20 June 2011 - The Rembrandt Hotel was proud to host the annual Swedish Midsummer celebration in coordination with the Thai- Swedish chamber of commerce in Bangkok. One hundred people from the local Swedish community joined the event to celebrate the afternoon with their friends and families at da Vinci Italian restaurant. The food was specially prepared by Executive Chef Andrew Mann and his team with specialty homemade treats such as a selection of fresh baked European breads, traditional smoked salmon "gravad lax", Swedish Kalles Kaviar, pickled herring, ...

Smart Link, a leading business process and contact centre outsourcing provider in Saudi Arabia, has received three prestigious distinctions at Middle East Call Centre Awards in Dubai this month. Organized by Insights, the awards recognize the performance and service excellence of the best contact centres in the Middle East region. Located in Riyadh, the Smart Link contact centre is powered by the Altitude Software solution giving the Saudi-based outsourcing provider a wealth of advanced IP contact centre features, such as unified agent desktop, as well as centralized monitoring, ...

Despite offering extremely competitive prices as standard on the latest shabby chic furniture ranges, Acolyte Home & Gifts are spoiling customers further through their vat free amnesty. Hurry, as the amnesty finishes at the end of July. The latest addition from Acolyte is their shabby chic furniture range. Comprising of wardrobes through to chairs and bedside cabinets, this highly desirable and sort after furniture trend is anticipated to be a huge hit. Having started off with a few pieces, the popularity has grown and there is a now a dedicated shabby chic furniture ...

Rohde & Schwarz Topex will exhibit for the tired consecutive year at CommunicAsia Singapore, the region's truly global platform set to address current and emerging issues in the ICT and digital convergence landscape. The event will take place between 21th and 24th of June and it focuses on the latest Hot Technologies for applications, solutions and hardware and it covers all aspects of the ICT industry. At the exhibition Rohde & Schwarz Topex will show its most important equipments based on Bytton, Voibridge Lite and Mobilink IP. The solutions promoted include ...

The Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) World Dog Show comes to Paris from July 7th-10th, bringing with it the finest pedigree dogs around. The event, which will take place at Parc d'Exposition Paris Nord Villepinte near Charles de Gaulle Airport, sees each entrant assessed by industry experts, who will determine which of them represents the best example of their breed. Unlike other dog shows, the dogs do not have to 'perform' for the judges, they simply have to exhibit the characteristics that a perfect example of their breed should possess. Last year's ...

You do not have to be a cycling fan to know that one of the most iconic images in sport is the sight of the triumphant rider crossing the finish line of the Tour de France at the end of the Champs Elysees. Parisians line the street every year to witness the frantic sprint finish that sees one rider enter the sporting history books. Frequently, the overall tournament winner is yet to be decided going into the final day, which makes for an even more exciting finish. Whereas many stages of this iconic race involve scaling daunting mountains or taking on gruelling treks ...

The North Norfolk Railway is due to celebrate the tenth birthday of its annual beer festival midway through next month. Set to run from Friday July 15th to Sunday July 17th, the event will offer visitors a chance to enjoy some of the finest ales from East Anglia, as well as popular brews from across the UK. Festivities will take place at Sheringham Station, with a full programme of entertainment, catering and opening times expected to be announced closer to the time. As the event is held on an active railway line, party-goers can combine a trip to the celebration ...

A leading Hawaii jewelry designer, Danny Bushart (www.romanticjewelry.com), creates designs inspired by Hawaii and Colorado flowers. He is known for incorporating graceful lines in his jewelry sets influenced by the Art Nouveau Era. Bushart's work is featured at over 30 galleries in Hawaii. "Colorado residents and visitors are extremely fortunate to have some of the highest quality outdoor art festivals in the nation right here in their backyard," says Danny Bushart. "What could be more rewarding than spending the weekend appreciating beautiful art and ...

