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Availability: Kata Palm Resort & Spa
Superior Room, Pool ViewMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Deluxe Room, Pool ViewMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Grand DeluxeMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Deluxe Room, Pool AccessMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
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4-star family-friendly resort in Karon with 2 outdoor swimming pools
With a stay at Kata Palm Resort & Spa in Karon, you'll be near the beach and convenient to Dino Park Mini Golf and Kata Noi Beach.
This 4-star resort is within close proximity of Big Buddha and Kok Chang Safari Elephant Trekking.
Make yourself at home in one of the 184 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private balconies. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers body treatments and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 2 outdoor swimming pools and a fitness center. This resort also features complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the resort's 3 restaurants and 3 coffee shops/cafés, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). When you are in need of a refreshing drink, visit a bar/lounge or one of 2 poolside bars, or 2 swim-up bars.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Karon? This resort has facilities measuring 1453 square feet (135 square meters), including conference/meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and limited parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Kata Palm Resort & Spa Amenities
- General
Kata Palm Resort & Spa features a full-service spa, 2 outdoor swimming pools, a fitness center, and a children's pool. Dining is available at one of the resort's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 3 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include 2 swim-up bars and 2 poolside bars. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 1453 square feet (135 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms. This family-friendly resort also offers a children's club, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests.
- Children's pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Fitness facilities
- Conference space
- Full-service spa
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Children's club
- Total number of rooms - 184
- Number of floors - 4
- Room service (limited hours)
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 1453
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Number of poolside bars - 2
- Number of swim-up bars - 2
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 3
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free Wi-Fi
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Computer station
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Garden
- Porter/bellhop
- Conference space size (meters) - 135
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
- Parking
Parking (limited spaces)
- Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Dining
The Palm - This restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Palm Leaf Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this buffet restaurant serves breakfast only.
Angkor Restaurant - Overlooking the pool, this restaurant serves lunch only.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
- Recreation
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Playground on site
- Spa
Warintorn Spa has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Number of treatment rooms 4
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Minimum age to access spa is 12
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
Kata Palm Resort & Spa Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel 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.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: THB 3750
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: THB 1875 (from 2 to 3 years old)
- Valentine's Day (14 February) Gala Dinner per adult: THB 1000
- Valentine's Day (14 February) Gala Dinner per child: THB 500 (from 2 to 3 years old)
- Chinese New Year Gala Dinner per adult: THB 1000
- Chinese New Year Gala Dinner per child: THB 500 (from 2 to 3 years old)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: THB 350 for adults and THB 175 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 1000 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1000 per night
- Additional Details
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 24 December. A fee for a mandatory gala dinner is included in the total price displayed. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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Crime, courts and legal issues in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin
Lawyer reprimanded for suggestive emails to client
A Milwaukee lawyer has agreed to a public reprimand for sending an indigent client suggestive emails.
According to the order, Donald C. Dudley accepted a public defender appointment to represent a woman in three involuntary termination of parental rights cases. They communicated by email about her case a couple months, but in January 2012, Dudley's emails became more personal, and eventually sexualized.
He offered foot rubs, wished he could take care of "that wonderful body of yours," and said he would be her "servant," and could be "naughty and inappropriate."
The woman showed the emails to her social worker. The state public defender was also notified, and Dudley withdrew from representing the woman. He told investigators he only meant to flirt with the woman and had no real intention of a sexual relationship.
But he knew the emails were wrong, and "has expressed profound regret for his gross lapse in judgment."
Reached for comment Tuesday, Dudley said: "At the end of the day, at one the most trying points in my life, I wasn't strong enough. Other than that, I have no further comment."
The Office of Lawyer Regulation referee found Dudley's conduct with a vulnerable client presented a conflict of interest and that he engaged in sexual harassment and offensive personality and .
Suggestive texts, you might recall, are what put former Calumet County DA Kenneth Kratz on the road to professional ruin back in 2009.
And it's still not over for Kratz. One of the subjects of his texted advances sued for sexual harassment in federal court. The case is set for trial next week.
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Good idea.
OK-- I LOVE this: "At the end of the day, at one the most trying points in my life, I wasn't strong enough. Other than that, I have no further comment."
One of the most trying times in HIS life? I guess the client whom he was representing was just living the life! UNbelievable!Hide replies
I'm not hearing the "I'm sorry" part in his words. What a wussified attempt at an apology.
You heard correctly. It's a narcissists apology "I'm sorry IF I..." or "I'm sorry you feel that way..." No responsibility and no real amends. Or--as in this case--just the focus on himself: Poor guy. HE was going through a difficult time... I guess for his client who was faced with losing her children, it was just a walk in the park! Regardless of the circumstances of her case, she didn't need the person who was supposed to be her ADVOCATE throwing more abuse her way!
