Your wireless microphone may have just gone into mandatory retirement. This comes thanks to a new FTC rule that is trying to eliminate harmful interference to public safety and wireless consumer services.

http://budurl.com/wirelessftc

If your model is listed on web page below, it is a 700 MHz wireless microphone and can not be used after June 12, 2010 

http://budurl.com/wirelessList

Human Rights Campaign Announces Austin Gala Dinner

Human Rights Campaign Announces Austin Gala Dinner Speakers Actor Scott Evans Bishop Gene Robinson HRC President Joe Solmonese


5 years ago, Steve Fossett made his non-stop flight.

On this day in 2005, Steve Fossett became the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.

DRI Strictly Retail Seminar

The Defense Research Institute (DRI) event at the Wynham Chicago next week focuses on legal and risk management issues facing retailers.
So naturally they call it the Strictly Retail Seminar. Registration is $875 

Here's the impressive list of faculty http://budurl.com/DRIRetail2010

Naming Tim Tebow keynote speaker Boosts interest in Scholarship event

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Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow
agreed to be this year's keynote speaker for the Winged Foot
Scholarship foundation. He is drawing more attention to the event that
any past speaker, including last year's, retiring Gators coach Urban
Meyer.

The Story: http://budurl.com/TimTebowWingedFoot

Last fall, Tebow befriended Boomer Hornbeck, the son of the chairman
of Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation, Bud Hornbeck. Boomer, who has
cerebral palsy and a rare brain disorder, met Florida coach Urban
Meyer and Tebow last fall. Hornbeck says that the compassion Tebow
shows Boomer helps make him a match for the Winged Foot banquet.

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Keynote at NAJB

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will Deliver a Keynote at the National Association of Black Journalists Conference on Health Disparities 

http://budurl.com/NAJBSebelius

The goal of this annual conference is to provide print, broadcast and online journalists the tools to effectively report on the impact of health care reform and health policy on underserved communities.  Journalists and media professionals will leave with resources to inform and empower readers and viewers to action in their lives.

The NABJ Conference on Health Disparities Policies, Politics and Practice is March 4 to 6. 

Secretary Sebelius opens the day on March 4. 

Trivia Note: Kathleen Sebelius formerly governor of Kansas is the daughter of former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan. The they are the first father/daughter governor pair in the United States.


Equity Firms Acquire Web-Based Training Company


Equity Firms Acquire Web-Based Training Company

The buyers — Berkshire Partners, Advent International and Bain Capital — will pay $1.1 billion for SkillSoft.

A consortium of private equity firms has agreed to buy SkillSoft, a Web-based business training company with headquarters in Ireland, in an all-cash deal valued at $1.1 billion.


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