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In his post-Newtown push for civilian disarmament, President Obama continues to pay lip service to the Second Amendment. The former Constitutional scholar would have you believe that he only wants to ban/confiscate/eliminate certain types of guns. To say he's being disingenuous would be like saying Mini Anden has nice legs. Seven words: by thy deeds thy shall be known. Obama's actions as a legislator spoke volumes about his feelings on Americans' right to keep and bear arms. Senator Obama's statements on the campaign trail weren't any more reassuring. Let's review . . .
- Obama opposed a bill in the Illinois legislature which would have protected homeowners from weapons charges if they used an "illegal" gun in self-defense.
- In a primary debate in 2008, Obama, the candidate, stated that the Second Amendment confers an individual right, but (there's always a big 'but' where the Second Amendment is concerned) the fact that it's an individual right "does not mean that the state or local government can't constrain the exercise of that right". In addition, for a supposed constitutional scholar to state that the Bill of Rights confers rights, rather than protects pre-existing rights is also worrisome.
- When running for the Illinois senate in 1996, Obama most assuredly did fill out a questionnaire (despite his later claims that a staffer did it) in which he unequivocally supported a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns, a ban on the possession of 'assault weapons' and waiting periods before purchasing a firearm.
- Need I mention the whole "bitter clingers" episode?
- Although he claimed to respect the Second Amendment, he also said that the D.C. gun ban (banning all handguns and operable long guns) was constitutional. When pressed for his rationale, he said there was nothing wrong with a community establishing their own "reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure[s]" while still respecting the Second Amendment. Did you catch that? A complete ban is his idea of a reasonable gun control measure that respects the Second Amendment.
- In the Illinois legislature, he supported licensing and registering gun owners as a measure to keep unlawful guns off the street. This purported constitutional scholar was apparently unaware that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in U.S. v. Haynes that criminals don't need to register (and can't be punished for failing to register) their guns because it would be a violation of their right against self-incrimination.
- In 2000 Obama cosponsored a bill to limit gun purchases to one per month and in 2003 he voted in favor of HB 2579 which had the same one gun per month provision.
- According to a Chicago Defender article in December of 1999, "Obama is proposing to make it a felony for a gun owner whose firearm was stolen from his residence which causes harm to another person if that weapon was not securely stored in that home."
- At an NAACP forum in 2007 Obama stated "We've got to make sure that unscrupulous gun dealers aren't loading up vans and dumping guns in our communities, because we know they're not made in our communities." What? He really thinks that federally licensed gun dealers are loading up vehicles and selling guns out of the trunk in the inner cities?
- In the Illinois senate he supported a confiscatory 'assault weapons' ban which would have included semi-auto shotguns and even some pump, double and single barrel shotguns.
- As a Presidential candidate he called for passage of H.R. 6257, deceptively titled "Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008″ which would have explicitly banned far more weapons than the Clinton AWB (note that this was before the Newtown, Aurora and Gabby Giffords shootings).
- As a Senator, Obama voted against prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers and voted in favor of an amendment to that bill which would have banned most rifle ammunition, under the guise of banning 'armor-piercing' ammunition.
- As a Senator Obama did not sign the amicus brief supporting the individual rights view in Heller v. DC.
- Obama voted to ban gun stores within five miles of a school or park, which would have eliminated most gun stores in America.
- He supported legislation to "close the gun show loophole" which would have imprisoned show organizers if a single person at a show offered a gun for sale privately.
- As a Senator, Obama stated he supported a federal ban on concealed carry laws and as a Presidential candidate he told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "'I am not in favor of concealed weapons,' Obama said. 'I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations.'"
On his first day in office, on the White House website, under "Urban Policy" you could find:
Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent.
See above regarding how little the Obama AWB resembles the Clinton-era AWB. When he talks about keeping guns away from children, what he's really talking about are various blue-sky proposals to make guns "childproof."
And who can forget the Obama Administration's employment questionnaire? Question 59: "Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage."
Once Obama had settled into power, there were more 'indicators' of his anti-gun feelings:
- In March, 2009 the DoD 'revised' its policy on the disposal of once-fired brass. Instead of selling it to consumers and domestic agencies for reloading, all once-fired brass from the military would be shredded and sold as scrap. This policy was reversed fairly quickly after outraged shooters contacted their legislators and Senators Tester and Baucus (both D-MT) faxed a letter to the DoD asking them to change the policy. The fact that Senator Tester was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee might have had something to do with the quickvolte-face.
- The DHS report, Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment [.pdf] which cited as a key finding: "The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks."
- In April of 2009, President Obama announced he wanted the Senate to ratify the Inter-American Convention Against The Illicit Manufacturing Of And Trafficking In Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, And Other Related Materials(called by its Spanish acronym of CIFTA for obvious reasons). A close look at the Definitions section of the treaty reveals that it would require a government license for "the manufacture or assembly of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials". That doesn't sound too bad, right? I mean we sort of have that now, don't we? But the devil, as I so often say, is in the details. Or, in this case, the definitions, because the way they're written, you could be required to get a government license to reload ammo, add or change out a scope on a rifle, replace a factory trigger with an upgraded one, or even so much as load a weapon. Preposterous you say? Look at how they define "other related materials." Go ahead, I'll wait. Back? Okay, when they say "any component, part, or replacement part of a firearm, or an accessory which can be attached to a firearm" you think an anti-gun administration wouldn't say that applies to magazines and ammo? So – technically – putting rounds in a mag or a mag in a weapon would constitute "assembly" which would require a license. So how much will the license cost? What will the application process be? Will it be "shall-issue" or "may-issue"? How long will it be good for? How much will it cost to renew? All of these details could be used to drastically reduce gun ownership.
- The Obama administration reversed a decision to import over 800,000 surplus M-1 rifles and carbines from South Korea. Not only are these weapons of some historical significance, but their arrival on the market would reduce prices on these sorts of weapons, at least in the short term. The rationale (or perhaps rationalization would be a better term) given to the South Korean government for the decision was that the administration "was also worried the weapons could be smuggled to terrorists, gangs or other people with bad intentions." That tells us something interesting. Since all of these rifles would have been sold through FFLs, the Obama administration is saying they believe every firearm sale in the country could put guns in the hands of "terrorists, gangs or other people with bad intentions." And they call us paranoid.
- Even before being offered the fig leaf of Newtown, the Obama administration directed the CDC to do an end-run around the decade-old prohibition on using federal funds to press an anti-gun agenda by maintaining they are not researching the gun issue, "rather they deal with the surrounding web of circumstances." When Republicans in Congress questioned why money was being spent on these sorts of studies, an NIH spokesman replied "Gun-related violence is a public health problem – it diverts considerable health care resources away from other problems and, therefore, is of interest to NIH." But wait, aren't you supposed to do the studies before you come to the conclusion that guns have a net negative impact on public health? See, coming to conclusions and then ginning up research to support them is what got Congress to implement the ban in the first place.
- Fast & Furious and the whole "90% of illegal weapons in Mexico come from the U.S." with the subsequent unlawful and unconstitutional long gun sales reporting requirement implemented by the ATF via bureaucratic fiat, to say nothing of AG Holder's contempt for and contempt of Congress. And please, don't even try to say "But Bush did it first!" Under oath, Attorney General Holder stated that he would not equate F&F with Operation Wide Receiver.
- Under the Obama administration the ATF suddenly reversed a forty-two year old ruling, stating that "[t]he temporary assignment of a firearm by an FFL to its unlicensed agents, contractors, volunteers, or any other person who is not an employee of the FFL, even for bona fide business purposes, is a transfer or disposition for purposes of the Gun Control Act" which then requires that the transfer be processed by an FFL, complete with NICS check and a 4473, lengthening the transfer process considerably.
Well look at that: a consistent record of anti-firearms freedom statements, policies, votes and administrative fiats. So don't be fooled. Your guns are in President Obama's crosshairs. ALL your guns.
[Thanks to TTAG author Bruce Krafft for preparing the above list.]
81 Responses to President Obama Does Want to Take Your Guns. ALL of Them
We all knew this was true October 2012.
Yet he's starting Term # 2.