Who names thier kid dudley
Love how he, who had a job and a home was going through one of othe mnost trying point in his life. While whe, who was homeless and going through three contested parental termination suits was just cruising along easy street. Men, $##$%^^&&*&**(^%%$#X*(%$#
So Wisconsin has no laws against sexual harassment? Or is it just none that apply to lawyers, considering he's not in jail.
This public reprimand is about worthless. He needs his license yanked for 6 months, which would send a REAL message to him and his colleagues.
What a pathetic, self-loathing, frustrated, narcissistic, Republican-Family-Values sort of nobody.
Yeah. Photo please.

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Chronic heartburn is the No. 1 symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease, commonly known as GERD or acid reflux. More than 60 million Americans experience acid reflux at least once a month and it seems to be on the rise, mainly due to higher obesity rates, inactivity and Americans' love affair with high-fat foods*. Dr. Stephen VanWylen, medical director of surgical services at Holland Hospital, explains why GERD should not be taken lightly, and the treatments available to relieve symptoms – or prevent them in the first place.
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How can I find out if I have GERD?
In addition to heartburn, symptoms of GERD include regurgitation (or the feeling of acid backing up into the throat or mouth), hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, and stomach discomfort. For occasional symptoms, many people find relief from over-the-counter antacids and modifications in lifestyle such as losing weight, sleeping with the head elevated, and avoiding caffeine, alcohol, and spicy or fatty foods. You should consult a doctor if those treatments don't provide lasting relief or if you have heartburn on two or more days a week.
Doctors sometimes diagnose GERD based on symptoms, or by performing an endoscopy to visually examine the esophagus for inflammation or ulcers. However, the most accurate way to determine if you have acid reflux is to test the pH levels in your esophagus. For this, Holland Hospital physicians employ two techniques that measure pH levels as you go about your daily activities:
If one of these tests confirms that a patient has GERD, treatment options include medication and surgery. About nine out of 10 GERD patients are very satisfied with medicines like proton pump inhibitors which control symptoms by minimizing acid.** However, if medication is not effective or increased dosages are needed for continued relief, or if patients wish to avoid the cost and inconvenience of long-term dependency on medication, surgery to anatomically correct the problem may be preferred.
What surgical options are available?
The aim of surgery is to eliminate acid reflux by tightening the sphincter muscle between the esophagus and the stomach. For 15 years, the gold standard has been laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, in which the top of the stomach is wrapped around the bottom of the esophagus to reinforce the existing valve. This minimally invasive procedure has a long track record of success, with over 90 percent of patients free of acid reflux after one year and only a few reports of recurrence years later.
Now, a new incisionless surgery option is also available at Holland Hospital in which the esophageal valve is reconstructed using a device that is inserted into the stomach through the patient's mouth. Benefits include a shorter recovery time (one week, although many patients feel well enough to return to work the next day) and the elimination of side effects such as bloating experienced by a small number of laparoscopic-surgery patients.
TIF, short for transoral incisionless fundoplication, has been performed thousands of times worldwide and has a high satisfaction rating; however, it is not for everyone. Those with a significant hiatal hernia – not uncommon in GERD patients – and certain other conditions are not candidates.
Both procedures take about one hour under general anesthesia and usually require a one-night hospital stay.
Don't ignore acid reflux
Whether through lifestyle changes, medication or surgery, I can't stress enough that it is essential for people with acid reflux to become symptom-free. If you have persistent symptoms, please take them seriously and talk to your doctor.
* Source: www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd.
** Source: Medical therapy of GERD, 2007, Current Opinion in Gastroenterology.


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STILLWATER, Okla. —
The Payne County Commissioners approved a resolution for a project agreement for grade, draining, bridge and surface work to be completed in Yale.
Commissioner Zach Cavett said the agreement between the Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation and Payne County would allow for improvements to a bridge on McElroy Road east of Sea Street in Yale. The bridge will be completely reconstructed.
Cavett said the entire project costs approximately $450,000. The work is part of ODOT's County Improvements for Roads & Bridges Program which would pay 20 percent of the total cost of the project with the remaining 80 percent being funded by the federal Bridge Replacement Fund. He said the ODOT will oversee the project and hire a private contractor at a later time.
After the Payne County Commissioners approved the resolution Thursday, it will go to the Civil Engineering District next to insure that the funds are available from the fedeal Bridge Replacement Fund to pay the 80 percent.
The commissioners also discussed possible action on telephone and utility permits.
"I believe between the two districts, we have close to 100 of them," Cavett said.
However, the commission voted to wait until Monday to approve all the permits.
