Today is the last day this year to get Health Care via Affordable Care Act

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A Tribute to Marvin Gaye on the 30th Anniversary of Gaye's untimely death on April 1st, 1984

It's the 30th Anniversary of Gaye's untimely death. Time to pay our respects, and take a small look back at one of the most innovative musical geniuses that ever lived. The incomparable Legendary Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr.

Video Produced by Sam Pollard
Presented by American Masters on PBS


What's Going On Part 1


What's Going On Part 2


What's Going On Part 3


What's Going On Part 4


What's Going On Part 5


What's Going One Part 6


What's Going On Album

Links below to Early Marvin Gaye documentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGs0pOGq-OA Part One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qy1uT1RN4Y Part Two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoIGG_WhRYo Part Three
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrgjfEgwMAs Part Four
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxCPG9LLodo Part Five
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjyJMpsyyi0 Part Six

POTUS Speaks to European Youth

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Palais Des Beaux Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, Belgium, March 26, 2014. President Obama reminded those of us in the United States and other parts of Europe that while Ukraine may seem far removed from concerns closer to home, we should not be any less invested in what’s happening there and in other countries around the world.

March Madness "Sweet Sixteen" - Tonights' Games and Gametimes

March Madness Tonight

7:15 PM ET

11 Dayton

(25-10, 10-6 A 10)

10 Stanford

(23-12, 10-8 Pac-12)

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TBS

6 Baylor

(26-11, 9-9 Big 12)

2 Wisconsin

(28-7, 12-6 Big Ten)

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9:45 PM ET

CBS

4 UCLA

(28-8, 12-6 Pac-12)

1 Florida

(34-2, 18-0 SEC)

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10:17 PM ET

TBS

4 San Diego State

(31-4, 16-2 MW)

1 Arizona

(32-4, 15-3 Pac-12)

MH370: Thai Satellite Spots 300 Objects Near Suspected Malaysian Flight Crash Site

Thai Satellite spots 300 objects near projected crash site

Story by NBC News
Written by Henry Austin

More than 300 floating objects have been spotted close to the spot where investigators believe Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 crashed, the owner of a Thai satellite said Thursday.

The objects were spotted by the Thaichote - or Thailand Earth Observation Satellite, the executive director of the Geo Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda) told NBC News.

"Our satellites have located numerous amounts of floating objects at the area about 1700 miles southwest of Perth and those objects have been identified as real and not just a silhouette or fish or anything else," Anond Snidvongs said. "It’s probably manmade but we cannot identify or confirm its origin."

He added: "The area is within the general area that we were notified to look in. There are 300 objects or even more. One of the satellites has seen about 175 square miles."

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/mh370-thai-satellite-spots-300-objects-near-suspected-crash-site-n63461

Aretha Franklin's 72nd birthday and recording new music

Story by "NewsOne Now"

The Queen of Soul celebrated her 72nd birthday in New York City over the past weekend at the Ritz-Carlton.

Broadcast Journalist Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” team were on hand to capture some of the best moments and an interview with the Queen of Soul herself.

Aretha says she’s feeling great and still recording music. Aretha is excited about here new recording project collaborating with major Artists / Producers Babyface Edmunds and Andre 3000.

Unequal education: Is anyone listening?

Commentary by Rev. Jesse Jackson

The Department of Education just released its annual study on civil rights in our education system. The report, Attorney General Eric Holder summarized, “shows that racial disparities in school discipline policies are not only well-documented among older students but actually begin during preschool.”

Pre-school? Yes, from preschool on, boys of color are disproportionately afflicted by suspensions and zero-tolerance policies in school. They are more likely to be disciplined, more likely to be suspended, and more likely to be held back a grade. Suspended students are less likely to graduate on time and more likely to be suspended a second time. They are more likely to drop out, and to end up in trouble.

The report shows that preschool is not a reality for much of the country, particularly in poorer districts. Where it does exist, students of color — blacks and Latinos — are more likely to be suspended. This has been documented repeatedly in older grades, but now we learn it starts even in preschool.

And that’s not all. The report documents a continuing and shameful catalog of racial disparity: Black and Latino students are more likely to have teachers with less experience and lower pay. African Americans, Latinos and students with disabilities are less likely to have access to the full range of science and math courses. Why? Schools with large minority populations often don’t offer the most upper-range curricula in those areas. They’re also less likely to have a full-time counselor.

Zero tolerance. Inexperienced and poorly paid teachers. Less support. Less access to advanced courses. The odds are stacked against these kids from preschool on.

And that isn’t all. Children of color are more likely to grow up in poverty, less likely to have adequate health care, less likely to have good nutrition, less likely to live in safe neighborhoods and more likely to be homeless.

African Americans still have less access to credit and were often targeted for dicey mortgages in the housing bubble, and they suffer higher rates of unemployment and mortgage foreclosures.

None of this is a surprise. None of it is in doubt. The report isn’t a revelation; it is a validation of a “whereas” that is already known. What has been lacking isn’t evidence of disparity, it is evidence of action. The “whereas” is supposed to lead to a “therefore,” but we’ve seen precious little of that.

Is anyone listening? We are condemning another generation to poverty, despair, broken homes and broken families. We are writing off children — starting in preschool — without giving them a fair shot.

We have a continuing racial crisis in this country — or rather, a crisis of class and race. Schools of poor children are shortchanged. And children, particularly boys of color, face even greater odds against them.

We need remedy for these racial disparities and resources for these class disparities. Parents need to challenge aggressively discriminatory discipline practices. Communities need to join together to demand an end to the savage inequality in schools. We need more resources targeted to the schools with the most need.

A sensible public program would ensure the poor children have the same opportunity that affluent ones have. They would get the most experienced and skilled teachers, not the least of them. Their schools would get more resources to have smaller classes, particularly in the early grades, and modern facilities that include counselors and host after-school programs, parental engagement and education. We’d take aggressive steps to ensure that children have secure housing, good nutrition and high quality health care. And we’d crack down on the discriminatory and destructive discipline policies that are discarding our children rather than taking them in and lifting them up.

