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by Anna Domanska
Fine dining at a five star rated restaurant in any part of the world can come at an unexpected price. But eventually what you get for those high priced bills are exceptional dining experiences that can take you to a castle in Switzerland or even to an underwater cookery experience in the Maldives. From Japan to Europe to the Big Apple, Luxurious dining menus are carefully designed tasting courses usually paired with wines, which substantially add to the consumer’s billing tab. Apparently, it’s not just the food that mounts the overall cost of a bill; it’s the ambience and other entertaining aspects too. It’s the holiday month and out cover story entails a list of the most expensive restaurants in the world with a brief about how great your dining experience could be visiting them. How often do we dream to be able to have a time machine! Our Wow quotient talks about all that has been known about Time machine, myths around its being, scientific facts and possibilities. An interesting read for sure. Leaders and their Charisma is not a new subject to talk about. But it certainly helps the budding aspirants thriving to be one. Leader talk this month is all about Charisma of the great leaders who still motivate us to aim at excellence. Fine Dining, Dreams, Charisma and more read to light up the holiday issue. Have a great holiday. Merry Christmas from Me and my Team!
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Aubrey Change, Associate Editor
Laura Gomez Aurioles, Associate Editor
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Tony Raval Project Director
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Latest In Business Black Friday Business Madness 2013
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Nowadays we all know it as term for mad discounts and shopping craziness, but above all, when it comes to business, as billions worth Black Friday deals. But in case you have forgotten the term black Friday wasn’t referring to something positive, when first used in 1869; it was used for sudden market drop that led to depression whereas use of the term continued for describing a number of Fridays in history where an event led to public chaos or disaster.
One of the theories on why is it called Black Friday in the first place says it comes from the old fashioned way business accounts were recorded; losses in red ink and profits in black one. That theory actually makes sense if you consider the kind of money these companies make from Black Friday business. Last year if you were one of the buyers, you were part of the $59.1 billion worth shopping craziness with extra more $1 billion in online sales and for this year billions that are about to be spent are estimated to increase, especially when it come to on line shopping. It is for sure easier to enjoy mad discounts from a safe environment like house or office, instead of being part of chaos in shops.
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Smartphones have currently surpassed the traditional cellphone demand in the United States and since Apple and Samsumg are the companies which make most profits in the worldwide smartphone market, the manufacturers of cheap smartphones are forced to look for emerging markets where the new high-end devices are not that popular. This is the case of Motorola Mobility, the handset producer owned by Google, which is still trying to find its niche with the help of its new product: Moto G.
The most attractive feature of the cheap smartphone is the access to Google’s Internet services embedded in the device, which enables users to experience a high quality mobile internet experience. However, this characteristic is not very attractive in China, an important potential costumer, for the government blocks several Google services, including Play, Google’s online store. Consequently, Denisse Woodside, Motorola’s chief executive, said that their ability to compete in China’s smartphone market was constrained and that the new low-priced smartphone won’t be offered in China at the moment. In addition, as many other American companies, Motorola will most likely find tough international competition, especially in countries where many smartphone makers have been selling low-priced devices for years.
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Can you think of all of the changes along your business or career since 1995? For sure many things have changed; it’s a long time period when it comes to business. This is the exactly same period that took U.S. oil production to accomplish same level of affectivity as it had in 1995. Everybody calls it milestone; turning point, surely it is if we look just few years back, but it’s more like achieving something U.S. oil production already had. It is like reviving the old glory, the great thing that happened to make it possible is the fact that oil production exceeded net imports, first time after 1995. It is a big deal for United States for many reasons, but for sure the one that is obvious at the first glance is prove that steps taken in last decades in order to enable States to achieve energy independence are showing their results.
U.S. oil production has been actually booming since 2008, but seems like around 5 years was the time necessary for oil production to exceed oil consumption. There were several factors that lead to this change, but converge of two trends influenced a lot; first of the trends is domestic oil production being at 24-year high whereas another trend has foreign oil imports at 17 years low.
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It appears that the Google emporium is getting bigger and bigger every day, since it owns not only the most popular web browser in the world but also the most attractive smarphone platform. Yes, Google’s Android system was used on four of five devices sold worldwide during the third quarter of 2013. Android market is stronger than ever.
According to the most recent IDC survey, released yesterday, Android market share rose to 81 percent, imposing its popularity over Apple’s iOS, used on iPhones. Of the number of manufacturers that run Google’s Android system on their devices, Samsung gained the biggest market share. Its Galaxy S4-maker scored 39 percent of all Android smartphone shipments during the third quarter. The rest of the other vendors saw an Android market share within the single digits or even less. Despite iPhone sales increased 25.6 percent from 2012; the growth of Apple market was moderated in contrast to the global market, and Apple’s share fell to 12.9 percent from 14.4 percent in the same period last year. On the other hand, Windows Phone became the third most popular choice in the market, with a share of 3.6 percent up from 2 percent on 2012. Microsoft’s phone sales grew 156 percent and had 93.2 percent of it devices manufactured by Nokia.
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Eight States pledge for Zero-Emission Vehicles. Governors of eight states announced a groundbreaking initiative to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) on the roads by 2025. These eight states representing nearly a quarter of U.S. auto sales signed a pact to boost the number of electric- and hydrogen-fueled cars, trucks and buses. These states have the main mission to help make the highways friendlier for zero-emission vehicles. And California is helping lead the charge.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) calls for developing joint policies to promote sales of electric cars, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. To encourage them, the pledge calls on for development of more public charging stations, purchasing zero-emission vehicles for state government fleets. Together with providing tax breaks or other financial incentives to consumers and also reducing electric rates for home charging systems and many other incentives to increase electric cars sales, like lowering the cost of electric cars. By creating charging stations and other fuelling infrastructure the goal is to get 3.3 million of the vehicles on the roads by 2025 and hence curb greenhouse gas pollution.
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Six years ago, most phones used keypads instead of touchscreens; nowadays, society has adopted the latter as the default mode of input in terms of gadgets such as mobile phones, tablets, handled consoles, and laptops. As if it was not enough, technology is about to go a step forward again. No, it is not yet time for the hologram interaction, but what about receiving sensory feedback from your devices’ screens? Feeling the keyboard on your smartphone, the icons of your home screen, or the texture of your photos will be part of your daily life experience in the near future, for Walt Disney Company has made the technologic fairytale come true: They have developed a sensorial touchscreen that enables users to touch and feel the contents on their devices.
