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I applied online and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at Expedia in July 2013.
Interview Details After applying via Linkedin and sending over my CV, I had a quick phone call with one of their Hiring Managers. It was a very short call focusing on my current role.
A week later I met the person who was leaving the position I applied for. We went through my CV, he asked more detailed questions about my skills set and what I would bring to the company. He was very relaxed and approachable.
I received feedback a few days later and was invited again to meet with the rest of the marketing team. As I was currently working, the HR team was kind and flexible enough to fit all my interviews in one day. I then had 1-hour interviews with people I would work with, report to and members from other teams. The beauty of this is that you get asked questions from people with a different background and got the job explained from different angles. A real 360 job interview. No tricky questions and a few behavioural (what would do you do in that case..) focused problem solving questions.
Overall I had a very positive experience even if I didn't get the job I applied for. The HR team is by far the most responsive I've ever seen. Your questions get answered within 24 hours and they don't keep you waiting and stressing over the next round of interviews. After the final stage, I received a one page long email including feedback from every single person I met a few days before summarizing what they thought of my skills and how I came across as a candidate. I find it super useful.
Interview Question – What brand would you be?
How would you implement a marketing campaign across several countries? Answer Question
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I applied through a recruiter and the process took 3 days - interviewed at Expedia in October 2012.
Interview Details It has been very easy going, a first contact by phone, then a single technical interview with two different people. The interview has included a discussion about my current positon, describe the architecture of it. Then a TDD exercise very interesting one indeed. The people was very friendly
Interview Question – It has been easy going, there was no unexpected question. Answer Question
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I applied in-person and the process took 2 weeks - interviewed at Expedia.
Interview Details Thorough but fast, it consisted of four interviews each of an hour in a single day. Communication was strong throughout and an offer made very quickly. The interviews were tough but fair and the end result was a great place to work.
Interview Question – Being pushed on a process as it existed here and forced to question whether the process I was currently using was incorrect Answer Question
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I applied through an employee referral and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at Expedia in July 2013.
Interview Details Six interviews. First was a screening call with HR (about why Expedia, why the role, why me etc. - very general & easy); next was a 1-on-1 with the hiring manager (a bit of overlap with HR & the rest was behavioural); next was a day of 4 interviews with peers & other executives & the hiring manager (again). Next round a mixed bag with some behavioural, some technical & some business case type questions. In general not tough. Got a good sense of company & culture but not of the role as there seemed to be mixed views of it. Tried clarifying that during interview.
HR is completely useless. Had to chase several times for feedback after each round. And finally, didn't get ANY feedback after final round. None till this date. AWFUL really.
Interview Question – How would you build a business case for automating certain marketing tasks? Answer Question
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I applied through an employee referral and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at Expedia in April 2013.
Interview Details Lots of interviews, but they were thorough, thought provoking and personal
Interview Question – "How would you tackle a brand new region...?" View Answer
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I applied online and the process took 4 weeks - interviewed at Expedia in February 2013.
Interview Details I had a first interview with an HR consultant asking general questions about my sales experience and a few questions about account management and negotiation. After a couple of hours I received an email confirming I passed the first stage and I was requested to attend another phone interview with one of the managers. It could have been a manager from any department at any of Expedia offices worldwide. My interview was scheduled at 7.30am and lasted 30 minutes. I was asked to provide more negotiation examples and therewere similar questions to the first interview but with more details required.
I was informed by the recruiter that pen paper and calculator could have been necessary however none of the questions asked required any of these.
I passed the second interview and I was informed on the same day that I had been selected for a face to face interview with a senior manager at Expedia London. The interview lasted one hour.
I was asked several questions about staff management and team performance assessment. Questions about a situation where I performed beyond expectations. Question about a particular project I managed delivering excellent results.
Interview Question – At the second phone interview: are you holding a pen in your hand? Sell it to me. View Answer
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I applied online and the process took 2+ weeks - interviewed at Expedia in November 2012.
Interview Details Initial interview process was mostly standard, a phone interview followed with face to face interview with 2 devs, product & dev managers. Some questions were based on experience on resume while there were few to check general programming competency. Interestingly there was no coding exercise. Last round was an informal lunch interview, which turned out to unexpectedly bring out the unprofessional side of the interviewers.
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I applied online and the process took a day - interviewed at Expedia in March 2012.
Interview Details I wouldnt say it was easy. The questions were very straight forward. But the tricky part was the expression on the interviewers faces. Wow! You couldnt tel if they were impressed or not. After the interview I felt I could have done better.
Interview Question – Gave me a scenario where I have to convert a business oppor to feature and explain it to the developers. Answer Question
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I applied through a recruiter and the process took 5 days - interviewed at Expedia in December 2010.
Interview Details Initial discussion with recruiter.
One hour discussion with hiring manager: CV background plus case studies using current examples of business challenges.
Four one-hour interviews with potential future colleagues, covering previous experience.
Four 30-minute phone interviews with US-based colleagues, again covering previous experience.
Expedia has many MBA/ former consulting staff, so for leadership positions structured analytic skills are highly valued.
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I applied through a staffing agency and the process took 1 week - interviewed at Expedia in January 2011.
Interview Details I attended 2 lengthy interviews over a 1 or 2 week period, The latter interview included me meeting with 3 people individulally each for well over an hour.
I was told I would receive feedback within 48 hours of the interview. After not hearing for over 72 hours I dropped a quick note to request feedback. 4 weeks later I finally got a response asking me to come back in for a final meeting.
Needless to say I declined the request and found a job elsewhere where the recruitment process was both slick and professional.
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I'd have hoped for a much more professional process and if that's a taste of the interviews recruiters get then I daren't think was interview process other candidates go through..
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- Visa and Samsung Partner to Deliver NFC Capability to Banks' Mobile OfferingsFebruary 25, 2013A new partnership between the credit card company and mobile manufacturer will allow banks to load payment account information on to Samsung NFC-enabled phones.