This is a moral disgrace. It is also a national folly. Children of color are together the future majority, not the minority.

Our country’s future will depend on educating them well, and ensuring that each can reach his or her full potential. When we discard them in large numbers, we are discarding our own future.

Yes, America has come a long way on issues of race, but we still have structural disparities that have not been erased, and in some ways, have grown worse. We don’t need more reports. We don’t need “model” programs. We need a call to action and a serious commitment to redress this injustice.

Letter from the Washington Pro Football Team Owner Dan Synder

March 24, 2014

To Everyone in our Washington Redskins Nation:

Several months ago I wrote you about my personal reflections on our team name and on our shared Washington Redskins heritage. I wrote then – and believe even more firmly now – that our team name captures the best of who we are and who we can be, by staying true to our history and honoring the deep and enduring values our name represents.

In that letter, I committed myself to listening and learning from all voices with a perspective about our Washington Redskins name. I’ve been encouraged by the thousands of fans across the country who support keeping the Redskins tradition alive. Most – by overwhelming majorities – find our name to be rooted in pride for our shared heritage and values.

“There are Native Americans everywhere that 100% support the name,” Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Chairwoman Mary L. Resvaloso told me when I came to visit her tribe. “I believe God has turned this around for something good.” She told me that it was far more important for us to focus on the challenges of education in Native American communities. I listened closely, and pledged to her that I would find ways to improve the daily lives of people in her tribe.

What would my resolve to honoring our legacy mean if I myself—as the owner of and a passionate believer in the Washington Redskins—didn’t stay true to my word? I wanted and needed to hear firsthand what Native Americans truly thought of our name, our logo, and whether we were, in fact, upholding the principle of respect in regard to the Native American community.

So over the past four months, my staff and I travelled to 26 Tribal reservations across twenty states to listen and learn first-hand about the views, attitudes, and experiences of the Tribes. We were invited into their homes, their Tribal Councils and their communities to learn more about the extraordinary daily challenges in their lives.

“I appreciated your sincerity to learn about our culture and the real-life issues we face on a daily basis,” Pueblo of Zuni Governor Arlen Quetawki told us after we toured his reservation. “I look forward to working together with you to improve the lives of Native Americans in any way possible."

The more I heard, the more I’ve learned, and the more I saw, the more resolved I became about helping to address the challenges that plague the Native American community. In speaking face-to-face with Native American leaders and community members, it’s plain to see they need action, not words.

Yes, some tribes are doing well. And in our candid conversations, we learned that we share so much with Indian country. We find their appreciation of history, legacy, caring for their elders and providing a better future for their youth inspirational and admirable.

But the fact is, too many Native American communities face much harsher, much more alarming realities. They have genuine issues they truly are worried about, and our team’s name is not one of them. Here are just a few staggering, heartbreaking facts about the challenges facing Native Americans today:

-- The official poverty rate on reservations is 29 percent, as determined by the U.S. Census.
36 percent of families with children are below the poverty line on reservations, compared with
9 percent of families nationally. Jobs are scarce, and so is genuine opportunity.

-- Rampant diabetes, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, and heightened suicide rates afflict Native American youth, adults, and veterans. Life expectancies in high poverty Native American communities are the lowest anywhere in the Western Hemisphere—except for Haiti.

-- Tribal reservations can lack even the most basic infrastructure that most Americans take for granted. For example, according to the independent, highly respected Millennium Project, 13 percent of Native American households have no access to safe water and/or wastewater disposal, compared with just 0.6 percent in non-native households. Similarly, 14 percent of homes on Native American reservations have no electricity, compared to just 1 percent among non-native households. It is hard to build for a better tomorrow without the basic needs of today.

These aren’t rare circumstances. These are the unfortunate facts found throughout Indian country today.

I’ve listened. I’ve learned. And frankly, its heart wrenching. It’s not enough to celebrate the values and heritage of Native Americans. We must do more.

I want to do more. I believe the Washington Redskins community should commit to making a real, lasting, positive impact on Native American quality of life—one tribe and one person at a time. I know we won’t be able to fix every problem. But we need to make an impact.

And so I will take action.

As loyal fans of the Washington Redskins, I want you to know that tomorrow I will announce the creation of the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation.
The mission of the Original Americans Foundation is to provide meaningful and measurable resources that provide genuine opportunities for Tribal communities. With open arms and determined minds, we will work as partners to begin to tackle the troubling realities facing so many tribes across our country. Our efforts will address the urgent challenges plaguing Indian country based on what Tribal leaders tell us they need most. We may have created this new organization, but the direction of the Foundation is truly theirs.

Our work is already underway, under the leadership of Gary Edwards, a Cherokee and retired Deputy Assistant Director of the United States Secret Service, as well as a founder and chief executive officer of the National Native American Law Enforcement Association.

Because I’m so serious about the importance of this cause, I began our efforts quietly and respectfully, away from the spotlight, to learn and take direction from the Tribal leaders themselves. In addition to travelling and meeting in-person with Tribal communities, we took a survey of tribes across 100 reservations so that we could have an accurate assessment of the most pressing needs in each community.

The stories I heard and the experiences I witnessed were of children without winter coats or athletic shoes; students in makeshift classrooms without adequate school supplies; text books more than decades old; rampant and unnecessary suffering from preventable diseases like diabetes; economic hardship almost everywhere; and in too many places too few of the tools and technology that we all take for granted every day—computers, internet access, even cellphone coverage.

In the heart of America’s Indian country, poverty is everywhere. That’s not acceptable. We have so much, yet too many Native Americans have so little.

Our work has already begun:

-- As the bitter Arctic winds swept across the Plains this winter, we distributed over 3,000 cold-weather coats to several tribes, as well as shoes to players on boys and girls basketball teams.
“It’s been one of the coldest winters on record,” Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Vice Chairman Boyd Gourneau told me. “The entire Tribe is so appreciative of the coats we received for our youth and elders. It’s been such a great relationship, and we hope it grows.”

