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54% of Republicans Say We've Got Too Much Inequality
We've noted for years that it's a myth that conservatives accept runaway inequality.
Conservatives are very concerned about the stunning collapse of upward mobility.
A poll from Gallup shows that a majority of Republicans think we've got too much inequality:
Two out of three Americans are dissatisfied with the way income and wealth are currently distributed in the U.S. This includes three-fourths of Democrats and 54% of Republicans.
And the conservative website Townhall.com ran a story last month entitled, "Inequality is a Conservative Issue".
In fact, there are at least 6 solid conservative reasons – based upon conservative values – for reducing runaway inequality:
(1) It has now finally become widely accepted by economists that inequality drags down the economy. Conservatives like prosperity and economic growth, not things which pull down the economy;
(2) Inequality increases the nation's debt. Conservatives don't like debt;
(3) Runaway inequality leads to social unrest and violence. Conservatives like stability and order;
(4) Much of the cause of our soaring inequality is bailouts for the big banks and socialism for the buddies of the high-and-mighty at the Federal Reserve, Treasury, and White House. The government has consistently picked Wall Street over Main Street, and virtually all of the the big banks' profits come from taxpayer bailouts. The Fed is still throwing many tens of billions a month at the big banks in "the greatest backdoor Wall Street bailout of all time", which sucks the wealth away from the rest of the economy. Conservatives don't like bailouts (a 2012 Harris poll showed that 87% of Republicans are against bank bailouts) or socialism; and
(5) One of the biggest causes of runaway inequality is that the big banks are manipulating every market, and committing massive crimes. Fraud disproportionally benefits the big banks, makes boom-bust cycles more severe, and otherwise harms the economy … all of which increase inequality and warp the market. These actions artificially redistribute wealth from honest, hard-working people to a handful of crooks. Conservatives hate redistribution … as well as crooks.
(6) Religious leaders have slammed the criminality of the heads of the big banks; and the Bible teaches - and top economists agree – that their crimes must be punished, or else things will get worse. A 2011 Gallup poll showed that 91% of U.S. conservatives believe that the Bible is either literally true or is the inspired word of God. If the crimes of the bankers are punished, inequality will start to decline, because a more lawful, orderly and even playing field will be reestablished.
We're not calling for redistributing wealth from the rich. But we do support clawing back ill-gotten gains from criminals under well-established fraud principles:
The government could use existing laws to force ill-gotten gains to be disgorged (see this and this) [and] fraudulent transfers to be voided …
We're mainly talking about stopping further redistribution from Main Street to Wall Street. As Robert Shiller said in 2009:
And it's not like we want to level income. I'm not saying spread the wealth around, which got Obama in trouble. But I think, I would hope that this would be a time for a national consideration about policies that would focus on restraining any possible further increases in inequality.
For example, if we stop bailing out the Wall Street welfare queens, the big banks would focus more on traditional lending and less on speculative casino gambling. Indeed, if we break up the big banks, it will increase the ability of smaller banks to make loans to Main Street, which will level the playing field.
We don't even have to use government power to break up the banks … if the government just stops propping them up, they'll collapse on their own. Indeed, many Republicans have pointed out that the big banks would fail on their own if the government stopped bailing them out.
And using current fraud laws would do the trick in prosecuting Wall Street criminality.
Postscript: If you want to know the stunning truth of how bad inequality has gotten, read this.
If you want to hear what top economists say inequality does to our economy, click here.
And if you want to find out whether government policy is making things better or worse, here's your answer.
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Sorry, I meant "Banksters."
Only because the Big Bansters and the Hedge Fund managers have made it so. Read Lou Dobbs' new book, "Upheaval" and it will make it all crystal clear how we got in this mess.
"And if you want to find out whether government policy is making things better or worse,"
I don't need to. A deeper hole is being dug by the government.
"For example, if we stop bailing out the Wall Street welfare queens, the big banks would focus more on traditional lending and less on speculative casino gambling. Indeed, if we break up the big banks, it will increase the ability of smaller banks to make loans to Main Street, which will level the playing field."
I don't see conservative politicians doing anything about that. Denninger noted that most of the Tea Party members who got elected as republicans, climbed into the pockets of the bankers, after they were elected. Ted Cruz's wife apparently works for Goldman Sachs, an inherant conflict of interest with his constituents.
People have become so brainwashed by the those who profit from expanding the Red vs Blue divide that they fail to see we are not so much different.
Sorry but I don't think I have much at all in common with some dipshit that believes giving the government more power will fix a government with too much power. Same goes for those who believe giving government more power will fix government giving all our future wealth to corporations and banks. I just don't see it.
Other than that we all breath air and drink water. Oh, and we aren't France, which is nice.
King who? Which central committee are we to trust to decide incomes? The fantasy is that we've a government of enforced laws. The reality is we've a government of liars, thieves and frauds. Our judges ignore law and follow precedents or make up a new precedent on, at best, whims, or in most cases on venality. Our AG and his local agent, Bharara have a TBTP excuse to allow the biggest thieves to thrive.
Justice in income is like justice in our courts. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Too big to Prosecute. Equal income for all serfs.
The cause of the inequality is malinvestment... unproductive spending that generates future liabilities. Foreign war, defense and homeland security spending punishes the taxpayers and enriches the war industries. Overall no wealth is created and the smaller pie is divided less equaly. Personal freedom is eroded as corporate power is enhanced. Public education and health is sacrificed in favour of ever increasing military/security budgets.
Justice must be purchased in a system where spending power trumps the rule of law.
Well said but the underlying reason for this is a fatal flaw in the political system which allows people like the Koch brothers to essentially purchase legislative votes and run Washington. None of this will change until the Citizens United case is overturned and we have term limits.
Those who complain about "inequality" never mention how much Oprah or Mick Jagger earn or how little their stage help is paid. Nor do they complain that Matt McGloin, the quarterback for the Los Angeles Raiders has a $108 million contract while one of his team's cheerleaders just sued the team over her pay of $5 per hour. It is hardly news that over 40 university presidents have pay packages that exceed $1 million, or that the heads of 11 charities in the US are paid over $1 million while their volunteers are asked to donate their time and money.
"Income inequality" joins Peak Oil and Global Warming as frauds of the left that are really aimed at advancing ideological agendas rather than advancing prosperity and liberty.
The answer to 'inequality' is not thinly veiled coveting of the wealth of prosperous people, but to encourage every person to rise to their highest potential as a human. The answer is also to realize to what extent governments and external social forces conspire to rob people of the prosperity they could have if they were fully free. Above all, we must never confuse our worth as human beings with money, which is the mistake made by many.
This is the Ayn Randian wet dream of libertarians everywhere, Jamie get 20mil for billions in fines and we get food stamps, ain't capitalism grand?
Income inequality. Wealth inequality. I reject the terms used but I'll run with it.
Doesn't that presuppose that wealth & income are supposed to be distributed evenly, that is, "equally"? By who or what and where has this ever been the case?
This is not meant as providing cover for government employees and their exorbitant pensions, benefits & salaries or the rapacious thievery they allow to go on under their very noses so that it can be funneled right back into growing their particular brand of statism...but...lets say we somehow devise a plan to "lawfully" recoup, lets use the word "illegitimate" (even though laws were passed making the thievery legal) wealth or income.
Who gets to re-re-distribute all that ill gotten wealth?
Surely it can't be the same ones who allowed it in the first place...this cannot and will not end peacefully.
I find it deeply disturbing that 91% think the Bible is literal truth. Nothing against Christians at all but that is astoundingly stupid.
Ah. Now I see, literal OR inspired word of God. Misread that.
Thanks as always GW for bringing the facts. I still don't like Makers.
Even so, some people will claim there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Someone should slap these weasels and maybe they'd stop sucking Grover Norquist's dick long enough to pass some tax reform. Capital gains taxes mortgage deduction etc. These repubs are a bunch of queens. Also maybe that slap will sever Jamie Dimon's little acorn penis. Blankfein too.
When we the people, sheeples or other, understand the difference between Capitalism, Facism, Socialism and Communism we will be able to make better choices at the ballot box.
Just look at the Congressmen who voted for a lower capital gain rate than normal tax rate. That is one reason why inequity is increasing, Cause Joe Middle Class pays a larger % than does Romney and Buffett.
"Just look at the Congressmen who voted for a lower capital gain rate than normal tax rate. That is one reason why inequity is increasing, Cause Joe Middle Class pays a larger % than does Romney and Buffett."
It is actually even worse than that. Romney and Buffett have the inside information, which Joe Middle Class does not. Joe Middle Class is buying Tesla into the top, while the insiders are selling into the top.
How much did Mozillo walk away with, or Bruce Karatz? Hundreds of millions. Who lost on the other side of the trade? Joe Middle Class.
It seems to me like virtually [if not certainly] everything they have changed in DC in the last 7 years or more has increased the disparities of wealth and income in the US.
Can anyone think of even one of these changes which did not make it more expensive to have an employee in the US? ['Except for the payroll tax holiday which has already been repealed.]
How can there NOT be inequality when our borders are wide open to illiterate and impoverished Mexicans and Central Americans, who invariably send 3/4 of what they are able to earn in the United States back to their illiterate and impoverished families in their home countries?
So, 46% of republicans are saying we don't have enough inequality then?
Send me my inequality check assholes.
at least 54% of republicans are actually communists.
Boehner, Years after the fact and with NOTHING to replace it said last week, "We need something different than Obama Care".
We need something different than Boo-hoo-ner. In fact, there are 546 replacements I could recommend (435 + 100 + 9 + 2).
Boehner tapped Jeb for Prez on Jay Leno last night. He is a RINO's RINO. Well.....I suppose that Christie is the consumate RINO - in more ways than one. The fix is in. No difference between Hillary and Jeb - family dynasties.
Well Christie is a RINO with respect to size, if nothing else.
You Sir have created a Movement. I suggest black Cafe Press baseball hats, white embroidered 546 right upfront.
That'd by my second Movement of the day. First one put a real test on the ol' American Standard...
From Inequality to Modern Slavery:
A shocking suggestion by the Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE)
"The report of economic progress of KEPE, January 2014, suggest that new-hired young people could work for one year without minimum wage!"
BTW, be careful with the out-of-context Bible references (common error for those who don't read it). A reader of the 39-book version of the Bible, which is what the link references, might make the conclusion that banker "crimes must be punished." A more thorough read of the entire 63-book compendium would clarify that all crimes have already been punished.
As much as Jesus whipped the jewish money changers in the streets, either before, or after screaming at his "father" from the top of the Nostics, if he were here now he would be as happy as a pig in shit, complete with a brand new extra long and extra thin whip with a three inch rat tail. Alas, but we can dream.
Conservation in any fiat system is a lie. Conservation cannot exist in any fiat experiment, it undermines every aspect of how the currencies work. It has simply become painfully obvious that there is truly no difference between Dem or Rep, they have blended together. The only way they can retain power now, is by fear. FEAR OF EVERYTHING... And money chsnging...
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Same as it ever was. Conservation = savings. Not a whole lot of that has been going on for the last thirty five years.
Inequality Rules !
To proclaim that "equality" is a fundamental right or necessity is the mark of a charlatan or a fool. Inequality is an observed result of differing values, opportunities, and let's face it luck- good and bad.
I'm fine with inequality and think it's a necessary thing. I am also okay with taking measures to try to equalize opportunity. The problem is that as soon as you try to do that using government, many people instantly game the system. People generally suck that way. Faced with the choice of massive inequality or government-imposed equality, I choose the former.
"Equality" of opportunity can not serve us well. The opportunity that suits ones aspirations can not suit all.
The pursuit of excellence in what we do, the fair (not equal) treatment of others, and the encouragement of others to do the same is hallmark of a just and prosperous People.
GW - please don't confuse conservatives with Republicans. Thx.
"GW - please don't confuse conservatives with Republicans. Thx."
What republicans are consevatives drooling over this week?
Not all conservatives are Republicans, but all Republicans are conservative.
THAT is certainly not true. Perhaps all Republicans pretend to be conservative during the primaries, but there are a LOT of Republicans that are not very conservative AT ALL the rest of the time. Otherwise there would be no Medicare part D. There might not even be Medicare or SS or any of the other giant SNAFU programs. For damn sure there wouldn't be any corporate welfare or bailouts of any kind. Government would be MUCH smaller than it is if even one party just stuck to its guns and demanded smaller government. Many, even most, Republicans aren't against big government at all, they just want different parts of the government to be big than the Dems do.
Bloomberg in NY was fine with insanely tight gun laws and banning large sodas, for crying out loud. He wanted to jack up all sorts of taxes and nanny his constituents even more than they already have been. That's not conservative. At all.
it's almost as if...they're just whores...who stand for nothing...except themselves.....like the other party
Of course. /s Boehner, Snowe, Christie, Pataki, Collins, Graham, etc...yeah, those are crazy right-wingers fer sure.
"We've noted for years that it's a myth that conservatives accept runaway inequality."
Actually, I think the myth is that Republicans are conservative.
uh no - the problems are:
1. rule of law & Constitution has been suspended
2. individual freedom has been destroyed
3. the Federal Reserve
4. personal responsibility no longer practiced, power voluntarily ceded to govt, and as a result has grown so big and powerful that it is suffocating its host - end result is parasite and host both die
Regulation is one cause of the death of small business. Large businesses break the law and pay a small fine, as a cost of doing business. Small businessmen break regulations they never knew existed and end up serving long sentences in federal prison.
How to stop inequality:
Stop inflating assets and diminishing purchasing power
Libertarians are FOR prosecuting fraud.