- Apple and Samsung: A Defining Rivalry In A Changed Mobile MarketDecember 07, 2012Android devices are on the rise, giving Samsung an edge over Apple in the global smartphone market despite a recent patent suit that Samsung lost to its U.S. rival.
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2009 Update of Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law
Professor Carole Goldberg is one of seven law faculty from across the country are serving as editors and authors for the 2009 Update of Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law. Professor Goldberg served in the same capacity for the 1982 edition of this highly influential treatise, which has been cited in hundreds of federal, tribal, and state court decisions in the field. UCLA School of Law, through the support of the Dean's Office, has hosted three separate meetings of the Handbook editors to facilitate production of the new volume.
Report for the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy
In 1996, Professors Duane Champagne and Carole Goldberg produced a widely cited report for the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy, entitled "
A Second Century of Dishonor: Federal Inequities and California Tribes." This report provides facts, figures, and analysis documenting the ways in which California's Native nations have been disadvantaged with respect to federal support and funding, as compared with Native nations in other parts of the United States. Education, health care, welfare, law enforcement, tribal court development, and other aspects of tribal government support are addressed.
Nation-wide Study of Law Enforcement under Public Law 280 Published
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Feature on Illegal Dumping on Indian Lands for the UCLA Institute of the Environment's 2004 Environmental Report Card
Each year UCLA's Institute of the Environment publishes an
Environmental Report Card which grades southern California's effectiveness in addressing particular aspects of environmental pollution. For the 2004 Report Card, Professor Carole Goldberg has produced an analysis of illegal dumping of solid waste on Indian lands, demonstrating that gaps and uncertainties in the law contribute significantly to this serious problem. She suggests that a combination of greater cooperation between tribal and state/local governments, increased federal support for tribal enforcement agencies, and legislative change, will be necessary ameliorate the problem. Click HERE to see the Environmental Report Card.
Public Law 280 Trainings
Professor Goldberg provides comprehensive, one-day training sessions to tribal and county law enforcement and criminal justice personnel, as well as to tribal staff, regarding Public Law 280. These presentations have been made to the Hoopa Valley Tribe, the Sycuan Tribe, and the Pit River Tribal-Community Task Force, among other tribal groups. Topics covered included concurrent (shared) tribal and county law enforcement authority, enforcement of court orders, jurisdiction over child welfare matters, and subject areas where Public Law 280 does not give authority to state or county governments. Click HERE to see the Powerpoint slides for the Pit River presentation.
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GNUSTEP Live CD contains a lot of software for GNUstep, a free implementation of the OPENSTEP framework (which is also directly used in Mac OS X as Cocoa). It includes excellent applications for RAD (GORM and ProjectCenter). The CD is available for i486, AMD64, Apple Mac PowerPC, and Sun UltraSPARC computers.
alph implements and analyzes historical and traditional ciphers and codes, such as polyalphabetic, substitutional, and mixed employing human-reconstructable algorithms. It provides a pipe filter interface in order to encrypt and decrypt block text to achieve transparency. The program is meant to be used in conjunction with external programs that transfer data, resulting in transparent encryption or decryption of information. The program can thus be used as a mail filter, IRC filter, IM filter, and so on.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet is a German introduction to the technical aspects of the Internet. This book explains both the low-level protocols IP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP and the high-level protocols SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, NNTP, HTTP, Gopher, FTP, IRC, DICT, Finger, Daytime, DNS, and Whois.
The WaMCom project tries to create versions of Mozilla that are more stable and correct than official Mozilla milestones. In order to achieve that, stable Mozilla releases are extended with backported correctness fixes from the ongoing Mozilla development. In addition, it contains some selected enhancements not yet available in the official Mozilla project, mostly in the areas of security and cryptography. Examples are APOP authentication for POP3 mail, SMTP/SSL, and support for crypto.signText().
Beonex Communicator is Mozilla polished for end users. It contains Navigator, Mailnews, Composer, and ChatZilla. Navigator has support for key web standards and a convenient interface. For example, it eases searching the Internet, similar to Apple's Sherlock on Macintosh. The Bookmark Manager can deal with huge collections of bookmarks and allows you to overview and sort them while you are surfing. If you want, you can track the latest headlines or webcams using the Sidebar. The Mailnews client supports multiple IMAP, POP3 and/or news accounts for each user, so you can download and manage all your email from various accounts in one place and store them on your computer or the server. Beonex puts a strong emphasis on security, privacy, and netiquette, to protect the private or confidential information on your computer and to encourage fairness.
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Altru Health System in Grand Forks explores cost-saving measures during financial hardshipGRAND FORKS – Altru Health System is tightening its belt during a period of financial hardship.
By: John Hageman, Forum News Service, INFORUM
GRAND FORKS – Altru Health System is tightening its belt during a period of financial hardship.
Dennis Reisnour, Altru's chief planning executive, said Thursday that the system is not planning layoffs at one of Grand Forks' largest employers. But, he said, Altru is exploring a number of cost-saving measures, such as combining responsibilities and holding off on filling open positions.
"As positions come open, we're looking very carefully before we replace anybody until we feel like we're on more solid ground financially," said Reisnour, who has two positions in his department that he's keeping open until at least the beginning of 2014. "We don't anticipate doing any layoffs … but we are watching every position carefully."
Altru senior leadership also is taking a 15 to 20 percent pay cut through the end of the year, Reisnour said. That affects about 20 administrators, officers and executives, he added.
"We also felt like we needed to lead by example," Reisnour said.
He said Altru "has really slowed down our capital investment." Private-room conversions and plans for the South Washington Street campus are going forward, but Altru spokeswoman Lindsey Reznicek said its master plans for remodeling its main campus are "on hold for at least a year."
