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One of the most important tasks for Council each year is the city's annual budget. Budgeting is really about planning: we must provide quality services while maintaining property taxes at a reasonable and affordable rate.
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"The single-player campaigns in both games are unaffected by this transition, and the multiplayer mode in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 versions of Crysis 2 remain playable," reads a statement on the German developer's official Crysis forum.
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Chuck Greenberg is, Dare I Say, a Little Like Mark Cuban?
In case you haven't noticed I'm a bit of a cynic. A skeptic. A glass-half-empty kinda guy. Okay, I can be an a-hole.
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New owner Chuck Greenberg.
Met him for the first time last night at Jamey Newberg's shindig, which was basically a town hall meeting set in Sherlock's in north Dallas. (Video introduction, anyone?) Greenberg, Michael Young, Newberg and Chuck Morgan packed the joint. (Kudos, the event raise more than $10,000 for Wipe Out Kids' Cancer.)
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Relax at the Rex
Just got back from two weeks at the Rex St Lucian, Reduit Beach, and had a great time. Rooms are clean and well appointed. Music round the pool is in the background, rather than thumping out. The view from the restaurant and bar on the beach is fantastic and creates an environment where you can really relax.St Lucia itself is one of the most beautiful places I have visited. Apart from the inevitable hawkers at the tourist areas, it is a great place to visit!
Rex not good for us...
It took two days of persistant nagging to have our room changed due to the Brown water in our room that we were expected to shower and brush our teeth with. Be prepared to pay a deposit and collect your remote & the key to your safe-the first remote was sticky & did not work.
Understand that you can only drink draft beer as part of the all-inclusive, no bottled beer. Bring a candle-the power went out several times-and stayed out for quite some time. As for the food...cafeteria at best.
Rex - The truth!!
We have just returned from a 2 week holiday at the Rex St Lucian and wanted to say how wonderful it was. The hotel is situated right on the beautiful Reduit beach, the best beach on the island. The hotel was not overcrowded - we were always able to find our 'own' part of the pool or beach! 24 hour security made you feel reassured but not intimidated. We only stopped B&B and our only complaint was that the food & drinks served in the hotel complex were expenisve in comparison to nearby bars & restaurants. The staff were extremley helpful & friendly. If you love indian food try Razamatazz - fantastic for both curry lovers & veggies alike. Try the Brig Unicorn - a genuine tall ship for a fantastic day out to discover the island. If you want a relaxing holiday you cant go wrong with the Rex St Lucian.
Fantastic Three Day Weekend @ Rex
We had a fantastic time, the staff were very helpful and friendly ensuring that your stay was a beautiful experience... I especially like the beautiful beachfront view from my balcony and watching the sunset!
The food was good, I agained a few pounds there! It was a lovely weekend!
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The rex not so great
If you are looking for an all inclusive relaxing vacation...DO NOT STAY HERE! This hotel does NOT have an all inclusive plan as they advertise. They have MEAL PLANS. If you go out of the limited boundries of their "all inclusive" plan you end up paying "surcharges". As long as we ordered from the buffet, we did not have to pay their surcharges. The quality of the buffet, by the way, was awful. We even had to pay for bottled water at the bar. That was only the beginning! The rooms were not clean, our air conditioner broke on the first night and we had to change rooms. We did not have hot water to shower with on two other nights. Our safe did not work as well, and trying to get the staff to help you in a reasonable amount of time was next to impossible. The island was breath taking and beautiful, but PLEASE do not waste your time and money and vacation by staying at this awful hotel!Heather Sylvester
OK for the money...
Overall, I would rate our recent stay at the Rex St. Lucian as simply "OK".Our room was a Beachfront room in the deluxe section. On our last night, the Air Conditioning broke and on another day there was no running water in the bathroom.The St. Lucian locals have a saying "No pressure, no problem' unfortunately the staff at the Rex St. Lucian did not partake in this saying, because I never saw them crack a smile!Don't get me wrong, St. Lucia is a beautiful island and the beach at the Rex St. Lucian is very nice. But, if you can afford it, try to scrape up a little more money to stay at the neighboring Royal St. Lucia hotel.I am used to staying at hotels with better customer service, so if you expect to see a mint on your pillow with turn-down service -- don't stay here! It is bare-bones with a plain square pool and an extra charge to rent an umbrella on the beach.If you are a couple, Sandals is the best choice for St. Lucia! It's all-inclusive and the staff really enjoys their work. At the St. Lucian I got the feeling that they really didn't want to be there. Thanks for reading my review and please do lots of research before you buy you book your stay :-)
All 32 of us loved the Rex St. Lucian!
My entire family of 32 people, ages 1 thru 78 years old, just returned from a one week stay at the Rex St. Lucian. With a group this size, we really did our homework and were not disappointed by the Rex SL. The beach is clean, zero sea weed, gentle surf, warm clear water. Plenty of beach chairs were available. The pool was large, clean and well maintained, with towel service adjacent. The bar was between the beach access and the pool area. Grounds were manicured, employees polite and friendly. Rooms were comfortable with excellent mattresses and pillows. Window AC units were available, but rooms have louvered doors to let the island breeze blow thru. Cable TV in each room. SOme of us had Ocean front rooms which were worth the extra money for the fabulous view. Most meals were eaten at the Mariner's Restaurant, which is beachfront. We had the all inclusive package, which was great with the kids as we all sailed, ate, drank and enjoyed the facilities. Other meals could be eaten at the Oriental or next door at the Royal St. Lucian's "Chic" Restaurant. The Chic offered gourmet cuisine in a sophisticated setting, as delicious at any meal I have had at a 5star restaurant in Chicago. The only negatives were that the water would occasionally go out in the rooms, which was a nuisance if your were waiting for a shower. Also, the wait staff in the Mariner's restaurant was very slow in bringing drinks and items ordered off the menu. St. Lucia is a beauthiful island. If you go, take the sailing trip down to Soufriere to see the volcano, and then stop for lunch at Ladera. The view is like no other. Ladera is a 2 minute drive from the volcano. Do not drive to this location as it is a very long slow drive from Rodney Bay to Soufriere (2 plus hours one way!) Enjoy the coast line instead. Any question, email me.
