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Property buyers are getting cold feet and reneging on deals, says a real estate firm.
John Stewart, general manager of the 70-branch First National Group, said buyers were using escape clauses to cancel offer agreements.
Christmas, unemployment, tax change worries, the weather, holidays and shorter working hours were to blame.
"It could be as many as 30 or 40 property sales being cancelled every month and I'd probably imagine more we're not hearing about," he said.
People buying farms, lifestyle blocks and houses were reneging.
"It's tough for many sellers out there right now," Mr Stewart said, citing a survey by his chain which found compelling reasons for general market uncertainty and tightening household budgets.
"Unemployment, shortened work hours, the festive season, holiday costs and general rural income uncertainty, along with disquiet over Government-led tax change proposals, are all affecting general confidence."
Others were also having a hand in cancellations.
"Buyers are not only doing their homework well but support services such as building inspections and banks are having increasing influence.
"Minor repairs that may have been accepted six months ago are now causing contracts to fall over, while funders are demanding greater equity than in the past, limiting prospective purchasers, especially in the lifestyle and rural markets, but also in the urban centres.
"Our website is showing all-time high visitor numbers but these are not translating into sales," Mr Stewart said.
First National is not the only agency with lots of listings.
Auckland's biggest chain, Barfoot & Thompson, recently disclosed a mounting supply of stock.
Its inventory stood at 5703 houses at the start of the month and 1118 new listings, up 22 per cent in a month.
Banks say lending policies are more relaxed than a year ago.
A Westpac spokeswoman said that since last July the bank had begun to discuss lending more than 80 per cent of the value of a property "but it's still very exceptional".
She said other banks would lend above 90 per cent and more with mortgage protection insurances.


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AgBank of China Plans to Raise $12.8 Billion in CapitalBloomberg News
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. is seeking 80 billion yuan ($12.8 billion) in the nation's biggest sale of preferred stock since the government began allowing companies to issue the securities two months ago.
Its board approved a plan to sell as many as 800 million preferred shares through private transactions on the mainland, the Beijing-based lender, the nation's third biggest by market value, said in a Hong Kong stock exchange statement yesterday.
The sale would bolster Agricultural Bank's capital position, which is the weakest among China's top five lenders, and allow it to conform to stricter requirements introduced by the government in January 2013. China's four biggest banks will face a capital shortfall of $87 billion under the new rules by 2019, Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. estimated in a March report.
"Agricultural Bank's sale will test the waters for investors' interest in preferred shares," Yuan Lin, a Beijing-based analyst at BOC International Holdings Ltd. said by phone today. "It would ease Agricultural Bank's capital constraints."
Yuan has a buy recommendation on the shares, which rose 0.9 percent to HK$3.28 in Hong Kong as of 10:22 a.m. local time. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 0.2 percent. The stock fell 14 percent this year, compared with the Hang Seng's 6.1 percent loss.
Stock Conversion
Preferred shares, available under a trial program approved by regulators two months ago, permits banks to raise capital without selling common equity. The securities that are issued by banks through private placements can be converted into common stock if capital ratios fall below a certain level.
Agricultural Bank is the third company to propose a preferred stock sale. Last month, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. said it will raise as much as 30 billion yuan, while Xinjiang-based Guanghui Energy Co. said it plans to sell 5 billion yuan of the securities.
Under the new rules, systemically important banks need to have a minimum Tier 1 ratio of 9.5 percent, with overall buffers of 11.5 percent before the end of 2018, according to the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
Agricultural Bank's capital adequacy ratio was 11.87 percent at the end of March, while its Tier 1 ratio was 9.48 percent. Both levels are the lowest among the five biggest Chinese banks, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
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After the sale, Agricultural Bank's Tier 1 and total capital ratios may rise by about 0.83 percentage points, based on its capital levels at the end of 2013 and assuming a 6 percent coupon rate, according to the statement.
"Issuance of preferred shares removes concerns on Tier 1 capital shortfalls," Irene Huang, a Hong Kong-based analyst at UBS AG, wrote in a note yesterday. "But it has limited loss absorption before common equity. We believe this news is well known by investors and has been largely priced in."
Agricultural Bank said it plans to sell the first batch of securities within six months after getting regulatory approval and the rest in the next 24 months. The preferred stock may be converted into ordinary yuan-denominated shares if the bank's common equity Tier 1 ratio drops to 5.125 percent or lower.
Preferred shareholders have a higher claim on a company's assets than common stockholders in the event of liquidation. While they are usually accorded fewer voting rights, owners of preferred stock are typically entitled to a fixed dividend before funds are paid to common shareholders.
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Sales of the securities are unlikely to significantly boost banks' stock prices because the industry is facing a downturn in profitability amid a deregulation of interest rates, Grace Li, a Shanghai-based analyst at Ping An Securities Co. wrote in a note today.
Combined profit at the four biggest Chinese banks rose 12 percent last year, down from a 15 percent increase in 2012. Declining earnings growth and rising defaults at the largest lenders have curbed their ability to retain earnings to fulfill capital requirements.
China's systemically important banks may see their capital adequacy ratio fall to 10.5 percent in the event bad loans surge fivefold, according to a stress test by the nation's central bank last month.
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Myself,,,, if your going to hunt,,, ya better know how,,,, without dogs. I don't see any sense of pride or sport in taking a critter that's been treed by dogs,,,,,might as well fish in a barrel IMO. Just as impressive. Can't tell I'm a sportsman ,,,,,can ya ???
Fair chase for me,,, maybe just the sense of acomplishment for me I guess is what it's all about,,,, not just shooting something. Just like this last week end!!!
I agree,,,, no dogs,, I'll use my wits.


