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Jackson shortstop Jessica Roy hits the ball in a game against Meadowdale.
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Arlington pitcher Ronnie Ladines watches her teammates during a practice before the season started. Ladines returned nearly a month ago after missing most of the season with a broken finger.
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Meadowdale's Alyssa Reuble pitches against Snohomish during Thursday's game in Snohomish
The Arlington captain missed the first 11 games of the season with a broken finger, but returned to the Eagles with a force in her senior year. Ronnie Ladines has a .519 batting average, five home runs and six doubles while helping the Eagles go 6-1 since she returned full time (she pitched two innings against Mariner on April 22 in a rehab-like assignment).
On top of that she has returned to the mound where she is posting an earned-run average of 0.16 while providing a calming presence for the Eagles.
"The leadership, the calmness that she provides, the minute she came back, you could tell it changed," said Arlington coach Dan Eng. "The team settled down."
Add Arlington leadoff hitter Hayley Fields, who is riding a 19-game hitting streak -- the Eagles have played 19 games this season -- and Western Washington-bound catcher Lynsey Amundson and the Eagles look poised to improve on last year's district tournament finish, when they went 1-2 in the postseason.
"We're peaking at the right time and the bats are working," Eng said. "When you come to this point of the season it's the bats that you need to win games. You've got to hit."
Which 3A North team is the most dangerous?
The Meadowdale softball team, the top squad in the Wesco South 3A league, hasn't lost a league game all season. Shorecrest's only league losses were to Meadowdale. Glacier Peak and Mountlake Terrace also defeated the top team in the 3A North, Marysville Pilchuck.
"The south is strong," said MP head coach Aaron Zachry. "We weren't really sure going into it. You keep an eye on the games and the schedules and as things went on I wasn't sure how we were going to do. We've been competitive with (the south teams). So we're pretty excited. We think if we play well we've got a good shot to go to state."
The Tomahawks are looking to reverse their fortunes against the south in the district tournament. They face Mountlake Terrace in the opening round. Marysville Pilchuck split two games against the Hawks, with each team winning at home.
As they head to the postseason, the Tomahawks have spent their time focusing on one thing.
"That's our key word: Finishing," Zachry said. "We have to finish; have to play seven innings. ... We've really focused the second half of the season on trying to finish games. We finally got over the hump."
How dangerous is the young Jackson team?
With so many strong teams in the 4A tournament, the young Jackson squad is happy to sit back and see if the Timberwolves can pull an upset or two.
"We're an underdog. We're definitely not favored," said Jackson head coach Kyle Peacocke. "Arlington, Snohomish, Cascade and Lake Stevens are definitely the teams that are favored, so we're just going to try to go in and just do the best we can."
The Timberwolves return to the district tournament where they went 0-2 last year. Peacocke said there are a few juniors who were on the team last year, but the bulk of his young team is getting their first taste of the postseason where they hope to win a couple more games.
"Basically our mindset is we just want to play our best. We feel like people don't want to play us because we feel like we have nothing to lose, being so young," Peacocke said. "We feel like we haven't really played our best game against those top teams yet. We think if we play our best game we can compete and play with those teams."
One blow to the Timberwolves chances came when their lone senior, star shortstop Jessica Roy, hurt her knee in a game against Cascade last week when she abruptly stopped running home to return to third base on a fly ball to center field. Roy was being reevaluated by doctors Monday after being in a leg brace all week.
What makes Snohomish the No. 1 team in 4A?
The best answer -- everything.
There isn't much that the Panthers can't do. They have a group of hitters led by juniors Trysten Melhart and Katlyn Purvis, and senior Anna Pisac that rivals any trio of hitters in the state. They have two shut-down pitchers in freshman Alyssa Simons and junior Bailey Seek. And they have a defense that very rarely makes any mistakes.
Simply put, this team is loaded.
Both Seek and Simons have an earned run average under 1. As a freshman, Simons has started 10 games and has struck out an astounding 123 batter.
Just as impressive is Melhart's average at the plate of .682, good enough to set the school record for a third consecutive season.
"You look at this group and you are trying to figure out what's the strength?" Kennedy said. "I don't think it's so much what's the strength, but it's where do you find a weakness?"
And as great as Snohomish's great players are, it is depth that has the potential to carry the Panthers far in the postseason.
"You look at some of our games and sometimes it's our bottom three that are getting the RBIs and scoring the runs," Kennedy said.
For the teams in the 4A district tournament, that's a scary thought.
Who is the best pitcher in the Wesco 3A South?
The South is loaded with talented pitchers. Alyssa Reuble from Meadowdale might be the star that shines the brightest, but she certainly has a slew of others to challenge her, including Glacier Peak's Callie Bircher, Mountlake Terrace's Rene Bos and Maddy Kristjanson and Shorecrest's Amanda Hartley.
Reuble led Meadowdale had a 16-2 record with a 1.94 earned run average, 118 strikeouts and just 10 walks. She certainly has the support or her head coach Dennis Hopkins.
"I would put her in probably the top two or three pitchers in the state -- at any level," Hopkins said.
The Mavericks didn't lose a single league game with Reuble pitching. What Reuble means to Meadowdale is similar to what the other girls mean to their respective teams.
