| More Than 4000 Bidders Attend the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Grande ...
GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/23/07 -- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA)(NYSE: RBA), the world's largest auctioneer of industrial and agricultural equipment, announces the results of its large Grande Prairie, Alberta auction held April 18 and 19, 2007. A record 4,300 registered bidders from 15 countries attended the unreserved auction. They came from all 10 Canadian provinces and two territories, as well as 31 U.S. states, generating over CA$26 million (US$23 million) in gross auction sales. The previous registered bidder record for the site was 2,300 people. "We usually hold separate agricultural and industrial auctions in Grande Prairie in the spring," says Ritchie Bros. Regional Manager Brian Podruzny. "We decided that instead of holding separate sales, we would combine them - which both buyers and sellers seemed to appreciate at the auction last week." More than 2,200 lots were sold over the two-day auction, with the first day concentrating on trucks and industrial equipment.
EBAY AUCTIONS FOR SEATTLE SUPERCROSS!
Scottsdale , AZ- The Road 2 Recovery Foundation announces exciting Ebay auctions Seattle Supercross. The first auction includes four VIP Credentials which allow the winners all day pit access before and after the race, Press Box Access and seating for the race. The Press Box is some of the greatest seats in the house, and there is closed circuit T.V. so if you missed something chances are you'll be able to see it again. Also included is a tour of a team race rig (team and time to be determined by promoter). The other auction includes 4 tickets to the Seattle SX with all day pit access, tour of a team race rig (team and time to be determined by promoter), Set of SUNLINE Flex Levers (Brake and Clutch) personally autographed by James Stewart, Smith sunglasses, Thor Backpack, SixSixOne Defender 2.5 Flat White Chest Protector with Neck Roll installed and other cool swag from One Industries and Rockford Fosgate.
Board in closed session on disability pension bids
The county retirement board will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider disability pension applications filed by five county employees. Disability pensions are sought by Mark Euless, county fire department; Lee Richardson, sheriff's office; Anne Wooliever, probation department; and Ermita Atkins and Hettie Partridge, health and human services department. The board also will discuss whether to increase to 15 percent the small cap international portion of the retirement fund's international stock allocation. The pension board meets at 11:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' chambers at the Civic Center. .
'American Idol' Bids Sanjaya Farewell
"American Idol" finally has said goodbye to its most talked-about contestant, 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar. From the very beginning of the season, audiences could not help but wonder how Malakar, the show's first Asian-Indian American, made it through the competition with a vocal range that's been described as "horrendous" by judge Simon Cowell. But it was Cowell's televised frustrations toward Malakar that sparked initial rumors called the Indian Call Center Theory, suggesting voters from India were responsible for his continued presence. Read more. Imus Inspires Nike Ad Nike is putting its spin on the Don Imus controversy. In last Sunday's edition of The New York Times, the sports-apparel giant took out a full-page ad indirectly thanking Imus for bringing race relations and sexism to the forefront.
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