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- (verb) restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion); "she stifled a giggle"
- (verb) prevent or constrain (an activity or idea); "high taxes were stifling private enterprise"
- (verb) make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate; "those in the streets were stifled by the fumes"
- (noun) a joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.
Stifle (स्टाइफल) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- दबाना, दम घोंटना
Stifle Origin
- late Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer 'smother, stifle'.
Stifle in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- World Cup 2018 Qualifying: Syrians stifle Korea, Japan back on track.
- Sedition Has Become an Easy Tool to Stifle Dissent: Aakar Patel.
- Realty Law Has 'Serious Anomalies', Can Stifle Growth: DLF.
- BoE says won't stifle innovation as wrestles with fintech.
- Is Jai Hind College trying to stifle the voices of Mumbai youths?
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of stifle
- stifle = stif + rifle dekhkar chor bhi stifle ho jaayega
Stifle Pronunciation
Trying to stifle… Oh dear.

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Are you looking for a new POS system for your cafe, bakery or hospitality venue? Robust, purpose-built embedded POS terminal Uniwell's embedded POS technology combines the strengths…… Read more "6 Reasons to Choose a Uniwell POS Solution"
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history's most fabulous high school musical.
John Green and David Levithan's collaboration is hilarious, poignant, and deeply insightful. Published as a young adult novel, Will Grayson, Will Grayson has the heart and humor to win over all readers. When the hardcover debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list for children's chapter books, it was the first book starring gay characters ever to appear on the list.
About the Authors
John Green is the New York Times- bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns. He has received numerous awards, including both the Printz Medal and a Printz honor. John is also the co-creator of the popular video blog Brotherhood 2.0. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
David Levithan is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of many books including Boy Meets Boy, Wide Awake, Love is the Higher Law, and (with Rachel Cohn) Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. He also works as an editor and, in his free time, takes way too many pictures. He lives in New Jersey.
"A terrific high-energy tale of teen love, lust, intrigue, anger, pain, and friendship threaded with generous measures of comedy." —Booklist, Starred Review
"This quirky yet down-to-earth collaboration by two master YA storytellers will keep readers turning pages." —School Library Journal, Starred Review
"An intellectually existential, electrically ebullient love story that brilliantly melds the ridiculous with the realistic." —Kirkus, Starred Review
"The spectacular style that readers have come to expect from these two YA masters." —VOYA
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Heightening Competition in the Postal and Delivery Sector
Edited by Michael A. Crew and Paul R. Kleindorfer
This compilation of original essays by an international cast of top scholars addresses some of the major issues now facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. The European Commission and member states wrestle with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of these sectors and maintain the universal service obligation while the United States Postal Service is coming to terms with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. In addition, the book addresses the impact of electronic competition as well as other problems facing the field.
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Vincenzo Visco Comandini, Adolfo Consiglio, Stefano Gori, Emiliano Piccinin and Maria Rita Pierleoni
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Rob Cox, March 11, 2012
How to wire a variable speed pool pump
Wiring a variable speed pump, sounds intimidating, but don't let the title scare you. It's actually quite simple to wire up a new variable speed pool pump, either from Pentair (Intelliflo pictured, left), or Hayward.
This will be a short topic, because wiring a variable speed pump is less complicated than wiring a 2 speed pump, which requires a different time clock, and an extra (low speed) wire.
To wire a new Intelliflo or EcoStar pool pump, you can wire it directly to a circuit breaker on the electrical sub-panel. The breaker should be a two-pole breaker, for two wires, and should be a 15 or 20 amp breaker (this number is printed on the breaker switch).
If you are using a standard timeclock, pictured at right, you can continue to run power through a 220V timeclock, directly into your new variable speed pump. You should remove the timer dogs and discontinue use of the clock as a switch. Intelliflo and EcoStar pumps have their own timeclocks, so you will use the on-board clock from now on to control the pump.
Variable speed pumps don't get wired into the back rear of the motor, like standard pool pumps, but rather into the Variable Drive unit. On the side of the box or control panel mounted onto the motor is where we are going to bring the 2 hot leads or wires, from the breaker.
Attach the flexible conduit fitting onto the drive motor housing, and connect both wires, attaching them to L1 and L2. It doesn't matter which wire connects to L1 or L2. The ground wire should attach to the green screw. So essentially, wiring a variable speed pump is the same as wiring a standard pump, except that you don't need a timeclock. And you have to use 230V, or two wires each carrying 115V, rather than one 115V line and one neutral line.
Make sure you bond your new variable speed pump, while wiring it up. Bonding is different than the ground wire that you connect to the green screw inside the drive motor. A bonding wire is a bare copper wire, that sticks up out of the concrete or is attached to a piece of rebar.
When inground pools are built, this bonding wire is installed, and it connects the pool rebar, pool light, the ladder or slide sockets, with the metal or electrical components on the equipment pad. This circuit, made by the copper wire, is connected to a sunken grounding rod. If stray electricity or a lightning strike were to occur, a properly bonded system would ground the charge, and protect the equipment.
So, there you go, piece of cake to wire up a variable speed pump in place of a standard pump. Told you it was going to be easy! Configuring your new pump options will likely take you longer - but that's a topic for another day. And so is, wiring a two-speed pump, that's quite a different operation.


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Often, the developers will provide important information about required configurations and modifications for known issues. The Arch Linux user is expected to consult these places before performing an upgrade.
The Arch Linux News is posted here: [1] You can subscribe to the rss feed by adding: [2] to your favorite feed reading software. You can also get news by subscribing to the Arch Announce mailing list: [3].
Pay special attention to news items with "manual intervention required" in their header. You can avoid a lot of trouble and embarrassment by reading the instructions in these news announcements and following them.
Update the system
Sync, refresh the package database, and upgrade your entire system with:
# pacman -Syu
Or, same thing:
# pacman --sync --refresh --sysupgrade
If you are prompted to upgrade pacman itself at this point, respond by pressing
Y, and then reissue the
pacman -Syu command when finished.
Keep in mind that Arch is a rolling release distribution. This means the user doesn't have to reinstall or perform elaborate system rebuilds to upgrade to the newest version. Issuing
pacman -Syu periodically (and noting the above warning) keeps the entire system up-to-date and on the bleeding edge. At the end of this upgrade, the system will be completely current.
See Pacman and FAQ#Package Management for answers regarding updating and managing packages. See this page if you have not update your system for a long time.
- When you update, check pacman output for instructions related to updated packages.
- Use
pacman -Qdtto find orphaned packages, and
pacman -Qo <file>to find out which package owns that particular file. Alternatively you can use the pkg-list_true_orphans command from pkg_scriptsAUR to find only real orphans.
- Search for .pac* files and merge them with configuration files (see Pacnew and Pacsave Files).
- Check for out-of-date or unmaintained AUR packages on your system. Sometimes these can cause problems when you update.
- Check the size of
/varand clear pacman's cache once in a while. A useful tool to assist in this process is pkgcachecleanAUR.
