Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Rent Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago home


Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey has placed an eight-room, 4,607-square-foot co-op unit inStreeterville up for rent for $15,000 a month.
She reportedly purchased the luxury apartment in the urban-upscale Streeterville neighborhood in 2006 for $5,600,000.
The sixth-floor co-op is one of 13 apartments in a Beaux Arts-style building that was built in 1913 and designed by architect Benjamin Marshall.


Features in the unit include three full baths, two half baths, 10-foot ceilings, two fireplaces, an inner foyer, a library, a solarium, a formal dining room, a butler’s pantry, a wine room, a custom kitchen, a 1,241-square-foot master bedroom with his and her bathrooms and an en-suite guest bedroom


Despite securing the approval of the co-op board with a promise to make it her full-time residence, Oprah Winfrey never moved in the apartment



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Predictions of Mayan Calendar Followers | new years eve 2012

Predictions of Mayan Calendar Followers? Year 2012 In reality, whether the December 21, 2011 or October 28, 2011. Studies of the Mayan Calendar is interesting, as many have said that the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas were visited by aliens if aliens. Perhaps, his schedule was theirs. Calendars fresh, free, you know that I have one in the mail the other day from a company advertising its products. Maybe that's how the idea of ​​free advertising schedule started? But remember that all possible futures can be controlled by free will. If you want to have fun with a bit of mathematics here is how to reach the number 2012, you might be surprised what that number matches that of higher mathematics.



However, realize that Chinese culture has historical writings of more than 10,000 years ago, which predates the writings cultures. I'm not saying either is larger than the other because the DNA (please read the "Seven Sisters of Eve) show that the Chinese and American Indians are related and the African (maybe you have some Type B blood in your family?), Europe and U.S. stocks excluding American Indians are similar. Two distinctly different groups, everything is different by the type of wax in the ears of his glands. Such it was the influence of Neanderthal DNA in all that. Never the less the Indians of the Americas came from the land bridge across the area now known as the Bering Strait and laid the foundation of the population here and mixed with what was already here if there is anything that would include the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas before any commitment to the Spanish Armada brigade and the Spanish explorers. They were visited by aliens? Who knew of a possible future? Who knows, maybe it's possible if you believe that reverse engineering projects in the spacecraft in New Mexico. It has been much debate around this and mathematicians always try to reason with the dates of our faulty numerical system based on ten years.

Now remembering that the Earth wobbles and therefore has cycles of non-perfect elliptical orbits the sun and is beaten by meteorites, comets and asteroids every 12,000 years or so, which only messes up everything, including life and discussed in the earth (dinosaurs, for example) that would be difficult to say if this was accurate at all. Now if the Earth does rotate on its axis in 2012, it is entirely possible and actually should have happened already, but not to any great extent in the 1936-1956, then it follows that the calendar is absolutely right? I would be different this opinion, but not prevent it from possible future realities of changes in land, which could prompt a global cooling or warming. If such an event will be held extreme problems near the shore as the planet moves around its axis.

Extreme weather would be an understatement, volcanic activity, earthquakes, etc, would be the case, the main activities. So with all this study have been available if one cares? Yes, because the cycles, but can not come in our lives that will surely come as they have done before. Can we do something about these possibilities? Yes, we can balance the ice planet moving around, changing the reservoirs (which China is doing this now, not that I have discovered yet), etc. on the surface and in perfect balance will come a better orbit.

With that orbit are also better unwanted changes such as changes in trade winds and the cycles that we have to grow and change on the availability of water resources in areas that are now densely populated. However, if you can change the time and create the climate and rain and rain cycles to our needs, we can control the actual fate of our species and be the best for him. And everything will actually work better and that his will is less oscillatory and more control of inertial guidance systems, satellite positioning, smart bombs to blow up a cruise missile through Saddam's bathroom window and If the planes flying, trucks, trains, ships, submarines, cars, and boats.

Anyway it seems we are close to having the technology to serve humanity in fixing these issues before 2012, the question really is the will of us and is the Mayan calendar, even a problem?

