Selected VIPs at Royal Vegas Online Casino and from the Fortune Lounge Group of Online Casinos will embark on two exclusive trips in October. The first trip will take them to the heart of British Columbia, Canada for the Okanagan Wine Festival for a long weekend of relaxation, good food as well as good food and wine. The second will see them boarding the Orient Express in Venice for a once-in-a-lifetime trip across Europe. VIPs will join Royal Vegas [ http://www.royalvegas.com/ ] hosts in the Okanagan valley, British Columbia, Canada for the Okanagan Wine Festival at ...

Some of the finest tennis players in the world will gather for the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris this autumn to thrill sports fans in the city. Tennis enthusiasts booked in at a Paris hotel between November 6th and 14th 2010 will no doubt be attending at least one day of the hard-court tournament. It is held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and is always an exciting competition, since it is the final contest of the ATP World Masters 1000. This means that it is the last opportunity for players to alter their rankings, either to simply climb higher up the ladder ...

People staying in Munich hotels could stumble across the next Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott or Martin Scorsese at the International Festival of Film Schools. Taking place between November 14th and 20th, the event is designed to showcase the work of the best up and coming film directors to movie lovers in the Bavarian capital. Founded in 1981, the event has presented more than 3,300 films since it began and is now one of the most important festivals of its kind in the world. A number of prizes are handed out to young directors taking part in the competition, including ...

Holidaymakers looking to attend a Halloween event while staying in one of the hotels Tenby has to offer may like to head to Cantref Adventure Farm later this month. The award-winning family attraction in Brecon is set to host a week of special Halloween activities between October 23rd and November 1st. For an entry price of GBP7.50, children can enjoy daytime activities such as animal shows, pumpkin launching and tractor rides during the October half-term holiday. Every child will also receive a pumpkin. On October 30th and 31st, the farm will be open late for ...

People visiting Cumbria during Bonfire Night this year may like to head to one of the region's biggest fireworks displays for a memorable evening. The Carlisle Fireshow takes place on Saturday November 6th this year and has an estimated attendance of 35,000 people, with locals and Lake District holidaymakers gathering at the city's Bitts Park. Admission is completely free, although donations are collected for charitable causes during the event. People staying in Lake District accommodation should find plenty to enjoy at this traditional Guy Fawkes Night event. The ...

The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL), the exclusive group of 20 top American firms, has created a Compliance Package that would allow hundreds of US employers access to the I-9 compliance programs most in demand. The announcement followed ABIL's Fall meeting in Vancouver last week, two days after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published news of a $1,047,110 fine settlement against clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for "technology-related deficiencies" in the company's electronic I-9 system. This is the highest reported fine in US history ...

The Internet is evolving quickly; you need to pick a browser that can keep up with the growing needs of the latest and greatest websites. At the same time, online threats such as attack sites, identity theft, viruses, malware, and spyware are also evolving at a rapid rate. ixDownload, a leading authority website on Internet software and security issues, has compiled a web browser resource, that reviews the four core needs of today's Internet user and the challenges posed by the Internet's evolution. "As the sad experience of Internet Explorer 6 has shown us--evolution ...

Archstone, a leader in apartment investment and operations, announced today that Kellen Moore from the Archstone Gateway community in Anaheim, Calif., is the winner of its popular "Taste of Archstone" online video cooking contest. Entitled "Granola Chicken Tenders with Fresh Peach Salsa and Avocado Slices", Moore's entry featured a delicious adaptation of a traditional family favorite and received the most "likes" during public voting. The popular "Taste of Archstone" contest received more than one hundred entries from Archstone residents across the nation, ranging ...

On Monday, 4 October, Denis A enjoyed his first day playing at 7Sultans Online Casino, and was rewarded with an incredible EUR56,610 from a single spin. The game that gifted him with his grand win was the International Casino Games video slot. The International Casino Games slot is not just a video slot game; the name comes from the immensely popular International Casino Games promotion, a series of fantastic gaming events and tournaments run by the Fortune Lounge Group since 2006, when it first sent 95 ecstatic players on a Caribbean cruise. The success of this promotion ...

