McKillips/Stultz (St. Petersburg Times)
IT WAS CLUMSINESS. Plain, simple clumsiness. Years ago, crossing Fifth Avenue in New York City ? yes, with the traffic signal and in a crosswalk ? I stumbled on the edge of a potholeIt happens: Sooner or later, a traveler is bound to be disabled (Inside Bay Area)
Catherine Stultz and Mike McKillips were married Oct. 18, 2006, at cayman brac in the Cayman Islands. The bride is the daughter of DC and Claudine Stultz of Largo. The bridegroom is the son of Thomas McKillips of Venice, Fla., and the late Carolyn Mead.McKillips/Stultz (St. Petersburg Times)
How Porsche got its roofs back (CNN Money)
Digicel, the fastest growing company in the Caribbean and new entrant to Central America, is now exclusively offering to its customers the smart, stylish and functional Motofone F3. Starting today, the Motofone F3 will be commercially available in Haiti, Jamaica and Guyana.Digicel Exclusively Introduces Motofone F3 Phone to the Caribbean (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FANTASIA ANNOUNCED AS THE NEXT ‘MISS CELIE’: Barrino, herself, makes it official during Thursday’s ‘Idol’ appearance. *After weeks of rumors, Fantasia Barrino used the “American Idol” platform that made her famous to announce that she will take over the role of Miss Celie in Broadway’s “The Color Purple.”02-23-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
Looking for a new real estate opportunity? While most markets are crumbling, the island of Grand Cayman is enjoying quite a boom. The combination of a thriving financial services industry and buoyant tourism led prices 10% higher last year, according to Kim Lund, owner of ReMax Cayman Islands, and should push values up another 15% to 20% this year. Don’t, however, expect any bargains. The …Rebuilt Grand Cayman Boasts Hot Real Estate Market (The New York Sun)
Zoomie can’t sing and Zoomie can’t dance, but our annual Zoomie honor has become the American Idol of car awards.Zoomies: The ‘American Idol’ of car awards (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Frosty socks, falling into the next rink, flipping backwards over the net, scoring against your team, and skating from the rink straight to the beer tent.Kaczka: North of the border Knights to remember (Knoxville News Sentinel)
02-23-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Kinder Morgan, Inc., a natural gas pipeline and electricity generating company, agreed today to sell its retail utility business, Terasen Inc., to Fortis Inc. for C$3.7 billion ($3.2 billion).Kinder Morgan to Sell Terasen Gas to Fortis Inc. (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
We have confirmation: California is foodie heaven. A new study by the Travel Industry Association found that California is the top destination for travelers whose vacation plans include food festivals, wine tours and other culinary pursuits.Travel Notes (San Jose Mercury News)
McKillips/Stultz (St. Petersburg Times)
class If you’re looking for tickets for last-minute travel or during peak dates, you may find that first or business class can cost just a little more than coach-class fares.Signposts (Contra Costa Times)
Catherine Stultz and Mike McKillips were married Oct. 18, 2006, at cayman brac in the Cayman Islands. The bride is the daughter of DC and Claudine Stultz of Largo. The bridegroom is the son of Thomas McKillips of Venice, Fla., and the late Carolyn Mead.McKillips/Stultz (St. Petersburg Times)
IT WAS CLUMSINESS. Plain, simple clumsiness. Years ago, crossing Fifth Avenue in New York City ? yes, with the traffic signal and in a crosswalk ? I stumbled on the edge of a potholeIt happens: Sooner or later, a traveler is bound to be disabled (Inside Bay Area)
YOU MUST BE DREAMING The Papua New Guinea Tumbuna Sing-Sing trip offers the chanceTravel extras, 1/28 (Denver Post)
Follow-Up Test: 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (Edmunds.com)
Post travel editors and writers field questions and comments every Monday at 2 p.m. ET.Talk About Travel (Washington Post)
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced that it is again supporting the No. 08 theGPSstore.com/Garmin NASCAR Craftsman Truck, driven by Chad McCumbee in the 2007 season. McCumbee begins the season on Friday at the Daytona International Speedway.Garmin(R) and theGPSstore.com Team Up Again In NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (SYS-CON Media)
Vehicle Tested: 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo 2dr Coupe AWD (3.6L 6cyl Turbo 6M) MSRP of Test Vehicle: $141,645 Price It!! What Works: Blazing (if unusable) speed, seriously high handling limits, striking good looks.Follow-Up Test: 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo (Edmunds.com)