Simpson Marine shining in Thailand


Simpson Marine celebrate the end of 2011 with the delivery of 5 Lagoon catamarans and launch parties for their new owners at the Royal Phuket Marina.
A Swan 42 will also be bearing the Simpson Marine colours during the King’s Cup Regatta, the country’s most prominent sailing event to be held in December.
A yacht owners Rendez Vous will take place in the beautiful and pristine Andaman islands on Dec 16 to 17 which will enable Azimut and Lagoon owners to get together.

These immensely popular events allow owners to share their yachting experiences and enjoy an amazing week-end break in convivial company.

Simpson Marine will also feature the latest yachts on offer from Azimut, Beneteau and Lagoon at the PIMEX Phuket Boat show from March 29 to April 1.
“With its many islands and outstanding coastal scenery, Thailand offers some of the best cruising in Asia and the development of world-class marinas in Phuket and Pattaya now provides the necessary shore facilities to encourage more owners to come and visit from other parts of Asia,” Mike Simpson commented.
Simpson Marine is offering yacht buyers in Thailand the whole range of Azimut models as well as Beneteau sailing yachts and Lagoon catamarans.
It also provides yacht charter opportunities in some of the world’s most beautiful waters. The company now has offices in Phuket and Pattaya with yacht brokers.





Cheese made with gold costs £60 a slice


An award-winning British cheese maker has created what’s being called the most expensive cheese in Britain with its Stilton Gold, a premium white Stilton made with edible gold leaf and gold-flecked cinnamon schnapps.
At £608 a kilo — Long Clawson’s Stilton Gold is bedecked in flecks of gold and is meant to be an extra luxurious addition to cheeseboards for the holiday season.
The cheese will be sold in limited supply during the run-up to Christmas.
Meanwhile, a Serbian cheese maker claims to sell the most expensive cheese in the world with its Pule, a cheese made with the milk of Balkan donkeys, at €1,000 a kilo.
The World Cheese Awards take place November 23 at the BBC Good Food Show.



Hip-hop theme for next Missoni collaboration?


Rapper Drake has a penchant for sweaters made by the Italian fashion house and harbors ambitions to be part of Missoni‘s next capsule line.
The musician revealed his interest in a partnership with the label during an interview for the December issue of GQ.
“Hopefully Missoni hollers at me and we get a sweater line popping,” he told the publication, when discussing his frequent appearances in Missoni jumpers.

Missoni has been open to mass market collaborations in the past, notably with its line for US department store Target back in September.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times last month, Margherita Missoni expressed the brand’s desire for another collaboration.
At the time US department store Macy’s was mentioned as a possibility, although perhaps Drake’s comments will spark interest.





Monday, November 21, 2011

Ivanka Trump: All Set To Open SoHo Flagship Store


She always seems to be up to something, just as her father, and Ivanka Trump will be opening a flagship store at 109 Mercer Street in Manhattan’s trendy SoHo district this Friday (November 25).
The space will be 2,400-square-foot and will house Ivanka’s fine jewelry line, handbags, bridal accessories, and watch collection.
Ms. Trump told press, “The boutique is for the women of today; the sophisticated, modern woman. An Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry customer will be able to purchase her wedding jewelry as well as a new briefcase or iPad case for work. Providing several categories is coherent with the lifestyle of our busy, multitasking female client, and is something we all need.”
CEO Andrea Hansen added, “We think that with this bigger space and the type of buzz and traffic we see in SoHo now that we’ll do more than that. There’s a great degree of optimism that we’ll do better than







Victoria’s Secret Angels Take Over Herald Square



Kicking off the week with a promotional appearance, the Victoria’s Secret Angels were spotted at Herald Square in New York City today (November 21).
Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Lindsay Ellingson, and Chanel Iman all worked their magic for the cameras as paparazzi and fans looked on.
The foursome of fabulous ladies were in the house to show off the Victoria’s Secret Holiday gift picks just in time for Christmas shopping season.
Prior to the gig, Alessandra tweeted, “Getting some pink lips for the @VictoriasSecret holiday photo op !!And don’t forget, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is coming up on November 29th at 10:00 ET on CBS.Enjoy the pictures of Victoria's Secret Models, Lindsay Ellingson, Chanel Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima attending Holiday gift picks with the Victoria's Secret Angels at the Victoria's Secret at Herald Square (November 21).









