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Our flagship system, Digistar, the fastest-selling digital planetarium in the world, offers fulldome video playback, realtime computer graphics, and a complete 3D digital astronomy package fully integrated into a single theater system. As a full-service system provider, E&S also offers Spitz domes, hybrid planetarium systems including Goto optical mechanical projectors integrated with Digistar and a full range of theater systems from audio and lighting to theater automation.
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In Sarah Lawrence College's nationally recognized writing program, students work in close collaboration with faculty members who are active, successful writers. The program focuses on the art and craft of writing. Courses in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction are offered.
In workshops, students practice their writing and critique each other's work. The program encourages students to explore an array of distinctive perspectives and techniques that will extend their own writing ability—whatever their preferred genre. Conferences provide students with close, continual mentoring and guidance and with opportunities to encounter personally their teachers' professional experiences. Teachers critique their students' writing and select readings specifically to augment or challenge each student's work. In conferences, student and teacher chart a course of study that best allows individual students to pursue subjects and issues that interest them, to develop their own voice, to hone their techniques, and to grow more sophisticated as readers and critics.
The College offers a vibrant community of writers and probably the largest writing faculty available to undergraduates anywhere in the country. Visits from guest writers who give public readings and lectures are an important component of the curriculum throughout the year.
Sarah Lawrence College also takes full advantage of its proximity to the New York City literary scene, with its readings, literary agencies, publishing houses, and bookstores—as well as its wealth of arts and culture. The city provides fertile ground for internships in which students can use their writing training in educational programs, schools, publishing houses, small presses, journal productions, magazines, and nonprofit arts agencies.
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Over the winter months, many folks get cabin fever-the all-but-unbearable feeling of being cooped up inside and not being able to travel or go about your business freely due to temperature and/or weather constraints. But not me-no, sir. Instead, I get Corvette fever-the all-but-unbearable feeling of not being able to open the hood up or get underneath my Corvette(s) to get my hands-on garage time in. To while away those long winter hours, I think of things that need to be done to my rides or projects I want to do to improve them or personalize them in some way. And, inevitably, by the time that Spring thaw rolls around, I have a pretty long laundry list of things to do.
Another winter-time activity of mine is getting my tools, gear, and equipment ready for work as soon as the weather breaks. That usually entails making sure all my sockets are properly sorted and in their respective places in trays or holders; I've found that there are precious few things more annoying or frustrating than needing a certain tool-a socket, for instance-and not finding it where it's supposed to be. And unless you share your tools with somebody else, there's nobody else to blame for this but yourself for not putting it back where it belongs when you last finished using it.
I always like to give my wrenches, sockets, ratchets, and extensions a good wipe-down with a shop rag while I'm at it to remove any grease, grime, or gunk that may be on them, although I'm usually pretty good about cleaning my tools after each project before stowing them.
I frequently use air tools, so lubricating them with air tool oil is another good "keep-busy" winter task, as well as organizing all those essential garage chemicals like carb and choke cleaner, WD-40, naptha, denatured alcohol, and such. I also have a "utility tray" that contains other essentials like nitrile gloves, a utility knife, safety glasses, shop rags, an LED flashlight, ink marker, tape measure, and other indispensable miscellaneous implements that I know I'll usually need at some point during various projects.
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Initial Care
Following installation, darker shaded floors should be waxed with Dark 'n' Rich and light shaded floors should be waxed with Lite 'n' Natural.
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Sweep or vacuum the floor to remove loose dirt before it can scratch or be ground into the floor's surface. Wax the floor once or twice a year, about as often as you would shampoo your carpet. DO NOT use Bruce No-Wax Cleaner on wax finish floors.
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Buffing your hardwood floor between waxing will restore the original sheen. Large, heavy weight buffing machines impart a much higher sheen to wax finish than small, lightweight machines. Use a fiber bristle brush attachment only. It may be desirable to wax the floor slightly more often in drier climates, during the winter, and in heavy traffic areas.
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Never clean or wet mop your Bruce hardwood floor with water. Do not use any wax or cleaner that must be mixed with water such as oil soap, as this may ruin your floor and result in a loss of warranty. Water can dull the finish and permanently damage the floor.
If your floor abuts exterior doors, put outside door mats at the entrances to keep dirt and moisture from being tracked in. Inside, you may want to add an area rug to further prevent dirt and moisture from being tracked onto your hardwood floor. Don't use rubber, foam back, or plastic mats as they may discolor the floor. To prevent slippage of area rugs, use an approved vinyl rug underlay from a re***ble manufacturer.
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"Giving to the poor is an essential part of Christian morality. I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. Im afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare... If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things that wed like to do but cannot do because our charitable expenditure excludes them." --C.S. Lewis
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"We got Sweet 16's baby" bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
This was one of the related videos and I watched it. Twice.
Thriller chiming in with just two "folks" in his post.
Bringing down his average folks per post to 3.8 fpp.
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BYU 1984 National Champs.
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Teri Murray's Acceptance Speech at the St. Louis American's Excellence in Health Care Awards Lunch
Dean of School of Nursing Recognized as Stellar Performer
Teri Murray, Ph.D., dean of SLU's School of Nursing, shared the following remarks in accepting St. Louis American's Stellar Performer Award on April 29, 2011.
|Teri Murray, Ph.D., is dean of SLU's School of Nursing.
I am deeply honored to receive and accept the Stellar Performer in Health Care Award. Thank you, St. Louis American Foundation. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my family and friends, my husband (Bruce), Mom (Ester,) sister and children, all of whom have been my greatest advocates and supporters. I thank Saint Louis University for providing me with an excellent education and the opportunity to lead a fine School of Nursing with outstanding administrators, faculty and staff.
I am amazed that I would receive a health care award. As long as I can remember I always wanted to be a teacher. At 3-years old, I would wait for my sister, Cornelia, to come home from St. Edwards's kindergarten, eager to hear what she had learned that day. I would then form my own classroom with dolls, and carefully teach them what I had learned. I even assigned homework. I did this while my sister watched the popular TV series, "Julia," a nurse played by Diahann Carroll. You see, my sister wanted to be the nurse of the family and I was born to teach.
While attending Northwest High, there was a teacher's strike. The media not only covered the strike but the many challenges associated with teaching adolescents. Troubled by the media reports and influenced by my sister, I switched my major on my college applications from teaching to nursing. What a great decision!
Nursing is the only profession that is synonymous with caring. The origins of nursing lie in the most fundamental of human impulses: to care for those who are sick, frail, helpless or in distress. Nurses, without discrimination, provide care to everyone -- the very rich, the hopelessly poor -- regardless of one's religion, race, nationality or gender.
While studying nursing at Saint Louis University, I was informed and formed by the Jesuit values and the notion of social justice. Transformed, I made the commitment to work with and serve the needs of others -- truly believing that the burdens and benefits of society should be fairly and equitably distributed. These ideals led to my work as a public health nurse.
