anything worth having takes time and perseverance. you're going to have to push yourselves beyond your limits. you're going to have to step outside of those comfort zones. you're going to have to ask for help when you need it. more importantly, part of being a mature and functioning adult in this society is realizing that life is a series of tradeoffs. if you want a career that pays a good salary, then you have to work hard. you've got to be on time. you've got to finish what you start. you have to always keep your word. if you want a life free from drama, you can't hang out with people who thrive on drama. you have to pick your friends wisely, pick your friends, surround your self with people who share your values and your goals. but i am confident if you're willing to show that kind of commitment and do what it takes, anything is possible for any single one of you. you know why i'm so confident, because i'm looking at you. i've been watching y'all. i see your strength. i know what you're capable of. i know what kind of young men and

but even so, he seemed the epitome of perseverance. being a soldier is a hands-on job. >> yes, sir, it is. >> reporter: and you're-- you're down one hand. >> no, i'm not. one just works differently from the other. >> reporter: once he was home, mccaffrey's perseverance turned to anger. in this army document, his commanding officer detailed multiple violent outoutbursts. mccaffrey was described as a significant risk for suicide and homicide and said to have poor insight, judgment, and impulse control, and appears to also have antisocial personality disorder. mccaffrey had gone from being a poster boy to rehabilitation to a problem child. sometimes your own worst enemy? >> yeah, sometimes. my mouth can get me in some trouble. i won't deny that. >> reporter: it was his mouth that got him confined in this state psychiatric hospital for four days. >> if you don't stop busting chops i'm going to go home and blow my freaking brains out because you're driving me crazy. that was the statement i made. >> reporter: he insists he wasn't. >> i woul

gerald is also praised for his perseverance and compassionate speaking out against violence. he recently completed the program at city college where he focused on green technology and will soon transferred to louisiana state university. he will be missed. [applause] [applause] lauren dangerfield, 16, has led the forefront of campaigns for people winning in time of rights. -- employment rights. she also institutionalized ethnic studies. she is working to build more awareness on working to bridge the gap between ecology, race, and community. [applause] [applause] lucky fisher travis, 17, is a youth supervisor with new ideas. he strives for greatness and also pushes and support this project leaders to envision britain is in themselves. -- greatness in themselves. [applause] [applause] michellechu, 17, is a committed youth board member and on the youth empowerment advisory board. she is a college-bound ambassador in march from mentor school, where she is a wonderful model tutor. michelle is a responsible and motivated later working to bring you up voice to her community. [applaus

praises to all of those whose courage, strength, determination, perseverance, blessings, grace, bloodeat, tears, and sacrifices have uplifted us, our community, our people. i want you to take a moment and out loud and with passion and with gratitude, call up the name of those whose shoulders you stand upon. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. we call -- praises be. we call upon you all to join us in this commemoration of the past and join us in the celebration of the youth leaders of yesterday and today and those of tomorrow. we ask you to participate as we ourselves become more energized and inspired to follow their example and to take action, to be healers, peacemakers, social justice activists. we call upon you, great ones, to ask that you give us your blessing. bless all of us, and especially, bless our youth. bless their bodies, their spirits, their minds. we call upon you, ancestors, to ask for your guidance for all of us and especially our youth. especially our youth. guide their feet, their heads, their hearts. be to their left,

for the stories that will be preserved within these walls, the stories of suffering and perseverance, of daring, of imagination, and of triumph are the stories of african-americans. but they're also stories that are forever woven through the heart of the fabric of our nation. thank you all and god bless you all. >> now it's my honor to introduce a friend, a scholar and an accomplished astrophysicist and now president of the purdue university, and most importantly, new chair of the smithsonian board of regents and my boss, france crudo. >> mr. president, mrs. obama, fellow regents and honored guest, good morning. on behalf of the board of reg t regents i'd like to welcome all of you here to this incredible ceremony. i'd like to congratulate the council of the museum history and culture and the founding director, lonnie bunch on achieving this historic milestone. that we are breaking ground for the construction of the museum's permanent home is a testament to their shared vision and hard work. in 2003, the regents were honored when the congress passed and president bush signed legislati