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Late last month, a large box arrived at Dove Valley with Chris Gronkowski's name on it. Inside were dozens of pairs of extra-extra-large blue and orange Zubaz pants.
Immediately, Gronkowski became the most popular man in the locker room, as Bronco after Bronco rifled through the box to grab a pair of the early-1990s throwback zebra-striped pants.
Yes, as the Broncos prepare to face New England and their uber- talented tight end Rob Gronkowski on Sunday, let us not forget that Denver has its own popular Gronkowski here too.
Fullback Chris, two years older than Rob, arrived in Denver last spring in a trade with Indianapolis. That sets up a brother-vs.-brother matchup in Foxborough, Mass., with the winner claiming family bragging rights.
So, who will Mr. and Mrs. Gronkowski be cheering for?
"They won't tell me," Gronkowski said. "So we're going to have to see on game day what jersey they are wearing."
Q: So you're the middle of five Gronkowski brothers. What was that like for you growing up?
A: It's sweet. Everyone always says the middle child is the worst or whatever — what do they say? That everyone forgets about them? But that's not true. That's not true in my family. I got to play with my older brother in high school and college, and I played with my younger brother in high school and college, so I kind of get to do everything, so it was really pretty sweet. I get the best of everything.
Q: What makes you different from your brothers Rob and Dan (the former Broncos tight end)?
A: I'm not 6-6½. I'm shorter. For some reason, they all got to be 6-6. Basically they call me the little one. I'm probably the best; I just didn't get the height. If I was 6-6, they wouldn't even know who Rob was.
Q: They both play tight end. How does playing fullback suit you?
A: You get to go out there and hit someone as hard as you can, so that's pretty cool. And every once in a while, you get some passes. That's also awesome. And maybe a handoff here and there.
Q: What else makes you unique in your family?
A: I'm way smarter than them. Especially Rob. I hit harder than them. You can write all of these things.
Q: If you weren't playing football, what would you be doing?
A: I'd probably be working for my dad, with my brother. He owns retail fitness stores. Does weight rooms for teams. Maybe using my degree for once.
Q: What was your major at Arizona?
A: Accounting. I used to be smart. It was the hardest major, so I took it. It's not very exciting.
Q: How would you describe your role here in Denver's offense?
A: When I got to Indy they said that Peyton (Manning) had always wanted a fullback. The role was a little bigger in camp and preseason, I think, because we were running the ball more, and the other quarterbacks ran. Once Peyton gets in there, it's kind of his show, and whatever he's feeling that day — if he can run no-huddle and get an advantage on the defense, that's what he's going to do. I'm playing all the special teams, trying to be one of the core players there. So that's what I'm trying to do for now, and I'm sure as the season goes on, my role will probably change on offense. When we get some big leads, I'm sure we'll run the ball a lot more.
Chris Gronkowski file
Height: 6-foot-2.
Weight: 245 pounds.
Experience: Third year.
Draft: Undrafted, signed with Dallas as a college free agent in 2010.
Career path: Spent 2010 with Cowboys and 2011 with Colts; traded to Denver on May 23 for cornerback Cassius Vaughn.
2012 stats: Four games, one catch for 11 yards; plays on all special- teams units, and has one tackle.