"As with many things, there are a lot of unknowns heading into the new year as to how patient reclassification will continue as well as what Medicare reimbursement rates will come in at," she wrote in an email.
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Reisnour said because of federal budget sequestration cuts enacted by Congress, Altru had budgeted for a $300,000 drop in monthly Medicare reimbursements this year. But that reduction has actually been about $1 million more than that a month, he said.
"We're actually having a busy year as a health system, but we just aren't getting paid by the Medicare program what we were a year ago," Reisnour said.
Reisnour attributed that to patient reclassification that has increased the number of those designated by Medicare as observation or outpatient. Hospitals receive only a fraction of the reimbursement when a patient is classified as outpatient compared with when the person is classified as inpatient, according to Reznicek.
Second-quarter financial results released in July state that though total hospital discharges are up over 2012, "those classified as 'inpatient' are down while those classified as 'observation/outpatient' are up dramatically."
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Those financial results also state that Altru had an operating loss of $700,000 through June. Third-quarter results are expected to be released soon.
Reznicek wrote in an email that Altru's year-to-date operating margin is 0.8 percent in the red. But she added that when combined with investment income, they are "running in the black."
"We need about a 3.5 to 4 percent operating margin to have the capital it takes to stay modern," Reisnour said. "We broke even in September. So we've been making changes. We feel like we're turning a corner a little bit to where we're at least breaking even, but breaking even is not sustainable."
Altru leaders sent a letter to employees Oct. 8 describing their financial challenges. The letter, signed by President Casey Ryan and CEO Dave Molmen, states that they are "confident that if we can all work together" Altru can avoid cuts in services and layoffs that have affected other health systems.
Reisnour said he expects financial challenges for health systems like Altru to continue as the Affordable Care Act is implemented. But, he emphasized that they are working to make sure it doesn't affect patient care.
"These changes are permanent," Reisnour said. "That's what we're assuming, that there will be sort of a resetting of everything in health care. And all of us are going to have to figure out how to make that work for our communities."
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I am focused on crafting very clean and easy to use software for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
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The word processor for the rest of us. In simple.
Write is a cute lightweight word processor for our daily writing tasks.
It is fast, clean, intuitive to use and has a native Mac-like and uncluttered interface.
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All you need to write. Truly write.
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Free truly turns your Mac into a supercharged typewriter.
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It is very fast, iCloud enabled, powerful and simply clean.
DeadSimpleEdit is, of course, not a good name - but it would fit perfectly.
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The less than five-second image editor.
Open, enhance, crop, resize and save all your images for the web in less than five seconds.
Quick and Dirty will save you hundreds of minutes, or even hours, a year.
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Life is like a box of code.
It is up to you what you do with it.
This is true for CocoaBox as well. Store unlimited Cocoa/Objective-C snippets.
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The most simple and elegant way to keep a journal.
Diary is a cute and sophisticated journaling application extra designed for ease of use.
It allows to store attachments and to record videos and take pictures with your iSight camera.
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Think of myBookAlarm as the car alarm for your Computer.
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Hello Serbs, now wonder why you see it on this particular page?? We do it because we can and we will continue to do so Now the fact is that we are pissed off at both you and EULEX to go and sign agreements which do not concern you, but you will put you in the other countries' problems, Kosovo is not Serbia .. We will always remember what you did to our people, you drove close to 1 million displaced people you killed more than 14,000 people are raped more than 20000 women. And you think we should just put it aside and pretend that nothing has happened between us. Our final word is that we honor all families who lost someone in the war against you We want justice and we want our missing people back


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Winter 2005 • Volume 11, Issue 1
by Nancy Ridgeway
Dreamers like Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha, philosophers like Linus Van Pelt from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, historical figures like William Shakespeare's Richard III, drifters like Huck Finn from Big River, traditionalists like Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof, and free spirits like Maria from The Sound of Music.
These characters and many others have come alive on the stage of Bradley's Meyer Jacobs Theatre in the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts since opening night on September 6, 1979. The premiere of Man of La Mancha represented a new era for the building, originally constructed in 1908 as Hewitt Gymnasium.
James Ludwig, associate dean of the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts, served as director of the Theatre Department when the Hartmann Center was renovated in the late 1970s. Dr. Phil Weinberg was the dean at the time. Ludwig remembers, "There was a stage in Neumiller Chapel that was shared by music and theatre classes and was the beginning of the television studio. It was over-used, compressed space."
About this time, a new athletic facility, Haussler Hall, was built. The country was experiencing an energy crisis. "In order to heat the new gym, Bradley had to give up one of its other buildings. We gave up Hewitt Hall, and what had been the gym stood empty. When the energy crunch abated, the University said the building could be used again."
He continues, "In 1978-79, probably the last major reorganization of the University occurred, and the College of Communications and Fine Arts was established. Before, we had art and music schools and a speech and theatre arts department. Speech and theatre were split. Concurrently, the administration established Hewitt Gymnasium as the Hartmann Center, which was a bold project at the time."
Ludwig says, "Allen Cannon [professor of music emeritus] had been making the case that a performance facility was needed. This was always on the minds of the people, and with the reorganization of the University, it became more important. We had three things coming together at once: a new college, the heat permit, and this calling for a place to perform."
He remembers, "I was the point person with the architects and the builders. It was very challenging. It was my job to squeeze a quarter from 15 cents. Meyer Jacobs Theatre was conceived as a working theatre stage with an audience added on."
Ludwig adds with a glint in his eye, "It's poignant to think that Mary Hartmann was connected to music, and Meyer Jacobs was an athlete. Between them, the athletics and the aesthetics came together with the major renovation of the gymnasium to a theatre with an art gallery. It took close to two years and $2 million to complete."
