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Waterfront Auckland’s proposed $14.63 million conversion of historic Shed 10 on Queen’s Wharf into a cruise-ship terminal just underlines the appalling waste of public money the neighbouring Slug structure represents. The $9.8 million Prime Minister John Key and his Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully insisted be splurged on this temporary event space would have all but paid for the Shed 10 upgrade. It’s not as though nobody had come up with the idea at the time. The NZ Historic Places Trust and the Auckland Regional Council had advanced a $17.8 million plan to turn the old wharf shed into a space suitable not just as the cruise-ship terminal everyone wanted, but as the “party central”…

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PM says Greeks have choice in June election between voting to stay in euro and ‘effectively voting to leave’ David Cameron and European Commission president José Manuel Barroso talk before a session at the Nato summit in Chicago. Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP…

James Bernstein James Bernstein James Bernstein is a longtime business writer for Newsday. | Some downtowns on Long Island have no shortage of empty stores and few ways to fill them. Two Long Island plastic surgeons have come up with a plan: They will fill some of that space with their artwork. Barry Douglas and Vincent DiGregorio, both of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group in Garden City and both artists in their spare time, have started Project Art Space. They plan to… Content Preview This content is exclusive for Newsday digital access and 7-day home delivery subscribers and Optimum Online® customers. Already registered? Log in Already a subscriber/customer? Register Subscribe…

Quick ReadNorthrop Grumman spokeswoman Dianne Baumert-Moyik said that while the NATO contract will not mean any new jobs, it will help retain the jobs of those employed. James Bernstein James Bernstein James Bernstein is a longtime business writer for Newsday. | A $1.7-billion NATO contract to build five Global Hawk spy planes will help stabilize Northrop Grumman Corp.’s workforce on Long Island, a company spokesman said. The Los Angeles-based company said it won the contract to build the Global Hawks and ground surveillance radar sensors from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The deal was scheduled to be announced at a NATO summit meeting in… Content Preview This content is…

The stars of Casablanca may always have Paris, but for their 70th anniversary, they also had Facebook. //–> Thursday, May 17, 2012 The stars of Casablanca may always have Paris, but for their 70th anniversary, they also had…

Perfect wasn’t good enough. It failed to impress Dancing With the Stars fans, who chose to send Maria Menounos home after the popular TV dance contest’s semifinals. //–> Thursday, May 17, 2012 Perfect wasn’t good enough. It failed to impress Dancing With the Stars fans, who chose…

Britney Spears and former Disney Channel star Demi Lovato have officially joined the US version of The X Factor, leading creator Simon Cowell to pledge the second season will “seriously kick butt” when it returns in September. //–> Wednesday, May 16, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT Britney Spears and former Disney Channel star Demi Lovato have officially…

Yahoo Inc. may finally be nearing a deal to sell a part of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba. Bloomberg…

NEW YORK — Yahoo Inc. may finally be nearing a deal to sell a part of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba. More business news Primerica sets its own course after Citi split…