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Get an overview of this hotelModern hotel with rooftop bar, near Piedmont Park
Margaret Mitchell House
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel is a 15-minute walk from Piedmont Park, and 8 minutes from Margaret Mitchell House, where the best-selling author wrote "Gone with the Wind." Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola® are within a 10-minute drive, and the airport is less than 20 minutes by car.
Rooftop bar, car service
Guests can enjoy a cocktail with live music and DJs at the seasonal rooftop bar, and fresh farm-to-table dishes at Briza restaurant. This pet-friendly hotel also offers a free car service to Midtown destinations and a 24-hour fitness center.
Comfy rooms, iPod® docks
Comfy, modern guestrooms have big windows framing city views, and marble bathrooms. Each room comes with an LCD TV with cable and premium channels, plus an iPod® dock, a mini-fridge, and a coffeemaker. High-speed Internet is available, helping guests stay connected.
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 304
- Number of floors - 21
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Express check-in
- Luggage storage
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Rooftop terrace
- ATM/banking
- Meeting rooms
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Wedding services
- Valet parking (surcharge)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( USD 14.95 per night ), Wired internet access ( USD 14.95 per night )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- WiFi (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Community Smith - Atlanta Midtown Hotel's modern 'meatery' with an innovative menu showcasing humanely-raised meat, seafood, and vegetables at the height of their season.
The Garden at Community Smith - A modern bar and grill with city views inspired by German Biergartens with small-plate and casual outtakes form the Community Smith menu with more than 15 craft beer draught.
24-hour room service is available.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 2 AM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75.00 per accommodation, per stay
- Specific rooms only, restrictions apply
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 5 and USD 30 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 14.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 14.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 32 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 75.00 per accommodation, per stay
Hotel Name
- Atlanta Midtown Hotel
- Atlanta Midtown Renaissance
- Atlanta Midtown Renaissance Hotel
- Hotel Atlanta Midtown
- Hotel Renaissance Atlanta Midtown
- Renaissance Atlanta Midtown
- Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel
- Renaissance Hotel Atlanta Midtown
- Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel Atlanta
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.

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Tomorrow I'm off to Oracle OpenWorld for the third time in a row. I'm looking forward to a week attending great sessions, meeting friends, visiting the appreciation event, the Oracle ACE dinner and the Blogger's Meetup and presenting my session about the result cache. If you want to attend that session, the session details are:
Title: Oracle Database 11g's Result Cache
Date: 22-SEP-10
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: Hotel Nikko
Room: Bay View
I will also be giving the result cache presentation at two other conferences closer to home.
At October 5, Planboard - known for their successful Oracle DBA Symposiums - organizes their first Oracle Developer Symposium. This is a conference you should not miss if you are a Dutch speaking Oracle developer. One day, with three tracks: Database, APEX and Fusion Middleware. More details can be found here.
At October 27 and 28, ODTUG OPP 2010 will be held in Brussels. They have combined two conferences: one about PL/SQL and one about APEX, with 5 tracks in total.
Last wednesday I rehearsed the presentation at a knowledge session at CIBER. I will be making some adjustments, but the Wednesday version of my presentation can be downloaded here:
The powerpoint and the scripts.
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Run for fun, or choose your favorite charity to raise money for.
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SoundWave SW50 Bluetooth Speaker Phone Review 0
I recently got my hands on a SoundWave SW50 Bluetooth Speaker Phone and thought I'd give it a review and share my thoughts.
The speaker is a black triangle shape with gently sloping sides, shiny black plastic with a red speaker in the top. It has a call answer button on the front, an on/off switch on the side and a flashy LED which lets you know it's connected. I think it looks rather stylish and the combination of black and red makes it look pretty cool.
It came in a small cardboard box and not in a blister pack! Ten points for that alone! In the pack you get a storage pouch and a USB charger cable. My only grip with the charger cable is that it's a mini-usb and not a micro-usb cable but I have converters for that anyway. It's not a problem, it's just that I don't like to carry too many cables/chargers with me. Again, it's more my problem than anything.
The instructions are very clear and guide you through the set up fairly easily.
When pairing it, make sure the light is flashing blue/red alternatively and not just flashing blue. This is the mistake I made on my first attempt. I didn't press the button long enough and basically just turned it on.
After that, it took a couple of attempts to pair for the first time, but once it was paired I've had no trouble connecting. All I need to do is turn on Bluetooth on my phone and turn the speaker on. It'll beep loudly when it connects.
Ease of use
Like I mentioned above, once paired with your device, you can't really go wrong. Just turn on Bluetooth on your device then turn it on.
Speaker / call quality
Being a Bassist myself, Bass quality is very important for me and it's the first thing I look for and the first thing I notice with any audio equipment. I've been disappointed by speakers in the past as they promise more than they deliver. This speaker doesn't make any claims on its bass quality, but hot-dog is it bassy! I put it through the Chili Peppers test and played "By the Way" and the bass was fantastic. For such a little speaker it packs a punch!
The call quality is excellent, however I found you have to get quite close to the microphone for the other person to hear you. It's ideal if you have this on the desk next to you, but if you're using it in a conference room you might need to huddle round it.
I took it to the other side of my house and it handled it no problem.
I'm very impressed with this little speaker. The bass quality is excellent, setup was fairly painless and the triangular shape and shiny red speaker make it look pretty stylish. This will be a welcome addition to my tech collection.
I would definitely recommend. You can buy this from MobileFun.co.uk, here.
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4 Number of wickets to fall in the match, equalling the IPL record for least wickets falling in a completed game. The Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils game at Durban in 2009, and the Mumbai Indians v Kochi Tuskers Kerala game at Wankhede in 2011 had also seen only four wickets falling.
6 Number of "return" games in IPL 2012. On each occasion, the visiting side has bounced back with a win after losing the first head-to-head game.
8 Number of Man-of-the-Match awards won by Virender Sehwag in T20s. Only Yusuf Pathan (11), Chris Gayle (10) and Jacques Kallis (9) have won more.
52 Number of balls taken by Robin Uthappa to reach his fifty – the slowest fifty in IPL 2012 and the joint third slowest in all IPL matches.