Mountlake Terrace coach Shannon Rasmussen said Bos and Kristjanson have played a key role in the Hawks success this season. "They are leaders on and off the field for us," Rasmussen said. "Definitely we wouldn't be where we are now without the two of them. Even though we have been losing games having both of them pitching for us, they've been able to keep us in the games."
Bircher's statistics are very impressive for the Grizzlies. She has a 1.32 ERA with 152 strikeouts and just nine walks. Bircher helped lead the Grizzlies to the No. 3 seed from the Wesco South and her head coach Caitlin Nies said she has been one of the team's most consistent players all season.
"She has been so consistent all season," Nies said. "We make some mistakes behind her and she just keeps going. She has given us a great chance to win every game we have played in."
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Strengths: light weight frame, with great cable routing options. Having the options to go single speed or geared.
Weaknesses: low bottom bracket height, I keep hitting my pedals on roots and rocks.
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For quite long we are thinking about a new MOP for Groovy, without finding the right way to do it better this time. It is difficult to find the right path between being user-friendly and efficient. Thus the new MOP will contain some features the old did not, but will also remove some old features for the sake of a more straight and more easy to understand MOP.
Removing default null argument
The default null argument is used for method calls that have one parameter, but the call is done without an argument for the parameter. Groovy will here use null, as long as the type of the parameter is not a primitive. In case of a primitive the call fails. This feature was mainly added in the early Groovy pre 1.0 years before Groovy supported default values for parameters. Another limitation of this logic is that it works only with single parameter methods. There have been multiple cases of confused users by this logic. Performance wise this logic doesn't cost much, and certainly not more than a call with a real argument. But since this is a confusing feature of limited use, it should be removed.
Removing automatic list expansion
A method call done with a list that finds no matching method for that list (a method with one parameter of type List, Collection, Object, etc), will cause a second method selection iteration. This time the list is "unpacked" and all elements of the list are taken as if the method call had been done with the elements rather than the list. Groovy also supports spreading of lists by an syntax element, making this automatic feature not needed. In fact this can be quite surprising for users and is a problem for performance. A spread version might be still not good in performance, but at least the user will have to use an extra symbol and thus have the visual indicator. As of why this feature was originally added is unclear. Looking at user code you will find barely intended usages of this. Thus it should be removed.
Changing Safe Navigation to stop evaluation
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The plan is to orientate us a lot on the open call site caching the JVM provides with invokedynamic. For this to work all parts of the MOP should no longer be seen as places that do invoke something, but as places that return something, that then will be invoked. An invokeMethod then will for example return instead an object that acts as a kind of handler, which can be invoked. Groovy will then store it and avoid the reselection unless you invalidate it. In the old MOP such caching often did not happen once you interact using meta programming. The tasks to be solved in this are to provide an "extension point" for intercepting methods and to react to missing methods, as well as being able to invalidate a cached version and/or to make an uncached version possible.
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Extension point for the user to register an interceptor, that will be used for all method calls. This is equal what GroovyInterceptable does using invokeMethod, only that in MOP1 the method is directly called. In MOP2 we will instead return a handler that then will do whatever is needed. This can for example be a method handle to a invokeMethod method if wanted. TODO: define guards
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Predefined way to select a method through meta class. This method will return an object which then can be used to invoke the selected method.
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Extension point for the user to register a handler for missing methods. The then invoked method is comparable to what methodMissing in MOP1 would be doing.
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Predefined method to store the cachable result of the above process in the call site. As long as the cached object is valid the above methods will not be called again for this call site.
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Predefined method to do the Initial invocation of the cachable. Subsequent invocation may be done directly by invokedynamic.
Context Meta Class
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- Default meta class
Behaves pretty much like what Java allows in regards of method calls (same class private methods are available) and all meta programming changes are visible
- Sealed meta class
Like the default meta class, but meta programming changes from outside the class are not visible. This can be especially useful to library writers.
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Like the two before but with the addition that private members will always be available.
Getting a Meta Class
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Weaknesses: Hate the derailleurs. Taking the rear wheel off sucks. The seat will not do wonders for your hemorrhoids so change it immediately or buy padded French tights. There is something wrong with the way the rear wheel locks into place because if you take a sharp turn, no matter how tight you get the rear, my wheel will make a strange sound as if it were hitting the frame (never really isolated this problem since you can't really look at the rear when you're taking a sharp turn.) I might take the advise of some of the posts here and upgrade to Shimano XTRs (for both brakes and derailleurs). Ok now, the brakes. THEY SUCK. They really suck. I've had to replace the front discs because I banged them on a rock ever so slightly and they came right out of alignment and never could get it right so I replaced the front with some other nameless brand and it works fine. Heaven forbid you ever find yourself going downhill at about 95kmh and a garbage truck or some other immovable behemoth of an object gets in front of you because those brakes don't hold for nothing. XTR's will replace them.
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Date Reviewed: May 9, 2012
Strengths: Very solid 29er bike, and great to start out with coming from a 26" A nice budget component group and everything has really held up to all my initial abuse.
Weaknesses: The stock seat is ok, but nothing to write home about. The bike is a bit heavier then you might like, but with time and some money it can be very respectable.
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Strengths: This is for the 2012 model. Everything is good except the weaknesses I will list below. I rode the Specialized Hardrock, Giant Talon 1 first. Then I rode the Trek Mamba and Cobia. Although they are not the same price range I found that everyone I talked to said to go for the Cobia due to the fact it had better components and a Rock Shox Recon Air Adjustable Fork. All the others came with SR Suntour forks. Non-Adjustable. This was the same for Specialized Rockhopper.
