HBO’s breakout Prohibition hit has inspired a new look for Atlantic City’s oldest seaside gambling resort. Resorts Atlantic City, the nation’s first casino to open outside Nevada, will adopt a roaring 1920s theme to capitalize on the success of Boardwalk Empire, the Martin Scorsese-produced HBO series about the Jersey Shore in the Prohibition-era. The 12-episode [...]
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HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire†Inspires Makeover For Atlantic City Casino
December 14th, 2010 |
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Jessica Simpson Holiday Album Flops On Charts As Clothing Empire Nears Billion Dollar Mark
December 10th, 2010 |
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Jessica Simpson has the Midas Touch when it comes to style, but fashion’s future first billionairess’ knack for designing killer handbags didn’t translate to mayjah sales for her recently released holiday album, Happy Christmas. The album, which only received mixed reviews from music critics, opened to an even more lukewarm reception from fans. Despite a [...]
United States Joint Forces Command Warns that Huge U.S. Debt Might Lead to Military Impotence, Default or Revolution
September 11th, 2010 |
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As I have repeatedly pointed out, the American military and intelligence leaders say that debt is the main national security threat to the U.S.As I noted in February 2009 and again last December, a number of high-level officials and experts are warning…
Food Empire swings back to black with 1H profit of $9.4m
August 13th, 2010 |
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Food Empire Holdings, the manufacturer of instant beverage products, frozen convenience food and snacks, says it achieved a turnaround in the first half of 2010 with a profit after tax of US$6.9 million ($9.4 million), compared to a loss of US$2.2 million loss for the same period last year.
The strong results came on the back of a surge in sales, particularly in the group’s largest market of Russia. The group’s revenue for the first half of this year was US$81.9 million, an increase of 47.0% compared to the same period in 2009.
Club Méditerranée: An empire built on sand
August 12th, 2010 |
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Can the world’s best-known holiday resort continue in its current form?
CLUB MED was celebrated in its early days as a socialist paradise where thanks to its villages’ all-inclusive formula, money had no value. Holidaymakers are “all multimillionaires”, exclaimed Paris Match in 1965. Judging by its results, Club Med still has an anti-capitalist philosophy. It has lost about €250m ($310m) on revenues of €13 billion in the past eight years and its share price has fallen from over €120 in 2000 to €14 now. But there is no shortage of interest in the company.
Last year Club Med was the target of Bernard Tapie, a Marseilles businessman, who bought a chunk of shares and pushed for change before selling out last December. In June Fosun Group, a Chinese conglomerate, took a 7% stake. Most recently there have been reports that BMB Group, the sultan of Brunei’s investment company, wants to invest, though it has denied having direct talks with the firm. …
The Empire Strikes Back: Apple, Google, Linux Are in Microsoft’s Sights
June 28th, 2010 |
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News Analysis: Microsoft’s top PR official, Frank Shaw, in his blog post "Microsoft by the Numbers" holds no punches as he goes after the software giant’s chief rivals. The message? "We’re here. We’re Microsoft. We have the numbers to prove it. Get used to it." It’s about time. – I typically try to stay
above the fray when it comes to company cheerleading and trumpet tooting, but
Microsoft’s Frank Shaw has posted a piece that simply demands attention.
In a post titled quot;Microsoft
by the Numbers, quot; Shaw, Microsoft’s top public relations official, delivers
a stron…
The evolving blogosphere: An empire gives way
June 24th, 2010 |
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Blogs are growing a lot more slowly. But specialists still thrive
ONLINE archaeology can yield surprising results. When John Kelly of Morningside Analytics, a market-research firm, recently pored over data from websites in Indonesia he discovered a “vast field of dead blogs”. Numbering several thousand, they had not been updated since May 2009. Like hastily abandoned cities, they mark the arrival of the Indonesian version of Facebook, the online social network.
Such swathes of digital desert are still rare in the blogosphere. And they should certainly not be taken as evidence that it has started to die. But signs are multiplying that the rate of growth of blogs has slowed in many parts of the world. In some countries growth has even stalled. …
Food Empire unit buys freehold property for $14m
May 26th, 2010 |
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Food Empire Holdings said its subsidiary, Empire Instant Food, has agreed to buy a freehold property for $13.9 million. The building at 31 Harrison Road, Harrison Business Suite, Singapore has a land area of 9,967 square feet and usable area of 20,408.54 square feet.