Cavett suggested an amendment for permanent road crossing permits, asking that all plastic lines be encased in steel throughout the right of way or maintained at a depth no less than 12 feet below the ditch line.
"There's been some concern from citizens," he said. "They're installing a 12-inch poly line. That would be a whole lot easier to cut if we were doing some ditch work in the future. And if it was encased in steel, it would be a lot less likely to puncture."
Cavett said the changes have already been approved by the district attorney.
The commission also discussed and approved their investment resolution and bank designations.
Payne County Treasurer Bonita Stadler spoke to the commissioners on two resolutions - one on bank designations and the other on investment.
"The main purpose of this designation of banks is to make sure that none of the board members have interest in the banks that we might be using and I've listed all the banks that are available to us within the county," she said.
The investment resolution states that the Payne County Treasurer is authorized to invest county money in an approved manner according to state statute that would give the best return for Payne County.
Both resolutions were approved.
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hina plans to raise the retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as policymakers confront the prospect of a shrinking workforce damping economic growth.
The age will rise gradually, Hu Xiaoyi, a Vice-Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, said this month. China's compulsory retirement ages, now 50 for most women and 60 for men, are likely by 2020 to be about five years higher than they are now.
For women in white-collar jobs, the retirement age is 55, and there are other exceptions, such as for heavy labour.
Delaying retirement may be a more effective tool in alleviating labour shortages and driving growth than the easing of the one-child policy announced last month as part of the broadest policy reforms since the 1990s. More than three decades of population control have thinned out the ranks of available workers, adding to constraints on expansion as President Xi Jinping's government seeks to rein in debt-fuelled investment.
''I would think that a lot of people would want to voluntarily work longer if the policies are right,'' said Jian Chang, China economist at Barclays in Hong Kong, who formerly worked at the World Bank. The government would get ''a lot more mileage'' from raising the retirement age than from a partial relaxation of the one-child policy, she said.
According to a Bloomberg News survey, 14 economic analysts believe that by 2020 the retirement age for women will be 55; five analysts expect it to be 60 and one even 65.
The retirement age for men is likely to rise to about 65, according to 14 economists surveyed, while two believe it will be closer to 70 and two believe it will stay near 60.
The working-age population in China declined by 3.45 million people last year, according to the government.
The United Nations has forecast a drop of about 24 million in the population aged 15 to 59 from 2015 to 2025, while people aged 65 and older will increase by about 66 million.
Scarcity is helping push up labour costs, driving companies such as Samsung Electronics to relocate production to countries including Vietnam.
Raising the male retirement to 65 by 2020 might help keep in the labour force some of the 41.5 million men aged 47 to 51 in 2011. According to the statistics bureau, there were 51.5 million women aged 37 to 41 that year.
Yu Yongding, a former adviser to the central bank, said a higher retirement age would not change China's demographic structure or trends. At the same time, ''it's definitely helpful for China's labour supply, and therefore good for economic growth in the long run'', said Yu, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Fourteen Chinese provinces faced a combined pension shortfall of 76.7 billion yuan (about $14 billion) in 2011, according to a report by CASS, a state researcher.
''A delayed retirement age, despite its unpopularity, is helpful for China's economic growth and development'' by allowing people to work longer and making more efficient use of labour,'' said Li Xiaoping, a researcher with CASS's Institute of Population and Labour Economics.
Allowing people to have more children, while more popular, might carry fewer benefits for economic growth because boosting the population alone would not necessarily help expansion, Li said.
Wang Yuanlong, a 42-year-old taxi driver in Beijing, said that if the retirement age was raised to 65, ''I don't think it's worthwhile to make my pension contributions''.
''It's bad to think that I have to work every day when I am 65,'' Wang said.
Avoiding deeper declines in the labour force may help support economic growth that analysts forecast will slow down. Expansion will decelerate to 7.4 per cent in 2014 and to 7.2 per cent in 2015, according to median estimates of economists in a separate Bloomberg News survey this month.
Other short-term challenges in China's economy include the biggest money-market cash crunch since June, which subsided on Tuesday after the central bank injected funds via open-market operations for the first time in three weeks.
The seven-day repurchase rate, a gauge of funding availability in the banking system, fell on Wednesday for a second day, down 83 basis points at 5.61 per cent as of 10.45am local time, according to the National Interbank Funding Centre.
China is also trying to sustain growth by encouraging some of the 600 million-plus rural residents to relocate to cities, and better integrating the 260 million migrant workers living in urban areas who still do not have full access to schools and other municipal benefits.
The Communist Party said last month that couples would be allowed to have a second child if either parent was an only child, instead of both parents, and Xinhua reported on Tuesday that some provinces might start the policy in the first quarter. The party said in November that it would consider raising the retirement age.
