Monthly Archives: December 2014

Tunnel plan to save Bethlehem’s Manger Square

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The little town of Bethlehem is jammed with a big-city problem – traffic gridlock, including around the church marking the spot where Jesus is said to have been born. To cope, the city is now considering the ­drastic ­solution of digging a tunnel under Manger Square. It may be the biblical town of grottos and shepherds’ fields in the minds of many around the world, but Bethlehem is a ­modern densely populated town of 28,000 with a dizzying weave of small streets Read more [...]

One in ten firms listed on AIM have lost 90%

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By Holly Black For Money Mail Published: 00:00 GMT, 24 December 2014 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 24 December 2014 View comments Investors are being warned about putting money into fledgling firms as nearly one in ten have seen their share price drop by 90 per cent.Small, new businesses are attractive as their low share prices have the potential to rise quickly. However, companies Read more [...]

Birmingham’s Hidden Spaces: Varied history of Christopher Wray Lighting works

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VIEW GALLERY  A struggling actor, who occasionally lends a harmonium to Dudley Moore, turns down a full time role in Emmerdale Farm to sell domestic lighting. It's an unlikely story but one that's completely true. The history of the former Christopher Wray Lighting works, located on Bartholomew Row next to Millennium Point, is as varied as that of its owner. The complex of buildings which make up the site is surrounded on all sides by modern development but itself is an incredible snapshot Read more [...]

The Top 101 Astronomical Events to Watch for in 2015

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Star trails over southwest London. Credit: Roger Hutchinson. Phew! It’s here. Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we’re proud to feature our list of astronomical happenings for the coming year. Print it, bookmark it, hang it on your fridge or observatory wall. Not only is this the yearly article that we jokingly refer to as the “blog post it takes us six months to write,” but we like to think of it as unique, a mix of the mandatory, the Read more [...]

South Florida home sales slid in November

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South Florida home sales sputtered in November.Sales of existing condos in Miami-Dade County plunged 15.5 percent in November from a year earlier to 1,077 units, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. Single-family home sales dipped 1 percent year over year to 972 units in November.Miami-Dade existing condo sales in November were down 28.6 percent from October, which tallied 1,508 closings, and single-family home sales were off 19.3 percent from the prior month, when 1,204 sales were completed, Read more [...]

Melted snowman for sale on eBay. (N)ice one

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#RIPSnowman (Picture: jth073/eBay)Now this is the gift that keeps on giving… Some genius has listed a melted snowman for sale on eBay. You read right. (Presumably s/he ran out of striped paint and elbow grease to flog.) The ex-frosted fella is up for sale with the title ‘Snowman, last year’s’ – and a picture of a glass bowl, a carrot (nose), two blueberries (eyes) and some water (body and soul). Bidding started at £0.99 (£2.80 pp) but, CHRISTMAS IS RUINED, we’ve missed the deadline! Perhaps Read more [...]

Hot Property: manor houses

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This country estate in Buckham Hill, East Sussex features a Grade II* listed manor house set in 195 acres. The 8-bedroom red-brick Isfield Place dates back to the 16th century with later additions. It's surrounded by formal gardens with ornamental ponds ,croquet lawn, tennis court, swimming pool, stables, not forgetting the heli-pad and helicopter hangar. Offers in excess of £7.5m struttandparker.com Read more [...]

Foran Announces Closing Non-Brokered Flow-Through Financing for Proceeds …

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Dec. 22, 2014) - Foran Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:FOM) ("Foran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Placement"; see the Foran news release dated December 12, 2014). The Placement was fully allocated and the Company raised proceeds of $1,600,000, which consisted 6,400,000 common shares in the capital stock of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of $0.25 Read more [...]

Foran Announces Closing Non-Brokered Flow-Through Financing for Proceeds …

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Dec 22, 2014) - Foran Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:FOM) ("Foran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Placement"; see the Foran news release dated December 12, 2014). The Placement was fully allocated and the Company raised proceeds of $1,600,000, which consisted 6,400,000 common shares in the capital stock of the Company (the "Shares") at a price of $0.25 per Share. Read more [...]