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Wait, What? Ep. 61.2: Fat Kid Loves Cake
Posted by: on November 3, 2011
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Tags: Brandon Graham, Contest, Ed Brubaker, Expired 50 Cent reference, Graeme, Hitchcock, Jason Aaron, Jeff, Mark Millar, Marvel, Peter David, Prophet, Shonen Jump Alpha, Wait What?, winners, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Factor
And here we are with part 2, just as promised: McMillan! Lester! Cassard! Acero! Questions! Answers! More after the jump!
I know what you're thinking: "Really, Jeff? Again with the exclamation points?" But some of you are thinking: "Cassard and Acero? What are they doing in this brief-yet-already-overheated blogpost?"
And the answer to the latter is, "why, they are the winners to our second Wait, What? contest!"
That contest, announced right before we went on vacation, was to pick a Hitchcock movie to be adapted into an ongoing comic series, tell us who would work on it, and the most widely lauded part of the ongoing run. We got a lot of really great responses for this and chose both Dylan Cassard and RJ Acero as our winners for coming up with some exceptionally thoughtful books we would both kill to read. Graeme is mailing them each a copy of Marzena Sowa's memoir Marzi, illustrated by Sylvain Savoia and published by Vertigo, and you can check out their award-winning entries below the podcast embed.
As for that embed, here is the second part of episode 61, concluding our discussion about Marvel, and moving on to some other topics including why Ed Brubaker's Fatale might have ended up over at Image; the secret of Mark Millar's success, and questions from Twitter and our recent Savage Critic thread, with answers covering topics such as Wolverine And The X-Men #1, Shonen Jump Alpha, the revival of Rob Liefeld's Awesome Studios (such as, for example, Brandon Graham and Simon Roy's Prophet, which is where this post's image comes from), X-Factor, and much more.
Wait, What? Ep. 61.2: Fat Kid Loves Cake
We didn't quite have time to get to all the questions so if you don't hear yours, don't worry. We'll have it asked and answered in Ep. 62, we (mostly) promise!
And now for those winning entries! Here's Dylan's, which he presented as a recent article he'd just read (and which had me fooled up to a certain point):
North by Northwest"Getting There From Here"
In 1959, Martin Goodman managed to secure the rights to an adaptation of "North by Northwest" for Atlas in hopes of publishing something that didn't have a funny animal or Jerry Lewis. Stan at the time, was in desperate need of an artist. Joe Maneely would have been his original choice for a project like this, but now Stan was at a loss. He hesitantly passed it to Jack Kirby who turned in a character sketch of Cary Grant, which Stan deemed "too ugly for human consumption." On a lark, Jack passed the project off to Don Heck. Stan was so impressed with the way Don drew Cary Grant he later said in the letters column of issue #7, "Don Heck must be having lunch with Cary Grant on a regular basis, but I don't know how he could with all the comics he's drawing." The reception to the book was lukewarm at best, and Stan Lee's adjustments to the ending never sat right with Hitchcock. And it was canceled after issue 10. The adaptation rights lay dormant in the Marvel offices for over 20 years.
But all that changed one unseasonably warm day in the winter of 1974, Steve Engleheart marched into Stan's office and demanded to write the continued adventures of Roger Thornhill. Stan was skeptical at the time and was still pretty ticked about the Dr. Strange/Sis-Eneg debacle, but as Stan put it, "Englehart had a way of pitching an idea as though I'd already thought of it."
Engleheart's following series (penciled by Frank Brunner) chronicled the journeys of Roger Thornhill through the Marvel universe as he was consistently mistaken for Kang the Conqueror, M.O.D.O.K., The Mindless Ones and even (at one point) Spider-Man by Peter Parker himself! The public loved it, and issue #9 (the Doctor Bong issue) was the top selling issue on the stands setting the all-time comics sales record of 2.5 million copies. Which was not overtaken until Spider-Man #1 in 1990.
After 11 issues, it seemed like the creative team had started to lose interest with the initial concept. After a prolonged and contrived battle with the entire Kree race landed Roger Thornhill in the Pacific Northwest, Roger smoked peyote with a Native American shaman and realized he had lost touch with America and "needed to find out WHERE it truly was." (a lofty if vague goal to be sure) Englehart took Roger across the U.S. visiting every landmark and tourist trap that Steve had read about in a travel brochure he had picked up at a used bookstore one weekend. (Brunner has said that issue after issue he kept remarking, "I can't believe they are paying me to do this!")
Most die-hard NxNW fans site these 3 issues as when the series achieved transcendence and became something wholly different from anything the medium had offered before. And most likely would never return to again. Shortly after, Englehart left Marvel and the series was continued by Roy Thomas who wanted a "back to basics approach" with Roger being mistaken for different Marvel characters while trying to live his everyday life. A slew of fill-in writers plagued the book as Roy was busy with his EIC duties, and it was eventually canceled after issue 26.
Since then, there have been many attempts at revivals. Alan Moore penned a story in Daredevils that many Moore enthusiasts site as his best prose piece, and Todd McFarlane attempted to buy the rights from the Hitchcock estate in the late 90s but it amounted to little more than a toy of Roger Thornhill covered in thorns. Fan letters still drop in the Marvel office mailbox from time to time, and not a Comic-Con goes by that Joe Quesada doesn't drop hints that there may be more new adventures from Roger Thornhill, but it is truly doubtful that any will recapture the magic of Brunner's lovingly rendered sunsets casting a warm glow over Englehart's conversations between Roger Thornhill and the waffle slinger at Louie's Chicken Shack.
And here's the entry from RJ Acero who, since we didn't specify whether to use living or dead creators, stuck to the living:
Rebecca – written by G. Willow Wilson, art by Frazer Irving. I have to admit, the idea of Irving illustrating Manderley burning to the ground has me pining for this to happen. As an ongoing, I see this series as the travels of Mrs. Danvers (whom in our story, survives the fire) as she joins various households as a maid, leaving broken marriages in her wake. Think of her as a dour, older, feminine version of Tom Ripley. I think Ms. Wilson would be perfectly suited for writing the painful, surreal doubt that wives would face at the hands of Mrs. Danvers.
