Gibraltar Bank’s Rothstein defenses

Gibraltar Bank’s Rothstein defenses | South Florida Business Journal: "Gibraltar is being sued for $60 million in the bankruptcy of Rothstein’s now-defunct law firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler. The bank filed a motion Monday, asking that the case be moved out of bankruptcy court and into federal district court. The motion, written by attorneys for Gibraltar at Tew Cardenas LLP in Miami, is a real gem. Basically, the bank says that a district judge...

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Farmland costs soar to record high

 Farmland costs soar to record high: "The cost of farmland soared to a record high during the second half of 2010 as commercial farmers looked to cash in on rising commodity prices, research has suggested. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said 55% more surveyors reported a rise in demand for commercial farmland during the period than those who saw a...

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Graffiti Artist Banksy Banned From Oscars | Neon Tommy

Graffiti Artist Banksy Banned From Oscars | Neon Tommy: "Banksy, star and director of the Oscar nominated documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” was banned from attending the Academy Awards Sunday after he insisted on being in disguise. The Academy’s executive director Bruce Davis barred Banksy, a notorious British graffiti artist, from attending the ceremony in disguise...

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A round the world sailing rally, due to set off from Gibraltar this October has been cancelled due, in part, to the threat from pirates.

The 2011-2013 Blue Water Rally would have been the company's ninth global cruise via the Trade Winds route. This route takes in the northern sector of the Indian Ocean into the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden. BWR's decision was taken before the killing of the four kidnapped American yachtsmen at the hands of pirates. The yachtsmen, skipper Scott Adam, 68, and his wife Jean,...

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Jennifer Aniston Debuts New Haircut in Spain

Jennifer Aniston Debuts New Haircut in Spain: "Jennifer Aniston welcomed her 42nd year with a new hair style. The actress, who celebrated her birthday on February 11, has shown off her new lock when attending a photo call for her film 'Just Go with It' in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, February 22. She chopped her signature long-layered hair into a shorter, chin-length bob. Debuting...

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Carlos Slim: At home with the world's richest man

Carlos Slim: At home with the world's richest man You have to be brave to take on the traffic in Mexico City. But the world’s richest man, at the wheel of his car, certainly relishes a challenge. With a convoy of bodyguards following closely behind in blacked-out 4x4s, his navy Mercedes darts across the lanes. “Would you like me to scare you?” he says with a twinkle in his eye, accelerating suddenly and laughing at my braced position as we jostle...

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NEW gangster film about the Costa del Crime is being recorded.

 NEW gangster film about the Costa del Crime is being recorded. In May, starts filming Shill in Marbella. The screenplay was written by Paul Grimshaw who for 20 years worked as an estate agent in Marbella and Estepona. For many British citizens, the Costa del Sol is synonymous with gangsters and a refuge for fugitives Britons. Very often we read about how the police...

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Marilyn Monroe's dresses on show in Granada

Marilyn Monroe's dresses on show in Granada: "Marilyn Monroe is more alive than ever in Granada thanks to the Retroback International Classic Film Festival which opened on Friday and which continues until April 3. Along with all the films being shown, two parallel exhibitions show 30 dresses, photographs and 83 other personal objects from Marilyn the legend. The dresses on...

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Suspect linked to East End gangster

The Press Association: Suspect linked to East End gangster: "Police want to trace the grandson of one of Britain's most notorious East End gangsters over a drug-smuggling conspiracy. Anthony Fraser, grandson of former gangland enforcer 'mad' Frankie Fraser, is believed to be hiding on the Costa del Sol in Spain. The 39-year-old Londoner is wanted over the importation of two...

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Morocco Holidays Thrown into Doubt by Protests

Morocco Holidays Thrown into Doubt by Protests: "The unease has thrown holidays to the whole region in doubt with some of the world’s most popular tourism spots affected. First it was the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia, then Cairo, Egypt’s capital and gateway to the Pyramids of Giza. Over the weekend a number of largely peaceful protests took place but similar protests in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya quickly turned violent. While the Tunisians and...

