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Hilton Hotels Corporation Celebrates European Debut of the Legendary Waldorf=Astoria Brand
Rome Cavalieri Joins the Waldorf=Astoria Collection[TM] ROME, LONDON & BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Hilton Hotels Corporation HHC today welcomed the former Rome Cavalieri Hilton to the prestigious Waldorf=Astoria Collection. The landmark property, which will be known as the Rome Cavalieri, marks the debut of HHC's luxury brand in Europe....
Tags: Branding, Hilton Hotels Corp., MARKETING, Rome
Research articles 2008-09-29
New book chronicle
Memory, from the 'dark abyss of time' to present day conflict zones, via biographies of some of the British players in twentieth-century archaeology, permeates this chronicle. Two points emerge: first, that good writing matters. Second, that the past is eternally composed. The past composite LAURENT OLIVIER. Le sombre...
Tags: A., American, Andrew, Athens, Classical, Cyprus, David, Davis, Early, English, Heritage, Ma, Mediterranean, Memory, Michael, Museum, Norman, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paul, Philip, Press, Rome, Studies
Research articles 2008-09-01
2008 Ad
CHICAGO -- A significantly enhanced version of Rome Reborn will make its public debut at SIGGRAPH 2008 this August in Los Angeles. It is one of several cutting-edge New Tech Demos that exemplifies how the past invigorates the future of computer graphics and interactive techniques. Considered the largest virtual reconstruction,...
Tags: 3D, ACM, advertisement, computer, PRODUCTIVITY, Rome
Research articles 2008-08-04
Romanian president slams Italy's gypsy rules
ROME AFP — Romanian President Traian Basescu has hit out at Italy's tough new stance towards gypsies Thursday, according to comments reported by ANSA news agency after a meeting with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome. "Romania does not approve, I repeat, does not approve, in part, or in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Italy, Rome, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-07-31
Pope names canon law expert new Rome vicar
VATICAN CITY AFP — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday named a specialist in canon law, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, as vicar of the Rome diocese, replacing retiring conservative Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the Vatican announced. Vallini, 68, is nine years younger than his predecessor and described as much less interested in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Rome
Research articles 2008-06-27
Tens of thousands turn out for Gay Pride in European cities
ROME AFP — Tens of thousands took to the streets of Athens, Rome and Warsaw for Gay Pride parades Saturday, drawing attention to the fact that many homosexuals in Europe still do not enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals. "We have even more reasons to be here today than...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, parade, Rome
Research articles 2008-06-07
Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Rome for food summit: agency
ROME AFP — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Rome on Tuesday to attend the UN food agency summit amid protests from Jewish groups and Italian activists. Ahmadinejad's plane touched down at Rome's Ciampino airport shortly after 9:00 am, the airport news agency reported. The Iranian leader said...
Tags: activist, Agence France-Presse, agency, food, Iran, Manufacturing, Rome, summit
Research articles 2008-06-03
Italy curbs anti-immigration measures in face of attacks
ROME AFP — Silvio Berlusconi's new Italian government has sought to deflect criticism over its hardline stance on immigrant illegality ahead of new rules being announced on Wednesday. The plans have brought a fiery attack from Spain, triggering a war of words between Rome and Madrid, but also worried...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, Government, immigrant, immigration, Italy, Rome, SOFTWARE, Spain
Research articles 2008-05-19
Jankovic defends Rome tennis title
ROME AFP — Serbian defending champion Jelena Jankovic ended the giant-killing run of French qualifier Alize Cornet on Sunday at the WTA Rome International, trouncing the 18-year-old 6-2, 6-2. Cornet had no answer for Jankovic's relentlessly consistent groundstrokes as the errors piled up, reducing her to tears at the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Rome
Research articles 2008-05-18
Sharapova relieved to finally make clay debut in Rome
ROME AFP — Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova said here on Monday that she was relieved to finally begin her clay court season. The Russian former Wimbledon champion had yet to set foot this season on red clay before arriving in Rome but she said she was looking forward...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Rome, TVs
Research articles 2008-05-12
Djokovic and Wawrinka last men standing in Rome
ROME AFP — Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka will emerge from all the fallen and broken bodies around them to contest the Rome Masters Series final on Sunday. In a season when the ATP has repeatedly come under fire for its scheduling of the clay court season, in particular,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Games, Rome
Research articles 2008-05-10
Federer the big casualty as seeds tumble in Rome Masters tennis
ROME AFP — Roger Federer was the biggest casualty as the seeds tumbled on a day of shocks at the Rome Masters on Friday. World number one Federer was downed 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7) by Czech Radek Stepanek while eighth seed James Blake fell to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-7...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, casualty, Games, Rome
Research articles 2008-05-09
Western nations start planning Lebanon evacuations
ROME AFP — Western nations began drawing up plans to evacuate their nationals from Lebanon on Friday, with governments advising against travel to a country on the brink of all-out civil war. Italy led the way with a "national air bridge" being set up by new foreign minister Franco...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, Lebanon, ministry, Rome
Research articles 2008-05-09
Isinbayeva to warm up for Olympics in Rome
PARIS AFP — Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will take part in the Rome leg of the Golden League series on July 11 next, the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF confirmed Monday. "This year is very important for me and I hope it will be unforgetable. I'll...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Paris, Rome
Research articles 2008-05-05
Nadal heads to Rome determined to stretch clay success
PARIS AFP — Rafael Nadal will need to maintain maximum concentration as he heads into a title defence in Rome from Monday after adding the Barcelona Open to last week's Monte Carlo title. The world number two lost only his first set on the dirt this season as he...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Barcelona, Games, Paris, Rome
Research articles 2008-05-04
Rome city hall shifts to right after 15 years
ROME AFP — Rome city hall shifted to the right for the first time in 15 years on Monday as former neo-fascist Gianni Alemanno triumphed in a bruising showdown with left-wing rival Francesco Rutelli. "This long battle has ended with our victory," Alemanno said after winning by 54 percent...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, immigrant, Leadership, ministry, Rome, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-04-28
Italy's Berlusconi wins third term by surprise margin
ROME AFP — Conservative billionaire Silvio Berlusconi won Italy's general elections by an unexpectedly wide margin on Monday, securing a third term as prime minister but warning of tough times ahead for the country in the grip of an economic downturn. "I will govern for five years," the 71-year-old...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Italy, Rome, Taxes, TVs, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-04-14
'Rome i - should the UK opt in?' consultation announced.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2008-UK Government: 'Rome i - should the UK opt in?' consultation announcedC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02042008 Proposals designed to protect the interests of UK businesses operating in Europe have been announced today by the Government. ...
Tags: consultation, European Commission, FINANCE, Regulation, Rome, U.K.
Research articles 2008-04-03
Rome Cavalieri to Join the Prestigious Waldorf=Astoria Collection®
After Four Decades as Italy's Leading Hotel, Rome Cavalieri Becomes the First Hotel in Europe and the Sixth Globally to Join the Luxury Brand of Hilton Hotels Corporation ROME -- Hilton Hotels Corporation today announced that the Rome Cavalieri Hilton, the preferred hotel for global travellers to the Eternal...
Tags: Branding, Hilton Hotels Corp., Join, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Rome
Research articles 2008-03-25
The Seven Sages of Rome
The Seven Sages of Rome Midland Version, ed. Jill Whitelock, Early English Text Society, OS 324 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005). lxxx + 182 pp. ISBN o-19-722327-3. 45.00 [pounds sterling]. This is not the first edition of The Seven Sages of Rome, a framed story collection containing fifteen tales of...
Tags: Jill Whitelock, Oxford University Press, Rome
Research articles 2008-03-22
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