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22:02:48 02/02/12
Tester: Strengthen STOCK Act with more accountability
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Tester: Strengthen STOCK Act with more accountability
Senator Jon Tester took another step to bring more Montana accountability to Congress by offering two amendments to a bill banning Congressional insider trading. Tester, a key supporter of the bipartisan Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, is pushing to require Senate candidates to file their quarterly campaign finance reports electronically so they can be reviewed online -- something Tester does voluntarily. He also signed onto an amendment barring former members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. The STOCK Act prohibits members of Congress and their employees from using knowledge gained from their Congressional work for personal financial benefit. The Senate is currently debating the bill. From: SenatorJonTester Views: 6 1 ratings Time: 02:49 More in News & Politics
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21:00:11 01/29/12
Newt on This Week: Mitt Can't Tell The Truth, Has A 'Character' Problem
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Now, I'm going to assume that you didn't come in during the third act of Newt's career, and therefore you can appreciate just how funny it is when, on This Week , he's whining to Jake Tapper about how hard it is to pin someone down who will just lie about anything ! >
TAPPER: In many ways, you are where you are because of your debate performances. Last week, you had a couple that were not your strongest, to say the least.
GINGRICH: Yep.
TAPPER: Why do you think that was? What happened?
GINGRICH: I was amazed. I mean, I'm standing next to a guy who is the most blatantly dishonest answers I can remember in any presidential race in -- in my lifetime. And I've seen, I think, every presidential debate -- presidential campaign debate or virtually every one. And, you know, he would say things that were just plain not true.
Look, it's a little bit like yesterday's L.A. Times report. I mean, now it found 23 foreign accounts he never reported until he released his taxes. He would say -- he would say thing after thing after thing that just plain wasn't true.
And I had -- I don't know how you debate a person with civility if they're prepared to say things that are just plain factually false. And that's going to become a key part of this. I think the Republican establishment believes it's OK to say and do virtually anything to stop a genuine insurgency from winning because they are very afraid of losing control of the old order.
We tried a moderate in 1996 for president. He lost. We tried a moderate in 2008 for president. He lost. It's very hard to take Romneycare and Obamacare and have a debate and have the Republican win that debate. You need to have a conservative who is a very big distance away from Obama, because you've got to have the space so that, in fact, you can communicate with the American people.
TAPPER: I want to follow up on some of these comments you're making about Mitt Romney. The race has taken something of a nasty turn. Here's an ad that you are currently running in Florida.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
(UNKNOWN): What kind of man would mislead, distort and deceive just to win an election? This man would, Mitt Romney. If we can't trust what Mitt Romney says about his own record, how can we trust him on anything?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
TAPPER: It sounds as if you're saying in that ad, and here this morning, that Mitt Romney is unfit and does not have the character to be president.
GINGRICH: I am saying that he would not be where he is today, the debates this week wouldn't have been where they were, if he had told the truth. And I think that's a very serious problem for somebody. I think that you look at -- again, he's supposedly a great manager, yet he can't explain 23 different foreign accounts that weren't reported. He's a great manager. He can't explain being on the board of directors of the company which got the largest Medicare fine in history for fraud?
Somehow, every time it's bad, he didn't know about it or he wasn't aware about it. He didn't really understand the Planned Parenthood by law, the largest abortion provider in the United States, is in Romneycare? Romneycare literally defines Planned Parenthood in a key -- in a part of the bill. He didn't seem to quite know it.
Every time you turn around, this great manager consistently doesn't understand whatever it is that would have hurt him. And you just have to look back and say, why can't you be candid with the American people? You cannot be president of the United States if you cannot be honest and candid with the American people. And that's compounded, frankly, by a number of the ads he runs, which are just plain false.
TAPPER: So you're saying that he does not have the character to be president of the United States, because he's, in your view, not honest.
GINGRICH: I'm saying it is a very -- it's a -- it is a very serious problem when you have somebody who on item after item after item -- I mean, the clip you had just now, he knows what he said in that clip is not true. I did not resign in disgrace. I did not pay a fine. And, in fact, CNN ran an entire piece recently in which they pointed out that on every single substantive count in the ethics investigation, every single one, that I was vindicated, including vindication by a federal judge, vindication by the Internal Revenue Service, vindication by the Federal Elections Commission . Now, Romney knows that.
