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Skip to comments.Please Pray for My Sister
Posted on 02/28/2006 8:46:41 AM PST by Pyro7480
Please pray for my sister, who is 22 years old. She recently had a routine examination, and the person that was performing part of her examination became concerned when doing an examination of one of her breasts. They ordered an ultrasound for the area, and they found a mass of some sorts. My sister, who lives in Phildelphia, is going home to my parents to find a surgeon that will do a biopsy on the area.
This has been a stressful time for my family health-wise. My mom had minor surgery earlier this year, my father had his kidney removed when they found a tumor on it (which, thank God, turned out to benign), and my sister, not even 3 weeks ago, injured herself snowboarding. She has been walking with a limp ever since, while the bruising she sustained heals.
Please pray for my entire family, that we may put our trust in God, that any anxiety be minimized, and that we may bear our sufferings well.
Thank you again for your prayers for my father. Please pray now for my sister (see above).
Prayers being sent.
Prayers up for all of you!
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A Prayer to St. Peregrine for Sick Relatives and Friends
O great St. Peregrine, you have been called "The Mighty", "The Wonder Worker" because of the numerous miracles which you obtained from God for those who have turned to you in their need. For so many years, you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being.
You turned to God when the power of human beings could do no more, and you were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His cross to heal your affliction. I now ask God to heal these sick persons whom I entrust to you:
Matt's sister and other family members.
Aided by your powerful intercession, I shall sing with Mary a hymn of gratitude to God for His great goodness and mercy. Amen.
Prayers offered for the entire family.
Prayers from TX
Prayers offered for your sister.
You all have had a tough time lately, Pyro.
O holy Father, heavenly Physician of our souls and bodies, who hast sent thine Only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to heal all our ailments and deliver us from death: do thou visit and heal thy servant Pyro's sister, granting her release from pain and restoration to health and vigor, that she may give thanks unto thee and bless thy holy Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
you and your family are in our prayers.
God please have mercy on Pyro and his family. Amen
May your sister find God's healing and may you all take comfort in His ability to help us.
Prayers offered for your dear sis.
Prayers for your family, for peace, comfort and healing.
Abba, Father,
King of the universe
send your Ruach haKodesh
to comfort the family of Pyro7480
in their hour of need.
Breathe on them and draw them nearer to you.
I ask these things in the
Holy Name of Your Son
The Word of G-d:
BShem Yshua haMashiach
Amain and amain
Prayers for your sister now....
Prayers sent for your sister.
It has been a very stressful time for your family. Seems like when it rains, it pours. Will add your sister to my prayer list, along with your mom and dad.
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We'll remember your sister and your family in prayer.
Your sister and family have my prayers. Please take heart in knowing that if the lump is cancerous early treatment works and greatly improves the survival rate.
Know and trust that our Lord will guide the doctor's hands.
You have my prayers.
I hope it is nothing bad. It could very well just be a "fibrous tumour", a fibroid which is meaningless. I finally had my breast lump biopsied last year, but I've had it for at least 5 years (since ~30), so I knew it was nothing bad. My family has a history of fibroids in the body. Maybe yours does, too.
Take care and God bless.
Prayers for your sister, your father and your fanily.
Prayers are being lifted for your family, medical staff, and all those tending to your families needs. --jer 33 3
Your family will be in my prayers.
Touch this Dear Sister with Thy Healing Hand, Causing the Test Results to Come Back as Excellent. Envelope her in Thy Calming Love, the Love that Brings Your Spirit's Sweet Peace. We Entrust her to You, Gracious God, Commiting this Entire Family to Your Care. You Love them So, my Lord, and we Love You, as we Pray in our King's Name, amen.
Your sister's situation is in my prayers. I'm praying particularly that her biopsy proves negative as far as anything cancerous is concerned.
Your family has my prayers. You know, of course that my Freeper family is always in my prayers.
Lord protect Your servant Pyro's sister from all illness and enlighten her doctors.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, amen.
Thanks for your prayer. Do you attend the Traditional Latin Mass or Anglican Use? Your use of the term "Holy Ghost" leads me to suspect that you may.
No, I attend Novus Ordo most weeks. But I read almost exclusively Douay-Rheims. "Ghost" sounds more like a person that He really is, don't you think?
O Lord,
sometimes the waiting is so hard,
and then we are left with the results,
another step down the road you are having us walk,
and like that night you kneeled and prayed in the garden,
we don't want to be there.
Hold our hands especially close then.
Be with this family,
and lead them out of the valley of the shadow
into the place of your peace,
that they may find healing of heart,
soul, mind and body,
and may their time of waiting
turn into a time of joy,
Prayers for you and your family.
My prayers are with your sister, and with your entire family, during this very stressful time.
Your sister and the rest of your family will be in my prayers.
Prayers for your sister.
Sorry your family have had all these recent troubles P7480.
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Pyro7480, Prayers up for your sister. God's blessings over her health and her fear. God comfort all who worry for her.
If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.
Prayers offered up for your entire family. Hope the situation with the mass is successfully resolved.
Father Lord we pray for a good report and a complete healing in the name of Jesus, amen.
Prayers for your family during a rough time
Lord, I do pray for this family, that You would give them Your peace and grace and strength. I also pray that the biopsy for the sister will come back benign and that she will be in good health. I ask all this in Jesus' precious Name, Amen.
"May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way" (2 Thessalonians 3:16 NAB).
Prayers being sent for your sister.
I had a similar situation when i was 20. I had surgery to remove the tumor, and it was benign. Given her age, the odds are pretty low that your sister has cancer.
I am prayng for healing for your entire family.
Hang in there!
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As part of Massachusetts Archaeology Month, Dr. Benjamin Alberti, of the faculty at Framingham State University, will be the guest speaker at the Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. The event is free to all interested.
The topic of his talk is ceramics from northwest Argentina, where Dr. Alberti has participated in archaeological digs in recent years. With wide experience in both archaeology and cultural anthropology, he brings a special wealth of knowledge of South American history and culture.
Dr. Alberti has taught in his native Argentina and has been associated with Framingham State University for the last decade. He will illustrate his talk with pertinent artifacts and images.
This event, part of Archaeology Month, is sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library. For more information, call 508-841-8531.

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MikzorDec 9, 2009This is the first PSP mini that I've bought after reading the IGN recommendation... I'm glad I did! It's a perfect mini game to play whilst commuting on transport or when theres just nothing on TV. And at only $3 it's a friggin bargain! I hope more developers bring out minis as good as BlastOff.
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Neither the challenge of growing rapidly from a massive sales base nor assaults by multiple global competitors on its leadership in tablets and smartphones have been able to slow Apple's business or nick its reputation. The company's revenue and earnings are poised to surge 50% in the fiscal year ending in September, on the strength of new versions of the iPhone and iPad, which in turn are feeding demand for Apple's Mac computers.
Apple's surging share price has only reinforced Wall Street's warm feelings for the company, whose shares nearly doubled to $636 in April from $325 a year earlier, before easing to $580.
BARRON'S SURVEYS PROFESSIONAL money managers annually about their views of the world's 100 largest companies, based, this year, on stock-market capitalization as of April 13 as determined by Dow Jones Indexes. Our latest survey, conducted in late May and early June with the help of Beta Research in Syosset, N.Y., elicited responses from 116 investors across the country, ranging from proprietors of small advisory firms to the chief investment officers of money-management giants overseeing billions of dollars.
