Sydney, Mar. 26: In what comes as an unnerving revelation for travelers, a latest Us survey has found that tens of thousands of hotels don't allow guests to directly dial 911 and call for emergency services.
This comes after a nine-year-old girl couldn't call for help while her mother was being stabbed to death in a Texas motel sparking online petition.
According to news.com.au, killing of Kari Hunt Dunn in an East Texas hotel room spurred a petition that has garnered more than 440,000 signatures demanding hotels and motels to enable the direct dialing of Us emergency number 911.
The survey conducted by American Hotel and Lodging Association revealed that only 45 percent of franchised hotels and motels and 32 percent.
This comes after a nine-year-old girl couldn't call for help while her mother was being stabbed to death in a Texas motel sparking online petition.
According to news.com.au, killing of Kari Hunt Dunn in an East Texas hotel room spurred a petition that has garnered more than 440,000 signatures demanding hotels and motels to enable the direct dialing of Us emergency number 911.
The survey conducted by American Hotel and Lodging Association revealed that only 45 percent of franchised hotels and motels and 32 percent.
- 3/26/2014
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star has been granted a permanent restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, who she claims beat her in a Houston hotel room.
Camille Grammer doesn’t have to live in fear anymore. The 45-year-old went before a judge and was granted a temporary restraining order against Dimitri Charalambopoulos, but now the judge has made it a three-year restraining order.
Camille Grammer Granted Three-Year Restraining Order
Camille was recovering in a Houston, Tex., hotel room, after having a hysterectomy on Oct. 11. when she claims Dimitri brutally attacked her.
Now the judge has extended the restraining order, according to People magazine, which keeps Dimitri from contacting her or coming within 100 yards of she and her children, Mason, 12, and Jude, 9.
Camille Talks Divorce From Kelsey Grammer Take Our Poll Camille Claims She Was Beaten In Texas Hotel Room
Camille claims that around 1:30 A.M, on the night of the attack,...
Camille Grammer doesn’t have to live in fear anymore. The 45-year-old went before a judge and was granted a temporary restraining order against Dimitri Charalambopoulos, but now the judge has made it a three-year restraining order.
Camille Grammer Granted Three-Year Restraining Order
Camille was recovering in a Houston, Tex., hotel room, after having a hysterectomy on Oct. 11. when she claims Dimitri brutally attacked her.
Now the judge has extended the restraining order, according to People magazine, which keeps Dimitri from contacting her or coming within 100 yards of she and her children, Mason, 12, and Jude, 9.
Camille Talks Divorce From Kelsey Grammer Take Our Poll Camille Claims She Was Beaten In Texas Hotel Room
Camille claims that around 1:30 A.M, on the night of the attack,...
- 1/7/2014
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
Leading up to the Nov. 10 premiere of its original movie Killing Kennedy starring Rob Lowe as JFK, the National Geographic Channel will debut a two-hour documentary titled JFK: The Final Hours narrated by Bill Paxton on Nov. 8. It features first-hand accounts from people who were among the last to interact with the president on the day of his assassination 50 years ago. Why is Paxton a fitting choice for narrator? He was actually among the crowd gathered in the parking lot of Fort Worth’s Hotel Texas, where Kennedy gave one of his last public speeches just hours before his death on Nov.
- 9/24/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Review Ryan Lambie 20 Sep 2013 - 07:15
It may be about 1980s programmers, but Computer Chess really is a must-see indie comedy drama, Ryan writes...
Of all the things to make a movie out of, why a bunch of computer science geeks trying to make a program that can beat a human at chess? Writer, director and editor Andrew Bujalski’s one-of-a-kind comedy drama Computer Chess provides the unequivocal answer, serving up a strange, philosophical and extraordinarily funny film that you won’t need a master’s degree to appreciate.
It’s 1980, and a mid-market Texas hotel plays host to an unusual tournament: its participants must pit their chess-playing computer programs against each other to see which is the most advanced, with the winning programmers earning the opportunity to try to beat flesh-and-blood chess champion Pat Henderson (Gerald Peary) at his own game.
Shot entirely on black-and-white Sony video cameras hailing from the 1960s,...
It may be about 1980s programmers, but Computer Chess really is a must-see indie comedy drama, Ryan writes...
Of all the things to make a movie out of, why a bunch of computer science geeks trying to make a program that can beat a human at chess? Writer, director and editor Andrew Bujalski’s one-of-a-kind comedy drama Computer Chess provides the unequivocal answer, serving up a strange, philosophical and extraordinarily funny film that you won’t need a master’s degree to appreciate.
It’s 1980, and a mid-market Texas hotel plays host to an unusual tournament: its participants must pit their chess-playing computer programs against each other to see which is the most advanced, with the winning programmers earning the opportunity to try to beat flesh-and-blood chess champion Pat Henderson (Gerald Peary) at his own game.
Shot entirely on black-and-white Sony video cameras hailing from the 1960s,...
- 9/19/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Kelly Slater has won a record-setting world surfing crown and he did it at the age of 39, making him the oldest world champion in history (incidentally, he's also the youngest, as his first win came at the age of 20). The title came at the Rip Curl Pro in Ocean Beach, which is in the San Francisco Bay area. Slater had to finish 9th or better to mathematically win the world title and while the Rip Curl Pro is not completed yet, he has secured himself at least a 9th-place finish, securing him the world title for 2011.