- Check disk (use fstab options to check at boot)
- Search logs for errors (list scripts, tools to make this easier/more automated)
- Look into errors as soon as possible - do not leave them unattended to.
Bad Practices
- Linking random libraries together to get a program to work.
- Updating once a year.
- Copy-pasting commands into the terminal without at least reading man pages to understand what you are doing to your system.
- Clearing the entire package cache using
pacman -Scc- this removes the possibility to do package downgrades in cases of breakage.


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Local architect turned novelist Joel Levinson will sign copies of his novel "The Reluctant Hunter" at the Barnes and Noble in Plymouth Meeting, 2300 Chemical Rd, on Saturday, April 20, at noon.
The novel is set in the spring of 1992, as the former Communist country of Yugoslavia begins to disintegrate into mayhem. It is the story of Jusuf Pasalic, a college-age secular Muslim, who is taken from his home and transported in a convoy of Serbian trucks with hundreds of Muslim men and boys to a concentration camp. After escaping, Jusuf is intent on returning home to save his mother.


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After the story about a Chinese semi driver working without a cab, a Jalopnik commenter sent in this shot showing how bus chassis are transported to body fabricators in Indonesia. Think of it as the ultimate convertible.
Commenter Kukuti says drivers steering open-air bus chassis are a common sight around Jakarta, where the roadworthy coaches are being delivered to outfitters. The trip can take up to 12 hours, which the drivers survive with helmets and whatever they bring for a seat cushion.
Neither rain nor bad roads nor bumper-to-bumper traffic appear to deter these gentlemen, who also enjoy ample space to transport their testicular fortitude.


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With just a few days left until the iPhone 3G global launch event, most of the mobile phone operators that will be carrying the device have already announced pricing and rate plan details, but a few carriers have yet to join the party. As a result, iPhone details from the remaining carriers have been coming out of the woodwork over the past few days. One of today's additions was Italy's TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), which revealed the prices for its five iPhone plans.
TIM's cheapest iPhone plan is €30 per month, but doesn't come with any voice minutes or SMS messages, meaning that the iPhone itself will cost a bit more (either €199 or €269). The "iPhone Starter" plan does come with unlimited WiFi and 1GB of data, though, so it's not a bad deal. The €50 plan gets you 250 minutes and 100 messages (as well as a €10 discount on the device), and the €80 plan with 600 minutes and 200 messages brings the price of the iPhone down ever further, to €149 or €219. For €90 a month, the "iPhone 900" plan comes with 900 minutes and messages, and has corresponding iPhone prices of €99 and €149. Finally, if you want a free 8GB iPhone, you'll need to sign up for the €200 plan, which comes with a whopping 5,000 minutes and 1,500 SMS messages, but still only includes 5GB of data access.
Vodafone Italy is only offering three iPhone 3G plans, but they differ quite a bit from the options offered by TIM. Vodafone's smallest plan costs €59 per month for 400 minutes, 400 SMS messages, and 600MB of data, with the device itself costing either €199 or €269. The €79 plan only comes with 250 minutes and messages to people on other networks, but it includes lots of both to other Vodafone customers, and brings the price of the iPhone down to €99 or €169. Finally, the largest plan is €99 per month and comes with 900 minutes and messages, but still only includes 600MB of data. Even worse, you'll still have to pay for the iPhone itself, which will cost either €49 or €119 depending on which model you choose.
Looking at these plans, it seems like some Italians may have a difficult time choosing an iPhone carrier. The two more expensive Vodafone plans may be attractive to some customers, but the 600MB data limit on even the highest-end plan is just weak, especially for a plan that costs €99 per month.


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Snooki said she belongs on the shore -- not behind bars.
"I'm too pretty to be in jail," the "Jersey Shore" starlet told MTV News. "I'm a good person. I'm not a criminal, and I will never go back there."
Snooki, whose real name is Nicole Polizzi, was arrested July 30 in New Jersey for disorderly conduct while out filming the third season of "Shore."
After a few hours behind bars, castmembers J-WOWW, Vinny Guadagnino and Paulie DelVecchio were seen escorting her out of the Seaside Heights police station.
The Marlboro, N.Y.-native told MTV on Friday that she couldn't understand why people were taking her arrest "so seriously."
"I had a couple cocktails and they just put me in a drunk tank to sober me up," Snooki said. "I was on the beach. It happens to the best of us, and I'm not planning on going back to jail ever again. I was a public nuisance — big deal!"
She added: "When I was in there, I was like, 'Can I come out? I can't breathe!' Not a fun place. I will never go back."
Snooki is due to appear in Seaside Heights municipal court on August 18.
While she does not face more jail time, Snooki could be fined between $250 and $1,000 over the case, Seaside Heights court official Jane Carozza told CNN.


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Early puppy training is as easy as it is enjoyable. Much more challenging though, is to ensure that your puppy maintains bite inhibition, remains socialized and friendly to other dogs and people, and continues to pay heed to your instructions while working through adolescence. Training focuses on proofing verbal control without the need for food lures or rewards, or any other training tools. Exercises include distance sits in play (for the home, yard, dog parks and off-leash walks), settle down, rock-solid stays, and both off-leash and on-leash walking and heeling. Puppy 2 will help you teach your adolescent pup to be calm, attentive and responsive and to respond quickly, willingly and happily, especially when distracted, off-leash, and at a distance.
Registration Fee: $200 for 5 sessions; each session is approximately 50 minutes.
Complete Puppy Course discount: When purchased as part of The Complete Puppy Training Course there is a $50 savings if your dog is enrolled in Puppy Kindergarten and Puppy Training I, or a $30 for puppies only enrolled in a Puppy Training I. To be eligible for the discount, you must pay/enroll for Puppy Training II before your Puppy Training I class graduates. If you are enrolling online and the website does not apply the discount automatically, please give us a call at (800) 419-8748.
Proof of vaccinations is required at the first session. Proof of vaccines on paper is preferred. For our Puppy II classes, we require the rabies vaccine or up-to-date DHLPP/DHPP vaccines. Please note: Our Oakland West location also requires proof of Bordatella vaccination.
Have your dog wear a flat, buckle/snap collar – no harnesses or training collars that tighten. Please have your pooch on a 6' leash. "Flexi" leashes are not appropriate for class.
Don't feed your puppy right before class. Instead, bring their kibble to class in a ziploc bag for use as lures and rewards while training. Also bring a few extra-tasty treats to reward your pup for their best performances. Make sure your treats are in small, bite-sized pieces that won't fill your pup up or take long for them to eat.
We require at least one adult per enrolled puppy. We encourage the whole family attend the class together but if children are three years or younger, a second adult must be present.
Pre-requisite: Must have completed a SIRIUS Puppy Training I within the last 4 months.
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America's Got Talent wounded veteran not as he claims to be....
It was a story that took the internet fast, quickly being spotlighted all over the place, including the main page at Yahoo. His name is Timothy Poe, and his story and singing ability were heartwrenching....
