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Kingsmen Quartet (1956-present)
Brothers Raymond, Reece, and Everett McKinney formed the Kingsmen Quartet in 1956. Pianist Charles Matthews was also a member of that early group. Matthews died unexpectedly and was replaced by "Little" David Young, who was a student at Mars Hill College at the time. Charles Collier and Harold Bailey were members of the group in 1958 along with Young.
Eldridge Fox had been a member of a group called the Silvertones in 1953 along with Frank Cutshall. Both men went into military service within a year. When Fox joined the Kingsmen to play piano in 1958, he was returning to the same group in a sense. Charles Matthews had been a member of the Silvertones in 1956 when he and the McKinneys changed the group name to the Kingsmen. After two years with the Kingsmen, Fox left in 1960 to form a group called the Ambassadors (along with bass singer Calvin Runion). Two years later he worked for the Statesmen Publishing Company for a couple of years. He returned to the Kingsmen in 1964 to play piano. He switched to singing baritone in 1965 as well as manager of the group. In 1970-71 Fox became the group owner. He would eventually step down from singing baritone as in later years he did not travel with the group all of the time. This trend of a group member leaving, then returning later would be followed by a number of key group members in the future.
Longtime bass singer Ray Dean Reese was another example. Upon returning home from the U.S. Army after two hitches, Reese joined the Silvertones when one of the McKinney Brothers reformed the group in 1963-64. In 1966 he did a brief tenure with the Pine Ridge Boys and the Inspirations. In 1967, he began his first stint with the Kingsmen. A year later, he left to drive a JFG coffee truck and sang bass in the Journeymen and Kathleen. Reese returned to the Kingsmen in the spring of 1971 shortly after Fox took over ownership of the group.
A third individual whose name came to be synonymous with the Kingsmen joined for the first time in the Spring of 1971. This man was lead singer Jim Hamill. Hamill was formerly a member of the Blue Ridge Quartet, Weatherfords, Watchmen and Oak Ridge Quartet. He had also pulled two stints with the Rebels prior to joining the Kingsmen. Like Fox and Reese, Hamill also left the Kingsmen for a short time only to return. Aside from the months of May to December in 1976 when he sang with the Senators, Hamill was the group's lead singer/emcee for the twenty-five years spanning 1971 to 1996. In his latter years with the group, Hamill would often sing a few songs and then step aside to allow one of the musicians to sing in the lead spot while he otherwise ran the show. Hamill officially retired in September 1996 at the National Quartet Convention.
In 1973, the Kingsmen released what would become for them a trend setting recording titled Big And Live. On this project, they introduced fans to their exciting brand of singing. Unlike the more polished and choreographed Statesmen and Blackwood Brothers of the previous two decades, the Kingsmen emphasized an exuberant energy. Big And Live also showcased a number of songs that would go on to become classics. Their first version of �The Glory Road� is on the recording. The project also included their own arrangements of �Love Lifted Me� and �Love Will Roll The Clouds Away.� With the success of Big And Live (which won a Dove Award in 1974), and never missing an opportunity for creative marketing, the group soon began to bill themselves as the �Ton Of Fun.� Indeed, when the entire group of eight individuals (including band members) stood on a set of vehicle scales, they did surpass 2000 pounds. The success of "Big and Live led to many more live projects, including "Chattanooga Live" and "Live...Naturally".
The Kingsmen of the 1980s continued to combine high energy, up-tempo music with an exciting brand of showmanship. They recorded more live projects than the average Southern Gospel group, because a concert setting was where they excelled. Popular songs for the group during this time included �Saints Will Rise,� �Child, Child,� and the novelty song �Excuses.� Johnny Parrack, Ernie Phillips, Ed Crawford, Wayne Maynard, Squire Parsons (who went on to form a highly successful solo career), Anthony Burger, Garry Sheppard, Arthur Rice and other individuals passed through the group over the next few years. Burger was so popular during his extended stint with the group, he won the Singing News Fan Award in the Favorite Musician category ten years in a row. For several years after that, the award was named after him.
In the 1990s, the Kingsmen joined forces with Gold City to record a series of live recordings titled KingsGold. Parker Jonathan was singing baritone for the group by this time. Tim Surrett took on a dual role singing lead at times in Hamill�s place, and playing with the band. Andrew Ishee became the group�s piano player in the late 1990s. The multi-talented Randy Miller played guitar, harmonica, and was featured on selected songs as a vocalist. A hit with the sentimental song �Wish You Were Here� featuring Surrett�s bluegrass tinged vocals marked a turning point for the group. The song proved the group could have success with a polished studio ballad in addition to their success in emotion driven concert settings.
