Monthly Archives: October 2012

NZX-listed companies lag behind ASX on ratio of women on boards

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(BusinessDesk) NZX-listed companies lag behind their counterparts on the ASX when it comes to women's representation on boards, even as the market operator pushes for publicly traded companies to disclose gender diversity as part of their annual reporting. Of the 574 NZX listed board positions, 11% are held by women, according to NZX data compiled by investment bank Goldman Sachs. That is less than the 12.9% of women on companies in the SP/ASX 200 Index, according to the 2011 Gender Diversity Read more [...]

Curt Schilling sock could be for sale

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Mint Condition: Schilling's Bloody Sock For Sale?NEXT VIDEO Mint Condition: Schilling's Bloody Sock For Sale?Mint Condition: Schilling's Bloody Sock For Sale?Red Sox Respond To Firing Of Bobby ValentineRed Sox Respond To Firing Of Bobby ValentineSchilling On Valentine FiringSchilling On Valentine FiringBobby Valentine FiredBobby Valentine Fired PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling might have to sell or give up the famed blood-stained sock he wore on the team's way to Read more [...]

Listed farm where The Darling Buds Of May was filmed on sale for £1.35m

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The Darling Buds Of May was filmed on the listed farm (Picture: BBC) It was the idyllic farm home where, in the words of its fictional TV owner Pop Larkin, everything was ‘perfick’ And now the dream of an escape to the country could become a reality for anyone with £1.35million to spend. Buss Farm, in Bethersden, Kent, comes with 8 hectares (20 acres) of land, a Kentish Oast house, square kiln oast and a Tudor barn. It was used as the setting for the ITV series, screened in the early Read more [...]

AIM-listed IFA links with Best Practice for platform revamp

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AIM-listed IFA Frenkel Topping has linked with Best Practice IFA Group to revamp its platform offering. Frenkel Topping, which specialises in advising clients with personal injury damages, has linked with Best Practice Institutional to add tools to its platform. It has added cashflow modelling and tools to allow links to expert witness reports to use in clients court cases, as well as a customer relationship management service. Frenkel Topping managing director Richard Fraser said: ‘We have been Read more [...]

QM of London now for sale with Merle Wood & Associates

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QM of London has just been listed for sale by Bob McKeage of Merle Wood Associates, with an asking price of € 7.500.00. A splendid combination of power and elegance, QM of London demonstrates all the luxuries of a classic Benetti. At just under 50 metres QM of London offers 7 cabins with generous interior and exterior space. The sumptuous interior was designed by Terence Disdale and emanates style and sophistication. Relaxing and neutral creams with touches of vibrant colour create Read more [...]

coming events

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Organizations wishing to have their public events listed in this calendar can email Patti Brandt at patti@leelanaunews.com or call The Enterprise, 256-9827, before 5 p.m. Friday. TODAY 10-11 a.m. — Overeaters Anonymous: 271-1060 for more info.; Leland Township Library, E. Cedar Street, Leland. 11 a.m. — Wigglers Story Time for preschoolers: Leelanau Township Library, Nagonaba Street, Northport. 11 a.m. — Stories More for preschoolers: Info. 326-5361; Glen Lake Library, Empire. Noon — Read more [...]

Listing For Harwell Hamilton Harris’s Laing House Practically Begging Buyer to …

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Click here to view the full photogallery. This is maybe the coldest listing copy we've ever seen. It's for the Laing House in Pasadena's fancy Poppy Peak--the house was designed by Harwell Hamilton Harris for Caltech professor Graham Laing and has been called "A Frank Lloyd Wright House With a Hat On." We first saw it in 2010 when it was renting for $4,450 per month; it was rentchopped down to $3,250 in 2011. Now it's up for (short) sale with this broker babble (and Read more [...]

Pennsylvania Avenue between Capitol, White House listed as endangered …

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In the 1960s, President John F. Kennedy called for a revitalization of Pennsylvania Avenue. Improvements included the creation of small parks designed by top landscape architects, including M. Paul Friedberg and Carol Johnson. But they haven’t been maintained. “There really is this kind of very slow downward spiral that is happening,” said Charles Birnbaum, the group’s founding president.Except for part of the road that was redesigned as a pedestrian plaza in 2004 for security in front of Read more [...]