Tim Poe, Austin Auditions ~ America's Got Talent... by HumanSlinky
My sister-in-law watched it with my nieces while my brother was recovering from a back operation, and she told me yesterday that they all cried when they watched him.
Only one problem, his story is a lie, and his fellow soldiers with the 114th Transportation Company weren't about to let it stand. They took to all the websites touting Poe, and told their stories, and explained how Poe had not been injured with a grenade, had never cleared buildings, had never earned a purple heart.
Eventually the Minn National Guard was forced to respond with a press release of their own:
~~ Attributable to Lt. Col. Kevin Olson, Spokesman for the Minnesota National Guard ~~
Sgt. Timothy Michael Poe served in the Minnesota Army National Guard from Dec. 3, 2002 until May 26, 2011, and performed as a supply specialist.
His military records indicate that he served with the Minnesota National Guard in Kosovo from Oct. 10, 2007 until July 15, 2008, and was deployed to Afghanistan from July 28, 2009 to Aug. 30, 2009.
Sgt. Poe's official military records do not indicate that he was injured by a grenade in combat while serving in Afghanistan in 2009, as he reports. The Minnesota National Guard can also confirm that he was not awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustained in combat.
And so, what could have been a great story about one man overcoming a speech impediment, and his honorable service in the military became the latest case of Stolen Valor.
I don't watch this show, but I got a phone call early yesterday morning asking me to get on this case. My caller knew this guy, and knew his story was made up. And this wasn't an on-the-spot fabrication, he's apparentlty been telling tall tales for years. Just look at this flyer from a golf tournament he partook in, all the information contained here is self-reported from Poe to the organizers:
As the National Guard release makes clear, he's added a lot of things. No purple heart, no bronze star, no Combat Infantryman's Badge, no tours in Iraq.
The story is ongoing, as people are still emailing me tips on things Tim Poe has said at other times, and even the New York Post is on the hunt now, including talking to Poe's ex-wife....
Poe's ex-wife, Kelly Ballard, said she has never heard her former spouse stutter like he did on the show.
"There were no combat injuries," said Ballard from her Texas home. "I think he developed a 'feel sorry for me' stutter." [...]
He claimed that had he not been injured, he might never have discovered his singing voice. But Ballard said years earlier, he was the lead singer in a band called "Crawlspace."
Show producers said they first learned only yesterday that Poe had been lying.
As all this was breaking yesterday, one guy on Facebook stood up to defend America's Got Talent and Poe, saying:
Really people don't you think the show would do there research before televising his addition as well as the network. The net work dose full on back grounds on the contestant and there stories before the show even comes out let alone be put on air and I'm sure if your story was true about Tim Poe the US Military would of already came out to say he lying after all these addition were over a month ago. I do respect and support are troops but this just seems like bullying to me.
Well actually, no, their lack of research on this guy doesn't surprise me at all. As a nearly full-time Stolen Valor hunter, we find this all the time, whether on TV or in some print medium.
Within the next few weeks the Supreme Court will rule on whether the Stolen Valor Law remains legally binding. Some claim that it is a violation of the First Amendment, and that no one is harmed by these phonies. Yeah, well tell that to my little nieces who were so moved by this guy's story, only to have to be told by their Uncle that sometimes people lie to get attention. And unless the Supreme Court upholds the law, Poe will get away with his lies without even being sent to bed without dinner.
How is that justice for those of us who did serve?
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Bob Kaufman (not verified)
June 6, 2012 - 12:08pm
If this is what the guy needs to do to make himself feel better, and to puff up his own ego he will regret it in the future. It is only because he never really faced the troubles he wanted to so he made them up.
John gizara (not verified)
June 6, 2012 - 1:41pm
Who gives a shit. Lets hear
Who gives a shit. Lets hear about real news. Our goverment lies about everything. Right an article on that. Drama hungry americans!!
A soldier's lie
So I'm assuming you're not an american when you call us "drama hungry americans right"? Just because these comments weren't to your liking? What a puss! I'm a disabled war veteran and was I was really pissed when I heard about this guy. Then we got thin skinned people like you. I'm a proud american who loves his country and it's people. Apparently you never served in the military that's why it's so easy for you to come off with a stupid remark like that. I hope they do pass a law against these wanna heros. It just gives us vets a bad rep.
Becky (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:57pm
You are so very nice, George.
You are so very nice, George. I would have called him an idiot.
A soldier's lie
So I'm assuming you're not an american when you call us "drama hungry americans right"? Just because these comments weren't to your liking? What a puss! I'm a disabled war veteran and was I was really pissed when I heard about this guy. Then we got thin skinned people like you. I'm a proud american who loves his country and it's people. Apparently you never served in the military that's why it's so easy for you to come off with a stupid remark like that. I hope they do pass a law against these wanna heros. It just gives us vets a bad rep.
George (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 8:43pm
It Figures
I was going to comment on the "Morons" comment, but it isn't worth it....
YNC(AW) USN, RET (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 9:01pm
John Gizara
John u obviously like to get us real Americans going. Just one thing obviously you don't care about us and our country so you should find another place to go that will give you different liberties. You should not enjoy any of these that we fought for since you obviously don't don't believe in the same cause that my brothers and sister both pass and present continue to serve for. Hope you find a new home soon and get out of My America.
this POS
there are plenty of soldiers who have been in combat who wont talk about being there. i find it ironic that he was overly eager to talk about it. i am surprised to hear that after he caught the RPG he didnt jump in the turret and take 500 enemies hostages out of ammo with nothing but a rock and his e-tool.
George (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 8:46pm
Cpl. Pierson, 1... (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 11:02pm
wanna be's
You got that right INARNG.... I personally hate talking about what I did to my PTSD therapist... It all just comes back and so does the RAGE! "Balls of the Eagle Sir!" Sure as hell a lot of em out there though, Wanna Be's... F--k Em. Sir!
this POS
there are plenty of soldiers who have been in combat who wont talk about being there. i find it ironic that he was overly eager to talk about it. i am surprised to hear that after he caught the RPG he didnt jump in the turret and take 500 enemies hostages out of ammo with nothing but a rock and his e-tool.
Patti (not verified)
June 6, 2012 - 5:13pm
Sad thing....
Wonder why he had to tell such a story? Obviously he has the talent, why didn't he just go with that?
June 6, 2012 - 8:22pm
I was a Vietnam veteran in
I was a Vietnam veteran in the rear with the gear. I'm not about to embroider my service into something indicating I suffered injuries that never happened. It's just a sign of the times that present day veterans find it necessary to inflate their military service to achieve the goal the are seeking.
