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  • Housing market picking up in UK Housing market picking up in UK

    LONDON - The UK housing market seems to be picking up with gross mortgage lending up 4.3 per cent in April over previous month to 12.1 billion pounds, the highest in over four years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The mortgage lending was 21% higher than April 2012, but this data is skewed by the end of the stamp duty concession on 24 March, 2012. Under the stamp duty ...

  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Town Center Aventura announces new tenants to open in the fall

    Town Center Aventura, the redesigned lifestyle shopping center formerly known as Loehmann’s Fashion Island, announced several new tenants that will open this fall: Buffalo Wild Wings, the upscale coffee shop Café-Cita, Cut-N-Play Salon, New Tammy Nail & Spa, and Accents, a gift and home accessories store.Construction for Town Center Aventura, which remains open, began earlier ...

  • City of Joburg lodges error on Gupta property

    Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said on Tuesday the City of Johannesburg objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the influential family. He was responding ...

  • Drew Barrymore lists Montecito house at $7.5 million

    Actress Drew Barrymore and her husband, art consultant William Kopelman, have listed the Montecito estate where they were wed at $7.5 ...


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It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

The title of Its Kind of a Funny Story is unfortunately indicative of the film itself, which is kind of funny, kind of touching, kind of moving, kind of odd, kind of quirky, and kind of lots of other thing, but, its never fully anything. Set in an adult psyc ... ...

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    posted a photo of a receipt that made her mom's day. A mysterious customer recently gave Casual Cynic's mother, also a waitress, a $1,000 tip on a $60.42 meal. Next to the tip, the uber-generous customer wrote, "Your ticket to Italy. Enjoy!!" On her Tumblr blog, Casual Cynic explained that her mom had been chatting with the customer about her desire to see Italy and how ...

  • Stunning video captures tornados formation

    A funnel cloud touches down in Newcastle, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Charles Cook/YouTube) An Oklahoma man captured on video what appears to be the formation of Monday's deadly tornado. The incredible ...

  • How to boost your credit score fast

    Repairing a shoddy credit report requires time, but there are few steps you can take to expedite the process. Here's what to do if you're hoping to give your credit score a boost in a short period of ...

  • Park Gates at City Place in Dallas gets new owner

    Park Gates at City Place was sold by The Connor Group to a new investor. In the second property sale this month, Ohio-based The Connor Group has sold Park Gates at City Place, a 228-unit apartment property in East Dallas. Terms of the deal, including the investor purchasing the property, were undisclosed, a company official told me Tuesday. The Connor Group owned the East Dallas property for six ...

  • 110 Tower launches last phase of $15M renovation

    The seventh and eighth floor renovation at 110 Tower in Fort Lauderdale marks the end of a $15 million renovation for the building. Demolition of the seventh and eight floors at 110 Tower in downtown Fort Lauderdale has begun, marking the last phase of a $15 million renovation. Once redeveloped, the floors will offer 40,000 square feet of office space with a two-story mezzanine design concept. ...

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