We have the government we deserve.
Short and sweet and correct. Beans, band-aids and bullets. And distance from the takers.
Well we have the one we have because 50+ million people seem to think this is the president and government we deserve (disclaimer…both my sisters (albeit step) voted for him).
I didnt because I can think for myself and provide for myself but there you have it.
That's about the size and the shape of it, and half the country voted for this anti freedom politician. Just wait until the UN Arms Treaty hits in full effect. Oh well, at least we have a balanced budget, good access to off shore oil, and a strong domestic economy. Not.
No, only 27% of those of voting age in this country voted for that progressive, hence he is NOT the majority, nor are his policies supported by the majority no matter how many drugs he takes to believe so.
Yeah, are we looking forward to shooting just below those sky blue helmets, OR WHAT?
Count me in the "or what" party.
I'm not looking forward to it at all. That does not mean that my head is in the sand and that I can't see the writing on the wall, it simply means that I have a pretty good idea of just how brutal and ruthless that scenario will be. I've seen war. I was good at what I did. Yet, I've compartmentalized and am not looking forward to the event that flips the switch in me and calls forth the warrior inside all of us.
William, I'm sure that what you posted was simply hubris caused by love of country. However, if it wasn't and you actually yearn for that event, you need to have a moment of serious introspection concerning how such a thing would play out. Not in clean, clinical terms, but in dirty, bloody, personal loss, tragedy and depravity. Once you have grasped the severity of it, take comfort in the fact that what you just imagined is but a fraction of how it will actually be.
Badger 8-3
Badger, couldn't have said it better. I've never seen war, I don't want to. I'm prepared to, and I know I could handle myself, but I don't want a war on our soil. I don't want to worry for my loved ones and friends lives, although I would put myself in front of them as I can see the storm coming if the country keeps going in the direction it is. There's some people that won't take much more of the injustice. I'm in LE and everyone I work with has the same stand, which is good because it means that LE won't be used in Gestapo fashion, however I fear that Homeland and possibly Secret Service (SS….hmmm) could be, especially with the new bill just signed giving them arresting powers on protestors. Getting very scary lately, the scenario is getting realer by the day. 2012 really was the end of the world AS WE KNEW IT.
Foxtrot, I agree. Our road has been chosen for us, and I fear that we are so far down it that all hope of a detour is lost. My LT has said that we are truly in end times; I've started praying again. I pray, not to avert the crisis coming, but to have the strength and resolve to see it through, and to protect the one I love. I pray, not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. I would rather this trial fall to me, than to the children I may yet guide into this world.
I wish you and yours the best of luck, and should we share the same battle space, I'll be honored to stand next to you.
Badger 8-3
Thank you Sir, and the honor would be mine as well. I'd much rather die protecting my beliefs and my family and loved ones while standing on my feet than to live on my knees, bowing my head. My only regret would be that I died before stopping a tyrrannical society and government, and that my family and others would still have to live on and I could not be there to continue to protect them.
Badger 8-3 "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." We as Believers bear the task of defending those we love as you have indicated; broader shoulders indeed brother! Let us all remember, Christ was not a pacifist; nor should we be.
We the sheeple are best served by listening to politicians and taking them at their word. We should never, ever, examine their actions. After all, their intentions are pure and don't forget it's for the children. /sarc
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Mah president would NEVAH lie!
Yeah, the Republicans had to really work at it to be even more repulsive to voters. Imagine what might have happened if they'd run a competent campaign.
Unfortunately, the Republicans are more interested in selling out the middle class for the benefit of the super-wealthy (many of whom are liberals) and corporations.
Useful-idiots who defend billionares influencing policy and legislation in ways most of us cannot should not be complaining about Michael Bloomberg — the 10th richest man in America — using part of his $25 billion fortune to advance his agenda. Isn't this what Republicans and Libertarians want?
The NRA's annual budget is about $230 million, a little less than 1% of Bloomberg's $25 billion. And since "money is speech" (right?), Bloomberg is entitled to 100 times more speech than us 5 million NRA members.
Sniff. I smell a red herring.
Me too. I don't see all these gun control / anti freedom measures coming from politicians who have R 's in front of their names.
And Obama sure did have a slick campaign, I can't argue that.
Republicans interfered and trampled on the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendments on our constitution.
and now these same republicans are jumping on obama for attempting to violate the 2nd.
Its the same horseshit over and over again.
If you mess with one bill, you mess with all of them. FACT.
2nd amendment supports, GET OUT OF THE REPUB/DEMO PARADIGM!
"Unfortunately, the Republicans are more interested in selling out the middle class for the benefit of the super-wealthy (many of whom are liberals) and corporations.
Useful-idiots who defend billionares influencing policy and legislation in ways most of us cannot should not be complaining about Michael Bloomberg — the 10th richest man in America — using part of his $25 billion fortune to advance his agenda. Isn't this what Republicans and Libertarians want?"
NAILED that! Nice.
"Anonymous" really, come on Axelrod don't be a wuss.
you want a real shocker, try comparing the "BIG BAD EVIL" gun industry to the pharmaceutical industry.
If you want to be really blown away, compare the aforementioned gun industry to the psych medication industry (just psych meds).
This can't be true. My union buddies told me so!
TTAG should conduct a poll on how many of their readers voted for Obama. I bet the number is higher than we think, sadly.
I'd say about 80% of TTAG readers voted for O.
if that is true than the 2nd amendment means nothing to them
William – You mean Tard!
Uh yeah, right, and we bet you had sex with your mother and Mikeb was the result!
So that's where he came from. I knew it!
FLAME DELETED I respectfully disagree with Chubby.
I bet you wouldn't get an honest response.
I will say that I voted for Obama in 08. (While knowing I'll get slaughtered in this forum). Frankly, at the time and in my opinion I was selecting the better of two evils. I did not in 12.
Same here. And even though I didn't vote for him last year, I still think we'd be in a similar state. The only difference is the banners would have to do it without Obama's cult of personality army. As it is, even with that crowd, I think the numbers are more for our side.
But hey, if standing up for what you believe in was easy, everybody would do it…
No compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Voted for RP both times, people who voted for O, McLame, or Willard brought this on themselves.
you should be ashamed if you voted for Romney too.
Listen up boys and girls: when you play by the hegelian dialectic's rules, this is what you get.
Notice how the momentum shifts from "were going to ban them!" to "well lets be sensible" to "states will probably do somethings, but not all". Its a constant teeter totter.
Total confiscation will come thru a economic crises this countrys never seen before.
This is actually quite plausible, assuming some economic melt down does occur. Want some food for your starving kids? Medicine? Some attention from a physician? No problemo, Big Brother has you covered. All you have to do is let us search your house for nasty guns that you don't need anyway.
They can disarm huge numbers of people without ever firing a shot.
Call me an optimist:
Total confiscation will
come thrube attempted due to aan economic crisescrisis this countrys never seen before.
In the words of Matthew Bracken, "The Greater Depression".
NOT MINE. NOT EVER. The only way they'll get mine is by overwhelming force, and I can be quite "whelming" myself. Then, there's the kids, grandkids, and others we will be in the company of.
I didn't serve the Constitution, the People, and this Nation for a couple of decades only to see it sh!t on by tyrants!
So, what you're saying is, Obama doesn't like guns now and he never did? SAAY WHAATTT?
But, but, he shoots skeet all the time at Camp David.
I am just not seeing that your text (and there is a lot of it) substantiates your headline.
You are coming across a wee bit over-excited, Robert.
See if you hold that opinion in a year or two.
As I read Robert's text, all of it, I see enough to substantiate the title. Obama's insistence that he believes in the 2A while his actions prove otherwise reveals his true agenda. If he didn't believe in the 2A but was willing to stomach it, he wouldn't be openly lying each day. He would just stomach it. He doesn't believe in it and is Not going stand for it. His references connecting the 2A to hunting and skeet shooting are not a matter of ignorance. He taught Constitutional law and knows the difference. If he didn't want all of our guns, he wouldn't be promoting every manner of dismantling the 2A while chanting how much he believes in it. How wet do you need to get before you believe it's raining?
Some people will drown first.
