www.rightwingwatch.org Mitt Romney during a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference call says President Obama is conducting an “assault on life,” an “assault on religion” and an “assault on marriage.”
Monthly Archives: January 2012
BuyCostumes.com Launches 2012 Presidential Mask Poll
New Berlin, WI (PRWEB) January 11, 2012
BuyCostumes.com, the largest e-retailer of costumes and accessories, has launched the Official 2012 Presidential Mask Poll, an online straw poll that tallies votes to predict the outcome of the primaries and general election, based on the sales of custom designed candidate masks. Beginning with the primaries, BuyCostumes.com is selling the custom paper masks in the likeness of Republican hopefuls and incumbent candidates. The company will monitor the sales of the masks to gauge the results of both the primaries and general election.
The Official Presidential Mask Poll dates back to 2000, and since that time BuyCostumes.com has been able to accurately predict the election outcome. In the 2000 mask poll, George Bush led by 57% compared with Al Gores 43%. In 2004, George Bush masks took 53% of the votes to John Kerrys 47%; and, in the most recent presidential election, the results showed Barack Obama with 55%, compared to John McCain with 45%. The masks, in effect, have unmasked the election results for over a decade.
These masks are a lot of fun and an inexpensive way for people to show their enthusiasm with the election process, states Daniel Haight, President and CEO.
Masks sell for $ 0.99 each, and the company expects the votes to come in by the thousands. To track the mask poll, please go to http://www.buycostumes.com/presidentialmaskpoll or follow the poll on Twitter and Facebook.
About BUYSEASONS, Inc.
Founded in 1999, BUYSEASONS, Inc. is the leading online retailer of costumes, accessories, party d
Pizza Man Herman Cain Will Not Deliver
Northbrook, IL (PRWEB) October 11, 2011
From his faulty recession predictions in 2008, to his support of TARP to his resistance to a Federal Reserve audit, GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is unqualified to shepherd America to honest economic recovery, asserts Revolution PAC.
As conservatives, including Rep. Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich, rally for fiscal transparency, Cain a former Kansas City Federal Reserve chairman continues to dismiss the push for a thorough audit of the public-private agency. While Cain asserts in his new autobiography, I dont think youre going to find anything to audit on the Federal Reserve, Pauls Domestic Monetary Policy subcommittee has overseen a GAO investigation of the Feds crisis response emergency lending that uncovered $ 16 trillion in emergency loans to foreign banks.
Cains pattern of misjudgment and obfuscation is not a recent phenomenon. Just one week before the economic collapse and subsequent banker bailouts in 2008, he went on the record to defend the strength of the financial markets and suggest an imaginary recession.
He was completely clueless about the condition of the economy right up to the moment of collapse, notes Revolution PAC Chairman Tom Woods.
Cain proceeded to wholeheartedly back, in big government liberal fashion, the controversial Troubled Asset Relief Program, which he deemed a win-win for the taxpayer. He flippantly argued, The ownership by the taxpayers is going to be relatively small and nowhere near the amount needed to be called nationalization. So whats the problem?
We need sweeping, systemic changes, carried out by a real supporter of the free market who sees the whole picture, Woods urges, not trivial tinkering by Herman Cain or his friend Mitt Romney, whom he endorsed in 2008.
Woods continues, Dr. Paul specifically warned in 2001 that Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve, whose NASDAQ bubble had just burst, were in the process of creating a housing bubble. That Ron Paul is the candidate best equipped to lead us back to economic prosperity is nearly undisputed.
A recent Harris Poll revealed that Ron Paul would prevail over Barack Obama 51 percent to 49 percent in a general election race. Paul stands at 13 percent in New Hampshire, site of the first-in-the-nation primary.
Revolution PAC is bolstering Ron Pauls consistent, constitutional message with targeted TV advertising campaigns complemented by billboards and radio ads in key primary states. Proceeds will support the airing of game-changing commercials, like the game-changing Plastic Men” in the months to come. Unlimited donations by individuals, businesses and organizations can be made to Revolution PAC.
