#stanly hotel

[zankalony]

Why Minosh is My Favorite Restaurant in Alexandria

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#Alexandria #best pizza in Alexandria #dailyprompt #dailyprompt-1908 #Egypt #friendly staff #Italian cuisine #Italian restaurant in Alexandria #Mediterranean cuisine #Minosh restaurant #pizza #Pizza Minouche #restaurant with sea view in Alexandria #Sangiovanni Stanly Hotel #sea view #vintage decor

[noordinaryresort]

Several New Luxury Hotel Openings Spark A Buzz In The Napa-Sonoma Wine Region

Several New Luxury Hotel Openings Spark A Buzz In The Napa-Sonoma Wine Region

The Napa-Sonoma Wine Region…just hearing those words conjure up visions of rolling countryside vineyards, Michelin Star restaurants, and beautiful luxury retreats. And just when I thought this region might be settling in and beginning to rest on its laurels, *wham* here enter several exciting, high-end luxury resorts to shake things up. Some of the more notable openings are the Montage…

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#Auberge Resorts #four season hotels #four seasons napa valley #luxury #Luxury hotel reviews #Luxury Resort #luxury resorts #luxury travel #montage healdsburg #montage hotel and resorts #napa sonoma wine country #new luxury resorts #No Ordinary Resort #stanly ranch napa #sunset magazine #travel #travel photography

[rando-simps-alot]

Simp list (canon)

In chronological order

“[Outdated]” is a character i no longer like, for whatever reason, however I keep them on the list for historical record