Public health nurses promote and protect the public's health, ensuring access, opportunity and community involvement. As a public health nurse, I saw firsthand the difference one nurse can make in the quality of a patient's life. Nurses touch patient lives in ways that restore one's faith in humanity.
Today, as a leader in health care I will continue to serve others by:
- Working to improve the health of underserved communities with the goal of assuring access to safe, quality, affordable health care; and by
- Providing educational opportunity for those from under-represented groups to ensure a diverse workforce.
According to the most recent national survey of registered nurses, nurses from minority backgrounds represented less than 20 percent of the registered nurse workforce. In looking at the backgrounds, the RN population is comprised of 5.4 percent African American; 3.6 percent Hispanic; 5.8 percent Asian/Native Hawaiian; and 0.3 percent American Indian/Alaskan Native.
If you look at gender, men comprise 6.2 percent of the nation's R.N. workforce.
Recruiting under-represented groups in nursing is a priority for the nursing profession and is consistent with the recommendations from the new Institute of Medicine report on the Future of Nursing. There is yet a lot of work to be done.
This work will take the cooperation and involvement of all of us in this room, those from the various government offices, businesses, health care institutions, insurance industries and academia. We must recognize that diversity is a critical part of the mission of health care and a national challenge for the future workforce.
A culturally diverse workforce is essential in meeting the health care needs of the nation and reducing the health disparities that exist among minority populations. In closing, we must all work toward the change we wish to see in the world.
Again, I am eternally grateful to the St. Louis American Foundation for this award. I will do my best to perform in a manner consistent with the merits of the award. Thank you.


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We've found that Corvette owners are the restless sort, dissatisfied not only with most production sports cars (hence the reason for getting into a Vette in the first place), but with stock power levels as well (hence all the upgrades we feature on these pages).
So we were hardly surprised to find that Andy Green of A&A Corvette Performance went through some wheelin' and dealin', plus some serious motor massaging, to fully realize the potential of his '06 C6 "Grand Sport."
"I've always liked [the Grand Sport] color scheme," Green explains. "But the original version was down on power, and I knew I could fix that." Fix indeed, since by the time he was done breathing on the engine bay, he had 735 ponies pounding the pavement.
It wasn't just about power, though. "I thought an '06 C6 would serve as sort of a 10th anniversary tribute to the original '96 edition," he adds.
Understanding his motivations, though, requires a bit of background, both on Green himself and on the yellow '08 C6 that served as a precursor to this project. In keeping with our initial characterization of Corvette owners as ambitious types, it is Green's self-assigned mission in life to test and refine, and then test yet again, a whole slew of superchargers and other performance parts. So when he took delivery of the canary-colored car at the Corvette Museum at Christmastime in 2007, he had a lot more goodies waiting for him under the tree. After getting a tour of the Bowling Green factory, and downloading some performance software right at the museum (using an HP Tuner), he bombed across country, by way of Graceland and Vegas, back to his Oxnard, California, shop to see what was stuffed into those stockings hung with care.
Green eventually unwrapped five blowers-count 'em, five-to see what sort of power he could pull out of the LS3. Along the way, he experimented with a couple of camshafts and two different diff ratios, before finally settling on a 2.73. He also modified the exhaust four times before arriving at the current setup (a 3-inch B&B Fusion), along with bolting on Brembo brakes and Pfadt coilovers.
Before playing around with all these parts, though, Green first swapped out the engine with a built LS3, which had been prepped with ported heads from West Coast and fitted with forged Diamond pistons. Factoring in the slight 3cc dish on the tops and the 74cc bowls on the heads, he was able to drop the stock compression ratio from 10.6:1 down to 9.8:1, enabling as much as 13 pounds of boost from a Vortech T-trim centrifugal supercharger. That little jewel was good for as much as 680 horses, as verified by A&A's in-house dyno.
Still not satisfied, he later switched to an Si-trim head unit on the car. That's because Green is fanatical about forced induction, making sure he squeezes out every bit of boost from his blower setups. As part of that process, he's figured out how to optimize the efficiency of the airflow. More about that in a moment, but first, a note on how this obsession with continuous improvement got started.
About nine years ago, and 10 Corvettes earlier in his personal collection, Green invented a simple little part called a Frame Saver. He hated scraping the nose of his C5 on a steep driveway or speed bump, so he welded up some brackets with casters on them and ran a small ad in the back of VETTE magazine. (Enterprising entrepreneurs take note: you too can become an overnight success, just by advertising in this magazine!).
Well, maybe not overnight, but within a year Green had moved his chop saw out of his home garage into a small shop, then a bigger one, and expanded his product lineup to include a bypass tube for the muffler. The latter component is no longer available, as one fateful day changed the direction of his fledgling company forever.
One of his Frame Saver customers came into the shop complaining about the slipping belt of his blower (not a Vortech unit, though), plus some overheating issues. Green stared intently at the installation for a moment, and then a light went on. By adding an extra idler pulley, and moving the tensioner over a bit, the problem could be solved-almost. He also saw how much the airflow to the radiator was blocked, so he laid it down at an angle and relocated a couple other obstructions.
The customer was so happy, word of mouth prompted even more guys to show up at Green's shop to sort out their super-charger woes. Today, Green has more work than he can handle, but he's not complaining. He installs more than 100 superchargers per year, and ships out three times that number in mail orders. And business has never slowed, even in a sluggish economy.


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Totally geeking out for the 5S and 5C.
Oh and the source that fanned and ignited my Apple obsession - iMore :)
I love Apple products because they are so simple to use. When I purchased the original iPhone it was the first Apple product that I had ever owned. Before the purchase of this phone I was a Microsoft Windows fan and would have defended it to the death. Once I purchased my iPhone I began to look into the Apple product line a little further. I had friends who had macs and refused to own a PC. I began to use their computers from time to time, and began to find that I enjoyed the simplicity and the ease of use that OSX had to offer. I noticed that the operating system was less buggy and was a lot more responsive than Windows. Not long after this I purchased my first Macbook which lasted longer than any Windows laptop that I have ever owned. I have loved my iPhone since then and I am now on my second Macbook which is a Retina Macbook. I am still loving the Apple infrastructure and their model of simplicity and ease of use and I am looking forward to the announcement later today. Not long after I purchased my iPhone I found an awesome news outlet that had the news of all the latest and greatest gadgets from Apple as well as the accessories that make them better, this website was then called The iPhone Blog. This blog has grown and changed throughout the years much as the iPhone, iPad and the Macbook. The staff has refined the blog as they added podcasts and new contributors as some of the past contributors sadly went their own way. The blog grew from simply being about the iPhone to being an all inclusive news outlet for all things Apple which is now iMore. Although, the names and the faces of the contributors may change they still bring us the best, and latest news about the goings on at the ever secretive campus at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, CA. Go iMore and Apple I hope to continue to follow you both for many years to come for awesome innovations in technology and the news about those innovations!