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The Sink's Auto-Doc is a prototype Auto-Doc built by Dr. Mobius before he left the Think Tank and all of The Sink's systems were disabled. When its personality back-up is recovered from the Y-17 medical facility, the Auto-Doc speaks in a stereotypical 1940s military drawl. When inactive the unit may: snore loudly, apparently ramble on about patient injuries such as; 'shoe lung' while 'asleep', or make passing comments on the player's general health.
The Auto-Doc was responsible for removing the Courier's brain. Usually this procedure would result in a Lobotomite. However, due to the cranial injury from being shot in the head the Auto-Doc was forced to adjust the operation routine and was successfully able to perform the intended operation.
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Interactions overview
- All My Friends Have Off Switches: You must retrieve the personality matrix for the Sink Auto-Doc.
- Influencing People: You must locate and install various upgrades to the Sink Auto-Doc.
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Is shingles dangerous for an unborn baby when 9 weeks pregnant?
I'm 9 weeks pregnant and just got Shingles! I'm very scared for my baby! Does anybody know for a fact if my baby is at risk? I also have an 18 month girl, can she get Chicken Pox from my shingles?
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How long did your shingles last? I am 8 weeks pregnant today and have had shingles for about two weeks... the rash for a week. I called my OB who sent me to my primary, and although everyone was very sympathetic, no one seemed terribly concerned about any long terms effects. The itching and pain is driving me crazy though and I am anxious to be done with this! How long did yours last?posted 12/19/2010 by stnb7
First and foremost, schedule an appointment with your healthcare provier and tell him/her about your concerns! Google "shingles during pregnancy" and some helpful resources will come up. Based on that, it looks like the chances are small that this will cause harm to your baby at this stage of pregnancy, but like I said before, you should contact your doctor so they are aware. Even a simple phone call to tell them would be good if you can't get in for an appointment right away. As for your 18-month old, "contact with a person with shingles can cause chickenpox in someone who has never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine." So as long as she is current on her vaccinations she should not get chicken pox. Hope that helps!posted 10/17/2010 by carolynd23
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By all accounts, The X Factor Season 2 is shaping up to be b-a-n-a-n-a-s. First, there are the (loud) murmurs Britney Spears is officially in to fill one of the two empty judges' seats. Now, New York Post is reporting another dynamic pop star has been approached to add some much-needed sheen to the sophomore season of the show: Gwen Stefani.
Gwen is rumored to be eyed to replace host Steve Jones. A source tells the Post that Gwen has been approached by the show, adding the No Doubt singer has confirmed she's interested in the gig. No word yet on how much Simon Cowell is willing to pay Gwen to man the microphone — especially in light of the fact that his budget took a major hit when doling out $15 million big ones to Brit-Brit.
But Simon's got his eye on the competition, the source adds, and is willing to shill out a pretty penny to ensure higher ratings. "[Simon] is feeling the pressure and knows only a big-time, well-respected name will do if he wants anyone to flip the channel from The Voice."
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First of all, happy 2009 to all of you! No matter how good or bad 2008 was for you, I hope 2009 will be a lot better :).
I usually don't do new year's resolutions, why would you wait until new year if you already know you want to do achieve something? Get started on it already! Instead let's have some old year's resolutions… get things done before the year is over. I know, it comes down to the same thing, secretly this is my new year's resolution from last year but I didn't do it until now: I'm starting a blog!
Menthix.net is already several years old, but I never had any real content on it. A few months ago I installed WordPress just for fun, now it's time to actually start posting. I don't know if I will post a lot, but you will see me write some articles from time to time. For now it is time to join the party and try to still have all fingers tomorrow.


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2014-15: Helped lead Penn to 7-0 Ivy record and the third Ivy League championship in program history … Went 16-3 overall, including an undefeated 7-0 Ivy League record … Finished the regular season with a 14-0 record … Primarily competed at the No. 5 position, competing once against Dartmouth at the No. 4 position … Ivy League wins were against Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton and Yale … Competed in the CSA Individual Ramsay Cup … Finished the season ranked at No. 30 in the CSA Individual Rankings.
2013-14: CSA Second-team All-American ... Went 10-3 overall, including 4-2 in Ivy League matches ... Played No. 4-6 in Penn's ladder, primarily in the fifth and sixth positions ... Ivy wins versus Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, and Brown ... Went 2-1 in the CSA Team Championship Howe Cup ... Went 3-2 in the CSA Individual Ramsay Cup, falling to teammate Yan Xin Tan in the consolation final.
High School: Won a total of eight state, national and international junior squash championships in Malaysia from 2009-13 … Finished in top-10 in six other junior tournaments over that time period … Principal's Special Award winner in 2009 … Best Sportswoman in 2011 and Student-Athlete Award in 2012.
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Topic: Serious Discussion / Escapism in Games?!?!
I loved video games I played them since I was probably 4 or 5 I dont know, I am 18 now. Video games are a great stress reliever for me, nothing like getting on a shooting game and blasting a few people after taking a 100 question test that you studied hours upon hours for. Playing xbox live allows me to communicate with people I dont know or friends that play too. Its become a social gathering with friends growing up to go over to one anothers house and play a frag fest of halo or mortal kombat tournament on nintendo.


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In response to the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards, the Socorro Independent School District has developed the following mission and goals to prepare our students with the skills and competencies they will need to live, learn, and thrive in a 21st century environment which will demand innovation and creativity.
Our mission is to support and encourage 21st Century Learning Skills and Environments that will provide all students in the Socorro Independent School District an opportunity to graduate college and career ready.
A minimum score of 3 on Advanced Placement exams or a minimum of 4 on International Baccalaureate exams
A score of 15 on PLAN English, 17 on PLAN Reading, 19 on PLAN Mathematics and 21 on PLAN Science
Algebra I ready by 8th grade and successfully pass with a grade of a B or better
Advanced reading with fluency and comprehension above grade level on a approved Reading Instrument
A combined PSAT score of 165 and successfully pass Algebra II & English III with a grade of a B or better
A score of 13 on EXPLORE English, 15 on EXPLORE Reading, 17 on EXPLORE Mathematics and 20 on EXPLORE Science
Advanced performance on all state assessments
The academic predictors above do not complete the list of necessary skills in order to achieve college and career readiness. Students who acquire certain behaviors and skills beginning in the primary grades that enable them to take greater responsibility for their actions are on target to graduate from high school ready for college or career.
Academic Behaviors and Self-Management Skills
Regular School Attendance
Time Management
|Social and Cultural Awareness
|Routine Study Habits
|Goal Setting
|Persistence with difficult tasks
|Agility and Adaptability
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Local author T.M. Goeglein visits Glen Crest Middle School
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Pop mega-star Marc Anthony, tried to have a guys night out at SHRINE at MGM Grand at Foxwoods with hip hop star Pitbull, his brother and FUBU CEO/ABC's "Shark Tank" personality Daymond John. Anthony, who made a surprise appearance on-stage at Pitbull's concert at the MGM Grand Theater earlier in the evening, asked the nightclub to keep his visit on the DL. Unfortunately, no one told the night's DJ, Boston-born multi-platinum producer/songwriter Clinton Sparks, who announced the group's entrance into the venue. Following a barrage of camera flashes and screaming fans, Anthony and the crew took off in a huff.
John returned to SHRINE later in the evening to hang out with Sparks in the DJ booth. While there he danced while sipped on champagne.
No idea what happened to Anthony. Back in the room moping maybe?
And speaking of Shrine, its owner, Big Night Entertainment Group, which also owns The Scorpion Bar and High Rollers Luxury Lanes & Lounge at Foxwoods Resort Casino (as well as The Estate and Red Lantern in Boston) has been ranked Number 4 on Inc. Magazine's Annual 500 List.
The Inc. 500 Issue profiles America's fastest growing private companies. The group is headed by Ed Kane, Joe Kane and Randy Greenstein.
"Our goal has always been to create unique dining and nightlife experiences for our customers. That, along with the tremendous work ethic of our staff, has helped Big Night Entertainment grow into a successful business," said Ed Kane, CEO of Big Night Entertainment Group. "We are very proud of our accomplishments and look forward to many more years of great achievements."