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Publication Acceptance Date: 6/20/2009
Publication Date: 11/3/2009
Citation: Zitnick, K., Hakk, H., Shappell, N.W., Desutter, T., Casey, F.S., Khan, E. 2009. Effects of liquid swine manure on sorption of 17ß-estradiol to soil. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, November 1-5, 2009, Pittsburgh, PA. Abstract #52904. Available http://a-c-s.confex.com/crops/ 2009am/webprogram/Paper52904.html. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Estrogens are potent endocrine disrupting chemicals and can be found in the environment. Animal manure can contain estrogenic hormones, specifically 17'-estradiol (E2). A common manure management practice is to contain liquid manure in a manure storage ponds or lagoons, which is then applied on or injected into the land surface. Laboratory studies have demonstrated that E2 binds readily and strongly to soil and biodegrades within hours. However, several field studies have frequently detected E2 in the environment, which suggest moderate mobility and persistence. Therefore, it was hypothesized that E2 binds to colloidal organic carbon (COC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) within the lagoon manure, which may facilitate its mobility and perhaps its persistence. The objective of this study was to determine if COC and DOC from lagoon manure affect the sorption and potential mobility of E2 in soil. Batch experiments were used to determine the sorption distribution of E2 in soil with lagoon waste solution and compared to batch experiments conducted with only a 0.1M CaCl2 solution. A series of batch experiments were made up of four concentrations of 14C labeled E2 (ranging from 0.01-0.7 µCi per vial) and two sterile soils of identical texture but different organic carbon contents (1.35 and 0.32%). Batches vials were rotated, sampled at nine set time points (0.17, 0.33, 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 days) for liquid scintillation counting (LSC) and thin layer chromatography analysis. To determine what manure organic carbon fraction (i.e., DOC or COC) that E2 preferentially associated with, a lagoon sample spiked with 14C E2 was run through a 1.5µm filter and a 1kD ultrafilter. The filtrate was sent to LSC for quantifying 14C E2 amounts.


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[quote user="bigblue4417"][quote user="shocknaweny"]I dunno what's happening to the Cavs ?[/quote]
The team sucks man. Lebron is the **** but he needs other people. Their backs are against the wall. We will see what they are made of. Lakers team > Cavs team. I have been saying that for months.
Yeah, I said in the NBA playoffs thread that the Cavs second leading scorer was Mo Williams with 15. LeBron had 41 out of 89 points. They only got 8 points of their bench. While Orlando had 4/5 starters in double figures and got 20 bench points, 16 coming from Peitrus
And to address the Lakers thing, since I missed that in my analysis in the other thread, Kobe scored 41 of 103 points, while Pau Gasol added 20 and Ariza had 16 (thanks Isiah). They also got 8 points off the bench from Lamar Odom, who also had 7 rebounds. Kobe got support from his supporting cast. LeBron did not. Mo Williams and Delonte West suck in this series.


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New exhibits and classic monuments are a draw for every proud American. "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam," is an exhibit that just opened at The National Archives about the government's impact on our diets starting as early as the Revolutionary War. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum recently opened "NASA | Art: 50 Years of Exploration." There's also the shine of the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and Lincoln Memorial. Finally, celebrate the nation's independence with A Capitol Fourth on the National Mall and an evening of patriotic music, reflection and fireworks.
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Fire in the Sky
Derry residents allowed to return home after mystery explosion
Henry McDonald
The Guardian
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:45 UTC
The Guardian
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:45 UTC
Residents in Derry who were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday after reports of a loud explosion were able to return on Wednesday afternoon.
Mystery still surrounds the origin of the blast, which could be heard six miles away at the city's airport.
A security operation in the Spencer Road and Fountain Hill areas on Wednesday morning failed to find any explosive device, although the Police Service of Northern Ireland said further searches would be carried out over the next few days in the districts.
Superintendent Chris Yates said one line of inquiry was that the incident was an attack on police. He said they were investigating reports of masked men being seen in the area around the time of the incident.
Yates said the explosion was heard all over the city on Tuesday.
"It shook houses, shook windows and was heard as far as City of Derry airport.
"There are reports that a lorry blew its tyre at around the same time. It is a possibility, but would that sort of incident cause the shockwaves and noise that was felt? I doubt it.
"There are also reports that a gas cylinder exploded. That is a possibility we need to look into.
"What we also have is reports of masked men who made off from Dunfield Terrace. There are reports of debris landing on top of buildings.
"There were police officers in the area at the time. We are not entirely sure what happened and we are just being very careful."
Derry residents allowed to return home after mystery explosionPolice say they have failed to find the source of the blast, which could be heard all over the city. Residents in Derry who were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday after reports of a loud...
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nitewelder · 2012-02-26T23:15:31Z
Sonic boom?
Could this have just been a military aircraft causing a sonic boom? Or some other high altitude military self destruct mechanism? I understand anything over 50,000 feet to be military airspace so in the daylight not much if anything would be seen at high altitudes.
Could this have just been a military aircraft causing a sonic boom? Or some other high altitude military self destruct mechanism? I understand anything over 50,000 feet to be military airspace so in the daylight not much if anything would be seen at high altitudes.
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Little Girl Gets An Amazing Purple And Pink 3D-Printed Arm
Another day, another life changed thanks to ubiquitous 3D printing. This time makers made a little girl named Faith a Flamingo-like pink and purple arm that lets her grasp objects when she flexes. The arm, which is almost entirely 3D-printed except for some straps and screws, lets her pick up objects, play and even ride a bike. Read More
TechCrunch Readers: God is Your Co-Pilot, and Stuff that Piggy Bank
When pitching to VC's, entrepreneurs hype the heck out of their ideas, years of experience and management teams. But I've never heard of anyone touting their luck or connection to God. After reading the posts on TechCrunch, one could easily get the impression that God doesn't play much of role in Silicon Valley. But ask any successful entrepreneur in private what made… Read More


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The mission of the Higher Education Alumni Council is to support the Higher Education Program by promoting educational, professional, and social opportunities for program graduates and to foster interactions between alumni and current students.
The Council's achievements since its inception in 1997 include producing the "Higher Education Connection" (an annual newsletter for alumni), hosting a fall Career Information Night, as well as participating in events such as the fall retreat, mock interviewing in the winter, and an annual spring networking event at the Boston College Club.
Feedback is always appreciated. Please contact any of the Council's co-chairs listed below, or Karen Arnold, faculty liaison to the Council, with ideas or suggestions.


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"He's been everywhere, but only for an hour" - - - - American Photographer Magazine
David Burnett is a photojournalist with more than 5 decades of work covering the news, the people, and visual tempo of our age. He is co-founder of Contact Press Images,the New York based photojournalism agency, now entering its 40th year. In a recent issue of American Photo magazine Burnett was named one of the "100 Most Important People in Photography." (That made his mom very happy.) Here on this site are images of history unfolding: war, sport, politics, the famous, the infamous, and the Unfamous. Work is constantly being added, so come back and see one person's view of what our world of the past 40+ years looks like. In a world gone mad over digital photography, his kit includes a 60 year old Speed Graphic press camera, and a plastic $30 HOLGA. Each has a place along side his digital cameras, each camera a tool to find the right look for the right moment. The May/June 2010 issue of American PHOTO did a 10 page story on David, and his unique talent for staying ahead of the times. In July, 2011, David worked with Photographers for Hope to create a workshop for homeless news vendors in Glasgow, Scotland. Their work (see here) is a really wonderful show of what photography can do, when there is motivation. In late 2015 Photographers For Hope came to Newburgh NY shooting for a week and doing a 100 print show at the Ann St. Gallery. A book of those images ( "Newburgh Rising" will be published in early 2017.
