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You won't save any money booking a Bahamas Celebration Cruise even if you get it for "free" for sitting through a 3-4 hour timeshare presentation. After each night on the old and outdated ship, we received up charges for fuel charges, mandatory tipping fees for staff and other bizarre charges that added $200 on the way there and $105 on the way back. We bought no soda, attended no upcharged meals, and did no excursions or paid activities on the board. This was in spite of the fact that everywhere you turn on the boat, someone is trying to sell you something. There is a speaker system throughout the boat that they use for sales announcements morning, noon and night. Think North Korean indoctrination meets "attention Walmart shoppers" announcements. Shore excursions, alcohol, massages, more expensive dinner, casino, photos in the lobby... It was absolutely ridiculous. The food reminded me of a hospital More cafeteria. Grocery aisle pizza, rubbery chicken, iceberg lettuce salads with a carrot or two, and so on. Save your hard earned money for a reputable cruise line. This cruise left me feeling completely ripped off.
We upgraded to the 6th level of the ship - another complete waste of money. The bed was like a cot and the bathroom was smaller than the smallest closet in your house. Thankfully we are both thin people because I can't imagine how anyone over 200lbs takes a shower. The funniest part of the ship was probably the gym that they promoted excessively in the marketing materials. It is a complete joke.
On top of this the hot tub closed at 8 and the swimming pool closed at 10! The swimming pool was very small and filled with children. I'm not against children but the advertisement I read was a "party boat". There were more families in attendance. It was freezing in the room and other public rooms through out the boat. Also, on top of paying 12 dollars a day for a service charge you are charged 15% on every beverage or service bought.
The staff was nice and helpful and the boat was clean. I guess you pay for what you get! Less
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Cabin review: 6401
Nice and clean but they did seem to come in our cabin too many times. Great ocean view from the room!
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RE: st: question about the interaction term
ZHVictor <email@example.com>
"email@example.com" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: question about the interaction term
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:27:42 +0000
Dear Maarten,
You mentioned "but make sure that noone interprets the result that one effect is significant and the other is insifinicant as "the effect of A in group B=1 is different from the effect of A in group B=0"."
So how should I interpret? Because the interaction term is insignificant, I should say A has the same effect in B=0 vs B=1?
Thank you!
> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:08:21 +0200
> Subject: Re: st: question about the interaction term
> From: firstname.lastname@example.com
> To: email@example.com
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 10:33 AM, ZHVictor <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> > OK, I am thinking the basic idea of the paper is even the small and insignificant change can lead to a large change in significance level
> Applying it to my example, it means even the interaction term is
> insignificant, the coefficient of A may be insignificant in B=1 case
> even thought it is significant in B=0 case. Thus, if I only look at
> the insignificant interaction term, I may conclude that the
> coefficient of A is still significant in B=1 case as in B=0 case. So
> it means even though the interaction term is insignificant, it may
> still be able to change the significance level of A.
> The authors start from another position: they see a common mistake of
> the form "effect of variable A is significant in group B=1 and
> insignificant in group B=0 and _therefore_ the effect of A is
> different between groups B=1 and B=0". In order to determine whether
> the effects are different one needs to look at the significance of the
> interaction term.
> > For my case, I need to know two things. First, whether the coefficient of A is significant in B=0 case. Second, whether the coefficient of A is significant in B=1 case. Thus, for the B=0 case, it is easy to see the significance of A in the regression. However, for B=1 case, the coefficient of A becomes the coefficient of A+the coefficient of A*B. Therefore, I should test A+A*B=0. Right?
> Correct, but make sure that noone interprets the result that one
> effect is significant and the other is insifinicant as "the effect of
> A in group B=1 is different from the effect of A in group B=0".
> You may also be interested in: M.L. Buis (2012) "Stata tip 106: With
> or without reference", The Stata Journal, 12(1), pp. 162-164. This
> discusses how you can obtain the results you want directly.
> >> > One more question is if the coefficient of A is -0.4 and the coefficient for the interaction is 0.2, so the coefficient of A in B=1 case should be -0.4+0.2=-0.2 but not -0.4+0=-0.4. Is that correct?
