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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez hit a great Dana Point hotel
This weekend, for Justin Bieber's birthday, the teen took his love Selena Gomez on a hotel getaway to the St. Regis Monarch Beach hotel in Dana Point.
This deluxe property just a short jaunt south of Los Angeles in Orange County was the perfect place for such a liaison...click here to continue story:
Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez hotel getaway aims for Dana Point - Los Angeles Travel | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/travel-in-los-angeles/justin-bieber-selena-gomez-hotel-getaway-aims-for-dana-point#ixzz1FbYnPhNi
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
The world's largest building a star in the Dubai sky
January 5, 2009 -- The world's tallest building may have started out as the Burj Dubai but was then renamed the Burj Khalifa before debuting yesterday (January 4) to much fanfare. The switch in title is all good, coming about at the 11th-hour to honor Abu Dhabi's leader who bestowed $10 billion to help complete the landmark edifice in the neighboring United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Despite the country's flailing economy, Dubai's new needle-nosed skyscraper should bring plenty of attention and visitor interest to the UAE. This will become even more evident when the Armani hotel debuts at the bottom of this 2,717-foot monster building, hopefully in the near future.
When the designer retreat will open its doors as part of the Burj Khalifa has not been determined, but the hotel is sure to be grand.
And why not?
Nobody designs in such a distinctively attractive way as the Italian fashionista. And no other country can claim a building as tall and majestic as this new symbol for prosperity hopefully making a return to glamorous Dubai, a wonderful place to visit.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Susan Boyle takes Tokyo by storm
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View all » December 29, 2009 -- Susan Boyle is in Tokyo today (December 29) to perform on the annual pop reality show called 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'. This trip for the Scottish singing lass to the Land of the Rising Sun is her first --- and a prestigious first at that since Susan Boyle will be singing for perhaps Asia's most popular music program.
The 'Britain’s Got Talent' singer has sold millions of copies of her 'I Dreamed a Dream' Album all over the world, Japan being one of the more popular countries to buy the singing sensation's music. So, since this is Susan Boyle's time to shine, following are some culturally correct tips that may help make the warbler's trip a big success as well as a pleasant experience.
* Whether you are in a business situation or a social setting, be sure to wait for your Japanese counterpart to initiate conversation. Acting this way might mean enduring a long period of silence, which is perfectly acceptable and very much appreciated in Japanese society.
* If you ask a question that should result in a negative answer, you might get a positive one anyway. In my experience, saying "no" is not a very popular way to respond in Japan, so often a person will say "yes" when he or she really means "no." It's confusing but true.
* During a discussion with anyone Japanese, personal questions are often part of the line of questioning. This is not to be taken as rude behavior but rather as a way of expressing keen interest. To deflect any query you consider not for public consumption, simply give a vague response, smiling while you do so.
* Because most menus are not written in English, when dining out it is perfectly acceptable behavior to point at the plastic replica of the dish you wish to order. These very realistic culinary stand- ins will be on prominent display at the restaurant's entrance.
* No matter what you are served and no matter how much you don't want to eat what is in front of you, take a taste. You don't need to consume the entire dish, but if you don't show some willingness your host will likely consider you to be very rude.
* If you are eating noodles, feel free to slurp. Not only is this the polite thing to do, it is encouraged as a way to appreciate better flavor.
* Do not clean your plate to signify you have finished eating. A little food left on the side means you are satiated, whereas the lack of food on your plate means you would like some more.
* If you are drinking, do not drain your glass unless you want another as this is the silent way of asking to be served again. Instead, keep the glass half full even if that means pouring water into the mix to measure up.
* When someone offers you a toast, respond in kind with a toast of your own.
* In many Japanese situations, such as entering someone's home, it is polite to remove your shoes, so be sure to choose your socks carefully. They should always be clean and without holes. To be safe, pack plenty of new pairs when you are planning a trip to Japan.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Terrorist acts like on Northwest Airlines 253 won't keep us grounded: TSA update, 9/11 remembered
December 26, 1:11 PMLA Celebrity Hot Spots ExaminerJane Lasky
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December 26, 2009 -- BREAKING NEWS: TSA has issued a statement regarding last night's (December 25) terrorism attempt on Northwest Airlines flight 253 (click HERE to read).
As background, just before landing in Detroit with 278 passengers on board, Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, set off an explosive mixture -- reportedly made from powder and liquid -- in an effort to bring down the A330-300 aircraft. Luckily, this terrifying plan failed when Abdulmutallab tried to detonate the device. The alleged terrorist told authorities that he acted on behalf of Al-Quida instruction.
What happened on the NW/Delta aircraft -- originating in Nigeria through Amsterdam and on to Detroit -- is a scary, awful act. As a result, security measures at all airports are being ramped up and much attention is being paid to no-fly lists, no matter what the level assigned to the person being scrutinized.
Meanwhile, like so many others, when learning of the Christmas Day scare, 9/11/2001 immediately came to mind. And like so many others, I felt there was nothing I could do yesterday and there was nothing I could do nine years ago when that horrible terrorism plot brought untoward tragedy.
