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Haiti Relief on Etsy
The recent crisis in Haiti has left a lot of us feeling helpless. There are lots of sellers over on Etsy doing their part by donating various percentages of their proceeds to Haitian relief efforts. Shop for a cause or make a direct donation to your charity of choice.
Top Row L to R:
1. Biggest Heart 8x10 Berkley Illustration $18.00 (100% of proceeds to Red Cross)
2. ONE happy cute amigurumi crocheted bird Cherly Cambra $15.00 (50% of proceeds to Red Cross)
3. Gorgeous Purple Poppy Seeds Subversive Herbalist $2.50 (10% of proceeds to Doctors Without Borders)
4. Gift Tags ( I Heart Haiti) Eweniques $5.50 (50% of proceeds to UNICEF)
5. Vintage Kitty on Pillow Salt and Pepper Flying Ace $10.00 (100% of profits going to a missions orginazation in Haiti)
Bottom Row L to R
6. Nailbiter by abbydid Plushteam $8.00 (100% of proceeds go to Red Cross)
7. Lavender and Lime Berry Wreath Two Inspire You $45 ( 20% of proceeds to Samaritans Purse)
8. Set of Five Vintage Flower Mugs Flying Ace $15.00 (100% of profits going to a missions orginazation in Haiti)
9. Hearts for Haiti Needle Felted Hearts Green Baboon Designs $15.00 (100% of proceeds to Red Cross)
10. Mon Petit Oiseau Eloise Bird Bookplate Rubber Stamp - Hand Carved Custom Name Personalized Corrabelle $25 (100% of proceeds to World Vision's Haiti Relief)
There are lots more Etsy sellers that are donating to Haiti relief organizations. You can search "Haiti" or "Haiti Relief" and see if anything else suits your fancy.
I'd also like to mention that Indie Fixx is hosting new silent auctions daily as part of their Haiti Relief Fundraiser. Lovely handmade niceties to check out.
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Wow, what a great idea! Go, Etsy sellers and buyers!
Why not just donate directly to aid organizations (and get a tax refund in the process)?
Why do we have to buy, buy, buy? I appreciate ETSY sellers, but I don't need more stuff, and buying stuff I don't need isn't going to help Haiti.
(For the record, we've already sent in donations to the Red Cross and UNICEF)
I gotta agree with mchatelaine - I applaud the etsy sellers for good intentions, but if you really want to help, just donate directly. Even one of the $5 or $10 text-to-donate dealies is probably a better way to direct your dollars to the folks who can do the most with them. And if you can afford more, it takes like 2 minutes to do an online donation at www.redcross.org.
I'm not really into this, any more than the person wanting to send a "care package." But then again, I don't like ANY "shop for the cause" crap. Just make a donation to the organization that you feel can use it to deliver aid as efficiently as possible. Like people with access to major medical supplies (and an army of medical volunteers), pallets of MREs, trucks of clean water, heavy lifting equipment etc.
I work for an international humanitarian organization, Concern Worldwide, and we need all the help we can get. Our team was responding within hours of the earthquake.
Concern has a stock of emergency supplies already in Haiti, and another shipment is scheduled to go out early next week. We have 41 years of experience in sudden onset natural disasters as well as emergencies caused by war and civil conflict—we are a leading organization in emergency response and 100% of your donation will go to our Haiti emergency fund.
You can donate at www.concernusa.org
Thank you!
yeah donate to other charities too. i think this is a way people want to raise awareness and help. should people not try to help in their own way?
As one of the sellers above, I just wanted to share that we 100% support anyone donating directly to charity rather than buying a print from us. We certainly don't want people to buy something they don't want/need in place of a straight-up donation.
There are people, however, who would be buying from us anyway so why not add to the potential donation totals?
We are making a personal donation in addition to the money we raise via the shop sales and we are more inclined to shop for gifts from sellers who are raising money as well. Let's do it all!
Another worthwhile organization I recommend for a direct donation is foodforthepoor.org. Of course if you are in the market for cute things at the same time, why not go the Etsy route as well?
Of course you can (and you should!) donate to charity organisations directly. But if you have to/ want to buy something for family or friends or for yourself – why not buy something and help at the same time?