Participants were asked to select one of four statements reflecting their view of each company: Highly Respect, Respect, Respect Somewhat, or Don't Respect. A point value was assigned to each response, with the highest accorded to Highly Respect, and a mean score was tabulated for each company. In the case of ties, the higher ranking went to the company with the most Highly Respect votes. The managers also were asked to rank the factors they consider most important in determining respect for corporations, and were invited to contribute comments on individual companies.
Apple's knockout results to date are even more remarkable, given that the main perceived risk to its run of innovation and sales leadership was realized last year with the death of founder and lead visionary Steve Jobs, who was succeeded as CEO by Tim Cook.
A LONG WINNING STREAK in new-product launches and the deep admiration of investors are no protection against a fall from grace in future years, as this year's stinging decline in the rankings of once-beloved corporate pacesetters makes clear.
Operational missteps, accusations of ethical breaches, and unpopular political stances by leading executives variously weighed on the scores of JPMorgan Chase JPM -0.20280811232449297% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD63.97 -0.13 -0.20280811232449297% /Date(1469826010474-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10526285 AFTER HOURS USD64 0.03 0.046896982960762855% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2684127 P/E Ratio 10.842372881355931 Market Cap 233916476570.629 Dividend Yield 3.0014069094888227% Rev. per Employee 414752 More quote details and news » (JPM), Wal-Mart Stores WMT -0.3686510103768433% Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD72.97 -0.27 -0.3686510103768433% /Date(1469826082850-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5831208 AFTER HOURS USD73.06 0.09 0.12333835822940935% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 470979 P/E Ratio 16.143805309734514 Market Cap 227421733399.227 Dividend Yield 2.7408524050979857% Rev. per Employee 210090 More quote details and news » (WMT), Pepsico PEP 0.7306020530842504% PepsiCo Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD108.92 0.79 0.7306020530842504% /Date(1469826269651-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3832843 AFTER HOURS USD108.92 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 162448 P/E Ratio 30.68169014084507 Market Cap 156753082257.401 Dividend Yield 2.763496143958869% Rev. per Employee 236399 More quote details and news » (PEP), and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRKA -0.1038637307852098% Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B U.S.: NYSE USD144.27 -0.15 -0.1038637307852098% /Date(1469826119875-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2504775 AFTER HOURS USD144.27 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 84525 P/E Ratio 14.510872845044357 Market Cap 355457268936.733 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 648278 More quote details and news » (BRK/A), with Berkshire's drop to No. 15 from last year's No. 3 perhaps most poignant, given Buffett's once-unshakable place in the hearts of professional stock pickers.
JPMorgan tumbled to No. 49 this year from No. 14 in 2011, when it was the highest-ranked bank. The company's standing probably suffered at least in part because our survey was e-mailed to participants just before the bank disclosed a $2 billion-plus trading loss, which raised questions about its risk management and landed its formerly bulletproof CEO, Jamie Dimon, in the congressional hot seat.
Despite solid sales performance that helped its shares jump 25% in the past year, Wal-Mart sank to No. 51 from No. 18, a reaction, in part, to allegations that company executives might have bribed Mexican officials to ease store-expansion plans south of the border. Wal-Mart de Mexico (WALMEXV.Mexico), Wal-Mart's publicly traded affiliate, made its debut on our list at No. 90.
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Yet, to judge from write-in comments and conversations with money managers, respondents don't appreciate Buffett's vocal advocacy for upper-income Americans to pay more in taxes. His vigorous support encouraged President Obama to back a minimum 30% tax rate on incomes above $1 million, dubbed the "Buffett tax" with the Berkshire CEO's approval.
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Yet another Berkshire investment, American Express AXP -0.5093378607809848% American Express Co. U.S.: NYSE USD64.46 -0.33 -0.5093378607809848% /Date(1469826242823-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3681189 AFTER HOURS USD64.47 0.01 0.015513496742165685% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 51560 P/E Ratio 11.348591549295774 Market Cap 59546922791.9485 Dividend Yield 1.7995656220912193% Rev. per Employee 633029 More quote details and news » (AXP), returned to our survey after its exclusion in 2011 for falling short of the market-value minimum. It was this year's most respected financial company, at No. 14. Wells Fargo WFC -0.332432993974652% Wells Fargo & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD47.97 -0.16 -0.332432993974652% /Date(1469826176259-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12797931 AFTER HOURS USD48 0.03 0.06253908692933083% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 313742 P/E Ratio 11.757352941176471 Market Cap 242176551162.72 Dividend Yield 3.1686470710860957% Rev. per Employee 352981 More quote details and news » (WFC), also a Buffett favorite, climbed to No. 27 from No. 42, replacing JPMorgan as the top-scoring bank.
IN GENERAL, THIS YEAR'S RESULTS show an investor appreciation for pedigreed U.S.-based multinationals, which echoes the dramatic outperformance of domestic stocks amid the past year's global tumult, and the more recent outperformance of quality mega-cap shares as global growth expectations have softened.
Six of the companies ranked in the top 10 and nine in the top 14 are among the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The rankings have always tilted toward American companies with household names, but the preference is more pronounced this year. Only one non-U.S. company--No. 9-ranked Nestlé (NESN.Switzerland)--is among the 24 most respected names, with top-notch Japanese auto manufacturers Honda Motor HMC 0.48165987402741756% Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ADR U.S.: NYSE USD27.12 0.13 0.48165987402741756% /Date(1469826122296-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 731032 AFTER HOURS USD27.12 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 750 P/E Ratio 17.527305629160473 Market Cap 50223681271.9507 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 583628 More quote details and news » (HMC) and Toyota Motor (TM) on the cusp of the top quartile.
A bit of unintended home-country bias exists because the investors polled are based in the U.S. and focus largely on domestic holdings. This makes Nestlé's top-10 showing all the more noteworthy, and a testament to the Swiss food giant's long-term orientation, top-notch global brands, and ability to produce growth in every corner of the world, in the vein of Coca Cola.
As in years past, respondents consider strong management and sound business strategy the most important characteristics of a highly respectable company, followed by ethical business practices, product innovation, and more temporal markers such as revenue growth and stock performance. This statement of priorities also fits with the blue-chip slant of the top-ranked companies. But respondents' claims that they pay less heed to share prices are belied by the tendency for long-time leaders to sink as their stocks underperform.
The very bottom of our rankings tend to feature a mix of Chinese and Russian commodity producers that bear the taint of their countries' perceived untrustworthiness in business dealings. Toward the bottom you'll also find the assigned domestic villains of the credit crisis, including Citigroup C -0.6125226860254084% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD43.81 -0.27 -0.6125226860254084% /Date(1469826169571-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13471150 AFTER HOURS USD43.78 -0.03 -0.06847751654873317% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 302593 P/E Ratio 9.29300214241775 Market Cap 127285573711.639 Dividend Yield 1.4608536863729742% Rev. per Employee 367242 More quote details and news » (C), Bank of America BAC -1.2942779291553133% Bank of America Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD14.49 -0.19 -1.2942779291553133% /Date(1469826111446-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 61599724 AFTER HOURS USD14.5 0.01 0.06901311249137336% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1676799 P/E Ratio 12.496765847347994 Market Cap 148041143823.674 Dividend Yield 2.070393374741201% Rev. per Employee 427653 More quote details and news » (BAC), and American International Group AIG -0.6388027012228509% American International Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD54.44 -0.35 -0.6388027012228509% /Date(1469826010500-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5815182 AFTER HOURS USD54.44 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 122233 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 60920099586.2903 Dividend Yield 2.3512123438648054% Rev. per Employee 841611 More quote details and news » (AIG).