And you are not seeing, period. Even more, you are lacking discernment, which is supposed to arrive, but seldom does, with adulthood.
I want to scream out like the guy in the original "Body Snatchers". But no one is listening. Why is no one in the political world reading off such a list on Meet The Press, or Face The Nation this morning? Why oh Lord, is Wayne LaPierre not reading this simple list to his audiences (last nites presentation was awful, AND I love Wayne)? Why aren't there ads being taken out in papers or TV/radio or on the Web? Why are our supposed politicians and spokesmen so inarticulate and fumble in their responses?
RF and BK you can take pride that you are doing more than anyone I've seen during this crisis to bring the message to the people. All who read this have an obligation to email and post this link to the world. It should be like TAKI 183 ! Spread the word !
"I want to scream out like the guy in the original "Body Snatchers". But no one is listening. Why is no one in the political world reading off such a list on Meet The Press, or Face The Nation this morning?"
Because martial law will follow the financial collapse. One of the UN's highest priorities is global population reduction. Civil disarmament, the destruction of the healthcare system, engineered famine, war, social division, financial collapse, are all parts of the program. These factors in part or together will victimize the poorest and largest segment of society first. Planned eugenics. And it seems the central government is more than on board.
Sammy, YOU DA MAN!! I sometimes unintentionally resort to subdued histrionics. You NAILED it. Thank you.
"I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution." he said in March 2007.
I find it objectionable that that the post refers to the President as a scholar of the Constitution. He was an adjunct prof for a time, but hasn't much of a publication history. He eventually voluntarily forfeited his license to practice, for reasons unknown. Of course I still meet people who think he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Law Review. I suppose I shouldn't be shocked.
@ RF – where's the bullet point where TTAG told all of us that already knew this that we were paranoid before this last election? 🙂 Sorry, but I'm still going to rub some salt into that wound so it scars up and is not forgotten.
"we believe that we can shape an enforcement strategy that slows the flow of guns into mexico" -BHO
How does Fast and Furious fit into that plan?
I would find information like this useful for congresspeople who are going to be up for election soon. Maybe do some more like this for them? I would also be interested in lists detailing decidely pro gun actions by them.
Well, duh!
Geez people, don't be so paranoid! that was then, this is now, listen to the words coming out of his mouth, he respects the second amendment and he's not trying to take our guns away, (head shake and eye roll).
Oh, wait a minute! What was the saying about what you can tell when a politicians lips are moving?
Your article neglected to mention that Obama was once head of the Joyce Foundation, the anti-NRA.
No Hope, No Dreams, No Change.
Not even spare change. Great post. I used to dig out change to pay for trifles, telling cashiers, "HERE'S some change you can believe it!"
Blank looks, ever seen 'em?
"Obama is basically pro-gun, guys! You're paranoid." RF, 2012.
It's a bit late for this.
Yeah, I remember those days.
I seem to also remember Mr. Farago writing that his prior assessment was wrong though.
Yeah, I know, I read that too…forgiven but not forgotten.
Huh? someone on this site believed Obama was pro-gun? You really have to go out of your way to be that ignorant.
Oh, and by the way: where was this article when Obama was running for President last time?
He's also coming after C&R rifles.
"Eliminate restrictions that force the ATF to authorize importation of dangerous
weapons simply because of their age: ATF is required to authorize the importation of certain "curio or relic" firearms, and outdated regulations include all firearms manufactured more than 50 years ago in the definition of "curio or relic." But today, firearms manufactured more than 50 years ago include large numbers of semiautomatic military-surplus rifles, some of which are easily convertible into machine guns or otherwise appealing for use in crime. Congress should get rid of restrictions that prevent ATF from changing this definition, enabling ATF to ensure that firearms imported as curios or relics are actually of interest as collectibles, rather than letting these rules be used as a way to acquire fully functional and powerful military weapons."
So bend over and kiss your Garands goodbye.
They WANT 'EM ALL. Don't delude yourselves. How obvious does it have to GET?
Obama and his jack booted henchmen are the single greatest threat to the sovereignty of our country. He is clearly the ENEMY FROM WITHIN
Well, when you put it that way…
Given the difference in level of force that BHO & Co. can wield, and that which any of us can wield, I'd say you're being wise to assume the worst of him. In other words, never assume he's dealing good faith in situations such as this.
In fact, you could even say the entire Constitution is built around the idea that government isn't to be trusted.
Took you this long RF to know Obama is a Fascist PIG!!!! Home work man!!!
I assume this post is meant as a mea culpa on the part of Robert and others?
I would have liked to see footnotes on all of these. I can't pass them along to former media colleagues without that documentation, and I don't have the time to fact check each one. There are a lot of reporters who really would like to be educated on this stuff, but "our" "side" coming up with lists of undocumented (ahem) facts simply won't be very useful to those of us in the trenches.
Let's see. You clowns think that although the Supreme Court recently ruled that the second amendment guaranteed your right to own firearms, somehow the President will defy the Constitution he's sworn to uphold, and take those guns away. Do you honestly think he has that authority or that he can persuade the military, who's officers greatly favor guns and themselves are sworn to uphold the Constitution, to do such bidding? Go back to Civics class and read about, "Separation of Powers". Your paranoid ignorance is as absolutely astounding as it is dangerous in a democracy.
Are there as many guns in the hands of Americans as the rest of the UN combined? Our military, police, etc are not likely to turn on us. That's family against family. Not likely to happen. (fingers crossed) Considering the guns in our homes, the ones somewhat easily accessible still in the gun shops… At the manufacturing warehouses. I do believe come hell and high water, even the gangsters and popo would stand together against an invading force of any nature.
For a tyrannical dictator, Obama has done a terrible job of confiscating ANYONE's weapons. It's been over 2,000 days and he has not sent the troops to my house yet, and I don't think they've actually gone to anyone's house. Perhaps the patriots on this site have kept him at bay.
Yet here we are years later with Zero gyb legislation passed under Obama. Lol
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text: How it is a have about 20 clickers but can never seem to find one? Trained last night, set clicker down and now I can't find it. No matter what I do I can never find a stupid clicker. I apparently can't learn my lesson either. I just ordered five more so I'm hoping if I stash them around the house I'll have one 2/10 times I want one.


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TEL AVIV (Feb. 5)
An eight-month economic program to drastically reduce public and private spending, increase government revenues and raise foreign currency reserves, already at a dangerous low, took effect at midnight last night shortly after it was approved by the Cabinet meeting in special session.
The new program aimed at economic recovery, replaces the three-month wage-price freeze package instituted last November, which expired yesterday. Emmanuel Sharon, Director General of the Finance Ministry, said the new measures should save some $200 million in foreign currency by reducing purchases of imported goods and curtailing travel abroad. The government also expects to realize some $350-$400 million from various new taxes and levies, Sharon said.
A key measure of the eight-month package is doubling the travel tax for Israelis going abroad from $100 to $200 per person and a 15 percent tax on airline tickets sold in Israel.
A three percent tax has been imposed on cars, privately owned boats and aircraft. The deposit surcharge on imported consumer goods has been raised from 40 to 60 percent but will be reduced by three percent a month beginning in March. The import ban on 55 luxury items, imposed last year, will be lifted.
The government expects to realize substantial savings by the drastic reduction of elimination of its price support subsidies on many basic goods and services. Postal rates have gone up by 100 percent and the cost of electricity was raised 25 percent for domestic consumers and 54 percent for industry. But the prices of many other basics will be held down.
Dollar or other foreign currency-linked bank accounts which can be withdrawn only in Shekels will pay interest to depositors if they remain in the bank for one year. Previously, interest was paid on accounts closed after three months. The measure is intended to absorb excess cash in circulation.
Sharon said the new measures and taxes would discourage Israelis from taking Dollars out of the country and help stem the Treasury's fast dwindling foreign currency reserves.
The Bank of Israel announced last week that foreign currency reserves fell by 11 percent last month. They now stand at $2.3 billion, well below the $3 billion economists consider the minimum safe operating level.
There was no immediate public reaction to the new measures. Shops and supermarkets reported no panic buying. But many economic commentators are criticizing the new economic program for its contents and for the way it was announced after many delays, leaks and denials of earlier announcements.