as i have come to learn, it is the perseverance that keeps individuals going and keeps communities going. action takes many different forms. some individuals take individual action by themselves. others form groups and take group action. but the common thread among all the action is to better the community, to right a wrong, to stop an injustice. and unfortunately, h.i.v. and aids needed action on all those fronts. we are joined here today by members of san francisco general hospital, 5-a, 5-b and 8 of. i was moved to see all of them in the circle. 20 years ago, 10 years into it, and over 10,000 lost in this community, some individuals decided to take action. they decided to not stay in the dark, but instead to forge a path toward the light. and they gathered in solidarity to merely plant the seeds of life in honor of those lives that were not with us any longer. and just like 30 years ago, we had no idea what was coming, so, too, the individuals that came into this space 20 years ago had no idea what they were going to create. because what has been created here is sustaining for all-tim

i had perseverance. just stuck with it, and 32 years later, plus, i'm still in business, having the time of my life. >> audrey smaltz has long been a vital part of the fashion industry. >> i came up with the name the ground crew, because i heard the reverend dr. martin luther king talk about, those big jet planes can't get off the ground without a ground crew. >> in paris, i always say, where's audrey smaltz with the ground crew. it makes everything run smoothly. >> reporter: the path to the fashion world began with audrey's own modelling career. >> i was born, bread, toasted, jellied, jammed and honeyed in harlem. i always enjoyed fashion, art, culture. because it always seems i was always 6'0" tall even at 16, i started with a modelling agency. >> reporter: modelling would take her to bloomingdale's where she became one of the first african-american models. >> someone said i want to see audrey smaltz. they pointed me out. oh, no that can't be her. because of the color of my skin, she said you don't wan

but they've shown ingenuity and perseverance in creating jobs for the disaster victims. by doing so, they help their couny bod. >> the u.s. federal district court has declined the request for an injunction to prevent anti-whaling activists fm obstructing japan's whaling fleet. the court in the state of washington denied the request by the tokyo based instute. a ruling cannot be decided immediately because it involves several countries voing australia. the judge says the case has a political dimension. the japanese government accuses an anti-whaling oup of obstructing japan's activities in the antarctic since 2005. >> translator: the court's decision doesn't mean our claim has been wholly rejected. we hope this process will result in a ruling that forbids this kindf obstruction. >> companies in japan take a time honored approach to recruiting staff. hire graduates straight out of college then train them for a lifetime job. such mass hiring usually takes place at the start of the financial year, but some companies are looking for new ways to fill jobs and new qualities in

. >> perseverance. >> perseverance. >> reporter: these are the qualities tyrell says he's tried to incorporateentire life. he's been in foster care almost his entire life and says the practice of karate and tae kwon do got his life going in a positive direction. the discipline he learned in his first classes got him interested in doing well in everything he does. >> he loves to do chores and he loves school and he's also very shy in the beginning, then he warms up to you and he'll talk to you. >> give me one more. let's reset. >> what's your favorite subject at school? >> math. >> are you good at math? >> yes. >> what kind of grades are you making? >> i'm making "a"s. >> reporter: not all as, he says, but he's hoping to one day be on the honor roll, a goal inspired by his first teacher who introduced him to the art of karate. >> two and one and open. >> hello, sir. how are you? [ applause ] >> what's going on? >> reporter: were you surprised to see him? >> yes. >> reporter: how long has it been? >> about a year. >> reporter: did you see a lot of changes over the period that you were working wi

sisters, and he is a great guy and exemplifies the principles of hard work, common sense, and perseverance. i thought it was a very good article, and it shows how difficult it it is. but he is not giving up on his profession as a cattleman, and that shows a lot. the third or fourth generation in the business. an interesting article. during the last week, i have had a number of discussions with people regarding two controversial items on purge oroville that will double the john pretrip -- potrero hill that will be coming to us in the future. i had the pleasure, along with commissioner moore, of attending a forum, om warehouse to new house, exploring the problems in the benefits of converting historic warehouses' to housing. some very, very interesting case studies. i thought it was very, very good and well -- and a well-attended forum. i will lead into something else here. yesterday, i had the pleasure of attending at noon in the department, a retirement party for a 20-year veteran of the department, john. i have a resolution -- pardon the length of it, but 20 years. i would like to read th