This is just an additional way of raising funds and as such as legitimate as every other donation. As long as processed seriously there is no ranking within charitable donations. Everything helps. No need for such nasty comments!
On Saturday 1/16 a collective shop on Etsy opened solely for the purpose of raising money to rebuild Haiti. 100% of the proceeds (minus fees) go to DoctorsWithoutBorders. Hundreds of Etsy sellers have donated items and most of them ship worldwide for free.
As of 1/19 3:23pm this shop has raised $4992.93 (after fees). Money that probably would not have been collected, if the initiators, their helpers and the donators (all Etsy sellers and buyers) would not work their butts off to make this possible.
I could be nasty too and say, it's much more easier just to give the money (if you have it). But I don't say that because it would be equally stupid.
If you want to help Haiti through this Etsy shop, please have a look at http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeartsforHaiti
Thank you,
PS: Berkley, I love, love, love your illustrations!!
As of 1/20 11:47pm, with 689 sales, minus fees, the shop is at $8,505.96!!!!!!!!!!
Anymore questions?
"Why not just donate directly to aid organizations ?"
There are several reasons why someone might choose to donate through a fundraising shop like Hearts for Haiti on Etsy. For example: a person who wants to donate but who doesn't have the money right now.
In the case of Hearts for Haiti on Etsy, instead of cash they could donate a vintage item, a crafting supply, an art print, or countless other types of handmade goods from their Etsy shop directly to the donation shop. The funds, after the item sold, would then go directly to the International group, Doctors Without Borders.
At our house one of us donated an item to Hearts For Haiti on Etsy and is volunteering time, another donated to the Red Cross by text messaging, and another to The Hope For Haiti telethon on TV.
It really doesn't matter how a person donates to charity as long as the help goes to where it's needed.


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Galaxy Chat was the first smartphone i ever had and back then i was dreaming of the smartphone with technical keyboard. Typing with this phone is really good and easy, but the display sucks and the single core, 850 MHz is too slow for advanced user so i'd recommend this phone for a kid or older person not for someone who's looking for great smartphone. 2mpx camera is also so "last year".Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 8/10Multimedia 8/10Camera 2/10UI speed 4/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 10/10Display 3/10Battery 8/10
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Not a bad little phone.. out of need i had to get this phone and i have not been sorry. the very first chance i get it will be replaced but will always be handy as a spare due to the Android and Samsung name.Build quality 10/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 9/10Camera 2/10UI speed 6/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 4/10Display 2/10Battery 8/10
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Chat and heavy text user definitely go for Android smart phone with ICS 4.0.1. All departments of this chat constructed very well except multimedia department, So multimedia and camera was not a big issue for this chat because they full-fill daily requirements. Overall this chat is decent performer for daily usage basis. I give 8/10 points..Build quality 9/10Reception 9/10Call quality 8/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 7/10Camera 5/10UI speed 9/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 7/10Battery 9/10
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I'm using this phone for past 3 months and believe me if your budget ~10,000 INR and you love to send sms/emails/facebook updates etc. you should go for it. There is nothing can be better in this price range and with this you'll get Android 4.0.1 (Ice cream sandwich). No other manufacturer providing you ICS in this price tag.
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Sep 29, 2009
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Aug 31, 2009
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Jackson Center, PA 16133
Jun 03, 2009
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Dec 05, 2007
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I haven't! Until....now.
A group of friends from Noel Mignon got together & decided to do just that.
There's 6 of us in the group & I am so excited I decided to be a part!
I had fun putting mine together. We had open field to do whatever we wanted.
A theme, no theme, use file folders, use paper, whatever...it was our decision.
I made a little tutorial on the Noel Mignon blog if you want to check out
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I used my Silhouette Cameo & these files for my cover & my folder:
I used my Silhouette Cameo & these files for my cover & my folder:
on Kraft cardstock.
here's the rest of my folder (each girl will have their own folder to decorate)
and I used the November Willow Creek kit from Noel Mignon.
first time creating my circle journal really made me happy! I can't wait to get the
other girls and play. I hope they enjoy receiving this one. It will be fun to see it at the end
all filled with everyone's work. That's the fun of a circle journal!
