Monthly Archives: June 2014

More Homes Listed for Sale — Except for Lower-Priced Ones

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Al Behrman/The Associated PressThe inventory of all homes for sale has risen in each of the past three months, spiking nearly 12 percent in May.By Cory Hopkins After almost two straight years of declines, the overall number of homes listed for sale is finally rising. But for low-income and first-time buyers, the number of lower-priced homes for sale continues to fall in most areas as high investor activity and high negative equity conspire to keep those homes off the market. The inventory Read more [...]

Arkham Knight listed for February 2015

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The Batman: Arkham Knight release date has been listed as February 24 on the US Microsoft Store. The game was originally set to be release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One later this year, but earlier this month it was delayed to 2015. ZoomPublisher Warner Bros. has yet to officially announce a new Arkham Knight release date. However, Bruce Wayne and the Dark Knight voice actor Kevin Conroy also recently pointed to an early 2015 release, claiming in an interview that the game will arrive Read more [...]

It’s better at the top: Upscale home buyers have advantage in today’s tough market

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For home buyers in the Sacramento region, it’s better at the top.Anyone shopping for a home today under $500,000 is likely to find frustratingly few choices. Although inventory has doubled from historic lows last year, the region’s most popular price range – roughly $200,000 to $450,000 – remains a strong seller’s market with scant supply compared to demand.Buyers who can afford a home priced at more than $500,000 are apt to encounter better selection, time to shop and room to Read more [...]

Nonprofit paid for Brooklyn borough president’s trip to China

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Brooklyn’s borough president and a top deputy spent 11 days traveling in China at the expense of a nonprofit run by one of their own volunteer staffers, The Post has learned. The Sino-America New York Brooklyn Archway Association Corp. shelled out nearly $7,000 for Beep Eric Adams and his deputy, Diana Reyna, to visit seven Chinese districts between May 22 and June 1. The Chinese government kicked in an additional $787 for hotels, meals and travel in the city of Yiwu. Winnie Greco, Borough Read more [...]

Nature adventure, open mic, dinosaurs – The Virginian

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The Virginian-Pilot© June 23, 2014Looking for something to do for today, Monday, June 23?  Nature Adventure Backpacks 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at False Cape State Park, 4001 Sandpiper Road, Virginia Beach. 426-7128.      Open Mic @ The Venue 7 to 11 p.m. at The Venue on 35th, 631 35th St. $2. 469-0337.      Norfolk Tides baseball  The Tides take on Indianapolis. 12:05 p.m. at Harbor Park, 150 Park Ave. 622-2222.      Dinos Live! A new gang of dinosaurs have come to town 9 a.m. to 5 Read more [...]

Nokia X2 Launch Date: Slated for June 24; Specifications and Features Listed

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<!--Like us on Facebook --> If reports are true, the upcoming Nokia X2 would feature a dedicated home button. The user complaints and feedback pertaining to not housing the home button in the Nokia X smartphone, has made the Nokia team under Microsoft Mobile to introduce the home button back in X2. Interestingly, Nokia X comes with only a back button and many users never realized that a long press on the back button would take them back to the home screen. The Read more [...]

Harris Tweed dropped in class for Listed test

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Harris Tweed (white silks): the highest-rated horse in the race on 109   PICTURE: Getty Images   IT IS flat caps rather than top hats for connections of Harris Tweed after they bypassed the royal meeting in a bid to get their grand servant back on track following two below-par runs. Royal Ascot must surely have been uppermost in their thoughts after Harris Tweed  went down by a nose in the Group 3 Long Distance Cup on British Champions Day in October, but it is to the less glamorous Read more [...]

Centre County Historical Society Teaches Public About Victorian Social …

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Despite the fact that it was nearly 80 degrees in State College on Sunday, Bonnie Barry was wearing seven layers of clothing: knee high stockings, split drawers, a chemise, two different petticoats, a lacey pink dress and the hoop beneath her skirt. Barry, a member of the reenactment organization the Ladies of Battery B, was dressed in full Victorian regalia for a Victorian Tea for Families event at the Centre Furnace Mansion in State College on Sunday afternoon. Arranged by recent Penn State graduate Read more [...]