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To: Travis_Bickle who wrote (236221)	1/18/2010 3:49:35 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Where did all these budget gaps come from? More and More States on Budget Brink At least 30 states raised taxes in their most recently completed fiscal year -- which ended in most cases in mid-2009. Even more cut services. All told, states raised $117 billion to fill last year's budget gaps, the Pew Center on the States estimates. Yet despite all those new taxes and deep cutbacks, pressure on state finances continues to build. Economists warn that without a new round of federal stimulus spending, states could face another round of layoffs that could kneecap an already shaky economic recovery. "We could see a real ripple effect if the states don't take a balanced approach" by balancing cutbacks with tax raises and other new revenue, said Jon Shure, deputy director of the state fiscal project at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington. finance.yahoo.com State and local governments have cut 132,000 jobs since August 2008, the center says. Fiscal problems appear most acute in California, whose general obligation bonds were downgraded this week after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency. The state has already said it will increase tuition by a third in the University of California system, among other cash-raising moves. At one point, it was projected to spend nearly 50% more than it stands to garner in revenue in this fiscal year, by one count. California has asked for federal help and warned it could run out of cash in March. And California's not the only state facing an almost unfathomable shortfall. Like California, Arizona and Illinois face budget gaps above 40% of projected general fund spending, according to Pew data. Arizona put its state office buildings on sale this week in a bid to raise $700 million. The University of Illinois furloughed some workers this week after the state failed to come up with $436 million in expected funds. Budget officers in those two states describe their outlooks for fiscal 2010 as "dire," according to a National Conference of State Legislatures report. Alaska, Nevada, New Jersey and New York face gaps of at least 30% of their planned general fund spending by the end of this fiscal year. A dozen more states face a fiscal 2010 budget gap of between 20% and 29

To: Travis_Bickle who wrote (236221)	1/18/2010 3:53:53 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Know any good gyms in Tampa/Clearwater?

To: Travis_Bickle who wrote (236221)	1/18/2010 5:36:16 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

seminole, do some research on the anti-inflammatory zone diet and high dose fish oil. the main diet needs to be modified a bit to maximize muscle growth, but the anti-inflammatory foundation is good. 1. eat a little extra overall and a little extra protein. 2. add some BCAAs and glutamine and extra fish oil. also look into german volume training. creatine increases ATP which enables you to lift more, but it doesn't help your body heal faster and your risk of injury is goes up quite a bit. marv marinovich only trains athletes that commit to the zone diet. or not - if your program is working well and you don't want to try to improve it, keep on keeping on. all the above has worked very well for me and i'm at an extreme disadvantage to most people - nerve damage across my elbow and 2 decades of muscle atrophy.