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We spent 1 week at the Rex February 2003. Based on the price we paid which was less than $200 a night this was a good deal. We had a beachfront room that was on the first floor. The room was large with a king bed and a decent sized sitting area. The bathroom needs to be redone. The tub/shower and the vanity were old but the floor and walls had been redone. The first floor rooms have a patio that is large. Room for a table, 2 chairs and 2 loungers. You cannot see the beach from the first floor because your room is about 3 feet lowe than the beach. If you want to see the beach from your room book a 2nd or 3rd floor room. Staff was pleasant. We only had a coffee and croisant at the little cafe so cannot speak for waiters etc. We tried to get a couple local rum drinks at both the beach bar and the Mariner bar but they didn't know how to fix any....found that kind of strange.Local restaurants - we ate at a couple for lunch and they were hit or miss except for 2. Do not eat at the Blue Luna. It was awful. We tried Pizza Pizza and it was fine. The restaurant on the beach at Pigeon Island was great, both the food and the view. Razmataz is an Indian restaurant and was excellent. The best was The Great House in Cap Estates. We had dinner there twice and I would say it was the best deal in town in regards to food, service and atmosphere. We ate at the chinese restaraunt across the stree. Food was good and the only place we found that put an liquor in their drinks.Tours - did the 3 hour walk through the rain forest and it was fine. Takes about 2 1/2 hours to get there though so makes for a long day. Did the Lesiure day tour to Soufries and it was fine. Did Pigeon Island on our own and we really enjoyed it. Again the food on the tours was bad...all buffet and pretty bland.
Rex St Lucian - great!
just got back from two great weeks at the Rex St Lucian - great place, the restaurant where all meals are served is right over the beach and the food is good. beachfront rooms look right out onto the lovely Rodney Bay with lots of yachts moored, the only minor downside was the cruise ship passengers who decamped onto the beach most days but they weren't there long and the sea was gorgeous. St Lucia is great and the people are friendly. would definitely go again.
What a deal at the Rex Papillon
As a part-time travel agent, I travel quite a bit with from four to ten in a group. We just returned from the Papillon and were thrilled with what we got for the money. In the group are a "bug" nut and a picky eater and both were pleasantly surprised with the good food and clean rooms at the Rex Papillon. The Rex St. Lucian/Papillon appear to be one hotel. We signed in at the only lobby and ate at the Mariners Restaurant which is part of the Rex St. Lucian. We used the Papillon's pool and pool bar and moved throughout the complex at our leisure. The staff planned nice dinner changes nightly and we had dinner on the patio one night, on the beach one night and had a nice dinner a la carte in the Mariner on our last night there. The Oriental restaurant is beautiful and the food was given good ratings by an Englilsh couple we met. We never got around to eating there, however.
The beach is clean and safe for swimming and the pools were kept clean. THere are two jacuzzi's, one at both facilities, and they were not hot tubs and had little jacuzzi action so they were mostly used by children. No one seemed to mind since there were not a lot of people in the resort and the pools were inviting on their own.
This property is not a new one but it is comfortable, clean, well maintained and has a great staff. The rooms were freshly painted, had tile floors, new bedspreads and comfortable sitting areas inside and out. The beach is one of the prettiest on the island and was not crowded all week.
Since I had originally booked at the Club St. Lucia by Splash, I visited there before I left and was SOOO glad I had trusted my instincts after seeing chats and reviews of the hotels. I would have hated the Club st. Lucia and found it to appear really low budget. The Papillon/Rex complex, however, was like a grand old lady which fit us like an old shoe: comfortable, cozy and familiar from the first day.
I would be remiss if I didn't recommend Air Jamaica Vacations for this trip. Their flights (with free champagne, beer and wine), were on time and efficient. The transfers were well organized and the hotel representative, December, was helpful in booking trips. We also used the hotel concierge to book a taxi trip around the island and even booked a fishing trip through the bartender!
If anyone wants more info, please feel free to email me!
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We reach Aruba tomorrow where I was originally planning to skydive with some of the crew on here; unfortunately they cancelled it so instead I'm going skydiving in Hawaii in a couple of weeks time (it's a tough life). Only thing I will say is that it's suspiciously cheap, $120 (about 80 quid!) so if you don't get any further updates in February you'll know I had a dodgy parachute/plane/everything.
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By Todd Franko (Contact)
Published January 13, 2008
It's tough to walk anywhere these days in the valley and not bump into a Kelly Pavlik something or other.
It's also impossible to not meet someone whose brother dated a girl who worked with a guy who once was the contractor for the company that was supposed to fix the window that Pavlik fixed (tried) himself and got more than 2,000 stitches .... or was it 20 stitches? The number varies on the storyteller. Regardless -- you're now tight with Kelly.
So we're all Pavlik experts.
Starting Monday, The Vindicator is looking for the No. 1 Pavlik expert.
