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Wells Fargo's Christopher Harris has an update on ETF inflows for the week ended Aug. 24, parsing data from Morningstar. The big news? A big slowdown in the cash flowing into U.S. ETFs.
The price war among exchange traded funds continues to escalate.
Following price cuts from Blackrock's (BLK) iShares and State Street's (STT) SPDR, Charles Schwab (SCHW) has cut fees on four large-cap ETFs by one basis point, according to data from Morningstar.Read More »:
It's been a busy summer for Direxion, an exchange-traded fund firm best known for leveraged funds.
In the past two months, it has filed for triple-leveraged pharmaceutical ETFs, prepped for a pair of cyber security ETFs and shut down a leveraged gold fund.
Today, the focus is on homebuilders and regional banks, with Direxion announcing the launch for four new 3X leveraged ETFs.
According to a press release issued today, the Direxion Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NAIL)and the Direxion Homebuilders & Supplies Bear 3X Shares (CLAW) are linked to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index, while the Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares (DPST) and the Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bear 3X Shares (WDRW) follow the Solactive U.S. Regional Bank TR Index.
Let's be clear. These funds are not for everyone, best suited to traders, not long-term investors. As my colleague Chris Dieterich has written in the past, leveraged and inverse funds are enormously risky. The new bull ETFs promise three times the daily move of the related sector indexes, while the bear funds (also known as short funds) promised the inverse.
Leveraged fund companies often launch and yank existing offerings to match the hot spots of the moment.
The housing market is rebounding and homebuilder stock charts look powerful, despite the specter of rising interest rates. Earlier this week, data showed that housing starts improved in July, and homebuilder confidence hit its highest level in almost a decade.
It has also been a boon for regional banks, which are, according to some investors, an indirect way to play the housing recovery.
The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) has climbed 6% since the start of 2015 compared to a 0.8% rise by the S&P 500. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) has jumped almost 14%.
U.S. stock indices edged higher amid optimism that Greece is near a debt deal, with the Nasdaq closing at a record high 5,160.1.
Daily performance for the largest U.S. exchange-traded funds:
PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ) +0.09%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) + 0.2%
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.67%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) +0.09%
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) +0.24%
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) +0.9%
Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) -0.22%
iShares Shares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) -0.6%
Oil prices reversed course today, surging to their highest point in nearly a week amid a rebound in oil products ahead of U.S. inventory data.
Light, sweet crude for delivery in August, which became the front-month contract today, recently surged to gains of 76 cents, or 1.26%, to $61.14 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, reversing an earlier dip to $59.55.
The price rose as high today as $61.25, hitting its highest intraday price since Wednesday.
As The Wall Street Journal reports:
Despite the reversal, many pointed out the gains are relatively small. Oil is still within the $6 range it has traded in for almost two months and Tuesday's rally seemed to peter out as it approached the range's top end.
Still, it was a good day for oil-focused ETFs. The United States Oil Fund (USO) rose 1.9% to $20.53 after more than 12 million shares exchange hands. It was one of the day's most heavily traded ETFs.
Elsewhere in the ETF arena, the iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN (OIL) climbed 2.21% to $12.50. The PowerShares DB Oil ETF (DBO) rose 1.48% to $15.06.
No doubt about it, health insurers are giving drug makers a run for their money in the market for mergers and acquisitions.
There is a five-way grapple underway. Aetna (AET) has bid on Humana (HUM). Anthem (ANTM) is chasing after Cigna (CI), which has reportedly also sized up Humana. And UnitedHealth (UNH) has reportedly approached Aetna.
It's less confusing to watch cats play musical chains. But it is all about the industry's biggest players contending to better respond to the drastic changes underway in the health-care industry in the wake of the Affordable Care Act.
For ETF investors, it has brought new focus onto the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF). As Zacks Research wrote earlier today:
Given the series of M&A talks in the health insurer corner of the broad health care space, iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF ((IHF – ETF report)) could be worth a look for investors seeking to ride out the surge on the merger wave.
This ETF follows the Dow Jones U.S. Select Healthcare Providers Index with exposure to companies that provide health insurance, diagnostics and specialized treatment. In total, the fund holds 51 securities in its basket. UnitedHealth takes the top spot in the basket with 11.98% share while the other in-focus four firms – AET, ANTM, CI and HUM – are also among the top 10 holdings making up for a combined 24.2% of assets.
The fund has amassed $958.6 million in its asset base while volume is moderate at about 81,000 shares per day on average. It charges 43 bps in annual fees from investors and added 4.9% over the past couple of weeks. The product has a Zacks ETF Rank of 1 or 'Strong Buy' rating with a Medium risk outlook.
But beware, there's a train coming down the tracks that could set off selling in health-care stocks and sector-focused ETFs.
The U.S. Supreme Court will give its final say on or before June 29 on a case challenging the subsidies received by millions of Americans who purchased health insurance through federally run exchanges. The suit represents one of the biggest threats to Obamacare, and if the law is struck down, millions could lose their insurance policies, causing a drop in income for health insurers.
So far this year, the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) gained 11.5%, iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (IYH) rose 12.9%, Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) increased 14% and Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (FHLC) advanced 12.4%.
Investors are getting new funds in the fast-moving home-building, biotech and energy sectors.
Adding an extra layer of leverage to what is already on the market, ProShares, the world's biggest provider of leveraged and inverse ETFs, launched a triple-leveraged and a triple-inversed exchange-traded fund for the biotechnology sector, and double-leveraged and double inversed funds for the homebuilding and oil and gas exploration sectors.
Let's be clear. These funds are not for everyone, best suited to traders, not long-term investors. As my colleague Chris Dieterich has written in the past, leveraged and inverse funds are enormously risky. Each of these new ETFs promises two and three times the daily move of the related sector indexes.
The six funds are:
Leveraged fund companies often launch and yank existing offerings to match the hot spots of the moment. Last month, ProShares closed a leveraged fund connected with the Australian dollar, while Direxion said it will shut down the Direxion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares (BAR). And AccuShares Investment Management proffered the first in a series structurally novel exchange-traded funds to track the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
Is there a bottom in sight for oil prices?
That's a huge question for hedge funds and retail investors who poured billions of dollars into exchange-traded funds, especially those tied to oil prices, at the end of 2014. That unexpected support helped stabilize oil prices. And now, according to a recent Reuters report, retail investors, as much as OPEC, hold sway over the crude oil market.
As Reuters reports:
…oil traders have kept an equally close watch on retail investors in recent weeks… Even as concerns about U.S. storage capacity triggered renewed slide over the past week investors have stuck with the view that a bottom might be in sight, pouring more money into financial products backed by oil futures.
There is a risk, however, that their bets could unravel and send oil prices tumbling again because of a market constellation where spot prices may head lower, but storage bottlenecks make futures contracts months ahead more expensive.
Some market participants warn that if that happens, the U.S. benchmark could slide towards $20 from around $47 now.
Prices retreated today as a revived dollar, a growing glut and pessimistic signs for demand pressured the market today, continuing a slide over the past week past week. Light, sweet crude for May delivery settled up six cents, or 0.1%, to $47.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It had been as up as much as $1.11 to $48.56 a barrel Tuesday morning.