Weaknesses: Seat Evoke 1 - Hard in my opinion
Pedals- Wellgo (not sure of model They are a stock model with the reflectors)
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Price Paid: $1049.00
Purchased At: All Pro - Simi Valle
Similar Products Used: GT, Mongoose (the real mongoose), Redline
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2011
Strengths: Rolling over things, large and small, and climbing.
Weaknesses: Heavy, cornering.
Bottom Line:
My first 29er and still not happy with the poorer cornering due to the long GF wheelbase. Otherwise I'm a convert to the big wheels. Faster rolling than previous bikes and I can coast past others while they're still peddling. Downhill speed is great. Almost don't wish for full suspension as those big, fat wheels take some of the mickey out of the roots and rock.Climbs anything you aim at.
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $1400.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: First 29er; Kona Lava Dome and Fire Mountain (26ers)
Bike Setup: RD: Shimano SLX Shadow, FD: SRAM X9, shifters: Shimano Deore LX dual control, brakes: Shimano LX hydraulic disk, tires: Specialized Fastrak LK.
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2011
Strengths: Great cornering, handeling
Weaknesses: Fork, Crankset,
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: TeknoBike Mexico D.F
Similar Products Used: Cannondale F4
Bike Setup: Gripshift X.0
Fox RL29
X.O RearDeraileur
Shimano LX FrontDeraileur
RaceFace Crankset
Rhythm Wheelset
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2011
Strengths: Great Frame, G2 Geometry, light for a 29er, color looks better in person, built Strong!
Weaknesses: I think the bike would be nice with thinker tire.
Bottom Line:
I stayed at the dealership till 8:15 or so. It was a good I really enjoy the new bike. At the end of the day I know I went with the right bike for me.
FYI I could have afforded the Xcal or Cobia. It was the bike and not price .
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: Trek Dannys CT
Similar Products Used: There are good 29er out there, there are some great 29er but they ONLY person that it matters to is the rider. Cannonade 29er, Trek X Cal, Rockhopper Comp 29er, Giant Talon 2($700) and 1($1000). Felt 29er($2150) This is an investment, I could have bought the X cal but like the ride on the Cobia better. It is all about preference.
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2011
Strengths: Great component upgrades over last year's model (hydraulic discs, air shock, Sram X7).
Weaknesses: Very low quality brakes. Promax hydraulic brake system with Tektro rotors. The rear brake began squeaking loudly on the 4th mountain ride. Sounds like metal on metal. The entire frame shudders and vibrates when applying the brake. Took the bike in to local Trek dealer. Was told that they have done 15-20 warranty returns on the brakes in the last 4 months and that the manufacturer has stopped accepting warranty cases on the rotor. Evidently a very common problem. Bought a new rotor for the bike, solved the problem.
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $1050.00
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2011
Strengths: Looks killer, great stance, rolls over anything, very stable
Weaknesses: Comes with a crappy drivetrain
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $1000.00
Purchased At: LBS
Bike Setup: (New)SRAM XO rear and X9 front,XO twist shifters, Truvative Stylo cranks, Bontrager RXL big sweep bars, Bontrager 17 deg 100mm stem.
(Came with) RockShox Recon Silver fork, Promax hydraulic brakes, Bontrager Ranger wheels, Jones tires. Bontrager seat and post
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2011
Strengths: Geometry that works, TORA fork, SRAM drivetrain components.
Weaknesses: Heavy wheels and crankset
Bottom Line:
The TORA air fork is more easily adjusted to rider weight than a coil spring fork and makes the price jump from the Momba worth it even at full retail. It has lockout for long climbs and road sections also making the bike more versatile.
Fisher/Trek got the 29er geometry right before most other big manufacturers. The G2 geometry is nearly perfect for me in that it makes this bike ride like a bike. I have no trouble lofting the front of the bike when riding over obsticles. The front does not flop around in low speed maneuvers like some other bikes I tested.
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $600.00
Purchased At: Scheels
Similar Products Used: Trek 7000
Bike Setup: Stock
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2011
Strengths: air fork, hydraulic brakes
Weaknesses: loud breaks
Bottom Line:
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $950.00
Purchased At: free flite
Similar Products Used: diamond back response sport
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2011
Strengths: Sharp turning (I can turn completely around on sidewalks)
The stock tires actually work much better than expected both on and off road.
Pretty confident at high speeds (hit a 3+ foot drop/turn at 25ish and felt completely comfortable)
Looks awesome.
By far the best bike I've ever ridden, good all around bike.
Weaknesses: Brakes are loud, but work just fine.
Brakes seem to rub just a little bit, like barely at all. (they don't even slow the wheels down while spinning freely)
Derailleurs took a little while to get broken in, but now are pretty smooth (but not high end)
Bottom Line:
Best bike I've ever ridden.
Not too heavy.
Prolly put 60+ miles on it and it's still working fine.
All of my friends (both bikers and non-bikers think it's awesome.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $1100.00
Purchased At: Wamesly Cycles, Morg
Similar Products Used: Mid/Low range Specialized 26 MTB, Mid range Cannondale 26 MTB.
