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- Free WiFi and free parking
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- 48 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
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- Breakfast available
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- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Babysitting/childcare
- Pets allowed *
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
- Accessible parking
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- Breakfast (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Health club
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
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- Spa tub
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- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space
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- Number of buildings/towers - 2
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La maison Ennea has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
DiningRestaurant gastronomique - This poolside fine-dining restaurant specializes in French cuisine. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
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- Health club
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- Steam room
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
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Vallon De Valrugues, St.-Remy-de-Provence's small print
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night
Pet deposit: EUR 15 per night
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Rollaway beds are available for EUR 30 per night
Breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 24 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
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Rebuilding After Restructuring
In her professional life, attorney Corinne Ball works in corporate reorganizations and distressed acquisitions. As she puts it, she rescues companies for a living.
In that work, she occasionally gets notes of thanks from employees who work at the companies that she's helped to preserve. Those notes motivate her, but she adds that "for those that we can save there are always those that I couldn't save. There is downsizing."
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Catholic Charities works with about 90 human-services organizations around the city on programs that include hunger, homelessness, protecting children and immigrant issues. The organization works without regard to the religion of the organization or the population it serves.
Ms. Ball, 57 years old and a resident of Rye, N.Y., is a senior partner at Cleveland-based Jones Day and leads the firm's global restructuring practice. Notably, she led the team of attorneys that represented Chrysler in its bankruptcy case.
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Medication guides are required documents to be distributed to patients in order to convey serious risks associated with certain prescribed medicines. Little is known about the effectiveness of this information to adequately inform patients on safe use.
To examine the readability, suitability, and comprehensibility of medication guides, particularly for those with limited literacy.
Assessments of suitability and readability of 185 medication guides, and a sub-study examining change in suitability and readability from 2006 to 2010 among 32 of the medication guides (Study 1); 'open book' comprehension assessment of medication guides (Study 2).
Two general internal medicine clinics in Chicago, IL.
Four hundred and forty-nine adults seeking primary care services, ages 18–85.
For Study 1, the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) and Lexile score for readability. For Study 2, a tailored comprehension assessment of content found in three representative medication guides.
The 185 analyzed medication guides were on average 1923 words (SD=1022), with a mean reading level of 10–11th grade. Only one medication guide was deemed suitable in SAM analyses. None provided summaries or reviews, or framed the context first, while very few were rated as having made the purpose evident (8 %), or limited the scope of content (22 %). For Study 2, participants' comprehension of medication guides was poor (M=52.7 % correct responses, SD=22.6). In multivariable analysis, low and marginal literacy were independently associated with poorer understanding (β=–14.3, 95 % CI –18.0 – –10.6, p<0.001; low: β=–23.7, 95 % CI –28.3 – –19.0, p<0.001).
Current medication guides are of little value to patients, as they are too complex and difficult to understand especially for individuals with limited literacy. Explicit guidance is offered for improving these print materials.
The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2068-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
For more than a decade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required 'medication guides' (med guides) be issued to consumers for prescription medications viewed to possess "serious and significant public health concerns.1,2" These industry-developed, FDA-approved print materials are distributed by pharmacies at the time of medication dispensing with the intent that they be read by patients prior to taking a prescribed drug. They provide specific dosing administration instructions that could prevent serious adverse effects associated with taking the medication, warn individuals about significant health risks that could affect one's decision to take the medication, and underscore the importance of taking the prescribed medication to the patient's health, and the need for proper adherence.
Med guides have become an essential part of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS).3–6 REMS are FDA-required, detailed pharmaceutical company plans for directly communicating the safe use of and risks associated with a certain drug to both prescribers and consumers. Prior investigations have repeatedly found that physicians and pharmacists miss opportunities to counsel patients on appropriate use of prescribed medicines,7–10 so med guides remain a frontline and often sole channel for conveying risk information to patients.
There has been increasing criticism of the efficacy of med guides to help patients, as a limited number of studies have suggested that there are problems with their format, clarity of content, and manner in which they are disseminated.11–13 Despite a 1996 Department of Health & Human Services memorandum that established readability standards for health materials,14 we found in our earlier research that the majority of med guides are too complex and written at a reading grade level not suitable for the majority of patients to comprehend.12 Consequently, only one in four patients reported attending to these materials.12 Shrank and colleagues also found that a required med guide was never distributed along with a prescription in observed prescription fills at pharmacies nationwide.15 Few studies to date have assessed patients' ability to comprehend information contained in med guides, especially those with limited literacy. As the FDA is now aggressively investigating potential improvements and expansion of the med guides program,16–19 evidence we can provide detailing individuals' comprehension of the information could serve as a valuable baseline for later program evaluations. We therefore sought to document the prevalence of misunderstanding med guides and provide a systematic evaluation of their current content and format. We conducted two complementary investigations: 1) a readability and suitability assessment of med guides, and 2) comprehension testing among primary care adult patients. We hypothesized that med guides would have an unacceptable level of reading difficulty and accessibility, and patients' comprehension would be low; those with limited literacy would be at greatest risk for not being able to read and understand the materials successfully.
We used an adapted version of the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) instrument20 to assess the suitability of med guides for use among lower literate adults. The SAM is the most commonly used tool for evaluating the appropriateness of written health care information and instructions for use among lower literate adults. Trained raters analyzed materials across 22 factors in six categories that may impact readability and ease-of-use (content, literacy demand, graphics, layout and typography, learning simulation/motivation, cultural appropriateness). Cultural appropriateness was not rated as med guides were created for general audiences. Since none had cover graphics, that factor was also dropped. The specific factors we evaluated are identified in the Figure 1. The original scoring method was to classify, by factor, whether the document was 'not suitable', 'suitable', or 'superior'. We modified this rating to reflect whether the document met the minimal criteria (suitable vs. not suitable). Two trained reviewers independently rated each med guide. Inter-rater reliability was calculated based on individual item ratings, and found to be high (K=0.78). A third reviewer was used in cases of discordance. Overall suitability of a document was determined based on whether the document was classified as 'suitable' on 70 % or more of the categories.
To determine the length and readability of med guides, we used the Professional Lexile Analyzer, which measures the level of difficulty and complexity of written passages.21 This process was previously used by the study team on med guides and prescription instructions.12,22 Lexile scores have previously been found to be independently associated with patient medication comprehension. Scores ranging from below zero to 2000 were recorded for each document. Grade levels were then estimated based on Lexile scores for 'typical readers' in that grade.
