Amazing hotel perks around the globe Nov 5, 2008
One jaunt goes to Iran, where guests can ensure that a handmade Persian carpet from well-known craftsmen is done to their tastes. Thats it, you ask. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Entertain in style! Oct 31, 2008
Bling-bedecked venues feature everything from Swarovski crystal chandeliers to hi-tech up lighters that change colour throughout the night, while plush Persian carpet lounging areas, late-night fireworks, velvet drapes and very sexy tableware are all part and parcel of today's poshest parties. Where Moroccan and Moulin Rouge were the themes du jour two or three years ago, themes that call for a touch of glamour, glitz or madness are very popular, offering easier dress-up options. (iAfrica.com)
Thomas L. Friedman: Sleepless in Tehran Oct 30, 2008
Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, compares it to bargaining for a Persian carpet in Tehran. "When you go inside the carpet shop, the first thing you are supposed to do is feign disinterest," he explains. (International Herald Tribune)
By KEN BREKKE Sep 14, 2008
Your stay in a palace suite will include daily spa treatments, plus day trips in private jets to: Iran, to create your own Persian carpet; Jordan, to visit the Dead Sea; and Bahrain, for some deep-sea pearl diving. The package also includes champagne sunset parties, opportunities to design your own pearl jewelry and make your own perfume, and golf at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The Deus Cafe Aug 23, 2008
The atmosphere is not only accessorised, it's also artistic, with books and posters and a Persian carpet. Caffeine is the perfect partner for speed so Deus Ex Machina has embraced the espresso machine, then gone one better. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
For $1 million, a deal (of sorts) in Abu Dhabi Jul 25, 2008
One excursion is to Iran to watch the creation of a one-of-a-kind Persian carpet. Another trip is to Jordan for a Dead Sea mud spa treatment and yet another to Bahrain to deep sea dive for pearls. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hampton gardens will come to lifePark Service is looking for volunteers Apr 3, 2008
From the house, visitors could look down on terraces designed and planted to evoke the look of a Persian carpet, Bitzel said. That's why parterre gardens were called carpet bedding during the Victorian era, he said. (Towson Times, MD)
Ex-Taliban explains how U.S. funds insurgents Mar 10, 2008
On a recent bitterly cold winter day, I sat huddled on a red Persian carpet in an unheated Kabul office, waiting for a visitor who, I was told by a trusted friend, would help me understand why America is not winning its war in Afghanistan. A stocky, bearded figure in a gray vest, a faded brown and a cream-colored Pashtun shawl appeared at the door. (Salon)
O-ZONE: Dig in your claws! Mar 9, 2008
Not particularly attractive, when she smuggled herself into the palace rolled in a Persian carpet, she let flow her wit and erudition in Caesar's face and spoke to him in perfect Greek, then perfect Latin, amazing him with her brilliance, jokes and stories. Caesar, then 56, a man coveted by all women and even swinging it with the beautiful boys, immediately gave up his idea of occupying Egypt and restored the 18-year-old Cleopatra to the throne, becoming her lover. (India Times, India)
Visitors flock to $545m mosque Mar 4, 2008
Dozens of Westerners, including black-clad women, have been flocking to Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, an architectural masterpiece graced with a Persian carpet said to be the biggest in the world ... The centrepiece is a 6000m hand-made Persian carpet, said to be the biggest in the world. (iAfrica.com)
Old meets new fashion in Milan Feb 20, 2008
The inspiration came from an old Moroccan dress, the reverse of a Persian carpet, "ethnic embroideries and old photographs of Julie Christie," designer Brian Atwood told AFP.. "There is a lot of fur and fringe," he said. (iAfrica.com)
Disavowing the Iran NIE: Smoke Screens or Smoking Guns? Feb 20, 2008
After years of increasingly strident US policy statements, just weeks after President Bush warned that Iran's nuclear program could lead to World War III, the NIE pulled the "Persian carpet" from under both US and Israeli policy. The NIE itself was careful to note that it was only "moderately confident" that Iran had not resumed its weapons program since 2003, that this could happen at any time and, in any event, that Iran has not abandoned its nuclear ambitions. (Human Events Online)
The Backwater Tree Nov 17, 2007
His beautiful depiction of how we fit, even with our differences, appears like a Persian carpet with its colorful silks which somehow find their way together. Thompson s View of Nature. (Suite101.com)
* Involved in art Nov 1, 2007
