Egypt Issues Travel Ban, Asset Freeze on Mubarak

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Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered a travel ban and an asset freeze for former President Hosni Mubarak (photo above) and his family, as he considers further actions against the leader who resigned earlier this month following popular protests.

Judicial authorities say Monday's travel ban and recent asset freeze follow complaints that the former president profited illegally during his nearly 30 years as Egypt's leader.

Such allegations have been made against other officials in the Mubarak government, and the prosecutor's office has ordered travel bans and launched investigations into possible financial misdeeds of other members of Mubarak's government.

Khaled Fahmy, the chair of the history department at American University in Cairo, says targeting the Mubarak family is significant, not only for what it does to the Mubaraks but for what it says about the current state of Egyptian politics.

“Now the public prosecutor is going after the very head of the previous regime, the head of state himself. The significance lies in the fact that the public prosecutor had actually been appointed by Mubarak himself.”

Fahmy says top prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud could not order the ban without the approval of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has pledged to oversee a transition to democracy.

“The paradox, again, is the fact that the military generals had also been appointed by Mubarak himself. So what we're seeing is the new leaders of the country, that is the military and the public prosecutor, burning their bridges completely with the previous president and trying to establish a new form of legitimacy, a new source of legitimacy.”

Fahmy says the travel ban will appease the public to a degree. Many Egyptians have been calling for the Mubarak family and their financial assets to be closely monitored, as activists press for the former president to be investigated for abusing his power in both the financial and human rights arenas.

Fahmy says the military council has focused on probing possible financial misdeeds, but adds that the public will want to see a wider probe.

“The interesting thing is to see whether the investigation will veer off from these financial investigations and touch on torture, because torture is key or was key in how this previous regime had maintained its cohesion. And one has to remember that torture was at the very core, torture and police brutality and abuse of power, was at the very core of this revolution.”

Judicial authorities say Egypt's former interior minister Habib al-Adly is due in court this week on charges of money laundering.

As for Mubarak, he and his family are believed to be at his estate in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

President Obama Speaks on the Turmoil in Libya: "This Violence Must Stop"

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Secretary Clinton and I just concluded a meeting that focused on the ongoing situation in Libya. Over the last few days, my national security team has been working around the clock to monitor the situation there and to coordinate with our international partners about a way forward.

First, we are doing everything we can to protect American citizens. That is my highest priority. In Libya, we've urged our people to leave the country and the State Department is assisting those in need of support. Meanwhile, I think all Americans should give thanks to the heroic work that's being done by our foreign service officers and the men and women serving in our embassies and consulates around the world. They represent the very best of our country and its values.

Now, throughout this period of unrest and upheaval across the region the United States has maintained a set of core principles which guide our approach. These principles apply to the situation in Libya. As I said last week, we strongly condemn the use of violence in Libya.

The American people extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all who’ve been killed and injured. The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable. So are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish the people of Libya. These actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency. This violence must stop.

The United States also strongly supports the universal rights of the Libyan people. That includes the rights of peaceful assembly, free speech, and the ability of the Libyan people to determine their own destiny. These are human rights. They are not negotiable. They must be respected in every country. And they cannot be denied through violence or suppression.

In a volatile situation like this one, it is imperative that the nations and peoples of the world speak with one voice, and that has been our focus. Yesterday a unanimous U.N. Security Council sent a clear message that it condemns the violence in Libya, supports accountability for the perpetrators, and stands with the Libyan people.

This same message, by the way, has been delivered by the European Union, the Arab League, the African Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and many individual nations. North and south, east and west, voices are being raised together to oppose suppression and support the rights of the Libyan people.

I’ve also asked my administration to prepare the full range of options that we have to respond to this crisis. This includes those actions we may take and those we will coordinate with our allies and partners, or those that we’ll carry out through multilateral institutions.

Like all governments, the Libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence, to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need, and to respect the rights of its people. It must be held accountable for its failure to meet those responsibilities, and face the cost of continued violations of human rights.

This is not simply a concern of the United States. The entire world is watching, and we will coordinate our assistance and accountability measures with the international community. To that end, Secretary Clinton and I have asked Bill Burns, our Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to make several stops in Europe and the region to intensify our consultations with allies and partners about the situation in Libya.

I’ve also asked Secretary Clinton to travel to Geneva on Monday, where a number of foreign ministers will convene for a session of the Human Rights Council. There she’ll hold consultations with her counterparts on events throughout the region and continue to ensure that we join with the international community to speak with one voice to the government and the people of Libya.

And even as we are focused on the urgent situation in Libya, let me just say that our efforts continue to address the events taking place elsewhere, including how the international community can most effectively support the peaceful transition to democracy in both Tunisia and in Egypt.

So let me be clear. The change that is taking place across the region is being driven by the people of the region. This change doesn’t represent the work of the United States or any foreign power. It represents the aspirations of people who are seeking a better life.

As one Libyan said, “We just want to be able to live like human beings.” We just want to be able to live like human beings. It is the most basic of aspirations that is driving this change. And throughout this time of transition, the United States will continue to stand up for freedom, stand up for justice, and stand up for the dignity of all people.

Thank you very much.

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Warren Buffett remains optimistic about U.S. future

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written by Josh Funk

Billionaire Warren Buffett wants Americans to be optimistic about the country's future but wary about borrowing money and the games public companies play with profit numbers they report.

Buffett said in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday that he still believes America's best days are ahead.

"Commentators today often talk of 'great uncertainty.' But think back, for example, to December 6, 1941, October 18, 1987 and September 10, 2001," Buffett wrote, referring to the days before the Pearl Harbor attack, a stock market crash and terrorist attacks in the U.S. "No matter how serene today may be, tomorrow is always uncertain. Don't let that reality spook you."

He said a housing recovery will likely begin within the next year.

Buffett's letter detailed how the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, better results at Berkshire's other subsidiaries and strong investment performance combined to boost the company's net income by 61 percent to $12.97 billion in 2010.

But Buffett also devoted part of his message to educating investors on key business principles. Buffett said the financial crisis of 2008 confirmed the dangers of investing with borrowed money because even a short absence of credit can ruin a company.

"When leverage works, it magnifies your gains. Your spouse thinks you're clever, and your neighbors get envious. But leverage is addictive," Buffett said. "Once having profited from its wonders, very few people retreat to more conservative practices."

That's part of why Berkshire always keeps at least $20 billion cash on hand for unforeseen events or investment opportunities, he said. At the end of 2010, its cash reserve totaled $38 billion.

"During the episodes of financial chaos that occasionally erupt in our economy, we will be equipped both financially and emotionally to play offense while others scramble for survival," Buffett said. "That's what allowed us to invest $15.6 billion in 25 days of panic following the Lehman bankruptcy in 2008."

Buffett also urged investors not to focus on the net income figures that companies report because they are easily manipulated through accounting tricks or by selling investments. He said Berkshire's net income can be particularly misleading because of the large amount of unrealized investment gains or losses the company holds at any given time.

He said that regardless of Berkshire's performance, it could easily and legally "cause net income in any given period to be almost any number we would like."

Buffett also offered Berkshire shareholders few new details about how the company will function once he is no longer running it.

The 80-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire said that investment manager Todd Combs will manage $1 billion to $3 billion of Berkshire's $158 billion investment portfolio. Berkshire hired Combs last fall, and Buffett says Combs has the risk aversion, dedication and track record he wants in an investment manager.

To replace Buffett, Berkshire plans to split his job into three parts — chief executive officer, chairman and several investment managers. Buffett, however, has indicated that he has no plans to retire, and he says he loves his work and remains in good health.

Many people speculate that David Sokol, who is chairman of NetJets and MidAmerican Energy, is the leading candidate to be Berkshire's next CEO. But several other Berkshire managers have been mentioned as possible chief executives, including: Ajit Jain, who runs Berkshire's reinsurance division; Tony Nicely, chief executive of Berkshire subsidiary Geico; and BNSF CEO Matt Rose.

Buffett praised all those managers in his letter Saturday.

Buffett has said previously that the company has three outstanding internal candidates for CEO, but he has refused to name them.

