Obama pushes for higher minimum wage on plant tour

President Barack Obama speaks at Linamar Corporation in Arden, N.C., the day after delivering his State of the Union address, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama speaks at Linamar Corporation in Arden, N.C., the day after delivering his State of the Union address, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama is greeted after giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Barack Obama greets audience members after speaking during a visit Linamar Corporation in Arden, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, the day after delivering his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers and guests at the Linamar Corporation plant in Arden, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, as he travels after delivering his State of the Union address Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) ? President Barack Obama pushed for a higher minimum wage at a re-opened manufacturing plant Wednesday because he says Americans who work full time should not be in poverty.

The president followed up his call for the increase from $7.25 to $9 an hour in Tuesday night's State of the Union address with a trip to North Carolina, attempting to reach voters outside Washington on the plan

Canadian-based Linamar Corp. opened a former Volvo plant in Asheville that had gone dark and rehired some of its workers. Obama touted it as an example of America attracting jobs from overseas.

He says the key to reviving America's economy is to bring more jobs to the United States, give Americans the skills they need to perform them and provide those workers with a decent living.

"There's no magic bullet here, it's just some common sense stuff. People still have to work hard," he said, arguing that just a few structural changes could have an outsize impact. He said he needs Congress to help pass his initiatives.

"It's not a Democratic thing or a Republican thing," Obama said. "Our job as Americans is to restore that basic bargain that says if you work hard, if you meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead."

"If you work full time, you shouldn't be in poverty," Obama said to applause.

But House Speaker John Boehner was not warm to the plan.

"When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it," he told reporters Wednesday morning. "At a time when the American people are still asking the question, where are the jobs? why would we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people?"

Linamar produces heavy-duty engine and driveline components. The company has hired 160 workers at the Asheville plant and will hire 40 more by the end of the year, Obama said.

The sleeves rolled up on his white dress shirt, Obama stopped to chat with workers at the plant, patting them on the back as he inspected the equipment. He signed some type of large red toolbox and later posed for photos with what appeared to be a few managers from the plant.

His remarks had all the trapping of a campaign-style rally ? the barricades, the platforms and professional lights, and patriotic music drowning out the cheers of a few hundred people who gathered inside the factory to hear him speak.

Obama will make stops in Atlanta on Thursday and Chicago on Friday to continue pushing his second-term agenda outlined in the State of the Union address.

In his bid to boost manufacturing, Obama is launching three "manufacturing innovation institutes" ? partnerships among the private sector, the federal government and colleges "to develop and build manufacturing technologies and capabilities that will help U.S.-based manufacturers and workers create good jobs," according to a White House fact sheet. He is asking Congress to create 15 more institutes.

The proposal is a central element of Obama's plan to spur manufacturing, which has been a bright spot in the U.S. economy. Manufacturing expanded at a much faster pace in January compared with December.

The White House outlined other steps the administration says it will take to continue improvements in manufacturing, which it says added 500,000 jobs the last three years after shedding jobs for more than 10 years.

Among the steps:

?Reforming the business tax code to end tax breaks to ship jobs overseas.

?Expanding a program to help governors and mayors bring in business investment from around the world.

?Strengthening enforcement of trade laws and taking new steps to open markets in Europe and Asia.

Associated Press

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Photos: The Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade

by KHOU.com staff

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Posted on February 11, 2013 at 1:38 PM

Updated today at 4:15 PM

GALVESTON, Texas - Mardi Gras! Galveston held its largest parade of the celebration with the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade. The parade started at 23rd and Seawall Boulevard, continued down to The Strand and ended at the Railroad Museum.

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5 reported dead in small plane crash in Belgium

CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) ? A small private plane crashed south of Brussels on Saturday, killing five members of a family including three small children, according to Belgian news reports.

The plane had a problem on takeoff, immediately tried to return to the airport in Charleroi, but crashed beside the runway, the website of the newspaper Le Soir reported.

According to the news website sudinfo.be, the victims were a 68-year-old grandfather, his 39-year-old daughter-in-law, and his three grandchildren, aged 7, 6 and 3. The victims were from Brussels, and the children's father was on his way to the airport, news reports said.