Developed by Disney’s lab, Disney Research, the sensorial touchscreen makes advanced calculations to sense the fingers’ movement and creates the perception of a 3D bump on the touch surface, through modulation of the frictional forces on the sliding finger in order to match the tactile properties of the visual content displayed and create screen textures. “Our brain perceives the 3D bump on a surface mostly from information that it receives via skin stretching,” explained Ivan Poupvrev, director of Disney Research Pittsburgh’s Interaction Group.
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A very famous quote about charisma reads, “Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects”.
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Charisma is a quality that is associated with leaders, and is often said to be that one trait that is not necessary for effective leadership but can make all the difference in the world. You do not have to be a charismatic leader to be a good leader, but if you have charisma, you will be a great leader, a revered leader and above all, a memorable leader. Freddie Mercury once said, “The reason we’re successful darling, My overall charisma, of course!” Charismatic leaders are the most successful, the most respected and the most loved of all. You can enforce your leadership with a dictatorial style, you can ensure results with bureaucratic leadership and you can affect a relaxed work atmosphere with a laissez-faire style, but if you really want results and you want to be liked while you get things done, you have to be a charismatic leader!
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It has often been said that it is easy to impress other people, win their trust and loyalty, inspire their confidence and teamwork, but without charisma, it is difficult to be liked and the love and affection of people can only be gotten with personal charm, appeal and of course, charisma. Out of the various leadership styles and traits, charisma is the vaguest, least known quality. Charisma is intangible and cannot be confined to a fixed structural definition; it is an abstract energy, a magnetic appeal that draws others to you. So what are the charismatic leader traits and how are they different from the regular, better known leadership qualities? Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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To quote Napoleon Bonaparte, “Leaders are dealers in hope”. Charismatic leaders are optimistic people: they expect the best, they look forward to positive results and invariably, they get great things done. Hope, is a defining feature of charismatic leaders, and not only do they have a ton of hope themselves, but more importantly, they spread it amongst others. Charismatic leaders understand that each person wants to do well and be successful and has a deep hope of achieving something in their lives, so they work hard to strengthen this hope and give people the positivity to dream big and believe they will be able to succeed. Charismatic leaders infuse people with optimism and passion and make a bright, fantastic goal seem like an achievable reality, each time.
A good leader makes his followers feel good about him. A charismatic leader makes his followers feel good about themselves. The first and foremost trait of a charismatic leader is the ability to make people feel taken care of, appreciated, respected and above all, important. A charismatic leader is, before all else, genuinely interested in other people.
A significant charismatic leader trait is an unbeatable sense of enthusiasm and love for life. Charismatic leaders inspire others to be happy because they are happy themselves; they love life, they enjoy every moment of their work, they take pride in their responsibilities and they are full of energy. A charismatic leader is one who simply radiates joy, enthusiasm and passion. Charismatic leaders celebrate life in the smallest moments, and it is with this ‘joi de vivre’ that charismatic leaders win followers and support. It is very basic psychology really: happy people attract other people. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Charismatic leaders are set apart from others by the fact that they can immediately see the potential of other people, they appreciate the said potential and they know how to bring it out and put it to use. Charismatic leaders do not just focus on harnessing others’ potential; they truly appreciate it and place a high value on it. A charismatic leader is one who recognizes the strengths of others in the team, respects them, and is personally glad to have the opportunity to work with other talented people. Charismatic leaders are predisposed towards seeing the best in people and expecting the best from people. They set a high bar for everyone and have the faith that each person is going to meet the expectations. It has often been said that charismatic leaders show so much faith and confidence in their teams that the others are inspired to do their very best.
To quote Napoleon Bonaparte, “Leaders are dealers in hope�. Charismatic leaders are optimistic people: they expect the best, they look forward to positive results and invariably, they get great things done. Hope, is a defining feature of charismatic leaders, and not only do they have a ton of hope themselves, but more importantly, they spread it amongst others. Charismatic leaders understand that each person wants to do well and be successful and has a deep hope of achieving something in their lives, so they work hard to strengthen this hope and give people the positivity to dream big and believe they will be able to succeed. Charismatic leaders infuse people with Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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optimism and passion and make a bright, fantastic goal seem like an achievable reality, each time.
A very positive trait of charismatic leaders is that they are willing to share their strengths, experiences, skills and knowledge with others. Many leaders like to keep some aces up their sleeves, keep their skills to themselves and not empower others fully in an attempt to stay one step ahead always. Charismatic leaders, however, are not afraid of losing their leadership because they want to achieve the greater good and are happy to do so by enabling others to succeed both at an individual level and as a team. Thinking about others is the founding block of charismatic leadership, and so, charismatic leaders are always looking to share their resources and wisdom and findings with others. In respect of these traits, it is worth noting that charismatic leaders are actually true servants of their followers: they aim to please, empower and enable their followers to do all they can to achieve all they can.