In time, Fox and Hamill withdrew from traveling, though they did continue to appear at selected events. Greg Fox, son of Eldridge and longtime drummer for the group, assumed road manager duties for a few years. After the elder Fox�s death in 2002, the Kingsmen Quartet name was retired. The legal ownership of the name was turned over to Charles Burke, a businessman from Maiden, NC and owner of the Singing Americans.
The remaining Kingsmen members toured for two years billed as the Carolina Boys Quartet. During this time, they had a hit song "God Sits On High," featuring tenor singer Jerry Martin. Nick Succi had replaced the departing Andrew Ishee at piano when the name change occurred and Tim Surrett returned the following year.
In 2004, the Kingsmen Quartet name was transferred from Charles Burke back to the group, now managed by 40+ year bass singing veteran Ray Reese. The group subsequently released a project titled Born Again that included several previous Kingsmen hits like �Excuses,� �Love Will Roll The Clouds Away� and �When I Wake Up To Sleep No More.� Vocal problems plagued Tim Surrett over the next year and he ultimately left the group. Surrett was replaced by former Wilburns and Palmetto State Quartet baritone Tony Peace in 2005. Other members at that time included Jeremy Peace at tenor, Phillip Hughes at lead, bass player Jason Selph (who was frequently featured as a vocalist and filled in whenever a vocal part was missing), pianist Nick Succi and drummer Brandon Reese. Jason Selph left in early 2007, and was replaced by Grant Barker on the bass guitar. Barker's tenure proved to be short lived. By the end of 2008, both he and Succi moved on to other things. At this point, Brandon Reese switched from playing drums to running sound. For the first time in many years, the Kingsmen began to take the stage without a three-piece band of live musicians.
Harold Reed replaced Jeremy Peace at the tenor position in 2007. Former lead singer Bryan Hutson returned to sing baritone that same year. After two years without a musician, Cody McVey joined the group to play piano in 2009, but McVey left in 2011. Hutson stepped back into the lead singer role after the departure of Phillip Hughes in 2010. Following a similar pattern, former lead singer Randy Crawford returned to the group to sing baritone when Hutson made the move from baritone to lead. Hutson left to join Soul'd Out Quartet at the end of 2011 and was replaced by Bob Sellers. Harold Reed left around the same time to join the LeFevre Quartet. Former tenor Ernie Phillips filled in for several weeks until Chris Jenkins was hired as the next Kingsmen tenor in 2012. The line-up of Jenkins, Sellers, Crawford and Reese released a CD in 2014 titled Battle Cry that produced the number one on the Singing News airplay chart for the month of February 2015 ("Oh, Yes I Am") and another number one for the month of August 2015 ("Battle Cry").
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Due to the large number of projects in the Kingsmen Discography, this section has been divided into separate pages by decade for easier loading. Please click on the link below for the decade you wish to view.
Other Kingsmen Groups
Several groups have used the name "Kingsmen" or a variation like "King's Men" over the years, both in sacred and secular music.
The Kingsmen based in Oregon are best known for their 1963 popular hit single �Louie, Louie.� The song was No. 2 on the Billboard chart for a period of six weeks.
Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, Joe McDorman, and Lew DeWitt initially sang together as teenagers in a group billed as the Four Star Quartet. The group reformed in 1961 billed as The Kingsmen with Harold's brother Don replacing McDorman. Once �Louie, Louie� became a hit in 1963, they felt they needed a new identity to set themselves apart. That is when they famously chose the name "Statler Brothers" after seeing a box of facial tissues manufactured by Statler Industries.
In 1945 and 1946, Wally Varner played piano for a group of teenagers that called themselves the Kingsmen Four. Other members of that group were Calvin Newton, Jimi Hall, Harvey Hudson and Vernon Klaudt.
Prior to joining the Asheville, North Carolina Kingsmen described in the main article above, "Little" David Young had played piano for a Kingsmen Quartet based in Lenior, TN from 1953 to 1956.
In 1958 at the National Quartet Convention, a part-time Missouri-based group billed as the "Kings Men" performed. After seeing the positive reception, two members of that group, Ed Hill and Jay Berry, relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee in 1959 and formed the Prophets.