The accident is reported to have taken place around 10 a.m. local time, 0900GMT. The airport has been closed until further notice, its website says. Photographs showed the plane to be partially disintegrated.

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo expressed his condolences on Twitter, as did Didier Reynders, the country's foreign minister.

David Gering, a spokesman for Brussels South Airport, told the broadcaster RTBF that an investigation into the cause of the crash was under way. Charleroi is about 35 miles (60 kms) south of Brussels.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/5-reported-dead-small-plane-crash-belgium-115233881.html

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Chevrolet Brings New Lights and Equipment To Major League Baseball?s Urban Youth Academy In Compton

More young ballplayers have opportunity to learn and play thanks to Chevrolet?s funding through CBS EcoMedia?s advertising program

COMPTON, Calif., Feb. 10 /CSRwire/ - The Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton now has new lighting for its youth league and softball fields and batting cages thanks to advertising by Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major League Baseball, on CBS through EcoMedia.? Chevrolet?s funding for the infrastructure improvements as well as other essential new baseball equipment will help the MLB Urban Youth Academy serve more young athletes by enabling extended service hours for coaching and training programs.

A dedication celebration was held this morning and was hosted by the Mayor of Compton, Eric J. Perrodin; MLB Executive Vice President of Baseball Development and Hall of Famer, Frank Robinson; MLB Urban Youth Academy Manager and former?MLB?All-Star, Don Buford;??Chevrolet Group Manager, Western Region Communications, Dave Barthmuss; and CBS EcoMedia President and Founder, Paul Polizzotto. ?Special guests included three-time World Series Champion Manager, Tony La Russa; MLB Vice President of Youth & Facility Development, Darrell Miller; former All-Stars Jim ?Mudcat? Grant and Kenny Landreaux; and hundreds of young baseball players from throughout the Compton/Los Angeles area.

"Chevrolet and the Southern California Chevrolet Dealers are honored to partner with CBS EcoMedia and the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy and its partners to help make these facility improvements a reality,? said Craig Vickers, Chevrolet Regional Marketing Manager, Western Region. ??As the Official Vehicle of Major League Baseball and a long time supporter of youth baseball, we felt it was a great fit and worthwhile investment in our local community. ?We look forward to the future generation of Major League Baseball players utilizing the facilities to hone their skills and keep that Major League dream alive."

?Major League Baseball thanks EcoMedia and our partners at Chevrolet for this wonderful and generous donation,? said Frank Robinson, MLB?s EVP of Baseball Development. ?The extended time for coaching and training will be invaluable toward the growth of our young participants and will be a tremendous benefit for us as we look to go above and beyond in serving the Compton community.?

The dedication celebration launched Compton Community Day at the MLB Urban Youth Academy, which included baseball skills events hosted by the Compton Community College baseball team, girls softball games hosted by the Academy?s own coaching staff, a tee ball clinic hosted by local high schools and a special Negro League Tribute Game.? The Negro League Tribute Game is appropriately being played during Black History Month.

The Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy is staffed by former Major and Minor League players, instructors, collegiate coaches, scouts and certified athletic trainers, and has two Major League sized fields consisting of one show field, one auxiliary field and two youth fields to facilitate youth baseball and girl's softball.? The entire Academy complex is designed to offer baseball training at the highest possible level.

Chevrolet?s funding comes through its partnership with EcoMedia and their unique advertising program that connects advertisers with tangible health, environmental and education projects in communities across the country.

?The Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy is an oasis for America?s pastime located in the heart of the underserved community of Compton,? said Paul Polizzotto, President and Founder of CBS EcoMedia.? ?Chevrolet has provided funding through this powerful public-private partnership, and now with these new lights and equipment, far more boys and girls will have the opportunity to play ball and get the outdoor exercise and fitness the game provides.? And I'm especially grateful for the tutoring and counseling the Academy also provides to not only develop better ballplayers, but also better students and citizens as well.?