Lady Gaga Opens Gaga's Workshop In NYC



Looking glamorous in the Big Apple, Lady Gaga was spotted exiting her hotel in New York City on Monday evening (November 21).
The "Judas" singer was decked out in a parachute white royal dress by Chanel as she posed with a few of her loyal Little Monsters while heading over to the nearby Barneys department store.
Of the night's plans, Gaga tweeted, "Getting ready for the opening of GAGA'S WORKSHOP at BARNEY'S in NY tonight! Wearing custom CHANEL by Karl Lagerfeld . #PinchMeMom #OhEmGee
On a sidenote, Gaga also recently performed for the Alan Carr Chatty Man Show, of which she wrote, "Here's my performance on the Alan Carr CHATTY MAN Show. He's so funny I peed down my bow."







Crashed Ferrari coffee table



This is a coffee table containing the compacted remains of a Ferrari inside constructed by designer Charly Molinelli.
He came up with the idea after a customer asked him to design something “a bit special” for their front room.
He then sourced a wreck and built a wooden cabinet on wheels to present to his client – although the price of the swanky piece is unknown.
The French artist said: “It was hard to find a Ferrari that had been crashed hard enough for it to be completely written off.
“As you can imagine it does not happen every day. But with a lot of luck, we did find a garage which had one that we and the customer approved of. It was just right.”




For the first time a Bugatti Veyron is parked inside supermarket in France


Bugatti Veyron  has pretty much left the world spellbound right since it hit the asphalt in 2005. Shoppers at the CORA mall in Mundolsheim, France, recently dropped their shopping baskets in awe having stumbled upon the supercar parked inside. Specifically placed at the supermarket to allow shoppers to stop by and marvel at this masterpiece of speed and engineering, this marketing stunt by Bugatti seems to be gaining quite a host of attention, for the supercar as well as the CORA mall. Well, if a car like this could simply distract shoppers that easily, we’re pretty sure driving one of these down streets is bound to have heads turn around in awe.







Top 10 Las Vegas Restaurants


Picasso


Famed chef Julian Serrano gave up San Francisco to be chef at this restaurant where guests are surrounded by paintings---not reprints, but $50 million worth of the real thing---by Picasso. The room is posh and serene, with vaulted ceilings, glorious floral arrangements and elegantly dressed tables set comfortably apart. Since Picasso spent much of his life in the South of France and Spain, those are the influences Serrano follows. What's on the plate is dramatically presented and delicious enough to distract your attention even from all those Picassos. Surrender to such delicacies as warm lobster salad with mangoes; langoustine pulled live from a tank, and then grilled and drizzled with porcini oil; sautéed foie gras with Madeira sauce; squab breast cut into tiny slices and moistened with jus spooned from a tiny copper pot; and truffle-crusted lamb with Parmesan potatoes. In a town full of splendid fine-dining restaurants, this one is hard to top. The main reason is that its in contrast to most of Vegas other imports, which are associated with a famous chef but the famous chef himself is not necessarily cooking. At Picasso, Serrano is the guy in the kitchen. That's not the only good news, though: the lake view also makes this one of the most romantic spots in town.

Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Flamingo Rd.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-693-8105


MICHAEL MINA


With chef Michael Mina in the kitchen, this elegant restaurant delivers among the very best cutting-edge cuisine on the Strip. How such pristine dishes manage to explode with flavor wows us every time. For starters, it's hard to decide among the black mussel soufflé with Chardonnay, garlic and parsley; the sautéed Atlantic skate with tempura langoustine, fennel pure and shellfish cream; and the seared sea scallops and domestic foie gras with rhubarb pie and red endive. Its equally difficult to pick an entre when the choices range from smoked bacon and herb-crusted turbot with fingerling potatoes, spring onions and spicy mustard sauce; and truffle butter-poached wild salmon with shrimp and pea lasagna, and summer truffles. We therefore suggest ordering a five-course tasting menu, one of which is vegetarian. Thats the fastest way to acquire bliss. Among a-la-carte sweet finales are a dessert sampler, and a marbleized chocolate cheesecake. Sommeliers Caleb Dial and Joe Phillips oversee the exciting wine list.