Another Kingsmen Quartet was based in Georgia in the early 1950s. Members of this group included pianist Bob McCollum who later played for the Prophets and the Anita Kerr Singers, James Hopkins who along with Glen Payne later sang and recorded with the Weatherfords, and Tony Hunt who later sang with the John Daniel Quartet.


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WASHINGTON — Hold the champagne.
Even after lawmakers complete their pending deal to avert a federal default and fully reopen the government, they are likely to return to their grinding brand of brinkmanship — perhaps repeatedly.
Wednesday's self-congratulations notwithstanding, congressional talks are barely touching the underlying causes of debt-and-spending stalemates that pushed the country close to economic crises in 2011, last December and again this month.
At best, lawmakers and the White House will agree to fund the government and raise the debt limit for only a few months. They also will call for yet another bipartisan effort to address the federal debt's major causes, including restricted revenue growth and entitlement benefits that rise automatically.
And yet, top advocates say they've seen virtually no change in the political dynamics that stymied past efforts for a compromise to end the cycle of brinkmanship and threats to harm the economy.
Republicans still adamantly oppose tax increases. Powerful interest groups and many Democrats still fiercely oppose cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits. And congressional rules still tempt lawmakers to threaten economic havoc — by sending the nation into default — if the opposing party doesn't yield to their demands.
"We're probably going to have to go through this a few more times," said Bob Bixby of the bipartisan Concord Coalition, which advocates budget reforms. Even if a compromise plan this month wins House, Senate and White House approval, Bixby said, it will leave fundamental problems that "they haven't done anything to address."
Henry J. Aaron, a Brookings Institution scholar who supports unprecedented legal action to avert future debt showdowns, agreed that three or four months of breathing room is a small victory. "If all we achieve is a repetition of this charade," Aaron said, "we will not have achieved much."
The political landscape is littered with once-hopeful bipartisan efforts to reach a "grand bargain" — or even a modest bargain — to slow the growth of the nation's $16.7 trillion debt and to make spending and revenue trends more sustainable.
There was the Simpson-Bowles plan, first issued in 2010, and revised early this year. The revised version called for about $1.3 trillion in new revenues over 10 years, from various sources (about half the original plan's target). It would slow the growth rate of Social Security benefits and raise the eligibility age. It would limit popular tax deductions such as those for charitable gifts and mortgage interest.
The Simpson-Bowles plan remains praised nationwide, and largely ignored in Congress.
Then there were the 2011 secret talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Boehner suggested $800 billion in new revenues over 10 years — less than Obama wanted — in exchange for widespread spending cuts, including curbs on Medicare and Social Security.
It was never clear whether Obama could have pushed the plan through the Democratic-controlled Senate. It didn't matter because Boehner's GOP colleagues vehemently objected when details leaked, and the talks collapsed. Efforts last year to revive negotiations also failed.
A bipartisan congressional "supercommittee" fared no better. Both parties had agreed to supposedly unbearable "sequester" spending cuts to goad each other into big compromises to find a better way. But negotiations faltered and the clumsy-by-design sequester cuts — automatic and across the board — became law this year.
All these efforts failed for the same basic reasons. Liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, would have had to swallow painful concessions that they don't believe are warranted. The lure of the "common good" couldn't match the power of sharply partisan regions and districts whose voters vow to punish lawmakers who compromise.
Republicans oppose higher taxes, even though today's taxation levels are relatively low, historically. Democrats oppose curbs in the growth of Medicare and Social Security, even though analysts for years have said the automatic growth of these "entitlement" programs is unsustainable long-term.
Americans are accustomed to high levels of government service at relatively low levels of taxation. Millions are unwilling to undo that arrangement in pursuit of deficit reduction.
That makes it easier for powerful, well-financed groups to resist almost any change in government programs or taxes that favor them.
"We've been extremely adamant that Social Security shouldn't be part of this discussion at all," said David Certner, legislative counsel for AARP, the big lobbying group for seniors. With a bipartisan accord so hard to reach, some advocates say the president and the courts must find a way to stop congressional factions from extracting concessions from the president's party by threatening a default on U.S. obligations.

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July 11, 2012 | By Bruce Martin
Tony Stewart's nickname of "Smoke" is one of the best monikers in all of sports. But after winning the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday night, July 7 at Daytona International Speedway, where there is "Smoke," there is "Fire" heading to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the end of July.