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(Written by Kate Carson and Edited by Elle Yi) A child's creativity and imagination are truly unbounded and unrestricted when they are young. Their brains are still developing and being molded at that age, creating a foundation that will be built upon for many years to come.
Parenting Tips For Toddlers' Creativity
This is why there are so many experts that recommend that parents allow their children to freely express their creativity, when it comes to the different activities that they do within their home. Parents should also be encouraged to search for other ways that they can further enhance that creativity overall. Here are several ways that this can be accomplished.
Become Invested in Their Land of Imagination
Without leaving the confines of their own home or even their own bedroom, many children are able to use their imagination as a round-trip ticket to visit other worlds and places that more than likely do not exist anywhere else besides their mind. They can mentally travel wherever they want and do whatever they want simply by placing themselves there through their naturally creative minds. Many parents seem to unknowingly making a habit of allowing their children to enjoy these experiences when they encourage their children to go and play. This time alone to explore their creativity is important, but parents should also make sure that they take the time to frequently join in on their children's creative playtime. Pretend that you are there right there with your child and fully engage yourself within the experience. Your child will respond positively to your involvement and it is an excellent time to bond with your child.
Give Them the Tools That They Need
Even though the vast majority of children would be able to enjoy their own creativity and imagination without any tools, toys or equipment, it could add to their enjoyment if you provide them with some tools. For instance, if you have a son, then you should consider purchasing soldiers, remote control cars and any other toy or tool that currently excites them. Collectible dolls, tea sets and princess items have proven to have a significant impact on girls as well. Purchasing a doll, for example, gives them an entire person that they can bring into their imagined worlds. They can give the doll a name and a personality. You may find that your little girl would rather play with cars and soldiers and little boys at times may want to play with the dolls. This is perfectly natural and healthy. There is no need for a child to stick to a stereotypical toy such as dolls for girls and race cars for boys. Your child's personality, development and their interests will guide them to the toys they choose to play with.
Every Little Bit Counts
Never feel as if whatever you are doing for your child and their creativity is not enough. As parents, we have our plates filled on a daily basis with other responsibilities and tasks that have to be completed in a timely fashion, so we may not have as much time as we would like to spend with our children. As long as we are doing the very best we can to encourage their creative growth and imaginative development instead of hindering it, then we should find peace in knowing that every little bit truly does count.
* Article,Why You Should Invest Yourself In Your Child's Creativity: Parenting Tips For Toddlers has been published on KidsGoals
About the Author: Kate Carson has been a content writer for several years and has written articles about parenting tips for toddlers and reports for a wide variety of different niches, including parenting, relationships, education and entertainment. However, she is passionate about topics that have to deal with imagination and creativity, such as this article, because she distinctly remembers the significant impact that collectible dolls had on her own life from a young age.


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Farmers Market Promotion Program Funding
April 10, 2012
USDA is accepting applications for the Farmer's Market Promotion Program (FMPP) to expand direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Projects increasing access to healthy foods in food deserts will receive additional consideration. Applications for the $10 million of funding will be competitively scored. The minimum award is $5000, the maximum is $100,000, and the deadline is May 21, 2012. Check the program website for more information:


text: From the Editor From the editor 06 December 12 by David Rowan This article was taken from the January 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.For a couple of intense days at the end of October, we brought together more than 50 of Wired's favourite speakers to share their stories and inspiration at our second annual London conference. It was a phenomenal if eclectic mix: activists and artists, designers and data gurus, social entrepreneurs and a superchef -- from as far afield as Bangalore and Brooklyn. Yet we didn't want to limit their impact to the 561 delegates in the room.So this month, we've included a flavour of Wired2012 in an eight-page special report. You can read about the extraordinary ambition of designer Thomas Heatherwick, as well as the transformative science of MIT's vision specialist Ramesh Raskar. We've revisited the determination of Ferran Adrià, the famous chef at elBulli (and our 10.12 cover star), to empower a spirit of culinary innovation; reported how computer-security expert Keren Elazari hacked the audience's phones in real time; and channelled the energy of the talks by Mark Pollock, who is training to overcome paralysis and learn to run again; and Mona Eltahawy, whose life was saved by Twitter when she was captured by police in the Cairo uprising. But eight pages hardly do justice to a packed schedule. We had no space to cover the enormously moving talks by charity:water's Scott Harrison and Embrace's Jane Chen; the guest sessions curated by Maria Popova and Scott Belsky; the Wayra startup competition run by our event partner Telefónica. Nor did we get to tell you about the powerful talks by Lily Cole, Troy Carter (top-right, with wired executive editor Greg Williams) and David Karp -- or the performances by musical supertalents Gotye and Imogen Heap. That's why we're rolling out HD video of almost every Wired2012 talk at wired.co.uk/12, where you can also read event coverage and enjoy our special podcast. I feel privileged to have been part of an event which brought together so many fantastic speakers and engaged delegates. Thanks to all of you -- join us again for Wired2013 next October… Edited by David Cornish Latest on wired.co.uk


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The most constant thing is change. That old adage is often used to describe the state of the television.
The most constant thing is change.
That old adage is often used to describe the state of the television industry.
Of course, it also now applies to most facets of business and government in this techno-driven world.
And a change that is personally and professionally difficult for me is coming to Channel 3.
Our Sunday morning political talk segment "Between the Lines" is coming to the end of the line.
For those of you who have not been viewers, I've had the pleasure and privilege of hosting the segment for the past 11 years.
We've been the caboose on the end of the Sunday morning news train. Our slot, that now runs for about 12 minutes, makes us the warm-up act for Meet the Press, a niche chosen to connect with that show's politically-oriented viewers.
I've been honored to have appeared in TV spots with the late Tim Russert and David Gregory, cross-promoting our programs. How many local TV reporters can say that?
We tried to bring analysis and background in brief but thoughtful conversations about issues, ideas, officeholders and candidates.
Viewers who wanted partisan name-calling could find it on cable talk shows.
We blended news and insights into the "hows" and "whys" of what was happening. It mixed fact and opinions.
The segment did have its shortcomings.
We started to get traction with a team of me, Democratic former Congressman Dennis Eckart and Republican Cuyahoga County Commissioner Lee Weingart.
But three suburban white guys obviously came up short in the diversity department.
We expanded our rotation of commentators to include get racial and gender balance, including a variety of political insiders and savvy reporters.
The segment was probably too Cleveland-centric. Important issues in neighboring counties got short-changed.
Sometimes the talk was too "inside baseball," leaving many viewers feeling out of it.
And frankly, 12 minutes or less provided only a fairly superficial treatment of important matters.
We did the best we could. Guests often described being on the show as like riding a roller coaster at Cedar Point. You start...and then you're done.
But enough nostalgia. Back to reality and the looming changes it's bringing.
The television business is driven by ratings and revenues, eyeballs and dollars.
And the decision-makers at Channel 3 have decided our segment "under-delivers" on both counts.
So they've come up with a new "work-in-progress" plan that does not include a traditional Sunday morning discussion of politics.
Our last Between the Lines will be Sunday, May 11, after the primary election.
The world is going digital and so will more of our political coverage
I plan to write more on-line columns like this, offering back-stories and insights on politics and how our leaders are performing.
I will also be doing more important, visible and promoted stories in the body of our newscasts, hopefully on topics that will be meaningful to ordinary people, not just political junkies.
The first one runs at 11 p.m. Monday. It looks at accelerating plans to remake Public Square.
I want to thank the commentators who shared their thoughts over the years, including Dennis Eckart, Mary Anne Sharkey, Jim Trakas, Blaine Griffin, Joe Frolik, Mark Naymik, Henry Gomez, Matt Dolan, Judy Rawson , Kevin O'Brien, Bill Patmon, Mike Nelson, Rob Frost and Lee Weingart. Apologies if I left some out.
We hope to find other ways to take advantage of many analysts expertise and opinions.
To those of you who have been regular or occasional viewers, please accept my sincere gratitude.
If I had my druthers, Between the Lines would go on.
But it's a world where more and more people get their news and information from iPhones and tablets. It's been deemed to have run its course.
The media universe is remaking itself with blinding speed. I've learned that doing stories about the difficult changeover involving the Plain Dealer becoming the little brother of cleveland.com.
So, in a business where the harsh rule is change or die, there is only one choice. Call it a new beginning.
I will continue to do my best covering politics and government in places and platforms where hopefully more of you will find me.