Buffett also reminded investors that Berkshire has little chance of matching its past stellar performance because the company is so large. Buffett's preferred measure of Berkshire's performance is the growth in its book value, which is a calculation of the company's assets minus its liabilities. Buffett said Berkshire's book value grew 13 percent to $95,453 in 2010. The S&P 500, which Berkshire joined last year, gained 15.1 percent last year when dividends are factored in.

But Buffett says he's looking for more big acquisitions and other profitable ways to use the $38 billion cash Berkshire had at year's end.

"We could get lucky and find an opportunity to use some of our cash hoard at decent returns. That day can't come too soon for me: To update Aesop, a girl in a convertible is worth five in the phone book," Buffett said.

Berkshire owns roughly 80 subsidiaries, including clothing, furniture, jewelry and corporate jet firms, but its insurance and utility businesses typically account for more than half of the company's net income. It also has major investments in such companies as Coca-Cola Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. Berkshire has more than 260,000 employees worldwide but only 21 at its headquarters in Omaha.

UPTREND SPOTTED IN SHARES OF RADIO ONE (ROIA)

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SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIA) on September 09, 2010 at $1.04. In approximately 6 months, Radio One has returned 100% as of today's recent price of $2.09.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of Radio One have traded between a low of $0.61 and a high of $5.40 and are now at $2.09, which is 243% above that low price.

Radio One is currently above its 50-day moving average of $1.38 and above its 200-day moving average of $1.73. Look for these moving averages to climb to confirm the company's upward momentum.

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All 2,000 Providence teachers told they could be fired

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written by Liz Goodwin

Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Angel Taveras is sending layoff warnings to all 1,926 of the city's teachers.

They won't all be dismissed, but state law requires the city to notify teachers by March 1 whether the district could lay them off before the start of the next school year. School officials say warning every teacher gives them the freedom to let go many of them without having to single any of them out now.

Providence's school district is facing a $40 million budget shortfall next year.

"Are there going to be less teachers? Yes," Taveras told The Providence Journal. "Will there be less schools open next year? Yes. Do I know which teachers and which schools? No."

As you can imagine, the local teachers' union is not taking the news well.

"This is beyond insane," Providence Teachers Union President Steve Smith told The Providence Journal's Linda Borg. "Let's create the most chaos and the highest level of anxiety in a district where teachers are already under unbelievable stress. Now I know how the United States State Department felt on Dec. 7, 1941."

Meanwhile, 106 teachers got pink slips in nearby Central Falls Public School District. Only 11 of those teachers will be fired due to poor performance, according to GoLocalProv.

Central Falls High School, one of the worst performing schools in the state, became a battleground of the education reform movement last year, when the superintendent threatened to fire its entire teaching staff after the union wouldn't agree to a longer school day, after-school tutoring, and a new evaluation system without much extra pay. Teachers argued that the area's poverty, not their lack of effort, was responsible for low test scores. Education Secretary Arne Duncan applauded the decision to force the teachers to do more work or lose their jobs.

Providence isn't the only town downsizing its school system. In an unprecedented move, the city of Detroit is planning on closing half of its 142 schools by 2014 in an effort to close its budget deficit.

Mass layoffs of public workers have become more common as city and state tax revenues have plunged during the recession. The mayor of Fall River, Mass. fired nearly 150 city employees in 2009, after two big companies in the town, Quaker Fabric and A.J. Wright, laid off almost 3,000 people in 2007. And the tiny city of Maywood, Calif. laid off every one of its employees last year and instead moved to an outsourcing contract system to save money.

UPTREND SPOTTED IN SHARES OF RADIO ONE (ROIA)

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written by Chip Brian

SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIA) on September 09, 2010 at $1.04. In approximately 6 months, Radio One has returned 100% as of today's recent price of $2.09.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of Radio One have traded between a low of $0.61 and a high of $5.40 and are now at $2.09, which is 243% above that low price.

Radio One is currently above its 50-day moving average of $1.38 and above its 200-day moving average of $1.73. Look for these moving averages to climb to confirm the company's upward momentum.

In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 3.55% while the 200-day MA has slid 2.62%.

SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving averages and a number of other proprietary indicators for any shifts in the trajectory of Radio One shares.

The Growth of Black-Owned Businesses: Entrepreneurship by Necessity

Commentary by:

Marc H. Morial
President and CEO
National Urban League

"I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!" Madam C.J. Walker, trailblazing African American businesswoman.

There is a silver lining in the dark cloud of the great recession. A new Census Bureau report reveals that from 2002 to 2007 the number of Black-owned businesses in the United States increased by 60.5 percent to 1.9 million – more than triple the national rate. According to Census Bureau Deputy Director, Thomas Mesenbourg, “Black-owned businesses continued to be one of the fastest growing segments of our economy, showing rapid growth in both the number of businesses and total sales during this time period.”

The reasons for this are many, beginning with the long history of African American entrepreneurship in response to poverty, high unemployment and discrimination. Consider the case of Madam C.J. Walker, the daughter of slaves who, in the early 1900s, turned her dream of financial independence into a hair care and cosmetics business that revolutionized the beauty products industry, created good paying jobs, and made her a wealthy woman and philanthropist.

Like Madam C.J. Walker, many African Americans may have turned to entrepreneurship in the years covered by the Census Bureau study because of high unemployment in our communities. The fact is, Black unemployment never got back down to where it was before the recession in 2001. So in effect, what we are seeing is a bit of entrepreneurship by necessity. There’s also an economic independent streak, particularly among emerging generations in the Black community. Building a business gives great satisfaction and cushions them from the shock of losing jobs because of economic down cycles.

New York State leads the country with more than 204,000 Black-owned businesses, followed by Georgia and Florida respectively. From 2002 to 2007, nearly 4 in 10 of these businesses operated in the health care and social assistance; and repair, maintenance, personal and laundry services sectors. The retail trade and health care and social assistance sectors accounted for 27.4 percent of Black-owned business revenue.

The survey also found that in addition to an increase in the number of Black-owned businesses, annual sales increased by 55% to $137.5 billion.

I recently called on federal, state and local governments to develop a “hyper-focus” on black- and minority-owned businesses. Every city, county, and state needs to have a plan that focuses on small and minority business. There is a spirit of entrepreneurship out there that needs to be nurtured and energized.

While the Census Bureau report is generally good news, we know that Black businesses still make up only 7 percent of all companies and they tend to be smaller and have lower gross receipts than other businesses. Black-owned businesses are also often hampered in their revenue growth by a lack of capital, connections and contracts.

What I hope this report says loudly and clearly to the investment community is that you are missing an emerging market in the United States. If minority businesses are growing at a faster clip than overall businesses, imagine what the growth rate would be if those barriers were eliminated or lowered. We need the investor community to look at this report and recognize that they are missing an incredible opportunity.

Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh criticizes First Lady Michelle Obama's weight, nutritional campaign

Do you think that Rush Limbaugh should attack the First Lady's weight, health, and Mrs. Obama's Kids' Diet/Health program titled 'Let's Move'? Link for 'Let Move': http://www.letsmove.gov/ ? 
Listen to Limbaugh's statement in the video above.

Beyonce under fire for controversial Black Face photos

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photo by L'Official
written by Erin Carlson

Beyonce graces the March issue of L'Officiel Paris, but it's a controversial photo of the superstar inside the French fashion magazine that's getting the most attention.

The glossy is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and Beyonce marks the occasion with an homage to Nigerian musician and humanitarian Fela Kuti; Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z, is a producer on the acclaimed Broadway musical “Fela?” based on the icon's life, music and courageous defiance against government corruption. In a statement ( via Jezebel), L'Officiel describes the Feli-inspired photo of Beyonce -- sporting blackface, tribal paint and a dress designed by her mom -- as a "return to her African roots, as you can see on the picture, on which her face was voluntarily darkened."

Not everyone is a fan of the editorial vision and tribute to Kuti; the image simultaneously inspires and provokes. Writes Jezebel's Dodai Stewart: "It's fun to play with fashion and makeup, and fashion has a history of provocation and pushing boundaries. But when you paint your face darker in order to look more 'African,' aren't you reducing an entire continent, full of different nations, tribes, cultures and histories, into one brown color?"

