There was a festive feel to December’s Meet the Media, as public relations and communications professionals gathered at Wax Chandlers Hall in the heart of the City to hear Oliver Ralph, UK Companies Editor of the FT, give an insight into the structure, daily activities and relevant contacts at the FT globally. There was also invaluable advice on best practice in regards to your story reaching the paper and its electronic counterparts.
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Tennis legend, philanthropist, and Longines Ambassador of Elegance Stefanie Graf joined the Swiss watch company Longines and Tourneau on January 24th, 2012, at Tourneau’s flagship location in New York City for a special ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil Longines’ brand new shop within Tourneau. The generous-sized space will exclusively showcase Longines watches, providing the client with an extensive range of Longines product in an atmosphere that reflects the brand’s elegant style.
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In summer 2012, as the world’s elite athletes gather in London, the best of the world’s cultural talent will gather in Edinburgh as they do every year in what is the world’s leading Festival City.
2012 will see Edinburgh’s Festivals attract four million people to view 40,000 performances across more than 300 venues involving over 25,000 artists.
It’s the 65th anniversary of Edinburgh’s emergence as the pre-eminent festival destination; the Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Film Festival began in 1947.
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Sydney Festival opened its 2012 program with Australia’s largest free outdoor cultural event, Festival First Night, attracting hundreds of thousands of people into the city centre for eight hours of music, theatre, dance and visual arts. Headlining the event was internationally-acclaimed music superstar Manu Chao, who had 60,000 people dancing to his unique blend of Latin reggae. Audiences thrilled to a mix of Australian and international entertainment including a 1950s swing dance, painted caravans, Australian singer-songwriter Meagan Washington, Indigenous singer Gurrumul and dapper Jamaican gents, The Jolly Boys. Keeping things at a lively pace were street performances by Tuba Skinny, Lewis Floyd Henry and Norman J and his Good Times Bus. Casper Babypants, Holly Throsby and Erth’s mythical puppet creatures kept the kids laughing and dancing throughout the afternoon.
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On the 11th of November, Nordic hotel chain Scandic’s new lifestyle venture, Scandic Grand Central in the city center of Stockholm, Sweden, held its opening party. The hotel is the result of the hotel chain’s new drive to attract more international travelers and attract new target groups.
The hotel has 391 rooms, conference facilities, gym, restaurant, bistro and a large hotel bar/lounge open to the public. Scandic’s ambition is to develop unpretentious yet innovative hotels that are considerate of the environment as well as compassionate. Scandic Grand Central will be infused with Stockholm’s ‘downtown’ street culture and its vibrant atmosphere.
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Lord & Taylor will unveil its annual Christmas Windows on November 14th, 2011 with performances along Fifth Avenue by Kathie Lee Gifford and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City™, conducted by its Artistic Director and Founder, Francisco J. Núñez. Anyone, anywhere in the world can be a part of the experience by watching the event online, which will be live-streamed at: www.lordandtaylor.com/christmas
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Avon Products, Inc. celebrated the culmination of its 125th anniversary year last night at the Avon Foundation for Women Global Voices for Change Gala by honoring global champions working to end breast cancer and domestic violence, and by announcing the winners of Avon’s first-ever global online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for women and men, Avon Voices. Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung, Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield, Delta Goodrem, Ashley Greene and more than 800 guests and performers from 39 countries attended this star-studded celebration at the Marriot Marquis in New York City’s Times Square, which raised more than $2.3 million for the Avon Foundation for Women.
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An explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world. Now the search for answers is leading Lady Kara Kensington, Safia al-Maaz and Omaha Dunn, into a world they never dreamed existed to a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert. Learn about the book here http://bit.ly/t5aIIk Learn about the author here http://bit.ly/JamesRollins Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
New Yorkers know all about living with a small kitchen, and Merillat® cabinetry knows all about making life in a small kitchen easier. To demonstrate the importance of smart design in a small kitchen space, Merillat cabinetry provided a kitchen for a cooking demonstration by Chef Curtis Stone at the Thrillist’s BBQ & The Blues presented by Merillat hosted by Curtis Stone event during the 2011 New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF) in September.
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