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Virginia Woolf There are many amazing restaurants where you could absolutely indulge your senses but on the next few pages you will discover places that simply take dining to some different level. Places that justify prices you have to pay to have the privilege, sometimes literally privilege, to eat there. Restaurants shown here belong to group of ten most expensive restaurants around the globe so if you were thinking about prestigious treatment for yourself this holidays, we have some amazing suggestions. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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When it comes to Maldives Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean there aren’t many words necessary for describing the enjoyment that is waiting for you there, but it is not only about one of the most amazing landscapes on the planet, islands are hospitality paradise as well. With Ithaa underwater restaurant Maldives are just determining the label of amazingly luxurious place for the privilege ones. Ithaa restaurant in the Maldives is about 16.5 feet (5 meters) below sea surface and with the 180-degree views of the vibrant coral gardens easily becomes one of the most prestigious places you can imagine having dinner or lunch. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Besides enjoying unbelievably amazing view on the coral surroundings you will enjoy in the cuisine with a European slant which is constructed into a six-course tasting menu paired with champagnes. On the menu you will find items like Malossol Imperial caviar with sour cream and potato blinis or yellowtail king fish with saffron Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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champagne risotto and beurre blanc foam. For this underwater experience price can’t be too high, but when talking about it the all-inclusive six-course option will cost around $320 per person (plus a 10 percent service charge and 8 percent tax per person). Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Cooking Dynasty Maison Pic is one or those restaurants that simply proves what French cuisine and chefs from France represent in the world of food. Three Michelin stars that Legendary French restaurant achieved long time ago don’t come as any surprise if you ever have Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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the opportunity to taste how it feels like when food you eat has been prepared by someone who was born in cooking dynasty. Anne-Sophie Pic is today’s chef, crafting the food and menus just as her father, Jacques Pic, did before her, and her grandfather, André Pic, even before that. We don’t even have to mention that all of them achieved three Michelin stars during their tenure. Michelin stars made her the only woman in France to have obtained them, and this year Anne-Sophie Pic has celebrated 120 years of her family’s cooking dynasty, they have never stopped putting on the table simply refined excellence. In a man’s world, only few women managed to make a name for themselves amongst the culinary elite, Anne-Sophie Pic offers a “feminine” cuisine with an amazing sensitive touch. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Heavenly good food Lady Chef serves for you in the heart of Valence, at the intersection of roads that cross France in both directions, chic southern French style helps providing the secret and intimate nature of this place with a courtyard haunted by trees and arcades. She is aware that amazing food will provide her guests with absolute enjoyment only in a perfect atmosphere, so details like gold-framed mirrors on the walls provide a warm atmosphere that awakens the appetite. The magic of the Pic restaurant lies in contemporary space that mixes styles and reinterprets objects from the past: encouraging you to relax in this very personal and Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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elegant world while enjoying her remarkable cuisine. For most decadent enjoyment at the restaurant, you can choose the Collection Pic menu, which will take about $445 from your account, per person. Anne-Sophie is absolutely famous for putting her own twist on classic menu dishes that have been served going back to the 1930s, let say you’ll eat like French king but with the touch of today’s world. The Pic restaurant is open all the year except Sunday and Monday in case you are already planning it. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Diamond Sushi Three weeks you might have to wait...Three weeks in advance you have to do the reservation for one of the 26 seats if you want to know how it feels like to eat in the New York’s most expensive restaurant and of the world’s most expensive one. And if you want to cancel that reservation, oh there’s a price for it as well, it might make you 200$ less rich per person. Luxurious Japanese experience costs close to $450 per person before beverages, gratuity, or tax, but when you read all about it, you will realize why. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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You will find Diamond sushi place, Masa restaurant in the heart of the Big Apple at the Time Warner Center run by the chef Masa Takayama, who was born in Tochigi, Japan, the three-Michelin-star restaurant only offers a tasting menu. That also gives another specific feeling while eating there, there is no menu to order from and Chef Masa keeps a record of what he has served to his customers and what their reactions were, you can see him working and he often actually serves the food, so the price is not too high for this kind of treatment. Besides he uses many exotic ingredients, such as truffles and Kobe beef while most of the fish is flown directly from Japan. Since Masa is considered to be one of if not the world’s best sushi and Japanese restaurants, term Dimond Sushi is not exaggeration. But at the end if you don’t like the fact that there is no Menu to order from, next door to the restaurant is Bar Masa, a more accessible dining experience offering an à la carte menu. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Place Where Food Becomes Art If you bought the ticket to fly to Japan, just to experience extraordinary good food in Kitcho, nobody would find you strange probably, but count on huge amount of jealousy from anyone who knows what Kitcho restaurant stands for. The chef simply believes that every dish which is to be served to his customers is a work of art, while at the same time representing sights and smells of Japanese culture. So if you don’t trust Japanese restaurants outside Japan when it comes to authentic Japanese food, Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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having the possibility of eating in Kticho, will make you the one who knows why everybody are crazy for having real Japanese meal. When it comes to prices you might get the feeling you are eating art as well, but it’s not just the prices that turns it into extraterrestrial experience. Everyone who had the privilege to try these pieces of art in shape of food knows that extraordinary feeling was worth every single penny. Ceremonious multi-course adventure that originated with Japanese tea ceremonies can climb up to 600$ per person and the price makes it the restaurant where you will have most expensive meal on the planet. If you want to be shoulder to shoulder with many businesspeople, artists or politicians who often visit it, you next dining wish is Kitcho restaurant in Kyoto, Japan. The founder of the place was Teiichi Yuki an expert in Japanese tea ceremony and a great collector of tea utensils, unfortunately you are some years too late to find him there, but his grandson Kunio Tokuoka , is right representative of the family that turns food into art. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Real Royal Treatment When you enter golden Le Meurice restaurant, inspired by famous Salon de la Paix at the Ch창teau de Versailles you will feel like royal person right away or you might even get the feeling that there is a ball with one of the French kings and you are suddenly Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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part of it. In this royal environment it would be a huge mistake not to have as royal food treatment. Famous chef Alain Ducasse provides royal treatment for your plate as well, so the outstanding and amazing ambience is followed by as fabulous food. The quality of the food explains the prices which are as royal as the treatment, so chef’s collection menu will get you paying $509 per person for dinner but without beverages, tax or tips included. Chef Alain Ducasse believes that every meal tells a story and therefore every table for him is like a stage and in this way he treats meals he prepares. By doing so, he is succeeding to renew the image of haute cuisine which is one of his greatest goals and just like with haute couture there is no greater place to experience haute cuisine than in its origin place; Paris. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Ducasse’s preparing tools to accomplish haute cuisine desires are: turning simple into amazing, returning real taste to its truth without any superfluous ingredient, purifying preparations to leave room to the strength of the taste. Since all of this is kind of going back to basics it is important for him to respect the rhythm of the seasons, Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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so you will get the certain products during the season in which they are at its best. Conclusion; if you want to experience how it feels like to dine like a royal in the royal saloon, you destination is Paris. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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In a world that demands us living in a routine that usually includes hard work, stress, long queues, and traffic, a holiday of relaxation –or at least a couple hours--is always appreciated by our minds, souls, and bodies. Settled in the middle of the dessert, the top of a mountain, an exotic island, or under a cosmopolitan city, spas are waiting for us around the globe, any time, any day. Leave your computer or smartphone for a moment and have a glimpse of some the most luxurious and renowned relaxation paradises, so that you can start planning your next renovation holiday, reboot yourself, and be fresh and ready for 2014.