"It's one thing to feel moved by Fela Kuti, and quite another to treat blackness as a fashion accessory, like a pair of glittery heels you put on because it looks cool," Stewart adds.

Charing Ball, a writer at the Atlanta Post, blasts the fashion industry's recent obsession with blackface as an accepted form of racism passed off as art. "Blackface is not fashion forward or edgy and, in my opinion, it is just flat-out offensive," writes Ball, incriminating Beyonce in perpetuating the offense.

Blackface has been particularly trendy among European fashion titles; in October 2009, French Vogue featured a white model in blackface a year after the Italian edition of Vogue ran a much-hyped issue with all-black models as a response to the lack of diversity within the industry.

Prince George's County (Washingtno DC metro area) Police Department and Radio One Team Up in 'Stop The Violence' Radio-Thon

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written by Wisdom Martin

LANHAM, Md. - Usually when the phones light up at the radio stations, it's for song requests or contests giveaways given by the DJs. But those weren't the only calls coming in Tuesday.

Prince George's County Police set up camp at five Radio One stations. They were taking calls from listeners who may have important information about crime.

"Most of the listeners are calling in with criminal activity in their neighborhoods. We are taking their information, we are dispatching that information to the districts in which those activities are occurring and we’re going to have officers as well as detectives take those tips," said Lt. Tammy Sparkman of Prince George’s County Police.

The idea of a massive police presence on the air came up after 2011 got off to a violent start with 14 murders in the first few days of January.

Afternoon drive personality EZ Street says music is a way to connect the people with the police.

"Sometimes they feel like, ‘Can I trust if I give the information? Will it be a problem? Is somebody going to come retaliate?’ They came in and squashed all that today," said EZ Street.

Investigators also went on the air on all the shows soliciting help from the public on some other high profile cases.

One example was the case of missing 13-year-old Diamond Scott from the Accokeek area.

And another case in the Livingston Terrace Subdivision called Glass Manor where there have been several robberies.

"We are looking for an individual named Little Dee. He is one of our prime folks going around robbing people when they are getting off the buses. So we are very serious about that," said

Police say they got a number of important tips Tuesday.

This is just the beginning of using music to bring the public and the police together to fight crime.

President Obama Announces Members of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competiveness

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint several members of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama discussed the need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build our global competitors in order to win the future. The President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness will focus on carrying out these goals by finding new ways to promote growth through investments in American business to equip workers with the skills they need to succeed, encourage the private sector to hire and invest in American competitiveness, and attract top jobs and businesses right here in the United States.

The Council on Jobs and Competitiveness is chaired by Jeffrey Immelt, CEO and Chairman of General Electric. In addition, Ursula Burns, Eric Lander, and James McNerney will serve as ex-officio members. More members of the council will be announced at a later date.

President Obama said, “I am proud that such experienced and committed individuals have agreed to serve the American people in these important roles. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”

President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the President’s Council on Job and Competitiveness:

Steve Case, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Steve Case is the Chairman of Revolution, a holding company that oversees multiple companies, which include Zipcar, LivingSocial and Everyday Health. He is also Chairman of the Case Foundation, a private family foundation he established in 1997 with his wife Jean. Mr. Case co-founded America Online in 1985, and under his leadership as Chairman and CEO, it became the world’s largest and most valuable Internet company. Mr. Case also serves as Chair of the Startup America Partnership, and co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Mr. Case received a B.A. from Williams College.

Kenneth I. Chenault, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Kenneth I. Chenault is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Chenault served as American Express’ President and Chief Operating Officer. Before he came to American Express, Mr. Chenault was a management consultant with Bain & Co. from 1979 to 1981, and an attorney with Rogers & Wells from 1977 to 1979. Mr. Chenault serves on the boards of American Express and several other corporate and nonprofit organizations, including IBM, The Procter & Gamble Company, the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, the National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University, the Smithsonian Institution’s Advisory Council for the National Museum of African American History & Culture, and the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. He also is on the boards of the Partnership for New York City, where he serves as Co-Chairman, The Business Council, and the Business Roundtable. Mr. Chenault received a B.A. in history from Bowdoin College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

John Doerr, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

John Doerr is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). Early in his career, Mr. Doerr joined Intel, where he worked in engineering and marketing. He then joined KPCB and soon started Silicon Compilers, a VLSI CAD software company, and @Home, the first broadband cable Internet service. Mr. Doerr is personally involved in organizations that further the improvement of K-12 public education, global poverty/health, and public policy, serving on the boards of New Schools, TechNet, ONE and the Aspen Institute. In 2009, Mr. Doerr was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. He also serves on the boards of Google and Amazon.com. Mr. Doerr earned a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard.

Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. Previously, Mr. Ferguson served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. He was a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, served as Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum, and chaired Federal Reserve Board committees on banking supervision and regulation, payment system policy and reserve bank oversight. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in April 2008, Mr. Ferguson was head of financial services for Swiss Re, Chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corporation, and a member of the company’s executive committee. Earlier, he was an Associate and Partner at McKinsey & Company. He began his career as an attorney at the New York City office of Davis Polk & Wardwell. In 2009, Mr. Ferguson was appointed to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Boards of Trustees for the Institute for Advanced Study, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the New America Foundation, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is on the Board of Directors of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP and the Partnership for New York City, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, and the Group of Thirty. Mr. Ferguson holds a B.A., J.D. and a Ph.D. in economics, all from Harvard University.

Mark Gallogly, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Mark Gallogly is co-founder and managing principal of Centerbridge Partners, a multi strategy investment firm focused on private equity and credit investing. Prior to founding Centerbridge in 2005, Mr. Gallogly was with Blackstone Group for 16 years, where he was most recently a senior managing director, the head of private equity and a member of the firm’s management committee and the private equity group’s investment committee. In 2009, Mr. Gallogly was appointed to President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. He is also a member of the advisory council of the Hamilton Project, Columbia Business School’s board of overseers and the board of directors of the Dana Corporation. Mr. Gallogly received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, attended Sophia University in Tokyo, and received his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Joseph T. Hansen, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Joseph T. Hansen is the President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) which represents more than 1.3 million workers in the U.S. and Canada, and Chair of Change to Win. He was elected to serve as UFCW Secretary-Treasurer in 1997 and President in 2004. In 2003 he took office as President of Union Network International and was reelected as President in 2005. In 2010, Mr. Hansen was appointed to President Obama’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations.

Lewis “Lew” Hay, III, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Lewis “Lew” Hay, III is chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy, Inc., one of the nation’s leading electricity-related services companies and the largest renewable energy generator in North America. He was elected CEO in June 2001 and elected chairman of the board in January 2002. Mr. Hay serves on the board of directors of Capital One and Harris Corporation. He is a vice chairman of the Edison Electric Institute, a director and past chairman of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, and a member of the Business Roundtable. Mr. Hay received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Lehigh University and an M.S. in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Gary Kelly, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Gary Kelly serves as the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines. Mr. Kelly began his career at Southwest Airlines as Controller, moving up to Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance, then Executive Vice President and CFO, before being promoted to Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman in 2004. He assumed the role of Chairman in May 2008 and President in July 2008. Prior to joining Southwest Airlines in 1986, Mr. Kelly was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for Arthur Young & Company in Dallas and Controller for Systems Center, Inc. He is a member of the Texas Society of CPAs, chairs the McCombs School Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Austin, and is a member of the Lincoln National Corporation’s Board of Directors. Mr. Kelly received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ellen Kullman, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Ellen Kullman is chair of the board and chief executive officer of DuPont. Prior to becoming chief executive officer in 2009, she served as executive vice president and a member of the company's office of the chief executive. Ms. Kullman began her career at DuPont in 1988 as a marketing manager. She served as business director for several Dupont business units and was named group vice president of Dupont Safety & Protection in 2002. She is a member of the U.S.-India CEO Forum, the Business Council, and the executive committee of SCI-America. Ms. Kullman is co-chair of the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Changing the Conversation: From Research to Action, and a board member of United Technologies Corporation and Tufts University. She holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Tufts University and a masters degree in management from Northwestern University.