TO BE FAIR, any list of the world's largest public companies is apt to have a more American cast these days, as Europe's rolling debt crises and fears of a hard economic landing in emerging markets have depressed stock values on the Continent and in Asia. A total of 18 companies on the 2011 list were dropped this year, including 13 listed in Europe (among them, five bank stocks) and three listed in Asia. The two domestic concerns that failed to make the size cut were Hewlett-Packard HPQ 0.5021520803443329% HP Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD14.01 0.07 0.5021520803443329% /Date(1469826152702-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15547188 AFTER HOURS USD14.1 0.09 0.6423982869379015% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 211891 P/E Ratio 7.412698412698413 Market Cap 23965605241.3804 Dividend Yield 3.5403283369022125% Rev. per Employee 259770 More quote details and news » (HPQ) and Goldman Sachs GS -1.0714508191615275% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD158.81 -1.72 -1.0714508191615275% /Date(1469826028602-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2366891 AFTER HOURS USD159.05 0.24 0.15112398463572824% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21303 P/E Ratio 15.024597918637653 Market Cap 65968722103.2251 Dividend Yield 1.637176500220389% Rev. per Employee 882446 More quote details and news » (GS).
Of the 18 companies that joined or returned to the list this year, 11 are U.S.-based, three are European, two are Latin American, one is Canadian, and one, Australian. In total, 48 of the largest 100 global public companies are American, up from 39 in 2011.
Conspicuous among the upper ranks of highly respected companies, alongside Apple and various corporate icons with roots stretching back into the 19th century, is Amazon.com AMZN 0.8237998432122879% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD758.81 6.2 0.8237998432122879% /Date(1469826000284-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6662071 AFTER HOURS USD758.06 -0.75 -0.09883897154755472% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 114979 P/E Ratio 188.75870646766168 Market Cap 359732094672.976 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 522691 More quote details and news » (AMZN), that disruptive online merchant founded just 18 years ago. Amazon's perpetually expensive-looking stock has muscled its way into the elite in the eyes of investors who evaluate business quality for a living.
"There really aren't any comparables," says Jim O'Donnell, chief investment officer of Forward Management, which oversees $5.1 billion in assets from San Francisco. "Clearly, what they're trying to do is be the Wal-Mart of the Internet, as a global retailer with massive scale and logistical expertise."
The customer experience is "tremendous" at Amazon, O'Donnell says, and so far the company has succeeded in focusing investors on its market-share and top-line growth rather than the skimpy earnings per share that routinely make the stock among the most expensive in the large-cap market. Amazon currently trades for about 180 times this year's expected profit.
To his credit, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos told investors from the start, at Amazon's initial-public-offering road show, that the company wouldn't aim to maximize bottom-line profit or try to smooth short-term results on the way to building the world's broadest, least-expensive, and most convenient buying platform.
This idea, of giving customers great deals with a hope to one day "make it up on volume," has worked so far on Main Street and Wall, where Amazon's shares have doubled in the past two years, to a recent $220.57. But investors won't be cheering if growth hits a wall or management's focus appears to stray.
GOOGLE (GOOG) IS ANOTHER CATEGORY-KILLER, in search and online advertising, and its dominance has garnered the company the hearty esteem of investors for years. Yet the uncertainties created by the rise of mobile computing and social-networking sites such as Facebook FB -0.848% Facebook Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD123.94 -1.06 -0.848% /Date(1469826000325-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34623376 AFTER HOURS USD123.56 -0.38 -0.3065999677263192% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 435427 P/E Ratio 59.58653846153846 Market Cap 354506136207.313 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1746120 More quote details and news » (FB), and Google's foray into hardware with its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, have clouded the company's once-pure business model. While still enviably profitable and forward-thinking, Google has lost some investor respect, dropping to No. 16 from last year's No. 6.
Apple and its doting shareholders would do well to take note, and consider the potential obstacles to perpetual popularity. William Tempel of FlyLine Partners of Fort Worth, Texas, calls Apple "a great producer of commodity consumer products." But he adds, "Remind me who holds that title for more than 10 years or so."
What Inspires Respect?
Almost a fourth of investors say strong management is the most important attribute of companies they respect. Sound strategies count a lot, too.
|Strong Management
|Sound Business Strategy
|Ethical Business Practices
|Competitive Edge
|Revenue and Profit Growth
Other investors worry that what are now small, nagging critiques, including Apple's treatment of factory workers in China and its knack for keeping its corporate tax rate low, could grow into bigger distractions. Yet they probably would become damaging only if they were accompanied by flagging dominance in important product areas.
Perhaps no high-achieving company has had to fight the pull of irrational competition, rapid product-obsolescence cycles and end-market cyclicality more consistently than Intel INTC 0.25884383088869717% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD34.86 0.09 0.25884383088869717% /Date(1469826000193-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16636764 AFTER HOURS USD34.8 -0.06 -0.1721170395869191% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1534472 P/E Ratio 16.840579710144926 Market Cap 164608922882.08 Dividend Yield 2.9833620195065977% Rev. per Employee 527624 More quote details and news » (INTC). Its rise to No. 10 from No. 17 in 2011 validates the semiconductor leader's consolidation of its dominance through shrewd research spending and management's habit of thinking a few chess moves ahead.
With emerging-market demand for personal computers growing, and Intel positioned at important hubs of the server and mobile-computing markets, the company is justly praised for what it has achieved since its days as one-half of "Wintel" in the Microsoft-operating-system-dominated 1990s.
IN ADDITION TO PEPSICO, several other once-revered members of the corporate pantheon have succumbed to years of sluggish stock performance, curbing investors' historic affection for their management culture and consumer brands. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 0.6186726659167604% Johnson & Johnson U.S.: NYSE USD125.23 0.77 0.6186726659167604% /Date(1469826016508-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5940949 AFTER HOURS USD125.31 0.08 0.06388245628044398% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1079961 P/E Ratio 23.539473684210527 Market Cap 344463162734.706 Dividend Yield 2.555298251217759% Rev. per Employee 557978 More quote details and news » (JNJ) not only has shares that have flat-lined for several years, but the company's recent manufacturing missteps have dimmed its stellar reputation. J&J fell to No. 32 this year from No. 24 in 2011. It ranked No. 1 in 2009 and No. 2 in 2010.
Procter & Gamble PG 0.919702865228157% Procter & Gamble Co. U.S.: NYSE USD85.59 0.78 0.919702865228157% /Date(1469826086393-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7239456 AFTER HOURS USD85.6153 0.0253 0.029559527982240916% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 281411 P/E Ratio 28.97623400365631 Market Cap 227827907278.374 Dividend Yield 3.128870195116252% Rev. per Employee 608973 More quote details and news » (PG) appears to be following a similar arc from unimpeachable to unimpressive, sinking to No. 21 this year from No. 10 a year ago. The company ranked No. 3 in both '09 and '10. Last week P&G lowered its earnings guidance for the current quarter and offered a tepid forecast for fiscal 2013, which begins next month. Moves like this won't burnish any company's reputation.