-- We assisted in the purchase of a new backhoe for the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska. The Tribe will now be able to complete the burial process for their loved ones even in the coldest winter months, as well as assist in water pipe repairs which, without a functioning backhoe, has left the tribe without water -- for days.

These projects were the first of many and we currently have over forty additional projects currently in process. We look forward to telling you more about these as our work proceeds.

For too long, the struggles of Native Americans have been ignored, unnoticed and unresolved. As a team, we have honored them through our words and on the field, but now we will honor them through our actions. We commit to the tribes that we stand together with you, to help you build a brighter future for your communities.

The Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation will serve as a living, breathing legacy – and an ongoing reminder – of the heritage and tradition that is the Washington Redskins. I’m glad to be able to launch this vital initiative today.

With Respect and Appreciation,

Dan Snyder

P.S. Throughout this journey, there have been many incredible moments. One of my favorite fan moments took place in Gallup, NM – to the cheers of dozens of Washington Redskins fans. As Pueblo of Zuni Governor Arlen Quetawki noted, “We even had an unprompted welcoming party of Washington Redskins fans from Zuni and Navajo greet you when you departed from the airport!” The passion and support for the Burgundy and Gold throughout the country has been overwhelming.

The First Lady's travel to the Great Wall of China

First Lady Michelle Obama and Malia and Sasha visit the Great Wall of China. March 22, 2014. (White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon).

Story by the White House
Written by First Lady Michele Obama

Today we drove about an hour north of Beijing to a village called Mutianyu to visit a section of the Great Wall of China, which was simply breathtaking. The scenery on the way there was beautiful – a wide vista of mountains and trees – so the car ride alone was a treat. But then, running along the highest ridges of the mountains, you see it: The Great Wall – one of the great marvels of human history.

In its entirety, the Great Wall stretches from east to west across more than 13,000 miles of Chinese countryside (that's about four times the length of the entire United States from Maine to Oregon!). It is not a single, uninterrupted wall, but rather a series of smaller walls which sometimes overlap and run parallel to each other.

Certain sections of the Wall date back as far as the seventh century B.C., but the majority of the Great Wall we know today – including the section at Mutianyu – was built between the 1300s and the 1600s.

To get to the Wall, we rode a cable car up a mountain (and we later rode back down on a long slide!). The section we visited is one of the more popular parts of the Wall for tourists, and it’s easy to see why. At Mutianyu, the Wall is roughly 20 to 25 feet tall and full of stairs, and there’s a watchtower every 100 yards or so. Those watchtowers serve as a reminder of why the Wall was built in the first place – to defend against attacks from armies descending from the north. Throughout its history, the Great Wall has gone through decades, even centuries, of ruin and disrepair. But it has always served as not only a physical barrier, but a psychological one to intimidate potential invaders.

During our visit to the Wall, I couldn’t stop thinking about what a massive undertaking it must have been to build it. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and peasants were given the dangerous, painstaking – and often fatal – task of carrying ton after ton of granite, brick, dirt, and wood through the forests, up over the hills, and down through the valleys to create this incredible structure. They did this year after year, decade after decade – and it’s because of their hard work and sacrifice that the Great Wall remains standing today.

Officials Say Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane 'Ended in the Southern Indian Ocean'

Story and video by ABC TV's Good Morning America
Written by Coleen Curry

New satellite data reveals that missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 "ended" its journey in a "remote location" of the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said today.

"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean," a somber Razak said during a media briefing.

The jet vanished March 8 with 289 people on board after it took off from Kuala Lampur bound for Beijing.

The announcement follows weeks of searches that spanned the South China Sea, Strait of Malacca and finally the south Indian Ocean off of Australia as authorities tried to figure out what happened to the plane.

The new information came from British satellite maker Inmarsat, which used a new type of analysis never before used to try and pinpoint the plane's last known location, Razak said.

"[Inmarsat] has been performing calculations on the data using type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort and they have been able to shed more light on MH370. Based on the new analysis, Inmarsat and the (British) Accidents Investigation Branch have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor and that it's last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth," Razak said.

He noted that Malaysia Airlines had already been in touch with the families of the 289 people on board, saying that he knew the past few weeks had been "heartbreaking" for them and that this latest development must be harder still.

Earlier today, an Australian plane spotted two objects described as gray or green and "circular" as well as orange and "rectangular" in the search area off Australia's coast.

Other search crews had spotted "suspicious objects" in the Indian Ocean over the weekend -- including items believed to be wooden pallets. The Malaysian government said that the missing Boeing 777-200 had been carrying wooden pallets, were not yet sure whether the pallets matched.

No wreckage has yet to be recovered.

Investigators are still trying to determine what happened to the plane after it took off around midnight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, headed for Beijing, China. It disappeared off the radar shortly after 1 a.m. but continued to fly, according to satellite data, for up to seven hours.

Malaysian authorities are considering the possibilities of hijacking, sabotage, terrorism or issues related to the mental health of the pilots.


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Rev Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention 2014 schedule April 9th - 12th / One of the Keynote Speakers: President Obama

Link to NAN Convention Schedule: http://nationalactionnetwork.net/convention-2014/schedule/

Oscar nomination marks 15 straight years for alumni

Story by San Francisco State News
Written by Jonathan Morales

SF State alumni continue to make their presence felt on the red carpet.

Christopher Boyes (B.A. '75 photo left) has received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound Mixing for his work on "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," marking the 15th year in a row that SF State alumni have been nominated for Academy Awards. The nomination is Boyes' 11th overall.

Boyes' career has included sound work on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. He has won an Academy Award four times: Best Sound Effects Editing, 1998, "Titanic;" Best Sound Editing, 2003, "Pearl Harbor;" Best Sound Mixing, 2003, "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King;" and Best Sound Mixing, 2006, "King Kong." He has also been nominated for his work on "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," "Iron Man" and "Avatar."

Daniel Bernardi, professor and chair of SF State's Department of Cinema, said it is rewarding to see alumni recognized for their work.