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"But I'm really proud of Steve Addington (crew chief) and really proud of everybody at StewartHaas Racing and the Hendrick engine and chassis department, really pleased with the first half the season. I think there were some races that we lost some opportunities on, but I think there were races that we capitalized on that we haven't been able to in the past. I think on the average, we're really looking good right now. I'm so proud of the effort with everybody."
"It's nice to come into this weekend and leaving here tonight, I'm leaving with a big weight lifted off our shoulders. I think qualifying yesterday was what I was most proud of for the weekend, and even though we lost our time, having those two cars come here and be second and third separated by only eight-thousandths of a second it shows how good a job the guys did at our race shop."
Stewart had to start his No. 14 Chevrolet from the 42nd starting position after his car was penalized in post-qualifying technical inspection. But at a massive restrictor-plate track such as Daytona, a good car/driver/crew chief combination can make it back to the front. That's what Stewart was able to accomplish.
"We started at the back there and were a little – probably too cautious – I was a little too cautious at the beginning, and we came out of the pits after that first green flag stop, and we lost connection with the lead pack there and got with Brad Keselowski and David Ragan and just tried to minimize the damage there as far as the time we were losing," Stewart said. "But we got a caution there and got regrouped. I just made sure that when the green came out that time I didn't wait, and we got going on the outside and gained a lot of spots there and got ourselves in the top 10.
"Then Steve had a great call there that actually got us the lead with two tires there, I think three stops or two stops from the end or two cautions from the end, and yeah, that was the key. We were able to hold that track position, got the lead on the restart, and we were pretty good on the bottom. The biggest challenge was the 17 (Matt Kenseth) and 16 (Greg Biffle) car obviously, and when they hooked up, I don't think there was anybody that could beat them. But we were able to stay in touch with them, and I got a great restart with Kasey Kahne helping me on that last restart there. I'm not sure how he got shuffled back there in (Turns) 1 and 2, but we just had to try to separate the 17 and 16 there, and once we got them pulled apart, I think Matt tried to reconnect with Greg, and we carried enough momentum to get back around in front of him and get down on that bottom line. I tried to back up to Matt to make sure they didn't get a huge run on us.
"They were coming on the outside in 3 and 4 and the last wreck happened there, we were just fortunate enough to be leading still."
Stewart made the unusual decision of releasing the crew chief that helped guide him to the 2011 Cup title last year as Darian Grubb moved to Joe Gibbs Racing to work with Denny Hamlin. Addington left Penske Racing to take over as Stewart's crew chief, and the two men have formed a strong bond that has paid off with an outstanding season.
"Having started last it was kind of tough," Addington said. "I think once we got the caution and got back up there, we were losing touch with the lead pack there when Brad and David Ragan and Tony were sitting there running the lap times, I was getting a little worried. But then I was hoping we would get a caution, and we got one and we got up in there. The guys do an awesome job on our pit stops week in and week out. They wrote off a good pit stop, and they ran off about eight laps there, and my engineer was telling us, if we come now, we can do it on one can if it goes green until the end.
"So we decided to come and put right sides on then and then top off the fuel. So that put us in the position for the late-race caution deal, and we came down and got right sides and one can of fuel and we could make it to the end, and that got us the lead."
While Stewart had four career Cup wins at Daytona all have come in the Coke Zero 400 in July. Stewart has yet to win the Daytona 500, NASCAR's biggest race.
"We've had really good luck at Daytona, obviously, and I wish I could trade a couple of these races in for just one Sunday race in February," Stewart said of the Daytona 500. "It's just being at the right place at the right time, and when those last two big wrecks happened we were in the right spot. We were ahead of them both times."
By keeping his cool and staying out of crashes "Smoke" was able to blaze his way to victory. And with just one more race remaining before the NASCAR hits the Brickyard, the Daytona win may provide plenty of momentum for Stewart as he attempts to earn the third Brickyard victory of his career July 29.


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I never ever had a problem with coffee until I saw Steel Magnolias. Never. I had consumed it for years happily. But watching it with my mom, I asked what they meant by saying their dad's coffee had kicked in, and she told me that coffee makes some people have to poop.
Since that moment, I have been clutched in the grip of a psychosomatic poop fest.
I don't even have to drink the coffee anymore. If I smell the coffee, it's a gut clenching race to the restroom.
I would be super model thin, if the world were right and just, based on the amount of daily ass-purging I end up doing.
I swear the bulimics don't barf as much as I poop after coffee. It's not just one cup either. It's cup after cup.
If I gave up coffee, I suspect I'd lose my ability to void all together.