Cisco Systems CSCO 0.0327653997378768% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD30.53 0.01 0.0327653997378768% /Date(1469826000306-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21681277 AFTER HOURS USD30.68 0.15 0.491320013101867% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2125919 P/E Ratio 15.189054726368159 Market Cap 153557108189.957 Dividend Yield 3.4064854241729448% Rev. per Employee 688430 More quote details and news » (CSCO) was placed for years in the "great company, weak stock" category, but its repeated restructurings in search of renewed growth appear finally to have cost CEO John Chambers the benefit of the doubt. This year the company fell from No. 15 to a less-great No. 42.
General Electric GE -0.352% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD31.14 -0.11 -0.352% /Date(1469826009973-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 38835555 AFTER HOURS USD31.14 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11216627 P/E Ratio 23.682409308692677 Market Cap 286352760422.572 Dividend Yield 2.954399486191394% Rev. per Employee 381249 More quote details and news » (GE), meanwhile, is dismissed by investment pros as a mediocrity at No. 54. The company has been denigrated as too complicated and growth-challenged, even though it actually is less complicated and has a more sustainable growth path than it did when ranked in the top 10 five years ago.
INSTEAD OF SUFFERING SLOW BLEEDS of admiration, this year's victims of unflattering headlines, prominently including Wal-Mart and JPMorgan, could well prove more resilient once stories of bribery allegations and trading gaffes fade.
Craig Giventer, portfolio manager at Financial Partners Capital Management in New York, says that "a lot of things have been thrown at Wal-Mart, not just this year but for the past 10 years, and the company continues to just power through and grow."
Wal-Mart has strengthened its U.S. store base by returning to its core focus on everyday low prices and broad selections, while methodically expanding in other parts of the world. "The company continues to generate decent growth and attractive returns on capital and trades at a valuation that's attractive for a world-class retailer," Giventer says.
JPMorgan already looks to have emerged from the worst of the blowback from its London whale of a trading loss. Its shares have been on the mend; its CEO has emerged from his Capitol Hill grilling unskewered, and the bank reported last week that more than half of the offending trading position had been closed out.
The sudden souring of opinion toward the bank was instructive in demonstrating how fickle investors can be, while also serving as a reminder that companies deemed to be the best of their bunch can often produce the most profound disappointments when they stumble.
Charles Bobrinskoy, research director at Ariel Investments in Chicago, says he looks for clues in investor surveys that suggest a company--and therefore its shares--might be either too ardently loved or unduly disliked by the market.
"Surveys tend to be backward-looking," he says. "People look at who has accomplished a lot and rank them highly. As investors, we have to say, 'Is all of it in the stock today?' "
Conversely, he says, it is important to ask whether a widely hated stock just might be an opportunity.
WHILE THE MOST RESPECTED COMPANIES rankings historically haven't been predictive of stock-trading patterns, the collective opinions of professional investors can serve as one component of evaluating companies. Did the fact that so many investors considered JPMorgan the best-managed of all banks exacerbate the market reaction to its trading loss? It is hard to argue otherwise.
With this in mind, one group notably disdained by the pros in this year's survey is global health-care companies. And that's even though the industry has been a strong performer, and the shares have fully worked off their unjustified valuation premiums of a decade and more ago.
With Novartis (NVS), Abbott Laboratories ABT 0.6749156355455568% Abbott Laboratories U.S.: NYSE USD44.75 0.3 0.6749156355455568% /Date(1469826043168-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12919467 AFTER HOURS USD44.98 0.23 0.5139664804469274% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 503688 P/E Ratio 29.8114715875025 Market Cap 65744550994.8731 Dividend Yield 2.3240223463687153% Rev. per Employee 277784 More quote details and news » (ABT), Amgen AMGN 0.43787949556282113% Amgen Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD172.03 0.75 0.43787949556282113% /Date(1469826000281-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2904563 AFTER HOURS USD172.4 0.37 0.2150787653316282% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 217031 P/E Ratio 17.58997955010225 Market Cap 129231856149.027 Dividend Yield 2.3251758414230075% Rev. per Employee 1245360 More quote details and news » (AMGN), J&J, Roche Holding (RHHBY), and Merck MRK 0.3936334074961492% Merck & Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD58.66 0.23 0.3936334074961492% /Date(1469826035564-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8123193 AFTER HOURS USD58.57 -0.09 -0.15342652574156154% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 368044 P/E Ratio 32.23076923076923 Market Cap 162372340349.117 Dividend Yield 3.1367200818274803% Rev. per Employee 575456 More quote details and news » (MRK) all clustered between Nos. 28 and 44, it is clear that investors cast the whole bunch into the same ugly bucket of drug-patent expirations, reimbursement head winds, and weak development pipelines. Funny, it would seem a forward-looking investor could make the case that aging populations in the developed world and growing medical spending among the emerging-world middle class could boost these giants' fortunes in the coming years.
Perhaps in future surveys the drug stocks will enjoy a reputational upgrade, consistent with a recognition of their improving fortunes. For now, however, investors seem to think they will be better off with an Apple a day.
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Curious about the newer model? Check out the 2017 Honda Ridgeline
By KBB.com Editors
When compared to the traditional pickup truck, the 2008 Honda Ridgeline may look a bit quirky. From its flying-buttress sheetmetal connecting the cab to the bed to its unit-body construction and four-wheel independent suspension, the Ridgeline is anything but conventional. Intended to appeal to younger buyers with an appetite for weekend adventures, the Ridgeline is designed less for work and more with play in mind. It offers a roomy cabin for four with a great set of front bucket seats and a unique storage compartment below the bed that's perfect for hiding valuables. The Ridgeline's eight inches of ground clearance and advanced VTM-4 all-wheel-drive system can tackle just about any obstacle, making it ideal for traversing deep snow as well as going off-road.
If you're looking for a medium-sized pickup with outstanding resale and build quality, the 2008 Honda Ridgeline may be just the ticket. A locking weather-resistant trunk positioned in the cargo bed floor is easily accessed via the dual-action tailgate, which flips down in the normal way or swings open like a door.
If you need a pickup for serious payload and towing duties, the 2008 Honda Ridgeline will not be your first choice. Towing capacity and offroad capabilities, while suitable for target buyers, fall short of many traditional body-on-frame pickups.
No major changes for 2008.
Refined solidity is the byword, along with a comfortable highway ride. On some rougher surfaces, though, quite a bit of road commotion is transmitted. Except for louder-than-expected engine sounds when...
... accelerating, there is very little truck-like sensation inside. The Ridgeline handles moderate off-road treks with ease and, when towing a maximum-weight trailer, or with its bed filled, you hardly realize you're pulling a load. Still, the 2008 Honda Ridgeline has a heavy overall feel, due in part to its all-wheel-drive componentry, which cuts a bit into agility. Passing power is adequate, but not wholly energetic at all speeds. Four-channel anti-lock braking (ABS) incorporates electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist for more effective "panic" stops.
In-the-bed Trunk
Why didn't anyone think of this common-sense idea before? On the down side, if you plan to load up the cargo bed, don't put important items inside the trunk because they won't be accessible.
Dual-Action Tailgate
Even if you're not reaching for the trunk, the ability to open the tailgate to the side rather than flipping it downward can be handy.
Five passengers can ride in the Ridgeline, though rear knee space is marginal. Handy storage spots are all over the front compartment, including a huge, easy-to-reach glovebox. In the rear, the 24-degree seatback angle matches that of an Accord sedan. Under the rear seat is 2.6 cubic feet of storage, and a mountain bike can fit inside with the rear seat flipped down. Engineers have concentrated on neat details, like heater elements in the windshield that turn on automatically when needed, to prepare the wipers in cold weather. Side-impact airbags and side-curtain airbags with rollover sensing are also standard and Honda claims a five-star rating in government crash-testing.
