Weekly Address: America's Fiscal Future

Your Daily Snapshot for Saturday, April 16, 2011   Weekly Address: America's Fiscal Future The President discusses his plan for our fiscal future, a comprehensive and balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years. Watch the video. Weekly Wrap Up America's Fiscal Future: On Wednesday, President Obama spoke at the George Washington University about his plan to control spending while staying true to America's values of shared prosperity and shared responsibility. After his speech, economic advisor Brian Deese answered your questions in a live video chat. The President's focus on fiscal policy continued as he met with bipartisan leaders from the House and Senate, and with the co-chairs of his fiscal commission. Joining Forces: As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to America's military families, the First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden launched their Joining Forces initiative, which will bring together all sectors of American society to lend a hand to military families. The President and Vice President joined them for the launch from the East Room of the White House. West Wing Week: "Open for Business" Taxpayer Receipt: In keeping with the promise President Obama made during his State of the Union to let every American see where their tax dollars are being spent, WhiteHouse.gov launched a taxpayer receipt. Plug in the amounts you pay for Social Security, Medicare, and income tax, and see it broken down penny by penny. To see the tax cuts and credits President Obama has signed into law, try the tax cut calculator. Champions of Change: The White House recognized innovators from around the country who are helping create the future of American-made clean energy. Clean Energy in Oregon: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reported back from Oregon, where United Streetcars is creating clean energy jobs and reducing traffic in cities. 1099 Repeal A Win for Small Business: The President signed a bill that repealed the 1099 reporting requirement for small businesses that was originally a part of the Affordable Care Act. SBA Administrator Karen Mills talked about the repeal's benefits for America's small businesses. New FCC.gov: The FCC launched a new website to help their efforts at transparency. Check it out, and be sure to give them feedback! Robots Help Japan Recovery: New robots produced in America are helping to assess the radiation threat from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. Algae for Oil: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory came out with a new study showing how biofuels produced in the United States from algae could replace up to 17% of the oil we currently import from abroad. Get Updates Sign Up for the Daily Snapshot  Stay Connected      Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr iTunes     This email was sent to Email Address Manage Subscriptions for Email Address Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe Email Address | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

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The agenda

The job of the CEO isn't to check things off the agenda. Her job is to set the agenda, to figure out what's next.

Now that more and more of us are supposed to be CEO of our own lives and careers, it might be time to rethink who's setting your agenda.

 

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• Sequence Photography
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• Crossing Antarctica on Aerosleighs
• Angry Birds Artwork
• Walk the dinosaur
• The Largest Mud Brick Building in the World

Sequence Photography Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT Sequence Photography is an amazing technique of shooting a series of images where the subject is captured in successive motion. When creating a sequence photo, one needs to get all the action for taking sequence pictures. One way to get sequence photos is to shoot quickly a series of separate frames and combine them together later with the help of photo shop.

Busty Cakes Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT These are some rather tasty looking cakes. They look very tasty to anyone who likes the look of women's breasts because they are all fashioned to look that way. All I can say is Breast Wishes.

Crossing Antarctica on Aerosleighs Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:31 PM PDT A high-speed run across Antarctica was made by a team of 10 people, who moved on these not quite conventional vehicles. It took them 303 hours to cover the distance of 1209 miles (1945,9 kilometers).

Angry Birds Artwork Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:37 PM PDT With growing popularity of Angry Birds, we have decided to take a look into Angry Birds Artwork. Angry birds fans are inspired by this game and they have created amazing artworks ranging from plush toys to sculpture, mealbox to cake and many more. Enjoy this angry birds artwork. Angry Birds Plush Toys Angry birds Nails Angry birds Paintings Image Source Angry birds meal box decoration Image Source Image Source Angry Birds Cake Image Source Angry birds Costumes

Walk the dinosaur Posted: 14 Apr 2011 09:35 PM PDT This is somewhere in Sydney, and I love how it walks around the kids.

The Largest Mud Brick Building in the World Posted: 14 Apr 2011 09:28 PM PDT The Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali a World Heritage Site is the World's Largest Mud-brick Building. It was built around 1908, though a mosque existed at this site from early 13th century. Like the earlier mosque this mosque is also made entirely of mud-brick, mud mortar and mud based plaster. The covered hall is about 50 x 24 metres. Although not very well known, but after the Sphinx and Pyramids, it is one of the most famous land marks in Africa. Its popularity can be gauged by the fact that two buildings across the world are its replica. More image over here.

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