Sesame Street's Maria, Sonia Manzano, Is Retiring After 44 Years
It’s the end of an era for Sesame Street: Sonia Manzano—Maria for more than four decades—is retiring from the beloved children’s program. News of Manzano’s…
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5 Ways to Handle the Eyesore Next Door Before You Sell
Filed under: How To, Selling Getty Images By Laura Agadoni You’re almost ready to put your house on the market when you realize it: The neighborhood eyesore is going to pose a problem. Sure, we know some people might view any attempts to hide an eyesore from view as being underhanded, sneaky, and designed to fool unsuspecting buyers. They might envision unscrupulous sellers and agents who keep their fingers crossed,
Richard Russell – Failed Western Central Planners Are Now Trapped And Desperate
As people continue to digest breaking news out of Greece and around the world, the Godfather of newsletter writers, 90-year-old Richard Russell, warned that failed Western central planners are now trapped and desperate.
Great Panther Silver Provides Update on 2015 Drilling Programs
[CNW Group] – Great Panther Silver Provides Update on 2015 Drilling Programs
India's $100 billion solar push draws foreign firms as locals take backseat
By Tommy Wilkes and Aman Shah NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s $100 billion push into solar energy over the next decade will be driven by foreign players as uncompetitive local manufacturers fall by the wayside, no longer protected by government restrictions on the sector. The money pouring into India’s solar industry is likely to be soaked up by foreign-organized projects such as one run by China’s Trina Solar – not
Great Panther Silver Provides Update on 2015 Drilling Programs
[PR Newswire] – TSX: GPR NYSE MKT: GPL VANCOUVER , July 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR) (NYSE MKT: GPL) (“Great Panther”, the “Company”) provides an update on its diamond …
How Solar Sister is fueling a women-led clean energy revolution in Africa
Solar Sister has women in rural Africa sell clean energy solutions, which brings light to their communities and turns them into entrepreneurs in the process.
Alibaba, Evergrande-owned soccer club files for China IPO in Asian first
Evergrande Taobao, the soccer team co-owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and property firm Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd, could become the first club listed in Asia after it filed for an initial public offering in China. The team, which recently signed Brazilian World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, filed with the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) to list on the so-called “New Third Board,” Evergrande said in
China's Guangzhou Evergrande seeks stock exchange listing
China’s most glamorous football club Guangzhou Evergrande plans to list on a minor stock exchange in a bid to attract strategic investors and boost its brand, a statement said on Thursday. The Chinese champions, jointly owned by top property developer Evergrande and e-commerce giant Alibaba, have applied to list on China’s small-cap National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ). The request is subject to approval by NEEQ, the real estate firm
Germany to shut down coal-fired plants, extend power grid: sources
The German government decided on Thursday to order the shutdown of several coal-fired plants in order to reach its ambitious climate goals by 2020, government sources told Reuters. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of her two junior coalition parties also settled a dispute over high-voltage power lines which are planned to carry green energy from the breezy north to the industrial south, the sources said. Energy minister Sigmar Gabriel