Check out Monday's paper. Look for the full page ad on our Pavlik contest. Then play along for the next several weeks, and we'll send you and a friend to Pavlik's first title defense -- which should be his next fight after the Feb. 16 bout with Jermain Taylor.
If the paper gets tossed/recycled BEFORE we have a chance to determine if our correct answer (29 lol) is A, B, C or D, any place on the web to check it? Thanks for you help!
The contest that is running in the "Vindy"
It states "Pavlik title defense "
This fight is not for the belt. This was stated in the contract of the last fight that Taylor can have a rematch .........but the title/belt was not part of the agreement


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Six Australian mining executives including billionaire magnate Ken Talbot are on board a plane missing in Cameroon.
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Denmark's Dennis Rommedahl scores a goal during a 2010 World Cup Group E match against Cameroon at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria June 19, 2010.
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African powerhouse Cameroon has been sent crashing out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup after a gutsy fightback and two splendid goals gave Denmark a 2-1 win in Rustenburg.
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Keisuke Honda carried Japan to their first World Cup finals victory on foreign soil when he scored the goal which beat Cameroon 1-0.
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Japan's Keisuke Honda scores the first goal against Cameroon during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E match at the Free State Stadium on June 14, 2010 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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The Republic of Ireland beat World Cup finals qualifiers Paraguay 2-1 in Dublin overnight whilst African nations Cameroon and Nigeria could not find the back of the net ahead of hosting their own World Cup.
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Egyptian players celebrate their goal against Cameroon in their quarter-final match in the African Cup of Nations at the Ombaka stadium in Benguela on January 25, 2010.
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Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan scored three times, including an own goal, as the holders overcame Cameroon 3-1 after extra-time to advance to the African Cup of Nations semi-finals.
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Substitute Achille Webo set up two goals as Cameroon snatched a 2-2 draw against Tunisia to scrape into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
Cameroon has strolled to a 2-0 win in Morocco, clinching a record sixth appearance for an African team at the World Cup.
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A bank fraud suspect who was hiding in Mexico has been brought undone by the social networking website Facebook.
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Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup by drawing 1-1 in Malawi overnight, and Cameroon moved closer to joining it with a 3-0 triumph over Togo.
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A team of French and English scientists have discovered a new strain of HIV transmitted to humans from gorillas.
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An estimated 60,000 people have packed a football stadium in the Cameroon capital Yaounde to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate the first open-air mass of his week-long visit to Africa.
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AIDS campaigners in Cameroon have criticised the Pope's assertion that condoms only aggravate the problem.
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I purchased this for my 8 month old son, Ian. He loves it! The songs are catchy but not too annoying and when you hit the green button at the top it plays a cool guitar sound that makes your little one feel like he's playing the guitar. Ian has an easy time making it spin which interacts by telling him numbers or animals. It's also a great size and I can see my son growing with it. Highly recommended.
Here's a little background. My brother is a singer in a local band, my husband plays bass in another. Great friends.
My son received this toy as a gift from my brother. We have been opening gifts all day (it seemed) and once this one was opened, he refused to check out anything else, even a cute ride-on 4-wheeler that is noisy!
We love this guitar. He has no problem with the toggle to spin it. There for a few days, I couldn't even touch it or he would throw a tantrum! Now he lets mommy play a tune!
This guitar is PERFECT! My 2 year old grandson will enjoy this for Christmas. His daddy plays a guitar and the little guy can play this with daddy now. Excellant product and excellant pricing....
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Skip to comments.(Drudge) FLASHBACK: Dem Leader Reid Hid Stroke News For 3 days...
Posted on 02/15/2006 9:42:29 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
Drudge links to a 8/19/05 AP article, via Fox News:
WASHINGTON The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid (search) of Nevada, suffered a brief mini-stroke Tuesday, but doctors found no complications and he feels fine, aides said Friday....
Asked why announcement of the event was delayed for three days, Hafen said, "The reason was the tests and the evaluations that they were doing. We wanted to make sure we knew what we were announcing. You need conclusive information."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Democrats blast Cheney secrecy after shooting [Clinton, Reid, Schumer.....]
"Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid at a press conference Tuesday said the secretive tendency goes beyond Cheney, pervading the entire Bush White House.
"I think the reason it took the vice president a day to talk about this is part of the secretive nature of this administration," the top Senate Democrat said. "They keep things pretty close to the chest.""
Oops, forgot the drudge link:
"Talk about secrecy. The vice president accidentally shoots someone and keeps that a secret for nearly a day. That man is now very sick," Reid, D-Nev., told reporters Tuesday.
Must have been the stroke talking.
Answer - He told his lawyer first over 12 hours after the big dip!
Beautiful. First Harry puts his foot in his mouth with Abramoff and now this! Hillary with Vince Foster! Ted Kennedy...well. Hypocrites!!!
Great find!
In fact, he is but a walking zombie having a "Weekend at Bernies" moment.
When the Nevada cadaver speaks..........mush spills out of his mouth!!
Dem's to convene investigation of the V.P.'s reporting delay. Sen. Kennedy to chair.
And I will note, in 2001, Hillary's motorcade ran over a policeman who was later hospitalized. The motorcade did not even stop! And she never called to apologize.
It's been 5 years. When is she going to make a statement?
Actually the Cheney people did report the shooting to the media, just not the correct media.
The White House Press Corps is throwing a hissy fit because the Cheney people reported the shooting to a local newspaper, not to them.
That is not being secretive, that is not a conspiracy to cover up.
What it is is a blow to the inflated egos of the WH Press Corps and they are now having juvenile temper tantrums about it.