In April 2010, 227 med guides were identified on the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) website. All of these were considered initially eligible for analysis. The content of each med guide's FDA downloadable PDF file were transferred into text documents. Any information not intended for the patient was removed. A total of 25 med guides described non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and 22 had identical content. Therefore, they were analyzed as a single document. The other three contained information specific to a unique medication and were analyzed separately. Similarly, 22 of 34 antidepressant medications had identical content and were analyzed as one, while 12 were analyzed as individual medications. As a result we analyzed a total of 185 documents.
We examined whether the suitability, readability, and length of 32 out of 40 med guides previously investigated in a 2006 study by this research team had improved. Fisher's exact tests were run to compare 2006 and 2010 suitability item scores (suitable vs. not suitable), and student's t tests performed on the total percent of SAM items deemed adequate, Lexile score, and word count.
Patients ages 18–85 years at two academically affiliated, general internal medicine clinics in Chicago serving diverse patient populations participated in the study (N=449). Eligibility criteria included that they be English-speaking, and have no uncorrectable visual, hearing, or severe cognitive impairment (determined by a brief 6-item screener).23 Patients were compensated $20 for their participation. Clinic staff approached consecutive patients arriving for scheduled appointments and discussed potential study recruitment (>80 % participation rate, both sites). Institutional Review Boards at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago approved the study.
Three med guides were selected to be presented to participants based on their content, format, and frequency of exposure. We calculated the word count, readability via Lexile score, and frequency of annual prescriptions of the drugs described in all 227 med guides available on the FDA's website as of May 2010. Of the 26 med guides within the general range of the mean criteria, one was randomly chosen per each of the three most common routes of administration: oral tablet, oral liquid solution, and injectable. Chosen med guides were for Ritalin (oral tablet), Morphine Sulfate (oral solution taken), and Aranesp (injectable).
A series of questions were created based on specific content within each med guide to assess patients' understanding. These items were categorized items as: 1) decision making prior to use, 2) general use and storage, and 3) side effects. Items reflected either the basic task of information retrieval (finding and comprehending information), or inference (applying information to specific contexts). Assessments for med guides for each medicine varied slightly; Ritalin had 12 questions with 33 possible correct answers, Morphine Sulfate had 15 questions with 32 correct points, and Aranesp had 12 items with 34 possible correct responses. Participants could score a possible 99 correct points (see Table 2 for actual items).
Participants were guided through an untimed, 'open book' assessment of their comprehension of the three med guides. They were first shown the med guide for Ritalin and instructed to look it over for two minutes, after which the interviewer began asking questions. Participants were explicitly told they could take their time in answering and refer to the med guide as needed while responding. Verbatim responses were recorded and coded as correct or incorrect based on a preset list of acceptable options per question (developed by the study team). This process was repeated for the other two med guides (Morphine Sulfate and Aranesp, respectively). Interviewers then asked a brief set of questions regarding prior experience with the medication, including whether they or a family member were currently taking or had ever taken the medication being discussed. Demographic and socioeconomic information was also collected. As prior studies have shown that low literacy impacts comprehension of written medication information, we administered the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM).24 This is the most common measure in health literacy research.
Frequencies and/or means and standard deviations were calculated for each patient characteristic. REALM scores were categorized as inadequate, marginal, or adequate based on known thresholds. Chi-square and/or student t tests were used to examine the association between literacy and each of the patient variables. The primary outcome was the mean total comprehension score (range: 0–99) across all three med guides. We used ANOVA models to compare mean total scores across literacy levels, and per med guide content subcategory. A Generalized linear model was used for multivariable regression analysis examining predictors of comprehension of med guide content. Analyses were performed using STATA version 10 (College Station, TX).
The 185 analyzed med guides were on average 1923 words (SD=1022, range 351–8526). Mean Lexile score was 1130 (SD=126, range 860–1570), which is estimated to be at a 10th to 11th grade reading level. Only seven med guides (3.8 %) met Keystone recommendations for reading difficulty ≤ 8th grade.14
According to the SAM, med guides were scored as adequate on an average of 50.3 % of items. Only one med guide was deemed suitable overall by having 70 % or more of variables scored as adequate. The proportion of med guides that received suitable scores in each document category is shown in the Figure 1. None provided summaries or reviews, or framed the context first, while very few were rated as having made the purpose evident (8 %), or limited the scope of content (22 %). Among med guides that included illustrations, only a third (34 %) were identified as having accompanying captions.
When we compared the suitability and readability of the 32 med guides assessed now and in 2006 , there was no significant change in average word count (M=2216.3, SD=146.2 vs. M=2182.5, SD=151.0; p=0.56) or readability (M=1144.4, SD=24.4 vs. M=1193, SD=31.4; p=0.13). Improvement in readability translated to about a half grade reduction (from 11th to 10–11th grade). Compared to 2006 SAM assessments, seven med guides had previously been rated as suitable for providing summaries, having a limited scope and evident purpose, whereas the present assessment found them unsuitable on these categories. Improvements were noted for two med guides that now included relevant illustrations, and interaction was used for learning stimulation.
Table 1 presents the demographic characteristics of the sample. The mean age of participants was 51.4 years, with two thirds being female; half were black, and more than a third white. A third of participants had less than a high school education, and 36.9 % had limited literacy skills (14.0 % inadequate, 22.9 % marginal). One third (34.3 %) of participants had previously heard of a med guide, while half had prior experience with at least one of the medications featured in the med guides. Older age, black race, less education, and lower income were all associated with limited literacy (p<0.001).
The Online appendix presents item performance for each of the med guides examined. Mean comprehension total score and subcategory scores are detailed in Table 2, also by literacy level. In general, patients had a hard time comprehending the med guides, with a mean total score of 52.7 (SD=22.6). This was also true for each subcategory score. Participants with lower literacy consistently demonstrated poorer understanding of all med guides content, with increasing, gradient trends noted in total and subcategory comprehension scores across low, marginal, and adequate literacy levels.
In multivariable analysis controlling for all demographic and socioeconomic variables, including literacy and prior experience with med guides, low and marginal literacy were independently associated with a poorer comprehension of med guides (β=–14.3, 95 % CI –18.0 – –10.6, p<0.001; low: β=–23.7, 95 % CI –28.3 – –19.0, p<0.001, Table 3). Other risk factors included older age, black race, and less education. Interactions with age, literacy, and other variables were tested and none were significant.
