Monthly Archives: February 2013

Michigan auction house owner arrested for illegal sale of Korean artifact

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DETROIT - The owner of a Michigan auction house was arrested Tuesday by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for allegedly making false statements and on charges of transporting and selling a Korean artifact. James Amato, 50, of Oxford, Mich., was arrested without incident at his home after being charged in a federal arrest warrant with making false statements, transportation Read more [...]

Upcoming Fundraisers, Workshops and Events (Issue #68) – About

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In this issue: dance with your sweetheart, discover hummingbirds, watch hockey, beer tasting, celebrate health, polka me crazy, kitchen tour, retro run, remember a birthday, explore the desert, do yoga in a park. This column includes announcements of seminars, workshops, community events, fundraisers and other programs for which there is an admission charge, a donation expected or you are otherwise expected to spend money, such as shopping events. Advance registration is required at some these Read more [...]

Nexus 4 Wireless Charging Port listed on Google Play

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Google’s Nexus 4 Wireless Charging orb is now listed inside Google’s Play store, three months after the smartphone's launch. The Orb is priced at $59.99 in the US but Google has yet to confirm how much it will cost once launched in the UK.  The Nexus 4 charging orb ships with both a micro USB cable and power cable. There’s no HDMI-port and no additional USB ports. Read more [...]

112 Firms Meet Investors In Thai Bourse’s “Opportunity Day”

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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold its quarterly "Opportunity Day", when top managements of listed companies meet directly with analysts and investors, on February 18 - March 28. This event will spotlight 112 firms with a combined market capitalization of THB 4.8 trillion (approx. USD 161.62 billion), an all-time high. “Opportunity Day is a key event to help boost opportunity for both investors and listed firms, and continuously draws interest. In this first Opportunity Day of this Read more [...]

European pensioners eye SA property

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Pensioners in especially southern Europe who are seeing their pensions and other benefits erode as a result of austerity measures introduced by the European Union are looking at some unusual parts of South Africa to resettle and one of these areas is the West Rand which includes Florida, Roodepoort and even the old mining town of Randfontein. Fred Steffers, managing director of Krugersdorp-based Apex Property Brokers said he had numerous enquiries during November and December Read more [...]

Grade II*-listed Mole Valley church to get £84000 lottery funding for works

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A 13th-CENTURY church has been given a new lease of life after it was offered £84,000 in lottery funding. St John the Baptist Church, at Okewood Hill near Ockley, received the offer from English Heritage in order to cover essential works on the Grade II* listed building. ​ St John the Baptist Church in Okewood Hill will benefit from an £84,000 grant to part-fund roof and spire repair work. Parishioners must raise Read more [...]

Wentzville examines cost of special events

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Wentzville aldermen are looking for financial help and other support for special events such as the annual Wabash Days festival.The Board of Aldermen began discussion of the future of city support for special events during its Feb. 6 work session after reviewing a report from Parks and Recreation Director Mary Jo Dessieux outlining the city's costs for nine special events.The largest of those events is the three-day Wabash Days street festival staged each year in August. The festival now Read more [...]