Open offers from listed firms hit 4-year high in 2011-12

NEW DELHI: Public shareholders in listed firms got open offers worth Rs 19,305 crore in the last fiscal, the highest in past four years, and largely dominated by offers made for change of management control at the companies. A total of 71 open offers, wherein public shareholders are made an offer for purchase of their shares by the acquirer in takeover or other substantial acquisition deals, were approved by Sebi ( Securities and Exchange Board of India) in 2011-12, market regulator has said Read more [...]

House Hunt: Mystic Meadow Home Listed for $1.5M

Real estate: The source of endless fascination at cocktail parties. A reason for otherwise normal neighbors to turn into peeping voyeurs as they check out the closets of their neighbor during an Open House. The cause for great angst, if a house is out of reach for a would-be buyer, or if it’s priced far below what a new owner just paid for a nearly identical house. To help keep you apprised of the local real estate market scene, Patch’s weekly House Hunt will highlight five houses that have Read more [...]

House Hunt: 18 Irmo Homes For Sale

The following 18 properties were listed for sale in Irmo in the past seven days, according to our friends at AOL Real Estate (click on the link to see the full listing, including real estate agent): 301 Derrick Drive $462,500 3 Bed, 4 Bath 3,200 Sq Ft Single Family Home Brokered By: REALHome Services Solutions 104 River Creek Drive $269,900 4 Bed, 3 Bath 2,463 Sq Ft 1.03 Acre Lot Single Family Home Brokered By: iSAVE REALTY 1117 Belfair Way $235,000 4 Bed, 3 Bath 2,193 Sq Ft Single Family Home Brokered Read more [...]

The day that changed the world

A book, entitled Days that changed the world, lists 50 defining events of world history. The first event listed in it is the Battle of Salamis, in which the Athenian Navy destroyed the Persian fleet of King Xerxes on September 28, 480 BC. The last event listed occurred 2,481 years later: September 11, 2001. It is a coincidence that in both these events the east and the west clashed. The ancient event is an established east-west conflict. The attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC), commonly Read more [...]

House Hunt: 14 Northeast Columbia Homes For Sale

The following 14 properties were listed for sale in Northeast Columbia in the past seven days, according to our friends at AOL Real Estate (click on the link to see the full listing, including real estate agent): 106 Leaning Tree Road $485,000 4 Bed, 4 Bath 4,650 Sq Ft Single Family Home Brokered By: Russell Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc.-Corporate 98 Old Still Road $399,900 5 Bed, 4 Bath 4,200 Sq Ft Single Family Home Brokered By: Palmetto Homes and Land Realty 200 Sweet Gum Road $395,000 4 Bed, 4 Read more [...]

Explaining Texas A&M’s “new” titles listed at Kyle Field

Texas AM’s updated list of championships on the northwest wall of Kyle Field has drawn lots of discussion the past two days because two new national titles (1919, 1927) were added. So were two titles under the list of conference championships from the Big 12 era (1997, 2010). In both of those seasons, the Aggies won or shared South Division titles but did not win the Big 12 championship. Before today’s game against Flordia, AM associate athletic director of media relations Alan Cannon offered Read more [...]

House Hunt: 31 Lexington Homes For Sale

The following 31 properties were listed for sale in Lexington in the past seven days, according to our friends at AOL Real Estate (click on the link to see the full listing, including real estate agent): 132 Drake Hill Drive $600,000 5 Bed, 6 Bath 8,078 Sq Ft 1.01 Acre Lot Single Family Home Brokered By: Keller Williams Columbia 206 Runnymede Lane $444,500 5 Bed, 4 Bath 3,704 Sq Ft 0.71 Acre Lot Single Family Home Brokered By: EXIT Real Est Consultants 3 Wise Ferry Court $360,000 4 Bed, 3 Bath 2,195 Read more [...]

When Will Beth Phoenix Return To The Ring?, WWE Highlights Defunct Titles …

Photo: Evan Hoffman - Beth Phoenix, who is currently taking a leave of absence from WWE following the loss of a loved one, has been pulled from advertisements for several upcoming events. The official WWE website had her listed as appearing at events beginning on October 1 after she was pulled from last week's Australian tour and all events in September, but her next advertised appearance is now slated for the October 22 Raw in East Rutherford, New Jersey. She is then not listed for any events Read more [...]

House Hunt: 30 Simpsonville Homes For Sale

The following 30 properties were listed for sale in Simpsonville in the past seven days, according to our friends at AOL Real Estate (click on the link to see the full listing, including real estate agent): 108 Putney Bridge Ln $789,000 4 Bed, 4 Bath 0.99 Acre Lot Single Family Home Brokered By: PRU/C.D. JOYNER-S 109 Red Branch Lane $445,000 4 Bed, 4 Bath 4,000 Sq Ft Single Family Home Brokered By: COLDWELL BANKER CAINE WILLIAMS ST. 316 English Oak Road $399,900 4 Bed, 3 Bath 0.41 Acre Lot Single Read more [...]