Available med guides fall below the threshold of acceptable standards for patient print materials set by both professional societies and the federal government. Despite a nearly eight-fold increase in the past five years in the number of drugs required by the FDA to have a med guide (from 40 in 2006 to 305 as of September 2011),25 little to no improvement has been made in their readability and accessibility. We confirmed the inadequacy of med guides in a representative sample of primary care patients, who had considerable difficulty comprehending basic information from print med guides even while viewing the material and given adequate time to respond. This is a serious concern, as med guides are frequently the only means that patients have for receiving critical information on how to safely use higher risk drugs. The extent to which patients across all literacy levels did not understand any aspect of the med guides demonstrates that they are too complex to be useful. This might explain why patients in prior studies reported not reviewing consumer medication information, and why the majority in our study had never heard of med guides.12,26–28
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 mandates that federal agencies, including the FDA, communicate to the public in a clear, understandable manner free of unclarified jargon.29 What this new federal law does not state is how to determine whether this has been achieved. The Department of Health and Human Services and experts in health literacy are often inconsistent when defining a threshold for readability of print documentation. Some recommend an 8th grade level or below,14 while others have sought targets as low as below a 4th grade reading level.30 Adding to the confusion are more recent debates on the utility of reading formulas.17 Most experts agree that readability assessments are important within a more comprehensive evaluation of consumer materials. An operational set of standards for guiding government and industry in best practices for designing print materials like med guides, and thereby offering a means to assess these communications in the future, are urgently needed. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is now leading an effort to set these standards.31
As in previous studies examining comprehension of print health materials,32 we found that individuals with lower literacy were significantly less able to navigate and retrieve information, and make inferences to support safe and appropriate use of a medicine than those in higher literacy groups. Also, older age and less education were independently linked to poorer comprehension. These findings, when considering other failed sources of spoken communication and prescription labeling elucidated in previous research,33–35 convey the urgency for evidence-based approaches to the re-design of med guides.
Our study has limitations. Study 2 participants were recruited from two diverse settings; however eligibility did not require current or prior experiences with the medicines discussed in our assessment. Patients may be more attentive to the task of reviewing the content and responding to our comprehension questions if they were actually taking these prescriptions. We also were only able to evaluate comprehension of three representative med guides. A prior study by our team found that readability of print material, as measured by Lexile score, was a strong predictor of comprehension.34 With only three med guides, we could not adequately assess the relationship between Lexile score and readability. We also only included English-speaking patients. Future research should closely examine the availability and quality of med guides in other languages, as Limited English Proficiency and poor quality translations of health materials have previously been implicated as risk factors to inadequate understanding of medication regimens.36–38
Given the attention med guides have received from the FDA, the Brookings Institution and the pharmaceutical industry in response to REMS, there is a current push to improve them and seek out a single-document solution for providing medication information. This could end the redundancy in, confusion about, and lack of awareness of med guides and other leaflets. Our findings strongly suggest a need for the med guide program's revision. Future improvements might begin with evidence-based readability standards and an explanation of the purpose of med guides included in the material. Providing a summary that highlights 'need-to-know' content could be a way of limiting and layering information in such a way that patients can self-tailor the amount of knowledge they wish to obtain about their prescription. All options should be considered for informing patients at all literacy levels on how to safely and appropriately use medication.
This project was supported by an unrestricted grant from Abbott Labs (PI: Wolf).
Drs. Wolf and Bailey have served as paid consultants to Abbott Labs for research services and advisory committee activities. Both Drs. Davis and Wolf have served as paid consultants to McNeil Consumer Healthcare in service for advisory board membership on drug labeling initiatives.
Drs. Wolf, Davis, and Lambert have previously provided research consultation services to Abbott Labs.
PubMed Central Canada is a service of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) working in partnership with the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information in cooperation with the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine(NCBI/NLM). It includes content provided to the PubMed Central International archive by participating publishers.


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Yet another good Game Grumps Animation!
this, this was well done.
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Thank you, but I believe his was uploaded a day after mine. Even then it only means we were working on ours at the same time. Still, I really dig Yotam's version, the extra effort he put into it, and his other body of work. Thank you for watching and rating. =)


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TravelPod Member ReviewsThe Aqua Hotel Fort Lauderdale
Aufgemotztes Motel mit frisch renovierten Zimmern und einer tollen Pool- / Gartenanlage. Nur einen Block vom Strand entfernt.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
Historical Traveler Reviews The Aqua Hotel Fort Lauderdale
A lot better than what expected
I was there July 3 to the 7. We booked the penthouse which is an apartment with 2 bedrooms, one has a private bathroom with shower , king size bed , tv ;the second room has a queen size bed with a walk in closet. There is a second bathroom with bathtub, a washer and dryer.
Very spacious living room, dining room and a full kitchen.
The penthouse is on the third floor, entirely for ourselves, a nice balcony overlooking the pool and a terrace.
We had a great time, Angela was really nice with us..................I really recommend this for a party of 4, I cannot immagine being in a hotel room after staying at this property.
Location was really good, one block from the ocean, 10 minutes walk to Las Olas.
Nice comfortable retreat
A comfortable, smaller vintage accomodation.
Rooms are very spacious and well appointed.
Rates a very reasonable, and just a block from the beach.
A great value for a family vacation.
Loved angela's
A very friendly small hotel,ideal for families with young children.Very clean and very friendly staff-nothing was a problem.We would certainly recommend the penthouse appt to families wth young children,becuase even when it rained,our kid's had room to play indoors.We will look Angela up again on our next trip to Fort Lauderdale
Amazing Little Resort
My sister and I stayed at Angela's over our Spring Break of 2006. We have no interest in the craziness of spring break and were hoping to avoid the chaos. Angela's resort was perfect.
The rooms were absolutely beautiful and clean. It is just seconds away (walking distance) from the beach, shops and restaurants. Excellent Location!! It was quiet, clean and everyone was extremely friendly. Angela helped my sister and I by giving us directions to places and suggesting certain places to go. I accidently left my new swimsuit in the window and the staff mailed it back to me...all the way in Missouri. I was extremely satisfied with my stay.
A Great Place to Stay
The week of April 6th., 2006, my husband and myself stayed in Fort Lauderdale Florida at Angela's Beach Resort. I would recommed this hotel to anyone who wants to stay where it is clean, comfortable, friendly staff, convienient to beach,
restaurants and night life, spacious rooms with many amenities and safe.