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Food Empire posts 1Q profit after tax to US$4m
May 14th, 2010 |
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Food Empire Holdings, one of the leading food and beverage manufacturers, today announced strong demand for the group’s products in all its key markets had resulted in a first quarter profit after tax of US$4 million ($5.5 million).
Empire of the Sun: Tour Dates
April 30th, 2010 |
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EMPIRE OF THE SUN ANNOUNCE THREE EXCLUSIVE TOUR DATES FOR THE WALKING ON A
DREAM TOUR; NORTH AMERICAN LIVE DEBUT
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In support of their album Walking On A Dream, Empire Of The Sun has announced three exclusive North American tour dates in August including Lollapalooza. Released just last year on
Astralwerks, Walking On A Dream‘s success has remained unstoppable. 7 ARIA Award wins in Australia including Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Group and Best Pop Release, Two Brit Award nominations in February, An appearance on Jay-Z‘s latest album, double-platinum status at home in Australia, and Gold status in the U.K.
The electro-psychedelic project is led by Luke Steele, the enigmatic artist behind Australia’s The Sleepy Jackson.
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Empire Of The Sun US Tour Dates:
August 7 Chicago Lollapalooza – Grant Park- Perry’s World Stage-currently on sale
August 8 Toronto Sound Academy – on sale 4/30 @ 10am
August 9 New York, NY Terminal 5 – on sale 4/30 @ 12pm
August 11 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre – on sale 5/1 @ 10am
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John Abraham, Arjun Rampal in Hollywoods American Empire
March 8th, 2010 |
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Hollywood production American Empire will have three-four Bollywood stars, according to reports.
Filmfare nominated John Abraham (Dhoom), Filmfare winner Arjun Rampal (Rock On!!), and Ashmit Patel (Banaras) are reportedly starring in it and BAFTA nominated Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) is rumored to be in its cast.
Directed by Andy Armstrong (Planet of the Apes), written by [...]
Food Empire Holdings posts 86% fall in FY09 profit before tax to $4.5m
February 26th, 2010 |
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Food Empire Holdings, the manufacturer of instant beverage products, frozen convenience food, confectionery and snack food, says profit before tax fell 86.2% to US$3.2 million ($4.5 million) while revenue fell 39.3% to US$134 million and for the year ended 31 December 2009.
But the group says it finished the year with a strong rebound in demand for its products resulting in a 58.2% increase in revenue to $48.5m in Q4 2009 compared to the Q3 2009. Compared to Q3 2009, revenue from Russia rose by 63.8% to $25.9 million, in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by 68.4% to $17.1 million and in other markets by 17.4% to $5.5 million.
“More Empires Have Fallen Because Of Reckless Finances Than Invasion”
February 9th, 2010 |
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While Eric Margolis’ entire comment in the Toronto Sun is a must-read, the following two quotes really hit the nail on the head:More empires have fallen because of reckless finances than invasion…If Obama really were serious about restoring America 
Eni defies its critics: Another Roman empire
November 26th, 2009 |
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Italy’s energy giant grows when some want it to shrink
ENI, a state-controlled oil-and-gas group established in 1953 to help Italy escape dependence on foreign firms, is growing. On November 23rd it announced the purchase of a share in several Ugandan oilfields from Heritage Oil, a small exploration firm. In October it announced the discovery of a big offshore gasfield in Venezuela and the award of a licence to develop a giant oilfield in Iraq. It is already developing one of the world’s biggest recent discoveries, Kashagan, beneath the Caspian Sea. By 2012 Eni expects to produce the equivalent of more than 2.1m barrels a day (b/d) of oil, up from 1.8m b/d last year.
