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OJ Simpson 'asked for guns' at Vegas showdown

12.11.2007, 07:53

OJ Simpson asked men accompanying him to a showdown with two sports memorabilia dealers to carry guns, a former co-defendant in his armed robbery case testified overnight.

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Walter Alexander, 46, said disgraced former American football star Simpson had urged him and another man Michael McClinton, to bring firearms to the planned confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13.

Lensman 'offered pictures from Diana crash'

30.10.2007, 07:51

A photographer called a British tabloid newspaper from the scene of Princess Diana's fatal car crash and struck a deal to sell it graphic pictures of the wreck, her inquest in London heard on Tuesday.

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Romuald Rat, the first paparazzo on the scene, called the Sun to offer shots - including the princess with blood on her face and wearing an oxygen mask - for 300 000 pounds, the High Court was told.

Tour features homes, hotel

03.09.2007, 07:48

The Heritage Guild of Collin County’s 34th annual Holiday Tour of Homes will feature five residences and The Grand Hotel on the McKinney Square.

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The tour runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 1 and 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 2.

Grand Hotel Miramar: hotel watch

03.08.2007, 14:18

The location

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Set in lush gardens overlooking the Bay of Valinco, a 15-minute walk to Propriano, one of Corsica's prettiest seaside resorts. The hotel is five minutes' walk (across a road) from a sandy beach, 20 minutes' drive from the ancient megalithic site of Filitosa and an hour's drive from Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio and Ajaccio.

3-day mission explores world of Star Trek fans

12.07.2007, 14:16

Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock are beaming down here this weekend.

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Actors William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are headlining Creation Entertainment's "Salute to Star Trek" convention this weekend at the Crowne Plaza Hotel here.

High-tech hotels stumble on gizmos

31.05.2007, 13:21

Hotels are engaging in a technological arms race, piling on guest-room gizmos such as TV projectors and iPods outfitted with guests' favorite songs.

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Increasingly, though, travelers such as Laura Gibbon are becoming casualties.

Three sexy eco breaks

12.04.2007, 11:02

Private eco-islands, eco-country houses, eco-spas, eco-golf; Susan d’Arcy shows how ‘eco’ can be gorgeous too

Would you love to take an ecofriendly holiday, but can’t face the hairy hemp bed linen and papier-mâché slippers? Don’t worry, there are plenty of hotels that know how to provide luxury and do their bit for the environment. Here are some five-star suggestions that will turn even climate-change sceptics green . . . with envy.

Medusa Hotel, Sydney

21.03.2007, 17:07

Arriving after nightfall, the Medusa's full-on pinkness was lost on us as we crossed its threshold. Behind the raspberry exterior, a bubble-gum pink lobby awaited, its tousled, textured walls extending an intriguing welcome.

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A standard-issue Sydney fashionista looked up, stony-faced, from the reception desk. But before he could get beyond first base, in swept a furious, sweat-dripping, fresh-from-the-gym gent who was in no mood to wait in line. "What the fuck is going on, here?!" he started up, to no one in particular. Cue much huffing, puffing, glaring and some speedy checking in.

YouTube stars don't always welcome record deals

11.02.2007, 10:23

The Dutch village of Oosterbeck is not a very big place -- population 31,944. So it must have been quite a shock when a local hotel received a phone call from Atlantic Records looking for assistance in tracking down an 18-year-old resident named Esmee Denters.

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The label representative had the astonished hotel clerk provide phone numbers for every Denters listing in the local phone book and then called each one until he reached Esmee's very surprised mom.

Marriott plans high-def TVs with 'digital connectivity panels'

05.01.2007, 10:20

Marriott International announces Monday an upgrade of televisions at high-end hotels. It's aimed at providing better pictures, more programming and centralization of electronic gadgets used for work and entertainment.

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Marriott's initiative gives it a slight edge on competitors also scrambling to meet the demands of multitasking techno-guests. Hilton, Sheraton and Hyatt Place have similar plans.

Marriott (MAR) will install 32-inch high-definition, liquid-crystal display televisions. They're attached to "digital connectivity panels" that allow a guest to connect several digital devices — laptops, camcorders, digital cameras, video games and iPods.