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Hello everyone!
I'm not sure if "recently" means in the past year or not, but I was diagnosed just after my 23rd birthday in December of last year. As most of you did, I felt a rush of all kinds of emotions at the news. I remember having stared straight ahead of me, trying to decipher all these emotions that were demanding to be felt. When I finally calmed down enough to understand what I was feeling I realized that I was
1. relieved, although I couldn't understand why
2. confused, because I never suspected it before then
3. angry with my family, who never realized there was something off with me, and angry with myself for not seeking help sooner
4. happy because I now knew the source of all my "strange" habits and behavior issues
5. angry again because it wasn't my fault, and yet I had been yelled at as a child for things I couldn't control
6. afraid, but I didn't know why exactly
7. hopeful, because I knew there must be a way to "fix it" somehow
and 8. energized with the prospect of using the knowledge that I have a medical condition to my advantage.
These emotions were all running through my head at what appeared to be the speed of light. I wanted to jump up and down and cry at the same time, but I couldn't because I was in front of people. I wanted to scream and laugh at the same time. I wanted to punch something and hug someone… It took a few weeks for me to come to grips with the fact that I have A.D.D., I was finally able to look in the mirror and nod and say "So, you have A.D.D. So what? Just calm down and ask your counselor for help."
At that time, it had been the Christmas holidays, and I had to wait to go back to university to see my guidance counselor. She'd been helping me for about 2 and a half years before then, and she was the one who suggested I get tested for 'working memory' difficulties when I finally told her about my learning problems at university. That's when I discovered I had A.D.D. After my emotional break down/attack, I did all the research I could and went straight to my local library to borrow all the books on A.D.D. I've been keeping a notebook with helpful tips from certified A.D.D specialists and coaches online. Ned Hallowell is my favourite. I love watching his videos and reading his books. They're such an inspiration to me. But there's something I'm doing wrong, I believe. Even though I've improved quite a bit, and came a long way since December, it's still a very slow progress and I'm frustrated all the time. I'm not on medication but that's because my parents have warned me against it countless times. I respect their concern. But my parents are rather hesitant to talk to me about my diagnoses, I feel. My dad only addresses my "problem" when I screw up in something and he yells at how such a screw up I am, and how I'm "buying in" to what "people on the internet" say. He thinks A.D.D isn't real and he calls me lazy, stupid and selfish. My mum avoids the subject too, until I bring it up, and then she hesitantly asks me if I believe that I actually have A.D.D. She listens as I explain what it feels like to not be able to concentrate on one thing at a time, to not be able to enjoy meals because my mind wanders and I wonder who ate my food when I look down to see my plate empty, to not be able to focus on the road as I drive, to feel the need to doodle in my notebook during class, to be able to read a 500-page novel in one day but not be able to read and understand a single-paged article or text book chapter… She listens then tells me it will get better, but that I shouldn't associate myself with "those people." That I shouldn't believe it's because of A.D.D but try to seek help through prayer and meditation. It frustrates me to no end that my own mother doesn't believe in A.D.D…
So, that's my story. I love all the benefits of being gifted with A.D.D but despise all the negatives. I'm working on "unwrapping" my gift even though it's taking much longer than I'd hoped. I pray for my family to stay patient with me. And I pray for all of us here with Ferrari minds on bicycle brakes. We deserve better. We do.
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> this sounds like "cartouches" should be left to styles in non-plain text,
> if they are indeed "equivalent to Latin stylistic forms".
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You misunderstood. The cartouche start and end codes are just characters,
not state changes. The cartouche ovals can be rendered by
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has a cartouche line above and below
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The cartouche start and end codes are as little state changes as
parenthesis are. At least, that is how I think they should be
implemented: As a font change plus two special glyphs (directional
pairs) for the endings.
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The introduction, discussion questions, and suggested reading list that follow are intended to enhance your groups reading of Francesca Marcianos Casa Rossa, a novel about the intertwined, often conflicting, loyalties of three generations of women in an Italian family.
2. Is Lorenzos "indecent" fresco of Renée [p. 22] more than a reflection of his fury at her betrayal and departure? What does it reveal about his character and his beliefs about the roles of men and women in a marriage? To what extent does Renée share his attitudes? What marks the turning point in their relationship?
3. Why does Lorenzo describe Jeannes insistence on painting the house red as "Jeanne drowning Renée in a bloodbath" [p. 27]? What other interpretations of the name "Casa Rossa" emerge over the course of the novel?
4. When she is a little girl, Alba first hears the rumors that her mother worked for the Germans [p. 40-41]. Why does she ask Jeanne, rather than her father, about the stories? How does the language Jeanne uses to describe Renée—"nobody knew the story of your mother, where she came from, what her real name was [p. 42]"—convey the way the family has chosen to view Renée and her place in the family history?
5. How does the relationship between Alba and Oliviero mirror the relationship between Lorenzo and Renée? Compare, for example, the descriptions of the first meetings of each couple [pp. 10-13, 45] What is the significance of the mens professions—a painter and a man who "makes stories" for a living—in attracting the women?
6. Why does Alina decide to move to New York City? What does America represent to her?
7. At the beginning of Casa Rossa, Alina says, "There is something that has been handed down from woman to woman in my family. I dont know how to call it. A secret, an unspoken legacy—it needs to remain concealed, its something to be ashamed of" [p.14]. How does Alba choose to deal with the familys secret shame? How does her choice affect her own life and happiness? What impact does it have on her daughters? Does Alina understand and accept the legacy by the end of the novel?
8. The manipulation of memory and reconstruction of the past is a major theme of Casa Rossa. What parallels are there between the stories the Strada family constructs and the historical record the Italians have constructed about their participation in World War II and about the domestic terrorism that explodes in the 1980s?
9. Is it essential for people to recognize and face up to mistakes and misdeeds committed by previous generations? Can denial—either personal or communal—serve a positive purpose?
Q: Your first novel, RULES OF THE WILD, was about Africa. You evoke places so vividly–what made you want to write about Italy this time?
A: After writing about Kenya -- a place where I spent several years of my adult life -- I felt the urge to go a little deeper, to plunge into some early memories, some closer feelings. Although Casa Rossa is a work of fiction, so much of the complex tapestry of my background as an Italian is woven into it.
There are, I think, certain images that follow us all of our lives; they are as powerful as if they're engraved into our DNA, and are responsible for shaping our lives.