I used to eat at a place, House of Tokyo, that every time we ate there for lunch, we all spent the rest of the day crapping our brains out. It was a bizarre bonding experience with my workmates, I confess. We'd laugh as we raced to the restroom, chat between the stalls about WHICH thing they were serving us that was causing this horrific event - mainly food passing right through us undigested. But we never stopped going, the food was DELICIOUS, if poisonous.
We decided it was the sesame oil, by the way.
But coffee claims the place in my heart as my sole addiction. I HAVE to have it. I love it also. I love it sweet and creamy. I love it black as night. I love it with flavors and I love it with the hint of the citrus trees it's beans were grown next to.
So I won't stop consuming this beast that causes me pain and suffering with every cup, or with the smell of every cup, or with the consideration of every cup.
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Chaweng Blue Lagoon
99 Moo 2, T. Bophut
Koh Samui Suratthani 84320
Chaweng Beach
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Nestled on one of the finest beaches in a secluded environment is the Blue Lagoon, a luxurious oceanfront resort designed especially for those vacationers seeking a unique island experience. You will find a total of 51 superior rooms and 2 Junior Suites in five 2-storey buildings. If you would like to spend your holiday in a more private way you can
also book one of the 7 Deluxe bungalows right next to the beach or pool. All air-conditioned rooms feature thai style teakwood furniture and are equipped with all modern
facilities. Facilities of the resort include, among other things, a swimming pool with childrens pool and Jacuzzi, fitness corner and a massage pavilion. Shopping opportunities
and the famous nightlife of Chaweng are right on your doorsteps.
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May 25, 2016
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Stannade i budget rum på felsida vägen så det ger inte hotellet rättvisa. Budget rummet hade dåligt vattentryck. Ser ut att vara betydligt högre standard på rätt sida vägen. Stranden ej trevlig i maj. För lågt vatten.
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May 30, 2016
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Feb 11, 2016
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The place looked very tired and in need of a good overall. As for the service (apart from the room cleaner), I felt the place was very under staffed for this time of the year. As for someone that visits Koh Samui and other regions of Thailand on a regular basis, I was very disappointed.
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Feb 15, 2016
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Dennis Hudson
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Mar 13, 2015
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Hotel OK but way over priced. Getting old. Grounds and pool area very nice. Staff accommodating. Beach area is good but as soon as you enter the water you see garbage everywhere - absolutely disgusting.
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good service
Mar 16, 2015
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James GLOSSOP
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Feb 18, 2015
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We are very pleased with your hotel. The service was good. I was intrigued by the beach and pool. Very good value too. The only negative was they hard beds.
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very good
Mar 02, 2015
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Feb 16, 2015
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Wellcoming was good. A sign with your name at the lobby, wishing you welcome to the hotel. The room was worned. For example the main door had large gaps, it wouldn´t close properly. The furniture where worned, the bathroom where kind of dirty even though it had been cleaned. The bathtube did not draw properly while showering. Breakfast ok. Pool area ok, the trees a little too tall, shades of the sun too soon. Staff ok except english language skills could be better. The location great, at the beach, but the beach very littered. Why don´t the hotel staff take care of the beach as good as they clean the pools every day?? All the hotels have the same problem, think about the coming generations, where will they spend there holidays? We paid for 4 persons but only had 3 pool and 3 shower towels, had to ask the staff to bring us the fourth almost every day. Then there where older couples with 6 pool towels! Supposed to have only one per person. Guests where from many different parts of the world, which was good. Massage sercices at the hotel good and not overprized. Try it! Hotel need a quick facelift!
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Great. See you next year!
Feb 22, 2015
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Juha Rantanen
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Feb 13, 2015
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Very nice hotel. Just in the beginning of Chaweng. I have only good things to say about this hotel. The only thing we think they really can improve was the cleaning in the room. One time our belongings was shuffled in to a corner and the cleaning was late in our room. A couple of times when we came back to the room around 4.30 p.m. they havent started the cleaning in our room. Beside that it was a lovely hotel and we can recommend it.
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Great as usual.
Feb 16, 2015
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NIklas Hagman
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Apr 16, 2014
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It was very nice. Pool very clean. I would book again.
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Apr 21, 2014
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Beate Pfirmann
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Jan 16, 2014
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Very nice swimming pool, good sea view, and the staffs are excellent. But, the hotel rooms need to be renovated (we were staying at a Delux Room), furniture needs some polishing maybe.