145 Runs added by Manish Pandey and Robin Uthappa for the third wicket – the highest partnership for any wicket in IPL 2012. It was also the biggest stand recorded against Delhi Daredevils in IPL.


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Sunday, September 02, 2007
Disgracing you with his presence
Tim T
Alias 'Bow Tie' Man
Alias 'Get Out Of The Way, Idiot'
He is often seen fraternising with Melbourne postboxes:
Or performing perverted acts with various publications:
He has recently been seen discussing philosophy with others on Spring Street:
He may be fraternising with communists.
He is NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
No-one knows why he's taken to walking about the streets of Melbourne in this way. He is quite possibly insane.
If you see him, report it to the authorities and/or run screaming in the opposite direction.
18 comments:
- Caz said...
OMG - not the bow tie; nooooooooo; NOT THE BOW TIE!
Aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhh! - 1:01 pm
- nailpolishblues said...
Um, yes.
- 1:54 pm
- TimT said...
Here, what do you have against bow ties, anyway?
- 2:10 pm
- nailpolishblues said...
There's nothing wrong with bow ties, they're quite sweet on three year olds at weddings.
- 2:52 pm
At first I read one of the captions as 'performs perverted acts with publicans and I wondered how that became a matter of public knowledge. Then I realised (once again) how unreliable my brain is at 2 in the morning.
Naomi. - 1:55 am
- Jo said...
You're still in the running towards becoming Victoria's Next Top Fop.
- 9:29 am
- Dale Slamma said...
Are you in a community brass band?
- 2:39 pm
- TimT said...
Sadly, no. I just wear bow-ties for the joy of it.
- 2:58 pm
- alexis said...
Why's noone mentioned how hott Melbourne's postboxes are? Or is that just me?
- 5:27 pm
- TimT said...
The postbox is the real star of this post. I just play a walk-on cameo.
- 5:58 pm
- Tony.T said...
You auditioning for a job as a weatherman?
- 11:01 am
- TimT said...
No, but the postbox is.
- 11:53 am
- Tony.T said...
Does it know which way the wind blows?
- 1:08 pm
That made me chuckle.
Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office and Extras, says that when he was a young chap he took to wearing bow ties. He thought it would make him look like a character from Jeeves and Wooster. - 1:52 pm
- colonel eggroll said...
So is that a clip on, or did you actually tie it yourself?
Also, did you know that bowties originated with Croation mercenaries?
Wikipedia rules. - 1:56 pm
- TimT said...
Tie on. Croatian mercenaries, eh? Who knew it had such a prestigous history...
- 2:18 pm
- Mitzy G Burger said...
Nice mug shot, timt. Is is true you're surnamed "Train"? There's a dinky little country song called "Every Now and Then, I wish I Was a Train".
- 10:36 pm
- TimT said...
It is true: Tim Train. I'm a no-way train whose gone off the rails...
- 8:17 am
Tim, your links stink, you fink!
- John Bangsund's Threepenny Planet
- Broken Biro
- Poetry 24
- Superlative scribbles
- Kirstyn McD!
- Rorrim a tsomla almost a mirror
- More Sterne
- Sterne
- Cam the man from the Dan.
- Too hot to Raaaaaaandallllllll!
- Erin's Excellently Everlasting Effervescements!
- Slammy Infamy
- Hail Paco!
- Baron Blandwagon, purveyor of cyberbunnies, hawker of Roger Corman, and Misruler of the Multiverse
- The Bolta. Aiyeeeeee!!!!!
- Bad Apple Audrey
- The cartoon church
- Sir Martinkus
- A Zemblanian abroad and at home
- A hodge podge of hotzeplotz
- Jottlesby's nottings, or should that be Nottlesby's jottings?
- The Snarking of the Hunt
- Jazzy Hands
- David of Metal City
- David the Barista
- The Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony
- Be an Opinion Dominion Minion!
- Mel...
- ... and Fel
- His brilliant career - from whale sushi to crumbed prawn
- Jo Blogs
- Yet another Tim
- Croucherisms...
- Was two peas, now three peas
- Desciopolous!
- ... Still Life - now with extra rotating cats!
- Erin...
- An Amazingly Awesome Australian Ampersand!
- Blink and you'll miss 'er
- Red in the land of the tigers!
- Wire of Vibe
- Chase him, ladies, he's in the cavalry!
- The Non-palindromical Editrix in Germanium
- Old Sterne
- Gempiricalisations
- TonyT
- The briefs...
- ... and the brieflets
- The Purple Blog
- Blairville, lair of all that is wicked and perfidious
- The enticingly acronymical CSH
- Mark of California
- Jellyfish
- Silent Speaking
- Lexicon the Mexican
Blog Archive
- WTFF Classifieds
- Rhyming couplets with unlikely words
- Do you prefer footbrawl or thugby?
- Consonant cravings
- Crypto Fascism
- I go mad with power
- Caution: this jar may contain traces of mastodons
- Review
- Watch out! That bustle is out to get you!
- Our new anti-Donald workplace policy
- It's propaganda, dammit!
- The nude in art and the art in the nude
- The great Australian brain shortage
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- Idea for mystery novel
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- Convenience caused
- An application for the position of John Laws
- Belloc, the game show
- Robert Herrick, goth poet
- The archeology of the species
- A blogger dies
- Self-yelp books
- Consumerism is evil! Here, have a newspaper.
- Precisamundly
- This rental life
- My life, so much better than mycosis
- Gnuts to ewe!
- Just keep Dexter the bloody friendly robot out of ...
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Pornchai Mittongtare
For a shiny finish, brush the warm tart with melted apricot preserves.
- Yield
- Makes 8 servings
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole almonds, toasted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- Filling
- 2 ounces crumbled almond paste (about 3 packed tablespoons)
- 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons cake flour
- 9 medium apricots (about 22 ounces), pitted, quartered
- 20 cherries, pitted, halved
- For crust:
- Blend first 3 ingredients in processor until almonds are finely ground. Using electric mixer, beat butter and powdered sugar in medium bowl until blended. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture; beat until blended. Gather dough into ball; flatten into square. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 1 hour.