The Cheney people knew that no matter what media outlet they reported the shooting to, it would go national fast.
The old, run-down, arrogant main stream media just cannot handle that!
Right as I type, Rush i stalking about Hillary and how she denied knowledge of the Rose Law Firm records (which disappeared for 2 years and appeared just after teh statute of limitations ran out) and how she delayed release of Vince Foster's "suicide note" (which wasn't in his briefcase the first time and the signature for which has never been found) for 30 hours (after her assistant Maggie Williams was seen carting boxes of documents out of Foster's office.)
Teddy Kennedy waited overnight to let Mary Jo drown completely before he could be bothered to remember that he had had a little car accident.
Yet these people are jumping all over Cheney for trying to help his friend before he talked to the press.
Must be some more of that compassion tehy're so famous for.
Yeah, and that "day" Reid is talking about was mostly the overnight hours.
She wasn't driving..............
and she doesn't give a damn about anybody but herself.
She didn't care about her husband or her daughter in 1998......
why would she get a heart now?
Hillary is as devoid of character as she is full of hate!!
Hey Rush!!! Let's hear about this.
I am shocked, why are we just finding this out? Who is responsible for this? Oh my goodness, the most powerful demonrat in the Senate, and we are just finding out about his TIA. Looks like the demonrats are keeping things close to the chest, just like they always.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
Thanks for the reminder!
Jan. 19, 1998: Lewinsky's name surfaces in an Internet gossip column, the Drudge Report, which mentions rumors that Newsweek had decided to delay publishing a piece on Lewinsky and the alleged affair.
Jan. 21, 1998: Several news organizations report the alleged sexual relationship between Lewinsky and Clinton. Clinton denies the allegations as the scandal erupts.
Jan. 22, 1998: Clinton reiterates his denial of the relationship and says he never urged Lewinsky to lie. Starr issues subpoenas for a number of people, as well as for White House records. Starr also defends the expansion of his initial Whitewater investigation. Jordan holds a press conference to flatly deny he told Lewinsky to lie. Jordan also says that Lewinsky told him that she did not have a sexual relationship with the president.
Don't you all know that it's quite alright for any Democrat to hold off telling the media anything for whatever length of time is necessary to get the story straight? It's only wrong if a Republican *withholds* such information. (sarc)
1969 Jul 18, A car driven by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard. His passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, died.
(TMC, 1994, p.1969)(AP, 7/18/97)
1969 Jul 25, A week after the Chappaquiddick accident that claimed the life of Mary Jo Kopechne, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.
7pm on 7/25/69 - Ted Kennedy gives speech & asks voter's opinion on whether he should resign.
Does ANYONE care who the NBC White House reporter is nowadays?
It used to matter somewhat.
Nowadays the only reason to take note of his name is so that can use his name when we refer to his normally crappy reportage.
Informed, intelligent, independent thinkers do not watch much TV.
If you are one of the sheeple, you may still be watching.
Is that a Dyson vacuum cleaner behind Dingy Harry's right shoulder?
There was a thread yesterday asking for this type of example.
If I recall correctly, Fat Teddy and his posse waited 12 hours to even notify police or emergency services that a person was trapped under water in the back seat of his car.
How long did it take Clintoon to announce Vince Foster had been shot?
A min-stroke??? Is that like a mild heart attack? Well, at least they're O.K., better than that Kopechne girl.
You are correct, sir!
Reid's dumb assertion is like the liberal's favorite claim of "institutional racism" - no individual claims of "racism" can be found, but liberals still call an institution that they hate as "racist."
Reid is a loser.
You seem to be jumping to conclusions here. So, the only way I would know about this is because I am one of the sheeple watching NBC..Okay. Guess your right. No other way I could know about this story other than watching the lame stream media.
Good observation.
What about Hillary and the 30 hours before she conveniently found Vince Foster's suicide note at the WH?
What about Hillary and the Rose Law firm billing records found in the WH?
Liars, liars, pantsuits on fire.
Also, contrary to numerous media reports, the Secret Service reported the incident to local police within 45 minutes of the shooting.
Half of Nevada doesn't know who Reid is..............
Thanks for the ping!
You know this explains a lot... I hear that mini strokes can cause some brain damage... I think Dingy Harry needs to get checked out again real soon...
oh my GOD!!! A DEMOCRAT had a stroke and we the ever so ingorant public didn't know about it for 3 WHOLE DAYS, well then this is obvisously grounds for a massive government funded, bipartisn committie to look into this man's outragous actions I mean honestly 3 days!! that's like a weekend people!!!
"A goldminer's son".
What does that have to do with anything? Why does the Associate Press feel it is necessary to put Harry Reid's father's occupation in the article? Simply amazing.
You need conclusive information
Not if your a Republican VP you just need to fess up to the MSM that you don't have a hunting tag for quail !
Jan. 22, 1998: Clinton reiterates his denial of the relationship and says he never urged Lewinsky to lie. Starr issues subpoenas for a number of people, as well as for White House records. Starr also defends the expansion of his initial Whitewater investigation. Jordan holds a press conference to flatly deny he told Lewinsky to lie. Jordan also says that Lewinsky told him that she did not have a sexual relationship with the president.
They were "right" because blow jobs are not sexual relationship in their "kooksville-minds"!!!
And I didn't see David Gregory getting upset over this.
They have NO decency!! What was Reid HIDING????
To be honest I think they are very different matters. I disagree with the media that holding back this information for a day was some terrible sin but being involved in a hunting accident that involves someone else, and having a private medical condition are too very different things.