Even up front, the Ridgeline is different, with a look Honda refers to as a "modern technical appearance." Built on a relatively long (122-inch) wheelbase, the Ridgeline is a foot-and-a-half shorter than a Ford F-Series CrewCab. Fitted with four lights, the five-foot cargo bed is made of SRC composite, and the In-Bed Trunk holds 8.5 cubic feet. Honda claims bending rigidity is 2.5 times that of a traditional pickup, while torsional rigidity is 20 times stiffer. Up to 1,100 pounds of cargo can go into the bed, and the Ridgeline can tow a 5,000-pound trailer.
In addition to the Variable Torque Management 4-Wheel Drive system (VTM-4), standard equipment for every trim level of Ridgeline includes air conditioning, cruise control, heated wipers, a tilt steering column, power sliding rear window, 100-watt six-speaker CD stereo, Vehicle Stability Assist, Brake Assist, Tire Pressure Monitoring and Electronic Brake Distribution. Up one level, the RTX adds painted alloy wheels and a trailer hitch. Up one more level and the RTS adds machine-finish alloy wheels, a seven-speaker 160-watt stereo, eight-way power driver's seat and dual-zone climate control, while the RTL adds leather upholstery, a power moonroof, XM Satellite Radio and heated front seats. Honda claims the Ridgeline was the first pickup with standard electronic stability control.
The only factory option is the navigation system available on the RTL; it's equipped with voice recognition and an eight-inch screen, and can display reception details of the available XM Satellite Radio. In addition, there are dozens of available dealer-installed accessories.
The Ridgeline's 3.5-liter V6 is plenty strong, making 247 horsepower and giving the Ridgeline good off-the-line acceleration, ample cruising power and surprisingly good fuel economy. The engine can be loud at full-throttle, but not annoyingly so, and, typically for a Honda V6, it's also quite smooth. Honda is legendary for its durable engines and the 3.5-liter unit in the Ridgeline is no exception.
3.5-liter V6
247 horsepower @ 5750 rpm
245 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4500 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 15/20
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By PMW on Sunday, July 3, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 18,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "1. The trunk 2. Gas mileage MPG excellent"
Cons: "??? didn't find any."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I love my truck. It is very comfortable to drive, and long trips are nothing for this truck. It feels like riding in a comfortable car. the trunk is a bonus that no other truck has. it has plenty of cargo space. This has so many things that I love about it. It is the perfect vehicle."
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By Noah on Thursday, April 28, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 16,870overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Best truck I've ever owned"
Cons: "Automatic headlights were not an option."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"The only negative about this truck is not having automatic head lights as an option. The ride is almost car like. I've never had a problem hauling a load whether heavy, or light. The trunk under the bed is a great feature, I can keep my tools out of sight. I've had no troubles with anything mechanical, or electrical. The Ridgeline is reliable, comfortable, with many useful features not found on other trucks. I'm a very satisfied customer, and if I was to purchase another truck, my first stop would be to look at the Ridgeline truck at my Honda dealer."
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By Eric on Monday, March 28, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 60,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "The ultimate transformer of pickups"
Cons: "Gas mileage could be better"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Totally reliable. Not one breakdown or major repair in 5 years. Still rides as smooth as the day I bought it. With all the options, it makes my other pickup friends envious."
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By Rich on Sunday, March 27, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 71,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Good design and quiet and smooth riding."
Cons: "Could get better gas mileage"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I bought my Ridgeline new back in 2009 and haven't had a complaint yet.This Ridgeline is one of the best vehicles I ever owned.Smooth riding and serves my needs for a light weight truck. I have no need to haul heavy loads, thats what the big Dodge Ram and Chevy Silverado are for. I pull a small travel trailer and never even know it's there. I like all the storage areas and the swing out door and locking well under the bed for grocery shopping as it can hold a lot of bags and stuff and nothing is exposed to theft or to take up passenger space in the rear seat. The ride is superb. The only thing I wish it would get better gas mileage. At speeds around 55 to 60 I see 23-25 mpg, but as soon as I approach the 70 mark it drops to 20. For me all I need is the ability to carry some furniture, concrete bags etc. or a small trailer. I definitely will buy another Ridgeline if this one ever wears out. It's a great family truck."
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By EHS2010 on Wednesday, March 2, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 78,580overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Car like ride. Versitile"
Cons: "Fuel milage, Power on the highway. Short bed"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Five years since I bought this truck. The battery and tires are the only things that has been replaced, outside of service items. This truck rides so good that I hate to get out of it at the end of a long drive. The sound system is wonderful. The gauges are easy on the eyes and do what need to be done. I have hauled couches 300+ miles. Gas grills across town (35 miles). Moved dirt, rocks, sod and landscape blocks. This mid-size truck will do most everything you will want. The hide away trunk is great for shopping. Never used it as a ice chest but you could. The swing out tailgate makes loading the bed so much easier, I'm surprised it's not on all the trucks. The only thing I wish it had was a little more power when passing on the interstate and better fuel mileage on the same interstate."
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By jumbojeff on Saturday, November 7, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 45,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Reliability, safety, unbelievable resale..."
Cons: "Gas mileage is lower than anticipated"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"My second ridgeline. If you don't need over 5,000 lbs towing capacity or extreme off road chops, this truck is perfect. Great ride, good handling, very low maintenance. 4wd is excellent for on-road snow/wet use. This is not a vehicle meant for off road use."
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|David Krejci replaces Dougie Hamilton on power play in practice
|03.25.15 at 11:17 am ET
WILMINGTON — The Bruins practiced for over an hour Wednesday, a rarity this late in the season, but it did mean David Krejci got in a significant workday as he aims to return to Boston's lineup.
Following the practice, Krejci said "we'll see" when asked if he could return Thursday. In a positive sign that he could be a go against the Ducks, Krejci practiced on the Bruins' first power play unit.
Krejci took the spot of Dougie Hamilton, who is out for multiple weeks with an upper-body injury. Ryan Spooner, who initially replaced Krejci on the power play following Krejci's torn MCL, remains on the first unit.
The power play units were as follows:
Eriksson, Bergeron, Spooner
Lucic, Soderberberg, Pastrnak
As for the extra-long practice, Claude Julien didn't sound too worried about overworking his players ahead of a critical three games in four days.
"We're fortunate that have that," Julien said of his team's practice days. "There's certain areas that we wanted to kind of work on, and it gave us that opportunity."
Boston's lines and defense pairings were unchanged from Tuesday's practice:
Marchand-Bergeron-Krejci (Paille)
Kelly-Campbell-Talbot (Ferlin)
|David Krejci noncommittal about availability for Thursday
|03.24.15 at 12:47 pm ET
WILMINGTON — The Bruins need David Krejci back as soon as possible, but neither he nor the team is committing to his availability for Thursday's game against the Ducks.
Krejci has been out since Feb. 20 with a partially torn MCL. Claude Julien had said last week that he was a possibility to return as early as last weekend's games against the Panthers in Lightning, but Krejci remained out of the lineup. On Tuesday, Krejci skated as the right wing of Patrice Bergeron's line with Brad Marchand.
After the practice, Krejci was noncommittal regarding whether he could return for Thursday.
"It was a possibility last game, but I wasn't able to," Krejci said. "It's a possibility for next game again."
