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Lord save us, "The Voice" singers aren't only ones dropping references to God
Immediately after a chorus of singers on NBC's "The Voice" began performing the gospel classic "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" without the word "Lord" in the refrain, a couple of things happened. Real quick, too. First, people started tweeting out complaints. Country singer Blake Shelton fielded a lot of them, promising his fans that he'd try to get an explanation why it happened. He hasn't. Everyone on "The Voice" from producer to assistant producer to choreographer to performers to stage hands is claiming to be perplexed. Apparently the disappearance of "Lord" just happened spontaneously. Then, herds of would-be historians scampered to the Wikipedia online encyclopedia and started making changes to the description of the song. Some "historians" re-wrote the entry to describe how there were all sorts of versions of the song that did not include the word "Lord." And lots of other "historians" changed sample lyrics of the song back and forth to reflect their preferences in the culture-war skirmish that "The Voice" production had set off. One minute, the sample lyrics would include "LORD," and the next moment, it wouldn't. Observant culture warriors may recall that almost exactly the same battle erupted in November after President Obama taped a reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Again, it appears there are multiple versions of the famous speech, and not all of them include the phrase "under God." Who knew? And, sure enough, Obama just happened to be handed a version of the speech that would further the suspicionsof that subset of conspiracy theorists who believe the president is, in fact, not a Christian, or a Muslim even, but is rather a godless leftist. Of all the famous people recruited to recite the Lincoln speech, it appears only Obama read a version that did not include "under God." And just as the Wikipedia site was suddenly reworked to emphasize the lack of "Lord," so, reportedly, was the web site of Ken Burns, the (real) historian who arranged to have all those famous people, including the president, recite the speech. Burns' web site appears to have been altered after the "under God" controversy erupted. The changes highlight the contention that Obama had been asked specifically to recite a version of the Address that did not include "under God." Try as I might, I am not immune to conspiracy-theorizing. It is my admittedly not-so informed opinion that our president is a compulsive yuckster who gets together with a bunch of drinking buddies on a regular basis to come up with schemes like this to make the heads of real conspiracy theorists spin off their shoulders. It is my totally uninformed guess that he got a taste for this behavior during the "Muslim/Kenyan birth certificate" laff fest, and has been finding new and more devious ways to blow the minds of his political opponents ever since.
Gagging on a Gaggenau (or: Somebody PLEASE help me figure out how this bloody thing works!)
This is a Thanksgiving story of (potential) heartbreak. OK, it's not exactly a "Season for Sharing" kind of story. Our heroine is a conservative Republican political activist. Which I guess means that the Children's Action Alliance or the Arizona Civil Liberties Union probably isn't going to break a sweat if our poor heroine's Thanksgiving holiday is tragically ruined. Ah, the cruelty of politics. But, I digress. Here is the story, as I know it now: Sydney Hay -- conservative... Christian... cowgirl... but not especially adept in the kitchen -- owns a really exotic convection oven. A relative gave it to her, and even installed it, for free. What a deal. It is a Gaggenau convection oven. Made by Germans. I have some personal experience with these Gaggenau-ians, and it hasn't been good. Let's just say that, customer-service wise, they were kaput. But that's my story, not Sydney's. Damn. I digressed again. Poor Sydney simply cannot find an operator's manual for her model of oven that is written in English. Even, it seems, online. She's got this boffo oven, and she's got the whole Hay clan coming over for Thanksgiving dinner. And, they're all RAVENOUS! But she hasn't got a clue how her oven works. Boy, can I sympathize. I'm sure that figuring out Gaggenau products gives Deutschlanders headaches. Sydney can't even figure out how to pronounce her oven. She's calling it a "Gaggle-nay." When you can't pronounce your oven, you're in trouble. Anyway, consider this a shout-out to all you many, many Arizona Republic readers for whom operating a Gaggenau convection oven is second nature. Sydney is going to report back to me soon about what model her oven is. In the meanwhile, anyone who considers him or herself a Gaggenau know-it-all, please contact me ASAP, and I'll put you in touch with her. A Republican activist's holiday depends on this. If that doesn't bring a tear to your eye, nothing can. Reach the author at firstname.lastname@example.com or 602-444-8883
The Anti-defamation League gets into the TUSD Mexican-American Studies act
The Arizona Anti-defamation League has joined in the lawsuit to reinstate the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American Studies program. The suit challenges the interpretation of a state law forbidding political indoctrination in the classroom by state schools superintendent John Huppenthal. The law prompted the end of the TUSD Mexican-American Studies program... at least for a time. Now, by order of a federal judge, it appears to be bubbling back to the surface. But, the lawsuit against the state of Arizona goes on. And here is the top rationale given by the ADL for jumping on board:
"All signs pointed to the success of the MAS program including increased graduation rates and high student achievement," said Bill Straus, Regional Director of ADL's Arizona office. "Nevertheless, the State enacted and enforced a law with the intent of ending this program. Although state officials tried to sell this legislation as something that would benefit the larger community, a look at the legislative history clearly indicates that the real goal was anything but altruistic."
The legend of "high student achievement" resulting from the MAS program just never goes away. Studies (really: "studies") cobbled together by self-acknowledged rabid supporters of the MAS program have been held up, time and again, as definitive evidence of MAS magically transforming high-school students (mostly seniors at the end of their high-school careers, by the way) into academic high-achievers. It is fakery. Anyway... As a result of the announcement, I engaged the soon-to-retire ADL director in the following email exchange. It was lively. And, I hasten to point out, satisfyingly cordial: Monday, November 25, 2013 5:29 PM: Bill,what study not produced by an advocate of the program proved this contention? Doug M. Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:04 AMDoug:
The study that first reported the increased achievement of the MAS students was the Cambium Report in June, 2011. If you'll recall, that was the product of the Cambium group commissioned by John Huppenthal to audit the program. The group spent 4 months doing so and reported 1) no violations of the state statutes, as alleged by former State Superintendent of Education Horne, and 2) the program should be lauded for its ability to close achievement gaps among those students.