Ben (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 3:45pm
John. I do respect your service and it does not matter wheather you were in the rear or in the shit. All that matters is that you served and went when your nation called. You as well as I have seen the FAKE Veitnam vet spouting BS about how he was special forces and killed 500 Veit Cong in one afternoon. When in reality he was a cook, slinging hash in the chow hall in germay for two years. I know I dont find him typical of that generation of war vets. He is a lost puppy that never really found inner piece with his true place in the world. I myself am a vetern of 6 tours to the desert and 1 to Kosovo and find it extemley distasteful that this guy did this. However, I dont think this is a trait of todays veterens. Yes we do get a lot better home coming than you guys got from Veitnam and owe many of the thanks for that, to you guys for it. I know I am gratefull to you for it. I know many other veterens of todays wars are just as likley not to talk about it to strangers or boost of thier adventures accross the sea. For one people tend to look at you a little weird when you tell them the true horrors of war. No one can really understand excpet the people that have laced up the boots and stepped off the plane or chopper or been scared shitless thinking of inpending death. I think this guy is just a sad soul that somehow never self identified with his role over in the desert.. He somehow felt that his service as a supply guy was not good enough. I for one feel sorry for him and especially the embarrasment that he has caused his family. He will forever be known as the war hero faker instead of the Veteren that served his country well.
George (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 8:57pm
RE: Sign of the Times
I don't believe it is "just a sign of the times." There have been hundreds of "liars and wanna bees" since the 1st World War and before that. The problem now is that with the internet and instant news from around the world, we, individually, hear more news than most of the world did as short as 60 years ago. We are so bombarded with information that no-one would have heard back then. Because of this, I say "I don't believe it is "just a sign of the times." "
I am a 20 yr Vietnam "Era" veteran getting ready to retire for good after putting in more sea time since Naval retirement 26 years ago.
God Bless all of out Veterans whether currently serving or not.
Harry J Verburg... (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 2:59pm
Phoney Wannabe Military Veterans
We career military vets can spot a phony a mile away. I never saw this show but would be very suspicious of him if I did. We combat vets normally do not bring up the subject of war unless asked and then only briefly. We are proud we served (in combat) but hope we never have to do it again. Combat is HELL and nothing less. I was lucky, I came home but 20% disabled. This guy needs to be exposed at the highest level: CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, etc. and every social media outlet. I have no sympathy for him.
BobtheGrape (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 3:30pm
Stolen Valor
Sgt Poe is obviously a phoney! However, do we really want law against freedom of speech? You know the guv'mit will use a law that screws with the fist amendment to prosecute you for saying things that you think are innocuous and you will wind up in Leavenworth making gravel out of huge rocks. These morons, like Poe, usually get caught and we don't ned another infringement on our freedom. Read Judge Andrew Napolitano's writings!
Anthony (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 4:16pm
This isn't a question of the
This isn't a question of the First Amendment. Sgt. Poe was not expressing his political or religious views. He was committing fraud. He is trying to personally gain from a lie. He wanted sympathy of the judges and audience to help propel him forward on AGT. It is no different from someone posing as a victim of 9/11 or even posing as a police officer/fireman/paramedic. Fraud is fraud. It needs to be illegal and people like "Sgt." Poe (I put the quotes around Sgt. because he should lose that) should be exposed and prosecuted on a national stage to let others know that fraud like this will not be permitted.
Anthony (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 4:19pm
This isn't a question of the
This isn't a question of the First Amendment. Sgt. Poe was not expressing his political or religious views. He was committing fraud. He is trying to personally gain from a lie. He wanted sympathy of the judges and audience to help propel him forward on AGT. It is no different from someone posing as a victim of 9/11 or even posing as a police officer/fireman/paramedic. Fraud is fraud. It needs to be illegal and people like "Sgt." Poe (I put the quotes around Sgt. because he should lose that) should be exposed and prosecuted on a national stage to let others know that fraud like this will not be permitted.
Jennifer (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 3:44pm
What a shame for this lower
What a shame for this lower than a snake's belly liar go on national television and give such a fabricated story. He brought shame on those who've served-past, present, and future-like my son who enters the Army this fall. I read earlier today that he says he has the papers to prove it. They are probably just as fake as his stutter.
Dave (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 4:18pm
I had not said anything for
I had not said anything for years that I had a Purple Heart only when asked and to protect my family because of what I did here in the states with the Air Force, because of people like him everything I did is in doubt I suppose.
Alban Niles (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 4:41pm
At least the guy did serve and in combat zones. People have gambling habits, drug habits, and they get help this guy has a psychological problem and he needs help for his addiction. It did not start
on the show; it came to light on the show. The sad part is that he is a good singer and wd
have been sent to the next level anyway.
Albert Palmer Short (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 4:43pm
Lying about service.
Actually I feel sorry for the guy. In our church we've been talking about the challenge of compassion . I think that means instead of crucifying someone , try to find out why they would do such a thing. Even the murderer of little children. Let me be clear, we're not condoning the act just trying to understand and in understanding, I guess you might interpret that as compassion. Evidently Mr Poe had a desperate need to be recognized. How that came about only he knows. An interesting movie on this subject is "Catch Me If You Can" with Tom Hanks and Leonardo De Caprio . It is not black and white as some would like to picture it. Have a little compassion.
J. Roane (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 5:19pm
Your compassion for Poe is outstanding it reminds me of many men I served with.
Macdaddy (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 4:53pm
I'M a veteran of 27 years active service in the Army. I'm appalled that he has been able to get away with this travesty. While I was on active duty, I remember the case of an officer that misrepresented his official record by adding awards that he was not entitled to. He was put in Fort Leavenworth for his actions. What about this TOAD!
Karla Porter (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 5:22pm
Misrepresentation of oneself
Misrepresentation of oneself and the truth does not come from an emotionally strong and healthy mind. However dishonorable it is to claim merit not earned, it is most likely a symptom of a much larger issue. He will now deal with the fallout. Knowing those he served with would be exposed to his false claims on a national stage speaks to a huge cry for help or heavy narcissism. People have problems - he is one of them. Good post MOTHAX - love the buzz here.
John E. Nevola ... (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 5:27pm
Now we actually have people
Now we actually have people who defend LYING? There are some things that are just WRONG! Lying about your service record is one of them! www.thelastjump.com
Albert Palmer Short (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 7:42pm
Tony (not verified)
June 8, 2012 - 12:58pm
Poe lied because that's what he does to feel important and maybe get sympaty. I know others that can't tell the truth to save them. No need for it, but they do and do it so easly. I have no use for them in my life. I knew when I was watching AGT that there was more to this story and felt down deep he waqs lying. I think Nick Cannon caught it too after he performed. I certainly didn't feel Poe was good enough to move on to the next round in Vegas but I also knew the judges were going to vote him through solely on his honorable lie. He discuss me and dishonors all our brave men and women who have fought, been injured and who have died protecting our freedom in this great land. God Bless
Russ VP (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 5:34pm
Wounded Warrior Singer Hoax
I am a veteran, not a wounded one but a veteran none the less. I am offended for all of those that sacrificed their lives and were disabled and wounded by this impostors attempt for sympathy to better himself. As I watched the show that night I commented to my wife that for the wounds he described there sure was no physical evidence of injury that, if the facts were valid, would have been evident. I say goodbye to him and all the others that come along riding the coat tails of the true American Heroes The law should absolutely apply. Maybe he needs to visit a Veterans hospital and meet the Heroes.