>> perseverance first. secondly, he's an authentic conservative. he's had some lapses, but he's clearly one of most conservative in the race. third, you had michele bachmann, perry, cain, newt -- all vying for the conservative title, collapsing. he is the last man standing against mitt romney. and here's the real reason, john -- it's mitt romney's been unable to close this deal with the conservatives. he's been unable to sell them. the tea party conservative evangelical rite is desperately resisting this arranged marriage with mitt. it's astonishing that mitt hasn't been able to close it and that's what santorum has going for him. but, i will still put my money in the long run that mitt takes it. but it is going to be a long, long haul now. >> is newt capoot? >> newt is -- he did the wooden stake thing at the cross. he can't come back, i think, a third time. a souffle, it was -- miss roosevelt's daughter said you cannot get a souffle to rise a second time. >> eleanor? >> i think this insures the best case for romney is he gets a nomination but limp

. >> this guy perseveres, all of this is practice for him landing some pretty remarkable tricks. ♪ >>es to combine skateboarding with some crazy hard core moves and pulls a lot of it off. >> it's like extreme stunt skateboarding basically. >> this whole clip is a trailer for a film called "fakes it high." you can see the entire film at the denvershop.com. >> that was weird. >> watch this one. >> oh. >> over a chain link fence. >> he goes from one board, does a front flip over a chain link fence and lands on another board. >> i got a pair of videos for you that feature heavy stuff falling over. the first one is presumably from kazakhstan, and this will make for a tough day on the job. >> look like some sort of a factory. >> don't know if this is demolition or lunch time. bob, you might want to back away from that tower on the left because she's coming down. these guys run away. it falls really, really slow. >> good thing, too, because it looks like those guys were not prepared for it. >> maybe it was a demolition and they anticipated it to go a different direction and it came back the

now they're hearing about grapline and how perseverance and hard work pays off -- area my lin and howerseverance and hard work pays off. >> according to forbes the valley of lin's name as a brand is forth -- value of lin's name as a brand is worth $40 million growing. the jersey he wore with his first game with the knicks sold for $40,000 on ebay. he recently requested trademark protection for the word lin- sanity and i just saw this today. apparently you can get his junior high year book on ebay for like $5,000. it's signed and there's a note from another classmate. >> oh, my goodness. it's getting lin-sanity, right? you can google his name and find all kinds of crazy stuff out there selling his couch. there's all kinds of crazy stuff. ride the wave, right? >> thanks. >>> coming up next homer, bart and the gang are about to hit a major milestone, 500 episodes. we're talking to the cast of the simpsons about making it this far and what is in store for the future. >>> in minutes on the news edge google caught tracking iphone users' every move, how the tech giant was bypassing privacy l

gerald is also praised for his perseverance and compassionate speaking out against violence.e recently completed the program at city college where he focused on green technology and will soon transferred to louisiana state university. he will be missed. [applause] [applause] lauren dangerfield, 16, has

journey, for the stories that will be preserved within these walls, the stories of suffering and perseverance, of daring, of imaginuation and triumph are the stories of african americans and are also stories that are forever woven through the heart of the fabric of our nation. thank you all and god bless you all. [ applause ] >>> it is now my great honor and privilege to welcome the president of the united states. >> thank you. thank you so much. [ applause ] thank you so much. please have a seat. thank you very much. well, good morning, everybody. i want to thank you for that introduction and for her leadership at the smithsonian. i want to thank everybody who helped make this day happen. i want to thank laura bush, sam brownback, my hero, congressman john louis and everybody who's worked so hard to make this possible. i'm so proud of lonnie bunch who came here from chicago i want to point out, i remember having a conversation with him about this job when he was planning to embark on this extraordinary journey and we could not be prouder of the work that he has done to help make this day pos