Rear Window – written by Greg Rucka, art by J.H. Williams III. The continuing adventures of Mr. & (now) Mrs. Jeffries. They travel the globe as Jeff is on assignment. Holing up in hotels in exotic locales. Jeff constantly in a different cast, and Lisa in the "latest" fashions. I would love to see the formalist flourishes that Williams could come up with for the inevitable "spying on the neighbors" scenes. Rucka seems capable of providing detailed assessments of Jeff's assignments and certainly has the chops to interject some interesting plot twists. And most importantly, he would write a strong Lisa Jeffries.
The Wrong Man – written & illustrated by Steve Ditko. Henry Fonda as Job by way of Ditko. Practically writes itself. As an aside, this may be the saddest sad sack film ever. Don't get me wrong, there's great craft on display (obviously), but the plot just gets darker and
darker. The epilogue could not pull this one out of a nosedive.
Vertigo – drawn by Sam Kieth, written by Dave Sim. Two comic titans with diametrically (?) opposed views on women, working on an adaptation of a film that has some severe issues with how it portrays women. This would either be complete genius or a murder/suicide.
North by Northwest – written by Grant Morrison, art by Frank Quitely. I'm not quite sure why, but this makes sense to me. Think of All-Star Superman #3, where Lois is gifted Superman's powers. There is something about the dynamics of Clark & Lois' relationship that resonates with how I see Roger Thornhill and Eve Kendall. And I want to see Quitely draw people on top of different monuments every month.
The Birds – written by Warren Ellis, art by Jill Thompson. This would basically be an ongoing series where every arc tells of a different town (different time period?) that comes under siege by birds. I think Ellis could really drive a series where the only constant is an unspeaking antagonist, and the central mystery goes unexplained. After reading Beasts of Burden, there is no question in my mind that Thompson is a perfect fit here.
Psycho – written & drawn by Ba & Moon. This ongoing would be a
travelogue where at the conclusion of every story our protagonist(s) find themselves at the Bates Motel, and their demise.
Pretty great, right? Congratulations to RJ and Dylan, and our thanks to all our entrants!
22 Responses to " Wait, What? Ep. 61.2: Fat Kid Loves Cake "
"So I'm planning on 6 issues a year and we're making the issues self contained but part of a big ongoing intergalactic so and so. Fucking future space Conan ish."
Done – and that's six issues sold! I like that he's direct and honest about the pace of the thing. Folks need to be serious about that because you see a comic and the lizard brain assumes "monthly."
And speaking to the "strength" of that original design I was immediately thinking, "Prophet? The guy with the forehead thing?"
Oh my GOD, I really thought I was alone on Azzarello and his dialogue. I to this day can no longer enjoy Azarello for the exact reasons you said. He really does think his noir dialogue is much more clever than it actually is, with the sentence fragments, quips, etc.
re: Azzarello's work on 100 Bullets. I thoroughly enjoyed that series, but I too had trouble with his dialogue. It was overly "cute" at times (many times) and it did not flow as well through transitions as he might have thought. I found myself stopping short a lot of times with those clever word transitions and it would take me right out of the story.
Thanks for answering my e-mail! I think you're right that authors are just looking for sales when they over-indulge in continuity, but I can't fathom why they think this would work. The books that take off are the books that only reference really recent continuity or just take a breezy a la carte attitude toward it.
I mean, look at Daredevil. Waid wanted Captain America fighting Daredevil and he wanted Paolo Rivera to draw it. Does he bother explaining why Caps in costume and got the shield? No. Bendis also has a lot of success with this "salad bar" attitude to the Marvel Universe – so why do so many writers think that cluttering their narratives will help sales?
Anyway thanks again and I hope you get a chance to look at the article. Posting the link so people know what we're talking about:
Funny to realize how much Priest's original Panther storyline, The Client, outdid Bendis at his own decompressed, talky game. That was Priest – always one step ahead of the money train.
Welcome back, gents! You were in fine form over both casts – and a bit precognizent to boot! A real pleasure, as always.
Man, I wanted to love WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, but I kind of fall in with Jeff's line of thinking – I can't support any more Marvel titles now, and I'm pulling back my Marvel singles purchases to DAREDEVIL (my desire to support quality superhero books supersedes my liberal angst in this case :) ). In fact, I found the whole Marvel discussion to be both facsinating and thought provoking. Thanks for the insight.
The reason I didnt get Wolverine and the X-Men was because of the $3.99 price point (AUD$4.49 on comixology). What I've seen seems nice but that way too much for a comic for me.
Reguarding the matter of human decency at the Marvel offices, I don't really see an issue with buying their comics cos whichever way the sales go its not going to impact how the editorial staff are treated. Unless it gets to levels where Marvel is on its deathbed and that just try crazy shit, but if that happened at the moment wouldnt a large section of the comic market go down with it?
Also, you mentioned that Quietly isnt a big artist, that hes only big on the internet, so who are the big name artists? I can only really think of Jim Lee as someone who would fit that bill
You gentlemen should stick to commentary and analysis regarding comic books and things you are familiar with, not the economics and/or business practices involved in the industry. You profess sheer befuddlement that a company like Marvel would cut costs and terminate employees despite the fact that Marvel is "profitable." This shows a basic lack of business knowledge and a complete lack of awareness and understanding of how large publicly traded corporations are operated in the United States in the 21st Century.
To be profitable is simply not enough anymore. An investor needs to see a company grow and improve over time. Therefore, a company needs to have quarterly revenue growth, which is an increase of a company's sales when compared to a previous quarter's revenue performance. Therefore, if Marvel was profitable this quarter, it needs to exceed it's profit margin next quarter, and the next, and the next. It's unsustainable really.
If sales are generally on the decline, in order to exceed the previous quarters profits, you do the following: raise prices and/or cut costs. You cut costs by cutting staff and increasing performance. Increasing performance is another term for making the employees you don't fire work a little harder to make up for the work the people you just fired used to do. The employment line is a great motivator to make someone work harder. Like I said, it's unsustainable.
Since when is running a business about being loyal to your employee? It's about the bottom line. Welcome to corporate America. This is capitalism. The thing that the Occupy Wall Street (99%) crowd is railing against.
So in three paragraphs you say a system is unsustainable twice but still manage to tell these two they have no understanding of how a business is run in today's scary modern world?
"It's all a shell game to mask lack of growth with cutbacks and price hikes blibitty blabbetty bloooooooo!"
You are talking so far down to Graeme, Jeff, and the rest of us you have no idea.