The most serious initial reaction came from the travel industry. Foreign airlines serving Israel and travel agents warned that the new taxes will result in serious losses for the local tourist industry. The airlines will reduce the frequency of their flights to and from Israel and will employ smaller aircraft.
Many of the increased service costs and new taxes require Knesset ratification, which is expected shortly. Sharon said that if the new $23 billion budget is implemented as it stands, he saw no reason for further economic measures this year. "There will be no new taxes beyond those announced yesterday," he said.


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Fergie: City's Hughes sacking was "unacceptable"
Sir Alex Ferguson has branded Manchester City's handling of Mark Hughes dismissal as "unacceptable".
• Keane: Hughes should not have joined City
• Cook: Liverpool sounded out Mancini
City have come under fire this week for the whole way they have gone about installing Roberto Mancini as Hughes successor.
Blues chief executive Garry Cook has attempted to defend his position, although that has managed only to draw more ire from his club's interrogators. And Ferguson feels Cook is trying to defend the indefensible.
''It is so obvious that kind of behaviour is not acceptable,'' said the United boss. ''It doesn't matter whether you have lost 20 games or two, there is a way to treat people. For some reason Christmas seems to bring out the worst in directors. I do not know how you can do something like that.''
Ferguson was one of the first to phone Hughes, having also spoken with another former player, Steve Bruce, who had instantly defended his old team-mate on Saturday evening.
''To be sitting throughout the game knowing there was something going on was terrible,'' said Ferguson. ''I spoke to Mark the next day and I could tell he was suffering. Steve Bruce felt that as well.
''On Saturday the rumour mill was working overtime and Mark obviously realised it was his last game. It was a terrible position to be in.''
Having been part of the double-winning 1994 side that Ferguson regards as the most mentally strong of his time at United, the Scot was not surprised that Bruce was so quick to leap in on Hughes' behalf. To Ferguson's mind it showed a loyalty that City so sadly lacked.
''In the game of football you have disputes with managers from time to time,'' he reflected. ''But what Steve did was defend an old team-mate. That great team of 1994 stood by each other. Their loyalty to each other was fantastic. That team would fight the devil together.
''It was as if Steve was saying: 'That is my team-mate you are talking about'. I was really proud of him. I thought he did fantastic. And Mark really appreciated it. He sees that kind of loyalty, which he didn't get from City from one of his old team-mates.''
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Erin Markey to Join THE MEETING in Honoring Janet Jackson at Joe's Pub, 5/18
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will continue its engagement at JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater on Sunday, May 18 at 9:30 PM with a celebration of the pop diva Janet Jackson. After a highly-successful season at 54 Below, The Meeting* has returned to its downtown roots this year with shows through May. The Meeting* has been called "delicious and delightfully droll" by The New York Post, and "hilarious and sardonic" by The Village Voice. A recent story for Slate.com called the evening "so deliciously icy that it left me shivering with fear and delight." The May show will feature special guest Erin Markey in addition to the previously-announced Cole Escola, Nadia Quinn of "Summer & Eve" and John Early. Brett Every serves as Music Director.
Justin Sayre and The Meeting* - known for a signature blend of outrageous comedy, politics, culture and everything in between - were named among the Top nightclub shows of 2013 by Time Out New York, a 2013 MAC Award for Show of the Year and received the 2012 Bistro Award for "Comedy Artistry." Each month, the I.O.S gathers to honor an artist or a cultural work that is iconic to the gay community. Justin Sayre, the show's creator, writer and host, serves as the Chairman of the Board of the International Order of Sodomites and brings his singular wit to essential business of the day through such regular features such as "Letters to the Chairman" and "New Rulings from the Board."
Upcoming 2014 shows include Night of a Thousand Judys on Monday, June 16 at 8:00 PM. The special all-star concert presentation of The Meeting* to benefit Ali Forney Center will return for its fourth annual installment. In its first three years, these Judy Garland tributes starred diverse talent such as Martha Wash, Carolee Carmello, Justin Vivian Bond, Madeleine Peyroux, Karen Mason, Tonya Pinkins, Michael Musto, Jackie Hoffman, Karen Akers, Howard McGillin, Ashley Brown, Daniel Reichard, Paul Iacono, Daisy Eagan among many others.
To keep up to do date with videos from recent shows, subscribe to the I.O.S. YouTube channel. A special highlight reel of the show's first four seasons is also available.
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre will be presented at JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater. The venue is located at 425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place) NYC, adjacent to The Public Theater. For tickets - which cost $20 - call (212) 967-7555 or visit joespub.com, or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office from 1pm to 6pm Joe's Pub from 6pm to 10pm (Both located at 425 Lafayette St. For table reservations, call 212-539-8778. The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre is produced by Dan Fortune and Adam J. Rosen.
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I just got a King Cobra off craigslist because I ordered a new bike that has a 15mm thru-axle and my copperheads won't accommodate it.. I know there is a adapter for it but I found a King Cobra on craigslist for about the same price. My problem is the adjustment screw that you tighten to snug your wheel on wont fit through the space between my Yakima fairing and the rack itself.. Messing with it while your bike is on your roof and getting it all tightened up just seems like more of a pain in the ass than taking your front wheel off and re-threading the axle to put it on your roof.. Anyone else had this problem with the King Cobra? Or am I doing something wrong?
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Lemon Grove is cracking down on adults who allow kids to drink or do drugs in their home.
The city already had a so-called social-host ordinance on the books, but officials said it lacked teeth. Under the new policy, adults who allow a party on their property must check the identification of anyone appearing to be under 30 who is drinking alcohol. Violators could be fined up to $1,000, sentenced to six months in jail, or both. They also could be billed for the cost of deputies, firefighters or paramedics sent to the property.
The measure, which secured the council's initial approval Tuesday, takes affect 30 days after its expected ratification Oct. 19.
Several Lemon Grove residents thanked the council for taking the action.
"The kids in our local high school are our community's future," Gary Kirkpatrick said. "Alcohol usage by teens is the elephant in the room ...Alcohol is easy to get, as early as the seventh grade. And where are they getting this exposure? At parties hosted by adults."
Anthony Wagner, a policy analyst for the East County Community Change Project, also lauded the council.
"We thank you for your leadership," Wagner said. "These public safety objectives ensure that our local youths will be safer. From 2006 to 2008, nearly 43 percent of emergency visits were alcohol-related, according to the San Diego County Department of Health and Human Services. The cost is $537 million annually."


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IN, THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE NORTH KOREA – There is a strange quiet along the northern side of the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas.
Quiet, until you listen harder.
Mixed in with magpies flying peacefully overhead and leaves rustling in the freezing wind, the faint melodies of South Korean pop ballads waft through the air, interspersed with spoken commentaries too weak to really follow but strong enough to discern an accent that is decidedly southern.
The music has been drifting over the border in retaliation for what North Korea said was its first hydrogen bomb test on Jan. 6. Amid indications that the North is now preparing to launch a rocket that is bound to bring a further international outcry, the odd mixture of calm and almost imperceptible strains of K-pop are an unsettling reminder that, like so many things in this hard-to-read country, appearances can deceive.
Surrounded by a deeply dug-in and carefully hidden array of troops ready to attack and artillery batteries ready to fire, this is the world's most heavily fortified border. In a strip of land ridden with intermittent skirmishes and swathed in decades-old animosities, the motto of the U.S. troops stationed merely a stone's throw away — "Ready to Fight Tonight" — is a fitting testament to the latent volatility of the world's final Cold War flash point.
Perhaps waiting to first find out what kind of response to its nuclear test the United Nations will come up with, the North has so far said hardly a word about the restart of the South's propaganda broadcasts.
But flare-ups can be sudden.
Just a few months ago, the South's decision to restart similar propaganda broadcasts after the death of two South Korean soldiers in a land mine blast so incensed North Korea that it issued an ultimatum to the South that if they weren't stopped, the rock-concert-style banks of speakers on the southern side of the DMZ would be attacked and destroyed, even if that meant going to war. South Korea turned them off.