I honestly can't say enough. I have been to other hotels along the beach in Fort Lauderdale in the past, and never had a good experience.
This was a great place to stay and very affordable. The rooms are great !
I will always stay there in the future and I recommend this very highly to all.
Thank you, Angela, for such a pleasant stay.
D. Greenwood, Livonia, Michigan
A Very and Friendly place
We stayed at Angel's Resort and found Angeola to be extremely helpful and courteous. We all have our bad days sometimes and to read that it is bad practice re credit card etc, we simply had no problem. Thorougly enjoyed ourselves and will return to stay with Angela. Re the price etc, it is value for money and cannot fault it in any way, cleanliness is our main criteria and that it is.If one is picky then stay at $2000,00 per night hotel.
Cathy and Mel Sherwood
Red Flag: horrible business practices
I am looking for a hotel in Fort Lauderdale for January and I found Angela's. I read the review here and I thought it would be fine. Yesterday, through the secure website, I sent a reservation request, providing my credit card number. My surprise this morning is that on the email (pretty unfriendly and inflating prices) I received today, my credit card number and expiration date were included!!!!!!. I called right away to let them know. The woman on the other end of the receiver started yelling right away and being extremely rude, telling me that they had a hurricane and she had to go to Office Depot and that was the reason. I tried to explain that there was a glitch with the system obviously, but then she told me that "you know too much and I don't want people like you in my hotel, you are a problem", hanging up on me. She sounded half drunk. I am filing a complaint with the Chamber of Commerce and informing the tourism association in Fort Lauderdale (and flagging my credit card). Beware, if the thing starts like that, imagine what can happen once there!
It appears that it has to do with a caller who tried to make a reservation after Hurricane Wilma struck in late 2006. From what the comment states, this person apparently sent her credit card information to us, which we did not receive, as we did not have phone or internet service due to the hurricane.
We have never used her credit card information for any purpose as we have never received it. We have never been contacted by any credit card company about her or the use of her credit card.
She did not book with us. She did not stay with us. We do not know who she is.
She claims to have called us but we question this as we did not have phone or elecrical service at the time; so she obviously did not speak with anyone from our hotel.
We take strong exception to her calling one of us "drunk" as none of here drink alcohol.
It is sad that, as we were beset by the despair of a hurricane, someone should feel compelled to submit this type of review about us.
Obviously, the Internet is free and there is nothing we can do about it, except ask you to dismiss this rant of an unbalanced individual.
Great small resort
My husband and I was scouting for a place to stay a few nights, and for us to know a place to take our guests this summer.
Angelas Resort is The Place we choose, and to come back to many times in the future,
We have booked it for 16 people in July as I now know that we will enjoy the atmosfair and closeness to the beach as well as the poolside for all of us to get together. Angela and her staff are very helpful and positive. All smiling and making us feel at home.
Angelas Resort is a peaceful place, a little away from the strip of fun activites that The Beach Walk offers.
The kitchen in our room was nice for us to have our own breakfast in the morning as well as fix a light meal one night that we didn't want to go out again!
I am happy that we found Angela or Gigi as her and my nickname is
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Economic Statistics for 2 Jun 15
Motor vehicle sales made a big 7.9% jump in May, to an annual sales rate of 17.8 million. North American-made vehicles also jumped 7.6% to a 14.2 million rate.
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index dropped -4 points in May to -7.
Redbook reports that last week's retail sales growth remained weak, rising to just 1.7% on a year-ago basis, from the previous week's 1.6%.
Factory orders fell -0.4% in April for the 8th decline in 9 months. Ex-transportation, factory orders were unchanged.
Feminism being redefined on the college campus
It seems everyone is weighing in on the oppressive nature of today's college campus where "rape culture" is a given (even if it isn't true) and "triggers" and perceived "aggressions" are treated as unforgivable sins to be punished by the "student collective" in the name of feminism. I remember when feminism used to mean strong, empowered women. Now, apparently, it means women who are victims of hurtful words and are afraid to come out of their "safe spaces" lest they hear some.
David Brooks actually does a fair job of describing the problem.
The problem is that the campus activists have moral fervor, but don't always have settled philosophies to restrain the fervor of their emotions. Settled philosophies are meant to (but obviously don't always) instill a limiting sense of humility, a deference to the complexity and multifaceted nature of reality. But many of today's activists are forced to rely on a relatively simple social theory.
According to this theory, the dividing lines between good and evil are starkly clear. The essential conflict is between the traumatized purity of the victim and the verbal violence of the oppressor.
According to this theory, the ultimate source of authority is not some hard-to-understand truth. It is everybody's personal feelings. A crime occurs when someone feels a hurt triggered, or when someone feels disagreed with or "unsafe." In the Shulevitz piece, a Brown student retreats from a campus debate to a safe room because she "was feeling bombarded by a lot of viewpoints that really go against" her dearly and closely held beliefs.
Today's campus activists are not only going after actual acts of discrimination — which is admirable. They are also going after incorrect thought — impiety and blasphemy. They are going after people for simply failing to show sufficient deference to and respect for the etiquette they hold dear. They sometimes conflate ideas with actions and regard controversial ideas as forms of violence.
Essentially the special snowflakes, who can only exist in a closed system like a college campus, have created an oppressive atmosphere in a place that should be open and free because … feelings. And college administrators have allowed this nonsense to go on because of two reasons – students are paying the freight and Title IX. But Brooks is right … the end state of this nonsense is the creation of thought police. And the SJW's on campus use their leverage (paying customer) and a wildly misinterpreted law (Title IX) to carry out their vendettas. And for years, college administrations have been complicit in advancing this nonsense to the the point, now, of absurdity.
However, it has begun to bite back, as it had to, within the college collective. Megan McArdle brings you up to date on the latest:
In February, Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern, wrote an article for the Chronicle of Higher Education in which she decried the creeping bureaucratization and fear that surrounds sexual activity on campus. Last week, she revealed that as a consequence of that article, she had been investigated for violating Title IX of the Civil Rights Act.
No, I'm not eliding some intermediate step, where she used printed copies of the article as a cudgel to attack her female students. The article itself was the suspect act. According to Kipnis, it was seen as retaliation against students who had filed complaints against a professor, and would have a "chilling effect" and create a "hostile environment" for women in the Northwestern community. Northwestern put Kipnis through a lengthy process in which she wasn't allowed to know the nature of the complaint until she talked to investigators, nor could she have representation.