Subsequently, the TUSD Accountability & Research Department, which was a holdover from the Pedicone regime (which was NOT particularly favorable toward the program) confirmed the findings of the Cambium group.
Finally, when the federal gov't. appointed Dr. Bill Hawley, a professor at the University of Maryland, as special master to oversee the federal court order to desegregate in Tucson, to reaudit the program, his commission of University of Arizona professors (Dr. Nolan Cabrera, Dr. Jeff Milem and Dean of the College of Education Ron Marx) reconfirmed the Cambium findings.
I hope that answers your question.
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Tue 11/26/2013 2:49 PMBill:
A couple points, but I will sum up here: None of what you just cited can in any way be construed as independent research.
1 The Cambium mission did not include any statistical analysis. None of the qualifications of the three investigators suggests any experience with statistics, in any way. (Indeed, Cambium itself provides zero information about the investigators themselves, who were sub-contractors; from what I have found on my own, one person is a retired teacher; another is a school-board member). Even if the investigators were in some way qualified to render judgment on "increased achievement," they did no independent research on the subject. All they did was ratify what (MAS founder) Auggie Romero purported to find. In other words, the Cambium researchers constituted no more than a Romero cheering section on this subject.
2. I am not aware of any TUSD Accountability & Research Department formal study on this subject. I asked a TUSD board member about your claim. This is his response: "We do have an Accountability and Research Department but I don't remember it offering any opinions on the Cambium Report. The Cambium Report did cite some data earlier data from Accountability & Research, but those data didn't prove much one way or the other. I am not aware that Cambium did any independent statistical work. I am not aware of any quality statistical work demonstrating a causal link from the MAS courses to higher student achievement. If it exists, I'd be happy to see it."
3. As to the Willis Hawley selections…
First (and once again), there are no "Cambium findings." The Cambium trio of classroom investigators simply applauded the self-serving "cohort-group findings" that Romero performed.
Second, the researchers Hawley selected are dyed-in-the-wool advocates of the MAS program. They are in no way independent. Nolan Cabrera specializes in "theories of inequality, oppression and stratification." His dissertation focused on "Male, hegemonic Whiteness in higher education." These are precisely the subjects upon which the MAS department dwells. He is an associate at the University of Arizona of Roberto "Cintli" Rodriguez, the professor and activist who organized the so-called student-led attack on the TUSD school board. Another, Jeffrey Milem, served as an expert witness for the MAS program in court, arguing on behalf of its ideological premises, particularly "critical race theory," which puts racial issues at the center of all education.
I don't want to judge Hawley's motives, Bill, but he could not possibly find "researchers" more surely destined to arrive at a pre-arranged conclusion on this subject.
Bill, it seems you clearly are determined to approve of this program. Fine. I do try not to presume motives. But one simply must be ideologically blindfolded to conclude that these purported studies of academic achievement are anything more than a set up by interested parties to further the MAS agenda that you are buying into.
In a world... filled with spy satellites and other crazy stuff
The movie is not yet running; it's still "trailer time." The fast-moving, scene-jumping trailers are plunging the audience into distant universes filled with enormous spaceships and buffed-up characters in odd, form-fitting uniforms. And the voice-over guy is intoning ... "In a world ..." You know that foreboding voice, right? Everyone who ever sat down in a movie theater has heard it. The sound of it was running through my (easily distracted) mind last week as I listened to a panel of experts describe the near-term future of the orbital space business. A panel, I should note, that included a very smart fellow who specialized in a field of law I did not know existed. Space law. Yes. He was a ... space lawyer! In a world... ... bereft of tort law, utterly lacking in explicitly negotiated treaties and besieged by the private sector and by multi-state consortia and new space programs from places far, far away (like Brazil and, yes, even Kazakhstan) comes ... Space lawyer! Well, I thought it was funny. We were at a conference on protecting U.S. interests beyond its national borders sponsored by the Heritage Foundation. Every time I would run into poor Henry Hertzfeld, professor of space policy at George Washington University, I would growl out, "space lawyers!" He was a good sport about it. Believe it or not, though, space law — or some kind of international consensus that looks like law — is a real growth industry precisely because the entire world is joining the race into nearby outer space. The gravity-lite heavens just above the atmosphere is where we put our satellites. And everybody is putting up new satellites ... and maneuvering for control of the ones already up there. Why? In the words of John Sheldon, a fellow at the George C. Marshall Institute, "in macro-ways, we are utterly reliant on space." The kind of weather forecasting made possible by satellites has created agriculture-industry efficiencies that save billions of dollars each year. Communications, of course, have been revolutionized by the presence of satellites. And, then, there is the greatest prize of them all in terms of using the orbiting environment to control life back on Earth: the Global Positioning System array of satellites, which can pinpoint earthbound locations to within less than 3 feet. It can help you drive through the winding streets of San Francisco. Or plot out the dimensions of your property. Or ... precisely locate the real-time position of some terrorist leader in Pakistan and help lay a Hellfire missile at his feet. Developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, the GPS system of 31 operational satellites positioned about 12,500 miles above the earth is one of the most revolutionary and valuable military tools ever created. As panelist Peter Marquez (a vice-president of a company with perhaps the coolest name, like, ever: Planetary Resources, Inc., which, yes, is in the still-prospective asteroid-mining business) observed of GPS: "If you own GPS, you own the world." The U.S. would like to continue owning GPS, if not the world. It would like to keep some vestige of what is loosely known as "space superiority." And that is getting harder. Kazakhstan has a space program. So does Vietnam. So does one consortium of Asian countries and another of European countries. India just successfully launched a space vehicle. And, then, there are the likes of China and Russia, the latter of which had a sophisticated space program before the U.S. did. The realm of space where we deposit our satellites is getting crowded, and the ability of the U.S. to control that environment is not guaranteed long-term. It is getting more contentious up there. Since 2007, the Chinese government has been conducting "bumping" exercises with multiple satellites. They call them "docking" exercises. Other countries saw them as practice maneuvers for taking out other people's satellites. Enter the space lawyers. As Hertzfeld noted, even the NASA charter "calls for the U.S. to be a leader in space, not the leader." We have always anticipated crowded skies. But the sticky part is determining what the rules should be in an environment in which one country — the U.S. — is not about to relinquish the superior position it has earned. Sure, we'll share some of the functions of that handy GPS thing. For free, too. But we are not about to give up control of it. Nor should we. There already exist certain widely accepted space rules. You can't put weapons of mass destruction up there. But there is little room in space for egalitarianism. "Space superiority is the ability, in times of peace and war, to use space to achieve strategic objectives," said Sheldon. ""It's a precious commodity." This blog post appears in the Viewpoints section of The Arizona Republic, Nov. 24, 2013
