Ronald "Ron" Klein (born July 10, 1957) is a lawyer and former member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 22nd congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He is currently employed by the law firm Holland & Knight.
Klein was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1975, and attended Ohio State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1979. While at Ohio State, Klein became a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. Klein also spent time during college as an intern at the Ohio General Assembly. Klein attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law and graduated with a law degree in 1982.
Klein was a Director at the Boca Raton, Florida, law firm of Sachs Sax & Klein. His practice was focused on transactional law.
In 1992, Klein defeated ten-year incumbent Steve Press in the Democratic primary to win a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. Klein was elected to the Florida Senate in 1996, and served as minority whip in 1998 and as minority leader in 2002–2004.
Ben Shalom Bernanke (English pronunciation: /bərˈnæŋki/ bər-NANG-kee; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist and currently chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke has overseen the Federal Reserve's response to the late-2000s financial crisis.
Before becoming Federal Reserve chairman, Bernanke was a tenured professor at Princeton University and chaired the department of economics there from 1996 to September 2002, when he went on public service leave. From 2002 until 2005, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, proposed the Bernanke Doctrine, and first discussed "the Great Moderation"--the theory that traditional business cycles have declined in volatility in recent decades through structural changes that have occurred in the international economy, particularly increases in the economic stability of developing nations, diminishing the influence of macroeconomic (monetary and fiscal) policy. Bernanke then served as chairman of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers before President Bush appointed him on February 1, 2006, to be chairman of the United States Federal Reserve. Bernanke was confirmed for a second term as chairman on January 28, 2010, after being re-nominated by President Barack Obama.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
Greg Reid (born September 8, 1990) is a collegiate football cornerback and punt returner for the Florida State Seminoles. He led college football in yards per punt return in 2009, and was named defensive MVP in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl.
After a senior season in which he rushed for over 1200 yards, scored 18 touchdowns and had nine interceptions, Reid was named the fourth best cornerback in the nation, and the top overall prospect in Georgia. He also earned All-American honors from Parade and SuperPrep, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him "Georgia Player of the Year", and he was named the class five-A "Georgia Player of the Decade".
Reid was heavily recruited out of high school, earning five star ratings from both Rivals and Scouts, and received scholarship offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida (he initially chose Florida over FSU during the recruiting process) and Georgia, among others.
Due to a lack of depth at the cornerback position, Reid played all thirteen games of the 2009 season, intercepting two passes, and leading the NCAA in punt return average. He was also named a freshman All-American.
I wish I could wake up,
This would all be over,
but I have to face the things I'e done
I'm sick of running out of excuses
Chorus:
my excuses
hae become something I'm not
something I've fought
so all these lies have torn me apart
but now i see so much more of me
and how i let you come undone
come undone
I want you to know
I'm giving up this time around
I know it doesn't build your trust with me
(chorus)
I know it will take some time to heal
from what I've done
I'm sorry I let you down
but I'm human, only human, yea we're human
and sometimes we become something we're not
something we've fought
all these lies have torn us apart
but now i see so much more than me and how
I let you come undone
So there you go
I learned my lesson
I never know
You keep me guessing
You leave me less
Than how you found me
You break me down
You break me down so low
You break me down
And now I know
You had your fun
Your willing victim
But now we're done
No more collision
You leave me less
Than how you found me
You break me down
You break me down so low
You break me down
And now I know
A word's a weapon
That can cut so deep
I learned my lesson
As you watched me bleed
As you watched me bleed
You break me down
You break me down so low
You break me down
You break me down so low
You break me down
You break me down so low
You break me down
(Written by Ryan Calhoun / Kevin Hunter)
You're afraid to let me go
Cuz you think I'm all you'll ever know
I'm trying to make things right
But I just need a little time
You wanted more, I needed space
To find where I fit into place
Please let me know that you're ok
Please let me know that you're ok
And moving on from me
Cuz I'm not what you need
It has to be this way
You say you're all I need
And I can't see in front of me
But I think I know I'm right
And I'm sure I'll be just fine
For what it's worth I wish the best
And I'm sorry for this mess
Please let me know that you're ok
Please let me know that you're ok
And moving on from me
Cuz I'm not what you need
It has to be this way
You're draining me inside
Just to keep your hope alive
It has to be this way, it has to be this way
I thought I could be stronger
I thought you'd set me free
I was full of hope of what might be
Nothing comes from nothing
Anyone can see I am empty
So move on from me
Cuz I'm not what you need
It has to be this way
So move on from me
Cuz I'm not what you need
It has to be this way
You're draining me inside
Just to keep your hope alive
(Written by Ryan Calhoun)
Do you ever feel like you're all alone?