"We have an outstanding faculty, many of them working filmmakers, who teach film theory and history as well as the practical skills necessary for students to be successful once they begin their careers," Bernardi said. "We encourage students to think critically and take creative risks. It's not surprising, though still wonderful, to see our graduates continue to succeed and be acknowledged by their peers."

SF State alumni have received multiple Oscar nominations and wins over the past two decades. Past Academy Award winners include: Ethan Van Der Ryn (B.A. '85), Best Sound Editing for "King Kong" in 2006 and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" in 2003; Gloria Borders (B.A. '78), Best Sound Effects Editing for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" in 1991; Steve Zaillian (B.A. '75), Best Adapted Screenplay in 1994 for "Schindler's List;" and Shawn Murphy (B.A. '68), Best Sound Editing for "Jurassic Park" in 1993.

SF State nominees include Annette Bening (B.A., '85), whose most recent of four Oscar nods came in 2011 for "The Kids are All Right;" and David Gropman, nominated for Best Production Design last year for "Life of Pi" and for Best Art Decoration-Set Decoration in 2000 for "The Cider House Rules."

SF State astronomers discover new planet in Pisces Constellation

Story by San Francisco State News

A team led by SF State Astronomer Stephen Kane (left photo) has discovered a new giant planet located in a star system within the Pisces constellation. The planet, perhaps twice the mass of Jupiter, could help researchers learn more about how extrasolar planets are formed.

The star system harboring the new planet contains only one star, as do the other three systems with extrasolar planets analyzed by Kane, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and his colleagues. It is a surprising finding, given the high rate of multiple-star systems in our solar neighborhood.

“There is a great interest in these stars that are known to host planets,” Kane explained, since astronomers suspect that planet formation in a multi-star system would be very different from planet formation in a single-star system like our own. Kane presented his findings today at the annual conference of the American Astronomical Society.

A multiple-star system “might have not one but two planetary disks” where planets form, he said. “Or it could be that having an extra star would be disruptive, and its gravity could cause any protoplanets to pull apart.”

Relatively few extrasolar planets have been found in multiple-star systems, “but we know that they are there,” Kane said.

In the four systems studied by the researchers, using optical imaging data collected at the Gemini North observatory in Hawaii, there were some intriguing signs that perhaps a second star -- or something else -- was present.

In each system, the extrasolar planets were discovered by the radial velocity technique, pioneered at SF State by astronomer Geoffrey Marcy, now at the University of California, Berkeley. The radial velocity technique measures variations in the speed at which a star moves away and toward Earth, perturbed or “wobbled” by the gravitational pull of a nearby cosmic body. Depending on the radial velocity signature, astronomers can calculate whether the wobble is coming from a planet or star.

In the star systems studied by Kane and his colleagues, there was a part of the radial velocity data that couldn’t be explained entirely by the pull of an orbiting planet. And at the same time, the planets that had already been discovered in these systems followed eccentric orbits, swinging away from their stars in a less circular and more elliptical fashion, “more like that of a comet,” Kane said.

With these two clues, the researchers wondered if the radial velocity and eccentric orbits might be explained by the presence of another star in the system. But when they took a closer look at the systems, they were able to rule out the possibility that another star was perturbing the system.

“I thought we were likely to find stellar companions, and when all four didn’t have a binary star, that did surprise me,” Kane said.

But in the case of one star, Pisces’ HD 4230, the unexplained radial velocity appears to be coming from the pull of a previously undiscovered giant planet, the researchers report. They confirmed the planet’s presence with additional radial velocity data collected at Hawaii’s Keck observatory.

Given that the researchers did not find any stellar companions, Kane says it is very likely that the leftover radial velocity is instead a signal that there are additional planets to be found in all four systems. The researchers feel this is especially true for the system called HD 168443, where their ability to detect a companion star was very strong.

Kane is one of the few astronomers to use a variety of planet-hunting techniques, including radial velocity and imaging. He said that the new findings had motivated him to look at other extrasolar systems with similar kinds of unexplained radial velocity data, to see if other stars or planets may be lurking there.

"Limits on Stellar Companions to Exoplanet Host Stars with Eccentric Planets” is in press at Astrophysical Journal. Kane co-authored the study with SF State Postdoctoral Fellow Natalie R. Hinkel; Steve B. Howell of NASA Ames Research Center; Elliott P. Horch of Southern Connecticut State University; Ying Feng and Jason T. Wright of Pennsylvania State University; David R. Ciardi of NASA Exoplanet Science Institute; Mark E. Everett of National Optical Astronomy Observatory and Andrew W. Howard of the University of Hawaii.

North Dakota wants you: New campaign seeks to fill 20,000 jobs

Video by Yahoo Finance

Story and Video by CNN Money
Written by Blake Ellis

Looking for a job? North Dakota wants you.

In a new recruiting campaign to be rolled out in May, the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation is aiming to fill more than 20,000 jobs -- ranging from truck drivers and oilfield workers to receptionists and food servers.

North Dakota's huge oil boom has spurred thousands of job seekers to flock to the state for years now. In some cities, the population has quadrupled.

Yet, the growth continues and companies are still so desperate for workers that the state is teaming up with oil giant Hess Corp. to launch an $800,000 campaign to attract new talent.

"It is being developed to target people in states with chronic unemployment, and people in industries that are high-demand in North Dakota, including: engineering, healthcare, energy, skilled trades, transportation and information technology," the foundation said in a statement.

The push will include a website, marketing efforts and recruiting events.


Ray Gerish, a floor hand for Raven Drilling, works on an oil rig drilling into the Bakken shale formation on July 28, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. North Dakota has been experiencing an oil boom in recent years, due in part to new drilling techniques including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. In April 2013, The United States Geological Survey released a new study estimating the Bakken formation and surrounding oil fields could yield up to 7.4 billion barrels of oil, doubling their estimate of 2008, which was stated at 3.65 billion barrels of oil. Workers for Raven Drilling work twelve hour days fourteen days straight, staying at a camp nearby, followed by fourteen days. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

The state is also trying to convince potential employees that North Dakota is not only a good place to get a job, but a great place to live, dubbing it the "Find the Good Life in North Dakota" campaign.

