Give back to society, says Ambiga (The Star)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 9:07 am

JOHOR BARU: Do not wait for things to come your way. Constantly seek self improvement and never forget one’s duty to society, said former Bar Council Chairman Datuk S.Ambiga during a Mother’s Day celebration speech in Permas Jaya recently.

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Tuesday’s news and tips (Investors Chronicle)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 9:07 am

■ Recruitment firm Michael Page saw gross profit in the second quarter fall 45% and warned of a challenging third quarter. ■ Self-storage group Big Yellow reported a 6% drop in quarterly store revenues but said trading conditions have continued to show an improvement.

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Big Yellow revenue drops, sees improvement (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 8:07 am

Self-storage group Big Yellow reported a 6% drop in quarterly store revenues but said trading conditions have continued to show an improvement.

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Puerto Rico-born actor Benicio del Toro brings self-improvement to prison (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 7:07 am

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico - Actor Benicio del Toro met with convicts inside a Puerto Rican prison Monday, offering encouragement to a jailhouse theatre group and a few tips from his own Oscar-winning career.

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New Firm to Help Clients Capitalize on Self-Storage Distress and Then Some (Commercial Property News)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 7:07 am

Two real estate industry finance veterans have come together to create Davies Ingersoll Capital Partners, a firm offering debt and equity solutions, as well as investment opportunities to clients across the country, with a particular focus on the self-storage sector.

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Big Yellow Group First-Quarter Revenue Declines 6% (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 7:07 am

July 7 (Bloomberg) — Big Yellow Group Plc , the U.K. self- storage operator that raised about 32.9 million pounds ($53.3 million) in a share sale in May, said first-quarter store revenue fell 6 percent.

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Washburn crafts Safeco history (Tacoma News Tribune)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 7:07 am

For the first few innings Jarrod Washburn looked like his typical self – working quickly – efficient and solid but not overwhelming.

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Puerto Rico-born actor Benicio del Toro brings message of self-improvement to inmate thespians (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 6:07 am

BAYAMON, Puerto Rico - Actor Benicio del Toro met with convicts inside a Puerto Rican prison Monday, offering encouragement to a jailhouse theater group and a few tips from his own Oscar-winning career.

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Bob Shiller didn’t kill the housing market (CNN Money)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 6:07 am

It’s noon in New Haven, and Yale economist Robert Shiller and I are leaving his office to walk down the block for pizza. It was a damp morning, but now the sun is breaking through the clouds. “Do we need an umbrella?” he asks. I say I don’t think so. But a few steps outside his office, he turns around to get one. “It’s better to be safe,” he says.

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IMF revises S.Korea’s growth (Straits Times)

Tuesday 7 July 2009 @ 5:07 am

SEOUL - THE International Monetary Fund on Tuesday revised up its forecast for South Korea’s economic growth this year, saying the government’s rapid stimulus efforts limited the impact of the global downturn. The IMF forecast that South Korea’s economy would contract by 3.0 per cent this year, an improvement on its earlier 4.0 per cent projection.

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