the smallest of those, at 129 Woodbridge Road in the Estate Section, for sale at $2.895 million through Linda A. Gary Real Estate.During the past couple of years, the Haruvis had used the house as a home base while they extensively renovated another residence nearby at 112 Via Palma, fully expecting to move there, Abe Haruvi told the Shiny Sheet earlier this year.But once those renovations were nearly completed, Read more [...]

New Facebook Calendar View makes finding events easier

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Facebook has been the place many people use to invite friends and family to special events for a long time now. The catch is that those invites are very easy to miss for a lot of users, meaning they don’t get to participate. Facebook has finally launched a redesign for Events adding a Calendar View to the mix making it much easier to see an event coming in advance. This particular redesign started as a Hackathon project about a year ago and started replacing the old Events page for all users Read more [...]

La Montanara by Forcella Pizzeria on Ludlow Listed for Sale

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Ludlow Street pizza newcomer La Montanara had been closed for a number of days last month, raising red flags and concerns across the neighborhood, including here at Boogie HQ. The usual practice of a sign explaining “renovations” or “vacation” never appeared and some readers wrote the business off as finished. Nevertheless, the Forcella-run fried pizza joint has since reopened. And remains so. For now.Most notable about the aforementioned situation, however, is the recent appearance of this Read more [...]

Lighthouse de-listing prompts fear over IFA capital raising

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The Lighthouse Group, the last IFA company on the Alternative Investment Market, has announced plans to de-list, prompting fears about the future of advisory firms looking to raise capital publicly. Comments made by David Hickey, chairman of and a shareholder in the Lighthouse Group, suggest there is a perfect storm building against IFAs and their ability to list and raise funding for future growth.He suggested the FSA’s retail distribution review, the economic climate and Read more [...]

Million Dollar Listing LA Recap: Josh Altman Admits He Made A Mistake

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« So You Think You Can Dance Recap: Speed Dating With The Top 20 | Home Million Dollar Listing LA Recap: Josh Altman Admits He Made A Mistake July 12, 2012 12:35 AM by Melissa Stavarski Last time on Bravo‘s Million Dollar Listing LA, Josh Altman got snippy with a prospective client. Then, as if that weren’t bad enough, he walked out of the listing meeting.  Heather Bilyeu, Josh’s girlfriend, is horrified to hear about what Josh did. Is Read more [...]