The Morning Grumpy – 12/21/12
As I wrote in 2010, if Buffalo were blessed with a nimble and aggressive mayor who engaged the civic, business, academic, and non-profit communities, we could have taken advantage of America's broad-based economic weakness and positioned our community …
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What we achieved at Mangaung – ANCWL
Land also provides collateral for women in the form of an asset so that they can access economic empowerment and enter the economic mainstream. 2. Land restitution and relevant resources have not worked for …. Strategies to comprehensive combat the …
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Highly profitable year for MIH
Mediterranean Investments Holding plc, the joint venture between the Corinthia Group and the National Real Estate Company of Kuwait, is set to generate substantial profits in 2012 from its Palm City development. MIH registered revenues of €21.9 million …
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Legion hopes restored pavilion will be ready by spring
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, included the aging pavilion in its 2012 list of the state's top 10 “Places in Peril.” “The pavilion has a large amount of rotting … Rusty Ligon, Gainesville community …
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The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo
The November 20 fall of Goma to the M23 rebel group provided a stark reminder that, even as the international community has made major investments in humanitarian aid and peacekeeping, the underlying causes of the recurring conflicts in eastern …. We …
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Steep Drop in Home Prices Affects Local Tax Bases
At the same time home values are dropping, community development patterns in many metro areas are changing due to record immigration and work force retirements. The state government will have to … They will have to accept affordable housing as a …
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NAIC 2012 Fall National Meeting
The IAIS Solvency Subcommittee reported that during its November 13, 2012 meeting they discussed the development of a scenario-based approach to group capital for the “Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups,” or …
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Corestate acquires land plot for student accommodation development in Vienna
The completed development will feature numerous communal social spaces, as well as ample public areas, allowing residents to enjoy the community feel that the project intends to create. The scheme will be well served by amenities including …
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