Monthly Archives: August 2012

Old school threatened with demolition

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AN old school could be demolished after urban guardians failed to win Listed status for the building. But Gloucester Civic Trust said the battle to save the former Hatherley Road Secondary School in Tredworth, Gloucester will continue. ​ THREAT: The site. Gloucestershire County Council, which wants to build 13 houses on the 111-year-old school site, closed down the day centre there last year Read more [...]

Galane Gold Ltd. Announces Listing on Botswana Stock Exchange

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http://at.marketwire.com/accesstracking/AccessTrackingLogServlet?docid=0813116001sourceType=1http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/GALANElogoLG.png TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/12 -- Galane Gold Ltd. ("Galane Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:GG) is pleased to announce that it has listed its shares on the Botswana Stock Exchange ("BSE") under the trading symbol "GG". This listing will serve as a secondary listing for the Company's common shares and the primary exchange for the common Read more [...]

Pinky the pig, Pub in the Paddock Pyengana, Tasmania, listed

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Pub in the Paddock, billed as one of Tasmania's tourism icons, has been listed for sale with an $800,000 asking price. Set in the valley of Pyengana, and close to the St Columba Falls, licensee Anne Free's pub is renowned for its beer-drinking pigs. Visitors flock to visit the pub and give the pigs a stubby to drink. "This property is perfect for the owner operator, offering a life style that most can only dream of," its LJ Hooker St Helens listing agent Nereda Ball says. "It has owner's Read more [...]

Chart of the week: the listings race

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 By Valentina Romei and Stefan Wagstyl Emerging market stock exchanges have seen their capitalisations soar over the past decade, even after allowing for the setbacks of the last four years. But the often-explosive growth in valuations has not always been matched by big expansions in the numbers of listed companies. While some exchanges have indeed seen healthy increases in listings  – notably Seoul, Shenzhen and Mumbai – others have seen little change or decline, as in Mexico City, Sao Read more [...]

DIY giant to make way for 500 new homes?

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An outline planning application has been submitted for more than 500 new homes on land that is currently a distribution hub for a DIY giant. Bedell Corporate Trustees Limited and Atrium Trustees Limited have applied to the planning department of East Staffordshire Borough Council to build up to 510 new properties on land at the BQ Branston depot, in Burton Road, Branston. The proposals would also see alterations to existing access, open space creation for homeowners and the demolition of four warehouses, Read more [...]

Cisco, Elemental, Haivision Offer Live Event Encoding Advice

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Pulling off a live video event can be tricky, especially for first-timers. For all those looking for advice on how to do it correctly, representatives from Cisco, Elemental, and Haivision took part in a webinar this week hosted on this site.Starting out the webinar, Scott Meek, product manager for Cisco, listed key considerations in planning a live event. The producer should make the live streamed event feel more like traditional television, he Read more [...]

Survey: eBay Should Drop Listing Fees

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Nobody likes higher fees, but the issue is less clear when it comes to eBay insertion fees. That's because zero listing-fees equals more listings, resulting in more competition among sellers for shoppers' eyeballs. EcommerceBytes asked readers this month if they thought eBay should drop listing fees, and why or why not. The majority of sellers responding - 79% - said eBay should drop listing insertion fees, while 21% said they should not drop listing fees. Many survey respondents feared eBay would Read more [...]

Self’s first Booker long-listed work is a challenge to literary conventions

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Will Self - Umbrella Source: The List (Issue 703)Date: Malcolm Jack(0) Self's first Booker long-listed work is a challenge to literary conventions An extravagant beast of a tome, Umbrella’s long-listing for the 2012 Booker Prize – Will Self’s first – suggests a line in the sand being drawn after last year’s panel called for ‘readability’. But someone needs to further represent the voice of populism because this book is hard work.One 400-page chapter interweaving three different Read more [...]

House Hunt: Open Houses in Chantilly

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The Chantilly area has about 65 homes for sale, including several with open houses this weekend. We're featuring a few of them here. If you would like to add a home just add the information in the comments box below. Open Houses: Sunday 1-4 p.m. 42344 Astors Beachwood Court: $850,000, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths  A little about the house: Recently reduced by $50,000; on the market since May 24. More than 6,000 square feet in the Providence Ridge neighborhood. Three-car garage and gourmet kitchen with Read more [...]