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Praises TCC at town hall
Tallahasse, FL (PRWEB) January 28, 2012
The day after President Barack Obama called on community colleges to help produce two million new jobs during his State of the Union address, a member of the president’s cabinet came to Tallahassee Community College to learn and listen. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted a town hall event at TCC on Wednesday, January 25, with a focus on adult education and the role of workforce training in rebuilding the economy. He was joined by Jim Murdaugh, TCC president, John Chapin, TCCs vice president for workforce development, and Ann Smith, chief nursing officer for Capital Regional Medical Center.
The community turned out in full force, with every seat filled and lines queued up at the microphones for the chance to have a dialogue with Duncan. Questions ran the gamut of education issuesfrom early education to K-12 standardized testing to adult education, workforce training and certificate programs.
One town hall participant wanted to know what help would be offered to part-time college students facing many obstacles to finishing their education.
Duncan turned to TCC President Jim Murdaugh for comment. “At community colleges,” Murdaugh said, “the challenges students face are different than the challenges students face at universities.” The panel agreed that financial assistance should be available for part-time students and those enrolled in non-degree programs that lead to job certification.
Duncan said that the high school dropout rate nationwide is about 25 percent, rising to close to 40 percent for minority students. He noted that there are approximately 240,000 ninth graders in Florida, but only 172,000 twelfth graderswhich means the state is losing 68,000 young people to the streets each year. Duncan explained that President Obama wants to address the high dropout rate by changing the rules so students may not leave school until they reach age 18 or graduate.
“We’ve got to work together to do better. We can’t accept the status quo,” Duncan said. “I can’t overstate how important the role community colleges are going to play, helping our country get back to where we want to go.”
Two audience members questioned the federal Race to the Top and Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Duncan said that assessments should be safety nets, and some changes are needed for them to be more meaningful and useful. He said that he would like to see teachers salaries increase significantly in the next few years.
Another issue discussed was the difficulty many students in adult education and non-credit workforce training programs experience trying to qualify for financial aid. Outside of special grants or corporate funds, they are usually ineligible to receive the financial aid and scholarships taken advantage of by full-time and credit-program students. TCCs Kristina Pereira, adult education specialist, pointed out that these students are often seeking to overcome unemployment by updating their skills or training to transition between careersand thus are the students most needing and deserving of financial assistance.
Duncan acknowledged the contradiction these students face. I encourage you to push our administration on this issue.
Duncan said that community colleges are uniquely positioned to help people get the skills they need for high-tech, high-skilled and high-paying jobs, echoing how President Obama described community colleges in his speech the night before as places that teach people skills that local businesses are looking for right now, from data management to high-tech manufacturing. Duncan said that TCC’s Center for Workforce Development is doing an excellent job training individuals to meet specific needs of local employers. TCCs model leads to real jobs in the community.
As U.S. Secretary of Education, Duncan envisions higher education leading the way in rebuilding the American economy and sees adult education playing a prominent role. The United States ranks 16th in the number of college graduates. We used to lead the world. The pipeline to return to the top position is through adult education.
TCC has accepted the call to leadership. The College has established partnerships with more than two dozen businesses in the Big Bend, matching students training with specific private sector needs. In 2010, TCC opened its Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, which offers programs designed to appeal to those who are just entering the workforce and to career-changers. The College also offers adult education classes in Gadsden, Leon and Wakulla counties, and provides flexible education options for learners of all ages, such as day, evening and online classes and express sessions.
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Cambridge Healthtech Institute and Bio-IT World Present the Annual Forum for the Structure-Based Drug Design Community
Needham, MA (PRWEB) February 22, 2011
Cambridge Healthtech Institute and Bio-IT World is pleased to announce the 11th Annual Structure-Based Drug Design (SBDD) conference to be held on June 8-10, 2011 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This meeting serves as the annual forum for the structure-based drug design community, providing insights on the latest development in computational technology for drug discovery, and puts structure-based molecular approaches into the perspective of targeted therapeutics.