A Korean People's Army colonel who on Friday escorted an AP Television News crew around a military outpost on the edge of the DMZ seemed almost sanguine about them.
Back in the day, he said, the broadcasts used to be a lot louder. He said that since signing up at age 16 he has spent most of his 40 years in the military assigned to various duty postings around the DMZ. Until 2000, the North broadcast its own propaganda right back at the South.
The colonel, Jon Nam Su, denied reports in the South that it has started doing that again.
"We're not doing that," he said. "But the puppets in the South do what the U.S. wants, and they are saying extremely unreasonable things."
Access to the DMZ on both the North and South sides is heavily controlled.
From the North, there are only two places where foreigners are allowed to go, so it is hard to independently verify if the North hasn't conducted such broadcasts.
From the outpost where Jon spoke, a concrete bunker perched atop a hill that commands a clear view of the DMZ, it is possible to see guard posts in the South that fly both the South Korean and United Nations' flags.
The bunker itself is often used for indoctrination gatherings and tours for foreigners, who are provided with binoculars. A well-worn trail passes below the bunker along the northern edge of the DMZ. North Korean soldiers use it for their patrols.
About 20 km (12 miles) west of the post is the armistice village of Panmunjom, where North and South Korean soldiers are close enough to silently glare at each other at arm's length. But on Friday only a couple of North Korean soldiers stood guard outside the meeting huts that straddle the Military Demarcation line dividing their countries.
The line runs down the center of the DMZ, with 4 km of territory — 2 km in the North and 2 km in the South — serving as a buffer.
When asked about the tensions since the purported H-bomb test, North Korean army Lt. Col. Nam Dong Chol said his country is not afraid of new sanctions from the U.N. Instead, and in line with North Korea's official talking points, he said the time has come to negotiate a peace treaty with the United States.
He noted that the armistice, signed in 1953 in one of the barracks at Panmunjom, ended the fighting in the Korean War but left the two sides in a state of conflict that has gone on for more than six decades.
"To solve the problem on the Korean Peninsula, we have to replace the armistice agreement, which is now just a scrap of paper, with a peace treaty concluded between us and the United States," he said. "A peace treaty, in itself, would show that both sides trust each other, believe in each other, and respect each other. So, concluding a peace treaty would mean solving the Korean Peninsula problem in a peaceful way."
With the current standoff between North Korea and most of the world after its fourth nuclear test likely to get worse in the weeks and months ahead, such a solution seems very, very far away.


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Gunmen burst into factory in Honduras, kill 15
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Men armed with assault rifles burst into a shoe factory and opened fire Tuesday, killing at least 15 workers and wounding eight, Honduran authorities said.
National police spokesman Leonel Sauceda called the attack in the northern city of San Pedro Sula "a massacre." He said the motive had not yet been determined.
Sauceda said police were not ruling out the possibility the attack may have been related to drug trafficking. San Pedro Sula has been a hotbed of gunbattles between drug traffickers and among the country's Mara street gangs.
Sauceda said at least four men using assault rifles were involved in the attack at the small shoe factory. He said 23 employees were present and all were either killed or wounded.
Also Tuesday, thousands of supporters of former President Manuel Zelaya staged street protests in the capital, Tegucigalpa, to demand the ousted leader's return as well as a 15 percent rise in the minimum wage, currently about $290 a month.
Zelaya was removed in a June 2009 coup, and his term expired in January. He was replaced by Porfirio Lobo, who won a fall presidential elections that had been scheduled before Zelaya's ouster.
Lobo has said Zelaya, who has been living in the Dominican Republic, is welcome to return to Honduras, but says he must face charges of fraud, usurping other institutions' powers and falsifying documents.
The demonstrators included unionized workers, government employees and students. They blocked traffic in at least two points in the city, and demonstrations were held in other cities.
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Black Liners- Not At Bakerscupc Or Intotheoven
Baking By acookieobsession Updated 14 Jan 2009 , 1:48am by ceshell
i need black cupcake liners and I can not find them anywhere. I tried intotheoven, confecitionary house, bakerscups....and more i know
Has anyone bought them...anywhere?
That is what I get for assuming I would be able to find them. Grr!
In another recent thread someone mentioned they were on EBay.
good luck
I looked everywhere for them too! And I found them in Australia! The company is now shipping their products internationally! Here's the link. I ended up not needing them though. The size for our standard cupcake is their muffin size. Good luck.
thank you Sarah! They do have them. i was checking with them for shipping jsut now.
If anyone would like to order with me and split the shipping I will be happy to order more with mine....I will be ordering them on Thursday.
I shouldn't be but I am shocked...I came on here to post this questions. I love Cake Central.
On a side note, I just looked on eBay & there really is only 3 & mainly come from the UK.
Try FancyFlours.com
I just found them on Ebay...but I think I got the last of them..got 250 for 20 bucks. I used to get them from beryls, but they said the company went out of business that makes them. Fancy flours doesnt have them either. They are made in china and with all the scare over lead, they will be impossible to find now. If you find them, buy as many as you can!
Just a reminder if you have that special need for a particular color liner and can't find them anywhere you can make the wrappers very inexpensively and achieve even a better look.
Alamo...how time consuming is it to make?
I made wrappers for my DB wedding last year and it was a real pain...
Do you have instructions...perhaps I did it the hard way. I would need about 120. and I would rather not spend the $30 it is going to cost to get form AU.
I didn't think they were very time consuming at all but of course I kept remembering how much money I was saving by doing them myself. I don't know the occasion but the best thing would be to find black doilies. Not sure if they even exist. This would only be for the appropriate occasion. Otherwise black wrapping paper, scrap book paper, black board wall paper (each guest would get a piece of chalk wrapped with a piece of satin ribbon tied in a bow so they could write a message to the guest of honor) or any black paper (even construction paper I am thinking). I will send you the template that I used. It may not be exact to what you need but will give you a good start. I baked my cupcakes and designated one to use while measuring the wrappers. After cutting them I used a low temp glue gun and placed a very thin line of glue on the appropriate end and wrapped it around the cupcake so it was snug at the bottom and pressed the end with the glue over the other. That's that. That's all there is to it. I made 60 in approx 2 hours from start to finish. Hope this helps. I will look for your e-mail address to send the template. Let me know how it goes!
Thanks for the information. Perhaps I will try it first....before I ask the bride which she prefers.
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Are you the perosn that did the cute bride and grooma and other really invovled covers for the cupcakes?
Thanks again, Julia
Nope that wasn't me. Would like to see them though!
This website has very unique cupcake wrappers you put around cupcake liners to add a special touch. Might be interesting:
I FOUND BLACK DOILIES! I use the 10 inch when I cut them from doilies and get 2 per doily.
Beryls appears to carry the liners again; I just posted about it here http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-6209617.html#6209617
I know this thread is old but I figured the info can always come in handy!


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WHITTIER >> Cal High's softball team broke out of its offensive slump in a big way Tuesday.
After scoring three runs or less in six of their last seven games, the Condors found their stroke against visiting La Habra. Senior Brigid Ruiz went 3 for 3 with four RBIs and starting pitcher Trisha Trujillo hit a three-run home run as Cal rolled to a 9-0 nonleague victory.
"This was a big breakthrough for us," said Ruiz, who had a pair of two-run doubles from her No. 9 position in the lineup, "and we plan to continue doing this. It's a great feeling for the team."
Ruiz doubled in two runs in the second with a two-run double, and she drove in two more in the fourth with another double that fell between the first baseman, second baseman and right fielder. The Condors (7-9) collected 10 hits off La Habra freshman Janelle Rodriguez, including four for extra bases.
"(The offense) was totally different today," said Cal coach Jim Kruse. "We've been working on hitting a lot … and today was a big day. Our No. 9 hitter went 3 for 3. That was huge."
Trujillo worked out of several jams to record the complete-game shutout. She struck out six and stranded 11 runners on base, and left the bases loaded twice. The Highlanders (11-7) managed just six singles off Trujillo.
"(Trujillo) was definitely on her game," La Habra coach Frank McCarroll said. "She took care of business."
