March
30, 2007
APRIL
RELEASES
http://www.ty.com/AprilIntro2007
BEANIES:
Barley, Cornstalk, Docks (key clip), Happy Birthday (red), Happy
Birthday (blue), My Dad, Reefs, Sandals, Scholar, Slapshot, Soybean,
Sunrise (key clip) - BOBLINS (all are Canada/UK/Australia/New Zealand
Exclusives): Gully/Gimmy, Pi, Ruddle, Yam Yam
BUDDIES: Docks, Garfield, Sunburst, Webley
TY CLASSIC: Fiddles, Grad, Muffet
CLUBBY
VII RETIRES
http://www.ty.com/ClubbyVII_Ret
INTRODUCING
DEAR DAD & DEAR GRANDPA
Hallmark
Gold Crown Exclusives: http://www.ty.com/Dad_Grandpa_Intro
ASK
TY
Q: If
you would go back to any age in your life, what age would you choose?
(submitted by beaniecharge)
A: I think that every age has its advantages, but life sure is
simpler through the eyes of a child ! http://www.ty.com/askty_home
They will be used to position preemie babies in their Isolettes or cribs. The idea began at Elim Gospel Church in Lima, where Sharon Oppedisano attends. Oppedisano, a Washington Irving first-grade teacher, heard a church presentation from a Strong Hospital nurse.
"She said the wing doesn't always have the basic needs such as rocking chairs and it tugged at my heart," she said. "I talked to the nurse and she suggested the Beanie Babies and teddy bears would be a great way to help. Then I thought this would be something that first-graders would just love."
She teamed with another first-grade teacher, Shannon Parmele, who brought her school kids into the project. The school sent out flyers and also hung some outside the first-grade doors.
"I was just so surprised and overwhelmed at how generous everybody was," said Oppedisano. "One mother brought in a whole bag of new Beanie Babies. And some of our kids who have been to the Strong Hospital felt a connection and were very excited to do something for the babies."
The collection lasted three weeks and the Beanie Babies were sent to the hospital last month. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070330/NEWS05/703280324/1002/NEWS
Michael Dell's firm
purchases Hawaii resort
KAILUA-KONA,
Hawaii (AP) _ The 82-acre Kona Village Resort has been sold to a joint
venture that includes technology mogul Michael Dell's private investment
firm M-S-D Capital.
The resort is near the 825-acre Hualalai Resort, which was purchased by
the same group in June 2006. Kona Village was sold by Ty Warner Hotels
and Resorts, which will retain an interest in the property.
Terms were not disclosed.
Ulrich Krauer, general manager of property, said Kona Village's rich
heritage will be preserved and enhanced.
The company says the resort will be refurbished and all employees have
been retained by the new owners.
The Kona Village Resort, located on the Big Island's Kohala Coast,
opened in 1965 and features lagoons, white- and black-sand beaches, the
Kahuwai Bay marine preserve and a centuries-old petroglyph field of
ancient markings. http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=11126
March
27, 2007
MARCH
RETIREMENTS
http://www.ty.com/Mar07Ret
BEANIES: 2006 Signature Bear, Allegro, Cool Chick, Elfis, New Year 2007, Skis,
Twirls
BEANIE BUDDIES: Fitz, Floxy
BASKET BEANIES: Bobsy, Hopsy, Topsy, Flipsy, Mipsy, Pipsy
March
24, 2007
TY
GIRLS ON HARRODS WEBSITE
http://www.harrods.com/Cultures/en-GB/Search/default.htm?cat=HarrodsComCatalogGB&sstring=Ty+girlz&category=
(Click on each of the girlz for detailed information)
INTRODUCING
TY GIRLZ
http://www.tygirlz.com/girlzhome
CHERISH Global
Breakfast Invitation
http://www.planetbeans.com/SuesCharityAuctions.htm
COLLECTION
FOR SALE
John
writes:
Hi Lisa, My daughter wants me to sell her beanies... just thought I'd
let you know they are selling in batches up to 39 for just £1 (not each
- £1 for the lot!)
Ebay items for u to look @ http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZradish_niQQhtZ-1
Full photos are here... http://www1.snapfish.co.uk/share/p=560221174583992868/l=247005209/g=90768015/cobrandOid=1000371/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
Unique
Collaboration
--
Change of Seasons
What would lure a Pritzker Prize-winner out of retirement? A second
chance at the Four Seasons Hotel New York's two presidential suites.
