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Colebrook, CT, January 26, 2012 –(PR.com)– Rock Hall, already one of the most romantic properties in the Southern Berkshires/ Litchfield Hills, has created a Valentines Day package with extra romantic touches to create a memorable, upscale escape. With only five master guest suites (four with en-suite fireplaces), Rock Hall offers guests an intimate getaway in a setting steeped in the Romantic Jazz Age, set in a 1912 estate built by famed architect Addison Mizner that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Rock Hall Valentines Day package includes a luxurious room for two, champagne, chocolates, and “morning after” mimosas as part of the sumptuous Mediterranean-style breakfast (which also includes house-cured gravlax, frittata, artisinal breads and cheeses, greek yogurt, fresh fruit and more). Couples can also opt to add on in-room couples massage, a Valentine’s Dinner at Sunset Meadow Vineyards, or a fireside “Chocolate Decadence and Wine” tasting at Haight-Brown Vineyards. Prices start at $375 per night; or upgrade to the oversized “Mizner Suite” or Penthouse suite for $475 per night.

All Rock Hall guests enjoy use of the properties private movie theatre (stocked with romantic movies), antique billiard room, exercise room, marked hiking/contemplation trail, snowshoeing (in season), and more. Nearby shopping, dining, concert, theatre and sports activities abound, including skiing at Butternut Mountain, just 30 minutes away.

Rock Hall is located in Colebrook, CT, just 30 miles west of Hartford; 2 ½ hours from Manhattan and Boston; and 30 minutes from Lenox, MA. For more information, go to: www.19RockHallRoad.com, or call 860-379-2230.

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Many, LA, January 26, 2012 –(PR.com)– Groups meeting at Louisiana’s Cypress Bend Resort, just 70 miles south of Shreveport, can visit the property’s new greenhouse complete with hands-on gardening demonstrations by Cathy McCurdy, the resort’s veteran horticulturist.

Within the large greenhouse, McCurdy will lead discussions on landscape design, maintenance and care of indoor plants. In addition to sharing her at-home gardening tips, McCurdy will demonstrate pruning techniques for trees and shrubs, cutting for plant propagation, floral arranging and more.
Greenhouse and grounds tours led by McCurdy are available upon request to all groups meeting at Cypress Bend Resort.

“Over the years, meeting planners have asked me to speak to their attendees on various gardening topics,” said McCurdy. “This subject has universal application and isn’t just for gardening clubs or horticultural organizations.”

Located on 650 acres and fronting Toledo Bend Lake, Cypress Bend Resort constructed the 840 square-foot greenhouse to improve its environmental sustainability by providing a constant supply of flowers, bedding plants and shrubs. Plans for a vegetable and herb garden are also underway.

For hotel reservations, call (877) 519-1500 or by visit www.CypressBend.com.

About Cypress Bend Resort
Located 73 miles south of Shreveport, Louisiana, Cypress Bend Golf Resort is an intimate, full-service resort nestled in a forest of oak and pine trees on the shores of Toledo Bend Lake. Cypress Bend’s 95 guestrooms and suites include work-station, an ergonomic chair and complimentary high-speed Internet service throughout. The resort also offers fourteen spacious Golf Suite condominiums overlooking the driving range with 1,250 square feet of pure luxury. Each Golf Suite contains a fully equipped kitchen, fireplace and whirlpool tub.

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Woodland Hills, CA, January 26, 2012 –(PR.com)– FOUNDATION Logic Systems ends the year on a high note by installing their Uniform Manager application using Barcode technology at the seven Ameristar Casinos, Horseshoe Hammond and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center while the six Vail Resorts ski areas and The Star Casino chose RFID technology to track their uniforms.

In the case of multi-locations, such as Ameristar and Vail Resorts, all uniform systems will operate off of one central server. The advantages with this configuration are as follows:

* No local server is required, which provides a cost savings.
* The administrator can oversee all activities in aggregate from one location and can therefore benchmark inventory utilization at each location. This overview will allow for the most efficient operations to be instituted at all locations.
* The IT department can manage maintenance and support issues from one central location.
* Updates can be done on a single platform.

Gerry Tulman, President of Foundation Logic Systems, says, “Foundation Logic’s Uniform Management system is the easiest, friendliest and most efficient system to work with whether using a local server or managing multi-locations from one central server.” He went on to say that “In these times of economic uncertainty, Foundation Logic Systems recognizes the need to bring money-saving yet innovative solutions to their clients.”