For a quick tour of the last 50 years, in David's Pictures, have a look here: https://vimeo.com/96025929
He is also collaborating with the group "Facing Change - Documenting America" which is trying to recreate a modern version of the FSA, and take a serious look at the issues facing the country during these turbulent economic times. You can see the group's work at www.facingchange.org He recently taught workshops at the GulfPhotoPlus.com festival in Dubai - a long way on an airplane to get there but really great fun. Check out the blog ( werejustsayin.blogspot.com ) he writes with his wife Iris.
Reporters Without Borders has just published "100 Photos for Freedom of the Press" featuring a whole career's worth of David's work. The publication, which helps support R.W.B. is available by mail order: If you click here, you can order one
Wanna know what's inside David's camera bag: have a look here, an interview with Grover Sanschagrin of PHOTOShelter.com. Milwaukee Public TV recently interviewed David for their "I Remember" documentary series. Have a look here.


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"I'm by no means the easiest person to be around," Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne acknowledges. "Just ask my wife, she'll tell you."
So I do just that, ringing up Mackie Osborne — Buzz's wife of nearly 15 years, and an artist who's created most of the Melvins album covers and artwork since the early '90s — at the couple's Los Angeles home:
Buzz said he's pretty difficult to be around.
This is definitely true. [Laughs.] He's really great, and I totally love him and everything, but he's incredibly intense. He's one of the smartest people I know, and he has a constant conversation going on in his brain — at least one, usually probably about 10 — and it doesn't ever stop.
He's also pretty well known for not suffering fools gladly.
Absolutely. He's fairly impatient with other people's ignorance. I think he's gotten a little bit softer and more tolerant over the years that I've known him, but he expects a lot from himself, and he expects a lot from his friends and the people he works with.
But he must know that some people are just different from him?I think that's one of his biggest struggles. He has a hard time understanding that other people don't have the fire in them that he does, that other people are not as motivated and driven as he is, and that creates some problems in relationships.
He's fired a lot of bassists from the Melvins over the years. Has it been a cut-and-dried thing, or has it been emotionally difficult for him?
Definitely difficult. I know that with Mark [Deutrom] and Kevin [Rutmanis], in both situations he was really sad to lose the friendship he had with them — they're two people that, at one time, he really considered close friends, and I know that he doesn't take that lightly because he doesn't have that many close friends. He values his relationships and his friends really highly, so it was difficult for him to make those decisions.
What do you think when you read some of the more controversial things he says in the press, like when he rips Courtney Love? Do you just laugh at it all?
Umm, yeah. [Laughs.] I kinda just have to detach from it a little bit because it's not my opinion, necessarily. Not that I completely disagree. He's been doing interviews for such a long time and obviously has been very outspoken about certain people, and sometimes I think, "Whoa, I can't believe you're saying that! A lot of people are going to read that."
Do you ever have to field angry phone calls when he's away on tour?No, no. I don't think anyone would be brave enough to actually say something to him.
He's a pretty intimidating guy.
Yeah. But, you know, underneath all the bravado and opinions and kinda abrasiveness there's a sensitive human being there. [Laughs.]
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The Salem Cross Inn would be thrilled to host your group coach tours. We take a little bit of history, combine it with incredible homemade food, throw in a little fun and laughter, top it off with our amazing New England view, and we give you an experience that you won't forget.
We would be happy to help you create an itinerary suited specifically to your group coach tour; whether they be young or old, spry or sedentary, women or men or all of the above! We are experts on our area and would love to divulge some of our secrets to help your group motor coach tours have a memorable, happy experience.
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- There must be a minimum of 20 people for group coach tour rates.
- Payment is due upon arrival unless prior billing arrangements have been made. We accept cash, bank checks and company checks for payment. No Credit Cards Accepted.
- Menu choices are due 10 days prior to arrival.
- Split menu choices must be color-coded and tickets issued to passengers PRIOR to arrival to ensure proper meal choices.
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Events and Activities
Quabbin Reservoir Coach Tour
A one-hour guided coach tour that delves into the intriguing history of how and why the Quabbin Reservoir was built during the Depression. Four of the towns in the Swift River Valley were flooded to create a drinking supply for Boston and surrounding towns. It was a controversial move at the time, but it gave people struggling to find work a government-funded job.Though the project uprooted many families and homes, the end result is a majestic, pristine, protected area for wildlife, and a park for people to enjoy, in addition to being Boston's water supply.
Quaboag Hills Coach Tour
Travel over quaint back roads with rambling stone walls, tall white steeples, majestic maples, colonial homes ~ over every rise and around each bend comes a discovery far from the beaten path. Your coach tour guide will help you get to know the "real" New England.
Deep Dish Apple Pie Demonstration
Our baker prepares a deep-dish apple pie from scratch right before your eyes using the freshest ingredients available and apples picked from the trees in our local orchards. Help peel the apples with an antique apple peeler and corer. Learn some of the secrets to rolling out a perfect crust and making a mouth watering dessert. Then we'll top it with fresh whipped cream served from an antique wooden bowl.
The Original Historic Fireplace Feast
Relax by the fieldstone fireplace as the crackling fire roasts your prime rib to a turn. View the 1700's antique roasting jack that was used to roast fowl and beef in taverns throughout New England. The flavor of the fireplace roasted prime rib is unsurpassed. This event has been featured on The Food Network, Chronicle and the Phantom Gourmet.
Musical Entertainment
Choose from popular music, ragtime, Neil Diamond impersonator, old time favorites, or piano sing-alongs. Always a good time!
Dining: The Salem Cross Inn
The Salem Cross Inn, a colonial restaurant, has made a habit of catering to groups coach tours in search of an authentic New England dining experience. Nancy Salem, one of the family members who run the Inn, says that they were one of the first stand-alone restaurants – the Inn is a restaurant, not an Inn! –to join the National Tour Association (NTA), in 1982. The Inn is also a member of the American Bus Association (ABA).
"It was a major commitment for us to accommodate motor coach tours," she says. The Inn at that time "was fighting to get our name on the map—they thought we were from Salem, they thought we were an overnight stop." The name Salem, though, is not because of the Inn's location, a bit west of Worcester, and not far from Sturbridge. Rather, the name derives both from the family name and from the Salem Cross on the door handle, a mark consisting of an "X," or cross, with three horizontal lines through it. This mark, full of Christian symbolism, was designed and used in Salem, Massachusetts, to let only good, not witches or deviltry, pass through the door.