Room It Up lap desks are an essential tool to combating the laptop leg burn issues that may result from using laptop computers. This issue has been receiving a lot of media coverage. Earlier this week the Associated Press released this article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39490660 addressing some of the leg burn issues that some consumers have reported from using laptop computers directly on their laps. Yesterday, Good Morning America reported this story: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/laptops-held-lap-long-period-pose-potential-burn-11801839. Room It Up lap desks ...

The Central Ohio Home & Garden Show, slated for Feb. 26 through March 6 in Columbus at the Ohio Expo Center, announced its theme for the 2011 show today. This year's theme, Gardens that Rock, challenged the region's premiere landscape designers to find creative inspiration in rock and roll music. Featuring 13 full-size living landscapes, each garden will feature one of rock's greatest icons, eras or legendary songs. Show guests will enjoy landscape elements and aspects that embrace the rock 'n roll theme, while discovering inspiration for their home landscapes and talking ...

Once seen as a cheap, quick fix for hungry college students, food trucks are now sought-out local specialties. Street food has become the hottest trend in the nation's culinary scene, with Columbus again on the leading edge of that trend. Taco Trucks were among the first street vendors to appear on the local scene. But now food trucks in Ohio's capital city are dishing up everything from gourmet Japanese crepes and sweet potato cupcakes to smoked brisket sandwiches and pork-belly quesadillas. The trend started to catch fire when local food blogger, now adventure food ...

The Toyota Prius hybrid car may be reportedly popular in the USA with A-list celebrities such as Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow, George Clooney and Renee Zellwegger, but it seems that in the UK, hybrid cars are not for your average British motorist. Toyota announced that it had sold its 200,000th Prius on the continent in July this year, and the following month, sales of the same car in Japan topped the one million mark. Yet it appears that maybe the great British public aren't ready to get their green credentials just yet with figures from car finance specialist CarLoan4U.co.uk ...

After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delayed taking action regarding the diabetes drug Avandia, many are calling on the federal agency to remove the drug from the market. Safety of Diabetic Drug Up for Second Review Avandia was first approved for treatment of Type-2 diabetes in 1999. Concerns about the drug's safety and link to heart attacks were raised at least six years ago, but the FDA failed to warn the public of these risks. In 2007, a study conducted by the Cleveland Clinic and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the drug increased ...

Hays, in conjunction with the Top 50 Call Centres for Customer Service initiative, has reported that UK call centres are attracting more graduate employees. Hays Contact Centres revealed that over two in five (43%) call centre managers have experienced a rise in graduate applications over the last twelve months and 35% of call centre workers are now educated to an undergraduate university level, compared to 25% in 2009. The level of interest from graduates is not surprising, given that there are currently around 70 graduates for every job vacancy compared to just ...

5pm.co.uk, the restaurant reservation and reviews website, and free business newspaper Business7 have announced that nominations for The Scottish Restaurant Awards 2011, which take place on Monday 28th February 2011 at the Glasgow Science Centre, are now open. Dining out is a multi-million pound industry in Scotland and a big part of daily life, with the restaurant trade a vital component both as an employer and as a service provider to millions of customers every year. The Scottish Restaurant Awards celebrate and reward Scotland's very best eating establishments, whether ...

Northern Rock's new interactive mortgage website has been commended by a leading magazine for its 'best use of digital by sector'. The new Northern Rock mortgage site was launched in April this year and managed to fight off stiff competition to win the prestigious accolade at the Communicate Magazine's Digital Impact Awards. The award presentation was held at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill in order to celebrate excellence in digital stakeholder communications. Northern Rock, along with digital agency TH_NK, who helped design the website, succeeded in beating off ...