I will definitely do this again.
Happy almost Turkey Day!
Hope you're having a great week getting ready. My entire family will be here
at our house Thursday & I'm excited. My son comes home tomorrow from college & boy
am I so glad to finally see his sweet face after not seeing him since we moved him to
Texas State this past August.
Our daughter goes to North Texas - and is only about 45 minutes away so we get to see her
Our daughter goes to North Texas - and is only about 45 minutes away so we get to see her
rather frequently. It will be a JOY to have them both home! I already told them beware:
PICTURES galore will be happening.
PICTURES galore will be happening.
Have a great week - be back soon!
leaving you with a little collage I put together of our Lilly Pulitzer.
She just turned 1 year old 2 days ago.
She's been such a JOY!
She just turned 1 year old 2 days ago.
She's been such a JOY!
Here's a little something I posted about her on Facebook:
Today I'm thankful that this past January my beautiful daughter Savannah
decided she wanted a little girl puppy & we ventured out to the DFW Humane Society
(a no kill shelter) and found the sweetest little 8 week baby chiweenie
(chihuahua/dachshund) girl.
Lilly Pulitzer has lit up all our lives, made us say a many
"thanks Lilly" (tiny accidents),
and realized that a tiny helpless puppy can really mend a broken heart,
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To the most loyal little girl pup ever, happy 1st birthday Lilly Pulitzer!
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TheChevrolet Camaro SS - Mustang -lovers shield your eyes - isn't exactly a car that needs much done for it to look and perform like a real muscle car, but when a tuner takes this vehicle and goes the extra mile then appreciation should definitely ensue. German tuner, Irmscher, may be one of those tuners as they have revealed a tuning package for the Camaro SS that not only updates the car's look, but also makes some changes to the muscle car's engine.
From the factory, a Camaro SS is powered by an LS3 engine that delivers 422 HP and 408 lb.-ft. of torque, but after a few tweaks, Irmscher has managed to obtain a total of 509 HP. With this new update, the Camaro SS can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4 seconds and hit a top speed of 275 Km/h (170 mph).
In order to handle the new power, the car also gets larger brake discs (380mm front / 355 mm rear) with 6 piston/4 piston calipers and a height adjustable suspension.
For the exterior, the Camaro SS gets a new door, hood, and roof decals, as well a new 22" black alloys and a new exhaust system
For comparison's sake, let's take a look at another Camaro SS that received a different kind of tuning treatment. The Camaro SS LS9 by Lingenfelter is anything but tame with its GM LS9 Eaton TVS2300 supercharged engine producing a massive 1,234 HP. Now you would think that the Lingenfelter package would be astronomically priced, but it sells for a total of $41,316. If that sounds expensive then you should know that the weaker package of the two, the Irmscher kit, is priced at 49,000 Euro, or $65,000 at the current rates. Doesn't make much sense, does it?


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Deep Run sending three graduates to West Point
With a 13 percent acceptance rate according to http://www.collegeprowler.com the U,nited States Military Academy at West Point (Army) is one of the most selective colleges in the country. Try telling that to Deep Run High School, which is sending three students – Ricky Black III, Stephen Brooks and Patrick Gardner – from its 2012 graduating class to the prestigious academy.
Brooks and Gardner will be playing together on Army's baseball team.
"I know baseball helped me get in there, but I wanted to go to a school that was mainly about academics and setting me up for success," Gardner said, "and West Point is the perfect place to do that."
Brooks and Gardner have been friends for several years, having played baseball together since before high school, they said. All three students knew each other before, but Brooks and Gardner didn't talk much with Black until their decisions, they said.
They talk just about every day now, Brooks said.
"Mostly, we talk about the summer boot camp we have to go to," he said. "They nickname it 'Beast Barracks,' which as you can tell, sounds like it'll be just a heck of a ton of fun.
"A lot of running probably, being in the mud, not showering for a couple weeks, not having any contact with the outside world."
None of the three have much family background in the military, they said.
"It wasn't something I heard about growing up," Black said.
Each has his own unique reasons for the big decision.
Black visited the campus his junior year for a weeklong summer leadership seminar program.