Despite the initial confusion, however, word of mouth and persistence, as well as excellence, have brought the Inn to the position where they now "host coach tours from all over the country, and from New Zealand, Australia, England and Germany."
"Tours love to come here to start out the tour, or at the end for a farewell dinner," Salem says. "It's because we're what people are looking for in New England. Everything we serve is prepared from scratch; we have our own baker on staff.
"We've been called a 'Hidden Jewel." We offer true New England cooking. We have an heirloom herb garden, we're located on 600 acres, we raise Registered Polled Hereford and Black Angus, and we are big supporters of local farmers." And, perhaps most important of all, the Inn is "the home of New England's Best Apple Pie Contest."
The Inn can accommodate several coach tours at a time, without the banquet hall effect, since they have several different rooms. All the rooms have been lovingly restored by the Salem Family, a long-term effort, all done by hand, that resulted in glowing, authentic dining rooms, complemented by rare colonial artifacts, a perfect setting for Fireplace Feasts of Early American Fare that the Inn puts on during winter weekends and special occasions. Prime Rib is prepared on an open hearth using an authentic 1700's "clock jack" or "roasting jack" the only known working one in the country! Diners are welcome to participate in preparing its elements: the seafood chowder, The Prime rib roasted "to a turn" on the Roasting Jack and New England's Best Apple Pie. Diners can, of course, choose just to feast, and then "Beware the brimming bowl of whipped cream" that accompanies the apple pie. The Inn's Feasts have been featured on the Food Network's "The Best Of" and TV5 Boston's "Chronicle."
In summer, A Drover's Roast, a "1700's trailside feast, recalling the days of John Pynchon the colonies' first cattle drover," is prepared outside, with prime ribs of beef rubbed with herbs and spices and slow roasted over an open pit.
The Inn itself is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and has an extensive and fascinating history. The original building was constructed by a grandson of Peregrine White, the first male child born on the Mayflower. It was the Yankee Magazine's Editors Pick for Best New England Restaurant in 2000 and won the Massachusetts Restaurant Association's (MRA) "2002 MRA Western Massachusetts Restaurateur of the Year Award."
Salem Cross Inn also contains a museum room dedicated to the towns that were evacuated to form the Quabbin Reservoir, which is the water supply for the city of Boston and the surrounding towns.
In addition to its Fireplace Feast and Drover's Roast, the Inn offers Maple Gathering Dinners featuring an entire meal prepared with Massachusetts Maple Syrup. The Summer Herb Sampler Dinners begin with a talk and taste in the garden followed by an outdoor cooking demonstration by the chef before the dinner is served.


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My neighbor has quite a lot of excess laminate flooring he is willing to just give to me, and my son is building a clubhouse. I want to cover the floor with something for him, and I figured the laminate flooring would be a great idea; especially since it's free. I really don't care if it scratches or visually depreciates some, but will the laminate flooring be able to hold up to outdoor conditions? It's going to be placed right on top of flattened dirt pretty much, and is going to be subjected to rain and such.
it will fail horribly. But what the heck...it will only swell and bubble a bit.
it's better to live on in a clubhouse than dirt :)
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The hero of the hour at Trent Bridge, as he has been the hero of so many hours, was Rahul Dravid. Without his intervention, India's tour of England may, at worst, have been abandoned and, at best, descended into endless acrimony which would have affected future relations between the two countries.
Dravid, it is gradually emerging, was the prime mover in ensuring the England batsman Ian Bell was reinstated after rightly being given run out for 137 in the Second Test. Without his quiet insistence and the profound respect in which he is held, the dismissal would have stood and India would have been subjected to perpetual and unfair haranguing for the rest of the series.
The dismissal happened after Bell and Eoin Morgan ran three from the last ball of the last over before the tea break. Mistakenly believing either that the ball had gone for four or that over had been called, Bell wandered from his crease and set off for the pavilion and India removed the bails. Given the chance to withdraw the appeal MS Dhoni, India's captain, refused at least twice.
At the time, Dravid had been off the field, and when India's players returned to the dressing room they were greeted with his calm, sensible assessment that justice had not been done. As the Indian players talked and listened to Dravid, phone calls were being exchanged between senior officials of the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Separately, Andrew Strauss, England's captain, and the coach, Andy Flower, approached their India counterparts, Dhoni and Duncan Fletcher. Fletcher felt the decision should stand but back in the dressing room Dravid's wisdom was gaining ground. The players and Dhoni began to recognise that whatever the legitimacy of the appeal, there were wider considerations. An example of this was seen after tea when the crowd, unaware as yet that Bell could resume his innings, jeered India to the rooftops as they took the field.
No sign of Indians in the box
There is, as usual, plenty of expertise in the Test Match Special box. None of it is Indian. Unusually, perhaps unprecedentedly, for the second successive match the flagship programme has no voice from the country of England's opponents. Work permits and the tightening-up in issuing there of are to blame.
Sunil Gavaskar, who summarised for the first two Tests, did not, it transpired, have the appropriate visa. It has invariably been the custom that someone speaks with specialist knowledge of the touring side. But rules have to be obeyed. It is to be hoped the administrative oversight will be cleared up for the one-day series.
Fast food is order of the day
Gathered in one room next month, probably for the first and last time, will be 24 of the world's greatest living fast bowlers. They are being honoured at a dinner organised by the Lord's Taverners for no other reason than it is a jolly good thing to do.
The two dozen run from Alan Davidson of Australia, who played his first Test in 1953, to Chris Tremlett, who began 54 years later. In between are men such as Jeff Thomson, Andy Roberts and John Snow. In all there are three Australians, seven Englishmen, a New Zealander, three South Africans, an Indian and nine West Indians.
There are inevitably notable absentees and not on the guest list are Dennis Lillee or any of the legendary Pakistan pacemen Imran Khan, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram.
Oval gets ready to rock
Those two Twenty20s between England and West Indies added to the end of the season were not excessive after all. Half the tickets for the matches, both at The Oval, have already been sold.
In a welcome initiative, free tickets are also being offered to the nearby West Indian community. Perhaps The Oval will rock to the sounds of the Caribbean once more.
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After you add a vest, duty belt, retention holster, radio, taser, cuffs, mag carrier, impact weapon, OC spray (LE Size, not something small) etc. to your belt, conealing it all up would not be very easy or practical, and that's just with the standard load out. Even after all that, you're still in a uniform that declares "I HAVE A GUN"
However in the winter when a heavy coat is needed, they are carrying concealed.