(CROSSTALK)
TAPPER: Well, the clip -- the clip...
GINGRICH: So he's run a campaign of vilification.
TAPPER: The clip I just played was actually one of your ads, but let's get to that Romney ad that you're talking about...
GINGRICH: No, no, but I'm talking about the earlier -- I'm talking about -- I'm talking about the clip you showed of him campaigning yesterday.
TAPPER: Oh, OK.
GINGRICH: What he said yesterday, this wasn't true.
TAPPER: There...
GINGRICH: And so at some point, I don't quite -- I don't quite -- to be honest, Jake, I don't quite know how you deal with an opponent, because you want to deal with them with civility, you want to deal with them in a positive way. I want to talk about big issues.
I talked about space this week, which I think is important for the country's future. I talked about housing. I talked about creating jobs. I talked about the record I had working with Ronald Reagan to create jobs and the record I had working with Bill Clinton to create jobs. We talked about welfare reform as the first great entitlement reform.
There are all sorts of positive things. We have a proposal on Social Security which would allow every young American the option of having a personal Social Security account on the model of Galveston, Texas, and the country of Chile. So there are a lot of positive things.
And if you'll notice, when you get outside the zone where Romney carpet-bombs with Wall Street money, and you look at what's happening in the rest of the country, I'm ahead in all three national polls that were released this week. I'm ahead by a big margin, because when you come to positive ideas, I represent real change in Washington, I represent unleashing the spirit of the American people to get us back as a country, rebuilding the country we love. And when we get to a positive idea campaign, I consistently win.
It's only when he can mass money to focus on carpet-bombing with negative ads that he gains any traction at all.
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21:00:11 01/29/12
Newt on This Week: Mitt Can't Tell The Truth, Has A 'Character' Problem
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Now, I'm going to assume that you didn't come in during the third act of Newt's career, and therefore you can appreciate just how funny it is when, on This Week , he's whining to Jake Tapper about how hard it is to pin someone down who will just lie about anything ! >
TAPPER: In many ways, you are where you are because of your debate performances. Last week, you had a couple that were not your strongest, to say the least.
GINGRICH: Yep.
TAPPER: Why do you think that was? What happened?
GINGRICH: I was amazed. I mean, I'm standing next to a guy who is the most blatantly dishonest answers I can remember in any presidential race in -- in my lifetime. And I've seen, I think, every presidential debate -- presidential campaign debate or virtually every one. And, you know, he would say things that were just plain not true.
Look, it's a little bit like yesterday's L.A. Times report. I mean, now it found 23 foreign accounts he never reported until he released his taxes. He would say -- he would say thing after thing after thing that just plain wasn't true.
And I had -- I don't know how you debate a person with civility if they're prepared to say things that are just plain factually false. And that's going to become a key part of this. I think the Republican establishment believes it's OK to say and do virtually anything to stop a genuine insurgency from winning because they are very afraid of losing control of the old order.
We tried a moderate in 1996 for president. He lost. We tried a moderate in 2008 for president. He lost. It's very hard to take Romneycare and Obamacare and have a debate and have the Republican win that debate. You need to have a conservative who is a very big distance away from Obama, because you've got to have the space so that, in fact, you can communicate with the American people.
TAPPER: I want to follow up on some of these comments you're making about Mitt Romney. The race has taken something of a nasty turn. Here's an ad that you are currently running in Florida.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
(UNKNOWN): What kind of man would mislead, distort and deceive just to win an election? This man would, Mitt Romney. If we can't trust what Mitt Romney says about his own record, how can we trust him on anything?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
TAPPER: It sounds as if you're saying in that ad, and here this morning, that Mitt Romney is unfit and does not have the character to be president.
GINGRICH: I am saying that he would not be where he is today, the debates this week wouldn't have been where they were, if he had told the truth. And I think that's a very serious problem for somebody. I think that you look at -- again, he's supposedly a great manager, yet he can't explain 23 different foreign accounts that weren't reported. He's a great manager. He can't explain being on the board of directors of the company which got the largest Medicare fine in history for fraud?