The job
is a labor of love for I.M. Pei, the hotel's original architect. When
the hotel first opened in 1993, the then-owners were unwilling, for
economic reasons, to implement his original scheme—suites inspired by
the city's most stunning vistas. But current owner Ty Warner, of Ty
Warner Hotels and Resorts and Beanie Baby dolls fortune, gave Pei free
reign to design the exterior of the suites, which are 600 feet above
street level on the 51st floor of the hotel.
Pei positioned balconies, one outside of each suite, on the corners of
the hotel's building to afford diagonal views of the city; one suite now
overlooks Central Park and the Hudson and East Rivers, while the other
looks south to the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, and its shower
offers a view of the Statue of Liberty. Pei also replaced the hotel's
conventional windows with floor-to-ceiling bay windows, the center pane
an uninterrupted expanse of 10-foot-high glass.
New York City-based designer Peter Marino, whose clientele includes such
luminaries as Giorgio Armani and Bernard Arnault, handled the suites' décor,
which focuses on custom pieces for a residential feel. "[Warner]
didn't want to see anything in them he might see somewhere else,"
Marino says. "Everything was to be custom made from the most lavish
materials I could find." Highlights include oversized leather club
chairs; walls with embossed leather panels; a hearth of Chios marble
streaked in shades of toffee and magenta; ebonized wood flooring; and a
bathroom that seems to have been carved from a solid slab of ginger onyx
marble.
What price for such luxury? A mere $15,000 per night, reportedly the
most expensive room rate in the country. http://www.hdmag.com/hospitalitydesign/search/article_display.jsp?schema=&vnu_content_id=1001015719&&&&&&&&&imw=Y
March
23, 2007
MARILYN'S PHOTOS
Thank
you to Marilyn for sharing phots of Dear Mom, Dear Grandma, Max &
Ruby. http://www.planetbeans.com/MarilynsPhotos2.htm
March
22, 2007
INTRODUCING MOM 2007 @ TY STORE
http://www.ty.com/Mom2007_intro
March
21, 2007
ORION
IN CHINA
While
in China, Orion is updating a new website. It's loaded with LOTS of
great photos which were taking all around China. Also.. the Ty Girlz
announcement that Orion shared yesterday has a description, date they
are to be released, and a price. http://www.planetbeans.com/OrionsPhotos.htm
March
20, 2007
TY
GIRLZ ARE COMING TO THE UK
Thank
you to Orion for sharing photos of the announcement she received: http://www.planetbeans.com/OrionsPhotos.htm
March
16, 2007
Indian Wells:
Federer Pays a "Bear"-y Important Visit
Roger Federer's
campaign at the 2007 Pacific Life Open may have been cut unexpectedly
short, but tennis' top ambassador made sure his stay in Indian Wells
included a visit with the tournament's ball kids.
Following his second round doubles match Tuesday, which he and
compatriot Yves Allegro narrowly lost in the Match Tie-break, the ATP
World No. 1 and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador greeted the ball kids who had
purchased Feder-bear Beanie Babies.
Federer, who was a ball kid at his hometown tournament in Basel, posed
for pictures and collected the more than eighty Feder-bears to take back
to his hotel room, promising the ball kids he would return all of them
with his autograph.
The Feder-bear Beanie Baby® is a plush take-home likeness of the Swiss,
aimed at raising funds for Assisting Children Everywhere Program (ACE),
the global partnership between the ATP and UNICEF whose objective is to
ensure the health, education and protection of children around the
world.
The Feder-bear has been in hot demand at the year's first ATP Masters
Series event, with more than 1500 purchased. Since going on sale on the
official Ty Web site last December, tens of thousands have shipped to
destinations worldwide. http://www.tennisnews.com/exclusive.php?pID=18318
Presenting Ty
Girlz(TM) at Harrods and Hamleys on 24th March 2007
LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ty's newest creation, Ty Girlz(TM),
will make its UK debut on Saturday, March 24th, at Hamleys in London.