To look at the issue objectively and remove the uniformed patrol officer etc. you need to look at plain clothes officers, and most of the time they carry concealed.


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my big fat Californian Road TripAuthor: stuart & Julie Weir
Date of Trip: August 2008
My Big Fat Californian Trip (August 22nd- September 5th 2008)By Julie Weir, Chatham, Kent, England.
In December this year we will have been married for 25yrs, quite an achievement considering all our friends are divorced, and something to be celebrated in some way. We could have a massive house party, which would take loads of planning and would involve me catering for England, getting horribly drunk, my husband Stuart forcing everyone to sing tuneless karaoke, annoying the neighbors, not really relaxing because the hostess never does and then guiltily clearing up the beer carnage at 4am when everyone else has collapsed in a heap. Or we could hire a hall, book a disco and a local band to play and get caterers / bar staff. But hall parties always feel a bit sterile, you worry if people don't fill the dance floor and they always finish way too early. So when Stuart said to me "let me take you away on a special weekend trip New York to celebrate our anniversary" you would think, dear reader, that I would be all over that as the Americans say. Sure, it seemed exciting as we have never ventured across the pond before and it would be romantic, but I turned him down. 'How have you managed to keep him for so long, you ungrateful so & so?' I hear you say, but before you condemn me as a heartless woman, let's look at the evidence for my negative response.
Mid December in The Big Apple is brrrrrrr degrees C, not very lovely if you have to join a long queue for the attractions, plus the shows on Broadway are not so very different to those you could get 30miles up the road in old London town. It is also busy with Christmas shoppers, which I enjoy, but I have recent memories of Stuart (who is an A-B shopper) complaining (in apparent surprise) about all the packed pubs and crowds in Oxford and Regent Street during a visit to London to see 'The sound of Music' in mid December '07! Lastly, a weekend flits by before you know it and before you can recover from the outward flight, you are thinking about packing up and coming home. So rather than jeopardizing our sweet 25yr relationship, I told him what a romantic gesture it was for him to make and in a very tactful way, I pointed out the pros and cons of such a trip. Again, he hadn't really considered the freezing temperatures or the festive crowds and so we decided to have a rethink. Thailand was mentioned, India or the Maldives was a possibility perhaps, but not wishing to dismiss America out of hand, slowly the idea of a big American Road Trip started to form, tempted by the lure of the $2 to the £1 exchange rate and before long it was a case of 'California, here we come'....but in the summer time, not December ....oh yeah and for 2weeks not a long weekend!
Day 1- Chatham to Downtown Los Angeles courtesy of Air France. After a relatively stress free though somewhat cramped 11hr flight we landed in LA at about 21:00, clutching our visa waiver/entry cards. I had heard scary things about immigration control in the US , but entry processing was relatively smooth, although there was a slight delay due to the computer system that deals with photo recognition and finger-printing deciding to crash. Also, I did notice that Asian entrants seemed to get more grilling than White Europeans-whatever their country of residence .
Anyway, we soon made our way out front to pick up the shuttle bus to take us to Fox car rentals. We hired a very roomy automatic Chrysler 300, with only 3miles on the clock, electric everything, and powerful air-con for about $350 + insurance and a full tank for the 2weeks.
Then out onto the busy LA freeway system and a 16mile drive to our first billet. We chose two nights in a very cosy and traditional hi-spec B&B in the Downtown area of LA, called 'The inn at 657'. This 'home from home' setting in a quiet residential street was ideal for us as we were not really interested in doing the whole Hollywood thing, but rather just wanted to re-charge our batteries and recover from jet-lag before setting out into the big wide yonder. The owner, Patsy, was very welcoming and all the positive reviews on Trip Advisor about her B&B and home cooking were pretty accurate. We had a lovely en-suite with a big four poster bed, antique furniture and the essential air-con. We didn't do much that first night....just collapsed in bed and caught up on some zzzzeds.
Day 2- LA and around. Los Angeles is no real friend to the pedestrian, you do really need a car if you want to explore it properly. It is spread out over a wide area into several neighborhoods and bisected by the perennially busy network of freeways. This wasn't too much of a problem for us and we chose instead to ride the 'Dash' bus downtown and at 25cents per single journey it can take you to the bustling Hispanic Downtown, including Chinatown, Bunker Hill, Pershing Square, Financial district, Fashion District, the sights and smells of grand Central Market. After pounding the streets of Downtown and me dissuading Stuart from buying a Mexican trumpet (he doesn't even play the trumpet) we were hoping to dine at the famous 'Original Pantry' (877 S. Figueroa St) www.pantrycafe.com where you get heaps of great American nosh at cheap prices, but they were queuing round the block to get in, so we found solace from the searing LA heat in the Irish bar, Roirdens, next door. The food there was a bit pricey and wasn't all that, but they served quite a good pint of Guinness. After recovering for a while back at 657, we decided to drive to Santa Monica and dip our toes into the Pacific Ocean. You could try Venice beach or Redonda if you prefer, they are all quite easy to get to by car. Santa Monica has a laid back feeling to it and it was nice to stroll on the pier and relax on the beach. It was a bit breezy on the coast and although Stuart braved the choppy waters, I was a bit of a woos and just paddled! If you're into seafood you might want to try 'Bubba Gumps' shrimp house (derived from the film Forest Gump ).
Back at 657 we were a bit cranky from the flight, the heat and the LA traffic and after a nap we did intend to go and seek out some beer action, but in the end couldn't be arsed. If you're looking for pubs and nightlife you will probably struggle to find anything in this part of town. We did think about driving out to find some of the LA hotspots but then you've got the hassle of deciding who will be the nominated driver. I would normally win this privilege, but I was a bit nervy about driving in LA so I am ashamed to admit that instead we got (massive and cheap) takeout pizzas and ate them in bed washed down with Diet Coke.... god we're getting old!