Delaying retirement would slow down the process of China's labour surplus becoming a deficit, said Zhu Haibin, Hong Kong-based chief China economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. ''The shift will have a much bigger impact on the economy than the change in the one-child policy, because [the change in the one-child policy] will only start to affect the labour force in 20 years' time,'' Zhu said.
China isn't the only nation grappling with the issue. Britain plans to raise the pension age to 66 from 65 by 2020 and may raise it to 68 by the mid-2030s. Australia's pension age was scheduled to rise to 67 from 65 by 2023, and the government might need to increase it later to 70, the Productivity Commission said in a research paper last month.
National average life expectancy in China was 72 for men and 77 for women in 2010, according to government data. The highest for regional expectation was 82, for women in Beijing and Shanghai.
''The age of 50 or 60 is no longer regarded as old,'' Yang Yansui, director of Tsinghua University's Centre for Employment and Social Security, said in Beijing.
''The pension system just can't be sustained if the pension access age is not extended.''


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Forget "Gangnam Style," Tony Goetz Elementary School sixth-graders are going "Drug Free Style."
Tony Goetz students put an anti-drug twist on PSY's mega-viral video, "Gangnam Style," and took top honors at the Muskogee Public Schools' 2013 Character Recognition Banquet. The school's video was named the best of nine video finalists honored Thursday night at the banquet. It also won the Fourth through Sixth-Grade Category.
Sixth-grader Nikaury Ruffin said winning the award "feels amazing and good."
"We're proud of ourselves," Nikaury said. "We practiced really hard. We took it seriously."
Classmate Kimberly Acevedo said video participants "took off lunch and recess just to practice."
Students and schools throughout the district were honored for all sorts of character traits Thursday night.
"Muskogee Public Schools bring honor to the city again and again and again," Mayor Bob Coburn said. "Now, schools are calling Muskogee to see how to be a school of character."
The banquet recognized winners and finalists in three video categories. Whittier Elementary third-graders won the Kindergarten through Third-Grade category with "Run, Run." Alice Robertson Junior High won for a "Stand for the Silent" video.
Winners of the 2012 Poster Contest were Destiny Bias of Whittier; Hayes Ericson of Creek Elementary; Rachel Throgmorton of Sadler Arts Academy and Frances O'Callaghan, a former Whittier student who now attends St. Joseph Catholic School.
Two students from each Muskogee school received Character Awards.
Pershing Elementary sixth-grader Kalei Jackson said she did not know just what character trait made her a recipient at her school. Her teachers and parents knew, however.
"When we asked all the teachers what girl best exemplified character at Pershing, it was almost unanimous it was her," video production teacher Debbie Young said about Kalei.
Young praised Kalei's personality and discipline.
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"She's very hospitable," said Kalei's mother, Tahesha Jackson. "She'll do almost anything for anybody. She's very generous."
Bradan O'Dell of Muskogee High School said the character trait he showed was honesty.
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It is laughable how people have ranked Bisping within the top 5 despite him not having a top 10 win.
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Weidman was fighting bums on the undercard and then got 2 top ten wins. Bisping has been fighting bums on the main card and has two top ten losses. Nice arguments Pip.
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the whole concept of Bisping criticizing other fighters for being ranked to high is just awesome.
It's like Stephen Hawking making fun of nerds for not going outside and playing basketball.
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the whole concept of Bisping criticizing other fighters for being ranked to high is just awesome.
It's like Stephen Hawking making fun of nerds for not going outside and playing basketball.
Weidman was fighting bums on the undercard and then got 2 top ten wins. Bisping has been fighting bums on the main card and has two top ten losses. Nice arguments Pip.
I love how he talks sh*t about weidman's top 10 wins, while sporting none of his own...
Michael Bisping: 'I'm Ready to (Expletive) Take the Title Off of Anderson Silva'
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Michael Bisping: 'I'm Ready to (Expletive) Take the Title Off of Anderson Silva'
Posted on September 12, 2012 by Damon Martin
Some might say that UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva's reign of terror at 185lbs has cleared out every major contender the weight class currently offers.
There are a quite a few fighters sitting in the top ten of the division however that haven't faced Silva yet and would love their chance to prove everybody wrong.
Michael Bisping sits among those top ten middleweights all hoping to get the next crack at Anderson Silva.
Recently, Bisping sat down with MMAWeekly Radio to break down and give his thoughts on the middleweight division, and the list of contenders who all believe they deserve a shot at Anderson Silva.
Of course, Bisping didn't hold anything back when giving his opinion on any of the fighters that might be standing in his way of getting to Anderson Silva.
