The Equinox Experience

Equinox fitness clubs widely considered America's healthiest gyms

 The Equinox Experience

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 25 MAY 2011 Jeremy Vara

 

In the realm of health and fitness, Equinox is king. The luxury sport clubs span across the United States serving as a personal oasis for its results driven, A-list celebrity clientele. With world class facilities in Boston, Connecticut, New York, Washington D.C., Florida, Chicago, Dallas, Southern and Northern California, Equinox has set the bar for health and fitness in the hotspots of the country.  

At Equinox, “It’s not fitness. Its life.”

The facilities offer all of the fitness benefits you would find at any other health club – group exercise classes, personal trainers, etc. – except, at Equinox, they are the best group exercise classes and training sessions taught by the best instructors and trainers in the world. The club’s integrated approach to fitness trains both the body and the mind – a complete physical and psychological workout.

What really separates Equinox from the rest and attracts celebs including Claire Danes, Renee Zellwegger, Justin Timberlake and more, are the benefits available as a member. The clubs offer a variety of massage therapy treatments including aromatherapy massage, deep tissue, mixology, pre/post natal massage and more.  There are also hot stone therapy, reiki and reflexology treatments available among a variety of other options. Equinox offers waxing services, body treatments, sun free tanning, laser hair removal and even teeth whitening. Who needs a dentist, anyway? Enjoy a world famous BodyMelt, a cellulite-fighter wrap, a detoxifying mud wrap or a zesty lemon cucumber scrub at your command.

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Luxury Travel with Private Jets from JetSuite

The new private jet company JetSuite lives up to executive jet travel with spectacular service and Phenoms

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 18 MAY 2011 Meaghan Clark

 

Traveling on a private jet plane is living in the lap of luxury. Shuttle service to the air carrier, no petty security check and few, if any, passengers to deal with – riding a private jet is the ultimate form of travel when you’re heading somewhere important. While it might typically cost a bundle, JetSuite has got a great alternative to riding private without paying the price.

A relatively new brand with a handful of ideas, JetSuite offers the industry an alternative to excutive jet travel. Passengers throughout the western United States have been rolling with delight in regards of the prospects that JetSuite offers, even with all the celebrity attached (yes, Mario Lopez took a JetSuite plane to the Superbowl XLV).

The JetSuite plans aren’t extraordinary, but they might be something you’d come to expect from a smaller private jet company that only travels to a sprinkling of cities across the States. What you will find spectacular is the service – trained professionals both behind the wheel and ahead of the production line have legitimized JetSuite’s brand, from the ground up. Pilots with twenty-plus years in the industry, who have worked... Read the rest of the article at:

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White Digital Media: NBC Hit Show “The Voice” Reality Show Success

A new talent competition hit is in town – with Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green picking the ultimate star talent in blind auditions

BY: Meaghan Clark |
TAGS: Carson Daly, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, NBC, Reality show, Simon Cowell, singing competition, The Voice

NBC Hit Show “The Voice” Reality Show Success

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Numbers don’t usually attract our attention, but after the premiere of last night’s “The Voice,” we had to find out whether NBC finally found another hit show. Turns out, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton actually have a chance at lasting another round, and even another season, following the NBC premiere of “The Voice.” The reality show captured 11.8 million viewers and garnered NBC its first successful premiere in years – but don’t even think about comparing it to “X Factor.”

From the moment you tune in to this unique talent competition, you know why it’s all anyone is talking about. Mesmerizing to the very last drop, this reality show lives up to its slogan as a talent show that doesn’t care about looks or age, but simply the voice. “On this show, only the voice matters,” says Carson Daly, “The Voice” emcee. Turns out, after just a few minutes of singing, viewers know “The Voice” doesn’t lie – they actually focus on the voice, and voice alone.

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That’s the bad part. At least, it’s bad for NBC. Reality show fans are used to the grit and grim of clashing opinions and turmoil, something we got during the first season’s of“American Idol” with Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.

The screen action is inevitably hot, but it’s just as important to note what has gone on behind the scenes to make this new singing competition from Mark Burnett (the famed producer of “Survivor”) a success just six months after conception. Burnett and Paul Telegdy had a little head start – they actually mocked “The Voice” after “Voice of Holland.”

