First of All Israel is not a Theocracy nor drifting toward becoming a theocracy. This is Contrary to a recent op-ed article.
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/169588/no-israel-isnt-about-to-turn-into-a-theocracy.

Secondly, Israel is only 75% Jewish.

http://www.indexmundi.com/israel/demographics_profile.html

Of all the countries that have been helped by other countries to redefine borders or enact freedom, Israel is the only one that folks have a hard on against. Why is that?

Odd that 80% of the land claimed by the Palestine people is currently occupied by Jordan. Although they are not asking Jordan for anything. In fact it still boils down to the region's insatiable desire to rid the world of Jews.

When have the Israelis practiced genocide? If Mexico started firing rockets into Texas and Arizona would it be inappropriate to return fire? Possibly the US should give back all the territories it won during the war with mexico. Seems like the same thing to me.

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5. So the bellicosity and intransigence of Islam ultimately opened the Americas for Europe – and made the United States possible.

James Curren Wrote:
um... The capitalism expressed by some Muslims opened the Americans for Europe. (Only Europeans & Americans are allowed to be capitalists)

Response:
You may want to mention this to all the Oil Sheiks. They might not realize that they are not allowed to be rich.

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4. Slavery

Slavery is condoned in the Qur’an, and has been taken for granted throughout Islamic history, as it was in the West until the advent of the great abolitionist movements in the U.S. and Britain.

James Curren Wrote:
It's also condoned in the Bible, and taken for granted in the Christian world. And American colonist were doing a wonderful job enslaving people long before Muslims got involved.

Response:
First of all, Bible Historians have gone on record that the Bible does not condone slavery. It is acknowledged in the Old testament and frowned upon in the New Testament.
Also, since the Muslims have a lineage to Abraham they have been involved in Slavery long before Christianity and they continue to practice this action.

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3. The Marines
First Barbary Coast War (1801-1805), the first war the United States fought against Islamic jihadists.

James Curren Wrote:
Actually, the first "war" the US fought was the Whiskey Rebellion -- More Capitalists, who wanted to enjoy the benefits of living in America, but didn't want t pay for it.

Response:
The original poster was about the first war the United States fought against Islamic jihadists. Not the first war period.

The point is germane to the origin of word Palestine. The fact that war has raged for thousands of years and that many in the Arab/Muslim world will not sleep peacefully until they eradicate all the Jews is another matter.

To be honest, I just bought an expodisc. Although I do shoot raw and adjust the WB in Lightroom to taste, it's nice to have a reference.

This dove tails nicely into the op's other post about buying vs DYI to save cash. Yes, there are some folks that can follow the algorithm that the Op has discovered and recommends for noise. Hover many folks eyes will just glaze over and they will gleefully fork over the coin to Topaz for denoise.

All the above answers are super. Since this is a new camera for you, I would recommend shooting the same sunset using each of the WB preset ie Auto, Cloudy Shady daylight etc. You can then compare them later and see which one matched your vision. Back in the Film days the color temp for regular film was daylight balanced. This contributed to the warmer colors during sun rise/sunset etc.

Just now during the Press conference, while watching the Pres. blame everyone else for his lack of ability to get the job done, I realize that this is not going to end. He even blamed senate republicans. I though that the Senate was a Democrat Majority. All he does is blame republicans. Although Conservatives are presented as hate filled blood thirsty liberal hating mongrels, nothing is further from the truth the truth. the Vast majority of the Conservatives that I personally know are polite, soft spoken mature Americans.

It's time to draw a line in the sand. Someone recently recommended that it is time to see where your personal money is going.

It is now time to vet the people that we deal with and give our money to. Ask your doctor, lawn man, plumber etc if they support the liberal agenda. If the answer is yes then politely say that you will no longer support them!

I still don't quite understand this post. TV shows with a prominent gay character is not a new thing. Will and Grace was a big hit from 1998 to 2006. Sean Hayes has his own show about a gay single father. Law and Order had Dr. Huang who was gay The Majority of the late night and prime time TV shows have a regular or a reoccurring gay character. This is purely to represent all the demographics, to get viewers to watch the adverts. Nothing more.

I must have missed the memo. At what time was the Liberal Left given the authority to determine that anything and Anyone that disagreed with their point of view is now HATE. You do not have that right nor that Authority.

If a person chooses chicken over steak are they a beef hater?

Grow up.
You are greatly diminishing the horrendous experiences that people who were ACTUALLY subjected to real hate have endured.

Give me a break.

You are Saying that the President would be overjoyed by a 45% approval rating?
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll


What Kool aid are you drinking?

Yes they certainly are clearly energized:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/29/red-state-democrats-ditch-obama.html

TV networks like any other company are in it to make as much money as they possibly can. This would not be the first time that TV networks pandered to a specific group because a focus group indicated that it would boost market share.

Just to qualify this, Congress has a very low rating. this includes both parties. This does not change the fact that the president has the lowest rating of any president since WWII.