"There's Alan Belcher, who's a decent talent, no pun intended. He's decent, but I think I match-up very well with him and I think I take him apart pretty easily. I don't really see him vying for the title, or doing very well at all," Bisping said.
The Brit then moved on to former NCAA champion Mark Munoz, who is currently recovering from elbow and foot injuries after a loss to Chris Weidman in July.
"You've got Mark Munoz – Mark Munoz who I never really thought was that good anyways. He was a wrestler with a very suspect chin, terrible boxing, and a style he refers to as 'Donkey Kong'. I think anyone that refers to themselves as Donkey Kong needs to take a good look at themselves, and he was exposed when he fought Chris Weidman. I never thought he was that good to start with," Bisping stated.
"Is he a nice guy? Yeah, he's a (expletive) ace guy, one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Do I think he's all that? No, I thought he was overhyped all the time."
So what about Chris Weidman?
He currently sits atop the contender's list for most people ranking the middleweight division, but Bisping isn't sold on him at all and believes he's another fighter ranked too high just waiting to be exposed.
"Chris Weidman, I think he's overhyped as well. Up until the point when he fought Demian Maia I had never heard of Chris Weidman before in my life because he had been fighting bums on the undercard. Then he fights Demian Maia and I had to turn the TV off in my dressing room because it was the most boring fight I've ever seen in my life," Bisping explained.
"Upon that he fights Mark Munoz, and yeah he beats him, but if I remember right the crowd booed unbelievably throughout the first round because he just laid on him. Then he knocked him out with an elbow, but that's due to the fact that Mark Munoz came in out of shape, unfocused, and looking like he was at a rock concert and not a UFC fight."
"Brian Stann, obviously I'm fighting him in 10 days, so we'll see what's up with that. I'm confident in beating him so we don't really need to talk about that," said Bisping.
Once Bisping carves up and whittles down the other contenders list, it obviously only leaves one name remaining for the fighter who should be facing Anderson Silva next.
"So who does that leave? Oh yeah, that leaves me," Bisping stated.
"I've been here for a long, long time and I'm ready to (expletive) take the title off of Anderson Silva. I don't just want a title shot, I want to win the title. I'm a fighter, I don't want a payday, I want to be the champ and I believe I can be."
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Michael Bisping and Brian Stann fight on September 22, with the winner in the mix for a title shot. "The Count" has the trash talk in full effect, both for his opponent, and Stann's coach of record Greg Jackson.
"From what I understand, Stann isn't training with Jackson anymore," Bisping told Yahoo! Sports. "But who the hell cares either way? Come on, guys. Just because Stann trained with some smug git from New Mexico who can quote the Ninja Turtles, doesn't mean he's got some mystical insight to beat me.
"Listen, Greg Jackson has a smug grin on his face when his gameplans go well, but when they go tits up he's not there going: "Well, blame me, folks. The fighter just followed my stupid ideas."
"Brian Stann isn't a fighter who can follow through with a sophisticated strategy. I mean this with all due respect for a guy who is clearly a powerful athlete, a determined guy and who hits like a truck but Stann is not a massively talented fighter.
"I know what he's going to do. He is going to throw a leg kick - like he always does - and try to take my head off with a right hand. And, hey, Stann can do it; I have a good chin but Stann can knock anyone in the division out with his power.
"But that's not going to happen. A stupid mistake aside, I mince Brian Stann's arse like burger meat nine times out of 10. I've not seen too much evolution in his game. He's the same guy, someone who will always be dangerous but isn't a top talent in the division and never will be.
"Stann has talked big about how he's going to put me to sleep. Well, that's a fact. I can't avoid it. None of us can. Brian is going to tell some more deathly boring old war stories at the pre-fight press conference, and we are all going to be in for a snooze.
"I was kicking arse in the UFC when Stann was peeling potatoes, shining shoes and getting called a "maggot" by some red-faced sergeant in the Marines. This isn't warfare, this is MMA, and I'm better at it than Brian Stann will ever be. On September 22, Brian Stann is getting knocked out - fast. He won't last as long as a virgin on prom night."
Brian Stann the 'devastating striker' will 'surprise' Michael Bisping at UFC 152
"There's a great deal of respect. I feel that Mike is not only a good fighter, I feel he's a great fighter, everywhere. The one thing he is underestimating, obviously, is my ability to improve. I haven't been doing this as long as him or some of his peers. That means my learning curve and my ability to get better, quicker, is a little bit longer. I've improved, in a lot of ways, since the fight with our common opponent, Chael Sonnen. I've actually gone out to train with him, several times now, since our fight. A lot of the areas he feels he's stronger than me -- I think he'll be quite surprised. I feel like I'm the more devastating striker. I do not feel like he has the advantage there. I also feel like I'm the better wrestler, and he's going to be surprised when he tries to take this one to the mat."