Bike Setup: Stock for now, Specialized air tool
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2011
Strengths: Smooth Ride, Quality Craftsmanship, Color
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
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Price Paid: $1049.00
Purchased At: Bicycle X-Change
Similar Products Used: Haven't had a bike in years. Previous bike was a Specialized Road Bike
Bike Setup: Stock
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2010
Strengths: Strong frame, smooth ride, comfortable position
Weaknesses: Heavy
Bottom Line:
I am only 5'6", 130 lbs., bought the size medium, so the bike is big for me. Too big to use on switchbacks, but I use my 26er Tassajara for that. No problems with brake fade, but they do get stuff in them and start singing.
Climbs great, in or out of saddle. Front fork locks down well enough, but not entirely. Bounce from big balloon tires when out of saddle, but it is fun, like jumping on a mattress. Makes me start thinking.....
Goes over all the road furniture of urban environment, straight up onto curbs,
down rough brick roads, over pot holes.
Smooth and relaxing, I don't feel beat up after long rides. I don't want to get off.
One dis: Big time tail slap due to long wheelbase. Get the arse out of the saddle and you're fine.
Two dis: Heavy.
Even with the Big Apples I can do the trails along the rivers here, even through sand. Would need nubbies only to climb loose surfaces, and even at that I bet just a nubbie on the rear would be good enough. Great rear traction.
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Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid: $750.00
Purchased At: Boehm Cycle
Bike Setup: Stock except for tires
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[url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lat-metta-world-peace-20120919,0,4776078.story] Mark Medina of the LA Times[/url[ wrote:As he sat on the toilet, the ideas kept popping into Metta World Peace's head.
The eccentric Lakers forward says he has spent the past week preparing for his comedy act. And, well, what better way to maximize that time than when he's in the bathroom?
"That's where I get most of my ideas," World Peace said in a phone interview with The Times. "That's my alone time and that's when I figure out what I'm going to do."
So what, exactly, is World Peace going to do?
He's hosting "Comedy Slam Dunk" on Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., a charity driven stand-up at the Laugh Factory where World Peace will introduce comedians, including Tom Arnold, Alex Scott, Malik S and Chris D'Elia. In between those acts, World Peace says he plans on delivering self-written material where he will tell gay and racist jokes, roast teammates and poke fun at himself.
"I'm stereotyping everybody," World Peace said. "It'll be fun. I'm throwing out random stereotypes. I just want to make people laugh and have fun. I'm definitely going to stereotype myself. I'm going to stereotype my bipolar tendencies. I want to stereotype that. I want the people to judge for themselves tomorrow on whether I'm bipolar."
In other words, World Peace better hope NBA Commissioner David Stern isn't watching or that his material doesn't go instantly viral. The event won't be open to the media and the show is strictly forbidding camera use. But in the information age, you never know.
World Peace maintains he's not concerned about that or whether he's pushing the envelope too far. After all, the $30 tickets that can be purchased at ronartest.com will go toward a good cause. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Metta Center for Nonviolence (based in Berkeley) and World Peace's nonprofit Xcel University, which helps mental health charities.
"As reckless as I am, this stuff is really important," World Peace said. "Having it for a cause makes it more fun."
World Peace has already dabbled in stand-up comedy. He hosted a four-city comedy tour last year in Los Angeles, Orange County and New York City where he introduced acts and answered audience questions.
In the show I attended in Brea, World Peace's material involved telling X-rated jokes and poking fun at himself either through self-written material or answering fan questions. Although he's not taking fan questions in this show, World Peace still plans to take the same approach.
"If you can be funny without cursing, that's amazing," World Peace said. "But that's tough. Doing comedy is not an easy thing to do."
Yet, World Peace is willing to try, and he sounded more than eager in giving a sneak preview of one of his bits.
"I'm going to talk about some of the dreams that I have that I want to see happen at Staples Center," World Peace said. "One dream involves me being on the court in Staples Center. I'm not really participating in the game, but I'm on the court and throwing stuff and disrupting the game. I'm looking forward to telling that joke."
So what's the joke?
"You'll have to see," World Peace said with a slight laugh. "I can't tell you. It'll be fun. You have to enjoy it. I'm not as good as real comedians. But it's still cool to be able to tell jokes and have fun."
It also gives him something to pass the time when he's in the bathroom.
Metta World Peace is in absolute peak shape. Much was made last season about how MWP came in out of shape and didn't find himself until halfway through the season due in part to injuries he wasn't able to treat during the lockout. But he says he's 15 pounds lighter than he was last fall, and from watching him play, he's not lying. We interviewed Antawn Jamison after the scrimmage, and he couldn't stop raving about how great MWP looks and is playing. With attention focused on Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard, this could spell trouble for opponents.
Ariza3 wrote:that game against carmelo was one of the best defensive games ive seen him play...definitely as a laker. he was locked in and engaged. no one really stops carmelo, but you can slow him down...but i think artest that game did stop him. he forced carmelo into 6 fouls, 8 turnovers, he did score 21 but at 7-19 FG. ron that game had 17pts (6-13 FG 4-7 3PT) 1TO and 6 steals! if ron can bring that defense intensity when it comes to games this coming season where hes got the big defensive assignment that would be awesome. (carmelo, lebron, durant..etc)
Durant is a harder defensive assignment but ron has his strength and if he bodies him up like he did for carmelo, in that game, its gunna make it very hard for durant and if he does get past him instead of bynum or odom it would be dwight howard at the rim to help.
side note: that game kobe was 3-17 for 14 pts and 12 assists.
