The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale has appointed Jira Baird as Pastry Chef of the luxury property. A native of Bangkok, Thailand, Baird is influential in the creation, design and production of the venue s refined desserts and plays an essential role in the overall culinary operations for resort.
The St. Regis Washington D.C. is proud to announce Elias Assaly as General Manager of the celebrated hotel. A respected leader in the luxury hospitality arena, he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role at The St. Regis Washington D.C., and his appointment marks his return to the St. Regis family, having previously served as the opening General Manager of The St. Regis San Francisco.
delivered closing arguments in the appeal of her murder conviction as knox, herself, gets set to address the court. and matt is there, live, today, gets set to address the court. and matt is there, live, today, thursday, september 29th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to a special split edition of today. matt has made his way to italy where all eyes are on the amanda knox trial and a verdict expected any day now. is that right, matt? good morning. reporter: it is. right now the defense attorney for amanda knox is delivering his closing argument in a courtroom not far from where i m standing and boy is he painting a different picture than the one painted earlier this week by the prosecution. he is saying basically amanda knox is the innocent victim of a tragic judicial case, one that has kept her behind bars for the better part of four years. you ll remember she was sent to prison back in november of 2007 after being found guilty of murdering