Proposition de Detour brings the viewer back to themes of travel with a Persian carpet, 9m in diameter, emblazoned with flora and fauna has been cut to resemble a labyrinth. Like a traveler discovering different cultures of the world, the installation provides a new discovery with every step. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sentimental Journey Oct 10, 2007
About the only feature I remember from my earlier visit to the Truman Library was a huge Persian carpet that had been suspended from the balcony ... About the only feature I remember from my earlier visit to the Truman Library was a huge Persian carpet that had been suspended from the balcony. (Townhall.com)
On video: Lawyers play in the halls of power Sep 20, 2007
The result, in a piece such as "Sunflower Yellow," showing a paint spill on a Persian carpet, nods toward Impressionism - the works are wonderfully atmospheric - but is more solid. The school-bus yellow spill grabs the eye, but the most graceful moment in the painting is a passage of pale ivory and mauve below it that evokes the nap of the carpet and invites you to linger. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Doctor Who Series 3: Episode 2 Jul 29, 2007
Robert Silverberg mentions in that the Persian carpet weavers "deliberately introduce one almost imperceptible technical flaw into their intricate patterns, on the grounds that to weave a perfect rug would be dangerously blasphemous." So it seems to be with Doctor Who episodes, such as The Shakespeare Code. Having stunned Shakespeare once in the build-up to the denouement with a doll-like mannikin, the Weird Sisters then allow him free rein to thwart their plans, even remarking on it, yet do... (Suite101.com)
Golden toads in a whole lot of trouble Jul 21, 2007
One was the heiress of a Persian carpet king; others were the offspring of industry magnates and investment bankers. We were discussing climate change. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Iran shows new footage of British captives 'relaxing' Apr 9, 2007
In a clear bid to counter the reports from Britain, Iran's Arabic language channel Al-Alam broadcast fresh footage that showed some sailors playing table tennis and a larger group playing chess on a Persian carpet. Other pictures showed them watching a football game between Liverpool and Arsenal, laughing while sitting barefoot in tracksuits on a rug and tucking into a meal of kebabs and soup. (ABC News Online, Australia)
Tony Wheeler reveals the real face of Iran Apr 8, 2007
I cannot remember the last country I visited where there was such an overwhelming urge to make you feel welcome, to roll out the Persian carpet, to include you in the family gathering. That night, in the Khan-e Tabatabei, a fine old house where the central courtyard became a restaurant for the evening, the family at the next table introduced themselves. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Understand investing| Feb 25, 2007
Investing is not only about capital growth, unless you invest in, for example, a Persian carpet. There are usually three components to an investments return; the price you initially pay for the asset, the income you earn over the period you retain an asset and the amount you are able to realise when you sell it. (iAfrica.com)
Looks like the real face of Cleopatra Feb 15, 2007
She is said to have seduced Caesar in 48 B.C. by presenting herself to him rolled up in a rare and valuable Persian carpet, with nothing else on. Guardian Newspapers Limited 2006. (Hindu)
* Coin find casts doubt on Cleopatra's beauty Feb 15, 2007
She is said to have seduced Caesar in 48BC by presenting herself to him rolled up in a rare and valuable Persian carpet, with nothing else on. The ancient coin, which was originally found by an unknown member of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, goes on display from today at the Shefton Museum on Newcastle University's campus. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Antony and Cleopatra: coin find changes the faces of history Feb 14, 2007
She is said to have seduced Caesar in 48BC by presenting herself to him rolled up in a rare and valuable Persian carpet, with nothing else on. "The popular image we have of Cleopatra is that of a beautiful queen who was adored by Roman politicians and generals," said Clare Pickersgill, assistant director of archaeological museums at Newcastle University. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
World: Execution sparks broad support for Saddam Jan 9, 2007
In Jordan, columnist Ibrahim Jaber Ibrahim lashed out at the Iraqi prime minister, deriding him as Emperor al-Maliki, standing on a precious Persian carpet a reference to the Iraqi Shiites' close ties Persian Iran. Talal Salman, publisher of the Lebanese daily As-Safir, warned that the al-Maliki government's vindictiveness, political blindness and shortsightedness. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