KB24 wrote:how did Hill get that long hair back?
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at Metta's body in this video. He looks almost... thin. The guy is in amazing shape. They say he's at around 250, but I feel like he's got to be lighter than that. I'm almost wondering if he's going to be thick enough to put a body on guys anymore.
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A two-month delay in the state's Tag & Tax Together program has some county tax offices up in arms.
"We've been working on it like a bunch of dogs since November," Greene County Tax Administrator Becky Sutton said.
The program, which will have the N.C. Department of Revenue billing customers directly, was set into law in 2005 and has been extended three times, Marge Howell, DMV communications officer, said.
"It began," she said, "… to allow counties to collect their vehicle taxes in a timely manner."
The counties who have worked to upgrade their software and prepare the July bills to send to the Department of Revenue now have to perform the billing again using the old billing method.
Jones County Tax Administrator Wayne Vanderford said his staff now, figuratively, has to "throw it out the window."
"I had to hire more people to do this," he said. "… All those files we were doing for five months, we found out we've got to throw them out."
Lenoir County Tax Administrator Darrell Parrish said the process created additional work, but it did give his staff a chance to learn the process.
"It's unfortunate it was delayed, in my opinion," he said.
The state's 100 counties were told to have the July bills ready by May. Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties finished up by Friday, but at about 4:30 p.m., all the counties received an email thanking them for their hard work and telling them the program would be delayed until September because the software vendors were not ready.
"There are more than 600 dealers in North Carolina who use vendors for online services to title and register vehicles," wrote David B. Baker, director of the Local Government Commission, in the email. "… To provide these important business partners and their software vendors additional time to test and certify their online services for vehicle dealers, we will implement the new Tax and Tag Together program beginning with the September renewals."
The state's computer system is expected to go live on July 1 as required by the state, but the combined tax and tags won't be implemented until the September tag renewals are due.
Howell said the vendors supply the software for the 600 new car dealerships that use the online system.
"It enables them to register and title vehicles online," she said.
What the Tag & Tax program will mean for state residents is they will have to pay their vehicle property tax at the same time they purchase a new vehicle or register one or their cars won't be registered.
Howell said there is a provision that will allow new vehicle purchasers to obtain a 60-day temporary tag and pay the property tax by the end of the 60-day period.
Residents renewing their tags can get their state inspection up to 60 days prior to registering their car, she said, adding these options spread the costs out over a longer period of time.
The new bills will reflect both vehicle property tax information from counties and other taxing jurisdictions, as well as vehicle registration and inspection information. Both tag renewals and tax payments will come in one bill and must be paid in full to renew vehicle registration.
Wynn Odom of Wynn Odom Ford said he wasn't clear on all the factors involved in accessing the customers' property tax for new vehicles, or on what method the tax would be based. He was also concerned the customer would be paying sales tax and interest on the tax if the property tax is rolled into a loan.
"There's a whole lot of complexity to it," Odom said about the program.
He was also concerned about handling out-of-state sales. Howell said the dealerships would only be responsible for the taxes of vehicles at the situs address, or legal residence, of North Carolina.
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Werth Thinks Pence Is A Good Fit
Jayson Werth was relaxing in the Nationals clubhouse this afternoon with Magnus, his four-month-old Great Dane, when Hunter Pence's name came up.
"I'm happy for Hunter," Werth said. "That's an enviable position to be in. I know firsthand what that's like.
"Immediately, when I heard it I thought about him going from Houston to Philadelphia. I don't know how much fun they were having over there (in Houston), but I do know how much fun those guys have over there, what that clubhouse is like, the chemistry, the camaraderie. I know how well a guy like that will fit in. I immediately thought about how much fun he was going to have. I'm happy for him. He's a good player."
Werth knows Pence a bit from being on the 2009 National League All-Star team. He said he has spoken with Pence a couple times since his arrival in Philadelphia.
"He seems like a good fit," he said.
So no more wistful thoughts about Philadelphia or how it should have been him? The Phillies essentially got Pence because they did not find anybody to replace his production in right field. They started the season with Ben Francisco before moving to Domonic Brown.
"Not really," Werth said. "It was more like, I knew what he was about to get himself into. It kind of made me smile."
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Pence is a better fit than Werth. Probably not quite as good defensively, but more consistent with the bat. Plus, he'll be a fan favorite,
Any upgrade from Francisco, (who i personally like) or Brown, would be an instant 'fan favorite'
Well, that was an ugly 9th inning, but stuff happens. Madson made good pitches; the Nats just hit them and the Phillies were burned by at least two hits that were the result of the defensive alignments trying to avoid doubles. It would have helped a little if the offense had some more hits and scored more runs outside of one inning.
That was Madson's second blown save this season and the team's fourth. Nobody in the NL is even close to their success in that regard.Sometimes you just have to tip your hat and move on.
"Defensive alignments trying to avoid doubles" has always confounded me. You're changing the way you've played the ENTIRE GAME to try to avoid something that has a minute chance of happening. I've seen it beaten more times than it has actually prevented anything.
