Oysters rank at the top of National Geographics list of “Foods that can kill you” explaining: Sniff after you shuck, and swallow only when you’re certain. Of the riskiest foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, raw oysters rank high for their outbreak-causing potential. The two pathogens wreaking
Pernod Ricard Travel Retail launched Absolut Vodka Crystal Pinstripe which is “the most exclusive and luxurious version of [its] iconic Absolut bottle” on September 6 at the Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Inspired by the Savile Row pinstripe suit, the bottle has been designed by Swedish designer duo Skogsberg & Smart. It
Russia – InterContinental InterContinental has announced ambitious plans to open 100 hotels in Russia by 2020, an expansion of almost ten times the number operating there today, reports Luxury blog LUXUO Manila – Trump Tower Predicted to be ASEAN’s wealthiest city by 2020. Trump decided to lend his name to
Hailed the world’s most expensive and precious car model by Guinness World Records, this creation is based on the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. Crafted by Robert Gülpen — who has also created miniatures of the Mercedes Benz 500 SL and Aston Martin DB5 from precious metals and gems. The Lamborghini
Louis Vutton opens its first airport retail shop in Seoul Incheon operated by Shilla Duty Free. Look for it between gates 27 and 28 –more Fendi collaborates with Royal College of Art grad students to repurpose branded scraps with a series of punk-inspired installations for Italian luxury house Fendi’s new
Virgin Airlines hopes to soar above top airline companies like Emirates with enhanced in-flight entertainment. The launch of its new ‘Red’ system is slated for release in late 2012, the entertainment system features a larger, high-definition touchscreen seatback monitors, four times more entertainment content, and full Wi-Fi connectivity that allows
Traders have used an awareness of the population’s collective emotions to predict price movements for years. However, experts found that the instant nature of Twitter meant that those emotions could be gauged more accurately. Previously, it had been thought that a drop in the markets led to more negative feelings
September is National Yoga Month and to celebrate Pure Yoga will be hosting the first annual Yoga Night at Citi Field on September 26. Arrive by 5:40pm to the Bullpen Gate to practice a complimentary 45 minute yoga session on the concourse at Citi Field hosted by Kay Kay Clivio,
ASmallWorld (ASW) is an elite invite-only Facebook-like community that ranks its members (‘global influencers’ separated by three degrees from one another) by number of connections. Here is an insider’s look at their list of where to dine, dish, drink and dance from Argentina to Thailand and Russia. A selection of
Young goat or kid, the farm-to-table meat du jour, is proving to be a healthier option for carnivores. Here are some tips on various types of kids and recipes to try. Suite101 details the various types of goat meat and health benefits associated with it. Fijian goat curry on iFood.TV
Beirut was widely known as the ‘Paris of the Middle East’ prior to the decades of war that have ravaged Lebanon’s capital city in the recent past, and according to the New York Times, it could soon be again enjoying comparisons to the French capital with over 100 new restaurants
LG unveiled their PenTouch plasma HDTV at the 2011 IFA. The series would allow consumers to draw and interact with the screen using a wireless stylus pen, converting the TV into a large tablet. Users can hook up a laptop or computer to the PenTouch TV and use the touchscreen
Working in collaboration with Swiss Bank UBS on its ‘We Will Not Rest’ ad campaign, artist Stephen Wiltshire sketched the skyline of New York City which is now displayed at JFK airport in New York City on a 250 foot billboard. Wiltshire is known for his incredible ability to recall
English violinist Charlie Siem turns perceptions of classical music on their head in director Asa Mader’s exclusive, disorientating short. The orchestral world’s current man of mode—the London-born soloist wore Kris Van Assche for Dior Homme in Mader’s film—Siem has been tutored by some of the greatest living violinists, including Shlomo
When the price goes up, the yield goes down… that’s fixed-income-investing 101. It’s the first thing you learn when studying the bond market. For some, it takes time to figure out why, but at some point it just clicks and makes sense. Making sense of the equity and fixed-income markets
As the summer winds down with the economy in tatters, it seems that people are asking how much longer can we deal with what seems like one crisis, natural or manmade, after the other? The answer is lots. Our resolve is strong and our future is bright. I know this
Lately, it seems that I am getting bombarded by requests to be added to this person’s network or that person’s network by people who I have no interest in networking with. It seems that people from as far back as my elementary school days – I went to Brophy Elementary
Unlike other folks who have been devoting enormous amounts of text to Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the U.S. debt, I have decided to say nothing about it. After all, what can I say, except to repeat previous posts about the problems with the rating agencies? Not again… I mean
Whether you love him or hate him, you’ve got to respect him… The person I am talking about isChris Christie, the RepublicanGovernor of the Garden State. The man who is clearly not a man of all the people in New Jersey – take note of the many anti-Christie billboards that
Disgraceful, disgusting, and despicable are the only words that I can think of to describe the government’s ruling that it won’t provide health care and additional resources to 9/11 responders who’ve developed cancer since that day almost a decade ago. For those of you with a short attention span, these
It seems like everywhere you go there is a policy. A policy about how to return things, a policy about additional fees, a policy about toys on the beach, a policy about where to park, a policy about where to sit in the park, a policy about this and a
Over the last few months I have been focusing my writing energies on, well, not writing at all. It seems, ladies and gentlemen, that yours truly has been at a loss for words. Not sure if it is because of the awful start the Sox got off to in March
This just in: The death ofbusiness cards is coming–and coming fast. Yeah, I know, I’ve been saying this for quite some time, but now it seems that the people at Harvard Business Review are subscribing to my theory that people who want to get in touch in a digital age
It’s very clear that the one lesson that investors all over the world learned from the credit crisis and market turmoil over the last two-and-a-half years is that markets don’t always rise. Many investors, sophisticated or not, before 2008 believed that what went up continued to go up. Well, many
This just in – hedge funds are important liquidity providers… The Financial Stability OversightCouncil wrote in a draft report that without hedge funds in the market, well the markets might freeze. It seems that these folks figured out that hedge funds provide liquidity when other market participants sit on the
This just in – Bernie Madoffknew who what when during his thievery. Yawn. The last few days the media have been having a field day covering Madoff’s revelations as told to The New York Times reporter Diana Henriques. Her story, which consisted of material from an interview and email exchange
Earlier this week, hedge funds filed 13-F reports detailing their significant holdings for the period ended December 31. The information from the filings is headline-grabbing, After all, knowing who owned what when is crucial to creating a diversified portfolio. Click here to read the story. And while I’m sure that
The shorts are coming, the shorts are coming, or at least information aboutshort positions is coming. France, best known for its capitalist tendencies and wine, has put in place a new regulation that requires investment managers – i.e., hedge fundmanagers– to report their short positions. The idea is to help
