Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater

President Barack Obama speaks at Florida Atlantic University, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

President Barack Obama speaks at Florida Atlantic University, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after speaking at a campaign event at the Westin Diplomat Hotel, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

People look out from a balcony at the Westin Diplomat Hotel where President Barack Obama is attending a campaign event, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Hollywood, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Barack Obama gesturesas he arrives to speaks at Florida Atlantic University, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

People wait for the arrival of President Barack Obama before he spoke at Florida Atlantic University, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

(AP) ? President Barack Obama said Tuesday the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater ? one that ended up with one of the biggest Democratic landslides in history.

The president made his comments during a fundraising blitz in Florida, and right before his general election foe was essentially decided. Republican Rick Santorum dropped out of the presidential contest, making it clear that Obama would face off against Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor.

Obama used a daylong trip to Florida to call again for Congress to raise taxes on millionaires, a populist pitch on an issue that he hopes will help define the differences with nominee-to-be Romney.

"This election will probably have the biggest contrast that we've seen maybe since the Johnson-Goldwater election, maybe before that," Obama told donors at the first of three campaign events in this battleground state. The events were expected to raise at least $1.7 million.

In his 1964 race against Goldwater, Johnson carried 44 of 50 states and won 61 percent of the popular vote, the largest share of any candidate since 1820.

Running on a record that included the Great Society, Johnson portrayed Goldwater as a dangerous extremist. He was aided by Goldwater's GOP convention speech, in which the candidate proclaimed, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."

Republicans said Obama's tax proposal was aimed at dividing Americans along class lines and gave him an excuse to raise more money for his re-election campaign.

"He can't run on his record so he is coming down here to raise money using taxpayers' funds to do so," said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.

In a reception at a gated community in Palm Beach Gardens, Obama said Democrats would ensure the rich pay their fair share, while focusing on investments in education, science and research and caring for the most vulnerable.

By contrast, he said, Republicans would dismantle education and clean energy programs so they can give still more tax breaks to the rich.

Obama did not mention Romney by name, but the economic fairness message was the theme of his day ? and aimed squarely at the wealthy former Massachusetts governor.

Obama later outlined his support for the so-called Buffett rule at a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., arguing that wealthy investors should not pay taxes at a lower rate than middle-class wage earners.

The push for the Buffett rule, named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, comes ahead of a Senate vote next week and as millions of Americans prepare to file their income tax returns. The plan has little chance of passing Congress, but Senate Democrats say the issue underscores the need for economic fairness.

Obama capped his day at a large rally-style event in Hollywood, Fla., that included a musical performance by singer John Legend and a fundraising dinner in nearby Golden Beach, Fla.

Associated Press

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Facebook to?purchase Instagram for $1 billion

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In this photo illustration, the photo-sharing app Instagram fan page is seen on the Facebook website on the Apple Safari web browser. Facebook Inc. is acquiring photo-sharing app Instagram for approx. $1 billion.

By Patrick Rizzo

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a website with a boatload of pictures is now worth $1 billion.

That is the price Facebook agreed to pay for Instagram, a less-than two-year-old company that makes a wildly popular mobile photography application.

"I'm excited to share the news that we've agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be joining Facebook,"?Facebook's head honcho Mark Zuckerberg?said in a posting on Facebook (where else?) Monday.

Facebook, which is busy planning an initial public offering that could value the social networking site at more than $100 billion, will pay a combination of cash and stock for Instagram, Reuters reported.?Based in San Francisco, Instagram has about a dozen?employees. The deal is expected to close by June 30.

"For years, we've focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family. Now, we'll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests, Zuckerberg said in his Facebook post.

Facebook is expected to raise up to $10 billion in its IPO, which could come in May or June.

Last year, Facebook reportedly was planning to add filters and other tools to its mobile photography app to match?Instagram's popular filters, which allow users to manipulate?images to make them look old-timey and add other kinds of effects. The aim was to attract Instagram users and meet a competitive threat.

"We?re psyched to be joining Facebook and are excited to build a better Instagram for everyone," Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom?said ?in a statement.

He also promised the acquisition would not alter the Instagram experience for its approximately 30 million users.

?"The Instagram app will still be the same one you know and love. You?ll still have all the same people you follow and that follow you. You?ll still be able to share to other social networks. And you?ll still have all the other features that make the app so fun and unique,"?Systrom?said.

Last week, Instagram made the long-awaited announcement that its app was available for?users who run Google's Android on their smartphones.?Prior to that it was only available on iPhones.?The Android app?reportedly nabbed about 1 million downloads in the first?24 hours.?