The Democrats strike back on Obamacare collapse
We are in the opening moments of a political battle of epic consequences. Its central issue: Who gets blamed for the faster-than-anyone-could-believe failure of Obamacare. Democrats, who own the law, desperately wish to deflect responsibility for what they have wrought. At the moment, they are maneuvering to push blame onto the insurance companies. But legislation being drafted as of this writing might eventually give them a trumped-up rationale for blaming Republicans, too. Republicans, meanwhile are being drawn into the catastrophe whether they like it or not. (Haplessness does seem their forte) GOP lawmakers soon may have to vote to support or reject one proposal to force insurers to let people who are losing their insurance coverage keep it (an almost inconceivably difficult proposition that could only be dreamed up by desperate politicians). Or simply allow the insurers to circumvent the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Either way, the inevitable failure of these pathetic measures will give the Party of Obamacare cover to blame conservatives as abettors of the wicked insurance industry. The snare already is set. See here. I'll even highlight the point of the spear, written by Salon's political writer, Brian Beutler: "But setting aside the merits, Obama's remedy is a justified comeuppance for carriers who defaulted beneficiaries into obscenely expensive plans, which they characterized as "comparable" to the canceled coverage, without apprising them of their options, and blamed the whole disruption on Obamacare. It's a scolding reminder to particular insurance companies that their lack of integrity exacerbated a problem that might have been containable if they hadn't acted with such avarice. They are now reaping the whirlwind." A stunningly deceptive re-write of reality? Oh, my, yes. Let's keep something important in mind: Whatever their level of integrity, insurers have spent the last four years reconfiguring their health-care plans for one reason only: To accommodate the new law passed entirely by Democrats and signed by President Obama. By blaming insurers for the crime of submitting to the will of Democrats in 2010, Beutler is mimicking our president, a mere bystander to events of his own making. Insurers today are little more than regulated utilities operating under the direction of Obama's Health and Human Services director. To suggest they somehow managed to fool their overseers at HHS and subvert the glorious introduction of Obamacare is the most sniveling, adolescent act of responsibility avoidance I have witnessed in a long, long time. PS: Hair-on-fire Democrats are absolutely panicked right now to find alternative fall-guys, so they're not limiting themselves to insurance companies. There is the "Republican sabotage" meme, which presumes Republican reluctance to help Democrats implode is not legitimate political opposition, but an unpatriotic act. The only remotely honest Democrat complaint about the behavior of Republicans is their lack of health-care reform alternatives -- which the Dems were not much interested in back in 2009, when they were reminding Paul Ryan, et al, who won the national election. Not counting the market-based reforms proposed years ago by former GOP Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona (rejected by Republicans and Democrats, alike) that complaint is becoming weaker.
The Obamacare rollout debacle: How could they possibly have been THIS blind?
With the notable exception of Megan McArdle of The Atlantic, the criticisms to which I've linked -- here, here, here and here -- all have one thing in common: They are all written by people who could fairly be judged strong-to-harsh critics of The Affordable Care Act, no matter if the health-care rollout had been smooth or as disastrous as it has been. They have two things in common, though. One, they each depict, to varying degrees, a nightmare scenario for the future of the Affordable Care Act. Not just as it regards the website issues, but as it regards the Act itself going forward. They project monumental failure, even to the demise of the Act itself. Second, they no longer simply can be dismissed as schadenfreude on the part of Obama-haters. Even advocates (at least, clearer headed advocates) are recognizing now that the dismal opening-round track record of Obamacare demands a lot more realism on the part of supporters. There no longer is any avoiding that the consequences of the O-care web site debacle could be extraordinarily bad for the future of the Act, whether its supporters really, really want to see it succeed like the President said it would, or not. The potential consequences are so serious, in fact, that they bring a new clarity to the astonishing, oblivious naivete that immediately preceded the rollout. Looking back at those few days prior to rollout, the expectations of the President, Kathleen Sebelius and everyone else in charge of this project (all the people who should have known better, in other words) were barely constrained in their enthusiasm. President Obama said "The Affordable Care Act is moving forward." Sebelius said that "the final piece of the puzzle is going to start on October 1st on Tuesday of next week when a lot of - about 15 percent of Americans who don't have affordable coverage at through their workplace or uninsured have new choices in the marketplace." Both of them dismissed predictions of technical breakdowns (now-infamously) as simple "glitches" that will be fixed on the fly. It is just staggering to imagine the depth of such blindness to reality. As McArdle describes, there simply was no Plan B, no fallback position, no "worst case scenario" planning because planners just concluded, irrationally, that "failure is not an option." What none of the critics linked above really consider is what the consequences of the health-insurance industry overall may be going forward. Despite what some politicians (including more and more Democrats) believe, there is no going back. Failure may be a very real option now, but mitigating that failure may not be an option. The rollout failure could roil financial markets if insurance companies become caught in a disaster of the government's making. Not only may the Obama administration fail in its utopian vision of insuring people who lack insurance, it may cause a stumbling economy to stumble back into recession. So, how could they have been this blind? How could they fail to have tested out this system before throwing open the doors of this insurance house of horrors to the public? That is the great as-yet untold story about the Obamacare blunder: How in the world could they do this to themselves.... and to us? http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/why-president-will-euthanize-healthcaregov-2014_766929.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-11/hope-is-all-obamacare-has-left.html http://reason.com/blog/2013/11/11/time-to-start-considering-obamacares-wor http://www.economics21.org/commentary/it%E2%80%99s-already-too-late-avoid-train-wreck
Jerry Falwell lives on - in modern liberalism
Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority crusade may have disbanded in 1989 (at a closing ceremony in, of all places, Las Vegas), but its spirit lives on. In modern liberalism. Every liberal cause seems to be motivated by the battle cry that it is "the moral equivalent of war." They are on a mission from the human-centered deity, to paraphrase the Blues Brothers. Climate environmentalism ... abortion rights ... marriage equality ... affirmative action ... comprehensive immigration reform ... universal health care ... gun control. Whatever the liberal cause, it is like Falwell and Pat Robertson sat down together in Thomas Road Baptist Church to write the political strategy. They are on a moral crusade. Which, you know, is fine. Usually. Liberals are nothing if not vessels of some higher, more sanctimonious-than-thou passion. But the hallelujahs start ringing a little hollow when the party of the Left turns to moral righteousness to justify political operatives bundling mail-in ballots. In days gone by, "get out the vote" efforts meant scaring up a ride for grandma to get her to the polls on election day. But, these days, it has meant using the weeks prior to the election to hustle for mail-in ballots. In Arizona, get-out-the-vote operatives are armed with two lists. One is a list of voters who automatically receive election ballots in the mail. In Maricopa County, that's 64 percent of all voters — 4 percent more than just a year ago. The other list is of outstanding ballots, mostly in the possession of low-efficacy voters who may or may not get around to filling the ballots out. It is the mission of those operatives to track down those outstanding ballots — you don't leave the porch without it, one of them told me last week. Say whatever needs to be said. Do whatever needs to be done. But don't leave without that ballot. The operatives insert themselves between grandma and her polling precinct. No longer are they just a helpful, free cab service to the polls where grandma can register her vote anonymously. Now, the activists get their mitts on the ballot themselves. This is not exactly a practice that fosters a voting system's integrity. In the olden days when everybody voted on a single day, "get out the vote" teams might track down friendly voters by the dozen before the polls closed. Today, a peppy team of operatives can collect dozens of mail-in ballots a day for the entire month-long window for mail-in ballots. A single operative can collect hundreds. You wonder why activists are screaming bloody murder to keep this crazy system? County elections officials — Democrats and Republicans, alike — have testified against it. They have photos of car trunks stuffed with hundreds of ballots. Of ballots strewn on hotel-room bedspreads. "You tell someone in another state that this sort of thing is allowed here in Arizona and they laugh at you," said state Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale, who sponsored House Bill 2305, which effectively banned ballot-collecting. At least it did, until a successful signature-collecting campaign got the measure suspended until voters reconsider it in the 2014 election. The activists contend it is "voter suppression" to keep them from bundling dozens and hundreds of ballots — like they doubtlessly did prior to last week's elections. If that is so, it is "voter suppression" to not let the fellows from Party Central go ahead and fill out the damned things themselves. Might as well. Who's to say they don't already? Elements of HB 2305, like those described above, make you wonder how Arizona managed to get so careless with its vote-by-mail policies in the first place. No other state treats the integrity of its voting process so recklessly. The entirety of HB 2305, on the other hand, may be the most politically stupid legislation of all time. By trying to tighten up every aspect of voting law that (not coincidentally) inconvenienced every political constituency save Republicans, the legislative GOP begged for blowback. And they will get it when HB 2305 goes onto the ballot in 2014. That given, the defense of ballot-bundling is built on intelligence insults. It is an insult to the elderly, home-bound and disadvantaged voters who are used as props by activists. The ballots come to these voters by mail. You need not be young, wealthy and privileged to figure out how to return it the same way it came. They are registered voters, not children. And it is an insult to the state's dedicated, multi-partisan election officials who recommended — adamantly — that this practice be curtailed if Arizona elections are to retain any degree of honesty. Voter suppression? That's moralistic sanctimony worthy of pros like Falwell and Robertson.
Utilities making political contributions: Not OK for APS, but OK for public-sector unions?
Money from two of Arizona's largest utility companies found its way in 2012 to an independent expenditure campaign working to defeat three Democratic candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission, including a pair of incumbents. The $7,500 contribution was used to help fund a mailer that went out days before the election, touting three Republicans, all of whom won. Now, $7,500 is not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things in a statewide election. Still, the contribution nevertheless violated the written policies of both utilities (Arizona Public Service and Southwest Gas). And, as political ethicists have observed, it just ain't right. As a senior fellow at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics told Arizona Republic reporters, if utilities participate in regulator elections, it can "chip away at the public trust" that those officials are acting in the interest of public policy. Ethicist Judy Nadler told our reporters that although the amounts might have been small, any participation can give political donors better access to politicians, tilting the political process in their favor. "The fact is (the utilities) were at the table when they shouldn't have been," she said. Observers of the nexus of American politics and the campaign contributions that sustain them often make this observation. It is not unique to Nadler. Substantial financial donors to winning candidates always get better access as a result. And while such special access reeks of unfairness to many of us, it is especially disturbing when the financial contributor is a player in the system -- in this case utilities overseen by the Corporation Commission that figure to get better treatment from Republicans than from Democrats. What Nadler describes is pretty much a generally held truth. At least, that is, unless the insider dealer with special access is a municipal union. And then all bets are off. Municipal unions just played a substantial role in the (still unofficial) election of Laura Pastor and Kate Gallego to the Phoenix City Council. They can take a deep bow for the election of at least two other council members, including Mayor Greg Stanton. Meanwhile, those same unions -- especially firefighters -- have been campaigning for years to get rid of union arch-nemesis Sal DiCiccio, including waging those same, obnoxiously anonymous "independent expenditure" campaigns against him that the utilities helped finance against the Corp Comm Democrats. What, exactly, is the difference? Other than the inversion of liberal vs. conservative politics, that is? You may like municipal unions. You make appreciate what they have done on behalf of government employees. But you cannot deny that they regularly do exactly what APS and Southwest Gas are accused of doing, only with a whole lot more dollars in play. The question isn't restricted to municipal unions, either. It is the policy of pretty much all public-sector unions to be politically active (read: contribute lots of dollars) to secure favorable treatment from the people they help elect. To tilt the political process in their favor, as Nadler said. Utilities contributing to political campaigns through independent groups isn't illegal. But APS and Southwest Gas have policies that forbid such contributions. Why shouldn't every insider special interest have such a policy? If this $7,500 contribution puts the utilities "at the table when they shouldn't have been," why is it OK for public-sector unions to do the very same thing?