> >>
> >> I don't understand that question, where did the 0 come from?
> >
> > Since the interaction term is insignificant, I can treat it as 0. That is where the 0 comes from.
> Insignificant just means that you cannot reject the hypothesis that
> the coefficient is 0. In statistical testing "not rejecting" is not
> the same as "accepting". In fact, we can never accept an hypothesis.
> So the statement that insignificant means you can treat a coeficient
> as 0 is false.
> -- Maarten
> ---------------------------------
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> Reichpietschufer 50
> 10785 Berlin
> Germany
> http://www.maartenbuis.nl
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SmokeLess States: National Tobacco Policy Initiative
The Foundation's SmokeLess States: National Tobacco Policy Initiative is a program that supports development and implementation of comprehensive statewide strategies to reduce tobacco use through education, treatment, and policy initiatives.The purpose of this project is to conduct a clean indoor air campaign with the goal of passing a state restaurant bill through the Board of Health using matching funds. Targeted local initiatives to enact municipal clean indoor air ordinances in restaurants, government buildings, work places, health care facilities and other public places will complement the statewide effort.
Grant Details
Amount Awarded $1,179,496.00
Awarded on: 5/14/2001
Time frame: 6/1/2001 - 5/31/2002
Grant Number: 41928
American Lung Association of Arkansas
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Speaking of new cell phones, the time has come to open the handset market in the United States, to wit: wireless network operators should not have a monopoly on the sale of subscriber units on their networks and must allow the use of any compatible device - once authenticated, of course, and once the user of said device has agreed to the payment terms. The counterargument here is usually that handset prices will rise because their price is today largely subsidized by the service contract. Gosh, isn't that just taking the money out of another pocket? And heaven help you if your phone is lost or stolen and you don't buy the optional "insurance" plan from your carrier. Can you say full price? Such insurance plans are, as you know, almost always a rip-off for the customer and pure profit for the supplier, but fear is a powerful motivator for many. Hey - want a new phone before your contract is up? Well, you get my point.
An open market here would lower the price of equipment through competition, just like it has for cars, stereo equipment, and almost everything else we buy. This is what open access, after all, is all about. The incumbent carriers just hate open access, fearing competition and lower prices, and are even fighting it in court. This is shameful - a properly-functioning free-market economy optimizes, as it should, for the consumer, the folks who pay the bills (including providing the funds for spectrum auctions), not the supplier. It should not be the job of regulatory policy to protect the profits of monopolists - or those who just think that way.


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Regals Hang Tough against Athenas
CMS outlasts CLU 57-51
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Cal Lutheran went to toe-to-toe with Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) leading Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Thursday night as four different players scored at least eight points but the Regals couldn't come up with the baskets down the stretch, falling 57-51. The Regals actually had a higher field goal percentage (41 percent) than the Athenas (39 percent) and got a team-high 12 points from Chelsea Jacoby but CMS won the game on the boards, outrebounding CLU 39-29 including snaring 11 offensive rebounds to Cal Lutheran's three.
The Regals had two chances to make it one possession game in the final two minutes. The first play came with 2:01 left to go in the second half as Cal Lutheran trailed by just six at 50-44. The Regals defense pressured Madeline Barnes into taking an errant three-pointer but Mara Falahee was able to come up with a clutch offensive rebound and then was fouled by CLU. Falahee would sink both free-throws to put CMS back up by eight.
Jacoby would respond on the following possession, drawing a foul when she slashed to the hoop. She would sink both free-throws to make it 52-46 with 1:22 left to play. Following a timeout, Cal Lutheran fouled and sent Kimberly Scamman to the free-throw line. She would miss her first free-throw and numerous Regals had a chance at the rebound but Scamman came up with the ball. On the same possession Barnes took a jump shot only to be blocked by Jacoby but Kyra Ray corraled another pivotal offensive rebound and found Chloe Dobbert for an open lay-up with less than a minute to play.
Earlier in the second half, Cal Lutheran cut the lead to five at 45-40 when Keeley Anderson and Jessica Salottolo hit back-to-back jumpers. The Regals then forced a turnover on the Athenas' following possession but were unable to cut it to a one-possession game after Falahee came up with a steal on the defensive end for CMS.