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The locatio of the hotel is great, quite but very cloesed by feet to the main chaweng center position. Perfect service from the staff. very polite and willing to help if any problem. great brekfast, excellent food quality,wide choice of food and care in details and presentation.room cleand and well equiped with all amenities. really good value for maney hotel. great the assistance of the Antoine at the reception,very polite, smiling and professional. i am sure to came back in this hotel in future.
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easy, any problem, precise
Aug 26, 2013
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Welcome to... Chaweng Blue Lagoon
We are a 4-star property that is nestled in a tropical garden between palm trees, lush bushes and flowers. The exotic garden setting is one of our top property assets. It plays an important role in providing a relaxed and casual atmosphere and you will get the impression to live on a paradise island.
Although being one of the smaller resorts on Chaweng Beach we have excellent staff who know how to make you feel comfortable from the very first minute to the very last. This is certainly one of the many reasons why we enjoy a long list of repeating guests throughout the year enjoying our family style atmosphere.
We certainly will turn your holiday at the Blue Lagoon Hotel into an experience of a lifetime!
Chaweng Blue Lagoon
is luxurious ocean-front resort built in 1991 on one of the finest beaches on Koh Samui with 51 Superior Rooms, 7 Deluxe Villas and 2 Junior Suites.
:: Superior Room ::
Located in the main building, living space and views of the lush tropical gardens from a private balcony. Free Wi-Fi around reception area, 1 double + 1 single bed. Air-conditioned room. It features a balcony, a cable / satellite TV and a mini bar, a bathtub, a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, safety box.
:: Deluxe Room ::
Located in the main building, living space and views of the lush tropical gardens from a private balcony. Free Wi-Fi around reception area, LCD TV, 1 double + 1 single bed. Air-conditioned room features Thai teak furniture. They come with a balcony, a cable / satellite TV with a DVD player and a mini bar, a bathtub, a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, safety box.
:: Deluxe Suite ::
Located on the main building, separate bedroom and living room. Free Wi-Fi around reception area, LCD TV, 1 double + 1 single bd. Air-conditioned room features Thai teak furniture. They come with a balcony, a cable / satellite TV with a DVD player and a mini bar, a bathtub, a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, safety box.
:: Deluxe Pool View Villa ::
Choose comfort and space comes with pool view. Free Wi-Fi around reception area. LCD TV, 1 double bed. Air-conditioned room. They come with a terrace, a cable / satellite TV, a mini bar, a bathtub, a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, safety box.
:: Deluxe Villa Seaview ::
Located in front of the beach, make you feel special with the space. Free Wi-Fi around reception area. LCD TV, 1 double bed. Air-conditioned room. They come with a terrace, a cable / satellite TV, a mini bar, a bathtub, a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, safety box.
In Room Facilities
Equipped with a double and a single bed
Connecting rooms available on request
Beach and pool towel service
Multi international TV channels (Satellite TV)
Daily complimentary drinking water
Tea and coffee making facilities in each room
Kantara Restaurant:
Beachfront restaurant, open from : 07.00 hrs. till 23.00 hrs., capacity : 100 seats
From the American breakfast buffet to a light meal for lunch or a romantic candle light dinner, we offer a wide selection of dishes from all over the world, including local specialties and delicious desserts.
Pool Bar and pool area:
During the pool opening hrs., from 8.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs, we serve light snacks and refreshing drinks even at your deckchair.
Beach Bar and beach:
Our beach bar is located right on the beach, where we spoil you with tasty snacks and various drinks all day long. When the sun goes down, meet other guests for an aperitif and enjoy the sound of the waves. After a delicious meal, it is the perfect place to end another fantastic day of your holiday with one of our famous cocktails.
:: Services & Facilities ::
Free transfer from the Blue Lagoon
to the sister hotel Beachcomber
Possibility to use the Beachcomber Hotel facilities
Free shape pool with fresh water, 30 meters long including a children's section and a Jacuzzi section
Deckchairs at the beach & at the pool free of charge
Free Wi-Fi internet available around reception area
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Massage pavilion
Fitness corner
Pool bar
Beach bar
Half and full board on request
Room service from 07:00 hrs. to 23:00 hrs.