10 is MMMMMMMMMM 1 is kinda smash

1. Spanish moon (five nights at Freddy’s security breach) 10/10

2. Sun (five nights at Freddy’s security breach) 9/10

3. Moon (five nights at Freddy’s security breach) 10/10

4. Clover (@inks-ns original character) 10/10

5. Sammy Lawrence (bendy and the ink machine/bendy and the dark revival) 11/10

6. NeIL (@sillystanleystuff original character) 10/10

7. The ink demon (bendy and the dark revival) 7/10

8. Peter (your boyfriend game) 0/10 [Outdated]

9. John Doe (John doe game) 7/10

10. Alan Orion (my dear hatchet man) 9/10

11. Ren (14 days with you) 7/10

12. Loki (@you-are-a-superstar original character) 10/10

13. N (murder drones) 10/10

14. Audrey drew (bendy and the dark revival) 3/10

15. Monika (doki doki literature club) 7/10

16. The projectionist (bendy and the ink machine) 6/10

17. Lord heart (@inks-ns original character) 8/10

18. Lord storm (@inks-ns original character)8/10

19. Meteorite (@inks-ns original character)8/10

20. Volo (Pokemon legends Arceus) 10/10

21. Betty (bendy and the dark revival) 10/10

22. Keepers (bendy and the dark revival) 4/10

23. Max (@aboutchicken298’s original character) 5/10

24. Springtrap (five nights at Freddy’s) 5/10

25. William afton (five nights at Freddy’s the fourth closest graphic novel) 8/10

26. Emo boy ink demon (by @iilusion-of-living) 10/10

27. The jester (@iilusion-of-living’s original character)5/10

28. Withered bonnie (five nights at Freddy’s 2) 5/10

29. Simon (@sillystanleystuff’s original character) 8/10

30. Fell sans 😞 (due to @kazachi69’s amazing video) 10/10

31. Eclipse (five nights at Freddy’s security breach) 10/10

32. Sarah (@you-are-a-superstar’s original character) 7/10

33. HoR (@sillystanleystuff’s original character) 9/10

34. Blood Moon (the Sun and Moon show) 8/10

35. Scout (@sillystanleystuff’s original character) 9/10

36. Lovesick Sun (@inks-ns’s original character) 9/10

37. Lovesick moon (@inks-ns’s original character) 9/10

38. Vampire moon (by @xitsensunmoon) 10/10

39. Timekeeper (Stanly parable untra-delux) 8/10

40. Roxanne wolf (five nights at Freddy’s security breach) 7/10

41. Cyn (murder drones) 10/10

42. Father Grigori (half life 2) 6/10

43. Satan (the Bible) 5/10

44. Twisted Alice (bendy and the ink machine/bendy and the dark revival) 8/10

45. Nightmare sans (due to @glitchysquidd) 7/10

46. Gavril (Gavril) 9/10

47. Shattered Dream sans (thanks kaz) 8/10

48. Kerlineo (@iilusion-of-living’s original character) 6/10

49. Dust sans (thanks @monsterroonio) 8/10

50. Megaira (@sillystanleystuff’s original character) 9/10

51. Leya (@sillystanleystuff’s original character) 9/10

52. Bill cipher (Gravity Falls)

53. Dr. Jekyll (The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 8/10

54. Mr. Hyde (The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) 8/10

55. Ruin Eclipse (Five nights at Freddy’s Security Breach: Ruin) 10/10

56. Ruin Sun (Five nights at Freddy’s Security Breach: Ruin) 7/10

57. Ruin Moon (Five nights at Freddy’s Security Breach: Ruin) 5/10

58. Alastor (Hazbin Hotel) 9/10

59. Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) 5/10

60. Winston (1984) 6/10

61. General Grievous (Star wars) 6/10

62. Eclipse (Sun and Moon show) 3/10

63. Jax (The amazing digital circus) 9/10

64. ROOM (@cursedxbf’s oc on ref sheet and pixel art)

65. Mr. Hyde (Mazm: Jekyll and Hyde)

66. Lucifer (hazbin hotel)

67. Husker (Hazbin hotel)

68. Vox (Hazbin hotel)

69. funny number is reserved for the time being

70. angel dust (hazbin hotel)

Please ignore any trends related to Yandere or sharp teeth, they are coincidences

37 characters until 100

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22/51 on the list are robots

4/51 are confirmed human

35/51 are men

8/51 are women

8/51 idk their gender

9/51 are inky

18/51 are my friends ocs

28/51 are from or based on a horror franchise

1/51 have no canon form

0/51 are 1s

0/51 are 2s

2/51 are 3s

1/51 are 4s

5/51 are 5s

1/51 are 6s

8/51 are 7s

10/51 are 8s

9/51 are 9s

9/51 are 10s

1/51 are 11s

6/51 are alterations of existing characters

Stats Last updated at 51 characters (6/28/23)

[brainrotsshit]

﹒˃̵ᴗ˂̵﹒ Heyy!!

➔ Names Sparrow or Rots

➔ Time zone? ; EST

・・───・・✦・・───・・

Mainly gunna use this blog to be cringe, I.E self insert ships, oc stories . My ships include ..

BlueBeetles (Beetlejuice x Sparrow) (Beetlejuice Musical)

MorningCoffee (Dewey x Francis) - (school of rock)

PaintStainedGuitar (Barb x Atlas) - (Trolls)

CoolScience (Sparrow x Stanford Pines) (Gravity Falls)

RedKnuckles (Astrid x Stanly Pines)

(Gravity Falls)

BloodCoatedTrees (Fearne x Celeste) (Critical Role)

My ocs include..

Sparrow (OC)

Rookie (DND)

Celeste (Balders Gate)

Astrid (Gravity Falls)

Atlas (Trolls)

Jackie (Trolls)

꩜ ۫ ָ֢ ⬫ ܻ` - My Intrests/ Hyperfixations include…

Gravity Falls

Trolls

Balders Gate

Critical roll (only on episode 4 of new campaign? No spoilers!)

School of Rock

Beetlejuice (musical and movie!)

Saw

The shining Hazbin Hotel

…………… ꩜ ۫ ָ֢ ⬫ ܻ` And More

! COMMISSIONS OPEN; POST COMING SOON !

Posts Vary! May be talking about a self ship one day, may be ranting about kids at my school

The next.. who knows.

MINOR

@brainrotsshit main

♡ᱹ ʾʿ I hope you enjoy your stay~

#self ship #self love #ships #oc #trolls #stanford pines #beetlejuice #dewey finn #Barb #troll oc #commission #intro post #introduction #rainbow #sillyposting #dnd art #dnd character #dnd oc #balders gate 3 #gravity falls #angel dust #hazbin hotel

[thatguywiththefaceog]

Smutember 2022 Show

Dipper and the Grunkles go to investigate a haunted Burlesque house when the run into a familiar face

written for @smutember requested by anon

a prequel to this 

All characters are 18 or over. This story is for adults only. NSFW under the cut.

It was a few years later, but Dipper finally got to work with Grunkle Ford. Of course he was still only a summer intern but still. He joined Ford and Stan in their study of the paranormal. Three cases in, and Ford got a report of a haunting in New York City.

“Ah, the big apple. Where in the big apple?” asked Stan when told.

“The Fancy Feather Duster. A burlesque house. The building was built in 1880 as a bank but was bought out after the great depression. It was converted to a hotel until the 40’s when it became the burlesque house it is today.”  

