Monthly Archives: August 2013

Philippine rescuers race to help typhoon-hit towns

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Boys play inside a makeshift evacuation centre after Typhoon Utor hit Baguio city, in northern Philippines August 12, 2013. – Reuters picMANILA, Aug 13 — Philippine rescuers cleared landslide-choked roads today in an effort to reach isolated villages that were devastated by deadly Typhoon Utor, which left tens of thousands of people homeless. The government reported that two people had been confirmed killed and 11 others Read more [...]

How the rise of A2 milk is adding millions to the fortune of Rich Lister Tony …

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A2 Corporation chief executive Geoff Babidge expects some slowdown after the Fonterra scare. Sasha Woolley The rise of milk group A2 Corporation in an industry that has been reshaped by low-cost generic milk from big supermarkets Coles and Woolworths provides a powerful lesson about the importance of brand differentiation in a highly competitive market. Having claimed a strong foothold in the domestic milk market, A2 is eyeing lucrative opportunities overseas but recent events Read more [...]

Listed status move for canal buildings

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Historic Scotland and Scottish Canals are to evaluating the buildings along Scotland's 137-mile network of canals that stretch from coast to coast to help save them for future generations.The project will also review around 40 listed buildings in Scottish Canals' ownership along the Forth and Clyde and Union canals in the Lowlands, the Crinan Canal in Argyll and the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands.Elizabeth McCrone, head of Listing and Designed Landscapes at Historic Scotland, said already listed Read more [...]

Showing Homes In the Hamptons, From High Above

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Mr. Burnside is a real estate broker with Brown Harris Stevens, and he was out for a spin with a reporter to show off a lavish property he has listed for $13.9 million, on a street called Hedges Lane, less than a mile from the ocean. There was only one problem. “I don’t know why I can’t find it,” Mr. Burnside said into his headset. “You can’t miss it,” he continued. “Let’s see.” Mr. Burnside sells homes in the Hamptons, a slice of Long Island Read more [...]

Churches and parishioners collect £750000 Lottery cash to preserve listed …

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Eight historic churches and chapels in the South West have received a Lottery windfall to help pay for much-needed repairs and to make them more sustainable in future.  Places of worship in Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are to share £751,800 in new Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) cash.  Portbury Church in Somerset is amongst the first of 35 churches across the UK to be awarded a grant through HLF's new Grants for Places of Worship programme.  St John's Church in Read more [...]

New York Times gets its own channel on IFTTT for news and event alerts

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The New York Times is the latest media company to partner with IFTTT, the startup whose service connects up websites and social networks. Users of the service can now set six "triggers" relating to content on the news site.They include: when a new article is published in a certain section or matching a specific search query; when an article or blog post becomes popular; when a new Critics Pick film is reviewed; when a new book is added to the NYT's Best Sellers List; and when a new event is Read more [...]

New York Times gets its own channel on IFTTT for news and event alerts

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The New York Times is the latest media company to partner with IFTTT, the startup whose service connects up websites and social networks. Users of the service can now set six "triggers" relating to content on the news site.They include: when a new article is published in a certain section or matching a specific search query; when an article or blog post becomes popular; when a new Critics Pick film is reviewed; when a new book is added to the NYT's Best Sellers List; and when a new event is Read more [...]

Pioneer Valley home sales, median price, both increase in July

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SPRINGFIELD -- The median price of homes sold in the Pioneer Valley increased 8.9 percent in July, a continuation of positive news from the region's housing market. The median price of homes sold was $207,000 last month, up from $190,000 the month before. The number of homes sold rose 17.7 percent, from 429 in July 2012 to 505 last month, according to figures released Monday by the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley. Realtors credit the brisk market to a recovering economy, pent-up demand and Read more [...]