Cal will host Whittier Christian in another nonleague game at 4 p.m. Wednesday as it prepares for next week's Del Rio League opener. La Habra will open Freeway League play next week on the road against Fullerton and Sunny Hills.


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Members of the New Zionist Organization, Revisionist group, were requested today to were black armbands in morning for Shlomo Ben Josef. Offices of the N.Z.O. and the Jewish Community were closed as a sign of mourning. Last night the N.Z.O. executive committee cabled ben Josef as follows: "happy is he who stands in the shadow of the gallows, facing a rising glory of jewry. Happy art thou to have been worthy of this."


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Lightning owner Oren Koules said late Saturday that superstar center Vinny Lecavalier signed an 11-year contract extension worth $85-million.
"We're unbelievably proud," Koules said. "This is another step for this organization."
The extension adds to the one year left on his current deal and runs through the 2019-20 season, when Lecavalier will be 40.
Koules said it pays $10-million in salary and bonuses for the first six seasons.
RUSSIAN IMPORT: Evgeny Artyukhin has something to prove next season, not only to his teammates and coaches, but to himself: that after two years in Russia, he is a better player.
"I want to show everybody I can play in the NHL, and not only on the fourth line," he said by phone from his homeland. "I want to show I didn't take a step back in Russia; I took a step forward."
Artyukhin, 25, last played for Tampa Bay in 2005-06, with four goals and 90 penalty minutes in 72 games. He signed a two-year, $1.9-million deal to return.
While money seemed the reason Artyukhin stayed away, he claimed his absence was part of a plan to make him better.
But Artyukhin admitted he had trouble readjusting to the Russian game, which he said is much less physical.
"I didn't change my game," he said. "I played like before."
And for the 6-foot-5, 254-pounder, that meant, "All the time, I'm getting penalties."
Still, Artyukhin said he is a better stick-handler and understands the game better.
He said he will miss former coach John Tortorella because, "When I played with him, I was happy," and he knows coach Barry Melrose only from ESPN.
"He's a good talker and has good style," Artyukhin said. "His suits are impressive."
Trading block: Chris Gratton's signing gives the Lightning 17 forwards, including still unsigned Steve Stamkos. (Don't worry, that is a formality.) That means there are plenty of chips with which to trade for a steady, veteran defenseman.
Jussi Jokinen, Michel Ouellet and Jason Ward could be dealt. But Gratton's signing for $1.25-million adds Ryan Craig. At least it sets up a training camp battle for the No. 4 center spot.
As for Gratton, he said he believed he was out of the team's plans and had offers but asked his agent to try again. "I thought this was a better fit for my family," Gratton said. "I didn't want to move again." Taking a $250,000 pay cut didn't hurt, either.
Mother of invention: Brian Lawton, vice president of hockey operations, said trading draft picks for negotiating rights to players before free agency was a necessity. In a conversation with owners Koules and Len Barrie, Lawton recalled saying, " 'Demand is extremely high, and supply is extremely low, and that's not going to make for favorable shopping. So, if you guys are serious about adding assets, we'd better have a plan.'
"We came to a conclusion as a group; we have to get out there and do it early. We can't bid against the New York Rangers. We can't bid against the Vancouver Canucks. Our only avenue to secure people was to do it early."
The strategy worked with Vinny Prospal, Gary Roberts and Ryan Malone, but not Brian Rolston, who signed with the Devils.
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Don Winstead wields the wonkish title of Special Advisor to the Governor for the Implementation of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
It's easier to think of him as Florida's stimulus czar.
He's the point person tracking how Florida spends its $15.4 billion share of the $787 billion economic stimulus package, the one responsible for compiling reports to the feds that justify expenditures. The first detailed look at where Florida stands on creating jobs so far was due Saturday. Some details are expected to be publicly released in the next few days.
Winstead, 61, who has spent much of his career in government posts, still serves as Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Gauging the impact of the federal program so far has been a fuzzy process. Florida has been criticized as slow to tap into stimulus dollars, but Winstead defends the measured pace. For instance, he said, it's far preferable to gradually use funds earmarked for education over the next couple of years to balance school budgets rather than use up almost all the money in one shot, as states such as California and Illinois have done.
"The important thing to remember is that this was planned over a couple-year period of time, so we're running a marathon," he said. "We've just passed the two-mile mark, and we're on a good pace."
The Times caught up with Winstead last week to discuss where the money is flowing and when.
Out of the $15.4 billion coming our way, how much have we spent so far? And where do we rank among states in spending?
We're still gathering information to incorporate where we stand as of Sept. 30.
The initial estimate by the Congressional Budget Office was that for the first year only about 20 percent of the money would be spent … and that's probably a good estimate. We're probably a little bit ahead of that.
Who's gotten money so far?
The first money that got out the quickest was designed to alleviate the impact of the recession on individuals. So (stimulus money) for unemployment compensation, Medicaid funding, the additional food stamps benefits. All of that was the early money out.
Then we've had expenditures ramping up in other areas (like) the summer youth employment program. … We're seeing increases on almost a daily basis in terms of transportation.
And you're happy with the state's progress?
Yes, I am. … I feel very good about the progress that we're making and all the things we're seeing. Things are flowing as they should.
There are some particular federal awards we would have liked to have gotten back. … We're a little bit slow on some of the energy money, the weatherization money. We had to (submit) plans, and they had to evaluate it and release the money. We've met every deadline. … Having worked for the federal government for 31/2 years, I understand how it works.
What's the single biggest chunk coming to Florida?
The single biggest pot of money is this Medicaid money, and that was created by a change in the percentage of federal reimbursement to the Medicaid program. Typically, we get about 55 percent federal funding and the state has to put in 45 percent. Under the Recovery Act … we qualified for an increase from 55.4 percent to 67.64 percent, and that was also retroactive to Oct. 1, 2008. So we were able to go back and claim almost $800 million in federal funding, and that will continue for a 27-month period until Dec. 31, 2010. … The difference in the amount of federal funding increase will be about $4.4 billion.
The second biggest is in education. We'll have about $2.2 billion more over the course of the Recovery Act. What the Florida Legislature did — and I think very wisely — was to say this money is supposed to help stabilize the education budget, so what we'll do is spread it over the next two school years.
Some states were in such dire circumstances that they used the (stabilization money) to plug existing holes in their budgets. A couple of states like California and Illinois have already drawn down 92 percent of their fiscal stabilization money made available to them. Michigan and Massachusetts have drawn down a majority of the money. Florida took a different approach.
You've been on the road throughout the state recently, explaining to small businesses how to access stimulus grants and programs. What's been the reception?
When I get a chance to meet with businesspeople and others around the state, it's a tonic. It's just great. You're reminded what extraordinary energy and enthusiasm there is.
Certainly, there are a lot of people struggling right now. I hear a lot of people looking for ways to help their businesses, to help their families. But the discussions are very positive.
Many small businesses are complaining that banks still aren't lending despite new loan programs available through the Small Business Administration. Are you hearing the same frustration?
What I hear from folks with the Small Business Administration … is check back, often because they're constantly trying to do things to improve access to capital through banks. They're telling me that a lot of banks are most anxious to do business with folks they have a relationship with and are less likely to enter into a new relationship.
But it's a constantly changing scenario. Hopefully, over time it's getting better, but you do hear that frustration.
What's the best way for businesses to get on your radar screen?
First of all, if business people are interested in doing business with a state agency or federal agency, don't think the federal agencies are only in Washington, D.C. There are links from our site (www.flarecovery.com), and the federal site (www.fbo.gov) has information about federal business opportunities.
It's very important that businesses register with the federal and state sites to get on the list to get information. I've met a number of small-business people who've registered with those sites and got one job that led to another job and led to the expansion of their companies.
We have roughly 1 million unemployed Floridians, a number that doesn't include part-timers seeking full-time work and the discouraged who've stopped looking. What dent can the stimulus dollars make in improving our unemployment rate?
We're working on some of those estimates now. It's difficult to say with any precision, because you have the accounting of the direct effect of stimulus spending and the indirect effect and the rollover effect. Part of what we're inputting is job retention as well as creation estimates.