Stan stroked his chin. “A strip club you say.”

“Burlesque Stanly, burlesque.”

“What’s the difference?’ Dipper asked.

Ford thought for a moment. “Aesthetic?” he said uncertainly.

“Any idea who the ghost was? The ghosts I ran into at Gravity Falls all had some kind of grudge to stick around for.”

“Nothing that pops out immediately, but old buildings' history tend to be colorful.”  

And colorful it was, Dipper and Ford dug up stories of mob deals gone wrong, murdered prostitutes, and showgirl suicides. Armed with a list of possible identities for the ghost, the Pines men traveled to the big apple. The Fancy Feather Duster was a rather large building. A line out front showed that it was a rather popular place.

They cut in the front of the line. “We’re here to help with the problem,” Ford whispered. “I’m Dr. Pines and these are my associates.” He gestured to Stan and Dipper.

The security guard nodded and let the three in. They were greeted by short fat women with a black beehive. She wore a red dress that showed off her generous breasts and ass.

“Gentlemen. Thank you so much for seeing us. I was half convinced that we were going mad. One of my girls convinced me that we were haunted. So I googled paranormal investigators and your name popped up.”  

“Is there a source of the haunting? Like a room or is it all over the building?”

“Well it seems to be spreading but we first noticed it in our old dressing room. I can take you there if you’d like.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

They were brought to a room that was completely destroyed. The mirror on the wall looked like it was punched repeatedly. Large chunks of the walls and the floor were ripped out. Broken furniture was littered about the room.

“It started here. One of my girls, Cherry, was doing her lipstick when the cracks just appeared. In a matter of weeks, the room was destroyed by an invisible force.”

“Well, at least no one was turned into wood,” Dipper muttered under his breath. Ford set down his equipment. Stan and Dipper helped set it all up. After which Ford pressed a button which caused a green loading bar to appear.

“Ah, what’s it doing?” The owner asked.

“It’s ionizing the ecoparticles in the air, this should tell us if there is one or more specters based in this room,” Ford informed her.  

“And how long is that going to take?” She asked him.

He thought for a minute. “About two hours. Maybe three.”

Stan shot up. “Three hours? What the hell einstein.”

“We’re in a densely populated city, a city that’s also hundreds of years old. There’s a lot of noise to cut through. Just be glad we’re not doing this in Europe. Could have taken days.”

The owner clapped her hands together. “Well, while that’s going on, would you gentlemen like to view our show?”

“Well if you insist.” Stan wrapped his arm around Dipper’s shoulder. “Come on kid, let’s have some fun.”

“Ah I don’t feel comfortable watching naked women dance while I sit next to you, Grunkle Stan.”

“Dipper this is a right of passage.”  

The owner looked at Dipper. “How old is he?”

“Nineteen,” Dipper answered, annoyed.

“Hmmm, that should be fine. Just don’t get anything stronger than a shirley temple.”

Stan and Dipper were sitting in the audience. “When I die there’s a joint in Vegas like this where I want you to spread my ashes.”

Dipper turned to his great uncle. “You know. Most of these girls are young enough to be your daughter.”

Stan waved away Dipper’s concern.”Bah, it’s not like I’ve known any of these girls.”

The lights began to dim. A voice spoke over the speaker. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Fancy Feather Duster! Clap your hands for our first performer of the night, Wendy!”

The curtain pulled back, revealing Wendy Corduroy. Her eyes widened and her smile faltered. She regained it a moment later, but it looked more forced.

Stan stood up. “Nope. I’ve known her since she was five. This is weird. Stripping is ruined for me now. Nope, nope, nope.”

As Stan awkwardly made his way through the audience, Wendy did her best to be professional. Her outfit was emerald, matching her eyes. She wore a short bouncing skirt and a corset bra combo. It looked rather nice, if a bit something out of a St Patrick's Day ad.

The music that played wasn’t what Dipper expected. Instead of hair metal or dance techno, it was actually a nice jazzy tune.

He wasn’t sure if he should stay or go. Which would be more awkward? Wendy sure was popular. Plenty of cheering and clapping from the crowd. Dipper had to admit, Wendy looked sexy and elegant up there. She had pulled down her panties, giving the audience a view of her ass and privates everytime her skirt swung up.

She undid her bra and tossed it into the audience. Dipper caught it. Her breasts had a few freckles he noticed as she bounced around on stage.

Once the show was over, Wendy made her way out of the dressing room. She was dressed in a much less revealing red plaid shirt and jeans. Dipper held up her bra.