They skipped the business 101 lecture for everyone's sanity. THANKFULLY YOU STEPPED IN!
Insightful. Marvel's decision makers have decided to slash and burn to look good for investors but the CONSUMERS of a product are typically the first to go – "Wait, this product is shitty."
The guy who owns stock doesn't realize anything is wrong with the core product until his dividend comes back shitty or someone misses projections and changes the stock rating. Luckily for that guy he just tells his broker…"Hey asshole go invest me in something that doesn't suck."
Unluckily for us and (long term) for all the fools running Marvel into the ground we're involved with this product in a different and emotional way.
Anywho, not being stock brokers the guys focus on what makes a company good not for the short term or unaware investor but for the poor schlubs (us) that line investors pockets. I'm still working through this but had to comment because…well…I almost choked reading your lecture. A great company runs in a fiscally responsible way wherein they set profit goals and meet or exceed those. A shitty company – which Marvel seems to be hurtling towards – takes the axe to the infrastructure when it should be strengthening itself and its resources. Go grow the comics market by making books that don't just appeal to the dwindling rump of comics fandom.
When Christos Gage asks Twitter "Got any good Gambit stories I should read?" before writing a book about the fucking guy it's the comapny's fault and whatever their stupid "modern business practices" that led to this place of fairy dust and wonderment they should be called on the carpet for it.
"This is capitalism"
And for the record NO. This is not capitalism.
This is the gutless, smoking wreckage of a VERSION of capitalism which is principally cannibalism.
Yes, my friend, this is capitalism. Sorry. This is what capitalism has unfortunately become. I wasn't defending it, just stating reality. It is rotten to the fucking core. The investment class (i.e., the 1%), controls the means of production. Defend capitalism if that's your bag, but I'm with Occupy Wall Street. Nothing short of revolution is going to change the status quo.
By the way, where exactly have you been the last three decades? Investors don't care about making a company "great", they care about a return on their investment. Do you think corporations care about long term goals like a livable planet free from global warming? No. The proof is in the very air you breath. Capitalism is a parasite infecting the human race and the planet earth. Nice try though.
If you really want to get schooled on corporations and their overarching powers (and be entertained), check out this Grant Morrison concept from Marvel Boy #3, "Hexus, The Living Corporation":
Okay, I'm as big a fan of an Internet punch-'em-up as the next guy, but I'd like to step in here and ask for things to cool down, if only because I think there are better targets for all this rhetorical windmilling.
There *is* a difference between regulated and unregulated capitalism, even if that difference is just a lag in the time it takes for corruption to set in.
You're certainly right, Robert G, in that Graeme and I come off as pretty naive in our assumptions. Although I don't have time to bust out where I got my information (I'll admit it was either Rich's articles on the subject over at Bleeding Cool, or Heidi's take over at The Beat), the impression I got is that Isaac Perlmutter insists on Marvel showing increasing profits without investing in new business and calling for cuts when the margin of shortfall was less than 5%.
(No, wait. Here it is:
Arguably, Disney's board could be understanding about such a shortfall considering the current state of the economy. I very much believe Heidi's thesis that Perlmutter is doing this because he wants to be a heavier hitter on the Disney board, and that this stuff is quite traceable to *him*.
Although I believe corporations, if left unchecked, will act like vile sociopaths, what is especially frustrating is that this seems to be a case where the majority of the butthurt is coming from an actual vile sociopath. And again, I know it's naive but I think it's a shame the people who spend so much time creating heroes won't stop and be heroes.
So instead of shoving one another about, maybe we can do our part to get this corporate personhood thing looked at, as well as our current limited liability laws, and make our politicians be more accountable. And, oh yeah, let's see if we can make sure Marvel can get more than one bathroom, rather than taking pride in the fact we don't find that shocking and sad. (Sorry. Some angry snark creeping in here at the end…)
I mean, that sounds more productive, at the very least, than producing a 40 post thread, right?
Jeff, I will cease and desist, good sir. Thank you for the link. I was vaguely aware of this Perlmutter character, in the way that I am vaguely aware of trichinosis, ringworm and other parasitic diseases that ultimately cause consternation and regret to the sad, unprepared bowels of humankind.
I was merely trying to state that it is not a matter of one rogue individual such as Perlmutter being a sociopath or a misguided greed-head so much as that this is the culture that gets rewarded in this 21st century corporatocracy (oligarchy, etc). It is systemic. It is inherent in the system.
And finally, for fucks sake, the hens have come home to roost.
That is, it has come to the point that this corporatocracy (or oligarchy, take your pick), has finally affected something as basic and innocent an industry and refuge as comic books. I blame this on the financial success of the Spider-Man and X-Men movie franchises, which lifted up a rock and shined a bright light on the super hero universe. It uncovered some awesome beauty and some unmistakeable ugliness. Suddenly, the nerd reigns supreme, not unlike Iron Chef.
While the comic book consumer relished the thought that the mainstream was finally coming to recognize them as something special, these avatars of brilliance, the opposite was true. Their objects of affection, these spandex clad heroes were merely pieces of turds, which could be de-spandexed, buffed and waxed enough for the silver screen to be capitalized upon.
What everyone fails to understand is that the comic books are secondary to the movies, despite boasts of comic books being R&D for the movies. That's laughable. No one but us on the fringes (the 1% of the 99%) actually gives a damn about these things.
I am an attorney whose firm years ago "merged" with a larger law firm. I was told nothing would change. I knew better. Sure enough, after a grace period, I was required to bill more hours and increase my hourly rate. The following quarter, what was expected was more billable hours and more revenue brought into the firm. I had to count how many legal pads and paper clips I was using. I soon realized I would never make partner because the goal line kept changing, year after year. The choice came down to whether I would bill more hours or see less of my family. The choice was mine and I took it. For my sanity and the health of my family, I made the right choice. It was no choice really.
Why is this suddenly hitting the comic book industry? The question is why it didn't happen long ago? If not Ike Perlmutter, it would be someone else. It is the failing within the construct of capitalism that allows for an Ike Perlmuttter. Rail against the system, which is the demon. Not the demon's messenger.
Thanks for answering my questions! That Airtight Garage arcade thing sounds amazing. The current Humanoid releases are really nice, but as you said they aren't really good for impulse buys. It would be nice if they would try a bit more of a mainstream push for Moebius material than the current "for collectors" approach. Also like you said, from what they've released so far, it seems like these collections are being released because they are Jodoworsky, not Moebius.
