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Congress Shouldn't Weaken Investor Protection Reforms, Securities Official Says
Congress gets push to resist pressure to weaken investor protection reforms Texas securities commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford criticized parts of the financial reform package under consideration in the House, particularly a Republican-sponsored provision that would place many investment advisory firms under the regulation of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. At a Dec. 4 Newsmaker, Crawford who is also the president of the North American Securities Administrators Association, said the possibility of FINRA oversight of advisory firms “causes us great concern.” “FINRA is a private…
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Sesame Street Must 'Innovate or Melt Away,' CEO Tells Luncheon
Sesame Street has long been the place where preschool kids learn a thing or two, but the media industry might take away a few lessons as the programs marks its 40th year, Gary E. Knell said at a Luncheon Dec. 8. Innovation, relevance, research, targeting audience and thinking globally are the keys to Sesame Street’s longevity, Knell, president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, told an audience that included representatives of the preschool crowd. The program began in 1969 to turn the “vast wasteland” of television into a teaching tool, Grover said. It was such unconventional educational tool that…
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"Cousin Brucie" Discusses Evolution of Rock 'n Roll
The origins of "doo wop" music are in slavery, where it began with the "field hollers" as a form of communication, long-time disk jockey and broadcasting legend "Cousin Brucie" Morrow told a Club audience Dec. 10. He said field hollers progressed into gospel, rhythm and blues, big bands and finally into soul music. In the 1940s, when there was little money for instrumentals in black recordings, the groups emulated the instruments with vocal harmonies, Morrow said. He said rock 'n roll is the first music that is truly multi-lingual, multi-generational, and multi-international, and no other…
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SBA Administrator Urges Expansion of Lending Program
Small Business Administrator Karen Mills urged Congress to renew and expand SBA lending programs that she says are helping breath new life in the nation's struggling economy. In a Dec. 14 luncheon speech, Mills said she is hopeful that SBA loan application fees will continue to be waived and that lending levels will increase under legislation pending in Congress. Mills, a former venture capitalist, Obama presidential transition team member and heir to the Tootsie Roll candy company fortune, noted that stimulus bill money enabled the SBA to lure some 1,200 lending institutions back into…
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**** SNOW ALERT ****
Club Closed for Member Events Saturday, Dec. 19 Due to the anticipated snow storm and likely road closures, the Club will be closed Saturday, Dec. 19 for all member activities. Books and Brunch will be rescheduled to January as the Fourth Estate Restaurant will be closed.
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Please Welcome 33 New Club Members
The Board of Governors approved 33 membership applications Dec. 22, bringing the total so far this year to 418, compared to 425 for the same period last year.The new members are: Active:Larry Moffi, Army Magazine, Managing Editor; Jane Sasseen, BusinessWeek, Washington Bureau Chief; Carol Wolf, Bloomberg, Reporter Active Non-Resident:Jeremiah A. Hall, San Francisco, Freelance Writer; Justin McLachlan, San Diego, Freelance Writer/Reporter; Reiko Narita, Honolulu, Sakuranohana Shuppan, Inc., Chief Editor Active Under 35:Amanda Becker, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Managing…
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NPC Condemns Terrorist Attack on Peshawar's Press Club
A suicide bomber on Dec. 22 detonated explosives at the gates of the Peshawar Press Club, killing a guard, the Club's accountant and a bystander and wounding at least 20 others. The Club in the northwest Paskistan city had received a series of threats in the month leading up to the suicide attack. "The targeting of journalists who strive merely to report the truth to the public is unacceptable," National Press Club President Donna Leinwand said. "We grieve along with Pakistani journalists for the lives lost. We know that our colleagues in Pakistan will continue to uphold the best principles…
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**** CLUB CLOSED MONDAY *****
Luncheon Rescheduled; Take a Photo and Enter the Contest he Club is closed for all activities today, Monday, Dec. 21. It is the National Press Club's policy to close when the U.S. government closes. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management ( http://www.opm.gov/status/ ) announced at 4:35 p.m. Sunday that the federal government is closed on Monday due to the snowstorm. The Club will reschedule its speakers luncheon featuring NIH director Francis Collins. The Board of Governors will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. However, in the spirit of the snow day, the Club will celebrate official "Make a…
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Fitness Expert Austin Revs up the Audience
“Okay, everyone stand. Put your arms above your head like this and then sway side to side. Two more to go. Now one more to go. Good!” Denise Austin, the health and fitness advocate, revved up more than 140 attendees at the Holman Lounge Jan. 5. Austin was at the Club to discuss her book, "Denise’s Daily Dozen." She lives by what she preaches. “I’m 52,” she said but looks 32. Austin has sold more than 20 million videos and DVDs over a 25 year period and has served two terms on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. And her show, Denise Austin’s Daily Workout, has been…
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Panel Calls for Strategic Energy Policy
Leaders from government, academia and energy efficiency-related businesses s aid the nation must develop a collaborative, comprehensive energy management strategy in order to achieve long-term sustainability goals, reduce emissions and strengthen our economy at a Newsmaker panel Jan. 5. Panelists were Richard Kidd, manager of the Federal Energy Management Program; Paul Cody of the Eaton Corp.; University of Pittsburgh energy expert Greg Reed; and Bayer MaterialScience's EcoCommercial Building head Paul Platte. Panelists said the economic and environmental benefits of an energy-efficiency…
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