Hi everyone, I have to make this a flying entry via my Blackberry as I'm at Ladies Day. Couldn't miss it for the world, but simply had to share some of the incredible sights and remind you to keep a...
There's a great list, or at least the beginnings of a great Hotel Blog Link List over at FrontDeskBlog, where Front Desk Boi has compiled a list containing some of his favorite hotel insider and travel blogs.
On Get A Room! I try to provide information from an insider's point of view for traveling consumers to hopefully relieve some of the stress that comes with being away from home, and
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense. It manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for Department of Defense, and pursues research and technology where risk payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for [...]
Wake up in the morning and open the door to this view. This 7 bedroom villa is located directly on the beach on Marbella´s Golden Mile. And best of all its only a short walk along the beach to Puerto Banus. The villa has a large, secure garden and is available for holiday rentals the whole year. So if you want to bring a large family or a group of friends to Marbella this is the best location you can get. Please click on this link for more pictures and information.
This front line beach villa lies just west of the Kempinski Hotel on the Costa del Sol. Just a 15 minute drive west from Puerto Banus and Marbella.
The villa has 5 bedrooms, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, wine cellar, sauna etc. The plot is 1850 m2 and the villa is 900 m2 built. The villa is for sale at euro 6 million, which is one million euro less than a recent bank valuation. For more pictures please click on this link.
The Front Line
(Northern Rock, 115 Houndsditch, City of London 17.09.07. 12.30pm)
11" x 16", pen and ink and coloured pencil in sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell - all rights reserved (see note at end)
Queuing outside two branches of Northern Rock has been the "logistical difficulty" which prevented a blog post on Saturday and then my posting very, very late on the last two days. I'm one
Frontline Photography is looking for talented freelance photographers with an outgoing energetic personality and exceptional communication skills. Experience covering a wide range of corporate events including conferences & conventions, golf tournaments and team building activities is required. Strong ability to interact with event attendees to capture a high volume of posed candids and portraits necessary. Experience with on-location lighting scenarios from on-camera flash to multi-head portable studio setups required. Computer, (windows) knowledge and experience with on-site photo printing a plus. Reliable transportation, professional appearance and the ability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends is required. All Frontline partners are required to provide their own equipment. Minimum Equipment Required • Professional DSLR • 24-85mm/18-70mm lens or similar• Flash w/bracket for off camera shooting• (2) 1 GB Compact Flash Cards• TripodPreferred Additional
When I first started in this business about twenty years ago there was a definite amount of respectability across the board in the industry. My position as a loan officer for a major savings and loan was viewed in large part as a professional endeavor. Borrowers were respectful of lending guidelines and of my position [...]
Czech Cold War survivors on front lineBy Gethin Chamberlain in Trocavec, Czech Republic, Sunday TelegraphLast Updated: 12:25am GMT 18/02/2007They made it through one cold war on the side of the Soviet Union, but now the people of the Czech Republic have been thrust back on to the front line of a new nuclear stand-off - this time on the side of the West.Jan Neoral, mayor of Trocavec, at the former Soviet military base: ‘We are afraid of terrorists’America wants to site the radar base for its new anti-missile defence system, aimed at containing the threat from states such as Iran and North Korea, in an old Soviet-era base less than 40 miles from the Czech capital, Prague.But the hi-tech plan - dubbed "Son of Star Wars" in a nod to Ronald Reagan's original Strategic Defence Initiative - has caused consternation in the neighbouring rural villages, where facilities are so basic that many people have to draw water from the wells outside their homes in buckets.It is not just the prospec
