| 'Wildlife sanctuary' up for auction
A PIECE of countryside described by local residents as a "wildlife sanctuary" has been put up for auction raising fears that it could be bulldozed by developers. The field off Stag Lane, Chorleywood, is being advertised as "land with potential" on the Driver Norris auction site, despite the fact that there is no planning permission for the 1.5-acre Green Belt site. Residents are so concerned by the implications of a sale that they are considering buying the land themselves and returning it to Three Rivers District Council to protect it. But with a minimum asking price of £90,000, it is unlikely they will be able to match competing bids when it goes to auction on Tuesday. Read more about this story in tomorrow's Watford Observer. .
Buy and Sell Items Online at Finditt Auctions, the Featured Company on
Buy and sell items online at Finditt Auctions, the online auction site that is appearing as the Featured Company on TransWorldNews.ca. Finditt Auctions is the newest online marketplace to the world. The popularity of auction sites and the traffic generated from Finditt.com provide a perfect environment for buyers and sellers. Buyers have the advantage of being part of an international marketplace, while sellers are provided a global customer. After a product is listed in the Finditt Auction people can bid the same way they do on Ebay, Ubid and other auction sites. Finditt Auctions has created an environment that provides a free store with no monthly fees for individuals selling products. Along with a free auction store and no monthly fees, Finditt Auctions is offering Free Listings for a limited time.
Prize makes Scout cookies better
BAY CITY -- A lucky Girl Scout cookie fan will get a little something extra in a special box of cookies purchased during the Girl Scouts of Mitten Bay second annual "Desserts First" chef competition. Contest organizers will hide a ruby and diamond ring that Herman Hiss & Co. Jewelers of Bay City donated inside one of the cookie boxes. The hunt for the jewels is part of the 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday dessert contest at Bay City's DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center, 1 Wenona Park Place. Mid-Michigan chefs and culinary experts will compete for the People's Choice Award for the best dessert they can concoct with Girl Scout cookies. The ring and other items donated for both silent and live auctions will help fund the Girl Scouts of Mitten Bay Financial Assistance Program, which sends girls to summer camp and other scouting events.
eBid Doubles Successful Closings, Adds Videos to Online Auctions
Online auction website eBid said it has doubled the number of auctions that are closing successfully compared to November 2006. The auction marketplace has also unveiled a new design, stating it has "cleaned up the layout, simplified the navigation, improved search, and made it easier to find items you are looking to sell and want to buy." eBid also added functionality for sellers to add videos to auctions when listing items. To add video to their auction listings, sellers upload video files to YouTube and add the unique 11 digit code that each new video is given into the box on the eBid listing page. The online auction site said it has also made other, numerous improvements to the site. eBid is based in the UK. It launched in the US in 2005 and is available in Canada, Australia and Ireland.
Kuwait found first round of bids for a giant new 615000 bpd ...
DUBAI Spiralling costs in the energy sector could cut planned expansion of global refining capacity through 2011 by a fifth, mostly in the Middle East, an industry analyst said. Projects to increase global refining capacity through 2011 totalled 10 million barrels per day but only 8 million bpd would be built, said Fereidun Fesharaki of FACTS Global Energy. Two million barrels of planned refining capacity are not going to happen in the Middle East and Asia, but mostly in the Middle East, due to cost escalation, he said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Dubai. Increasing costs are hitting oil and gas projects throughout the world as the energy industry strains to bring online new capacity to meet rising demand. Kuwait deemed the first round of bids for a giant new 615,000 bpd refinery too costly in February and has yet to decide how it will proceed with the project.
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