These pictures are LIVE at Chick-Fil-A at 8:00 PM. The McDonalds up the street is almost empty.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Chick-Fil-A Still Going Crazy With First Amendment Customers Tonight
These pictures are LIVE at Chick-Fil-A at 8:00 PM. The McDonalds up the street is almost empty.
A Bunch Of Wendy's Restaurants Put Up Signs That Say 'We Stand With Chick-Fil-A'
Jim Furman, CEO of Tarheel Capital, is one of Wendy's biggest franchise owners (he has 86 locations), and he's making his support for Chick-fil-A known.
This morning, several of his Wendy's locations in North Carolina put up signs that read, "We stand with Chick-fil-A," reports the L.A. Times.
At least one of his South Carolina restaurants did the same, according to WBTV 3.
The signs were taken down a few hours after they went up.
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Scranton Pays Up Owed Income Plus Interest To City Employees
City employees in Scranton who earlier this month saw their pay slashed to paid minimum wage over a dispute between city leaders will soon get the money owed them, plus interest.
With the pay reinstated, John Judge, president of the local firefighters union, said he was “cautiously optimistic” the city’s latest financial crisis is over.
Earlier this month Scranton attracted international attention when Mayor Chris Doherty, a Democrat, said the city was unable to meet its million-dollar payroll, and he ordered all 400 city workers to be paid the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Doherty, whose salary is $50,000 a year, slashed his own pay along with police, firefighters and public works employees.
Politicians Who Look Like Disney Characters
This phenomenon appears to take place with particular frequency in the realm of politics, where a number of politicians seem to be taking cues from characters in the world of Disney.
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Black Pastors Launch Campaign Opposing Gay Marriage, Warn Obama We ‘Will Not Stand With You’
The Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) announced at the
National Press Club on Tuesday that the grassroots group - comprised of
the more than 3,000 members - is a launching a national campaign
to support marriage between one man and one woman and to oppose the
Obama administration’s efforts to advance same-sex marriage.
“The time has come for a broad-based assault against the power that be that wants to change our culture to one of men marrying men and women marrying women,” CAAP President William Owens said at the press conference, held to announce the Marriage Mandate campaign, which includes a petition seeking 100,000 signatures pledging support for traditional marriage.
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“The time has come for a broad-based assault against the power that be that wants to change our culture to one of men marrying men and women marrying women,” CAAP President William Owens said at the press conference, held to announce the Marriage Mandate campaign, which includes a petition seeking 100,000 signatures pledging support for traditional marriage.
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Was America's Economic Collapse Planned?
In his endorsement of Kevin Freeman’s eye-opening book, “Secret Weapon: How Economic Terrorism Brought Down the U.S. Stock Market and Why It Can Happen Again,” former Congressman Fred Grandy mentions the “steady progress of jihad against America and its allies.”
That’s a very interesting phrase, and I think provides a key plank in understanding Freeman’s thesis that finance is as much tied to terror as bombs. “Secret Weapon” is breaking new ground in research, and I was impressed with it.
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That’s a very interesting phrase, and I think provides a key plank in understanding Freeman’s thesis that finance is as much tied to terror as bombs. “Secret Weapon” is breaking new ground in research, and I was impressed with it.
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Ugly Americans: To Justify Appalling Behavior, Media Distorts Romney's Overseas Press Availability
Question: Which is worse? Screaming shrill, partisan questions in a sacred place or being told to kiss an ass for doing so?
Less than a hundred yards from Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and in obvious coordination with one another, the media conspired to fabricate a gaffe to feed their insatiable anti-Romney narrative about his overseas trip.What we're seeing now is that in order to justify their screaming of shrill, partisan questions within throwing distance of a sacred place (talk about epitomizing the Ugly American stereotype), the media is now lying through an act omission by fabricating the idea that this was all Romney's fault because he refused to make himself available to the media.