I know you guys aren't the biggest Stan Lee fans (I'm not either), but what is the stuff that you mentioned liking more than Parable? I would be interested in hearing what work of his you like.
I'll ease up but I HAVE to answer a few things –
"By the way, where exactly have you been the last three decades? Investors don't care about making a company "great", they care about a return on their investment. Do you think corporations care about long term goals like a livable planet free from global warming? No. The proof is in the very air you breath. Capitalism is a parasite infecting the human race and the planet earth. Nice try though."
First, on a nerd to nerd level, Hexus was beaten via corporate espionage and competitive capitalism. Its secrets were stolen and given to competitors thereby robbing the entity of its power. Morrison was arguing against monopoly more than capitalism.
And then on a philosophical front: Long before anything resembling a "corporation" there were people and they smashed each others brains out to get things they wanted.
The problem is not "in capitalism" as much as you want it to be. The problem is in US. Capital U Capital S. Human beings do all this to each other and will continue to do so long after you and I and our children's children are in the loam of the earth. I'm not saying all people are evil – I'm not saying most. I'm also not foolish enough to believe that by tearing down the world's most advanced society we'll somehow come closer to anything resembling Utopia.
Where do you start? What can YOU change via some system of financial distribution about the evolution of the human species to seek ADVANTAGE?
Capitalism works for me. I own a business. I'm not in debt. I employ five people. I make the best Donuts, in my opinion, in America. So yeah, defending Capitalism is kind of "my bag." Then again, I'm willing to work 60 hours a week and make the time to keep my wife and son happy and provided for.
The best thing that ever happened to this mudball is that somewhere along the way we were all gifted the ability to choose. Some options are limited by things out of our control but free will remains. It's up to the people at Marvel to stand up for themselves…or not.
That being said I am ending my part in this. You raised some points and I feel I've said all I need to say. Sorry if I toed or over-stepped the line.
Robert G and j_smitty_: Thanks to both of you for thoughtful responses while also continuing to advocate considerately for your viewpoints.
Robert: I feel for you, having worked around law for what is creeping up on a majority of my life. I've seen attorneys get worn down to burnt out nubs and then discarded for the next crop of new hires. (And I've seen attorneys who've made partners and had a huge chunk of casual decency burned off of them.) Glad you made the right choice for you and your family.
As for your thesis about comic books and the comic book movies, unfortunately the films only accelerated things for Marvel. If you're interested (and have the stomach for it), check out Dan Raviv's Comic Wars: How Two Tycoons Battled Over the Marvel Comics Empire–And Both Lost:
Smitty: I'm pretty much in awe of your ability to do all that and be such an engaged, intelligent comic book fan. Also, I got to get out to your neck of the woods and try your doughnuts!
I recently read the entirety of 100 Bullets. I'd started to read the singles but fell off around the halfway point. It was both better and worse than I'd remembered. Some of the storylines held together a lot better than I'd remembered, and bits that had seemed random actually had payoffs. Worse, because, yeah, Azzarello's dialogue. There were whole sequences that were so convoluted and tortured just to arrive at a point where a character could say a certain line, like Azzarello had thought up a single snappy line and worked his way backwards from there.
@J_Smitty: Out of all of this, I'm most interested in the best donuts in America. WHERE WHERE WHERE
Thanks for another great podcast, and I may have missed it way back when, but didn't DC fire several editors with it's DC Entertainment move last year? I remember some outrage, but not to the extent I have seen with the Marvel news. Isn't this just the downward spiral of the publishing industry and not just a Marvel needs money issue?
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Yes, years to late and the winners are truly worthy, but I'd definitely buy Darwyn Cooke's 'To Catch a Thief' on-going. It's another series that virtually writes itself.


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A game that featured two of the Big 12's worst offensive teams figured to resemble a sloppy contest that was played with grease on the ball and a lid on the basket.
But both Texas and TCU were able to find two of their better performances offensive performances, with the Longhorns shooting 50 percent, the Horned Frogs shooting 45.7 percent and the two teams combining to commit just 19 turnovers (Texas 9, TCU 10). Only a slow tempo — TCU plays at the slowest tempo in the Big 12 — an a poor combined free throw performance kept both teams from scoring higher.
TCU never led in the game, though that statistic could certainly be considered misleading. Texas pushed the lead into the double-digits a few times, but never more than 12 points, and most of the contest played out in the single digits. The Longhorns had an 11-point advantage after a Ioannis Papapetrou three-pointer with 16:43 left, though Texas wasn't able to put the game away. Instead, TCU went on an 18-7 run, tying the game at the 8:42 mark with a pair of Nate Butler Lind free throws.
But that tie, the only one of the game, was short-lived. Less than 30 seconds later, Connor Lammert had an outstanding tip in of a Myck Kabongo missed layup to put the Longhorns back up two, and though Texas never truly ran away with it, the lead was a more comfortable eight less than three minutes after that. TCU never really went away, and trailed by just five points after a DeVonta Abron layup with 2:16 remaining.
The Horned Frogs then got a missed shot when Lammert's three-point attempt was errant — Lammert's only miss of the day — but weren't able to corral the offensive rebound. Instead, Jonathan Holmes grabbed it, and after running off more clock, DeMarcus Holland made a three-pointer of his own to push the lead back to eight. Holmes added a free throw later for the final nine-point margin.
Ioannis Papapetrou continued his recent run of hot play with a 15-point effort, including a 4-of-8 streak from three-point range. Lammert was second on the Longhorns with both 13 points and three assists, while he also led the team with seven rebounds. Kabongo played all but one minute of the game, scoring 12 points and dishing out seven assists to just two turnovers.
The Longhorns are still searching for their ideal backcourt pairing, with Holland playing 22 minutes, Julien Lewis playing 15, Javan Felix playing 13 and team leading scorer Sheldon McClellan playing just one minute. Other than that one minute played, McClellan didn't show up in the scorebook, not taking a shot, grabbing a rebound, nor getting an assist, block or steal.
Garlon Green scored 15 points for the Horned Frogs, though he took 15 shots (6-for-15) to get them. TCU was most-buoyed by the guard play of Butler Lind and Kyan Anderson. The two combined to shoot 6-of-13 and score 22 points, but more importantly, they dished out 13 assists to just four turnovers as the typically turnover-prone Frogs found the handle.
