Monthly Archives: September 2011

UWF listed as second-tier school in best-college rankings

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 6-->The University of West Florida is listed as a second-tier national university in U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best Colleges list, which was released Tuesday.UWF was listed among 280 schools in the National Universities division but received no specific rank. The university received the same designation in the magazine's 2011 rankings.The magazine ranked 202 universities in the list, followed by UWF and 65 other schools, including the University of South Read more [...]

Make your home a nice little earner

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For large swaths of the British population, our home is our pension. That said, our bricks and mortar needn’t just sit there inertly. Here are 10 ways in which we can make our main residence work for us and provide extra income. 1 Go into showbiz You can make from £750 to £5,000 a day by hiring out your home as a film location. Magazine work is less well paid (£500 to £1,500), but it’s also less disruptive as there aren’t film crews trampling over your lawns and flower Read more [...]

Wednesday Papers: Entertainment One may be up for sale – tips, comment and bids

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Financial Times * Entertainment One is exploring strategic options which could include a sale; the FTSE-listed company is considering interest from a number of private equity companies. * Standard Life has accused Piedmont, the investment vehicle of the Bahamas-based currency trader Joe Lewis, of creating instability in the board of pub company Mitchells Butlers before making an “insulting” takeover approach; MB has already rejected the takeover approach from Piedmont. * Mitch Rales, one of Read more [...]

Rare Solar-Powered Chicago Home Listed by Dream Town

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CHICAGO, IL, Sep 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Industry-leading online real estate brokerage Dream Town Realty has been named the listing company for one of Chicago's greenest homes. The 4,250 sq. ft. eco-friendly abode in East Village has one of the biggest residential solar energy generating systems in the city and is going to be featured in two high-profile events showcasing Chicago homes this year. Read more [...]

Why shares aren’t as safe as houses

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Property Observer In the standard literature, the so-called ‘equity risk premium puzzle’ refers to the substantial outperformance of listed shares over safer government bonds. The magnitude of the differential in returns generated by these assets suggested to some that investors were inconceivably cautious, or risk-averse, and thus demanded exceptionally high returns from equities in order to compensate them for the market’s sizeable volatility, or risk of loss. There are at least three other Read more [...]

Fulfill your artistic obsessions with the Fall Arts Preview – Kalamazoo Gazette

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Special to the Gazette/John A. LackoCharles Curtis Sanders plays Coyote and Andi Foster, who plays cat, rehearse a scene from "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot" by the Western Michigan University's University Theatre.KALAMAZOO — There’s a new creative creature in town — “The Rocky Horror Show.” It's just one of the events listed in the Fall Arts Preview, which can be accessed through links at the end of this story.While the sci-fi musical has been around for years, this fall, Read more [...]

Sugarland Listed as a Defendant in Stage Collapse Lawsuit

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Ethan Miller, Getty Images The family of one of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse victims has filed notices with the Indiana Attorney General’s office listing Sugarland as defendants in their lawsuit. The band “and its members, agents and employees” are amongst the 15 entities listed as defendants. According to WTHR TV in Indianapolis, Ind., the parents of 22-year-old Jennifer Haskell filed tort claims claiming that “Jennifer Haskell’s injuries and wrongful death were the proximate Read more [...]