Thanks to all who served and God Bless America
Chris (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 5:44pm
Stolen Valor
Poe found a lowly way to SCAM. Only to gain the heart felt sympathy of the American public. With this revealation he left the most sickening taste in the mouths of those AMERICAN VETERANS WHO HONORABLY SERVED WITH OR WITHOUT MEDALS OF VALOR. For a man like Poe he will pay dearly in shame for the rest of his life.
"JJ" Jensen (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 5:49pm
George (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 9:07pm
RE: 'Send Him Back'
Of all the comments that have been posted, I think this is the best by far...
Thanks JJ
BaldZorba (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:00pm
Not only is he not a wouned
Not only is he not a wouned warrior but he's no Garth Brooks either...
Lorie M Franceschi (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:03pm
Tim Poe
I am a veteran that served six years active duty and only received a Good Conduct Medal. I did receive lots of paper awards, but only the one medal. I sure am proud that I was awarded that medal. Defending our Country and way of life has made me extremely proud to be an American. Unlike Poe, I don't have to lie to receive recognition for signing that blank check to our Country.
Hangmn (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:04pm
When peole used to ask me if
When peole used to ask me if I was a Viet Nam Vet I would tell them I was a Viet Nam 'ERA' Vet. I served in the U.S. Navy 1965 to 1969 and was never in the Pacific or 'in country'. I would not claim to have been thru what many of my friends did. I lost one classmate KIA that is enough. As far as I'm concerned this nimrod can join Hanoi Jane Fonda and burn in HELL!!
David K from ND (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:18pm
I am a Vietnam Era veteran and disabled. I worked with disabled veterans as a guidance employment couselor for 12 years and am a singer in a band. I did see the AGT performance and wiped tears from my eyes. He definitely has an emotional condition and should check out his closest VA facility for help, like many of us are doing. Thanks for your time in service, SGT Poe.
Dan Fish (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:24pm
Definition of REAL HERO: The
Definition of REAL HERO: The ones that don't come home.
Viper (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:26pm
Hanoi Jane "made a mistake"?
No, what she did and still does is no "mistake", it is what she is - a treacherous, treasonous, enemy aiding pimple on an honest idiot's butt!
Michael in Hawaii (not verified)
June 8, 2012 - 5:30pm
Hanoi Jane
Right on edodaniel! Jane Fonda is a treasonous B*tch and needs to be addressed as such.
Hawk Adkins (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:28pm
Stolen Valor
Problems with stolen valor is just like problems with disrespecting the American flag. As long as there's no REAL penalty for these actions it'll continue and get worse. I personally think these people are lower than the dirt beneath my feet. They're not causing any PHYSICAL hurt but emotional hurt and stress sometimes is worse. It's sad to when a country takes their freedoms for granted and forget the sacrifices our ancestors made to secure and help keep them. And it's sadder when a country forgets their wounded and missing.
Jack (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:44pm
I am not sure if my 26 months
I am not sure if my 26 months on two flight decks off the coast of Viet Nam count as combat since I wasn't on the beach. I didn't get a Purple Heart, but I broke my young ass with hard work on the big decks. I do have a DD214 which correctly lists my stuff.
Just an aside; after four years active duty I did spend four more years in the active reserve, for which there are no formal records, i.e. DD214. So what I did in the reserves is not recorded. Does the current reserves or National Gaurd have DD214 forms?
David K from ND (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 7:12pm
'Pappy Harness (not verified)
July 6, 2012 - 12:50am
DD 214 for NG
I believe the National Guard equivalent for the DD Form 214 is NGB Form 22.
Donnie Porter (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 7:52pm
National Guard NGB Forn 22F and DD-214
Jack, DD-214's are only issued at the termination of a period of active duty. I am a 4 year Vietnam Era veteran of the USMC and had a follow-on career in the Air National Guard of 31 years. While in the Guard I served on active duty in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The Air Guard is a component of the Air Force. I got a DD-214 for all periods of active duty, and an NGB Form 22F for my ANG reserve duty. The Reserves must have some equivalent to the Guard's NGB Form 22.
Counting as combat
No, they don't count as combat (you weren't under fire were you?) but depending on exactly where the ship(s) were stationed the do count as time in a combat zone.
If you spent 4 years in the ACTIVE reserve (as you indicated) that time is recorded and schools, awards and decorations, promotions, and time definitely show up on your official DD214. Did you maybe mean INACTIVE Reserve in which case since you were not attending schools or other training and weren't getting awards and decorations there isn't anything to be added to the DD214 you received at the end of your active enlistment other than completion of reserve commitment.
Thanks for your time and hard work!
Vern Drake (not verified)
June 7, 2012 - 6:54pm
I'm curious about his last deployment only being 1 month - July 28 - Aug. 30, 2009. I'm from Minn. and I don't know of any units only being over there for a month. There's something that's not being said here - why only 1 month? An injury would explain it, but so could a fabricated story that hoodwinked the army. I wonder if we will ever know. I bet we don't see him on AGT any more.


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2005 outlook: Desktops to see Linux, search war and more spyware
TechTarget's Paul Gillin offers up his annual predictions for the year ahead, and forecasts a pay hike for IT pros, a new owner for Apple and the rise of Linux, spyware and desktop search.
It wasn't a great year, but 2004 saw the bruised and bloodied tech industry struggle to its feet and begin to fight again.
It was the year of offshoring, voice over IP (VoIP) and iPods. Microsoft opened up about its security vulnerabilities while software vendor SCO Group sued Linux users. Sun Microsystems didn't go under (as I predicted), but rather kissed and made up with Microsoft, which is almost as bad.
Spam proliferated and viruses showed no signs of abating. Laptops came pre-wired with Wi-Fi networking capabilities and the BlackBerry became the addictive drug of choice for ex-yuppies.
In what is a more mature industry, there were fewer disruptive technologies, but plenty of new trends emerged to keep us interested. Here are 10 that I predict will occupy our attention in 2005:
1. A new skills crisis -- Just when it appeared that outsourcing, consolidation and cost-cutting has cast the IT job market into permanent free-fall, the trend reverses itself and skilled job candidates become rare again. The reason: Hype over offshore outsourcing has driven many workers into other fields, but the number of jobs being lost overseas is really far less than the alarmists led us to believe. Salaries start to climb, much to the relief of beleaguered IT veterans.
2. Linux pressures the desktop -- Two years ago, I said that Linux on the desktop was a nonstarter, but a lot has happened since then. The popular Firefox browser started the ball rolling in 2004. Now, in 2005, several vendors release desktop environments that mimic the Windows interface, establishing Linux as a low-cost alternative to Windows. The trend builds slowly, but the adoption of Linux as the desktop standard by a major U.S. government agency juices the trend. By year's end, Linux approaches 10% market share of new desktop operating system sales. Microsoft isn't exactly under siege, but the lights start burning late in Redmond.
