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EDITORIAL We're sorry to see all the problems surrounding President Obama's Affordable Care Act, which has made some important improvements to the country's healthcare system, such as helping those with preexisting conditions get coverage and preventing those who do have coverage from being arbitrarily dropped. Given a break from being exploited by the insurance industry, there's no way this country's citizens will want to go back to how things were.
But the convoluted Obamacare system was a foreseeable mess, one that is now causing unnecessary anxiety across the country and bringing right-wing extremists back from the political dead as the mid-term elections approach. Republicans may not be correct when they trumpet the old system as the best on the world, but their criticisms of Obamacare are already finding increasing resonance, and we haven't even gotten to the point yet where it will be illegal not to have health insurance.
It doesn't make sense to leave something as important as our healthcare system in the hands of for-profit corporations with the incentive to drive up costs. The New York Times has done some excellent work this year showing how US residents pay astronomically more for every procedure and drug than citizens of other countries. We should have all been suspicious when the insurance industry cooperated with enacting Obamacare and helped preclude a public option, leaving us with the insurance exchanges that have been so problematic.
There's really only one remedy to this country's ailing healthcare system, which we said at the time that Obamacare was being passed and we'll repeat again now that there's even more evidence supporting our position: We need socialized medicine in this country.
Conservatives who read that assertion are probably shaking their heads in disbelief right now, believing that Obamacare's shortcomings prove that government can't run a healthcare system. And the inexcusable technical problems with the federal healthcare.gov website and its related state exchanges unfortunately reinforce that view. But they're wrong, and the single-payer advocates have been right all along, noting among other things that the government runs Medicare well and with far lower overhead than insurance companies.
The problems with Obamacare are similar to the problems it sought to address, and they stem from the fact that an insurance-based model is a terrible way to run a healthcare system. It's too expensive and does too little to hold down medical costs, it's confusing and stressful to people who are already wrestling with disease or injury, and it unjustly creates different standards of care for the rich and poor.
Socialized medicine — or a single-payer system, administered by either government or a private contractor, but paid for automatically through our taxes — works well in just about every other industrialized country, most of which are far less expensive and yet have better healthcare outcomes. A single-payer system could utilize the existing healthcare infrastructure, it would simply change how we pay for it and bring much-needed price controls and regulatory oversight.
Think about it: Healthcare coverage is something that every citizen needs in equal measure. We all need the right to see a doctor when we're sick or injured. None of us should have to gamble with our health by weighing the cost of various monthly insurance premiums against our likelihood of ending up in the hospital. And it really shouldn't be up to struggling small businesses to pay expensive health insurance premiums for their employees, even though that's really the only way to make the fatally flawed insurance model work.
The Democrats have rejected it as well, while the GOP even forged a brand new party on the back of how scared people were of socialized healthcare - the Tea Party.
The flawed roll-out of ObamaCare shows that the government cannot be trusted with healthcare. Far better to keep the current system our current doctors, choices and plans.
For the entire history of the proposal for universal socialized health care in the U.S. a majority of Americans have always supported it.
See the results of various mainstream polls on the matter at:
with an actual prospective implementation of it, they screamed at their elected Congressmen to reject it.
Nice in theory; unworkable in practice.
You need to stop assuming that what you are told on Fox 'News' is the truth.
It simply is not, and there was never a public outcry against the 'Public Option' or any other socialized medicine proposal.
The people love the "Affordable Care Act" & "Medicare For All", by a super-majority. The people dislike "Obamacare" & "Socialized Medicine" by a majority. In both cases, when you break down the actual policies in plain language, the electorate loves both.
It's working in practice in 39 of 40 of the wealthiest advanced democracies, for 1/2 the cost per capita per annum resulting in better outcomes than the US. The wealthy retain access to private premium plans offering concierge services, elective procedures, and same-day appointments. Preventative medicine and life-long wellness decrease each patient's lifetime drain on health insurance resources. Socializing the risk without means testing forces all the young, healthy, and/or wealthy to "drive with insurance", which on a national scale means their out-of-pocket expenses for quality comprehensive care would only marginally increase in the short-term, and save tens of thousands to millions over their lifetime.
This was a Heritage Foundation, market-based policy to begin with, anyway, although the Editor's advocacy of single-payer insurance actually makes more sense as the next step based on simple arithmetic, thinking in the long-term, even before civic, ethical, or public health considerations. Remember, even if health insurance became single-payer, health care could remain largely provided by the private sector.
Also, a public agency such as the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which unlike our strictly gatekeeper FDA, does ongoing longitudinal research comparing the safety, efficacy, and expense of new pharmaceuticals & treatments still under patent, compared with generic medications & treatments of proven efficacy, saving public formularies & therefore taxpayers/patients the expense of having to pay for unnecessary tweaks in old formulas to extend a patent another 20 years, saving lives by early & ongoing safety evaluation in an industry where pharmaceutical companies are known to ghostwrite initial research in bringing a trial drug to market, and generally ensuring more evidenced-based policies & formularies.
At best a very slight majority support it out a false perception that it is better than the status quo.
No way.
Most people support Medicare For All. And they know full well that Obamacare does not remotely deliver it to them; or even deliver on its own weak promises.
having any appreciation of how much it may cost them, and not just in monetary terms.
MediCare has gaps in coverage, and an increasing number of doctors refused to accept MediCare patients as the government lowers the payments to save money.
Reality is, the price of health care is going up, because there is no organized downward pressure on prices.
Wait til the baby boomers get even older, and see insurance, whether under Obamacare or not, skyrocket towards unsustainable levels, and then economy will pulled under further.
Only elite private employees, union employees with cushy benefits, and the rich will be able to pay for health care, while Medicaid costs will skyrocket. So the Medicaid recipients and the rich won't have to worry about health care, but everyone in the middle will face no-win situations.
What a screw up situation.
Their unfunded liabilities will become astronomical as the boomers age and the younger folks rebel.
Best to make plans to be in another country before the shit hits the fan here. I already have an exit strategy, and you should too.
...easily eliminated by;
1) instituting Medicare-For-All
2) removing the cap on Medicare tax collection to include all income and profit no matter how high.
Expanding Medicare to all US residents would save hundreds of billions of dollars per year, thereby balancing out the increased taxes necessary to fully fund the system perpetually.
bigger, riskier, more expensive government solution?
You people are insane.
...shows that it would save hundreds of billions of dollars per year.
"Friedman says his analysis shows that a nonprofit single-payer system based on the principles of the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, H.R. 676, introduced by Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., and co-sponsored by 44 other lawmakers, would save an estimated $592 billion in 2014. That would be more than enough to cover all 44 million people the government estimates will be uninsured in that year and to upgrade benefits for everyone else."
