Armed Heistmen stole designer watches worth 700,000 pounds (about 1.38 Million Greenbacks according to my calculations) in simultaneous daring daytime raids on two upmarket department stores in Manchester on Wednesday, police said.
Two men carrying claw hammers smashed display cases at Selfridges, while a third man filled a bag with watches worth 400,000 pounds ($791,280).
At the same time, two men wearing motorcycle helmets attacked a security guard at the nearby Harvey Nichols store, busted up cabinets with hammers and stole watches worth 300,000 pounds ($593,460).
Both stores, which are very close to each other, in the Exchange Square shopping district were open at the time, but no customers were injured. Smooth.
The five men escaped in a stolen red Ford Transit van before switching to an unknown getaway car. Smooth.
72-Carat Diamond does not move at Hong Kong Auction
A 72-carat flawless diamond, the star lot of Sotheby’s jewelry auction in Hong Kong with a pre-sale high estimate of HK$100 million ($12.8 million), was yanked of the block after the final bid failed to meet the reserve price.
Bidding for the D-colored pear-shaped diamond (and I don’t mean that fly Spearmint Rhino girl I know named Diamond, real name Cindy, either), the largest of its type to appear at Asian auctions, was supposedly disrupted by buyer confusion over foreign-exchange conversion for the gem. Potential buyers had called in from all over the world and bid for the gem in Hong Kong dollars. The mix-up might have led to the gem’s failure to move.
Personally, I think this shows the weakness in the world’s economy even at the highest levels. Good news for heistmen, weak economy = less money for security.
A D diamond is sometimes called “ice” for its top ranking on a scale that measures colorlessness. Ice is also what Hawaiians call Crystal Meth. Ice was also a sub-par nightclub, now defunct, in Las Vegas.
Rick’s Cabaret to purchase Scores-Las Vegas club for $21 million
Rick’s Cabaret International Friday said it would buy Scores-Las Vegas for $21 million, a dope move it said would add 29 cents a share to its annual earnings.
Scores is a 23,000-square foot club of pure heaven (or maybe its hell, either way, it’s dope) located in Las Vegas.
Under the terms of the agreement, Rick’s will pay $16 million in cash and a $5 million convertible debenture (really a bargain if you think about it) that bears 4% interest. Rick’s will also get an option to buy the property on which the club is located (probably a good move).
The deal is expected to happen on June 10.
Shares of Ricks’s is up 83% over the past 52 weeks. I have been riding this stock since back in 2004 around the pre-Katrina days when I was chopping up Ricks New Orleans like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Or those cats that owned the Gemini Lounge.
Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) Los Angeles, CA will meet Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs), fighting out of Las Vegas by way of Portland, OR Saturday, May 3 at the first-ever boxing event The Home Depot Center. This is De La Hoya’s first fight lin Los Angeles since 2000. Hence the “Homecoming” tag line.
De La Hoya, boxing’s biggest non-heavyweight attraction and moneymaker at the gate, is coming off a convincing loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. back in May 2007. Oscar has beaten current or former world champions Jesse James Leija, Genaro Hernandez, Rafael Ruelas, John John Molina, Jorge Paez, Javier Francisco Castillejo, Yory Boy Campas, Felix Sturm, Fernando Vargas, Pernell Whitaker (highly disputed), Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, Ike Quartey (highly disputed), Julio Cesar Chavez twice, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Jimmi Bredahl and Troy Dorsey. The Golden Boy will have Floyd Mayweather Sr. back in his corner.
Forbes is coming off a split-decision victory over highly regarded Francisco “Panchito” Bojado last October. Forbes, a former super featherweight champ, is best known as a finalist on “The Contender”. Forbes, who has worked with Roger Mayweather in the past, has another Mayweather in his corner, brother Jeff Mayweather (who interestingly enough, De La Hoya defeated early in his career).
This fight is a tune-up for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Forbes, with Roger Mayweather in his corner, will have the blueprint to beat De La Hoya, it will be up to him to execute it. Forbes is a slick boxer with a good chin, but is the smaller man when they step into the ring.
Look to see The Golden Boy try to get some rounds in and get in a good boxing session. The second half of the fight should be all De La Hoya with a stoppage highly probable.
Forbes will become the latest example of “Contender” fodder for more established world class fighters.
Of course you remember this Jay-Z freestyle from 10/30/06. For the longest time no one had it up on Youtube. Sicker than the bird flu.
“Hov got flow, though he’s no Big and Pac, but he’s close,
How I’m supposed to win, they got me fighting ghosts…..”
“You See Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas, see Caesar, see Brutus
See success is like suicide
Suicide is a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified”
“The more successful, the more stressful
The more and more I transform to Gordan Gekko”