About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.5 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

About the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy
The MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton is part of Major League Baseball?s Urban Youth Initiative. Encompassing more than 20 acres on the campus of El Camino College, Compton Center, the Academy is a state-of-the-art facility featuring four fields, including a show field complete with scoreboard, grandstand seating, dugouts and lights; an auxiliary field; softball field; youth field; and a 12,000 square-foot clubhouse consisting of a weight room, locker room, and other training facilities, as well as batting cages and pitching mounds. The Academy operates on a year-round basis, offering free baseball and softball instruction, as well as clinics to youth throughout Southern California. MLB is committed to providing opportunities to play baseball and softball to young people in urban America through the establishment of the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academies. In addition to the first Academy in Compton, MLB has established and is operating the Houston Astros MLB Urban Youth Academy at Sylvester Turner Park, the New Orleans MLB Urban Youth Academy at Wesley Barrow Stadium, and the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.? MLB has also announced plans to build academies in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hialeah, Florida, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.? For additional information regarding the MLB Urban Youth Academy, or any other upcoming clinics and seminars, please call the hotline at (310) 763-3479, or visit the website at:? www.YouthBaseballAcademy.com

About CBS EcoMedia Inc.
At EcoMedia, we?re propelled by the desire to create positive social change; that?s been our mission since we founded the company in 2002. ?In 2008, after successfully partnering with CBS on a wide range of environmental projects, EcoMedia became the newest addition to the CBS Corporation portfolio, exponentially scaling our reach across television, radio, interactive, publishing and outdoor media.?

Through our patent-pending EcoAd, WellnessAd and EducationAd programs, an innovative twist on traditional advertising, advertisers are able to support much-needed local projects which in turn creates jobs, saves taxpayer money and improves the quality of life in communities nationwide. ?In the process, we?re fundamentally altering the advertising landscape, elevating the ordinary, traditional commercial ? and media, in general ? into a catalyst for tangible, quantifiable social change. ?Please visit ecomedia.cbs.com to learn more.?

By participating in EcoMedia?s EcoAd, WellnessAd and EducationAd advertising programs, EcoMedia?s advertisers agree to provide funding for projects we believe will have a beneficial effect upon the environment, health and/or education within local communities. ?EcoMedia?s advertising programs are not certification programs nor are the EcoAd, WellnessAd or EducationAd logos seals of approval. EcoMedia does not in any way certify, endorse or make any representations about EcoMedia program advertisers, their products or services.?

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BT drives up Britain's FTSE 100 stock market

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark share index

rose on Friday, driven by gains at telecoms group BT and

at mining stocks, which enabled the market to recover from sharp

falls in the previous session.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up by 0.5 percent, or

30.37 points higher, at 6,307.25 points.

BT topped the FTSE 100 leaderboard, rising by 4.5 percent

after its results and adding the most points to the index after

reporting a 7 percent rise in third quarter pre-tax profits.

BT's gains enabled the market to recover from a 0.7 percent

drop on Thursday, which was the FTSE 100's sharpest one-day fall

since mid-November.

Mining stocks also rose after new signs of economic growth

in China, the world's biggest consumer of metals, with the FTSE

350 mining index advancing by 1.2 percent.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bt-drives-britains-ftse-100-stock-market-081903602--business.html

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Customers Want Local by Entrepreneur/Author ... - Watch.tv Blog - tv

Small Business Entrepreneur, Becky McCray

Ninety-seven percent of Internet users search for local businesses online,?BIA/Kelsey?s User View Wave?found as early as 2010.?According to the?American Express OPEN Small Business Saturday Consumer Pulse, nearly 3 quarters of consumers (73%) consciously shop at small businesses in their community because they do not want them to go away.

That?s Good News for Local Businesses

If your business sells primarily to local walk-in customers, you fit right into the traditional idea of local. Customers are looking for you online, so your focus for content is on the people, businesses, and features that are right around you.

What if You?re Not ?Local?? Other Ways to ?Be Local?

If your business sells online or to customers from all over, it can be tougher to figure out how to be ?local? and how to connect with all those local searches. But there are other ways to do it.

Local can also be ?temporary local.??If your business is based on tourism, you have temporary locals. People visit your community because they love something about it. They are temporary locals with a stake in your community. When you use video to show off your destination community, you?re strengthening your ties with potential visitors, and you?re connecting with their local searches.