I love iMore so much in fact it was the source from where I found all the great apps I have. Now for the iPhone where do I start, it's the fastest phone out there I'm in love with it. I once have had an iPhone 4S but sadly It slipped and got broke. I like the fact that the iPhone 5s has an amazing build quality I mean when you hold an iPhone it feels different it feels premium. I love it so much and what I like about the iPhone is that it has the best in screen keyboard ever no phone has ever matched the iPhone keyboard it's smooth, responsive, fast and incredibly accurate. I wish I could win the iPhone 5s, it's the iPhone we all love and more!
I do love iMore, especially on Apple launch days, and I also love Apple, most of the time. I do really hope they make compelling hardware improvements this time though. A camera that can handle high contrast environments would be enough for me. I'm getting tired of washed out images because part of the image is dark and part is light.
I am a fan of technology especially smart phones, so an iPhone 5s would be good to add to the collection. Plus I am curious to see the new iOS7 and how it plays out on the iPhone.
Ever since I got an iPhone, iMore has been the only site I turn to for anything Mac or iOS based. I have been turning to iMore since they were Tipd.
And when I moved from a BB to an iOS device, once of the best decisions I made. And now with all the linking between devices, just makes life easy.
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Apple is the best at EVRYTHING, period! ...but there is one more thing... iMore is even better ;) have you heard of it? Yeah? It's simply the best site ever, that's all. CHEERS!
I LOOOOOOOOVE Apple products but what I love even more is iMOOOOOORE!!!!
winning a new iphone 5x would be amazing.
I always enjoy the updates you guys provide on iMore. I look forward to the coverage of the event today and what Apple is going to bring to us! I love these events Apple has every year. It adds a really big "special" feeling always gives me something to look forward to. Thanks iMore for doing these contests!
I love Apple and iMore. Gimmie gimmie gimmie.
Apple products are simply superior and superior in their simplicity.
iMore's coverage of all things Apple is comprehensive and informative.
Its not a smart phone its something not from this world that apple creat just from the first smart phone that was iphone 1 and eveey time apple brings out is fixing the great stuff that brings iphone to the market that why evwry company is aways trying tu compete and apple doesn't compete true story
Love the iPhone. Can't wait for 1pm!
I love Apple.
If you could give me a free iphone... that would be great :)
I love iMore because it keeps me posted and I love apple everything, apple products are high quality, zero hassle, and pretty much run my life and keeps organized and connected! ❤❤❤
I wasn't a fan until I got my first iPhone and they hook me up with a Phone that works very well and that I can connect to so many device. It's the easiest fun to operate and the funniest one.
I love aPple and iMore so much it hurts!!!
Add me to the contest big baaaaabieeeee!!
Apple continues to make beautiful devices that just work, and work well, thats what had me hooked. With never ever winning any kind of contest, this would sure be an awesome one to win. No better place on planet Earth for all things Apple than iMore. You guys rock and keep up the awesome work!
Apple is fantastic because it wants to achieve perfection. So many people/companies attempt to be "just good enough" and - in the end - it always feels like the easy way out. Apple refuses to compromise: design is key, and when you hold/use an Apple product, you know it.
iMore is just as good as Apple (in its target space): they attempt perfection. Rumors are not good enough, but actual journalism is the mode. Find the answers, share them with the audience, but never settle for "good enough": get the info, get it right, and keep bringing it to the table. Great job to both Apple and iMore.
i love apple 'cause their stuff works, and it's beautiful and simple.
Honestly, the biggest reason for my Apple love is their customer service. Any problems I've ever had with apple products were fixed immediately and with care. It's a nice feeling to know that if something malfunctions, you will be taken care of.
I love iMore because they constantly have the freshest news and leaks as well as thought out and well written articles when news seems to slow down. Also, the community is awesome.
Would absolutely love to have IPhone 5s. I love all things tech. It would pair great with my macbook pro.
If Apple and iMore were to battle to the death over a pit of alligators, I wouldn't know who to root for because I love them both so much. In the end, my indecisiveness would compel me to jump into the alligator pit just to never witness the tragedy of the things I love kill each other.
I can't even describe how I feel today, only a little more than 2 hours away from the announcement. Thanks iMore for all the coverage you do each and every year! ;)
Well, I'm not going to say that I love Apple; I respect Apple and the products and services that it provides. On the other hand, I really do love iMore. I consider this website the best for fair and balanced reporting on all things Apple. One can't ask for more.
Disclaimer, I work at Apple for five years. Not all of them good years.
I love Apple because it designs sleek, smooth products and iMore does the most fantastic job at covering not only the products but also the industry.
I am planning on switching to Apple from Blackberry once the 5S is released. Tired of being disappointed by my phone, and I can't wait to have a reliable/easy to use phone with tons of app content! iMore will be my place to be for iPhone info as I get used to the switch!
So unproductive today... should have taken off. 1PM Eastern time cannot come soon enough!!!
I love apple. It is the best brand of technology to me. People might disagree but apple has lots of new phones, computers, laptops, iPads, and you can't forget Apple TV and lots more coming out. Apple has a lot of experience in technology.
IMore is the best place to get latest apple news and upcoming events. It is up to date with everything. I would recommend this source to anyone who needs or likes Apple news.
I hope I win this iphone 5c to replace my 3.
I am the walrus.
Ever since the release of the first iPhone apple seemed to me like the best smartphone provider. Every year when they release a bew phone its exciting almost as if it is some sort of holiday to celebrate the launch. And what imore does is great since they inform the public everything up to date in apple.
I love visiting iMore to read the interesting articles and latest tech news. Apple is my favorite brand for their innovative and eye catching products.
Who wouldn't want the latest iPhone!
Love checking out the latest and greatest apple has to offer while viewing iMore! Thanks guys and gals!!
Have you ever been on a support call with Microsoft? I've been on several very frustrating calls with a lot finger pointing back to hardware vendors. Several months ago I had an issue with my mac Mini, called support, got escalated up the support levels. Each rep was pleasant to speak with and the problem was solved. Point is, Apple has closed architecture that they support completely. No driver issues, hardware issues.
I love iMore more because you keep us up to date on all aspects of Apple hardware, software and other important items and events.
Finally, I miss Leanna Lofte!
Apple has slowly crawled into my tech life. It started with a gift from my bro: the original iPhone. Then there was suspect activity going on with my PC, so got my first MacBook, black, like my coffee, which I still use today. Then the mouse. What?! Yeah. The mouse, which I never imagined I'd spend 60 bucks on. Then the iPad 2, waited in line for which I never got, which I use a lot for writing, video watching, and surfing.
I was a fan of TIPB but you guys changed to imore. Not sure why as I thought TIPB was pretty clever. But I do visit the site a lot still to get my Apple news.
Somebody tell my why apple wont make the iphone screen bigger!!!!
Love what apple is doing, and can't wait to see what's next. Only a few more hours!!
I love the Apple stores - very impressive setup! I love iMore as they have contests like this and are part of Mobile Nation. :)
I'll be honest - Never had an apple device, was Blackberry then Android last year, so I can't say how much I love the company. Broke my Android last week though and been looking around for a new phone - iPhone is what's tempting me at the minute, the design of the software (especially what I've seen from ios7) and the hardware look great.
