Monthly Archives: September 2013

After 14 years, Brook Glen townhouses being built, listed for sale

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Windermere Real Estate broker Amber Kegley (in red) shows prospective home buyers one of the Brook Glen townhouse buildings. These units are expected to be completed in October. In the works since 1999, a 14-unit townhouse development in the southeast corner on Mountlake Terrace is finally taking shape, with buildings going up and potential homeowners getting tours of the project. The Brook Glen townhouses, 23811 Cedar Way, are being Read more [...]

Economic Events: US Nonfarm Payrolls, G-20 Meeting, Central Bank Rate …

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In the U.S. employment report for August, economists look for nonfarm payrolls to expand by 175,000, private payrolls to rise by 177,000, and the unemployment rate to hold steady at 7.4 percent after declining two-tenths of a percentage point in July. Other U.S. indicators this week include the Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index and trade balance for August. In addition, a number of Fed speakers are “on the tape” this week. In Europe, the European Central Bank is expected to Read more [...]

Houses more affordable

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Housing is becoming more affordable in Whangarei, despite a "flurry" of people rushing to buy their first home before lending restrictions take effect, a local real estate agent says. National housing affordability improved slightly in July, according to the latest Roost report measuring the percentage of after-tax pay needed to service an 80 per cent mortgage on a median-priced house. Home loan affordability in Whangarei improved from 41.7 per cent in June to 41.2 per cent in July - compared with Read more [...]

Henbury Station, NT listed for sale through insolvency firm PPB Advisory

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Henbury Station, where one of Australia’s most controversial carbon farming projects is located, was placed on the market last week through the insolvency firm PPB Advisory. Located 230 kilometres south of Alice Springs, the property was purchased and destocked by R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings in 2011 with $9 million of federal funding. R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings, the parent of a few subsidiary companies, has since gone into administration. PPB Advisory was appointed as administrator Read more [...]

Electric Zoo Festival Canceled Following Two Fatalities

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Sunday, the final day of the three-day Electric Zoo Festival was canceled by New York City government following two fatalities and after four concertgoers became critically ill and were placed in critical care units in area hospitals. The city claimed the deaths "appear to have involved the drug MDMA (ecstasy or molly)." 
A statement released by the city said the following:Who Plays DJ in the Digital Age?Electric Daisy Carnival Brings $207 Million to Las Vegas' Local Economy 'Katy Read more [...]

Stockton’s Ropner Park awarded grade II listed status

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1 September 2013 Last updated at 09:44 GMT Many of the park's original features including the fountain, lake and bandstand were restored A park in Stockton has been awarded Grade II listed status following a £3.5m 10-year restoration project. Ropner Park has been given listed status on the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England from English Heritage. Read more [...]

Free & Cheap London Events: 2-8 September 2013

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Interesting and unusual things to do for a fiver or less this week. London-based photographer Ben Hopper show off collaborative work at Stour Space, details below. Monday 2 September PARALYMPIC FILM: All Eyes On Us is a short film that follows the journey of four disabled people in the run up to, performance and aftermath of the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and today is screens twice at the BFI Southbank. Free, prebook, 12.30 and 1.30pm OPERATING LONDON: Today is the last Read more [...]

Warmley’s Grade II-listed signal box gets makeover

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1 September 2013 Last updated at 16:00 GMT The signal box at Warmley was built in 1918 and last used in 1968 A Grade II-listed signal box in South Gloucestershire has been officially reopened following refurbishment. Built in 1918, the Warmley building is "steeped in history" and sits on the Bristol to Bath Railway Path, a 13-mile off-road route between the two cities. Read more [...]

Despite stock mkt carnage, Tata Group market value nears Rs 6 lakh cr

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Largely unaffected by the recent carnage in stock markets, salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group is closing in on to become the country’s first business house to attain a market valuation of Rs 6 lakh crore. The cumulative market capitalisation of all 32 listed companies of the Tata group has risen to nearly Rs 5.90 lakh crore as on Friday– the highest for any business house in the country and almost double the market value of the second ranked Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Read more [...]