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I think I might have got off lightly with my post...
Odd, right? You acknowledged you are a Bisping fan, opined that he would beat Stann, and even - gasp! - suggested that some of the negative comments about Bisping's fighting abitlity may in fact be caused by posters' dislike of Bisping's personality. You even had the AUDACITY to state that the perception of Bisping may be in part due to cultural clash and a misunderstanding of English humour (especially that of the "piss-taking" sub genre.)
How dare you, DanC!!!! This outrage will not go unanswered!!! Rageflame: ENGAGE!
I think the total absence of negative reaction to your post was not due to your opinions, but the fuckwittery-free manner in which you expressed them.
Fortunately, you have years and years of practice in expressing your opinion in a civil, positive fashion. Unlike some.
I think I might have got off lightly with my post...
Originally Posted by rodneykm
I get a kick out of all the hate Bisping gets here. You guys really have it out for the guy.
Personally I have it in for FCK. Bisping I don't mind: he impressed me big time against Sonnen because I thought Chael would steamroll him.
Bisping should beat Stann, and I'd pick him to beat most middleweights out there. The guy is certainly talented, and it's only a matter of time before he's gonna be beating top ten/five fighters.
I don't even find him that annoying/cocky: 90% of the time it seems like he's on the windup.
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---- — There has been a great deal of coverage in the news media about the so-called sequester, the cut in federal spending originally suggested by President Obama.
Discussion has centered around the dire consequences that will befall our country if the sequester is not blocked. When it first was proposed, it was billed as so harsh that both parties simply would have to act to replace it with something else.
Not only the liberal news media, but to some extent also Fox News have harped on the horrible results if the sequester is not cancelled.
However, with further examination, it has been discovered that even if the sequester takes effect, our national government still will be spending $15 billion more this fiscal year than last year. Ironically, it was ABC News, one of the chief admirers of Obama, which reported this $15 billion increase.
Of course, Obama has been engaging in his usual hype as to how the sequester will affect this or that government program.
Just to demonstrate how much Obama is prevaricating, we should point out that his claim that the sequester will cut back or eliminate such vital programs as "first-responders"-- when it is not the federal government that funds some of the programs that he says will be harshly impacted -- is patently false.
Those of us who favor America's military strength and other essential programs are leery of Obama's arranging to decimate the programs which will have the most serious repercussions for most people.
That's how demagogues operate. And no matter what you think of him, you must concede that he is an outstanding demagogue, without equal.
One thing is certain: if there are any dire consequences, he will blame the Republicans, even though both he and some Republicans initially suggested the sequester.
The wild government spending and the enormous national debt are more damaging to the economy than anything that will result from the sequester.
And remember, even with the sequester, the national government will be spending $15 billion more money this year than last year.
Congress must make sure it allocates the funds so that Obama does not take a meat ax to cutting the programs that he thinks will generate the greatest public outcry and thus cause the uninformed to agitate for increased revenue and deficit spending.
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A Fayette County man was arrested Monday after his wife said he burned four cats and eight kittens, according to State Police records.
Michael Wayne Ford, 56, of Victor, was arrested after Cpl. John Syner of the West Virginia State Police responded to an animal cruelty complaint.
The incident happened Monday around 7 p.m. When Syner got to the scene, he was met by Justin Steele, Michael Ford's stepson. Steele said he saw his mother, Robin Ford, crying when he got home, the report noted.
Steele told the officer that his mother told him Michael boxed up her cats and threw them on the fire. Steele said he ran to the fire and heard cats crying, but wasn't able to get them out, according to the State Police records.
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Tierney and fellow Democrat decry Ryan budget
Congressman John Tierney joined Congressman Chris Van Hollen, D- Maryland, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, to discuss what they call the devastating impact of the Ryan Budget, which Tierney's opponent Richard Tisei has said is "a good start," compared to the proposed Democratic budget.
In a conference call with reporters on Monday, Tierney and Van Hollen criticized the Ryan Budget for ending Medicare, protecting tax breaks for the wealthy while raising taxes on the middle class and rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas.
Van Hollen emphasized his support for Tierney and the need to reclaim a Democratic majority in Congress to stop the Tea Party Republican Plan. He highlighted Tierney's record of fighting for middle class families and said Tierney is an important ally in passing a pro-jobs budget that will help grow our economy from the middle class out. Van Hollen warned that sending more Republicans like Tisei to Congress will enable them to pass what the Democrats called a radical agenda.
Tierney criticized Tisei for supporting the Ryan Budget and marching in lock-step with the Tea Party agenda.