Somehow, every time it's bad, he didn't know about it or he wasn't aware about it. He didn't really understand the Planned Parenthood by law, the largest abortion provider in the United States, is in Romneycare? Romneycare literally defines Planned Parenthood in a key -- in a part of the bill. He didn't seem to quite know it.
Every time you turn around, this great manager consistently doesn't understand whatever it is that would have hurt him. And you just have to look back and say, why can't you be candid with the American people? You cannot be president of the United States if you cannot be honest and candid with the American people. And that's compounded, frankly, by a number of the ads he runs, which are just plain false.
TAPPER: So you're saying that he does not have the character to be president of the United States, because he's, in your view, not honest.
GINGRICH: I'm saying it is a very -- it's a -- it is a very serious problem when you have somebody who on item after item after item -- I mean, the clip you had just now, he knows what he said in that clip is not true. I did not resign in disgrace. I did not pay a fine. And, in fact, CNN ran an entire piece recently in which they pointed out that on every single substantive count in the ethics investigation, every single one, that I was vindicated, including vindication by a federal judge, vindication by the Internal Revenue Service, vindication by the Federal Elections Commission . Now, Romney knows that.
(CROSSTALK)
TAPPER: Well, the clip -- the clip...
GINGRICH: So he's run a campaign of vilification.
TAPPER: The clip I just played was actually one of your ads, but let's get to that Romney ad that you're talking about...
GINGRICH: No, no, but I'm talking about the earlier -- I'm talking about -- I'm talking about the clip you showed of him campaigning yesterday.
TAPPER: Oh, OK.
GINGRICH: What he said yesterday, this wasn't true.
TAPPER: There...
GINGRICH: And so at some point, I don't quite -- I don't quite -- to be honest, Jake, I don't quite know how you deal with an opponent, because you want to deal with them with civility, you want to deal with them in a positive way. I want to talk about big issues.
I talked about space this week, which I think is important for the country's future. I talked about housing. I talked about creating jobs. I talked about the record I had working with Ronald Reagan to create jobs and the record I had working with Bill Clinton to create jobs. We talked about welfare reform as the first great entitlement reform.
There are all sorts of positive things. We have a proposal on Social Security which would allow every young American the option of having a personal Social Security account on the model of Galveston, Texas, and the country of Chile. So there are a lot of positive things.
And if you'll notice, when you get outside the zone where Romney carpet-bombs with Wall Street money, and you look at what's happening in the rest of the country, I'm ahead in all three national polls that were released this week. I'm ahead by a big margin, because when you come to positive ideas, I represent real change in Washington, I represent unleashing the spirit of the American people to get us back as a country, rebuilding the country we love. And when we get to a positive idea campaign, I consistently win.
It's only when he can mass money to focus on carpet-bombing with negative ads that he gains any traction at all.
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15:00:01 01/19/12
National Education Association Pushing 3-Point Plan for True Education Reform
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The National Education Association is pursuing a three-point plan to push for reform in the teaching profession after several years of assault from right-wing, anti-teacher, anti-union politicians and corporate interests. In particular, 2011 was a year where Republicans across the country pushed anti-education measures in many states and local governments. The NEA is pushing aggressively to challenge the misinformation being spread by their opponents and to bring real reform to the profession of teaching.
Key components of the plan include raising the bar for entry into the teaching profession, expanded collaboration among colleagues who have expertise and success in teaching, and strengthening teachers unions. Specific proposals include: >
Drawing from recommendations of the CETT report, NEA will advocate the alignment of teaching standards across higher education institutions and state licensing agencies.
NEA also will advocate that no candidate enter the teaching profession prior to demonstrating proficient classroom performance based on universally accepted standards and practices.
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Every teacher candidate should have one full year of residency under the supervision of a Master Teacher before earning a full license.
Every teacher candidate should pass a rigorous classroom-based performance assessment at the end of his or her candidacy.