SOUTHLAKE, Texas—-Travelocity’s latest data reports reveal several signs that travelers are evolving to meet industry changes in stride, beginning with this year’s spring break travelers.Travelocity Coins 2007 the “Year of the Savvy Traveler” (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Kaczka: North of the border Knights to remember (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Frosty socks, falling into the next rink, flipping backwards over the net, scoring against your team, and skating from the rink straight to the beer tent.Kaczka: North of the border Knights to remember (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Silver Wheaton Corp. (TSX: SLW)(NYSE: SLW) is pleased to announce record 2006 annual net earnings of US$85.2 million (US$0.40 per share) and record operating cash flows of US$104.7 million (US$0.50 per share). Fourth quarter net earnings and operating cash flows were US$23.8 million ($0.11 per share) and US$29.8 million ($0.14 per share), respectively.Silver Wheaton More Than Triples Fourth Quarter and Annual Results (SYS-CON Media)
O2Micro Granted Dual Mode Smart Card Controller Patent (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
GEORGE TOWN, grand cayman, Feb. 21, 2007 — O2Micro International Limited , a leading supplier of innovative power management, and security components and systems, was issued 3 claims under United States patent number 7,151,394 for its Phase Shifting and PWM Driving circuits and methods.O2Micro Issued Patent for Inverter Driving Circuits and Techniques (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
He’s the kind of person who needs to go to work with clean fingernails, but be prepared to dirty them up at the drop of a hat. One minute he might be balancing a million dollar budget in his office; the next pushing a dumpster into place, and the next troubleshooting a mechanical problem.Multi-tasker: Nick Lichter (Marco Eagle)
Zoomies: The ‘American Idol’ of car awards (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Allow me a shameful confession: I don’t love convertibles. This is not a dislike, precisely, but rather a heightened sensitivity to minor annoyances. Open-air motoring, grand though it may sound, too often results in windburn and the accidental inhalation of bugs, neither of which is much fun.How Porsche got its roofs back (Fortune via Yahoo! Finance)
Zoomie can’t sing and Zoomie can’t dance, but our annual Zoomie honor has become the American Idol of car…Zoomies: The ‘American Idol’ of car awards (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
DREAMWORKS APOLOGIZES TO MOTOWN FOR ?DREAMGIRLS?: Studio takes out ad underscoring film as ?work of fiction.? *Dreamworks studios has finally responded to criticism of its film ?Dreamgirls? and its perceived negative portrayal of events based on the story of Berry Gordy?s Motown record label.02-23-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
Selita Ebanks Preparing for my interview with Selita Ebanks, I couldn’t imagine what I would discuss with a Victoria’s Secret Model or what we would have in common. I fancy myself as someone who uses my mind and my creativity to earn a living, often putting my appearance on the back burner these days. As one of Victoria’s Secret’s newest contract models (since 2005), Selita’s life has been a …Selita Ebanks Earns Her Wings as Victoria?s Secret?s Newest Earthbound Angel (PR.com)
Well, it?s official. I?ve lost my gag reflex. I?ve searched the valley?s restaurants for left-of-center, unique dishes and not only did I find them, I ate them. From ?rattlesnake juice? to fungus-engorged corn, Bolivian crocodiles and crispy kangaroos, I ate it all. Not alone, though.Adventures in eating, part one (Vail Trail)
Your own private island (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
If you?ve ever tried to keep up with the Joneses, then you can relate to Roger and Karen Widing?s challenge of just keeping up withIII themselves. The Widings move every four years or so from one unbelievably palatial home to the next. Typically, they go no farther than to the lot next door to them.Karen Widing: Teast drives the latest luxury homes (Northern Express)
After a day or two at sea, you look down from a huge cruise ship one morning and notice that the deep blue of the ocean was replaced overnight by a turquoise that is indisputably Caribbean — alluring, exotic, beckoning you to paradise.Your own private island (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
One of America?s hottest casual restaurant concepts, Jimmy Buffett?s Margaritaville, will open at Pier Park at Panama City Beach. Margaritaville is a mecca for Parrot Heads or anyone else who wants to have a good time and a great meal in the ultimate tropical setting.Margaritaville Comes to PCB (WJHG Panama City)
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL (February 9, 2007) ? One of America?s hottest casual restaurant concepts, Jimmy Buffett?s Margaritaville, will open at Simon Property Group?s (NYSE:SPG) Pier Park.Margaritaville Coming to Pier Park (WMBB TV Panama City)
Talk About Travel (Washington Post)
SOUTHLAKE, Texas—-Travelocity’s latest data reports reveal several signs that travelers are evolving to meet industry changes in stride, beginning with this year’s spring break travelers.Travelocity Coins 2007 the “Year of the Savvy Traveler” (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Post travel editors and writers field questions and comments every Monday at 2 p.m. ET.Talk About Travel (Washington Post)
Is your market experiencing a drastic slow-down? Loading … Are you in the know? Subscribe to RISMedia?s Power Broker Network Report and find out what the nation?s top brokers are reading!Latest Blog (Real Estate News)