Discussing plans for the theatre, Ludwig explains, "There are three kinds of theatres: a picture frame theatre, which is what Peoria Players has; theatre in the round, which is what Corn Stock has; and thrust theatre, where the stage thrusts itself into the audience. We thought that having a thrust theatre would complement the other theatres in the community."
Meyer Jacobs Theatre stands in the heart of campus. Ludwig says, "It's a surprise to go inside our theatre. It's a jewel box. It's so highly intimate and above utilitarian."
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Two days remain in this match, and two possibilities. The first, by far the most likely, is a convincing South African victory, set-up by the sparkling innings of Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers and finished off by Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel.
The second, still too outlandish to contemplate, is Australia finding a way to bat for long enough to reach a winning target of 632. David Warner and Ed Cowan made a sound enough start on the third evening to reach 0 for 40 by the close, but in terms of the task ahead they have barely reached base camp at the foot of Everest.
Amla and de Villiers provided a rich day's batting entertainment at the WACA ground, both falling short of double centuries but delighting spectators with their marriage of aggression and invention. De Villiers' century was particularly notable as his first while also carrying the wicketkeeper's gloves, opening the path to an extended stint in the dual role.
Australia's bowling was made to look ordinary in the extreme at times before Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson found some heat in the early evening to polish off the South African tail. In all the visitors' innings lasted just 111.5 overs, the runs arriving at more than five per six balls, and its speed has left plenty of time for Australia's batsmen to negotiate. The pitch is still playing very well and the outfield extremely fast, but the visiting bowlers are refreshed and focused on the goal of wrapping up the match, the series and the ICC's No. 1 ranking.
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Cowan and Warner began the pursuit with unhappy first innings memories; Cowan's of a golden duck, Warner's an unwise waft at Steyn that pinpointed the start of Australia's sharp second day slide from a promising position to a dire one. They fought out the closing overs in characteristic fashion, Warner hitting boundaries both certain and uncertain, Cowan watching the ball intently and surviving an exquisitely probing first spell by Philander.
There was some tension evident on South Africa's side when Cowan twice pulled away from the bowler, citing flies around his helmet. He exchanged words with the visiting captain Graeme Smith before a can of Aeroguard was called for. So far the Australian openers' stand has been merely a nuisance, but their survival placed a slightly different slant on a day that had been a South African waltz for most of its duration.
Resuming with a lead of 292, South Africa rose to salute Amla when he flicked Johnson to fine leg for his 18th Test century, a stroke representative of his legside mastery. Amla's movement across outside off stump to play to leg was exaggerated at times, but apart from the sliced drive from Johnsons' wide ball that just eluded Michael Hussey's reach he was seldom troubled.
Kallis rumbled along comfortably enough himself until Michael Clarke swung Starc around to the Prindiville Stand end, teasing out a top-edged hook shot that Johnson held well at fine leg, the ball dying into the breeze late in its path. De Villiers took his time to get established but accompanied Amla to the interval with an enormous amount of time left to stretch Australia's eventual target.
There was acceleration on resumption, de Villiers advancing to ping Nathan Lyon down the ground for a straight six, while Amla took advantage of Hussey's introduction with a pair of boundaries. Clarke responded to the calls of the WACA crowd by handing Ricky Ponting a bowl for the final over before the second new ball became due.
Given how Starc and John Hastings started with it Clarke might have been better off keeping Ponting on, as de Viliers and Amla attacked with impunity. It took Johnson's introduction to draw a few false strokes, and ultimately a wicket when Amla blocked a drive back to see the chance snaffled by Johnson's outstretched right hand.
Dean Elgar wore a sharp blow on the elbow before playing inside a fuller delivery to be pinned LBW - though this did not stop him from seeking an imprudent review in the manner of Ponting the day before. Two wickets in an over did little to unsettle de Villiers though, and the three reverse-swept boundaries to go to three figures summed up the marriage of skill and invention he has used so well as a batsman and now a wicketkeeper also.
After tea the runs arrived in a torrent, de Villiers taking progressively more liberties and Faf du Plessis showing the penchant for shots as well as forward defensives. Their concentration was broken when Clarke called for a highly speculative LBW referral against de Villiers, the break in rhythm proving more helpful than the video evidence. Johnson broke the stand next ball with a swift delivery going across du Plessis, and the final five wickets melted away for 31 runs. Whether that is of any consequence for South Africa will not be known until tomorrow.
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Steve and Britta McKenna are Batavia Citizens of Year
By Linda Girardi For The Beacon-News December 24, 2012 9:38AM
Britta and Steve McKenna have been named Batavia's 2012 Citizens of the Year.
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Batavia's Citizens of the Year Steve and Britta McKenna will be honored at the annual awards dinner of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce. The dinner will be Jan. 26, 2013, at Lincoln Inn Banquets, 1345 S. Batavia Ave. in Batavia.
For ticket information, register online at www.BataviaChamber.org or contact the Chamber at 630-879-7134.
Updated: January 26, 2013 6:15AM
BATAVIA — For more than two decades, Steve and Britta McKenna have woven their interests together for the benefit of Batavia.
Mayor Jeff Schielke described the pair as a "dynamic team, one that has always been supportive of whatever the town is working on."
Batavia Park District Executive Director Allison Niemela said noted the integral role the McKennas had on the building of the Batavia Riverwalk.
"They have an incredible work ethic and I'm honored to work alongside them," Niemela said.
"What they work on turns to gold and I'm grateful their Midas touch has benefitted the Park District."
On Monday, the McKennas were named the 2012 Batavia Citizens of the Year. The Batavia Chamber of Commerce will honor the couple Jan. 26 at its annual awards dinner.
The couple's volunteerism began when they relocated their family to Batavia in 1991 to return to their Midwestern roots.
Britta McKenna stepped in to serve as a board member and marketing director when the all-volunteer Batavia Riverwalk was at a critical stage and was in need of a level of expertise to help launch the project.
