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Humorist Rick London announced today from his home in Hot Springs, Ar. that he is relatively certain what he found at an Estate sale could be "the real thing", but he admits he was surprised Pablo Picasso would have been interested in rendering his own versions of Snoopy, much less Castro. London says he has quit his job as a waiter at Hooters.

Indian companies love London’s Alternative Investment Market for the ease with which they can list and raise money. Last year, 11 Indian real estate companies raised $2.7 billion, with the largest offerings coming from property giants Hirco (Hiranandani) and Unitech. But global investors, unhappy with results from some Indian stocks.

Real estate developer Omniyat Properties is to build a $266.7 million ‘floating’ towers development in Dubai that will be designed by London-based Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid.

Real estate developer Stan Kroenke, a minority owner of the St. Louis Rams, bought a LARGE stake in London's Arsenal soccer team from the British television network ITV. Kroenke said Thursday that he also entered into "conditional arrangements" with ITV involving the sale of the network's 50 percent share in Arsenal Broadband.

There is a buzz in the UK market around the new startups that are leveraging mashups to provide higher value added services in property (or real estate for the US readers). Property is the #1 topic of conversation in London and most Brits are obsessed with the value of their property.