But Oppenheimer Funds Chief Economist Jerry Webman recently told Benzinga that he sees little downside remaining for the commodity.
Holdings in ETFs have soared since the beginning of the year, especially highly-leveraged ones such as VelocityShares 3x Long Crude Oil ETN (UWTI), though the share price has fallen more than 56% over the past 13 weeks.
The U.S. Oil Fund (USO), which holds about 60,000 crude oil futures contracts, remained largely flat today at almost $16.80. iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN (OIL) climbed 3.1%.
Take falling gold prices, add abating inflation fears and mix in the rebound by the U.S. dollar, and what do you have? A bad recipe for gold exchange-traded funds.
Investors are exiting the funds. In fact, over the past three weeks, investors have yanked $1.8 billion from gold ETFs, representing a big chunk of the $3.4 billion in inflows recorded in January and February, according to Markit Research.
As Markit writes:
The US dollar index has appreciated 23% since the end of 2012 with most of the dollar's relative strength only coming through in the past six months. With the prospect of the Federal Reserve looking to raise interest rates in 2015, the dollar looks set to strengthen further and an increase in yields will hurt the non-yielding precious metal.
Over the past 12 months, outflows totaled $3.5 billion, or 5.7% of the $63 billion managed by gold ETFs.
As for specific ETFs, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), with $28.3 billion in assets under management, accounted for $1 billion in net redemptions so far this month. At $114.60, the shares have fallen 8.5% since late January. below the six-month high reached in January.
In was a different picture in Asia, where the market represented the one bright spot for gold products over the last few weeks. Inflows into APAC-listed gold ETFs with assets under management of $2.4 billion, totaled $31.6 million in March.
Legendary investor John "Jack" Bogle, who founded low-cost mutual fund giant Vanguard, has been getting grumpier and grumpier in his assessment of exchange traded funds. In fact, last week he renewed his attack on the investment vehicles, calling them little more than a marketing innovation.
Bogle's opinion, which he explained last week in an editorial in the Financial Times, raised eyebrows being that Vanguard has had enormous success as a major provider of ETFs, with 16% of its $3 trillion in assets in the funds. Bogle, 85, retired as chairman and CEO in 1999.
Well, according to the Financial Times, some ETF providers are hitting back, with one source calling Bogle's stance "utter nonsense." As the FT.com reports:
John "Jack" Bogle's attack last week on exchange traded funds has provoked anger among providers of the product. They have called the veteran investor's criticisms of the rapidly expanding investment market "confused", "misplaced" and "self-serving"…One senior executive at a large European ETF provider added: "Mr Bogle's comments are utter nonsense. He hates ETFs because he sees them as a threat to the traditional index funds he created."
As exchange-traded funds and other investing vehicles have ballooned in number, the task of figuring out what works well and what doesn't has only gotten harder. Barrons.com's Focus on Funds looks under the hood of ETFs, mutual funds and hedge funds for overlooked values, actionable ideas and the latest pitfalls for fund investors.
Chris Dieterich has covered the U.S. stock market for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. He is a graduate of Regis University and the Missouri School of Journalism.
Write to Chris at email@example.com


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Results for what? Experience with what?
My experience is they taste yummy, and the result was a satisfied sugar craving.
Results for what? Experience with what?
My experience is they taste yummy, and the result was a satisfied sugar craving.
They're carb-heavy, but if weight loss isn't your goal, or you already eat a low-carb diet then you're okay eating them (occasionally).
Also, if it's a once in awhile thing used to satisfy a sugar craving, it's much better than the alternative.
I eat half a banana about twice a week or so in a coconut berry shake, and I have continued to lose weight. I find it helps control sugar/carb cravings and adds some diversity to my diet. I just try to keep my carbs on the low side for the rest of the day.
They're useful if you're doing intense exercise. I like them with Greek yogurt as a pre-workout breakfast or in a smoothie for recovery.
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. --Audre Lorde
Owly's Journal
as long as you aren't eating 30 a day and to the exclusion of other foods, I think they're fine.
Heather and the hounds - Make a Fast Friend, Adopt a Greyhound!
As long as you aren't talking back . . .
Sorry. I couldn't resist. The title made me giggle.
Of fruit, they are lower on the fructose scale. A good bet I think, fruit-wise.
Pro: helped promote "moving things along"
Con: Bloating feeling, irritable mood for no apparent other reason.
will test again tomorrow by not having banana then Thursday having one.

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Christianity in Iraq
The Christians of Iraq are considered to be one of the oldest continuous Christian communities in the world. The vast majority are indigenous Eastern Aramaic-speaking ethnic Assyrians descendants of the ancient Mesopotamians. There is also a small community of Armenians and a tiny pouplation of Kurdish, Arab and Turcoman Christians.
In Iraq, Christians numbered about 1,500,000 in 2003, representing just over 6% of the population of the country down from 12% on 1947 in a population of 4.7 million.[citation needed] They numbered over 1.4 million in 1987 or 8% of the population.[1] After the Iraq War, it was estimated that the number of Christians in Iraq had dropped to as low as 450,000 by 2013[2] — with estimates as low as 200,000.[3] The most widely followed denomination among Iraq Christians is the Chaldean Catholic Church.
Christians live primarily in Baghdad, Basra, Arbil and Kirkuk and in Chaldean towns and regions such as the Nineveh Plains in the north.[4] Iraqi Christians live primarily in northern Iraq; and in regions bordering it in northeastern Syria, northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, an area roughly corresponding to ancient Assyria.
Christians in Iraq are not allowed to proselytise, especially to Muslims. Muslims who change their faith to Christianity, are subject to societal and official pressure, which may lead to the death penalty. However, there have been cases in which Muslims have secretly adopted the Christian faith, becoming practising Christians, but legally Muslims; thus, the statistics of Iraqi Christians does not include Muslim converts to Christianity.
Christian communities[edit]
Syrian Rite Churches[edit]
The majority of the Iraqi Christians belong to the branches of Syriac Christianity whose followers are mostly ethnic Chaldeans, Assyrians, and Syriacs which using East Syrian Rite and West Syrian Rite:
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Syriac Orthodox Church
- Syriac Catholic Church
- Assyrian Church of the East
- Ancient Church of the East
- Assyrian Pentecostal Church
- Assyrian Evangelical Church
The Churches of the Armenian rite[edit]
Followers of these churches are exclusively ethnic Armenians, using Armenian Rite:
The other churches and communities[edit]
Followers of these churches are an ethnic mix known as Melkites:
- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite)
- Roman Catholic Church (Roman rite)
- Protestant churches
Christianity was brought to Iraq (then Assyria/Athura and Babylonia) in the 1st century AD by Thomas the Apostle and Mar Addai (Thaddeus of Edessa) and his pupils Aggai and Mari. Thomas and Thaddeus belonged to the twelve Apostles.[5] Iraq's Eastern Aramaic-speaking Assyrian communities are believed to be among the oldest in the world.
The Assyrian people adopted Christianity in the 1st century AD[4] and Assyria in northern Iraq became the centre of Eastern Rite Christianity and Syriac literature from the 1st century AD until the Middle Ages. Christianity initially lived alongside Mesopotamian religion among the Assyrians, until the latter began to die out during the 4th century AD.