“You dropped something.”

Wendy couldn’t help but notice he was blushing. She grabbed her undergarment. “Dipper Pines, what the hell are you doing here?” She hugged him but broke it off when she remembered that he just saw her half naked.

“So what the hell are you doing in New York?”

“Ghost hunting. Me and the Grunkles were doing some research on the east coast. And we were told that this place was haunted.”

“Shit, she called you!” Wendy laughed. “All the people for her to get. You know I was the one who convinced her that this place is haunted. All my coworkers thought it was chemtrails or something. But we both know I’ve been around the block. I had no idea she’d call someone I know.”

There was an air of awkwardness between the two. There was one big question. “So, how did you get into … this.”

And there it was. Wendy figured she could lie and downplay her current lifestyle… but she didn’t want to do that. Not with Dipper. But would he judge her?

“Well, remember after I graduated high school, I decided to travel around?”

Dipper nodded.

“Well, I found myself dating a porn star while living in Paris. And she talked me into trying starring in a few movies. We broke up but I stayed in the industry. A job offer brought me to New York. I did seven movies here but the porn scene here was nasty and uncomfortable. Now there was a lot of cool and nice actors and directors, but the producers were really scuzzy. I was given an offer to dance here. And to help pay rent I also running an onlyfans. And I sometimes do videos with some old colleagues I worked well with.”

“Wow, that’s… that’s a lot Wendy.”

She turned away from him. “Yeah.”

“Does any of our old gang know?”

“Tambry knows I have an Onlyfans. I don’t think she realizes that’s more than just some pin-ups though.”

“Are you happy?” There wasn’t any hint of judgment in Dipper’s tone. Just general curiosity.”

Wendy thought for a moment. “Yeah, I think I am. The girls are nice, I feel confident. It’s not perfect. You do run into creeps who don’t understand boundaries and it was hard working with some people back when I did films. But maybe that’s just life? And things are a lot better now I get to control who I work with. I don’t plan on doing this stuff for the rest of my life, but yeah. I’m happy. Do you think that’s weird?”  

“It’s a little weird but you’re an adult woman with her own bodily anatomy. So if you’re happy, then that’s what matters.” He smiled at her. She smiled back.

The building shook. Stan ran into the hall. “Kid, showtime now!”

Dipper turned to Wendy. “Duty calls.”

He starts to run off but Wendy calls after him.” Hey Dip! Need help?”

Dipper nodded. “Of course!” The redhead ran after Stan and Dipper, ready for adventure.

#smutember #smutember 2022 #day 14 #gravity falls #wendip #lemon

[ap0wersstories]

Hotel Hell for Madeline

*Important Note*

The following story is 100% fiction with zero real world relevance, non-consensual sex/sexual assault of any kind is wrong and should never be accepted. If you are considering or have committed such an offence I suggest you get serious psychiatric help.

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Madeline looked at the time, I was 4:30pm on a Friday and she was absolutely exhausted from working her hotel job. They’d had a late booking for a conference that had absolutely overwhelmed her, and her boss was being his usual creepy self of getting too close to her for comfort. 

At 26 she had a great body on her and she was looking forward to drinks with some of her girlfriends. She was almost done, the finish line was in sight. Just as she was about to relax Paul, her boss came in, he was a tall 58 year old man who always gave off this vibe of wanting more than he was letting on. His hands would often linger on her legs or shoulder. “Maddie, since you’re not doing anything come with me, I need to show you something.” She groaned, this was never a good sign. 

He led her to a room that was getting done up, it was a refurbishment that she’d helped arrange. “What the fuck do you call this carpet? It’s disgusting, makes me want to puke!” Madeline remained calm in his comments, “Paul this was something that I flagged with you, I said that it didn’t match the rest of the hotel but you told me to proceed.”

”The fuck I did, but I tell ya what since I’m going to rip it anyway, how about we christen ourselves. I’ll even throw in a $5k bonus for ya!”

Madeline was hardly surprised by his disgusting proposition but she still was pissed off, “go fuck yourself Paul, and fuck this job! I’m sick of you being a perv on me!”

She made to get out of the room but Paul immediately grabbed her and tossed her to the ground. Madeline had thought he was a perv but she wasn’t prepared for him to not take no for an answer, and Paul was already one step ahead of her by grabbing a role of duct tape and taping her wrists together. “What are you doing?! Stop!!” That only got a response of a heavy slap from Paul shocking Madeline, he took the moment of her being stunned to wrap the duct tape around her mouth gagging her. Immediately her sounds were reduced to muffles. 