- Roll out dough on floured surface to 10-inch square. Transfer to 9-inch square tart pan with removable bottom; press crust over bottom and up sides of pan. Trim any excess dough. Pierce crust all over with fork; chill at least 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)
- For filling:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat almond paste and 4 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl until fine meal forms, about 3 minutes. Add butter; beat until almost smooth. Add egg; beat until smooth. Beat in flour. Spread filling evenly in unbaked crust. Arrange apricot quarters on sides with rounded side up in rows atop filling. Place cherry halves between apricots. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over fruit.
- Bake tart 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Bake until crust is golden and filling is puffed and golden, about 30 minutes longer. Cool tart in pan on rack at least 1 hour. Serve tart warm or at room temperature.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories417
- Carbohydrates49 g(16%)
- Fat23 g(35%)
- Protein8 g(15%)
- Saturated Fat11 g(56%)
- Sodium94 mg(4%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber4 g(15%)
- Monounsaturated Fat8 g
- Cholesterol90 mg(30%)


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Quick Tips: Staying Active in Hot Weather
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Summer is a great time for being active. Even if you live where it gets hot or humid, there are ways you can stay in shape year-round. But make sure to take precautions when you are active outside.
If you have heart problems or other health issues, or if you have not been active for a long time, check with your doctor before you start a new activity.
Be safe in the heat
If the temperature is lower than 80°F (27°C), you usually can be active outside without taking extra precautions. It depends on how active you already are and how used to hot weather you are.
But anytime you exercise, it's a good idea to take these normal precautions:
- Drink plenty of water. This is very important when it's hot out and when you do intense exercise.
- Don't exercise as hard when it's hot. Take rest breaks. Exercise more slowly than usual or for a shorter time.
- Stay in the shade when you can.
- Avoid exercising during the hottest times of the day.
- Wear light-colored, breathable clothes.
- Watch for signs of heat exhaustion, such as nausea, dizziness, cramps, and headache. If you notice any signs, stop your activity right away, cool off, and drink fluids.
When the temperature gets above 80°F (27°C), consider the heat and the humidity. Both can put you at risk for heat-related illness. The hotter or more humid it is, the higher your risk. For example, if the humidity is 60% (moderate):
- Be careful when you exercise in temperatures of 80°F (27°C) to 85°F (29°C). Find shade, take regular breaks, and drink plenty of fluids.
- Experts advise being extremely careful between about 85°F (29°C) and 91°F (32.8°C).
- Conditions are considered extremely dangerous at temperatures over 91°F (32.8°C).
When it is more humid, you should be careful at even lower temperatures. Higher humidity can make it feel hotter, since your body cannot cool off as well by sweating. This puts you at a greater risk for illness. For more information, see the website www.nws.noaa.gov and search for "heat index."
Older adults and children are at a higher risk for heat-related illness and should be extra cautious. Remind children to drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after activity.
If you are overweight, have health problems, take medicines, or use alcohol, you may be at a higher risk for heat-related illness. You may also have trouble if you're not used to exercising in warmer weather.
In hot weather, drink plenty of fluids before, during, and after activity. Water or sports drinks are best. This helps to prevent dehydration and heat-related illness. Water is all you need if you are exercising for less than an hour. For longer exercise periods, sports drinks contain carbohydrate and minerals called electrolytes that may help your endurance and keep you from getting muscle cramps.
Call 911 or other emergency services immediately if you have stopped sweating or have other signs of heatstroke, such as a fast heart rate, passing out, high body temperature, feeling confused, or having no energy. Heatstroke is very dangerous.
When it's hot or humid, be active during the cooler times of day. Find shaded areas, like parks with big trees, and drink plenty of fluids. You have less chance of getting too hot if you do lighter exercise, like walking. Be sure to wear sunscreen.
- Take morning or evening walks. Walking the dog or walking with a partner helps you make it part of your routine.
- Go for a bike ride. Find shaded areas, and ride during cooler times of day.
- Go swimming on hot days. This is a healthy family activity for summer.
- Do light yard work or gardening. You'll burn calories while you keep the yard looking good.
- Wash your car. This gets you outside and helps you burn calories. Give yourself a splash to stay cool.
- Go for walks at the mall. Use a phone app or a pedometer to count your steps. You can set walking goals to help you stay motivated.
- Use light weights or stretch bands at home. You'll stay fit while you watch TV or listen to music. Lift cans of food if you don't want to buy weights.
- Use an online exercise video or a smartphone app. You can stay in shape while you stay cool indoors.
- Go dancing or take dance lessons. Or just turn on some music and dance in your living room. This gets you moving so you burn calories.
- Do indoor housework like dusting, vacuuming, or washing the windows. This helps you stay active while you keep your home looking good.
- On trips, stay at hotels with fitness centers or swimming pools. Make time for a workout. Take a jump rope to use in your room.
- Join a gym or health club. You can take classes or use machines, like treadmills, stair-climbers, or stationary bikes. Many cities have community centers that offer affordable fitness classes. If you have health problems, ask your doctor before you use machines or take classes.
- Join sports programs in your community or at work. Many cities offer indoor sports like basketball, volleyball, and soccer.
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Imam: We are proceeding with NYC Islamic center - CNN.com
"We are proceeding with the community center, Cordoba House. More important, we are doing so with the support of the downtown community, government at all levels and leaders from across the religious spectrum, who will be our partners. I am convinced that it is the right thing to do for many reasons,"
"I am very sensitive to the feelings of the families of victims of 9/11, as are my fellow leaders of many faiths. We will accordingly seek the support of those families, and the support of our vibrant neighborhood, as we consider the ultimate plans for the community center. Our objective has always been to make this a center for unification and healing."
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HOMETOWN: Estonia
WHAT SHE'S WEARING:** "My harem pants and belt that I'm wearing I made myself. I'm also wearing a scarf as a turban, boots from NS King and a jacket (it's actually pants) from Stradivarius."