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For those looking for a paradise in the middle of the desert, it is not necessary to travel all the way to Dubai or the Middle East, for Utah has one of the most luxurious spas in the world: Armangiri Spa. This relaxation spot in the United States, whose name stands for “peaceful mountain�, is indeed a seventh heaven situated on 600 acres in Canyon Point, near the border with Arizona. The resort takes advantage of its colorful and arid surroundings, with views over arid plains, desert dunes and plateaus, surrounding mesas, and wrinkled rock faces. The treatments offered at this American oasis represent and reflect the holistic principles and healing traditions of the Navajo people who live in the Four Corners zone, where the spa is situated.
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This native culture practices an all-embracing philosophy of life, where they see all that exists in the natural world as an expression of the Sacred. Therefore, this holistic approach implies that all living creatures are linked and interact according to a natural order, where a state of equilibrium is accomplished by respecting the four elements of life and destruction: earth, wind, water and fire. All in all, Aman Spa treatments are designed to restore “Hozho”, meaning “beauty, harmony, balance, and health”. As guests move from one place to another within the spa, they will feel somehow as if they were moving through canyons and rock formations within the surrounding landscape. Some of the special luxuries of this retirement center include a water pavilion with a stone-lined step pool featuring a breathtaking desert view, and candlelit, walnut-lined treatment rooms equipped with steam shower and bathroom, treatment area, along with individual music systems. The main attraction is Armagiri’s exclusive floatation room that offers a sensory treatment that allows guests to reach a depth level of relaxation which in the classical meditati on approach would take years to achieve. This special room features color therapy as part of the medicine techniques used. Be prepared to enjoy the Amangiri Suite for $3,600 the night, and enjoy an expansive private whamming pool and sky terrace, where you will be able to lunge during day or star gaze in the evenings. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.amanresorts.com
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Apart from its great cultural legacy and cosmopolitan life, London has a secret hidden in the heart of Knightsbridge, the city’s most prominent neighborhood: the new Bulgari Hotel and Spa. If you are looking for a private, exclusive, and luxurious place to escape from the rest of the world after an absorbing sight-seeing afternoon or business meeting, this is the perfect spot. Being underground, beside Hyde Park and Harrods, the biggest department store in Europe, the Bulgari Spa in London is organized over two levels and 2,000 square meters. It features a private screening room, Turkish baths, ice showers, a relaxation room with a stunning vertical fireplace, and the largest pool among London hotels, which is 25 meters long. Guests and exclusive members can enjoy a variety of spa experiences prior to a treatment, reinvigorating the body and reuniting the senses.
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The spa is focused on overall wellness and offers a program based on treating the outside in order to harmonize the inside, a holistic concept inspired by European and Asian traditions. This philosophy can be appreciated in each treatment, which combines sophisticated skincare techniques and massages with the use of exclusive, scientifically advanced products made out of natural ingredients of the highest purity and quality: blends of plants extracts and essential oils, chosen for their specific properties and applied according to the guest’s individual needs. The ultimate experience within this British spa takes place in the Private Onyx Spa Suite, which consists of two treatment beds, a charming changing area, and a private bathroom. This is suite is perfect for sharing indulgent relaxation with a loved one or simply by yourself. Considered a heaven of tranquility for a minimum of three hours, which includes a 120-minute spa treatment of your choice, this suite is available stating on $1,475. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.bulgarihotels.com
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Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Spa is where barefoot extravagance meets unpretentious style. Being home to whale sharks, dolphins, turtles, manta rays, and a colorful coral reef, the hotel was recently voted the “Best Luxury Resort in Maldives”. For relaxation, guests may find two Spas and a Fitness Center, all set in the most paradisiacal beachside settings with lagoon views and sweeping ocean. For experiencing a complete exclusive revitalizing holiday, staying at the Spa Retreat, set on stilts 50 meters away from the main land, is the best choice. Overlooking turquoise waters, this complex is a complete destination with accommodation and restaurant; it is a “resort-within-a-resort”. Having won numerous awards, Spa aficionados will find this place as a paradise. It offers nine couple’s treatment rooms, all with private changing rooms, steam, sauna, and jet bath.
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The approach of the Spa Retreat is holistic and includes every aspect of health, from exercise and diet to body treatments and relaxation techniques. Guests will not only find a great line of spa treatments, but also a variety of services such as nutritional advice, acupuncture, creating a workout regime with a personal trainer, learning yoga and meditation, and enjoying an exceptional meal created to completed the chosen spa therapies. All treatments are based on the five elements-air, earth, fire, water, and plant-which have been linked with health and healing in traditions from all over the globe from the ancient Greeks to the prehistoric China. An interesting choice is paying a visit to one of the three treatment rooms featuring glass flooring, in order to appreciate views of the colorful coral reef while being pampered. In addition, guests can relax and have the perfect escape from the outside world in the luxurious Retreat Water Villa, set on stilts in a private part of the resort’s lagoon. This place owns its separate spa treatment room with two massage beds, medicine ball, and mini gym. With a maximum occupancy of three adults, this Villa is available for $1,400 a night. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.conradmaldives.com
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Located in the Sychelles, the spa at MAIA resort is intentionally minimalist and simple. The complex includes three thatched pavilions surrounded by nature and inspiring gardens, separated from each other by natural rock formations. Each spacious 120 square meters pavilion features its own changing room, showers, and garden. Guests of this Balinese-style Spa can enjoy open-air treatment and private areas, being the sound of birds and nearby waterfalls the principal distractions during their stay.