Krejci then went into Marshawn Lynch mode, repeating some variation of "it felt pretty good today" when asked whether the delay in returning to the lineup is due to him not being cleared or because he doesn't feel ready.
Asked if the Bruins were still in "wait-and-see" mode with Krejci for Thursday, Claude Julien responded, "yes we are."
Krejci has been limited to 38 games this season due to multiple lower-body injuries. He is third on the Bruins with 1.87 points per 60 minutes.
|David Krejci skates at right wing as David Pastrnak misses Bruins practice
|03.18.15 at 12:05 pm ET
WILMINGTON — The Bruins swapped out one David for another in Wednesday's practice, as David Krejci took part in the skate while David Pastrnak was the only absence.
Krejci also participated in Tuesday's non-contact morning skate, but Wednesday marked his first full practice with the team since suffering a partially torn MCL on Feb. 20. He is not expected to return to game action until this weekend at the earliest, with Claude Julien saying Krejci will travel with the team for their upcoming three-game road trip.
Julien said that Pastrnak was given a maintenance day. The 18-year-old played through overtime of Tuesday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Sabres and did not appear to suffer any injuries.
With Pastrnak's absent, Krejci skated in his place in line rushes. The lines in practice were as follows:
All six defensemen practiced, while Jeremy Smith joined goaltenders Tuukka Rask and Niklas Svedberg after being recalled and dressing as the team's backup Tuesday. Rask missed the game with what the team called "general soreness." Julien said all three goalies will travel.
|David Krejci could return to Bruins this weekend, Brett Connolly skating
|03.17.15 at 11:50 am ET
The Bruins got a couple of encouraging signs Tuesday morning, as Brett Connolly skated for the second straight day and David Krejci took another step forward in his return from a partially torn MCL.
Connolly (broken finger) skated by himself prior to Tuesday's morning skate, with the Boston Herald noting he is doing doing minimal work with the puck and not shooting. Krejci, meanwhile, took part in morning skate and could return to the Bruins' lineup this weekend, according to Claude Julien.
Connolly has been out with a displaced fracture in his right index finger since getting hit in the hand with a Dennis Seidenberg wrist shot in his second practice with the team on March 4.
The Bruins had traded for his services just two days prior, sending second-round picks in the next two seasons to the Lightning for the 2010 sixth overall pick.
Though his injury didn't impact his skating, the Bruins wanted to wait until after the player's surgery before he started skating. He is not expected to return until late in the regular season at the earliest.
Krejci has been skating since last Monday. He called Tuesday 'another step forward' but said that he isn't ready to pinpoint a return date.
"I don't really have a timeline," Krejci said. "I'll just take it day-by-day. Whenever it feels 100 percent, I'll be back."
Krejci has not played since suffering the knee injury on Feb. 20. He has missed a total of 31 games this season due to various injuries.
|David Krejci skating as recovery from torn MCL continues
|03.11.15 at 1:54 pm ET
WILMINGTON — David Krejci skated prior to Wednesday's practice at Ristuccia Arena, with Claude Julien saying after the practice that it was Krejci's second time on the ice since partially tearing his MCL on Feb. 20.
"It's part of the healing process," Julien said. "He's been on the ice. It's a good sign, but he's not ready."
Krejci has missed eight games as part of what's expected to be four-to-six weeks out of the lineup. He is currently on long-term injured reserve and is not eligible to return until March 17 against the Sabres at the earliest.
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|Bruins place David Krejci on long-term injured reserve
|02.26.15 at 7:48 pm ET
David Krejci is on long-term injured reserve, a team source confirmed Thursday. The news was first reported by ESPN's Joe McDonald.
Krejci is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a partially torn MCL that was suffered last Friday against the Blues. The team presumably put him on LTIR Monday, as that is when he was first listed as being on injured reserve.
While Krejci is on LTIR, the Bruins can exceed the salary cap by his $5.25 million cap hit (as they also can with Kevan Miller's $800,000 hit). The Bruins can use Krejci's cap money else where for as long as he's out, but the team must be cap compliant by the team he returns should he come back in the regular season.
There is no salary cap in the playoffs, so if the team uses Krejci's cap hit elsewhere and Krejci doesn't return until the postseason, the Bruins wouldn't need to worry about being cap compliant.
|Pierre McGuire on MFB: Peter Chiarelli going to have to get 'aggressive' at trade deadline
|at 1:48 pm ET
NBC Sports NHL analyst Pierre McGuire made his weekly appearance Thursday on Middays with MFB to talk about the Bruins and what moves he expects them to make at the trade deadline next week. To hear the interview, go to the MFB audio on demand page.
With the Bruins still slumping and needing a boost, many expect them to make a move prior to the trade deadline on March 2. McGuire said the team is playing better, starting with their 6-2 win in Chicago on Sunday and played well despite losing to the Canucks on Tuesday.
With that being said, McGuire thinks general manager Peter Chiarelli needs to be aggressive at the deadline.
"I see some things that are starting to happen for them that are positive," McGuire said. "I still think Peter Chiarelli is going to have to get aggressive here at the trade deadline, I think they will on the Boston side of things depending the price points for certain players. I think they are in a pretty good spot, I really do. I liked their compete on Sunday and I liked their compete in their last game against Vancouver."
Even though overall the Bruins have lost seven of their last eight games, McGuire said it isn't always about wins and losses.
"What I see is not just the results, but seeing what they are doing in games," he said. "Not every game is going to be perfect. I think with this team they are competing, they're not mailing it in. They deserved a better fate against Vancouver on Tuesday. That is a very difficult game to play against coming back after a very long road trip that didn't go particularly well. If you watched their game against St. Louis, I know they got blown out, but Malcolm Subban didn't play very well in that game. St. Louis took 15 shots on goals and [scored three goals in] 5-on-5 chances out of 15 shots. That's pretty impressive hockey playing in St. Louis and playing that kind of hockey.
"I think being in the playoffs is like the lottery — you have to have a ticket to be in it to win it. If you get into the playoffs and you're the Boston Bruins, you have a legitimate chance to do some serious damage, especially if they are aggressive at the trade deadline."


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Presentation to the SC Progressive Network at its annual fall retreat Nov. 15 in Columbia.
Daniel Deweese, New Legacy Project
A Faceless Master.
A specter is haunting South Carolina — take it from someone who has been to ten of its cities in ten days — the specter of Modjeska Simkins, the ghosts of a progressive and effective left.
Nearly a century ago, on the precipice of the emergence of the twin monsters of the 20th century, namely Stalinism and Fascism, Freud, in his prescient insight identified the forthcoming antagonism; "Men have brought their powers of subduing the forces of nature to such a pitch that by using them they could now very easily exterminate one another to the last man. They know this—hence arises a great part of their current unrest, their dejection, their mood of apprehension. And now it may be expected that the other of the two heavenly forces, eternal Eros, will put forth his strength so as to maintain himself alongside of his equally immortal adversary." (1920, p.147)
We are on the verge of a new totalitarianism, one with a faceless master; that of global capital. This is attested to by the winner of our last election; money. Millions of so called "dark dollars"-uncountable, utterly inundated this election. It is appropriate here to recall Boiseguillebert's insight of finance as the alembic of commodities that extracts that unholy essence and "…money declares war on the whole of humanity." ( Marx, 1992, p.239).
A Princeton study has indicated something we Leftists have known for a long time, namely, that the United States is transforming into an oligarchy. It is economic elites who possess the most influence over public policy (TPM, 2014).