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Illinois farmers planted a lot of corn over the last week, with clement weather allowing them to get 35 percent of the state's projected corn acres planted.
"We had five days suitable for field work last week, warmer temperatures and dryer conditions, and the planters were rolling," said USDA crop statistician Todd Ballard.
The weekly USDA crop progress report shows corn planted advanced from 43 percent to 78 percent in one week.
The 78 percent of corn planted is ahead of the five-year average of 53 percent. Emerged: 36 percent now, up from 8 percent last week, and ahead of the five-year average of 32 percent.
Soybeans are 26 percent planted, up from 3 percent last week.
Soil moisture is fine statewide on average, but there are parts of Northern, Central and Western Illinois that are dryer than farmers would like.


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Economy on the Rebound?Download audio (MP3)
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress last week that the nation is pulling out of the recession, and that the recovery will last. Three straight months of retail sales gains have brightened the country's economic outlook, but unemployment, particularly in California, remains high. Is the recession over? If so, what does that mean for those struggling to find work and keep their homes?
Host: Michael Krasny
- David Henderson, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and associate professor of economics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California
- Robert Herbst, airline analyst and founder of AirlineFinancials.com
- Sylvia Allegretto, labor economist at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UC Berkeley
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Teen Film Contest Call for Submissions
6th ANNUAL KDL TEEN FIMMAKING CONTEST
All Kent County teens, grades 6-12, are invited to enter KDL's 6th Annual Teen Filmmaking Contest. Selected films from the contest will be screened Saturday, February 12, from 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Celebration! Cinema North. Prizes will be awarded for the best film in various categories. Additional information, rules and all necessary forms can be found here.
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Every one should keep in mind that the packeging insert in the US says that a side effect of this shampoo is hair loss!!!!!!
Every one should keep in mind that the packeging insert in the US says that a side effect of this shampoo is hair loss!!!!!!
pretty old post but does anyone have any info or opinions on this?
nizoral 2%, every few days. been using it since early '10.
1/4 of a fincar, every day. started 29/12/10
rogaine foam, twice daily, started 13/08/12
.5mg dutasteride, twice weekly, started 21/02/13
wish me luck!
It's listed as a side effect. Nizoral is known to increase the amount of anagen hairs over the treatment period, so it's a consequence. It obviously interrupts a phase in the natural hair cycle.
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I think I had a pharmacist look up the studies once, and he told me they were all 3x a week or something
possibly if you use it everyday, it may cause hairloss?
I'm using it everyday, I'm not keeping any ground.
I use it every day, and I love it. I used to use it 3x a week, but every day feels better.
I would use Lee's 2% if I had more money. The 1% is cheap and good enough.
Support instant round robbin voting (Condorcet), which elects the candidate who would win every head to head race. Next best is Approval voting, which lets you vote for your favorite, or two you like equally, in addition to the lessor of evils you think you have to vote for, so you don't split votes like the current voting system. The major parties will always have power if voters are afraid to vote for any other than the big lessor of evils.
CCS how has it been working for you since you started using it? I just started 1% every third day and I'm not sure what to expect (in addition to the Rogaine I use 2x a day). Been thinking about going up every other day as my hair is very fine and oily (always has been) and I'm not necessarily worried about it drying out.Originally Posted by CCS
hmm, i've been using it everyday for about 1.5 months.... based on the japanese study and a couple other instances i figured it couldn't hurt. In regards to fallout i guess i've assumed that you would shed until you got on a schedule with it (then gain back stronger). anyone else been using everyday for a longer period? it doesn't seem to fry my hair or anything.
this stuff is so confusing. every thread about it seems to point to different advice.


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It's all part of the Saints fundraising effort, as Coach Carr and his staff continue to build the foundation that is PC Football.


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I personally don't have a religion I am agnostic. The best preschool in my area is at a Jewish Community Center. They allow children of all faiths/non faiths to attend but teach Jewish values and celebrate Jewish and Israeli culture. I know many Christians who send their kids to Christian preschools that are of different denominations and don't think it is a big deal. However I'm wondering if you were Christian would you send your kid to a Muslim preschool? Or if you are Jewish would you send your kid to a Buddhist preschool?
Would you send your child to a preschool that was a different religion than yours?
It depends on how much religion they're teaching and how they're teaching it. I might send my kids to a preschool run by a religious organization if it were more that they followed the values of that religion but didn't try to teach the kids specific doctrine. I might do that even if it were a religion other than the one I was raised in. I wouldn't send my kids to a school where specific religious beliefs were taught as the sole truth even if it was the religion I was raised in.
I think it would be very confusing to small kids to be actively practicing on religion at home and to go to a school where they actively taught a different religion as the truth.
We're Christian and our kids go to Christian school. We did look into Catholic schools when we were weighing our options, but since the Catholic elementary schools require you to join the parish, we decided against it since we aren't Catholic. If the Catholic elementaries did not require you to join the parish, we would seriously consider it just because they are cheaper and closer to us than ODS' current school (not that I'm unhappy with his school now). The Catholic high schools are more lenient when it comes to being Catholic, you just have to pay a higher rate for not belonging to the church. We would probably do that, but at that point, we won't be interested in forcing our child to change schools to save a few bucks (his current school is Pre-K-12th grade).
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We are agnostic and send DS to a Lutheran preschool. It's not overly preachy or religious, so we're okay with that. I'd really have to see how "religious" the Jewish/Muslim/Buddhist preschool is before agreeing to send my kids there. The issue isn't so much "which" religion but the "quantity" of the religion taught to my child while they're attending.
(Although, I have to say, if there were a Buddhist preschool in our area, DH would probably be all about that since he tends to use a lot of Buddhist teachings in his everyday life.)
Mandy, mom to DSS Layne (14), Ethan (2), and Jessica(1)
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Maybe, if it were the best one. But luckily for me the best preschool in town happens to be my religion. If we can afford it, that's where he'll go!
I hope you get diarrhea.
DH is completely against sending our kids to any religious school (he's atheist) - he thinks school and religion should be separate. I agree that I don't want anything forced upon our child, however, I don't think it's a bad thing to be exposed to various religions out there. I had the freedom to explore any religion I was interested in as a kid (and did!) and I ended up atheist as well.
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If it were a different denomination of mainstream Christianity (not fundamentalist), I would do it without much hesitation. If it were another religion entirely, I'd probably want to observe a class or two, and then I'd make my decision. I wouldn't be outright opposed to it - I'd want to see how they approach religion.
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I answered no, but I need to explain. I'm an Atheist, but I did have my son at a Christian daycare from the time he was 6 months to 14 months old. The only reason I did that is because the daycare is right across the street from my work and I wanted to have him close by when he was small and I was still nursing. I moved him to a secular daycare just last month.
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We're Jewish in an area without many Jews. The JCC has one of the best preschool programs around here and is very high on our list of preschool opportunities as we look at preschools for ODD. One of our challenges is finding non-Christian preschools.
I wouldn't be comfortable sending my kids to a preschool with religious teachings that are so different from our beliefs. My kids will get enough indocrination about Christianity just from living where we do-I don't need their school to do it as well. I want the school experience to support what we're teaching at home in terms of faith and values, not for my Jewish three year old to hear that "Christ is the L-rd and Savior" or that she has to accept Christ into her heart to be saved or anything like that.
However, if we were a Christian family, I might feel differently. While Methodists and Episcopalians don't preach identical concepts, their general theme is much more similar than Jewish and Methodist, and if it were sort of general Christian based rather than a particular Christian denomination, I might be okay with it. But we're not a Christian family and so I wouldn't ever be comfortable with it.
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Indiana House amends marriage ban bill
Timothy Kincaid
January 27th, 2014
The Indiana House of Representatives has voted to amend the anti-gay marriage ban to remove the second sentence:
Only a marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana.
A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.
The vote to amend passed by a healthy majority, 52 to 43.
The House has not yet voted on the bill itself. But if it does pass both the House and Senate as amended, it cannot go before the voters until the next legislative session passes identical language. This means that the bill cannot go before voters on the November ballot.
UPDATE: 23 of the state's 69 Republican reps and 29 of 31 Democratic reps voted to strip the second sentence.