Obama and the roll-out mess: Is it failure? Or "failure"?
The news is full of reports about the faulty roll-out of the Affordable Care Act, its hopeless web site, and, most recently, accusatory stories about President Obama's repeated assurances that "if you like your insurance plan, you can keep it." The follow-up stories to those include unanswerable questions about what President Obama knew about the disastrous condition of his signature accomplishment in office, and when. Perhaps he just didn't know that thousands or millions of people would be thrown off their insurance plans as a result of ObamaCare, and that the incompetent roll-out of his precious alternative would be non-functional. Really, these stories are everywhere: Here, here, here, here and here, just to give you a flavor of things. But the big back story to the ObamaCare mess is this one. Yet another tale of Obama being "frustrated" and "annoyed" to have awakened to discover that people in his administration had somehow managed to let him down, failing to implement his vision as perfectly as he had imagined it. In one respect, it is a story we have heard before many times. "Obama the Aloof" discovers that people under him that he trusted had spied on reporters. Or world leaders. Or used the IRS to kneecap tea party groups. Or failed to follow his explicit instructions (prior to him toddling off to bed) to "do everything we can to secure our people" in Benghazi. We have heard the story about how it is never him. It is people around him who have let him down. But the lesser-told part of those stories is this one: None of those errant aides to the president ever pays a price for failure. No matter how bone-headed or venal their actions, no one in this administration ever gets fired for incompetence. No one pays a price, even when the failure is not telling the president that the health-care reform that will define his time in office is about to do a digital pratfall off the high-dive on its roll-out. Even the most egregious failure of this administration -- the failure of the State Department to respond to neon-lit warnings about an impending attack by terrorists on the Benghazi diplomatic mission -- resulted in lower echelon apparatchiks taking a temporary paid leave. That is the extent to which people in this administration take responsibility for their actions. I am not a great fan of people losing their jobs. But there is a huge disconnect between this president's rhetoric about what annoys him and his willingness to do anything about it. Should Kathleen Sebelius lose her job as secretary of HHS? I suppose you could make a case that it simply would cause still greater confusion, if that is possible. But you could not find a better candidate for a firing. She has humiliated her boss. If it is true Obama did not know about the web site's hopeless condition, she is guilty of near criminal negligence in not warning him. Yet the rumor mill does not even hint at Sebelius paying any price whatsoever. Perhaps the president is merely superhuman in terms of forgiveness. But perhaps, too, he simply does not view Sebelius' gross incompetence as failure at all. The president's vague and undefined "annoyance" at the ObamaCare failures suggests the program's problems may be deemed failures in the eyes of some. But not for him.


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Monday Morning Meltdown
Nick thinks his picture on the crew sweatshirts makes him look fat in an episode that features guest appearances by stand-up comedian Harland Williams and actor/performer Paul Scheer ("The League"). Sketches include an office-set Avatar parody, a reenactment gone horribly wrong, and a surprise appearance by Superman.
Relapse Into Refreshment
Nick talks about his obsession with scatological humor at an early age in an episode that features guest appearances from UCB co-founder Matt Walsh and comedic actor Bob Odenkirk. Sketches include a TV show about an unorthodox sniper, a man who resorts to extreme measures when lost in the wilderness, and pirates who use a very private treasure map.
Mudslide Junction
Nick is happy to be working with Gay Robot again in an episode that features guest appearances by comedic actors Horatio Sanz, Kerri Kenney and Adam Scott. Sketches include a twisted breakfast cereal parody, a radio show host who has an interesting spin on delivering bad news, and a camping tool that satisfies in more ways than one.
I Just Got Voodoo'd
Nick talks about the trouble they had casting the Freddy Krueger sketch in an episode that features guest appearances by stand-up comedians Nick Kroll and Paul F. Tompkins. Sketches include a "Top Chef" parody, Nick as a ballet dancer, and a twisted homage to the Universal horror movies of the 1940's.

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Really light and, whilst bought for travel in Asia, they also look smart, and the special anti-bugs ttreatment and ease of washing make them just right for travelling. And for me, the zip pocket on one side, will be so useful for tickets and other small items one needs close to hand.
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trousers feel nice BUT pockets are mesh & so will not last 2 minutes. Wish I had known this before buying them as they will be useless. What use are trousers without a secure place to put keys ar wallet....Grrrrrrrrrr. rubbish so if you want trousers without pockets, they are great
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I am the first in any company to suffer from the mosquito - so any help these trousers can give me will be very welcome. I am taking a total of three pairs of trousers on holiday and the total weight will be less than one pair of jeans.
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These trousers fit really well, they are light so good for abroad and for walking. They have a good number of pockets without looking too bulky and from previous experience they wear very well. Highly recommended.
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Just what I needed for summer holidays and walking. Lightweight and mosquito treated with good pockets including security zipped pocket. Good velcro pocket fastenings. Excellent value at halfprice in sale.