Rather it was a separate government-run program thatw as riddled with flaws.
And it has to be more expensive to give free healthcare to the 45 million people who do not buy insurance.
Obamacare is a ridiculous joke that bailed out the health insurance industry and was essentially designed to fail on purpose, so that we will soon return to the status quo of for-profit insurance companies dangerously lording over our health care provision.
Obamacare does not in any way, shape or form even remotely resemble universal socialized medicine, as would be provided by simply expanding Medicare to everyone.
Socialized medicine is cheap, but like most cheap things you get what you pay for. My 4 year old nephew who lives in the UK recently fell and needed stitches. By the time that the emergency room took him in the wound had sealed and it was too late to get stitches. His dad got smart and took out private insurance (yes they have evil private insurance too). The next time that a family member need a doctor (this time my aunt) a private doctor was more than willing to help immediately.
waiting lists for a variety of treatments. Unlimited free healthcare for everyone is massively expensive and causes excess demand which drives down quality.
...is that the UK has been dramatically underfunding its health care system.
It is likely doing so to purposely drive the public to become fed up with the system and support privatization.
Other western countries are much more securely funding their systems and not experiencing the problems that are happening in the UK.
The WSJ had an opinion piece today about Obamacare that concluded with the below paragraphs. He may be right:
"This outcome will shock liberals who have single-payer sugar plums dancing in their head right now. Let's leave them with one thought.
The government-run systems you so admire in other countries mostly came about long ago. They came about to expand access to medical care at a time when medical care couldn't do all that much for people. We live in a different age. America, let's face it, would be embarking on a single-payer system not to expand access—though that slogan would be used—but to deny and limit care in order to control runaway spending."
We shouldn't take our cues from the Wall Street Journal editorial page, about this or any issue.
I doubt that.
And one of those newspapers has a readership of about a million times the other. Hmm, who to believe . .
You are actually claiming that the editorial content of a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdock, is credible on this question?
professional and renowned publication then the SFBG, then I think the answer is obvious.
And remember, I'm not the one here who is in left-most percentile of the nation. I'm in the middle somewhere, as a moderate. You're the extremist here.
...editorial page on the issue of socialized medicine?
Tel you what, let's stop debating who is credible and just focus on the fact that the WSJ editorial's claim that Obamacre is like socialized medicine, is totally laughable.
was somehow in the same league as the WSJ. It isn't.
As to whether ObamaCare is a form of socialized healthcare, i'd say that that is partly true. It may fall short of your vision of what that means, but it does ensure coverage for all and, especially, those who cannot afford it.
You don't like it because it is not socialist enough, but surely you can accept that there are others who think it is too socialist?
It leaves 40 -million- people without coverage.
If you are going to deign to spout your neo-con nonsense on a progressive blog, can you at least, please, do us the justice of having your facts straight, or at least remotely within the ballpark of reality.
Thanks in advance.
under ObamaCare
As I said 40 million people will not be covered, and even for those who are but choose to shun insurance, the alternative is simply paying a very small fine on your tax return; so far more than 40 million will not be covered when all of the young healthy people who refuse to be jackbooted into forced coverage are accounted for.
More importantly, forcing the public to buy crappy privately provided health insurance, is not socialized health care; it is government forced fully -privatized- health care -insurance-.
I find it incredible that the Democrat rank and file went along with this totally undemocratic attempt to force the public to buy a private product...
protect others, not yourself. Likewise it is illegal to not carry medical insurance but of course some will do that anyway. either they get fined or they don't get treatment - I am fine with both.
The Dems did what they did because they did what you never do, and listen to the people.
If the Dems had listened to the people we would have Medicare For All, right now and we would be saving hundreds of billions of dollars per year on better health care for everyone.
And, car liability insurance is 1) far less expensive that health insurance, and 2) has a proven compelling public value (Obama care does not).
Finally, should we not demand that auto liability insurance be provided by a cheaper, nonprofit public insurance fund?
huge failure by people like you to communicate that to our political leaders.
My experience was that most people opposed it and the politicians simply followed that lead.
...that the public overwhelmingly supported the public option, and the President single-handedly swept it off the table. Period. This kind of bullshit happens, when corporations, instead of the people, control the government.
As to your memory, it honestly seems to be clouded by your believing Fox 'News'.
Here's the reality of how, even a majority of Republicans, felt about the Public Option..
"The new CBS/New York Times poll not only shows overwhelming support for the public option -- it shows that a plurality of self-identified Republicans are for it, too.
The poll asked this question: "Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan -- something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get -- that would compete with private health insurance plans?"
The top-line result is 65% in favor, 26% opposed. Among Democrats only, it's 81%-12%, and independents are at 61%-30%. And among Republican respondents, 47% are in favor, to 42% opposed."
We got screwed by both parties in favor insurance companies.
But if you were right and the people wanted this but didn't do anything about that, then they do not deserve any better anyway.
There was a -major- nationwide public campaign in support of the Public Option.
You apparently didn't notice it, because again, you apparently get your 'news' from Fox; a network upon which that massive campaign was likely never reported.
The people spoke.
And Obama threw the people under the bus.
So clearly there were not enough of them to scare members of Congress into voting a different way.
When Republicans get elected they attack the Democrats, when Democrats get elected they attack the Democrat base. Neither of the major parties offers a platform that does not involved fucking the Democrat base.
Instead of whining?
We tried to do something about it. The Democrats attacked the Greens with a ferocity they never show towards the Republicans.
They'd generally quote the Heritage Foundation, but for obvious reasons, they're silent on the faults of their plan. Perhaps the Cato Institute has some thoughts on this?
of the points made in the cited article, but instead resort to that old liberal favorite - attacking the messenger when all else has failed.
In fact, it wasn't even a last resort, but a first resort.
I made my points in our editorial this week and I don't see anything in the WSJ screed worth responding to, except to note that health care reform needs to both expand coverage and hold down costs, which a single-payer system is best able to do. Again, as I wrote in the editorial, countries with socialized medicine systems generally have lower costs and better healthcare outcomes (ie lower infant mortality rates, more early diagnosis of serious conditions, etc). The proof is in the pudding.
to 45 million more people without it costing a lot more.
Probably a 2% increase in corporate and individual taxes and the burden of health care is shifted from employers and ERs and can be made free at the point of provision.
20% more taxes just so some people I do not know and do not care about can have free stuff?
Er, no thanks.
Yes. Yes I do.
do not. And politicians are terrified to raise taxes.
So you are SOL, I'm afraid.
Medicare For All would save hundreds of billions of dollars per year.
Up is down? Black is white?