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Why it pays to buy good plywood
13 Ply vs. 7 Ply
Although the 13-ply construction of the previous slide sample is more forgiving of the overlapping core layers and voids than standard 7-ply sheets, shown here, the defects in this sheet are severe enough to telegraph as an undulating face, especially with a glossy finish. The superthin face veneers, around 1/50", would make sand-through difficult to avoid, and cross-cut splintering a near certainty. In comparison, we'd have no such reservations with the second sheet.
One alternative to traditional veneer-core plywood, combination-core plywood, eliminates worries about inconsistency and flatness by retaining the three center veneer plies and replacing the outer plies with medium density fiberboard (MDF). The MDF provides a smooth and flat surface immediately below the veneer faces.
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They Could Call It "Narcomancer"
"Hackers, concealed behind fanciful aliases on the Internet, often appropriate larger-than-life dimensions. In reality, other than in physical proportions, Sabu seemed considerably smaller than life. A defensive-lineman-size man known as Booby, he was raising the two young children of his imprisoned aunt in a public housing project. Court documents showed that Mr. Monsegur, 28, paid bills with stolen credit cards and dabbled in drug sales."
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Opening the Heart
Use the metta, or lovingkindness, meditation to cultivate a deep sense of caring for self and for all of creation
Take some time to join Sharon Salzberg in a seven-minute loving kindness meditation that will open your heart and calm your mind.
You can begin by sitting down in a comfortable position, closing your eyes. Sit with your back erect, without being strained or overarched.
Take a few deep breaths, relax your body. Feel your energy settle into your body and into the moment.
See if certain phrases emerge from your heart that express what you wish most deeply for yourself, not just for today, but in an enduring way. Phrases that are big enough and general enough that you can ultimately wish them for all of life, for all beings everywhere.
Classical phrases are things like, "May I live in safety. May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I live with ease."
You can gently repeat these phrases over and over again, have your mind rest in the phrases and whenever you find your attention has wandered, don't worry about it. When you recognize you've lost touch with the moment, see if you can gently let go and begin again.
May I live in safety, be happy, be healthy, live with ease.
Call to mind somebody that you care about--a good friend, or someone who's helped you in your life, someone who inspires you. You can visualize them, say their name to yourself. Get a feeling for their presence, and then direct the phrases of lovingkindness to them. May you live in safety, be happy, be healthy, live with ease.
Call to mind someone you know who's having a difficult time right now. They've experienced a loss, painful feeling, a difficult situation. If somebody like that comes to mind, bring them here.
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The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Science program is designed to provide advanced opportunities for baccalaureate graduates. Graduates are prepared to serve as health care leaders in advanced professional roles within the diverse current and dynamic health services delivery system. In addition, graduates acquire skills and expertise in planning, developing, and implementing innovative and quality health care services.
Coursework for this degree program is offered on a part-time basis by distance learning. This program includes a common program core, one required concentration core, and either a capstone project or internship. Total program length is 36 hours. Concentrations are available in Health Professions Education and Health Services Administration.
See program website at URL listed above.
Program Core (12 credits)
Required courses in the major:
IHS 5508 Statistical Analysis for the Health Professions (3)
IHS 6112 Legal & Ethical Aspects of Health Care (3)
IHS 6500 Research in the Health Professions (3)
IHS 6939 Health Policy Capstone Seminar (3)
Electives in the Major (3-6 credits)
Select one of the following:
HSC 6911 Health Professions Capstone Project (3)
HSA 6942 Internship in Health Services Admin. (3)
HSC 6943 Internship in Health Prof. Education (3)
Concentration Requirements (18-21 credits)
Select one of the following concentrations:
Health Professions Education Concentration
Required courses (15 credits):
HSC 5260 Teaching Methods for the Health Professions (3)
HSC 5268 Health Professions Faculty Roles & Responsibilities (3)
HSC 6236 Client Education in the Health Professions (3)
HSC 6258 Curriculum Development in Health Professions Education (3)
HSC 6715 Educational Measurement & Evaluation in the Health Professions (3)
Select 6 credits from the following:
HSC 6905 Directed Study in Health Professions Education (1-6)
HSC 6935 Topics in Health Professions Education (1-6)*
Or other courses as approved by the advisor.
*Course can be repeated under different topics.
Health Services Administration Concentration
Required courses (21 credits):
HSA 5115 Health Services Management and Operations (3)
HSA 6155 Health Policies and Economic Issues in Health Services Organizations (3)
HSA 6179 Models of Financial Management in Health Care (3)
HSA 6198 Informatics and Health Management Information Systems (3)
HSA 6342 Human Resource Management for Health Care Managers (3)
HSA 6385 Planning, Evaluation, and Quality Management (3)
HSA 6520 Managerial Epidemiology (3)
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Jewel by the Sea Beach House Rental, 6 Bed/4 Bath Sleeps 16 Private Heated Pool, Free WiFi
Jewel by the Sea Beach House6 Bed / 4 Bath Sleeps 16 Private Heated Pool, Free WiFi
Private Back Yard
Gulf View From Balcony
Large Open Floor Plan
Spacious Living Room
Open Dining Area
Breakfast Bar & Kitchen
Fully Equipped Kitchen
First Floor Jack-n-Jill Full Bathroom
Queen Bed 1st Floor
Twin over Full Bunk Bed 1st Floor
Master Bedroom with King Bed, Balcony 2nd Floor
Master Bedroom Private Full Bath
King Bed with Balcony 2nd Floor
King Bed 2nd Floor
Twin over Full Bunk Bed 2nd Floor
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"Jewel by the Sea", A Treasure Found!
Your ultimate Destin vacation begins with this new beach house rental. Jewel by the Sea beach house features 6 Bedrooms and 4 Full Baths. Located just steps from the glistening "diamond-like" sandy Destin beach and exquisite "emerald" waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Enjoy swimming, playing, or relaxing around your own private pool. With awesome views of the Gulf from 2 bedrooms this Destin vacation beach house rental just doesn't get any better than this. Come and experience what this "gem" of a beach house has to offer. No HomeAway, VRBO Fees!
|First Floor,
|1 bedroom with Queen bed and Jack-n-Jill access to full bathroom
1 bedroom with Twin over Full bunk bed. Shared bath.
|Second Floor,
|1 bedroom with King bed, private full bath and balcony.
1 bedroom with King bed and private full bath.
1 bedroom with King bed and Jack-n-Jill access to full bath.
1 bedroom with Twin over Full bunk bed. Shared bath.
Rental Rates:
All rates are for up to 12 guests, $200 per person per week for extra guests up to 16 max.
Spring: March 5 – March 25
$2,500/week (Pool Heating Extra)
Spring Break: March 26 – April 8
$3,150/wk (Pool Heating Extra)
Late Spring: April 9 – May 6
$2,150/week (Pool Heating Extra)
Early Summer: May 7 – May 27
Peak Summer: May 28 – August 5
$4,950/week, (4th of July week, $5,400)
Late Summer: August 6 – August 26
Early Fall: August 27 – September 9
Fall: September 10 – October 29
Off Season: October 30 – February 19
Thanksgiving, Christmas weeks:
No Home Away Fees!
11% Tax.
There is also a $500.00 refundable damage deposit, (refunded within seven days after check out). Half of Rental Rate required to secure home.
Cleaning Fee $250.00 + tax.
Pool Heating $250-$300 per week if requested.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Property Features:
- Central Air Conditioned
- Free High Speed Internet (Wi-Fi)
- Cable TV
- Full Kitchen
- Dining Room
- Balcony with Gulf View
- Flat Screen TV's
- DVD Player
- AM/FM Radio
- Stereo/CD Player
- Blender
- Toaster
- Coffee Maker
- Microwave
- Cooking Range
- Oven
Property Attractions:
- Fine Dining
- Snorkeling
- Scuba Diving
- Boat Rentals
- Charters
- Dolphin Cruises
- Deep Sea Fishing
- Fishing
- Jet Ski Rental
- Sailing
- Wind Surfing
Guest Reviews:
Very Clean & Kept Up Very Well!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Mary K
Date of Stay July 25, 2015
Our stay was terrific with our whole family, the location was great close to the ocean, as well as stores. Our rooms were emmaculate. The pool was crystal clear.
Loads of Fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Bruce W
Date of Stay March 28, 2015
Our group enjoyed a tremendous week renting Jewel by the Sea. The house was close to the beach, very clean and well equipped for all our activities. Scott was very responsive when we had a need and took care of all the little things. We had a great stay and hope to be back next year!
Can't Wait To Come Back!
Jill/Cincinnati, OH.
Date of Stay July 26, 2014
Hi Scott and Linda
I have been meaning to email you but life has been crazy since we got back from our trip. I wanted to say thank you very much for the use of your rental home while we were in Destin. That was my first time there and we can not wait to go back! Your house was absolutely beautiful and everyone had a great time. Our spot on the Beach was perfect and so was the weather! I wish we were still there!!
Wonderful For A Large Group!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Karen/Montgomery, AL.
Date of Stay July 27, 2013
Hi, Scott and Linda, thank you for a pleasant week, and Jewel by the Sea was a great house in a good location. We were very pleased when we arrived and the cleanliness of the house was outstanding. Scott, it was a pleasure to meet you. Sorry we didn't get to meet Linda. If we return to Destin in the future we definitely will be in touch with you first, and we will recommend you to friends and other family members.
Blessings, Karen
Great Vacation House!
Angela, Ohio
Date of Stay June 9, 2012
We rented this house in June 2012 and it was even nicer in person than the pictures can show. The bedrooms were all very roomy. The living room, eating area, and kitchen were all very spacious and open and easy for our family to visit with each other and prepare meals during our stay. The owner made sure that we had everything we needed and even delivered a high chair and baby gate to us. The private pool was gorgeous and clean and had plenty of seating. We will definitely stay here again! Thanks.
'Jewel By The Sea' is a JEWEL BY THE SEA!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Mike and Debbi Donaldson Broken Arrow, OK.
Date of Stay May 15, 2010
If you are looking for a beautiful, comfortable home with lots of bedrooms, bathrooms and only steps from the beach-this is it!
6 bedrooms (3 large bedrooms w/attached bathrooms on the 2nd floor) plus a child's room, fit our 3 couples perfectly. There were also 2 bedrooms on the ground floor, one with attached bath and one child's room. We had 9 in our party and we can't say enough about the accommodations… the photos online don't do justice to the lovely home and we were extremely happy with the location. We could be at the beach in less than 3 min and the pool in the back yard was a hit with everyone, ages 1-60! Scott and Linda are great hosts and we have stayed at their vacation homes twice now… and never have we been disappointed. Love their properties and cannot wait to go back! Thanks Scott and Linda for making our Florida vacation a fun and memorable experience for our whole family! Can't wait to get back to Destin!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Mary Lyn or Larry Choate Watkinsville, GA
Date of Stay June 26, 2010
We had such a great vacation. "Jewel by the Sea" is a beautiful house! Even though it rained 5 out of the 7 days we were there we still had a fun time. The house is so roomy that there was plenty of space for everyone to spread out and enjoy movies or games on the rainy days. The pictures do not show how much space there is! All 11 of us were very comfortable (and with the rain from Hurricane Alex, we had a lot of togetherness)! The layout of the house is perfect for families with kids and everything was clean and decorated beautifully. The walk to the beach is short and simple and the pool was fun for everyone. The house is in a great location for the beach, shopping, movies and restaurants. Scott and Linda are great hosts! They were very patient about answering all our questions about the oil in the Gulf and checking on us to make sure we had everything we needed. We would definitely not think twice about coming back!
HappyFamily (Tennessee)!
Date of Stay October 9, 2010
We rented this house in October for a week. There were 15 people in our group. Four families with a total of seven kids ages 2-7. The house was wonderful! The private pool was fantastic and the beach access was just across the street. The owners were VERY nice. The house was clean and ready when we arrived. The kitchen and living area was spacious enough to accommodate our group easily. We hope to return next October!