Midway through the second half it looked as though CMS might pull away from CLU after Dobbert made a free-throw to put the Athenas up 40-27 with 14:53 left to play but the Regals would counter with a 9-0 run with Anderson, Jacoby, Salottolo and Haley Hodgson all scoring baskets. Trailing 40-36, Cal Lutheran again forced a CMS turnover only to see it squandered by a turnover of its own.
In addition to Jacoby's 12 points, Anderson was second with nine and Taylor Messick and Salottolo each had eight. Jacoby also led the way with nine rebounds while Messick hauled in seven of her own.
Dobbert came off the bench to lead CMS with 16 points.
With the win, CMS improves to 13-2 overall and 5-1 in the SCIAC.
Cal Lutheran (6-8, 2-4 SCIAC) suffers its first lost in four games and will look to rebound on Saturday, Jan. 18 against Redlands. Tip-off inside of Gilbert Arena is set for 7:00 p.m.
Box Score: CMS 57 CLU 51
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The date was November 16, 1907, when the President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, signed the proclamation that
made Oklahoma the forty-sixth state in the Union. On the same day Chas. N. Haskell took the oath of office as Governor of
the State of Oklahoma. President Roosevelt signed this proclamation in his office at Washington, D. C. and Governor Haskell
took the oath of office in front of the Carnegie Library at Guthrie. We know of no better way of telling of the historic events
of that day than to reprint the press reports written by newspaper men who were there "taking notes".
The first dispatch that we will reproduce was written from the President's office in Washington and other dispatches on same
date from the Capital of Oklahoma at Guthrie.
These old newspaper accounts; of the signing of the Statehood Proclamation and giving the story of the inauguration of the
first Governor may be accepted as authentic history.
"Oklahoma is now a state", smilingly remarked the President of the United States as he made the concluding flourish with an
eagle quill pen to the statehood proclamation at 10:16 o'clock this morning.
The President picked up one of the new blotters which lay on the cabinets table to dry his signature, but he had not completed
the operation before an alert person with gray hair, white tie and nervous smile, cried out, "Mr. President, give me the blotter".
The blotter was presented with a smile to Albert Hammer of Enid, Oklahoma who had made the request, a clerk in the general
land office. Incidentally Mr. Hammer is the proud possessor of the blotter with which the original bill admitting Oklahoma
to statehood was signed.
"If any of you gentlemen want pictures of the blotter, I'll give them to you", remarked Mr. Hammer to a group of news-
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paper men as the President turned to leave. "I am going to have some struck off for distribution to my friends".
The birth of the new state of Oklahoma was attended with no ceremonial. Not an official of the state nor a member of Congress,
had assembled to see the President attach his signature to the proclamation. Senator Warner of Missouri and Senator Carter
of Montana, each of whom was present when the President informed the Oklahoma delegation that he intended to issue the proclamation,
headed the small delegation of government clerks from Oklahoma and newspaper men who were waiting at the cabinet room to witness
the birth of the new state.
"I am especially interested in that part of the constiution which provides for state wide prohibition", remarked Senator Carter
as he entered the room. The delegation formed around the cabinet table and fifteen minutes after 10 o'clock the door leading
to the executive private office was thrown open and the President entered, taking a seat at the head of the cabinet table.
Secretary Leob had ready the eagle quill pen presented by Governor Frantz which by previous arrangement was to be the property
of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Not until he had signed his name to the proclamation prepared by the State department
did the President recognize, by even so much as a nod of the head, the group which surrounded the cabinet table. Without any
further comment than to announce the birth of the new state in the language given, the President left the cabinet room.
At 10 o'clock the White house telegraph rooms were directly connected both with Guthrie and Oklahoma City and the second the
President attached his signature to the proclamation the information was flashed to the new state.
Every detail had been arranged in advance for providing the new state with its officials just as soon as the President's signature
in Washington made the oath of office possible. The state office holders-elect had sent word that they were prepared to enter
upon their duties and the federal officers had taken their
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commissions with them when they left Washington after the heated fight which resulted in their appointments.
