High-speed railFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:57AMWill we see a new great age of British train travel?
Pick up guide to pro-family businessesFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:05AMTOMORROW, families can take part in an Amazing Race-style cross-island race in the Businesses for Families Cross-Island Race. They will start at United Square shopping mall, and fan out to eight different locations islandwide.
I'm willing to go anywhereFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:05AMAnd eat and try anything, says Samantha Brown, the host of the popular Passport travel show.
Post-DSF, Malls Try to Keep Interest AliveFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:35AM12 March 2010 DUBAI -- With the Dubai Shopping Festival over, malls are acting to keep the visitors' interest. Mercato has invited well-known Australia-based Milliner Kim Fletcher to display her exquisite Spring/Summer 2010 collection, in preparation for the World's richest horse races.
Retail exec: 'There will be more (mall) foreclosures to come'Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:00AMWhile vibrant spring colors move into store windows, some recent developments demonstrate that the future may not be so bright for shopping centers across the suburbs.
Around the World in 80 MinutesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:58PMEveryone knows that the Eiffel Tower is in Paris and the Taj Mahal is in India, don’t they? Well, as Brian Salter has been discovering, the answer is ‘not necessarily’!
Four at Hong Kong broadcaster arrested in graft caseThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:17PMHONG KONG: The general manager of Hong Kong's leading broadcaster and three other employees have been arrested by an anti-graft body on suspicion of corruption, a station official said Friday, in a case that has shocked the Chinese territory's entertainment industry.
General Growth Investors Said to Boost Brookfield Bid (Update2)Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:29PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- General Growth Properties Inc. ’s biggest debt and equity holders will offer to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the mall owner to help bring the company out of bankruptcy, according to a person familiar with the plan.
General Growth Investors Said to Boost Brookfield Bid (Update2)Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:29PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- General Growth Properties Inc. ’s biggest debt and equity holders will offer to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the mall owner to help bring the company out of bankruptcy, according to a person familiar with the plan.
China Resources Land Is Arranging $386 Million Loan, Wang SaysMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:26PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- China Resources Land Ltd ., a state- controlled property developer, is in the process of arranging a HK$3 billion ($386 million) loan through a syndicate, executive Wang Guohua said in an interview.
China Resources Land Is Arranging $386 Million Loan, Wang SaysMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:26PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- China Resources Land Ltd ., a state- controlled property developer, is in the process of arranging a HK$3 billion ($386 million) loan through a syndicate, executive Wang Guohua said in an interview.
RSVP tax assistance offered through AprilMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:15PMThe Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is providing the VITA Program, which offers free tax help for low- to moderate-income (generally $42,000 and below) individuals who cannot prepare their own tax returns.
RSVP tax assistance offered through AprilMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:15PMThe Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is providing the VITA Program, which offers free tax help for low- to moderate-income (generally $42,000 and below) individuals who cannot prepare their own tax returns.
Defibrillators, 1948Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:17PMIn 1899, two Swiss researchers discovered that an irregular heartbeat could be stopped by shocking the heart.
Defibrillators, 1948Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:17PMIn 1899, two Swiss researchers discovered that an irregular heartbeat could be stopped by shocking the heart.
Top 10 Most Advantageous Places to RetireMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:44PMRISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—(MCT)—Where do you want to live in retirement? Most folks age in place, but there are those who spend their golden years in dreamy locales. The 100 most popular retirement towns for 2010 are—no surprise—mostly located in the…
Top 10 Most Advantageous Places to RetireMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:44PMRISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—(MCT)—Where do you want to live in retirement? Most folks age in place, but there are those who spend their golden years in dreamy locales. The 100 most popular retirement towns for 2010 are—no surprise—mostly located in the…
Fine arts move to the mallMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:19PMThe latest experiment in Minnesota's malls is underway at Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka, where they are creating and displaying art in the shopping complex alongside storefronts and food courts.
Fine arts move to the mallMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:19PMThe latest experiment in Minnesota's malls is underway at Ridgedale Center in Minnetonka, where they are creating and displaying art in the shopping complex alongside storefronts and food courts.
Energy alliance urges voluntary power sheddingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:51AMMINDANAO Electric Power Alliance (Mepa) is now urging its members to utilize their own power generators at a specific time during the day to help reduce power demand in the Mindanao grid. read more
Bush party sparks actionMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:45AMIt started off four years ago as a simple complaint. A woman living in the southwest section of Norfolk County was upset about a bush party that had pushed up against her backyard. The health unit became involved, investigated, and realized this incident was just the tip of the iceberg.[...]