In this novel I wanted, among other things, to conjure up these images of mine, and try to make them come to life on the page. They come from the landscape of Southern Italy–cacti; relentless cicada song among the olive trees; crumbling farmhouses and their thick walls, the sweet smell of ripe figs: these are the sounds, sights, and smells of the place I fell in love with as a child.
For me Southern Italy is a place with incredible power, and as I set out to write Casa Rossa, I thought it would serve well as background for the characters of a novel. I wanted the people who inhabit this novel to mirror the quality of the landscape: its beauty and power, its starkness--a feral quality. It's a land beset by poverty; to live here, one would have to have a will to survive everything.
Q: And why did you choose to have your main character–your narrator–spend much of her time in New York City?
A: Of the two sisters, Alina escapes; she moves to New York City and, in the heady atmosphere of the art world of the 80s, tries to camouflage herself in a place where people's pasts don't count and there's no sense of belonging. Nobody has time for memories; everyone is too busy making plans for the future.
In the neat grid of the streets of Manhattan, Alina can finally put the story of her sister, her mother and her grandmother in perspective. She falls in love with a man who is, to her, a quintessential American: Daniel Moore is man for whom there's only yes or no, black or white, right or wrong. To him it's unconceivable that Alina could be in such deep denial over her sister's role in a terrorist movement. When Daniel follows Alina back to Casa Rossa, the demarcation line between right and wrong, true or false, will no longer be as clear for him. Even this pragmatic American will come to see that the truth sometimes has a price attached that nobody (in a family) wants to pay. It is a lesson that all the Strada family must learn as well.
Q: What is it like, writing about your own country in English, which is not your first language?
A: I chose to write much of the book while living in the US -- which, along with not writing it in Italian, helped me keep a necessary narrative distance, and I hope, some objectivity. English doesn't have the same emotional implications for me that Italian has. Had I started writing it in Italian, I might have censored myself more. At the moment I'm working on the translation into Italian (the book will be published in Italy in January 2003) and it's been a difficult process. I almost need to re-write it: there are things about Italy that Italians don't need for me to explicate, and things I may need to do more of, for the Italian reader.
Q: Do you consider this a political novel? Could the events have taken place anywhere besides Italy?
A: This is a novel about the particular history of Italy, and the historical facts are of course more than relevant. On the other hand, since the theme of the novel is memory and the various facets of one truth, one could say that the novel carries a universal theme. The reason I wanted to write this novel about a family in Italy -- taking the reader from WWII, through the glamorous days of Rome in the 50s and the booming sixties, all the way through the dark years of terrorism -- is that I always saw a parallel in the way history unfolds and passes on its version to the next generation, and the way the memory and the history of a family is passed on to their children and grandchildren. Both release the story of what "really" happened only after a careful editing, and often only after either lightening the dark areas of the past, or exaggerating the grey areas, and making them black.
So much of our history -- as families and as citizens -- is blurred by denial. Italy had a dubious role during the Mussolini years and more so during the war. Italians have been very successful at wiping out their Fascist past. Shortly after the war, we proceeded to forget (actively forget, that is) that we ever raised our hands up to Il Duce. In that same way, the Strada family tries to obliterate its past, wipes out facts, in order to survive and move on.
As we all know, denial can be a very effective weapon for survival. It can make people stronger (like Alba in the novel). Perhaps the reason Italians seem so vivid and full of life is that we're champions at forgetting.
Denial can also destroy one's psyche, the burden becomes too heavy (like what happens to Isabella -- she is, in the end, destroyed by the truth of what she has done, politically, and to her family). Truth often rises to the surface unexpectedly, like air bubbles. Or like the way a painting seeps through a coat of paint that covers it; in the novel, the fresco of the adulteress/betrayer, Renee -- who commits a political and sexual crime as it were -- shows her eyes to the family in each generation.
Q: What do you imagine "Italy" evokes for Americans? What did it mean for your American Daniel Moore who falls in love with Italy?
A: Italy probably still evokes, as it did for E.M. Forster, Edith Wharton, and Hemingway, a notion of otherness. There's a sense of freedom, of exhilaration, whenever an American comes to Italy and realizes the place, as lovely as it is, is still so "unstructured." Even Alina feels this when she leaves New York and comes back to Rome. She says that when Daniel, "The Romantic American," comes to Italy, he seems to display "a longing for some form of emotional disruption." He desires contamination, risk, and to have his world turned upside down. The image of Italy, of its rawness, evokes in him a longed-for vulnerability that makes him feel more alive.
Q: Your portrait of Isabella, and the portrait of the inner workings of a terrorist group, is striking, particularly right now. Was this a choice you made that was occasioned by the events of last September?
A: Actually, no. I started writing the novel and had the story plotted out in early 1999. In the seventies the student movement in Italy was very involved in the social struggle along with the working class. I would say that every school and university campus in that decade was extremely active, and that every single person I know from that generation, knew someone who had been, if not imprisoned and charged, at least investigated or arrested. That doesn't mean that every student involved in politics was a terrorist, of course. But many started out as fervent militants and slowly ended up joining more and more extreme groups, until they joined groups who justified the use of arms, the stakes being so high.
To me, what was relevant was that once again, with terrorism, we Italians faced a civil war at home, and once again we solved it by warping the concept of truth. By offering reductions on the murders' sentences in exchange for information, many of those terrorists came out of jail and walked around free. Once again, moving on seemed more important than processing what happened and why, and a whole generation -- many militants of the extreme left who inspired terrorist acts -- put their past behind them without having to deal with it. I didn't want to write this part of history from a political angle; I wanted to write it from a personal one. What happens when the terrorist you read about in the newspaper comes from your own home? How does your perception of that family member change; what are you prepared to ask; and most of all: what are you prepared to know? Do you look at this person, now accused of murder, of terrorism, as a stranger, or do you keep seeing your sister, the little girl you played with as a child?
And most of all: do you understand better than the rest of the world what -- which pain, which fear -- made this person so hard, so full of rage, inasmuch as he, or in the case of Casa Rossa, she, has resorted to kill for a cause? In other words, your pain as a child, the need to divert the resentment, to find an Enemy, is an unknown fact or a mystery for everyone, but it's traceable in the eyes of a sister or a mother.