But this could be a harder sell.

Over the past few years, the flood of workers moving to the state -- specifically to the Northwest corner where oil activity is greatest -- has caused a severe housing shortage.

In Williston, a town at the center of the boom, home prices have more than tripled and rent there is currently the highest in the nation, according to a new report from Apartment Guide, a website for finding apartment rentals.

Even though many employees are now raking in six-figure salaries, they are essentially homeless, living in their cars in parking lots, in other peoples' basements, in RVs or even in churches.

Along with a housing crunch, crime has skyrocketed, traffic is grueling, and local restaurants and retailers struggle to keep up with the surge in demand -- resulting in higher prices and longer waits.

And, of course, there's always the below-freezing temperatures, with wind chills plunging under negative 50 during the winters.

Great-Grandparents resting in Cook County, Illinois

My Great-Grandparents Sylvester (1886 - 1973) and Cordelia Tanter (1890 - 1959), resting in Cook County, Illinois

Two-thirds of Americans tune to radio for news

Briefing by Inside Radio

From television, radio and print to computers, cell phones and tablets, Americans follow the news on a wide variety of devices, according to new survey by the Media Insight Project, an initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press.

It shows radio’s demographic sweet spot for news-seeking Americans is adults ages 40-59.

Radio One Donates To HBCU Howard University in Washington DC

Story by DCRTV

Radio One's Cathy Hughes and Alfred Liggins donate $4 million to Howard University's School Of Communications.

Howard interim president Wayne A.I. Fredrick says: "Howard University is a business" and needs to remain financially viable - and that it can't keep hiking tuition and other fees.

Howard has embarked on a program of asking large companies to partner with the historically black educational institution located in the District Of Columbia - near where Silver Spring-based Radio One once contemplated putting its corporate headquarters.

James Brown "Get On Up" Movie trailer - coming this summer

Earthquake in Los Angeles

Story by CNN
Video by KTLA TV

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area on Monday morning, jolting some people awake just before sunrise but bringing no immediate reports of serious damage.

The quake, centered about 6 miles north-northwest of Westwood and about 15 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, happened at 6:25 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said.

"I sort of sat up in bed, waited a second, then put my head down for a bit. I wasn't really afraid," a man walking his dog in downtown Los Angeles less than an hour after the quake told CNN affiliate KTLA. He didn't provide his name.

CNN's Alan Duke said he was half awake in his Hollywood Hills home when he felt a jolt that lasted a few seconds.
Anchors react to L.A. quake on live TV

"It just served as a rude awakening," Duke said. "The sliding-glass doors were just rattling like somebody had slammed into them. Nothing fell off the walls."

The USGS's online ShakeMap showed that strong to moderate shaking would have been felt near the epicenter, with lighter vibrations felt in Los Angeles proper.

Geophysicist Paul Caruso said that significant damage or casualties generally wouldn't be expected with earthquakes weaker than a 5.5 magnitude, though results vary by region, often depending on construction codes and types of rock that exist underground.

.President Obama Weekly Address: Rewarding Hard Work by Strengthening Overtime Pay Protections

In this week’s address, President Obama highlighted the action he took this week to reward hard work by strengthening overtime pay protections. As part of this year of action, the President has ordered the Secretary of Labor to modernize our country’s overtime rules to ensure that millions of American workers are paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work.

While our economy is moving forward, the middle class and those fighting to get into it are still struggling and too many Americans are working harder than ever just to keep up, let alone get ahead. So, in consultation with workers and business, the Obama administration will update and simplify the rules to reward hard work and responsibility.

Over 100 Subpoenas Issued By Feds In Kendrick Johnson Case

Story by News One

Attorney Ben Crump, lawyer for the family of Kendrick Johnson, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Friday to discuss what he says is a major development in the case.

Reportedly, many of Kendrick’s former classmates have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the young man’s death. This development comes on the heels of four months of investigation into the case - an investigation instigated by Kendrick’s parents, who have long suspected their son’s death was the result of foul play and not an accident.

Crump reiterated many of the causes for suspicion by the family and told Martin that they’re hopeful the federal investigation will yield answers to the question of what happened to Kendrick.

Read more: http://newsone.com/2970465/over-100-subpoenas-issued-by-feds-in-kendrick-johnson-case/

Dead at 89: the most recognizable voice in movies

Story and Video by WTOP Washington DC

WASHINGTON --You may not know his name but you know his voice. Hal Douglas has been doing the voice-overs for Hollywood films and television since the 1970's.

So if you don't recognize his voice, you really haven't been paying attention to the movies or TV for the last 40 years.

Douglas, 89, died at his Northern Virginia home on March 7, according to his family.

Listen to this trip down memory lane:

How John Thompson and Nolan Richardson broke through the NCAA Basketball championship color barrier

John Thompson (R) became the first black coach to win an NCAA title 30 years ago. Ten years later, Nolan Richardson got one of his own.

Story by Yahoo Sports
By Pat Forde

During his third season at Georgetown, John Thompson looked up into the stands right before tipoff of a 1975 game in tiny McDonough Gym and saw a bedsheet unfurled with this written on it: "Thompson the n----- flop must go."

Nine years later, his Hoyas won the national title.

During his first year at Arkansas, in 1985-86, Nolan Richardson had a daughter stricken with leukemia and a team with a losing record. Someone added to the misery by issuing a bomb threat on his home.

Nine years later, his Razorbacks won the national title.

Epithets and threats would deter neither man.

Thirty years ago, John Thompson became the first African-American basketball coach to win a national championship. Twenty years ago, Nolan Richardson became the second. As we head into March Madness in a far different time, those are anniversaries worth remembering and respecting.