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I was served by a lady called Ronnie assistant no. 0683, she knew her stock very well, not only did this entice me to buy, but to buy 2 products instead of one, I will certainly visit the store again
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These trousers are lightweight and sturdy. Suitable for casual wear as a 'cargo' type trouser, and ideal for outdoor activities, where the anti-mosquito fabric should come in handy,
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These trousers are the only ones I have found to fit my long legs without being baggy everywhere else! They are comfortable and hard-wearing and represent great value for money.
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If you are looking for value for money, great choice and good old fashioned service try these stores, the products I purchased are exceptional value and quality.
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Comfotable and good fitting trousers. Can,t comment on effectiveness of mossie repelling properties as we haven't been away with them yet.
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Good quality, very lightweight. I haven't been able to test the anti mosquito aspect yet but very good trousers for hot summer day.
29/06/2013 10:06:37
Comfortable, and light. A bit too long, only one leg length but wife took them up. Would have preferred a range of leg lengths.
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Good value light-weight trousers for walking. Suitable for using when lined trousers are too warm and shorts not appropriate.
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Fantastic comfortable fabric for summer hiking and travelling. Great to have the incorporated mozzie repellant in the fabric.
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I was going to buy from a very well known "trek" type dealer. These are so light. Wish all my clothes were as light on this.
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Very lightweight, comfortable. I like lightweight clothing and found these excellent with a comfortable stretchy waistband.
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Mosquito proof for travel - very comfortable and excellent value for money compared to the equivalent makes and brands.


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Never been much of an Anime person, tbh... but I do watch some every once in a while that I think might be interesting, though they usually just leave me wishing I hadn't. But, I did give Attack on Titan a chance, and I'm already into episode 10 of it. I have to say, it's not as bad as a lot of the others. The characters just seem more genuine and realistic to me than most Anime where they are usually just over the top. This one is not much different in that some of the emotions the characters display are over the top.. but it is more purposeful, in that they have a reason to be THAT over the top. As where most just kind of.. "OMG ANGRY!" *Powerup moment* or whatever. Heavy emotions displayed in characters are usually just a reason to power them up somehow. But in AoT, there is both ups and downs of those and it is hardly for the more commonly used 'power-up' scenarios. I really liked the portrayal of fear in the series. Like the captain threatening to blow the group up after finding out Erens little 'trick' (avoiding spoilers). I have to give this a solid 7/10 which is more than I can say for most Anime series.
not to mention, the plot is pretty interesting as well.
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Jersey Shore communities are bulking up dunes along the oceanfront, preparing for a possible nor'easter that's supposed to slam into the region this weekend.
In Brick Township, crews began moving extra sand onto the beach Wednesday and will finish by Thursday night, the township said in a statement. The sand is being shaped into a protective berm.
"With the weather forecast calling for the potential of moderate coastal flooding it is essential that we build our beaches and berms as much as possible to protect areas that were devastated by Sandy and are still vulnerable," said Brick Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis.
"The crews will work until it is done," said Acropolis.
Two storms are expected to merge and form a powerful nor'easter Thursday night or Friday. That could mean trouble for parts of New Jersey and bring flooding to the coastal areas, according to WHYY-TV in Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del.
"We're now currently talking to all the towns along the coast who don't have dunes or berms. We're talking to all those towns and trying to get them emergency sand if they need it," said state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin told WHYY.
A coastal flood watch has been issued for Ocean County, according to the National Weather Service. Widespread minor flooding is expected during Friday's high tide periods, and moderate flooding is forecast for Saturday's high tide.
The importance of dunes was illustrated during Sandy in Sea Girt, according to Mayor Ken Farrell. A section of the boardwalk in the Monmouth County town was ripped up during the storm, but Farrell says a strong dune system there prevented major devastation.
"While the dunes on the east side of the boardwalk were destroyed, they caught up and they absorbed the energy," he said Wednesday.
"So little damage happened beyond the boardwalk. There's no damage to our street. You don't see a lot of damage to any of our infrastructure," the report also said.
Wave heights, meanwhile, are predicted to reach between 8 and 12 feet Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, bringing moderate to severe beach erosion.
High tide at the Mantoloking Bridge will occur at 10:08 a.m. and 11:46 p.m. Friday, and 11:11 a.m. and 11:38 p.m. Saturday.
On the oceanfront, high tide will occur and 5:20 a.m. and 4:48 p.m. Friday, and 6:13 a.m. and 6:40 p.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service warning predicts 4-8 inches of snow along with "a trace of ice." Snow Friday morning will turn to rain, but then back to snow late in the day Friday into Friday evening.
The Shore area is "on the edge" of the line between heavy snow amounts and lighter amounts, and the forecast could vary, the warning said.
There is no tally on the cost of the sand, but Brick township will be reimbursed by the state Department of Environmental Protection to tune of 75 percent.
In the statement, Acropolis thanked Gov. Chris Christie for providing funding for dune protection in anticipation of the coming storm.
"We would be doing it anyway to protect the families and homes from further damage and loss, but it is reassuring to know that a significant part of the costs will be paid for by the state," he said.


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Healthcare Win Won't Prevent Other Political Pitfalls for Obama
Healthcare ruling will energize Obama's Democratic base but won't necessarily win over swing voters
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The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision on National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Sebelius helps President Barack Obama's campaign in a big way. Fundraisers, partisans, and surrogates will throw him a lot of love over the coming weeks. He gets to add a strong value proposition slide to his PowerPoint collection.
But don't expect undecided voters to do the same. Their vote doesn't hinge on it. It pivots on jobs. Over the course of the last month, most of the major polls show that 55 percent of people rank the economy as their first priority, but only 14 percent do the same for healthcare. Big chunks of the public won't be jumping the Obama bandwagon post-haste.
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The president's supercharge comes from the refreshed narrative he can now convey to energize influential interests within the Democratic Party. He's going to get a lot of applause from partisans who have the power to mobilize voters during the general election. Not to mention more donors will be compelled to write checks at some of the big-ticket fundraising events he has scheduled in the coming weeks.