Of course, after September 11 that part of the novel -- for it is only one part of Casa Rossa -- took on a different meaning. Even the word "terrorist" which was slightly abstract, and merely remembered from my experience of Italy in the 70s, resonated painfully. I think, to a certain extent, the story of these two sisters can be read as an attempt to understand how ideology is a consequence and not a cause. We choose the shape to give our pain when we are children. Some of us, like Isabella, turn it into a bullet.
Q: What's next for Francesca Marciano?
A: After I finish the Italian version of this novel, I'll spend the summer teaching English in East Africa, and during those months will probably face the writing process as mostly a series of grammatical rules. Next year I will probably write a few film scripts that I've put off for some time -- while I was writing these novels! There are also a number of short stories I want to work on. As far as another book, well, in the very back of my head a very blurry idea is forming but hasn't taken any shape yet. It may take years. Maybe not. But I'll keep thinking.


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Serie A: Torino are ready to play in next season's Europa League
Torino are ready to play in next season's Europa League after Parma's failed attempt to acquire a UEFA licence.
Last Updated: 30/05/14 2:52pm
Parma finished sixth in Serie A, one place and one point clear of Torino, and had looked set to compete in the continental competition.
After twice being refused the licence by Italy's Football Federation (FIGC), Parma appealed to the country's Olympic Committee's High Court of Justice, but that was rejected on Thursday.
Both sporting governing bodies made their decisions based on the club's financial irregularities.
"After our fantastic campaign, to have a chance to play in Europe represents an important achievement," Torino president Urbano Cairo said on the club's official website, www.torinofc.it.
"I am saddened for Parma. (Club president Tommaso) Ghirardi is a friend of mine and I can only imagine his bitterness.
"On the pitch, they finished one point above us and we congratulated them for that.
"However, in order to play in Europe you not only need a sporting result.
"With respect to us, I can only say that we are happy for our fans that had so much desire to see the team obtain this result.
"I'm happy for my team that played a great season, for our coach (Giampiero Ventura) and for all our club members.
"This is the icing on the cake."
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Open all day, every day, The Windmill is the perfect setting for a quick drink, a bite to eat or for an evening out.
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Whatever the weather, dine in our conservatory or during the summer, relax and enjoy our large beer garden where the children can play.
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Call centers are increasingly under fire. New technologies, such as voice biometrics and phone printing, designed to authenticate callers, are being widely considered to address the problem. In this whitepaper, we discuss the issues enterprises are facing in deploying these technologies and how to ensure your solution is effective out of the box and robust as attackers respond and shift tactics.
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Pindrop Security reviewed phone fraud activity affecting financial institutions, retailers, and consumers between 2014-2015 to understand the frequency of attacks and the potential consequences of fraud. This report provides a unique view into the risk facing call centers and international consumers.
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Tunisian Prawns with Kerkennaise Sauce
The Kerkennah Islands off the coast of Tunisia are known for their date palms, olive trees and caper bushes. The Kerkennaise capers are very similar to the famous plump capers of Pantelleria, the Sicilian island just 30 miles away.
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- 1 1/4 pounds tomatoes, halved crosswise
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions (4 large)
- 1 serrano chile, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon ground caraway seeds
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- Salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 3/4 pounds jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons drained capers
How to make this recipe
Grate the cut sides of the tomatoes against the large holes of a box grater set in a shallow bowl. Discard the skins. Add the scallions, chile, coriander, caraway, parsley, sugar and vinegar to the grated tomatoes. Using the flat side of a chef's knife, mash the garlic to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Stir the paste and 3 tablespoons of the olive oil into the sauce and season with salt. Let the Kerkennaise sauce stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
Light a grill. In a medium bowl, toss the shrimp with the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the shrimp over a moderately hot fire until just cooked through, about 8 minutes. Transfer the shrimp to plates and sprinkle with the capers. Serve with the Kerkennaise sauce.


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"As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds."
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"As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world"
"I never get into comparisons. And I don't know his father's game well enough to make a comparison. His bloodlines are obviously very strong. But he's his own man and he's developing his own game."


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One of the things in life that I get the most enjoyment out of is getting to know what makes people tick. It's so exhilarating. Each person that I get to know feels like an adventure to me. Something about sharing the details of one's life with another and getting to know the different facets of them... it's fascinating. I love learning what makes people tick. Anytime you want to talk, I'm more than happy to oblige.
I'm a kind-hearted guy who tries to see the best in people without blinding himself to reality. You'll find that I am patient and understanding individual. I've learned that life is far too short not be forgiving toward others, so I do my best not to sweat the small stuff. I don't play games and I am honest to a fault. I refuse to waste my time or yours by allowing myself to be dishonest.
I've got a good sense of humor. I'm fairly quick witted, I and try to laugh at life and myself whenever I get a chance, so you could say that I'm a bit of a joker.
Creativity amazes me. Have you ever noticed how, if you only take a moment to look for it, that there is art absolutely everywhere? Paintings, sculptures, music, architecture, nature and so much more is all around us all of the. time. I've been a bit of an artist for as long as I can remember, but it'll be a while before I'm good enough to capture the beauty that is so ever-present that it is easy for people to take for granted.
I'm an avid fan of music and movies. My tastes in both cut across a wide swath of genres. As a result, I'm pretty good at trivia on both (TV as well). I don't get out to the theaters or to see live music as often as I'd like though. In the past year, I've found out that I love concerts and live music, so I'm usually up for a show.
I have to admit that I'm not the biggest sports fan in the world. I'm not too savvy when it comes to the intricate rules or history of most sports, because there aren't any that I really follow. Still, I do enjoy going to the occasional game, if only to hang out with friends, people-watch and listen to the music.
The most attractive aspects of a woman are her mind and her heart. I want a woman who is intelligent-- someone who enjoys and can hold her own in conversation. A sharp wit and a good sense of humor are really attractive features. After all, who doesn't like good laugh? I'm looking for someone who is open, honest, and caring. I really enjoy people who are passionate about something as well as those who have their own way of looking at the world. Also, if you're into nerdy stuff like me, it's a big plus.
With me, you will get a guy who is open, honest, and caring. I will always do my best to do right by you.
Outside of that, I've been spending time with my friends and enjoying my own nerdy endeavors (comic books, anime, video games-- you know, archetypal nerd stuff).
drawing, singing (probably off-key, but, who cares? It's more fun that way!) in the car with the stereo up, listening, deep conversation, reading people, trivia, laughing at life and myself (I try not to take anything too seriously), quipping, gaming, remembering things, grammar, spelling, being supportive...