TCU (10-16, 1-12) remains in last place in the Big 12. Texas (12-14, 4-9) pulled within two games of sixth-place West Virginia. The Longhorns host Big 12 co-leader Kansas State at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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What you Need to Know Before your Trip to Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
Isla Ometepe or Ometepe Island is our favorite place in Nicaragua.We felt like we were in a different country than mainland Nicaragua, and its no wonder we, and many of the expats and travelers find it difficult to leave. Our love affair with Ometepe resulted in our stay starting at 3 days and became 5 weeks in August and September 2015. There is so much to do on the island, including the most memorable hikes up the volcanoes.
We had lots of unanswered questions before our trip and discovered some valuable details that we wanted to improve your visit to the island.
With a few travel planning tips, perhaps you can make it an unforgettable visit.
Why you should travel to Ometepe Island
Ometepe Island is a lush tropical island formed from two towering volcanoes (Concepción and Maderas) jutting out from the massive Lake Nicaragua. It offers tropical forests, waterfalls, hiking, swimming, motorbiking, and kayaking in a peaceful, tranquil setting. Ometepe encompasses a number of villages with a local, community feel and maintains an incredibly friendly vibe. It's not a surprise to walk on the main highway and get waves and hellos wherever you go. Friendly people, understated beauty, and lots of natural activities; the perfect reasons to go to Ometepe in our view.
Tips we cover are: How to make your travels more meaningful, How to get there, What are the travel costs, How to avoid getting ripped off and Where to stay.
Looking for Meaningful Travel Experiences?
To fully appreciate a meaningful travel experience we recommend you try local, public transportation. It's the best way to see and connect with the people that live on the island. In return, you witness how friendly Nicaraguans are, and how willing they are to help visitors. As a bonus, you get the opportunity to pat yourself on the back for navigating yourself effectively to your destination!
1) How To Get There
All roads lead via Rivas. A city and main hub and bus station to get around in South Western Nicaragua to all the Pacific surfing beaches like San Juan Del Sur, to Ometepe Island and Rio San Carlos.
Rivas is busy, confusing, and sadly, there are taxis there that take advantage of tourists. Here are a few important tips will ensure you don't get scammed.
A) Options to arriving at the Ferry Port to Ometepe Island:
Take a mini-bus (tourist bus direct to the ferry port)
Some the travel agencies on the Calle La Cazada(main plaza of restaurants) in Grenada organize mini buses to go directly to the ferry launch. You will have to pay full price (Avg.$20-30USD), and there is only one bus or 2 buses per day. This option is a shorter and costly option to get to Ometepe. We feel you are missing out on the people watching, interactions, and it's more than 10x the price! However, we share this here as an option if you are not up for trying the local public bus experience. You can bypass #2 by taking this option.
Take the local (Chicken) bus to Rivas
This is the most economical, flexible and cultural way. The local bus system is a decent form of transport; it's classic school bus "Chicken bus" often decorated and modified to carry people and goods in Latin America. It's a fun trip to people watch and discover interesting snacks to try from the food hawkers that enter the bus throughout the journey.
Schedule: There isn't a posted schedule– ask a local for the "scheduled times." There are many buses, usually leaving every half hour. The bus will leave once it's full, it doesn't mean it leaves on time!
Costs: Rates are posted in the bus, so it's the same for everyone! HOWEVER: you may be charged an extra seat for your bag, whether you are a local or visitor.Why fight about this? One of the bus attendants take on and off the bags and often your bag takes up another seat. The cost is also so minimal for the bus, why bother arguing about it. At the time, it was 37Cordobas ($1.34USD)
Duration: 45-60minutes depending on number of stops to drop off passengers
B) Rivas Bus Station to the Port of San Jorge (Ferry to Ometepe)
You have two options:
Take the bus to the Port of San Jorge
– Rivas is ONLY a short 10-minute drive to the dock at San Jorge.
– There is a bus that goes from Rivas to San Jorge, but it's not obvious where to get off, and where you get off.
-Ask the bus driver, for accurate details. Cab drivers may come on the bus, and tell you the bus to the ferry already left! We missed the stop here, so we didn't take it. Instead, we negotiated to take a taxi. (Option 2 below)
Taxi to the Ferry launch
Taxis often take advantage of tourists in Rivas. Beware of the scams by:
– Avoiding the men that ask you to get a taxi, they come on the bus and start their sales pitch. The best option is to get off the bus and start walking. You have a better chance of negotiating with the numerous cabs looking for passengers.
-Pay no more than $1USD/person for this ride
– Again, the drive is 10minutes so get the taxi driver to stop right BEFORE the entrance to the dock.
– There will be other taxis there and a barricade. Otherwise, they will drive you into the dock area right near the boats and give you this story you need to pay another $2USD for the entrance fee.
C) The Ferry to Ometepe
The ferry takes you to Moyogalpa the main town on the island
The ferry is a frequent service (hourly) with multiple options including small Lancha local boats or ferries(including cars). The Lancha is more of a local style boat; it's not as well maintained as the ferries, and usually crowded, a bit slower but cheaper than the ferry. We took one of these onto the island and also ferries. Either will get you there.
Schedule: The schedule for the ferries is available here. If you are time strapped, plan ahead as sometimes the boats are down for maintenance so make extra time to get onto the next ferry.
Duration: 17km boat trip. Approximately 1-1.20hours depending on weather and winds
Cost: Rates are posted in the boat and they are the same for locals and travelers.
Lancha boat: 30.5 Cordobas ($1.11 USD)
Ferry boat: 50 Cordobas ($1.80 USD)
Note: There is also a ferry from San Carlos directly to Ometepe. It leaves every Tuesday and Friday. Duration is 10hours Cost: 248 Cordoba ($9USD)
2) Transportation on Ometepe Island:
The island is much bigger than you think, and distances are too far to walk! It's 276km2 and 31km across the island. Once you get onto Ometepe, taxi transportation turns into a VERY COSTLY venture. There are limited vehicles (taxis, vans, owned vehicles in general), and gas is more expensive than the mainland. Cordoba's from the mainland now turn into USD that vastly increases the price.