There are signs of strain. The development of Kashagan has suffered from cost overruns, delays and a change in terms forced upon it by the government of Kazakhstan. Eni’s debts amount to over 40% of its equity, a higher level than most of its peers. It cut its dividend earlier this year. Profits were down by 59% in the first nine months of the year compared with the same period last year, to €4 billion ($6 billion), on sales that were down only 27% to €61 billion. Lower energy prices and falling demand have naturally hit Eni’s profits from production, refining, marketing and petrochemicals. …
America Is Repeating the Mistakes Which Led to the Fall of the Hapsburg Empire
October 30th, 2009 |
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William R. Hawkins (formerly an economics professor at Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina-Asheville, and Radford University) argues that America is repeating the mistakes which led to the fall of the Hapsburg empire:Spain wa…
Empire State Building Lights Up For Grateful Dead
October 19th, 2009 |
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GRATEFUL DEAD TO BE HONORED OCTOBER 19 IN NEW YORK CITY WITH SPECIAL LIGHTING
OF EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN TIE-DYE COLORS
BOB WEIR AND PHIL LESH IN MANHATTAN FOR NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 21
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The Grateful Dead will be honored in New York City today (Monday, October 19) when the Empire State Building is lit up with special tie-dye colors celebrating the group’s appearance in the city later that week. The color scheme will represent the group’s iconic imagery and psychedelic influences.
On Wednesday, October 21, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh will attend a fundraiser at the New York Historical Society as part of an exhibit celebrating the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New York Historical Society traces the career and achievements of a band that became one of the significant cultural forces in 20th century America. Through a wealth of original artwork and documents including concert and recording posters, album art, large-scale marionettes and other stage props, banners and decorated fan mail, the exhibition will explore the musical creativity and influence of the Grateful Dead from 1965 to 1995, the sociological phenomenon of the Dead Heads and the enduring impact of the Dead’s pioneering approach to the music business. Materials in the exhibition will be drawn almost exclusively from the extraordinary holdings of the Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California Santa Cruz, established in 2008.
For more information on the NYHS exhibition, click here.
Kate Moss, Simon Cowell ‘to launch billion dollar global empire’
July 13th, 2009 |
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Kate Moss has reportedly joined hands with TV mogul Simon Cowell to launch 1-billion-dollar global entertainment company.
Apart from the two known celebrities, British businessman Sir Philip Green is also in the team.
The British model is expected to be responsible for the fashion and style section of the project that could double her fortune to [...]
Robert Plant awarded CBE
July 13th, 2009 |
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The former Led Zep frontman has been made a Commander of the British Empire. In your face Jimmy Page OBE!
Robert Plant was honoured as a CBE by Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday, letting the former Led Zeppelin singer finally one-up guitarist Jimmy Page.
While Page is a member of the Order of the British Empire, Plant now outranks him with his new title of Commander of the British Empire.
Plant didn’t seem to think this really mattered. “If we can remember each other’s phone number at this time in life it’s a miracle,” he said. “We’re still good friends, we both enjoy a rather dark sense of humour that comes, I think, from being on the wrong side of the tracks for all those wild years.”
Led Zeppelin have not played together since their one-off O2 Arena gig in December 2007. Though Page had tried to reunite the group for a tour with bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham, the late John Bonham’s son, Plant declined to join them. Instead, he is concentrating on an ongoing collaboration with American singer Alison Krauss.
Asked if a Led Zeppelin reunion may still be on the horizon, Plant pretended to be hard of hearing. “Sometimes I go a bit deaf in either ear, especially when people are talking nonsense,” he said.
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Robert Plant awarded CBE
July 13th, 2009 |
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The former Led Zep frontman has been made a Commander of the British Empire. In your face Jimmy Page OBE!
Robert Plant was honoured as a CBE by Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday, letting the former Led Zeppelin singer finally one-up guitarist Jimmy Page.
While Page is a member of the Order of the British Empire, Plant now outranks him with his new title of Commander of the British Empire.
Plant didn’t seem to think this really mattered. “If we can remember each other’s phone number at this time in life it’s a miracle,” he said. “We’re still good friends, we both enjoy a rather dark sense of humour that comes, I think, from being on the wrong side of the tracks for all those wild years.”
Led Zeppelin have not played together since their one-off O2 Arena gig in December 2007. Though Page had tried to reunite the group for a tour with bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham, the late John Bonham’s son, Plant declined to join them. Instead, he is concentrating on an ongoing collaboration with American singer Alison Krauss.
Asked if a Led Zeppelin reunion may still be on the horizon, Plant pretended to be hard of hearing. “Sometimes I go a bit deaf in either ear, especially when people are talking nonsense,” he said.
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