24 hrs. security service
24 hrs. reception service
Doctor on call
Foreign currency exchange
Wake up call
Fax service
Babysitter arrangements
Laundry and valet services
Car and motorbike rental desk
:: Activities ::
Diet helm tour counter
Gift shop
Air-conditioned library
Board games
Credit cards accepted : Diner's, American
Express, Visa, Master Card and JCB Cards
Kayaking and snorkeling equipment
available at the beach bar
Sailing, water ski and jet ski are
available on the beachside
Beach bags, beach towels,
deckchairs and umbrellas
5 minutes walk distance from center
of Chaweng Car transfer
(From / to the airport or to another destination)
Free city bikes for guests use
Guests parking free of charge
The Blue Lagoon Hotel as well as its sister Hotel the Beachcomber are located on Chaweng Beach. Our resort lies at the northern and quieter end of Chaweng, designed especially for those vacationers seeking a unique island experience.
The sister hotel Beachcomber is right in the heart of Chaweng and therefore closer to the largest shopping and entertainment areas in Koh Samui. If you wish to visit our sister Hotel you can do so. We offer a free taxi service between the both hotels from 9.00 hrs until 23.00 hrs.
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- Everyone aboard died; a man, his wife and their three children
- French-Moroccan family was flying to Morocco after holiday
- Cause not immediately clear
A French-Moroccan family of five was killed Saturday when their plane crashed near the French Alps, authorities said.
It was not immediately clear why the twin-engine plane went down. Everyone aboard died -- a man, his wife and their three children -- Virginie Favier, a local police captain, told reporters.
The family had been returning to Morocco after spending their holiday in the French Alps, she said.
Gilles Rabault, another police captain, told reporters that the plane disappeared off the radar and crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport near the southeastern city of Grenoble. Emergency workers responded after a resident reported the crash.
"We felt a big shake. The crash happened just below my house. At the beginning, I did not know what it was. We found out after firemen came that it was a plane crash. We did not see the wreckage," a witness, identified only as Leo, told CNN affiliate M6.


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@thepalalias i will try,.. but when is this patch getting released,.. is it a patch over sedna A and Canis Night?????
@Ebacherville @kong Lovely, but the thing is I DON'T need eclipses. I need sunrise or sunset.
All: Please no more past videos unless entering for the competition. Shoot NEW! Get out there!
@rajamalik Don't be so impatient! Just shoot with whatever is available NOW.
*** NEW *** Driftwood 'GalaXian' Setting for GX1 owners. See page 1 or this thread;-
Blown up MP4 mode examples below at 25p.
@driftwood Hi I just finish shooting musik video,I was using CM night,(shutter 50,Nicor 50mm,f1.4,25mm,24P).one of the scene vas allot of moving camera,like in action,and I realize that motion it's strange and stils looks like a double picture.this is normal?or wich is the best action patch I haw to use for actions? thanks, allot
@driftwood ok sir i will try my best.,...wish me gudluck ;)
@punc The same exact thing has been happening to me also. The motion blur starts to look really weird sometimes, it's almost like a strobe light went off 3 times and froze 3 individual frames...instead of having a smoothly blended motion blur (hopefully that gets the point across). For me, it usually happens when I crank up the ISO but even at lower ISOs it happens randomly. I cant even figure out what's causing it. I'm hoping that someone knows and can tell me why it happens so I can avoid it at all costs.
mts file comig soon
@driftwood VY Canis Majoris night
@gokuan003. Use the same number over and over or start from low number again like 12
@gokuan003 I asked this question about number increments a while back. It's sometimes hard to find answers on the board. You can find explanation/answer from Driftwood here: http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/70982#Comment_70982
Just do NOT use the number 11. Use a number higher than 11 and you will be fine. The camera always thinks it is at version number 11. I was up to 14 or 15. After the answer from Driftwood, I just use 12 each time and it works fine.
Hope this helps.
@Mirrorman: Nice shooting and beautiful bird. Cluster is very efficient.
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Approved! More state aid for $2B plant
Iowa economic development officials have approved additional tax incentives for an Egyptian company spending nearly $2 billion to build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority voted Friday to approve an additional $25 million in tax credits for Orascom Construction Industries.
The money is part of the original contract for the project approved in February 2012.
State and local governments already promised more than $200 million in incentives including loans that do not have to be paid back if promised jobs are created and tax credits.
The company also is financing more than $1 billion of the cost of construction with specially authorized federal bonds saving millions in interest costs.
Construction of the plant is under way near U.S. Highway 61 between Fort Madison and Burlington.


