Archive for November, 2011
The Spirited Traveller: Berlin’s booming bar scene
Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:49am EST Kara Newman is the author of “Spice Ice: 60 tongue-tingling cocktails.” The opinions expressed are her own. By Kara Newman NEW YORK (Reuters) – If you’re Berlin-bound, I sure hope you’re well rested, because you might not get much sleep while you’re there. “Nightlife is booming,” declares Helmut Adam, [...]
Tokyo retains title as Michelin’s gourmet capital
By Junko Fujita TOKYO | Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:06am EST TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo retained the title of the world’s gourmet capital on Tuesday, when the Michelin guide awarded it more stars than any other city for the fifth year in a row. Tokyo restaurants also won more top awards than last year with [...]
Vienna best place to live, Baghdad worst: survey
VIENNA | Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:57am EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Vienna’s excellent infrastructure, safe streets and good public health service make it the nicest place to live in the world, consulting group Mercer said in a global survey which put Baghdad firmly in last place. German and Swiss cities also performed especially well in [...]
Avery Announces the Avery® Sticky Notes Mark the Spot Sweepstakes Winners of a Half Million Box Tops for Education® Coupons for Schools
BREA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Office and Consumer Products Group of Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is pleased to announce the five winners of the Avery® Sticky Notes Mark the Spot sweepstakes and the schools that will each receive 100,000 Box Tops for Education® coupons (valued at $10,000 per school): Fran Carroll of Hamilton, New Jersey – McGalliard Elementary [...]
El juez Jack Mandel recibe el premio “Local Hero” 2011 (Héroe Local) de Bank of America, por su trabajo en los Nicholas Academic Centers
SANTA ANA, California–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jack Mandel, juez jubilado del Tribunal Superior del condado de Orange, cofundador de los Nicholas Academic Centers, ha recibido la distinción “Local Hero” 2011 otorgada por Bank of America por su defensa de causas vitales, inspirando a otros a participar y a causar un “impacto significativo” en las personas, las familias y [...]