The first step in any critique of ideology that has the potential to foster revolutionary upheaval is to identify the position of the master (the ruling class) as being what it is, namely, an empty position. There exists an irreducible gap between the totalitarian master and his title. The master seizes this mantle and yet it is not congruent to his being. The title is something that is assumed rather than a "quality" that is inherent to the master.
For example, the divinity of kings or the so called "hard work" of Wall Street executives are just some of the reasons manifested to justify the position of mastery which in turn is utilized to justify the accumulation of the surplus social product at the expense of the working class. The revolutionary must not only expose the master as being empty but she must also expose and attack that in herself which chains her to the ruling ideology. Here we return to the predicament of postmodernity, namely, that of unlimited consumption. If the consumption of frivolous commodities is the equivalent to or at least the path to social fulfillment, then why is postmodernity so fraught with discontent? This is true in even the wealthiest of the industrialized nations (I developed this idea further in my article Truth as Contradiction).
The duty to consume and its failure to cultivate a meaningful social bond should be taken as a sign of the impotence of the dominant discourse. The gaps in this discourse also manifest themselves in the forms of poverty, war, starvation and so on. For instance; "The world produces enough food to feed everyone. World agriculture produces 17 percent more calories per person today than it did 30 years ago, despite a 70 percent population increase." (worldhunger.org). And yet millions starve. It is true that 300,000 South Carolinians would have had health insurance if the Governor would have accepted the Medicaid expansion. And yet thousands will go with out, some even to their deaths.
The Ghosts that Speak Truth
The revolutionary must pronounce to the ruling class and all those who rest underneath their heel; " I am your truth! (poverty, oppression, exploitation!), you the master are not complete!" It is crucial for a dialectical analysis to realize that this undeniable excess, these foreclosed subjects, are not separate from the dominant discourse but are apart of the the effects of the totality of global capital. After traveling through our fair state it became clear to me; there are those of us willing to protest, that is, publicly enunciate this truth of the foreclosed excess. However, these scattered voices wander like ghosts searching for an apparatus that would materialize their very substance into something more.
In Lenin's What Is to Be Done? he emphasizes that the working-class will not spontaneously formulate into an emancipatory collective due to oppressive conditions. He believed it would take a vanguard party to educate and organize the people. This I claim was the victory won in the Healthy Democracy Road Show, namely, laying the ground work for this emancipatory collective in South Carolina, the ground work for a new legacy. Therefore, something of an education is required. Namely, a school that is right, the Modjeska School of Human Rights!
The way for the Left to undermine the dominant discourse is to facilitate the birth of a new discourse by utilizing the emancipatory legacy left for us by the revolutionaries of the past. To conclude, we return to the spectral realm and echo a thought from Walter Benjamin; ?" Every Revolution is not only directed towards the future but it redeems also the past failed Revolutions, all the ghosts-as if the living dead of the past Revolutions, which are roaming around unsatisfied will finally find their home in the new freedom." (Zizek, 2014).
Freud, S. (1920). Civilization and its discontents. (p. 135). New York/London: W.W. Norton & Company.
Lenin, V. I. (1969) What is to be done?: burning questions of our movement. Intl Publishing
Marx, K. (1992) Capital Volume 1 (p.239). London: Penguin Classics.
Zizek, S. (2014) The pervert's guide to ideology


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When perimeter countertops are light in color, mixing in a rich, wood surface makes for a dramatic accent—and can help delineate a serving or dining spot. But the lustrous finished walnut in the kitchen we show is costly, typically about $100 per square foot. A more affordable ash or maple for about half the price can provide a similar look when darkly stained, topped with a water-based varnish, and maintained with a food-grade beeswax (like Clapham's Beeswax Salad Bowl Finish), which makes the sealer last longer and gives the surface a soft shine.


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Last week I was in the car and listening to NPR when a woman from northern Virginia was commenting on all the snow that had fallen in that region. As I headed toward Providence on I-93 South, there was a lot of bare, albeit brown, grass on the shoulder of the road. The woman (whose name I didn't catch, and I paraphrase here) said something to the effect of "Snow is a gift of time; use it well." I decided to give my little sister a ring. She lives in Fairfax County, Virginia, and has three children under the age of 6. I thought I might tease her a bit about how she was using this "gift of time" that the snow had brought. She was in good spirits, and the two oldest ones were, for the time, outside rolling in the snow. She felt the blanket of white was no gift, but was doing her best to maintain her sanity. She had a pot of chili simmering, so I knew she'd be okay.
Up here, we hunkered down for another wallop but barely got a dusting, so at the farm last night we opted for seared haddock with greens and beans. I sautéed 2 cloves of very thinly sliced garlic in olive oil (about ½ cup-it's a lot, but you can use the oil after for other things). I started with cold oil in the pan (it tends to burn if you start with hot oil) and let the garlic cook until just lightly golden brown-about 3 minutes, but keep your eye on it (dark brown or burned means bitter). Drain the garlic onto paper towels. Pour all but 1 tablespoon of the oil into a bowl and set aside.
There were three of us, so 1 pound of haddock was fine; use more or less depending on your appetite. Cut the fish into portions, season with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides: Just put it in the pan and don't move it for 2 minutes; then turn it and cook until it's cooked through (depends on the fish and the thickness, but 3 minutes oughta do it).
Rinse well and drain 1 can of white beans (I used garbanzo, but cannellini or gigante are great for this, too). In a medium bowl, combine four cups of spring mix or baby romaine with beans, toasted garlic, the juice of half a lemon, and about 1 tablespoon of the cooled garlic oil. Season with salt and pepper. Divide onto four plates and place the fish on top.
This whole dealie-o should take you no more than 20 minutes, and it's a heck of a tasty and healthy meal. Oh, and you can use that extra oil with the garlic flavoring the next time you sauté just about anything, or in salad dressing. Keep it refrigerated, though.


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Many symptoms and symptom complexes have been mentioned. In the Scandanavian countries it has been noted that 95% of the cases of erythema nodosum are associated with tuberculosis.1 In the United States, however, erythema nodosum occurs much oftener in association with rheumatic fever and occurs infrequently under any conditions. At a recent round-table discussion on tuberculosis conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, a group of approximately 35 participants was polled as to the frequency of erythema nodosum. Only one member reported the incidence of as many as two cases each year, and his residence was in northern Michigan, a climate comparable to that of the Scandanavian countries.
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'Truly offensive': Lord Mayor accused of homophobia
- From: news.com.au
- January 21, 2013
- Twenty10 is a support service for gays, lesbians
- Group claim it was asked to remove banners at festival
- Council say it did not ask Twenty10 to quit event
A SYDNEY council has been shamed after asking a gay and lesbian support service which provides professional development for the NSW Police to remove its promotional banners from a community festival.
Parramatta Council has been accused of homophobia after Lord Mayor John Chedid allegedly instructed an advisor to ask Twenty10 to remove two promotional banners at the Rediscover the River Festival at Parramatta last week.
The banner read: "Support service for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, same-sex attracted and gender diverse young people, their families and community. 'A place to be me, with the support I need.' www.twenty10.org."
Twenty10 acting managing director Terence Humphreys said the stall at the festival had been well received but that they were so offended by the incident that they packed up and left.
"Without this signage, Twenty10 would not have been visible to those who needed us most or even to the general public to know what we do," Mr Humphreys said.