A.G. Lafley, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

A.G. Lafley is the former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble. He currently serves as Special Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and as a Director of the General Electric Company. Before becoming Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble, he served as a group vice president in 1992, an executive vice president in 1995 and, in 1999, president of global beauty care and North America. Mr. Lafley is co-author of The Game Changer, a book on innovation. Mr. Lafley served in the U.S. Navy from 1970-75 as a supply officer. He received a B.A. from Hamilton College in 1969 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1977.

Monica C. Lozano, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Monica C. Lozano is Publisher and CEO of La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish language daily newspaper, as well as Sr. Vice President of Newspapers for impreMedia LLC, overseeing the company’s entire publications group. Under her tenure, La Opinión has expanded its distribution, launched new products and transformed itself from a newspaper company into a media company reaching audiences across multiple platforms. Ms. Lozano serves on the Board of Directors of the Walt Disney Company and Bank of America Corporation as well as several non-profit organizations. In 2009, she was appointed to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

Darlene Miller, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Darlene Miller is the owner and CEO of Permac Industries, a Minnesota machining company custom manufacturing precision parts for customers worldwide. She started working as a Sales Representative at Permac in 1992, became part owner in 1993, and became the sole owner of the company in 1994. Under Ms. Miller’s leadership, Permac Industries was named the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year in 2008. Ms. Miller has been an active participant in a variety of industry and community organizations and is currently a board member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Valley Medical Manufacturers network, which she co-founded in 2006.

Paul S. Otellini, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Paul S. Otellini is President and Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation. Mr. Otellini previously had served as Intel’s president and chief operating officer, positions he held since 2002, the same year he was elected to Intel’s board of directors. Since joining Intel in 1974, Mr. Otellini has managed several Intel businesses, including the company's PC and server microprocessor division and the global sales and marketing organization. He also serves on the board of directors of Google Inc. Mr. Otellini received a B.A. in economics from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Richard D. Parsons, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Richard D. Parsons is a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners Inc., a leading private equity investment firm specializing in media, communication and information companies, and he is also Chairman of the Board of Citigroup, Inc. From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Parsons served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Time Warner, Inc., the world’s largest media and entertainment company. Mr. Parsons began his career as counsel to Nelson Rockefeller when he was New York State Governor as well as Vice President of the United States; and he later served as a senior White House aide to President Gerald Ford. In 2008, Mr. Parsons served as a member of then President-Elect Barack Obama’s Transition Team on the Economic Advisory Board. Mr. Parsons received B.A. from the University of Hawaii and his J.D. from Union University’s Albany Law School.

Antonio Perez, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Antonio Perez is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kodak. Since joining the company in 2003, Mr. Perez has led the worldwide transformation of Kodak from a business based on film to one based primarily on digital technologies. Prior to Kodak, Mr. Perez was President and CEO of Gemplus International. He also worked for more than two decades at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he was a corporate vice president and a member of the company’s executive council. Mr. Perez is a member of the Business Council, the Business Roundtable, and he serves on the board of trustees of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.

Penny Pritzker, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Penny Pritzker is currently chairman of the board of TransUnion, Chairman/CEO of Pritzker Realty Group as well as chair and co-founder of The Parking Spot, Artemis Real Estate Partners, and Vi, formerly known as Classic Residence by Hyatt. She was National Finance Chair of the Barack Obama for President campaign and co-chair of the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee. In 2009, she was appointed to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She is also a member of the board of the Council on Foreign Relations. A patron of the arts and an education advocate, Ms. Pritzker is a former chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the current chairman of the Chicago Public Education Fund and a trustee of Stanford University. She and her husband, Dr. Bryan Traubert, through their Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation, fund various initiatives to improve public education, support health and fitness endeavors and expand art and culture opportunities.

Brian L. Roberts, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Brian L. Roberts is Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of NBCUniversal. Under his leadership, Comcast has grown into a Fortune 100 company and has become majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks. Mr. Roberts is a former Chairman and current member of the Board of Directors of both the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and CableLabs, a research and development consortium for the cable industry. He is also member of the Business Roundtable. Mr. Roberts received his B.S. from the Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt Rose, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Matt Rose is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Corporation. Additional positions that he has held include President and Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer and Senior Vice President of the company’s Merchandise Business Unit. He is a member of the Board of Directors of AMR Corporation; a member of the Board of Directors of Centex Corporation; a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Railroads; a member of the Board of Directors of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity; a member of the Texas Governor’s Business Council; a member of Business Roundtable; a member of The Business Council; a member of the Board of Trustees of Texas Christian University; and a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. Mr. Rose received a B.S. from the University of Missouri.

Sheryl Sandberg, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, where she oversees the firm's business operations including sales, marketing, business development, human resources, public policy and communications. Prior to Facebook, Sheryl was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google and was instrumental in launching Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm. Previously, Ms. Sandberg served as Chief of Staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Clinton. Ms. Sandberg began her professional career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and an economist with the World Bank. Ms. Sandberg serves on the boards of The Walt Disney Company, Starbucks, Women for Women International, Center for Global Development and V-Day. She received a B.A. summa cum laude in Economics from Harvard University and received an MBA with highest distinction from the Harvard Business School.

Richard L. Trumka, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Richard L. Trumka is President of the AFL-CIO. From 1995-2009, he served as AFL-CIO’s Secretary-Treasurer and, as a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, was Chairman of the Strategic Approaches Committee. Before his time with the AFL-CIO, Mr. Trumka was the International President of the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Trumka serves on numerous boards, including the National Labor College, Economic Policy Institute, ULLICO Inc., the Housing Investment Trust, the Solidarity Center, Alliance for Retired Americans and Union Privilege. In 2009, Mr. Trumka was appointed to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Mr. Trumka received a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from Villanova University.

Laura D’Andrea Tyson, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Laura D’Andrea Tyson is the S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management at the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley. She served as Dean of London Business School from 2002-2006, and as Dean of the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, from 1998-2001. Between 1995 and 1996, Dr. Tyson served as President Clinton’s National Economic Advisor. Dr. Tyson is an advisory board member of Newman’s Own Advisory Board, Generation Investment Management, The Rock Creek Group, and H&Q Asia Pacific. She is also a director at LECG (Law and Economics Consulting Group) and serves on the Board of Directors of Eastman Kodak Company, Morgan Stanley, AT&T, Inc., the Peter G. Peterson Institute of International Economics, the New America Foundation, and Silver Spring Networks. In 2009, Dr. Tyson was appointed to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She received a B.A. summa cum laude from Smith College and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Robert Wolf, Appointee for Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

Robert Wolf is Chairman for UBS Americas and President for UBS Investment Bank. He joined UBS in 1994 after spending approximately 10 years at Salomon Brothers. In 2009, Mr. Wolf was appointed to President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. He is on the Undergraduate Executive Board of the Wharton School and on the Athletics Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolf also serves on numerous boards, including the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, the Children’s Aid Society and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy and the Partnership for NYC. Mr. Wolf graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics in 1984.

Rahm Emanuel wins Chicago mayoral vote

story/video by CNN
written Kevin Bohn

Chicago -- Rahm Emanuel, the former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, won the Chicago mayoral election over five other challengers Tuesday, topping the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff vote, CNN projects.

With almost 75% of the vote counted, Emanuel had almost 55% of the vote, far outdistancing his rivals.

Former Chicago School Board head Gery Chico was in second place with 25%, while City Clerk Miguel del Valle had 9% and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun had more than 8%. The other two candidates both had less than 2%.

Speaking to supporters Tuesday night, a buoyant Emanuel praised outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley, saying it would be "a tough act to follow," then spoke to problems facing the nation's third-largest city, which is dealing with an unexpected $654 million city deficit, possible reforms to the city's pension system and rising crime.

"What makes this victory most gratifying is that it was built on votes from every corner of this city," he said, touching on an overall theme of unity. "It's easy to find differences, but we can never allow them to become divisions."

Saying his administration will be dependent "on the plural pronoun, 'we,'" Emanuel said, "We know that we face serious new challenges, and overcoming them will not be easy."

Emanuel also said he had spoken earlier in the evening to Obama, who extended his congratulations.

During his campaign, Emanuel proposed a series of tax cuts, as well as increasing levies for luxury services, drawing the ire of some of his opponents, and he alluded to them again Tuesday night, when he said he would work toward a balanced budget "and a playing field that is fair."