Paul wasn’t wasting any time, he unzipped his pants and whipped out his hard cock. He ripped a hole right where he panties were and using a stanly knife he’d found he cut away her panties. Madeline was shaking her head, she was begging for him to stop but he had no interest in stopping. He mounted the 26yo and staring into her eyes he thrusted into her, immediately he started grunting like an animal telling her that she was a whore and a slut, that she deserves this. He ripped open her blouse exposing her bra and pulled her bra down so her tits hung over them. 

Not completely done he pulled out and flipped her over onto her front, without any warning he plunged his cock into her ass. Something he’d fantasised about since meeting her, she moaned as he mounted her like an animal and he grunted like a man possessed. 

Finally he felt his orgasm coming and pulled out bursting his load on her pretty Asian face. Madeline was sobbing uncontrollably, both of her holes felt in agony. When he was done he dragged her to the shower and turned it on to her washing all the evidence off her. 

He tossed her a robe and some change of clothes and told her to get the fuck out of here before he decides to go for round 2. She stumbled out of there and within 10min a crew was already tearing up the carpet. 

Paul knew he was responsible for the carpet, he just didn’t want to waste the opportunity to get rid of some evidence. 

#sexstories #sex fantasy #rapekink #rapetoy

[snowmains]

Vicinity apartments

All construction projects, particularly historic renovations, carry a high degree of risk. The Company will invest in the redevelopment of the Albemarle Hotel (“Project”). Additional general and project-specific risks may be detailed here if the Regulation Crowdfunding securities offering goes live. Investing carries general risks, such as losing all the money you invest. Constructed the 482-space parking garage through a partnership with the City of Fayetteville ($19M project in Fayetteville, NC).Upgraded the Festival Park Plaza office building that resulted in increasing occupancy from 60% to 100% ($5.5M project in Fayetteville, NC).Adaptively re-used the historic Franz Building for a non-profit’s offices and retail incubator ($2.3M project in New Orleans, LA).Zion Institute for the new Fairfield County Administrative Complex ($13.6M project in Winnsboro, SC) Adaptively re-used the historic Prince Charles Hotel for The Residences at the Prince Charles that includes 59 apartments and 15,000 SF of commercial space ($19.4M project in Fayetteville, NC).Led by Jordan Jones, a veteran developer, the firm will be investing a minimum of $75,000 into this project and has an extensive real estate development experience, including: The name is a reflection of our purpose: to complete projects that serve as an anchor for the communities they're centered in and provide a pillar around which the people of that community can continue to build and invest in themselves. Approaching its 100th anniversary, the building is perfectly poised for redevelopment and a return to its former glory.Īnchor & Pillar is the real estate development firm behind this project. Surrounded by historic civic and church buildings, the location has served as a community mainstay, bringing people together in downtown Albemarle. From its warm and stately hotel rooms to its fine dining lobby restaurant, the hotel was a picture of class and southern hospitality. The Hotel has been a landmark icon since its opening in 1923. The Hotel building is positioned in the center of downtown, surrounded by local shops and only a block from the new Pfeiffer University Center for Health Sciences. This project is bringing the Historic Albemarle Hotel back to life. The Stanly County Public Library moved into the retail space in 1927 and the first local radio station, WABZ, began its broadcast from the hotel basement in 1947. It also boasted retail space housing a clothing store and barber shop. The first floor contained a ballroom, dining room and a grand lobby filled with fine furniture. The space was used by civic organizations such as the Civitan, Rotary, Lions, Optimist club, and the Chamber of Commerce just to name a few. Thanks to numerous local shareholders, construction was completed in 1923 and the hotel became the city’s business, civic, and destination travel stop for many years. The Stanly News Harold's words became a self-fulfilling prophesy as members of the community rallied quickly around the new development. “It will mean a new start toward building up Albemarle.”

#Vicinity apartments

[rockymountainwildflower]

So my husband and I got to spend a few days in Estes Park. It was so beautiful and so nice to get away. It snowed the entire time but it was so worth it. You will see some images of the cabin we stayed, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Stanly Hotel (which the infamous book/ movie The Shining is based on). Will be making another trip soon to do a tour. 