There's more that I am good at (I'm kind of a jack of all trades type), but tooting my own horn isn't really one of them, so I'll leave the list at that.


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Delaware bade farewell to one of its own today. Last weekend Beau Biden, son of VP Joe Biden and a two term Delaware Attorney General, died of brain cancer. The front runner for the Gubernatorial race next year he succumbed to this virulent cancer just short of two years after being diagnosed. Being a former Delawarean I followed Beau's career ascent with interest. I've covered his father numerous times as Vice President and Joe was also my U.S. Senator for the 18 years I resided in Newark. I've always had admiration for the Bidens and Beau looked to have an impressive future. The fact this cancer robbed us all of him so soon, at age 46, is a loss to all of us.
I have to wonder if his service in Iraq caused his illness. The use of depleted uranium is causing many illnesses in both American service people and Iraqis. Biden spent 14 months serving in Iraq with the Delaware Air National Guard. He signed up for service after 9/11. He leaves a widow and two children.
President Obama eulogized him today at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington. The famous Italian Festival begins this week and the sense of revelry will definitely be muted this year.
Delaware is a small family. Originally the Lower Three Counties of Penns Woods the First State broke off in colonial times and has had its share of remarkable leaders. Pennsylvania, with 67 counties has lagged behind IMHO. In a state where everyone knows everyone I recall a time when I was driving north from Dover and Gov. Ruth Ann Minner's state car (always identifiable by its license plate Delaware 1) was speeding. We were going pretty much the same direction and when it pulled into the state Democratic headquarters in Stanton I pulled in behind and commented tot he Governor that her driver (a State Trooper) had been speeding and that it set a bad example.
There aren't a lot of places where you can do something like that. Gov. Minner was friendly and apologetic and she knew that in such a small state word of something like that could spread quickly and she reprimanded her driver before I departed.
I recall many times seeing Gov. Pete DuPont's Lincoln Town Car on its way to Dover from Wilmington when I was frequently driving the same route down Route 13. In a big state like ours it's difficult to imagine how intimate politics can be in a place like Delaware. Joe Biden served the state for 36 years as U.S. Senator and in that time many, many Delawareans were touched by him and his family. He frequently eats at the Charcoal Chef which also a favorite haunt of my grandparents who lived in Wilmington. He raised his family after losing his first wife and daughter in a car accident. I never passed through that intersection (which I did frequently) without thinking about them.
Losing Beau before his time has affected everyone in Delaware and everyone who has lived there for any period of time. He promised to be someone who might even surpass his father's accomplishments and was well on his way on his own terms. Not only will Delawareans miss Beau Biden but we all are at a loss for his passing.
My heart goes out to the Biden family. May Beau rest in peace.


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Internet Science
Research on future internet aspects is currently very fragmented, due to the diversity of approaches, coming from several different communities which have traditionally evolved along separate lines, and which only very recently have found their only common denominator in the generic "internet" connotation.
There is an agreement that the complexity of the phenomena underpinning the current Internet developments, at technological, societal and economic levels, and their even more complex interrelations, cannot be understood without a genuine multidisciplinary approach, involving scientific disciplines and human sciences as well.
We need a unifying theory understanding the networking needs of humans which can be fulfilled by technological networks.
This kind of multidisciplinary and holistic research cannot be based solely on theories: experimentation and, more in general, an empirical approach, are essential to the definition of this emerging science. And this experimentation of theories must be conducted in research environments which are as close as possible to the real world, in terms of scale and of user involvement.
The sustainable goal is to create an "internet scientist" profile with a better understanding of the complex nature of Internet networks, services and applications and their broad implications at societal, economic and environmental levels.
The network would lay the foundations of an Internet Science allowing the design of Future Internet technologies based on desirable social, economic or environmental objectives. As an empirical approach is considered crucial due to the inherent Internet complexity, in this holistic research special emphasis would be expected on the experimental dimension.
This area of research will allow reducing the gap between human networking needs and technological solutions supporting them, allowing more creativity and innovation in social and business developments, understanding which technological developments are most needed to effectively support human activities.
This action is not meant to replace any of the disciplines mentioned above, but to create a new science based on relevant knowledge coming from different but relevant technological and human areas of knowledge.
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SPORTS >> Wampus Cats start quickly, top Cabot
By JASON KING
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The Cabot soccer Panthers took their first loss, 3-1, to Conway on Tuesday at Panther Stadium.
The Wampus Cats dominated the first half, scoring all three of their goals before Cabot improved on both sides for the second half.
William Hidalgo scored the Panthers only goal near the 15-minute mark of the second half, but Conways three-score cushion was too much to overcome.
We didnt play like I expected us to in the first half, Cabot coach Clark Bing said. We got off to a slow start. And when you play that way against a team like that, they are going to get some easy goals on you. Second half, I felt like we played a lot better. We were more like ourselves.
The Panthers, 2-1-1, 1-1 in the 7A-Central Conference, began the season with a mercy-ruled victory over Benton, followed by a 1-1 tie with three-time defending 6A state champion Searcy.
Cabot won its conference opener against Russellville 3-2 by holding on through a series of penalty kicks at the end.
Our first two conference games were kind of like a tale of two teams, Bing said. We started out hot against Russellville and struggled at the end. Conway was just the opposite. We came out cold, then decided to play in the second half.
Bing said he expects defense to be Cabots strength this year with experienced backfielders Hugo Lozano and Nick Lozano, who are not related, and Mark Rider.
Rider has been absent from the first two conference matches while nursing a sprained knee. The injury is not serious, but Bing wants Rider to wait until after spring break to return to the field just as a precaution.
Our defense has been solid early on, Bing said. Weve still got a lot of season left, but we bring three guys who are pretty good defenders. We have three seniors, but most of our players are juniors and sophomores who saw a lot of playing time last year.
So, were kind of young in a sense, but most of them have been through it and know what to expect.
The Lady Panthers fell to Conway 5-0 on Tuesday to make them 2-2 on the season and 0-2 in the 7A-Central. Head coach Danny Spencer said he has seen improvement each week and is waiting for everything to come together.


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She will be joined by Will Self, Booker Prize-winner DBC Pierre and actor Keith Allen at The Laugharne Weekend.
It was launched in 2007 with the aim of attracting an eclectic line-up each year to the Carmarthenshire town famous for its association with Dylan Thomas.
