09-25-2012 C-Span broadcast a conference from the National Press Club held by Mission: Readiness. Amy Taggart, its National Director, explained that Mission: Readiness is a nonprofit organization of over 300 retired generals and admirals who are greatly concerned that childhood obesity poses a real threat to our long term national security. Four of these distinguished retired military leaders and an officer from the Department of Defense speak about why childhood obesity and the unhealthy options in school cafeterias has an impact on national security. They tell of the organization’s efforts to influence change on the government, school and community levels and the progress already being made. Read More…
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US Government. Childhood Obesity. A Threat To Our National Security. Government, Schools, Families, And Kids Themselves Are Called To Action.
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Restaurant Impossible: Chef Robert’s New Mission. First Lady Michelle Obama.
06-13-2012 In her unrelenting mission to end childhood obesity and promote good health through her “Let’s Move” initiative, The First Lady called on Robert Irvine of the Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible. His show’s mission is to take on desperately failing restaurants and turn them around. The tougher the mission, the more he seems to like it! And that is why The First Lady called on Chef Robert to help the deserving community organization whose transformation was featured on his show today. This organization was feeding 100 kids a day and they had no where to eat but outside in the cold, snow or rain! Read More…
The View: First Lady Michelle Obama. Gardening May Help Fight Obesity.
5-29-2012 First Lady Michelle Obama visited the ladies of The View to talk among other things about her new book and her “Let’s Move” initiative to fight childhood obesity. ”American Grown. The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America” of which all proceeds will go to the National Park Foundation, is her first book and was inspired by her garden project at the White House. Hundreds of kids from schools and youth groups are invited to the White House to work with The First Lady in the garden from planting to harvest, in hopes they will be motivated to learn about where food comes from and embrace a healthier diet. Read More…
NBC’s Today Show: Why You Should Do Credit Checks On Your Child’s Social Security Number.
Dec 27, 2011 – NBC’s Jeff Rossen did a follow-up on an investigative report that appeared on The Today Show back in May of this year. Identity thieves are stealing the social security numbers of newborns, knowing that they will have years to rack up debt before anyone ever thinks to run a credit check! So in May, NBC offered free credit scans for your kids. Nearly 7000 viewers got the credit scans and the results were eye opening. One in ten found that someone else was using their child’s social security number! How can this happen? What can we do? Read the report in full…
Suze Orman: Money Class. Create A New American Dream
Sep 20, 2011 – In this PBS Special, Suze Orman, best selling author and financial expert, says just a few years ago the economy was doing great, the stock market was skyrocketing, real estate was off the charts. Now, a few years later unemployment is sky high and property values have plummeted. She says everything she thought was good financial advice then, no longer holds true today. We all have to go back to class, The Money Class, to learn what we need to do today to create what she is calling the New American Dream. Read More…
Suze Orman: Money Class. Financial Advice for Today’s Economy.
Sep 20, 2011 – Suze Orman, best selling author and financial expert, thought she had taught us everything we needed to know about our finances. But with today’s changing economy of high unemployment, layoffs, high foreclosure, and overall economic distress, her PBS Special, Money Class, imparts new financial strategies for today’s questions on student loans, retirement funds, mortgage and foreclosure and more. In a Q&A forum, discover what you need to do to help you on your way to finding The New American Dream. Read More…
Today Show: Bill Clinton Speaks On The Economy
Sep 19, 2011 – NBC’s Today Show had former President Bill Clinton in an exclusive live in-studio interview with Matt Lauer. This week in New York, The Clinton Global Initiative will have their 6th conference, bringing together some of the top minds in the world and in the world of business, to discuss current global issues. Of course one topic will be jobs as President Clinton pointed out there are hundreds of millions of people looking for jobs all over the world. Also, as President Obama is set to unveil his long term plan to bring down the national debt, Matt Lauer took this opportuniy to get Bill Clinton’s opinions on what it will take to turn the nation’s struggling economy around. Read More…
ABC World News: The Buffet Rule. The Mega-Rich Should Pay The Same Tax Rate As The Rest Of Us!
Sep 18, 2011 – ABC World News with Diane Sawyer recently reported that billionaire investor Warren Buffet says it’s time for the mega-rich to pay at least the same tax rate as their employees! Buffet asks, “Should he pay a smaller percentage of tax than his own secretary?” ABC’s Bianna Golodryga reports that Warren Buffet took aim at the nation’s tax system saying that his $45 billion fortune bought him access to an elite club that doesn’t pay their fair share of taxes! Read More…
SUVs Are Now One Of The Safest Cars To Drive
SUV’s were known to have a high rollover risk making it’s passengers susceptible to deadly rollover crashes. But Lisa Stark reported for ABC World News Tonight that Electronic Stability Control Systems has enabled the SUV to be one of the safest vehicles on the road. Read More…
Ford vs Toyota. Which One Creates More American Jobs?
That’s the question ABC’s David Muir and Sharyn Alfonsi set out to answer in their report that aired on ABC’s World News Tonight with Diane Sawyeras part of their “Made in America” series. They reported in the early 1960s 94% of all cars sold America were American brands. Today only 45% of cars sold in America are American. One auto industry job creates nine others jobs in United States, because that autoworker buys groceries, clothes, goes to the doctors, sends his kids to school etc..So wanting to keep jobs in America, does buying an American Brand car like Ford create more American jobs than a Foreign Brand car made in this country like Toyota? Read More…