Yes, everyone paying into the pool via taxes means that the costs are covered. That is why the insurance companies demanded the individual mandate from obamacare. If it works for private insurers with their 17% overhead, then it will work for single payer, only cheaper.
means that you will be forcing me to give up my current plan.
Not gonna happen.
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A juicy $86,290 Pick-6 carryover adds considerable appeal to the Monday, Columbus Day, 10-race program.
#1 Hello Stormy flashed surprising speed in her debut and stuck around long enough to save second money in a pretty nice effort against a bottom rung maiden claiming field. She's tackling a bit tougher in today's opener but if she moves forward as expected – and leaves cleanly from the rail – the Bernstein-trained should pose a major threat. #2 Tiz a Daisy, a willing third in a similar spot at Del Mar, should be a late threat though her lack of gate speed might be problematic over a track that has been playing kind to speed. She's a solid fit on numbers, though, and Flores knows her well. Let's put Hello Stormy slightly on top while using both in rolling exotic play.
The second race is a modest claiming sprint for 3-year-old fillies and maybe the best advice is not to get too involved. #5 Warren's Venedalucy ran well at Pomona when second vs. similar last time out and if she can duplicate that effort on the big track she'll be right there again. She shows good form here last winter. #8 Tip Your Hat, away for almost a year and returning cheap for Mitchell, has trained well enough to be fit and ready and really doesn't have a whole lot to beat. She has plenty of zip and could be the controlling speed from her cozy outside post. We'll give Tip Your Hat a slight preference.
#2 Gervinho was very impressive in his debut when rallying wide to produce a winning late kick in an abbreviated sprint at Del Mar while earning a nice number. He's bred to move up a ton on turf and the added distance of today's third race shouldn't be an issue. The son of Unusual Heat continues to excel in the morning for Gaines and Bejarano stays aboard.
#5 Oscillator followed a maiden claiming win with a very sharp runner-up try vs. first level allowance rivals and in today's fourth race she drops to starter's allowance company. We're expecting Hernandez to have her along in time. #6 Miss Lady Ellen is worth including as well; the Benchmark filly earned solid numbers at Del Mar and has plenty of room to improve for O'Neill in her first try over conventional dirt.
The fifth race is a restricted grass grab bag for mid-level claiming fillies; anything goes and you should use as many as you can afford to. #2 Warren's Mo Money exits a series of tougher starter's allowance races and lands a good inside post after a wide trip sprinting at Pomona. Her turf form last summer wasn't bad and actually charts quite well with these. #6 Budidinha would seem logical if she wasn't 1-for-29 lifetime and zero-for-11 on grass. She does, however, fit very well on numbers and she ran well under Pedroza when second in her last outing at Pomona. Maybe she has found her friends today.
#8 Dylan Donnelly, freshened since April when he was a very respectable third in the Snow Chief Stakes, returns to maiden company in today's sixth race and has trained well enough to expect a good effort off the bench for Mitchell. Both of his races over this main track were pretty good. #10 Candy's Jewel, away since last December, also is training in sharp style, lands Bejarano and looks very much like a live item for Hollendorfer. We'll give the latter the edge – his numbers last year were quite strong – but include both in our rolling exotics.
The seventh race is another tough turf affair for claiming fillies and mares. If you can afford to, spread. If not, try to advance using #4 Malusita and #9 Elegant. The former has won nine races in her career so you have to respect her; if she can make the lead without pressure she can be dangerous. The latter likes to settle early and make a run and looks like the most dangerous of the closing types. Her Bay Area form was a bit better than the lines will show and Morey's record with shippers usually is pretty strong.
#5 Ziva the Diva seeks her third straight win in the eighth race and the Bay Area invader fits very nicely with these on speed figures. She's lightly raced and eligible to take another forward step at 10-1 on the morning line. #9 Twelve Folds may have been a bit rusty in her comeback at Del Mar but should be primed and ready for her best effort today. Never off the board in four career starts over the Santa Anita main track, she has plenty of zip and figures in the fray throughout. We actually like her on top. #10 Quizzical was a tad disappointing in a similar spot at Del Mar in her last race but Bejarano stays aboard and she continues to look solid in the morning. She's another worth tossing in at 10-1 on the morning line.
In the ninth race, #5 Bares Tripper crushed restricted stakes fillies at Pomona last month and earned a giant figure in the process; whether she can duplicate that figure on the big circuit while stretching out and trying turf is anybody's guess. She's nicely bred, though, and in good hands, and is a "must use" in the exotics. #6 Flashy Ways was visually very impressive breaking her maiden at first asking for Baltas and did so with a respectable figure. She's trained well since and could easily be this good. Both should be included in your rolling exotics; at 6-1 on the morning line Flashy Ways may deserve an extra ticket or two
The finale is a mess; we'll take a stab with an educated guess in race in which the known element is pretty weak, so let's try a fresh face. The Dave Hofmans-trained #1 Sultry Season is decently bred (Mizzen Mast), has worked better than the raw times would indicate, and lands Talamo. If she leaves cleanly form the rail, she could be gone, and at 5-1 on the morning line there may be some value here.

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(Video courtesy of Felice Lam) Ben Huh kicked up his black and white leather dress shoes and bounced onstage mimicing the pop singer PSY, whose "Gangnam Style" now has more than 600 million views and a record-breaking 4.6 million likes. It was a brilliant intro to his presentation on Internet memes at the Seattle Interactive Conference that —… Read More
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Is the whole "Shit People Say" meme getting out of control? We've already witnessed the "Shit Seattle People Say When it Snows" fascination following the snowstorm a few weeks ago, and the "Shit Silicon Valley Says" video that went viral with 1.5 million views on YouTube. Now, here's the latest. David Hornik, a venture capitalist at August… Read More
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Cheezburger is the master of memes, and 2011 created some memorable moments for lovers of Internet culture. From planking to Pepper Spray Cop, Cheezburger has been tracking all of the silliness and offbeat humor. What's your favorite Internet meme of the year? Cheezburger community members liked My Little Pony, 60s Spider-Man captioning and the Nyan… Read More


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Earl Ray Tomblin today recognized two of the state's junior golfers who are
participating alongside the professional golfers during the practice
rounds and Pro-Am of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup event at The Greenbrier.
Alex Hamrick, 15, and Caleb Lee, 18, were both
invited to play in the practice rounds on Monday and the Pro-Am on Wednesday. Both are Junior Golf members of the West Virginia Golf Association.
you're a young golfer or a skilled, experienced player, the Mountain
State showcases some of the best golf courses in the country," Tomblin said. "I'm pleased to see two of our young men joining golf's
professionals at the annual Greenbrier Classic. I encourage these young
golfers to learn all they can from the course and their fellow golfers.
