Larry Weber
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"Larry Weber" is an American entrepreneur and globally known expert in public relations and marketing services. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Racepoint Global, an advanced marketing services agency at the intersection of influence and action. He has held this position since founding the company in 2002.

In 1987, Weber started his own public relations company, The Weber Group, which within a decade became the world's largest public relations firm. The Interpublic Group of Companies purchased The Weber Group in late 1996, and in early 2000, Weber was named chairman and CEO of Interpublic's Advanced Marketing Services, a $3 billion unit with 12,000 people, and included the company’s public relations, research and analysis, and entertainment holdings.

Weber co-founded the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange/Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), the world’s largest Internet marketing association, and acts as Executive Chairman of the MITX Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors at [http://www.pega.com Pegasystems] and on the Executive Committee of the Council on Competitiveness, a non-governmental organization working to ensure U.S. economic prosperity.

Weber is the author of five books on marketing, technology and leadership.

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I would hope this becomes an issue in the 2006 election and becomes a factor in voter conduct.

[Weber seemed to buck conventional wisdom when comparing display power draws.] Everyone knows that LCDs use less power than PDPs, ... Is this really true?

It's a big difference. For me, that looks like a giant opportunity. Some big breakthrough is possible. That's why I am working in my basement laboratory to find a solution to improve the efficiency.

This will definitely not be a vacation.

Many people are blinded by the ends that the research hopes to produce and are willing to go to any means to reach those ends, ... ...This is an attack on human life. We will point out the immorality of what's being proposed.

This is legislation we've been working on for years.

We're looking forward to next session to do something comprehensive.

The ministers of Richland County Ministerial Association encourage the entire community to get involved in the effort.

Protect life in a test tube.