Read More: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-john-thompson-and-nolan-richardson-broke-through-the-championship-color-barrier-083032327-ncaab.html

Malaysia widens hunt as India questions Andaman Sea Focus

Story by Bloomberg
Written by Bibhudatta Pradhan, Ranjeetha Pakiam and Alan Levin

Malaysia widened the search for the missing Flight 370, pushing the hunt farther east and west, while India questioned the idea of a crash in the Andaman Sea region that was a focus of earlier patrols.

Continuous radar coverage close to the Andaman Islands would have picked up the plane, and India's navy is confident the Boeing Co. 777-200 wasn't in the area, said a naval official who wasn't authorized to comment publicly about the case. India said it began checks there yesterday after a tip from Malaysia.

The Andaman Sea surveillance had opened a new front for investigators as signs mounted that the plane doubled back on its Kuala Lumpur-to-Beijing route and possibly flew for hours after controllers lost contact almost a week ago. Today, Malaysia said it extended the search farther east into the South China Sea and to the west into the Indian Ocean.

"A normal investigation becomes narrower with time, as new information focuses the search," Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in Kuala Lumpur. "But this is not a normal investigation. In this case, the information we have forces us to look further and further afield."

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Communications stopped with the Malaysian Airline System Bhd. jet carrying 239 people as it crossed the Gulf of Thailand toward Vietnam early on March 8. The disappearance baffled authorities, spurred a multinational air-and-sea recovery effort and left relatives in agony over the unknown fate of the passengers and crew.
Five Hours

A satellite transmitter on the 777 was active for about five hours, indicating the plane was operational after its transponder shut off less than an hour after takeoff, said three U.S. government officials. With no evidence of pilot error or mechanical failure, U.S. investigators are treating the case as air piracy, though it remains unclear by whom, one person said.

Investigators are studying four or five scenarios, including an explosion, intentional acts and actions performed under duress, Hishammuddin said. The possibility of pilot and crew involvement is also being explored, he said.

India added a new search zone, covering about 9,000 square kilometers (3,475 square miles) along the Chennai coast in the Bay of Bengal, at Malaysia's request. The latest patrol area is a strip measuring 15 kilometers long by 600 miles wide, according to an Indian navy statement.
Sea Search

Surface vessels and aircraft also continued to scour waters east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the navy said in the statement, even as the naval official cast doubt on the possibility that Flight 370 could have reached the area undetected.

The region is a pivotal shipping route, and is heavily patrolled and monitored by radar to prevent pirate attacks, the naval official said. The navy had said yesterday it dispatched forces there after receiving unspecified information from Malaysia.

The Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal are on the opposite side of Malaysia both from Flight 370's intended path and from the initial search areas in the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea. Malaysia said the hunt for the plane now involves 57 ships and 48 aircraft.

"We want nothing more than to find the plane as quickly as possible," Hishammuddin said. "But the circumstances have forced us to widen our search."
Satellite Links

Specialists from the U.K. and Rolls-Royce Plc have said they are studying the possibility of satellite communication with the aircraft and will share their findings with Malaysia, Civil Aviation Chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said.

The 777 can cruise at 500 miles an hour or more, meaning it may have flown for as far as 2,500 miles beyond its last point of contact if it was intact and had enough fuel.

The satellite communications came from an onboard monitoring system that, if fully activated, can send data about how the plane's equipment is working to Boeing, according to the person familiar with the equipment.

The data doesn't necessarily indicate the jet was flying the whole time. It may be possible for the system to operate if the 777 was on the ground, the person said. It probably can't operate following a crash, especially on the water where components probably would sink, the person said.

While Malaysian Air never subscribed to the Boeing program, meaning the system didn't transmit detailed information about the flight to the planemaker, it was in an idle position of sorts and periodically sent a pulse to a satellite.
Routine Signals

Inmarsat Plc, the London-based satellite operator, picked up "routine, automated signals" from Flight 370, according to a statement e-mailed by Jonathan Sinnatt, a spokesman. He declined to elaborate.

Inmarsat shared its information with SITA, the main carrier in that region for land- and satellite-based message traffic between aircraft and ground personnel. SITA in turn shared the data with Malaysian Airlines, he said.

SITA supplies communications services to Malaysia Air and is "supporting the airline and all the relevant authorities" in the investigation, a spokeswoman, Susan Brown, said. She declined to comment further about the case.

Radar signals sent from the ground continued to reflect back from Flight 370 after its transponder went dead, said the people. After the transponder shut off, making the 777 harder to follow on radar, the plane turned left toward the west instead of continuing on toward Beijing to the north.
Indonesia Radar

Indonesia had no military radar reports of objects passing through its territory without identification on March 8, said Hadi Tjahjanto, a spokesman for the Indonesian air force.

U.S. investigators have been studying a radar blip detected hundreds of miles west of the plane's intended route, in the area of the Malacca Strait, about 2:15 a.m. local time March 8, about 45 minutes after the last transponder signal.

The aircraft's transponder normally sends signals to ground radar stations making it easier to follow and providing other information, such as its identity and altitude. While it's possible for the unit to malfunction or be accidentally switched off, it is highly suspicious for the device to fail at the same time a plane makes an abrupt change of course.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kidd arrived in the northwestern section of the Malacca Strait and will continue to assist Malaysian authorities, according to a statement from Lieutenant David Levy, a spokesman for the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Also on the scene is a P-3C Orion patrol plane, which flew a search mission in the area today without result, Levy said.

Another U.S. aircraft, a P-8A Poseidon, is due to join the hunt tomorrow, Levy said.

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To contact the reporters on this story: Bibhudatta Pradhan in New Delhi at bpradhan@bloomberg.net; Ranjeetha Pakiam in Kuala Lumpur at rpakiam@bloomberg.net; Alan Levin in Washington at alevin24@bloomberg.net

Taking Care of My Health is No Act - 7 dollars a month for Rachel

Video/Transcript by Rachel Brown

For me, getting covered through the Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov was quick and easy. I was only planning to go on the website and see what was there. But boom, boom, boom…before I knew it, I was entering my name and choosing a plan. It took all of 15 minutes.

What’s incredible is I qualified for a reduced premium: $7 a month for full coverage. It doesn’t get much better than that!

