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August 1, 2006
Hotel bars are shifting gear from being "night-time watering holes" into all-purpose hangouts targeting younger customers and boosting profits. Michel Morauw, general manager of the newly restored Park Hyatt in Washington told USA Today, "People's lifestyles have changed. . . Not everybody wants to have a scotch and cigar at 11 p. m. in the bar. "
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August 1, 2006
A cruise ship captain pleaded guilty Monday to operating a Celebrity Cruise Line vessel while under the influence of alcohol. The ship was carrying 1,884 passengers. Periklis Petridis, a Greek citizen in command of the Mercury cruise liner was arrested by the U. S. Coast Guard on May 19, before the ship was scheduled to depart from a Seattle pier for Alaska.
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June 30, 2006
Topics photos, camera, email, e-mail, blog, images, pictures, video, baby, police, shower, celebrity and california
(AHN)- Starting in Namibia and ending in Massachusetts. Police have raided a Massachusetts home to seize illegally obtained photos of the Jolie-Pitt baby shower. It was downloaded by the employees of a camera repair shop. How it ended up there starts with James Haven, Jolie's brother. He took a number of photos of the event in Namibia. TMZ reports that on his return to L. A. , his camera broke so he took it to Best Buy and asked them to repair it under the warranty. Best Buy sent the camera to Precision Camera and Video Repair in Enfield, Connecticut.
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May 17, 2006
A British television advert for a hair-loss treatment endorsed by Australian cricketer Shane Warne was found in breach of industry rules Wednesday. According to a Reuters report, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the advert for Advanced Hair Studio was at fault because it had used a celebrity to endorse a treatment that involved medicine.
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May 15, 2006
Topics prince, chinese, diana, princess, celebrity, medicine, wales, hollywood, china, wife, couple, news and city
The Prince of Wales, who was once quoted by describing Chinese officials as "appalling old waxworks", has apparently found himself not good enough to get the waxwork himself at Madame Tussauds Museum in Shanghai. According to Sky News, Prince Charles' late wife, Princess Diana, and their elder son, Prince William, are on display at the museum in the Chinese city, although Charles is nowhere to be seen.
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