The signing of the important proclamation which made Oklahoma a state was in marked contrast to every other important incident
which has attended the advance of Oklahoma to statehood. With the attachment of the President's signature to the proclamation,
Guthrie and not Washington becomes the center of interest for those who are concerned in the affairs of the new state. It
marks, too, the most complete transfer of political power possible under American institutions.
From the most absolute control—that of the federal power over a territory to the most democratic of all American governmental
power—that of the state as provided in the Constitution, Oklahoma was shifted by a mere stroke of the President's pen. The
conditions under which the new state enters the Union gives it a prestige which has attended the birth of no other American
In population and wealth no other state at the time of its admission has approached it sufficiently to make a comparison possible.
It enters the Union with a larger fund available for educational purposes than all the other states combined at the time of
their admission, if.Texas be excepted. Its congressional delegation, which will begin service with the opening of the sixtieth
Congress, the first Monday in December, will have sufficient numerical strength to make it a factor in the lower house at
the beginning. One congressman has represented former states in the lower house at the time of their admission. Oklahoma will
have five. It would be possible in no other government on earth save that of the United States for a new territory to be given
equal power with confederated states in the admission of national affairs which entered upon those duties politically committed
to the antagonism of the party in power.
Oklahoma is intensely antagonistic to the party which created it a state. Despite this fact the amazing spectacle was pre-
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sented of the witness of its birth by officials only of the opposition party. Even the senators who were assembled in the
cabinet room were members of the Republican party. The political situation is all the more remarkable because the new state
is admitted on the eve of a Presidential election when it is known that it certainly will cast its vote in opposition to the
party which gave it a place in the electoral column.
The admission of Oklahoma marks a radical departure from all former procedure in the admission of states. It is the only state
that has ever been brought into the Union under an almost absolute guarantee that its voice would be raised against the party
which made it. Its boundaries were fixed by the Republican party, for the joinder Oklahoma and the Indian Territory was first
suggested in a Republican Senate committee room. A Republican Congress passed the enabling act, a Republican President issued
the proclamation admitting it to statehood and a Democratic governor will administer its affairs.
A revolver shot rang out and the rejoicing began in Guthrie. After an existence of eighteen years, six months and twenty-four
days, the Territory of Oklahoma with Indian Territory, became a memory today with the signing of the statehood proclamation
by President Roosevelt. The news of the admission of the state into the Union was received here at 9:18 o'clock this morning,
two minutes after the proclamation was signed. According to Washington time, the news was received at 10:18.
J. C. Nelson, superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company was here from Omaha and had secured a direct wire to the
White House, thereby preventing any delay in the transmission of the message. This announcement was first made public by Hugh
Scott, private secretary to Governor Frantz. Scott stood on the portico and fired an automatic pistol as a signal to the militia
companies, which replied with volleys of blank cartridges. Instantly the city broke into a tumult of noise.
Bands began playing, bells were rung, steam whistles blown and every man and boy who could fire a gun added to the up-
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roar. The firing of guns at public demonstrations was typical of Oklahoma. In early days volunteer fire departments were called
out in this way. The air was sharp and crisp and the morning resplendent with sunshine. The crowds that had been pouring into
Guthrie since the arrival of early trains were in a jubilant mood. Many women joined with men in the streets in shouting a
welcome to statehood.
Governor Haskell's apartments were jammed with people from every portion of the new state. Many of the women were handsomely
gowned. The crush extended from his office at the Hotel Royal through the parlors, down the wide stairway, through the hotel
lobby and across the sidewalk into the street. He was showered with congratulations and with kindly words for the success
of his administration.
Governor Haskell had laid aside his customary sack coat for a Prince Albert, but wore it easily and moved from group to group
as if he were at a big house party. Even before he had taken his oath of office Governor Haskell proceeded to the state's
business and his first act was against the Standard Oil Company. He had been informed at an early hour this morning that the
Standard company was preparing to take advantage of the short interval in which neither the Territorial nor the State officers
would be in existence, that it might lay an interstate natural gas pipe line from Washington County into Kansas. Bartlesville
is is the seat of Washington County.