Smith will appear at the boathouse, where the poet lived with his family.
She is perhaps most widely known for the song Because the Night, co-written with Bruce Springsteen, but it was her 1975 debut album Horses that helped earn her the title "punk's poet laureate".
In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine included her in its list of "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and the following year she received one of France's top cultural honours when she was presented with the Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters.
Festival director Richard Thomas said he expected tickets for her appearance would be extremely sought-after, as the boathouse holds a maximum audience of just 24.
Other venues in the town include pubs and the village hall.
Mr Thomas got the idea for the festival after watching a television programme about actor Neil Morrissey's links with Laugharne.
'Magnificent finale'
"Given the town's literary history, it's such an obvious idea," he said.
"Last year's festival was a success and the festival now looks certain to become an annual event."
He said last year's "magnificent finale" was a cast reunion of the 1990s cult film Twin Town, which was set in Swansea.
Many of those who appeared for a script reading last year will be returning again.
Other names returning are former Welsh drug baron turned author Howard Marks, and the winner of the first Dylan Thomas prize for young writers Rachel Trezise.
New faces include Roger McGough, one of Britain's best known poetry voices, and Lionel Shriver whose novel We Need To Talk About Kevin won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.
In total there are more than 30 writers and poets - many from Wales - taking part in the festival, from 28 - 30 March.
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According to the Integrated Benefits Institute, exposure to cleaning chemicals is the largest contributing risk factor for occupational illness and injury.
Using ordinary tap water, the Ladybug Tekno 2350 with Ladybug's proprietary patented Thermo Accelerated Nano Crystal Sanitation technology (called TANCS®) qualifies as a disinfection device for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, making it more suitable than traditional hard-surface disinfectants for most hotel settings.
"While bleach has been trusted for years as the perfect disinfectant, bleach leaves as many live bacteria cells as dead cells," says Dunlop. "But scientific testing has found that steam cleaners equipped with TANCS® kill the cells that are unreachable by bleach."
Steam vapor systems like the Tekno 2350, which ships standard with TANCS®, proudly display a label that says "EPA Est. No. 82121-WA-01" in bold letters.
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Buenos Aires (AFP) Jan 04, 2014
A large fire destroyed much of a nature reserve at the foot of the Sierra de la Ventana mountains in Argentina, but workers managed to control it Saturday, authorities said.
The blaze ripped through 48,000 hectares (118,610 acres) of a grassland area, including much of he 6,700 hectares of Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park, in Buenos Aires province.
"After a week of hard work, the fire is now under control," regional fire chief Martin Haag told the Todo Noticias television channel.
"It had extreme characteristics, with high temperatures, drought and winds that rotated and increased in speed."
He explained that the fire increased in magnitude amid a historic heatwave affecting much of the country during its Southern Hemisphere summer.
A total of 35 fire crews, 250 firefighters, 40 navy troops and 25 rangers worked to extinguish the fire, aided by two air tankers and two helicopters, authorities said.
"The priority is definitely to handle this situation and then move to strengthen and recover lost heritage," said Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli, who flew over the affected area.
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Only for short "uncontrolled" periods / other (discuss in thread)
In your personal MOTUC canon, can Sy-Klone fly?
Back when I was a kid, I always liked to think he could. However my best MOTU-playing-friend at the time insisted that he couldn't; he could hover off the ground for a few seconds if he "got up enough speed", but could not fly and controlled route for any length of time.
What's your take?
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I always had him fly when I was a kid. The spinning causes a tornado allowing him controlled flight. He could also tornado blast the evil wariors.
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I voted Yes.
His ability to harness the power of wind/air would allow him to fly in a controlled manner.
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he flies by useing his powers to create an air vortex that lifts him off the ground and carries him through the air. In essence he has to be spinning something to fly he can't just fly on his own
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Of course Sy-Klone can fly. He travels in the air like well, a cyclone.
Oh yeah, I always had 'em fly. When I was a kid I just spun him like normal and acted like he worked like a helicopter.
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I think of him as able to fly like Storm from the X-Men does... using wind.
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voted short uncontrolled in as much as I see him being able to kinda "Spin" up into the air, and spin slowly to the ground. I could see it like a "Jump" and glide. But like Superman? No.
yes, by using the funneled wind to push him up off the ground. as long as he stays in control of his wing power.
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Of course he can fly. He controls wind, doesn't he?
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I vote yes. YES for sure, no doubt about it in my mind. Back in the old days, Sy-Klone, Stratos and Buzz Off would fly He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Fisto accross the back yard to Snake Mountain to kick some butt.
yes, he is basically the MOTU version of Red Tornado, in my universe.
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Sure, why not? Why else would he come with a sharpened hula hoop!?
I always thought he could lift off for a while, using a small tornado for thrust. But it wouldn't be real flying, just a limited lift off and it would be pretty damaging for his surrounding
I never saw him as a Superhero Superman-esque character. In my canon he can fly in limited small-tornado-esque bursts with the use of his action feature...although the said flight is not always smooth, as the wind sometimes takes Sy-Klone where it wants rather than where he wants to go...
He flew under his own power in "Spikor Strikes!". That's certainly good enough for me! :^)
I dont think that much, prob he can magically use levitation because of Anwat-Gar's powers and acting like a tornado. In any case he has such a tremendous power and very useful on the battleground
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For me he can fly, via tornado power, or any sort of air current. Also has tornado blasts.
I love an all inclusive canon!


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Friday, October 22, 2010
"Final Innings" completes documentary history of game
Sullivan was a college student majoring in history in the mid-1980s when the concept first came to him. That was long before the devastating 1994 strike and the steroid era that make up a significant portion of Final Innings occurred. It wasn't until the early '90s, after Sullivan got access to a word processor, that he finally began compiling the documents that made up Early Innings, released in 1997.
Sullivan's books differ from most baseball histories in that he lets original documents tell the tale of the game's past. As editor, he introduces each entry, providing the context, then steps aside. This allows the reader to move through time, seeing events as they were viewed when they happened.
For Final Innings, most of the entries were culled from congressional records, archives such as the Marvin Miller Papers, and original newspaper stories. Miller's collection proved particularly valuable as the rise of the players' association in the 1970s was such an important part of the game's story over the last four decades.