And do you ever feel like you're the only one
Who can feel the pain, but you act ok
And I really hope that there's something more
Cuz I feel I don't have much to show
For anything in my life, for anything in my life...
But there is hope in the pain
Hope in my tears
And even my shame
And I have hope in my doubts
And hope in my faults
Even in my fears
Do you ever feel like nothing's going right?
And do you ever feel like you've got nowhere to go,
But you tell yourself you can't quite let go
I really hope that there's something more
Cuz I feel I don't have much to show
Worth anything in my life, worth anything in my life...
But there is hope in the pain
Hope in my tears
And even my shame
And I have hope in my doubts
And hope in my faults
(Written by Ryan Calhoun / Kevin Hunter)
You tell me that you need me and I need you
I'm scared to be alone here, wondering if I'll get there
Or if I'll fail like I always do
I'm doing my best to deal with the pain
Saying I'm sorry won't do a damn thing anyway
And it's not right that I take the blame
Sometimes sorry, I'm sorry, is the wrong thing to say
You ask me for an answer and I tell you
I really can't go on here wishing we were done
So I don't have to deal with you
I'm doing my best to deal with the pain
Saying I'm sorry won't do a damn thing anyway
And it's not right that I take the blame
Sometimes sorry, I'm sorry, is the wrong thing to say
And I'm ok with not getting better
And I'm ok with leaving us behind
But I won't stay and suffer here forever
And I won't say what isn't on my mind
I'm doing my best to deal with the pain
Saying I'm sorry won't do a damn thing anyway
And it's not right that I take the blame
(Written by Ryan Calhoun)
(feat. Lindsay Ray)
I've got nothing left
I've given my best
And I know I can't do this
On my own
I'm torn between
Going after dreams
Or living with regret
Of letting go
I'm done with banging my head against the door
But can you peel me off this floor
Cuz I don't know if I can get up again
What I want may not be what I need
Have I been let down?
Or am I learning now?
To trust in what I cannot see
But I'm tired of trying to figure out what you want
And tired of always screwing up
But this is all of me
What I want may not be what I need
Just let it go...
Underneath the surface, it's all the same
Searching for a purpose and running from pain
And I don't really know if you want
Everything that I've got, everything that I'm not
And if you could let me know that you would
Pick me up from falling, pull me up from drowning
But would you still want me around
If I let you down again?
Would you still want me around
Still want me around?
Looking in the mirror but nothing has changed
I'm asking for directions but it all seems the same
And I don't really know if you want
Everything that I've got and everything that I'm not
And if you could let me know that you would
Pick me up from falling, pull me up from drowning
But would you still want me around
If I let you down again?
Would you still want me around
Still want me around?
Would you still want me around
If I let you down again?
Would you still want me around
Still want me around, around?
What if I couldn't have anything
And showed you all the me
If I couldn't have anything
Now would you still want me around
If I let you down again?
Would you still want me around
Still want me around?
Would you still want me around
If I let you down again?
Would you still want me around
Mom and Dad
Don't worry about your son
I'll be ok
I'll take these days one by one
though the times are hard
I still know where I belong
I keep looking up so I can hold on
For now
I'll choose this life I live
And for now I'll choose to take my hits
Cuz at the end of the day all we have is who we are
Life hurry now
I'm running out of time
And I'm growing weak as are these dreams that are mine
Though the days are long I'm still running strong
I keep looking up so I can hold on
For now
I'll choose this life I live
And for now I'll choose to take my hits
Cuz at the end of the day all we have is who we are
For now
I'll choose this life I live
And for now I'll choose to take my hits
Cuz at the end of the day all we have is who, at the end of the day all we have is who we are
Right about now I could use you
right about now I could feel your touch
Right about now I'm confused too
Right about now is not soon enough
Right about now I am dying
Right about now I could hear your voice
Right about now I am trying
Right about now can't come soon enough
And I won't move
till I tell you all the things
you all the things you need to know
you need to know
Right about now I am trusting
Right about now I could feel you breathe
Right about now I am wondering
Right about now will soon be here
And I won't move
till I tell you all the things
you all the things you need to know
and I want you to know that i'm not letting go not letting go of anything
of anything
Right about now I am tired
Right about now I could see your face
Right about now this is trying
Right about now will soon be here
And I won't move
till I tell you all the things
You all the things you need to know
and I want you to know that i'm not letting go not letting go of anything