In the early centuries after the Arab Islamic conquest of the 7th century AD, Assyria (also known as Athura and Assuristan) was dissolved by the Arabs as a geo-political entity, however native Assyrian (known as Ashuriyun by the Arabs) scholars and doctors played an influential role in Iraq. However, from the late 13th century AD through to the present time, Assyrian Christians have suffered both religious and ethnic persecution, including a number of massacres.[6] Northern Iraq remained predominantly Assyrian, Eastern Aramaic speaking and Christian until the destructions of Tamerlane at the end of the 14th century, when the ancient city of Ashur was finally abandoned by the Assyrians after a 4000-year history. The Assyrian Church of the East has its origin in what is now South East Turkey and Assuristan (Sassanid Assyria). By the end of the 13th century there were twelve Nestorian dioceses in a strip from Peking to Samarkand. When the 14th-century Muslim warlord of Turco-Mongol descent, Timur (Tamerlane), conquered Persia, Mesopotamia and Syria, the civilian population was decimated. Timur had 70,000 Assyrian Christians beheaded in Tikrit, and 90,000 more in Baghdad.[7][8] A new epoch began in the 17th century when Emir Afrasiyab of Basra allowed the Portuguese to build a church outside of the city. During World War One the Assyrians of northern Iraq, southeast Turkey, northeast Syria and northwest Iran suffered the Assyrian genocide which accounted for the deaths of up to 65% of the entire Assyrian population. In the year of Iraq´s formal independence, 1933, the Iraqi military carried out large-scale massacres against the Assyrians (Simele massacre) which had supported the British colonial administration before.[4]
In 1987, the last Iraqi census counted 1.4 million Christians.[9] They were tolerated under the secular regime of Saddam Hussein, who even made one of them, Tariq Aziz, his deputy. However, persecution by Saddam Hussein continued against the Christians on an ethnic, cultural and racial level, as the vast majority are Mesopotamian Aramaic speaking. The Neo-Aramaic language and writing was repressed, the giving of Syriac Christian names or Akkadian/Assyro-Babylonian names forbidden (Tariq Aziz's given name is Mikhail Yuhanna, for example), and Saddam exploited religious differences between Iraqi Christians' denominations such as the Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Assyrian Church of the East and Ancient Church of the East. Over 2,000 Iraqi Christians were ethnically cleansed from their towns and villages under the al Anfal Campaign of 1988.
Prior to the Gulf War in 1991, Christians numbered one million in Iraq.[4] The Baathist rule under Saddam Hussein kept anti-Christian violence under control but subjected some to "relocation programmes".[4] Under this regime, the predominantly ethnically and linguistically distinct Assyrians were pressured to identify as Arabs. The Christian population fell to an estimated 800,000 during the 2003 Iraq War.[4] Just under 1,500,000 Christians were alleged in the region prior to August 2014.
Post-war situation[edit]
Even though Saddam Hussein's regime had no stockpiles of Weapons of Mass Destruction or any ties to the 9/11 Attacks, the Bush administration unilaterally decided to invade the country on Wednesday, March 19th, 2003, claiming the exact opposite to be true. While Saddam was a brutal dictator and major violator of human rights, he was not exactly hostile to the Christian population in Iraq. However, with the overthrow of his regime, the stationing of troops from a predominantly Christian country inside the predominantly Muslim country of Iraq served to feed Islamist propaganda that so-called infidels were launching a crusade in the cradle of Islam. Coalition Troops were therefore subjected to constant attacks from Sunni and Shiite brigades, while those same brigades deemed the Christian population of Iraq as the enemy within because it shared the same faith as the so-called invaders. As a result, persecution against the Christian population in Iraq had never been as brutal as it has been in the 13 years since then-President George W. Bush decided to launch the invasion.
As of 21 June 2007, the UNHCR estimated that 2.2 million Iraqis had been displaced to neighbouring countries with a large majority of them Christians, and 2 million were displaced internally, with nearly 100,000 Iraqis fleeing to Syria and Jordan each month.[10][11] A 25 May 2007 article notes that in the past seven months only 69 people from Iraq were granted refugee status in the United States.[12]
After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, violence against Christians rose, with reports of abduction, torture, bombings, and killings.[13] Some Christians were pressured to convert to Islam under threat of death or expulsion, and women were ordered to wear Islamic dress.[13]
In August 2004, International Christian Concern protested an attack by Islamists on Iraqi Christian churches that killed 11 people.[14] In 2006, an Orthodox Christian priest, Boulos Iskander, was beheaded and mutilated despite payment of a ransom, and in 2008, the Assyrian clergyman Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of the Chaldean Catholic church in Mosul died after being abducted.[13] In January 2008, bombs exploded outside nine churches.[13]
In 2007, Chaldean Catholic priest Fr. Ragheed Aziz Ganni and subdeacons Basman Yousef Daud, Wahid Hanna Isho, and Gassan Isam Bidawed were killed in the ancient city of Mosul.[15] Ganni was driving with his three deacons when they were stopped and demanded to convert to Islam, when they refused they were shot.[15] Ganni was the pastor of the Chaldean Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul and a graduate from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome in 2003 with a licentiate in ecumenical theology. Six months later, the body of Paulos Faraj Rahho, archbishop of Mosul, was found buried near Mosul. He was kidnapped on 29 February 2008 when his bodyguards and driver were killed.[16]
In 2010, reports emerged in Mosul of people being stopped in the streets, asked for their identity cards, and shot if they had a first or last name indicating Assyrian or Christian origin.[6] On 31 October 2010, 58 people, including 41 hostages and priests, were killed after an attack on an Assyrian Catholic church in Baghdad.[17] See October 2010 Baghdad church attack. A group affiliated to Al-Qaeda, Islamic State of Iraq, stated that Iraq's indigenous Christians were a "legitimate target."[18] In November, a series of bombings and mortar attacks targeted Assyrian Christian-majority areas of Baghdad.[18]
Half the Christian population has allegedly fled en masse immolation in 243 cathedrals and additional churches and mass beheadings including of pregnant women and children, with an estimated 330,000 to Syria and smaller numbers to Jordan.[13] Some fled to Iraqi Kurdistan in northern Iraq and to neighboring countries, such as Iran. Christians who are too poor or unwilling to leave their ancient homeland have fled mainly to Arbil, particularly its Christian suburb of Ainkawa.[6] 10,000 mainly Assyrian Iraqi Christians live in the UK led by Archbishop Athanasios Dawood, who has called on the government to accept more refugees.[19]
Apart from emigration, the Iraqi Christians are also declining due to lower rates of birth and higher death rates than their Muslim compatriots. Also since the invasion of Iraq, Assyrians and Armenians have been targeted by Islamist extremist organisations.[20]
During the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive, the Islamic State of Iraq issued a decree in July that all Christians in the area of its control must pay a special tax of approximately $470 per family, convert to Islam, or die.[21] Many of them took refuge in nearby Kurdish-controlled regions of Iraq.[22] Christian homes have been painted with the Arabic letter ن (nūn) for Nassarah (an Arabic word that means "Christian") and a declaration that they are the property of the Islamic State. On 18 July, the Jihadists seemed to have changed their minds and announced that all Christians would need to leave or be killed. Most of those who left had their valuable possessions stolen.[23] According to Patriarch Louis Sako, there are no Christians remaining in Mosul for the first time in the nation's history.[22]
Relations with non-Christians[edit]
Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz's (birth name Michael Youkhanna) death sentence was not signed by the Iraqi president in 2010 because the president "sympathise[d] with Tariq Aziz because he is an Iraqi Christian."[24] This also came after appeals from the Holy See not to carry out the sentence.[25]
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=61897
- ^ "Christian areas hit by Baghdad bombs". BBC News. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Iraqi Christians and the West: A rock and a hard place, economist.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Iraqi Christians' long history". BBC. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Suha Rassam. Christianity in Iraq. Gracewing Publications.