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Kathleen O'Connor Ives, the Newburyport city councilor running for state Senate, will hold a fundraiser Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Sweetheart Inn, 80 Myrtle St., Methuen.
The event will feature food and an opportunity to meet the candidate. Suggested donations are $30, $50 and $100.
O'Connor Ives is fresh off a debate with the other three Senate candidates in Newburyport, where she said she wanted to present herself as a successor to the critical work done by the 1st Essex District's previous Democratic state senators.
"We have had a strong leader in the Senate for 10 years with Steve Baddour, as well as the strength of those senators before him," she said. "I'm the only person on this stage in a position to continue that position of effective leadership."
O'Connor Ives pointed out that as a Democrat in a legislative body with a Democratic majority, she would be the only candidate in a position to chair a committee.
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The election is Nov. 6.
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The American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts endorsed Congressman John Tierney during a rally in Lynn last week.
The AFT MA leaders praised Tierney's work in Congress on behalf of teachers and public schools.
"I'm grateful and honored to receive support from Massachusetts teachers," Tierney said. "The key to closing the achievement gap, strengthening our economy, and expanding the middle class is ensuring our children are provided a quality education. I proudly support our teachers and will continue my efforts to advance our shared priorities in Congress."
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The Excorcism of Emily Roselilbit1978 on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 10:12am
for all the "exorcism" type movies i thought this one was pretty good.
The Excorcism of Emily RoseOzzette on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 - 12:21pm
It was ok. I just felt like I spent too much time in between jumps and jolts, ya know? The effects I loved, I just wish there had been more. I like religious flicks anyways, so this one doesn't rate on my Crap-O-Meter
The Excorcism of Emily Rosedeadfluffychicken on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 9:03am
I liked it especially because it was a true event.
The Excorcism of Emily Roseakshunj on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:13pm
IT wasn't so much a horror movie. The scares were few and far between. But it was definitely watchable and interesting. I like the psuedo-historical stuff. It's a shame because I would like to see a good exorcism movie.
The Excorcism of Emily Rosemysticalmom on Sunday, July 6, 2008 - 2:34am
As I noted in my comments on the Exorcism, I feel this movie is scarier because it is much more believable. It was used as the basis for the Hollywood Hyped Exorcism which had its own redeeming qualities in its day.
The Excorcism of Emily Rosemattneezy on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 2:36pm
SHITTY MOVIE!!! no spirits no vomiting very slow, most of it takes place in a courtroom. terrible
The Excorcism of Emily RoseLegendsmom on Monday, July 28, 2008 - 5:16pm
It wasn't what I expected when I saw it in theatre's, but I thought it was pretty good. Jennifer Carpenter did an amazing job with that role and even if the movie itself wasn't all the great, her acting made it worth it.
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Did you ever -- while sitting through an ill-crafted boyfriend excuse, some election-year political cant, or a high-concept minute of dot-com TV advertising -- get the feeling you were being sold a line of bull? And did you kind of, well, like the feeling? We hear you, and we've found just the place to fix your bull-sale jones. Bill Borror, owner of the Tehama Angus Ranch has plenty of bull for sale every September -- some of the finest, well-marbled prize Angus in the state, in fact. Every fourth Saturday in September for the past 26 years some 200 wizened California and Nevada cattlemen have assembled at Borror's auction yard to bid on his Angus. Borror's was the first private Angus auction in the state, and now it's the largest, and known as the best. "We get the highest prices of any auction in the state," Borror says. Cattlemen -- and anyone who wants to watch the action -- begin assembling at the ranch in the early morning to size up the animals, read the stock lists, and catch up on a year's worth of visiting. At noon there's a beef barbecue lunch that "doesn't cost anything, except to us," Borror says. At 1 p.m. the first Borror Angus is paraded into the ring, the auctioneer's lips open, and the action doesn't stop until the last bull is sold. The auction is a thrilling experience. "We have what I think are the leading commercial cattlemen from the west -- 150, 200 of them -- and they're anxious to buy our bulls. It's a real fast-paced sale," Borror says. "They pretty much know what they want when they start bidding, and they fight over them until one of them gets them. It's a type of excitement that's hard to explain. You need to come."


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OTTUMWA — Two fire crews, two accidents, two bridges.
At 8:04 a.m., a two-car accident occurred on the Jefferson Street Viaduct. Emergency workers say their initial impression was the cars appeared to have struck each other head on. Just up the river, and also at 8:04 a.m., an SUV traveling south on the Wapello Street Bridge flipped over onto its roof.
Thankfully, said Fire Chief Tony Miller, no one was injured in either accident.