Managers automatically guard the line and instead of getting an out on a routine ground ball, they give up base hits. How is that smart baseball?
it's kind of like playing deep in Football to avoid the long pass. Willing to give up a singel to prevent a run scoring double. I agree that in general, it isn't worth it, though you do the same thing in the infield, DP depth, playing up to prevent a run, etc. As the saying goes, Sh*t happens. one bad inning doesn't mean Madson isn't still our best closer, or that our bullpen isn't great. THey pitched the whole game and if the 9th didn't happen would have won. Let's go Roy2!!
And it doesn't work much in football either. The Prevent Defense prevents you from winning. Give up enough short passes and pretty soon they're close enough to score.
I'm not willing to give up anything I wouldn't give up earlier in the game. If doubles are so destructive, why not play on the line for the whole game? Runs matter in the third inning too.
Phils just cut Jack Cust and Aaron Heilman. How long did that last?
I couldn't figure out why we'd need a lefty off the bench given our lineup. Who'd he PH for-Pence, Ruiz? Polanco? If a lefty starts you have Raul on the bench in any case to PH (Mayberry should be starting every game with a LHP going against the Phils)
Who cares what Werth thinks of Pence? He (Werth) made his decision and he obviously didn't care as much for Philly and her fans as Cliff Lee did.
Last night's big hit aside, I really don't know why Ross Gload should remain on the active roster? Picking up John Bowker is a mystery to me, unless it IS to replace Gload until LHV finishes its postseason when after which Dom Brown can be activated. He's the best defensive backup for RF. Besides, JMJ could be spread too thin backing up all fields plus 1b. So deactivate Gload and Bowker. Activate Brown and let's start playing postseason ball.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help diagnose and monitor lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE)
When to Get Tested?
When you have a positive ANA test and signs and symptoms associated with lupus, such as persistent fatigue and weakness, arthritis-like pain in one or more joints, a red rash resembling a butterfly across the nose and cheeks, and/or skin sensitivity to light; periodically when you have been diagnosed with lupus
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A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
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The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Anti-double stranded DNA antibody (anti-dsDNA) is one of a group of autoantibodies called antinuclear antibodies (ANA). Normally, antibodies protect against infection, but autoantibodies are produced when a person's immune system fails to adequately distinguish between "self" and "non-self." They mistakenly attack the body's own healthy cells, causing tissue and organ damage. Anti-dsDNA specifically targets the genetic material (DNA) found in the nucleus of a cell, hence the name "anti-dsDNA." The anti-dsDNA test identifies the presence of these autoantibodies in the blood.
While anti-dsDNA may be present at a low level with a number of disorders, it is primarily associated with lupus. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that can affect various tissues and/or organs of the body such as the kidneys, joints, blood vessels, skin, heart, lungs, and the brain. (For more on this, read the article on Lupus). The test for anti-dsDNA, along with other autoantibody tests, may be used to help establish a diagnosis of lupus and distinguish it from other autoimmune disorders.
One serious complication of lupus is lupus nephritis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the kidneys, which can lead to protein in the urine, high blood pressure, and kidney failure. It occurs when the autoantibodies bind to antigens and become deposited in the kidneys. In the evaluation of someone with lupus nephritis, a high level (titer) of anti-dsDNA is generally associated with ongoing inflammation and damage to the kidneys.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
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Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
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No test preparation is needed.
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===Congressional Staff Salaries===
===Congressional Staff Salaries===
::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''
::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''
The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Rangel paid his congressional staff a total of $1,164,431 in 2011. Overall, [[New York]]
The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Rangel paid his congressional staff a total of $1,164,431 in 2011. Overall, [[New York]] 28th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_Charles_B._Rangel.html ''LegiStorm'', "Charles B. Rangel," Accessed October 2, 2012]</ref>
===Net worth===
===Net worth===
:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''
:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Rangel's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $719,019 to $1,785,000. Averaging to a net worth of $1,252,009.50 which
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Rangel's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $719,019 to $1,785,000. Averaging to a net worth of $1,252,009.50 which lower than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00000964&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), 2010," Accessed October 2, 2012]</ref>
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Revision as of 09:31, 4 January 2013
|Charles B. Rangel
|U.S. House, New York, District 13
|In office
|January 3, 2013-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 3, 1970
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|U.S. House, New York, District 15
|January 3, 1971-January 3, 2013
|New York University
|St. John's University
|Military service
|United States Army
|Years of service
|Date of birth
|June 11, 1930
|Place of birth
|New York, New York
|Roman Catholic
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Issues
- 5 Elections
- 6 Campaign donors
- 7 Analysis
- 8 Recent news
- 9 Personal
- 10 External links
- 11 References
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Rangel is a "moderate Democratic Leader".[2]
Rangel was born in New York, New York. He earned a B.A. from New York University in 1957, and a J.D. from St. John's University in 1960.[3]
Rangel was in the United States Army from 1948-1952, serving in the Korean War, returning to civilian life to enter New York University. After obtaining his degrees, Rangel worked as a lawyer in private practice. He served as assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, in 1963, counsel to speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1965, counsel to the President's Commission to Revise the Draft Laws in 1966, and as secretary of the New York State Penal Law and Code Revision Commission.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
Rangel served on the following committees:[4]
- Ways and Means Committee
- Rep. Charles Rangel, NY will serve as an ex officio member sitting on all of the subcommittees without voting rights in the 112th Congress.[5]
- Joint Committee on Taxation
Campaign Themes
Rangel lists several of his campaign themes on his website:[6]
- Taxes-"I believe that if we are to strengthen our economy, we must create new, good-paying jobs. By extending enhanced expense limits for small businesses and keeping more generous depreciation rules in effect, the recovery legislation will help businesses invest in themselves, allowing them to grow and create new jobs. We also provide businesses with incentives to hire recently discharged, unemployed veterans and disconnected youth so we can reincorporate them into our communities and grow together.