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NEA will work with institutions of higher education, districts, and interested foundations to establish residency programs. NEA commits to supporting the training of high-quality teachers to serve as clinical faculty, cooperating teachers, and mentors to ensure that candidates receive the clinical preparation they need.
NEA will collaborate with higher education and other partners to support the implementation of at least 50 high-quality residency programs over the next several yearsand teacher performance assessments in at least 10 state licensure systems.
NEA will strongly advocate for new state regulations in the 26 TPAC pilot states and others to require teacher candidates to pass a performance assessment before becoming a teacher of record.
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The teaching profession should focus on supporting teachers, providing them with career options and helping teachers improve throughout their careers. Learning how to teach does not stop at the beginning of a teaching career. Teachers continually confront new challenges as they work with their students. They must refine their strategies and techniques to ensure that their students learn. During this process, time to collaborate with colleagues, as well as get the feedback and guidance of expert mentors and coaches, is essential.
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Consistent with the NEA Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability, NEA is developing training and materials for all local and state affiliates to use as they develop quality evaluation systems and fair dismissal policies.
NEA also concurs with the CETT report on PAR programs, and as part of NEA’s national training effort, NEA will advocate for the expansion of Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) programs. NEA is disseminating best practice descriptions, research, and other information for use in promoting and adopting new programs, and NEA will implement training through its national UniServ Program beginning in January of 2012.
NEA will work with willing state and local affiliates that have the capacity and resources to establish at least 100 new Peer Assistance and Peer Assistance and Review programs over the next three years.
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NEA will use its national training networks to deliver leadership skills to teachers recognized for their effectiveness. NEA will work with affiliates to train 1,000 accomplished teachers to be voices for their profession, both as instructional leaders and at all levels of policymaking. NEA will make extra efforts to ensure that younger teachers join their experienced colleagues to collaborate and bring fresh perspectives into professional decision-making. Throughout this effort, NEA will urge these talented teachers to be strongly involved at every level of their union.
Additionally, NEA will train educators from all 50 states in educational leadership based on the innovative curriculum being developed by the NEA Foundation’s Institute on Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
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23:00:00 01/11/12
TEDxManhattanBeach - Mark Slavkin - Holding Schools Accountable for the Creativity of their Students
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Talk title: Holding Schools Accountable for the Creativity of their Students The real value of arts education is to transmit the key ideas of human civilization from one generation to the next. Without the arts, we would not understand our own history. However, the arts remain marginalized in our schools, despite the hunger of teachers to offer a well-rounded curriculum. In low-performing schools, a climate of fear has sucked the joy and engagement out of learning as we focus purely on reading and match scores. Teachers however long for the freedom to offer inspiring and fun curriculum. What if a "creativity index" measured the success of teaching the arts in schools, as is now being tried in some states? What if teachers could win awards for having the most creative students? Mark Slavkin is Vice President for Education at the Music Center Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, where he directs programs aimed at advancing arts education in schools across LA County. Mark serves on the Executive Committee for "Arts for All," a coalition bringing the arts back to the core K-12 curriculum. Mark has served on the national Annenberg Challenge and on the Getty Education Institute for the Arts. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxManhattanBeach, where x = independently organized TED event. At our
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23:00:00 01/11/12
Creativity of Students
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TEDxManhattanBeach - Mark Slavkin - Holding Schools Accountable for the Creativity of their Students Talk title: Holding Schools Accountable for the Creativity of their Students The real value of arts education is to transmit the key ideas of human civilization from one generation to the next. Without the arts, we would not understand our own history. However, the arts remain marginalized in our schools, despite the hunger of teachers to offer a well-rounded curriculum. In low-performing schools, a climate of fear has sucked the joy and engagement out of learning as we focus purely on reading and match scores. Teachers however long for the freedom to offer inspiring and fun curriculum. What if a "creativity index" measured the success of teaching the arts in schools, as is now being tried in some states? What if teachers could win awards for having the most creative students? Mark Slavkin is Vice President for Education at the Music Center Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, where he directs programs aimed at advancing arts education in schools across LA County. Mark serves on the Executive Committee for "Arts for All," a coalition bringing the arts back to the core K-12 curriculum. Mark has served on the national Annenberg Challenge and on the Getty Education Institute for the Arts. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxManhattanBeach, where x = independently organized TED event. At our
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07:41:54 12/28/11
On "If I were a poor Black kid"...