- ^ a b c Stourton, Edward (3 April 2010). "Iraqi Christians under fire". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "14th century annihilation of Iraq". Mertsahinoglu.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ NUPI – Centre for Russian Studies
- ^ "Christians live in fear of death squads". Irinnews.org. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Iraq refugees chased from home, struggle to cope". Cnn. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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This review is from: Crucial M4 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT256M4SSD2
Pros: Got a (refurbished) replacement after the 1st one died (1 month). Very Fast! Windows loads in less than 30 seconds just like so many others have said before.
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Other Thoughts: Installed in a new build with Windows 7 and the ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 LGA 1155 MOBO. Great Combination! Windows loaded VERY FAST. BUT, after 1 month or so, the drive began to fail until finally the computer wouldn't boot any longer. Crucial, told me that I needed to update to the latest firmware version and the problem would be solved. OK, no problem... At least until I get on the Crucial site and it says that there is no support if your MOBO has UEFI BIOS, which mine did. So, I called Crucial again and they said no problem, we'll send you out a replacement, here's your RMA. About 1 week later, I received my new (refurbished) Crucial SSD with the upgraded firmware. Re-installed Windows and all of my other software that died with the DOA drive. Since then, this drive has operated perfectly and effortlessly (and FAST) without any hint of a problem. If I could have only received a drive with the proper firmware in the beginning. Its kinda like I paid full price for a refurbished drive. But, it works perfectly so I won't complain (too much). Well, I did knock one egg off the rating - would have been a 5-egg.READ FULL REVIEW
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A fervent Amen, delivered by a familiar voice, would punctuate the priests Sunday homily. Its not the kind of thing expected in Catholic churches, where the spirit is far more likely to be associated with solemnity than self-expression.
About Gordon
Name: Gordon G. Simpson.Age: 91.Community: North Charleston.Occupation: Service in the Navy and Merchant Marine for a total of 43 years.Will be remembered for: Extending himself to others whether they appeared to be in need or not.Memberships: Knights of Peter Claver, Silver Medal of Merit and Gold Medal of Merit, Knights of Columbus.Survivors include: Wife, Inez Anderson Simpson; sons, Gordon G. Simpson Jr. (Mei-Wen) Albuquerque, N.M., and Denva Simpson (Gail), Hollywood; and daughters, Izetta Rowland (Willie), North Charleston, Gwendelle McCullough (Johnnie), Ridgeland, Eleanor Weiters, North Charleston, and Ranay Machelle Metts, North Charleston. Simpson also is surived by 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
But such expressions from Gordon G. Simpson were welcomed by fellow parishioners at St. Patrick Catholic Church in downtown Charleston. Simpson would be perched on a stool at the left rear of the church, involved and ready to support the faithful in whatever way he could.
That was his station for as long as I can remember, says Arthur McFarland, retired chief municipal court judge and a member of St. Patrick. He was the unofficial greeter before ushering was formalized. He was the welcoming spirit. He never met a stranger. As a Christian, he was a great example of someone who continuously reached out to others, whether they appeared to be in need or not.
Simpson was born in October 1921 and died Nov. 2 at 91. He was a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Peter Claver and Knights of Columbus, McFarland says.
Those who knew him say he was such an integral part of the Catholic community that trying to name the things they will miss about him is overwhelming. But some things are particularly memorable, including his cooking for parish events.
He was good with okra gumbo, and he was good with lima beans, McFarland says. He was used to cooking large pots (of food) as a merchant seaman and in the Navy. He was always about the big pots.
Not only did Simpson enjoy cooking for parishioners, one of the ways he helped the homeless and others struggling to survive was by collecting and distributing day-old bread, McFarland says. Thats why to some, Simpson always will be thought of as The Bread Man. As he delivered bread, he would quip, serving the needy, not the greedy.
James McDuffie of Moncks Corner was at the VA hospital taking photographs at an event about 12 years ago when Simpson recognized his name as being the same as an old Navy buddy. McDuffie says that as they chatted, Simpson listened intently as he told him about his photography business and genuinely cared.
For years afterward, Simpson would call occasionally to see how the photography was going, McDuffie says. He was always able to pick up where they left off during the previous conversation.
He remembered details such as photo shoots that were planned, McDuffie says. Simpson would be sure to ask how they went, provide some motivation, and give any tips he had for life.
He would always tell you, Keep doing what you are doing, McDuffie says.
Simpson also had a great sense of humor, McDuffie says. He rode with Simpson in his truck to deliver bread in neighborhoods off Spruill Avenue several times. He remembers how Simpson always said something that brought a smile to the faces of people he delivered bread to.
Patricia Mack, a St. Patrick parishioner, always will remember Simpson.
I just miss his presence and the encouraging words he had for people, especially those with challenges they were not confident they could meet. He would say, Oh, go on, you can do it.
When they traveled to Knights of Peter Claver conferences, Simpson always was the life of the bus, Mack says. He was the same at parish social events, where he had been known to dance with the aid of his walker.
Mack enjoyed the times when she and Simpson discussed their respective military experiences and other topics. During the past few months, when Simpsons health did not allow him to attend church, Mack felt emptiness, she says.
He never made anybody feel out of place or feel small, Mack says. Everybody was worth something to him. He was just that type of person. I just admired him as a man. I felt like he was the father of the church.
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Both sides do it!
To anyone who has avoided the debate over "false balance," apologies for disturbing your bliss. But it's necessary, because those who haven't heard this phrase are missing out on one of the more consequential debates to engage the media in years. [more inside]
Voter suppression in America
When the deputy sheriff's patrol cruiser pulled up beside him as he walked down Broad Street at sunset last August, Martee Flournoy, a 32-year-old black man, was both confused and rattled. He had reason: In this corner of rural Georgia, African-Americans are arrested at a rate far higher than that of whites. But the deputy had not come to arrest Mr. Flournoy. Rather, he had come to challenge Mr. Flournoy's right to vote. - From the county and town level to the state level, voter suppression in America is all about race.
Koch Brothers, where art thou?