Day 3- LA to Morro Bay (215 miles). After another of Patsy's leisurely home-cooked weekend breakfasts, where we met some friendly fellow travellers from Texas, we set off up the scenic coast highway on route 101, heading for a one night stopover in Morro Bay. The distance is only 215 miles, but the journey time can vary wildly in summer. We were lucky and it only took us about 3hours. We hadn't made reservations in Morro Bay as our travel guide book had indicated that there it was well served with hotels, motels and B&Bs. When we arrived we had a scout around and settled on the Breakers Motel www.morrobaybreakers.com , simply because it was near the sea with a good view of the coastline and it had a pool, Jacuzzi and free Wi-fi connection- which is handy if like us you have a lap-top and want to make forward reservations or book tickets to attractions, check emails, listen to BBc radio stations etc. The town itself is clustered around Main Street up the hill from the harbor, where there are more motels, diners and a few bars. The locals are friendly and they serve decent draught Guinness at $4 a pint (£2) (try Legends or Happy Jack's Saloon), which pleased Stuart no end! I can firmly recommend Kitty's Kitchen on Main St (where we ate before heading off to Carmel) for a huge selection of set-you-up-for-the-whole day breakfasts with the typically American bewildering choice of menu including how you want your eggs fried (over medium was perfect for us) what sort of toast..white, wholewheat, sourdough etc etc. ,but it was all scrummy! The waiter asked us why we Brits were thrown by such choice and seemed genuinely surprised when we told him that back home in Blighty you don't get choices, you just get fried, boiled or scrambled egg with white sliced, like it or lump it! The room had everything we needed- air con, hairdryer, fridge, tea and coffee facilities etc, all for $70 (£35). Top tip though, if you are a tea drinker you might struggle to stomach the gnats pee that the Americans like to call tea and the hotels don't provide kettles (you have to use to coffee percolator as a kettle), teaspoons, milk sachets ( powdered Coffee Mate) or proper cups. So if like me you can't get going in the morning without a nice cup of PG tips, then take some teabags, a cup and nick some of those little cartons of milk from the airport before your flight!
Anyway, I digress, as is my want. Morro bay is a typical little seaside town and activity is centered around the harbor, which is lined with touristy shops, a selection of casual dining licensed restaurants and seafood bars and all manner of salty type fellas offering boat trips, kayaking, whale watching and sea fishing. There is also a meagre aquarium, but you can see sealions, seals and sea (don't try to say that if you've just got a new top set!!) otters up close and personal for free as they loll around the harbor. Stuart nearly had a fright when we went to Morro rock (which you can drive out to or take the trolley bus tour for just 25cents) as he thought the place was swarming with rats (he has a bit of a rat phobia, poor dear).....which turned out to be friendly ground squirrels that live in amongst the rocks beside the water.
We didn't get to go swimming whilst we were there as it was a bit breezy and foggy. This is common along this stretch of the central coast as the heat coming from inland mixes with the cold of the ocean. That evening we had a fairly good meal in a restaurant called The Galley www.galleymorrobay.com but they don't seem to go in lateys there, so we were tucked up in bed before midnight.
Day 4- Morro Bay to Carmel by the Sea (120 miles) . I had read very good reviews about the pretty seaside town of Carmel, famous for its quirky town rules such as no street numbers allowed, permits required to wear high heels etc. and also as the home of Clint Eastwood. It is only 120 miles from Morro Bay (although it takes about 2.5.hrs if you take the scenic route) and 122 miles from San-Francisco, which made it a natural stop on our trip. The views and sights along this stretch of the CA-1 N Scenic Highway are dramatic and spectacular and it takes you on a very twisty turny route as it hugs craggy mountain road through the National park of Big Sur and close to Hearst Castle (see pics), which we visited.
There are a choice of different length tour experiences, but I recommend that you book your tickets in advance, we did so online, as the tour slots get taken very quickly and you can't just wander up there on your own (as it is way up in the hills), you have to use the free shuttle bus. Once there, a well informed tour guide shepherds you around. When we visited there was a party of weird, Christian-culty type teenage schoolgirls in our group who kept asking really dopey questions-makes you glad that you don't have God on your side if that's what it does to you. Anyway the house is interesting but not a patch on our stately homes or castles and it is a pastiche of Andalucian palaces such as the Alhambra and Real Alcázar, but well worth a detour.
We arrived in Carmel late afternoon and stayed at the Best Western Carmel's Town House Lodge. We had made reservations here before leaving the UK as we had heard the rooms in central Carmel can be very pricey and hard to come by in the summer. We chose this as it was the best price ($139 per night) we could manage to find through our extensive www search. It was very nicely finished, had (essential) free parking, swimming pool, internet access, HBO etc and it was slap bang in the middle of town.
With regards to things to do in Carmel, it is jam-packed with art galleries (which is totally my thing), restaurants, diners and quaint coffee shops and all sorts of gift shops and shops selling exclusive apparel (as the Americans would say). There are a few good bars- we liked the late and casual approach of Jack London's and Brophey's Irish bar, where we put the world to rights with the locals and I got horribly drunk and talked to the big white telephone all night long - but again we got the impression that Carmel wasn't the sort of place for late, late nights. The restaurateurs must be paying a fortune for their business properties but most (apart from Brophey's) were firmly closed up for the night by about 10:30. This is a contrast to our usual holiday dining experience and I imagine it must be quite a culture shock for Mediterranean visitors who are used to eating very late and leisurely dinners.
The main beach in Carmel is very pretty (see pics) but it is not really safe for swimming there as the waves are a bit fierce and the water was quite chilly. A better bet for gentle sea-bathing is one of the beaches further along....we went to Monterey, which is lovely and a bit more lively than Carmel. Another top tip is to dress in layers as the temperature can fluctuate quite a lot throughout the day, we had temperatures of 62-80 deg F in one day.
Day 6- Carmel to San-Francisco (122miles). After another bumper breakfast at Friar Tucks friartucksrestaurant.com? (there goes the last of my waistline) and a stroll around the lovely little boutique mall (photos taken at The Cheese Shop) we set off for San-Francisco, having made a two night reservation the night before at the Bay Bridge Motel baybridgeinn.com? (Harrison St, off 5th St) . If you want a central, swanky pad in San Francisco it doesn't come cheap and the Bay Bridge is neither of these things. We found this place in one of the free 'Room Saver ' magazines that you can pick up at shops and news-stands, and we chose it simply on price @ $150 for two nights and it was easy to get to from the 180 Freeway. The little Indian fella at the front desk was very helpful with top tips, where to go, what to see etc and it had free wi-fi and air-con. As it turned out it wasn't too far from the hub-hub of things, probably about a 15min walk to Market St where you can buy a three day travel pass at the City visitor information center. Priced at $18, this is very good value for money as it allows you to hop on and off all the trolley buses, streetcars, and trains (excluding the BART). The center is also jam-packed with info and booking opportunities for shows, exhibitions, excursions to Alcatraz etc. (which you need to book ahead the day before as the tickets sell fast) The good thing about San-Francisco is that although it is a big city, it feels quite compact, unlike LA, and by using your travel pass you can easily explore and get to all the top spots day or night. We used it to get a general tour around the city sights in order to get our bearings, which is easy as the driver shouts out all the places of interest along the way, and the we just hopped of when we saw something that interested us.