SELF-MADE: "Most of the clothes I wear are pieces that I make myself. I rarely buy clothes, so when I do, I love to shop at Gina Tricot and Zara. I also have a blog called CICUCOCO where I showcase all of my handmade items. I want to be a fashion designer someday."
BLACK RACK: "My style is little bit of everything. I get inspiration from different people, blogs, pictures and magazines. Also, my favorite color is black, so I like to wear black clothes."
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Sutton Golf Club, Sutton, County Dublin
The late 19th Century saw Golf being played on the sandy peninsula here at Sutton, Dublin. The Club was then established in 1890 with the amalgamation of the Sutton Golf and Boat Clubs to become known as the Sutton Golf Club.
Nowadays, based on the space available we now believe the nine holes we have is a nice test of Links Golf with many hidden and subtle dangers, requiring skill and patience to overcome. The focus of the Clubhouse is the Dr. Joe Carr room, paying tribute to one of the World's leading Amateur Golfers of his era. Our Club is very much one where the playing of the game and competitive Golf is of primary importance. The many pennants on display in the Clubhouse attest to the Club's golfing successes down through the years at all levels.
The Course Guide, green fees and membership categories can be had by contacting the club. Some have pointed out that the= course is short, which is indeed true, but as many have said; "Never mind the length, but feel the width".
The 9-hole links course requires some serious course management, especially when the rough gets longer in the Summer months. From the first tee around to the 9 th green, the course guide is invaluable for those that are new to our Links course.
You can purchase a copy for your game in Nicky's Pro – shop pre your round. You will also find here some information on our current Green-fee rates for visitors on weekdays and Weekends.
Sutton Golf club is now over 115 years old and over these years, has been steeped in much history, most notably, the achievements of our most famous member J.B. Carr. Most fittingly, the club have a dedicated room to him and a great number of his many many achievements. Any trip to the Club by a visiting member is incomplete without visiting the Dr. Joe Carr room. A short history of the club is available in this area of the site also.
The Restaurant we have is now very popular amongst members and indeed non - members alike! The food is always delicious and the view is equally worth feasting your eyes on. You can savour what we can claim to be the best view of Ireland's eye and Howth Head from the restaurant and bar that overlooks the 9 th Green and course. This view is spectacular during the day, but equally so at night-time.
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I've noticed that many of the forum discussions that TA has tweeted lately have contained glaring grammatical and spelling errors. I find this disappointing and even personally embarrassing as it inevitably reflects not only on the original poster but on the forum as a whole and, by extension, the larger atheist community. I know written communication isn't everything, and it certainly isn't a high priority among the public generally, but we should try to meet a higher standard. Given the unlikelihood that individual posters will suddenly take more care when writing, I think the operators of the site's Twitter feed should consider not tweeting discussion titles with serious errors.
That's one poster's opinion, for whatever it's worth.
I like it. It played out in my head sounding like Elvis.
We don't need no stinking Modera
Although I agree that people should care about how they express themselves I felt that my less than stellar grammer was being attacked and I got a little too defensive.
@Danny - speaking of your post, re the river crossing you, if Mexico had had as extensive an immigration policy as the xenophobic Republicans are trying to force down our throats, Texans would still be called Texicans and speaking Spanish right now. I think that would be an improvement.
Funny you mentioned the Texans... They were invited to Texas and given land at a great discount and in exchange they were to become Mexican citizens, help fight off Apache raiders, and they had to convert to catholicism(at the time it was the official religion of Mexico the U.S. being one of the only countries without one). One of the reasons they fought was for religious freedom.
Imagine those arrogant Apaches. getting pissed off just because their land was stolen!
The Mexicans stole it from the Apaches, the Texicans stole it from the Mexicans, who's next, the Chinese? Naah, they'll just buy it with the money we're paying them to keep Walmart stocked with cheap consumer products.
People for whom English is a second language get a "pass" for trying. I think the concern here is for kids mostly who either never bothered to learn anything beyond spoken English or who try to cover up the areas of grammar they are unsure of by just not doing anything and pretending it's a creative "style." Some have even defended this illiteracy as part of the evolutionary growth of language. Okay, but then they to on and beg for us not to criticize. However, evolution progresses by eliminating what doesn't work well. So, if mistakes are not to be interpreted as mistakes but rather as just something new, then like anything new it must survive the forces in opposition. In nature, that would be predation and disease and the realities of the environment (e.g., climate). If language is to evolve, it needs those who object to new forms as well as those who propose them.
RE: "they to on and beg for us not to criticize" - your language evolution at work? --
And from where did you get your amateur psychology degree? At least I'm qualified to discuss language.
...being a Donkey with people with people with LD, ADD I think not.
I'm not sure what you're referring to. Do you censor everything you say because someone might be offended or feel hurt? That's pretty hard to believe. For example, you never say anything that might make a Christian feel bad?
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This wonderful, bright meal-in-one from our Test Kitchen is filled with layers of flavor. Gouda cheese and bacon lend a rich, savory taste to the sweet potato and spinach combination.
80 Recipes for Serious Potato Lovers
- 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
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- Place sweet potatoes in a 1-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish; add water. Cover and microwave on high for 8-10 minutes or until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add spinach. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat.
- Drain sweet potatoes. Spread half of the spinach mixture into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. Top with half of the potatoes and cheese. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with bacon. Cover and bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until bubbly. Yield: 4 servings.
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Join us each week as "Magic City" writer-creator Mitch Glazer offers an insider's guide to one critical scene from the 50s-era drama after it airs on Starz (Fridays, 10/9c).
In the first season finale ("Time and Tide"), Glazer takes us behind the scenes of three masterful, heartbreaking performances from Jessica Marais (Lily), Dominik Garcia-Lorido (Mercedes) and Yul Vazquez (Victor).
Mitch Glazer: I've been very lucky to work with some blazing talents over the years but this "Magic City" cast is the finest ensemble of actors I've ever known. Episode 8 features three brave and wrenching performances from Jessica Marais, Dominik Garcia-Lorido and Yul Vazquez.
