Top tech toys for the filthy rich (CNET)
His rampage thru the Caribbean has included stops in Martinique, Jamaica and Cayman. Now, Dean has his eye moving toward a landfall in Central America. TC has the latest.Dean Targets Mexico, Belize (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) – Hurricane Dean spared the Cayman Islands the worst of its fury on Monday as it headed for a collision course with Mexico’s resort-dotted Caribbean coast, sending tourists fleeing for the airports and locals searching for higher ground.Hurricane Dean spares Caymans, on collision course with Mexico’s Yucatan (The Sun Chronicle)
The popular Mexican resort of Cancun appeared to escape relatively unscathed by today’s pre-dawn arrival of Hurricane Dean, which blasted ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm about 175 miles south on the Yucatan peninsula near the cruise ship port of Costa Maya.Cancun spared major damage as Dean strikes near Belize border (USA Today)
Jamaica today, Cayman Islands tonight and tomorrow (USA Today)
As I type I’m listening in to a hurricane preparedness teleconference from the Cayman Islands. If you’ve been checking the track of Hurricane Dean, the storm is forecast to pass dangerously close to the southern coast of Jamaica. At time…Jamaica today, Cayman Islands tonight and tomorrow (USA Today)
An “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Dean took direct aim at Jamaica and the Cayman Islands early Sunday as the deadly storm continued its march that could bring it to Mexico or Texas later in the week.Dean takes aim on Jamaica, Caymans (Disaster News Network)
Following the passage of Hurricane Dean through the Caribbean, the government of the Cayman Islands on Monday declared an all clear, and revealed that the damage sustained by the jurisdiction had been minimal.Cayman Islands Escape Hurricane Dean Relatively Unscathed, (Investors Offshore)
The secret menus of 36 Bay Area restaurants (San Jose Mercury News)
The US subprime mortgage crisis has claimed its first Australian scalp with one of Basis Capital’s funds going into provisional liquidation.Subprime turmoil claims Australia’s Basis fund (Sydney Morning Herald)
Use the above link to subscribe to the paid research reports, which include coverage of several smallcap companies positioned to rise during the ongoing panicky attempt to sustain an unsustainable system burdened by numerous imbalances aggravated by global village forces.US/MEX: Failed System and Failed State (GoldSeek.com)
Stock markets closed lower yesterday as dismal U.S. housing data left investors inclined to do little following last week’s sharp gains, despite merger news, including one deal that sees the purchase of Canada’s sole remaining big steel producer.Dismal housing data pushes stocks lower, despite big steel deal (Toronto Star)
THE US sub-prime crisis has claimed its first local scalp with one of credit specialist Basis Capital’s funds going into liquidation.Credit crisis claims first local scalp (The Australian)
Share your fave secret How about a kamikaze burrito or Maui Wowie Korean steak-kimchee lettuce cups? You won’t find them on the printed menu.The secret menus of 36 Bay Area restaurants (San Jose Mercury News)
Hedge Fund Hit Man Hired by Cohen, Loeb, Sender, Says Insurer (Bloomberg.com)
ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund, Inc. today released its monthly portfolio update as of July 31, 2007.ACM Managed Dollar Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As I type I’m listening in to a hurricane preparedness teleconference from the Cayman Islands. If you’ve been checking the track of Hurricane Dean, the storm is forecast to pass dangerously close to the southern coast of Jamaica. At time…Jamaica today, Cayman Islands tonight and tomorrow (USA Today)
On the heels of a $15 million Series C financing, Adnexus Therapeutics Inc. filed for an initial public offering, hoping to raise as much as $86 million to fund ongoing work with its anti-angiogenic drug, Angiocept, and other early stage Adnectin-based products.Staff Writer (BioWorld)
Dean races toward Gulf as Category 1 (The News-Press)
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has agreed to sell his Boston condominium, a spokesman for the team confirms. The 33-year-old executive, who signed a new contract with the team last year for undisclosed terms, had asked about $1.54 million for the nearly 2,300-square-foot duplex penthouse in Boston?s South End neighborhood. The team declined to disclose the planned sale price or buyer.Red Sox?s Epstein to sell Boston condo (Naples Daily News)
DAY ONE 5:47 p.m. Seven hundred miles away a blonde-haired girl was sprinting down a soccer field in Texas. ?Run, Gracie, run!?THE ABDUCTION (Book Reporter)
Hurricane Dean has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as it continues in its devastating way past Jamaica and on to the Cayman Islands, Mexico and Texas.Time is running out in Mexico as terrified tourists scramble to escape Hurricane Dean (Evening Standard)