3. The great search wars -- You think Google is great? You ain't seen nothing yet. Microsoft and Yahoo will slug it out with Google for search supremacy next year, while a host of startups will get funding to bring new search technology to market. By year's end, expect search engines to do a better job of interpreting your needs as well as searching images, maps, libraries and who knows what else. The best part? It's all free to the user. This is gonna be fun!
4. The year of RFID -- It's a tide, not a wave, but the advance of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on business supply chains is inexorable. Giants like Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense have held firm on their commitments to make the technology part of their operations, and major chip makers are ramping up production for the anticipated order deluge. Security and privacy concerns stoke lingering worries over RFID deployments at the consumer level, but in the warehouse, this standard is really coming of age.
5. Oracle struggles to assimilate PeopleSoft -- The painful takeover battle ended when PeopleSoft's board acceded to shareholders' wishes and accepted Oracle's hostile offer. However, the hard work still lies ahead. Oracle, which has never completed a takeover this big, struggles to integrate PeopleSoft's gentle culture with its take-no-prisoners style, while an opportunistic SAP exploits fear, uncertainty and doubt to pick off prospective PeopleSoft customers.
6. Apple in play -- The progenitor of user-friendly computing hits its stride with new iPod models and the G5 desktop computers in 2004. Now, larger, consumer-focused tech firms want to get in on the action. Potential acquirers include Sony, Hewlett Packard and Dell, but someone makes a bid for Apple in 2005.
7. Spyware becomes public enemy No. 1 -- While virus activity hasn't slowed, spyware has emerged as the new bugaboo of corporate information security. A more sophisticated and dangerous public enemy than viruses, spyware lurks inside a user's PC and transmits data to destinations unknown. And like cockroaches, spyware is almost impossible to exterminate once it infects you. The public's attention has been focused on viruses since the worldwide Michelangelo virus scare of 1992. However, a spyware attack of similar ferocity hits PC users in 2005, alarming the public, generating demand for antispyware tools and forcing Congress to pass another meaningless law.
8. Tiered storage comes of age -- Storage today comes in as many flavors and prices as ice cream, and tiered storage makes the most of that. The idea is nothing new: Automatically move data to the lowest-cost storage device possible, depending on timeliness and importance. Vendors are yielding to market demand and integrating low-end and high-end storage within the same device. This eventually leads to information lifecycle management (ILM), where data is matched to the appropriate media throughout its useful life. Expect to hear a lot about new products in the tiered storage market in the coming year, as the market moves toward the ILM goal.
9. BPM takes center stage -- Oh, gawd, another flash-in-the-pan management acronym? Maybe so, but business process management appears to have the kind of momentum that business process re-engineering had in the early '90s. Gartner estimates that more than 100 vendors are now selling software that enables businesses to monitor and fine-tune their business processes, and some early adopters are reporting 200% and 300% ROIs. I'm always skeptical of IT fads that promise to change the corporation as we know it, but this idea will have a good strong run in 2005.
10. Red Sox win second consecutive World Series -- I can dream, can't I?
Quick takes: Hosted software services continue to grow, but the industry loses luster as limitations of the model become clearer. … Don't hold your breath waiting for WiMax to take over the wireless world with its promise of multi-megabit speeds and miles of coverage. There's no real-world evidence that it works very well. … Is service-oriented architecture just the newest term for object orientation? Maybe, but even though the idea is nothing new, you'd better become familiar with SOA, this next hot Web services acronym. … If Gateway is still in business under its own name at the end of 2005, I'll be amazed. … Alarm over IT organizations' lack of attention to compliance issues will continue to proliferate in the press, but CIOs will be distracted by more pressing tactical issues.
Are these predictions a sure thing, or are they a shot in the dark? E-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com and let me know your thoughts.


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Wigan midfielder Hendry Thomas will have an X-ray on Thursday after limping out of Wednesday night's Carling Cup win over Preston.
The Honduras international suffered a badly gashed shin after being flattened in a heavy challenge from Jon Parkin during the second half of the third-round tie at the DW Stadium. The 25-year-old was helped to his feet after treatment but was replaced moments later.
Manager Roberto Martinez said: "That is the only worry. He has a nasty cut on his shin and it has swollen quite quickly. We are going to have an X-ray and check there is no further damage."
Parkin was not booked but Paul Parry and David Gray were shown yellow cards for bad tackles on Ronnie Stam and Franco Di Santo respectively soon after.
All three incidents occurred between the 71st and 79th minutes as Preston tried to protect a 1-0 lead.
Their efforts ultimately proved in vain as Wigan snatched a 2-1 victory with late goals from Jordi Gomez and Charles N'Zogbia.
Martinez did not have any complaints about the tackles after the game.
The Spaniard said: "It is part of the Carling Cup and you are not going to take it away from the game. In a way it shows the passion and the desire but it is a little bit of a gamble because referees can punish it with the red card.
"Franco Di Santo and Ronnie Stam had heavy knocks but it looks as though they are OK. I am pleased they don't look serious injuries."
Martinez will hope all three will be fit for Saturday's Barclays Premier League trip to Birmingham.
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5 comments:
- Andy Press said...
I think we should give her a break! maybe she was just panicked.
- April 13, 2009 at 10:13 PM
My mother-in-law did the same thing many years ago. Her electrical system died while she was in the car and she couldn't unlock the door. She freaked. It was pre-cell phone era, so she waved someone down in the parking lot who then called the police for her. When the police arrived, they asked her to pull up on the door lock stick and she stepped out.
- May 21, 2009 at 2:29 PM
- Jen said...
Oh man...why are all the stupid people living in my area???
- May 25, 2009 at 2:48 PM
- Grumpy, M.D. said...
Jen, they are everywhere. Like hydrogen.
- May 25, 2009 at 3:56 PM
The best ones are those where the person doesn't look so stupid, like the case of a neighbor.
Said neighbor was driving her father's car, which sounds innocent enough until you realize her father was well into his 60's (maybe 70's) and she was well into her 40's.
It was the pinnacle of old man cars: automatic everything including safety features.
One of which deserves honorable mention: the one that locks the doors when in drive and disengages in park.
She pulls into the driveway and puts it into park, supposedly, and tries to get out. Door won't open, so she tries the passenger side and the two back doors.
Nothing opening but the sense of rising panic (hot day in Colorado).
So she's in the car and trying to flag down someone to help and the neighbors think she's waving at them and wave back and a dog walker or two pass by...same thing.
(car was heavily sound proofed)
I forget if she called or her father arrived on scene but "put it into park, again" was uttered and the audible click of the locks was heard.
Of course "Who the heck thought that was a good idea?" was uttered.
The father just leaned her forward and kissed her on the forehead in a "my poor stupid child" kind of way.
