| Newcomers to hold gala art auction
On Saturday, May 19 the Wilton Newcomers Club will host a gala art auction with all proceeds going to the Woodcock Nature Center's education programs. The festivities kick off at 7 p.m. at the Trackside Teen Center, Station Road, with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and live music. Guests will be able to purchase high-quality, framed artwork at an incredibly reduced rate. With many styles and genres to choose from, this is an event you won't want to miss. The Wilton Bank is the generous sponsor of the event. In addition, numerous local merchants have donated food and raffle items. The Woodcock Nature Center has been a private non-profit source of nature and environmental education in Southwestern Connecticut since 1972. Its full-time staff works with the local protected wildlife to serve as a resource for educating the community about our natural surroundings through public outreach, school field trips and visits, on-site birthday parties, and summer camps.
A tale of two bids
FOR more than a century J. Sainsbury and Boots have been the two landmarks on Britain's high street that make towns feel complete and smaller villages envious. Both the grocer and the chemist bear the names of their founders. Unusually among British firms, they have dominant individual shareholders. Both, although they are well run, are stuck in the uncomfortable middle-ground of a retail market that is rapidly polarising between those that sell cheap goods and those that sell luxurious ones. And both have been stalked in recent weeks by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), an American buy-out firm. Now their ways are parting. On Friday April 20th Alliance Boots agreed to accept a £10.6 billion ($21.2 billion) bid from KKR, which has teamed up with Stefano Pessina, the chemist's executive deputy chairman and biggest shareholder.
Millet butcher plant on the block
After receiving a call from the owner of Thorsby Auction Market, another avenue for cattle for the non-profit 3M Meats Inc. has surfaced. Erickson-Svardh Foundation president Carl Erickson, who proposed the butcher plant, explained the reasons for adding the Thorsby Auction Market to his plans. We were finding not all farmers wanted to be part of the cow-calf co-op, said Erickson. (Adding the Thorsby Auction Market) we can choose the best quality cattle for the plant. .
Auction of state's slots licenses proposed
INDIANAPOLIS -- Licenses to operate slot machines at Indiana's horse tracks should be auctioned to the highest bidder if track owners aren't willing to pay substantial license fees, a senator negotiating a compromise on the legislation said yesterday. Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, said lawmakers have a responsibility to taxpayers to get as much money as possible for the licenses, although he prefers that the two state racetracks run the slot operations. .
'Football Manager Live' ready for kick off
Sports Interactive has announced details of a brand new massively multiplayer online game based on the best-selling PC soccer management game, Football Manager.Football Manager Live will allow players to build a club from scratch and compete against friends and rivals.The game will offer mini-leagues to play amongst friends, and allow gamers to bid in player auctions and compete in live matches 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Matches will take place in real-time with a range of tactical options for managers to control as they follow all the action via a 2D match engine. In addition, the in-game chat option will allow managers to exchange comments on the virtual touchline, whilst other aspiring managers can view their competitors and learn their tactics.Away from the stadium, users will get to control their club in a host of different ways.
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