"I really liked everything that they were as far as the physical, the ethics, the mental and decided that was some place I really could see myself," he said.
Brooks knew he was going to play baseball in college and, though he was talking to some ACC and SEC schools first, started to look at Army after they called him one night, he said.
"I couldn't really find anything that could match up to what West Point could offer me in regards to academics, ethics, morals [and] the leadership that they preach," he said.
Gardner really wanted to do something with the military, he said, and felt the baseball team there offered a more family-like feeling than anywhere else he looked.
At 18 years old, all three agreed future employment opportunities were big reasons for their decisions.
"I'm going to have a job when I get out of college," Brooks said. "We have to serve five years coming out of West Point and so, for those five years, I'll have a job."
Gardner added, "A degree from West Point: who's not going to hire you with that?"
Of course, deciding that they wanted to attend West Point was hardly half the process for an academy known for its strenuous application process.
"First of all, they want to see your transcript, all your grades, SAT scores, other programs you've been involved in," Black said. "But on top of that, you have to be cleared by the Department of Defense Medical Exam Review Board.
"You also have to be physically qualified and do a certain amount of pushups, pull-ups, sit-ups, run a mile."
A student must also apply to a congressman or senator to get congressionally nominated, Black said. Each congressman and senator has 10 slots for high school hopefuls. All three were nominated by Rep. Eric Cantor, with Gardner also receiving nomination from Sen. Mark Warner.
"Even after you've been accepted, you still have to get security clearance, still have to keep your medical records up to date," Black said. "Like I just had my wisdom teeth taken out, and I'm going to have to send them my dental information so that they know nothing's wrong."
Despite all these stresses associated with applying for their top college choice, all three managed to have successful senior campaigns in their respective sports.
Black earned 35 wins for Deep Run's wrestling team, which has won districts every year he's been in high school, he said.
Brooks and Gardner were part of Deep Run's first baseball team ever to win the district title outright in the regular season, according to the team's head coach, Will Hicks.
Finishing 16-2 in the regular season, the Wildcats won the Colonial District Championship before falling, 5-4, to Cosby High School in the Central Region playoffs.
Both Brooks and Gardner pitched for the team, with Brooks also playing third base and Gardner also playing in the outfield.
"They're team leaders in their own sense," Hicks said of his two West Point-bound seniors. "One's more boisterous [Stephen], the other [Patrick] is a leader by example, but they're both leaders inside and out."
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The John Rolfe YMCA and Gayton Baptist Church have partnered in an effort to bring greater health and wellness opportunities to the community.
Through this partnership, the John Rolfe Y will run Youth Winter Sports programs, including basketball and indoor soccer, in Gayton's newly renovated $5.5 million outreach center that features a new gymnasium, youth and teen space, social space with café, meeting space and full service commercial kitchen. > Read more.
Henricus Historical Park to host Publick Day Sept. 20
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Henricus Historical Park will commemorate its anniversary during Publick Day, a signature annual event that celebrates the establishment of the second successful English settlement in the New World. In September 1611, Sir Thomas Dale, along with soldiers, tradesmen and farmers, ventured from Jamestown to create the Citie of Henricus. Leaders of Henricus developed the first English hospital, chartered the first college in North America, established tobacco as the first cash crop in Virginia, and created a place where Pocahontas lived and met John Rolfe.
Publick Day will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and parking is $5 per vehicle. > Read more.
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As part of its 30th anniversary year and partnership with the Children's Museum of Richmond, Commonwealth Parenting will present a six-part RVA Parents Forum Series to address some of the toughest issues confronting parents.
Parenting experts and family educators will tackle topics ranging from bullying to alcohol, sex to divorce, and technology and stress. Parents will learn how to identify potential problems.
"We're excited about bringing this much-needed forum series to parents in central Virginia. Through our valuable partnership with Commonwealth Parenting, we can have a deeper impact in the community through parent and caregiver education," said Karen Coltrane, president and CEO of the Children's Museum of Richmond. > Read more.
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When the Game Stands Tall is based on a true story – an unbelievable true story that takes the word "inspiring" about as far as it can go.