Reid had a stroke!!!
Who the hell would have known -- he's constantly spastic and auto reflexive...
Secondly - who would have cared?
Semper Fi
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46 CFR 283.2 - Definitions.
(a) Long-Term Debt means, as of any date, the total notes, bonds, debentures, equipment obligations and other evidence of indebtedness that would be included in Long-Term Debt in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, less the balance of escrow fund deposits attributable to the principal of obligations guaranteed pursuant to Title XI of the Act, where deposits are required in accordance with § 298.33. Capitalized Lease Obligations shall be included, but deferred income taxes shall not be included.
(b) Capitalized Lease Obligations means, as of any date, an amount (excluding amounts already included in Long-Term Debt) equal to the sum of: (1) The present value of all capital leases, as defined and computed in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13, Accounting for Leases (FASB-13), and (2) 1/2 of the minimum rentals (less operating components such as insurance, maintenance, property taxes, etc.) of all operating leases, as defined and includable in footnotes to the financial statements in accordance with FASB-13, for shipping property, i.e., vessels, containers, barges, terminals and other similar property.
(c) Equity (net worth) means, as of any date, the total of paid-in-capital stock, paid-in-capital, retained earnings and all other amounts that would be included in Equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, but adjustable as follows. The net worth shall be reduced to the extent that the net worth computation includes any receivables from an affiliate of the company or any stockholder, director, officer, or employee (or any member of the employee's family) of the company, or of an affiliate of the company, other than (1) reasonable advances to affiliated agents required for the normal operation of the company's vessels, or (2) current receivables arising out of the ordinary course of business, and which are not outstanding for more than 120 days.
(d) Floor net worth means net worth computed as follows: The net worth requirement for existing operators shall be initially set at the greater of 90 percent of the operator's existing net worth or 50 percent of the operator's long-term debt contained in its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1979. A new operator's net worth requirement shall initially be set at the greater of 90 percent of existing net worth or 50 percent of the original long-term debt issued with respect to the operator's vessel(s).
(e) Adjusted floor net worth means that the floor net worth requirement may be reduced with consent of the Maritime Administrator in an amount equivalent to amounts an operator could have paid in dividends under the previous policy set forth in this regulation prior to amendment in 1980, in the three years prior to the date of effectiveness of this policy, but chose not to pay out in dividends. The floor net worth requirement for both existing operators and new operators shall be further adjusted from time to time as follows:
(1) The net worth requirement shall be increased by an amount equal to 50 percent of the original long-term debt to be issued with respect to new vessel construction (with respect to existing operators, new vessel construction contracts executed after December 31, 1979), and
(2) the net worth requirements shall be decreased by an amount equal to 50 percent of the original long-term debt issued with respect to vessels which are removed from service or otherwise transferred or sold.
(f) Working capital means the difference between current assets and current liabilities, both determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, adjusted as follows:
(i) Amounts in any Title XI Reserve Fund, pursuant to 46 CFR 298.35(e) or Capital Construction Fund (CCF) Security Amount prescribed by 46 CFR 298.35(f), that is being maintained pursuant to an agreement covering a vessel owned or leased by the company, or in another similar fund required under any other mortgage, indenture or other agreement to which the company is a party;
(ii) Any securities, obligations or evidences of indebtedness of an affiliate of the company or of any stockholder, director, officer or employee (or any member of the family of an employee of the company or of such affiliate), except: (a) Reasonable advances to affiliated agents required for the normal current operation of the company's vessels, or (b) receivables outstanding for not more than 120 days, arising out of the ordinary course of business.
(2) Current assets shall be increased with respect to CCF accruals (but not actual deposits), if the operator has first met its prorated CCF minimum deposit schedule.
(3) Current liabilities shall be increased by one-half of the annual payment of all charter hire and other lease obligations having a term of more than twelve months, other than charter hire and other lease obligations already included and reported as a current liability on the company's balance sheet.
(4) Current liabilities shall be decreased by amounts on deposit in a CCF which are available for the payment of current liabilities.
(g) Prior years' earnings means the aggregate net income after tax for the three years immediately preceding the year in which the dividend is declared. An operator may include in prior years' earnings estimated net operating income after tax for the current fiscal year if such amount is based upon actual net operating income after tax for the first nine months of the current year. If an operator includes estimated current income in its prior years' earnings computation, it may also include earnings for only the immediately preceding two years, rather than three years, in the computation of prior years' earnings.
(1) Amounts on deposit in any fund established pursuant to the Act plus accrued deposits, unless already included in working capital, (including interest thereon), less accrued withdrawals from any such fund;
(2) Gross book value, as shown on the operators' books of account, of subsidized vessels and related barges and containers, less accumulated depreciation;
(3) Progress payments made on subsidized vessels and related barges and containers undergoing construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning;
(4) Progress payments made on additional vessels and related barges and containers, if any, which the operator has agreed to construct or acquire pursuant to any contract entered into with the Maritime Administrator or the Maritime Subsidy Board (Board);
(6) Capitalized Lease Obligations as defined in § 283.2(b); and
(7) Working capital as defined in § 283.2(f).