Have to say though iMore has been great - lots of information easily available and reading through the forums has been very useful in helping decide my next phone. I'll be tuning in later for the announcement too.
I love apple simply because they make their own hardware and only allow their software on their hardware as the base. Switched from Android solely for this reason.
I will keep this simple. Imore is one of the first Icons I press everyday. The knowledge and up to date information is awesome. With imore, you don't need anymore websites to go to, they give you all the information you need. As for Apple products, I will keep it simple, Well constructed product, built to last. Most important, Apple products talk to each other so you don't have too.
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Since i started buying smartphones, I was on Verizon. I always thought "What phone will get me the experience closest to the iPhone?" Once the iPhone finally hit Verizon, I went there and never looked back. I've also been an iMore frequent visitor ever since and still check it out every day! I love iMore, love iPhone, love everything Apple!
I love Apple because of all new innovations they came out every year!!!
And I love iMore because you bring all newest informations and news I have to know about Apple :))))
i love apple so much that i bought apple batteries just to use for my tv remote. i love imore because it doesn't just give us apple news but opinion and analysis pieces
Apple is the most innovative company in the world and iMore is the best place to get Apple news in the world!
Apple & the iPhone are great. IPhone is one of the smoothest mobileexperiences you can ever experience. I'd love to win a 5S!
500$ could change the world
Since that 500 is going to change the winners life forever I felt
That it would be appropriate to bring everyone into the presence
Of changing someone's life for the better
I believe that whom ever receives this wonderful gift of 5 racks
Is going to be happy when they have their new iPhone and are one of the few people who first have them after they arrive on shelfs
Thanks Imore for embracing change in people's lives
- David Wales
I've taken breaks from iOS and experimented with Android and Windows Phone but I keep coming back to the iPhone. While it may not be the best at everything, the iPhone just gets the job done. I'll be checking out the iPhone event and most likely will order the new one as soon as I can.
The wealth of knowledge here on iMore is the main thing that keeps me coming back, as well as insider info from some of the members in the forums.
I've been following iMore since it was called The iPhone Blog! Love your stuff. Wish you were still more focused on mobile and tablet then Mac's but someday I'll probably make the switch. Apple has been great to me. Had every iPhone except the 3gs. Can't wait for the new one to be announced!!
I totally give credit to technology for saving me. With that said I live and breathe imore and apple. It's been 2 1/2 years since my last upgrade (longest ever!) and it would be so amazing to have a new phone!
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I love Apple so much for pulling me away from BlackBerry. And I love iMore for giving me Apple focused news!
Short of Apple TV, all of my tech is Apple products and I love it all! We have 2 Macs, 2 iPhones, an iPod Touch, and 5 iPads at our house (4 Minis and an iPad 3)! As for iMore, I check the site everyday several times a day! You guys are the best and have the best contests!
I'm a recent convert to iPhone after years of BlackBerry loyalty. I had to switch because of a work issue and I am pleasantly very impressed with iPhone and the iPad. I've had a MacBook at home for ages and loved it but wasn't sold on the mobile devices. Now, I'm sold!
And, as a new mobile Apple user, I've come to rely on iMore to guide me on this journey.
It's smaller, thinner and faster with a higher- resolution ...
+ I am definitely one of 21,934,786 readers per month who visit iMore frequently to update news/discussion about iPhone/iPad/...
+ I am definitely one of thousands iFans who press F5 again and again on iMore to update about this Apple event every years to see the next big things
+ I have iPhone4, iPhone5, iPad4 who're my close friends day by day
+ iMore = (More) than (I) expected
I love all my Apple products. I have also followed imore.com since its infancy.
iPhone 5S that would be a nice surprise
After coming from webOS when HP killed it in 2011, I've purchased the 4S and the 5 for myself, three 5s for family, 5 iPads, one iMac, 2 Mac laptops, and tons of apps and a bunch of accessories. So, I guess you could say I love Apple, yes?!. And I check iMore 2-3 x per day, so I guess you could say I love iMore, too, no?!
I went Mac/iPhone in 2008 and never looked back! And where else can you get the best Apple coverage except iMore? Nuff said.
I love apple and I love imore!
Would love to win the Gift Card and get a new iPhone 5S!
I love Apple due to the simplicity and beauty of their products. The beauty of their products speaks for itself, but more I love how their products are functional for everybody. Another all time favorite, is how their don't releasee a new device every month like how android been doing. I am not what sure happened with the iPad 3 and 4, but least they haven't been pulling that stunt again, which I am thankful for. imore I can say is the most updated and most thorough tech media on the web.
iMore is my favorite forum! I check it a few times a day. I've been an Apple fan since I was a teenager. I've always felt their product was superior and that every PC I bought was just me settling because I couldn't afford the Mac. When I finally could afford a MacBook, I got an Air and I was smitten! Apple is innovative, and when the first iPhone came out, I knew I'd have one someday. I had to wait until Verizon carried the iPhone and got the 4. Now I have the 5 and couldn't be happier. I just love Apple!
When price meet value !
I love simply and minimalistic only the best. So how not to love Apple and iMore so much? Huh?
I love apple because their products are intuitive and beautiful. And I love imore for their excellent content!
I love Apple and IMORE soo soo soo much! All my products are from Apple and I get all my Apple news from IMORE!!!
I love iMore and I would love to win!
I love apple because of its innovation and iOS has such a clean fresh ui, and is always reliable and useful.... Imore is the best for apple tech support and tech news
My iPhone is my meditation buddy. I don't get up until it dings (usually).
Good luck with the live coverage today, team iMore!
Apple produces the best products, that is why I love them!!! As far as Imore goes, they report the most interesting tech news and I find my self going to imore to get my daily tech fix. You guys rock!!
I love Apple, iPhones and iMore! Best company, best product and best tech site!
I love all of the new information, tips, and tricks that iMore gives me each and every day. It's great to stay informed about all of Apple's latest and greatest.
imore always makes me come back for more.
Here's my entry:)
Been with Apple ever since inception, love the platform, great device. Would appreciate the iPhone 5s :)
I love apple ALMOST as much as I love IMORE!
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How much can I say about iMore? Well, first of all the quality of the research and writing is phenomenal. I look at other tech sites who lower their standards of professionalism and online decorum to appear hip and modern of which neither are achieved. Rene and the iMore team understand that their business is about content, content, and content which is always top quality, in-depth, and about my favourite luxury reading topic: Apple!
Only way I could love Apple
I love apple because it has the best mobile operating sysytem! Its the best looking phones! And iMore is the best site where you can learn stuff about apple. And I want an iPhone 5S badly
I love the way iMore remains objective and realistic with all the rumors that circulate before an event like today. So many site post anything they can. But if it's on iMore it's reliable.
Love apple products, but who doesn't? Even people who "hate" Apple products are really just trying to hide a jealous love. Haha
I've had them all! Windows mobile, Blackberry, And Android. Never have I had a more complete "Out of the box" phone!
I LOVE Apple. Apple completes me!