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Woman Pulls Car Off Dad, Performs CPR To Save His Life
Lauren Kornacki learned CPR several times. For years, she's worked as a lifeguard.
And, just a few days ago, she attended a CPR refresher course - never knowing it would come in handy so quickly.
On Saturday, the 22-year-old Mary Washington graduate saved her father's life, Fox 19 reported.
D.C. Students Being Paid For Summer School
The District is paying 305 students with poor academic and behavioral records to attend summer school, The Washington Examiner has learned.
The rising ninth-graders are earning $5.25 an hour to participate in the "Summer Bridge" program, which targets students identified by D.C. Public Schools as less likely than their peers to graduate high school within four years.
The 95 students who voluntarily signed up for the summer school program will receive half of an elective credit. But to fill the 400-student session with at-risk students, DCPS reached out to the Department of Employment Services. More than 300 students flagged by DCPS and who had signed up for the Summer Youth Employment Program were told that school would be their jobs this summer.
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The rising ninth-graders are earning $5.25 an hour to participate in the "Summer Bridge" program, which targets students identified by D.C. Public Schools as less likely than their peers to graduate high school within four years.
The 95 students who voluntarily signed up for the summer school program will receive half of an elective credit. But to fill the 400-student session with at-risk students, DCPS reached out to the Department of Employment Services. More than 300 students flagged by DCPS and who had signed up for the Summer Youth Employment Program were told that school would be their jobs this summer.
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BREAKING NEWS: House OKs GOP Tax Plan
Republican-led House approves bill maintaining tax rates for all Americans after it defeated a Democratic bill that included a tax increase for top earners.
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List Of Top 10 Consumer Complaints Released
Consumers want to spend their money on good service and products, but that's not always what they get.
The results were formed from 290,000 complaints from 2010.
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Tuesday, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and
the North American Consumer Protection Investigators (NACPI) released
the results of their survey of the top 10 consumer complaints.
The results were formed from 290,000 complaints from 2010.
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11-Year-Old Boy Roams Chicago Streets With Molotov Cocktail, Lighter
Police are interviewing an 11-year-old boy after he was seen roaming
the streets of Chicago on Monday night holding a Molotov cocktail in one
hand and a what looked like a lighter in the other, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The boy was apparently holding a 12-ounce beer bottle filled with what police suspect was gasoline with a cloth wick sticking out of the top of the bottle. Another person close to him was reportedly holding a gas can, according to police.
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The boy was apparently holding a 12-ounce beer bottle filled with what police suspect was gasoline with a cloth wick sticking out of the top of the bottle. Another person close to him was reportedly holding a gas can, according to police.
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Overhaul, New Exhibit Planned for National Aquarium
A planned $12.5 million coral reef exhibit will be the first step toward a rejuvenated National Aquarium, officials said this week.
The Wings in the Water exhibit, the centerpiece of the Pier 3 Pavilion and a home for rays, sharks and other large fish, will be turned into what officials are calling Blacktip Reef. The replica of an Indo-Pacific Coral Reef — thinkAustralia'sGreat Barrier Reef, though much smaller — it will be home to a school of more than a dozen sharks, plus other creatures that call such habitats home.
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The Wings in the Water exhibit, the centerpiece of the Pier 3 Pavilion and a home for rays, sharks and other large fish, will be turned into what officials are calling Blacktip Reef. The replica of an Indo-Pacific Coral Reef — thinkAustralia'sGreat Barrier Reef, though much smaller — it will be home to a school of more than a dozen sharks, plus other creatures that call such habitats home.
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Maryland Sells $727 Million In General Obligation Bonds
ANNAPOLIS (August 1, 2012) – Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp announced that the Board of Public Works (BPW), composed of Governor Martin O’Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Kopp, completed the sale of $727,025,000 of General Obligation bonds today in five series, including the direct retail sale of $26.34 million of Series A bonds which sold on July 27 and 30 exclusively to retail investors and with first priority to Maryland citizens.