Everybody sooner or later will head to Fishermans Wharf, which is one of the terminus points for the streetcar, and once there you can dine, drink, browse, go on boat trips or get your trip to Alcatraz (pier 39). We didn't realize this and so didn't get it sorted in time, so instead we took a boat tour around the bay (Chucky's Pride) @$15 each. The guide took us out to the Golden Gate Bridge explaining all the sights along the way and gave us a good potted history of the City. Then we sailed right around Alcatraz Island and he told us all about that too, so although I would have like to have visited the island, this kind of made up for it a bit.
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There are 1536405 comments on the Hampton Roads Daily Press story from Nov 5, 2008, titled Barack Obama, our next President. In it, Hampton Roads Daily Press reports that:"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep," Obama cautioned. Young and charismatic but with little experience on the national level, Obama smashed through racial barriers and easily defeated ...
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Wasn't that the main criticism of the far left? That Obama didn't spend enough his first term?
Now they have four more years to make up for that discrepency.
#811509 Nov 26, 2012
And someone as high as a kite will say "no" on all three questions and get hired. Marijuana wasn't one of the no-nos.
"Amor patriae."
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The ice has been broken demmi, Jamie Foxx has made it possible for you to openly idolize Obama as your "Lord and Savior". No more pretense demmi, express yourself.
#811511 Nov 26, 2012
Juss like ya mudda!
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yes, Obama is apparently the first president in our history to have an opposition party...
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I agree, the Federal Government will legalized Marijuana as long as the State the Federal Governments are allowed to Regulate and Tax Marijuana just like Alcoholic beverages.
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I believe I will one day regret saying this....Good post, and I agree. Nicely put.
#811516 Nov 26, 2012
Don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you. America love it or leave it. Men and women have fought and died to make this a free country.
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#811518 Nov 26, 2012
As an agnostic, I have my own feelings. However, if I don't what to see the nativity scene, then I look the other way! My opinion - they are a symbol of the holiday season like wreaths, greenery, colored lights, etc. I don't care to worship in a church, so I make the decision not to go. However, this doesn't mean I don't feel churches should be banned.
When does it stop? My rights should not inflict on the rights of others, and in a likewise manner your rights should not inflict on mine. You like to smoke? Fine! However, I will excuse myself from a situation if you decide to light up because I don't choose to smell like your smoke. I don't care to own a gun (red-headed with quick temper - not a good idea). However, that doesn't mean you can't own a gun. If I were to learn the fetus I carry will not survive in the world without many surgeries, will need tube feedings and similar treatments to sustain its life, it is MY decision to terminate the pregnancy. My fetus, my body, my decision.
I think it all falls back to having respect and honor for other human beings.
#811519 Nov 26, 2012
I expect the next generation will buy pot at the store and grow tobacco in their closet...
got that hetty Corojo?
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#811520 Nov 26, 2012
I have many gifts to offer others, none of which I believe are talents. And you?
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#811521 Nov 26, 2012
Yes, but polar opposite terms
#811522 Nov 26, 2012
Hello jackwagons.
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#811523 Nov 26, 2012
Yes, thank you. Without getting into a discussion completely off topic, I may have been referring more toward pressure in delivery.
#811525 Nov 26, 2012
Many people are routinely drug tested; many jobs require drug testing prior to being hired.
Is that fair? What if a person likes to smoke pot from time to time on the weekends? Doesn't mean he's a drug addict and incapable of doing his job.
A person could go and drink on the weekends and still do his or her job on Monday morning.
I can't stand all this probing into peoples lives. I understand why it is done, especially with healthcare workers, police, ambulance drivers emts, etc., but, there are teas people can drink to cover the drugs in your system. We've had quite a few cops and firefighters here busted for selling drugs, mainly oxycontin.
A person could have a prescription for pain medication and be higher than a person who smoked a joint on the weekend.
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Name is Italian, grammar is proper.
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With the fiscal cliff looming for the United States, some Republican members of Congress said Sunday they are ready to break a long standing pledge not to raise taxes.
"The only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming Greece. And Republicans should put revenue on the table," South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said on ABC's "This Week."
Read more of the discussion of the fiscal on "This Week" today.
Graham's comments followed those by another Republican senator, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, who said last week he'll no longer abide by the pledge.
"I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge," he said in a local interview.
He got support today from House member Peter King, another Republican from New York.
"I agree entirely with Saxby Chambliss -- a pledge he signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that Congress," King said on NBC's "Meet the Press." He added, "The world is changed and the economic situation is different."
Republicans are coming apart at the seams.
#811529 Nov 26, 2012
I thought you were a man! and thought brown eyes was a woman; now I'm all confused!
Interesting about the 12 hour shifts. I think you're right about it. Your body adjusts to the hours after awhile.
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Can an outdoor sump pump safely handle the rain water off of the back of my jhouse (about 15 squares), my patio water (20 X 30 space concrete, and a sump pump from my basement that pumps currently into my sewers but needs to be rerouted to this same outdoor source? In other words, how much water is too much water for an outdoor sump? Also, any info on a back-up generator for this outdoor pump?
Check the gallons per minute or other volume rating of your sump pump.
If the pump cannot handle the volume, you can install a second pump next to it. (You may need a second pit connected to the first if the second pump won't fit.)
You need to find out what the capacity of the pump is in gallons per minute, and also figure out the square footage of the space you are trying to drain. For example, if you have 1000 square feet of surface area, a good rule of thumb is 1 gpm for every 24 square feet of surface area for a worst case 4" per hour storm will give you the gpm requirement. So, for 1000 square feet divided by 24 = 41.6 GPM pump. Then you need to figure the friction and elevation losses, so if your rising 10 feet off the pump before the water spills to gravity you need to factor in a 10 foot head loss when selecting a pump which will effect the gpm rating.
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Dining out in the Cape Region recently got a little more flavor with a little less stress with the May opening of Michy's Relaxed Dining in Rehoboth Beach.
Since the opening, Michy's owners, Richard and Michelle Davis have been serving up Caribbean-style seafood dishes and contemporary American fare, inspired by a sojourn to South Florida in the early 2000s.
They said their return to Rehoboth Beach was driven by a desire to fulfill their dream of opening a restaurant at the Delaware beaches, where they first met in 1991.
"It has always been a dream of ours to open a place," Michelle said. "We were standing on the edge, and we took the jump."