Tuesday's vote was a nonpartisan election, though the city is heavily Democratic, and the top job has long been so associated with the Daley family. Richard M. Daley has been mayor since 1989, and his father, Richard J. Daley, held the post from 1955 to his death in 1976, making them the two longest-serving mayors in the city's history.

Emanuel, 51, previously served three terms as a congressman, was a key aide to President Bill Clinton and worked as Obama's chief of staff.
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Sharpton backs full pardon for Kelley Williams-Bolar

story by TheGrio

A new voice is lending support for the case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, the Akron, Ohio mom that spent nine days in jail for falsifying records enrolling her daughters in Fairlawn-Copley School District.

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton was at the "Rally for Justice" to talk about equality in our education system.

More than 600 people packed the Mountain of the Lord Church.

Kelley Williams-Bolar's case is touching a nerve with parents everywhere. Some call it a race issue. Others say this is a cry for open enrollment.

"We cannot have one nation that goes by zip codes. Either you have one nation or you don't have one nation," Reverend Sharpton said.

"Maybe the rules need to be changed. Maybe open enrollment needs to be revamped," Reverend Phyllis DeHart said.

Sharpton is urging the governor to pardon Bolar so that she might continue pursuing a teaching career.

US Presidents and the Black Leaders who moved them

In a surprising move, the Barack Obama administration initiated a more formal relationship with outspoken civil rights activist Al Sharpton last year to solidify the president's position within the black community and silence any criticism. As the Obama administration's black ambassador, Sharpton has used his nationally syndicated radio show to communicate Obama's policies as well as introduce his policymakers (photo by AP).

story by The Grio
written by Rondo Racha Penrice

President Barack Obama is the nation's first black president, but when it comes to having a voice in the White House, African-Americans haven't necessarily been relegated to the sidelines.

Throughout history, African-American leaders have often provided critical insight, especially as it pertains to race relations, for presidents of both parties. Here is a list of some key advisors who were able to bend the ears of our commanders in chief through the decades -- Click Link or Title: http://www.thegrio.com/black-history/slideshow-infleuntial-blacks-who-could-bend-presidents-ears.php#

Some are well-known, while others worked in relative obscurity. Regardless of their status, these men and women offered key counsel during some of this nation's most turbulent and historic moments.
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Carmelo Anthony sez no to Lakers and Nets, YES to the New York Knicks