One day, it'll be their turn to mentor a young, up-and-coming golfer."
is a member of the varsity Poca High School golf team and was the
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The Greenbrier Classic, July 1-July 7,
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Phil Mickelson and a concert series with entertainment by music legends
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MNsure Boosts Grant Money for Minority Outreach
The board of directors for Minnesota's health insurance exchange voted Wednesday to add an additional $750,000 in grants to groups trying to boost enrollment after complaints that black and Somali community groups were initially neglected.
Board members were quick to agree with criticisms raised by Democratic state lawmakers and echoed Wednesday morning by Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton that an initial $4 million in grants improperly left out prominent groups such as the Minneapolis Urban League and others that hoped to reach uninsured and underinsured people. MNsure is the main customer portal for operating health insurance exchanges and directing Medicaid enrollment, both tied to the federal health care overhaul.
"There's going to be glitches, there's going to be mistakes, and we have to quickly recognize them and learn from them," said Lucinda Jesson, the state's commissioner of human services, who sits on the MNsure board.
MNsure executive director April Todd-Malmlov said the additional $750,000 was drawn from savings in other parts of the agency's budgets. She said groups that applied for the $4 million in grants but weren't included would be eligible and wouldn't have to re-apply. Groups that didn't already apply would not be eligible for the $750,000, she said.
The grants are meant to help community groups that want to work to connect the uninsured and underinsured with the health care options available through MNsure. Officials have estimated that as many as 300,000 uninsured Minnesotans will get coverage through MNsure, and many with lower incomes will be available for federal tax subsidies to help pay for coverage.
Todd-Malmlov said the additional money would likely allow for "a handful" of additional groups to get grant money. Of the 119 groups that applied for the first round, 30 were chosen for a range of grant money.
At a legislative oversight panel Tuesday evening, several Democratic lawmakers heavily criticized MNsure's leaders over the first round of grant decisions.
Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, suggested that it demonstrated the kind of policy decisions that have contributed to disparities between white and non-white people in Minnesota in both educational achievement and community health.
Board members appeared to absorb the criticism. Phil Norrgard, who also serves as director of human services for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, said strong early investments in enrollment would pay off for MNsure long-term.
"The biggest challenge for any large operation comes in its first six or eight months," Norrgard said. "I would like to try to make as much available as possible sooner rather than later."
In all, MNsure has $11 million available for outreach to boost enrollment. With $4 million of that spoken for, officials had hoped to use the remaining $7 million to pay groups $70 per enrolled participant. Todd-Malmlov said MNsure officials would be monitoring that pot of money early on and said it's possible some portion of that could be redirected to larger grants for groups if there's still a demand.
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Band hopes to raise $10k for Torrington High music program
Torrington High School English Teacher, Chris Shoults, and THS alum, Dave Sandusky, have a mission: to team their rock band, LoadStoneD, with their alma mater and our community for a shot at donating ten thousand dollars to the Torrington High School music program. Best of all, it doesn't involve anyone having to buy anything-or THS students having to sell anything.
At the end of February, the top vote earner at www.artistsignal.com will be awarded ten thousand dollars, money LoadStoneD hopes to donate locally. Already climbing through the ranks at a respectable clip, Shoults says it will take help from students, faculty, and community members alike to get the job done-but that it's achievable. A vote can be cast each hour until the end of the month by simply logging onto https://artistsignal.com/loadstoned or by visiting www.loadstoned.com and clicking on the "Artist Signal" icon. A Facebook account (with a minimum of thirty friends) is required in order to be able to vote-which is Artist Signal's approach to circumventing cheating. The whole process only takes a few seconds each time.
So who and what is LoadStoneD? The group itself was born in the summer of 2011 and is comprised of Shoults (primary songwriting, vocals, and rhythm guitar) and Sandusky (drums), a graphic designer and firefighter in Eugene, Oregon-who had prior experience playing together. Add Dan Baker (bass) an associate professor of pediatrics in New Brunswick, New Jersey, (a connection of Sandusky's) and Tim Buckman (lead guitar), who holds doctorate in music composition from CU at Boulder (and who the group was fortunate enough to stumble upon), and the result is LoadStoneD. "Anywhere you look, you'll notice we bill ourselves as a band from Denver," Shoults says. "We live all over the place, so that's the most central place to rehearse or work in the studio. That said, the project really arose locally." And the group's name? Apparently, it's a reference to the tendency life's various commitments have to overwhelm a person.
Though their most recent release entitled My Kinda Crazy (December 2012) is more rooted in rock than their previous work, they point out there are still a few tunes that strike country listeners, the most popular of which is "Mama, She Lied," a ballad which looks at how service members' lives can sometimes move on without them while they're serving their country. But if you're not down with a banjo solo or the sweet sound of acoustic guitars, rock anthems like "My Kinda Crazy," "Bell Jar," "Stuck," and "With You, Without You" are sure bets for a little upbeat angst. And all of them are free to hear on Artist Signal.
Why do these guys want to donate money to a local school? As Sandusky puts it, "The conversation was really one of us all being career professionals; we have the means to support our musical endeavors. That lead to taking a closer look at why we are still seriously involved in music at this point in our lives." To that, Shoults adds, "The answer really boiled down to our musical experiences in school, especially high school, and wanting to create similar experiences for others. Since the greatest common factor for our group was Torrington High School, the next step was conversing with THS administration and with district-level administration, who were supportive."
Seemingly, it's a win-win situation that keeps scented candles and cheese logs out of the equation, but it is one that requires everyone who can to vote-and vote as frequently as possible. Certainly the worst case scenario is not enough votes means there won't be any money for the group to pass along to THS. "Like music, this has to be a team effort," the group's members point out. "And this is probably one of the easiest opportunities for people to pitch in that we've ever seen." Ultimately, the sooner people get started voting hourly and consistently at https://artistsignal.com/loadstoned or by visiting www.loadstoned.com and clicking the "Artist Signal" icon, the better the chances THS will see a ten thousand dollar boost for its music program in the near future.
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Bruce Jacoby joined the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic faculty in 2012. Prior to beginning his teaching career, Professor Jacoby, the holder of a J.D. and intellectual property certificate from UConn Law, worked as an associate at Wiggin and Dana LLP's Intellectual Property Practice Group in New Haven, where he focused on trademark and copyright issues, researching and drafting various licensing agreements, consulting on portfolio management, and negotiating dispute resolutions. While at the firm, he also did pro bono work for Lawyers for Children America, representing children in abuse and neglect proceedings.