The acquisition was a strategic departure for Facebook, which until now has been content with?buying startups on the cheap for their talent.?Instagram will run as an independent app with its own brand.?

Market Day: Instagram CEO could get $400 million in Facebook deal

"This is an important milestone for Facebook because it's the first time we've ever acquired a product and company with so many users,"? Zuckerberg said. "We don't plan on doing many more of these, if any at all."

Since?Instagram's founding in the autumn of 2010, it has gathered about $50 million in venture funding. That includes about $500,000 in seed?investment?in March 2010 from Andreesen Horowitz and Baseline Ventures, according to the website Crunchbase.?

Last year the company raised another $7 million, and this year the company just closed a $50 million round of funding that valued the company at $500 million, according to TechCrunch, meaning those investors virtually doubled their money overnight.

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Bank of Israel mulls further mortgage restrictions

Is the Bank of Israel concerned about a renewed rise in home prices, and is it about to take additional steps to restrain the real estate market? For the first time in seven months, the Bank of Israel has not ruled out taking additional macro-prudential measures through the mortgage market to lower home prices - i.e. restricting mortgages - according to the minutes of the monetary council meeting in late March to decide on the interest rate for April, which were published today.

The Bank of Israel notes, "Home prices, which are published in the Central Bureau of Statistics survey of home prices but are not included in the CPI, increased in December-January by 0.1%, the second consecutive increase after three months in which the cumulative decline was 1.4%. In the twelve months to January, home prices increased by 4.5%, continuing the marked slowdown from the rates recorded in previous months."

It adds, "The moderation in the growth rate of home prices in recent months comes against the background of continued growth in the number of building starts, the lagged effect of the increase in the interest rate, measures introduced by the Bank of Israel affecting mortgages, and steps taken by the Ministry of Finance in real estate taxation. These moves, together with land marketing efforts by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the Israel Land Administration, are expected to continue to have an effect in the future. Nonetheless, with regard to home prices, the possibility of additional macro-prudential measures was considered."

It may be premature to declare that here will be new mortgage restrictions by the Bank of Israel, but in the interest rate decision for April it is certainly possible to discern a change in the central bank's outlook: it is no longer confident about a declining trend in home prices, and is worried that prices will again rise, and so it has left open the option of again intervening in the mortgage market if necessary. The minutes of the monetary council meetings of the past few months show no sign of concern about rising home prices.

The Bank of Israel states that the balance of outstanding housing credit to households rose by 0.2% in January, to NIS 259 billion. It adds that total mortgages granted in the twelve months through February was 2.3% lower than mortgage granted in the twelve months through January, continuing the decline from the peak level in May.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 9, 2012

? Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2012

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Is Your Retirement Plan Protected? | Dallas Texas

This is another guest article from my friend?Brian Walker, of?New York Life Insurance Company.

Planning for retirement is probably a top priority for you.? Do you know how much money you need to retire? Are you concerned that you may outlive your money? Are you concerned about the burden a chronic health care need could have on your family and finances? Your retirement is the dream for you and your family?s future.? Proper planning and protection of that dream are crucial to help make it a reality.

Preserve you and your family?s choices

Long-term care insurance can help protect and preserve your income and assets you have worked so hard to accumulate, and give you the ability to spend money for care.? With the advances in home care services, many people needing long-term care are actually able to stay at home, with or near families, and still get the professional care they need.? Long-term care insurance allows your family to be there to love you, instead of worrying about the financial, emotional and physical toll of providing care for you.? Whether at home, in an adult day care center or an assisted living facility, you and your family can maintain control of your options and your lifestyle.

Protect your retirement plan

As the population ages and Americans are living longer than ever before, the need for long-term care services has emerged as an important element to a comprehensive retirement plan.? In 2008, nursing home cost averaged $76,416 a year nationally[1], and these costs inflate every year.? Do you have enough in your retirement to pay for the high cost of long-term care services?? Without a proper long-term care plan in place, your assets and income can be significantly depleted.? This could leave you and your family in a difficult financial situation.? What would happen to you and your family if you have to pay out-of-pocket for your long-term care?? With long-term care insurance, you can feel confident that you have taken control to protect your hard earned retirement assets.