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The organization will celebrate its 120th anniversary with a BBQ reunion
BROCKTON - Shawn Boone credits his early days of learning at the Brockton Day Nursery for instilling in him the sense of community with which he lives his life.
"I remember it as a place where, besides the maps, the playing and pretending, it was about socialization," he said.
"It was my beginning of learning about community and the criticalness of community."
Boone, who earned a doctorate degree and now lives in Phoenix, is one of thousands who will get either a phone call, email or letter in the organization's efforts to reconnect with their former students.
In its 120-year history, it's not known exactly how many children have attended the school but that number is believed to be well over 10,000, said Executive Director Vanessa Leite.
In celebration of the nursery's 120th anniversary, staff at the region's oldest early education-and-care center have launched a campaign to locate as many of its former students and their descendants as possible, she said.
An alumni barbecue lunch will be held on Aug. 2 at Salisbury Park behind the Plouffe Academy.
"This is our first point out of outreach. This is a celebration of their history as part of this organization," she said.
Through the group's Facebook page, a family history website and word of mouth, the organization has so far been able to track down about 2,900 people, including the granddaughter of founder Leila Delano Richmond, said Susan Daiute, the nursery's research intern.
The organization was established in 1894 by The 1894 Club, a group of young women led by Richmond.
Members at that time devoted themselves to the needs of children whose mothers were forced to work outside the home, Leite said.
The organization was incorporated in 1907.
"It's pretty ironic," she said. "In doing the research, we're finding that the issues of poverty and single-family homes and moms needing to be breadwinner – what was happening in the early 1900s – is still the same as what is happening today."
The nursery prides itself on high-quality curriculum and social services designed to assist working families to overcome obstacles, achieve self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty, Leite said.
The institution, located at 243 Crescent St., was the first to offer a kindergarten program in the city in 1917, she said. It now educates 245 children from a month old to 13 years old in day programs as well as before- and after-school programs.
With a holistic approach to learning and care, Leite said the organization also provides diapers, baby formula, cash assistance and clothing for needy families who qualify.
The founder's granddaughter, Jeanne Dickinson, 84, a Manhattan resident, had never met her paternal grandmother, who died when Dickinson's father was just a little boy, she said.
Yet, the family connection to early childhood education is strong, said Dickinson, who for five years had worked as an administrator for a nursery school in New York, which she described as "totally coincidental."
"I am very strongly convinced of the importance of early childhood education, but I had not known, at that point, that my grandmother had anything to do with it," she said.
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1929-1931Architect:Designed by Smith & Bassette , American, 1910 - 1940
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Primary Dimensions (height x width): 13 3/4 x 20 3/4in. (34.9 x 52.7cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Roy D. Bassette, Jr. and John H. Bassette
Description: Plans for a three story frame addition with clapboard siding include rear and side elevations, as well as floorplans for the foundation and first through third levels. A kitchen, dining room, pantry, butler's pantry, servant's hall, and porch are noted on the first floor, all with fir flooring. The second floor contains a chamber (bedroom) with French doors opening onto a sleeping porch insulated with Thermofill. Additions to the third floor include a bathroom, closets, and a chamber with French doors leading to a balcony. The balcony is surrounded by a hip-length lattice-like railing and has cypress slat flooring, with a tar and gravel roof. Designer also noted that Celotex should line the exterior walls and ceiling of the addition.
Date Note: Building permits for additions to 232 Kenyon Street were issued in 1929, 1930, and 1931. (Finlay 10/5/2010)
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- Free WiFi and free parking
- Great for families
- Collect nights
Baan Laimai Beach Resort & Spa, Patongfrom $87
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What's around Baan Laimai Beach Resort & Spa, Patong
- On the beach
- Patong Beach - 3 min walk
- Bangla Road - 6 min walk
- Jungceylon Shopping Center - 12 min walk
- Tri Trang Beach - 28 min walk
- Freedom Beach - 39 min walk
- Royal Paradise Night Market - 13 min walk
- Banzaan Fresh Market - 16 min walk
Getting around
- Phuket (HKT-Phuket Intl.) - 59 min drive
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 225 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking (limited)
Payment types at the property
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 bars/lounges
- 2 poolside bars
- Restaurant
- Coffee shop/café
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Playground on site
- Golfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Pool sun loungers
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 151
- Conference space size (meters) - 14
- One meeting room
- Conference center
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 8
- Year Built - 2010
- Elevator
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Terrace
- Library
- Accessible bathroom
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
- Chinese
- English
- Korean
- Thai
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Individually decorated
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Also popular with travelers from the USA
Special features
DiningLaimai Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Hern coffee and bistro - Overlooking the ocean, this bistro serves brunch, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Open daily.
Baan Laimai Beach Resort & Spa, Patong's small print
Also known as
- Baan Beach Resort
- Laimai Beach Resort
- Baan Laimai Beach Hotel Patong
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- Baan Laimai Beach Resort Patong, Phuket
- Baan Laimai Beach Resort Patong
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- Baan Laimai Beach Kathu
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Visitors may be permitted in guestrooms on request (surcharge applies).
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 1000.0 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 450 for adults and THB 225 for children (approximately)
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 1500 per vehicle (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Very Good 8.2 From 502 reviews
nice hotel, great location.
Beautiful open layout and perfect location across the street from the beach. Bar / Lounge is great for meeting and relaxing after a long night. Breakfast has good selection, but the quality of food is average. The tour reservation desk was exceptionally helpful in coordinating activities. Fully recommend it for the location and vacation feeling.
This hotel is one of the best. It's in a great location - close to the beach and Bangla Road, but also private. The rooms were stellar and the pool was the best. Service was very good. 10/10 would stay here again.
Hotel has beautiful pool, lobby and outside areas. Our room was not particularly very clean (dusty), bed was very soft and sunk in the middle. Hotel is also under renovation and the rooms will look beautiful when finished. There are two restaurants, food was delicious; the cafe was specially good. Staff was amazing, always smiling and wanting to help. Check in and out was a breeze.
This resort was so nice - amazing location walking distance from Patong Beach! Everything was excellent quality, clean fast and easy!
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LONDON — This month Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter and Internet guru to the fashion world, will throw her might behind London Fashion Week.
As the newly appointed chairman of the British Fashion Council, she will use her power to promote designers not in their traditional role as funky and cool, but as major players in a global arena.
"I haven't given up on my day job!" says Ms. Massenet, who is executive chairman of Net-a-Porter, explaining how she was persuaded to take up the role after working on a four-year business strategy with Caroline Rush, the chief executive of the British Fashion Council (BFC).
The pro bono appointment shows Ms. Massenet's astonishing virtuosity. This month the executive, who built her online shopping empire over 13 years, will launch Net-a-Porter in French and German and in Mandarin, for the ever-growing number of Asian online shoppers, who now make up one third of Net-a-Porter's clients.
Ms. Massenet, a pioneering force behind online luxury shopping will also unveil a newsstand version of the on-line magazine concept that has helped build the success of Net-a-Porter, because it invested in editorial content to attract more than five million monthly visitors to read, browse and shop the latest offerings.