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Furthermore, the spa’s fitness center provides a Kinesis wall and the latest “Excite” equipment. Trained therapists offer an assortment of packages and intuitive massages, including special Kids Only treatments such as the banana leaf wrap with hydrating gel for sunburn. Adults can paper themselves with an outdoor bath surrounded by natural rock formations; an exfoliation, skin smoothing, toning, and polishing; or a foot, hand, and hair massage followed by a natural, nourishment treatment. The Maia Signature Massage consists on a unique fusion of consistent pressure, gentle stretching, and long strokes, blended with a soothing rhythmical flow of delivery to relieve muscle tension. For accommodation, one of the best options is to stay in a Signature Pool Villa and relaxing in its private infinity-edge pool and large gazebo overlooking the Indian Ocean. This villa is available for $3,466 the night. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.maia.com.sc
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For those who enjoy big challenges, the Iridium Spa at the St. Regis Lhasa hotel in Tibet is worth trying. Positioned 12,000 ft above sea level, this complex will only offer its beauties to those who make the effort to get there. The spa is spread over 11,700 square feet and includes numerous Tibetan flourishes, a meditation garden, traditional treatments, and, its main attraction, a gold-tiled swimming pool. Guests may choose among several spa experiences, from which the most complete choice is the Purifying Tibetan Yoga Experience: a program in which visitors revitalize their souls and explore their passion for adventure with a purifying Tibetan Yoga experience guided by a local trainer. This program, rated from $1,999, includes three nights of divine comfort in a Deluxe Room and a back and belly health sport massage to relax the muscles. Transportation, daily breakfast, and a gourmet buffet dinner for two are included along with a special Tibetian Sachet as a delightful souvenir. Twenty-one day advance reservation is required for this program. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.stregislhasa.com Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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When you would put many business news in last decade at one place, you could come to the conclusion that in 21st century business everything is about mergering. The number of enormus companies merging with other ones or smaller ones is literally schoking. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Seems like the key to succses is to merge with another company or it might also be that the way to survive rapidly changing markets in every field is just forcing companies to merge in order to survive or stay on top. It doesn’t happen often that airplane companies merge as it happens with different types of companies, especilly tech ones, but merged wings of American Airlines and US Airways might be bringing some new changes to that trend.
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This December is a new start for American Airlines and US Airways, since they got their slot or permission to take off in November their deal is finally being finished in December. After pronouncement of a federal bankruptcy judge American Airlines and US Airways were free to complete their merger and become the world’s largest airline. The judge rejected a request by a group of consumers to block the deal between airlines. Merged wings plan to justify reasons of the merging and don’t have an intention to let down all the people who were worried about their business plan in the first place. With this merger deal everything wasn’t going so smoothly from the beginning. Problems with merging started in August when Justice Department block the merger, with explanation that this deal would hurt the competition on the market and by doing so, lead to higher prices for passengers. The regulators settled their case in exchange for the airlines’ promise to surrender some coveted landing rights at Reagan National near Washington and LaGuardia in New York and a few gates at five other airports, so part of the deal is their obligatory to fulfill these conditions. It happened already in September that District Court Judge Sean Lane had approved the merge-and-emerge-from-bankruptcy plan of American parent AMR Corp, but with the condition that the company winning or settling the lawsuit filed by the government.
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All the way in January 2012 US Airways Group, which is the parent company of US Airways initiated the idea by showing an interest in taking over AMR Corporation, American Airlines parent company. It took almost three months AMR to reply to the proposal, so in March after AMR confirmed that they were opened for the idea, still at that point future of the plan wasn’t clear yet. They waited till August 2012 when Airways CEO Doug Parker announced that American Airlines and US Airways had signed a nondisclosure agreement, but still in this agreement they would only discuss the possibility of a merger, according to the announcement. It took them till the February 2013 to announce plans to merge. After their official announcement it meant only one; if they accomplish their plan and successfully bring it to the end merging between them would create the largest airline in the world. The deal was that stakeholders of AMR will own 72% of the company and US Airways shareholders will own the remaining 28%. The combined airline will carry the American Airlines name and branding; the holding company will be renamed American Airlines Group Inc. With new merged wings, new airline will have more than 6,700 daily flights to 336 locations in 56 countries worldwide making it the largest airline in the world.
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After becoming one company The US Airways’ management team, including CEO will keep most operational management positions. The headquarters for the new airline will be at American’s current headquarters in Dallas-Fort Worth and will maintain a significant corporate, operational and hub presence in Phoenix. The combined company will keep the iconic American Airlines brand name, and they came out with the official announcement that they plan to provide passengers with more choices and better service throughout the world. For US Airways merging meant exiting Star Alliance while American will retain its Oneworld alliance. The merged airline will have about $40 billion in operating revenue. Just to compare for the year 2012 US’s operating revenue totaled $13.83 billion and AA’s operating revenue totaled $24.85 billion. Total number of passengers boarded is estimated to approximately 190 million per year. This is a great difference when compared to sum of boarded passenger for companies separately in 2012. For the year 2012, AA’s annual passengers boarded in thousands were 107,810, while US’s 82,546 also in thousands. They expect total revenue passenger miles per year to be around 210 billion. If you wonder how they think to change numbers so much, the merged airline is going to have a delivery of 607 new aircrafts, including 517 narrowbody aircraft and 90 widebody international aircraft.
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United States Department of Justice together with attorneys general from the District of Columbia, Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia started a lawsuit on 13th of August in order to block the merger. Their biggest concern was that two companies merging would mean monopole over competition and consequently higher prices. American Airlines and US Airways both said that they would fight against the lawsuit and defend their merger. In early October, 2013, the District Attorney of Texas quit the anti-trust lawsuit. It happened already in September that District Court Judge Sean Lane had approved the merge-and-emerge-from-bankruptcy plan of American parent AMR Corp, but with the condition that the company winning or settling the lawsuit filed by the government. Hearing in Lane’s courtroom during November brought new accusations for companies; a lawyer for a group of consumers also had something to add, asking the judge to block the merger until a trial could be held on his antitrust lawsuit. His arguments were almost the same as the ones raised by the government which ended being drooped, so Lane denied the request. After that nothing was on the way anymore and companies were ready to fly. Following the Department of Justice approval, US Airways and AMR announced that the merged company will trade on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol AAL.
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Time traveling has been an experience conceived by diverse cultures around the world, even before the great scientific discoveries of the 20th century.