Ayala Corp. makes P8.2BMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:12AMAYALA Corp.’s 2009 unaudited net income reached P8.2 billion, at par with the prior year’s earnings with substantially lower capital gains from share sales in 2009, the company said in a statement read more
Metric Property Seeks to Raise 150 Million Pounds (Update1)Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:05AMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- Metric Property Investments Plc aims to raise about 150 million pounds ($227 million) in an initial public offering to buy stores and malls in the U.K.
Mall at Barnes Crossing celebrates 20 yearsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:56AMTUPELO – The Mall at Barnes Crossing used to have a problem with runaway cattle causing a ruckus in the parking lot. Luckily, one of the security guards almost 20 years ago was handy with a rope and was able to round up the bovines until the neighboring farmer could retrieve the escapees.
AT&T to teens: Texts and driving never mixMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:54AMMariah West was a devoted texter. At 18, she could hold dinner conversations with her family while surreptitiously texting with friends, hiding her cell phone under the table.
The simple lifeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:15PMMany Sarawakians who live in Kuala Lumpur miss the peace and quiet of their hometowns.
Financial experts to study impact of Indian budgetSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:27PMMANAMA: More than 400 captains of industry, businessmen and investors are expected to turn up for a major seminar on investing in India this week. The Indian budget is one of the most keenly awaited economic events during the year for Indian expatriates as it affects all of them.
TAYLOR: Mall's owner considering buyout planSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:01PMTAYLOR — The bankrupt owner of Southland Center, General Growth Properties, is considering a buyout plan.
Commercial property skews the figuresSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:25AMAfter looking at the various ways of analyzing the data, Finance Director Gerry Missal said that around Massachusetts, towns that have solid commercial tax bases are pulling away from other towns in terms of per pupil funding.
Margot O. urges women to work for society’s goodSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:34AMOsmeña made the call in front of about 100 women, who attended the event organized by the Federation of Women's Club Inc., to mark March as the month for women.
The Fool's Look AheadSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:12AMStores, signs, and sojourns will color in the week that lies ahead.
Park Meadows rejects buyout offerSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:07AMOne of the largest real estate groups in the country has made a buyout offer to Park Meadows that it says will help the company recover from bankruptcy protection.
Park Meadows rejects buyout offerSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:07AMOne of the largest real estate groups in the country has made a buyout offer to Park Meadows that it says will help the company recover from bankruptcy protection.
Simon Property CEO uses hard-nosed style to excel at acquisitionsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:07AMDavid Simon, the shrewd and blunt deal-maker—an acquisitive former Wall Street wunderkind who transformed Simon Property Group Inc. into the nation's largest mall owner—is trying to land his biggest deal yet.
Simon Property CEO uses hard-nosed style to excel at acquisitionsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:07AMDavid Simon, the shrewd and blunt deal-maker—an acquisitive former Wall Street wunderkind who transformed Simon Property Group Inc. into the nation's largest mall owner—is trying to land his biggest deal yet.
BUSINESS INDIANA: Philadelphia Street an anchor for Indiana and countySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:06AMBlack and white and faded color photographs and postcards of Indiana's Philadelphia Street show various glimpses of life in the business district in past years. Shop owners proudly standing out front of their shops in the 1920 and 30s. Crowded streets during VJ and VE days in the 1940s.
BUSINESS INDIANA: Philadelphia Street an anchor for Indiana and countySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:06AMBlack and white and faded color photographs and postcards of Indiana's Philadelphia Street show various glimpses of life in the business district in past years. Shop owners proudly standing out front of their shops in the 1920 and 30s. Crowded streets during VJ and VE days in the 1940s.
Ministry must be informed of CCTVsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:11PMPUTRAJAYA: The managements of condominiums and shopping malls are now required to inform the Home Ministry of their closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems.
Ministry must be informed of CCTVsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:11PMPUTRAJAYA: The managements of condominiums and shopping malls are now required to inform the Home Ministry of their closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems.
CCTV footage to be pooled togetherFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:10PMPUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has urged private companies to pool their closed circuit television (CCTV) video feeds to create a visual database to check crime. Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hus...