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LV Pop-Up Fuses Elite Fashion with Cinema

In preparation of the Cannes Film Festival, Louis Vuitton opens a temporary shop introducing new designs inspired by sea & film

BY: Meaghan Clark |
TAGS: Angelina Jolie, Cannes Film Festival, Fashion, film festival, Louis Vuitton, LV

LV Pop-Up Fuses Elite Fashion with Cinema

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The elite are gearing up for the most anticipated summer retreat of the year – theCannes Film Festival. Along with celebrity clientele storming the area, fashion’s elite are equally as energized to be offering their freshest product in the sun-filled landscape of the French Riviera.

No brand better emulates the Cannes International Film Festival more so than LV – and in true Cannes Film Festival fashion, Louis Vuitton will reveal its first pop-up store adjacent to its original Cannes home on Croisette. The LV pop-up isn’t expected to necessarily reflect the permanent Louis Vuitton location that remains a favorite among Cannes locals, but will instead take a cue from the Cannes Film Festival itself in original LV merchandise a la the sea and cinema.

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Visitors might reminisce about Wong Kar Wai’s “In the Mood for Love” or a trip to Shanghai, had they gone there in the ‘20s, as the LV pop-up décor was inspired by those eras. Separated into three cultures, the retailer created a “cocktail party by the pool,” “iconic evening” and “evening grand soir” – each room featuring items that mirror the theme. From classic jewelry items to stunning full length gowns, Cannes Film Festival attendees are sure to be stunned upon entering this temporary shop.

As the rumored new spokesperson for Louis Vuitton, Angelina Jolie will inevitably pop her head into the LV residence that will remain open...Read the rest of the article at:

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Blackberry Playbook – Tablet Worth Mentioning

The Blackberry Playbook from RIM might not be the iPad, but with 1GM of RAM and a five megapixel camera, its office ready

BY: Meaghan Clark |
TAGS: BlackBerry Playbook, entertainment, gadgets, iPad, RIM, tablet, Tablet computer

Blackberry Playbook – A Tablet Worth Mentioning

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We’re not quite ready to give a fully comprehensive tablet review just yet, but from what we see with the Blackberry Playbook we couldn’t resist – we’re got to talk about it. RIM’s latest tablet feature is built to appeal to those BBM addicts who type at the speed of sound and still find it integral that there’s an old-school keyboard. Somehow, there is still a dedicated audience of Blackberry hand-holders to keep this company going – and RIMis banking on that fact in the presentation of the Blackberry Playbook.

The device is an all around handy machine – with a steady battery life, dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP processor and 1GB of RAM. The design is rudimentary at best, but that’s only because we’ve got the iPad to compare it to – if not, the Blackberry Playbook is still a pretty accessible alternative to those big bad competitors.

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Oh yeah, it’s also got a five megapixel camera that makes traipsing the thing around town for presentations or corporate events easy, upping the ante on the rest of those silly tablet alternatives. If you’re a dedicated BlackBerry guy, this RIM piece looks like a tasty treat in seven inch tablet form. And if you aren’t interested in all the side glamour – from popular Apple apps to silly games with birds – then you aren’t going to miss much from the

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Apple Perks: Steve Jobs’ $90 Million Gulfstream Jet

Apple CEO Steve Jobs might only make $1 a year, but for building an iPad/iPod/iPhone empire, he travels on Apple’s expense

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TAGS: App, Apple, Apple store, executive perks, Gulfstream V, Jet, Steve Jobs

Apple Perks: Steve Jobs’ $90 Million Gulfstream Jet

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We all know that Steve Jobs doesn’t get paid much – in fact, his annual salary is often the headline leading up to what the Apple CEO has done for the company. Earning a meager $1 a year, Steve Jobs was brought into the almost practically deceased brand roughly a decade ago to spruce up the company that once let him go (with threats to sue). After a few tweaks and tinkering, Steve Jobs turned the Apple brand around, helping it become one of the most successful electronic companies in the world.

So how’d he manage to survive with the same low salary of $1 a year through all of this? Perks, my friend. It’s all about the perks. While many major executives are constantly offered company benefits, none have fallen on quite the same level as Steve Jobs. That might be because Jobs was so adamant on making Apple a recognizable brand rather than receive adequate compensation, that Apple gave Jobs a $90 million Gulfstream V. According to the Apple weblog, the Gulfstream Aerospace G-V is a fixed wing multi-engine that can race up to 740 miles an hour and seat up to 19 people.

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Not only that, but once Apple was back on track, Steve Jobs – along with the $90 million top-of-the-line jet - was offered the option to purchase ten million shares of company stock way back in 2000. That couldn’t have been a bad deal, especially when they were priced at nearly $100 a share at the time. Today, Jobs has about 5.4 million shares of Apple. 

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