Bellagio3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Flamingo Rd.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-693-8199


 Le Cirque


Sirio Maccioni and sons bring their elegant ambience from New York to the Strip in this handsome mahogany-paneled restaurant complete with a lush big top designed by talented Adam Tihany. The contemporary cuisine is sophisticated and attractive, though not always up to the high quality of its New York counterpart. Always tops when offered are foie gras, risotto and petit fours or dishes like striped bass stuffed with vegetables, wrapped in lettuce and steamed in a truffle sauce. Marc Poidevin was chef de cuisine at Le Cirque in New York and takes the reigns as executive chef here and its more casual sister Osteria del Circo. He previously distinguished himself at New York's Maxims and Tavern on the Green. This is a grand setting in which to spend your winnings, and there's a view of Lake Bellagio with its water-and-light show to boot. That's a nice backdrop against which to sip any one of 400 excellent domestic and international wines.

Bellagio3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Flamingo Rd.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-693-8100

Valentino


Valentino is the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, so Las Vegas is lucky to get this elegant cousin with its warm wood-paneled walls and several intimate dining rooms. Expect Italian dishes that you might not find elsewhere, plus excellent versions of classics: The appetizers run from lobster salad to bacon-wrapped snails with white asparagus and soft polenta. The lasagna is made with duck, the risotto with fresh-water shrimp. Main courses include the likes of Sicilian-style swordfish rolls with couscous and lamb osso buco. We highly suggest choosing one of the several-course tasting menus to make the most out of a splendid dinner here. As with the Los Angeles location, the outstanding wine list is a major attraction.

Venetian3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Sands Ave.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-414-3000

 Nobu


Award-winning Nobuyuki Matsuhisa has replicated the dcor and menu of his (and Drew Nieporent and Robert DeNiros) Nobu in New Yorks trendy Tribeca. The superb sushi bar just inside the entrance seats 16. The dazzling 150-seat restaurant features bamboo pillars, wooden birch trees, a black river rock wall and a seaweed wall. Burnt ash tabletops appear to match the bamboo features, a black rock at each table setting to hold chopsticks seems to complement the black rock wall. Enjoy the mini-mountain of edamame while perusing the menu. Try the new-style sashimi (whitefish marinated in garlic, chives and ginger pure and seared in hot olive oil) created for Beverly Hills customers who prefer their fish cooked. Youll like the tuna tataki with ponzu, a South American-inspired salsa. The specialty of the house is black cod with miso (a sweet mirin sak sauce) served in butter-lettuce cups topped with an edible flower and garnished with grated daikon. For dessert, try Nobus Asian pear bread pudding with ginger ice cream and brandy caramel sauce.

Hard Rock
4475 Paradise Rd. (Harmon Ave.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-693-5090

CUT


Either by accident or excellent planning the Palazzo Hotel managed to have possibly the two best steakhouses in the United States. Carnevino is one, and CUT is the other. 

The steakhouse is a creation of Wolfgang Puck. He has taken his chic Beverly Hills steakhouse concept and moved it to Las Vegas. Judging from the critical acclaim of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Wine Spectator and Bon Appetite Magazine he has certainly succeeded.

The physical layout of the restaurant is such that it presents an elegant chic departure from a standard steakhouse. Cut can seat 160 patrons and an additional 60 in the well stocked bar-lounge.

Within the bounds of this steak lovers paradise you will find an interesting variety of beef. There is true Kobe beef from Japan, hormone free corn fed sirloin from Nebraska and 35 day dry aged beef from Illinois.

A 20 oz bone in rib eye as well as a 20 oz bone in New York Sirloin are available in different varieties of beef such as Kobe or Nebraska. Some of their other steaks are also available in different cuts. Porterhouse and filet mignon are of course on the menu. Cut also lists Pork Chops, Lamb Chops, Slow roasted Kobe beef short ribs, Salmon and Lobster as menu items.

The steaks are prepared by grilling over hardwood and charcoal and then finished in a 1200 degree broiler. We really enjoyed the Kobe steak (one of the only places in Vegas that has real Japanese Kobe) prepared both sashimi style and cooked to perfection, bone marrow flan which was rich and buttery, the maple glazed pork belly (melt-in-your-mouth good), and The American Wagyu steak.