Clearly, if it were not for these monies, the unemployment rate would be higher than it is. It's of great concern to everybody that the unemployment rate is 10.7 percent in Florida. Everybody understands that unemployment tends to be a lagging indicator, but when you understand what that represents in the lives of people, it's something that's a constant concern.
Jeff Harrington can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (727) 893-8242.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The Times spoke with Don Winstead, who oversees spending of federal stimulus funds in Florida, on Oct. 7. A story Sunday gave the wrong day.


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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad Teachers' Training College, jiwachahat west, P.O Kharua, Via-Muria,
Distt.Darbhanga, Bihar (Estd. 1986) is a BEdCo-Educational Muslim-Minority Institution,
managed and administered by "Muslim Ummah Education & welfare Society Darbhanga",.
lt is a body duly registered by the Bihar Govt. under Societies Registration Act.21,
1860. This college was accorded Affiliation by the L.N.Mithila University Darbhanga
for the session 1995-1996 to 1998-1999 and provisionally recognised by National
Council for Teachers Education, ERC, Bhubaneswar upto 1998 -1999 vide their letter
no.D.O.No.ERC/Bihar/97-99/7424 dated 13-01-1999.
Muslim Ummah Education & Welfare Society " since its inception has been taking
keen interest in the field of education. As regards the Training college, its serious
concern and effort is to help the development ofthe whole person so as to be fully
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Metamorsolace is best described as that crazy shit you cook up in your head to make you feel better after breaking up with someone. For instance, when friend's say shit to console you like "everything happens for a reason," thinking that their shit is original and a magic cure for your sorry, lonely, single ass; YOU, in turn, begin to come up with your own metaphors for describing your misery. It is in this process, that by bullshitting yourself, you manage to make yourself believe that something out of your control is the reason why you got dumped. i.e. "life is a journey, not an endpoint......sometimes there are potholes on the path, but there's still a path." Usually this thought process occurs most often while drinking (like me now) and it provides a momentary vacation from your single-life reality which is more appropriately described as pathetic. (excuse me miss, I'll have just one more beer thanks.)
Therapist to patient: "I'd like you to try and metamorsolize your feelings and get that shit out. Just let it out. Tell me about that crazy bitch that ruined your life but refer to her as a pothole on the road of life and this happened for a higher reason"
Friend to Friend: "I joined a yoga class!" Friend back to Friend "Fuck off, I'm in metamorsolace right now you insensitive prick"
Friend to Friend: "I joined a yoga class!" Friend back to Friend "Fuck off, I'm in metamorsolace right now you insensitive prick"
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From playing four years of Division I football, to giving up two years of his life trying to making the United States Olympic men's bobsledding team, to extending himself for other lofty pursuits, Mickey Dollens has never shied away from challenges.
From playing four years of Division I football, to giving up two years of his life trying to making the United States Olympic men's bobsledding team, to extending himself for other lofty pursuits, Mickey Dollens has never shied away from challenges.
The Bartlesville High School graduate has now turned his experiences into a book dedicated to helping high school athletes achieve their dreams of playing on the next level.
The 108-page publication, "Recruit Yourself," has now hit the market.
For Dollens, the project fulfills a promise he made to himself nearly a decade ago when he was bumping into dead ends while trying to find a college football program that would take him.
Considering the Bruins struggled his senior season to a 1-9 record, recruiters weren't exactly streaming through the gates of Custer Stadium.
But, through diligent determination and effective self-promotion, Dollens finally earned an offer from Southern Methodist University.
He played all four years, earning time as a reserve defensive lineman — and earning respect as a warrior.
None of it would have come true had he not carved out his own path to his dream.
"That was my whole incentive," he said this week about his motivation to write this book. "When I was going through my senior year in Bartlesville … and I was trying to recruit myself … I promised myself if I were to make it out of high school with a college footballs scholarship I was going to make it a priority to help others in a similar situation."
As an English major at SMU, Dollens actually began his junior year organizing his approach to writing the book.
But, one life-changing tragedy, followed by a new "impossible" goal, altered his direction.
The death, on January 22, 2011, of younger, 18-year-old brother Joseph Dollens proved to be the seminal event that retooled Dollens' mindset.
Shortly after, he became fascinated by the sport of bobsledding and plunged into reshaping his body and acquiring skills that he hoped would earn him a spot in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
For two years, he trained diligently, earned an invitation to train at Lake Placid, N.Y., and elsewhere, and clawed is way into the tiny and exclusive clan of top-notch bobsledders.
But, endowed with common sense as well as uncommon focus of purpose, Dollens finally decided to abandon that endeavor and enter the work place.
He currently is undergoing a two-month tutelage as a roughnecker in an oilfield, prior to office duties.
Dollens' decision to write this book, however, has never wavered.
"It teaches high school players how to use social media to connect with colleges," he explained. "It helps with connecting with college coaches on Twitter and Facebook and directing them to a U-tube channel where information is available for free. It's already helped five kids get recruited."
Dollens downplayed the characterization of his book as a positive-thinking treatise.
"I feel like, if balanced correctly, having a chip on your shoulder and having something to prove — not to other people but to yourself — is good," he explained. "Sometimes, it helps to be considered to be an underdog, to know not everybody believes in you but that you believe in yourself."
One of Dollens' primary inspirations for his project is the memory of his younger brother Joseph, to whom it is dedicated.
"He was a champion of the underdogs," said Dollens. "He was always sticking up for the underdog, especially homeless people. Throughout my whole life, I've considered myself an underdog."
Self-promotion is vital to many facets of life, including getting scholarships, dating or getting a job, Dollens continued.
"When it came to bobsledding, I had to throw my scores out to coaches to get the invitation to go to Lake Placid," he said. "I used a lot of the same strategies … to earn the job I'm working now."
Dollens also said he is grateful for those who have assisted him in his quests, especially during those "kind of challenging times when things were not going particularly well, such as team success."
Athletes who are playing at schools with limited success, or who are at smaller schools, may especially find the book helpful, Dollens said.
He is hoping to arrange a book signing day at Hastings in Bartlesville.
The work also is available on Amazon or Barnes &Noble.


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March 26, 2011
Women's Voices from the Muslim World
The second day of the [WVN] festival began with Crossroads: The Intersection of Cultural and Religious Norms, a collection of films that explored common issues and conflicts within the Muslim world. Some of topics addressed were divorce, sexuality and the place of niqab in Islam. One of the panelists at the discussion, Alysse Stepanian, spoke about her experimental film "Roghieh" and how her own life inspired her to create this film.
"I moved to the U.S. after the Iranian Revolution. The first couple of years I was in the States I was having dreams that related to my experiences of the Revolution," she said. "So I was keeping a dream journal, and years later I started making videos from these journals."
"Roghieh" is based almost verbatim on one of Stepanian's early dreams. It depicts the power of the lower-class during Iran's Islamic Revolution by symbolizing a cleaning lady's broom as a weapon of power and confidence.
Susana Casares spoke about her film "Avant Propos," a documentary piece that explores the differences of opinion and lifestyle amongst women within Tunisian society.
"For me coming, from Spain, it's always been very important to me to build bridges through my work with the Arab-Muslim world. My country has 800 years of history of Arab-Muslim tradition, and history has made it that we sort of reject that background," Casares said.
The duo of Shereena Qazi and Ola Diab from Qatar also presented their film "The Unveiled" at the event. The film looks at the conflicting views on the niqab, the covering of the whole body except the eyes, within the Islamic world. Islamic scholars and women have different opinions on whether the veil is required for women in Islam or is just a part of tradition. Qazi and Diab did not attempt to reach a definite answer to this question through their film by leaving it for the audience to draw their own conclusion.
A fiction film "Hilla" that addresses the issue of divorce in Islam was also screened at the event. Hasan Mahmud, Director of Sharia Law, Muslim Canadian Congress, Canada., explained the importance of his film and the sources he used to solve the myths about divorce is Islam.
"I went to the scriptures, I showed the real Sharia books, the real Sharia laws that oppresses women. And at the end, I also showed from the other Sharia books and from the Quran [the ways] by which we can defeat these oppressive laws," he said.