The 2011 NBA All-Star Experience

<noembed><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/2011-nba-all-star-experience.html" title="permanent link"> 2/21/2011 12:39:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=1594988067761086446"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=1594988067761086446;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=1594988067761086446" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=1594988067761086446&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="4077588109356514782"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Among All-Stars, LeBron is luminous in losing effort </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div>story by FoxSports<br> written by Bill Reitter<br> photo by AP<br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvuCVOFW_iiF05fMUPb2ibB1roM8xil_swre5Q_e1u8LR0gu8-o3NJn9YJPCZnkDjaRHr5FOd9kSaDclv98FdMOloRBLI0ULwvekMLYIO_6nQ9z8gqVdlcaaIHNdIQQsh8OYg/s1600/LeBron+James+CFA992624E7B36FBCF6F9D98044.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvuCVOFW_iiF05fMUPb2ibB1roM8xil_swre5Q_e1u8LR0gu8-o3NJn9YJPCZnkDjaRHr5FOd9kSaDclv98FdMOloRBLI0ULwvekMLYIO_6nQ9z8gqVdlcaaIHNdIQQsh8OYg/s1600/LeBron+James+CFA992624E7B36FBCF6F9D98044.bmp"></a></div> LOS ANGELES -- Welcome to Michael Jordan territory, LeBron.<br> <br> On a night meant to showcase and celebrate everything the NBA has to offer, LeBron James shook off for at least one night a season of villainy to deliver a historic All-Star Game performance.<br> <br> The Miami Heat star single-handedly kept the Eastern Conference close with a stat line that bogglers the mind: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists.<br> <br> <strong>A triple-double.</strong><br> <br> Before Sunday night, only Jordan had accomplished that feat in an All-Star Game.<br> <br> &quot;Just tried to showcase my talent on both ends of the floor defending, rebounding, scoring,&quot; LeBron said.<br> &quot;Tried to help our team to victory. We came up short and you know, for me, I&#39;m all about winning. So just a little disappointed in our game. Disappointed that we didn&#39;t win.&quot;<br> <br> No, but it wasn&#39;t for a lack of LeBron&#39;s incredible effort or another star&#39;s incredible response. Kobe Bryant&#39;s MVP-worthy performance and 37 points were enough to boost the Western Conference to a 148-143 win over LeBron and the East. <br> <a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/among-all-stars-lebron-is-luminous-in.html">Read more »</a><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/among-all-stars-lebron-is-luminous-in.html" title="permanent link"> 2/21/2011 12:04:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=4077588109356514782"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=4077588109356514782;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=4077588109356514782" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=4077588109356514782&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">2011-02-20</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="8564380386503420238"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Broadcast Journalist Bill Monroe passes at 90 </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc1d2010" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"> <param name="FlashVars" value="launch=41653937&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed name="msnbc1d2010" src="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" flashvars="launch=41653937&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object></span></em><br /> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">The NBC family lost a longtime friend on Thursday:&nbsp; Bill Monroe, a former NBC Washington Bureau Chief and the producer and moderator of "Meet the Press" from 1975 to 1984, died Thursday. He was 90. NBC's Brian Williams reports.</span></em><br /> <br /> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc2178fa" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"> <param name="FlashVars" value="launch=41083981&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed name="msnbc2178fa" src="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" flashvars="launch=41083981&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object></span></em><br /> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 20, 1980: With Soviet forces in Afghanistan, Bill Monroe asked President Carter if he supported U.S. participation in the Moscow Olympics. President Carter made news by announcing his plans to boycott the games, encouraging other countries to do the same.</span></em><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div align="left"> <em><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc508152" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"> <param name="FlashVars" value="launch=41083887&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed name="msnbc508152" src="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" flashvars="launch=41083887&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object></em><br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">November 16, 1975: On Bill Monroe's first day as permanent moderator of Meet the Press, he interviewed Governor George Wallace of Alabama. Watch Wallace, a then-Presidential candidate, take tough questions from Monroe about his stance on segregation.</span></em></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Former NBC Newsman Bill Monroe — who moderated "Meet the Press" for nearly a decade (November 16, 1975 to September 9, 1984) — passed away February 17, 2011, at the age of 90. </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> In his nine years as moderator, Monroe interviewed such notable figures as PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and President Jimmy Carter. Before serving as the fourth moderator of the program, Monroe regularly appeared on Meet the Press as a weekly panelist questioning newsmaker guests. He also served as Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News and frequently reported for The Today Show, conducting interviews and appearing in a segment he created that was devoted to airing viewers' letters. In 1972, he was awarded the prestigious Peabody Award - among television journalism's highest honors.</div> </div> </div><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/broadcast-journalist-bill-monroe-passes.html" title="permanent link"> 2/20/2011 02:01:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=8564380386503420238"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=8564380386503420238;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=8564380386503420238" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=8564380386503420238&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="1987552926262425645"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Government shut down at the US Capitol, Wisconsin...? And UN Ambassador Susan Rice speaks on revolutions in the Middle East and the Gulf on Meet the Press </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div>video by NBC<br /> <br /> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc14fce5" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"> <param name="FlashVars" value="launch=41691739&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed name="msnbc14fce5" src="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" flashvars="launch=41691739&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/government-shut-down-at-capitol.html" title="permanent link"> 2/20/2011 12:12:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=1987552926262425645"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=1987552926262425645;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=1987552926262425645" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=1987552926262425645&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">2011-02-19</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="290892000028443468"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Richer DC Areas Pay Less For 'Net Access </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div>story by AU<br /> <br /> Residents of the wealthiest parts of the Washington region tend to get the best value in high-speed internet service, paying less for faster speeds, according to a new study from American University. It found that people in the 25 richest Zip Codes in the region spend about one-third less on average than those in the 25 poorest Zip Codes for similar internet access speeds, according to the Washington Post. Companies such as Comcast and Verizon, major internet service providers in the Washington area, dispute AU's findings. Comcast said it offers its highest-quality broadband speeds, 100 megabits per second, equally across its consumer base in the Washington area, including low-income parts of Southeast Washington.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/richer-dc-areas-pay-less-for-net-access.html" title="permanent link"> 2/19/2011 10:35:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=290892000028443468"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=290892000028443468;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=290892000028443468" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=290892000028443468&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="6285164726966272772"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Strong winds topple National Christmas Tree in Washington DC </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO_139tRdUS3ws255yf1BVKRh6t6ee4ldl1-vL-BQyd2G96dGMhxWbEv2HsEGzn1ENit9lBRsbCccuCXhpnsdeFn0MMe4wkI8RZRPAYepHuzO-1NuhKcIgCePTFOIQRt8GrGR/s1600/White+House+Tree+down+110219-tree-hmed-230p_grid-8x2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO_139tRdUS3ws255yf1BVKRh6t6ee4ldl1-vL-BQyd2G96dGMhxWbEv2HsEGzn1ENit9lBRsbCccuCXhpnsdeFn0MMe4wkI8RZRPAYepHuzO-1NuhKcIgCePTFOIQRt8GrGR/s400/White+House+Tree+down+110219-tree-hmed-230p_grid-8x2.bmp" width="400"></a></div> <div class="caption fn" itxtvisited="1" style="text-align: center;"> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">National Park Service spokesman Bill Line holds onto his hat in the strong winds that felled the National Christmas Tree near the White House in Washington on Saturday (photo by Reuters).</span></em></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> story by MSNBC and AP</div> <div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> WASHINGTON — Fierce winds swept through the mid-Atlantic region Saturday, knocking out power to thousands, fanning fires and toppling the National Christmas Tree. <br> <br> More than 100,000 customers lost power in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia at some point Saturday, but power had been restored to most of them by Saturday evening.<br> <br> The National Christmas Tree is a Colorado blue spruce that was planted on the Ellipse, near the White House, in 1978. It was 15 years old and 30 feet tall when it was planted. It&#39;s now 47 years old and stood about 42 feet.<br> <br> National Park Service spokesman Bill Line told The Washington Post that the tree fell just before 11 a.m. Saturday. He said a successor had already been picked and will be planted in coming weeks.<br> <br> &quot;I would say we&#39;re sad, but we knew this would happen,&quot; Line said to the Post, noting that previous National Christmas Trees have also been felled by winds, in part because they are not as sheltered from the elements as they would be in a forest.<br> <br> The tree was scheduled to be mulched Saturday afternoon.<br> <br> Interstate 95 in central Maryland was closed because of smoke from the fires, which also affected the interstate in northern Virginia. Authorities were reopening the freeway Saturday evening.<br> <br> Strong winds, mild temperatures and extremely dry air were contributing to the blazes. No deaths or serious injuries had been reported Saturday. <br> <br> In Prince George&#39;s County, Md., all off-duty firefighters were called to duty. One of the worst fires was at a mulch plant in Laurel, where piles of mulch burned out of control for hours. The blaze jumped into the median of I-95, prompting state police to shut down the highway. <br> <br> Also in Prince George&#39;s, a brush fire believed to have started at a farm damaged as many as 20 structures, including homes, sheds and barns, said Mark Brady, a county fire department spokesman. Firefighters from northern Virginia were called in to assist because the county fire department was stretched so thin. <br> <a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/national-park-service-spokesman-bill.html">Read more »</a><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/national-park-service-spokesman-bill.html" title="permanent link"> 2/19/2011 09:33:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=6285164726966272772"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=6285164726966272772;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=6285164726966272772" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=6285164726966272772&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="7826065398103854223"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> The Wisconsin Labor Union protest </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc10751c" width="420"><param name="movie" value="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640"> <param name="FlashVars" value="launch=41682604&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <embed name="msnbc10751c" src="//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" flashvars="launch=41682604&amp;width=420&amp;height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><div style="clear:both; 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Approximately 1 million shares have traded hands today vs. average 30-day volume of 472,000 shares. <br /> <br /> Spikes in volume can validate a breakout or signify a potential turning point. As such, SmarTrend will continue to monitor shares of ROIAK to see if this bullish momentum will continue. <br /> <br /> SmarTrend currently has shares of Radio One in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on September 08, 2010 at $0.85. The stock has risen 88.2% since the Uptrend alert was issued. <br /> <br /> In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 3.2% while the 200-day MA has slid 4.66%. <br /> <br /> In the past 52 weeks, shares of Radio One have traded between a low of $0.55 and a high of $5.44 and are now at $1.63, which is 195% above that low price.