Upon leaving Wiggin and Dana in 2006, Professor Jacoby worked as a solo practitioner and independent contractor, specializing in cases involving copyright infringement, corporate veil-piercing, fraudulent transfers, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and theft of trade secrets. Before turning to a career in the law, Professor Jacoby, who earned a B.A. in communications and languages from Friends World College, spent 25 years as a filmmaker, freelance writer and creative director. He is the author of eight stage plays, three screenplays and many feature articles, and the recipient of numerous awards for his filmstrips, documentary films and plays.
As a member of the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic faculty, Professor Jacoby, who is admitted to practice in Connecticut and the Southern District of New York, teaches and supervises students representing individuals, small businesses and non-profit organizations in a broad range of intellectual property and related law issues.


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Books: Apron Strings
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In the preface to Apron Strings, Diane Tropea Greene says: "I would prefer that [the book] be looked upon as a symbol of all that can be learned from the past—and all that the future has waiting for us. We only have to look for it."
Apron Strings delivers this message through the story of the Fraine family. With four siblings—Ms. Greene's mother, aunt and two uncles—all dealing with a cancer diagnosis (three of them diagnosed with breast cancer), the Fraine family seems to be under a dark cloud. When Diane finds out her breast cancer was caused by the BRCA2 mutation, a light begins to dawn.
As her story evolves, Ms. Greene uses her family memories and her own journal entries to weave together a powerful, sometimes sad, but more often uplifting story of a BRCA family who faces their challenges with a tremendous sense of humor and a lot of love.
Beginning with Ms. Greene's memories of her mother, aunt and uncles, Apron Strings takes us from one generation to the next as Ms. Green, along with her sisters and cousins, learns about the BRCA test, goes for genetic counseling, and makes her own personal decisions about testing, surveillance and prophylactic surgeries.
In "The Rest of My Life," the book's final chapter, Ms. Greene shows the same optimism she and her family applied throughout their journey. While acquaintances who learn her story feel sorry for her and her family, Ms. Greene feels differently. "I have come to appreciate all that [being BRCA] has taught me."
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Christmas falls on a Tuesday this year, so many churches in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area will focus on services on Dec. 23 or Christmas Eve, although some have special events slated for Christmas Day. Here's a rundown of Christmas events at area churches:
Briarcliff Baptist Church will hold a Christmas Eve communion service at 5:30 p.m.
Briarcliff United Methodist Church will have a family Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. including an interactive reading of the Christmas story.
At Briarlake Baptist Church, Christmas Eve events include a contemporary service at 5 p.m. in the Backlot building, a traditional service at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary and 6 p.m. s'mores roasting outside the Backlot.
Central Congregational United Church of Christ has three services lined up for Christmas Eve, all with carols, communion and candlelight. First at 5 p.m. is a family-oriented service. Children are invited to dress in costume and join the manger scene. The 7 p.m. service features ensembles, solos and instrumental music. The 11 p.m. service includes choir singing.
Clairmont Hills Baptist Church will have a traditional Candle Light and Communion service at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Pre-service music starts at 6 p.m. The service will last about an hour.
Clairmont Presbyterian Church will have a family Christmas service on Dec. 23 at 10:30 a.m.
First Alliance Church will have a candlelight service at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
First Metropolitan Community Church of Atlanta's Christmas Eve service begins at 10:30 p.m. and includes candlelight, carols, communion and treats afterwards.
Holy Cross Catholic Church's Christmas Eve schedule includes Children's Mass at 4 p.m. followed by bilingual masses at 7 p.m. and midnight. On Christmas Day, two masses in English will be at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. while one in Spanish will be at 1:15 p.m.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church has masses at 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. (in Spanish) and midnight on Christmas Eve as well as at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (in Spanish) on Christmas Day.
On Christmas Eve at Intown Community Church, there will be a candlelight service at 6 p.m.
North Decatur Presbyterian Church has two Christmas Eve services at 5 and 11 p.m.
Oak Grove United Methodist Church will hold a family-friendly Christmas Eve service at 3 p.m., plus two more services with carols, communion and candlelight at 5 and 7 p.m.
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church features a worship and communion on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m.
Shallowford Presbyterian Church has a family service at 4 p.m., a candlelight service at 7 p.m. and a service of lessons and carols at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church will have their Christmas pageant during the 4:30 p.m. service on Christmas Eve, followed by a reception with light refreshments. There will be a festal Eucharist without incense at 7:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and a festal Eucharist followed by a reception starting at 10:30 p.m. the same night. On Christmas Day, there will be a holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.
St. Bede's Episcopal Church offers holy Eucharists on Dec. 23 at 8:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. (in Spanish) as well as a tree decorating contest at 4 p.m. Bring ornaments. On Christmas Eve, an on-the-fly Christmas pageant will be at 4 p.m. along with a holy Eucharist and carols. Anyone may participate in the pageant, even first-time visitors. Another Spanish holy Eucharist will be at 7 p.m. and a holy Eucharist and carols will be at 10:30 p.m.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta has many Christmas events on Dec. 23 and 24. The service on Dec. 23 will include carols, good memories from Christmas traditions and other uplifting stories. On Christmas Eve at 5:30 p.m., the congregation presents the pageant Spirit of the Christmas Tree. Following the pageant at 7:30 p.m. is a service focusing on carols, readings and candlelight.
Valley Brook Baptist Church has a Lord's Supper evening service on Dec. 23 at 6 p.m.
Is your church doing something special for Christmas? Let us know in the comments.


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Shots fired into Phoenix Hilton hotel
By KTAR Newsroom
Originally published: Feb 15, 2013 - 4:32 pm
Originally published: Feb 15, 2013 - 4:32 pm
PHOENIX -- Several shots were fired into a Phoenix hotel on Friday morning.
The shots were fired into windows along the west side of the hotel about 2:30 a.m.
It is unknown why the shots were fired.
No one was injured.
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Unexpected Complexity in a Traditional Usability Study
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I just found this on the NYT. Strangely, it's not anywhere near being a major headline. It's buried away on the National (and linked to the science) page. It also seems to be a day old, but it's the first I've heard of it. Did I just miss the big announcement?
http://nytimes.com/2003/02/14/nation...al/14SHUT.html (requires registration)
Anyway, the initial findings say that missing tiles would not have been enough to cause the sensor readings, there had to be an actual hole in Columbia's wing to let hot plasma in. It also says that the first indications came much earlier than originally thought. They still aren't exactly sure where the hole was on the wing either.
So now speculation seems to be on what caused the hole. Was it the insulation during liftoff? Or a micrometeor puncture? At least it's eliminated some theories.
Edit: Here's a CNN link g99 just posted in another thread. I guess this is just coming out after all.