During this interval it was believed that the United States Indian Agent at Muskogee also might not have authority to interfere
with the Standard. Governor Haskell sent a telegram to the deputy County Attorney of Washington County instructing him peremptorily
to prevent the laying of the gas pipe line. The question involved is one of greatest interest to citizens of the new state
who wish, if possible, to prevent the exportation of natural gas outside the state, preferring that the vast natural gas resources
of Oklahoma should be used to build up home industries. To circumvent the loss of natural gas through interstate pipe lines,
the constitutional convention refused to declare natural gas pipe lines common carriers. The natural gas pipe lines
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inside the state were chartered and are owned by the Barnsdall branch of the Standard's organization.
William Cross, secretary of state, and J. J. McAlester, member of the corporation commission, because of illness are not here
today and will be unable to take part in the inaugural. The fear is expressed by Cross' friends that he may not recover. He
has serious affection of the heart.
J. J. Love of Woodward, member of the Corporation Commission, kept his promise made at home during his campaign and brought
forty young women of Woodward to Guthrie in a special car at his expense. Love is a typical frontier Texan, about six feet
three inches high and walks with swagger of a cowboy. For many years he was the close personal friend of the late Temple Houston.
"The young ladies with me today," said Love, "run anywhere from the daughters of bankers to the daughters of laborers and
you can't tell them apart. They are all my friends and my people and I'm certainly going to show them a good time."
Five minutes after it was known that Oklahoma was a state the oath of office was administered to Governor Haskell by Leslie
G. Niblack, editor of the Guthrie Leader, who had qualified as a notary public especially for this purpose. The ceremony took
place privately in Mr. Haskell's hotel apartments in the presence of his immediate family, R. L. Owen, United States senator-elect
and Thomas Owen of Muskogee, Haskell's former political manager.
The administration of the oath was withheld from the public that interest in the public inaugural ceremonies might not be
lessened. Governor Haskell was determined that he should take up the reins of government at the earliest possible moment,
believing that the safety of public affairs demanded it. He immediately announced the appointment of Frank Canton, Fairfax
to be
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adjutant general and said that his other appointments would be made known at 3 o'clock this afternoon. With a miniature cannon
a local merchant fired a salute of seventeen guns for the new governor and commander-in-chief.
Frank Frantz, retiring territorial governor, is spending the day at his home, joining in no way in the inaugural ceremonies.
He went to his office early this morning to get his mail, remaining only a few moments. He was greeted by a number of officers
of the Oklahoma National guard with whom he is popular and who had called to say an official good-by to him.
Between Frantz and Governor Haskell is a personal feud so bitter that Haskell refused to ride with Frantz in the inaugural
parade. Then Frantz refused to give Haskell any personal or official recognition. In the state campaign Haskell made a speech
at Shawnee in which he attacked Frantz's personal character and referred to Frantz's family in his statement.
None of the territorial officers except Governor Frantz was invited by the committee on arrangements to take part in the inaugural.
When the question was first discussed the committee was embarrassed by the fact that a general invitation. would include a
negro, E. P. McCabe, deputy territorial auditor. It was a certainty that even the invitation, much less the appearance of
McCabe, would have caused riotous feelings among the Southern Democrats, who are intense in their race prejudice and are clamoring
of the immediate enactment of "Jim Crow" law by the legislature. McCabe, however, would not have accepted the invitation.
Seven thousand citizens of the new state stood in the street facing the south portico of the Carnegie library to witness the
beginning of the state government. Thousands were weary with trying to get within seeing distance of the ceremonies through
the streets in the business portion of the city. Even the trees on
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the library grounds were filled with men and boys. In the outskirts of the crowd was a jam of motor cars, carriages and horse
Hundreds of Democratic farmers, rising long before dawn, had ridden from the country to see the inaugural sight. Elsewhere
were glittering uniforms of band musicians. A detail of state militia-men stood guard at the entrance of the library.
Noon had almost arrived before the new state officers-elect and their families. Shortly afterward Governor Haskell came in
an open carriage accompanied by Judge Frank Dale, ex-chief justice of Oklahoma, Leslie G. Niblack and Frank Canton, adjutant
general of the state militia.
