| Grammy-Winner Mýa is Velma Kelly in 'Chicago' This Summer
Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Ma will make her Broadway debut as Velma Kelly in Chicago for a nine-week limited engagement at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.) beginning Monday, May 12, 2008. Now celebrating a decade in the entertainment industry as an internationally acclaimed performer, Ma is best known for her iconic hits "Case of the Ex," "Ghetto Superstar," "My Love Is Like...Wo" and the Grammy Award winning "Lady Marmalade." Ma is also featured in the new (RED) campaign with Dell & Microsoft. This year, she will act as an advocate for animal welfare as spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League's 2008 Tour For Life. Ma is also a National Co-Chair for HillBlazers, Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign youth outreach program.
Milan's Vittorio Emanuele shopping arcade
Matthew Hendry, manager of the new Sloans Market which will launch on February 24 in Morrison Court, linking Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, is also backing the idea. He said: "Anything that attracts people to the city centre shops, especially on Buchanan Street, is great for retailers in the area. "Buchanan Street is one of Scotland's busiest streets so we would welcome anything that boosts that profile. A covered area on Buchanan Street would add to Glasgow's cosmopolitan feel." Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Lesley Sawers said: "Investment of this scale and imagination is vital if Glasgow is to keep its place as a major short-stay tourist and leisure destination." .
Fashion Week Diary: Day One
I'm really sad that the Real Housewives of Orange County is over for the season. I love that show. I love that Vicky. She likes to party. She's growing her business. Laurie's wedding was gorgeous. So that turned out great, and I want Quinn to find a nice man. It didn't work out with the golf instructor but maybe next season she'll have more luck." But worries about what the strike means for the crew of her SAG Award-winning sitcom." I worry about our crew. I've heard a lot of sad stories about crew members who are really struggling. That makes me sad. The actors we are already overpaid for what we do but the crew members don't. They're like our family. We miss being at work." We almost died when Jenna's cast mate Angela Kinsley showed up, very pregnant, to show her support for Jenna.
Nizhny Novgorod Region
The new town's convenient location at the confluence of two great rivers, the Volga and the Oka, determined its main tasks: protection against invasions and development of trade. From the very beginning the town was surrounded by a moat, and a wooden Kremlin was erected.
In 1350, Nizhny Novgorod became the capital of the Nizhny Novgorod principality. The prince's palace, stone cathedrals, and monasteries were built in the Kremlin. The new capital began to develop trade and crafts and began to construct a new system of fortifications and mint its own coins.
Nizhny Novgorod became the cultural center of Russia. In the 14th century, both the great Russian philosopher Pavel Visoky and the talented painter Prokhor (the predecessor of Andrei Rublev) lived here, and the monk Lavrenti wrote a chronicle of Russian history.
Introducing One of the World’s Most Extensive Pillow Menus
To ensure every guest gets superb shut-eye, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, the global contemporary luxury hotel brand, has turned sleep into an experience by pioneering one of the worlds most extensive pillow menus. With more than 75 varieties of pillows to choose from across the globe, guests will find that Conrad caters for their most personal of pillow preferences. Luxury hotels and pillow menus may go hand-in-hand, but Conrad Hotels & Resorts has taken the concept a step further, introducing destination-based and mood-inspired pillows to make their guests more comfortable than ever. Each pillow has its own unique properties, from anti-snore assistance to cold relief, and total relaxation to romance. Some of the pillows, such as the Porcelain Pillow (Conrad Centennial Singapore), the Tiba Pillow (Conrad Cairo) and the Shogun Pillow (Conrad Bangkok) pay homage to the local culture.
Wine tasting event set for Saturday in Ennis
A family livelihood will be showcased during a special event Saturday in downtown Ennis.California-based Novy Family Wines will host a free wine tasting from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Czech Heritage Shop, 219 W. Ennis Ave.For Dianna Novy Lee, it’s a return home to her native Ennis. Dianna and her husband, Adam, have been in the winemaking business in California for 14 years. During that time, their distribution has expanded to 30 states. .
Siemens holding the key to Disney's Spaceship Earth
Visitors to the newly updated Spaceship Earth ride at Epcot might experience the ride and miss the show.
Or they might experience the 26-year-old ride with a few new updates and spins, and catch the bevy of interactive games in the post-show area. And still, they might neither notice nor care about the real significance of the deal behind them, a pact that ties Walt Disney World and the global technology company Siemens AG with the kind of multifaceted partnership that illustrates how Disney World sells itself not just as a theme park but also as a marketing venue for all sorts of companies.
Siemens is a German company that generated about 68.6 billion euros (about $102 billion in today's U.S. currency) in sales last year making medical-device, power-grid, information-communication, transportation and automation and control systems, and has more than 6,000 employees in Florida, including those at the company's power headquarters on Alafaya Trail.
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