You need to read that article to understand what kangaroo courts the "system" within colleges have set up to appease their Title IX requirements as directed by the Obama Administration. They are incredible and a far cry from anything anyone in the country would call "fair". But then fairness isn't the goal … silence is. They want to silence all "uncomfortable" ideas that may "trigger" their angst. And, as you'll note, the inmates are running the asylum. Title IX is out of control as Naomi Schaefer Riley points out:
Yes, that's right, legislation that was originally supposed to combat sexual discrimination in public education and athletics is now being used to silence professors who write essays that contradict progressive wisdom.
Because, you know, they were offended. They thought they were "safe". And since they weren't or at least didn't consider themselves to be, they had to act by attacking the source of their angst. Anonymously, of course. With no burden of proof. Just an accusation is all that is necessary, because in SJW-land, feelings rule, no matter how arbitrary and capricious they may be.
Is this the new face of feminism?
Economic Statistics for 1 Jun 15
Personal income rose 0.4% in April, while personal spending—and the PCE Price Index—was unchanged. The core price index, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 0.1%. On a year-over-year basis, prices are up 0.1% overall, while the core price index is up 1.2%.
The PMI Manufacturing Index fell -0.1 points in May to 54.0.
The ISM Manufacturing index, in contrast to the PMI, rose 1.3 points to 52.8 in May.
Construction spending rose a much better-than-expected 2.2% in April, compared to March's -0.6% decline. On a year-over-year basis, construction spending rose 4.8%.
Gallup's self-reported Consumer Spending measure was unchanged at $91 per day in May.
Global cooling? But the "science" is settled!
Not according to a new British study:
A new study out of the United Kingdom predicts the Earth is about to go through a major climatic shift that could mean decades of cooler temperatures and fewer hurricanes hitting the United States.
Scientists at the University of Southampton predict that a cooling of the Atlantic Ocean could cool global temperatures a half a degree Celsius and may offer a "brief respite from the persistent rise of global temperatures," according to their study.
This cooling phase in the Atlantic will influence "temperature, rainfall, drought and even the frequency of hurricanes in many regions of the world," says Dr. Gerard McCarthy. The study's authors based their results on ocean sensor arrays and 100 years of sea-level data.
Got to love the attempt of these people to try to conform their findings to the current "conventional wisdom" of the alarmist crowd, i.e. we're heating up – despite the fact there has been no increase in global temperatures for 15 plus years. They claim this will give us a "brief respite" from something that hasn't been happening.
"Sea-surface temperatures in the Atlantic vary between warm and cold over time-scales of many decades," said McCarthy, the study's lead author. "This decadal variability, called the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO), is a notable feature of the Atlantic Ocean and the climate of the regions it influences."
"The observations of [AMO] from [sensor arrays], over the past ten years, show that it is declining," Dr. David Smeed, a co-author, said in a statement. "As a result, we expect the AMO is moving to a negative phase, which will result in cooler surface waters. This is consistent with observations of temperature in the North Atlantic."
Researchers argue that a negative AMO will bring "drier summers in Britain and Ireland, accelerated sea-level rise along the northeast coast of the United States, and drought in the developing countries of the Sahel region," according to the study's press release. Interestingly enough, the study also predicts fewer hurricanes hitting the U.S.– a result of a cooler Atlantic.
Oh, you mean natural forces at work? Well maybe the environment isn't as sensitive to a trace "greenhouse" gas as some would like us to believe.
And this:
For years, scientists have been debating why satellite temperature data shows there have been about 18 years with no warming trend. Surface temperature data shows a similar pause in warming for the last 10 to 15 years.
So far, the dominant explanation seems to be that oceans have absorbed a lot of the heat that would have otherwise gone into the atmosphere. And most scientists argue the world will continue warming because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
But it's not, is it? Maybe, as we've been saying for years, it's that big, hot yellow thing that hangs in the sky everyday and alarmists continue to ignore as a major factor in climate change:
Some scientists, however, have been arguing the world is indeed headed for a cooling phase based on solar cycles. Scientists from Germany to India have argued that weakening solar activity could bring about another "Little Ice Age."
"The stagnation of temperature since 1998 was caused by decreasing solar activity since 1998," wrote Jürgen Lange Heine, a physicist with the German-based European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE).
"From 1900 to 1998, solar radiation increased by 1.3 W / m², but since 1998 it has diminished, and could reach values similar to those of the early 20th century. A drop in global temperature over the next few years is predicted," Heine wrote.
Imagine that.
Observations: The QandO Podcast for 29 May 15
This week's podcast is up on the podcast page. There is no evidence that the leadership of the Clinton Global Fund have ever acted unethically. Not any that you'll ever find, anyway.
Economic Statistics for 29 May 15
The final revision of 1st Quarter 2015 GDP came in at -0.7%, while the GDP Price Index fell -0.1%.
Corporate profits in the 1st Quarter of 2015 came in at $1.894 trillion, up 2.7% from the prior quarter.
The Chicago Purchasing Manager's Index fell sharply to 46.2 in May from 52.3.
The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index rose from 88.6 to 90.7 in May.
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Apparently the Orange County school district (Florida/Orlando) has plans to monitor students' social media messages in an effort to curb cyberbullying, crime on campus and suicide. Because, you know, that's what they're there for:
Orange County Public Schools announced Thursday that it has acquired software to monitor social media "to proactively prevent, intervene and (watch) situations that may impact students and staff." The district has obtained an annual license with SnapTrends, software that monitors Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.
The district said it plans to use the software to conduct routine monitoring for the purposes of prevention or early intervention of potential issues in which students or staff could be at risk to themselves or to others.
OCPS said the company will assist district law enforcement and security personnel in monitoring publicly available social media communications that are relevant to school operations and personnel.
"This is a tool that gives the district intelligence into a situation that could possibly prevent something more serious from happening," Orange County Public Schools Senior Director of Safety and Security Doug Tripp said.
"Safety in and around school campuses is the top priority for Orange County school leaders," OCPS said in a news release. "Recognizing social media is a major communication system, the district has acquired social media monitoring software."
School officials acknowledge the online snooping might raise privacy questions. But board member Linda Kobert said the district is taking advantage of "new tools to protect our children."
Might raise some privacy questions? Well, social media are indeed made up of public postings. But let me ask you a more important question? Is this a role for a school district? Or is this another example of a creeping bureaucratic mission? And what will the school district do with any information it gleans from its "monitoring?"