For technology news and opinion, there are thousands of places on the internet to go. In the upper echelons you have your engadgets, etc. But, iMore is THE place to go for your Apple news. Whether it's iPhone, iPad, iPod, or whatever is next, iMore has you covered and brings you the best!
As far as tech/gadget companies go, no company provides an ecosystem quite like Apple. Sure, the Google's, the BlackBerry's, the Samsung's will do their best, but in the end it still feels cobbled together.
Apple + iMore = <3
I've been an Apple follower as well as an Apple fanatics since 2006. I now have 3 iPads, 2 iPhone 5, 2 iMacs, 1 MacBook Pro, 1 MacBook Air, 3 Time Capsules, 2 Apple TV, 2 iPod Nanos and I manage a dozen businesses with Mac OSX Mountain Lion Server all linked to iMacs and Mac Minis. I would love to win an iPhone 5s as this will probably be the first time that I will be sitting out this upgrade (although both my iPhones 5 are unlocked and off contract).
iPhone, iPad and iMore puts the "i" in the forefront. What is not to like when "i" is the most important part....
iMore is the best source for all thing Apple and iPhone. I'm a huge Apple fan and iMore I my go to site to find what I need. Thanks for all you do!
I love iMore because it keeps me up to date with all things iOS & Apple. I love Apple because it makes your life simple with how simple their products are but yet you can be advance with them as well.
Apple event today!!!!!!!!! Wooooohoooooo. Can't wait. Just love apple. Really eager to see what they have up there sleeve this time. Going to listening to the event coverage or if Apple allows it a live stream of the event on my iPad. Me and my family's two year contract is up on Verizon and would love to get the new iPhone. Love you guys too. Been listening to all your iPhone/iPad podcasts and tuning into your show when I can. I also check your site every morning to see what's new as well as the rest of the day lol. Love hearing news about apple and you guys just do an awesome job covering it. Thanks. Can't wait so excited.
I love Apple because Steve Jobs is my role model! I love that he didn't sugar coat anything and just told people how it was! And iMore is the best place on the entire interwebz to find out about Apple!
Leave a single comment below telling us how much you love Apple and how much you love iMore!
I love Apple sooooooooooooooooo much because they keep innovating. I dream of a day where we will have an iWorld (iTV, iCar, iPhone, iFridge!).
and I love iMore so freaking hugely much because it is, by far, the #1 source of news apple related. You guys don't repost the info found everywhere else, you always have great unorthodox news and I love it.
anddd...I am from Montreal so you know, favors favors! :P Pick me!
Actually right know I'm wielding a Nexus 4 but I look really forward to whatever Apple shows us today. I always like to see new kind of technology and especially Apple has a track record of introducing great and interesting new features.
And by the way: The Macbook is still the best PC in the market :-)
Apple is one of the true great companies out there. They seem to just get what people want. It may not always be bleeding edge stuff, but when they do implement something, it's usually done right (with some exceptions). I have been following iMore's great, focused, coverage of all things Apple, iOS, iPhone, and iPad since the TiPB days. I am looking forward to the ongoing great coverage of the tech that I love! Keep up the great work!!
I sincerely love Apple because they're a company that puts the user first, in my opinion. I have always been shafted with getting the raw end of the deal with other companies (like refusing to repair an out-of-warranty product), but every Apple device I've ever owned has never given me serious problems. Also I've been using an iPhone since 2010 and no other smartphone experience comes close to it. I've since had a 4S (also a 4 after I lost the 4S), and am hoping to upgrade to the 5S soon.
That said, only recently I have rediscovered iMore. However I feel it's THE site to go to for anything Apple. You guys are now a strong favourite of mine, and I love a lot of your articles. They encourage critical based thinking, and stimulates lively discussions in the comments section (which is always fun to read, if not participate.) Also the articles are quite insightful, a joy to read if I say so myself. Furthermore, I like how iMore is so social compared to other Apple sites, and that you guys are usually accurate with your reports.
In light of that, I do hope I am picked as the winner (Really, who doesn't?) as it would make me a very happy college student.
I love Apple products because they are shiny and Shiny.
I love iMore because they get to the gritty and don't let my expectations run away with themselves leading to a giant pit of disappointment filled with big spikey things.
Have had the iPhone since the 1st and imore previously TIPB is where I look for all my iPhone news!!!
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Who better than iMore to provide all the latest and greatest from Apple than Apple itself. What a no-brainer! Looking forward to the introduction of what's next in just a few more hours...the countdown continues!!
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It would be nice to win an updated phone. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I love Apple for it's simplicity and how a majority of all my devices can be in sync. And iMore is my one stop shop for all my apple needs, and it's the one site I use to set all others straight when they hear rumors.
I love, love, love Apple and the iPhone.
And I love, love, love, love, love iMore and their iPhone reporting. ;-)
To say that I LOVE APPLE would be an understatement. I have been in LOVE with technology since I can remember. Growing up the newest products always excited me. I got introduced to apple in the late 1990's and ever since I have had a serious infatuation and desire to own any of their products. My first APPLE device was the "shuffle" and I still have it to this day. My dream APPLE product is the Iphone and the Macbook Pro "Retina". I have been saving for both for some time. Once you get introduced to the APPLE "eco-sytem", everything else just seems "inadequate". Also, once you start using a MAC, its is hard, if not impossible to go back to anything else. I would be so so appreciative if I am the lucky one to win this. All the best to everyone entering. I'm gearing up for the event in a few hours.
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Imore is sooo exciting and just LOVE apple products, what would I do without my iphone!!!
A lot.
And nearly as much.
I've been gradually switching over my devices to apple and winning this would help!!! I always check up on imore daily to keep up on news & stuff... Love it!!!
While I am in both worlds of Apple and Android I love both and iMore gives me what I want to know when it comes to Apple and cant thank you guys enough.
One of the many reasons why I love you guys is because of all these great giveaways you are always having. I like Apple for their quality products.
Why do I love iMore? Rene
Why do I love Apple? It works for me.
I Like apple products because the hardware is of high quality and the software easy to use. I Have a balckberry 10 right now and i love it but with all the uncertainty of with the company and with BBM supposedly going to iOS maybe this would be a good incentive to make the switch to apple instead of Android.
My therapist says I love Apple and iMore too much and I should try other activities like eating and sleeping. I'm looking for a new therapist.
I love Apple products because they just work. It takes less time to keep them up so I can spend more time doing what I need to do!
Ive been following Imore since its tipb days. you guys have been my go to page for any apple or iphone news for the last few years. its great to see your personalities in your writing. Thank you for that. Im a poor college kid and cant afford to upgrade my 3gs to a new phone. Getting one from a writers that I follow would be amazing. Thank you for the consideration.
My life is very hectic and busy. Apple is simple and makes everything else in my life simple by association. To me, that is priceless and irreplaceable.
The two things I liked hearing from Tim this year were both at All Things D:
"We believe very much in the element of surprise. And we think customers love surprises."
Q: You've never [diversified the iPhone lineup].
Tim: "Well we haven't so far..."