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun; The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica and The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Are … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
At random … I’ve learned that wherever I go, the world’s worst drivers follow me there, even in grand cayman where everyone drives on the left side. It takes a real artisan to handle the intersections.Lessons Gleaned From Life’s Experiences (The Morning News)
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — A federal judge refused to grant permanent protection from U.S. lawsuits for Bear Stearns Cos.’ two bankrupt hedge funds, questioning whether the Cayman Islands should be the principal site of their liquidation.Bear Stearns Judge Delays Ruling Banning U.S. Suits (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Stock markets closed lower yesterday as dismal U.S. housing data left investors inclined to do little following last week’s sharp gains, despite merger news, including one deal that sees the purchase of Canada’s sole remaining big steel producer.Dismal housing data pushes stocks lower, despite big steel deal (Toronto Star)
TAMPA (Bay News 9) — Cruisers from all over the country became one big family in Tampa seven days ago, all seeking to get away.Dean an uninvited guest for these cruisers (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
Bear Stearns Judge Delays Ruling Banning U.S. Suits (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Following the passage of Hurricane Dean through the Caribbean, the government of the Cayman Islands on Monday declared an all clear, and revealed that the damage sustained by the jurisdiction had been minimal.Cayman Islands Escape Hurricane Dean Relatively Unscathed, (Investors Offshore)
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Dean pummeled Jamaica on Sunday with gusting winds and torrential rains that blew the roofs off homes, caused landslides and flooded roads.Tourists hunker down, wait for Dean (The Record)
Hurricane Dean Disrupts Travel Plans In Bay Area (The Tampa Tribune)
KINGSTON, Jamaica Elections that were postponed when Hurricane Dean swiped Jamaica will take place Sept. 3, a week later than originally planned. Gov. General Kenneth Hall, Jamaica’s official head of state, announced the date in a proclamation.A package of news briefs from the Caribbean (The Daily Comet)
Elections that were postponed when Hurricane Dean swiped Jamaica will take place Sept. 3, a week later than originally planned.A package of news briefs from the Caribbean (Miami Herald)
Clive Residents Stuck In Grand Cayman (KCCI 8 Des Moines)
MIAMI—-Three award-winning Ritz-Carlton, Caribbean & Mexico hotels – The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun; The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica; and The Ritz-Carlton, grand cayman – are open for business as usual following Hurricane Dean, reported Ezzat Coutry, senior vice president, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun; The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica and The Ritz-Carlton, grand cayman Are … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Dean pummeled Jamaica on Sunday with gusting winds and torrential rains that blew the roofs off homes, caused landslides and flooded roads.Tourists hunker down, wait for Dean (The Record)
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has agreed to sell his Boston condominium, a spokesman for the team confirms. The 33-year-old executive, who signed a new contract with the team last year for undisclosed terms, had asked about $1.54 million for the nearly 2,300-square-foot duplex penthouse in Boston?s South End neighborhood. The team declined to disclose the planned sale price or buyer.Red Sox?s Epstein to sell Boston condo (Naples Daily News)
FAYETTEVILLE — Every year, the Gibson family goes on a scuba diving trip. The experience is one that has become a tradition and a way to honor a loved one who is no longer with them.A Legacy Of Love (The Morning News)
HK stocks seen gaining ground after Fed move (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) — One morning in 2005, an unusual letter arrived for Rev. Barry Parker at St. Paul’s Anglican church in Toronto. The news: A member of his flock was out to swindle the parish.Hedge Fund Hit Man Hired by Cohen, Loeb, Sender, Says Insurer (Bloomberg.com)
As I type I’m listening in to a hurricane preparedness teleconference from the Cayman Islands. If you’ve been checking the track of Hurricane Dean, the storm is forecast to pass dangerously close to the southern coast of Jamaica. At time…Jamaica today, Cayman Islands tonight and tomorrow (USA Today)
Hurricane Dean has buffeted Jamaica’s southern coast, flooding the capital and littering it with broken trees and roofs.Hurricane Dean on the way to Mexico (Calcutta News)
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands—-Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. The company reported net income of $21.3 million for the second quarter 2007 compared to $6.6 million for the same period in 2006.Greenlight Re Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