It's a film about Bob Ladouceur, coach of the De La Salle High Spartans, a California high school football team with 12 consecutive undefeated seasons (a staggering 151 games won in a row).
Along the way, Ladouceur (played by Jim Caviezel) faced the kind of hardship most football coaches (thankfully) can only imagine – suffering a near-fatal heart attack, the death of a star player, and rebuilding the team after that 151-game streak came to a humiliating end. > Read more.
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The Trainspotting star has narrated a short film about the market town of Crieff in his native Scotland in a bid to encourage more tourists to visit the area, and in the promo, he points out places of interest and describes the region's main attractions.
The video, which has been posted on YouTube.com, was organised by officials at the Crieff and Strathearn Tourism Association, and spokesman Stuart McLaren insists he was delighted when McGregor agreed to take part.
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Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz says he supports the move. He says its meant, of course, to help stop the drug violence. But he says its also meant to solve economic problems in Juarez.
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In this video, Peter Schumann, founder and director of Bread and Puppet Theater, explains the exhibit. The exhibit featured a local landscape containing a deflection campaign office whose job it was to deflect the viewer's attention away from the glamorous election issues to the muddled reality of the electorate, a reality that doesn't seem to match the confessed values and principles of the campaigners.
The citizenry was advised to acquire the upside-down practices and habits of the ordinary undermen and underwomen of everywhere. To further explain the deflection campaign's mission, an incomplete encyclopedia of HOW-TO books was also no display.
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Singapore's casinos opened their doors in 2010 with great expectations for the market's potential growth, but some believe the party may be over.
New Zealand stocks cheered the National Party's emphatic election victory, but analysts warned the 'rock star' economy faces mounting headwinds.
Japanese firm Obayashi says its space elevator may be ready by 2050 as developments in carbon nanotechnology make stronger cables.
The missing chief executive of China's Ultrasonic has resurfaced in China to deny absconding with millions of dollars, saying he lost his phone.
The BoJ must make a new commitment to meet its 2 percent inflation target because achieving that goal by around next spring will be difficult.
Google's problems in China just got worse. The New York Times reports.
Two Chinese warships have docked at Iran's principal naval port for the first time for a four-day joint naval exercise. The New York Times reports.
Short-sellers who profit from stock price falls have resumed targeting Chinese firms, but many who instigate the strategy are cloaked in anonymity.
After a busy week involving the Federal Reserve, Scotland and Alibaba's debut, Asian traders will have little on their plate over the next few days.
World carbon dioxide emissions will hit a record high this year, driven by China's growth and keeping the world far off track from the deep cuts needed to limit climate change, a study said on Sunday.
China will not dramatically alter its economic policy because of any one economic indicator, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said on Sunday.
As the outperformance of New Zealand's economy begins to taper, the government should focus on ensuring a 'rock solid' economy, New Zealand's Treasury Secretary said.
New Zealand's ruling National party stormed to a third term in government in the election on Saturday as the center-right party secured an outright majority.
While many Chinese are swelling with pride over e-commerce giant Alibaba's IPO, they're sore that they won't be able to participate.
China will continue leading a prudent monetary policy with focus on targeted easing measures, Premier Li Keqiang said, according to a central government website.
Financial policymakers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed to work together to ensure that geopolitical tensions will not threaten the region's economic recovery.
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We've heard coyotes in my suburban neighborhood over the past few years, but I hadn't seen one until this summer. I've seen one twice - once in the road around the corner and the tail and haunches of another disappearing into the wetland lot next to our house. We were leaving in the car and you could see him in the trees peering at us. So far, so good. They run when they see us (good) and so far, haven't attacked any of the neighborhood cats. My cats go out occasionally, though never at night. I'm hoping we can all co-exist peacefully. When you look at the number of fatal & disfiguring dog attacks vs. coyote attacks, it puts it in perspective.
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We too have seen coyotes in the grassy area behind our apartment complex. There is a great deal of open space near us, despite living just outside Dallas, TX. We've seen a couple of coyotes together, and sometimes solitary ones, all of them eager to run away from us. We have 2 large dogs and while fascinated, they watch warily and will bark and lunge at the retreating and apparently fearful coyotes. I'm in awe of their survivorship and ability to conceal themselves so effectively. We're not concerned about them, but also give them no reason to come closer to us. We are the intruders, not them.
