Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand on how the club will bounce back from a turbulent summer It has been a frantic summer for Rio Ferdinand. There was a stag do in Tel Aviv, in which – for a dare apparently – he was photographed in the kind of stretched T-shirt and skimpy shorts that would not have looked out of place alongside Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno. Then there was a private jet to the Caribbean to marry his long-time girlfriend, Rebecca Ellison, and at the start of the month an interview w
Karn: Credit and credibility Richard Karn, author of the Emerging Trends Report, is now offering his assessment of today’s financial turmoil and what he considers to be the five most pressing issues the global economy will face in the years ahead. The critical issues explored include: Chapter 1: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! discusses fiat currency, the financial excesses and abuse it engenders, interventionist policy response to perpetuate it, and the role of the US dolla
This is a rather unique use for an old 1980’s Maserati . In what’s set to be the most bizarre Maserati tuning of all time, two crazy Italians have turned the twin turbo into a sea vessel and were intending on sailing from Viareggio to Venice with the vehicle
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Sailing from Viareggio to Venice with vintage seafaring Maserati
According to the Global Language Monitor’s annual survey, Milan is the world’s new top fashion city, thus overshadowing such fashionable cities as New York, Paris and London. The survey was compiled by nonprofit trend-tracking group Global Language Monitor, and is based on how many times the name of the city has popped up in the media, on the Internet and in the blogsphere.
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Milan, fashion capital of the world
Despite the great variety and quality of Italian wines , Italy has cultivated a cocktail culture, particularly associated with summer vacations by the sea and Italian discos . If you’re in Italy, look for cocktails such as the Mojito, Caipirina, Caipiroska or the Cuba Libre.
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Drinking in Italy: Italian cocktails and how not to get drunk on your gin and tonic
If you are planning your summer holidays, Eden Viaggi offers a really interesting package which includes 7 nights’ accommodation at the Eden Village Colostrai with full board (beverages included) for only 1074 euros per person and if you have a child you can get a discount and pay only 2700 euros per week. By the way, you can also have soft and alcoholic drinks for free from 10:00 to 23:00. Snacks are served between 17:00 and 18:00.
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Summer holidays in Italy: Eden Village Colostrai, Sardinia
The latest Italian trend is to turn up at parties, discos and concerts in a hired limousine or hummer, evidence that Italy’s love affair with American culture is far from over. Young Italian girls bent on imitating Paris Hilton or Britney Spears will spend anything from 150 euros an hour to hire as many metres as required to seek attention. Luxury car hire agencies in Italy are becoming more numerous as the trend takes off.
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Limousine and hummer hire: wannabe Italian celebrities
With the offer by Chia Laguna resort , you will have the opportunity to explore the breathtaking beaches on the southern coast of Sardinia . The luxurious resort is divided into four buildings bearing such lovely names as Hotel Laguna, Hotel Parco Torre Chia and Hotel Baia Chia. Surrounded by one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in the world, the Chia Laguna Resort offers a really interesting package which includes 7 nights’ accommodation plus breakfast (or half board if you wish) and access to the beach; and do not forget that you will also get 30 % off your stay!
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Summer holidays in Sardinia: Chia Laguna Resort
Prince Mohammed bin Fahd’s luxury yacht Montkay has once again been spotted in the port of Porto Cervo in Sardinia , but this time the boat 76 metres long and built by Shipyard Amels has to share the spotlight with a huge collection of super cars ready to take the prince wherever he wishes to go! Take a look at our amazing gallery and feast your eyes on Prince Bin Fahd’ s luxury cars ! Foto | Vittorio Nico by Vitnick@mobile
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Prince Mohammed bin Fahd’s luxury yacht and super cars in Porto Cervo, Sardinia
If the city dreamt of emerging as a hospitality hub, that dream is fast turning ephemeral, with more than half the projects either delayed or close to being shelved. Of the 19 hotel projects that were to begin operations in 2011-12, adding over 5,000 star-category rooms, at least six have been delayed, five put on the backburner and one shelved following reversals that developers faced over the past year. The seven projects that are on track will add 1,365 rooms in the city and its surroundings.