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Unspoilt Spanish beauty in Tarifa

Unspoilt Spanish beauty in Tarifa - The National: "Tarifa dangles like a tiny pendant from the southernmost tip of the Spanish coast. It's almost an island, hanging on to Spain by a thin thread of land. Crossing the Gibraltar Strait from Morocco, the final tip of Europe emerges, leaving African territory behind as the ferry ploughs between two continents. Tarifa holds Europe above her head while North Africa is so close that from Tarifa's port, I...

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To celebrate the firm's 125th anniversary, Triumph International will break new ground

"To celebrate the firm's 125th anniversary, Triumph International will break new ground on Tuesday by becoming the first lingerie brand to hold a catwalk show at one of the most prestigious events in the fashion calendar. Shape-seekers will be captivated by the four new ranges from the highly innovative AW11 Shape Sensation collection. Conceived and designed as a new lingerie...

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Elle News | London Fashion Week Starts | Elleuk.com

Elle News | London Fashion Week Starts Tomorrow! | Elleuk.com: "The New York shows wrap up today which can mean only one thing - London Fashion Week begins tomorrow. Over the next five days we will be hitting all the shows and presentations, writing reviews, uploading pictures, going to as many parties as we can manage and surviving on no sleep, lots of adrenaline and even...

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Cheryl Cole doesn't send Rolls Royce for Derek Hough as he jets into London

Cheryl Cole doesn't send Rolls Royce for Derek Hough as he jets into London | Mail Online: "With news that Cheryl Cole will be taking her place on the judging panel of US X Factor, her long distance are-they-or-aren't-they relationship with Derek Hough will get a whole lot closer. Until she makes the move Stateside though, the rumoured couple have to make do with jetting...

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start of the Marbella Classic Poker series 2011

 "start of the Marbella Classic Poker series 2011. There is a change in the structure to a two day event instead of the previous 3 days it ran over in the past. This I feel is a good move on the part of the Marbella Casino, as we demonstrated at last year’s Marbella Mob Open, a two day event with a good structure and earlier starting times is a far more attractive game...

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Marbella restaurant to auction €4,200 bottle wine for charity | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Marbella restaurant to auction €4,200 bottle wine for charity | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "SANDRO MORELLI, owner of Marbella’s Villa Tiberio is to raffle one of the rarest bottles in his cellar at a starting price of €4,200 in aid of Cudeca. The 1973 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru will be auctioned during a charity...

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Lawyer Giovanni di Stefano held in Spain

 Lawyer Giovanni di Stefano held in Spain: "An Italian lawyer dubbed the 'devil's advocate' for representing a variety of high-profile criminals has been arrested in Spain on a British warrant. Giovanni di Stefano, 55, was held in a mansion in Palma, on the island of Majorca, on Monday evening. Mr Stefano has represented train robber Ronnie Biggs and advised the team...

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The Birthday of the Infanta at the Unicorn Theatre

Destination News - London, Florida, Geneva & South Africa Luxury Hotels - Red Carnation Hotels: The Birthday of the Infanta"The Infanta does not get many opportunities to play with other children but families enjoying a stay at the luxury London hotel the Rubens at the Palace are invited to her 12th birthday celebrations at the Unicorn Theatre in March. This is the one...

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Bvlgari Signs Hotel in Knightsbridge, London

Bvlgari Signs Hotel in Knightsbridge, London: "Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts has signed a new hotel in London. The luxury hotel, scheduled to open in spring 2012, is located in Knightsbridge, a prestigious area of Central London close to Hyde Park. It is the third hotel project of Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, following the opening of the Bvlgari Hotel in Milan in 2004 and...

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The Return of PartyGaming

Gambling Online Magazine | News | The Return of PartyGaming: "With the recent revelation that Florida is planning to legalise online poker, and many other states considering taking advantage of the massive financial benefits of legalising online poker, it seems that some online gaming firms are way ahead of the curve. Partygaming has reportedly signed a deal with at least one of the behemoths of US casinos to provide an online poker platform for...

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