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Book your room at Tourist Hotel
Hotel in Thessaloniki near Aristotelous Square
Located in the city center of Thessaloniki, this hotel is connected to the airport and within walking distance of Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, Aristotelous Square, and Church of Panagia Chalkeon. Also nearby are Church of Hagia Sophia and Saint Demetrios Church.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Tourist Hotel features complimentary wireless Internet access. Other amenities include limo/town car service and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Room Amenities
All guestrooms feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, complimentary wireless Internet access, and climate control. Other amenities include laptop-compatible safes and minibars.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Thessaloniki hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 37
- Number of floors - 3
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free Wi-Fi
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1923
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
In your room
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free Wi-Fi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Climate control
- Individually furnished
- Pillowtop mattress
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Breakfast Restaurant - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast only.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
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- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
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When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Hotel Registry Number - 0933K012A0168200
- Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. This property allows pets in specific rooms only. Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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If you live in an area that has very cool to cold evenings, then these are for you! They are thick and soft and keep us warm high in the Rockies. However, if you live in a very humid area, these would be way too heavy for summer or warm weather usage. I am using these to replace all the flannel sheets we have acquired before. That is the perfect use, but don't plan on these to replace regular sheets except in cooler areas. They do wrinkle a bit, but not bad. They are well worth the effort if you want great sheets for cool nights!
5 years ago I purchased 1000 count sheets from Overtsock.com and was very pleased with the product. I washed them many times over the years with only good results. Recently I purchased these new Egyptian Cotton sheets, washed them once in cold water and dried them on low and the seam split open along the top. I don't know if this is a bad batch or not such a good manufacturer ("Luxor Treasures"). Anyway, my money was promptly refunded and I will continue to look for sheets on Overstock.com.
I rarely write reviews, but these sheets are such a great value I couldn't resists. I'm ordering a second set now. These sheets are thick and the Burgandy color is very rich. I can't believe how crappy my old set (600 TC) was compared to this. It's like night and day.
I was taught that a higher thread count created a more luxurious texture to bedding. WRONG. I've purchased 800 thread count here in the states and loved the sateen type finish of our sheets. So when I saw 1000 thread count I purchased them - noting that the price was in keeping with what I'd seen here for "quality luxury" bedding. While the sheets I received are of good construction, the texture is more like canvas! I went on line to learn more only to discover that thread count is mostly a marketing ploy and it's impossible to get 1000 threads per square inch. http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/thread-count.htm These sheets are made in China, which was not evident when I purchased. The label says if desired to wash first, so I did hoping the dryer sheets would help. No! I am very disappointed and do not recommend this vendor or these sheets. Over $$$ is a major rip off.
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This is what makes this review so difficult, the depth of the pocket. I would rate these sheets 5 stars on feel and quality, but would have to give them a 1 star rating on fit. We absolutely love the feel of these sheets. They are heavier so they do not slide off. The stitching is well done and after the first washing they just felt soft. We have a plush mattress that is 14� deep and the product description states the fitted sheet is �15 inches to fit mattresses up to 18 inches deep�; this is so not true. I can barely get the corners over the edges of the mattress and after a night or two they pop off leaving the fitted sheet loose on the bed. Anyone with a pillow-top mattress should be cautious, but if you are using a standard mattress these sheets are wonderful.
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Investors are happy with the acquisition, which eliminates a key rival and helps Akamai gain control of important technology.
The move eliminates a key rival for Akamai in value-added services and also helps the company gain access to Cotendo's mobile acceleration technology. Founded in 2008 and backed by strategic partners such as Citrix, Juniper (JNPR), Google (GOOG) and AT&T (T), Cotendo has an impressive list of customers, including big names such as AT&T, Facebook and Zynga (ZNGA), that use its dynamic site acceleration (DSA) and application acceleration services.
The news was well-received by investors. Akamai's shares rose almost 20% following the news, and it held on to most of its gains to close at $31.63. The stock traded for $32.27 Tuesday morning. Our price estimate for Akamai is $31.74, in line with the market's current bullish sentiment.