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Situation Looks Grim for Kolkata Hotel Projects
By Scott Stewart and Fred Burton On the morning of July 17, a guest at the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta came down to the lobby and began walking toward the lounge with his roll-aboard suitcase in tow and a backpack slung across his chest. Sensing something odd about the fellow, alert security officers approached him and asked him if he required assistance. The guest responded that he needed to deliver the backpack to his boss and proceeded to the lounge, accompanied by one of the security gua
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Examining the Jakarta Attacks: Trends and Challenges
by sheikyermami on July 22, 2009 Sacrificing American Soldiers for ShariaOur Taliban are better than yours, from the Last CrusadeAFGHANISTAN REMAINS A RADICAL MUSLIM STATE UNDER THE SHARIARadicals Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Asif Ali Zardari of PakistanLittle in Afghanistan has changed despite the annual expenditure of $65 billion from Uncle Sam’s coffers and the deaths of 753,118 people.Afghanistan remains under the rule of the same intransigent interpretation
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WTF are our soldiers dying for?
We’ve looked at Rome’s nightlife more than once, and a holiday to Italy’s liveliest city wouldn’t be complete without a visit to a bar, and while you’re at it, why not choose a distinctive destination? Il Palazzetto is a bar on the Spanish Steps and while it’s not budget, it’s prices are not exorbitant either.
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Bars in Rome: cocktails and wine at the Spanish Steps
Located in the small town of Pula only 39 km from Cagliari , the hotel and rooming house Lontana (the name derives from a beautiful flower typical of the area and the scent of which delicately fills the air) has plenty to offer, it provides 19 rooms elegantly arranged on two floors but if you prefer to rent a small flat you may easily do that. The place also features several two/three room flats set among beautiful lemon trees, singing fountains with majolica tiles and swimming pools. From the Hotel Lontana you can easily reach the white beaches of Su Guventeddu and Nora (an old town built on the remains of an old Phoenician village)
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Summer holidays in Sardinia: hotel and rooming house Lantana di Pula
Here for you a new pasta recipe easy to prepare and with a key ingredient: tuna . Ingredients: 400 tagliatelle; canned tuna; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; ½ cup white wine; 12 cup heavy cream; 1 red pepper; 1 zucchini; parsley; basil; paprika; oil; salt and pepper. Preparation: brown garlic and onion in a little oil, add the sliced red pepper and the zucchini and season with paprika, salt and pepper and cook until golden
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Italian pasta recipes for summer: tagliatelle with tuna
If you wanted to indulge in getting a deck chair, drinking beer and enjoying your own umbrella, Italy’s beaches have a lot to offer. If you want to do this on a budget though, we recommend avoiding Flavio Briatore ’s “ Billionaire Beach ” at Porto Rotondo in Sardinia. The VIP prices mean you’re likely to spot Italian celebrities (maybe even Briatore’s wife Elisabetta Gregoraci ) and empty your wallet while doing so
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Billionaire beaches in Italy: 500 euros for a spot by the sea
Kicking off on August 28th, the Rock Festival en Seine is one of Paris’ biggest music events and features a stellar line-up of music acts from around the world. Kicking off on August 28th, the Rock Festival en Seine is one of Paris’ biggest music events and features a stellar line-up of music acts from around the world. The three-day event takes place just outside the city centre, in the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, and is within easy reach of dozens of Paris Hotels.
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Rock Festival en Seine in Paris
Nakheel, the company that bought the QE2, has admittted the ship will be making another final cruise , this time to Cape Town in South Africa, where the ship will be moored at the V&A Waterfront, which is also owned by Dubai World. It will be put to work as a floating hotel, providing additional accommodation in Cape Town during the 2010 World Cup and much-needed cash for Nakheel, which Maktoob Business reports has been hard hit by the collapse of Dubai’s real estate market. The com
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QE2 to relocate to South Africa
Following the party for Madonna in Milan, Dolce & Gabbana , the most famous fashion duo in the world, were in need of a bit of rest so they decided to spend a week or two weeks on their luxurious D&G yacht anchored off the coast of Portofino in northern Italy. That’s really nice, but don’t they ever get tired of being together? Source | Queerty
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Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana’s luxury yacht holiday
Sheik Waleed Al Saud who just a few months ago bought Carla Bruni ’s family castle at Castagneto Po near Turin for more than 17 million euros has now decided to resell the property. Apparently he ’s too busy and can’t even find the time to visit the place! Only God knows what former model and singer Carla Bruni must have thought when last week she visited the castle in Italy with her husband French president Sarkozy in tow! Was she sad at the prospect that her former adobe will probably be converted into luxury flats? Did her memory stray to the Italian summers of her lost childhood
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Carla Bruni’s castle up for sale again