I love Apple and all their products I recently sold my 6 month MacBook Air just to get the 2013 model but I need a new phone I'm still running the 3GS I was a great phone still is but outdated hardware and I love iMore because of news and other Apple related things!
I am and have been a devout Apple and iMore reader for many years now. It is a sort of marvel to watch these two entities transform over time, always catering and innovating for their followers. Hopefully, both will continue for a long time to come, adapting and providing the wonderful services that they commit to doing.
Please please please. Apple products are far superior to all of their competitors, and I cannot wait until they release the next version of the iPhone. Maybe some other products too (an iWatch for instance). I know that I will be first-in-line to buy the product(s) announced today.
As a full time Apple support Supervisor, Apple is the finest tech company in the world. IMore is first on my list in Zite with the best breaking news when it comes to Apple
Please imore, I really want the new iPhone ;)
Apple delivers high end products to the market year after year. I enjoy reading all the articles and news here at iMore. Great job on the lead up to this event.
Hi there,
This is a great contest especially with the new iPhone 5S waiting to be announced. I like Apple for the way they make products, investing just a little more energy than others to details and quality. iMore is a great place where I get my news about iDevices and gadgets in general, not only Apple made. The content is always fresh and high quality and that's why I'm reading you everyday.
The reason why I love apple so much it because of the quality of their product. My first apple product was an iPod shuffle 2nd and I was amazed how tough that little thing was. Then I got myself an iPod touch and now I have an iPhone 4S. I find the iPhone amazing when it comes to staying in contact with family and friends while I'm at college
And as for imore, this website is part of my daily life. I always come here to check the news and read through the forums. This place is amazing!!
Wow 1001 man that's a lot. Pumped for the new iPhone and iOS nvr win anything this would be awesome
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Would love the new iPhone 5s. Having my first baby any day now due date is the 24th so this would make a great camera for the new baby.
Love my iPhone, thanks for all the great info and updates
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I love apple so much from here moon.
iMore is one of the best places to get up to date with apple news.
(Then i woke up)
Waitng for IOS 7, followed soon (I hope) by the new Mac Mini so that I can finally purge Windows PC's from my life.
Since Apple started, the company has shown us that when you are done and about out, you can overcome anything and rise up. Apple is one of the most popular companies in the world. IOS 7 and the New iPhones are going to be great!
Your information,how-to's etc.written by your diversified group always seems to the viewer aka the reader. The topics you cover and how it's applied from my point of view is great.
I utilize the Eco-system of Apple and have incorporated the best of the rest into what works for me and every morning whether I'm home or away and whatever platform IMORE IS SCOURED!
Will try my luck here, have never tried an iPhone, thinking of buying one...if I win, great! or else I will anyway buy one! :P
iMore is the best for Apple news and reviews! And Apple is the best because their hardware is unmatched in the industry - they just look and feel like they should be carried all day!
I love Apple because everything just WORKS. No reset, no force close. It just flippin works. Their design quality is also top notch. I love iMore because your articles are helpful and well written. They don't bore me like some other sites. I also feel like the website is very well designed. I love both iMore and Apple and I'm so stoked for today's announcement!!
Mobile Nations is my "Go To" source and who does not love a new apple toy? Select me, ill be your bestest friend, lol.
iMore is the only place I go to read reliable Apple news. I can always count on Rene and the crew to verify any rumors, or just give insightful information. I really appreciate the things you do for the Apple community. That's why I listen to the podcast, read all the breaking news through the iMore app, and watch all of the videos posted to youtube. You guys are great! Happy Keynote Day!
Apple TV, two iPhones, iPad, iPad Mini, and technically three MacBook Pros. We are definitely an Apple family. And I like iMore because of the insights and app reviews.
I love apple and my iPhone. Can't wait for the event today. And I love imore!! I'm on this site all day every day!


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Comma asshole
Jonah Hill, 2X Oscar nominee and friend of Marty, Leo, and Brange comma asshole too? The paps were pissing him off the other day. They got in his face. It's annoying, of course it is. So he decided to tell one of them to suck his dick and then used a homophobic slur. Like Alec Baldwin. Click here Full Story
Cannes Douche-Off
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Adrien Brody and Justin Bieber were both at AMFAR in Cannes last night. The smarm, right? The smarm. I know your first inclination is to say that JB has to be bigger douche because he's, well, he's JB. And Adrien Brody won an Oscar. Really? Because Adrien Brody also wore this: Full Story
Bradley Cooper: mean, cold, arrogant, and a master manipulator?
Jennifer Esposito wrote a book. Who? She's an actress. She used to be married to Bradley Cooper. From December 2006 to May 2007. Lots of rumours about why they broke up. Some say they had a volatile relationship. It wasn't…a very stable time in his life. Anyway, Esposito's had some career setbacks. Full Story
The Artist is an Attention Whore
James Franco denied f-cking Lindsay Lohan on Howard Stern earlier this week. He also called her "delusional" and accused her of being an attention whore at one of his acting classes. Agree. She's delusional and an attention whore but… Well… James Franco is also an attention whore. Full Story
James Franco's original ideas
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James Franco was at the AOL Newfronts yesterday in New York to promote his new webseries Making A Scene With James Franco in which he and his friends cerebrally discuss their favourite cinematic moments and then re-create them with their own twist. Does this guy do original material anymore? He's like the all-time cover artist of pop culture. Full Story
James Franco is really good at taking criticism
James Franco's been performing on Broadway in Of Mice And Men with Chris O'Dowd. Remember when James Franco creeped on a 17 year old girl and then blamed her for putting him on blast on social media? Remember when there was NO outrage about his predatory behaviour? Click here Full Story
Zac Efron & Johnny Depp: MTV's Most Embarrassing
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I did not feel the urge to stick my hand down my pants and start rubbing at the sight of Zac Efron shirtless last night on stage at the MTV Awards. Especially not when he started flexing and saluting. He saluted a couple of times. It was bad. It was really, really bad. At that moment I texted Sasha: I am so embarrassed for him right now. Full Story
Leo at Coachella
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Where celebrities go to dress like assholes. Where Leonardo DiCaprio goes to dance like an asshole. Have you seen this yet? Sasha sent me an email last night with a Buzzfeed link to a dance video. She was mesmerised. She was in love. Full Story
James Franco's not a creep, just a victim of social media
Click here for a refresher on the time James Franco wanted to get a hotel room to share with a 17 year old girl called Lucy on social media. She posted their exchanges online which is when the whole world found out he's a gross pervy loser. Full Story
Celebrities and social media: James Franco edition
A 17 year old girl, soon to be 18, called Lucy, went to New York this week to pre-celebrate her milestone birthday. She went to see a few shows. At some point, after Of Mice & Men, she met James Franco. They took some pictures. She posted those pictures on social media, tagging him in some of the shots. Full Story
The Justin Bieber tapes
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I'm not sure it's a good idea for you to watch these on a Monday morning. I'm not sure it's a good idea to show you something that will make you violent on a Monday morning. So maybe don't watch if you have an important meeting coming up? Or a client lunch later on? Justin Bieber is infuriating at the best of times. Full Story


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Memo to Democratic Chicken Littles: The Sky Is Not Falling
Ah, now this is what politics is supposed to be like: Ruthless Republicans, gleeful at the prospect that they might increase the net total of human suffering. Timorous Democrats, panicking at the first hint of political difficulty and rushing to assemble a circular firing squad. And the news media bringing out the "Dems In Disarray!" headlines they keep in storage for just this purpose.