. >> perseverance. >> perseverance. >> these are the qualities tyrale tried to incorporate in his daily life. he has been in foster care almost his entire life. and he says the practice of karate and tae kwon do got his life going in a positive direction. the discipline he learned in his first classes got him interested in doing well and everything he does. >> loves to do chores. he loves school. and he's also very shy in the beginning. the day he walks up to you and talks. >> give me one more. let's reset what's your favorite subject at school? >> math. >> are you good at math? >> yes. >> what kind of grades are you making? >> making as. >> not all as, he says but is hoping to one day be on the honor roll. a goal inspired by his first teacher who introduced him to the art of karate. >> two and one. open. >> how are you? what's going on? how's everything? >> were you surprised to see him? >> yes. >> how long has it been? >> a year. >> did you see a lot of changes over the period you were working with mihm? >> yes. head up, buddy. accountability. receptive to structure. very receptive to

i like to write about groups of people who persevere and make a life on their own aside from what the general culture is doing. i find that i don't consciously sit down and do that but it happens. in this particular book something that has fascinated me is sumo and sumo wrestlers and how they get so big and what it's like in their culture. one of the brothers becomes an sumo and that's why it's a big book! [laughter]. >> do you think that -- being a woman who is in women have been oppressed -- i don't know if they are now or not, dou think that has stimulated you in your writing coming out of that? you specifically and in general, do you feel like a lot of women have been stimulated by being part of an oppressed class? >> good question. >> very much so. i will try to answer a, b, c. for me, i know that the first thing i began to think about when i thought i wanted to write a novel was that i wanted to write about my culture. and because i had grownup in the chinese culture i wanted to write about china. i wanted to find out more about myself because of i was raised in the bay area and

but they've shown ingenuity and perseverance in creating jobs for the disaster victims. by doing so, they help their community rebound. >> the u.s. federal district court has declined the request for an injunction to prevent anti-whaling activists from obstructing japan's whaling fleet. the court in the state of washington denied the request by the tokyo based institute. a ruling cannot be decided immediately because it involves several countries involving australia. the judge says the case has a political dimension. the japanese government accuses an anti-whaling group of obstructing japan's activities in the antarctic since 2005. >> translator: the court's decision doesn't mean our claim has been wholly rejected. we hope this process will result in a ruling that forbids this kind of obstruction. >> companies in japan take a time honored approach to recruiting staff. hire graduates straight out of college then train them for a lifetime job. such mass hiring usually takes place at the start of the financial year, but some companies are looking for new ways to fill jobs a

a lot of isust perseverance. >> what were some of t the tricks he l learned in oer to keep going? >> i think part of the trick is surroundinyourself with great people. we were 25 people when wcame to merkle. we are500 today. i think a lot of peoeople are not willing to surroundhemselves with the talent t to keep growing. and the ability to keep reinventing themselves. >> yoyou do have high standards for yo empyees. to have to be welell versed in whatou need them to do, but you al say that you let em play hard but you expect them to wowork hard, too. he will give them $5,000 to goo to a boston red sox game, but en you say if it means missing a kid's recital, like a client, -- >> we are in the services business. client have high expectations. at times, we are going to work very hard. other times, we celebrate and we enjoy each other's company. i think a lot ofof people arare not willing to seeee it that way i haveot chose that path at merkle.. >> how do you motivate people to feel like this is for the collective good? >> i think you motivate people by making their work important. we

by offering a helping hand when they struggle so they learn to never give up, to persevere and to ultimate triumph and succeed, because every child can learn, regardless of circumstances, and, frankly, it's up to us to help them. and here's how we'll do it. and here's how we'll do it -- my plan this year calls for a $17 million investment in reading reforms. teachers will assess children early on, kindergarten, first grade, second grade. and those students who are struggling will get immediate help in these early years. more tutoring, more individual attention. we'll put more reading coaches in elementary schools, and while we're on the subject of reading, let me say that helping our children learn is a responsibility that we all share. as governor, i've read books to kids in over a dozen classrooms this past year, and truth be told, as much as i love hanging out with all of you guys, reading to these kids has been my favorite thing to do as governor. i've gotten really good at sitting crisscross applesa the floor with little ones. teachers need parents and family and family members and fr

