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DIED. PRINCE RAINIER III, 81, Europe's longest-reigning monarch, who, as ruler of Monaco for 56 years, transformed his tiny, nearly bankrupt principalitya longtime gambling playground for Europe's wealthy éliteinto a tourist-friendly international business center; after a month-long hospitalization for heart, lung and kidney ailments; in Monaco. With the help of his 1956 fairy-tale marriage to Hollywood royal Grace Kelly, Rainier modernized a community once called a "sunny place for shady people," building affordable hotels to draw middle-class visitors to its famed Monte Carlo casino and popularizing the mini-state, which...
...Accord that is even more powerful than the original. Lexus, meanwhile, is getting brisk preorders for its 2005 luxury hybrid SUV, the 270-horsepower RX400h. But don't expect the Joneses next door to pull up in a Fetish anytime soon. Venturi CEO Gildo Pallanca-Pastor says his tiny Monaco-based company will probably make no more than 25 of the cars this year. The price tag: $686,000. --By Unmesh Kher
...space dedicated to food" within the store. The result is one of Tokyo's hottest restaurants, Beige Tokyo, tel: (81-3) 5159 5500. Named after one of Chanel's signature colors, Beige Tokyo is described by Ducasse as being a world away from his exclusive venues in Paris and Monaco. "It's accessible to everyone," he says, "and that's the idea behind it. I really want to change the image Japanese people have of a traditional French restaurant." If the 2,000 reservations Beige Tokyo took before it even opened its doors are any indication, he's well...
...space dedicated to food" within the store. The result is one of Tokyo's hottest restaurants, Beige Tokyo, tel: (81-3) 5159 5500. Named after one of Chanel's signature colors, Beige Tokyo is described by Ducasse as being a world away from his exclusive venues in Paris and Monaco. "It's accessible to everyone," he says, "and that's the idea behind it. I really want to change the image Japanese people have of a traditional French restaurant." If the 2,000 reservations Beige Tokyo took before it even opened its doors are any indication, he's well...
Before the Swiss watchmaker Jean François Ruchonnet designed the Monaco V4 concept watch, he lifted the hood of his Maserati, gazed at the engine and thought about the belts. Then he decided to create a similar belt system in miniature to replace the interlocking gears in mechanical watches. Each belt replaces five to six gears, thus simplifying construction. Visible on the underside, at right, the belts are also better at absorbing shock, for a more reliable and accurate timepiece...