Canberrans catch up for a drink

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 07 Nov 2016
Canberrans catch up for a drink ... ....

Big Las Vegas casino-hotel evacuated due to power outage

Edit Dayton Daily News 04 Nov 2016
A contractor accidentally knocked out power Thursday to a hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, forcing thousands to evacuate, trapping almost a dozen people in elevators, and sending firefighters into the pitch black building looking for stragglers. The entire Paris Las Vegas lost power at about 9.45 a.m ... "A few people had anxiety-related issues early on but nobody was transported to the hospital," Cassell said ... 3, 2016, in Las ... � ... � ... ....

Thousands evacuated as power outage hits Las Vegas resort

Edit Dayton Daily News 04 Nov 2016
A massive power outage at a major Las Vegas resort prompted an evacuation, forcing out thousands of guests and gamblers and causing authorities to check the 33-story tower carefully to make sure everyone was out ... No injuries were reported ... spokesman Rich Broome said ... Eleven people were rescued from five different elevators, and a few people suffered from anxiety-related issues, but no one was hospitalized, the fire chief said ... ....
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Black headed oriole bird on the tree branch in the forest

Tie-up seeks to give green tourism a boost

Edit Scotsman 03 Nov 2016
Sustainable certification programme Green Tourism has teamed up with the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland in a bid to help those working in the sector implement a sustainability strategy....

Danny Meyer Will Eliminate Tips at Gramercy Tavern on December 1

Edit New York Magazine 03 Nov 2016
It was in October of 2015 that Danny Meyer first announced he would abolish tipping at all of his restaurants — ideally over the course of one year. He’s a bit behind schedule, but he’s still making progress. The Modern, the first of his establishments to...More » ... ....

Perth council votes down summer pop-up bar trial for Northbridge traders

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 02 Nov 2016
The City of Perth rejects a bid by bars and restaurants to expand alfresco service onto the footpaths of Northbridge this summer ... ....

Ballot could add legal marijuana to Las Vegas' list of vices

Edit Dayton Daily News 02 Nov 2016
Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." If voters approve, the state could soon add another vice in the form of recreational marijuana. A proposal on the Nov ... "I really think this would be the third-largest market in the country," said Derek Peterson, whose company operates marijuana dispensaries called Blum ... In this, Oct ... Las Vegas could ... ....

Trapped: Deaths inside freezers can be prevented, but how?

Edit Dayton Daily News 30 Oct 2016
Trapped in a walk-in hotel freezer with subzero temperatures, Carolyn Robinson Mangham knocked so desperately on the door that the skin on her knuckles had worn away, her husband said in a lawsuit. When the door finally opened 13 hours later, the coroner said, the 61-year-old kitchen worker was lying on the metal floor, wearing her black shoes and pants, a white cook's shirt and a black apron. Her head and eyes were frozen solid ... ....

Eric Clapton sued by musician's estate over iconic song

Edit Dayton Daily News 28 Oct 2016
The heirs of a Mississippi blues musician claim rock guitarist Eric Clapton gave a songwriting credit to the wrong artist ... ....

Grand Ole Opry is going north to NYC with new venue

Edit Dayton Daily News 28 Oct 2016
The Grand Ole Opry is going north. The famous venue for country music is branching out of Tennessee for the first time its 91-year history with a new restaurant and venue in Times Square ... ....
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