#hikingislife #estes park #Rocky mountains #rocky mountain park #stanly hotel #the shining #stephen king #snow #spring #trip #anniversary #cabin

[poesmagic]

An Interview with Aiden Sinclair - America's Most Successful Bizarre Magician

An Interview with Aiden Sinclair – America’s Most Successful Bizarre Magician

Aiden Sinclair is the world’s preeminent Paranormal Illusionist! After spending 15 years of his life on the run from the law, Aiden Sinclair turned himself into authorities and retired from a life of grift and confidence schemes. ​He used his incarceration to master the art of magic, and emerged to become a full time performer of illusions. Today Aiden is one of the few illusionists in the…

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#poesmagic magic baltimore lordbaltimorehotel illusions innerharbor thingstodo fathersday june15 Saturday poe edgarallanpoe #Aiden Sinclair #Lord Baltimore Hotel #Stanly Hotel

[mongoosejpeg]

👻Broomstick: What exciting places have you traveled to?

um....ive been to hawaii a few times...thats cool

um....las vegas?

um...idk

#ive been to the uh...stanly hotel a few times cuz...~colorado~ ajshskdhd but idk if thats 'exciting' #ajsudjdjd #elena answers #oh look its cam! #i see the hotel every year tho cuz my family goes to...estas park (?) every year so...yeah...im there rn..i have service tho...aurpirisingly

[splintergirl13]

More ghost hunting fools…I have so many ideas and so little time to draw right now.  With inktober creeping up I want to get the ideas out of my head at least.  I may go back and redraw them prettier

I watch a lot of ghost hunters and a channel called Sam and Colby on youtube.  Highly recommend both.  most of the drawings will be inspired from those two sources

1) Demons tend to mock the holy trinity by knocking three times…inspired by Sam and Colby at the Queen Mary

2) Inspired by that one time ghost hunters went to a house and this woman straight up was like ‘i will never go in the attic it is super haunted its evil and it was just a family of raccoons. 

3) Inspired by the Stanly hotel where people leave lollipops for the ghost of a young girl…sam and colby and the ghost hunters both did this

#zadf #zadr #invader zim #ghost hunting

[hockey-more-like]

what is hotel x?

So for the 2020 Stanly cup games teams were split into two groups, one group stayed at hotel x and the other stayed in some other hotel. The teams that were staying in hotel x were a lot of rival teams and overall just some wild teams. So people joke a lot about how it was going to be crazy there.

#anon #ask #nhl

[interpolupdates]

DEATH OF HAGGITT

The death of President Haggitt of Interpol is shaking the world. The late president's body was found bloated floating in the Don River in Toronto. It was discovered by a fisherman and his son, who is probably scarred for life.  Strangely enough, the body was irradiated. 

From a reliable source, Giovanna Eualtieri, the cousin of Vincent Gigante, was spotted leaving the Château Marmont in LA California. Her ultimate destination was not discovered by the LAPD, but a key witness in the hotel assessed the room she was reported to be staying in. Interestingly the room was covered in the remains of cocaine and rose petals are scattered on the bed, along with many scandalous photos of a woman in the Interpol uniform. Sources could not identify the Interpol agent's face but it appears likely she is in the current special meeting of Interpol, and is clearly engaged romantically with a mafia princess of the ICS. 

A second anonymous tip report of a black Ferrari driving around New Delhi, then no one saw who exited the vehicle. This car is identified identical to that driven by Anushka, the CBI representative to Interpol from India like why this car was seen in the background of many photos found near the Château Marmontx. This communiqué is a suggestion for the Indian delegate to be placed under formal investigation within this Interpoll committee to learn more about any connection she may have to the ICS. 

In other news: 

Word coming out of Moscow is concerning. The Kremlin is reporting dead officers found in their patrol cars. While there is no current information on what is happening, there is a corresponding uptick in random crescent moons around the city, seemingly in support of the murders. The Moscow City Police are currently investigating the situation.  

The Moscow City Police report arresting Stanly Tucci, the head of the Bratva crime family. Through an anonymous tip, they were able to apprehend the crime lord at his house in Leningrad. He is being transferred to a KGB prison for further interrogation. 

[soulofevil]

61. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you?

I paid to stay at the Stanly Hotel so does that count?

