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...Other hotels are designing sleep amenities to fit their individual personalities. At La Mansion del Rio in San Antonio, handcrafted worry dolls are placed in rooms every night, a nod to Yanaguana folklore, which promises that your cares will evaporate by dawn if you transfer them to the dolls as you sleep. The Milliken Creek Inn & Spa in Napa Valley, Calif., offers a package that includes the Good Night Sleep Kit by Deepak Chopra. And at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, the "vibe manager" will create a playlist of mellow music (ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to Morcheeba...
...Benjamin Hotel in New York City perhaps goes the furthest to ensure slumber. It actually guarantees a restful night. If you don't sleep as well as at home, it will refund the cost of your stay. The hotel improves its odds with a secret weapon: sleep concierge Anya Orlanska, who contacts guests by e-mail before arrival to determine their preferences and needs. "I would say 80% of our guests take advantage of this service," she says. Orlanska helps them choose from 11 types of pillows, including hypoallergenic and water-filled models, a jelly neck roll...
Lullabies aren't included at the Benjamin, but at the hotel Andaz in London, columnist and BBC playwright Damian Barr will read bedtime stories to guests all through March. Sweet dreams...
...evolution of the World Wide Web in which different types of data can be integrated and easily accessed. As an example, Berners-Lee said that this system could allow users to determine the most efficient way to buy a cup of coffee, visit friends, and return to their hotel room with a single query, instead of searching for the three items separately. To realize such a vision, individual organizations must be willing to release their data for public use, requiring great courage and initiative, according to Berners-Lee. “It’s common in an organization...
...Anyone who does not score a debate ticket is welcome to pay $50 to attend a screening party hosted by the Texas Democratic Party at the Austin Hyatt Hotel, state party officials said, and they have dangled the possibility that the candidates might drop by after the debate. But many grassroot supporters say they cannot afford the $50 admission fee. "I don't understand the mentality to charge money like that - I mean we are the party of the people," Davis said. "I don't want to be critical and I know they have tough decisions to make...