Child deaths listed in Afghan war compensation log

02 January 2013 Fresh concerns have been raised about civilian causalities in Afghanistan after the release of a compensation log by the Ministry of Defence. The log, which details the deaths of children, families and other civilians, was released in response to a freedom of information request by the Guardian newspaper. Incidents include the deaths of six members of a family Read more [...]

Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’ movie site sale completed

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) --- The purchase of the “Field of Dreams” movie site in eastern Iowa has been completed.The investors group Go the Distance Baseball LLC says it closed last week on the deal reached with owners Don and Becky Lansing. The final price was $3.4 million plus interest. It was listed for $5.4 million more than two years ago when it went on the market.Go the Distance plans to transform the Dyersville landmark into All-Star Ballpark Heaven, a 24-field youth baseball and Read more [...]

RBC Takes Top Spot for Stock Sales From Toronto-Dominion

Royal Bank of Canada took the top spot for arranging stock sales in Canada last year, displacing Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) in the slowest year for equity financings since 2008. Royal Bank’s RBC Capital Markets unit arranged $5.63 billion in 68 equity financings, including Hudson’s Bay Co.’s (HBC) initial public offering, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bank of Montreal (BMO)’s BMO Capital Markets unit rose to second, with 46 sales that raised Read more [...]

Houses for Sale in Jacksonville, FL Now Listed Online for Buyers at … – Virtual

Houses for sale in Jacksonville, FL are now listed online for home buyers at HomesJacksonvilleFlorida.com. This non-realtor website has included these solely owned homes for direct sale to those seeking to purchase a house in North Florida. Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) January 02, 2013 The HomesJacksonvilleFlorida.com website has now listed a new series of houses for sale in Jacksonville, FL online. These new listings are owned by owners and no realtors are required before purchase is completed. Read more [...]

SupConnect provides FREE SUP Event Listings

Doheny State Beach, Battle of the Paddle - 2012   SAN DIEGO, California - This year there will be hundreds of stand up paddle events happening all over the world and it can be very frustrating to search numerous websites for all the information you need.  That is why SupConnect has an events page where anyone can list their upcoming event(s) for FREE!    In an effort to constantly connect paddlers everywhere the SupConnect events list is one of the most complete compilations in the industry, Read more [...]

Reigate and Banstead structures given local listed status

FROM horse troughs to General Montgomery's Second World War bunker, more than 100 structures across the borough have been given local listed status. Cast iron fingerposts and mile markers – the satnavs of a bygone era – have been included by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council on the list of objects of historical value, as have 19th century caves, commemorative plaques and residential homes. ​ A cast iron mileage Read more [...]

New Year’s Eve event draws crowd downtown – Exponent

CLARKSBURG — The crowd at the city’s first New Year’s Eve celebration in Jackson Square exceeded expectations. There were around 700-800 people on hand the hour before the ball dropped at midnight, according to estimates from Mayor Patsy Trecost and Councilman Gary Bowden. “It was filled up pretty much from one end to the other,” Bowden said of the lower parking lot at Jackson Square. “There were a lot more people Read more [...]

2012 is record year for commercial property sales

ASPEN—Four high-profile commercial buildings in Aspen’s downtown core changed hands in December 2012, accounting for nearly $54.5 million of that month’s real estate sales and half of the commercial building sales for the year. In fact, all but two of the nine commercial building sales of 2012—a record going back at least a decade—took place in the latter half of the year, helping to fuel Pitkin County’s highest dollar volume of real estate sales since the pre-recession peak. Two commercial Read more [...]