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Sleek house on a greenbelt would be a calm retreat from the city for a couple. By Michele Chan SantosSPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Sunday, October 15, 2006 What: A modern house perched on a cliff, with knockout views. The walls are made of insulation-filled cinderblocks. The flooring includes bamboo, modular carpet tiles and travertine. It has two bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms and approximately 2,656 square feet of space. .
Neither Krugman nor Mark Shaffer, president of the builders' executive committee, was willing to discuss in detail the reasons for Krugman's resignation. He is resigning 11 months into a two-year agreement to head the five-county trade organization of builders and remodelers. But Doug DeForest, Krugman's predecessor and past executive committee president Greg Amendala said Krugman lost the support of some directors who wanted the organization to become more active in unidentified political issues. The organization's changing political goals led to Amendala's ouster as the builders' executive committee president. "When leadership changed, the expectations of Tom changed dramatically, and that's why he did what he did," Amendala said. Shaffer, who succeeded Amendala as executive committee president, was circumspect in discussing the abrupt resignation.
A modular home company will move at least 275 jobs from Denver to Cherryville as part of a shift in manufacturing operations, company officials announced Wednesday. The company, R-Anell Homes, plans to start the move in December, consolidating all manufacturing in a 237,000-square-foot plant on Anthony Grove Road in Cherryville. The company's 210,000- square-foot plant at 3549 N.C. 16 in Denver would need "serious remodeling" to remain productive, R-Anell President Dennis Jones said in a statement. R-Anell will shift between 275 and 325 jobs from Denver to Cherryville, Jones said. Established in 1972, R-Anell is privately owned and was named Lincoln County's Industry of the Year in 2003. The company bought the Cherryville site in 1996.
Generations of the Jenkins family have called Pass Christian home for decades. Brothers Brent, Perry, Loni, Ryan, Jamie, Rod, Mark and Dane each have established residence around the city. Though rich memories from childhood to adulthood have been collected, the strength of the bond was tested when Katrina stole all but one of their homes. Four of the brothers also work at Southern Printing, the family business established by their parents, Homer and Connie Jenkins, 30 years ago; it, too, was destroyed. After several disputes with a variety of insurance companies, the brothers united talents and took the hammers and nails into their own hands. "One day, my brothers and I discussed it, and we knew it would be tight with no insurance," said Brent.
Swipe-free credit cards are gaining in popularity, but there are significant information security risks associated with the cards' radio frequency identifier (RFID) technology, a group of Massachusetts researchers have determined in findings released this week. Using built-in radio transponders, the cards require no contact, only proximity, with a reader and are billed as faster and more reliable than conventional credit cards whose magnetic strip must be swiped to register. But the cutting-edge technology may easily allow attackers to lift personally identifiable information off the cards, according to results of the study, headed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and RSA Laboratories in Bedford. The study employed two readers purchased from independent manufactures and about 20 RFID-enabled credit cards issued last year by the three major providers - Visa, MasterCard and American Express - and several banks.
Will Samvat 2063 be a good time to invest in a home? If you want a property that will definitely rise in value, it has to be premium. At this point, I can make confident predictions about premium housing projects (costing Rs4 crore or more). These are the best investment bets if you are looking at assured price appreciation. Only a limited number of new units will hit the market next year, and there is always demand for such properties, says one Mumbai-based multinational property consultant. For home buyers, the good news is that even though the list prices are not falling, weakening demand is forcing developers to throw in some freebies such as modular kitchens. Price appreciation is likely to take place in and around areas where the Mumbai Metro rail is supposed to pass, says another consultant.
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