Dominik's Mercy truly comes alive in Episode 8. Dominik's work is always so raw and human but the scene in the car where she defends her love for Danny is my favorite. Her reading of "That boy is my heart" slams me in the chest every time I see it. And when Mercy gets the news from her father of her mother's death — Dominik's lovely, innocent smile breaks into utter sorrow before our eyes. We shot that scene without sound from outside the Riviera coffee shop set but Dominik's wail of loss came through the glass. So real, almost voyeuristic.
Yul Vazquez is a master actor. To watch Yul create Victor's reaction to Maria's murder was an acting class. Director Ed Bianchi loosely blocked the shot but it was completely Yul's call as to how Vic took that moment. Victor's angry denial at the impossibility of Ike's words and his retreat to Victor's place of comfort, his one safe place behind the front desk and then, even there, pacing, caged by his pain — was the perfect, the only, choice for the scene. Yul's Victor, stiff, slightly formal, fights for control and finally surrenders to the grief as we watch. It is a specific and heartbreaking moment.
The Ben-Lily pool "love" scene was nearly as wrenching to shoot as it is to watch. It was shot from midnight till dawn at the "Ben Diamond mansion" on Indian Creek. Ed Bianchi broke down the violence into controllable pieces, carefully staging and shooting each moment in a brutal mosaic that would be later editorially assembled into a whole. And even so, my heart was in my mouth the entire night. Jessica tore something so desperate and fierce from herself. She yanked Lily from suicidal to survivor before our eyes and, even in the most horrific moments, as Ben lashes out at Lily in his full fury, even when all seemed, felt, must have been, totally out of control — Jessica/Lily never let her hand from the throttle. It was an exhausting, precise and inspiring performance. And as you watch Jessica's fearless abandon, remember that she is also four months pregnant.
An incredible end to our first season of "Magic City." See you all in 2013.
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CODESRIA helps African researchers by designing appropriate research training programmes.
The activities that CODESRIA has developed and promoted to support this mission range from scholarships and small grants for thesis writing in African universities, organising several thematic annual 'institutes' focused on specific issues, funding Methodological sessions through scholarships for specialised research, holding an annual Campus of Social Sciences, launching an initiative on the Intellectual History of Africa, and the launch of the textbook publishing project.
Through these programmes, CODESRIA simultaneously strives to identify and meet the needs and interests of young African researchers as well as experienced African researchers.
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Ovarian Cancer No Longer Considered Silent Killer
Denver Woman Stresses Importance Of Knowing Your Body
Friends and family often describe Sharon Baumann as the Energizer bunny. Her day starts at 4 a.m, every day. She's a mom, a hands-on manager at the Delectable Egg restaurant in downtown Denver and an avid runner."I usually run four miles a day at Wash park. I do 500 sit-ups a night," said Baumann.Being so active, Baumann knows her body better than anyone else. That proved to come in handy last year."Because I work out avidly, I felt like there was like bloating or cramping and it never happened before," said Baumann.Doctors told her she was healthy. But Baumann was still in pain. She was persistent and kept going back to the doctor's office. Two months later, she found the problem."A lab technician came in and wanted to get my blood. I asked why she needed my blood. She informed me she wanted to see how much cancer was in my blood," said Baumann.In shock, Baumann said she didn't know how to react. She had surgery within a month, which was followed by chemotherapy treatments."When it comes to ovarian cancer, if you remove the majority of the tumor and get the tumor down to less than 1 centimeter anywhere in the abdomen, that will help improve your chances of survival," said University of Colorado Hospital Dr. Monique Spillman.Dr. Spillman studies ovarian cancer at the University of Colorado Hospital. She said the surgery can last eight to 10 hours. Most patients still have to get chemotherapy treatment afterward. Spillman said it's a good reminder to get your check-ups."Just getting a pap smear won't detect ovarian cancer. It's made to detect cervical cancer. So they really need to have an internal examination to feel the size and position of the ovaries," said Spillman.Spillman also said Baumann was smart to be persistent. No one knows your body more than you, she said."Some of those symptoms include bloating, pain, urinary frequency or urgency, meaning they feel like they have urinary track infection," said Spillman of the symptoms of ovarian cancer. She said this is why ovarian cancer is no longer considered a silent killer."Cancer is a scary word. Cancer can mean death. It can mean life is over," said Baumann.But Baumann is turning that fear into strength, she said. The strength to keep going even though she says chemo has zapped a lot of her energy. She still walks every day and works full-time. Baumann has even found a way to have fun with her wigs after losing her hair, she said."Because it helps with the positive attitude about being bald. Cancer doesn't always make you look beautiful or feel beautiful but if you can work with it, it's a positive thing," said Baumann.Baumann will take part in the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Race on June 5. If you'd like to take part, or learn more about the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance, go to firstgiving.org/atealribbonevent


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The Lebanon City Council is scheduled to have a special-called meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at city hall.
The agenda includes the following:
- A noise variance and street closing request from Girls on the Run for a "Back Tutu School" fundraiser.
- First reading of the amended 2012-13 budget
- First reading of the propssed 2013-14 budget
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Thank you so much for looking at our page. My name is Emma, I am the Project Director and one of 2 teachers here at the school in Mata Escura, Brasil and I wanted to explain to you what we do here and also give you an update on recent achievements.
We are an independent community school, without religious or political bias, offering free of charge education and child care to underprivileged children aged 2 - 16 years. Our school is located in the favela slum of Mata Escura, on the outskirts of the city of Salvador in North Eastern Brazil.
The community is deeply affected by violent crime, illiteracy, unemployment and a lack of quality housing and amenities. Many families are torn apart by drug trafficking and abuse and the city´s gang culture, which costs many young lives.
Since 2010 we have been offering a safe, caring, educational environment for the children of this community. A place where they can play, develop and learn and receive 3 balanced meals per day. We also provide reinforcement classes to older children and teenagers - helping them with their homework and providing teaching on the regular ocassions when their lessons at the local college are cancelled.
We currently care for 82 children and our doors are always open to new students, however we are 100% reliant on your donations to continue our vital work in this neglected community.