The direct retail bond sale (Series A), conducted through a group of underwriters led by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., carried a true interest rate of 2.52%. The net premium was $3,826,554.
Treasurer Kopp said, “The State of Maryland was very successful in today’s sale of General Obligation bonds, achieving an interest rate that is the second lowest for the State since 1988. This historically low interest rate means that Maryland’s schools, colleges, hospitals, prisons and cultural projects can be built at an unusually reduced cost. This is good news for the taxpayers of Maryland. It is also good news that all Marylanders who wanted to do so were able to buy the State’s high-quality bonds during the retail sale. Their investment in Maryland in turn will allow Maryland to invest in projects that benefit communities throughout the State.”
Competitive sales for Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E occurred at today’s BPW meeting. The State received bids for the $478,660,000 of Tax-Exempt Bonds (Series B), the $23,000,000 of Taxable Bonds (Series C), the $15,230,000 of Taxable Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (Series D) and the $183,795,000 of Tax-Exempt Refunding Bonds (Series E). The Series D Bonds are eligible for direct federal subsidies that will reduce the interest cost below a comparable tax-exempt bond. The Series E Refunding Bonds will reduce the State’s debt service costs by approximately $16.1 million.
In today’s competitive sales: $478.66 million in tax-exempt bonds in Series B sold at a true interest cost of 2.17%; the winning bidder was Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the net premium was $70,374,981. Bank of America Merrill Lynch was also the winning bidder on the $23 million of taxable bonds in Series C. The Series C Bonds sold at a true interest cost of 0.45%. Series D, taxable Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, sold in a principal amount of $15,230,000 with a coupon of 2.8% that is eligible for a 100% interest subsidy payment from the US Treasury Department. For Series D, the net premium was $92,751 and the winning bidder was Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC. $183.795 million of Series E refunding bonds sold at a true interest cost of 1.25%; the winning bidder was J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and the net premium was $41,647,797.
There were 6 bidders on Series B, 11 bidders on Series C, 10 bidders on Series D and 6 bidders on Series E.
“Today’s results were very satisfying. Again, Maryland’s Triple AAA-rated bonds drew significant interest — and a very favorable and low interest rate. Maryland taxpayers benefit not only from saving millions of dollars because of the State’s low interest rates, but also from the investment in our infrastructure that these bond proceeds provide.” Treasurer Kopp said.
Maryland is one of only eight states to currently hold the AAA rating, the highest possible rating, from all three bond rating agencies. The Triple AAA was affirmed as recently as July 19, 2012, in anticipation of this bond sale.
The Maryland State Treasurer’s
The direct retail bond sale (Series A), conducted through a group of underwriters led by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., carried a true interest rate of 2.52%. The net premium was $3,826,554.
Treasurer Kopp said, “The State of Maryland was very successful in today’s sale of General Obligation bonds, achieving an interest rate that is the second lowest for the State since 1988. This historically low interest rate means that Maryland’s schools, colleges, hospitals, prisons and cultural projects can be built at an unusually reduced cost. This is good news for the taxpayers of Maryland. It is also good news that all Marylanders who wanted to do so were able to buy the State’s high-quality bonds during the retail sale. Their investment in Maryland in turn will allow Maryland to invest in projects that benefit communities throughout the State.”
Competitive sales for Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E occurred at today’s BPW meeting. The State received bids for the $478,660,000 of Tax-Exempt Bonds (Series B), the $23,000,000 of Taxable Bonds (Series C), the $15,230,000 of Taxable Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (Series D) and the $183,795,000 of Tax-Exempt Refunding Bonds (Series E). The Series D Bonds are eligible for direct federal subsidies that will reduce the interest cost below a comparable tax-exempt bond. The Series E Refunding Bonds will reduce the State’s debt service costs by approximately $16.1 million.
