Peace Ranch listed for sale at $49.5M

ASPEN — One of the most secluded properties in the Aspen area went on the market this month when Tom and Molly Bedell decided to sell their Peace Ranch up Taylor Creek in the Fryingpan Valley.The property doesn't have a large trophy house, but it's got something no other listing can offer: a riding area and surrounding accouterments that cover a full acre, or about 43,000 square feet. The building also contains a “cool bar,” fitness center and a two-bedroom apartment, said Tommy Latousek, Read more [...]

Historic houses, without the swagger

Nuneaton is currently experiencing a battle – a polite one, but a battle nonetheless – about what counts as heritage. The outbuildings of the Georgian farmhouse where the novelist George Eliot spent her first 21 years are about to be pulled down. Whitbread, which owns them – it runs the main house as a cheerful family pub – says they don't count as part of the literary fabric of Britain. The George Eliot Fellowship, of which I am a vice-president, say that they do. The planning meeting Read more [...]

NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher Upcoming Events

NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher Upcoming Events Details Published on Sunday, 24 June 2012 20:58 Written by Super User The Aquarium is located at US 421, 15 Miles South of Wilmington For more information or to register for a program, please call (910)458-7468 Monday - Friday from 9-5PM or Check the website for program details at www.ncaquariums.com*Pre-Registration for all events REQUIRED. Meeting place for all events is at the Read more [...]

NASDAQ Dubai Welcomes $650 Million JAFZ Sukuk To Its Market

Jebel Ali Free Zone chooses the international exchange in the region for its $650 million seven-year Sukuk Total value of listed Sukuk on the exchange now at $7.1 billion JAFZA CEO welcomes positive response from the market resulting in successful fund-raising NASDAQ Dubai welcomed the listing of a $650 million Sukuk by Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) on its market. The listing confirms the exchange’s status as the largest in the Middle East for Islamic bonds, bringing the total nominal value of its Read more [...]

Sturgis Rally 2012: Victory Events

Click the images below for bigger versions:2012 Stugis Motorcycle Rally The growing thunder of Victory Motorcycles will again shake the Black Hills of South Dakota during the 2012 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Victory has a full week of activities planned for motorcyclists who attend the most legendary biker gathering in the world. Featuring a new location, new displays, group rides, live music, demos and displays of new 2013 motorcycles, a major Victory party, celebrity appearances and much more, Read more [...]

Hutchinson real estate agents urge renters to beware of false rental …

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — An online scam has put apartment hunters at risk and created problems for some Hutchinson real estate agents whose listings are being wrongfully identified as rentals. In one recent case, a three-bedroom house listed for sale was advertised on Craigslist as a property that could be rented for $700 a month. Shane Mog, real estate agent and partner at RE/MAX in Hutchinson, told the Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/MGGuOK) that he thought the ad might be a fake and contacted Read more [...]

Tokio Marine affiliate soars in Saudi bourse debut

By Nadia Saleem DUBAI | Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:39pm IST DUBAI (Reuters) - Shares in an affiliate of Japanese insurance giant Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance Co (8766.T) soared as they listed on the Saudi Arabian stock market on Sunday, showing strong demand for fresh equity among Saudi investors despite the global market slump. Alinma Tokio Marine 8312.SE traded as high as 100 riyals, a tenfold increase from its initial public offer price of 10 Read more [...]

Monetise eyes new bankers and US listing

Combining the two companies will give Monitise, whose head office will stay in London, access to more than 13m registered end consumers at banks including Lloyds TSB in the UK and PNC Bank in the US. Mr Lukies confirmed to The Sunday Telegraph that it was looking for bankers: “We’re looking for advisers that empathise with our growth story, and not just those looking for fees.” But he stressed that a possible decision on changing its listing would only be made once the Read more [...]