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Time Travel Different extracts of literature are evidence of this. For instance, within Hindu mythology, the Mahabharata includes the story of King Raivata Kakudmi, who pursues a journey to heaven in order to meet his creator, Brahma. Later, when he returns to Earth, he is shocked to realize that many ages have passed. Other example, closer to our times, is Alexander Veltman’s . The Forebears of Kalimeros: Alexander, son of Philip of Macedon (1836), which is considered the first original Russian science fiction novel as well as the first work of literature that explained time travel. In this narrative, the protagonist rides a hippogriff to ancient Greece, where he meets Aristotle, and later goes on a trip with Alexander the Great before going back to the 18th century. It was until 1887 that the idea of a time machine was conceived as part of a time travel story, when Enrique Gaspary Rimbau wrote El Anacronopete, a Spanish science fiction novel which features a time travel device called Anacronopete. This vehicle is described as a cast iron box powered by electricity, which drove four large pneumatical structures ending in tubes. In addition, a device that produced Garcia fluid, which prevented passengers from growing younger as they traveled back in time, was incorporated to the craft. Nowadays, more than one hundred years later, the idea of a device that allows humans to travel back and forth in time has inspired not only contemporary writers but also devoted scientists. The concept is so popular that it is normal to refer to such vehicle as if it was a plane or a car. Who would not want to go back in time and meet a deceased loved one or travel to the future just to check if things have worked out all right? Well‌ the idea always sounds good, perhaps easy; however, time travelling involves multiple physical and philosophical paradoxes. Hop on and let us take you in a tour through the most recent scientific theories pertaining time travel! Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Let us start by making you aware of an elemental fact: you are already time travelling, right now, in this very moment. Like it or not, we are constantly undergoing changes, time is passing: we age, planets move, things fall apart. We measure this trip in seconds, minutes, hours, and years; nevertheless, this does not necessarily mean that time flows at a constant pace. Just as water in a river slows or rushes depending on the size of the channel, time flows at different pace in different places. Time is relative. So, what causes this fluctuation? It all comes down to the relationship between space and time. Space is considered as a tridimensional concept, which includes: width, depth, and length. Time is considered a fourth dimension, which is correlated to space. Therefore, time cannot exist without space and vice-versa. The two concepts, the four dimensions, exist as one known as the space-time continuum. This means that every single event that occurs in the universe has to involve both time and space. Having this in mind, let us go deeper into the existing and hypothetical methods of time travel in our universe. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Nowadays, going through time a bit faster than the standard is possible. One way of achieving this is by exploiting the space-time continuum, which is something that global positioning satellites do every day, accumulating an extra third-of-a-billion of a second daily. How? Simple: since satellites are farther away from Earth mass and its force of gravity, time passes faster. Our planet’s mass drags on time and slows it down. This is called “effect gravitational time dilation”. Einstein’s theory of general relativity establishes that gravity represents a curve in space and time. It not only pulls on space, it also pulls on time. The stronger gravity is; the slower time becomes. Therefore, approaching bigger numbers, if a sufficiently massive object, such as a black hole with a mass of 4 million suns and a tremendous force of gravity--two times greater than Earth’s force of gravity-- centers our galaxy, any object circling it (without falling in) would experience time at half Earth’s rate. Under this hypothesis, you would go through a five year journey while a whole decade passes on Earth. If you happened to go back to our blue planet after the trip, you would travel 5 years into the future, for time in Earth was faster under its gravity forces. Speed also influences the rate in which time is experienced, it passes more slowly the closer an object approaches the unbreakable cosmic speed limit known as speed of light. Consequently, the hands of a clock in a speeding train move more slowly than those of a motionless clock back in the train station. This imperceptible delay, of billionths of a second, may be nothing for a human being; however, if that same train could reach 99.999 percent of light speed, only one year would pass on board the moving vehicle for every 223 years back in the motionless train station. This theory is known as the “Twin Paradox”, in which time runs slower for Twin B (you in the train), than for Twin A (Bob, your friend in the station). Therefore, when you return to the train station, where a great amount of time has passed for Bob, you will be significantly younger than him; perhaps you will meet his great-grandsons instead! The mechanism behind this theory is also called “time dilatation” and it has a stronger effect as the object travels closer to the speed of light.
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According to NASA, Einstein’s general relativity theory also provides several unusual scenarios that could allow humans to go back to the past; nevertheless, the simple premise of going back to yesterday violates the law of cause and effect and many scientists have dismissed this kind of time travel as a possibility. Other supporting argument for this negative position is known as the “grandfather paradox”, which establishes that inconsistencies could ensue if the time traveler changed things back in the past. The clearest example of this is if the time traveler killed his grandfather before he met his grandmother. If he did so, then his father or mother would never have been born, neither the time explorer himself, in which case he would never have gone back in time to murder his grandfather. Despite the previous conclusions, we still have some positive hypothesis towards time traveling into the past, being one of them the famous “wormhole”. This concept represents a theoretical bridge, tunnel, or shortcut through space-time which would allow a ship to travel from one point to another, faster than the speed of light. A wormhole can be explained by the following example: Draw a point at the bottom of a sheet of paper. Then, fold the sheet and draw a second point just where the first point remains in the other side. This will show one point going from one side of the paper to the other. Finally, unfold the paper. You will find the same point but in different places. That is how a wormhole works: it is a spot connecting two different points in space and time. This time travel possibility was proposed under Einstein’s relativity theory; however, it has never been proven to exist. Furthermore, if a wormhole was discovered or created, there is no knowledge of whether humans could actually go though it and survive the ride. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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Torn Star Other theory involves black holes again. This time, instead of simply circling around the big dark mole, as described in the travel into the future hypothesis, people would actually go into the cosmic titan’s maw. Most scientists agree that the black hole is likely to crush and smash people, killing them, unless it is a very unique variety of them: the Kerr black hole or Kerr ring. In 1963, Roy Kerr, a New Zealand mathematician, proposed the first rational theory for a rotating black hole. His concept centers on neutron stars, which are massive collapsed stars, with the dimensions of Manhattan but with the mass of Earth’s sun. Kerr proposed that if dying stars collapsed into a rotating ring of neutron stars, their centrifugal force would prevent that they turn into a singularity. Therefore, since the black hole would not have a singularity, Kerr postulated it would be safe to enter without any danger of having the gravitational force pulling the traveler into the center. If this kind of black hole exists, scientists speculate that humans might pass through it and exit though a white hole. The latter is the exhausted end of a black hole which, instead of pulling things into its gravitational force, pushes everything out and away from it—maybe into another time or universe. Kerr rings are only a theoretical possibility, but if they do exist, they offer a one-way trip into the past or future. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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It is generally understood that a machine or device would be required to help time travelers accomplish their goal. Time machine research usually involves bending space and time so far that time lines turn back on themselves and form a loop, precisely identified as a “closed time-like curve”. Most of the times, these devices are thought to need an unusual exotic form of matter, which contains “negative energy density” and other bizarre properties. Such matter might theoretically exist; however, if it does, it is quite possible that it might be found only in small quantities which are not enough for the machine’s needs. Further studies have shown that time machines could be built without the exotic matter. This type of device would be a doughnut-shaped hole enveloped within a sphere of ordinary matter. Then, space-time travel could be achieved by using gravitational fields to form a closed time-like curve inside the doughnut-shaped vacuum. To go back in time, the time traveler would race around inside the doughnut-shaped device, going further back into the past with each lap. This theory sounds promising but still has a number of obstacles such as the gravitational fields, which are not easy to manipulate, especially when they are as strong as the ones needed by this time traveling device. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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According to many New York City is the cultural capital of the world, culture just seems to be in the air, on every corner of the street and just like part of the weather. But it is not just culture that makes it most popular urban agglomeration on the Globe, there is a lot beyond that, which turns it into a place everybody wants to be a part of. A global power city doesn’t need much to prove its position in the world of business; financial district which is world’s leading financial center, world’s largest stock exchange, home to any kind of existing business, city with most visits during year, ... Everybody knows that, but if you want to know why it might be a wonderland for retail business, next few pages are for you. Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
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In ancient history all roads led to Rome, so what Rome used to be in the period of Roman empire is New York City today, there is actually no doubt about it; desire for success simply leads everyone to Big Apple. This position of the nowadays Rome was being built for centuries, the Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America; Land of the dreams, often by Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, so of course due to all those people coming to their new home from all parts of the world the city looks like as we know it today, culture and business capital of the world. Exactly for this a trademark of the city, the Statue of the Liberty is also globally recognized as a symbol of the United States and its democracy. 102
New Amsterdam, as the city was first called since it was founded as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic, is not only interesting for the ones with a desire for success, the most famous city in the world obviously has to offer much more to almost 50 million tourists that visit Big Apple every year. If anyone wonders what, just remember that New York is also most famous for the movie Industry Leaders Magazine | December 2013
scenes, so the breathtaking spots are not missed when visiting the globe’s cultural capital. When you include all this into a calculation when thinking of it as a retail business destination, you might get the idea why it turns into a retail wonderland before other information on the subject.
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possible way. Experts claim that you can find pieces from every possible era spanning the entire last century of fashion history, and from a wide range of design houses including the likes of Galanos, Dior, Givenchy, Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, Ossie Clark, and more so it is fashion capital as well for important names in fashion industry. 104
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present world. Even Milan which many fashion victims, together with fashion entrepreneurs consider as the world’s most important fashion district was left behind shopping paradise called New York.
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beauty of each city, quality of window displays friendliness of service staff‌all the way to accommodation options. After judging cities each city got points from one to ten for each category. The story ended like New York becoming shopping city number one on the whole planet while leaving many others famous cities like Tokyo, London, Paris, Vienna‌ 106
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of money earned during the billion dollars worth shopping holiday. For chains as Wal-mart Black Friday can increase their year to net profit from $14 billion to $19 billion, so you can only imagine what Black Friday madness means to all kinds of shops all around New York.
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others follow. It is impossible to measure the impact things happening in New York have on the rest of the World when it comes to media, entertainment, fashion, art, research, technology, education or commerce. When you consider the numbers is not surprise at all that the art trends are often set in the Big Apple and followed by the rest. More than 2,000 arts and cultural 110
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the city government funds the arts with a larger annual budget than the National Endowment for the Arts, for any entrepreneur whose business includes any kind of art in any business form there is really hard to find a better place than the City of New York.
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of course period before Christmas, Fifth Avenue transforms into Christmas Fairytale with breath taking window displays, to get a plane ticket to New York from Europe is sometimes impossible, hotels are more than over booked and the whole city becomes a place from dreams. At Christmas time in New York City you easily realize why everybody wants to be a part of it and why retail business simply blooms. 113
Energy and Renewables Environmental Bensheim
Date: 01 - 02 February, 2014
Environment Bensheim will be organized at Bensheim in the Western City Hall on 1 to 2 Feb, 2014 in Germany. Approximately more than 50 industries and manufactures are supported to be participated in this leading international exhibition. Many organizers were also involves in this exhibitions. Main motive of Environment Bensheim exhibition is to show how the energy is saved by effective energy saving equipments like solar panel, sun roofing, thermal insulation, heat insulation and devices to control energy, electro technical equipment were also there.
Venue: Bensheim, Germany Bauplus Biberach
Date: 07 - 09 February, 2014
Bauplus Biberach will be effective in highlighting the significance of energy efficient renovations and environment friendly construction technologies. This event therefore focuses on the concept of energy saving in the sector of building and construction materials. The attendees of this event will learn about the relevance of using building materials that are energy saving and environment friendly.
Venue: Ravensburg, Germany Power T&D Expo
Date: 12 - 13 February, 2014
Power T&D Expo will be a two day event and it will be held in New Delhi. Product launches, conference and networking opportunities will be some of the highlight of this show. The participants of this show will share their views about policies, regulations, government incentives, infrastructure upgradation, technological improvements and financing issues associated with the power transmission sector in India. Electrical test and measurement equipment, cables and tower and capacitors and calibration will be some of the important products which will be at display in this show.
Venue: New Delhi, India Agrarwelt
Date: 21 - 23 February, 2014
Agrarwelt is an event related to the agricultural sector. This is a highly significant event since in the agricultural industry there are a lot of employment opportunities and part time farmers can also inform the attendees on the significant developments of this industry.
