The script, by Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff, is tougher and less corny than that of the first film, although Stone himself seems incapable of deciding whether it should close on a note of cruel treachery or a group hug.
After subsequent speculation of continued consolidation in the hotel and resort industry, with the likes of Marriott International and Starwood all garnering call interest in the afterglow of the Hilton deal, we conclude the week on a note of conjecture that the deal-fest will continue next week, this time with a focus on big retail.
On a bit of a down note, when we went to access the browser, we noticed that unsightly yellow tinge rear its head.
Minutes from an internal Ministry of Defence committee - released as part of a Freedom of Information request - note a discussion on the interpretation of the OSPAR convention on waste dumping.
On a personal note I learnt a lot of skills that will be beneficial to me in my work as a volunteer with Scottish Athletics and UK Athletics.
Scottish fullback Stuart Hogg, the Lions' youngest player at 20, looked to get his tour off on a positive note but the beginning of a scything run a couple of minutes into the match was brought to juddering halt by a crunching tackle by Barbarians center Casey Lualala.
When a user slaps a note on a Web site, none of the action takes place on the site's computers--making it all the harder to block it.
On a similar note, according to a study of male and female veterinarians who own their own practices (and thus have pricing decision authority), the women charged less than their male counterparts for the same procedure.
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If you raised money on a convertible note with a high cap, you may be about to get an illustration of the difference between a valuation cap on a note and an actual valuation.
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Bachelet, who was Chile's first woman president, ended a speech at the closing session of a two-week meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women on a personal note.
Australia ended a tough last couple of days on a positive note with Ricky Ponting hitting 51 not out and Shane Watson unbeaten on 41, but England will hope to take more confidence with them to the second Test at Adelaide.
Also, there is a note on the limitations of this kind of calculation here.
Harris dazzled everyone and soon was on Blue Note with A Cloud of Red Dust in 1998.
On a brighter note, sales of Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband technology equipment continued gains while revenue from overseas sales of notebook PCs improved.
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Anyone who has ever jotted down a note on the back of an envelope and promptly lost it might be interested in Google's latest offering, Keep.
On a similar note, one of our emerging market debt managers added diversification and was able to return over 40% during one of the rising rate periods.
Chris says computers have changed beyond recognition since he taught himself to code on a Sinclair Spectrum - but he sounds a note of caution for would-be professional coders.
This morning, Morgan Stanley analyst Francois Meunier issued a cautious note of his own on Alcatel following a talk by CFO Paul Tufano at a Morgan conference in Barcelona last week.
Professor ZUCKOFF: At the end of his trial, he scribbled a note on a legal pad, and he passed it to the reporters in the front row of his trial.
On a personal note, Chris was a courageous and exemplary representative of the United States.
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Before we get started on the roundtable today, a note of the passing of another American icon.
On a gloomier note, the issue of concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) continues to loom over the sport.
Let me close on a positive note by citing two of many business and government entities that are making our lives easier.
On a more highbrow note, Asia has a classical music version of American Idol, albeit untelevised--the Asian Youth Orchestra, which seeks musical talent from Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
On a lighter note, Mr Robinson commented on the DUP Mayor of Belfast Gavin Robinson's efforts to grow a moustache as part of the Movember campaign: "You'll never win seats in east Belfast looking like a Mexican bandit".
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Ariel Castro said on his Facebook page that he was the grandfather of five children, posting a congratulatory note in April to his daughter, Arlene, on the birth of her child.
Paul Pacult, American spirits expert and author, the initial aroma of George Dickel Rye delivers a fresh, grainy scent with a pleasant note of fruit on the finish.
On a related note, if you weren't yet sold on Google TV, a breath of fresh AIR might help -- Adobe told us it's presently pondering the correct time to add the cross-platform runtimes on Google's video streaming boxes as well.
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This is the equivalent of a musician going out on a high note or the comic leaving the stage on the heels of his best joke, to the sound of applause from the crowd.
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