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• Gustav hits Cayman Islands
As much as 80 percent of the Gulf of Mexico's oil and gas production could be shut down as a precaution if Gustav enters as a major storm, weather research firm Planalytics predicted.
• Gulf Coast's tourism industry readies for storm
The big airlines have issued weather waivers in the area hit by Gustav, most allowing travelers to shift tickets for free to another day and, sometimes, to another destination.
• Phone companies plan backups for Gustav
Certainly there were lessons to be learned from Katrina," Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Gretchen LeJeune said. "Preparation for bad weather has been at the top of mind and we prepare for it all year.
• New Orleans: Evacuate, or face Gustav alone
And in Louisiana, residents of low-lying Grande Isle were under a voluntary evacuation order beginning Friday. The community is traditionally one of the first to vacate when tropical weather threatens.
• Theron attends ‘Burning Plain’ debut in Venice
I think the weather and the landscape also influences the character.” Cinematographer Robert Elswit, who won an Oscar for “There Will Be Blood,” was lauded by Arriaga for stunning shots of the New Mexico desert and Oregon coastline.