In case you were wondering about [a conspicuous lack of] the Koch Brothers' involvement in the 2016 US political elections, here is the inside scoop. [more inside]
How 'Dark Money' Shapes US Politics
Jane Mayer takes on the Koch Brothers [1,2,3] - "For decades, billionaire libertarians Charles and David Koch have spent millions trying to reduce the size of government and slash regulations, making the brothers a target of the political Left and campaign finance reformers. But few people have dug deeper into the Koch empire and family history than New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer, author of the new book 'Dark Money'. Among other revelations, she alleges that the brothers hired private detectives to investigate her after she published articles critical of them. We talk to Mayer about the book and about what the rise of Donald Trump means for the Kochs and their allies." (previously)
Super Tuesday: it's going to be huge
The March 1st round of voting in US primaries and caucuses is today. Since 1988, no candidate has won his party's nomination without winning Super Tuesday. With early voting and absentee voting already happening, the people of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia will turn out for both Republicans and Democrats. Republicans in Alaska will hold caucuses, as will Democrats in Colorado. Democrats in American Samoa also nominate. On the Republican side, with 661 delegates to be allocated today, Donald Trump currently holds the delegate lead. On the Democrat side, with 865 delegates to be delegated today, Hillary Clinton currently holds the delegate lead. (A more visual delegate tracker) The actual POTUS election odds continue to make Hillary the favorite, from Donald with the rest at long odds. Politico has more information on today, as does the Wall Street Journal and 538. With variable weather for voters, Nate Silver being cautious about assumptions and Obama's surprise endorsement of Trump, it's all to play for.
Nevada and South Carolina
Tonight, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will face off in a town hall from Nevada that will also will stream live at MSNBC.com and NBCNews.com and the Spanish-language version on Telemundo.com, ahead of this weekend's Nevada caucus. Meanwhile, three GOP hopefuls, Donald Trump, John Kasich and Jeb Bush will be in Columbia, South Carolina to answer questions from voters ahead of the Feb. 20 Republican primary in the key Southern state. The event starts at 7 p.m. and will be moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper.
The 2016 Iowa Caucuses
Amidst an increasingly unpredictable political season, tonight the Iowa caucuses will finally cast the first votes of the 2016 presidential campaign. It's an outsider vs. establishment war in both parties, as Republican leaders struggle to dislodge Donald Trump and Ted Cruz from the top while Hillary Clinton marshalls her endorsements and long résumé against the populist zeal of democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. The best guesses of FiveThirtyEight, BetFair, and Ann Selzer's gold-standard Des Moines Register poll all favor Trump and Clinton, but the race remains very close, and turnout in the demanding and complicated caucus events will be key. Vox provides a helpful video explainer on the process [previously]. Pass the time with FiveThirtyEight's 40-minute elections podcast, and keep an eye on the New York Times live blog of the caucuses for real-time updates once voting starts at 8:00 PM Eastern -- and don't forget to leave your two cents in the MeFi election prediction contest!
The Hatemonger
Donald Trump isn't funny anymore. Currently leading the polls in part due to a reaction to the Paris attacks that saw him inciting hatred against Muslim Americans with defamatory lies, Trump has eased off calls for a database of Muslims in favor of a new target, Black Americans, retweeting fake crime statistics provided by neo-nazis and supporting the beating of black protestors at his rallies. Let's be clear, millions of Americans love Trump and are perfectly fine with him advancing racist lies. writes activist Shaun King, It's ugly, but this, ladies and gentlemen, is America. 2015.
President Scott Walker will not be a thing
Guardian: Scott Walker 2016 presidential campaign in crisis after plunge in polls. BBC: Scott Walker drops out of US 2016 presidential race. New York Times: Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Presidential Race. Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: Campaign woes prompt Scott Walker to drop out of race. The Onion: Aides Rush On Stage To Rotate Scott Walker Back To Direction Of Audience.
Jeb - the musical!
As we approach the final 500 days to the 2016 US presidential election, and with a smorgasbord of POTUS wannabes, John Ellis Bush has revealed, through the medium of the Twitter, his campaign logo. A day before the bid of "Veto Corleone" is launched in Florida, and a day after Hillary Clinton formally launched her campaign through a rally and smalltown networking, Jeb is the betting favorite to be the Republican candidate, with strong showings for Marco Rubio and Scott Walker. He's also raised a bit of money; however, this hasn't been spent on a completely new logo (also here and here and here and possibly here). Parodies are also starting, as are enhancements. Despite this, Hillary remains the clear favorite to be the next POTUS, with George Clooney a 150/1 outsider at several bookmakers).
'We Are Koch'
Kochs Plan to Spend $900 Million on 2016 Campaign - "an unparalleled effort by coordinated outside groups to shape a presidential election that is already on track to be the most expensive in history... These donors represent the largest concentration of political money outside the party establishment, one that has achieved enormous power in Republican circles in recent years. Now the Kochs' network will embark on its largest drive ever to influence legislation and campaigns across the country, leveraging Republican control of Congress and the party's dominance of state capitols to push for deregulation, tax cuts and smaller government."
2014 midterm elections: keeping "Will Hillary Run?" off the front pages
(until wednesday). Yes, it's election day in the USA on Tuesday 4th November, with a projected cost of $3.67 billion. "During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested; along with 38 state and territorial governorships, 46 state legislatures (except Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia), four territorial legislatures and numerous state and local races." The betting markets currently have the Republicans significant favorites to take the Senate and overwhelming favorites to take the House. FiveThirtyEight indicates the same, but with many close Gubernatorial races. Electoral-vote.com currently project the senate at Dem 48, Ties 1, GOP 51. [more inside]
"It's Jim Crow all over again."
There are 6,951,484 names on the target list of the 28 states in the Crosscheck group; each of them represents a suspected double voter whose registration has now become subject to challenge and removal. According to a 2013 presentation by Kobach to the National Association of State Election Directors, the program is a highly sophisticated voter-fraud-detection system. The sample matches he showed his audience included the following criteria: first, last and middle name or initial; date of birth; suffixes; and Social Security number, or at least its last four digits.[more inside]
That was the sales pitch. But the actual lists show that not only are middle names commonly mismatched and suffix discrepancies ignored, even birthdates don't seem to have been taken into account. Moreover, Crosscheck deliberately ignores Social Security mismatches, in the few instances when the numbers are even collected. The Crosscheck instructions for county election officers state, "Social Security numbers are included for verification; the numbers might or might not match."
In practice, all it takes to become a suspect is sharing a first and last name with a voter in another state.
A "revolution in a cornfield", or a "failed experiment"?
This Is What's the Matter With Kansas: Sam Brownback tried to create a conservative utopia. He created a conservative hell instead. [more inside]
"Used to be that the idea was 'once every two years voters elected their representatives.' And now instead it's 'every ten years the representatives choose their constituents.'"
Obama won Ohio by two points, and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown won by five, but Democrats emerged with just four of Ohio's 16 House seats. In Wisconsin, Obama prevailed by seven points, and Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin by five, but their party finished with just three of the state's eight House seats. In Virginia, Obama and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine were clear victors, but Democrats won just three of the commonwealth's 11 House seats. In Florida, Obama eked out a victory and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson won by 13 points, but Democrats will hold only 10 of the Sunshine State's 27 House seats. The Revenge of 2010: How gerrymandering saved the congressional Republican majority, undermined Obama's mandate, set the terms of the sequestration fight, and locked Democrats out of the House for the next decade. It's not a new problem. But if the Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act, it could get a whole lot worse. And the electoral college may be next. (What's gerrymandering, you ask? Let the animals explain. Meet the Gerry-mander. Peruse the abused. Catch the movie. Or just play the game. Previously.)
