Georges de Paris (c. 1934 – 13 September 2015) was a French-American tailor who is often referred to as having been the President of the United States’ unofficial tailor or the tailor to the Presidents. Paris fashioned suits for every American President from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama.De Paris was born in Marseille and came to Washington, D.C with a ... Read More »
The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), also known as the Iranian cheetah, is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies surviving today only in Iran. It used to occur in India as well, where it is locally extinct.The Asiatic cheetah lives mainly in Iran’s vast central desert in fragmented pieces of remaining suitable habitat. Although once common, the cheetah was driven to ... Read More »
Arash Mohajeri is an Iranian actor/model, his image gracing billboards across Iran, Turkey and more…His first two films will be released in 2009. Arash is the only model to be paid professionally for his modeling in Iran, making him the first and only professional model (everyone else works for free, in return for a chance at recognition). Throughout his career ... Read More »
La Tomatina (Spanish pronunciation: [la tomaˈtina]) is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located in the East of Spain 30 km / 19 miles from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes. Since 1945 It has been held on the last Wednesday ... Read More »
Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra was an American singer, actor, director, and producer. Beginning his musical career in the swing era as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. The idol of the “bobby soxers”, he released his first ... Read More »
Tamasha, another component of the Monsoon Group, has a dish to suit everyone with its comprehensive menu full of international cuisine that includes Asian dishes, pizza and pasta, Mexican fare, kebabs and a number of sandwiches and speciality dishes. 12. Tamasha Read More »
After watching him in the movie that made his career, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, there’s no denying he’s a good-looking kid. Intense eyes, great hair, and a motorcycle spell that out pretty well. ‘So, then,’ you say, ‘he must have grown up to be even more attractive, right?’ Hate to break it to you, but not quite. After spending some ... Read More »
Takhte Jamshid Pharmacy opened it’s door in Tehran in the year 1345. At opening the personnel included 6 pharmacists and 102 support staff. It was located at the intersection of Takhte Jamshid street and Hafez road. The pharmacy was on the first floor and in the lower floor was “qasr ayeeneh” or “Palace of Mirrors” where perfumes and women’s beauty ... Read More »
Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart (früher: Stadtbücherei Stuttgart) ist die Verwaltung öffentlicher Bibliotheken in der Stadt Stuttgart. Sie hat ihren Sitz in der Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz.Nachdem sich der eingetragene Verein “Volksbibliothek Stuttgart” am 9. Juni/21. August 1901 eine Satzung gegeben hatte, konnte die Volksbibliothek am 19. November 1901 in eine Legionskaserne an der Stelle des heutigen Wilhelmsbaus einziehen. Auf eine Phase der ... Read More »
Caffè Florian is a coffee house situated in the Procuratie Nuove of Piazza San Marco, Venice. It was established in 1720, and is the oldest coffee house in continuous operation.The Florian opened with two simply furnished rooms on 29 December 1720 as “Alla Venezia Trionfante” (Venice the Triumphant), but soon became known as Caffè Florian, after its original owner Floriano ... Read More »
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