"Our signage simply describes our work and who we work with."
Mr Humphreys says he wants an apology from the Lord Mayor.
"We've heard from a number of sources that the Lord Mayor was personally offended by the banner," he said.
"(Being) personally offended is (the mayor's) right but they don't have the right to use their power to further marginalise people who are already marginalised such as young people of diverse genders and sexualities."
Since the incident on Thursday, about 6300 people have since signed a fast-moving petition on Change.org calling on Mayor Chedid to apologise to the not-for-profit organisation, which Parramatta Council had invited to participate in the festival.
The council released a statement today after hundreds of angry comments were posted on its Facebook page.
"In response to numerous complaints made by members of the public, organisers of the Rediscover the River event asked Twenty10 to remove two promotional banners," the statement said.
"At no stage did the Lord Mayor or council staff ask Twenty10 to quit their participation at the event.
"Council regrets any inconvenience or offence taken by its actions and values the efforts, and contribution of Twenty10 in servicing at-risk youth.
"Council has enjoyed a positive relationship with Twenty10 over some time and hopes to continue to work in partnership over the coming years."
Mr Humphreys said the office of the Lord Mayor was yet to respond to Twenty10 directly, despite him sending a "firmly worded" email to both his office and the office of Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
"In the email I also specifically explained what was wrong with his request and that it was in fact a breach of the anti-discrimination legislation," he said.
"I also requested that the Lord Mayor's office apologise to the people of Twenty10 and to ensure us they will undertake some professional development in anti-discrimination and sensitivity around these issues."
Mr Humphries said he expected a response in coming days.
"We've been assured by the council that the Lord Mayor (of Parramatta) will respond to my email but I haven't received anything as yet," he said.
"The CEO of the City of Parramatta said he'd spoken to the Lord Mayor and assured me it wouldn't happen again but that's actually not enough.
"The Facebook post by Parramatta City Council … does not constitute an acceptable response from the office of the Lord Mayor."
He said the instruction to remove the banners was "truly offensive".
"For the office of the Lord Mayor to display such homophobia and transphobia is appalling," he said.
"If we don't receive an appropriate or sufficient response we'll most definitely take this further, potentially to the anti-discrimination board."
News.com.au has requested an interview with Lord Mayor John Chedid and is yet to receive a response.
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Patrick Quinn-Graham of Sydney Posted at 6:08 PM January 21, 2013
Hanoi Hank: If that happens here's what you say "that means two men or two women like each the way mummy & daddy do". That's it. Not a hard conversation to have.
Cory of Brisbane Posted at 6:07 PM January 21, 2013
@Robbie of Saigon "How is this offensive? I wouldn't want my child coming up to me at an event asking me what "same-sex attracted" means." Just because you don't want to sit down and talk to your kid for 5 minutes is no reason to take some signs down. As has been previously stated, this organization is in place to help children like yours who might feel too ashamed and scared to admit to being who they truly are that they feel they have no option but to commit suicide. All because the idea of homosexuality of transgendered people makes you feel a little icky. Grow the hell up. Bigots like you are essentially dinosaurs who are too stupid and slow to realize that the rest of the world has left your childish ideals behind and are fine with this.
MissCharles Posted at 6:03 PM January 21, 2013
This sign offended people? Really? So much that they couldn't walk around the event and enjoy the other sources of entertainment without worrying about a sign that had words that offended them? I am amazed every day at the ignorance and self importance of people who utter phrases with the word 'offend' in them. So what if you're offended? Suck it up, deal with it and move on. Just because you see something that doesn't appeal to you and your lifestyle doesn't mean you have the right to try and make it invisible, just because it "offended" you. I know I must seem as though I live in cloud cuckoo land, but is it really so hard for some people to just accept others for who they are and move on? I will say I wish that Twenty10 had stuck around, just to show the people who need their services that they will be there for them, no matter what. But that is just my opinion. :)


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Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 265,094
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R | 94 min | Comedy
A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
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Votes: 78,889 | Gross: $8.83M
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The story of firefighters in Chicago, both on a personal and professional level.
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R | 178 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.
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John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
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Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu
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A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Diego Luna, Abraham Benrubi
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A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer
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When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body.
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A police detective investigates the truth behind his partner's death. The mysterious case reveals disturbing police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.
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A likable guy pursues his office crush with the help of his evil talking pets, but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date.
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Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Jeremy Piven
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A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable - and unimaginable.
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A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
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When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
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R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Votes: 75,458 | Gross: $10.73M
26. Billy Madison (1995)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy
In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 105,037 | Gross: $25.59M
27. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 147,329 | Gross: $173.38M
28. Into the Storm (2014)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Thriller
Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.
Director: Steven Quale | Stars: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon
Votes: 53,947 | Gross: $47.55M
29. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 105,783 | Gross: $71.32M
30. The End of the Tour (2015)
R | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer
Votes: 16,886 | Gross: $2.99M
31. Flashdance (1983)
R | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson
Votes: 35,061 | Gross: $94.90M
32. Taxi (1978–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 7,804
33. Ghost World (2001)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
Votes: 95,934 | Gross: $6.20M
34. Last Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman (Queen Latifah) decides to sell off all her possessions and live it up at a posh European hotel.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 21,139 | Gross: $38.36M
35. Anger Management (2003)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy
Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger-management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 170,680 | Gross: $133.76M
36. Runner Runner (2013)
R | 88 min | Crime, Thriller
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 51,987 | Gross: $19.32M
37. One Hour Photo (2002)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
An employee of a one-hour photo lab becomes obsessed with a young suburban family.
Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith
Votes: 97,763 | Gross: $31.60M
38. Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Two losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Terry Kiser
Votes: 38,300 | Gross: $30.22M
39. Revolver (2005)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, André Benjamin
Votes: 73,925 | Gross: $0.08M
40. High School Musical 2 (2007 TV Movie)
TV-G | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
School's out for summer and the East High Wildcats are ready to make it the time of their lives after landing jobs in a wealthy country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel
Votes: 39,633
41. Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TVs, fridges, etc. The only humans around are cavemen, who are viewed as pets and wild animals.
Stars: Stuart Pankin, Jessica Walter, Jason Willinger, Leif Tilden
Votes: 12,485
42. Cashback (2006)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Michelle Ryan, Erica Ellis
Votes: 72,508 | Gross: $0.02M
43. All the President's Men (1976)
PG | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam
Votes: 73,535
44. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy
Five kids are left home when their mother leaves town on a three-month vacation to Australia, only to have their geriatric babysitter die of a heart attack, leading to the eldest teen, Sue Ellen, to scam her way into taking a job at a hip Los Angeles fashion company to feed and support her needy siblings.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan
Votes: 21,726 | Gross: $25.20M
45. Thank You for Smoking (2005)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden
Votes: 191,707 | Gross: $24.79M
46. Boss (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama
Mayor Tom Kane, diagnosed with a dementia disorder, struggles to keep his grip on power in Chicago.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner
Votes: 15,311
47. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack
Votes: 62,939 | Gross: $44.27M
48. Very Good Girls (2013)
R | 91 min | Drama
Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.
Director: Naomi Foner | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Sterling Jones, Lenny Platt
Votes: 10,010
49. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-Fei Wong, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 56,722 | Gross: $0.49M
50. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Music
A girl group find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy to deliver subliminal messages through popular music in this send up of the music industry and pop culture.
Directors: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan | Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Gabriel Mann
Votes: 18,863 | Gross: $14.25M