This magazine maneuver takes Ms. Massenet back to her earliest days at the British magazine Tatler in the 1990s — before she built the e-tail business from a £880,000, or $1.4 million, start-up put together by her former husband, an investment banker. She then sold the brand in 2010 to the luxury group Richemont, which valued the company at £350 million, netting her a supposed £50 million.
Ms. Massenet, 47, sits on a couch in the glass box of an office that offers an aerial view of London. With the fitful sun shimmering through wisps of mist and on the space-age construction of the Westfield shopping complex, she is literally, as well as metaphorically with her online business, in the "cloud."
She calls it "a cathedral-like feeling of light" and announces that the huge space is no longer enough: Westfield has promised to build a new rooftop wing by next year.
Ironically, the Net-a-Porter organization with its 2,500 global employees sits above a shopping mall that has bricks-and-mortar stores for luxury brands from Burberry to Prada to Louis Vuitton. Although Prada is one of the few brands that has resisted her blandishments. Ms. Massenet's slim mouth, set in a perfect-oval-shaped face, puckers at such a refusal.
Her connection since Jan. 1 to the BFC is significant in reinforcing the changed image of British fashion from quirky but erratic to inventive but well-organized.
Working with Ms. Rush, she has encouraged Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, to support the fashion industry, which is worth more than £20 billion to the British economy, according to the BFC.
The two women have come up with five "pillars." Ms. Rush cites these as first the designer perspective: getting the right deals, support and global reach; then the business of regulating investment possibilities; and teaching cash-flow management with an effective business strategy via terrestrial or on-line seminars.
The final categories are education and reputation: What Ms. Rush sees as expanding teaching beyond the well-known British art and design colleges; and building strong partnerships across Europe, in China, Japan and emerging markets.
"And if more people wanted to join the industry, they don't have to be a designer — for an amazing life and career, you don't have to be a creative," says Ms. Massenet, referring to potential management and online strategic positions outside of the 700 fashion companies that the BFC has already listed.
Both Ms. Rush and Ms. Massenet applaud the fact that the Scottish designer Christopher Kane, 30, has been backed by the French luxury conglomerate PPR, which is already behind the Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney brands.
Mr. Kane says of Ms. Massenet: "She is my biggest client," proving how online sales can be a gift to young designers.
Ms. Massenet is seen from various perspectives within the industry. She remembers clearly her starting point at Tatler magazine after being brought up in Los Angeles and Paris (hence the grand double doors to the airy interior of the Net-a -Porter offices).
But the British Vogue publisher Stephen Quinn recalls little of her in that Tatler role and is more interested in her persuading big-brand British designers like Ms. McCartney and Mr. McQueen to show in London rather than Paris.
Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of Condé Nast International, regards Ms. Massenet both as a dynamic force within the industry and as an important advertiser. (Net-a-Porter covers increasingly the same farflung territories marked out by Condé Nast.)
Christopher Bailey, chief creative officer of Burberry, who stages his women's (but not men's) shows in London and is wedded to high technology, is enthusiastic about Ms. Massenet's new role.
"I have so much admiration for Natalie and everything she has achieved through her incredible drive and singular vision," the designer says. "I can't think of a better person to champion our creative talent at home and around the world."
British fashion needed a rebranding to keep a focus on eccentricity (defined at the Olympics last summer by the Danny Boyle opening ceremony), but also to be perceived as a serious business player in a wired world. Ms. Rush's dynamism has also included Internet promotion and live-steaming shows.
Back home at Westfield, Ms. Massenet has a picture of herself dancing with Roland Mouret, the London designer whom she persuaded to sell his first collection on the fledgling Net-a-Porter in 2001. The speed with which she developed the business to embrace 300 A-list designers and to express-ship their goods to 170 countries has stunned the fashion industry, but few have successfully imitated it.
The executive also seems to have an impressive ability to juggle her work with another important part of her life: her pre-teenage daughters, who are already wired to Twitter and Instagram.
"I am pretty good about turning off — I am binary and when I am home I love being there," Ms. Massenet says.
The business however, does not switch off, and she is scathing about chief executives who are "experts in old ideas" and whose stores still follow the rhythm of a working day.
"We try not to follow rules — we make our own rules," she says, adding that Net-a-Porter works 24/7 — as witnessed by the digital screens on the wall documenting every sale, its cost and its place of origin. The figure on Wednesday, at midday, after a £1,250 purchase from Germany, stood at £639,325.
Thirty percent of those sales are from cellphones, changing even further the concept of modern shopping.
Who is the real Ms. Massenet and what makes her tick?
An employee, who asked not to be quoted, described his mentor as "very American" in a demand for super-tidy desks and that the forest of curving Artemis lamps are set at the same angle across the entire work floor. That sense of streamlined order continues along to the Mr. Porter male fashion site (started in 2011) and the Outnet site for marked-down pieces.
Colorful Post-its with baffling messages such as "cucumber" and "Java" are stuck on walls where clusters of staff congregate in stand-up discussions. (No time to be wasted by sitting down comfortably.)
There have been some grumbles in the industry that Mr. Porter's visual style was too obviously modeled on Fantastic Man magazine, and that the U.K.-based Net-a-Porter does not seem to promote British designers in particular.
But the Net-a-Porter staff express a fierce loyalty. Lucy Yeomans, who originally worked at Tatler with Ms. Massenet, was persuaded to leave her editor's role at Harper's Bazaar after 11 years and is now handling the online/kiosk magazine. Jeremy Langmead, who heads up Mr. Porter, also comes from a Hearst magazines background as editor of Esquire.
"It's very different from magazines in that there are so many platforms," Mr. Langmead said. "But as Natalie always says 'yes,' it puts a spring in your step."
Is Ms. Massenet really as shiny perfect as her glossy light brown hair and purple nails? She has a sophisticated and refined personal taste. Yet for all her digital savvy (she often speaks at technology conferences) her speech at last week's BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund award was read from paper, not from a digital tablet. She admits to being fazed by the office telephones, which she finds complex to navigate for conference calls.
Then there is her hearty dislike of getting on a plane — despite her role at this global empire.
But Ms. Massenet's enthusiasm and energy have an uplifting effect. The number of people applying for jobs puts Net-a-Porter on the almost Messianic level of Google.
"And we have to deal with how we handle the applicants and the 99 percent rejects," said Ms Massenet, who has hired 40 people in Human Resources.
At last week's design awards, her speech was a model of encouragement and compassion for finalists who did not win. And her dress code was impeccably British: a lace patterned dress by Erdem Moralioglu and shoes by the fashion fund winner, Nicholas Kirkwood.
From the black ballerina flats (with black jeans) for walking the length of her Westfield empire, through the high-heeled black pointy-toe court shoes for cocktails at the prime minister's residence last month, it is rare, indeed, for the new chairwoman of British fashion to put a foot wrong.


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