I’ve got a lot of logs in the fire: In addition to graduate school, an internship, and part-time jobs, I’m trying to build an acting career in Atlanta (the Hollywood of the South!). Unfortunately, none of those pursuits have made health insurance very affordable.

When I didn’t have insurance, I often wrestled with the decision to ignore a health concern because of the cost.
It’s a scary choice: spend money on necessities, such as having a roof over my head, or go to the doctor. But in the end, it’s a no-brainer: I have to pay my rent.

Now that I have the security of health coverage, I finally feel like I can breathe.

I can pay my rent and go to the doctor.

Having insurance gives me a sense of security. It allows me to go out on any given day and live my life as care free as possible. If something were to happen to me, I would be able to go to the hospital and get the services that I need without losing everything.

I have friends who are in need of basic health care. I tell them: You need to get your dental check-ups; you need to get your physicals. I urge them to check out their options on HealthCare.gov and get covered.

Don’t delay. You have only a couple of weeks before open enrollment ends March 31st.

Men’s Wearhouse to Buy Jos. A. Bank for $1.8 Billion

Men’s Wearhouse Inc. (MW) agreed to buy smaller rival Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (JOSB) for about $1.8 billion in cash, ending a five-month takeover battle between the two menswear retailers.

Both companies’ boards have approved the transaction, the retailers said today in a statement. Jos. A. Bank also will terminate a separate deal to buy the Eddie Bauer brand and cancel a plan to buy as much as $300 million of its own stock.

Today’s agreement settles a feud Jos. A. Bank began in October with an offer for its larger rival. Men’s Wearhouse turned down that proposal and countered with multiple bids for Jos. A. Bank, all of which were rejected as too low. Jos. A. Bank said it would begin talks with Men’s Wearhouse last month following a sweetened $1.78 billion offer.

“It’s a strong acquisition that is mutually beneficial to both companies and shareholders of both companies,” Mark Montagna, a Nashville, Tennessee-based analyst for Avondale Partners, said in a phone interview.

The combined company will have more than 1,700 U.S. stores and sales of about $3.5 billion on a pro forma basis, the retailers said. Jos. A. Bank can benefit from Men’s Wearhouse’s tuxedo-rental business, while Men’s Wearhouse can learn from Jos. A. Bank’s ability to inexpensively source products, Montagna said.

Jos. A. Bank, based in Hampstead, Maryland, rose 3.9 percent to $64.24 at 12:44 p.m. in New York. Houston-based Men’s Wearhouse climbed 5.9 percent to $57.80.

Michael Dunn’s Sentencing Delayed

Story by AP

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Michael Dunn, convicted of "attempted murder" in the murder of 17 year old African-American youth Jordan Davis in a confrontation over loud music in a car he was riding in, will have to wait until at least Friday to see if a judge sentences him or waits until after 47-year old Michael Dunn’s retrial on first-degree murder.

Michael Dunn could face a maximum of 60 years in prison for the charges on which he already has been convicted.

Michael Dunn’s attorney on Monday asked that sentencing be postponed until after the second trial. Defense attorney Cory Strolla says he is concerned that statements Michael Dunn makes at a sentencing hearing could be used against him in his second trial.

Strolla also said he is stepping down as Michael Dunn’s attorney and asked Judge Russell Healey to appoint public defenders.

Healey, an interim circuit judge, said he has never come across a case with similar circumstances in 150 trials.

“I’ve never had a hung jury,” Healey said at Monday’s hearing.

A mistrial was declared on the murder charge after jurors deliberated for four days. The 12 jurors found him guilty of three counts of "attempted" second-degree murder (Jordan Davis died from the Dunn shooting), and a count of firing into an occupied car.

Michael Dunn was charged with fatally shooting Jordan Davis, of Marietta, Ga., in 2012 after the argument over loud music coming from the SUV occupied by Jordan Davis and three friends.

The teens were black. Michael Dunn, who is white, had described the music to his fiancee as “thug music.”

March and Rally Against 'Stand Your Ground' Laws In Tallahassee today - Family of Emmitt Till confirmed

WHO:
Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network

Rev. Jesse Jackson, President of RainbowPush Coalition

Attorneys Benjamin Crump & Daryl Parks, Parks & Crump Attorneys at Law

Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin: Parents of Trayvon Martin

Lucia McBath and Ron Davis: Parents of Jordan Davis

The family of Emmett Till

Tom Joyner, Host of The Tom Joyner Morning Show

WHAT:
Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network will lead a march from the Tallahassee Leon Country Civic Center to the State Capitol to address 'stand your ground' laws. The parent's of Trayvon Martin, their Attorneys Benjamin Crump and Daryl Parks, and the parents of Jordan Davis, and the family of Emmett Till will join. The march will end with a rally at the Florida State Capitol building. Rev. Al Sharpton will be the keynote speaker.

WHEN:
Today: March 10, 2014
Time: 9:30AM

WHERE:
March location begins at:
Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center
505 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee, FL 32301.

The Rally follows the March at:
Florida State Capitol building
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, Florida, FL 32301

Jeffrey Wilson Named Regional Vice President of Radio One’s Mid-West Markets

[Jeffrey Wilson, RVP of Radio One Mid-West Markets]

Story by Frequency News

Radio One, has announced that Jeffrey Wilson has been named Regional Vice President of the Mid-West Radio Stations.

Jeffrey (Jeff) Wilson began his employment with Radio One in December of 2003 as General Manager of the Columbus, Ohiomarket. In 2010, he was promoted to General Manager of the Company’s Cleveland, Ohio radio stations.

As Regional Vice President, Jeff will be tasked with overseeing all six of the mid-west markets: Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit,Indianapolis and St. Louis.

“Jeff is a strong broadcasting professional with a solid track record of performance with Radio One. He brings a diverse background in sales and operations that will be an asset to our entire Radio Division,” said Chris Wegmann, President, Radio Division.

“This is perhaps the most exciting time in the history of our industry. I am honored to be partnering with Chris Wegmann to redefine radio, serve our communities, and make history,” said Wilson.