He believes that women oppression is mainly due to male domination, and not by the teachings of Islam. "Men very cunningly manipulate culture, tradition, food, dress, literature, state, laws and religion to captivate women," he said. "And amongst these tools, the most difficult to defeat is oppression in the name of God."
The next event to follow was Afghanistan: Films in Suitcase, which showed the plight of women in Afghanistan, both the underprivileged and those overcoming the political situation in the county to manifest their own destiny. "Women's Voices Now will continue to support filmmaking in Afghanistan. We had a film critic who actually went to the country and get films for us in a suitcase," said Catinca Tabacaru who is the WVN executive director and also acted as the moderator for the program.
Nushin Arbabzadah, a research scholar at the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, expressed her views on the women empowerment in Afghanistan. "There is room for strong women in our culture, but due to the ideological war in the last 30 years, women have lost the ability to empower themselves," she said.
The day ended with another collection of films under the Love, Sex and Other Dangerous Pursuits program. "All the films we've shown at the festival are available to view online, but we wanted people to come together and engage in a healthy discussion," said Project Manager Betsy Laikin.
"We've learned a lot during the course of our first year of existence, and due to the support we've received for the festival this year we may plan to have this festival every other year in different cities," she further said. The organization is welcoming donations to help support scholarship opportunities for filmmakers and to organize events to raise awareness about women's rights, regardless of any religious or political agenda.
By Alnas Zia, Aslan Media Contributor


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Study: Top young American students stagnate, lose ground; is No Child Left Behind to blame?
dave31 Salt Lake City, UTSept. 23, 2011 12:16 a.m.
It has been this way for a long, long time. I absolutely coasted in the public schools after I left the ninth grade. I may have amounted to something with just a little more encouragement and intellectual stimulation. This made it much more difficult in college and, subsequently, in graduate school.
Go West Taylorsville, UTSept. 22, 2011 10:11 p.m.
High achievers can stagnate for a lot of reasons. NCLB could be one since the elementary schools mainly focus on math and reading lately. Son't forget that it was co-written by Ted Kennedy. And Bush was just "reaching across the aisle." The politicians meant well, but the NCLB obviously isn't working well because of the many complaints about it across the board.
Some young people who are high achievers early on have stagnated before NCLB was ever a glint in Ted Kennedy's eye. Take Orson Welles for example. He was labeled a child prodigy and was given much praise, but he seemed to have lost opportunity after "Citizen Kane," age 25, and went down hill from there. I still think he was a genius afterwards.
And some smart kids don't want to be labeled "nerds," so peer pressure could dumb them down.
I think the main reason is the current educational model for public school does not and cannot focus on the individual student.
That's where the digital age comes in--online school anyone--with high parent involvement. That seems to be successful in the 21st century.
twinkleberry67 Layton, UTSept. 22, 2011 9:19 p.m.
Considering the fact that each childs needs are going to be infinitely diverse and unique, NCLB is a dismal failure in my opinion. Yes it is a noble desire to want to ensure that the slower childrens needs are met, but when the needs of the rest and even those who need to be in an accelerated program dont get their needs met, they are left behindbut at what cost? The world is overflowing with people who are of above average intelligence who engage in destructive behavior because they are bored(among other reasons, but I will not go there for the sake of this argument). I find it a tragic reality that the needs that are considered the most politically correct are the (in most cases) the only ones met. I posit the NCLB was nothing more than a pendulum swing to the opposite side.
owlmaster2 Kaysville, UTSept. 22, 2011 3:33 p.m.
I only have on brief statement that I stole but don't know who to give credit to.
"Those who can TEACH, those who can't, make laws about teaching.
rnoble Pendleton, ORSept. 22, 2011 1:42 p.m.
basic skills should be available and encouraged and mastered by everyone and our schools should be held accountable for those specific skills---however the idea that all will be able to master everything is laughable---NCLB does not differentiate between basic skills/knowledge and additional information/interests---
our schools should be encouraging alternate tracks of education based on interest and performance starting around 10 or 12 years of age---early work should concentrate on mastering motor skills of writing(including typing/penmanship), basic functions of math(+-*/ and problem solving), and reading for content and analysis---in these early years there should be an introduction to various education paths and societal responsibilities invoked by different career paths(ethics)---in the transition period between basic education(about fifth grade) and career path education(about ninth grade) the widest possible knowledge of the world should be introduced to stimulate/determine interest for following any specific education/career track---all the tracks should continue to include but, not master, portions of all the others to provide context and appreciation for others choices/skills---this would allow those high-flyers to have the same relative success as those slower and less capable---
EJM Herriman, UTSept. 22, 2011 1:37 p.m.
Joe Moe: thank you. On the money. So why is it that our legislative leaders want to find that easy analysis and point fingers at education leaders as to what we are doing wrong, and what we should be doing right? Because it is easier as a politician to create fear in the voting marketplace for votes rather than to honestly say "I don't have all the answers but am willing to help find those answers with people in the trenches". Again, my two starting points for discussion are: Ending social promotion in all elementary and middle school levels. And second, only those students with an 80% attendance rate and above should be tested and have those test scores used to help rate the effectiveness of a particular teacher. And, those test scores are only one standard of many used to judge that teacher.
Joe Moe Logan, UTSept. 22, 2011 1:20 p.m.
So, we can actually "close the gap" by lowering the upper, as much as by uppering the lower. I guess we see the Law of Unintended Consequences raising its ugly head again.
Education is a messy business, it turns out, and defies any easy analysis. Caveat parentis: be involved in your student's education, provide external learning opportunities. Lots of students excel, have great experiences in school, and are more than ready for college and beyond; but the truth is, our schools have to deal with the "average" and "gap" students. Only the proactive really get ahead.


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Husband is selfish
My husband has been driving me crazy lately with his selfish crap. I totally understand that he works all day long and has meetings to go to and people to talk to, but when he comes home it's like our child and I are non existent. Our baby is 2months and 2 weeks old and we have not really had time for ourselves, which he consistently throws in my face, but that doesn't mean he should treat us like we are not even there...right? Am I over reacting? Should I just let him be?
I mean he comes home and watches tv, plays on his phone, the computer, the PlayStation(he's going to be 30)... an example of what he does: I get the baby to sleep finally and baby wakes up a little later, he has a freaking fit that I ask him to go check on baby Enzo! Another example: I will take a quick shower, Enzo will be crying but hhusband won't stop playing his PlayStation game to comfort baby, unless Im yelling at him to do it! Annoying!
Am I being crazy?????
It sounds like he hasn't bonded with his son yet, and he's really too old to be acting like that, stupid video games, gah!
Quoting 2lilmamas:
He needs to make time for you and the baby. Im sure he's not the only one who's tired too.
Hide the power source cords to his electronics in the babies room, if he still ignores you don't cook for him or do his laundry if hes going to pretend like your and the baby aren't there then play his game. If that doesn't woke go stay with a family members for a while if you can. You can also remind him he can always leave.
OMG ENZO IS ALIVE!!! Book, sorry. Did you read the book and choose to pick the name? Curiosity.
Anyway, no you aren't being unreasonable. I'd whack my man upside his big dumb head if he did that. Limit his electronics time. It's what I do. He has to give us an hour of full attention per night. Every other tuesday we go electronics free and if I ask him to come help me he MUST stop and come.
You aren't being crazy, he needs to grow up. His life isn't all about him anymore. He has a wife and child to consider. I would tell him he needs to start helping out, regardless of him working. There's no excuse. My husband is the breadwinner in our home but he helps me as much as possible. I don't even have to ask him.


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Local Business Donates $338,296 To Fresno Schools
FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) —
Fresno Coin Gallery will present a check for $25,000 to support Fresno County schools at the CIF Central Section Basketball Finals on Saturday, March 8th.
Fresno Coin Gallery has donated $338,296 to schools in Fresno County since 2010.
The check will be presented to The Foundation @ FCOE, which is the fundraising arm of the Fresno County Office of Education.
The committee provides greater educational opportunities to nearly 200,000 students.
The check presentation will take place before the game at 8:00 p.m. at Selland Arena at the Fresno Convention Center.
Click here for more information about the games and click here for the Fresno Coin Gallery.