However, the looming Attorney General Eric Holder contempt vote could burst the president's 44 blue balloons. If Republicans prevail, they'll able to use the victory to change the political dialogue. It doesn't bode well now for the White House; several Democrats have already signaled they'll cast their vote in red ink.
The healthcare ruling gives the president's campaign bus a smooth stretch of road, but any one of the many political potholes coming up could force it to swerve onto the shoulder.
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Disillusioned charlatan Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) comes face to face with pure evil after recruiting a documentary film crew to capture the final exorcism of his career. For years, Reverend Marcus has taken advantage of the faithful and desperate. Now it's time for him to finally come clean. Just as Reverend Marcus prepares to shoot the film that will set the record straight, he receives an urgent letter from a desperate farmer. The devil has taken possession of his beloved daughter Nell (Ashley Bell), and Reverend Marcus is their last hope for salvation. Up to this point it's been all fun and games; now things are about to get serious. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A woman finds herself drafted into the battle of finding the perfect man in this romantic comedy. Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane) is a kindergarten teacher in her mid-thirties who is still dealing with the emotional aftermath of her divorce eight months ago. While her sisters, Christine (Ali Hillis) and Carol (Elizabeth Perkins), both think Sarah needs to start dating again, Sarah herself isn't so sure. Carol decides to force the issue by posting Sarah's photo and profile on an Internet dating site, and soon a number of seemingly eligible bachelors are sending her e-mails in hopes of a date. However, nearly every man she meets turns out to be a loser, with the exception of Jake (John Cusack), who is smart, good looking, and even brings along a dog for their walk in the park (though he doesn't tell her the pooch was borrowed for the occasion). However, Sarah also makes the acquaintance of Bob (Dermot Mulroney), the divorced father of one of her students, and she finds herself having to choose between two potentially worthwhile men. Meanwhile, Sarah's widowed father, Bill (Christopher Plummer), decides to give Internet dating a try, and lands himself a new steady in Dolly (Stockard Channing). Must Love Dogs is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Claire Cook. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Oakland A's agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Philip Humber, the Bay Area News Group reported Sunday.
The Houston Astros made Humber a free agent on Oct. 3 by declining a $3 million club option for next season. Humber, 30, had a 7.90 ERA in 54 2/3 innings, mainly as a reliever.
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Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer.
Butalbital is in a group of drugs called barbiturates. It relaxes muscle contractions involved in a tension headache.
Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant. It relaxes muscle contractions in blood vessels to improve blood flow.
The combination of acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine is used to treat tension headaches that are caused by muscle contractions.
Acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Do not use acetaminophen, butalbital, and caffeine if you have used an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the last 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur, leading to serious side effects.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had alcoholic liver disease (cirrhosis) or if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages per day. You may not be able to take medicine that contains acetaminophen.
Do not take more of this medication than is recommended. An overdose of acetaminophen can damage your liver or cause death.
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using any other cold, allergy, pain, or sleep medication. Acetaminophen (sometimes abbreviated as APAP) is contained in many combination medicines. Taking certain products together can cause you to get too much acetaminophen which can lead to a fatal overdose. Check the label to see if a medicine contains acetaminophen or APAP.
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I tell them, "That voice is on the tip of your tongue. It's perched on your lips. Let it fly." And they tell me, "I can't. My boss … my customers … my board members … my investors … my father-in-law."
Oct. 18, 2011 — A house divided against itself cannot stand, referenced Abraham Lincoln during the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates when the 16th president was trying to become an Illinois senator.
The idea is that in the best interest of citizens, elected officials need to reach compromise through nonpartisan efforts.
The state of California at the local level — school board, city councils and supervisors — did away with electing officials along party lines for those very reasons; to make sure the community as a whole is served.
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I don't even think words can describe the way I feel. A day in your shop might make me hate my own business (and I currently love it). Absolutely stunning work!!!!!
I don't even think words can describe the way I feel. A day in your shop might make me hate my own business (and I currently love it). Absolutely stunning work!!!!!
Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.
Thank you for the kind words!
We finally completed Project Scuderia Restore which spanned through an exhaustive 16-weeks. It began right from the beginning with a bare-metal restoration of the bodywork. It had lacked the proper gloss and the grainy textured-finish was the result of a previous repaint using a poorly skilled painter and a lackluster paint system. We dedicate a lot of our time restoring the aesthetics portion for Ferrari's and the goal of this particular project was to achieve a better-than-factory finish for the paintwork. We paired PPG's Hi-Solids Clear-coat with a Nero Daytona base coat mixture that came from our supplier's tinting lab. This ensures that it is extremely accurate to the colour tonality of a factory Ferrari.
The engine had a phletora of carbon-fiber components which were restored and explained previously.
The paintwork finish was then placed through a combination of our wet and dry-sanding program using Mirka's Abralon series of sanding pads which flattens out the orange-peel texture of the fresh paintwork. The reflections are razor-sharp and have a remarkable mirror-like finish.
A set of lightweight spacer and bolts were fitted to the Scuderia to widen the tyre profiles for an improved flush with the wheel arches.
Several sections of the leather upholstery were damaged and was then repaired/replaced including the cowling on the dashboard. The carbon-fiber goodies inside the cabin was also detailed to our signature finish providing a contrasty deep, matte leather surface with the mentioned high-gloss CF-trim. The rest of the cabin was then detailed to perfection.
A set of matte-black stripes were custom-measured, cut and fitted in-house to provide a more subtle identification to the Scuderia.
Undeniably one of the best angles of the Scud...
The remarkably impressive engine bay was given a fresh new lease of life with the carbon-fiber components restored to a better-than-factory finish.
Here a synergy of high-gloss carbon-fiber components and a deep, wet paintwork finish flows together in perfect balance.
The wheels were refinished in a darker shade of gunmetal and given the matte-treatment.
Absolutely subtle-match of wheels and thrills...
Here's another look at the matte-gunmetal wheels!
Hope you enjoyed the photos and the restoration of the Scuderia! ;-)
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Amazing work Darren! I always enjoy looking at this thread. Thank you for the updates.