2 weeks ago at the school we celebrated the children's second ever Halloween party - the kids absolutely love this new addition and really enjoyed scaring each other with a spooky ghost hunt around the school buildings. The older children did pumpkin face painting with the younger ones and we finished the party by decorating cupcakes that Sonia the school cook had made. The excitement when the kids found out they could take these cakes home and eat them was incredible! Without donations from people like you we wouldn't be able to provide the children with these simple but memorable moments of happiness.
We have made some huge leaps forward academically in recent months with a number of children making big breakthroughs with their reading and writing. It was heartwarming to see 6 members of our first intake from 2010 aged 5 and 6 begin reading independently. A generous donation received earlier this year helped us to purchase good quality books for the school for the first time. These new books have played such a huge part in inspiring the children, we have been able to introduce daily story time and the children's interest in learning to read has tripled - it is great to see the kids squablling over books, not just footballs! One of older pupils, who struggles with learning difficulties, has also just learnt to write his name on his own for the first time - the pride on his face when he achieved this was fantastic to see and is such a critical milestone for his future.
In this coming months we will be starting a Christmas decoration art project and looking to raise funds to fix a recurring problem with our classroom roof, which is leaking once again. We hope to have both finished in time for a Christmas party for the children. In the new year we hope to restart our free of charge english classes for our young single mothers, these classes aim to engage the local mums with our work and also give them a vital skill to improve their employment prospects.
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Eh, I live in a pretty low crime area. I know anything is possible, but that's the least of my concern. Shoot, right now my boat is on the hoist on my lake lot, and there's nothing between it and the street because it's just an easement on the water. I have my trailer there, tubes on the trailer, life jackets, gas cans, deck box with a ton of stuff in it, jetskis, boards...no problems ever.
Although there's been a new development too...the lake I'm on is completely private, there's no public access at all. It's literally the best lake I've ever been on. I am not happy at all about moving off of it and going back to using public lakes. Anyway, my new neighbor that just bought a house on the water a couple months ago came surfing with me last night. There's a house by his that has an easement on the water that's adjacent to his land. He said the guy wants to sell the easement and offered to sell it to him. We're going to make an offer to him and split it...if so then who cares where my wife wants to buy a house, I'll still have my boat on the hoist on my lake! The house we offered on is about 5 minutes away from the lake I'm on now, so it wouldn't be bad at all plus no trailering every day lol.Boats previously owned - 2000 Supra Launch, 2003 Outback, 2006 Mobius LSV


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Chinese Brush Painting
One of the great things about Kingwood is the number of local patrons, clubs and organizations who are always eager to make use of the library to share their interests and talents with the rest of the community. One of the ways in which they share is through our lobby display case. Courtesy of Kingwood resident John Estes, we currently are pleased to have showcased through the month of May Chinese brush art, which was painted by Rose Marie Estes. If you take a look, you just might get interested in this art form yourself and decide to check out some of the titles we have on the subject, which can be found in a catalog listing here. So, next time you pass the front doors, be sure to glance to your right and enjoy the talent on display by a local Kingwood artist!


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The head of the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation has defended the sports awards against a criticism of tokenism.
On Thursday, the achievements of New Zealand athletes will be celebrated at the 50th Halberg Awards, at Vector Arena in Auckland.
A Disabled Sportsperson of the Year Award has been included in the honours since last year.
Paralympian swimmer Cameron Leslie, who is nominated for the award, said it is known as the 'token gimp award' within the disabled sporting community.
Foundation chief executive Geoff Burgess told Radio New Zealand's Morning Report programme the award has helped recognise disabled athletes.
Mr Burgess said it would, however, be reviewed this year. "We'll make sure that, after these awards, we canvass opinion and ensure that we have an award that will fit the purpose."
Leslie is not convinced a review will make a difference, and wants disabled athletes to be judged alongside their able bodied contemporaries instead of being grouped into a separate category.


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There's just something about tournament season.
It really doesn't make much difference which sport it is, but when you get to the sifting process that determines a district, then regional, then the state champions the heart quickens a bit more, players might try to put more oomph behind a ball or find a way to run just a step faster.
It's because that for the most part, the post-season is one-and-done. Lose and go home.
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Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship: Pitching Your Business and Yourself
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Throughout my many years of running businesses, I have been fortunate to experience success both as an entrepreneur and investor. I've learned that some people are well suited to be entrepreneurs, and others aren't. Unfortunately, in most cases, it takes a lot of time, energy, and money to find out on which side of that coin you fall.
I created this class on Skillshare to help you determine your worth as an entrepreneur and to help you position your business and concept for success. It's a hurdle, but I know that the knowledge I've gained through my years of experience in business will point you in the right direction on your entrepreneurial path.
This class is for aspiring entrepreneurs, anyone with a business idea who hesitated to act, and those who have begun the process of starting their business but can't seem to get over the hump.
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I have assembled lessons, lists, and resources for you to determine the next steps you need to take in order to realize your dream as an entrepreneur.
- Characteristics of Great Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are special. . . but what makes them different? What makes them successful? How you can repackage yourself to follow your entrepreneurial dream?
- Starting your Business. Definine your customer, determine price, and understand your competitive landscape.
- Identifying What Makes your Business Special. Create a competitive edge and weave that into your PR story. Differentiate yourself from the pack!
- Innovative Business Practices from the Start. Encourage new ideas from your employees and stay flexible despite growth.
- Pitching your Business. Present your business, and yourself, in ways that excite VCs.
Class Project
To further you along the path to entrepreneurial success, you will create a video pitch that promotes your business concept. By uploading your pitch, you will get feedback and high fives from the other students in the class. This is a valuable platform for community approval and critique. . . we will all craft better pitches because of each other! My team and I will review the top 20 most up-voted pitches and select our favorite. This talented student will receive a 30-minute video call and mentoring session with me, and I will share his or her pitch through my social media networks to get worldwide exposure for the concept.
Project: Create a 1-minute video "elevator" pitch for you and your business.
Brief: Based on the lessons in this class and the goal of answering the question "why is your business special?" as quickly as possible, create a 1-minute video pitch that represents you and your business.
