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    <description><![CDATA[As a volunteer member of WWUH Radio 91.3 FM, a public alternative radio station operated as a community service by the University of Hartford, William Mackey serves on the staff of the Classical Music Department.  He was the producer and host of "What You Will" -- the Friday edition of "Evening Classics" -- from May 2003 until May 2007. His program was focused on modern and contemporary chamber music, as well as music for solo instrument and voice.  During the course of these more than 200 broadcasts, virtually all of the major string quartet cycles composed in the twentieth-century were played on WWUH Radio.  There is probably no other music program on radio that can make a similar claim in the exploration of this engaging and sometimes challenging music.

Among William Mackey's primary interests is the evolving impact of Web 2.0 -- the changing ways in which software developers and end-users use the web as a platform -- more particularly in seeking ways to exploit such features in developing and transacting business internationally. It is also this interest in Web 2.0 that brings him to Virb and the opportunities this platform offers to meet and network with a diverse range of interesting people from the world of contemporary classical music.

Outside of his business career, William Mackey enjoys a widely varied assortment of activities and pursuits.  He is active in a number of civic organizations, including the Harvard Business School Club of Connecticut, Harvard Club of Northern Connecticut, President's College at the University of Hartford, World Affairs Council, and MIT Enterprise Forum.]]></description>
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      <title>Wary that BofA's proposed early repayment of $45 billion TARP bailout funds...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wary that BofA&#039;s proposed early repayment of $45 billion TARP bailout funds is likely to translate into decreased lending activity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:13:33 -0800</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Endorses views of two outside candidates for position of BofA CEO that operations should be simplified and focused by breaking up the bank.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:01:59 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Question to GM’s Bob Lutz: Why are the distinguishing characteristics of...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Question to GM’s Bob Lutz: Why are the distinguishing characteristics of experiencing a Cadillac, Buick or Chevrolet so blurred?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:01:58 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Alarmed by Financial Times report that some of the worst financing practices...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alarmed by Financial Times report that some of the worst financing practices of the credit-bubble years have returned to Wall Street.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:01:58 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Looking for a change for the better at GM, in the wake of Fritz...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Looking for a change for the better at GM, in the wake of Fritz Henderson’s resignation and Ed Whitacre’s appointment as interim CEO.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:13:11 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Agrees with Atty. Ross Garber "The eyes of the world are on South Carolina,"...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Agrees with Atty. Ross Garber &quot;The eyes of the world are on South Carolina,&quot; as lawmakers decide on whether to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:02:06 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Amused that George W. Bush would fail the proposed ten-point litmus test to...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Amused that George W. Bush would fail the proposed ten-point litmus test to determine the eligibility of GOP candidates for RNC support.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:45 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Jolted by NY Times article on U.S. national debt, which exceeds $12 trillion...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jolted by NY Times article on U.S. national debt, which exceeds $12 trillion and the corresponding likelihood for future currency inflation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Marvels that Goldman Sachs - 2009 earnings 22% lower versus 2007 – plans...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Marvels that Goldman Sachs - 2009 earnings 22% lower versus 2007 – plans to award the highest bonus payouts in the firm&#039;s 140-year history.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24:12 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Looking for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to transform his vow to tackle...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Looking for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to transform his vow to tackle political corruption into immediate and demonstrable actions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:45:16 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Hopes GM's plan to start paying back its government loans earlier than...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hopes GM&#039;s plan to start paying back its government loans earlier than expected will not be done at the expense of new model introductions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:26:32 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Encouraged to hear that Pres. Obama plans to focus extensively on cutting...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Encouraged to hear that Pres. Obama plans to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in his State of the Union address for 2010.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>It’s a reflection on departing CEO Ken Lewis’s stewardship that no clear...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It’s a reflection on departing CEO Ken Lewis’s stewardship that no clear successor has emerged from within BofA&#039;s internal organization.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:04:30 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Firmly agrees with Henry Kaufman’s opinion in WSJ that new regulations...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Firmly agrees with Henry Kaufman’s opinion in WSJ that new regulations should prohibit formation of too-big-to-fail financial conglomerates.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:04:30 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>If AIG chief executive officer Robert Benmosche now feels he wants to quit,...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If AIG chief executive officer Robert Benmosche now feels he wants to quit, it would be in the company’s best interests to let him do so.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:32:03 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Following Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments in Bilski and Warsaw...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments in Bilski and Warsaw v. Kappos on extending patent protection to new business methods.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:57 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Wishes Bill Clinton a successful outcome in speaking to Senate Democrats...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wishes Bill Clinton a successful outcome in speaking to Senate Democrats about health care legislation during their weekly caucus today.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:51:54 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Wonders who will meet the not-unassuming asking price of $3.3m for the...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wonders who will meet the not-unassuming asking price of $3.3m for the unassuming house in Braunau, where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:38 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>What does RNC Chairman Michael Steele mean by “bloated debt, government...</title>
      <link>http://virb.com/willmackey/posts/status/5979046</link>
      <description><![CDATA[What does RNC Chairman Michael Steele mean by “bloated debt, government expenditures and growth,” given George W. Bush’s track record?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:42:40 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Given an improving business outlook, G.M.’s U-turn decision to keep its...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Given an improving business outlook, G.M.’s U-turn decision to keep its Opel and Vauxhall operations makes sound strategic sense.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:34:42 -0800</pubDate>
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