- Working Families-Our first priority in confronting the economic crisis was making sure that we did not leave millions of unemployed workers without adequate income to pay rent or buy groceries. I was proud to stand with my Democratic Colleagues in passing the HIRE Act to provide a payroll tax credit for companies that hire employees who have been looking for work for 60 days or more.
- Affordable Housing-Affordable housing is a prioritized issue in New York's 13th Congressional District, which is mostly comprised of high-rise residential buildings. Throughout our community, tenants face an uphill battle with higher rents, fewer services, and negligence or harassment by landlords. Perhaps more importantly, the lack of affordable housing in the area presents a severe threat to our local economy. As such, I have fought to ensure that tenants and prospective New York City residents are provided with proper support needed to finance affordable housing, while strengthening the quality and accessibility of our housing market.
- Social Security and Medicare-I stand firmly with President Barack Obama in opposing any efforts to privatize these programs. I reject the idea that the future of hard-working Americans should be subject to the volatility of financial markets as some Republicans have advocated. We should not cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of gutting the lifeline that helps millions of Americans to survive. I promise to continue opposing any budget proposals that undermine Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
- Education-I strongly believe that we must give every possible amount of support to our students, teachers and educators so that future generations of Americans will have the ability to succeed in a global economy and face the challenges of tomorrow.
- Immigration-Our immigration policy should be driven by what is in the best interest of this great country and the American worker. Orderly and controlled borders, combined with an effective immigration system designed to meet our needs are important pillars of a healthy and robust economy. We need to act swiftly on immigration legislation that will improve our American workforce.
- Civil Rights-As a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, ensuring equal opportunity and tolerance in our society is very important to me. I believe we should respect everybody regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation.
- HIV/AIDS-I will continue to fight for those afflicted with HIV/AIDS and will work tirelessly until the day we have a cure.
- Foreign Policy-I believe that as a nation we must maintain a foreign policy that ensures international security, promotes human rights and advances democratic principles worldwide. As part of the global community, we must come together to tackle major challenges that affect all of us, such as: poverty, education, public health, pollution, environment, natural disasters and the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.
- Veterans-As a veteran of the Korean War, I understand the plight of our soldiers and am committed to ensuring that our veterans are provided the care and opportunity that they so desperately deserve and earned. I consider the G.I. bill following my service in the Korean War to be a turning point in my life. It was the G.I. Bill which transformed me from a high school dropout into a law school graduate. As such, I am committed to giving the brave servicemen and women of today the same opportunity I had to make a change. I firmly believe adequate health and medical care for our veterans are not privileges but sacred rights we must honor.
- Environment-Protecting the environment is more than merely preserving nature. It is a commitment we must make to promote the health and welfare of all people. In our Manhattan Congressional District and across America, especially in urban communities like our own, the effects of poor air and water quality are of great concern and importance."
Rangel ran for re-election in 2012. Because of redistricting, Rangel's territory is the new 13th district. The 2012 Democratic primary election presented Rangel's toughest challenge since he defeated the previous incumbent 42 years ago.[7] Rangel was re-elected in November.[8]
|U.S. House, New York District 13 General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Charles Rangel Incumbent
|Craig Schley
|Deborah Liatos
|Total Votes
|Source: New York State Board of Elections "U.S. House of Representatives Results"
State Senator Adriano Espaillat, former Bill Clinton staffer Clyde Williams, former executive Joyce Johnson, and former Rangel intern Craig Schley all challenged Rangel in the June 26 Democratic primary.[9][10]
Analysts expected race to come into play, as demographic changes and redistricting meant that the traditionally black district is now majority Hispanic.[11] Rangel's foremost challenge came from Espaillat, who was born in the Dominican Republic.[11] While considered a "black politician," Rangel also has Puerto Rican heritage.[7][11]
Two other main issues were Rangel's recent ethics violations and his extensive term in office. Rangel received censure from the U.S. House in 2010 for failing to report some income.[11] And Rangel's challengers pointed out that the 82-year-old congressman has been in office for over half his life.[10][11] The incumbent also suffered health problems this past year that kept him out of Washington for significant chunks of time, raising questions about his ability to represent the district.[11] Rangel, however, dismissed these objections: "If I can support the initiatives that we started, how can I possibly sit on the sidelines?"[7]
Ballot contest
While Rangel declared victory on election night with a 6.6 percentage-point lead, his lead shrunk over the next few days as results continued to trickle in. Adriano Espaillat took back his concession and prepared to challenge the final count in court. After that final count was completed on July 7, Espaillat conceded the election for good on July 9, although he and others continue to question the Board of Elections' actions.[12][13]
As of Thursday, June 28, 2012, 94% of precincts had reported, and Rangel's lead in the Democratic primary had shrunk from 6.6 percentage points on election night to 3 percentage points. Challenger Adriano Espaillat was just over 1,000 votes behind Rangel.[14]
As of July 2, Rangel's lead had shrunk to 802 votes.[15] By July 3, Espaillat had filed court documents calling for a recount and possibly a new election.[16] The city Board of Elections had yet to finish counting all of the paper votes.[17]