Specs: You will upload a video link (Vimeo or Youtube) to your student project tab in the Skillshare classroom. Anything longer than 1 minute WILL NOT be eligible for the contest.
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David Morera
Design. Typography. Technology. Interactions
This is gold, but you already know that :)
Simplblog .
What we learn with pleasure we never forget.
Great class. As expected, Barbara gave great insight and offered some great pointers on becoming a great entrepreneur. Definitely recommend this class to anyone looking to start their own business.
Clarence Albury
life long learning
Barbara Corcoran's credentials include straight D's in high school and college and twenty jobs by the time she turned twenty-three. Her next job made her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country: taking a $1000 loan to start The Corcoran Group
As one of the "Sharks" on ABC's hit TV show SHARK TANK, Barbara has ponied up her own money and invested in twenty-two businesses, competing to make those deals for all to see, then shepherding them to success.
Her newest book, SHARK TALES, takes you behind the scenes of her life and business and her "seen on TV" venture capitalism. Barbara is famously brash and blunt, bold and courageous, and a brilliant identifier of opportunity and talent (often invisible to others).


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Before you go on, you may want to read I Feel So Cheap And Dirty, Part I. But I can't make you.
The four come into my room, and I know what's going to happen. (By the way, Timmy has no IEP, 504 or anything like that. He's just lazy.)
The social worker introduces me to Timmy's parents, who speak no English. And I don't speak what they speak. It's unclear whether the social worker speaks what they speak, but I think not.
So with no communication happening on most fronts, the social worker just hits me up and lays it out there: "Is there anything Timmy can do to make something up or somehow pass the class? He has been working so hard in English and spending so much time on that research paper…you know."
Me: He already failed the class. I already put in grades.
Her: Well, I know. But is there anything he can do?
Parents are standing to the side smiling, nervously.
Me: I don't know. Like what? The class is over.
Parents looking at me, expectantly.
Does he want to take the exam over again? I don't care. How about this?…I'll give him the same final exam, his actual same final exam with his writing on it right now, and he can make corrections on it. How about that?
Her: Would that be enough?
Me: For what?
Her: For him to pass?
Me: Thinking: Jesus Christ…how much time do I want to spend on this? How many people do I want to involve? At what cost? For what purpose?
Yeah…it'll be fine.
Her: OK. Well good. Thank you, Mr. Teachbad.
I walk the smiling, nodding parents out of my room and shake their hands.
Me: Thank you so much for coming down.
Parents: Thanks you. Ees no good. I know. He working.
Me: Thank you. Bye now. Very nice meeting you.
Timmy sits down to take his exam. Again.
After 20 minutes he brings it up to me. I set it down and keep writing the email or doing whatever I was doing. He stands there for a few seconds watching me. I ignore him.
Timmy: Aren't you going to grade it?
Me: Yeah. But not right now.
Timmy: But I need to know if I passed.
Me: I'm not going to grade it right now. I'm busy. But you passed. It doesn't matter what you did on the test. We both know that, right?. You walk up in here with your mom and dad and the social worker because you didn't want to do the work before. You wasted every little bit of time I gave you to study and work on projects. You'll pass. But we both know you don't deserve to. Congratulations.
Timmy: It wasn't my idea for my parents to come here.
Timmy walks out.
So, Timmy passes. But he still has to go to summer school to make up something else. Fudging his grade didn't graduate him. I may be cheap and dirty, but I'm not a total whore. A man got to have a code (For fans of The Wire.)
Ten minutes later as I continue to send email and work on my resume, in comes another student to get his senior stuff signed. It's Tommy.
Tommy has severe attendance issues, but when he is in class he works pretty hard. And he is a lot more pleasant that Timmy. But here's the thing: Tommy is doing even worse in the class than the pathetic Timmy.
Then I was struck with a thought. The timing was just right. Like God himself wrote the script. The arbitrary justice of injustice slapped me right across the forehead: If Timmy can pass, you bet your ass that Tommy will pass.
The moral of the story? I don't know.
Two wrongs can feel like some kind of existential, ironic sort of right.
Accentuate the arbitrary.
Nothing you do really matters.
These are all just rough drafts. Once we set on and revise it, we'll make up some shirts.
Jeez…I'm sorry. Was that a terrible story? I'm having some end of the year melancholy.
Mr. Teachbad


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Samsung Intros NX11 Interchangeable Lens Camera With i-Function Lens Support
This feature was announced earlier in the year with the NX100 camera, and now the second camera to feature the system is being revealed. Samsung did release a firmware update that enabled the NX10 to support i-Function lenses, but the NX11 has native support for those. Those lenses have an "i" button on them that allows the operator to change settings with just the twist of a dial on the lens rather than forcing users to dig through deep menus to do so.
The NX11 is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, and it will ship with a 18-55mm i-Function lens, as well as two new i-Function lenses, a 20mm pancake and a 20-50mm zoom silver color lens. Additionally, the NX11 has a lens priority mode dial, simplifying the search for the best mode for each lens. The APS-C sensor is bigger than those on Micro Four Thirds cameras, which is a point Samsung is quite proud of. As for other specifications, there's a 3" AMOLED display, a built-in electronic VGA (640x480) viewfinder, 720p movie mode, 14.6MP CMOS sensor, a hot shoe on top, loads of Smart Modes, and support for taking RAW photographs.
The NX11 will ship in February 2011 for $649 with the bundled zoom lens.
Samsung Launches the NX11: the Latest NX System Camera and Lens Line Up
Create high quality images with the camera's easy-to-use i-Function lens
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the launch of the NX11 - the latest addition to the highly successful NX family of cameras. The NX11 contains a feature set similar to Samsung's first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the NX10, however the NX11 is also compatible with the new i-Function lens that was introduced for the NX100. The NX11 will come complete with an 18-55mm i-Function lens, as well as two new i-Function lenses, a 20mm pancake and a 20-50mm zoom silver color lens. The launch reinforces the company's commitment to leading innovation in the compact system camera market.