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/volume-spike-detected-in-shares-of.html" title="permanent link"> 2/19/2011 06:39:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=6771086968792461381"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=6771086968792461381;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=6771086968792461381" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=6771086968792461381&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="5230128234362068244"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> <a href="http://www.cnanalyst.com/2011/02/top-10-focus-stocks-of-the-day-apei-roiak-ttgt-asgn-arun-mmsi-alny-vmi-rrgb-wni-feb-19-2011-.html" title="external link"> Radio One is a top ten focus stock </a> </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div>by China Anaylst<br /> <br /> <strong>Radio One, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROIAK)</strong> is today's 2nd best focus stock. Its daily price change was 19.5% in the previous trading day. Its upside potential is 45% based on brokerage analysts' average target price of $3 on the stock. It is rated positively by 100% of the 1 analyst(s) covering it. Its long-term annual earnings growth is 52% based on analysts' average estimate.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/radio-one-is-top-ten-focus-stock.html" title="permanent link"> 2/19/2011 06:35:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=5230128234362068244"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=5230128234362068244;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=5230128234362068244" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=5230128234362068244&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">2011-02-18</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="834094329143018052"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> <a href="http://nationalactionnetwork.net/media-info/press-releases/582-support-kelley-williams-bolar.html" title="external link"> Support Kelley Williams-Bolar by signing Petition to Ohio's Governor -- Al Sharpton adds voice to Williams-Bolar story in Akron, Ohio </a> </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS_KWpxmngSZmob7PYX548Y8GBLYmEqX7HJyJ45VpKJ48Bmp1XNb9h8NS4XGQA7T_Rgurce6OFzg7ZZ168qfnRWeulA8nLTEWduQIzyt2veLvkATVJdFd2oDHA0FwBBuJHP-_/s1600/Sharpton+Ohio2+ohio_sharpton.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS_KWpxmngSZmob7PYX548Y8GBLYmEqX7HJyJ45VpKJ48Bmp1XNb9h8NS4XGQA7T_Rgurce6OFzg7ZZ168qfnRWeulA8nLTEWduQIzyt2veLvkATVJdFd2oDHA0FwBBuJHP-_/s400/Sharpton+Ohio2+ohio_sharpton.bmp" width="400"></a></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network&#39;s &quot;Rally for Justice for Kelley Williams-Bolar&quot; at the Mountain of the Lord Fellowship church on Feb. 17 in Akron, Ohio. </span></em></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <strong>_______________________________________________________________</strong></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Support Kelley Williams-Bolar </span></strong></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> Please sign this petition (in the link below) to let Gov. Kasich know that you do not feel that Kelley Williams-Bolar&#39;s punishment appropriately fits her crime, and that you both support and demand a full pardon.</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://nationalactionnetwork.net/media-info/press-releases/582-support-kelley-williams-bolar.html">http://nationalactionnetwork.net/media-info/press-releases/582-support-kelley-williams-bolar.html</a></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <strong>_______________________________________________________________</strong></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> story below by AP </div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> written by Paul Tople</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> Akron, Ohio -- A woman convicted of a felony for using her father&#39;s address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district should be &quot;saluted, not arrested,&quot; civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton said at a rally for her on Thursday. </div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> Sharpton spoke to a cheering crowd of about 300 people who gathered to support Kelley Williams-Bolar at a church in Akron, a struggling industrial city about an hour&#39;s drive south of Cleveland. The rally was organized by Sharpton&#39;s New York City-based nonprofit National Action Network. </div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"> &quot;I think this woman should be saluted, not arrested,&quot; Sharpton said to rousing cheers at the church, which was packed with people. &quot;This is an issue that everybody ought to get mad... </div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> story below by WKYC Cleveland</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHC1hRPBTdLc4EyaKni0r5FZnSXtbxnTF9Qh2Haq80oGqe8I91jgCXG8zOdbiRpkDDDWIAuzOFFDUeHmfU1YZiRSDZNePABJmGN5kprhDtfo-PcNuuuIHTN0git_AiCXVSIL1/s1600/Sharpton+Ohio+genthumb.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHC1hRPBTdLc4EyaKni0r5FZnSXtbxnTF9Qh2Haq80oGqe8I91jgCXG8zOdbiRpkDDDWIAuzOFFDUeHmfU1YZiRSDZNePABJmGN5kprhDtfo-PcNuuuIHTN0git_AiCXVSIL1/s1600/Sharpton+Ohio+genthumb.bmp"></a>AKRON -- A new voice is lending support for the case of Kelly Williams-Bolar, the Akron mom that spent nine days in jail for falsifying records enrolling her daughters in Fairlawn-Copley School District.</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div> <br> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Outspoken civil rights leader Al Sharpton was at the &quot;Rally for Justice&quot; to talk about equality in our education system.</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> More than 600 people packed the Mountain of the Lord Church on Copley Road.</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Kelly Williams-Bolar&#39;s case is touching a nerve with parents everywhere.</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <br></div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Some call it a race issue. Others say this is a cry for open enrollment.</div> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <br></div> &quot;We cannot have one nation that goes by zip codes. Either you have one nation or you don&#39;t have one nation,&quot; Reverend Sharpton said.<br> <br> &quot;Maybe the rules need to be changed. Maybe open enrollment needs to be revamped,&quot; Reverend Phyllis DeHart said.<br> <br> Sharpton is urging the governor to pardon Bolar so that she might continue pursuing a teaching career.<br> <a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/akron-sharpton-adds-voice-to-williams.html">Read more »</a><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/akron-sharpton-adds-voice-to-williams.html" title="permanent link"> 2/18/2011 01:16:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=834094329143018052"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=834094329143018052;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=834094329143018052" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=834094329143018052&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">2011-02-17</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="57887666792458137"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> RADIO ONE: STOCK TO WATCH: UP 2.7% (ROIAK) </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div>story by Zacks<br /> written by&nbsp;Chip Brian <br /> <br /> Feb 17, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) Spotlight via COMTEX) -- Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIAK) is one of today's best performing low-priced stocks, up 2.7% to $1.53 on 0.9x average daily volume. Approximately 451,000 shares have traded hands today vs. 30-day average volume of 494,000 shares. <br /> <br /> High volume often signals a change in trends. Shares of Radio One are currently trading above their 50-day moving average (MA) of $1.27 and should find resistance at their 200-day MA of $1.55. <br /> <br /> SmarTrend scans for speculative low-price stocks under $5 for reversals in trends. A large price movement may signal continuation or reversal of a trend. <br /> <br /> Radio One is in SmarTrend's Broadcasting- Radio industry and this industry is currently in an Uptrend. An industry trend that matches the stock's trend helps to add conviction to the stock's Uptrend and price prediction. <br /> <br /> SmarTrend currently has shares of Radio One in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on September 08, 2010 at $0.85. The stock has risen 76.3% since the Uptrend alert was issued.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/radio-one-stock-to-watch-up-27-roiak.html" title="permanent link"> 2/17/2011 05:07:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=57887666792458137"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=57887666792458137;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=57887666792458137" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=57887666792458137&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">2011-02-15</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="7925544385563409641"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Investing in Our Future - President Obama </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOyLbuFaMenCBd9EWBZvDbkfgU38H79HmzAPKYjTaXwl3D98PwiWugEo0ZtJYzVjVmSUczKR5YfIPP-LS6fUi4ZBLY4WjUS0YYA4pBya_if51pQ_hWyz3kiHaic6Z6aCaLiR5/s1600/White+House+Logo9+USEOPWH_img_president_small.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOyLbuFaMenCBd9EWBZvDbkfgU38H79HmzAPKYjTaXwl3D98PwiWugEo0ZtJYzVjVmSUczKR5YfIPP-LS6fUi4ZBLY4WjUS0YYA4pBya_if51pQ_hWyz3kiHaic6Z6aCaLiR5/s1600/White+House+Logo9+USEOPWH_img_president_small.bmp" /></a></div> <br /> Good afternoon,<br /> <br /> Just a few weeks ago, in my State of the Union Address, I spoke about how America can win the future by out-educating, out-innovating and out-building the rest of the world. I also talked about taking responsibility for our Nation's deficits, because we can’t win the future if we pass on a mountain of debt to our children and grandchildren.<br /> <br /> Yesterday, I sent my budget proposal for 2012 to Congress, and I wanted to take a moment to explain some of the tough choices we had to make so we can afford to invest in our future.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JJ8EO8wPnF0oHOe7WahKK0AOGSotUMX5k44DnpeyIWDvO0hfhT7OVOyeI8mWvFANtYM1VffNMfXflKL1-gUe56CvDiq4r5DP9LQprWo5kMH2kVgxMjBCaiwQpn1zVkl7soPC/s1600/Obama+budget.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JJ8EO8wPnF0oHOe7WahKK0AOGSotUMX5k44DnpeyIWDvO0hfhT7OVOyeI8mWvFANtYM1VffNMfXflKL1-gUe56CvDiq4r5DP9LQprWo5kMH2kVgxMjBCaiwQpn1zVkl7soPC/s1600/Obama+budget.bmp" /></a></div> Like American families, the Federal Government must live within its means. That means eliminating wasteful spending and cutting programs that aren't working. It also means that programs, like Community Development Block Grants, which I care about deeply, need to be scaled back to confront the crushing debt we face.<br /> <br /> You can learn more about the budget proposal and watch Jack Lew, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, explain our approach here:<br /> <object height="300" width="480"><param name="movie" value="//www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player5x2.swf"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="bgcolor" value="282828"> </param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> </param> <param name="flashvars" value="config=http://www.whitehouse.gov/xml/video/26152/config.xml&amp;path_to_plugins=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/plugins&amp;path_to_player=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player5x2.swf"> </param> <embed src="//www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player5x2.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="300" flashvars="config=http://www.whitehouse.gov/xml/video/26152/config.xml&amp;path_to_plugins=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/plugins&amp;path_to_player=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player5x2.swf&amp;share_url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/02/11/white-board-omb-director-jack-lew-president-s-budget"></embed></object><br /> Getting our fiscal house in order requires shared sacrifice. But even in these tough times, we have a responsibility to make smart investments in our Nation's future. <br /> <br /> That's why we must invest in innovation to ensure that the jobs and industries of the future are built right here in America. It's why we need to invest in roads, bridges, high-speed rail and high-speed Internet to help our businesses ship their goods and ideas around the world. <br /> <br /> And it's why America must invest in education so that all of our children have an opportunity to fulfill their potential. Even though parents are the key to a child's education, we have a responsibility to ensure that America's students are prepared to compete and thrive in the 21st century global economy.