Note again, that we have a public official putting "safety" over supposed privacy concerns. Oh, and btw, do you suppose that potential or real cyber-bullies don't know how to set up fake accounts? And is this a good use of school funds with the literacy problems most public school districts face? The questions are endless.
Some people feel they have to take everything to an extreme. Why, I'm not sure. And I'm also pretty sure I think this particular extreme is both unnecessary and provocative. If there's trouble, will it rise to the level of "incitement"?
Jon Ritzheimer is a former Marine, and he has no middle ground when it comes to Islam.
A T-shirt he wears pretty much says it all: "F— Islam."
Ritzheimer is the organizer of Friday's "Freedom of Speech Rally" outside the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix.
It's the mosque that Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofiattended for a time. They're the men who drove from Arizona to a Dallas suburb to shoot up a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest there. Both were killed by police early this month.
Many Muslims consider any depiction of Mohammed to be blasphemous and banned by the Islamic holy book, the Quran.
"This is in response to the recent attack in Texas where 2 armed terrorist(s), with ties to ISIS, attempted Jihad," the event's Facebook page said.
Some 600 people say they're attending.
It is one thing to hold an event in another part of the state and end up being attacked by people/terrorists who chose to travel there and do so. It is another thing to go to a group's home and intentionally antagonize and invite an attack by showing up uninvited and attempting to provoke a response.
Other reports have said the group will be heavily armed, quoting Ritzheimer as saying they are going to exercise their First Amendment rights and back them with their Second Amendment rights.
I support both rights, but I think this is foolish, stupid and deliberately antagonistic as well as being unnecessary. The point has been made. It will continue to be made. But this is not the right way to make it again.
Nice economic growth we had in the first quarter, no? Apparently adjustments have seen the reported GDP numbers fall from 0.2 growth to a 0.7 contraction. Economists want to argue that its just the way the government computes this stuff:
Economists, however, caution against reading too much into the slump in output. They argue the GDP figure for the first quarter was held down by a confluence of temporary factors, including a problem with the model the government uses to smooth the data for seasonal fluctuations.
Economists, including those at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, have cast doubts on the accuracy of GDP estimates for the first quarter, which have tended to show weakness over the last several years.
They argued the so-called seasonal adjustment is not fully stripping out seasonal patterns, leaving "residual" seasonality. The government said last week it was aware of the potential problem and was working to minimize it.
I'm sorry, boys and girls, since when is 0.2 growth in any quarter "good news". Its sort of like the unemployment figures. Mostly fudged. And apparently that's precisely what the government will now attempt to do to show better numbers. These bad numbers just don't help the government tell you how well it's doing, do they? What's this, our 6th or 7th "summer of recovery?"
Excellent Kevin D. Williamson article about the old and discredited ideas of Bernie Sanders, which he ends with a caution that we should all understand by now:
Senator Sanders may insist on living in the dark ages, and his view is not without its partisans. But those views are crude, they are backward, and they are, objectively speaking, incorrect about the way the economic world works. They are barely a step above superstition, and they merit consideration for only one reason: "Voters — all they gotta be is eighteen."
And if they're illegal, the Democrats say, "meh".
Meanwhile in liberal bastions, things are just going swimmingly. Detroit:
No getting around it: Filling up your gas tank at certain stations in Detroit can be hazardous to your health.
Police Chief James Craig said at a Tuesday media conference that he'd avoid getting gas late at night in the city unless he had to, and he urged residents to be careful at the pump, according to Tom Greenwood of The Detroit News.
"I wouldn't, but if I had to, I would," Craig said. "But I'd probably be very aware of my surroundings."
Craig's commented after a driver was killed early Monday evening while trying to flee a carjacking attempt at an east-side gas station.
A wasteland run by Democrats for decades.
Baltimore was seeing a slight rise in homicides this year even before Gray's death April 19. But the 38 homicides so far in May is a major spike, after 22 in April, 15 in March, 13 in February and 23 in January.
With one weekend still to go, May 2015 is already the deadliest month in 15 years, surpassing the November 1999 total of 36.
Ten of May's homicides happened in the Western District, which has had as many homicides in the first five months of this year as it did all of last year.
Non-fatal shootings are spiking as well – 91 so far in May, 58 of them in the Western District.
The mayor said her office is "examining" the relationship between the homicide spike and the dwindling arrest rate.
I'm sure they are "examining" it – and they'll likely conclude its a matter of racism at some level. While she is "examining" the relationship, she should ponder the statistic that says child victims of shootings are up 500% this year. Well done!
While overall crime is down almost seven percent, shootings are up 7.1 percent so far this year. Murders are up 15.3 percent. Even with the increase, it's a much lower number than the 1980s and 1990s.
The mayor blames it on gangs. Why have gangs again become a problem?
Of course each of these cities can look to the midwest and say, "hey, at least we're not Chicago."
Economic Statistics for 28 May 15
The MBA reports that mortgage applications fell -1.6% last week, with purchases up 1.0% and refis down -4.0%.
Redbook reports that last week's retail sales growth continued to fall, down to 1.6% on a year-ago basis, from the previous week's 1.8%.
Initial weekly jobless claims rose 7,000 to 282,000. The 4-week average rose 5,000 to 271,500. Continuing claims rose 11,000 to 2.222 million.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index continues to fall, down -1.5 points to 40.9 in the latest week.
The Pending Home Sales Index jumped an unexpectedly large 3.4% to 112.4. The index is up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis.
The Fed's balance sheet fell $-16.4 billion last week, with total assets of $4.464 trillion. Reserve bank credit fell $-5.0 billion.
The Fed reports that M2 money supply rose by $27.0 billion in the latest week.
L.A. Unions: "It's good for thee, but not me"
You can't make this stuff up. It is a story that the Onion should be writing, but instead, we see it in the LA Times. You've read about the new $15 minimum wage the city is imposing on employers? And you've also likely heard that unions were big backers of its imposition.
Well, now that the new minimum wage has passed, guess who wants an exemption?
Labor leaders, who were among the strongest supporters of the citywide minimum wage increase approved last week by the Los Angeles City Council, are advocating last-minute changes to the law that could create an exemption for companies with unionized workforces.
The push to include an exception to the mandated wage increase for companies that let their employees collectively bargain was the latest unexpected detour as the city nears approval of its landmark legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020.