This brand new concept in dolls has been created in conjunction with its
own 3-D interactive virtual world and is designed to appeal to girls of
all ages. Ty Girlz will subsequently be available at all high street
locations with a recommended retail price of only GBP9.99.
Ty Girlz are 14" soft-sculpted dolls, each with its own signature colour and eyes that fascinate. They are dressed
in the latest trend-setting fashions that can be mixed and matched, and each outfit is completed with complimentary earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Ty Girlz have the most incredible life-like hair that can be easily combed and made into many different styles.
Each doll invites you to enter their 3-D virtual world simply by accessing www.ty.com and entering your very own scratch-off secret code sealed inside Ty tag.
"My goal was to create a one-of-a-kind doll that's as special and unique as the girls who'll buy them," said Ty Warner, Chairman and CEO. "What makes these Girlz even more extraordinary is the virtual world that I've developed for them to interact with collectors from around the world."
Founded in 1986 by Ty Warner, creator of the wildly popular Beanie Babies(R), Ty is the leader in soft toys. In addition to Ty Girlz(TM) and Beanie Babies(R), the company's product line includes: Bow Wow Beanies(TM), Pinkys(TM), Pluffies(R), Ty Classic(R), Beanie Buddies(R), and Baby Ty(R). The red Ty Heart Logo(R), recognised around the world, can be found on all Ty products available at finer retailers. Visit Ty on the Internet at www.ty.com.
Source: Hamleys http://www.pr-inside.com/presenting-ty-girlz-tm-at-harrods-and-r64136.htm
ASK
TY
Q: What
would you like to find in the pot at the end of the rainbow? (submitted
by dietpop)
A: This is an easy question . . . . A Pot of GOLD ! http://www.ty.com/askty_home
March 13, 2007
INTERESTING
POST
Would you
want to see beanies go back to the "good ole days?"
Beanies R Best (Mar 10, 2007, 12:55 AM)
Message Id: 1147474
Beanies R Best writes: I remember when beanies were hot, that I had
to wait in long lines to get common beanies, pay high prices for them,
call and call and call, drive miles to get a bear, and sometimes, get
ripped off when I paid by check.
Were the good ole days really that good? Or are things better now? http://www.ty.com/tytalk_Message_Display/1,1581,1_19-1147474-0-1,00.html
World Has More
Billionaires Than Ever Before
There's almost
a thousand of them and they all have one trait in common you'll never
share - they're unbelievably, unfathomably wealthy.
The annual Forbes list of the world's richest people is out and as usual Microsoft mogul Bill Gates is at number one. His personal fortune is estimated to be worth $56 billion - an increase of $6 billion from last year.
Fellow philanthropist and investor Warren Buffett had to settle for silver, and he can afford it. He's now valued at $52 billion, a $10 billion boost.
No one's surprised about the extensive wealth of either man, who are the Beatles of billionaires - always at the top of the charts.
But what's surprising is how the list has grown. There are now 946 billionaires in the world, the highest number in history. Which would seem to prove that old adage about the rich getting richer.
Their combined wealth is an unimaginable number that would easily settle the national debt of most countries. All tolled, they're worth $3.5 trillion.
But not everyone got there that way. Some just had a good idea, like George Lucas, who's simply listed as "Star Wars" on the 2007 entry.
You already know about J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter-inspired fortune.
But our favourite has to be 177th place Ty Warner, who's worth $4.5 billion. Where did he get it all? The Forbes list has just two words beside his name - "Beanie Babies." http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_8605.aspx
CHERISH UPDATES
http://www.planetbeans.com/SuesCharityAuctions.htm
March 3, 2007
BEANIE
INFO PAGES UPDATED
I've
finally found some time to update the checklists and info pages,
including the Beanie Calendar. http://www.planetbeans.com/beanie_info.htm
March 1, 2007
INTRODUCING
MOM & GRANDMA
Hallmark
Gold Crown Exclusives - http://www.ty.com/Mom_Grandma
MARCH
WALLPAPER
http://www.ty.com/Mar07_Wallpaper
ASK TY
Q: If
you could talk to anyone from past history, who would you choose?
(submitted by Noreen)
A: I think I would like to talk to Teddy Roosevelt. He was
President as well as an explorer, soldier, author . . . and the
inspiration for the teddy bear ! http://www.ty.com/askty_home