Today, the Riverwalk continues to be a sense of pride and an integral part of community events.
A mother raising their two young sons at the time, McKenna supported her husband when he joined the Riverwalk Committee as a board member and treasurer. In 2000, the McKennas served as founding members of the Friends of the Riverwalk.
By then, Steve had been one of the founders of the Holy Cross Cub Scout Pack 121 and he continued to serve in a leadership role in the Boy Scouts through the Three Fires District Council for nearly 20 years.
"Our passions drove our ability to work together," Britta McKenna said.
While Britta extended her volunteerism into the founding of the Batavia Parks Foundation, Steve volunteered as the non-profit organization's president. He was one of three individuals to successfully submit an application establishing Batavia as a "MainStreet" community. In 2004, Britta was appointed Executive Director of Batavia MainStreet, a post she held through 2010.
In 2011, Steve served as chairman of Batavia's "Bulldogs Unleashed," a community-wide cultural arts initiative which recruited professional artists to paint sculptures of Batavia High School's mascot.
The effort became a summer attraction when the 25 painted Bulldogs were placed throughout the downtown, culminating in a "dog wash" in the McKennas' driveway before the art pieces went up for auction as a fundraiser for the community's park, public education and library foundations.
Steve McKenna said their volunteerism has been with the "community in mind," but they also have fun doing it.
Britta said Monday she has realized what a "great team" they really are and how their strengths have a way of complimenting one another.
"Britta is very determined and focused and little gets in her way," Steve said.
She said her husband of 28 years has been her chief supporter when she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.
Steve is the director of her newly created nonprofit organization: "Breast Cancer My Story," an online companion that offers guidance to breast cancer survivors. Britta said she completed her treatments last May and decided to share her experiences and practical information.
"Steve was the first to raise his hand to help on the board. It is great having a life partner who supports you in many ways," Britta said.


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We know that advertising is big business, really big business, and that advertisements often provoke, evoke feelings, make us laugh, anger us, but also that they much too often reinforce old and tired stereotypes based on gender. So here we are again with an advertisement that denigrates women while it simultaneously informs men that they should be the complete opposite of anything associated with women. The ECHL's Florida Everblades have allowed the company Boost Creative to place an advertisement depicting women's lower bodies (dressed in skirts) on the opposite team's bench, so that the men's upper body is showing, while the lower bodies are that of women. And apparently it is hilarious.
Chris Palin, the Everblades' vice president (of sales and marketing) feels that the advertisement is fine, stating;
"You want to evoke emotion, that's OK. As long as you don't get a ton of complaints, that's what it supposed to do." The team has had a few complaints, but according to Palin "…that's the nature of advertising on the edge".
On the edge? Really? This advertisement is not on the edge since every other advertisement out there is predicated on using women to try to emasculate men, or making other men feel like a woman if they do not commit to a narrow definition of masculinity. This type of advertisement is not new, nor is it edgy. It is the complete opposite of edgy, it is old, tired and outdated.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 338 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private balconies. High-speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature separate bathtubs and showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
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LMHI Newsletter
Liga News No. 8, 12/2012
Las Noticias de Liga No. 8
Informativo Eletrônico da LIGA
The LIGA LETTER
Vol. 19, Review 2013
All issues
Czech Country Report 2008
The Annual LMHI National Vice-President Report - May 1, 2008
Number of members: 238
Organisation: ČLHS- The Czech Medical Homeopathic Association
Address: Čestmírova 1, Prague 4, 140 00, Czech Republic
The other homeopathic organisations
CHS - Czech Homeopathic Association. Address: Elisky Premyslovny 380, Prague 5, 156 00, Czech Republic.
CKKH - Czech Chamber Of Classical Homeopathy. Address: Hlavní 61, Brno, 624 00, Czech Republic.
Teaching activities:
The basic course- 3 years course based on ECH and LMHI standards. 10 students graduated this year. Another first year has started in September 2007 and there are 18 new students.
The 3 years undergraduate training with Will Taylor has finished. The next one with Chaim Rosenthal continues (one theme in 4 seminars, two of them already happened within last 2 years).
We organize the popular summer school every year. Will Taylor and Louis Klein will participate in the summer school this year.
We have started practical supervisions this year. Students of our school have to participate in 40 hours. But the supervision is open for all interested homeopaths as well.
We have a very active veterinary section. There are regular seminars and congresses organised by veterinary doctors practicing homeopathy. They organize lectures for students and teachers of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University in Brno city as well. They plan to organize this cycle of lectures for the University every year.
Homeopathic Library
We have had a homeopathic library since 2002.
Address: TCM Clinic, Opletalova 8, Prague 1,11000, Czech Republic
Homeopathic Laboratories
NHL Zdravi s.r.o., Nadrazni 726/161, 702 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic
8. Homeopathic Magazines
"Homeopatické listy"- issued by CLHS, Čestmírova 1, Prague 4, 140 00, Czech
"Arnika"- issued by Jitka Studnicna, Binova 12, 182 00, Prague 8, Czech Republic.
"Homeopatické listy"- are published by our association (ČLHS) twice a year. Many interesting cases, dialogs, discussions etc. are published in it.
Here is a new conception to become more open to related trends not just in Czech republic but abroad as well. New editors have started to publish serial of interviews with homeopaths from other countries to illustrate the situation of homeopathy in the world around.
The Czech version of "The Homeopathic Links" was discontinued.
Homeopathic Websites
New conception and new look of web pages came with the formation of new redaction. There is also English link to seminars organized in Czech Republic.
Another web page related to homeopathy occurred.
www.homeopatie.ivories.cz is very interactive web sites with various links to related themes and is open for professionals and public as well.
Our organisation is a member of Czech organisation, The Association of Physicians and Therapists Using Complementary Medicine. This organisation was established in 2003 and its main goal is cover all legislative and regulatory aspects of the complementary medicine in our country.