The portico was banked with beautiful flowers which were hardly so attractive, however, as the handsome women and their rich
gowns and jewels that flashed in the sunlight. Judge Dale was Master of Ceremonies on the platform. Shortly after 12 o'clock
Charles H. Filson, secretary of the late territory of Oklahoma began reading President Roosevelt's statehood proclamation
which brought a roar of cheering from the great audience.
Then came the marriage ceremony which joined Oklahoma and Indian Territory for life. C. G. Jones of Oklahoma City, for many
years one of the most tireless champions of joint statehood, was the groom and made the proposal of marriage to the bride,
Miss Indian Territory, who was Mrs. Leo Bennett of Muskogee, a citizen of the Cherokee nation and wife of Dr. Leo Bennett,
long United States marshal at Muskogee. Mrs. Bennett is a beautiful woman and shows attractively the racial characteristics
of her people. In his proposal the groom said that he was only 18 years old, having been born in Washington in 1889.
The bride was given away by William Durant of Durant, who was sergeant-at-arms of the constitutional convention and a citizen
of the Choctaw nation. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. H. Dodson, pastor of the First Baptist church of
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The Official oath was administered to Governor Haskell at 12: 20 o'clock in the afternoon by Leslie Niblack, editor of the
Guthrie Leader. Governor Haskell proceeded at once to the delivery of his inaugural address.
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In my continuing quest to define the basic unit of wrongness I have gone down many blind avenues. My latest attempt was an extremely sensitive meter to gauge the precise measurement of a single "beck."Unfortunately, it got too near a laptop displaying this article about Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert and it went all 'splody.Although he also declared that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world, as an aside he argued that only nations that turned away from the … [Read more...]
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San Antonio Judge Rules Against Wyndham
Written by: Traver
Wyndham Vacation Resorts is perhaps the most well known and largest company in the timeshare industry, with over 80,000 vacation properties available around the world, with a company of this scale anytime they must appear in court or make the news it is a big story to both timeshare owners and people across the industry. Earlier this week the timeshare giant appeared in court in an effort to get documents obtained by a former employee sealed and not allow them to become public record, since the company is so large and has an entire legal team dedicated to handling issues such as this one it came as a surprise to many people when the judge ruled against Wyndham Vacation Resorts.
The court battle takes place in the San Antonio area and involves a former employee of Wyndham's, James F. Faucett. A little background on Faucett shows he was employed at a Wyndham San Antonio timeshare resort as a salesman until 2008 when he was dismissed by the company for unknown reasons. It seems that Faucett must have felt sorry or guilty for the sales practices he was using at the resort and started an organization named Advocates Against Timeshare Fraud where he helped owners get out of timeshare contracts they had signed under false pretenses with the timeshare resort. Faucett collected many documents from the resorts' trash bin which helped him to cancel many new timeshare owner contracts, among the documents collected was a manual for sales people to use at Wyndham Resorts, as you can imagine this did not sit well with Wyndham and they filed a lawsuit against Faucett. According to an article found on "MySanAntonio.com" the lawsuit also requested that all documents collected in this manor be sealed and not become available to the public because as Wyndham stated releasing the manual would "alert competitors to its practices and could give them an unfair advantage". The judge did not agree with Wyndham and has allowed the information to become public. Faucett has released the sales manual along with other documents on his website http://mywyndhamlawsuit.com/. Faucett also stated under testimony that his supervisors had encouraged him to tell timeshare owners things that were not true in order to sell them on the idea of upgrading their timeshare. During testimony Faucett stated the company "used a 'take away' sales method in which customers were told they were not enjoying certain benefits, and that they could make up to $1,200 a night renting out their timeshares and would get a 'personal representative' to assist them." However these claims were not true and simply used as a tactic to persuade existing owners to upgrade their ownership. While the sales manual recovered by Faucett explicitly states not to engage in sales activities like this he said the printed material in the manual and what sales managers actually told sales personnel to do was completely different.
We find this case very interesting as one of the main complaints from people visiting timeshare resorts in the aggressive sales methods used by the sales people. This case could force officials to investigate the issue and may lead to some major changes in the way timeshare sales practices are handled during a timeshare presentation.