But sure, I don’t really believe in ghosts or that kind of supernatural stuff so gimme dat money

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Seafood in Alexandria Much like getting bread from your baker or medicine from your doctor, it’s an unspoken rule of the universe that if you want seafood, Alexandria is where you need to be. An endless coastline and beautiful marinas created the perfect conditions to birth some of the best seafood restaurants in the region, with a view that’s akin to a Hollywood cut scene and enough variety to keep your taste buds tingling. Stop by any one of Egypt’s renowned seafood franchises for a taste of local seafood cuisine, including Balbaa, Samakmak, and Kadoura. Balbaa in particular is one of the most famous restaurants in Egypt, so much so that this 2-story restaurant is open 24-hours a day with the potential to seat hundreds of diners. Your meal will commence with a dozen salads that are customary with every Egyptian seafood meal; Tehina, baba ghanough, hummus, eggplant, pickles and a steaming basket of bread. Make sure you leave room for the main course. Purchased by the kilo, pick your choice of grilled, fried or baked fish with the garnish of your liking and a side of clams, oysters, calamari, crab, lobster or shrimp to complete this kingly, culinary experience. Alexandria also caters to those looking for a better view and a finer dining experience with romantic undertones. The Greek Club Restaurant over-looking the marina is a rare blend between perfect cuisine and location, and the San Giovanni Restaurant in the San Giovanni hotel has an equally stunning scenic view of the sea and the Stanly bridge. These restaurants serve scrumptious seafood platters with a Greek and Euro-Mediterranean twist, respectively. The menus consist of everything you expect to see from an international establishment; soups, shrimp cocktails, buttery-lemon glazed or cream-covered platters, assortments of seafood pastas, and so much more. With Egyptians travelling across the country for the sake of these mouth-watering, seafood masterpieces, you absolutely must take advantage of this city’s remarkable dining experience when you visit and make it a point to indulge yourself; no one makes seafood like Alexandria.#egypt #iregipto #egyptpassion #seafood #fish #fishmarket #alexandria

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Why Daytona Became The Worlds Most Famous Beach

Daytona Beach is known for many things. It's the home of The Daytona 500, which starts the NASCAR'S season every year in February, considered the "Super Bowl" of racing. Many people think of Daytona Beach and Spring Break. The city welcomed college students back in the 60's, 70's, & 80's. They stopped advertising to campus' back in the early 90's. But we still get our share of these visitors every spring. Still others associate Bike Week & Daytona. Our March Bike Week is one of the largest and oldest motorcycle rallies in the country and just celebrated its 78th year!

Being a resident of Daytona Beach since 1975 I've seen a lot of changes on what is known as "The World’s Most Famous Beach".Today we are a beach front community, with retirees and families living here. Over 10 million folks visited our shores last year. They come for the events, our hard-packed sand, wide beach, and temperate climate.

So how did we get that nick name “The World’s Most Famous Beach"? It all starts back in the early 1900's. At the turn of the 20th Century when the "Horseless Carriage" became a plaything for the wealthy. But, driving, in a world meant for horses, wasn't easy. Hard smooth surfaced roadways didn't exist. Without that drivers couldn't really test the speed of their new self-powered machines.

Some records show beach racing started in 1902, but the first official timed race was in 1903. That was between Ransom Olds’ “Pirate” and Alexander Winton’s “Bullet”. On March 26,1903 they did their first timed race using a measured mile. The "Bullet" beat the "Pirate" by .2 seconds setting an American land speed record of 68.198 miles per hour.

Ransom Olds' 1903 Car "The Pirate" 

FYI Old’s started the Oldsmobile car company, his driver, H.T. Thomas, became the supervising engineer. Alexander Winton is credited by many as the founder of the American Automobile Industry. He sold the first production gas powered car to a private individual in March of 1898. History shows we were in the presence of “Automobile Greatness”.

The race was held event during a week-long "Winter Carnival" organized by Henry Flagler's Ormond Hotel. This was the beginning of what came to be known as Speed Weeks. Flagler built the Ormond Hotel and connected it by a railroad spur to his Florida East Coast Railroad. Flagler was one of the earliest hotel developers and tourism promoters of Florida. His clientèle were the wealthy East Coast Elite escaping the cold winters. Many came in for the “season” which ran from December to April. One, John D. Rockefeller, even built his winter home across from the Ormond Hotel. That’s the original John D, the wealthiest man in the world at that time!

The Winton Bullet Beat the Olds Pirate in 1903

Imagine March 1903 and the who’s who of wealthy playboys arrive to test out their machines on Daytona’s hard packed smooth sandy beach. The time of the event depended on the tide, the “course” width was also tide determined and could be 500 feet wide at low tide. The challenge is we have 2 high tides and 2 low tides every day with the time moving about 45 minutes each day. Schedules had to be flexible.  

It’s interesting to note these early racers were not only gasoline powered, but steam and electric power were also used. Remember there were no gas stations at this time. Steam powered cars were even outselling gasoline powered, they could use the horse's water troughs for the water they needed and those were easily available, kind of like gas stations today.  