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Construction International Builders Show
Date: 04 - 06 February, 2014
International Builders Show (IBS) is one of the largest light residential construction shows in the United States of America. The show dedicated and involved only in residential and commercial building industry. The exhibitors of the show will exhibit around 200 products like bathroom equipment-water heaters and accessories, business needs-business machines, computers and accounting services, Construction products-brick, concrete, and steel, heating, air conditioning, and ventilating equipment, remodeling and renovation products and so many more, which will be a magnet for more than 60,000 professionals who will be coming from around 100 countries.
Venue: Las Vegas, United States Of America Bauen & Wohnen Salzburg
Date: 06 - 09 February, 2014
Bauen & Wohnen Salzburg -Trade Fair for Building, Interior Design & Energy Saving, one of the largest building events in Austria, featuring a comprehensive range of building and renovation systems and equipment, interior design products, energy saving devices and swimming pool technology.
Venue: Salzburg, Austria Landscape Architect Expo
Date: 13 - 14 February, 2014
Landscape Architect Expo is a two day event that will be held in Long Beach in the United States of America. The event concentrates on the different landscape architectures and designers. The event focuses on the development of the sector and the professions of landscape architectures and designers. It provides them with a platform to come up and share their experiences and ideas with others. Landscape Architect Expo will see more than 140 exhibitors displaying their products and services at the show.
Venue: Long Beach,United States of America Buildex Vancouver
Date: 19 - 20 February, 2014
The BUILDEX brand of expositions are annual regional conferences and expositions encompassing the commercial, institutional, governmental, and residential property & facility management industries.
Venue: Vancouver, Canada
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Manufacturing Order Writing Shows Midwest
Date: 02 - 04 February, 2014
Order Writing Shows Midwest is one of the most popular and largest fair which is organized to meet the growing needs of those in the craft, gift and furniture industry and has positioned itself among the elite in design and show presentation. The show is organized by Market Square Association Advertising Agency. This show is going to be held to showcase all latest work of the folk art, museum quality replicas, country collectibles and handcrafted furniture, traditional crafts, home accents etc. from all over the world.
Venue: Philadelphia, United States of America Vending Paris
Date: 05 - 07 February, 2014
Vending Paris Expo is a one-stop solution as well as new business sourcing centre offering unlimited potential to the most discerning people. The expo is designed to showcase manufacturers, suppliers and vendors of Self service equipment and products for helping save the unnecesserary wastage of time, providing quicker service and cost effective solutions, In short, it displays methods that make things happen faster and more efficient.
Venue: Paris, France Tire Technology Expo
Date: 11 - 13 February, 2014
Tire Technology Expo is the world’s most important Tire Manufacturing Technology Exhibition and Conference. It offers the visitor a technology showcase covering materials and equipment through the complete spectrum of the tire manufacturing process. Tire Technology Expo 2013 also offers visitors, exhibitors, and conference delegates an unrivalled networking opportunity within the Tire manufacturing sector.
Venue: Cologne, Germany Southern Manufacturing
Date: 12 - 13 February, 2014
Southern Manufacturing 2014 is the most comprehensive trade show for advanced engineering, manufacturing solutions, innovations and education. This is the only forum for industry professionals to assess and compare the latest products and services for engineering, electronics & manufacturing all under one roof.
Venue: Farnborough, United Kingdom
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Logistics and Supply Chain Detroit Camper and RV Show
Date: 05 - 09 February, 2014
Detroit Camper and RV Show offer its visitors a look at the newest products and services on the market. The event will celebrate its forty seventh edition with a lot of pomp and zest. The show will feature a collection of new models pop up camper, truck camper, travel trailer, wheel trailer, conversion vans, motor home and custom motor coach.
Venue: Novi,United States of America Propac Arabia
Date: 09 - 12 February, 2014
Propac Arabia is the Premier International Exhibition on Processing & Packaging in Saudi Arabia. The main emphasis of the event will be to address the needs of the post-harvest and food technology, processing and packaging industries.
Venue: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Fruits Vegetables Logistics
Date: 11 - 13 February, 2014
Fruits Vegetables Logistics is one of the most innovative aggro based industrial expo. This Ukrainian event will be focusing on the modern agricultural technologies in vegetable production, horticulture and viticulture industry and so on. There will be a huge emergence of exclusive private entrepreneurs with potential industry, modern technologies and promising directions in the production business will be attending this esteemed trade show and will be contributing to the supplementary growth of the industry based on best international and domestic performances and contemporary skill and technologies.
Venue: Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine China Maritime
Date: 18 - 19 February, 2014
China Maritime is the most significant international maritime exhibition in thriving south China. It showcases the latest in maritime, shipping and port technology and services from throughout the world. Meet your target market of vessel owners and operators, ship and port managers and government personnel from Hong Kong, China and around the world.
Venue: Hong Kong, China
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Food and Drink Rimini Horeca Expo
Date: 02 - 05 February, 2014
Rimini Horeca Expo is a perfect meeting platform through which the world class hospitality sector gets a better place to explore themselves to newer means of continuing their business. The tourism sectors also find this show a wide networking medium through which they can deal with the exhibited companies and get into partnership dealings with them. The show will witness the presence of a huge traffic coming from 5 continents of the world and around 500 foreign delegates were served at this podium.
Venue: Rimini, Italy World Tea & Coffee Expo
Date: 06 - 08 February, 2014
The 2nd World Tea & Coffee Expo 2014 with over 100 exhibitors from 8 countries will serve as the ideal trade platform not only for showcasing Indian Tea & Coffee brands and technologies but also for International companies to seek market expansion & branding prospects in India. The event will thus serve the twin purpose of acting as a sourcing platform for Indian companies and as marketing avenue for seeking international buyers.
Venue: Mumbai, India International Food and Drink Exhibition
Date: 07 - 09 February, 2014
International Food and Drink Exhibition is a premier exhibition catering to all the professionals who work in different areas and allied fields of the food and drinks industry. The event is scheduled to take place in the city of Athens in Greece and hopes to present a diverse array of product exhibits never before seen in any food oriented exhibition.
Venue: Athens,Greece Fruits Vegetables Logistics
Date: 11 - 13 February, 2014
Fruits Vegetables Logistics is one of the most innovative aggro based industrial expo. This Ukrainian event will be focusing on the modern agricultural technologies in vegetable production, horticulture and viticulture industry and so on. There will be a huge emergence of exclusive private entrepreneurs with potential industry.
Venue: Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine
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