<br /> <br /> Yesterday, I visited Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology near Baltimore, Maryland. At Parkville, students gain a strong background in math, science and critical thinking skills that they will need to compete for the jobs of the 21st century. In fact, the most popular subject in their magnet program is engineering. <br /> <br /> Investing in schools like Parkville, investing in quality teachers, investing in higher education – these are down payments on our children's and our country's future.<br /> <br /> Here are just a few investments in education that I've proposed in the budget I sent to Congress:<br /> <br /> Preparing 100,000 new math, science and engineering teachers. <br /> <br /> Expanding Race to the Top, a reform program that has led more than 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning for less than 1 percent of what we spend on education each year. <br /> <br /> Helping more kids afford college by making the American Opportunity Tax Credit permanent and strengthening Pell Grants for 9 million students. <br /> <br /> Here in Washington, we have to take a cue from millions of American families who have been tightening their belts while continuing to invest in their future. And that's exactly what my budget proposal does – it puts us on a path to live within our means so we can invest in our future.<br /> <br /> <br /> Sincerely,<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> President Barack Obama<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/investing-in-our-future-president-obama.html" title="permanent link"> 2/15/2011 12:26:00 pm </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=7925544385563409641"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=7925544385563409641;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=7925544385563409641" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=7925544385563409641&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">2011-02-14</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="2830973183664384295"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON UNVEILING THE BUDGET </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> THE WHITE HOUSE</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Office of the Press Secretary</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> _______________________________________________________________________</div> <br /> THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning, everybody. I am here at Parkville Middle School and Center of Technology outside of Baltimore with Secretary Arne Duncan and Budget Director Jack Lew. And I just came to Parkville on a day where we are unveiling our budget, and I'm doing so for a reason. But before I do that I just want to thank Principal Buddy Parker, who is showing us around, as well as Susan Yoder, the eighth grade science teacher who we just visited with in her classroom.<br /> <br /> Over the last few weeks I’ve traveled the country, talking about what we need to do to win the future; talked about the need to invest in innovation, so that the next big idea is discovered here in the United States of America. I’ve talked about the need to invest in high-speed rail and high-speed Internet, so that companies can move goods and information faster than ever. And this week, I’ll be talking about the need to invest in education -– in places like Parkville -– so that every American is equipped to compete with any worker, anywhere in the world. <br /> <br /> These investments are an essential part of the budget my administration is sending to Congress. Because I’m convinced that if we out-build and out-innovate and out-educate, as well as out-hustle the rest of the world, the jobs and industries of our time will take root here in the United States. Our people will prosper and our country will succeed. <br /> <br /> But I’m also convinced that the only way we can make these investments in our future is if our government starts living within its means, if we start taking responsibility for our deficits. That’s why, when I was sworn in as President, I pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term. The budget I’m proposing today meets that pledge -– and puts us on a path to pay for what we spend by the middle of the decade. We do this in part by eliminating waste and cutting whatever spending we can do without. <br /> <br /> As I start -- as a start, I’ve called for a freeze on annual domestic spending over the next five years. This freeze would cut the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, bringing this kind of spending -- domestic discretionary spending -- to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was President. Let me repeat that. Because of our budget, this share of spending will be at its lowest level since Dwight Eisenhower was President. That level of spending is lower than it was under the last three administrations, and it will be lower than it was under Ronald Reagan. <br /> <br /> Now, some of the savings will come through less waste and more efficiency. To take just one example, by getting rid of 14,000 office buildings, lots and government-owned properties we no longer need, we can save taxpayers billions of dollars. And when it comes to programs we do need, we’re making them work better by demanding accountability. Instead of spending first, and asking questions later, we’re rewarding folks inside and outside government who deliver results. And to make sure that special interests aren’t larding up legislation with pet projects, I’ve pledged to veto any bill that contains earmarks. <br /> <br /> Still, even as we cut waste and inefficiency, this budget freeze will require some tough choices. It will mean cutting things that I care deeply about -- for example, community action programs in low-income neighborhoods and towns, and community development block grants that so many of our cities and states rely on. But if we’re going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary. <br /> <br /> I’m also looking forward to working with members of both parties to take steps beyond this budget freeze -– because cutting annual domestic spending won’t be enough to meet our long-term fiscal challenges. As the bipartisan fiscal commission concluded, the only way to truly tackle our deficit is to cut excessive spending wherever we find it -– in domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending, and spending through tax breaks and loopholes. So what we’ve done here is make a down payment, but there’s going to be more work that needs to be done, and it’s going to require Democrats and Republicans coming together to make it happen.<br /> <br /> We’ve begun to do some of this with $78 billion in cuts in the Defense Department’s budget plan, by ending tax breaks for oil and gas companies, and through billions of dollars in savings from wasteful health spending -– savings we’ll use to make sure doctors don’t see their reimbursements slashed and that they stay in the system seeing patients. <br /> <br /> But here’s the thing. While it’s absolutely essential to live within our means, while we are absolutely committed to working with Democrats and Republicans to find further savings and to look at the whole range of budget issues, we can’t sacrifice our future in the process. Even as we cut out things that we can afford to do without, we have a responsibility to invest in those areas that will have the biggest impact in our future -– and that’s especially true when it comes to education. <br /> <br /> Right now, this school, Parkville, is preparing our kids for the jobs and careers of the 21st century. It’s a school that nurtures what students are passionate about and prepares them for success. Students in the magnet program here start out by taking courses in each of four subjects –- from applied engineering to environmental science -– gradually focusing their studies on one subject over the next couple of years. <br /> <br /> I’m told the most popular subject at this school is engineering. And that’s important, because today the most common educational background for America’s top business leaders isn’t economics. It’s not finance. It’s not even business. It’s engineering. <br /> <br /> Engineering and math, critical thinking, problem solving –- these are the kinds of subjects and skills that our kids need to achieve success in the 21st century. That’s why we’re spearheading a drive to prepare more than 10,000 new math and science teachers over the next five years, and train 100,000 more current teachers in those fields. That’s why we’re pushing forward on a Race to the Top in our schools that has led over 40 states to raise their standards for teaching and learning for less than 1 percent of what we spend on education each year. That’s why we’re protecting the more than $800 increase that we added to the most widely used federal scholarships, and making the tough choices to put them on a firm footing for years to come. And that’s why we’re on track to meet the goal that I set when I took office: By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. <br /> <br /> I know the American people understand why this is so important. And I think that those of us who are working in Washington need to understand why these investments in the future are so important as well. <br /> <br /> I mentioned in my weekly radio address a letter that I recently got from a woman named Brenda Breece. Brenda is a mom. She’s a special ed teacher in Missouri, and her husband, David, lost his job when the local Chrysler plant shut down. So money has been tight for the family, and they’ve had to sacrifice the little things that they can do without. One thing that Brenda knows she can’t afford to sacrifice is her daughter Rachel’s education. And that’s why she’s looking, as we speak, for a second job to help put Rachel through college, and ensure, as she told me, that “the money is there to help Rachel with her future.” <br /> <br /> What’s true for Brenda’s family is true for the larger American family: Education is an investment that we need to win the future -- just like innovation is an investment that we need to win the future; just like infrastructure is an investment that we need to win the future. And to make sure that we can afford these investments, we’re going to have to get serious about cutting back on those things that would be nice to have but we can do without. <br /> <br /> That’s what families across the country do every day –- they live within their means and they invest in their family’s futures. And it’s time we did the same thing as a country. That’s how we’re going to get our fiscal house in order. That’s how we’ll grow our economy and attract new jobs to our shores. And that’s how America we will win the future in the 21st century. <br /> <br /> Thanks very much, everybody.<div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </p> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Kirk Tanter at <a class="post-footer-link" href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2011/02/remarks-by-president-on-budget.html" title="permanent link"> 2/14/2011 11:52:00 am </a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&amp;postID=2830973183664384295"location.href=https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33772760&postID=2830973183664384295;><span style="text-transform:lowercase">0 Comments</span></a> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=33772760&postID=2830973183664384295" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-394147910"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=33772760&postID=2830973183664384295&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --> <!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> </div></div> <!-- End #main --> <!-- Begin #sidebar --> <div id="sidebar"><div id="sidebar2"> <h2 class="sidebar-title">Previous Posts</h2> <ul id="recently"> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/04/living-legends-foundations-jerry.html">Living Legends Foundation&#39;s Jerry Boulding Award t...</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/03/louis-gossett-jr-1st-black-man-to-win.html">Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting...</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/03/heres-how-listeners-feel-about-radio.html">Here&rsquo;s How Listeners Feel About Radio Using AI In ...</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/03/tennessees-elvis-act-becomes-law.html">Tennessee&rsquo;s ELVIS Act Becomes Law, Protecting Ever...</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/03/dropping-bombs-and-bread-on-gaza.html">Dropping Bombs and Bread on Gaza</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-economic-clout-of-black-americans.html">The Economic Clout Of Black Americans Is Growing. ...</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/02/tracy-chapman-fast-car-official-music.html">Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Official Music Video)</a></li> <li><a href="http://kirktanter.blogspot.com/2024/01/rep-jim-clyburn-helped-biden-win-young.html">Rep. 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