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What is a Spend and Raise eStore?
It's one of the most generous online shopping sites when raising money for a cause.
An eStore is a directory of hundreds of your favourite online shopping retailers. These include John Lewis, Debenhams, Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer and many more.
Each time you shop with these retailers via your eStore, a commission is generated and given to your cause.
It's a great way to raise money for your charity, sports group, school, church, or not for profit organisation. Your eStore is free, there are no set up or ongoing fees, and it's updated for you by Spend and Raise.
There are always great offers for you and your supporters to choose from, and with the commission that your cause receives from every purchase, it's a win-win scenario for everyone.
How does the eStore work?
Every time someone visit the eStore, clicks through to a retailer's website via a banner or text link and makes a purchase, a commission is generated and then given to the eStore account by the retailer.
So how does it technically work?
When a retailer link or product is clicked, and the Supporter is taken from the eStore to the retailer's website, a cookie is placed on the Supporter's computer.
A cookie is a very small text file which contains information such as the date and time that the Supporter visited the eStore and clicked on the banner/link that took them to the retailer's website.
Spend and Raise cookies do not contain or access any personal data, they do not contain viruses, cannot read your hard drive and cannot carry out any functions on your computer.
If you would like to speak to us about the best cookie settings for your browser, to ensure that your transactions process successfully, please contact us.
How do I make sure that my purchases track?
Whilst the vast majority of transactions do track, there are situations where something can go wrong. This can be for a number of reasons including anti-spyware, anti-virus or other protection on your computer might prevent commission tracking back to your account.
In order to aid successful tracking on your computer, please consider the following points:
1) Always start your shopping journey at your Spend and Raise eStore and complete the process from here.
2) Ensure that you purchase immediately after clicking through from your eStore. Do not click to any other sites during this process and do not use any codes/deals other than those promoted on your Spend and Raise eStore.
3) Ensure that your internet browser and firewall/security software is enabled to allow cookies.
Do I have to make my purchase immediately?
Transactions must be completed immediately and wholly online via your Spend and Raise eStore.
This means that you can't click through to a retailer's website and place items in your basket and then come back and purchase them at a different time. Or you can't generate a quote, save it, and then come back and purchase that saved quote.
You can go back and make a purchase with the retailer if you want, but you must start the process from the beginning again, not using any previously saved quotes or shopping baskets.
How much commission does each retailer give?
There are different commission rates for different retailers, and sometimes on different product ranges within their sites. You can view the current commissions on offer from each retailer by visiting the following eStore example - http://www.spendandraise.com/poppyappeal/shop/retailers/
How do we add our logo, photo, brand colours and information about our cause?
Once you have signed up for an eStore, you'll be sent instructions on how to customise your site.
How can we check how much commission we've raised?
Visit your eStore and look at the list of 'Latest Fundraisers'. This includes all transactions that have recently been made and will be confirmed by the retailers shortly.
As the administrator you can log in to the admin area and as a supporter you can create your own account and look under 'My transactions' to view all purchases made via the eStore. Please note that if any transactions are made without logging in, commission will be awarded to the eStore but they won't show up in your supporter account.
Can we change our eStore URL to something else?
Yes, please email info@spendandraise with more details and we'll be able to change this for you. Please note that the old link won't work any longer once this has been changed over.
How do I hand over the account to someone else in our organisation?
If you have the log in details, log into the admin area and change the email address to the new contact's email address, and create a new password that you can pass onto them. It may be useful to send them an email with the link to the eStore, the link to the admin log in and the email address you've changed it to, along with the password.
If you don't remember the log in details, or you are the new contact and you'd like to log in, then please contact Spend and Raise and we'll help to change the account over. Please note that we may need verification that you are associated with the organisation.
What's the quickest way to spread the word?
Here are our top five ideas to promote your eStore:
• Add a link or banner to your eStore from your own website if your organisation has one.
• Spread the word in meetings, talk about your eStore with all your friends and family, and ask them to do the same.
• Ask your local companies to buy their office supplies and company travel via your eStore.
• Jump on the social media bandwagon and promote your eStore on your Twitter and Facebook profiles. Don't forget to 'follow' and 'like' us for updates and special offers.
• Forward our weekly email newsletter to your supporters to ensure they have the latest offers to take advantage of.
How does the cause actually get paid?
Once the retailer has confirmed the transaction, they will send the commission to Spend and Raise. This usually takes 1-2 months to ensure that purchased items aren't returned or exchanged or that insurance policies or holidays aren't cancelled.
Spend and Raise then create monthly payments straight into the organisation's bank account via a BACS transfer, providing the £20 threshold has been met.
How does Spend and Raise make money?
The commission that Spend and Raise receives from the retailers is given to the causes. The tracking technology behind the eStores has been developed by the parent company Digital Window who receives a small fee from the retailers with every confirmed purchase.
Do we need to register and log in when shopping via the eStore?
No, which is great because remembering passwords can be tricky. Purchases will still generate a commission for your cause.
However, if you wish to track how much you have raised with the eStore, or if you wish to see your name on the 'Latest Fundraisers' list, then you will need to create an account. Simply click on the 'Register' link at the top right on your eStore.
A transaction isn't showing or is incorrect, what can we do?
If you have made a transaction and it is not showing in your account or the information is incorrect, please fill out the following Transaction Query Form.
Please note the following information:
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NEW YORK (AP) - Hostess has found a new home for its most popular breads, including the iconic Wonder bread.
Q: I am 67 years old and started getting Social Security at age 66. I get $2,100 per month. My wife is 57 and has spent most of her life as a homemaker. But she recently took an office job and is starting to earn Social Security credits. Will she need 40 credits to qualify for her own Social Security? If so, is there any real advantage to her doing this?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly half the 70 employees at a Ford dealership in Clarksville, Ind., have been out sick at some point in the past month. It didn't have to be that way, the boss says.