. >> let me thanks god for the grace to persevere and through the dog days. >> nbc news projected him the winner in minnesota. >> ron paul 11. >> rick santorum is the projected winner of the primary, his first win since i will. president obama has handed santorum and his rivals and issued they could become a general election firestorm. the new rule requiring religious affiliated employers like catholic colleges and hospitals next year to pay for birth control as part of what republicans call obamacare. santorum, a conservative catholic, is outraged. >> we look to the government to provide for us. they take not just economic liberty, they take everything. >> mitt romney weighed in. >> this kind of assault on religion will end if i am president of the united states. >> ronnie's winning streak is being broken tonight. ron paul focused on the caucus states. newt gingrich gave up and headed to ohio, hoping to save his campaign with a win on super tuesday. >> a fascinating election year. for complete, up-to-the-minute results in tonight's caucuses, head over to our website, wbaltv.com. ther

it's very fortunate that president obama, a year ago, was able to persevere, insisting to have a payroll tax cut which made a big difference for middle-income families. we avoided a budget catastrophe with a potential default in august. the president absolutely insisted that that payroll tax cut be extended for these two mep months and that helped to get the economy going and we look forward to it being extended again. i don't think there's any ground at all for come place sency. there's nothing to feel like we're done, or feel like the recovery is all there, but these numbers are a favorable indicator in a quite murky economic story. >> let's talk the fed for a second. fed chairman ber gan nan i can testified before the budget panel this week saying quote interest rates can sour quickly if invest trs lose confident in tens dense if a government about its policy. he said congress should not cut expenditure necessary short run. are you about a grand plan to get a handle on the long-term debt and deficit or should that not be the priority rightgn now? >> the biggest priority is getting rec

the stories of suffering and perseverance, of daring and imagination and triumph, are the stories of african-americans. but they're also stories that are forever woven through the hearts of the fabric of our nation. thank you all, and god bless you all. [ applause ] >> it is now my great honor and privilege to welcome the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you very much. well, good morning, everybody. i want to thank for that introduction and her leadership at the smithsonian. i want to thank everybody who helped to make this day happen. i want to thank laura bush, secretarysalazar. sam brownback. mycongressman johnlewis. elaine clump, and everybody who worked so hard to make this happen. i'm so proud of lonnie bunch who came here from chicago, i want to point ht.ing a conversation with him about this job, when he was planning to embark on this extraordinary journey. and we could not be prouder of the work that he has done to help make this day possible.f. as others have mentioned, this day has been a long time comin

you learn perseverance and preparation.ne of coach wooden's favorite sayings was failing to prepare is preparing to fail. corny saying. >> you have to be lucky as a kid you have to have influences that are positive forces. >> i was really charmed. i have had a charmed life in that sense. perfect. perfect. >> my thanks to kareem abdul-jabbar. >>> up next on the "the wall street journal report," a look at the news this upcoming week that will have an impact an impr money and find us on facebook. look for wsjr with maria. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had someth

. >> that we have a responsibility to persevere for our young peep that we serve every day, to serve the young people that we serve every day, and to lead the young people that we serve every day. >> the u.s. department of education says it's calling on a new generation of teachers as more than one million educators are expected to retire in the coming years. >>> still ahead, no kids allowed. this could be the new trend at restaurants. some patrons say they love it. >>> but first, one of these things not like the other. secretary of state hillary clinton stood out in the g-20 group photo this week. every single person showed up in a white button down shirt. she showed up in a signature pant suit bright green. there was no dress code. it was just a coincidence that everyone else wore white.  >>> tonight an ohio woman is behind bars after she tried to hire a hit man to kill someone, anyone wearing fur. meredith lowell spent months trying to solicit a hitman on facebook. she was willing to pay hundreds of dollars for them to kill someone wearing fur. >> appalled and horrified that

it is really a testament to your dedication and perseverance. an l.a. homeboy, like me. we are here to support you and to administer the oath of office. let me and the bible to fabi ola, and we would get to the zero of office. please raise your right hand, place your left hand on the bible. i want to tell you a brief story. the reason why we ask persons taking an oath of office to raise their right hand is because, in england, we needed to know if the person had committed any felonies. in those days, if you had committed a felony, one of your digits had been cut off. i do not know if you can see, but he has all of the digits intact, so far so good. [laughter] george, if you would repeat after me. i, and george gascon, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states, and to the constitution of the stick california, and i take this obligation freely without any m

"perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages," he declared. they could not, however, take the place of gunpowder, rations or shoes, all of which were in woefully short supply. accusing the french of their bloody world war i tranches were to learn the limits of the idea of willpower triumphing over everything else. so, washington discovered that his was to b