"If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business and we hope if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life." -Gus Grissom
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new report says the number of Ohio high schools considered "dropout factories" jumped from 75 to 135 over the eight years ending 2010.
The data is part of research being presented Monday at the Grad Nation summit in Washington organized by the children's advocacy group America's Promise Alliance.
In Ohio, the number of students in dropout factories -- schools that fail to graduate more than 60 percent of students on time -- rose by about 12,500.
The state's graduation rate was up 2.1 percentage points to 79.6 from 2002 to 2009.
The nationwide graduation rate was 75 percent, and dropout factories fell by more than 450, with 1,550 remaining.
The report was written by researchers at Civic Enterprises, a public policy firm, and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
America's Promise Alliance: http://www.americaspromise.org/
Civic Enterprises: http://www.civicenterprises.net/
Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University: www.every1graduates.org .


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The ports were nice, with plenty of excursions for all types of cruisers. We particularly enjoyed our snorkeling trip in St. Thomas.
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CATEGORIES Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Paramount, New on DVD, Home Entertainment, Cinematical Indie, Features, DVDs, CinematicalI bought my first copy of Chinatown on DVD when it was released in November 1999. The extras were limited to a theatrical trailer and a collection of short interviews with director Roman Polanski, writer Robert Towne and producer Robert Evans. The movie is so good that I didn't care about the lack of extras; DVD was still in its infancy and I was just glad to have it. Fast forward eight years and a new "Special Collection's Edition" is announced -- with no mention of a remastered transfer and only a few extras, which didn't sound so special to me.
The new version was released this week and the final edition sounds like a definite mixed bag. DVD Beaver reports that the video "looks cleaner, brighter, sharper, and more detailed than previous DVD releases. Colors are quite lush, and there is a lit bit more of the image on the sides depending on the shots."
As to the extras, however, Adnan Tezer at Monsters and Critics comments: "What is particularly disturbing about this new edition is that it seems like it was thrown together with little to no care." For example, the back of the DVD case says there are four new featurettes included, while the disk includes only three, two of which have different titles. On the positive side, the features total about 55 minutes and include new interviews with Polanski, Towne, and Jack Nicholson, while the interviews with Evans are from the 1999 sessions.
I'm very glad that the video has been improved, but I'm disappointed that more care was not taken to make this a true "Special Collector's Edition." More far-ranging interviews, including Faye Dunaway, would have been welcome, as well as archival materials and other extras that would delight collectors. The list price of $14.99 is modest, but I would have gladly paid more for a more comprehensive two-disk edition. Maybe that will have to wait until a new Chinatown is made?


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Wedding Photography Giveaway! + Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone out there! In celebration of the holiday that is all about LOVE, I am happy to announce a wedding photography giveaway contest!
what do you win?
- eight hours of coverage
- a photographer and second shooter/assistant
- an engagement shoot
- DVDs of all your (full resolution) photos, fully edited!
This applies to both the engagement and wedding.
Wedding photos wil also include a set sized for Facebook
- total value of package is estimated at $3,000!
how do you enter?
send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com with the following information:
- full names of the couple getting married
- wedding date
- wedding location (for both ceremony and reception, if applicable)
- a photo of the couple
- your most memorable moment together as a couple
what are the rules?
- the contest is open for entries between February 14, 2011 and February 28, 2011
- wedding must be between March 31, 2011 – March 31, 2012
- I must be available on your wedding date
- does not apply to currently booked clients
- travel up to 100 miles is included (from the 10003 zip code), those couples over 100 miles away payment is required for a standard mileage rate and hotel room (if applicable).
- the winner will be announced here (and on my Facebook page) on March 7, 2011.
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Gamecocks Tie for Top Honors on SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
South Carolina places 48 on the league's honor roll, tying Alabama and Florida for the most
Seven Gamecocks Reach Day Four Finals at SEC Championships
Rutqvist, Jonsson advance to championship finals
Gamecocks Send Seven to Friday's Finals at SEC Championships
Carolina posts five NCAA provisional times
Gamecocks Send Three Swimmers to Thursday's Finals at SEC Championships
Schaffer, Rodriguez, Columbus will compete in consolation finals at 6 p.m.
Gamecock Swimming & Diving Hosts ECU, Vanderbilt to Wrap Up Regular Season
Senior Day ceremony to take place prior to Saturday's meet
2011-12 - Swam in all regular season meets and the SEC Championships...Posted a personal record of 2:04.29 in the 200 IM at the SEC Championships...Had a season-best finish of third place on four different occasions, finishing third in the 100 breaststroke against Georgia Tech (1:06.75) and Clemson (1:06.96) and taking third in the 200 breaststroke against Georgia Tech (2:26.35) and Clemson (2:28.59)...Swam season best time in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with a mark of 1:04.46, which was the second best time on the team...Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11 - Competed in seven regular-season meets and the SEC Championships...Posted career-best time in 200 breast (2:17.84) at SEC Championships, improving her top time by nearly five full seconds...Also had a PR in the 100 breast at SECs (1:03.79)...Had team's third-best time in both events...Was fifth-best Gamecock in 200 fly (2:07.97, UA/UGA), 200 IM (2:04.81, SEC; another PR) and 400 IM (4:32.86, Nike Cup).
2009-10 - Was the team's top breaststroke and IM competitor... Held top times in three events... Top 100 breast (1:05.31) and 200 breast (2:22.58) times came at SEC Championships... Also posted team's top 200 IM time (2:05.80) at the league meet... All three of those times were career-bests...Was second-best on the squad in 400 IM (4:29.81)...Won 100 breast event vs. Vanderbilt/UNC-Wilmington...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2008-09 - Competed at SEC Championships in 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 fly...Improved by more than 7 seconds on her 200 IM time from her first meet to SECs; set personal best time of 2:07.35...Had third-fastest 400 IM time on team with a 4:29.60 at the Gamecock Invitational...Set two more PRs in Gamecock Invite in 100 breast (1:05.77) and 200 breast (2:23.66)...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.
PRE-COLLEGE - Graduated from Gulf Breeze High School...Named Swimmer of the Year in 2007 and 2008...Team captain...Finished third place in the state in the 100 breaststroke in 2007.,.Helped team to four state championships appearances...Member of Club Aquatics...Member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and High Honors.
PERSONAL - Born November 12, 1989...Parents are Teri and Dave Atzhorn...Brother Andy swam for the Gamecocks, graduating in 2010...Major is chemical engineering.