The battle between players and owners brought free agency in the mid-'70s, changing baseball's landscape forever. Sullivan presents the findings of arbitrator Peter Seitz, whose rulings entitled Catfish Hunter and later Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally to sell their services to the highest bidder. For this, Seitz was fired by the owners and demonized by columnist Dick Young, among others.
In a column titled "Freeing Messersmith Work of Bomb-Thrower," Young wrote: "Peter Seitz reminds me of a terrorist, a little man to whom nothing very important has happened in his lifetime, who suddenly decides to create some excitement by tossing a bomb into things."
When a federal court upheld Seitz' ruling, the owners locked the players out of spring training in 1976. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn forced camps to open in mid-March and the two sides eventually worked out a new agreement, which included the structure for the radical new free agency, during the All-Star break. Of course, later clashes in 1981 and 1994 weren't so peacefully resolved.
There was nothing funny about the '94 episode, which many would classify as the biggest black eye in modern baseball history. But it's almost comical now to look back and see Bud Selig's repeated insistence that he was merely an acting commissioner and not interested in the full-time job.
"I have stated from the time of my election as Chairman of the Executive Council and have repeated for the entire eighteen months I am not a candidate to be Commissioner and am not interested in serving as Commissioner. I can unequivocally state that remains my unwavering position," Selig testified before a Senate subcommittee in March 1994. Here we are, nearly 17 years later, and he's still the head man.
Baseball healed from that disruption in the late 1990s, thanks in part to the latest stain on the game, performance-enhancing drugs. Early on, neither the owners nor the players were interested in doing anything about steroids and their impact. Sullivan follows the 1998 race between supersized Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, featuring the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's account of the night McGwire passed Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
By the time Barry Bonds erupted for 73 home runs in 2001, the world knew something was amiss. The final chapter includes a lengthy San Francisco Chronicle summary of the BALCO probe from 2003, and concludes with a fascinating congressional memo questioning the truthfulness of Roger Clemens' testimony regarding his own use of human growth hormone.
The labor strife and drug issues may not be everyone's favorite things to read about. But there's no denying their impact on the game. Sullivan's collection places them on a contextual timeline and provides the detail to really understand what was going on.
Of course, there's a lot more to the book than that. You'll also find original newspaper accounts of many legendary moments: Carlton Fisk's heroic blast in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series; Reggie Jackson's three home runs in the 1977 Series; The Bucky Dent game; Kirk Gibson's game-winning home run in 1988 (also featured on the cover); Toronto's 15-14 win over Philadelphia in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series. Other random entries include stories on the Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum Blowing Championship in 1975, a Sporting News profile on the Society for American Baseball Research from 1977, and an exhibition contest between the Orioles and a Cuban team in Havana in 1999.
In all, there are 105 documents included in Final Innings. It's not a quick read, and at times it's not a fun read. But it's important material. Even those who followed things closely as they happened will learn new details and be reminded of things they forgot (or repressed) over time.
For those interested in the three previous volumes, Early Innings covers events from 1825-1908, Middle Innings goes from 1900-48, and Late Innings covers the years 1945-72. (There is some overlap to allow certain themes to hold together.) All were released by University of Nebraska Press.
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I am currently involved in a campaign to increase the minimum wage in Mountain View. The campaign has been opposed by unexamined economic thinking and neo-conservative political ideology.
Right-wing politicians at all levels seem blinkered in their economic views with a willful ignorance of the full complexity of the economic arguments. This is reflected in the response I received from a Mountain View council member opposed to increasing the minimum wage.
"There is no reasoned economic justification for politicians to selectively manipulate free exchange in business and employment by imposing arbitrary minimum wage rates or other price controls."
Such hands-off economic thinking spectacularly crashed the economy in 2008 and ordinary people have still not recovered. In 2012, 46.5 million (one in seven) people were living in poverty in the United States — the largest number in the 54 years the Census has measured poverty. However, the wealthy and big corporations are doing nicely.
When the people ask to be rewarded fairly for their labor and to share in the new wealth being generated, the response most of the time is a resounding "No!" Last week, Senate Republicans blocked a measure that would have raised the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour over the next three years, up from the current rate of $7.25 an hour. It would have been the first hike in five years.
Arin Dube, associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, in his testimony at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing on minimum wage and indexation on March 14, stated that recent evidence does not find job losses of any sizable magnitude due to minimum wage increases.
The ideological fantasy that government has no place in economics epitomizes an abdication of political responsibility and is even anti-democratic. It is not socialism for people to ask for fair returns on their labor. It is common sense.
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He was a wonderful teacher and much loved by all who knew him. We wish him well in his retirement. I am sure he will be missed.


text: Good points. I'm not having a hard time picturing it, haveing just been there. Are we sure that those in the background are Union casualties? My eyes aren't what they used to be, and they were never that good. I'm not overjoyed with these new glasses either, truth be told. K. "Hello! I'm The Doctor." (Dr. Who) ________________________________ From: Charles T. Joyce <CTJoyce at spearwilderman.com> To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:39 PM Subject: Re: GDG- skirmish line vs line of battle Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: According to Hartwig's series, Major Biddle of the 121st PA reported that his regiment received "a crushing fire" from the 52d NC of Pettigrew's Brigade, and lost 14 KIA on July 1 on East McPherson Ridge. The 20th NYSM, on the immediate left, lost 24 KIA, most, again, in the fight on the Ridge. I would submit that description and those numbers are consistent with what we see in these photographs. Note also that 121st "changed front to the left", and it also appears that the bodies in the far distance are facing in that direction. -----Original Message----- From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] On Behalf Of John Lawrence Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:19 AM To: GDG Subject: Re: GDG- skirmish line vs line of battle Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: Given the concentration of the bodies, it could have been shell also, perhaps among stragglers. Regards, Jack cameron2 at optimum.net wrote: >Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: ><< OK, I understood the principle, a little dim on the mechanics but both explanations cannot fail to help achieve a greater understanding. Now, In (both)you're considered opinion, are the bodies in the "Harvest of Death" (HoD, for future ref) more likely indicative of a line of battle, or a skirmish line? the spacing between the bodies may not prove anything, but does it disprove anything? >> > > >I'm inclined to think that the number and concentration of bodies is more indicative of casualties sustained by a heavily engaged line of battle. But there are so many unknowns that it's difficult to say with any certainty. > > >Jim Cameron >----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthe s.com -to unsubscribe >http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives ----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthes .com -to unsubscribe http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives ----------------http://www.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg_arthes.com -to unsubscribe http://arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg_arthes.com/ for Archives


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This was the worse hotel experience of my life!!! They had overbooked the hotel by a large number of guest and had to make arrangments for us at another hotel. The hotel was not in the location we wanted and they did not call and let us know ahead of time of the change so that we could arrive earlier instead of having to go half way across town to stay. The ast. Manager on duty was not appologetic and did not seem to care. I took it as this was a normal occurance by the way they acted.
