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Hotel Danieli in Venice belongs to the Starwood Luxury Collection of Hotels and is without doubt one of the finest hotels in the world. Built in the late 14th century as a palace for the Dandolo Doge of Venice the Danieli only started to offer food and quality lodging at the beginning of the 18th century.
Inititially frequented by Europe’s travelling nobility the Danieli Hotel Venice quickly became famous as one of the most impressive and lavish hotels in Venice, Italy and the World. Indeed, 2 centuries ago the Danieli Hotel or, Royal Hotel Danieli as it was known then, was the choice hotel for Europe’s young aristocrats undertaking their Grand Tour of Europe.
Now in its’ sixth century of existence the Hotel Danieli Venice continues to set the standard for Italian and Venetian hospitality and eptomises a luxury hotel at its best. A few of the highlights at the Danieli Hotel Venice include impeccable hospitality, fantastic location, world-famous rooftop terrace restaurant and an Atrium that has to be seen to be believed. The hotel services include a turn down service, 24 hour room service, childcare, interpreters and laundry facilities.
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April 7th, 2006
Legendary. Brilliant. Catalyst. These are some of the terms used to describe Michel Perchin, the man who headed Peter Carl Faberge’s workshop from 1885 to 1903. A self taught goldsmith from a peasant background, it was Perchin who created the Imperial Easter Eggs, as well as many other of the great works that became the hallmark of the Faberge brand. His addition to the inner circle of Faberge artisans helped to form the nucleus that would make the firm the Jeweler of Russian Royalty.
The first of our 10th anniversary collections of superior writing instruments, The Imperial, is as brilliant as its name. Inspired by the extraordinary designs of the Imperial Palace, the multiple patterns of this pen are flawlessly balanced by the stunning design work on both the barrel and cap. The special 10th anniversary 18K gold nib will only be produced this year for our 10th anniversary collections. Crafted by hand according to our meticulous standards, The Imperial is available in four dazzling colors of which three are plated in 22 karat yellow gold: Red, White and Blue.The fourth is limited to only 15 in the world and was produced in yellow and rhodium. The fifth is limited to only 50 in the world and was produced in blue and rhodium. Limited in production to 88 of each color, The Imperial is available as either a fountain pen or rollerball.
April 7th, 2006
Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Far East Consortium International Limited have reached agreement on all the commercial terms necessary for Far East to build a multi-hotel complex — which will include an Intercontinental Hotel, Holiday Inn and Far East hotel brands Cosmopolitan and Dorsett — on the Cotai Strip in Macao, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Under the terms of the agreement, Far East Consortium will develop the complex and will work with the hotel brands to manage the five hotels on the property. Las Vegas Sands will own and operate the casinos and showrooms within the podium complex supporting the hotels. The definitive agreements are being finalized and the parties expect to execute them early in the New Year.
The Cotai Strip is a master planned development of resort casino properties on an area of reclaimed land between the islands of Coloane and Taipa in Macao. In addition to 10,000 guest rooms, the first phase of the Cotai Strip is expected to offer a critical mass of business, leisure and entertainment attractions, including world class meeting and convention facilities, over 20,000 seats of live entertainment in eight separate theater venues and the most modern and exciting casinos in Asia.
The Cotai Strip will be anchored by the 10.5 million square foot Venetian Macao Hotel Resort Casino, which is scheduled to open in 2007. In addition to the Far East property and its hotel brand partners, Las Vegas Sands has previously announced that Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will operate the Shangri-La Hotel, Macao and the Traders Hotel, Macao in a Las Vegas Sands-owned building across from The Venetian Macao.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a hotel, gaming, resort and exhibition/convention company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company owns The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, where it hosts exhibitions and conventions, in Las Vegas and the Sands Macao in the People’s Republic of China Special Administrative Region of Macao. The company is also developing additional casino hotel resort properties, including The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas and The Venetian Macao Casino Resort in Macao.
Far East Consortium International Limited has been listed in Hong Kong since 1972. The Company is principally engaged in property development and hotel operations in Greater China. The Company is committed to be a top developer in China primarily targeting the middle class customers and to be a leading hotel group in Hong Kong and Greater China. Presently, the Company owns and operates six hotels in Asia with two additional hotels opening soon in Hong Kong.
April 7th, 2006
WHEN: April 05 - 07, 2006
WHERE: Sands Expo & Convention Center, USA - United States
BY WHO: Association Expositions and Services
383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851
USA - United States
Reed Exhibitions Companies
2nd Floor, Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond
Surrey, TW9 1DL , United Kingdom - UK
WHO: ISC WEST
The ISC West brand has established itself as a leader, always growing, transforming and changing to meet the needs of the security industry. This “show within a show” will showcase the latest products and newest technologies that protect our cities and commercial property.
In Las Vegas, security professionals from around the world are in attendance to see the newest products and latest technologies, see the latest trends that are impacting the security industry, and learn how to better serve customers. This is the largest ISC West event in history, with over 23,000 security professionals in attendance and over 1,000 exhibiting companies.