“Building on the well-established reputation among the SBDD community, this conference is a new attempt to bring to focus the latest informatics tools and high performance computing technology for drug design,” said Ming Guo, conference producer for Cambridge Healthtech Institute. “We are thrilled with the caliber of our speakers, and anticipate a fascinating, interactive and highly educational event.”
This meeting brings together presentations from a preeminent internationally recognized faculty including a keynote presentation by David E. Shaw, Ph.D., who was appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology by President Clinton in 1994 and once again by President Obama in 2009. Dr. Shaw’s presentation titled “Millisecond-Long Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Proteins on a Special-Purpose Machine” will take place on Friday, June
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The main conference agenda features comprehensive presentations and an exhibit/poster hall that will stimulate dialogue on issues that are most relevant to drug design, such as:
CAMEO Supports SBA as Cabinet Position; Says The Full Spectrum of Entrepreneurial Talent Must Be Tapped.
(PRWEB) January 13, 2012
CAMEO, (the California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity), applauds President Obamas move on Friday to elevate the head of the Small Business Administration to a cabinet-level position.
According to the Small Business Administration (http://web.sba.gov/faqs/faqIndexAll.cfm?areaid=24) , of all businesses in the U.S. 99.7 percent are small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. The Association for Enterprise Opportunity reports 88 percent are very small businesses with fewer than 5 employees (http://aeoworks.org/images/uploads/pages/US-MEBS-2008%20rev.pdf)
By elevating the head of the SBA to cabinet-level, President Obama recognizes the extreme importance that small and very small businesses hold for the American economy, says Claudia Viek, C.E.O. of CAMEO. Now the next step is to make sure the full spectrum of entrepreneurial talent is tapped from the young tech start-up to the experienced boomer who is becoming her own boss to the taco shop owner who is providing for his family to the long-term unemployed who has turned business owner.
According to the Kauffman Foundation and other research, start-ups of all types are the job creators. A shift is needed to move from old methods that may have worked for a different economy to a new innovative, creative and flexible method that will work for todays economy and support these locally grown and start-up businesses. The SBA cabinet position has the power to make sure that our new economy supports the entire range of entrepreneurs.
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CAMEOs mission is to promote jobs, economic opportunity and community well-being through entrepreneurship training, business coaching and microfinance. CAMEO is Californias statewide Micro Enterprise association made up of over 160 organizations, agencies and individuals dedicated to furthering the fortunes of micro-businesses in California.
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Finance Chiefs and Healthcare – The CFO Alliance Community is Demonstrating Their Will to Lead in 2012
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 05, 2012
The uncertainty and volatility tempering the start to 2012 offers Chief Financial Officers the opportunity to lead their companies through times of challenge and change. One of the key areas where CFOs are taking a more vocal and stronger leadership position is employee healthcare.
CFO Alliance Community Members already have circled March 2628, 2012, on their calendars, when the Supreme Court justices will devote a record 5
C-SPAN: President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address
www.c-spanarchives.org President Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States and delivered an inaugural address focusing on the themes of sacrifice and renewal on January 20, 2009.
CIA Bin Laden Unit Chief Endorses Rep. Ron Paul
Northbrook, IL (PRWEB) January 02, 2012
Top Republican presidential contender U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has been endorsed by former head of the CIAs Bin Laden Unit Michael Scheuer, reports Revolution PAC. In his endorsement, Scheuer backs Pauls longstanding non-interventionist foreign policy views and warns of bankruptcy and increased hostility toward Americans both at home and abroad should current bipartisan foreign adventurism continue.