The bed and the pillows There is no electrical adapter
The Bed was so comfortable!!!
Almost everything was perfect except the size of the room for a family of 4. The food arrived to the room not hot but a little cold from room service. Room size was small for a family of four. Beware if your flight arrives early check-in time is at 3pm!!!
My girlfriend and I spent a weekend in the city and we couldn't have asked for a better place to stay. The room was perfect for our needs, it was clean and everything was as we expected. It was convenient to several restaurants and shopping. would definitely consider straying here again. Parking is probably my biggest issue, it's a little too expensive and wish it could be complimentary to guests.
The decor was just amazing and really enjoyed my stay. Simple words - pure luxury in everything. Impressed! :) It's no doubt is expensive to stay and valet parking kind of slow.
Loved the valet, design, location and overall customer service of team. Indoor pool was nice but more sun exposure/outdoor pool or larger deck would be great.
The staff was phenominal. They were professional and courteous the entire time. THe room was nice and very clean. Considering how much the room cost, i expected a little bit more, but it seems like you have to be very careful on what you do or else you will incur extra fees. To start off, parking was an extra fee. When we checked in we were told that internet and use of the spa area was complimentary. When i tried to login to the internet, I was given the option to pay for a day of use or a couple of hours. When my wife went to the spa area and asked if she would be able to use the facilities for free she was told no and given a price guide. Now i didnt expect free services, but i did expect that when i am told the spa is complimentary i assume it meant free use of pool, steam rooms, hot tubs, etc. Don't get me wrong. I came to this hotel just knowing it was expensive, but the rooms value alone just did not meet the cost . After a stay here, I would like to explore a lower tier of hotel within the city. I truly think i could get the same value for a much lower cost
Staff was incredibly nice No outdoor pool (which every nice hotel in Atlanta has) and no movies or decent tv stations in room?!? We checked into hotel for a 'staycation' and wanted to sit by a pool during the day and get room service/watch movies at night and couldn't do either!!! Total disappointment and WAY too much money to not have basics like that. We ended up wandering through the mall because we had literally nothing to do there... huge waste of money.
Public areas. The dining room is very small.
Friendly helpful staff I stayed in two different rooms that were smelly - one smelled musty, the other smelled like marijuana smoke. We didn't enjoy that.
Clean Location proximity to my office location Approachable-ness of staff Asked for a quiet room, they confirmed a quiet room. After a late arrival, I was awoken at 07:00 the next day to jack hammering and drilling from the room next door, which continued until I complained at 08:00 (front desk did not appear to be aware, needed to contact engineering). Room service forgot to include bring one of the items that was ordered and itemized on the bill until after I pointed it out that the item was missing.
The bartender was very informative with an amazing personality!!!!!!
Clean, nice pool and walking distance for most bars/restaurants. Although the booking sites claim "free wifi" and "parking", both are additional. Parking is 30 dollars a night and wifi is 12 dollars a day. When we came in the man who checked us in reassured us of this when giving us our keys. the lady who checked is out was very persistent about us paying parking per night. Essentially if you stay for a week expect a 210 dollar fee. This is not the valet fee, just parking deck fee. The woman at check out was very rude about this charge.
Steam room, sauna, and luxury shower all included in the gym area. Great pool and comfortable beds. Will absolutely be back!
I know this is silly, but the late night room service menu is lacking for good snacks and included mostly salads and sandwiches. Not exactly what most people would look for on a late night menu! Parking is expensive and wifi is only free for 24 hours.
Gym Sauna Great staff
The rooms were beautiful and the staff was very attentive One of the night front desk staff members said something rude to our group when we arrived home.
I love staying at the Grand Hyatt ! The staff always remembers us and are always so helpful, the food is great, they have a very nice bar area that we enjoy coming to after dinner, and once you get there you really don't have to get back in your car because the driver can take you most places!! A great place to stay for a weekend!
loved the steamroom pool was clean and the temperature was perfect didn't love the fact there was no jacuzzi waitress in the bar wasn't the friendliest parking was not cheap $24 to self park and &35 to valet
Chicken staff person was very rude
The access to shopping was very easy. We had a nice room with a nice view.
The staff at the front desk was Super Nice Only thing that I didn't like is that they charge 29 just to stay were I'm already paying to stay . That was a little funny to me cause I thought only Resorts did that ...but other than that it was fine
Emily at the front desk was most friendly, courteous and helpful. She is excellent representative for Westin-tremendous asset.
Location convenient to shopping at Lennox Square and Phipps Malls Somewhat difficult to access car, parking was too expensive
service, location and cleanliness food selection, extra charges and busy
Nice room and hotel. On site parking was too expensive. $48.00 (self park) for only 2 nights.
The $45 cheeseburger was excellent. But shouldn't it be be Price, size of rooms, shower didn't have a door got water everywhere. Had to pay $40 a day for valet
Lovely Rooms. Convienent Location. The staff were completely unprofessional and tacky. I felt as though I was dealing with teenagers working at Abercrombie & Fitch, instead of trained receptionists. You would have thought THEY were the guests and I inconvenienced them. Ridiculous.
Helpful staff at night, arranging transportation... Aloof concierge at check in.
The staff was absolutely top notch, from the bellman to the front desk to the courtesy shuttle driver and especially valet!! The hotel and the room were beautiful and very clean! My friend and I booked spa services at the sister W hotel downtown and a room through the Buckhead location. I have only amazing things to say for both. A++!!
I enjoy all W's, they always have a great scene going on. The $85 charge that I am trying to figure out what its for.
Location Starting at 9a.m. house keeping knocked on the door awakening me even though the do not disturbed sign was on the door.