William K. Vanderbilt started 1904 racing with his run on January 27 and set the first recorded world land speed record over Daytona’s measured mile. His Mercedes made the run at 92.30 mph. That’s Vanderbilt, of the shipping and railroading family that created Vanderbilt University, many New Port Mansions, and built The Biltmore in North Carolina!

The 1904 the speed racing expanded and included motorcycles. Glenn Curtis setting a 67.36 mph record on his 2-cylinder bike. That record held for 7 years. The auto record was broken 3 times, in a 30-minute span! Vanderbilt’s world record of 92.30 mph was first broken by Louis Ross in his steam powered car, the Wogglebug at 94.73 mph.  

Five minutes later that was broken by Arthur MacDonald in his Napier at 104.65 mph. The final record went to HL Bowden in his Mercedes at 109.76 mph! But that one wasn't recognized by the Automobile Club of France, since the car exceeded the 1000KG weight limit set by that sanctioning body.

Stanley Steamer Rocket in 1906 Fred Marriott driving

With steam powered cars from the Stanley Steamer out selling gasoline powered cars, they wanted to prove how fast they were. In 1906 they went for the land speed record. Driver Fred Marriott bought the Rocket 2, the most aerodynamic car of the day, to Daytona. He set the record at 127.659. That held for 4 years! He

Rebuilt Stanley Steamer Rocket in 2006 on Centennial of the 1906 run

tried to break the 150-mph barrier in 1907, was going at 190, then hit a gully on the beach sending the car airborne. It split in 2 but, amazingly, he survived. Stanly Steamer pulled the car from racing feeling it could not withstand the speeds Fred could generate. Because of the crash no official speed record was made.

During this time 15 world records were set up to 1935. There were also wheel to wheel racing over a 3-mile course that was later expanded to 4.2 miles when racing resumed after World War II.

Sir Malcom Campbell with one of his "Bluebirds"

Jumping to the 1920’s Sir Malcom Campbell came to Daytona. He had already set 2 land speed records on the beaches in West Wales England at 146.163 mph in 1924 and 150.766 mph in 1925. He lost the title as the world’s fastest man in 1926 and went on to build his first Bluebird land speed race car. In 1927, on Daytona Beach he set a new record at 174.883 mph, came back and set it again in 1928 at 206.956 mph. Breaking the 200-mph barrier. Not to rest on his laurels in 1931 he came back setting records at 246.088 mph, then 253.968 mph in 32, 272.465 mph in 33, and 276.710 mph in 1935. All in pursuit of breaking the 300 mph barrier. On the run at 276.710 in 1935 he did break the barrier in one direction, exceeding 300 mph right on Daytona Beach! But the recorded record consisted of the average speed over a north south run. Wind picked up slowing him down on the return run. He finally broke the 300-mile barrier on the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah in September of 1935. Remember this was all being done on the beach at low tide! Plus, the smoothness was set by the surf. It was decided they needed a wider surface as speeds exceeded 200 mph.      

Bluebird and other record holders on Daytona Beach

While land speed records moved to Utah wheel to wheel racing continued. The city promoting it in 1936, and then the Daytona Beach Elks club in 1937.  They both lost money. To keep it going promoting races was taken over by Bill France, SR in 1938, who finally turned a profit on both races that year. Back then there was a July race and one on Labor Day weekend. The vehicle of choice became cars you could buy off the lot or “stock” cars. While one chapter closed a new one opened up and the legacy of racing was just getting started!  

With the who’s who coming here for the racing activity, the east coast elite escaping the cold winters, plus savvy promotion of these events, and having railroad to bring people and equipment here, by the 1920’s Daytona Beach had its nickname “The World’s most Famous Beach”.

The next time you are on our beach sunning yourself, fishing, walking on the beach, catching a wave, or riding a bike on the sand, just think of who came before you. You are sharing the same sand that Rockefeller, Ford, Edison, Vanderbilt, and Campbell all came to. Maybe, if you really listen, you’ll even hear the distant sounds of our beach legacy. You can still do your own version of beach racing, at no more than 10 mph, and still drive on designated sections of our 28 miles of beach.

If you’d like to spend some time here check out our web site www.daytonaoceanfrontrentals.com. We offer 9 ocean front condominiums setting directly on these famous sands! Or just call 800-262-6535 or 386-871-6550.     

    Travel Tip created by Dennis & Carmen in association with Vacation Soup

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