Word: ritz
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...TOUCH...NOT Lots of people go to Bali for vacation. A few even get sent there for business. And if they are really lucky, they get to stay at the Ritz-Carlton resort. Now that the hotel has wi-fi in its conference room, business users can get more work done before they venture into...
...facility that trains chimps for Hollywood. Trainers, she says, repeatedly kicked, punched and beat chimps with hammers to make them obedient. Nonsense, says Sid Yost, owner of Amazing Animal Actors, which rents out chimps for TV productions. His chimps, he says, are "affection trained" and "live like at the Ritz-Carlton." And they probably look great in tuxedos. --By Margot Roosevelt
...occasional viciousness, here darkly humorous, often plain nasty. According to Read, he often treated his wife, Merula, with disdain, putting her down in public and insisting she give up her own acting career. When this led to her breakdown, he left her alone in a suite at the Ritz Hotel to get through it. His relationship with his son, Matthew, was awkward and could also be cruel - he once held a hand up for an entire meal to block out the face of Matthew's new girlfriend. What really fascinates Read, however, is the possibility that Guinness was bisexual...
...joint six-night, eight-day Hong Kong and Lion City package for as low as $1,098. China Airlines has a three-night two-for-one special from the U.S. West Coast starting at $949. The special promotions appear to be working. Most upper-end hotels, like the Ritz-Carlton and the Island Shangri-La, are reporting more than four out of five rooms booked. "Just look at the lobbies," says a relieved Mark Lettinbichler, chairman of the Hong Kong Hotel Association...
...been wanting to try your hand at digital photography but don't want to buy pricey equipment, this camera may be for you. It's the world's first 100% digital disposable camera, and it goes on sale at Ritz Camera Centers this week. For $10.99 you get an automatic flash, metered exposure control, a self-timer and--because it's digital--the option to instantly delete any pictures that don't pan out. The camera comes out of Pure Digital Technologies in San Francisco. Ritz does digital photofinishing in an hour, or you can use your printer. Walt Disney...