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Travel Industry Leaders Discuss Tourism’s Impact on the U.S. Economy and Changing Vacation Demographics

The U.S. travel industry is poised for one the strongest summers in history as demand soars and travelers reinvest in their vacation plans, said top travel executives ...
Wanda Hotels and Resorts to Expand IDeaS Revenue Management Support Across All Group Managed Hotels

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, today announced that Wanda Hotels and Resorts Co., Ltd. (Wanda) has expanded its working relationship with IDeaS across its entire portfolio of its own company managed hotels. It is estimated that IDeaS revenue management program will incorporate more than 50 Wanda hotels in China ...
Bloomingdales Castle foundation show improved perceptions of Hawaiis economy

Two breaking news stories on Friday underscored the fact that Hawaiis economy is on an upswing the swanky New York City department store Bloomingdales is coming to Ala Moana Center, and land values have gotten high enough to convince the Castle family to put its commercial real estate portfolio on the block. The new, three-level, 165,000-square-foot Bloomingdales store will replace what is now ...
New president downtown store for LaCrosse

LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Friday said it plans to open a downtown Portland retail location. LaCrosse Footwear Inc. on Friday said it plans to open a downtown Portland location. It did not provide details about the store's size or location. The company also named Robert Sasaki president. The Portland-based maker of boots for the outdoor and military markets was acquired for $138 million last ...
Shangri-La opens at the Bosphorus.

Istanbul welcomes its newest luxury hotel this week with the opening of the Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul on 11 May; the opulent 186-room hotel is the second in Europe for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, which hails from the other city where East famously meets West, Hong ...

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Dr. Seuss' The Lorax [Blu-Ray]

The Lorax, a clever environmental fable first published in 1971, has always been the angriest and most directly political book authored by the prolific Theodore Geisel (aka, Dr. Seuss), even though the author himself always professed to be wary of lecturing and speechifying. Thu ... ...

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Today is World Whisky Day.

The inaugural World Whisky Day was held in 2012 and saw over 20,000 people attend over 200 events all over the world.In 2012 #WorldWhiskyDay was a global trending topic on twitter and WWD was also on the front page of the BBC News Website.World Whisky Day has been welcomed by the Scottish Parliament and is endorsed by VisitScotland, Scotch Whisky Experience and Heritage Centre and Scotland Food ...
What a new arena means for downtown restaurants

Restaurateurs in downtown and Old Sacramento restaurateurs are anticipating benefits from a new downtown arena, but there are some concerns about traffic. From a business standpoint, the investment in an arena downtown is important, said Jerry Fat, with Fat Family Resaurants. Frank Fat's restaurant, seen here, is on the 800 block of L street, which is two blocks from Downtown ...
City considers dumping economic analysis for big-box stores

City planners have recommended that the Sacramento Planning and Design Commission at its meeting on Thursday support getting rid of the requirement for proposed superstores to submit an economic impact analysis. The city cites three Walmart stores that in recent years located just beyond the city limits. It looks like you can forget about the biggest hurdle within the city of Sacramentos big-box ...
States marijuana rules to keep feds away may hurt small businesses

Brian Danzig Embedded in Washingtons planned rules governing the state's legal marijuana industry are attempts to keep the federal government from swooping in and shutting down businesses, arresting people and seizing property because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. But the rules created by that strategy also will make it harder for small businesses to launch and thrive, says ...
Maxs Wine Dive to open second Houston location this fall

Lasco Enterprises owner Jerry Lasco will oversee the opening of a new Max's Wine Dive in the Montrose area this fall. The second Maxs Wine Dive Houston location will open in the Montrose area this fall, Houston-based Lasco Enterprises said Friday. The new restaurants menu will feature similar options to that of the current Houston location. The Lasco team is still searching for a lead chef ...

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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.

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Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.

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The Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, Canada

This spectacularly located waterfront hotel backs on to the CBD and the Gas Light district at Canada Place, adjoining the ...

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Women spend almost twice as much time on housework and childcare than men do

Researchers from Australia have found that women spend almost twice as much time on housework and childcare than men, even when they increase their time in paid employment.

According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, women with children under five spend about 41 hours a week on childcare, 32 hours a week on housework and 14 hours in paid work, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Once their children are in school and they increase their paid work, they still devote 29 hours a week to chores while spending 25 hours a week in paid employment.

Fathers with children under five spend 15 hours a week on housework, rising to 17 hours once children are aged 5-14 and their partners increase their paid workload.

Mothers of under-fives do a total of 88 hours' work each week, including housework, paid work, childcare and voluntary work, compared with men who contribute 79 hours.

But once children are aged 5-14, hours of work equalise as both fathers and mothers contribute 75 hours a week, with paid work making up the bulk of men's time.

Australian Institute of Family Studies senior researcher Jennifer Baxter said while women had made great strides in the workplace, the domestic front was different. ...