Every year, Parc de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris plays host to a month of film screenings. However, the difference here is that the cinema is outdoors, meaning you can enjoy lounging on the grass as you enjoy the programme of classic films and modern blockbusters on show on any evening between July 19th and August 21st. The fact that this has become an annual event gives you some idea of its popularity. The park is a lovely setting, home to the entertaining Cite des Sciences museum and the striking Geode theatre. "Cinema en plein air" is an ...

Bex Marshall and her band are set to play in Dyfed in July thanks to a collaboration between community arts charity Span Arts and the Tenby Blues Fest. The London-based musician is due to take the stage at the Queens Hall on Saturday July 9th as part of her extensive UK tour, which also includes performances in London, Colchester and at Glastonbury Festival. Gig-goers can expect to hear material from Marshall's most recent album, Kitchen Table, as well as tracks from her as-yet-untitled third LP, which is due to be released in September. Among the guest stars to ...

As part of the Diamond League Athletics tour, on July 8th the world's finest athletes return to the Stade de France in Paris. So far, the League has visited Doha, Shanghai, Rome, Eugene, Oslo and New York, and will call at Lausanne in Switzerland before arriving in St Denis. Last year's event saw Usain Bolt pip Asafa Powell in the 100m final by less than a tenth of second, while home favourite Renaud Lavillenie triumphed in the pole vault and the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team clinched the 4x100m relay. Bolt will be returning to attempt to add the 200m ...

An exhibition at Prague's National Museum is dedicated to the memory of the 19th century Czech composer Antonim Dvorak. It has been 170 years since he was born - he passed away in 1904 - and this display aims to dig deeper into his life and work as part of the celebrations, using multimedia to engage with visitors. The show was due to be on display until February 29th 2012, but the museum is now set to close for reconstruction work for about four years from July 7th 2011, so anyone keen to see it needs to act fast. In a statement, the organisers noted: "It ...

The worlds of classical music and Spaghetti Western movies are set to meet in a new production that opens in Adelaide next month. Entitled Opera Goes West, the show offers a unique take on theatre staples such as Samuel Barber's A Hand of Bridge, Jacques Offenbach's Two Blind Beggars and Blue Monday by George Gershwin. It has been created by emerging South Australian company No Tenors Allowed, which won acclaim for their debut effort The Double Bill: Cox and Box and The Telephone at last year's Adelaide Festival. Ian Andrew, a nominee for best emerging performer ...

Fans of the great filmmaker Federico Fellini can book tickets to see a ballet adaptation of La Strada featuring the original soundtrack next month. The 1954 movie starring Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina was highly acclaimed on its release and won the Academy Award for best foreign language film two years later. Nina Rota provided the music for the picture and it is her composition that will be performed, with the Teatro di San Carlo Corps de Ballet interpreting the action on stage. The dark drama is an example of Italian neorealism filmmaking, following the ...

The Gold Coast is due to welcome the 2011 Aussie Gold International Cheer and Dance Championships in early July. Set to take place at the Gold Coast Exhibition Centre, the event is an opportunity for the country's top dancers and cheerleaders to compete against one another in nine categories. Among the prizes up for grabs are the best cheer, group stunt, hip-hop routine, jazz dance and modern or lyrical piece. Awards are also on the line for the best use of pom poms, while mothers and fathers will have the chance to battle it out in the parents' cheer competition. ...

Ultimately, this boils down to operating systems - what is now the Mac OS X compared to Windows 7. To be politically correct, this is a generalisation to an extent. Firstly, the term 'PC' stands for a personal computer, so technically includes any brand of computer or laptop. Also, because Macs use Intel chips, they can now run Windows if purchased separately, whereas the Mac OS remains exclusive to Mac computers. But referring to a PC will, for most people, conjure up images of a typical desktop computer run on Windows. Like any argument worth its salt, there are ...