Begin your plan now

The sooner you begin your long-term care planning, the better.? The cost of waiting can be expensive in several ways.? The younger you are when you purchase long-term care insurance, the lower the premiums will cost.? As you age, premiums are higher if you purchase an equivalent policy and you may qualify for a lesser class rating due to health changes.? You could pay thousands more in premium over the life of the policy, just by waiting a few years to purchase.? Or, you may not be able to qualify for coverage at all.? The worst part about waiting is that you may not have coverage in place when you need it most.

With long life comes long-term planning.? Make a plan for you and your family today.

[1] New York Life Insurance Company. Survey of Nursing Home Costs. 2008.

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Street View on Google Maps update adds Android 4.0 action bar and availability in South Korea and Russia

Street View on Google Maps

Along with the Gmail and Google Play Books update, Google has also added some Android 4.0 features to Street View on Google Maps. If you grab the latest update from the Google Play Store you'll now find the Android 4.0 action bar has been added. That wasn't the only addition for this release though as some new locales have been added to the mix. South Korea and Russia now have the capability to download Street View and come across all the funny and sometimes downright weird things found on Street View that we've all enjoyed.

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Temporary outage of Visa card network Sunday

FILE - This file photo taken Tuesday, May 3, 2011 shows a Visa card in a wallet in Richardson, Texas. A technical problem affecting the Visa network barred people from using their credit and debit cards for about 45 minutes on Sunday, April 1, 2012, the company said. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

FILE - This file photo taken Tuesday, May 3, 2011 shows a Visa card in a wallet in Richardson, Texas. A technical problem affecting the Visa network barred people from using their credit and debit cards for about 45 minutes on Sunday, April 1, 2012, the company said. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

(AP) ? A technical problem affecting the Visa network barred some people around the United States from using their credit and debit cards for about 45 minutes on Sunday, the company said.

The outage was caused by a recent update Visa has made to its system, said Visa Inc. spokeswoman Sandra Chu. She said Visa had trouble processing some transactions as a result, but the system is operating normally now.

Chu said the problem Sunday was unrelated to the security breach potentially affecting Visa and MasterCard customers that was reported Friday by credit card processor Global Payments Inc.

The outage occurred from around 2:40 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. EDT, a person from a major bank said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because bank employees were not authorized to speak publicly. Visa had notified the banks that are members of its network of the problem.

Consumers and merchants reported having Visa cards rejected on Sunday.

At the Shoot Smart gun range in Fort Worth, Texas, manager Jared Sloane said credit and debit transactions stopped working early in the afternoon.

Sloane said a few customers walked out when told they could only pay with cash or check, but otherwise the problem wasn't yet much of a disruption.

Shoot Smart said problems with transactions were persisting at about 6:40 EDT.

Chu said Visa's system was fully up and operational.

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Associated Press writer Paul Weber in San Antonio contributed to this report.

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Garmin zumo 660 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Motorcycle Navigator

From the Manufacturer Take a ride on a new route and explore the open road with the zmo 660. This motorcycle-friendly navigator was built to lead you on all of your two-wheeled adventures. Whether you?re on a weekday ride just across town or a weeklong trip to an annual rally with friends, the zmo 660 is ready to show you the way.

Whether you?re on a weekday ride just across town or a weeklong trip to an annual rally with friends, the zmo 660 is ready to show you the way. Click to enlarge.

The zmo 660 GPS motorcycle navigator features 3-D buildings, lane assist with junction view and a 4.3-inch sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display. Both a motorcycle mount with hardware and an automotive mount are included, so your zmo is ready to navigate right out of the box?.no matter how many wheels it has under it.

The zmo 660 offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping.

Designed By Bikers For Bikers
Featuring a bright 4.3? touchscreen color display, the zmo 660 puts all the information you need in an easy-to-read format as you travel down the road. The zmo 660 also has a glove-friendly intuitive interface with large buttons and left-handed controls that make entering information as easy as shifting gears. In addition, the wide sunlight-readable display makes for easy navigation?whether you?re riding during a bright day or a moonless night. And with a rugged waterproof case that resists fuel sprays and UV rays, the zmo 660 was built for life on the road.

Combined Trip Computer and Compass page with custom fuel meter. Click to enlarge.

Large key multiple page keyboard make typing with gloves easy. Click to enlarge.

Lane Assist and Junction View show you more of your surroundings and make sure that you?ll always know the right lane at the right time. Click to enlarge.

Go Your Own Way
Pick your path and hit the streets. The zmo 660 is ready to go right out of the box. It?s preloaded with City Navigator NT street maps and millions of points of interest (POIs) that include motels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and more. In addition, the zmo 660 offers 3-D building view and lane assist to show you more of your surroundings and make sure that you?ll always know the right lane at the right time. The zmo 660 also comes standard with a digital fuel gauge so you can keep track of how many miles you have left before it?s time to get gas.