Local can also be ?someone else?s local.??By showing your connections to your local community, you?re also establishing that you are a small business worth supporting, no matter where your customers are. Marketer Jane Quigley told me that when she shops online, she looks for local independent businesses to support, even if they are local to somewhere else. When I was looking for chocolate covered pecans, I chose to buy from Nuts.com because their website showcased their local ties in their New Jersey community. They weren?t local to me, but they were someone else?s local, and that earned my business. All the video you create to show your local connections increases your appeal to distant customers, too.

Local can also be ?a member of our community online.??Take the WordPress community, for example. The developers, designers, and consultants that work with the WordPress framework are all part of a network and online community. There are also offline community events like WordCamps and developer events. To show that your business is ?local? to the online community, use video to show your participation at in-person events, your connections to community leaders, and your support of community causes. You can also go further by using all the local video techniques here.

Video Goes Local

Now that you?re thinking about your own local ties, how can you use video to show them??Jason Falls has taught you how to use your video for SEO, so you know how to optimize. Be sure you?re including local keywords and phrases:

• your town name and state
• local landmarks
• your neighborhood
• your region
• local geographic names like counties, townships, or parishes

You never know which geographic names people have associated with you, so it?s best to include more than just your town name. And phrases like ?tri-state area? are used so many different places, it pays to also explain them. Don?t assume viewers know which state you?re in. Remember those ?someone else?s local? searches? Those potential new customers won?t know exactly where you are?until you tell them.

What to Show on Video for ?Local?

1. Location, Location, Location

Start with your store, or office, or what ever physical location you work from. Give your customers a tour, a peek out your window, or an inside view into where you do the magic. Even if your work is location independent, you can feature ?today?s workplace? in your videos.

Extend that to field locations. Show where your product is used, or where your services make a difference. Show demonstrations from the field. I promise you a product video is always more interesting when it?s a product demo from the field, rather than a ?talking head? video from behind a desk about the same product.

2. Supply Chain

Your products are made from other ingredients or supplies. Show where they come from. Show the local businesses or suppliers you buy from. The easiest way for you to picture this is following food products from the farm to someone?s plate. You can use this idea with any business. In fact, you don?t have to be a product-based business. If you provide services, other local services support you. Show them. Where do they come from? Who are the people involved?

OK, now go the other way along the supply chain. Who buys from you? What local businesses or people rely on you? Make videos featuring them and what difference they make locally.

3. Join the Community

You?re part of some local community, and you want to show that.?The best way to connect to locals is to feature locals. Look to local?causes, activities, and events. You?re already participating in events, so take your video camera with you.

Show some local history. Capture some local wildlife. Share what makes you proud of your community.

What about your people? How are your people part of the local community? Do they volunteer, act in plays, perform at renaissance fairs? Get video!

Are you supporting a local cause? Explain why. Share how they make a difference. Get out and show how they do it. Invite them to be part of your videos. Let them do guest videos on your channel.

Why Video Matters Most in Local

At its core, being local is all about people. That?s why video matters so much to create local ties. Flat words on a screen can only convey so much. But moving images make you much more real to people. And when you?re building local ties, being real is perhaps the most critical element. If you take any of these local ideas, capture some simple honest video about them, and share them with your local community, you?ll build a much stronger connection and ultimately build your business.

Thanks Becky ? terrific post that redefines how the term ?local? applies to?small business! To read more about Becky, she shares useful lessons for urban and rural businesses in her new book, Small Town Rules, written with Chicago entrepreneur Barry Moltz. Becky publishes the popular website Small Biz Survival. She also owns a liquor store and a cattle ranch in Oklahoma.

To learn more about?getting your business started with online video?(plus any other tips you might need!), please visit the?How To section?on?Watch.tv.

What was your favorite point? Send us a?tweet?or comment here, on our?Facebook page?or our?YouTube channel.

Source: http://blog.watch.tv/2013/01/watch-tv-guest-post-customers-want-local-by-entrepreneurauthor-becky-mccray/

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