NEW YORK (AP) - Taco Bell is testing a new value menu that could put it in more direct competition with the Dollar Menu at McDonald's.
SAN FRANCSICO (AP) - Wells Fargo, the country's biggest mortgage lender, reported record earnings for the fourth quarter on Friday, beating analysts' expectations for both profit and revenue. The bank made more loans, gained deposits and enjoyed above-average returns from the investments made by its private equity business.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting patients face a higher risk of injury due to morning drowsiness.
NEW YORK (AP) - At least gasoline should cost you less in 2013.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - By showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - American Express Co. said Thursday that it will slash about 5,400 jobs, mainly in its travel business, as it seeks to cut costs and transform its operations as more of its customers shift to online portals for booking travel plans and other needs.
Chevron expects 4Q profit to beat 3Q
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Googling the nearest gas station, sending email from your smartphone, or booking a table at a restaurant: Those are all things you shouldn't do while driving. But so many drivers have grown accustomed to their on-the-go tasks that automakers are increasingly trying to make those things easier to pull off with both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road.
CUPERTINO (AP) - Apple is trying to decide whether it makes sense to offer a cheaper iPhone as it tries to boost sales in less-affluent countries and reclaim some of the market share lost to cheaper phones running Google's Android software, according to a published report.
NEW YORK (AP) - Afraid of looking like a world-class ingrate, AIG on Wednesday decided against suing the federal government over the $182 billion bailout that saved the giant insurance company from collapse.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big - and bizarre - chances.
NEW YORK (AP) - The gig is almost up for one of the eight Monopoly tokens. But which will it be? Iron? Thimble? Top Hat?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dish Network and Disney have reached a landmark deal that envisions the day when Dish will offer a Netflix-like TV service to people who'd rather stream TV over the Internet than put a satellite receiver on their roof.
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is once again the world's richest person.
TOKYO (AP) - The sudden disappearance of one of the largest bitcoin exchanges only adds to the mystery and mistrust surrounding the virtual currency, which was just beginning to gain legitimacy beyond the technology enthusiasts and adventurous investors who created it.
DETROIT (AP) - The Tesla Model S electric sedan is Consumer Reports' top pick in this year's automotive rankings.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Billions of dollars in U.S. taxes are going unpaid because Americans are exploiting Swiss bank accounts, and the U.S. government has failed to aggressively pursue Switzerland's second-largest bank, a Senate investigation has found.
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not just about what America's kids are getting in the lunch line.
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. surged 16 percent Tuesday after a Wall Street analyst told investors that Tesla could shake up the electric utility sector as well as the auto industry.
LONDON (AP) - Early Tuesday, the world's most established exchange for bitcoin disappeared from the Internet, sending the price of the virtual currency tumbling and prompting fears that the world's biggest experiment in electronic cash could soon be strangled by fraud or regulation.
NEW YORK (AP) - Egg McMuffin, meet the Waffle Taco.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Samsung sought Monday to frame its new Galaxy S5 smartphone as a lifestyle product, as it emphasized a built-in heart-rate sensor and improved camera features over its slightly larger size.
NEW YORK (AP) - Mark Zuckerberg, known for his outsized ambitions for Facebook, is applying a similar long-term vision to bringing the Internet to the billons of people around the world who don't already have access.


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Chelsea to meet Ancelotti's PSG
Chelsea will play the first ever football match at the new Yankee Stadium after confirming on Monday that they would face Paris St Germain there during their US summer tour.
The Blues will take on PSG at the home of the New York Yankees baseball team - which will hold 54,000 spectators once configured for football - on Sunday, July 22.
Chelsea have not played in New York since 1954 and they and PSG will contest the first football match at Yankee Stadium since it opened in 2009.
The game reunites the Blues with former manager Carlo Ancelotti - who they controversially sacked at the end of last season - his assistant Claude Makelele, coach Paul Clement and defender Alex.
It will be the second game of Chelsea's US tour, with the club also announcing on Monday their final fixture would be against AC Milan at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on Saturday, July 28.
They had already confirmed matches against Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field on July 18 and and MLS All Stars at PPL Park, Philadelphia, on July 25.
Chief executive Ron Gourlay told the club's official website, www.chelseafc.com: "Chelsea Football Club is delighted to be heading to New York after such a long time away, and it will be a real pleasure to visit Yankee Stadium for what is sure to be a competitive game.
"Paris St Germain represents a true test for us in our preparations for the new season.
"We know Carlo well and respect the superb job he did for us, and continues to do in France. It should be a fantastic game."
"Southern Florida is a hotbed of football support and we cannot wait to resume our friendly rivalry with AC Milan at a packed stadium.
"The four fixtures we have lined up in the US offer an exciting schedule and as a club we cannot wait to sample the ever-growing appetite for the game in America."
Chelsea were managed by the Italian for two seasons until they decided to part ways with the former AC Milan coach and appoint Andre Villas-Boas instead. It proved to be a poor decision, however, as the young Portuguese fared much worse than Ancelotti at the helm and he was dispatched with towards the beginning of February.
Under Ancelotti, the Blues won the Premier League and the FA Cup but they were unable to reach the Champions League final. Current caretaker manager Roberto di Matteo has helped inspire a league revival and he has ensured that the club have a shot at winning their first Champions League after reaching the final where they will face Bayern Munich on May 19.
Chelsea are currently in sixth place and need results to go their way if they are to qualify for the Champions League via domestic participation.
They play Liverpool on Tuesday and then take on relegated Blackburn on Sunday and need Tottenham and Newcastle to fail to win their final league game if they are to qualify for Europe's premier tournament for the coming season.