The problems of the last couple weeks "could threaten Democratic priorities for years," says Ron Brownstein. It's just like Hurricane Katrina, says The New York Times (minus the 1,500 dead people, I guess they mean, though they don't say so). "On the broader question of whether Obama can rebuild an effective presidency after this debacle," says Dana Milbank, "it's starting to look as if it may be game over." Ruth Marcus also declares this presidency all but dead: "Can he recover? I'm sorry to say: I'm not at all confident."
Oh please. Everyone just chill out.
It's incredible how often reporters and pundits proclaim that what's happening this week is the most important political development in years, and the balance of political advantage today will remain just as it is indefinitely into the future. Then a few weeks or months later things change, and they forget about what they said before, declaring once again that today's situation is how things will be forevermore. Not long ago, people were saying that the fact that Obama couldn't get a congressional vote authorizing a bombing campaign in Syria had crippled his presidency. Then the Republicans shut down the government, and people were saying they wouldn't win another election in our lifetimes. That's just in the last few months. And now people are saying that Obama's second term, which has three years left to go, is an unrecoverable disaster.
So let's try to see things from a less panicky perspective. The rollout has been a mess, but it's important to remember that this period is all a preparation for the actual implementation of the law. Nothing that's happening now is permanent. People have gotten cancellation notices, but no one has lost their coverage. The website sucked when it debuted, it sucks slightly less now, but there's still lots of time for people to sign up for plans that take effect next year. And if things aren't working properly by December, they'll probably extend the open enrollment period to a point at which everything's working. That's a hassle, sure. But you can't call the Affordable Care Act a failure until it takes effect and does or does not achieve its goals. That would be like calling your team's season a failure because they lost a couple of pre-season games.
A few Democrats will probably vote today for the Republican bill that purports to address the problem of cancellations but it's an attempt to gut the entire ACA. That's because they're cowards and fools, who think that they can protect themselves from a momentary political headwind by rushing into the Republicans' arms. And you know what will happen? Nothing. You can just add this vote to the 47 prior ones repealing the law; it'll have the same impact. It won't ever get to the Senate, and even if it did it wouldn't ever be signed by the President. It isn't even worth paying attention to.
Here's what's going to happen. The administrative fix Obama announced yesterday will temporarily staunch the political bleeding. But it will have very little effect on the actual insurance market, which is a good thing. In some states, insurance commissioners won't let the insurance companies continue to sell the junk plans we've been talking about. In others, insurers won't want to go back and re-offer the plans they cancelled. Some of the people with the junk plans will end up keeping them, but most of them will end up going to the exchanges. Many will find that they can get subsidies, or even without them find an affordable plan. Some may find that they're paying more for a plan that offers real insurance. Those in the latter group will grumble, but it won't be front-page news anymore, because the media are extraordinarily fickle, and they've already told that story.
Over the next year, the rest of the law will be implemented. There may be problems here and there, but overall it will probably go reasonably well. There will be plenty of things Democrats can point to in order to convince people that it was a good idea, like the fact that now nobody can be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, or the fact that millions of people who couldn't afford coverage or were denied before now have it. There will also be things Republicans will say to try to convince people it was a terrible idea, like the fact that premiums didn't plummet, and health care is still expensive, and Obamacare didn't give every little girl a pony.
And what else will happen in the next year? Other things. The economy may get worse, or it may get better. There may be a foreign crisis. Controversies we can't yet anticipate will emerge, explode, then disappear. A young singer may move her posterior about in a suggestive manner, causing a nation to drop everything and talk about nothing else for a week. We might start talking about immigration reform again. There's going to be another budget battle. In other words, all sorts of things could affect the next election, and the election after that.
So yes, this is a difficult period for President Obama, and for the Affordable Care Act. But everyone needs to take a deep breath and remember that things will change. They always do.
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No one has lost their coverage, you say. Yeah, but within a month, 5 million people need to find new coverage so they are insured on January 1st. And they will be expected to do this by means of an infrastructure that does not work, and probably will not be fully operational for at least another year.
Paul Waldman obviously doesn't have an individual policy. And like any good Republican posing as a Democrat, he couldn't possibly care less about those who'll be harmed. I've got mine, now let 'em get theirs he says.
Paul Waldman, you make me want to vomit.
Fri, 2013-11-15 16:19
Actually, the sky is falling. Especially for those subject to Obama's "fix" that leaves them twisting in the wind for the next year (right up to the 2014 congressional elections) wondering whether or not they'll be able to still afford their insurance. But hey, you stay the course...
The following links in no way shed light on my snarky comment.
Fri, 2013-11-15 18:03
There is a reason that the Ds front loaded the goodies in the beginning and back loaded the worse parts till after Barry was electorally safe. This is just the first shoe to drop and it is not even the biggest. Wait till the law of unintended consequences get holds of the group market....
Fri, 2013-11-15 18:50
Sat, 2013-11-16 23:14
The only thing Obama has accomplished is being elected twice. All he wants to do is campaign: Let's imagine that America is invaded by aliens. They vaporize Congress and melt down the Statue of Liberty. What does Obama do? He hits the campaign trail. "It's time for the Martians to pack their bags and leave the USA!" he tells screaming crowds at a university event in Boulder, Colorado. "I won't negotiate, or retaliate – I'm just gonna stand here and wait until they go away!" http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100239694/us-shutdown-obama-hits-the-campaign-trail-yet-again-hed-probably-do-that-if-aliens-invaded/
Fri, 2013-11-15 19:57
Waldman must believe in unicorns or alternatively, you've been toking on Mayor Rob Ford's crack pipe. Just a few ugly facts for you loon boy. Once the employer mandate kicks in, small businesses will drop their coverage for employees because most of those plans do not meet the Obamacare mandates. Those people will be thrown into the exchanges and many will more in premiums and have much higher deductibles than they do now. The same may be true for large employers who may find it is cheaper to pay the fine than to upgrade the coverage they provide to employees....ergo, more people forced into the exchanges. This is a recipe for electoral disaster..millions of angry people right around election time 2014. The result will be a Republican Senate and a bigger Republican majority in the House. Can't wait to see Hagen, Landreui, Pryor, Begich, and others on the attack ads saying "if you like your policy, you can keep your policy." RLMFAO
Fri, 2013-11-15 20:52
Oh here it is again: The "Junk plans." How do you know those millions of plans are "junk?" Because Obama told you so? Please. Stop insulting our intelligence. Clearly, junk or not, people wanted to keep those plans. We all know now that the entire ACA was set-up to make sure double-digit health care plans would "fail" their bogus criteria standards, forcing those double-digit millions into the system whether they wanted it or not!