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Unity Sand Ceremony Sets - Unity Ceremony Sand Vases
Unity sand ceremony sets are growing in popularity and we have many options to offer. Pouring your unique colors of sand into a keepsake unity sand vase engraved with your names and wedding date is a wonderful memento of the day you were all united. Bringing two families together has become a meaningful part of the wedding ceremony of anyone with children. These one of a kind unity set doubles as a wedding ceremony essential and a stand out conversation piece. With one large, featured vase and three smaller vases, this curvy set is a perfect way to involve children from a previous marriage or even a religious leader. Simply add sand of your choice to each of the smaller vases and give to each designated party. Just as the sand from the three vases are combined, never to be separated again... so shall your love be!
We carry many unity candle ceremony items, including personalized unity pillars, taper candles, sand ceremony sets, candle holders and candelabras for the most elegant of presentations. Remember loved ones tenderly with a memorial candle personalized with their names.
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A wedding sand ceremony is fairly new alternative to the long-traditional and popular unity candle ceremony incorporated into millions of weddings. An increasing popular replacement for the unity candle, a wedding sand ceremony kit symbolizes the blending of two lives joined as one. This sand unity ceremony is not only beautiful and interesting but also more appropriate for an outdoor setting.
Every couple�s unity sand ceremony set is unique because there are so many choices of vases and sand colors, and no two will ever be poured in exactly the same design. Unity sand ceremony sets provide a means to include children in the wedding ceremony, or even parents and grandparents! By adding additional pouring vases, you are able to add another symbolic element to this event. Incorporate your officiant, your child or children to symbolize the new family, or have a third vase represent your shared spiritual beliefs. Simply add sand of your choice to each of the smaller vases and give to each designated party. If, for instance, the bride, groom, and two children are taking part, you will need four bottles of different colors. Choose colored sands to match your wedding theme and colors, that will also complement your home d�cor. As the sand from each of the vases is combined, never to be separated again... so shall your love be! Create a lasting personalized memento of your very special wedding day by having all close family members pour some sand. The engraved vases create a beautiful reminder that will preserve the moment for years to come. You can add a three letter monogram and wedding date to the center vase of most of our sets, and your initials or first names to the pouring vases to make the sand unity set uniquely your own. The monograms add not only an element of elegance to the vase set, but also some important symbolism. You can display your finished sand vase just as it is poured, and use your pouring vases for candles, flowers, candy or other ideas. These personalized vases will make a beautiful addition to the newlyweds� home and will help you recall the special moments of your wedding throughout your life. Your unity sand set will begin a tradition that can carry on through your family from one generation to the next. *Please Note: Most of our unity sand ceremony vases are blown glass. Expect minor bubbles and swirls that are inherent to hand-blown glass. These sets are of substantial weight and will incur extra shipping fees. Slight variations may occur on styles due to the hand-crafted nature of these items.


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Free Newspaper Archives in the US
Special Collections
Some newspaper archives focus on particular themes more than geography. There are some very intriguing slices of history here.
Slavery and Abolition Newspaper Archives
Freedom's Journal, 1827-1829, the nation's first African-American newspaper, published out of New York City. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, the archives can be viewed as well as searched issue by issue, but there is no overall search function.
The Friend of Man, 1836-1842, Central New York. An anti-slavery newspaper, housed at Cornell University.
You can find more newspaper archives on slavery and black history at NewspaperArchive, a subscription service.
The Civil War Newspaper Archives
Philadelphia Inquirer Civil War Archive, 1860-1865 The Civil War, from a Northern point of view.
Pennsylvania Civil War Newspaper Archives, 1831-1877. More primary materials from Civil War history. Archive includes eight papers from Gettysburgh. Full page images and full text search.
The New South newspaper archives, 1862-1866, published in Port Royal and Beaufort, SC. The War Between the States, as seen from the Confederate point of view in south Carolina. Archive is full-text searchable.
You can find more newspaper archives on the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln at NewspaperArchive, a subscription service.
World War I Newspaper Archives
The Stars and Stripes from WWI, 1918-1919. Here's a front row seat at at one of the major events of the 20th century. The American Soldier's newspaper for World War I.
You can find more World War I newspaper archives at NewspaperArchive, a subscription service.
Did you know? Ancestry.com has a deep newspaper archive that can be searched for free (but there's a fee for full access).
World War II Newspaper Archives
New Walla Wallop, 1944-1946. From the Army Air Base in Walla Walla, the official World War II base newspaper.
You can find more World War II newspaper archives at NewspaperArchive, a subscription service.
Miscellaneous Newspaper Archives
Early America, 1750-1790. Only three pages on view here, one of the from Ben Franklin's Gazette.
The Labor Press Project. Numerous examples of socialist and labor newspapers and journals, with titles like The Agitator. Not searchable, and not a deep resource, but there are many items here not available elsewhere. Site has a Pacific NW focus, and mostly early 20th century.
Dziennik Zwiazkowy, a Polish language newspaper from Chicago, 1908-1917.
Pittsburgh, PA Jewish Newspaper Project, 1895-Present. Includes The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present).
Diario de Noticias/Alvaro Diaria, 1919-1973 (in Portugese). From the Claire T. Carney Library at University of Massachusetts. For the Portugese-American community in New Bedford, this is an important archive, with a complex search interface.
The Farm, Field and Fireside Collection at the University of Illinois, 1841-1939. What a terrific collection. A century of rural newspapers, mostly weeklies, geared towards farmers. Newspapers include Better Farming, Farmers Voice, Illinois Farmer, Prarie Farmer, and even the Farmer's Wife.
The Southern Israelite, 1929-1958 and 1984-1986. Printed in Georgia (Atlanta and Augusta), this newspaper is a reflection of the Jewish community in the South, during a time when Hitler was coming to power, European Jewery was disintegrating, the Holocaust took place, and the state of Israel came into being. What a time of history! This newspaper is a fascinating historical resource.
New The University of Florida's Judaica Newspaper Collection includes about 40 other titles in English, Hebrew, Yiddish and other languages. The papers are from around the world, including a few from Florida. Be sure to click the Text Search tab for full-text searching.
Other Special Collections
Another source of millions of pages of newspaper archives can be found at NewspaperArchive. This is not a free service, but it's a great resource, just the same.
Did you know? Ancestry.com has a deep newspaper archive that can be searched for free (but there's a fee for full access).
More historical archives and research materials can be found at these excellent resources:
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"Sunset Palms" at the Palms of Destin Resort in Destin
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
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$ 1,550 - $ 1,650 / month
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******We invite you to come and enjoy our unit named "Sunset Palms" and our beautiful Tropical Paradise.********
**********Two whole acres of fun in the sun*********
Our Unit "Sunset Palms" is located in the east tower on the eleven floor and is surrounded by beautiful landscaping including palm trees by the galore a tropical paradise.