Convince me. Convince me. Convince me.
Charlie Pierce is a longtime sportswriter and author who has, among other things, reported for Grantland, Slate, and the Boston Globe, paneled on more than a few games of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and fished diapers out of trees as a state forest ranger. He's also made a name for himself as one of the sharpest and most incisive political columnists since Molly Ivins. The lead writer for Esquire's Politics Blog ever since a caustic article on former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell cost him his Globe job, Pierce has churned out an uninterrupted stream of clever, colorful, and challenging commentary on the 2012 election season and its implications for the nation's future, dispatches often seething with eviscerative anger but shot through with deep love of (or perhaps grief for) country. Look inside for a selection of Pierce's most vital works for some edifying Election Eve reading. [more inside]
Paul Ryan as Romney's running-mate
Paul Ryan. Seven-term congressman for Wisconsin's 1st District. Chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee. Architect of the controversial Ryan Budget -- a "Path to Prosperity" [PDF - video - CBO] that would slash trillions from the federal budget, sharply curtail taxes on the wealthy, and transform Medicare into a private voucher system. Proponent (vid) -- and renouncer -- of Ayn Rand 's Objectivism. Social Security beneficiary. Hunter. Weinermobile driver. And as of this morning, the 2012 Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States of America. [more inside]
Our country has never solved anything with less democracy
With the U.S. Presidential election about 3 months away, and voter ID laws headed to court this Wednesday in Pennsylvania and in other states like Texas and Minnesota, Propublica tells you Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws. A solution to a nonproblem. [Previously] [more inside]
Tie game. Bottom of the 9th. Bases loaded. Two outs. Three balls. Two strikes. And the pitch...
In less than an hour, the Supreme Court will hand down its final judgment in what has become one of the most crucial legal battles of our time: the constitutionality of President Obama's landmark health care reform law. The product of a strict party line vote following a
year century of debate, disinformation, and tense legislative wrangling, the Affordable Care Act would (among other popular reforms) require all Americans to buy insurance coverage by 2014, broadening the risk pool for the benefit of those with pre-existing conditions.
The fate of this "individual mandate," bitterly opposed by Republicans despite its similarity to past plans touted by conservatives (including presidential contender Mitt Romney) is the central question facing the justices today. If the conservative majority takes the dramatic step of striking down the mandate, the law will be toothless, and in danger of wholesale reversal, rendering millions uninsured, dealing a crippling blow to the president's re-election hopes, and possibly endangering the federal regulatory state.
But despite the pessimism of bettors, some believe the Court will demur, wary of damaging its already-fragile reputation with another partisan 5-4 decision. But those who know don't talk, and those who talk don't know. Watch the SCOTUSblog liveblog for updates, Q&A, and analysis as the truth finally comes out shortly after 10 a.m. EST.
Stag Party
The GOP's woman problem is that it has a serious problem with women. Frank Rich on George Stephanopoulos's unanswered question, how the Republicans have shifted to being the party of misogyny since the 70s, and why Mitt Romney would be just as bad as Rick Santorum.
Artist Bas Van Oerle presents a series of propaganda posters for the 2012 Republican presidential contenders. Ron Paul For The Youth Vote. Fields of Santorum. Love Me Romney. Join The Cosmonewts.
Revenge of the Anti-Romney
After interminable months of campaigning, debates, and roller-coaster polling, the first official vote of the 2012 presidential race is in -- and boy, is it a doozy. Ames straw poll winner Michele Bachmann placed second-to-last, while former juggernaut Rick Perry performed so badly he's canceled upcoming events and is said to be on the verge of dropping out. Meanwhile, perennial laughingstock Rick Santorum, consolidating the support hemorrhaging from Perry, Bachmann, and an ad-blitzed Newt Gingrich, rocketed past the youth- and independent-backed Ron Paul and, with 99% of the vote counted, is separated from Mitt Romney by four votes out of ~120,000 -- by far the closest result in caucus history. As the shaken field contemplates the path ahead through Romney firewall New Hampshire, conservative South Carolina, Florida, Super Tuesday, and beyond, President Obama staged a quiet redux of his own dramatic caucus win four years ago, a dry run for the looming general election. And as for powerhouse Buddy Roemer? Don't worry -- his team is ready to do battle with evil.
Social conservative senator polling well.
Santorum surges from behind in Iowa. With the countdown to the Iowa Caucuses entering its final hours the GOP race remains in a dead heat. Polls show the unlikely campaigns of social conservative Senator Rick Santorum and libertarian leaning Representative Ron Paul in surprisingly strong positions to challenge Governor Mitt Romney for the opening victory in the Republican primary season. Both Paul and Santorum have focused heavily on traditional retail politics in the Hawkeye State.
Citizens United: the impact.
Red money, blue money: The making of the 2012 campaign. "More than 80 percent of giving to Super PACs so far has come from just 58 donors, according to the Center for Responsive Politics analysis of the latest data, which covers the first half of 2011." This Salon piece details who the (surprisingly small) number of large donors are, and the SuperPACs they donate to.
Feel the Newtmentum.
Is Newt really going to be the nominee? As Romney collapses and Newt surges in the polls, the party establishment is worried. Libertarians are panicking. Can the establishment stop him? What about Ron Paul? Can Huntsman save the party from catastrophe?
No Alibi
?uestlove is grounded. As the house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Roots are known for providing guests of the show with impressive, personalized entrances. Last night, however, in an ill advised attempt at snark that has left some feelings hurt Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann entered the stage to the song "Lyin' Ass Bitch" by Fishbone. [more inside]
Scoops, Swoops, and Perry's "Oops."
Texas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry is booked on all the major morning shows tomorrow, and with good reason. After two months of gaffes, impolitic stands, and bizarre speeches that quickly waned his once-strong odds of winning the Republican nomination, Perry went into Wednesday's CNBC debate sorely needing a win... only to deliver a tortuous, cringingly forgetful attempt [video] to recall just which three cabinet departments he'd vowed to abolish, a stunning failure political scientist Larry Sabato deemed "the most devastating moment of any modern primary debate" in his memory. While Perry's slow-motion flameout has boosted the fortunes of dark horse candidate Herman Cain, the unlikely challenger is facing troubles of his own in a volley of sexual harassment claims -- an oddly ineffective scandal Cain is doing his best to (somewhat dubiously) disavow. If Cain collapses, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich may reap the benefits, but his moribund campaign has issues of its own. Pawlenty, Bachmann, Perry, Christie, Cain, Gingrich... the base is loathe to rally round him, but after so many failed, flawed, or forfeited challenges, can anyone topple Mitt Romney?