"Today's launch is important for Samsung in reinforcing our position as a leading innovator in the digital camera market and for showing our innovation in the compact system camera market"
The i-Function lens puts the perfect picture at the fingertips of all photographers by providing an exceptionally easy way of controlling the camera. Since a typical camera user wraps their hand around the lens when holding the camera, the new i-Function system allows photographers to naturally use their left hand to change the camera's advanced settings via a button built into the i-Function lens, without needing to take the camera off the target. Users can toggle between shutter speed, aperture, EV, WB, and ISO quickly and easily by simply using the i-Function button or ring on the lens, meaning easier and quicker configurations while shooting.
The NX11 also focuses on usability, with a change in the grip design to make shooting easier and more comfortable for users. Additionally, the NX11 has a lens priority mode dial, simplifying the search for the best mode for each lens. The camera also includes a convenient, one-touch i-Function button that activates common shooting controls like aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance, meaning easier and quicker configuration while shooting. The camera makes taking great landscape scenes or pictures of large groups simple by featuring a panorama mode, which allows the user to take panoramic pictures in one press-and-sweep motion. As with the NX10, the NX11 uses the best-in-class APS-C sensor for better image quality. The APS-C sensor is larger than Micro 4/3 and delivers high quality images with ease.
"Today's launch is important for Samsung in reinforcing our position as a leading innovator in the digital camera market and for showing our innovation in the compact system camera market," said Mr. Hyunho Chung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics. "The NX11, while offering the best features of the NX10, has an upgraded design and the additional i-Function capability with more lenses. The launch of our next offering in the NX range also demonstrates our commitment to our customers, by producing user driven innovation in the form of easy-to-use functions and upgraded customization."
Alongside the built-in flash and built-in electronic VGA (640x480) viewfinder, the NX11 has a 3.0" AMOLED LCD screen. The AMOLED screen reduces the glare from sunlight so that consumers can see their images under any lighting conditions. The user can also get a more vivid, clearer image through enhanced color reproduction. The NX11 provides high quality video with 720p HD recording, and its large APS-C sensor allows the videos to be recorded with shallow depth of field, providing effects similar to those in motion picture movies.


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More evidence of the superiority of the hunter class has recently emerged: Caspi, hunter extraordinaire from the <Refuge> guild on the EU Taerar realm has officially beaten Wrath of the Lich King, having achieved 11,635 achievement points. This is no mean feat -- even though we reported just over a month ago that Caspi was getting close, the next most recent time we posted about something like this was last summer, when Zoltan had achieved 908 of 931 possible (at the time) achievements.
Zoltan appears to be both in the same guild as Caspi, as well as very close to him in achievements points. I, for one, would like to take a moment and say on behalf of hunters everywhere to paladins everywhere: neener neener!
Achievement points and achievements in general are an interesting mini-game, in that while you can earn points, there's nothing you can do to spend them. Still, it's a very difficult accomplishment that requires mastery of many other parts of the game. Some of the achievements that go into this take ridiculous amounts of skill, resources, luck and patience.
Tip of the hat to Caspi!


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
New Journal: SEE-JNTS
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We embrace Scandinavia and on a personal basis I have many friends in Denmark.
However, from the viewpoint of our nations I will just mention one thing that some Swedes are afraid of. The Danes have recently had more problems - from my viewpoint - with hostility towards foreigners. In fact, a party in Denmark that represent a xenophobic policy has great influence in the government.
Many in Sweden are now afraid that in our election this year, a similar party in Sweden, which has historically been a minor party on the fringe (with historical roots in Nationalsocialism before they became more "respectable", by purging out some people, and by toning down their worst racism) is now gaining ground.
From the linguistic viewpoint, Swedish language is closely related to Norwegian, Danish and Icelandish (in that order I think). Finnish is completely different, but many people in Finland know Swedish.It's the Danish that may take a more dim view of the Swedes, having been conquered and ruled by them from 1814 to 1905 (for centuries prior to that, the western portion of Finland had experienced the same).
And lest we assume Tommy himself to be a Swede, he actually lives in the historically Danish province of Scania (heart of the original 'Scandanavia'), which was conquered by the Swedes in 1658 and has yet to be given back.
Finally, lest anyone think I'm more prejudiced one way than the other, let me state that my dearly departed great-great grandmother Fredrika, as well as her philandering sea-captain of a husband, were both Finnish Swedes.- Daniel Buck2/11/2010 7:46 pm
The White Man wrote:
"It's the Danish that may take a more dim view of the Swedes, having been conquered and ruled by them from 1814 to 1905."
Actually, it was only the parts of Denmark now known as Norway that were ruled by Sweden from 1814 to 1905--thus accounting for the greater influence of Swedish on at least one of the two languages now known as Norwegian. White man: "And lest we assume Tommy himself to be a Swede, he actually lives in the historically Danish province of Scania."
No, I do not live in Skåne (=Scania). However, Lund university is in Scania. But I live further north in Örebro and travel with train to Lund every now and then. Until 31 August I have 100% research so I do not have an teaching duties in Lund.
More about Skåne here:


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Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977.
Limitations on requisition of civilian medical units
Article 14
-- Limitations on requisition of civilian medical units
1. The Occupying Power has the duty to ensure that the medical needs of the civilian population in occupied territory continue to be satisfied.
2. The Occupying Power shall not, therefore, requisition civilian medical units, their equipment, their ' matériel ' or the services of their personnel, so long as these resources are necessary for the provision of adequate medical services for the civilian population and for the continuing medical care of any wounded and sick already under treatment.
3. Provided that the general rule in paragraph 2 continues to be observed, the Occupying Power may requisition the said resources, subject to the following particular conditions:
(a) that the resources are necessary for the adequate and immediate medical treatment of the wounded and sick members of the armed forces of the Occupying Power or of prisoners of war;
(b) that the requisition continues only while such necessity exists; and
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Here's a photo of Wayne Rooney's luscious locks!
The Spoiler can't help but admire Wayne Rooney's gumption about getting a hair transplant – he wants hair and he don't care who knows, sister.
Above is a photo he Tweeted only seconds ago. He had this to say about the whole thing:
"Hi all there's my head. It will take a few months to grow. Still a bit bloody too. But that's all normal."
Excellent work, Wayne!