There is an extensive starter menu with some very exotic salads. I must admit that I miss plain old lettuce and tomatoes. Cut has an excellent collection of side dishes to go with their steaks. For those of us who enjoy French Fries and Onion Rings Mr. Puck still has them on the menu..

Palazzo3325 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Sands Ave.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-607-6300

 Joël Robuchon


Let's start with the credentials that make this a top restaurant:
First and Only 3 Star Michelin Guide Winner in Las Vegas
Forbes Five Star Award Winner
AAA 5 Diamond Award Winner
"Chef of the Century" Joël Robuchon
The only Joël Robuchon fine dining restaurant in the U.S.
Wine Spectator Grand Award Winner

Limited seating creates the intimacy one can only expect from Joël Robuchon. Guests can choose from the multi-course tasting menus or order a la carte. Specialties include Le Caviar, a trio dish of thin couscous and Oscetra caviar, smooth cauliflower cream, and delicate gelée of green asparagus. If you can't decide what to order, go for the 16 course tasting menu (it sounds like it would be too much, but the portions are mostly bite sized). They have wonderful foie gras. Robuchon branded caviar over dungeness crab is a match made in heaven. Yes, the prices are obscene, but well worth it.

3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-891-7925


SW Steakhouse


SW Steakhouse bares the initials of the founder of Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn. This explains why everything about it is first class. Two things make a restaurant great, food and decor. SW does well in both departments. The food is excellent while the decor is elegant and romantic.

Just a quick word about their food. Unlike some pricey restaurants the dishes served are what you would call American Basic and not covered over with a lot of strange sauces. There are some reviewers who feel that SW is too big and seats to many patrons. But even they agree it is an excellent restaurant. Just outside SW and visible from 
inside, is the Lake of Dreams. It has a fountain show that is breath taking to watch and adds to the pleasure of the evening.

There are many steakhouse lovers who just as soon start and end dinner with a steak. However to avoid the possibility of a disapproving look from your more health minded dining companion SW has an excellent starter menu with salads ranging from baby iceberg lettuce to a glorious Caesar salad. For those of you who are not lettuce fanciers, among the many starter selections you will find crab-cakes and grilled hearts of palm

Here are some of the wonderful offerings on the beef menu. Bone in
Ribeye 20oz, New York Strip 16oz, Bone in New York 18oz, Porterhouse for two 40oz. The main course menu also features such dishes as Scallops, seared Tuna, Salmon Fillets, Chicken, Lamb Chops and Short Ribs.

Numerous side dishes to go with steak are available including crab-legs and lobster. There is a limited desert menu consisting of chocolate soufflé with cherries and whip cream.

Wynn Las Vegas3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-770-3463

Aureole


Dine here just to see the unique four-story "wine tower," which showgirl-pretty wine "angels" ascend with the help of cables and pulleys to choose your trophy bottle. The sleek Adam Tihany decor with lots of water and glass and sophisticated blacks and whites will make you feel like a winner. So will the contemporary cuisine by Charlie Palmer (of New York Aureole fame), with chef Robert Kirchoff. The changing menu features such upscale comfort-food dishes as shell steak with caramelized onion-potato tart. A pepper-seared tuna arrives with green-onion risotto, and the popular filet mignon often is accompanied by a marrow and parsley custard. Choosing dessert may be difficult---the chocolate torte with a warm liquid center and coffee Kahlua ice cream is tempting but wouldn't it be fun to order one of the notable dessert wines and watch the "angel" rappel the tower with your choice?

Mandalay Bay3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Tropicana Ave.)
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-632-7401

Spago


The first of the fine-dining imports to come to Vegas from elsewhere, Wolfgang Puck's Spago is still one of the best. Modern art adorns the multilevel high-ceilinged space where there's always a buzz. Though Wolfgang himself is known to pop in to man the stoves, his protégé and executive partner here, David Robins, turns out reliable and sophisticated fare in the Puck tradition. We're always happy with such dishes as buttery-sweet foie gras two ways; steamed black grouper with spring fennel ravioli; baby spinach and truffle butter; and tender grilled lamb chops with a Provincial tart. Greg Harrington knows his way around the excellent wine list from which you can choose many bottles to splurge on after winning at the slots. The front Café is good for casual, no-reservations dining.

Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
3500 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (Flamingo Rd.)
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-369-6300