It's hard to know exactly what happened at this point. The Ottumwa Police Department records representative says officers hadn't filed accident reports as of Monday afternoon. City workers at the scene wondered if 8:04 a.m. Monday was the exact time the most traffic was moving in Ottumwa or the moment a flash of "sunlight off ice" temporarily blinded drivers crossing the Des Moines River. Maybe it was coincidence.
Miller said the rollover near the fire station did not cause a complete stop to traffic.
Fire Captain Dave Yeager was at the Jefferson Street accident, which did require closing the bridge for at least half an hour. With all the debris and fluid, the tight confines of the bridge offered no safe place to work on cleaning it up, so they closed it.
"The two passenger cars collided on the bridge about 1,000 feet from the south end," Yeager said. "There was no way we could let people go through."
A good tip, said Yeager: Though it's a little out of the way, using the bypass off the in-town Highway 34 can get motorists from the south side to the north side. It can be an easier ride without having to deal with the congestion that may plague drivers as the traffic of three bridges is funneled into two bridges.
There was a lot of traffic Monday morning, Yeager said. In fact, the city just recently closed the Market Street Bridge for improvements, meaning three busy bridges were reduced to two ways to work and school. After emergency workers closed that part of Jefferson Street, that left the half-blocked Wapello Street Bridge.


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The Lakers introduced Coach Mike D'Antoni on Thursday as the team's early replacement to Mike Brown.
The team has been under fire by many for not choosing Phil Jackson, who won five rings with Kobe Bryant through two stints as the team's coach.
The Lakers introduced Coach Mike D'Antoni on Thursday as the team's early replacement to Mike Brown.
The team has been under fire by many for not choosing Phil Jackson, who won five rings with Kobe Bryant through two stints as the team's coach.
Even Magic Johnson on the ESPN broadcast put the Lakers on blast.
"I don't feel Mike D'Antoni is the right coach for the Lakers," Johnson said. "Now, especially when you have Phil Jackson sitting out there who wanted to be the Lakers coach, and Jim Buss decided he didn't want Phil Jackson, he wanted Mike D'Antoni, and that's OK. Why didn't you just say that? But the fans were cheering for Phil Jackson two nights in a row."
Johnson is presuming that the call was left to Jim Buss and not Jerry Buss, which might be more of an accurate reflection of how the decision was made.
"Obviously he's entitled to his opinion. I'm disappointed he feels that way," General Manager Mitch Kupchak said. "I respect his opinion but I don't agree."
So how exactly did the Lakers go from nearly 95% sure Jackson was their man to D'Antoni?
"When we relieved Mike [Brown] of his duties, clearly what we anticipated took place, which was a groundswell of support for Phil Jackson," Kupchak said. "To be honest with you, by late Friday night after the game and early Saturday morning, if we had to make a decision at that point ... statistically there was a real good chance that Phil Jackson would be our coach. We just felt there was so much public support, it might be difficult not to hire him."
Kupchak was concerned the team was going along with public pressure instead of making the decision based on merits.
"We had some time to challenge in our minds the public support," Kupchak said. "We gradually got to the position where we should do what we think is right for the team, not only for the present but going forward."
Apparently the organization had doubts that Jackson, despite his credentials, was the right coach for the roster.
"We did not hire Phil back because we didn't think that the players we have fit the system. There was some uncertainty as to how long he wanted to be a coach," Kupchak said. "We want to have a coach for several years."
Should the Lakers be worrying about three years from now given Bryant's contract ends in two?
"There is no way to determine now if Phil was the coach we would have won a championship with," Kupchak said.
He also noted that he felt his team was better playing at a faster pace, closer to D'Antoni's style.
"Mike was not available two years ago when we had a coaching opening," Kupchak said. "He was someone we would have loved to have talked to two years ago."
Witnessing the team's struggle to learn Brown's hybrid Princeton offense, management was concerned the team would have similar problems adjusting to the triangle.
"We knew that there would be a ridiculous amount of criticism for making this decision but it was clearly and only a basketball decision," Kupchak said. "We just felt our chances were better hiring this coach than any other coach that was available."
Their answer can't be clear in November, but Jackson certainly seemed like the ideal fit based on his proven record as a champion alone.
The Lakers, as an organization, measure themselves solely by titles.
D'Antoni has never advanced to the NBA Finals.
Perhaps there was more than basketball to the decision, be it family politics, organizational power or something else beyond the pale.
Kupchak makes a point that today's roster may not have fit Jackson and his triangle but is D'Antoni more likely than Jackson to navigate the team to the finals?
"You doubt the Zen Master?" asked Kobe Bryant recently, in response to a similar question.
Apparently so.
Now it's up to D'Antoni to put the doubters to rest.
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