akron. but i want to bring this to the united states. i want to bring these jobs -- and this not about money for me. this is about creating jobs. i can feel for that gentleman that wants to work. he should have a right to work. god bless him. >> let me respond -- first of all -- >> is there any -- is there any federal programs that can help me -- i just want to borrow the money to create this factory and create these jobs. >> well, obviously i don't know about the particular situation so i'll just speak generally to it. and if you want to get one of my team your card, then maybe they can follow up with you. but one of the things that we've done -- or one of the things that we've seen coming out of the financial crisis is that banks are still not lending to small businesses enough. the mayor and i talked about this. the business owners that i talked to will confirm this. and if you ask why -- if you ask the banks why, they'll say, well, it's a combination of, in some cases, demand really is d

i see the same thing now at the university of akron. the assets are the students. when you give them a practical problem, they have no boundaries. they innovate. so i would say to him that he should really begin to support financially those institutions that really bring together, whether it is patient and university, industry and university to cut down those barriers. and as the secretary said, you have to connect ideas and faculty with entrepreneurs to be able to commercialize. so really to have a real focus on funding those opportunities that do that. another thing which i would suggest we do along those lines is that we look for holistic solutions. we really need, again to go back to the context and look for solution that bring together multidisciplinary groups to really look at science and technology in a broader sense an --in a broader sense. the final thing i would say to him is -- he has talked about infrastructure. we badly need to improve the infrastructure in the country. if there is a place where you can see a lot of entrepreneurship going is, indeed to

i think what it leads one to is the conclusion that -- i will not use the akron, but those countries that you mentioned, they have to tough it out. you would have to use multi year austerity. you could say that we have used that before and it turned out not too bad. ireland being one itself, it achieved a massive reduction in its budget deficit in the 1980's over a number of years and somehow the country survived and even flourished out of it. but then, you have the ability to convert interest rates. they started out high and converged on german levels. you also had the opening up the of the economy to a massive influence of the fdi. none of those financial support seem to be there. it seems like this -- these countries are in more for austerity on the fiscal side for an extended time frame. >> i was trying to strike an optimistic nerf -- [laughter] until the question was raised. i do not think it is a question of if this is going to happen. i think it is more a question of when it is going to happen. basically, the stakes are incredibly high. the reason is that if any of these count

of the bio institute in akron, ohio.o us a lot about commercialization, something that secretary locke spoke about. last but not least, mary nailor. the founder and c.e.o. of a home-based contact center solutions and concierge service. they have a huge client roster. some of the biggest names in the corporate world. 70 blue chip clients. she happens to be six months along with number two. >> a young entrepreneur. >> so first of all, welcome to all of you and thank you for letting us be here and ask you guys some questions. this is something i feel very, very strongly about. mary, let me start with you. as we mentioned at the outset. when you look at some of the polling data, there is a great deal of skepticism right now about where the next couple -- what the next couple of years are going to look like. a real insecurity about it. what kind of storm have you weathered over the last couple of years and what have you learned that you can provide insight and guidance today for us? >> well, our clients at v.i.p. desk are in

. >> i live in akron, ohio, which is my hometown, so i don't need security. i don't travel with security. only thing i do is continue to make sure my family's always safe. >>> so we did a segment in the 6:00 hour on this story with steven a. smith and it was a pretty interesting segment. he had been responding on twitter and we're going to tell you, he's responded within the last five minutes on twitter about we believe it is this segment. we'll play it for you. what are the league rules in all this? nba bans employees and players from handling guns on property time and recommends against it for personal protection. the discussion now is whether teams should or could write a gun clause into player contracts similar to banning car racing or sky diving or other dangerous activities. this is in response to the steven a. smith segment. that idea of pro basketball players might be bringing weapons into their locker rooms is hard to believe. nba analyst steven a. smith told me last hour he thinks a lot of secondary issues including race, african-american players, m