"Sunset Palms" offers the pleasures of the evening sun and is a one bedroom with kingsize bed and one bunk room with two twin beds.
All bedrooms and bunk rooms offer flat screen televisions and insuite full baths.
Our Unit offers a fully stocked kitchen with silverware, plateware, glasses, utensils, pots, pans, coffee maker, blender, and toaster.
Our beautiful landscaped lagoon pool has five dancing waterfalls, walking bridges which are great for beautiful family photos. We have a separate 21,000 gallon heated pool, kiddie pool with fountain and kiddie area with walk through water spouts.
Public Access to the Beach is everywhere along the coast from Fort Walton Beach to Panama City Beach. Pick your spot and enjoy it all, along with all the amenities of The Palms of Destin Resort. This is truely the best of both worlds. This is a fantastic fun filled vacation for your entire family and friends.
Sago's Restaurant and outdoor bar offers a selection of favorite island food that you can enjoy inside the upscaled restaurant or outdoors on one of the many luxury couches, chairs and tables.
Truly great vacation experience awaits you at the Palms of Destin Resort and our unit "Blue Eyes". You can enjoy the state of the art fitness center in the morning and the whirlpool spa at night.
Our fitness center is state of the art with 2,265 square feet of fitness equipment that is incredibly quiet, attractive and easy to use. Cardio equipment such as elliptical cardio treadmills, cross trainers, bikes and summit trainers each having a personal entertainment system.
As a guest here inside our unit named "Sunset Palms" at The Palms of Destin you are invited to experience all the amenities offered to you for being a valued gues.
Enjoy the experience of the Royal Palms Spa which is located right here at the resort. Enjoy signature skin care and body treatments, to luxurious manicures and pedicures, the choice is yours. Relax your mind and body with a Royal Four Hand Massage.
When you awake in the morning take a short trip down to the Bean Traders General Store conveniently located inside the lobby next to the Sago Restaurant. The Biggest Little Store in Destin offers a world of products (Morning coffee!) and services like (Fishing Charters, Wave runners, Scuba Diving, where to Rent Scooters and much much more).
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activities and attractions in Destin Gulf Coast North
We are located on the World's most beautiful beaches.
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School Sun Hats - Offering Sun Protection Hats For Schools. Important Sun Safety For The Playground
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Sun exposure during childhood appears to set the stage for the development of both melanoma and other skin problems later in life. Not only is young skin more vulnerable to damage by the UV rays of the sun but people on average get 80% of their lifetime sun exposure by age 18. In Australia, the skin cancer capital of the world, hats are required to be worn by students everyday or they are required to play in the shade. Teaching children to play sun safe in school, where peer pressure is high, can be a challenge. When you add school regulations, which sometimes forbid reasonable sun safety practices, keeping kids safe under the sun can be a real challenging.
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Tarzan is the thirty-seventh animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It is based upon the Tarzan of the Apes series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and is the only major motion picture version of the Tarzan property to be animated. It is also considered by many to be the last of the Disney renaissance era (1989-1999).
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Mick Fanning wins the Quiksilver Pro France 2010! This year's final, between 2 world champions Kelly Slater vs Mick Fanning, saw both finalists pulling in to epic barrels! It was the Australian, Mick Fanning that took the title ahead of the 9 times world champ. Check out all of todays wins, barrels and wipeouts online.
Here is the collection of epic wipe outs from the Quiksilver Pro France 2010. Take a look at Pro's taking their beatings in some of the heaviest waves seen through out the contest!
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A collaboration of local businesses, organizations and educational institutions have joined a statewide initiative to recruit and prepare the area's workforce for manufacturing jobs.
The initiative, called Advancing Manufacturing, combines the efforts of Ivy Tech's Corporate College, the Cass Logansport Economic Development Organization and the Region 4 Workforce Board of Lafayette-based WorkOne, a workforce development organization, among others.
Those involved with the program say its goals are to both aid manufacturers by developing a qualified workforce and assist potential employees by helping companies provide the jobs they seek.
One of the ways they plan to accomplish this goal is through the Ivy Tech Corporate College's certified production technician program. The program consists of 140 contact hours of textbook work, lectures and exercises through interactive computer training modules in the areas of safety, manufacturing processes and maintenance awareness, among others.
"It's a very, very good program," said Jeremy Pattee, an instructor with Ivy Tech's certified production technician program. "There's a lot of information that we cover that helps make for a well-rounded employee."
David Williams, co-owner and vice president of Co-Tronics, Inc., a plastic injection molding company in Logansport, said he felt the program would better prepare his company's future employees after he attended a session on the initiative and observed one of Pattee's classes.
"We struggle to find good, qualified people," Williams said. "It's refreshing to find something like this in the community."
"Folks around here that have skills, most of them have jobs," said Mike Federspill, an account executive with Ivy Tech's Corporate College. "That eight to 10 percent that don't have jobs, most of those folks don't have the skills that are necessary to work in a manufacturing environment."
Ken Parry, also an account executive with Ivy Tech's Corporate College, said the area's manufacturing industry has a healthy outlook and is in need of qualified employees.
"For years, people have been hearing, 'Don't go into manufacturing,'" Parry said. "It's alive and well in Indiana, specifically in Cass County and people don't know that there are good paying jobs available in manufacturing."
There are currently 34 businesses in the partnership in 12 counties, including Federal-Mogul in Logansport. Since the Advancing Manufacturing initiative began in Lafayette in 2012, the partnership has helped more than 100 people graduate from a certified production technician program with more than $400,000 in scholarship money.
WorkOne contributes to the initiative by recruiting members of certified production technician programs across the state through providing drug screenings, hosting résumé and interviewing workshops and awarding scholarships.
"Manufacturing is not just your grandfathers' foundry," said Kara Webb, a team leader of Business and Employer Services at WorkOne. "Advanced skills are required for today's manufacturing."
Webb said 69 percent of certified production technician program graduates find work after completing the program to date.
"A lot of folks seem to think they want to wait for that one, coveted employer," she said, "so we have a little bit of a struggle getting them to move along and not wait for that particular employer. We're working on that to better our percentage."
For $2,000 a year, businesses that join the initiative will be assisted by WorkOne when seeking qualified employees. The payment also includes advertising opportunities within the program. Additionally, businesses have the option of contributing $1,300 a year that will go toward funding additional scholarships for certified production technician programs.
Connie Neininger, president of the Cass Logansport Economic Development Organization, said CLEDO will be contributing money to recruits looking to go through the certified production technician program as well.
She said there are plans to hold collaborative networking sessions every quarter that will include other industries along with manufacturing, like retail and service.
Mitchell Kirk is a staff reporter at the Pharos-Tribune. He can be reached at 574-732-5130 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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