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Akamai had been the sole player in the content delivery market for many years before other Content Delivery Networks (CDN) such as Limelight Networks (LLNW) and Level 3 (LVLT) started offering services at cheaper rates. That shattered Akamai's monopoly and pressurized its margins. Its gross margins declined by a full percentage point last quarter, in spite of an increase in revenue.
The company has been offering value-added services as a way to differentiate itself from rivals and protect the margins of its core content delivery business. However, we believe the emergence of Cotendo as a key player in this specialized high-margin offering, especially after its deal with AT&T, started to threaten the moat Akamai was building around its CDN business. Acquiring Cotendo will minimize that risk for the time being before other competitors catch on.
With Akamai now controlling a vast market share, it will be able to price its value-added offerings higher and protect its overall margins. Cotendo priced its value-add services much cheaper than Akamai. Now, with lesser competition, Akamai may not want to renew Cotendo's existing contracts at those cheaper rates. (See Akamai's Cotendo deal would add margin upside & growth to current $33 value.)
Cotendo recently added a mobile acceleration suite to its value-added portfolio, a service we see huge potential in and think Akamai also has its eyes on. We expect this service to start being widely used as smartphones see mass adoption and increasingly replace the PC as the primary computing and networking vehicle, making it essential for content providers to provide a solution that speeds up delivery of mobile websites and applications. (see With Cotendo deal, Akamai takes out a competitor & gains mobile acceleration technology)
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Actor John Stamos was reportedly the target of an extortion plot planned by two people from Michigan, Allison Coss and Scott Sippola. Read more on the the arrests in the case below.
Two Michigan residents were arrested after threatening to leak photos that could possibly hurt John Stamos' reputation, that were taken at a party in Florida.
The FBI affidavit shows the photos were taken at a party in Florida, where John Stamos was on vacation.
FBI agents arrested Allison Coss, 23, and Scott Sippola, 30, last week.
Stamos reportedly went to a part with Allison Coss and her friend back in 2004 and photos were taken of Stamos at the party. Since that time Stamos has been in contact with Coss through her Hotmail account.
Actor John Stamos had received several e-mails from a man identifying himself as "Brian L," who claimed he had "discovered the pictures taken during the 2004 party in Florida, and that such pictures would cause harm to Mr. X's reputation if released to the media."
In exchange for not leaking the photos, the man wanted $680,000.
Allison Coss was said to have "continued to communicate with Mr. X and was fully aware of the demands being made by 'Brian L.'"
Stamos's lawyer contacted the FBI on November 28 and agents began surveilling Coss and her male companion, who was identified as Scott Sippola. The alleged extortionists were arrested this past Wednesday shortly after an undercover agent, "posing as a representative of Mr. X," arranged with "Brian L" a money drop at a Princeton, Michigan airport.
The home shared by Allison Coss and Scott Sippola, who worked together at a nightclub, was searched and agents found photos of John Stamos, a paper with the actor's cell number, and the phone numbers of three tabloids.
Both Coss and Sippola were released on bond on Wednesday and ordered not to have any contact with "the alleged victim."
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Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – A tour guide claimed that the hotel in Los Angeles, California where a woman's corpse was found inside its water tank Tuesday has a dark past that earned it a place on tours.
Tour guide Richard Schave told CNN that the Cecil Hotel is the place where serial killers stay.
Schave and his wife, Kim Cooper, offer a "true crime and oddities" tour called "Hotel Horrors & Main Street Vice" and Cooper said the mystery about Elisa Lam's slaying will be added to her spiel during the tour stops at the hotel.
Cooper and Schave have compiled details about the deaths involving the Cecil, listing their most famous serial killers as Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger.
Cooper revealed Ramirez, who is now on California's death row, used to be known as the "Nightstalker" when he was living on the Cecil's top floor in a $14 a night room, and he allegedly killed 13 women.
Unterweger was a journalist for an Austrian magazine in 1991 when he resided at the Cecil, and was accused of killing three prostitutes while a guest at the Cecil.
The hotel also had a reputation, in the 1950s and 1960s, as a place where people would kill themselves by jumping out upper-floor windows, and three women committed suicide using the same act, said Cooper.