Social Networking Sites in India are expanding the personal and professional networks of Indians. Social networking is what Indians spend most time on while online these days. According to the latest figures released by marketing research company ComScore, 84 percent of India's Internet audience visit social networking sites. This makes India the world's seventh largest market for social networking after U.S., China, Germany, Russian Federation, Brazil and the U.K. Will Hodgman, executive vice president of Asia-Pacific for ComScore, said in his report:"Though Facebook ...

The new Google Chromebook was officially unveiled last month, and for Google, it was largely a quiet affair. Whenever Google, Facebook or Apple launches a product it generally takes over social networks and websites around the world; every other web page you read will have something related to it and Google introducing their first ever full OS should have done just that. However, after being in the pipeline for so long, it caused a mere ripple in the pond we call the internet. Will Chromebooks be the next big thing for business? Only time will tell. Without solid networks ...

In an interview with Manufacturing Digital, company CEO Terry Newman talks about how the company is using a strong commitment to service and flexibility to stake out its share of the stamping foil global-export market. About the Milford Astor Company Over the last few decades Milford Astor has strategically acquired several other companies in order to ensure their continued growth. In 1985, Milford Astor started a partnership with an American company called Markem manufacturing stamping foil. In 1993, the company bought a manufacturing plant in Melbourne from ITW, ...

In an exclusive interview with Construction Digital, company CEO Terry Miles explains how for three decades, GippsAero has been an established name in the aeronautical industry in Australia. Founded in 1977 by George Morgan and Peter Furlong, GippsAero started out as an aircraft maintenance and modification business working at the Latrobe Regional Airport in Morwell. The company worked for local commercial aircraft operators and some larger organizations such as the National Safety Council and Esso. As time passed GippsAero had made so many modifications to agricultural ...

Pet Hotels of America, the leading website for people traveling with pets today announced huge mid-season discounts on many of its hotel rooms and car rentals. These price breaks are designed for people traveling with pets seeking special mid-season travel deals. "We have 89,000 pet-friendly hotels listed on our website and are offering exceptionally low rates on many of them so everyone has a change to catch a last minute deal," said Lisa Porter, CEO Pet Hotels of America. "This is the perfect time to reserve at pet-friendly hotels and car rental agencies." Lowered ...

Advance recently launched the breakthrough Adfinity X20R REV automatic floor scrubber at world-renowned Cornell University. Providing an exclusive opportunity to see its revolutionary, new floor scrubbing technology in action, Advance demonstrated the REV's dual random scrubbing capabilities to an audience of industry professionals, including facility managers, maintenance staff and engineers. The demonstration was hosted by Rob Osborn, Director of the Department of Building Care of Cornell University. Rob was initially contacted by long-time business partners, Jeff ...

Exlar's component planetary roller screw line has been expanded to include two performance capacities, available in PRS and PRR models. The PRS models, with G5 lead accuracy, are available in screw diameters ranging from 8- to 80-mm, and deliver static load ratings up to 218,000-lbf. Exlar's PRR models, with G9 lead accuracy, are available in screw diameters of 12- to 27-mm and offer static loads up to 18,000-lbf. Exlar's roller screws are a superior mechanism for converting rotary torque into linear motion. They function in a similar manner as acme screws or ball screws, ...

In this issue of African Business Review, we take a look at the five most powerful women in the continent. From the world of politics to finance and humanitarianism, these individuals each possess qualities that have made them stand out in their respective fields. Talking of power - don't forget to check out our exclusive profile of MTN South Africa, one of the biggest telecoms companies in the country, in the Company Reports section of the magazine. Also in the magazine, we reignite the Macs vs. PCs debate - which camp do you fall in? Experts in the property ...

Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, gains insight into private, luxury jet travel on board JetSuite, one of the latest players in the private jet industry. JetSuite is one of the newest up-and-coming private jet companies that offer luxury travel at a price that doesn't break the bank. Business Review USA sits down with founder Alex Wilcox about the company and what you can expect when you climb aboard. Wilcox talks about his professional history and how the idea for JetSuite emerged. "What I learned from Southwest Airlines ...