(That's 9% Income Tax, 9% Sales Tax, 9% Corporate VAT)
Effect of Herman Cain's proposed "9-9-9" tax reform plan on average household tax liability. Cain is leading the field of GOP Presidential candidates in polls of Iowa, South Carolina and Florida. Previously 1 2
The GOP War on Voting
Wisconsin recall efforts fall short amid corruption fears
After weeks of fake primaries, fraudulent mailers, special interest moneybombs, and last-minute attempts at voter suppression, Wisconsinites went to the polls yesterday in an unprecedented round of six recall elections targeted mainly at Republican state senators for their support of Governor Scott Walker's controversial union-busting agenda. Five of the six races were called by Tuesday evening, with Democrats taking two of the three they'd need to regain control of the state senate. The lone holdout? A dead heat between incumbent Alberta Darling and challenger Sandy Pasch in District 8 -- the very same district that saw suspicious vote-counting by conservative Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus unexpectedly tip the balance towards Walker ally David Prosser late in the crucial state supreme court race this past April. The protracted count and late-night shift toward Darling coupled with Nickolaus's questionable history soon prompted Democratic officials to make accusations of fraud (later retracted). Control of the senate now lies in the defense of two Democratic seats up for recall next week and the possible wooing of GOP Senator Dale Schultz, the only Republican to vote against Walker's bill. Walker himself will be eligible for recall next spring. [more inside]
Tea Party and Me
Former president Jimmy Carter speaks about the similarities and differences between the political climate in the mid 1970's and the present rise of the Tea Party.
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This f*cking election. A babble tower.
Sarah Palin as McCain's running-mate
Fox, the BBC and CNN have all revealed that Republican US presidential candidate John McCain has picked Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate on his 72nd birthday on the eve of the start of Republican National Convention. Despite being wildly popular in Alaska, Palin has recently been involved in an investigation over whether she dismissed a public safety commissioner because he refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.
The Illustrated Guide to GOP Scandals
... Karl Rove, a handful of the party's most tech-savvy computer gurus and the former Republican Ohio Secretary of State, created, owned and operated the vote-counting system...
Network Hosting Attorney Scandal E-Mails Also Hosted Ohio's 2004 Election Results --...more than ample documentation to show that on Election Night 2004, Ohio's "official" Secretary of State website -- which gave the world the presidential election results -- was redirected from an Ohio government server to a group of servers that contain scores of Republican web sites, including the secret White House e-mail accounts that have emerged in the scandal surrounding Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's firing of eight federal prosecutors. ...
Blackwell as NAMBLA expert?
Unendorsed --an Ohio newspaper takes a rare if not unprecedented step--taking back their endorsement. ... The Monday debate (youtube) showed which one has a greater understanding of Christian conduct. ...
"If this be treason, make the most of it."
Conservatives on why the GOP should lose in 2006. Let's quit while we're behind by Christopher Buckley • Bring on Pelosi by Bruce Bartlett • And we thought Clinton had no self-control by Joe Scarborough • Give divided government a chance by William A. Niskanen • Restrain this White House by Bruce Fein • Idéologie has taken over by Jeffrey Hart • The show must not go on by Richard A. Viguerie
Delivering the Vote, with Dividends
Whooops! While making a required filing to the state ethics commission, Ohio Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Kenneth Blackwell finds Diebold shares in his stock portfolio that he now claims to have bought "accidentally." Yes, that Diebold -- the e-voting company whose chairman promised to "deliver the vote" to George Bush. And yes, that Blackwell, whose state helped deliver the White House to the GOP. Blackwell insists that the humble amount of Diebold stock was in one of those "blind trust" type of arrangements that worked out so rewardingly for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. [newsfilter via RawStory.]
2. "Immigrant" is not synonymous with "Latino" ...
Some facts about Latinos and immigration, and chances are good they haven't been mentioned at all during coverage of the "immigration crisis" . (and take a stroll down memory lane to past GOP platform statements on the issue)
Oh conservatism, thou art sick!
Becoming what you hate : Nathan Sproul, case study in moral relativism on the Religious Right "former head of the Arizona Republican Party and of the Arizona Christian Coalition....Sproul is connected with the Republican National Committee-funded voter registration organization, Voters' Outreach of America Inc." - Sproul's firm is accused of fraud and the destruction of voter registration forms. He also failed to pay his workers and his office rent. Rick Perlstein, in the Village Voice, comments on the Sproul scandal : "Both sides are not equally bad, and any reporters who don't recognize that conservatism's very core has become shot through with a culture of mendacity should turn in their press badge..... It used to be that we could count on the conscience of conservatives to protect our democratic institutions."
just disgusting
Illegal RNC trashing Democratic registrations in Vegas -- Employees of a private voter registration company allege that hundreds, perhaps thousands of voters who may think they are registered will be rudely surprised on election day. The company claims hundreds of registration forms were thrown in the trash. ... The out-of-state firm has been in Las Vegas for the past few months, registering voters. It employed up to 300 part-time workers and collected hundreds of registrations per day, but former employees of the company say that Voters Outreach of America only wanted Republican registrations. Two former workers say they personally witnessed company supervisors rip up and trash registration forms signed by Democrats. ... The company has been largely, if not entirely funded, by the Republican National Committee. Similar complaints have been received in Reno where the registrar has asked the FBI to investigate.
And libertarians want to ban the sun!
"Liberals want to ban the bible!" Guess I missed that meeting where "liberals" decided on this.
It's a battle of the Baldwins
The upcoming entertainment lineup for the GOP convention next week is mostly country music, but this article mentions that Stephen Baldwin will be there. Yep, you heard me, a Baldwin. Alec Baldwin was at the DNC last month, and now it's brother vs. brother, Baldwin vs. Baldwin. Remember when you're voting this fall that it's basically a best of the Baldwins contest. You either like Alec, or Stephen, but not both. Now choose your
poison Baldwin. [via devoter]
An offer he couldn't refuse...
Politics as usual?...if you're in the mafia, maybe. Pressuring [Republican Congressman] Nick Smith to vote for a Medicare reform bill, House GOP leaders threatened to support candidates running against Smith's son for Congress, Nick Smith said Monday. (via TPM)
Are We Witnessing A Republican Implosion?
Are We Witnessing A Republican Implosion? The Los Angeles Times has three GOP contenders for governor violating Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment by attacking fellow Republicans. In traditionally Republican Virginia, the Washington Post says a Democrat is well on his way to becoming governor next week. In New Hampshire, Roll Call describes what is to be a very bitter primary against an incumbent GOP senator. And finally, the Robert Novak says the GOP is abandoning its candidate for governor in New Jersey. (More Republican News via Political Wire.)
GOP Supports Gore!
GOP Supports Gore! Well, sort of. The GOP Web site was defaced last night with a well-written diatribe about why Bush shouldn't be President.
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The new google bookmarklets are amazingly simple and useful. I've been wanting to do something like this for a while, and after seeing them, I decided to rework the code to make the web-based spellchecker I always wanted. If you bookmark this: Dictionary.com bookmarklet, highlight a word on a web page, and hit the bookmark for it, it will load that word into dictionary.com's site. It's IE-only, but I'll redo the Netscape one too.
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Out of off the years from different collectives from santa rosa to Sf to oakland to hayward and san jose Have i been so disrespected from a Staff thats suppose to be professional. From the time i walk in the door im being rushed by some of the most brain dead people i've seen in awhile HEY IM NOT DONE WITH MY PAPERWORK DONT TELL ME I KNOW ALREADY. After that fun time at the door i was able to go in to bud room which is more like a Dump, Dirty and uninviting. While checking out some of the waxes at 20 a gram was O...K... No Taste no flavor Just Chemicals and toxins left in those cheapy waxes PURGE YOUR SHIT RIGHT...... Some of the 35 Waxes was a Step up great flavor and taste the only thing was ashy build up from the waxes ITS SUPPOSE TO COMPLETELY EVAPORATE.....
