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The biggest private yacht - the first SUPER Yacht in existences. Included with this 557-foot Super Yacht is a missle detection defense system, 2 helipads, a swimming pool, full luxury spa and miniature submarine. Who owns this Super Yacht - it's Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, he calls it the Eclipse, reported to have cost a staggering £300million cost. Read More

Remaining competitive in an economic downturn in the tourism industry requires unique creative marketing.  Weekend guests at Toronto's Delta Chelsea Hotel during the spring will have an opportunity to master new culinary skills. The Delta Chelsea Hotel seeking a competitive advantage with its Toronto’s Culinary Vacation Headquarters marketing program is offering guests an opportunity to participate in Hands-on culinary classes (including sushi, pasta and canapés) Wine-tasting seminars Gourmet wine-pairing dinners Guests who stay at the hotel in the month May will recieve a 25 percent off discount ... Read More

It's amazing how Twitter is used by so many people and even more people still don't have any idea of what or how one would use Twitter. Looks like its gaining more and more market share with their new add-ons. Twitter may be on the path to bringing in real revenue, but that’s not the case for most of the other startups like TweetDeck and Stocktwits that have launched various add-ons. Still, that lack of an obvious business model hasn’t scared ... Read More

General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately at the request of the White House, administration officials said Sunday. The news comes as President Obama prepares to unveil additional restructuring efforts designed to save the domestic auto industry. The officials asked not to be identified because details of the restructuring plan have not yet been made public. On Monday, Obama is to announce measures to restructure GM and Chrysler LLC in exchange for additional government loans. The companies have ... Read More

Around 35,000 protesters gathered in the rain in London today for a huge march for “jobs, justice and climate” in the first of a week of demonstrations ahead of the G20 summit. The Put People First march involved an alliance of 150 groups, including unions, charities, environmental campaigners and faith organisations. Campaigners are expected to target bankers and city financiers who they blame for the global recession. A massive security campaign was launched as the Metropolitan police warned of an “unprecedented” threat posed by ... Read More

Ontario will rack up a record $14.1-billion deficit in 2009 as it commits billions to infrastructure projects and job retraining aimed at pulling the province out of a recession, provincial Finance Minister Dwight Duncan revealed on Thursday in the tabling of his $108.9-billion budget. The fiscal plan also proposes corporate tax cuts to ease costs for struggling businesses and stimulate investment in Ontario’s sagging economy, which has shed hundreds of thousands of jobs in recent years. The budget forecasts a deficit of $3.9 billion ... Read More

Here is a new Post at Recession hits Santa, who is getting a new landlord. The nation of Finland is selling its stake in Santapark, home to Father Christmas, after being hit hard in the global recession and facing a sharp economic contraction this year, according to a Reuters story. ... continue reading... Here is a response on similar topic:- Will the recession make America less charitable for foreign disaster relief? America gives the MOST of any developed nation. We are standing by with helicopters, air ... Read More

Here is a new Post at FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Health Care > Environment .... When the economy slows down, two things happen. First, less carbon is emitted. Nobody likes to say this in polite company, but a global economic near-depression is probably the single best "program" one could imagine for curtailing ... continue reading... Here is a response on similar topic:- What is the difference between Economy and Restricted Economy tickets? In terms of onboard seating, ameneties, and comfort, they're both "economy-class" so that will all ... Read More

Here is a new Post at Poll: Obama Slips Below 50% Approval On Economy | The Plum Line. These numbers, buried in the new ARG poll, seem awfully suggestive. continue reading... Here is a Skewed response on similar topic:- The economy continues to falter - is that poetic justice for the numerous misdeeds which resulted from greed? i think you are continue reading... FYI, here is a list of recently published Posts on same topic:- links for 2009-03-21 I though that might be of interest :-) Here is a Skewed news article ... Read More