Keep In Touch
The zmo 660 features Bluetooth wireless technology so you can stay in touch while you?re on the move. With it, you?re free to safely talk on your phone without having to remove your gloves or helmet. Simply connect your zmo 660 to your Bluetooth-enabled headset or helmet and then pair with your cellphone to make and receive calls on the go. You can also call POIs through the zmo?s Bluetooth interface?perfect for last-minute change of plans or a quick pit stop for food and fuel. And with spoken street names functionality, the zmo 660 will also transmit voice prompts to your headset for wireless and worry-free navigation.

Stay Entertained
Have a long ride planned? The zmo 660 is your all-in-one entertainment center. Featuring an on-board mp3 player and advanced Bluetooth A2DP technology, you?ll enjoy crisp and clean stereo sound with your compatible headset. It?s also loaded with a picture viewer for taking friends and family on the road and it supports audiobooks to help break up the miles when you?re in for the long haul.

Plan and Share Your Rides
Found the perfect backroad to share with your riding buddies? Or perhaps you?re planning a cross-country trip and looking to avoid as much interstate as possible. With the zmo 660?s powerful trip planning tools, you can create your custom routes via computer and then transfer your saved route directly to your zmo. And when you?ve returned home, you can review your rides in Google Earth. In addition, micro SD card expansion makes it easy for sharing routes and adding storage.

You can also visit zmo Connect?Garmin?s online community of routes and riders. It?s a great resource for finding new rides and planning trips.

Two wheels, four wheels, or no wheels?you?re covered.

Select your own route with options for Fastest Route, Shortest Route and Off Road Route. Click to enlarge.

3-D buildings take the navigation experience to the next level. Click to enlarge.

Move Between Modes
Just because your bike?s parked doesn?t mean your day is done. The zmo 660 also pulls double duty as an in-car navigator when you?re on four wheels instead of two. In addition to the included motorcycle mount, the zmo 660 also includes a carrying case, vehicle mount and power cable. It?s like having two full-featured navigators for the price of one.

HotFix
HotFix, aka Satellite Ephemeris Data Prediction, enables Garmin units to predict satellite locations for faster acquisition at startup. Prediction data is calculated off of satellite data collected over a consecutive two-day use period. This will then give the user three days of prediction data.

Automatic Time Zone Transition
Automatic Time Zone Transition allows the user to no longer have to remember to set the time as they travel. When the unit acquires a position fix it automatically sets the unit to the correct Time Zone.

Navigate by Photo with Garmin Connect Photos
Using Garmin?s Connect Photos Web site, you can choose from millions of geo-located photos provided by Google?s Panoramio photo sharing community and download them to the n?vi for a richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide.

Enjoy a richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide with Garmin Connect Photos. Click to enlarge.

Choose from Panoramio?s collection of photos from around the world. Easy to use interface displays photos on Google Maps. Search for photos by location name or map area boundary. Transfer photos directly from Garmin Connect to device with the Garmin Communicator. View photos in Google Earth. Supports Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ on Windows and Mac.

Additional Features:

Advanced Routing and Avoidances Advanced Trip log features with the ability to save multiple Trip logs Two user selectable data fields on the Map page A combined Trip computer page with Compass display Turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names??Turn right on Main Street? Advanced route preview and trip logs with up to 10 saved routes?can automatically arrange via points to minimize trip distance ?Where Am I?? feature?find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates. DEM maps?show you shaded terrain contours at various zoom levels Removable lithium-ion battery?up to 5 hours depending on usage Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator Includes Garmin Lock anti-theft feature Simplified PC connectivity using USB mass storage With the POI loader program, users can set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, create custom POI?s and more Configurable vehicle icons?select fun, customized icons from www.garmingarage.com Standard headphone and microphone jacks microSD card slot for optional mapping and data storage What?s in the Box
zmo 660, preloaded City Navigator North America NT, motorcycle mount with mounting hardware, automotive suction cup mount, automotive power cable, carrying case, lithium-ion battery, USB cable, dashboard disc, quick start manual, Installation instructions

4.3-inch, sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display; motorcycle and automotive mount both included
Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it?s time to fill up
Full coverage mapping for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico
Lane assist with junction view directs you to the preferred lane while driving, provides realistic images of upcoming junctions
Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator
Preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions

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