Another death at the Cecil involved "Pigeon Goldie" Osgood, a retired telephone operator, who was discovered stabbed, strangled and raped in her ransacked room on June 4, 1964 and the crime has not been solved, added Cooper.
The Los Angeles Police are still investigating the death of Lam who reportedly traveled from Vancouver, Canada to Los Angeles on January 26 and was last seen at the same hotel on January 31.
A hotel worker found the body while checking one of the venue's four water tanks after several clients complained about low water pressure.
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Bernadina, who went deep in the first inning off starter Edwin Jackson, is hitting .417 with three homers and 10 RBIs.
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We hear a lot in the news about bad fathers … but seldom hear much about all those good fathers out there. I'm talking about the millions of guys who quietly shoulder the mantle of responsibility for their children. We honor them all Sunday, Fathers Day.
My own dad passed away 12 years ago, before my six grandchildren were born. I know he would have enjoyed each of them.
He was one of those Depression/World War II veterans not given to displays of affection, but my brothers and I knew he cared deeply about us. Though I ignored most of his advice … which he offered freely without invitation … I've come to realize that much of that advice was solid.
He was my first baseball coach … advising "throw strikes" and "always swing hard". Good stuff.
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The Grey Lady is shedding more newsroom employees -- the latest evidence that the paper is still struggling to find its feet in the digital era.
The New York Times on Monday announced that it would offer buyout packages to 30 newsroom employees, and that layoffs would ensue if the 30 spots were not voluntarily filled. Citing a difficult "economic environment" that has led in recent years to a 60% staff reduction on the paper's business side, Executive Editor Jill Abramson said, "There is no getting around the hard news that the size of the newsroom staff must be reduced."
While the loss of 30 jobs pales in comparison to the ousting of roughly 100 newsroom staffers in 2008, it is the latest evidence that the Times continues to struggle despite putting up a subscriber paywall, which was intended to extract more revenue directly from online readers.
The New York Times Co (NYT) added an impressive 83,000 digital subscribers in the third quarter, and is on track to have more digital subscribers than print subscribers in the next year or two. But print and digital revenues in the third quarter dropped by 10.9% and 2.2%, respectively. The problem is that "digital simply generates much less revenue than the print business," says Henry Blodget at Business Insider. "So, as the print business continues to shrink, the newsroom has to shrink."
Would the Times make more money from digital if it dropped its subscriber paywall? This is the question that was batted around endlessly before the Times decided to erect the paywall, and many argue that the Times made the right choice. Competitors that continue to offer their content for free -- like The Washington Post and Britain's The Guardian -- are on "a glide path to a desiccated newsroom," says Dean Starkman at the Columbia Journalism Review:
"Print ads have been falling at a double-digit rate for six years (with a 6% decline in 2010 the exception), which is the industry norm. While much hope was invested -- back in what seems like a different era -- in the idea that digital ad growth would eventually make up the slack, the reality-based community has now moved on. Digital ad growth has tapered off at disappointingly low levels."
There is so much competition for digital ads that advertisers can pay newspapers tiny rates that are only getting smaller. That means the Times is stuck between a rock and a hard place: Digital subscription growth is not enough to make up for losses from the print business, and neither is digital ad revenue.
What can the Times do? It could accept its fate as a smaller newspaper. It could bank wishfully on an explosion of digital subscriber growth. It could even sell itself to a profitable news business like Bloomberg. Or it could join Facebook and nearly every other online company in trying to come up with more creative ways to sell advertising to users. To that end, the New York Times should start getting "to know their readers better," says Matthew Ingram at GigaOm, and use that targeted information to charge higher rates.
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An armed robber posing as a customer at a Fort Lauderdale Walgreens Tuesday morning suddenly jumped the counter and grabbed a fistful of cash, according to police.
In trying to make a quick getaway, the robber hit an obstacle: A Good Samaritan tried to block his car with her own. The robber flashed his gun and threatened to use it. The fearful woman then moved out of the way, police said.
The robbery and getaway happened around 6:30 Tuesday morning at the Walgreens at 1515 E. Sunrise Blvd.
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