Road conditions: The roads have very little traffic, and most of the island road is interlocking brick, with the exception of the southeast end of Balgüe and Merida, which is rocky dirt roads.
*Tip: Download a currency converter app on your phone or have the rates handy. Conversion rates from Cordoba to USD are complicated, and rarely accurate when receiving rates or change from taxi drivers.
A) How to save on travel to your hotel/guesthouse from the ferry:
Pre-book a "Collectivo"- A shared taxi on the mainland side of the ferry.
Before you leave the San Jorge dock, there will be some official tourist guys, pre-booking transportation to your hotel/guesthouse on the island. This ride on the island is your cheaper option for transportation, as they attempt to combine rides for travelers to spread out the cost.
However, you need to negotiate a lower price. It may seem like a scam, but we traveled to and from the island, and this option was our best rates. Prices will depend on what part of the island you are staying.
– We've negotiated rates (shared rate) to the far part of the island (from Moyogalpa to Merida) for $7 USD each while others paid $15-30USD each
By getting a taxi direct yourself from Moyogalpa on your own, you can expect to pay close to double the price. Make sure you negotiate! Start with a rate that is half than their proposed rate, then see how close you can get to that rate. Often your guesthouse can arrange to get you transportation at standard rates.
B) Options to travel around the Island during your stay: (approximate costs)
Distances to excursions, restaurants, and hotels are often very far; you need transportation, and you will be challenged to minimize the cost.
- Local Bus – This is a very comfortable, cheap and local option. There is a regular bus schedule in more populated areas of Moyogalpa/Altagracia and Santa Domingo and a less frequent bus to the southeast areas of Santa Cruz, Merida, and Balgüe.
Local "Chicken" Bus
Cost: our trips cost 17 Cordoba(.85USD) to 30 Cordoba ($1.10USD)
Schedule: Local Ometepe bus schedule
- Bike rentals: Cost is $10-15USD for the day Good option, but a lot more challenging if you are biking between Merida and Balgüe.
- Motorbike rentals: Cost is between $25-35USD return by 5 pm. If you plan to travel the island we recommend a 150cc to handle the rough roads on the South part of the island (125cc scooters also available)
- Horseback Riding – Great way to see the island between $7-12/hour
- Taxi tour of the island – to do a full day trip around parts of the island it could cost around $60 (for up to 6 people) for the day
3) Accommodations
We stayed in multiple different locations and spoke to many travelers on recommendations during our time on the island. The challenge with the island is the number of limited, good,well-priced accommodation options. Most of the great places have few rooms making it difficult to find a stay if it is busy on the island.
You need to book in advance. If you decide to stay longer, you may run into problems with finding rooms (depending on the time of year). We recommend you spend at least 3-4 days here.
Expect to pay approximately $15-$80 double room depending on the location. Accommodation costs on Ometepe, are higher than the mainland due to the supply of fewer good rooms.
A) Start with where you are interested in staying on the island
We were looking for a place to stay where we could relax, enjoy some local flavor and stay away from traffic/tourist areas. Based on this, we stayed away from Moyogalpa and Altagracia-the main towns. There are several restaurants and hotels in Moyogalpa, but we were looking for more of a natural/quiet setting. Moyogalpa and Altagracia are closest to the summit Concepción volcano although these treks can be booked anywhere on the island. Playa Santo Domingo is another option, which is where the biggest beach lies, although we found our favorite areas to be around Santa Cruz, Balgüe, and Merida.
B) Our Recommended Options – Where we stayed, visited or heard good traveler reviews
Santa Domingo Area
Guesthouses here are closest to the largest beach area and more options for hotels and guesthouses.
Xalli's – Caters to families, vacationers. This place is right on the beach in Santa Domingo. Modern, western style rooms. Great reviews from patrons. $50-80/night, great coffee and restaurant, views and access to the lake.
Santa Cruz/Balgüe Area
Area of the island near Maderas volcano, far from the big towns, but a balance between nature and amenities of restaurants, B&B's and hostels.
La Via Verde Organic Farm/B&B: Rated the highest on the island on Trip advisor, this is an organic farm owned by the lovely couple Eileen and Darrin. Bed and Breakfast overlooking Concepción volcano nestled within an Organic Farm. Delicious, hearty and healthy breakfasts with organic ingredients and freshly roasted coffee. It has two stylish, modern double guest rooms. We rented the cabin on this property for three weeks from the couple while staying on the island and spoke to many of the guests on how much they enjoyed their visits there. This place is close to restaurants and a quiet, sandy swimming cove on the lake.
Lazy Crab Hostel: Caters to younger, low budget travelers. Friendly and responsible owner local named Ryder, offers clean private rooms or dorms. It's a safe, non-party hostel as they don't allow drinks and quiet time starts after 10 pm. One of the best hostels we have ever stayed even though the clientele is more catered to 20's age group. Rates for a private room: $15/night, dorm rooms also available.
Other notable locations worth checking out:
These are spots we either visited, ate at, but all received good reviews by other friends.
Finca del Sol B&B – Caters to vacationing couples also in the area, we checked out this location, but there were no rooms available. They are quaint cabins and breakfast. It receives great ratings by visitors prices range $45-75/cabin
Finca Zopilote – We didn't stay here, although many friends have, it's a lower budget dorm/private room, on the hill top. It doesn't allow reservations, so timing is everything. They have an incredible Pizzeria night with an outdoor wood-fired oven on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6:30 pm. Great night for beer and pizza under the stars. Rooms are approximately: $6USD for dorm, $15/cabin
Finca Magdelena – Local cooperative organic farm with several local families – Includes dorm and cabins. We enjoyed their breakfast and freshly roasted coffee, didn't see the rooms,but worth a look.
Café Campestre– Restaurant has delicious international dishes, our favorite on the island. They also rent out a few rooms to guests. They sell fresh bread, honey, peanut butter all made by the restaurant weekly.
Merida Area
The most remote part of the island with the most local village feel. On the opposite side of Maderas volcano versus Santa Cruz-Balgüe. If you want to kick back and relax, this is the place. You will feel away from it all, however, it is relatively close to the San Ramón Waterfall and kayaking the Rio Istiam.