After checking out the budroom we got to check out their Vapor room which was an alright touch nice set up for Partys n stuff. We got to bring in our own glass which was Nice i love to use my own piece over everyone using one piece. After bringing it in Everybody started to flock over to us from the dead door guy and the Budtender. If that door guy has something to say please say it to my face we have nothing against you guys its just the fact that You Talked shit to our face about our glass take a rip off of it and almost passed out then just walked away Keep smoking you really need it. Also another Kicker for the Customer service Is when someone says Bye After buying Meds from You no less then hour ago You SHOULD SAY BYE BACK. If you guys continue to treat people like that your Collective Will FAIL and only cater to the Low End..........
found this place on weedmaps app on my ipod and i must say its a great find. Paperwork was fast and easy for my wife and I (under about 5 min for both of us). After the paperwork we were going in the meds room and was blown away by the fact that they are willing for help out as much as possible they answered all our questions about which flower was what and who's and what is WONDERWAX..... besides everything we must say this is a good find some great strains like chainsaw and venus fly trap great meds great price. you'll be seeing more of us soon..
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this is the one spot that has the girl scout cookies that is straight fire plus their Full melts are great for the price. Thanks Papadons
Went in with 2 other buddys and got some wax to try out our Health stone hand vape. jack and jill wax was great only hype i have about that one is when lighting it with a torch its the only wax i've had that started to sparkle when lit. other then that great place
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Was looking for a new spot close to home and found this place. Right next to the CCC spot around the corner this spot was tucked away in the back. Walked in with my girl was greeted by some very nice people in the front. They offered to get us water or tea while filling out the paperwork. After that we walked in to a nice sized well lit room with glass pipe's n stuff on display and a tv on the wall with prices and strain types. We ended up going with the Og Kush for $60 - 1/4 and was givin a sample gram of blue satellite which was very good for 30/8th. All n all this was a ok spot with good meds at a good price.
Found this place on weedmaps and i gotta say this is by far one of the better clubs around that caters to the low income patents. Picked up an half OZ of sweet tart for 90 round up tax n stuff. by far a great deal will be coming back for more deals to come THANKS Revolution health center.
Thank you, You got it. That is our mission to bring quality medicine to low income patients and make it a safe access to the medicine. Thank you for your support. Check us back soon, we will be lowering our prices even more in the next few weeks. :)
i love everyone is bashing EWC. Really they open their doors to us giving us an example of how a medical cannabis dispensary should be. Clean with smart funny and outgoing budtenders like TONY DAVID GABE JOSH and a few others. The reason I go is for the concentrate menu its the best in San jose on some days starting from $10 to $50. The Flowers are great in their own ways like the true Og great tasting full of flavor and has that kick. anyone who's bashing EWC just move on theirs other places that you might like i've been pretty much been to every co-op from Oakland to San jose and EWC is a great example of how a co-op should be operated. Been coming here for a long time and i always leave with a smile on my face.
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went to your other location at union and i must say for walking in i felt good the place smelled great and the doorlady was very nice. once in the co-op i saw you guys had a wide section of meds. the budtender was very nice and was talking to him about the health stone glass piece vapor slides n stuff. all in all the purple kush and dragonfire was Great smooth and great tasting. i will be back ASAP thanks again guys also i won a glass pipe from you guys at the hemp con thingy in July thats how i remembered you guys
heard about this place from a co-worker told me you guys did top shelf for $45 so I jumped on it. Call about 6:00pm sat, Took a little while but that was ok had some GDP hash and blue dream from EWC. 1 hour later i heard a knock at the door. before i called i saw an intro video to this co-op and saw that they will bring a case of meds they have a stocked with the driver. i grabbed the door and here comes this big ass black case full of Great smelling flowers and concentrates even Waxes. My wife and I picked out Juicy Fruit 1 1/8 of that was Great. The Driver recommended this strain and the GDP. after the driver left i broke out the Glass Water pipe just to sample the flowers and i must say is THANKS to our driver full of flavor and kick, Well worth the time and money. Another Bonus is they test their Meds From SCL.
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My wife and I stopped by and was very happy with your meds. The box makes a big difference with the flowers in terms of freshness and quality. Thanks CCC
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when you are watching the same sunset five in the morning with a stranger from an airplane window
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took it from an airplane window from my way back from shanghai
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took it from an airplane window from my way back from shanghai
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My family is originally from Xiamen, but we've been here in the Philippines for 3 generations.
Very beautifu sunset!! I like the light of this photo very much!!
that's great. the picture and the message.
i think we all know the message but the picture kind of motivates others to stay put and see the beauty of today.
i think we all know the message but the picture kind of motivates others to stay put and see the beauty of today.
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Gotta love ur artwork ^^
Wow! Stunning colours and use of lighting and the horizon! What time was this taken at?
I should really read the description on these things -_-'
i like this one ! Very moody ... like coming from 80's serie ... just it seems to me the text is not horizontal with horizon and it seems to me a little bit disturbing.
normally i dont like text being added to photography, but i think the that the use of text is perfect, and it's a beautiful picture overall
wow, thats beautiful!!! pretty sunset <3
I think that this is one of the most special deviants on the whole site for me, simply because I know the way you feel. Thanks for expressing those emotions in such a good and creative way.
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what a beautiful picture. <3
beautiful horizon! :]
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Great pic, great philosophy
This is just perfect.really emotional...
Beautiful photo!
Fantastic! I love airplane photos. I have a few in my gallery but they aren't as good as this one.
truly beautiful shot
Wait..."live today, not tomarrow"? Is this saying that tomarrow is the end?! JK, Wonderful picture taken at the perfect moment, way to be!
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Lions Boss Calls Bears A ?Bunch Of Thugs?
During a question and answer session at the Lions' 20th annual Courage House dinner on Wednesday night, Lions vice chairman Bill Ford called the Bears a "bunch of thugs" when asked about the electric atmosphere during the Lions' 40-32 victory Sunday at Ford Field.
The win vaulted the Lions (3-1) into a first-place tie in the NFC North and knocked Chicago from the ranks of the unbeaten.
"It was really alive, and it was alive when we played those same bunch of thugs on Monday Night a couple (years ago)," Ford said. "When this place gets going it's electric and we do have wonderful fans. Our fans are amazing and we would love to pay them back and bring home a winner, and I love the way this team is playing right now."
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Johan Perez on Guerrero vs Aydin Card, Against Katsidis?
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According to the management of WBA interim-junior welterweight champion Johan Perez (15-0-1, 12KOs), he will make his American debut on July 28th in San Jose, California. Perez will defend his belt on the Robert Guerrero-Selcuk Aydin undercard at the HP Avilion. Several opponents are being explored, but Perez's team would still likel to secure veteran contender Michael Katsidis (28-6, 23KOs), who recently dropped an upset ten round majority decision to Albert Mensah.
"Glad that everything turned out well and I have a date for my defense. It will be an honor for me to put the name of my country on top and continue my career with the help of Golden Boy Promotions," said Perez.
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