For much of the past eight months, labor activists have argued against special considerations for business owners, such as restaurateurs, who said they would have trouble complying with the mandated pay increase.
But Rusty Hicks, who heads the county Federation of Labor and helps lead the Raise the Wage coalition, said Tuesday night that companies with workers represented by unions should have leeway to negotiate a wage below that mandated by the law.
Have you got that last part? Unions should have the leeway to negotiate a wage below the mandated minimum wage.
"With a collective bargaining agreement, a business owner and the employees negotiate an agreement that works for them both. The agreement allows each party to prioritize what is important to them," Hicks said in a statement. "This provision gives the parties the option, the freedom, to negotiate that agreement. And that is a good thing."
Apparently only unions can do that sort of negotiation. The other dumb proles out there in fast food land, for instance, need the benevolent hand of government to mandate them out of a job.
The irony of that union boob's statement is classic. Other than the minimum wage law, what would stand in the way of any business and any employee from doing that routinely on their own? Oh, yeah, nothing … well, except that absurd law, now.
But you have to hand it too the unions for having the absolute big brass ones to put this out there. They recognize the win-win nature of those sorts of negotiations – negotiations that in a free country would be unhampered by government interference. But they want to limit them … to themselves.
They also want a little political payback and a decided advantage when competing against non-unionized companies who might bid on jobs they want.
Big. Brassy. Bold.
And they don't even try to hide it anymore.
Someone, anyone, give Bernie Sanders an economics book
I've been reading about Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders announcing for the presidency. In reality all he's likely to do is make Hillary seem "moderate" in comparison.
I guess what I don't understand is why someone like Sanders is even taken seriously. Read Ed Driscoll at Washington Monthly's "Political Animal":
And despite Clinton's great strength, [Sanders is] also perhaps the most credible seriously lefty candidate in living memory. He's no Dennis Kucinich, doomed to become a figure of fun.
Really? When have any "lefty candidates" of his pedigree been "credible"? Socialism? It's now credible? Where?
Venezuela's bolivar is collapsing. And as night follows day, Venezuela's annual implied inflation rate is soaring. Last week, the annual inflation rate broke through the 500% level. It now stands at 510%.
That's just the latest example. And that's just the tip of the iceberg there. The Bolivar is now more valuable as toilet paper (something that is impossible to get in the Socialist paradise of Venezuela) than money.
And now this "credible" socialist wants to take us down the very same path:
In his campaign "launch" yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders presented one of the most succinct, easy-to-summarize policy agendas we've seen from a presidential candidate in a long time. More progressive taxes. Breaking up the big banks. A constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. A carbon tax. A single-payer health care system. Expanding Social Security. Universal pre-k. Free college tuition. A trillion-dollar infrastructure program. A $15 an hour minimum wage. And a reversal of international economic policies that promote/allow job exports.
"Free" health care, "free" tuition, "free" pre-k, $15 minimum wage, more taxes to include a carbon tax, anti-capitalist laws to cripple the producers and spending of a trillion dollars on "infrastructure" (didn't we just do that a few years ago?). This is "credible?" He is "credible?" In what universe?
Would someone please, please send Sen. Sanders a freaking book on economics?
Oh, and Ed Driscoll too.


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The final games of the opening round of the NECBL Playoffs took place on Wednesday night with North Shore holding off a late Sanford rally to win their series two games to one. Danbury used a great start from Sean Hagan to defeat the Danbury Westerners 2-0 while the North Adams SteepleCats outhit the Keene Swamp Bats 10-5. North Shore Navigators will take on Newport in the Eastern Division final while North Adams will play the Danbury Westerners.
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SEC Recap for March 31st
Here is your SEC Recap for March 31st.
#4 LSU 13 Binghamton 7
BATON ROUGE, La. – A seven-run eighth inning by LSU erased a 7-6 deficit and powered the fourth-ranked Tigers to a 13-7 win over Binghamton Wednesday night in Alex Box Stadium.
The Tigers (21-3) captured their seventh straight victory and their 17th-straight regular-season win over a non-conference opponent dating back to last season. Binghamton dropped to 6-11 with the loss.
Saturday Thoughts
Here are my thoughts from action on the college baseball diamonds for Saturday March 6th.
The Binghamton Bearcats picked up a shocking win on Friday night over the Tennessee Volunteers but on Saturday afternoon, the struggles continued. Kennesaw State ended up grabbing a 4-2 victory over the Volunteers behind a strong pitching performances from Josh Carr and J.B. Johnson
SEC Recap for March 6th
Here is your SEC Recap for March 6th.
LSU 3 Pepperdine 2
BATON ROUGE — LSU right-hander Joey Bourgeois allowed only one hit through seven shutout innings and catcher Micah Gibbs delivered two RBI as No. 1 LSU held off a late Pepperdine rally to beat the Waves, 3-2, Saturday night in Alex Box Stadium.
LSU (10-0) is off to its best start since 1997 when the Tigers started that season with a 19-0 mark. Saturday's win was the Tigers' 16th-straight home victory, dating back to last season.
SEC Recap for March 5th
Here is your SEC Recap where conference teams went 9-3 in out of conference action.
#1 LSU 13 Brown 7
BATON ROUGE — An eight-run LSU second inning along with homers by designated hitter Matt Gaudet, second baseman Tyler Hanover and right fielder Mikie Mahtook lifted the top-ranked Tigers to a 13-7 victory over Brown Friday night in Alex Box Stadium.
LSU (9-0) has won nine straight games to start the season for the second year in a row. Brown falls to 1-1 with the loss.
2010 Preseason America East Poll
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— University of Maine is the favorite of the head coaches to capture the 2010 America East Baseball Championship in what would be the Black Bears' first conference title since 2006. Maine, which finished fifth in 2009, garnered three of a possible five first-place votes and 23 total points. Head coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
Stony Brook University, the 2008 America East Champion, was selected second with two first-place votes and 21 points, and Binghamton University, last year's regular-season and tournament champion, finished third with the final first-place vote and 19 points. University at Albany (13 points), University of Hartford (9) and UMBC (5) rounded out the six-team poll.
Binghamton plans new Stadium
The Binghamton baseball program will be moving into a new stadium for the start of the 2012 season. The university announced recently that they will rebuild current Varsity Field by adding many different amenities. The new field will feature Synthetic Turf infield and outfield while adding stadium seating. There are a couple more highlights as they will also add professional style dugouts and lights.