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THE ASHMOLEAN'S SPECIAL display in the Eastern Art Paintings gallery is a collection of popular kabuki prints. Yakusha-e, literally 'actor pictures', have been sold to Kabuki enthusiasts since the Japanese Edo period (1603-1868). The most popular were woodblock prints in the ukiyo-e style, translated as 'pictures of the floating world'. Kabuki, Japan's popular dance-drama, was perhaps the brightest expression of this 'floating world', captivating audiences since the early 1600s. The woodblock prints would often depict the actors striking an intense pose, eyes crossed and limbs held rigid. This exhibition of actor prints from the Ashmolean's collection includes traditional depictions of kabuki actors by late 19th-century artists Kunisada and Kunichika, and recently acquired works by contemporary printmaker Tsuruya Kōkei.
Edo Japan's (1615-1868) extended peace and increasing prosperity saw a popular movement gather momentum from rural to urban areas. A chonin, or 'townspeople', culture surfaced in the cities, where the merchant class played a central role. As creditors to the government and other sectors, they were condemned to the lowest strata in the Confucian social order. But merchants were a new source of affluence. It enabled them to seek earthly, if temporary, diversions in the pleasure quarters of the growing cities of Edo Japan. Patrons of courtesans, actors and artists, they were part of a new phenomenon known as ukiyo, the 'floating world', a term derived from the novel, Ukiyo Monogatari (Tales of the Floating World) of 1661 by Asai Ryoi. Ukiyo nurtured a new urban art form as a taste for genre paintings, woodblock prints, illustrated books and calendars accompanied the demand for popular literature. The images depicted on them were called ukiyo-e, 'pictures of the floating world'. At the same time, continued public hunger for relatively inexpensive prints fuelled an emerging print medium, which sustained a notable Japanese publishing industry by the 18th century.
Kabuki theatre was one of the most dynamic art forms to emerge from Japan's 'floating world', the extraordinary pleasure districts that thrived in major Japanese cities during the 18th and 19th centuries. With dramatic storylines, lavish costumes and celebrity actors, kabuki was the ideal subject for Japanese print designers. In an age of limited popular entertainment, the actors of the floating world aroused enormous interest. Portraits of them in full costume on stage, were widely circulated. Intimidating kabuki male roles called aragoto, exerting a sinister presence in the Edo-style, had a particular pull. The theatre was an all male preserve, and 'female impersonators', known as onnagata, were employed to play out highly stylised feminine roles.
There were three principal forms of theatre in Japan before kabuki: the courtly bugaku dances, which, of course, were seen by very few and largely unknown to the general population; Noh, which was founded and perfected during the 14th century by Kanami and Zeami and then adopted by the ningyo joruri puppet theatre, which was patronised by the peasants and urban inhabitants and which developed into the bunraku puppet theatre we know today.
The first recorded performance of kabuki occurred in 1603, given by a group of female entertainers. It is highly probably that dancing troupes were in operation before this date, and the 1604 performances featured a miko, a 'shrine maiden', who may have come from a shamanist background. All we know of her is that she was called Okuni, and is said to have come from the great shrine of Izumo.
She and her troupe gave their performances on the dried-up Kamogawa riverbed in Kyoto, on almost the exact spot of the present-day Minami-za theatre. Shamanist or not, it seems clear that Okuni was also concerned with the pleasures of this world, and it is generally accepted that she and her company were involved in prostitution. If we believe the illustrations depicting Okuni's kabuki – all of which were produced well after her period of activity – her theatre seems to have been rather revue-like, with the women dancing in a circle. The dances appear to have been folk or quasi-religious, similar to the bon odori still performed all over Japan during the summer festival of the dead. Okuni's theatre was extremely popular and was described as kabuku – an archaic term, unfamiliar to modern Japanese, meaning literally 'tilted', but implying that which is strange or outlandish, and perhaps somewhat risqué.
In 1629, however, the shogunate banned women from the stage. The reason for this is generally given as immorality – the prostitution having become more unacceptable. It seems, however, more likely this was simply a convenient excuse, and that the real reason behind the ban was the perceived threat the reputation of actresses presented to public order, on account of their popularity not simply with the commoners – who made up the majority of the audience – but also with the samurai class which, the government through, should be above such vulgar public display. Kabuki continued, however, to be performed by young boys who had yet to reach maturity and shave their heads in the universal samurai hairstyle of the day. This become the so-called wakashu kabuki 'young boy kabuki', and in 1652, by order of the shogunate, the boys suffered the same fate as the women and for exactly the same reasons. Surprisingly, kabuki performances were allowed to continue provided the actors were mature males – with shaven heads. This became known as yaro kabuki and, although the term is no longer used, developed into the kabuki we know today. The kabuki prints on show in this exhibition were collected by theatre-goers as souvenirs of performances and favourite stars – in the same way blockbuster film posters are collected today.
This exhibition has 20 woodblock prints showing traditional and contemporary examples of the genre from the Ashmolean's collection of more than 2,000 Japanese prints. Visitors also have the chance to see, for the first time, the recent gift of works from Tsuruya Kokei. In his work, Kokei depicts moments from actual kabuki performances, and his portraits of modern-day kabuki actors, with their exaggerated facial features and hands, strongly evoke earlier yakusha-e. However, unlike the Japanese ukiyo-e artists of previous centuries, who merely provided publishers with drawings for block cutters and printers to work on, Kokei draws, carves, and prints his own designs.
Until 4 March, Yakusha-e Kabuki Prints: A Continuing Tradition is at the Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH, www.ashmolean.org.