Richard, a native of the United Kingdom and former head chef at La La Land, first began working as a chef in Rehoboth nearly 25 years ago.
Two years later, he met Michelle, or Michy, at a party to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Blue Moon restaurant, now in it's 33rd year. The couple hasn't looked back since.
These days, the Davises work as a team to run Michy's, with Michelle taking care of customer service and operations while Richard assumes control of the kitchen.
A Delaware native, Michelle said she always vacationed at the beaches and is already enjoying the following Michy's has developed by virtue of its convenient location and dinner and happy-hour specials.
Although he was trained as a chef in the U.K., Richard said his seafood specialties at Michy's have come to reflect the South Florida influences of their travels.
As soon as they returned to Delaware, Michelle said, she began looking at restaurant locations and came across a space, tucked between Food Lion and a GNC store.
From the first time they walked in, Michelle said, she knew it was the spot where they could realize their dream: an upscale-casual eatery with a South Florida feel and free parking.
"It started with the blue walls," she said. "It's a comfortable environment; you can come here off the beach, and it feels like home,"
So far, their chilled-out take on spicy Caribbean flavors and contemporary American dining has been warmly received, Richard said.
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I joined Pound 4 Pound Boxing gym May 31st under the impression I would have a free 30 day trial period. After the first two weeks of the trial period in June we canceled because we never used the facility once during those two weeks. We were told that we would not be charged. On July 5th we were charged $150.00 Recurring debit. We went in to the gym and was told we would be refunded. Instead of receiving a credit the gym stole $95.00 on a credit card purchase on July 19th. We immediately canceled our credit card and demanded our money back.
It has been 100 days later and still no Money back. We tried to get the gym to cut us a check but they said they could not do that instead they wrote our bank a letter twice. Our bank is telling us the letter is not good enough and we can not get the gym To pay us back. I have left numerous voicemails and have not yet received a phone call back. [continued below]....
The $245.00 the gym has taken from me is not considered to be a cancellation of contract because it clearly states in the gyms website "Iron Clad 60 day money back guarantee." Even if I were to have gone past the 30 day trial which I did not I should still have the same guarantee every other customer is offered from their website.
I have video recordings of an owner acknowledging my cancellation and that this is not the first time this has happened. In fact the owner admitted I was the fourth person who had experienced this.
I informed the gym that I would have no choice but to take them to small claims court if they could not pay me back. The owner told me "You do what you feel like you need to do." So I guess I will have to spend more money to get this resolved. I will take whatever legal action I need to take so that this never happens to anyone else. It is unfortunate that we have these types of businesses within our community.
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Well the plan was to do a full detail on mine (silver) and the misses (black) car but thats going to have to wait so looking at a temporary fix. I see loads of advice about the poorboys black hole glaze to help with swirl marks on dark cars but what about silver cars, what do u guys recommend?
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Public notices of conditions will resume on MNBeaches website, telephone hotline
Beginning after Memorial Day, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will be monitoring the water quality of 39 public beaches along the Lake Superior shoreline from Duluth to north of Grand Marais. Conditions of the beaches, including public notices to avoid contact with the water due to poor water quality, will be posted on the telephone hotline at 218-725-7724 and the www.MNBeaches.org website.
Staff from the monitoring program will check the water quality primarily for the presence of E. coli bacteria, which can be a health risk and an indicator of the possible presence of other potentially harmful pathogens or contamination. Samples will be analyzed once a week from 31 beaches while samples will be taken and analyzed twice weekly from eight of the most heavily used beaches in the Duluth area. The results will be posted immediately on the telephone hotline and the beaches website.
One of the beaches on the list will have a new name this year. The New Duluth Boat Club beach will be called the Minnesota Point 15th Street Harbor Side Beach.
If the E. coli concentrations in water samples from a beach exceed certain standards, MDH staff or local designees will post an advisory on the beach and issue public notices through the website and other means. Typically the advisories recommend no water contact. Last year, of the 755 samples taken, 13.5 percent of them triggered water contact advisories.
Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreline has almost 80 public beaches or recreational water access points. The 39 beaches in the monitoring program are visited by thousands of people each year. A significant part of the state's coastal recreational waters are subject to contamination from a variety of sources. These may include wildlife and pet feces, storm water runoff, sewer line breaks and overflows, failing septic systems, dirty diapers, waste discharge from boats, swimmers and anglers, and animal feeding operations. This contaminated water is a potential cause of gastrointestinal illness and other diseases.
"The Lake Superior Beach Program is a collaborative effort supported by state and local health officials and citizens to address health risks to users of recreational waters on the lake's coast," said Amy Westbrook, program coordinator.
The program is funded through the national Beaches and Coastal Environmental Health Act of 2000. The Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District is sampling the beaches in Cook County.
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Four luxury houses near Cronulla Beach were sold in less than five minutes at auction yesterday.
On the biggest auction day in spring, the houses on the corner of Dodson Avenue and Burraneer Bay Road sold for a total of $3.48 million, although two failed to reach their reserve price.
A young trendy crowd of about 150 came to have a look at the mortgagee sale run by Cronulla Real Estate but only five bidders were involved in the on-site auction.
The most expensive house was 28 Dodson Avenue, which sold for $910,000 - $20,000 below the reserve price. No. 26 sold for its reserve price of $900,000.
The Burraneer Bay Road properties sold for less, with No.32 going for $850,000 and No.34 selling for $820,000 - $30,000 below its reserve price.
It is believed the houses were on the market last year for $1.5 million each.
All the properties have three bedrooms, two bathrooms, balconies, landscaped yards and designer kitchens.
The new owners of 28 Dodson Avenue, Maria and Ian Ashe, said they were delighted with the price they paid, as were new neighbours Mandy Knight and Grant Wastie.
Mrs Ashe said they'd had their eye on the property since January.
Sue and Paul McCarthy, who bought 32 Burraneer Bay Road, said they got a bargain.
"We travel a lot and we wanted a place that is low maintenance, so this is excellent," Mrs McCarthy said.
Property investor Vincent Pisani owns a $6 million property at the end of Dodson Avenue. He offered $2.8 million for all four houses but was refused.
"They took too long to build them and missed the market," Mr Pisani said.
The style and high number of stairwells meant the properties were only suitable for executive couples, not the elderly or families, he said.
Mr Pisani has nearly a dozen investment properties in Australia.
"Cronulla was definitely a place to buy," he said.
"Especially when compared to the eastern suburbs where you'd pay three times as much for a property like this."
Cronulla Real Estate agent Sean Egan said he was "pretty happy" with the auction.
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