The Uniform Manager is the most advanced asset management system on the market today for Uniforms. It has been specifically designed to automate staff uniform operations in Hotels, Casinos, Hospitals, Resorts, Theme Parks and other uniform intensive industries. Through the use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and Barcode technology, and now the Basic Module system, the time and effort involved in processing uniforms can be reduced, and many manual accounting procedures are eliminated including purchasing, receiving,

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By Paritosh Bansal and Ploy Ten Kate

DAVOS/BANGKOK |
Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:05am EST

DAVOS/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Travellers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda or hear the “tinkly temple-bells” of Kipling’s Road to Mandalay might one day be able to book into a Westin or a Marriott, thanks to Myanmar’s emergence from political isolation.

Starwood Hotels Resorts (HOT.N) — which runs chains such as Westin, Sheraton and Le Meridien — and Marriott International (MAR.N) both said during the World Economic Forum in Davos they wanted to start running hotels in Myanmar, a country tightly controlled by the military for five decades until last year.

The former Burma, one of the most isolated countries in Asia, is being welcomed back into the international fold after two decades of sanctions, thanks to democratic reforms including the release of political prisoners by President Thein Sein.

“Marriott would love to be there if conditions are right,” said Arne Sorenson, president and CEO-elect of Marriott International. “Burma has captured people’s imagination for decades.”

Myanmar has a huge amount to offer travellers seeking an exotic destination, with deserted islands, golden temples and cultural sites unblemished by the rapid development seen elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

English-speaking schoolchildren grew up with Rudyard Kipling’s wistful poem of “mist on the rice-fields”, “the old pagoda looking lazy at the sea”, and “a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land”.

The hotel chains in Myanmar now are Asian-based companies such as Shangri-la Hotels Resorts, which runs Traders Hotel, Singapore’s Sedona Hotels International, and GHM Luxury Hotels, a Burmese company that owns the

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SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. (www.krcomplexlit.com)
is investigating the Costa Concordia cruise disaster on behalf of
victims of the cruise shipwreck. The Costa Concordia, a 950-foot luxury
cruise liner operated by Costa Cruise Lines, a subsidiary of Carnival
Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL), began sinking when the ship ran aground near
Giglio Island off the coast of Italy on January 13, 2012. The ship was
carrying at least 4,229 passengers from 60 countries. The Concordia was
en route from Civitavecchia to Savona, Italy when the shipwreck
occurred. The vessel struck a rock at night, tearing a 150-foot gash in
the cruise ship’s side and bottom. Several people lost their lives and
others were severely injured as a result of this accident.

“It is shocking that a cruise ship disaster of Titanic
proportions could happen today. The Costa Concordia is every traveler’s
worst nightmare come true.”

Reports
in the media point to significant errors on the part of the cruise line,
including but not limited to failing to have in place and to implement
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CW3PR’s famed “Sky Lodge RE:treat Lounge” quickly became one of the hottest gifting lounges and coveted nighttime party venues at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

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Many of the film and music industry’s elite came in droves for a little rest and relaxation, and were exposed to an eclectic assortment of well-known brands as well as Utah‘s local artisanal foods inside The Sky Lodge’s main space and famous rooftop bar, named by USA Today as one of the top 10 in the nation.  RE:treat also boasted the official filming platform for leading national entertainment news program Entertainment Tonight.   

CW3PR RE:treat celebrity guests included: Emily Blunt (“The Devil Wears Prada”); Kate Bosworth (“Superman Returns”); James Marsden (“27 Dresses”); Elizabeth Olsen (“Martha Marcy May Marlene“); Lake Bell (“It’s Complicated”); Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”); Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”); Allison Janney (“The West Wing”); Danny Glover (“Dreamgirls”); Justin Long (“He’s Just Not that Into You”); Victoria Justice (“Victorious”); recording artists Jason Mraz, Estelle and Toni Braxton; Nia Vardalos  (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding“); Cuba Gooding Jr. (“Red Tails”); David Bianchi (“Filly

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COPPELL, Texas, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson conducted a swearing-in ceremony on January 19 and met with 32 newly appointed members of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB). Among the new members is Carol Wallace, President and CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation and International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Past Chairman.

“This Board represents the eyes and ears of our nation’s travel and tourism industry and I am committed to working with each of the esteemed members to bring more visitors to the United States,” Bryson said.

“I’m honored to lend my expertise to help strengthen the international travel and tourism market, a sector so vital to the national economy,” said Wallace. “In San Diego, tourism is also the lifeblood of our local economy and our region’s third leading industry. I’m excited about working with my fellow board members to expand and create new opportunities to grow the industry and to help position the U.S. as a preeminent destination for international visitors.”

Wallace, well-known throughout the venue management industry and the national and international convention and meeting industry, has led the San Diego Convention Center Corporation since 1991. Since then, the 2.6 million-square foot facility has become one of the top rated facilities in the world and one of San Diego‘s strongest assets, generating $1.6 billion in economic impact last year and supporting 12,500 jobs region wide.

In Wallace’s 30-year career, she has earned a reputation

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