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AWESOME – Great Food, Great Portions, Cool Atmosphere Great Service and with a smile! First time there and will be going back!
Overpriced! – Sub-par, overpriced food. Would not honor our Restaurant dot com gift certificate. Atmosphere is cute, but not enough to make up for the rest of the dissappointments. Don't regret going, but will not go back.
You might as well be in Germany – I love everything about this place. I do severely miss the Frankfort location but I am willing to drive further just for the food. If you want atmosphere and some of the best food you have ever eaten this is the place to go. The price might seem high but you are served enough food for 2 (love those leftovers!). It is a MUST to go during Oktoberfest. Everyone we have ever taken here loves it.
Great food, authentic entertainment..................... – You can't find too many places that have a guy in Leiderhosen playing cow bells to the german son Eidelweiss!
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Availability: Hotel Brandwood
Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed
Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds
Junior Suite
Deluxe Executive
A unique and independent boutique hotel at the heart of downtown Glendale
In city center
At the heart of downtown Glendale, Hotel Brandwood is within walking distance to over 200 shops and dining options including the Americana at Brand, Glendale Galleria and more.
Restaurant, bar/lounge
Hotel Brandwood offers a restaurant, Jax Bar and Grill and an onsite Coffee Shop/Cafe, Brand Terrace Cafe. Southern California's famous Porto's Bakery and Cafe is just a few doors away.
Boutique hotel amenities
Elegantly designed guestrooms featuring earth toned hues, offering in room amenities such as free wifi /DSL, Iron,Hair dryer, Mini-cooler, Coffee Maker serving Wolfgang Puck, select Bath and Body amenities, etcInformation missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Brandwood Amenities
- General
Hotel Brandwood is a smoke-free property offering our guests quality and convenient downtown hotel accommodations. Hotel amenities include: • Non Smoking Facility • Meeting Room/ Business Center • Concierge Service • 24 Hour Front Desk • Housekeeping Service • Wake Up Calls • Onsite Laundry Facility • Onsite Common Dining (with microwave) • Onsite Restaurant (Jax Bar and Grill)• Onsite Café (Brand Terrace Café) • Complimentary Parking (vertical clearance 7'4") • Limited Handicap Accessible No Wheelchair access No Elevator Access
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Computer station
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Total number of rooms - 40
- Number of floors - 2
- One meeting/conference room
- Free parking
- Self parking
- Smoke-free property (fines apply)
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Express check-out
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Free guest parking during stay
- Year Built 1924
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in lobby
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Self parking
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Climate control
- Direct-dial phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Extra towels/bedding
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- iPod docking station
- Dining
Brandwood Hotel has a restaurant serving lunch and dinner.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
Hotel Brandwood Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Please note that the Hotel Brandwood has no accessibility and no elevator access for wheelchairs.
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- General
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.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Only service dogs are allowed
No rollaway/extra beds available
No elevators
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- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- An early check-in fee will be charged
- A late check-out fee will be charged
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One child 12 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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Watch out for burning lights and cords this season
By: Viola Pruss
| Posted: Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 06:00 am
A cat�s curious play pushed over the candle jar and set the house on fire.
It�s only one of many stories that fire prevention and safety officer Les David Mroz has to share about Christmas season at St. Albert Fire Services.
In most cases, the night did not end well for either the cat or home, he said, so fire prevention remains important � especially now that warm and colourful lights are meant to scare away the grey, winter gloom.
�I guess the biggest two risks for the Christmas season are candles and Christmas trees that ignite,� said Mroz. �The bottom line is typically electrical problems with plugging in the lights.�
It�s not only the playful cat or dog that may create a hazard by pushing over a burning candle. Spilled wax is just as flammable, and some candles sit in jars manufactured from inferior glass that could break from too much heat, he said.
With new LED lights and plastic trees amassing throughout Canadian homes, the hazard of burning trees has lessened, he added.
But there are still those who kept the lights of old � incandescent lights and 60 or 100 watt bulbs that cause ignition from heating up and touching dry needles or other flammable materials nearby.
That�s why real trees need to be watered so the needles won�t dry out, he said. Without moisture, the tree is about as dangerous as a stack of old newspapers in a corner of the room.
�They go up like a roman candle. They are very dangerous,� he said.
Another common problem is plugging in your lights to a wall receptacle that already supports other items, he said.
�Any time electricity flows through an extension cord or a power cord there is heat that is generated and if that heat is not allowed to dissipate, then over time especially if it�s drawing a lot of power, that could heat the objects in close proximity,� he said.
To avoid setting the Christmas presents on fire, Mroz said to watch cords and not leave anything stacked on top of them. Cords and tree lights should also remain unplugged overnight.
And never use a power bar to supply multiple outdoor lights with electricity, he said.
�Power bars are susceptible to failure and especially the old generation ones have caused fires,� he said �They are not designed for being used for powering multiple high amperage lights.�
Discarded matches, cigarette butts and alcohol can also quickly turn a Christmas party sour if people don�t consider their actions, he said. When it�s cold outside, guests may use the garage to smoke but even a small cigarette butt can cause a large fire, he said.
�There was an improper disposal of a cigarette butt that went into a recycling box and then you had a fairly large fire in the garage,� he said. �There are always the agencies that make these prevention themes and topics but then you see the stuff that can happen and it can be a real danger.�
People should make sure their fire alarms are working and are filled with fresh batteries, he said, and never leave flammable material unattended � be that in the kitchen, under the Christmas tree, or out in the garden.
When it comes to driving in the winter, he added to check for damaged, frayed or pinched cords on a block heater. That will avoid waking up to an unpleasant surprise, he said.
�We�ve been lucky this year. I haven�t heard of any vehicles damaged by block heater cords,� he said.
�In 2011, the first three months we had very cold weather and there were a lot of vehicle fires where they had block heaters and problems related to electrical cords.�
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