Modern look and feel Uncomfortable bed, tiny bathroom, almost unusable, stained marble table, overly modern feel with minimal comfort and size for the money
It wad very nice would stay there again Nothing
The location can't be beat. The hotel restaurant is great, most of the surrounding, walkable restaurants are great, and the staff is upbeat and professional. The bed sucks! It was flat and lumpy. The pool is the size of a kiddie pool, most shaded, so few sears even at 11am and no tables to eat at there. The street noise is loud and my room was directly over the valet area so I could hear the noise all night the the people coming and going to get to the rooftop club. The overnight fee for a car is a ridiculous $38. I live 3 miles up the street so I took an uber for $10. I still got charged for the overnight fee but they removed it later. My stay was so lousy that at 4:30am I took an Uber joke to get into my own bed and try and claim any rest in my comfortable, quiet surroundings. Also, the bathroom is so tiny that the sliding door basically brushes up against the toilet and the entire bathroom is open to the room. There isn't a privacy of partition wall. If you are just going to Buckhead to drink your face off and pass out, this is a great location. If you wanted to try and have a staycation with a mix of sun, fun, and rest...go to the St Regis.
Very clean hotel and friendly staff. It is also in a great location. $32 for parking is ridiculous
The hotel overbooked, so when I arrived exhausted at three in the morning, they had no room for me, despite my reservation. Terrible service.
Good location. Room wasn't very clean. Drywall had damage. Phone didn't work right. Shower leaked a little. Towels didn't smell fresh. Overall it was very bad and I would never stay there again.
Great location The housekeepers left the door open, perhaps all day after cleaning. Fortunately nothing was stolen. Very noisy hotel. Not a place to stay if you want to get some rest at night.
The location was great, as the neibourghood was safe, clean. Hotel is easily reached from metro station, e.g., travel fro Airport to hotel is very cheap, esay and fast. The bedding is extremely comfortable I had room booked in advance, also as extention for one additional night, what created a lot of problems, as there were no communication between receptionists, I had to tell the story feew times, and still, the room card was blocked for the last day. Also, bathroom supplies such as shapoo etc were not replaced. Hotel staff used one trick, knocking on the door and offering drinking water what we thought was nice, before we found during check-out, that we were charged for this.
This is a luxury hotel. The staff was very friendly and courteous. The rooms are very luxurious and comfortable.
Friendly staff. Great location. Clean rooms N/a
It was very comfortable and clean The staff is not very friendly and not many amenities
Best value for money in the Atlanta Buckhead area, as it is incredibly central, and yet in a quiet location. The welcome cookie, the wonderful staff, the cozy room (adequately equipped with iron and ironing board and complimentary coffee and coffee machine), all recommend this hotel for people who search quality for a reasonable price.
hospitalty room smelled smoke
Location was good.. Facillity and rooms were clean and roomy. Restaurant prices were pretty reasonable Parking is really complicated. It is neither convenient nor economical. You either have to pay for valet parking or walk around the corner to pakr it yourself in a garage. If you park yourself you pay 'full day' price every time you pull in and out. Or at least that's how I understood it. The hotel should just charge some reasonable price $10 a day and let you come in and out as your activities require. They nickel and dime you to death. The valet parks a number of cars in the driveway for his convenience. I ended up scratching my rental car on a post because I could not get by the double line of parked 'valet' cars. Breakfast service is confusing. You walk in and you don't know what to expect. No greeter, not enough waitresses. . had to wander around trying to figure out how to get some coffee (twice).
I like the shuttle that was available and the drivers were very respectful. The staff was very friendly and made my stay very comfortable. The washing machine door had to be kept pushed down to be able to work.It was a hassle to have to stand by the washing machine and hold the door down.
We loved the woman at the valet. Her cheerfulness made us laugh.
I placed a reservation for 2 beds but arrived and received a one bed.
Niether the front desk, or the valet guys, had change for a $20 bill, so tipping was difficult.
The rooms are getting pretty shabby and could do with a renovation...or at least new carpet.
I liked the location I hate that the parking lot was very small, only allowing parking for maybe 30 cars and if you didn't get one of those spots you had to walk a block or two to another parking lot. Its even worst when its cold!!
The process of getting a room key took unusually long. And then the door to the room assigned to us would not open with the key provided. Took at least half an hour to sort out the problem and just get into the room.
Everything! Hotel was great, free beer, wine, cocktails for 2 hours every evening too!! facility was just fantastic. not one thing at all
OK hotel with a good service. Placed in an area which can be called a hotel ghetto with only a lot of hotels and uninteresting shops, some closed because of the financial crisis.
The fitness centre had up to date machines and all were easily accessible. The only option for parking was valet that came at a premium price.
The location ton the shopping mall and links to the airport.
the staff was professional in both appearance and manner. the room was exellent for the getaway my wife n i needed. not too bussiness-like but soft n comfortable for the atmosphere we desired.
Location -SLOW elevators -Breakfast was not as good as other Embassy Suites
I really loved the comfortness of the bed. The room was very clean and spacious. The view downstairs was amazing. I would definitely come back!! The valet parking price for one night was kind of too high..
Room location was great, nice friendly staff, clean, well-run. Parking is expensive and you have no other choice.
The room itself was decent and clean. The indoor water features were quite pretty. Upon arrival there were a couple of ladies dressed in very little walking back and forth in front of the hotel. That should have been my first sign that this was not going to be a good hotel for my family. I checked into the hotel and went out to the valet and requested a luggage cart. I was told that there were no luggage carts available. We waited about 30 minutes then I went inside to ask the front desk. I was told that sometimes guests hold those carts inside their rooms and they had no way of locating them. The lady seemed rather miffed that I had even asked her for a cart. The hotel has three elevators one of which is out of service. several times my family wound up taking the stairs instead of elevators because the wait was so long just to get an elevator. The inside pool area was not kept clean. My family tried a few times to take advantage of the cooked to order breakfast but the line was impossible long even at 6 a.m. by 10 a.m. we gave up and decided to stop elsewhere to eat. By far this was one of the worst hotels I have ever stayed at definitely not what I was expecting in the Buckhead area, For sure this place has been added to my list of places to steer clear. The only staff members which did not act as though we were a bother were the bartenders during happy hour otherwise the front desk staff and many of the other workers seemed to really just not be happy individuals.
Embassy Suites Atlanta-Buckhead stands ideal location close to MARTA railroad station that takes us an easy access to downtown and Atlanta Airport.
I liked the room and location I didnt like the employees they were rude and unfriendly. I felt like my energy was drained by the workers. I wasn't welcome with a smile, no one one had answers to the questions i asked.
great central location and shuttle to restaurant was very helpful! spa was shut down for a day :-(


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