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1,725-pound Ohio pumpkin could be world record
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:07 in Entertainment | Viewed 101 views times | No Comments
A teacher from Ohio has won top honors in a pumpkin-growing contest with a 1,725-pound behemoth that could land worldwide bragging rights. Christy Harp of Jackson Township near Canton took first place at the Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers annual weigh-off Saturday in Canfield. She won $2,500 and could claim the world title. Contest organizers
Rare Rembrandt portrait to be auctioned
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:06 in Entertainment | Viewed 78 views times | No Comments
A Rembrandt portrait that once hung in the president’s office at Columbia University is expected to sell for up to $41 million when it is auctioned later this year. Christie’s auction house said Friday it will offer “Portrait of a Man, Half-Length With his Arms Akimbo” in London on Dec. 8, with an estimated price
Hilton signs deal for sixth Russian hotel
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:03 in Hotels | Viewed 152 views times | No Comments
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement to open a Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Samara, Russia – Hilton’s sixth property in the country. The 195-bedroom hotel, which will be owned by Otel, will boast a business centre, a pantry, a restaurant and a bar. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president for development at Hilton Hotels,
VOA Orlando to Design 5-Star Hotel in the Middle East
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:02 in Hotels | Viewed 151 views times | No Comments
The Orlando office of VOA Associates has signed on as design architect and interior designer for the British Colonial Hotel in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The $150 million 5-Star property—scheduled to open in 2011—is one of 11 resorts within the new Mina Al Arab Resort, an integrated lifestyle development spread along eight miles of
Winnipeg hotel death ruled a homicide
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:01 in Hotels | Viewed 144 views times | No Comments
The death of a man found in a downtown Winnipeg hotel this week has been ruled a homicide by police. Police were called to the St. Regis Hotel, at 285 Smith St., just after 11:30 a.m. Monday when a man’s body was found in a fourth-floor suite. The victim has been identified as Edward John
De Bonis latest Italian to test positive for doping
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:55 in Sports | Viewed 123 views times | No Comments
A day after it was revealed that Italian Gabriele Bosisio had failed a dope test, his countryman Francesco De Bonis has also been flagged as an EPO user. De Bonis tested positive for the new-generation EPO called Cera during the first stage of the Tour of Italy on May 7, according to Italian press. The
Injury could cost Iverson up to 3 weeks
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:54 in Sports | Viewed 117 views times | No Comments
Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson could miss three weeks after an MRI revealed a partial tear in his left hamstring. The Grizzlies made the announcement before Wednesday night’s exhibition game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. If the timetable is correct, Iverson would miss all of preseason, and his status for the season opener at home
NHL fines Maple Leafs for tampering
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:53 in Sports | Viewed 119 views times | No Comments
The NHL fined the Toronto Maple Leafs an undisclosed amount after ruling that coach Ron Wilson was guilty of tampering when he expressed interest in Vancouver Canucks forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin before they reached free agency. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced the penalty Wednesday in a news release. Wilson made reference to the
Colo.’s Loveland Ski Area first to open for season
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:50 in Travel | Viewed 108 views times | No Comments
Loveland Ski Area is announcing its earliest opening day in 40 years. The ski area about 50 miles west of Denver will open for the season at 9 a.m. Wednesday, making it the first ski area in Colorado to open its slopes and likely the first in North America. Troy Hawks of the trade group
Spooky lighthouses, from Oregon to Florida
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:48 in Travel | Viewed 121 views times | No Comments
No such thing as ghosts, right? But a lonely lighthouse can look a little spooky on a foggy coastline above the pounding waves. The October issue of Coastal Living magazine describes six lighthouses with haunted legends. They are: _Heceta Head Lighthouse in Yachats, Ore., now a bed-and-breakfast that claims a ghost known as the Grey