(1) 25 percent of the total cost to the operator of: (i) Subsidized vessels under construction, reconstruction or reconditioning, (ii) additional vessels under construction, reconstruction or reconditioning pursuant to any contract entered into between the operator and the Maritime Administrator or the Board, and (iii) barges and containers under construction or under contract to purchase, and to be used as part of the complement of such vessels;
(2) 25 percent of the total cost to the operator, estimated at the time a cash dividend is to be declared, of: (i) Replacement of subsidized vessels required to be replaced under the current ODSA (which cost must be indicated whether or not the operator anticipates leasing replacement vessels), (ii) additional vessels which the operator has agreed to construct or acquire pursuant to any contract entered into with the Maritime Administrator or the Board, and (iii) barges and containers required as part of the complement of such vessels. In making this computation, the operator shall obtain the prior written agreement of the Maritime Subsidy Board as to number of replacement vessels, type and commercial characteristics, projected award date of construction contract, projected delivery dates, estimated total cost (current) and method used to determine such cost, intended area of operation, and identity of vessels to be replaced.
(3) Capitalized Lease Obligations as defined in § 283.2(b), excluding that portion of any such amount payable within one year; and
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criminal, lawbreaker, offender, villain, delinquent, felon, convict, malefactor, culprit, wrongdoer;
rogue, scoundrel, shyster, cheat, scam artist, swindler, racketeer, confidence trickster, snake oil salesman;
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Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #1
A solid return to form for Simone and the Tranquility gang.
|July 24th, 2010
Killapalooza #1
This is either a parody comic or a terribly-written one. Either way, it doesn't work.
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Gears Of War #2
Liam Sharp's artwork is the draw for this video game tie-in comic, written by Joshua Ortega, who scripted the game's sequel.
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The G.I. League stops by Street Noize on 91.5 in Orlando to discuss there solo releases and just kick it with host of the show Marlon Holloway.
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5 sur août 07, 2015
Owners very pleasant and welcoming.
3,0 sur octobre 18, 2014
The Fullerton Inn is quaint. The room was smaller than it appeared online.
4,0 sur janvier 03, 2014
Very comfortable and accommodating. The restaurant was excellent. The room was very clean and nicely appointed. The bath was updated and fresh and well supplied. An excellent value for the money. Staff was friendly and made us feel at home.
4,8 sur janvier 15, 2013
The staff was friendly and efficient. The inn was clean and beautiful. We had fun with the waitress at dinner.
4,0 sur décembre 02, 2012
First time we stayed here and loved its central location and the seasonal decorations throughout the common areas of the inn. The decor definitely placed us in the holiday spirit. It was the perfect place to get away for a peaceful weekend as it's a short 2 hour drive from our home outside of Albany, New York. The nightly rate was very reasonable, our room was clean, and the innkeepers and staff were very friendly. What more could you ask for. There was even an authentic Scottish pub a short walk from the inn for an evening night cap. We will certainly will be back again. Thank you Brett and Nancy!
3,8 sur mai 08, 2012
We were looking for something in lower Vermont and came across the Inn on the website. I spoke with the Innkeepers and they were extremely friendly and accommodating. The most important feature for me was the NO PET rule. I am highly allergic and have trouble traveling lately, with everyone bringing their pets along on trips. We booked a room with their guidance and it was a lovely experience. The Inn is old and has plenty of charm. Everything was well kept and cozy. We felt very welcome. The breakfast was continental but quite varied. We had many choices of fresh baked goods, juices,cereals, local waffle mix waffles and my favorite the large fresh fruit bowl. We were very pleased with the overall experience and would gladly stay at The Fullerton Inn again.
5 sur avril 20, 2012
This place is a home away from home. There was a nice restaurant, warm breakfast, games & books, and room was beautiful. The owners were helpful with finding other places, too.
3,8 sur avril 18, 2012
We ended up at the Fullerton Inn because there was no vacancy in nearby Grafton, VT. We were pleasantly surprised at Fullerton because of how nice it was. Unknowingly we ended up at what our first choice should have been.
4,6 sur mars 25, 2012
Clean, friendly inn with a spectacular dining room & pub. The Mussels were to die for. We will be back.
4,0 sur octobre 12, 2011
Chester native "returned". Worked in this Inn as a High school senior 1950-51. This massive three story structure looks and feels like something that is the center of Chester town. The breakfast is extra great. Not only excellent choice with variety each day but also a chance to chat with other guest from "all-over". Take a drive to Chester Depot and see Flamstead Mountain loaming over the town and Stone Houses on "North Street". Stan Hunsdon
2,8 sur septembre 27, 2011
We had a tough time finding rooms in the area that would take us for 1 night only during the Foliage season. The rooms were small but clean. The included breakfast was so-so. The people were very nice that worked at the Inn.
3,0 sur juillet 13, 2011
Very nice inn in a great location. Rooms were fine although I booked a queen and got a double.
4,4 sur juin 03, 2011
I was very happy. Place was very clean private poarch ask for second floor room .
3,0 sur février 16, 2011
We spent a Valentine's evening at the Fullerton. We discovered the inn while cruising the Chester area during the Summer. For the past several years, our tradition was to celebrate V-Day at the Tavern in Windham just down the road a piece, but thought to "mix it up" this year. The Fullerton, while not nearly as elegant as the Tavern, was simple in its charm and unpretentious in a good way. The location on the on the Green (or Common?) was typically New England and picturesque. The Inn itself was decorated in New England fashion, not overdone or too puritan. The fireplace in the Main Room was beautiful, BUT, with the glaring lights, the area had all the ambiance of a police interrogation, rather than a spot to pitch woo. We moved to the bar area, which has its own fireplace and romantically dimmed lighting. It was quiet until a couple of NASCAR fans arrived, turned on the flat screen (there are no televisions in the rooms) and started pounding Buds. No pitching woo there either. It was time to return to our room. Dining was fairly priced and presentation thoughtful. Staff was attentive, but not intrusive. The wine list was pretty good and had some good values. Being close to many activities, skiing and snowshoeing in particular, make it a good base. We may return, but will try some of the other inns/B&Bs in the area.