Posted: October 15th, 2010 under Timeshare Resorts, Timeshare Vacations.
Tags: ames F. Faucett, San Antonio Timeshare, timeshare sales tactics, Wyndham Vacation Resorts
Comment from Jim Faucett
Time October 28, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Thanks, Traver, for getting the word out. I have a motion for summary judgment that will be heard before the end of the year, I hope, and another that may affect an order that favors Wyndham. I'd love to hear from others who have had experiences with Wyndham. Particularly, I'd like to hear from former employees. I'm updating the site on a daily basis and there is new material available for download now. Please stay tuned. The "Fat Lady" has yet to sing…
Comment from CONNIE
Time November 13, 2010 at 4:07 pm
I also bought a timeshare back in 2005. Everything they told us was a not true. And when we found out about the maintence fees it was to late, they told us in was in the contact. Now me and my brother are paying for something we can't afford he is handicap and can't work. I am in a part-time job and a single parent. How can i get help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Norwegian Breakaway from New York in April: Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review by Snoogums
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Norwegian Breakaway from New York in April
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
Cons: Leaving from New York is not the greatest idea, unless you want to be indoors for a few days. This cruise is at sea 4 days. The first day is freezing, windy, maybe 60 degrees. So the outdoor climbing, etc was closed. All the pools were also closed on the 1 st day. So what are you suppose to do with children. I have a 7 year old. We went to a More jacuzzi in the back of the ship that was not busy, we're sitting quietly and were told it was for adults only. Even though the people in the jacuzzi didn't mind we were told to get out.
Than we went to the main part where all the pools were, which were closed. There were 2 jacuzzis for kids, two for adults. The adult jacuzzis were full, as well as the kids jacuzzis. The kids jacuzzi had 15 kids in it. They opened up the pool finally around noon....but kids were not allowed in the pool. Ridiculous. There were no adults getting in that pool it was too cold outside. The security was chasing people out of the pool with their whistles it was crazy. I went in with my daughter and also was chased out by the whistle guy. I did not read the signage, but she was allowed in the pool with me, so I vacated the pool. I was pretty upset at this point. Don't get me wrong, I understand why they have jacuzzis and pools for adults only. The kids are jumping into the jacuzzis with their googles, etc. ..you can imagine. But to limit the pools on the ship I don't agree, especially when there are no adults around who want to get in the pool. Also I pay the same price for her as me, she should have access to all facilities. We are prisoners on the ship and the outdoor activities are all closed for the kids what do they expect them to do. Yes there is a kids club, but I am on vacation with my daughter, so I have no interest in going to the kids club with her. Also the rock wall was never opened during the day, mainly at night when you are going to a show and dinner.
So all in all. I would never do this cruise again. Too cold, not enough pools for kids, Btw the kids pool is poorly designed. You have to sit on a bench in an aquarium type structure. Very un appealing. The"adult pool is nicer. Not recommended if you are a water person and like to swim and enjoy the warm weather. There are really 3 days of miserable cold weather and that is in April . I can't imagine taking that cruise in the middle of winter.
This cruise is good if you don't mind being limited to indoors for part of your vacation. And also a note to anyone who is prone to motion sickness. The cruise from the Atlantic to the carribbean can be rough because of the gulf coast, so a word to the wise, beware. Less
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The room was nice small, but as expected. Nice bathroom large shower. Really nice to have a balcony. We were on the side that had the sun in the afternoon, it was beautiful, I think it was port side. I really would recommend a balcony. The room service was impeccable. We were on the 12 the floor. Our room was cleaned 2x a day. There were always fresh towels and chocolates at night.
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A private island owned by Norwegian. They do a nice BBQ and have a few beaches. Lots of lawn chairs. The beach is a little rocky, not as bad as I read. One thing I noticed was broken green glass on the beach. I noticed people were drinking Heineken beer in bottles. Not sure how smart that is to serve glass bottles on a beach. Anyways be careful where you walk. I didn't see a lot, and maybe it is isolated. But, you don't want to cut your feet while on vacation. All in all a nice stop.