. >> i live in akron, ohio, which is my hometown. to so, i don't need security. i don't travel with security. one thing i do is continue to just make sure my family is always safe. >>> our national correspondent susan candiotti joins us now. susan, we have been discussing this, everyone is talking about this story, far beyond a sports story. real quickly though what are the rules about this? >> here's what both the nba and the nfl says. they ban the use of guns by players, handling guns on company time or on company property that's even if they show up at charity events. on top of that they recommend against personal use for their own player's protection. the discussion now really with whether teams should be adding a gun clause to personal contracts, for example, banning them, just like they do skydiving or let's say boxing or car racing. >> i can't believe i'm having this conversation with you about guns. i mean it just seems like such a common sense sort of thing. by the way, have heard from crittenden and any of the other players about this? >> we have reache

soccer team was able to accomplish its goals, edging out akron, 3-2, in the shootout. their effort and talent deserves to be recognized. the u.v.a. cavaliers posted a 19-3-3 regular season record and finished the second with an amazing 16-game unbeaten winning streak. the victory gave the u.v.a. its 19th school championship. the team applies the -- applied the lessons learned and displayed their outstanding athletic skills and cohesive team strategy, allowing fewer goals to be scored against them than any other team in the nation. entering the title game, their last goal allowed was on october 17 in a 3-1 victory over virginia tech. five cavaliers were named to the all tournament team. diego restrepo, brian oenbi, mike advocate and tony. villanueva was also named most outstanding offensive player while restrepo was named most outstanding defensive player of the game. the others were named the first team all americans and tchani was drafted by the new york red bulls. even with all the individual accolades and awards, the 2009 national championship contained a total team

that means you are a best seller for one week in akron. no one checks. but as i read this letter from the national book foundation it did start to rankle a little bit because i realized when it comes down to but i was being asked to come here to give an award i could have won two other writers deemed more deserving. that is the situation tonight. let's not kid ourselves that is what is going on. and this brought back bad memories of something that happened a couple of years ago i got a letter from the eckert their foundation, the genius grant people and i was excited i opened that letter and found out that the macarthur people wanted me to nominate someone else to be a genius. [laughter] there is a moment i thought to myself well the man who its chosen to choose other genius is, that must be the greatest genius of all. [laughter] but even my power of rationalization which i have got to say or of some couldn't really make that work. i mentioned philip roth before he in addition to winning the national book award. i received a letter this year from the pul

host: anthony from akron, ohio. democrat line. caller: good morning. i will try to keep this short. hope you do not cut me off. you talked about biofuels, the cost of producing them. guest: yes. caller: i was thinking, if we were allowed to grow industrial hemp, we could produce biofuels. guest: we are looking at a lot of different materials. the second generation is biofuels made from waste products like wheatgrass, alan g., the other things that we can do -- algae, other things that we can do. we need to look at our base of ethanol because it is competitive. biofuels are certainly an answer, from all types of materials. host: our guest has a chemical engineering degree. she began her career at chrysler. next phone call. arlington, virginia. john on the independent line. caller: thank you for coming on to c-span today. i wanted to hear your thoughts on the supply chain in general. if we had more transparency through raw materials parts production and assembly, do you think the consumers -- if the consumer software every part was being made, they could make a more informed decision

i'm a 52-year-old businessman from akron, ohio. i want to create 1,200 jobs. i spend $60,000 of my own money to do a due diligence, travel to china with a german-designed turbine, and they're producing it now in china. i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second seeing, and listened to this gentleman back here. i truly appreciate what he's going through. but in this instance, d inherited the patent from enron. now they are calling a a roil, but it is really a gate to keep people out. are there any programs? this company was identified. i want to bring this to the united states. this is not about money for me. this is about bringing jobs. he should have a right to work. >> let me respond. >> is there any federal program that can help me? i just want to borrow

host: anthony from akron, ohio. democrat line. caller: good morning. i will try to keep this short. hope you do not cut me off. you talked about biofuels, the cost of producing them. guest: yes. caller: i was thinking, if we were allowed to grow industrial hemp, we could produce biofuels. guest: we are looking at a lot of different materials. the second generation is biofuels made from waste products like wheatgrass, alan g., the other things that we can do -- algae, other things that we can do. we need to look at our base of ethanol because it is competitive. biofuels are certainly an answer, from all types of materials. host: our guest has a chemical engineering degree. she began her career at chrysler. next phone call. arlington, virginia. john on the independent line. caller: thank you for coming on to c-span today. i wanted to hear your thoughts on the supply chain in general. if we had more transparency through raw materials parts production and assembly, do you think the consumers -- if the consumer software every part was being made, they could make a more informed decision