4,6 sur février 08, 2011
My wife and I have stayed at the inn three times in three years and find it a great place to stay for a long weekend in Vermont. We find the inn clean, quiet and the service friendly. We prefer the quaint country inn feeling here to many of the smaller B&B's we have stayed in, and having a restaurant and tavern attached is a real plus. A fifteen-minute drive to skiing in Ludlow (Okemo), but Chester is more post-card Vermont then Ludlow, and has it's own attractions in antique shops, art galleries and a few good restaurants and pubs.
3,0 sur février 02, 2011
Nice place for a night. Continental breakfast was disappointing considering the price of the rooms. Not even as good as a Hampton Inn breakfast. Lunch was outstanding. We didn't have a chance to eat dinner there because they had booked several functions for the same night and there were no tables available.
2,8 sur janvier 16, 2011
If you are looking for the homely feeling some B&Bs offer don't go here. Although the building is gorgeous and the food is good, the owners do not put in extra effort to make it a special stay. We had the cheapest rooms and this showed since they were only 130sqft (including the "bathroom") and we could hear our neighbors through the walls.
3,8 sur janvier 05, 2011
We traveled up to Fullerton Inn over New Year's (12/30 - 01/02) to do some skiing at Okemo and also to just get out of NYC for the New Year's craziness. Inn keepers were friendly and kept a pristine Inn. Food in the restaurant was better than we expected and enjoyed the Tavern that stocked all the local Vermont beers. Rooms were quaint, but I guess that's what you expect when you stay at an Inn or B&B. The only thing I would change is to maybe offer a hot breakfast. Doesn't even need to be included, but just offered. We were looking forward to at least some eggs and bacon, but they only offer coffee, juice, cereal, bagels, muffins and some fruit. Other than that, everything was great. On the last day of our trip, we drove to Manchester to do some shopping at the outlets, and came across this amazing breakfast place called "Up for Breakfast". It was by far the best breakfast we've ever had which made up for the continental breakfast at the Inn. If you are heading to Manchester for shopping, I suggest you check this place out. I would fully recommend the Fullerton Inn. It's great for couples.
4,0 sur avril 03, 2010
Had a great weekend. Tavern with live music was fun. Had a good antiqueing weekend.
5 sur février 23, 2010
My boyfriend and I came up from NYC to visit The Fullerton Inn and do some skiing. I saw picture of the Inn on their website, but it wasn't until we arrived that I saw just how cute and charming it was! We arrived late at night and were greeted by the friendly innkeeper in their cozy lobby which has a large fireplace. Our room was warm, the bathroom was large and the bed was very comfortable. In the morning we ate their delicious scones, fresh fruit and coffee. After a long day of skiing, it was great to come back and eat the food from their fantastic kitchen! We tried their crab soup, french onion soup, steak and desserts. All were wonderful, and they have a lovely wine list to accompany their menu. One last comment about The Fullerton Inn - Our weekend took and unexpected and unpleasant turn when I twisted my knee skiing. I came back to the Inn on crutches and had to spend the next two days off my feet. The innkeepers were amazingly understanding, sympathetic and accommodating. We were supposed to check out at 11am, but we weren't actually planning to drive back to NYC until 3pm. The innkeepers let me stay in the room until 2pm resting and didn't charge us for an extra day. That's certainly something I NEVER would have expected. Many thanks to The Fullerton Inn for a charming stay, and being so understanding when I needed it most!
4,4 sur octobre 19, 2009
My husband and I had the pleasure of staying at the Fullerton Inn as we were traveling through the New England states viewing the fall foliage. The Inn was exceptionally clean and quiet. It was a wonderful retreat from noisy hotels and we wish we would have had the opportunity to stay longer. Make sure and visit with the innkeepers regarding the history of the Inn, it made the stay even more enjoyable.


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A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran (Hardcover)
ThreeyoungAmericans captured by Iranian forces and held in captivity for twoyears tell their story.
In summer 2009, Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and Sarah Shourd were hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan when they unknowingly crossed into Iran and were captured by a border patrol.Accused of espionage, the three Americans ultimately found themselves in Tehran's infamous Evin Prison, where they discovered that pooling their strength of will and relying on each other were the only ways they could survive.
In this poignant memoir, the hikers finally tell their side of the story. They recount the deception that lured them into Iran in the first place and describe the psychological torment of interrogation and solitary confinement. We follow them as they make surprising alliances with their fellow prisoners and even some of their captors, while their own bonds with each other are tested and deepened. Told through a bold and innovative interweaving of the authors three voices, here is a rare glimpse inside Iran and a timeless portrayal of hardship and hope.
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SHANE BAUER is an investigative journalist and photographer. He has reported from locations such as Iraq, Sudan, Chad, Syria, Yemen, Israel/Palestine, and California s Pelican Bay supermax prison. He has written for "Mother Jones, The Nation", "Salon", "Los Angeles Times", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Christian Science Monitor", and others. He has received the Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism, the John Jay/ H.F. Guggenheim Award for Criminal Justice Reporting, and many other national awards. He was also a finalist in the Livingston Award for journalists under 35.
JOSHUA FATTAL is a historian with a background in environmental sustainability. Prior to his arrest in Iran, he taught in Asia about the political economy of healthcare and was co-director of an environmental education center in Oregon. Joshua has also taught nonviolent communication, qi gong, and yoga. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his partner and child.