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Haringey Police commander urged to halt Taser roll-out
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Haringey's top cop is being asked to hold off arming officers with handheld Taser guns until an investigation into a Turnpike Lane shooting has concluded.
Cllr Reg Rice, chairman of Haringey Council's overview and scrutiny committee, has written to borough commander Det Chief Supt Sandra Looby asking her to suspend plans to train 40 Haringey officers to use Tasers.
Councillors want her to wait until the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPPC) has reported back on the recent shooting of an innocent teenage boy.
The 17-year-old was 'Tasered' by Flying Squad officers as they intercepted an armed gang trying to rob a jewellery store in September.
The Metropolitan Police decision to roll out the weapons – which fire wires into the skin and discharge 50,000 volts – has proved a controversial move.
Overview vice-chairman Cllr David Winskill said: "There seems to have been a spate of incidents – not just in Haringey but other parts of the country as well – that are causing serious and real concerns about the discharge of these weapons.
"Until the IPCC has concluded its investigation and reported back with its recommendations, I think it would be unsafe for Haringey borough police to continue with the roll-out."
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Westslope Cutthroat Trout from Ted's latest fishing expedition.
This is the time of year our raft guides, who are also fly fishing guides get very excited about. The Middle Fork of the Flathead river is very clear (with a beautiful glacial teal color), so you can definitely see the fish you are trying to catch! A good pair of polarized lenses will just help you further (in case you are interested, most of our guides use Smiths). The nights are colder now, so the trout are much more active during the day. This translates into […]
Fly Fishing Season Begins in Earnest!
Westslope Cutthroat Trout from Ted's latest fishing expedition.


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Staal: "I feel like a hockey player again"
Marc Staal came off the ice sweating and smiling today, going through one of his hardest skates yet along with extras Sean Avery, Erik Christensen and fellow injured player Wojtek Wolski after the regular portion of the morning skate, which he also participated in.
Staal said he feels stronger on his skates and that he has more endurance as he continues to build to a return from post-concussion symptoms.
"I feel like a hockey player again," said Staal, before I asked whether he's at the point where he's not worrying about a recurrence of headaches. "It's definitely getting a lot better. I feel better through the whole workout. Afterwords, it doesn't feel like a could following me around. Still, in the back of my mind, I'm wondering when or if it might hit me."
Staal, still out indefinitely, said when he does return, the only equipment change he might make is going to a new Bauer helmet that is supposed to provide more protection.
He said he and Brad Richards, who suffered a concussion last season, have talked about the recovery process and, "ultimately, for me, it was the rest, less TV, less of (everything)."
That would be the month-plus period that Dr. Robert Cantu shut him down following his attempt at skating with Connecticut (AHL) on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Staal admitted he cheated a bit on the TV, mostly to watch the Rangers. He also gave tremendous amounts of credit to his wife - they were married this summer - for being so understanding while he was essentially just hanging around the house but not able to do anything (re: household work).
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The focus remains on Europe and debt-laden Greece as the next chapter for global financial markets and for the path of the recovery will be determined whether Greece will be allowed to default or stability will return gradually with the flow of bailout funds once again.
With the uncertainty still surrounding the vote, news reports are quoting more opposition members crossing the line to the "yes" camp and the positive news is supporting the bearish reversal across the board for currencies, stocks and commodities and keeping the dollar gains at bay!
The dollar index extended the downside move for the third day, and leaving the week's high at Monday's opening session of 75.98 and traded bearishly today as well to the low of 74.67 from the high of 75.13 and currently around 74.77.
We can see the upbeat news going well for sure for the shared currency as the euro extends the gains versus its major counterparts. The EUR/USD continued the upside move to the high of 1.4447 from the early low recorded at 1.4336 and currently around 1.4415 as the pair attempts to maintain the positivity with the stable trading above 1.4300 areas.
The euro also continued the gains versus the swiss franc to recover from the new record low reached. The EUR/CHF is still resuming the upside trend and currently around 1.2027 from the morning low of 1.1922 and recorded the highest so far at 1.2058. Versus the Japanese yen the same scenario goes and the favors are all euro biased! The EUR/JPY moved higher to set 117.16 from the earlier low of 116.14 recovering from the week's opening lows of 113.19 on Monday.
The positivity was reflected across the board in Europe with equities trending higher, as the STOXX 50 trades higher with 1.94% at 2803.86 at the time green covers major markets with FTSE 100 adding 1.40% to 5847.41, CAC 40 higher by 1.75% at 3919.41 and DAX 30 trading at 7295.06 higher by 1.73%.
Greek stocks were also trading in the green in anticipation of a positive vote and ignoring the violent protests and riots across Athens since yesterday, with the transportation minimally operating under the 48-hour general strike called. The Athex Composite is trading higher now by 2.85% at 1294.67.
Commodities were also bolstered by the positive sentiment with the gains covering the sectors. WTI Crude for August is higher by almost 1.0% at $93.83 while Gold added 0.39% to trade at $1507.55 on the back of rising commodities and the weak dollar, as the metal's gains were still kept short amid the rally in confidence, especially when compared to silver's 1.43% rally to $34.31 an ounce.
It is only a matter of a little more waiting as the vote is expected anytime now and the market is already pricing the good of it! It is mostly positive with the opposition changing sides and reaching the conviction that there is indeed "NO PLAN B" for Greece. The odds are for a positive vote yet and accordingly we expect the optimism to prevail with U.S. markets opening to the upbeat vibe, and at the current market sentiment a surprise "NAY" vote will indeed be catastrophic with at least 10% losses across the board!!!


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Images: Kiowas conduct reconnaissance mission [Image 1 of 16]
Photo by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer
An OH-58 Kiowa helicopter waits to be refueled after conducting a reconnaissance mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 9, 2013. Kiowa helicopters are used by Task Force Saber to conduct reconnaissance and provide aerial support for convoys and ground troops out in the battle space. (U.S. Army Photo by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer)
This work, Kiowas conduct reconnaissance mission [Image 1 of 16], by SGT Clay Beyersdorfer, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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