[applause] >> don pasqualik of akron. joe reilly of charleston. c.e.o. boldly advocated the importance of healthy eating and access to fresh fruits and vegetables, especially for our children. nearly 1/3 of our nation's children are either overweight or obese, and the rate of obesity for low-incomes, 2-4-year-old children has increased from 12.4% in 1998 to 14.6% in 2008. while there were signs last year that those numbers may be stabilizing, more work needs to be done to ensure the health of the next generation. and mrs. obama is leading the way on this priority. whether it's using her organic vegetable garden to ensure children about helpful locally grown fruit and vegetables, or appearing on the "sesame street" tv show with elmo and the muppets to share her message, mrs. obama is there with a clear vision and a very strong voice. the u.s. conference of mayors has been championing issues for healthy cities and reducing obesity for the last several years. as we demonstrated during our mayors are leading the way locally to promote access to healthy food

i think what it leads one to is the conclusion that -- i will not use the akron, but those countries that you mentioned, they have to tough it out. you would have to use multi year austerity. you could say that we have used that before and it turned out not too bad. ireland being one itself, it achieved a massive reduction in its budget deficit in the 1980's over a number of years and somehow the country survived and even flourished out of it. but then, you have the ability to convert interest rates. they started out high and converged on german levels. you also had the opening up the of the economy to a massive influence of the fdi. none of those financial support seem to be there. it seems like this -- these countries are in more for austerity on the fiscal side for an extended time frame. >> i was trying to strike an optimistic nerf -- [laughter] until the question was raised. i do not think it is a question of if this is going to happen. i think it is more a question of when it is going to happen. basically, the stakes are incredibly high. the reason is that if any of these count

drafting committee for the seven includes for example, a former staff member of the aclu, jeremy gone, an akron member of law and justice. investors like this can agree on what the law is i think it commands our attention. now as a document makes clear, saying that these experts agree in many cases about what the law is is not to say that these rafters always agree about what the law should be. indeed, some of the members of the drafting committee are challenging and tried to push the law in different directions. the law that is described in this booklet. but while this diverse group often disagrees about how the law should address legal issues, the drafters agree in many cases on what the law is today. and more and fundamentally, the drafters agree that religious liberty for a freedom of conscience is a fundamental inalienable right of all people, religious and nonreligious, and that there is a need to correct misunderstandings about this right. indeed, we have drafted this statement because i don't have to tell you there is tremendous confusion about this area of the law. we hear a broad and

don bister of akron. joe riley of charleston. c.e.o. and executive director, tom cochran.entlemen, our friend from the white house, valerie gerod. my friends, it's a great honor for me to introduce to you our feature speaker, michelle obama, as first lady has boldly advocated the importance of healthy eating and access to fresh fruits and vegetables especially for our children. nearly one-third of our nation's children are overweight or obese. and the rate of obesity, two to four-year-old children has increased from 12.4% in 1993, to 14.6 percent. more needs to be done to ensure the health of the next generation, and mrs. obama is leading the way. whether using or own garden to educate children about healthy grown fruits and vegetables or to appear on sesame street, mrs. obama is there with a clear vision and strong voice. the conference of mayors has championed reducing obesity for the last several years. in our summit, mayors are leading the way to promote healthy food alternatives as well designing cities to encourage physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. we are so

i'm a 52-year-old businessman from akron, ohio. i want to create 1,200 jobs. i spend $60,000 of my own money to do a due diligence, travel to china with a german-designed turbine, and they're producing it now in china. i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going through. but in this instance, ge inherited this patent from enron, and it's created a wall so that they won't let people come in and build turbines in the united states. now, the patent is going to expire very soon. but now they're calling it a royalty but it's really a gate to keep people out. is there any programs -- i've talked to governor strickland, i've t

i'm a 52-year-old businessman from akron, ohio, i want to create 12,000 jobs, i spent my own money to do due diligence, traveled to china by german- designed turbine, and they're producing it in china. i have rights in north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by, having a difficult time raising money. i am not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is to loan the money every dollar i will pay back. secondly, i am willing to risk millions, 99% of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patente -- i believe in patents -- i listened to this man here and i appreciate what he is going through -- but ge inherited this from enron and they have built a wall. they call it a royalty, but it is really a gate to keep people out. i have talked to governor strickland, talked to sharon brown -- to sherrod brown. i want to bring this to the united states and bring in jobs. this is not about money for me. this is about creating jobs. aiken feel for that gentleman to -- i can feel for that gentleman who wants to work. is there any federal programs -- i just want to