Guoman's five-star The Royal Horseguards has scooped the prestigious accolade of London Hotel of the Year, receiving the sought-after award at the renowned AA Hospitality Awards 2010 - 2011. AA Hotel Services group area manager Giovanna Grossi said: "We selected The Royal Horseguards Hotel as AA Hotel of the Year for London because this historic hotel has risen from the ashes, successfully managing the transformation from a commercial four star hotel to an impressive five star property. A stylish refurbishment programme, heavy investment in staff training and development, ...

Promethean, the interactive learning technology provider, organised a rare opportunity for pupils from Maidenhead and Reading to see a life size replica of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car. They were also able to meet and question Richard Noble OBE about the Bloodhound project, and its attempts to set a new World Land Speed Record and exceed the 1,000mph milestone for the first time. The event was organised by Promethean to mark the official opening of its new offices in Maidenhead. The company is the Bloodhound project's official interactive education technology partner ...

ChamonixInfo.com is an expert on all things Chamonix and the portal has decided to make the most of this knowledge to expand the services offered on its website by launching an online hotel booking service with live availability. Chamonix is one of the most popular alpine resorts in France, with a high demand for accommodation year round. Online booking has become a lifestyle choice, unlike traditional ways of organising holidays, which is why more and more travellers are choosing to arrange and book their own independent holiday to resorts such as Chamonix for added ...

British Airways is to increase the number of flights to the Caribbean starting from March 27, 2011 due to the success of its long-haul leisure routes departing from London Gatwick. The airline continues to show its commitment to the Caribbean with a total of 15 destinations to choose from, making it even easier and more convenient than ever before for customers to book their dream Caribbean holidays. Flights to Barbados will increase from 10 to 12 services a week, Antigua will increase from five to six services a week and the St Lucia - Port of Spain service will ...

After recalling 93,000 hip implants and admitting a shocking 13 percent failure rate, Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics is now blaming victims of the defective hip implants, arguing that they were careless and caused their own injuries. At the same time, an insurance adjuster hired by DePuy may be recording phone calls with patients injured by the defective hip, and DePuy may attempt to use these recordings against the victims. Seeger Salvas LLP, a law firm that represents victims of DePuy's hip replacement recall, warns patients to be aware that DePuy may record their ...

Chicago's own 7th heaven band will be featured on stage at the official 1985 Chicago Bears Reunion, Allstate GLORY DAYS 'Legends of the '85 Chicago Bears.' The band will play in the event's opening and closing, and throughout the show while accompanying Coach Mike Ditka, Dan Hampton, Jim McMahon, Gary Fencik, Willie Gault and the '85 Chicago Bears team on stage. These Legends of the Chicago Bears are reuniting after 25 years to reminisce together and share never-before-heard personal stories from the '85 season and Super Bowl XX. "To play at the Bears Reunion show ...

The 20th Anniversary ZAP Festival consists of four events in three days, showcasing approximately 250 wineries, pouring their barrel samples and new releases, together with educational seminars, culinary demonstrations and decadent food pairings. The ZAP Festival is the most comprehensive showing of Zinfandel wines in the world. Main Festival Events: - Thursday January 27, 2011: "Good Eats and Zinfandel Pairing", Fort Mason Center, San Francisco: 6:00 to 9:00pm. Foodies rejoice! Enjoy delectable pairings from 50 restaurants and 50 wineries. Cost: $140 public/$100 members - ...

Fairies With Children (The Yes on hate Episode) opens October 22nd at the Meta Theatre on Melrose. The show is a drag musical spoof of the popular 90s sitcom. A group of gay activists move to the suburbs disguised as the famous American sitcom family to better understand conservatives. Unknowingly, they find a foreclosed upon home right next door to Senator Bavid Breier and his live-in ... assistant. The character of Senator Bavid Breier is loosely based on Congressmen David Dreier, once a Republican favorite until he was ousted from his closet by Mike Rogers on his BlogActive ...