Monthly Archives: December 2014

Florida State RB Dalvin Cook listed as an associate in assault case

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View photo.Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook (4) runs the ball against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. (Jeremy …Florida State freshman standout running back Dalvin Cook was named in an aggravated assault case from July, according to a statement from the Tallahassee Police Department. The case is still active and involves two men who “are alleged to have brandished a firearm at a neighbor on July 17, 2014.” Cook, FSU’s leading rusher with 905 yards, is “listed Read more [...]

The top 101 astronomical events to watch for in 2015

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Now in its seventh year of compilation and the second year running on Universe Today, we're proud to feature our list of astronomical happenings for the coming year. Print it, bookmark it, hang it on your fridge or observatory wall. Not only is this the yearly article that we jokingly refer to as the "blog post it takes us six months to write," but we like to think of it as unique, a mix of the mandatory, the predictable and the bizarre. It's not a 10 ten listicle, and not a full-fledged almanac, Read more [...]

Gloucester Prison sale: Take a look at past developments by City and Country

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Comments (3) Gloucester Prison will be sold to City and Country, it was announced yesterday. City and Country, a development group specialising in the conversion of listed and historic buildings for residential and commercial uses, has bought the site along with Dorchester, Kingston and Shepton Mallet prisons. The firm is working on its development plans which are likely to be mixed use schemes including residential development with assisted Read more [...]

Bid to build homes and draw tourists to Crail Airfield

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Plans to transform an abandoned airfield could create a new tourist destination and village of up to 500 homes in the East Neuk of Fife. A vision for Crail Airfield proposes the establishment of a settlement with an artisan village at its heart aimed at attracting tourists. The community would be “physically distinct from” but economically part of the existing village of Crail, according to its planner.As well as houses, it would include Read more [...]

The sale of former prisons in west and south England is agreed

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24 December 2014 Last updated at 10:17 The transformation of Gloucester Prison will be a "daunting task", experts say The sale of four former prison sites has been agreed, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. The sites at of Shepton Mallet, Gloucester, Portsmouth and Dorchester will be sold to City and Country. The MoJ said the firm was working on "mixed used schemes", with assisted Read more [...]

INVESTMENT CLINIC: Is it risky to put my £10000 in ETFs?

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By Holly Black For Money Mail Published: 00:01 GMT, 24 December 2014 | Updated: 09:07 GMT, 24 December 2014 11 View comments I have £10,000 to invest and I’m thinking about putting it in ETFs as I’ve heard they are cheap. Are they risky?An ETF, or exchange traded fund, is a type of tracker fund which follows the performance of a particular stock market. What Read more [...]

Updates from Uber, Intu Properties and Caledonian Trust

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Little sign of a pre-Xmas surge for stocks. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,598.1, up just 21.4 points, on Tuesday. Tullow Oil was the biggest gainer, up 3.1% to 419p while Morrisons also put on weight, up 2.5% to 180.4p. Slipping southwards was Shire, slumping 2.8% to 4533p with households goods operator Reckitt Benckiser also suffering, down 2% to 5200p. Thornton shares melted on a new profits warning, down more than 22% to 92p. The Dow Jones meanwhile managed to storm the 18,000 barrier, up Read more [...]

Scots laser technology firm sold to US giant

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The company, has been bought by Emerson a listed American business, in a deal that reflects strong overseas interest in Scots technology firms. Cascade has developed technology that can be used to detect gas leaks and explosives. The business was spun out of Strathclyde University by a team led by Mr Howieson, who has said its technology offers a much faster and more reliable way of detecting gases than others. It can identify gases from unique fingerprints detected by the lasers. The company's Read more [...]