The title happened a year to day since Slater, and the surfing world, lost one of Slater's longtime rivals and friends in surfer Andy Irons. Irons was found dead from a mixture of drugs he was taking for insomnia and an illness, in a Texas hotel room Nov. 2, 2010.
(Slater is pictured above, left, winning...
The title happened a year to day since Slater, and the surfing world, lost one of Slater's longtime rivals and friends in surfer Andy Irons. Irons was found dead from a mixture of drugs he was taking for insomnia and an illness, in a Texas hotel room Nov. 2, 2010.
(Slater is pictured above, left, winning...
- 11/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Bam Margera -- K.O.'d In Bloody Texas Hotel Fight
Bam tells TMZ ... he was at the SXSW festival late Thursday night, walking through a crowd of a bunch of drunks, "when someone said something rude to me, so I began making fun of a big girl in the group." Bam said, "I called her a sea otter and asked her why she's in Texas. She should be in Alaska laying on an iceberg because she's a beached whale."
Bam says the woman's friend punched him in the face and the two began fighting. Bam fell to the ground and the woman then delivered the knockout blow. Bam was out for 7 minutes.
Bam says his face was "covered in blood" and he has a black eye. On top of that, he lost his $500 bracelet.
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Bam tells TMZ ... he was at the SXSW festival late Thursday night, walking through a crowd of a bunch of drunks, "when someone said something rude to me, so I began making fun of a big girl in the group." Bam said, "I called her a sea otter and asked her why she's in Texas. She should be in Alaska laying on an iceberg because she's a beached whale."
Bam says the woman's friend punched him in the face and the two began fighting. Bam fell to the ground and the woman then delivered the knockout blow. Bam was out for 7 minutes.
Bam says his face was "covered in blood" and he has a black eye. On top of that, he lost his $500 bracelet.
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- 3/21/2011
- by tmz
- Gossipvita
Bam Margera was assaulted in a Texas Hotel, according to TMZ.com Margera was knocked out cold after allegedly instigating the punch by calling a woman a "beached whale" and likening her to a "sea otter." Bam was at the SXSW festival in Austin late Thursday night, as he tells TMZ he was "walking through a crowd of a bunch of drunks," when a person allegedly said something rude to him. Bam tells TMZ: "So I began making fun of a big girl in the group." "I called her a sea otter and asked her why she's in Texas. She should be in Alaska laying on an iceberg because she's a beached whale." What happens next is that...
- 3/21/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
" Jackass " star Bam Margera was knocked out cold after getting into a fight on the 11th floor of a Texas hotel last week ... TMZ has learned. Bam tells TMZ ... he was at the SXSW festival late Thursday night, walking through a crowd of a bunch of drunks, "when someone said something rude to me, so I began making fun of a big girl in the group." Bam said, "I called her a sea otter and...
- 3/21/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Godzilla vs. Mothra, Krystle vs. Alexis, Tiffany vs. Debbie Gibson, Sarah Palin vs. Sanity. Some of the greatest rivalries in history, and now we can add one more.
The last year saw two wildly popular gay couples bring much-needed flavor to daytime, and even though Tptb on both shows ended up fumbling their stories, One Life to Live's Kish (Kyle and Oliver) and As The World Turns' LuRe (Luke and Reid) left an indelible impression on our lives.
But now that it's all over and the dust has cleared, which couple came out on top?
We studied many aspects of both couples, consulted with relationship experts, asked Dr. Phil his opinion (and laughed a lot) and finally said "to hell with that" and came up with some fun comparisons instead.
You're probably wondering why Nuke (Noah and Luke) isn't included. Unfortunately we had to disqualify them due to...
The last year saw two wildly popular gay couples bring much-needed flavor to daytime, and even though Tptb on both shows ended up fumbling their stories, One Life to Live's Kish (Kyle and Oliver) and As The World Turns' LuRe (Luke and Reid) left an indelible impression on our lives.
But now that it's all over and the dust has cleared, which couple came out on top?
We studied many aspects of both couples, consulted with relationship experts, asked Dr. Phil his opinion (and laughed a lot) and finally said "to hell with that" and came up with some fun comparisons instead.
You're probably wondering why Nuke (Noah and Luke) isn't included. Unfortunately we had to disqualify them due to...
- 9/20/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Lady GaGa appears to be back in the arms of her ex-boyfriend Luc Carl after she was photographed kissing him in a Texas hotel pool. The "Bad Romance" superstar split with the heavy metal drummer several years ago, but recently revealed she had never loved anyone as much as him.
She said, "I wouldn't have been as successful without him. I've never really loved anyone like I loved him. Or like I love him. That relationship really shaped me." People.com reported that GaGa and Carl had given their romance another go - and the couple was spotted frolicking in a pool on Monday, July 26, according to TMZ.com.
GaGa, who left her bizarre outfits behind and chilled out in a leopard print bikini, jumped on her lover's shoulders and had play fights with pals in the pool before smooching with the musician in the water.
She said, "I wouldn't have been as successful without him. I've never really loved anyone like I loved him. Or like I love him. That relationship really shaped me." People.com reported that GaGa and Carl had given their romance another go - and the couple was spotted frolicking in a pool on Monday, July 26, according to TMZ.com.
GaGa, who left her bizarre outfits behind and chilled out in a leopard print bikini, jumped on her lover's shoulders and had play fights with pals in the pool before smooching with the musician in the water.
- 7/28/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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