The successful debut of Urban Security at ISC West is bringing together government and corporate security buyers to evaluate the latest products and services that are designed to protect or cities and commercial properties.
April 7th, 2006
Ronaldo strikes for BenQ Mobile. Embodying all that the new BenQ-Siemens brand stands for, Ronaldo will promote the high-end 3G phone BenQ-Siemens EF81 starting this spring. Also, a special Ronaldo mobile (C75 Ronaldo Limited Edition) is available.
The C75 lets users do a lot more than just make and take calls. The versatile tri-band mobile phone offers everything needed for contemporary communication on the move: In addition to multimedia messages (MMS) and an e-mail client, instant messaging is also available for low-cost mobile online chats with friends and colleagues. All newly received messages are shown clearly in the standard inbox.
The built-in VGA camera with 5x digital zoom and video function transforms the mobile phone into a handy camera. In addition to pictures and graphics, films can be viewed in brilliant optical clarity on the 1.8 inch high-resolution TFT color display (132 x 176 pixels, 65k colors). The integrated photo editor can be used to give pictures a final touch-up while the attachable IFL-600 flash makes great pictures possible even in poor lighting conditions.
A trip to the real estate agent tomorrow, a business lunch today or an appointment in the fitness club this evening–an integrated organizer is available with an address book, calendar and to-do list for efficiently planning your day-to-day life. And if there is time in between, relaxing 3D games will keep boredom away. The user-friendliness of the C75 is evident in the large, clearly laid out keys and intuitive menus. The limited edition is sold at 189 euro.
April 7th, 2006
Elemental Embrace is a retreat built on the foundation of wellness. He aim to create an environment which will enable, bestow, empower, and advocate a healthy lifestyle which will enhance physical, emotional and spiritual well being.
The vision of Elemental Embrace is based upon an unequivocal belief that this experience can better your life, and our experience through Elemental Embrace has manifested the belief that it will. He understand that this time you are able to devote to yourself is limited, and ranges from a single hour to a few weeks on end. We cater to individuals seeking anything between a single Spa relaxation massage, Ayurvedic mental relaxation treatment, colonic hydrotherapy treatment, through a weekend right up to a 21 day weight loss, detoxification or rejuvenation package.
Ayurveda for those of you new to the concept, is our chosen wellness modailty which is a holistic science of life originating from India having prevailed through several thousands of years. At Elemental Embrace we have brought in Ayurvedic doctors (Vaidyas) from India who customise your herbally medicated treatment oils and treatments, consult, lecture and live on site to oversee your wellness program. The timeless medical and wholesome Ayurvedic science is what deffrentiates Elemental Embrace from a pampering and beauty spa, and upgrades your time otherwise devoted to relaxation and wellness.
Elemental Embrace
255 Georgina Street, Brighton, Ontario, K0K1H0, Canada
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April 7th, 2006
The MP3 player market has been heating up in recent weeks with big names like Creative and Apple showing off its latest wares to the world. And whether it is by crafty design or ignorant happenstance, Sony has also decided to spill the beans on its latest hard drive MP3 players to date.
The granddaddy of the portable audio player seems to have thrown in its lot behind the OLED display. Resembling the NW-E505’s embedded see-through display, this new hard drive MP3 player seems to be the recipient of a spillover effect and may spell a new design philosophy for the Japanese brand as far as MP3 players are concerned.
Sporting a clickable quad-directional joypad, with an Option and a Back button, the arrangement of the controls seem like a hardware portrait of a child’s soap bubbles. It’s certainly very different from the linear design inherent in previous hard drive models like the NW-HD5 and NW-HD3, but it suits the fun-loving NW-A3000’s gentle curves to a T.
Along with four different color iterations, this new Sony MP3 player also comes with optional purchases which includes a docking cradle, various pouches and a dedicated speaker dock.
A notable feature is the new Artist Link function which apparently recommends songs to the user (via a preview of the song) based on music from the hard drive memory which most closely resembles the current playing track. Besides the old Shuffle function, Sony has also included a new Time Machine Shuffle feature which gather tunes from a specified time period. It seems that Sony is milking ID3 tags combos for all it’s worth.
Besides the new automated music-seeking features which also include an alphabetical search by initials, the NW-A3000 offers precious few innovations. There is the standard codec support (ATRAC3 and MP3), G-sensor protection (stops the hard drive upon sudden acceleration like a fall) and a two-color OLED display that looks positively antiquated in an age of color-screen MP3 players.
This new Walkman line up that also includes the NW-A1000 (smaller screen and a 6GB capacity) and the NW-A600 (flash-based with 512MB/1GB/2GB storage flavors) seems to be Sony’s direct answer to the iPod cartel which has been wrecking havoc on the Japanese company’s home turf. However with Apple sacking the iPod mini in favor of the new iPod nano, it may just have thrown a spanner into Sony’s well-laid plans.
April 7th, 2006