The time for denial and lying is over. Obama's Frankensurance is being hunted down by the village mob. He can get out his violin and play for the monster, but it won't change the end of this story. As for the sky falling for the Democrats. Oh yeah it is.
Fri, 2013-11-15 23:03
Well at least Mr Waldman is honest. Yes Obama LIED. Yes every Democrat in Congress LIED. Yes they've perpetrated the most massive fraud in history on the American people. Yes what Obama said this week about letting people actual keep the insurance plans they like is another LIE meant only for political purposes and won't mean anything. Yes, the Obama has proven with the Website that his regime is the most incompetent in all of history, and that a Government led by him and/or Democrats can never succeed at anything that requires competence. But never mind, don't freak out. Things change.
that's right. at the base of it, over and over again, this pompous amateur proves only that he is not and was never fit to properly lead. all the cult of personality voters in america, including educated progressives who damn well ought to know better, this is on their hands. we said it, long ago. this man is not experienced, has never run anything, is essentially narcissistic, probably to a delusional level, and cannot properly lead. and that's what's been proved, now beyond a shadow of a doubt. you clowns should be embarrassed listening to his hour long excuse ridden ramble. but you're not......
that's right. at the base of it, over and over again, this pompous amateur proves only that he is not and was never fit to properly lead. all the cult of personality voters in america, including educated progressives who damn well ought to know better, this is on their hands. we said it, long ago. this man is not experienced, has never run anything, is essentially narcissistic, probably to a delusional level, and cannot properly lead. and that's what's been proved, now beyond a shadow of a doubt. you clowns should be embarrassed listening to his hour long excuse ridden ramble. but you're not......
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yeah, right. that's what this mess is accomplishing. the goal is laudable. the idea that this inexperienced and essentially narcissistic president could assemble a competent team to implement the goal is what's always been in question. and now, everything we said has proven true. maybe listen to the adults next time, children. want to cover the indigent? create an idea that does that, even if it involves even more taxation, your stock in trade. but leave the rest of us out of your bureaucratic bungling.
you haven't even begun to see the sky fall, chief. america is waking up to the truth about this, and the "i wasn't aware"-in-chief.
Sat, 2013-11-16 08:06
An impressive display of delusion.
The sky is falling, and for one simple reason - Obamacare's underlying arithmetic is now being exposed. The only way the program could guarantee coverage for the previously uninsured, and with added kickers like no denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions, was to dramatically hike the costs for everyone else. This was to be achieved by driving people off previous coverage and on to the exchanges, where they would be forced to overpay for insurance they didn't want or need.
Now it may be completely fair to propose this, and to do this -- as long as there is a reasonable debate about it ahead of time and people understand what it is they are buying into.
But no such debate took place, and for obvious reasons. The administration understood that if the real math and the real mechanics were ever revealed, the bill wouldn't have had a chance of passing. Look at the trouble they had getting it through even with the underlying math hidden!
No, it had to be presented with all kinds of misdirection and magical thinking: everyone could keep the coverage they had, everyone who had previously been uncovered would be covered, no one could be denied coverage, coverage would be expanded to include new benefits...yet at the same time, costs would come down. Two and two would magically equal five.
Now the reality emerges, and the underlying scam is in plain sight. And -- surprise! -- people are unhappy. Yet Mr. Waldman writes, in a passage that surely raises idiocy to an art form, "Just make sure as many people get covered as possible - that has always been the goal."
But the problem has never been the loftiness of the goal. What matters is the means by which that goal is achieved. And it is here that the whole scheme collapses as the previous layers of obfuscation and outright deceit fall away. Mr. Waldman can trot out all the self-righteous posturing he wants to -- or, when that fails, construct a parallel universe where good intentions trump actual outcomes.
In the real world, the disaster is just beginning.
Sat, 2013-11-16 11:12
oh, but it is falling. Law sold by not being truthful and pushed down in a partisan manner. Should have sold an expansion of medicaid and medicare - but they knew it would not work. Well the current law will not work.
Simple math. 50M uninsure vs. 250M insured americans. 80% of insured are at least moderately satisfied with their coverage. So if we add the 20% unsatisfied to the 50M uninsure, we still have a 2 to 1 margin of people covered and moderately satsified against the rest of the country. No way to win and it is playing out.
Sat, 2013-11-16 21:04
Funny how these authors just dig an inch or two beneath the soil and think they are qualified to expound on the earth's core. Page 70,601 entitled "Catastrophic Plans", November 26, 2012 Federal Register, Volume 77, Issue 227. All the Obamacare defenders, all of the Obama defenders, feeling so justified at the MILLIONS OF CANCELLATIONS because, bbbbecause well ah, um, all those millions of cancelled Individual Market policies being summarily cancelled - they're just barebones Catastrophic substandard worthless coverage anyway. Not that better Obamacare stuff. Snuck into the aforesaid federal register on Black Friday 2012 and becoming law after passing unnoticed during the comment period - Obama unilaterally gave everyone political and journalistic cover to bash individual policies AUTOMATICALLY DEEMING ALL INDIVIDUAL POLOICIES AS CATASTROPHIC (so they could continue mindlessly referring to these Individual Plans as substandard). The ACA DEFINES all individual policies as falling beneath the lowest Obamacare Bronze Policy, which is really garbage coverage. Millions of individual policies were carefully chosen to optimally fit the needs and circumstances of the individuals who bought them. They in fact do cover most or all of the Obamacare sacred 10 coverage areas (except for the new law making mental health be on a treatment parity with physical ailments).
The government simply renamed ALL INDIVIDUAL & SMALL MARKET PLANS = CATASTROPHIC PLANS ( and, again, all of the no-nothing journalists could keep referring to the cancelled policies as blessings in disguise). Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Sat, 2013-11-16 23:03
"A few Democrats [39, and that was Obama's "fix" or it would've over 100] will probably vote today for the Republican bill that purports to address the problem of cancellations but it's an attempt to gut the entire ACA. [No, it's not. It's to honor Obama's promise.] That's because they're cowards and fools [How is that you can attack your own w/o mercy or understanding? Would you like being called the same by someone who disagrees w/ you? And you characterize the GOP as "ruthless"? Have you no shame? Why don't you shoot the wounded?], who think that they can protect themselves from a momentary political headwind [obviously you have run for office or worked on a political campaign] by rushing into the Republicans' arms [they aren't doing any such thing; they are responding to their constituents, which is what representatives are supposed to do]. And you know what will happen? Nothing. You can just add this vote to the 47 prior ones repealing the law; it'll have the same impact. It won't ever get to the Senate, and even if it did it wouldn't ever be signed by the President. It isn't even worth paying attention to. [False. It won't become law, but if "get to the Senate" you mean the floor, perhaps (that's what Reid usually does), but some Dem senators running in '14 WANT a vote to go on record as supporting the bill. No doubt, they are "cowards and fools" also; would you put in a commercial opposing their reelection or would you mind the GOP quoting you?
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