Went to atlantis and hung out at their beach for the day. You can book through the cruise or head over on your own by taxi 4$ per person each way. I do not recommend the water taxi, just that it only leaves every 30 minutes, it is a 10 minute walk to atlantis. You waste an hour by water taxi....if you don't mind it is a nice way to get to paradise island. The water taxi and car taxis are the same price.
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Today I received her package (even though I haven't finished her doll yet) and I can't wait to share what was inside with all of you.
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Isn't she awesome????
That cute little tam hat and all of the tiny little stitches on her little capelet and the same on her little messenger bag. Oh and the little doll she's holding too. How adorable is that? I LOVE that Jen gave her striped leggings. Does this chick know me or what? AND the Ugg boots. Absolutely amazing from head to toe. I don't know of you can tell in the photo but her eyes and lips are stitches. LOTS of stitches to make them. LOVE THIS DOLL!
This little cutie is a smaller version of a pumpkin girl doll Jen had made a while back that I just adored. I can't believe she remembered that and made a wee one just for me!
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The front and back of her little capelet. More tiny stitches and tiny little leaves. Her attention to detail is very impressive.
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Wall to wall news about Windows 8 from Microsoft means we overlook some interesting details in the infodump. Potentially distressing? Dropping support for plugins in the Metro-based IE10. No Flash, no Silverlight, no PDF readers.
It appears Microsoft plans for HTML5 to do all the heavy lifting for Windows 8 and Internet Explorer. But has any operating system shipped configured exactly the way customers need it? Large companies spend thousands of hours setting and maintaining their corporate standards. Personalization of their computing experience seems a fundamental right to many users.
Could be the plan is for apps to take the place of plug-ins. Do you think you'll feel comfortable in 18 months downloading apps to your desktop to function the way you need? Or is this a plan to charge everyone $.99 tomorrow for what we get free with plug-ins today?
Much ado about nothing
MS dropping Flash is no surprise, considering they showed off their IDE and IE running HTML5 over a year ago.ThePixelDoc on appleinsider.com
The headline is sensationalist and wrong. Think of it this way, Metro is their tablet/iPad mode. The iPad has no flash/silverlight in the browser, and neither does Metro IE. This in order to get the best tablet experience, battery life etc. The difference is, you can hit a button and open up full Windows desktop mode and get the full browsing experience, while accepting a tradeoff in battery life.rodh257 on news.ycombinator.com
When the hell has the industry NOT followed Apple's lead, on anything? Apple is always mocked/ridiculous/insulted at first, but ultimately, wthether its months or years later, everyone follows suit.Slurpy on appleinsider.com
Good idea
This is great news for consumers.eksodos on sppleinsider.com
It's about the lack of extensible components in HTML itself. It's too limited of a control palette. We need a standardized way of extending it that is plugin-free.matt mcknight on infoq.com
Apple doesn't allow plugins in their web browser. Microsoft is not allowing plugins in Metro. Flash on the web has existed for years, and not having plugins hurts end users because they experience the entire web. No plugins for something that doesn't exist yet hurts no one, because apps will be designed from the ground up without plugins. See the difference?Giometrix on news.ycombinator.com
And they said Apple's Steve Jobs was wrong...when he jettisoned Flash..? Just like they said he was wrong about tablet form factor.nkalu on appleinsider.com
New world of Windows 8
In the new OS world, Web pages run in a browser, Web applications (Silverlight et al.) run in the Metro experience, and Desktop applications run in the Desktop experience (including classic web browsing). Silverlight is dead? Hah! Metro is the new browser.Rod Hughes on infoq.com
When you find companies dropping a particular technology for something else, its just that they figure out a better bait to catch more fish.kamaal on news.ycombinator.com
I think the issue people have is that in the last decade (roughly), Microsoft has been releasing technological stacks in great fanfare, promoting them as the be-end end-all of everything and killing them on a 2~3 years cycle. WebForms, WPF, Silverlight, MDX, DWM/Aero seem deprecated by Metro, ... and I remember about a billion data-access frameworks which got the ax every 6 months or so.masklinn on news.ycombinator.com
Is it silly we're so worried about what will happen when Windows 8 won't be available for at least a year? Or are you the plan-ahead type?