Statement from the President on the Senate’s Failure to Confirm Debo Adegbile

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Statement from the President on the Senate’s Failure to Confirm Debo Adegbile

The Senate’s failure to confirm Debo Adegbile to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice is a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public servant.

Mr. Adegbile’s qualifications are impeccable. He represents the best of the legal profession, with wide-ranging experience, and the deep respect of those with whom he has worked.

His unwavering dedication to protecting every American’s civil and Constitutional rights under the law – including voting rights – could not be more important right now.

And Mr. Adegbile’s personal story – rising from adversity to become someone who President Bush’s Solicitor General referred to as one of the nation’s most capable litigators – is a story that proves what America has been and can be for people who work hard and play by the rules.

As a lawyer, Mr. Adgebile has played by the rules. And now, Washington politics have used the rules against him. The fact that his nomination was defeated solely based on his legal representation of a defendant runs contrary to a fundamental principle of our system of justice – and those who voted against his nomination denied the American people an outstanding public servant.

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Video by Bloomberg

President Obama Civil Rights Pick REJECTED By Senate For Mumia Ties

Story by News One

The Senate rejected President Obama‘s appointment of Debo Adegbile (photo left) to a top civil rights post.

For weeks, Adegbile’s nomination to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was under heavy contention. Opponents blocked Adegbile’s confirmation Wednesday amidst controversy surrounding his defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal when he served as head of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund. The Washington Post reported:

Eight Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), joined with Republicans in voting against Debo Adegbile, whose nomination was adamantly and vocally opposed by conservatives due to his participation in an appeal filed on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal – an internationally-known prisoner convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

The vote was expected to be close — with Vice President Biden on hand to potentially cast a tie-breaking vote — but the final tally was 47-52 in opposition to the appointment.

Reid initially voted for Adegbile, but he switched his vote to no, giving him the right as Senate leader to bring up the nomination again at a later date.

Adegbile becomes the first Obama nominee rejected under the new Senate procedures approved in November that require just a majority of Senators present to agree to proceed to a vote on most presidential nominees.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/05/senate-rejects-obama-appointment-of-debo-adegbile-to-top-civil-rights-post/

One week ago, Roland Martin was joined on “NewsOne Now” by the Legal Defense & Educational Fund’s Sherrilyn Ifill to discuss Adegbile’s nomination and the controversy surrounding his defense of Abu-Jamal.

“We represented Mr. Abu-Jamal for the same reason the we represent many people who are criminal defendants, because we stand for the principle that every criminal defendant – especially in a capital case – is entitled to the full panoply of rights the Constitution affords them,” said Ifill. “We’re particularly solicitous of this in the context of the death penalty because of the very well documented racial disparities in the application of the death penalty.”

Ultimately, Ifill said examining Adegbile’s full career painted a clear picture of why he was a good candidate to head up the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

“He has argued in the Supreme Court. He’s regarded as one of the nation’s premiere voting rights attorneys. He did work here on behalf of residents of New Orleans in the post-Katrina aftermath. His career is, without question, one of a powerful, strong, committed civil rights lawyer and everything about his career suggests that in fact he’s perfect for this job,” said Adegbile.

Washington Post Story link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/05/senate-rejects-obama-appointment-of-debo-adegbile-to-top-civil-rights-post/

Caged Journalists Appear in Cairo Court for Trial

Australian journalist Peter Greste (third from right) of Al-Jazeera and his colleagues stand inside the defendants' cage during their trial for allegedly supporting the Muslim Brotherhood at Cairo's Tora prison on Wednesday. The high-profile case has sparked a global outcry over muzzling of the press and is seen as a test of the military-installed government's tolerance of independent media. Activists fear a return to autocracy three years after the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Story by Bloomberg

President Obama announces his 2015 Budget

President Obama Speaks on the 2015 Budget during a classroom visit at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. March 4, 2014


President Barack Obama signs copies of the FY 2015 Budget as Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Director, Office of Management and Budget, and OMB staff look on in the Oval Office, March 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza).

Memorable 2014 Academy Award Speeches and Performance

Oscar Nominated Song: "Happy" performance by Pharrell Williams


Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o


Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave

President Obama Sends Congress $3.9 Trillion Budget to Boost Growth

Story by Bloomberg
Written by Roger Runningen and Derek Wallbank


A Senate staff member picks up a copy of President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 / Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion budget request with increased spending for employment, education and job-training programs to boost the economy, financed partly by trimming tax breaks for upper-income families and some businesses.

The sixth budget of Obama’s presidency, released eight months before the November midterm elections, would enhance tax-credit programs for some families and childless workers and pump about $302 billion over four years into infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges. It would allocate $25 billion less for weapons and research than projected a year ago.

“The budget is not just about numbers, it’s about our values,” Obama said at a Washington elementary school today. “It’s a road map for creating jobs” in part through education, while it “adheres to the spending levels” agreed to by Congress.

RALLY AGAINST ‘STAND YOUR GROUND’ LAWS IN TALLAHASSEE MARCH 10TH

Announcement by the National Action Network

Reverend Al Sharpton, Tom Joyner, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev/Gospel Singer James Fortune, and the National Action Network Southeast region will be joined by the family of Emmitt Till; the Parents of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, and Oscar Grant (Fruitvale Station in Oakland, CA incident); Attorney Benjamin Crump, as they all lead the march through Tallahassee to repeal “Stand Your Ground" laws.

Join us as we march at 9:00am from the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center to the State Capitol. A rally will immediately follow the march at the State Capitol.

Arrive at 9am march begins 9:30am at: Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center, 505 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee, FL 32301.

March ends and rally begins at: State Capitol 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, Florida, FL 32301

Pass it on.

Radio to compete with Siri for driver attention.

Briefing by Inside Radio

Ratcheting up its battle with Google for control of the connected car of the future, Apple says its mobile operating system will be integrated into vehicles from Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo this week with more than a dozen other auto manufacturers to follow in the future.