Steaming and scared, with no way I could help, I did what I do best: I wrote.
I wrote about my personal experience, about how I felt and where I was, and how it affected me (I was on the road when it happened).
I talked to other travelers through my syndicated newspaper column, pleading with them to never stop traveling but to always remember what happened.
So, to take my own advice, I am re-running that column here on Examiner.com. Please give me any feedback as we continue to learn about random acts of terrorism all the time, everywhere, what seems like every day, whether we are at home or on a trip. Thank you.??
Here's the column, called Business Travel Report: Acts of terrorism won't keep us grounded
by Jane Lasky, Business Travel Report
?September 13, 2001: Putting business travel out of my mind, I left with my husband and two teenage boys in our Taurus wagon for a road trip to Reno in early September. We played I spy, we sang familiar tunes, we ate lots of junk food and we laughed and bickered about silly things.
Once there, we picked up my Mom and headed straight for the mountains.
Monday night was spent in sheer bliss at a luxury Hyatt resort, surrounded by the Sierra Nevadas and a kind of peacefulness none of us city dwellers can conjure up when we're in the thick of it. Armed with flashlights, the kids walked down to a private beach to look for sea treasures while we the adults reminisced long into the night.
I have not slept so soundly in quite some time, and now I am sure it will be a long time again before I can.
My husband drew me out of a dream and into a nightmare as he made me aware of the horrific happenings in Manhattan the morning of Sept. 11.??Shocked, I snapped on the TV and watched a landmark building I have memorized both from the air and from the ground disintegrate into enormous heaps of crumbled cement and steel.
A die-hard New Yorker who has not had an address there for nearly 20 years, my heart stopped as an address I knew so well was receiving such devastation.
This had to be some sort of movie, a Hollywood tale of destruction. Trying not to watch, but finding it impossible not to, I witnessed replay after replay of passenger jets turned lethal weapons hitting their targets.
When word came that the Pentagon was also prey, and then later that another plane had gone down in Pennsylvania, I an unwilling witness to a succession of incomprehensible crimes that could never be explained.
My computer became my companion as I reached out to my best friend back home, to a dear colleague in New York who works near the Empire State building and to a longtime friend in Washington, D.C.
We compared notes from our vantage points as we worried about each other and all our other loved ones, many of whom we hadn't been able to locate yet.
After an exhausting exchange, we all came to the same conclusion: That this senseless tragedy would not curtail neither our need nor our zest for travel.
In due time it would be business as usual when we would be back in the air, going everywhere for every reason, business and otherwise. We had no doubt that those evil terrorists would neither keep us grounded nor would they ground our spirits - not now, not ever.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Actress Brittany Murphy, star of 'Clueless', 'Girl, Interrupted', '8 Mile' died today at 32
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View all » December 20, 2009 -- BREAKING NEWS: Brittany Murphy, Hollywood actress and singer, was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars Sinai Medical Center after her husband Simon Monjack put out an emergency call for help at 8 a.m. this morning (December 20).
The 32-year-old, Atlanta-born Murphy went into full cardiac arrest, according to TMZ.com.
Brittany Murphy was a huge talent, appearing in such memorable films as Just Married, Clueless, Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, Sin City, The Dead Girl, Uptown Girls, Riding in Cars with Boys and Spun.
Her 1995 film role in 'Clueless' brought plenty of attention to Los Angeles with her brilliant take on a character called Tai, a teen who takes on Beverly Hills.
Locations for the iconic "Clueless" movie in include the following, according to IMBD:
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Circus Liquor - 5600 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Grant High School - 13000 Oxnard Street, Valley Glen, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA
Shoreline Village - 407 Shoreline Drive, Long Beach, California, USA
(skateboarding scene)
Westside Pavilion - 10800 Pico Boulevard, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
(shopping mall scenes)
RIP, Brittany Murphy. RIP.
Tigers Woods Mom Kultilda gets support from buddies at Tustin Ranch Golf Club, a great place to play
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View all » December 20, 2009 -- Kultilda Woods, mother of pro golfer Tiger woods, is not happy with her son, according to yesterday's December 19 report from NYDailynews.com.
The elite athlete's Mom lives in Orange County, right across from Tustin Ranch Golf Club, a course Tiger plays when visiting his Mom's gated community.
Speaking of the community, friends and golfers in the Southern California area are supportive of their neighbor Kultilda. Many have addressed the press, reiterating what Tiger's Mom thinks: They are disappointed in the home-town boy.
Meanwhile, Tiger plays Tustin Ranch and so can you. Open to the public, this Ted Robinson-designed, 18-hole, all grass playground for golfers was voted 'The Best Orange County Golf Course 2009' by readers of the newspaper-of-record, the Orange County Register.
A four-star winner of Golf Digest Magazine's 'Places to Play', Tustin Ranch's verdant grounds includes a driving range, pro shop, golf school, and much more.
That said, let's hope we see Tiger Woods out playing Tustin Ranch soon while the pro golfer tries to make amends with his loving Mom Kultilda.
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