Thank you for the kind words
We detailed the first Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Roadster in the country and unlike it's other sibling with a fixed roof, it looks decidedly unique in it's proportions. Just the mere absence of the C-pillar in the roadster-version gives it an attractive tapered-down profile enhanced by the appearance(or should you prefer, the disappearance) of the convertible top's fabric. This is a shot taken to showcase the unique hydrophobic features and technology of our Signature Series detailing finishes that provides maximum protection at minimal fuss.
Gorgeous matte-black wheels with polished lips...
The view from up front with the convertible top left-on makes it look exactly like the SLS AMG Coupe.
Tons of character in the Roadster:
The same thunderous V8 engine also powers the Roadster to a thrilling 0 - 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds! Just imagine doing that topless...
This particular SLS AMG Roadster is dressed to kill. Dark tanned leather with swatches of carbon-fiber flows through the interior...
Absolutely classy. Contrasting with our popular matte-finish 5-stage leather feed system the detailed carbon-fiber components look stunning in their own right.
Exquisite carbon-fiber everywhere!
Right down to the side steps...
The SLS Roadster took us over a week to detail to perfection. We gave it our signature finish...
This is what a 563 bhp open-top driving experience looks like...
A more conventional access point compared to it's coupe sibling with the trademark gull-wing doors:
The SLS AMG Roadster's convertible top was treated with our nano-technology based hydrophobic coating system. The left-side indicates the treated surface whilst the right is left untreated. (Note that this is a brand new vehicle.)
And here's a parting shot of the gorgeous roadster. Hope you enjoyed the photos! :-)
"Detailing is as much an art as it is a science"
I checked out a few of your YouTube videos. Water is truly scared to death to stay on those cars!
Thanks guys
We recently spent a week detailing the new McLaren MP4-12C and what a piece of engineering marvel this one is. Whilst the Ferrari 458 is evocative in it's styling and handling, the MP4-12C is pure technical prowess. Right down to the way it's technology powers the car and keeps it in control. Impressive is a mild understatement.
From any angle, the car is indeed aggressively styled. It seems to have design elements from nature's aqua-marine creatures...
Our Signature Series detailing took care of the paintwork producing an extremely high-gloss finish and treated with our renowned hydrophobic coating system for fuss-free all-weather protection.
The interior is a design study in itself with turbines for a/c vents and minimalist centre console.
The cabin is a luxurious blend of nappa leather, alcantara and carbon-fibre. All of which were treated with a combination of our popular 5-stage leather-feed system, Alcantara-Guard system along with the carbon-fibre sections being buffed to perfection and protected with our in-house coating system.
Paint quality was generally acceptable for a supercar but it seemed to have issues near the engine where the intense heat from the turbocharged block caused the painted section below the engine cover to melt.
Pure drama.
The butterfly-doors are a feature for the MP4-12C and works in dramatic fashion. The swinging movement feels lighter than the Lamborghini's scissor-doors to operate as is the cool but gimmicky touch-sensitive door lever mechanism.
It's not difficult to somehow appreciate the rather organic and symmetrical cues of the McLaren as they seem to be strikingly avant-garde yet oddly-familiar. You'll have to sit in one up-close to understand it.
The integrated LED tail lamps look absolutely sublime...
MP4-12C - The Shark.
The powerful mid-mounted twin-turbocharged M838T 3.8-litre V8 engine packs a 592 horsepower punch and the exhaust note certainly rumbles with character.
Detailing her for a week makes you realise how compact the MP4-12C's dimensions are relative to other supercars but she certainly stands out with a distinctive design language which is impressive.
Hope you enjoyed the photos!
"Detailing is as much an art as it is a science"
Amazing photos. If you don't mind, I've got a question for you. You've mentioned several times that you're removing orange-peel present in the factory paint through wet sanding. This is a topic that I've had some interest in lately. From what I understand, the peel is usually a problem beneath the clear coat. Does that mean that you need to sand the clear off completely to correct the paint? Are you re-clearing as well? If so, this seems like a tremendously involved endeavor!
Hi Matt!
Orange-peel correction should be approached carefully and always in tandem with a paint-thickness gauge. It is a very skilled process which involves removing the peaks in the clear-coat to achieve a "flat" surface. There are also variable degrees to the correction with factory-paint being able to be levelled fairly flat but not at the same achievable expectation that a vehicle refinished with custom base-coat and clear-coating layering options and techniques which would allow for what I would consider to be an extremely levelled paint finish. It has been discussed many times in the forum and there are some valuable thread postings that will take you in great detail how it is done correctly. Refer to them as a lot of time has been spent documenting the processes by the thread starters with photos as reference.
Hope that helps and good luck!
"Detailing is as much an art as it is a science"
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Sea Oats in Cherry Grove Beach
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- sleeps 8
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Beautiful Oceanfront 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo on top floor. Spacious deck overlooking the ocean. Elevator. Ocean at your foot steps!
Must be Twenty-five Years old or older to rent.
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Master Bedroom - Queen Bed, 2nd Bedroom - 2 Twin Beds, 3rd Bedroom - Queen Bed & 1 Bunk Bed - Livingroom Sofa - Pull Out Sleeper
Corner Unit - 3rd floor.
Washer & dryer in Condo
Large living room area, Full kitchen
Flatscreen TV (living area and master bedroom)
Outdoor Pool
Grill area.
Covered and uncovered parking. No motorcycles or trailers are allowed to park in the Sea Oates Parking Lot(per condo association). Public Parking is located directly across the street from the condo building.
No smoking in Condo.
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Cherry grove beach. Quiet residential area.
Close to Cherry grove fishing pier and Rte 17 major Myrtle Beach attraction.
Perfect location for golf outings.
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May 11 - June 8 $850/week
June 8 - June 29 $1000/week
June 29 - Aug 10 $1200/week
Aug 10 - Sept 29 $900/week
Sept 29 - Dec 31 $700/week
Gail Tomasz 508-435-5468
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