Finca Mystica – Caters to a clientele of people looking for quality and value, often longer-term travelers, couples, and families (This is best suited for our kind of travel). We loved it here from the friendly staff and owners, quaint, comfortable, and traditionally made cabins and yoga pavilion. The restaurant serves delicious well-priced meals. We met some of the most interesting, like-minded people staying there. Price during our stay around Cabins $35USD/night Dorm room: $25USD.
La Omaja – Offers a step above guesthouse/cabin in Merida. A good choice for business/short term vacation traveler looking for A/C, western style cabins, amenities, pool and comfortable with paying a little more. High on a hill offers great views of Costa Rica across the lake. $55/night.
4) Other key planning tips:
A) Water – The island is blessed with a natural spring, so it's the only place in the country where the water is safe to drink. We drank it most of the time we were there. However, it's best to ask if the water is direct from the spring (drinkable) or a reserve tank (not drinkable)
B) ATM's – There are very few ATMs on the island. There is only one on the south side in front of Xalli's hotel in Santa Domingo, otherwise, it's a long trip (and expensive cab) to Altagracia or Moyogalpa to the ATM. ATM's are not always reliable, so plan to bring extra cash onto the island. Few businesses take credit card, it is usually only cash. Note: we had problems with the ATM at Xalli's, our account showed we got cash out, but the cash machine said it was out of service. Use this machine at your own risk.
5) This island on the brink of major change
Not only is the island growing and evolving with tourism, but at the time, digging had started on the controversial new canal connecting the Pacific to the Atlantic and cutting across Lake Nicaragua. This is a massive 5 year venture at a massive scale and planned to be longer and deeper than the Panama Canal. It's unclear what is happening now with this project, as setbacks, financing, and environmental concerns have delayed it.
You can find more information and posts on Ometepe and Nicaragua here. Including our very memorable Spanish school experience and living with a Nicaraguan family.
Thinking of climbing the volcanoes on Ometepe – Troy climbed both!, check out our video
For more information about Ometepe or if you have information to contribute from your visit we would love to include it in this post. Let us know here.
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Thanks for all the information about Ometepe Island Dorene. It sounds like a really nice place and not too expensive. A little hard to get around but that is part of the adventure of traveling. It is a shame about the canal being built through the island. When it is finished lets hope large corporations don't decide to spoil it by building large resorts there. Cheers Michael
Great to read your comments! Especially because I sadly will leave San Carlos tomorrow and I am planning to spend my last 4 days on Ometepe. For this your tips were very welcome!
An extra addition to your traveltips, there is a ferry as well from San Carlos directly to Ometepe. However at this moment it's not going because of low tide in the lake. Normaly it leaves tuesday and friday, it takes 10 hours and costs 9 dollars.
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I am writing to seek your assistance as Chair
of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, to secure Foreign Office
support to reinstate the British Youth Council's international
As you are undoubtedly aware the British Youth
Council is the representative voice of young people aged 16-25
in the UK. Run by and for young people it represents their views
to decision makers and promotes the increased participation of
young people in society.
A significant area of BYC's work since its creation
in 1948 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has been representing
the UK internationally on youth issues and building relations
with other national youth councils in the spirit of co-operation
and understanding. To undertake this huge and increasingly important
area of work BYC received a small annual grant from the FCO.
Unfortunately the previous Government withdrew
our international funding in 1994, which decimated our ability
to participate in international youth fora, exchanges, training
and lobbying. This not only wiped out BYC's international expertise
as the first youth led national youth council, but also severely
damaged the UK's reputation internationally by preventing the
UK from being represented at European, Commonwealth and United
Nations Youth Assemblies.
We are very keen to turn this situation around
and are looking to the Foreign Office to reinstate funding for
our international work. Our previous grant was £42,000 per
year, and enabled us to achieve enormous results.
I am aware of the enormous assistance you have
given the British Youth Council in the past, and would be very
grateful if you felt able to assist us in this matter. Perhaps
you could advise on how we could best go about securing Foreign
Office support?
I would be delighted to meet you to discuss
this matter if you would so wish.
The British Youth Council is the representative
forum for young people aged 16-25 in the United Kingdom. Run by
and for young people it exists to represent their views to government
and decision makers, and promote the increased participation of
all young people in society.
The BYC membership consists of young people
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trade unions, political parties, together with environmental and
religious groups, and some 400 local youth councils from across
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in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Council of the Isles.
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Nations Youth Forums.
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World Assembly of Youth. It existed to promote global co-operation
against communism in the wake of the second world war.
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co-operation throughout the world, and over several decades has
built a first class reputation for the country as a whole.
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In spring 1994 in a cost-cutting measure the
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The draft Toxicological Review of Acrylamide provides scientific support and rationale for the hazard identification and dose-response assessment pertaining to a chronic exposure to acrylamide.
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|Property type
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|1 - 6 nights
The perfect & hard to find combination of luxury and sun & fun for the entire family or a romantic get-away. The perfect location for the entire family! Pool, Whirlpool, Boat, Beaches, Manatees & Dolphins for the Kids. Boating, Fishing, BBQ, Bars and Great Outdoor adventures for guys. And Most Important: Luxury, Pool & Spa, Restaurants, Beaches and Outlet Shopping for the Ladies. A perfect home for everybody! The pool is located on the South-East corner of the house, which means the pool has direct sunshine from sun rise till early evening!
A spacious, comfortable & family friendly Godfrey Hurricane Sundeck 217 boat with bathroom, freshwater tank & GPS is available for only 599 USD per week or 1699 USD per month! The boat is on the lift directly in front of the house, has a 150hp Yamaha outboard motor & is up to 42mph fast! Take your family for a boat ride & discover the sunny side of Florida: beaches, waterfront restaurants, wild dolphins, manatees, mangrove birds and outstanding trout, Spanish mackerel & tarpon fishing!
Perfect pool location - Lots of sunshine: The pool is located on the South-East corner of the house, which means the pool has direct sunshine from sun rise till early evening!
The house is really spacious and beautiful and great also for an extended stay with up to 6-8 people. Adults and kids will love the large house, pool, hot tub and the fast and spacious 150hp boat. Some new features:
- 60' LCD TVs with digital cable/HBO in living room & master bedroom
- LCD TV with digital cable/HBO in queen bedroom
- Small DVD-only TV in twin bedroom.
- All three showers / baths have been renovated in May 2010 and are new & beautiful.
- New washer and dryer have been installed in early 2011.
- New energy-efficient central A/C unit has been installed in August 2011.
