Archive for March 26th, 2006
Founded in 1764 by King Louis XV,
Baccarat has been one of the finest crystal makers in the world for centuries. Baccarat crystal, known as
“The Crystal of Kings” is world renowned for it’s clarity, brilliance, and uncompromising standards. Their home decor collection includes vases and candlesticks.
For more than 230 years, Baccarat has personified a certain image of French culture all over the world. Throughout the centuries, crystal signed by Baccarat has become synonymous with the social graces. Today, only the rigor of Baccarat’s know-how is able to meet the quality demanded by oenologists.
Baccarat glasses are a source of pleasure for both the eyes and the hand, and they meet the requirements for taste and aroma enhancement so that tasters can better appreciate wines.
Baccarat crystal refines the transparency of the glass with clarity. Enhanced by light, the chromatic nuances of wines are unveiled as they reveal the density of their color. When wine is swirled in the glass, legs adhere to the bowl; their more or less pronounced aspect gives an initial idea of the alcohol content of the wine or spirit.
The amplitude of the bowls, specially designed for focused wine-tasting sessions, is suited to the ideal approach of a wine’s unique aromas. The taster is therefore able to unlock the wine’s personality revealed by the bouquet. The grape variety, year and region… are gradually revealed as the nuances of the aromas move through fruity, gamey and spicy gradations.
March 26th, 2006
WHEN March 28 - 30, 2006 Atlanta
Georgia, USA - United States
WHERE Cobb Galleria Centre
Two Galleria Parkway
On March 28 – 30, 2006 the most comprehensive trade show and symposium for technical textiles and nonwovens will be back again in Atlanta, Georgia. During those three days, the world’s leading companies in the technical textiles and nonwovens industry will meet for education, networking and business development.
Techtextil North America will showcase the higher performance areas of technical textiles and continue to grow and attract an eclectic collection of researchers, manufacturers and product specifiers. It is the only trade show that assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry. From research and development, through raw materials and production processes and finally ending in conversion, further treatment and recycling.
Held in conjunction with the show, the Techtextil-Symposium North America offers 65 lectures, covering most application areas, ranging from automobile textiles and protective clothing to the latest in research and emerging technology, including a major segment devoted to the promising nanotechnology area, its application and impact to the industry. In addition, the Symposium provides a glimpse of the “state of the industry” and its outlook.
March 26th, 2006
Patricia Wexler M.D. is the skin care line featuring the most potent inhibitors of MMP activity available on the market. These patented ingredients are the result of a global collaboration involving academic experts, physicians and scientists from the biotechnology industry. These unique ingredients stop MMPs from causing skin damage and inhibit the expression of new MMPs in skin. It’s a completely revolutionary topical approach to anti-aging that interrupts the inflammatory process responsible for the most common skin problems – aging, acne and sensitivity. The result: skin is visibly renewed and improved from the inside out.
Matrix Metalloproteinases, more commonly referred to as MMPs, are a family of naturally produced enzymes that affect the skin’s ability to repair itself. While some MMPs are beneficial to the healing process, the majority are skin-degrading enzymes that increase in number both as you age and with exposure to environmental stressors. As MMPs increase in number and activity, key functions like collagen and elastin production are compromised, degrading the skin’s own ability to regenerate, causing wrinkles, dull, uneven skin tone and loss of firmness.
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March 26th, 2006
Fashion empress Miuccia Prada’s entree into the fragrance world takes a page from her design aesthetic - subtle and sophisticated with a bit of a twist - with ads for the coming out of Prada, the perfume, that are markedly different from the flashy affairs of couture contemporaries Gucci or Dolce & Gabbana.
Rather than take the traditional route of sexually charged commercials, Prada approached RSA’s Ridley and daughter Jordan Scott to create a short film to portray the many intricacies of women.
That was the extent of the brief, says Jordan. “Her only brief was that she wanted to show the complexities of being a woman. One sentence. That was it.” Fortuitously, Scott had been saving an ancient Gnostic poem from 100 AD for nearly a decade, holding onto it until the right project came up.
Entitled “Thunder Perfect Mind”, the poem, which was discovered in Egypt in 1945, deals with the many aspects of the female psyche. It also became the basis for the film.
The film stars model Daria Werbowy as various female archetypes - the wife, the mistress, the virgin, the mother, the daughter - who pass each other in each scene. Set to a smooth jazzy score and narrated only with the text of the poem, the film has a very moody and ethereal feel.
While the film was co-directed by both Ridley and Jordan, the younger Scott led the project while the elder was more of a sounding board. “I was more hands-on and he supported me,” says Jordan. “It was great working with him and it worked out perfectly.” The two also collaborated on a separate short film.
March 26th, 2006
Located in the beautiful Mae Rim Valley, close to orchid and butterfly farms, hill tribe villages and elephant trekking. The Four Seasons Resort pays tribute to the artistic and cultural heritage of Chiang Mai with clusters of spacious Lanna-style pavilions, (70 sq m) decorated with rich Thai materials and fabrics. Pavilions overlook gardens, terraced rice paddies and mountains. Eleven palatial Residence Suites housed in 3 & 4 storey villas offer live-in house keeper, private plunge pools or rooftop penthouse.
For those that prefer their workouts indoors, a fully equipped fitness and exercise studio is available for the health enthusiast. Features include strength and cardio-vascular training equipment. Outdoor options abound at the resort. The Tennis and Health Club is managed by Peter Burwash International (PBI). Facilities include two floodlit tennis courts — available on a complimentary basis. A full-time tennis professional is on staff to provide instruction. The Regent Resort Chiang Mai also offers guests the complimentary use of two Finnish saunas and an outdoor heated whirlpool which is adjacent to the 20 meter infinity edge swimming pool from where they can view the Mae Rim valley across picturesque rice terraces. Mountain bikes for adults and children are also available on a complimentary basis.
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