Scheuer writes, Any other Republican candidate or a reelected Obama will keep lying to Americans by claiming that we are being attacked because of our liberties, gender-equality laws, and elections rather than because of Washingtons constant intervention in the Islamic world. This now two-decade-old lie which is abetted by most of the media has hidden from Americans the fact that all of the would-be Islamist attackers who have been captured in this country were motivated by the invasion of Iraq, U.S. support for Israel, or some other U.S. government action in the Muslim world.
A 22-year CIA veteran, Georgetown University Security Studies adjunct professor and bestselling author, Scheuer blasts the Obama administrations reckless nation-building efforts in the Middle East and sounds the alarm on a Western first strike on Iran.
Indeed, Washington, Tel Aviv, and London are already conducting a lethal, covert-action war inside Iran which is killing Iranian nuclear scientists and destroying nuclear-related facilities, as well as trying to goad Tehran into reacting with violence and thereby give the West a casus belli, continues Scheuer. Such a war would be a financial and military disaster for the United States, and would be watched with glee by Russian and Chinese leaders who while their countries would lose some trade with Iran during a war would applaud another U.S. self-inflicted would that further erodes the already failing economy that is the base of American power.
Scheuer notes that throughout the Republican primary campaign, Rep. Paul has raised more money from active duty military members than all other candidates, including Barack Obama.
What we have not fully accomplished in eight centuries cannot possibly be attained in Egypt, Afghanistan, or elsewhere in the Muslim world in 6 weeks, 6 months, or six years, not least because none of those places separate church from state, asserts Scheuer. Dr. Pauls precise use of history and commonsense exposes the exorbitantly costly effort to build democracies in the Islamic world for what it is; namely, Washington throwing money down the drain for a cause that is impossibly lost from the start and one that will involve us in wars where we have no interests.
Revolution PAC is supporting Ron Pauls consistent, constitutional message with targeted TV advertising, direct mail campaigns and innovative Web promotions complemented by billboards and radio ads in key primary states. Unlimited donations by individuals, businesses and organizations are being accepted by Revolution PAC to support that effort.
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ABC News Features TrekDesk Treadmill Desk and the Benefits of a Workout at Work
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 20, 2012
ABC News reported yesterday on two innovations that are making schools and workplaces healthier: Instant Recess and the TrekDesk Treadmill Desk. Dr. Antronette Yancey of UCLAs School of Public Health and author of Instant Recess: Building a Fit Nation 10 Minutes at a Time urged employers and educators to allow at least 10 minutes of activity while walking on her TrekDesk Treadmill Desk.
Dr. Yancey cited the importance of movement during the ABC interview. A whole lot of bad things happen when you sit all day, like heart disease, stroke and cancer. Only 5% of Americans achieve 30 minutes of exercise during the work week according to the CDC, and in Los Angeles county the numbers are even more alarming. About 40% of the county doesnt even get 10 minutes per week of continuous activity. Really, there’s almost no organ system that regular physical activity can’t improve, stated Dr. Yancey.
Dr. Yancey, who sits on the board of Michele Obamas Lets Move campaign, is one of the leaders in a Movement Revolution designed to wake up America to the hazards of a sedentary lifestyle, stated Steve Bordley, CEO of TrekDesk Treadmill Desks. We share that same mission and hope more Americans join our movement on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/trekdesk."
Designed to fit any existing treadmill, TrekDesk treadmill desk is an affordable, full sized, height adjustable workstation that allows individuals the opportunity to gain the necessary amount of exercise daily to maintain health, prevent disease, strengthen muscles, boost mood and productivity, without requiring additional time during the day or extra motivation. Workout at work with TrekDesk. No sweat!
TrekDesk is currently available for sale online at Amazon.com for $ 479.00 including free shipping. To order the “Instant Recess DVDs and materials, visit Journeyworks.com or Amazon.com. To watch the entire interview please visit ABC at http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/food_coach&id=8511805
Join the TrekDesk Movement Revolution to learn more, win a free TrekDesk or ask us any questions anytime at http://www.facebook.com/trekdesk, or follow us on twitter -http://www.twitter.com/trekdesk.
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