- New brushed-aluminum-front dishwasher, stove/oven, microwave and fridge were installed in spring 2013.
As described above, the house has three bedrooms (1 king bed, 1 queen bed, 2 twin beds) . But we can additionally offer a queen sized, about 2.5ft high comfortable airbed in the office; it's almost as good as a real bed. Price: +70$ per stay (flat rate, not per night).
My name is Philip, I am 39 years old and I work full-time as a project manager for a major Swiss bank in Zurich, Switzerland. I am an avid fisherman and diver and l love fishing, boating, diving and being on the water or in the water (sea, pool, hot tub). My local property managers Mary Jane and Kevin live 5min from the rental home and will take perfect care of you.
Philip purchased this villa in 1999
When I bought the house in 2009, it was the middle of the housing-market-crisis and really a lot of houses were on the market. I looked at over 10 houses in the same category. I chose this one because it is very beautiful & spacious, with a big pool with lots of sun morning till evening and because its location is quite close to the exit of the canal system, which is important for me as an avid fisherman who is on the water every day. And I love the two coconut palms next to the entrance.
A word of advice for your safety as a renter: There have recently been some craigslist rental scams in Cape Coral/Fort Myers. For your safety you can:
- rent via verified and safe portals like homeaway or VRBO
- focus on owners that are member longer than a year and have good ratings
- verify ownership: check the lee county tax collector's page (property tax record)
- pay only to accounts registered in the name of the verified owner
- ask the owner for a proof of ID (e.g. passport, ID, etc.)
- ask for a recent utility bill (water or electricity)
I love Cape Coral and this house because for me it is the perfect combination of sun, fun and adventure on the water (fishing, boating, beaches) and a luxurious home with all comfort (pool, hot tub, big TVs, Internet, nice kitchen, AC, nearby shopping and restaurants, etc.). The optional fast and spacious 21' 150HP Hurricane boat also adds a lot to a unique vacation experience.
Hi Philip
We are packing up to leave tomorrow. Just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed your home! LOVE this location. This is our 3rd house in Cape Coral and our favorite.
Boat was great, caught some fish, and had a great time. Terry very impressed with the motor. Quiet and great on gas.
Thank you for sharing your home with us. Not sure of our plans for next year, but if we do decide to return to Cape Coral, we will definitely contact you. (I know we must do this soon, as you could be booked up at any time.)
Best Regards
Terry & Judy
We had an amazing time! The location is incredible! We saw a lot of dolphins and manatees. We had a fabulous time on the boat! The house owner and managers were great to deal with! This is definitely a trip we will take every opportunity we have!
This was a wonderful house for our family. Not only was the house clean and comfortable it also had a nice layout. We stayed there for 5 nights and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Our kids spent lots of time in the pool swimming for hours. With the covered lanai, we were able to enjoy grilling and eating outside in the shade. The property manger was very accommodating as we were not able to get there until late the first night. She made the process very easy to get checked in and out of the house.
This house made for a wonderful stay!
My wife, my 2 years old son and I stayed at the villa for a week, below my experience that I would love to share.
To choose rental on line not to easy project. This home i will consider one of my best choices, after many years using vrbo and similar websites.
Pool: A+ (L shape making it more enjoyable)
Boat, dock, fishing equipment:A
House: A+(clean, comfortable)
Equipment: A+(smart equipped, umbrella on the beach and folding chairs are priceless)
Owner: A+ (simple booking process, Deposit returned ON time.)
If I need to digg for negative:
BBQ: if you use you clean. Owner: you should include it in the price, people getting lazy on vacation. :)
Thank you Philip for letting my family enjoy your home.
Owner, property manager, boat manager were as friendly and accommodating as could be. Boat was a tremendous addition, and well worth the minimal additional cost. House and pool were perfect; comfortable, and easy going space. Never wanted for anything. Local restaurants were amazing! I would rent here again in a heartbeat!
Best vacation ever is an understatement. Starting with the booking process all the way to checking out, every detail was spot on! The home is very clean, updated, well equipped, and provided for our every need. There are even fishing poles and a cooler for use! My children are ages 12 & 15 and they really enjoyed themselves and stay entertained the entire trip, which is always a plus! I highly recommend this home and area as a vacation destination and cannot say enough good things about it!
My wife and I have rented this house and boat for 2 weeks in May 2015 and it was simply amazing. The house is very spacious, clean, well furnished, nicely decorated and in a great location. The pool and jacuzzi are also wonderful and sunny and we've spent many hours in it.
But the most we've liked the boat! We went fishing, island-hopping, visited the beaches and waterfront restaurant. Everything worked just great and we received detailed instructions and helpful tips at check-in.
Wonderful vacations - we'll be back next year!
Boating, fishing, visiting beaches & waterfront restaurants, outlet shopping, eating a good restaurants.
|Rate Period
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|Monthly *
Peak Season 2018
Dec 23 2017 - Mar 31 2018
Changeover Day: Saturday
6 night minimum stay
|Notes: Rates are based on 6 guests; add $10 per night, per additional guest
Sep 8 2018 - Sep 15 2018
1 night minimum stay
|Notes: Rates are based on 6 guests; add $10 per night, per additional guest
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Changeover Day: Saturday
5 night minimum stay
|Notes: Rates are based on 6 guests; add $10 per night, per additional guest
|Pet Fee
|$100 + Tax
|Refundable damage deposit
|$150 + Tax
|Tax Rate
No additional costs or fees. Just the rent, the end cleaning and the tax - that's it.
The 21' Hurricane boat with 150hp Yamaha outboard motor can be rented for 599 USD per week (with discounts for longer rentals). Refundable boat rental deposit: +400 USD. With electric boat lift, capacity up to 10 passengers, GPS navigation, depth-meter / fish-finder, toilet.
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.


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FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - German fashion house Hugo Boss said a pick-up in its Chinese luxury goods market in the third quarter should gather pace by the end of the year on the back of growing consumer confidence.
Chinese demand has helped luxury companies from LVMH to Burberry and Mulberry to offset weak growth in Europe, but warnings of a slowdown there have hit shares in the luxury sector over the last couple of months.
Consultancy Bain & Co this month forecast global luxury sales growth would slow sharply to 5 percent this year from 13 percent in 2011 as Chinese and European consumers cut spending.
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