In today’s competitive sales: $478.66 million in tax-exempt bonds in Series B sold at a true interest cost of 2.17%; the winning bidder was Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the net premium was $70,374,981. Bank of America Merrill Lynch was also the winning bidder on the $23 million of taxable bonds in Series C. The Series C Bonds sold at a true interest cost of 0.45%. Series D, taxable Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, sold in a principal amount of $15,230,000 with a coupon of 2.8% that is eligible for a 100% interest subsidy payment from the US Treasury Department. For Series D, the net premium was $92,751 and the winning bidder was Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC. $183.795 million of Series E refunding bonds sold at a true interest cost of 1.25%; the winning bidder was J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC and the net premium was $41,647,797.
There were 6 bidders on Series B, 11 bidders on Series C, 10 bidders on Series D and 6 bidders on Series E.
“Today’s results were very satisfying. Again, Maryland’s Triple AAA-rated bonds drew significant interest — and a very favorable and low interest rate. Maryland taxpayers benefit not only from saving millions of dollars because of the State’s low interest rates, but also from the investment in our infrastructure that these bond proceeds provide.” Treasurer Kopp said.
Maryland is one of only eight states to currently hold the AAA rating, the highest possible rating, from all three bond rating agencies. The Triple AAA was affirmed as recently as July 19, 2012, in anticipation of this bond sale.
The Maryland State Treasurer’s
BREAKING NEWS: House Votes Down Democrats' Tax Plan
Republican-led House defeats bill passed by Democrat-led Senate to maintain tax rates for most Americans but raise them for top earners.
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‘Nobody 2012’: Occupy Wall Street Turns on Obama
When the Occupy Wall Street movement first emerged, there was an
understandable rush to compare it to the Tea Party. Both movements
suffered from initial image problems (though the Tea Party overcame them
far more quickly), both movements were created by insurgent, grassroots
forces opposed to established political trends, both took aim at large,
comfortable institutions and both were essentially phenomena that began
with a party’s base.
Yet since each movement’s inception, the end result of their activism has been completely different. Just look at the reception they each will receive at the conventions held by their respective parties. At the Republican National Convention this year, Tea Party elected Senators will be speaking. Tea Party elected politicians at all levels will be in attendance. Ideas like the Ryan plan, which may make the platform, will have come from the Tea Party, and Freedomworks will be pressuring the party to place 12 Tea Party-generated ideas on that platform.
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Yet since each movement’s inception, the end result of their activism has been completely different. Just look at the reception they each will receive at the conventions held by their respective parties. At the Republican National Convention this year, Tea Party elected Senators will be speaking. Tea Party elected politicians at all levels will be in attendance. Ideas like the Ryan plan, which may make the platform, will have come from the Tea Party, and Freedomworks will be pressuring the party to place 12 Tea Party-generated ideas on that platform.
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Chick-Fil-A Creates Major Traffic Jam
The people continue to speak out by showing up at Chick-Fil-A. You have to wait at the front door just to get into the restaurant.
I'm thinking I may have to get out there around 6 PM tonight. Maybe I'll bring some Albero for Mayor tee shirts to let people know this candidate supports their cause. What do you think?
From a follower: Joe,
When I got to CFA today at 12:10, the drive through line started at M&T Bank and at the turn behind WaWa from the other direction. The line was twice around the building. I counted 90 cars on Kohl's parking lot alone. I bravely got in the pedestrian line which was out the doors, and waited. By the time I got my food and sat down to eat, (Yes, there was still plenty of seats available!) it was only 40 minutes from when I had first parked!
EVERYONE there was smiling, laughing, and generally having a great time.
When I left at 1:00, I counted cars again in Kohl's lot...140! The drive up lines were just as long, and everyone was still smiling away! It is fantastic to see this kind of support for this cause.
Chick-Fil-A In The Mall Packed
There are TWO people in line in the business next to Chick-Fil-A. Once again, I'd say the people have spoken.I've been told some Wendy's restaurants are putting out signs that say, please go and support Chick-Fil-A today.
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