On Friday, July 6, ballot counts showed Rangel with about a 1,000-vote lead.[18] Espaillat was scheduled to make a case in court on July 11,[19] saying that some ballots for him were incorrectly thrown out, or request a new election altogether.[18] Espaillat also faced pressure to choose between pursuing the 13th district race or filing for re-election to his New York State Senate seat on July 12, since New York state law forbids politicians from running for two offices simultaneously.[18]
On Saturday, July 7, the city Board of Elections finished counting all of the ballots, and Rangel beat Espaillat by 990 votes.[20] The results were not yet official, as a judge delayed certification until Espaillat could make his legal case on July 11. Espaillat planned to argue that some voters were unfairly disenfranchised.[20][19] In a press statement, Espaillat said: "A ballooned number of affidavit ballots and hundreds of calls of people that said they were turned away because they said they couldn't find them in the books? ... No notification for a voter that there was an election. All these things amounted to a big red flag."[13]
On July 9, Espaillat conceded the race.[12] He opted not to make his case in court, saying "[W]e came up short — 2 percent... It's virtually impossible for the results to be different."[12] He and other still had doubts about the Board of Elections' handling of the primary,[13] but he is leaving further presses to advocacy groups.[12]
June 14, 2012
On June 14, 2012, all five Democratic candidates met for a debate. Rangel and Espaillat traded some intense words, with Rangel questioning a petition drive for Espaillat that the state senator says he's not involved with. Espaillat parried by bringing up Rangel's own ethics issues. Williams urged the candidates to avoid personal attacks and focus on the issues. Schley commented that Rangel was "antiquated" and was past his political prime.[10]
Super PAC involvement
The Super PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability targeted Rangel for defeat in the primary.[7]
On November 2, 2010, Rangel was re-elected to the United States House for a twenty first term. He defeated Michel J. Faulkner (R whom also ran on the Conservative Party ticket), Craig Schley (Independence, Vote People Change), and Roger Calero (Socialist Worker).[21]
Campaign donors
|Charles B. Rangel Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[22]
|April 13, 2012
|July Quarterly[23]
|July 15, 2012
|October Quarterly[24]
|October 15, 2012
|Running totals
2010U.S. House for a twenty first term in 2010. His campaign committee raised a total of $2,937,509 and spent $4,139,258.[25]
|U.S. House, New York, 2010 - Charles Rangel Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Charles Rangel's campaign committee
|Rudin Management
|Bio-Reference Laboratories
|New York Life Insurance
|Interpublic Group
|Glenwood Management
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Real Estate
|Lawyers/Law Firms
|Securities & Investment
Congressional Staff Salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Rangel paid his congressional staff a total of $1,164,431 in 2011. Overall, New York ranked 28th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[26]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Rangel's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $719,019 to $1,785,000. Averaging to a net worth of $1,252,009.50 which was lower than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.[27]
Percentage voting with party
November 2011
Charles B. Rangel voted with the Democratic Party 93.6% of the time, which ranked 72nd among the 192 House Democratic members as of December 2011.[28]
Recent news
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Rangel still resides with his wife Alma in Harlem where he was born. They have two adult children and three grandchildren.[29]
External links
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- Charlie Rangel for U.S. Congress official campaign site
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- ↑ Gov Track "Rangel" Accessed May 14, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "RANGEL, Charles B., (1930 - )"
- ↑ Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Serving the People of New York's 15th District "Committees and Caucuses"
- ↑ Committee on Ways and Means, Chairman Dave Camp "Committee Members"
- ↑ Campaign website "Issues"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Roll Call "Charlie Rangel at Risk in Rough Race," June 13, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, New York"
- ↑ New York Daily News "4 candidates for 13th C.D. make hay at Lehman TV debate - but Rangel skips it," June 13, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 NY1 "Sparks Fly Between Rangel, Espillat At ICH Congressional Debate," June 14, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 NPR "Harlem Icon Faces 'Perfect Storm' In Re-Election Bid," June 13, 2012
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 New York Times "Rangel's Opponent Gives Up And Will Halt Court Challenge," July 9, 2012
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Politicker "Adriano Espaillat Won't Be Giving That Apology to The Board of Elections," July 10, 2012
- ↑ Politico "Rangel results still unsettled," June 28, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Tribune "Rangel rival challenges primary results," July 2, 2012
- ↑ Wall Street Journal "Espaillat seeks recount or new NY primary election," July 3, 2012
- ↑ New York Daily News "Adriano Espaillat vs. Charlie Rangel showdown: Espaillat's lawyer accuses Board of Elections of stonewalling in ballot challenge," July 3, 2012
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Wall Street Journal "Rangel Adds To Vote Edge in New Count," July 6, 2012
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 New York Times "Rangel's Slim Lead Widens as Ballot Count Continues," July 5, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Charles B. Rangel's April Quarterly Report," Accessed October 16, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Charles B. Rangel's July Quarterly Report," Accessed October 16, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Charles B. Rangel's October Quarterly Report," Accessed October 16, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets "Charles B. Rangel 2010 Election Data," Accessed December 17, 2011
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Charles B. Rangel," Accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), 2010," Accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Serving the People of New York's 15th District "Biography"
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