SARAH SHOURD is a writer, educator and Contributing Editor at Solitary Watch currently based in Oakland, California. Sarah has done international human rights work with the Zapatista indigenous movement in Chiapas, Mexico; organized with women s groups against unsolved murders of sweatshop workers in Juarez, Mexico; and taught for the Iraqi Student Project while living in Damascus, Syria. After her wrongful imprisonment in Iran, Sarah has become an advocate for prisoners' rights, focusing her writing, speaking, and theater projects on the wide-spread use of prolonged solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails. She has written for the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, CNN, and Newsweek/Daily Beast, and contributes a blogto Huffington Post.


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The rank information of samples is widely utilized in nonlinear signal processing algorithms. Recently developed fuzzy transformation theory introduces the concept of fuzzy ranks, which incorporates sample spread (or sample diversity) information into the sample ranking framework. Thus, the fuzzy rank reflects a sample's rank, as well as its similarity to the other sample (namely, joint rank order and spread), and can be utilized to improve the performance of the conventional rank-order-based filters. In this paper, the well-known lower-upper-middle (LUM) filters are generalized utilizing the fuzzy ranks, yielding the class of fuzzy rank LUM (F-LUM) filters. Statistical and deterministic properties of the F-LUM filters are derived, showing that the F-LUM smoothers have similar impulsive noise removal capability to the LUM smoothers, while preserving the image details better. The F-LUM sharpeners are capable of enhancing strong edges while simultaneously preserving small variations. The performance of the F-LUM filters are evaluated for the problems of image impulsive noise removal, sharpening and edge-detection preprocessing. The experimental results show that the F-LUM smoothers can achieve a better tradeoff between noise removal and detail preservation than the LUM smoothers. The F-LUM sharpeners are capable of sharpening the image edges without amplifying the noise or distorting the fine details. The joint smoothing and sharpening operation of the general F-LUM filters also showed superiority in edge detection preprocessing application. In conclusion, the simplicity and versatility of the F-LUM filters and their advantages over the conventional LUM filters are desirable in many practical applications. This also shows that utilizing fuzzy ranks in filter generalization is a promising methodology
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In case you missed the convention last night, President Obama had some emotional words to share about his legacy -- and Donald Trump.
From the Guardian's Dan Roberts and Sabrina Siddiqui: "Barack Obama led an emotional assault on Donald Trump's patriotism in his last big speech to adoring Democrats on Wednesday, casting the Republican as a threat not just to his legacy, but to American democracy."
"Show the world we still believe in the promise of a great nation," the president urged both delegates and a national audience which is in real danger of voting for someone he dubbed a "home-grown demagogue".
"The departing president was joined on stage by Hillary Clinton, making her first surprise appearance of the convention before an electrified crowd, which seems more than ready to embrace her. The biggest cheer of the week in Philadelphia came as Obama and Clinton walked off, arms wrapped around each other."
AP: "Text of President Barack Obama's speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, as provided by the White House." SEE MORE from DNC: Clinton expands lead over Trump in California -- David Siders with The Bee; Donald Trump invites Russia to hack into Clinton's emails -- John Wildermuth with The Chronicle; Jerry Brown @ DNC: 'I say Trump lies ... I say Trump is a fraud.' -- David Siders, Christopher Cadelago with The Bee.
And in economic news, California has been ranked as the world's 6th largest economy... but is it true?
PolitiFact's Chris Nichols in Capitol Weekly writes: "State Senate leader Kevin de León spotlighted California's economic and social achievements during his speech this week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia."
"The Democrat from Los Angeles touted the state's newly established $15 per hour minimum wage, efforts to keep college affordable and California's hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs."
"We've made unprecedented progress in every area," De León told a cheering crowd. "And when we elect Hillary Clinton as our next president, I know that our progress will be America's progress."
Meanwhile, deadline pressures loom as the state crafts a complex measurement tool for school districts.
From Louis Freedberg at EdSource: "California is on the verge of finalizing what leading educators believe is the most ambitious attempt in the nation to use multiple dimensions to measure how well – or poorly – a school or district is doing, rather than focusing primarily on test scores."
"All across the country people are paying attention to what California is doing," Linda Darling-Hammond, the president of the Learning Policy Institute, said at a recent California School Boards Association conference."
"The deadline for approving the plan is barely two months away, as required by a state law championed by Gov. Jerry Brown that implemented the Local Control Funding Formula, which reformed both the way schools are funded and how progress will be measured."
READ MORE related to Education:Outgoing UCSA president submits report of recommendations to UC system -- Trevor Greenan with Daily Californian.
"Cops," the long-running reality television show, will film Sacramento County deputies responding to calls, conducting traffic stops and interacting with residents for eight weeks. "Cops" camera teams previously followed Sacramento County deputies in 2010 and 2015, according to the county."
"Department spokesman Sgt. Tony Turnbull said film crews will be assigned to deputies during the week by shift sergeants, and participation is voluntary. He expects filming to begin in the next couple weeks."
And now a page from our "Midnight Lights" file ...
If you were one of the lucky individuals that got to see the dazzling display of who-knows-what in the sky last night, the official response is thus: debris from a Chinese rocket launch in late June finally re-entering the atmosphere.
Matt Hamilton with L.A. Times: "A streak of light burst across the night sky late Wednesday, generating a frenzy and prompting questions:"
"Was it a meteor or meteor shower? A fireball or smoldering satellite?"
"From witness accounts, the glowing trail was spotted in Nevada, Utah and across California -- and perhaps elsewhere."