Monthly Archives: February 2012

The mansion squatters: Life of luxury for up to 14 trespassers who have moved …

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By Luke SalkeldLast updated at 7:12 PM on 14th February 2012 For weeks they have been living in tents on an historic green as part of the 'Occupy' protest movement.Now, having turned that public area into a muddy swamp, they have moved on to far more comfortable lodgings.Staying true to the name of their faction, a group of former campers are now occupying a £3million eight-bedroom mansion - as squatters.The Grade II listed building provides its new residents with a large (empty) swimming Read more [...]

Singapore-listed STX OSV Q4 net doubles, outlook firm

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SINGAPORE | Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:22am EST SINGAPORE Feb 14 (Reuters) - Quarterly profit at Singapore-listed offshore vessel builder STX OSV Holdings Ltd more than doubled on higher orders and strong margins. The company reported net profit of 638 million Norwegian krones ($112 million) for the three months ended December, up from 294 million krones a year ago. It also recommended a final dividend of 10 Singapore cents per share for its 2011 fiscal year."Despite Read more [...]

Training Advice For Future Minnesota Home Inspectors

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About two to three times a month, I get a call or email from someone who is interested in becoming a home inspector. "What kind of training is required to be a home inspector in Minnesota?  What type of background is required to be a home inspector?  Are you hiring?" I always call people back to chat about this business and give the long answers to all of these questions; there is no such thing as licensing for home inspectors in Minnesota, so there is no 'right' answer to these questions.  I'm Read more [...]

Local Civil War events continue into March

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<!--Saxotech Paragraph Count: 12-->The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being celebrated from 2011-2015, and in Stewart County, site of the Feb. 16, 1862, Battle of Fort Donelson, events to commemorate that action are in full swing.In the last issue of The Stewart Houston Times, a listing of the local events surrounding the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Donelson through Feb. 19 was printed.The remaining local events are listed below as they were known at presstime. Please note Read more [...]

Tabcorp set to extend Australia’s listed bond supply

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Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:15am EST SYDNEY, Feb 14 (IFR) - Gaming company Tabcorp is poised to continue last year's revival in Australian subordinated retail bond issuance, aiming to raise A$200 million ($214.8 million) from a Tier 1, 25-year non-call five retail bond. Tabcorp's offer, with an initial margin to be set following a bookbuild on February 22, comes after Woolworths, ANZ and Origin Energy's high profile transactions kick-started Australia's listed fixed income Read more [...]

World Cup bonuses, employee salaries listed in US Soccer Federation tax document

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Former U.S. national soccer team coach Bob Bradley earned $400,000 in bonuses over a period encompassing the 2010 World Cup, raising his compensation to almost $1 million, while captain Carlos Bocanegra earned the most among the players during that time with almost $350,000. Bradley received a base salary of $515,647, plus the bonuses and about $26,000 in other compensation and benefits, according to a 2010-11 U.S. Soccer Federation tax document that became available this month. Although Read more [...]