CBB Interview with Tim Sinicki (Binghamton)
The College Baseball continues our series of interviews with head coaches from around the nation today with Binghamton head coach Tim Sinicki. He is entering his 18th season with the Bearcats as he has seen them transition from a Division 3 program into a Division 1 team. Binghamton made the school's first appearance in the Division 1 NCAA Tournament last season after winning the America East postseason tournament.
Continue reading CBB Interview with Tim Sinicki (Binghamton)
Binghamton releases 2010 Schedule
VESTAL, N.Y.– For the first time in program history, Binghamton University baseball will face the defending national champions. Eighteenth-year head coach Tim Sinicki's Bearcats will face reigning NCAA champion LSU in a single game in Baton Rouge on March 31. But BU will open its 2010 season one month earlier with a three-game series at Longwood (Va.) on February 27-28.
Greenville Regional- Day 3 Recap
East Carolina won two games Sunday to force a Monday game in its regional at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C.
The Pirates dispatched Binghamton, 16-9, in an elimination, game, then withstood a late rally from South Carolina in Sunday's second game for an 8-6 victory.
The winner-take-all final for the right to play North Carolina in the Super Regionals begins at 6 p.m. Monday. Continue reading Greenville Regional- Day 3 Recap


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Legislators are launching a last-minute push to stop federally subsidized Stafford student loan rates from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent in July, adding thousands of dollars to the amount students would have to pay.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday said he's fighting to block the increase, as legislation that held the rates down expires, leaving new students with higher borrowing costs.
Interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford Loans are set to double on July 1 to 6.8 percent, after the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 expires.[dmc-related-post-wp numitems="3" title="Also read"]
Stafford loans are held by 8 million undergraduates nationally and more than half a million students in New York, according to Schumer. Although those with loans wouldn't be affected, those obtaining new Stafford loans would be affected. There are 60,133 students with federally-subsidized Stafford loans on Long Island.
The average student who receives four years of subsidized Stafford loans would pay up to $3,798 more over 10 years if the rate doubles, according to the New York State Higher Education Services Corp.
"The prospect of raising student loan interest rates is like nails on a chalkboard for New York's college students," Schumer said. "College tuition has skyrocketed at universities and colleges across the country, placing a huge burden on middle class families."
He said it is important for government to extend the current rates for these loans and stop what would be a de facto hike in the cost of tuition for thousands of students.
"As the economy is just starting to turn the corner, we need to do everything in our power to keep a high-quality education in New York as affordable as possible for families and students," Schumer said. "Federal student loans are critical to helping students meet the rising cost of college and keeping their interest rates low is a no-brainer."
Schumer said he supports a bill which would extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans for another year.
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I manage time efficiently.
Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.
Somewhere in the unending litany of questions
asked by this site, this is asked;
"Is it a requirement that you communicate every day with your significant other (via phone, text, in person, whatever)"?
These were the four responses offered;
1) Yes, no matter what
2) Yes, unless otherwise specified
3) No, it's not necessary
4) No, I'd prefer not to communicate daily
I nod toward, #3 and on rare occasions,
#4(absence makes the heart...)
I really believe what this question asks, is;
"Just how insecure are you?"
I'm not married.
I've Never cheated on anyone. Ever.
I believe in implicit trust.
If you feel that #1 & #2 are of paramount importance, then, we'll most likely fall into the, "y'all got issues" category.
Also if you shop at Walmart,
vote Republican,
Or identify with Organized religion(s)...again, issues.
(Mainly because you're a bonehead)
So, instead of perusing my prolix profile, please
proceed to your next mystery date.
On the other hand, if none of that applies to you...then read on. It's somewhat circumlocutory, but I believe it briefly visits every possible facet, of my one dimensional self.
At this point in life,
I've become aware that my past travels and accomplishments shouldn't define me and really aren't as important as to who I am now.
It's either that, or, who I am now, really, isn't as important as my life defining past travels and accomplishments.
As unoriginal, simplistic and trite it may be,
I really strive to laugh.
Really. It's my avocation.
It's somewhat of a defining aspect of my life.
Actually, it's the only, defining aspect of my life(That I'll share here)
Try as I may, I can't imagine how to convey any true personal depth (assuming that I possess discernible depth) in an on-line self-summary (other than that)
You might and or, should, notice random changes in my, "about page-profile"
Because I feel you should have some, added incentive to revisit it.
This page should be constantly evolving, drawing you back in...making you yearn for more, hoping for better prose, yet strangely satisfying you with verbose pointlessness and vexing you with appalling grammar.
(From this point on, this becomes, more or less, a blog)
I'm amazed with how many of us (children of the sixties)
are here.
I wonder if OKcupid(or any, online "dating" site) was available to us in the early eighties,
if we'd be looking for new people thirty years later?
Or is it that regardless of how perfect our match was in our twenties, thirty years later, we'd still be where we are now?
Whatever the answer is, tell me we don't live in a fantastic time,
in which we can online shop, for anything.
Including each other
(I believe that's what we're doing, isn't it?)
Perhaps the only downside being that we're experiencing the paradox of choice?
As in, the culture of abundance, robbing us of satisfaction as well as setting us up for unrealistically high expectations...
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just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
By Olly Wehring | 14 March 2014
The week in drinks
The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:
PepsiCo has confirmed to just-drinks that it is poised to enter the home-carbonation arena through a partnership with Bevyz.
Brick Brewing Co is to send an extra CAD1.3m (US$1.2m) to Canada's tax authorities after an accounting error saw it fall foul of Ontario's beer tax laws.
Treasury Wine Estates has confirmed a change of VP of marketing for the Americas, with the previous incumbent vacating the position after less than four months.
Altia Corp has poached its next CEO from Carlsberg to replace the previous incumbent, who left late last year.
Scotch whisky's home market has appeared immune to booming global demand for the spirit, with new figures showing the UK volumes for the category fell last year by 3%.
Carlsberg has lined up a new head of global sales, marketing & innovation as the present incumbent prepares to leave the group.
Gruppo Campari has posted a "satisfactory" set of numbers for 2013, with the Americas and Russia driving the performance.
UK soft drinks maker Nichols has posted a slight rise in full-year sales but profits dropped because of costs over a structural shake-up and a legal tussle in Pakistan.
A long-standing Diageo executive is to exit the company 27 years after he joined its Guinness subsidiary.
Pernod Ricard has completed the sale of a bond that will net the company EUR850m (US$1.18bn).
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