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ALONE YET NOT ALONE is based on an inspiring true story taken from a novel of the same name written by Tracy Leininger Craven and depicts a family at a critical juncture in America's history. Fleeing religious persecution in Germany, the Leininger family seeks a new start in uncharted country – America. It is the mid-1700s and British and French forces are struggling for control over the abundant resources of this new territory. Despite the escalating tension mounting around them, the Leiningers give thanks and praise for the sparkling streams and majestic forests around Penns Creek and above all, their freedom to worship. Carving out a homestead can be arduous work, but the Leiningers labor joyfully. Then the unthinkable: In a terrifying raid, Delaware warriors kidnap the two young Leininger daughters and attempt to indoctrinate them into native culture. Through their ordeal they never lose hope and "their faith becomes their freedom".


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Shanghai Fire – Lessons from CatastropheMonday, December 6th, 2010
An unfortunate fire in a 28-story Shanghai apartment building claimed the lives of 58 people, with dozens injured and some missing persons unaccounted for. By using the fire as a case study, we can point out ways to avoid this kind of catastrophe in your high-rise property.
The Shanghai apartment building was undergoing renovations for a planned energy-saving project. The scaffolding used for the construction project was made of flammable bamboo and nylon netting. Preliminary investigations uncovered several issues and pointed blame towards several parties:
- Careless work by unlicensed subcontractor workers ignited the nylon netting which surrounded the building. The fire quickly spread to the bamboo scaffolding frame as well as the building itself.
- The structure did not feature an indoor fire prevention sprinkler system, as these are not commonly used in high-rise buildings in that area.
- In addition to the flammable scaffolding, the building was also insulated with polyurethane foam which does not contain flame retardant additives.
Chinese authorities took swift action to hold individuals accountable, and have arrested 13 individuals, including the CEO of one of the companies which was responsible for part of the construction and the former head of an interior design firm. Eight unlicensed welders were also arrested.
Many residents and newscasters are critical of the local fire department's role in handling the blaze:
- At 28 stories, the building is one of the smaller structures compared to its surroundings. Residents reported observing firefighting-equipment that could reach only to the 20th floor of the building. This raised doubts about the local fire department's ability to properly fight high-rise fires.
- The fire took four hours to bring under control, despite the presence of 1,300 firefighting personnel and 120 firefighting engines. Many residents and critics view this length of time to be excessive and an example of a combination of improper training of firefighters and substandard equipment.
While the fire was unfortunate, tragic accidents provide opportunities to learn from and avoid similar mistakes. What can you implement as a building owner to prevent catastrophe?
- If conducting repairs, make sure you and your general contractor take into account all activities performed by subcontractors. In the Shanghai fire, proper protocols for the welding crew were not followed.
- Resist the urge to cut corners by using unlicensed workers. Such workers may be experienced and offer lower prices. But the use of un-papered workers poses a major safety violation that places you at risk of liability and everyone in danger.
- Ensure residents or occupants are well versed in proper fire life safety procedures. The Allied Universal Fire Life Safety Training System is the perfect way to prepare tenants for every kind of emergency.
- Conduct annual evacuation drills with designated meeting places and alternate routes in case primary exit routes are obstructed.
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To live in urban Japan requires a certain tolerance for crowds and an independence from personal space. The same can be said for big music festivals like the Fuji Rock Festival and Summer Sonic. Sure, there's room to move — maybe even dance — but if you want to see DJs and rock stars up close, then say goodbye to breathing room.
This year both fests offered numerous ways to escape the humanity. Both now have far-flung stages guaranteed to be more sparsely populated — Summer Sonic with the Beach and Riverside Stages, and Fujirock with the Cafe de Paris and Stoned Circle venues — but my favorite oases of privacy (however conceptual) were Summer Sonic's Silent Disco and Fuji Rock's Miniscule of Sound.
Silent Disco is set up like a club, except that everyone wears wireless headphones, so there's no thumping bass upon arrival — just people jumping around, singing along and occasionally grunting. Can you guess what song these people are listening to? What was most interesting to me was that there were two DJs playing simultaneously, so there wasn't a uniform beat everyone was dancing to. This clip may be the best example.
The Miniscule of Sound is a club, too. The smallest club in the world, in fact. The dance floor is only 2 sq. meters and about the size of a walk-in closet, but it has a doorman, manager cloakroom, smoke machine and dedicated DJ. And in typical club fashion, VIPs get past the velvet rope first, to the chagrin of those waiting in line. That didn't seem to sway the crowds at Fuji Rock, who waited up to an hour to get in.
The lengths we go to for a moment alone.


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