U.S. Bancorp to Buy Hedge Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) agreed to acquire Ireland-based hedge fund administrator Quintillion Ltd. in a deal that helps the Minneapolis-based bank expand its alternative-investment-servicing network for Europe. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. “This transaction allows us to expand our operations…
London becomes the latest city to get its own top-level domain
By Matt Brian From engadget Not to be outdone by New York City, London is set to follow its transatlantic cousin in getting its very own domain name. ICANN, regulator of all things domain related, today gave the British capital…
Former SONG OF NORWAY Sold For Scrap
By Shawn Dake From Maritime Matters The founding ship of the second largest cruise line in the world has been sold for scrap. Built in 1970 for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, the SONG OF NORWAY was a phenomenally popular ship that…
Premier heads to Joint Ministerial Council meeting
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier the Hon. Alden McLaughlin will leave the Cayman Islands Saturday to travel to London to attend the annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London. The JMC will bring together political leaders from…
New massive solar power plant goes online in Japan
Posted by hipstomp / Rain Noe From Core77 Japan was once colloquially known as the Land of the Rising Sun, and it can’t be only environmentalists hoping that a country with such a moniker would take solar power to heart….
Cut-paper sculptures and illustrations by Elsa Mora
From Designer Daily Elsa Mora is a Cuba-born artist who now works and creates amazing cut-paper sculptures and illustrations. Via Colossal (http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/cut-paper-sculptures-and-illustrations-by-elsa-mora/) See more of Elsa Mora’s work at: http://www.artisaway.com/?s=elsa+mora&x=0&y=0 Elsa Mora’s speaking on “Papercut Patterns for my New Shop”…
An Antarctic bike ride to the South Pole
By Natalio Cosoy From BBC Mundo Since Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian expedition first conquered the South Pole in 1911 plenty of others have followed in his footsteps – but not necessarily by foot. The journey has been completed with dog sleds,…
FDA ruins everyone’s week with French fry health notice
By Chris Morran November From Consumerist Like many of you, I plan on enjoying yummy french fries this weekend, because they taste good. But in doing so, I’ll have to ignore the downer of a reminder from the FDA about…
HBO debuts comedy film “Clear History”
Miami, FL –HBO Latin America announced the premiere of Clear History, the feature-length comedy from HBO Films, on November 30th in the Caribbean. The comedy follows Nathan Flomm (Larry David), a marketing executive at a start-up electric car company who,…
Lancet: Antibiotic-resistant ‘Superbugs’ Grave Threat ‘In Very Near Future’
By Greg Richter From newsmax As the debate rages in Washington over the future of Obamcare, The Lancet is issuing a dire warning on “superbugs” that are resistant to antibiotics. Warnings about the overprescription of antibiotics are not new, but…