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[ VIDEO ] Joe Hicks discusses the controversy over Gene Marks' blog post at Forbes entitled " If I were a poor Black kid ". Basically he asks, "Why can't white people contribute to the national dialogue on race and racism?"
It does seem like a cop out to just tell someone that they have nothing to say because they're not a poor Black child so they can't relate in any way. I've had a white geography teacher in high school - GO FALCONS - who said that he could relate because he was poor. Of course the conclusion could be that he thinks all Blacks are poor, but that's only a thought and not necessarily based on reality.
All the same Marks bounces off of a recent speech by President Obama in Kansas where he discussed the gap between the rich and the poor:
> The President’s speech got me thinking. My kids are no smarter than similar kids their age from the inner city. My kids have it much easier than their counterparts from West Philadelphia . The world is not fair to those kids mainly because they had the misfortune of being born two miles away into a more difficult part of the world and with a skin color that makes realizing the opportunities that the President spoke about that much harder. This is a fact. In 2011.
I am not a poor black kid. I am a middle aged white guy who comes from a middle class white background. So life was easier for me. But that doesn’t mean that the prospects are impossible for those kids from the inner city. It doesn’t mean that there are no opportunities for them. Or that the 1% control the world and the rest of us have to fight over the scraps left behind. I don’t believe that. I believe that everyone in this country has a chance to succeed. Still. In 2011. Even a poor black kid in West Philadelphia.
It takes brains. It takes hard work. It takes a little luck. And a little help from others. It takes the ability and the know-how to use the resources that are available. Like technology. As a person who sells and has worked with technology all my life I also know this.
If I was a poor black kid I would first and most importantly work to make sure I got the best grades possible. I would make it my #1 priority to be able to read sufficiently. I wouldn’t care if I was a student at the worst public middle school in the worst inner city. Even the worst have their best. And the very best students, even at the worst schools, have more opportunities. Getting good grades is the key to having more options. With good grades you can choose different, better paths. If you do poorly in school, particularly in a lousy school, you’re severely limiting the limited opportunities you have.
And I would use the technology available to me as a student. I know a few school teachers and they tell me that many inner city parents usually have or can afford cheap computers and internet service nowadays. That because (and sadly) it’s oftentimes a necessary thing to keep their kids safe at home than on the streets. And libraries and schools have computers available too. Computers can be purchased cheaply at outlets like TigerDirect and Dell’s Outlet . Professional organizations like accountants and architects often offer used computers from their members, sometimes at no cost at all. You will see at the end of this posting links to several rebuts to Marks' comments. I will add my two cents just as Hicks and those other links have.
I didn't go to the very best schools in Chicago. I'd say my old elementary school was an average at best school and my old high school - when I attended - was one of the worst. My marks weren't that great in elementary school but for some reason my marks in high school were often in the honor roll range. With that in mind though I consider that a fluke today.
My time in high school wasn't a time to seek out options. I never thought of my grades as a ticket mainly because they were had too easy. It was never a challenge academically and who knows how that would've been weathered. The serious challenge was in college where I struggled to keep up.
If only I had the tools back then that the young people have today to help me study and understand the various subjects. I wouldn't just be ahead of my peers but it would be light years ahead of them. But when I was in public school most of those tools did not yet exist.
In spite of the nay sayers - and I will get to one in a moment - Marks isn't wrong. Make the best grades you can where you are take advantage of all the tools you can. Don't have a PC at home go somewhere to use one, especially the library. At that there are people at your school who if you establish a relationship with them will help you move forward.
This nay sayer, well is making more of this than he realizes:
> No believer in Bell Curv-ish nonsense about black intellectual inferiority, Marks makes clear that the children about whom he speaks are no less capable than his own kids. Of course, one wonders just how much of a compliment Marks really intends for this to be, given his strange habit of dissing his offspring, on more than one occasion, as rather unintelligent, unmotivated, promiscuous and even inclined to petty criminality. Not sure what kind of asshole says things like this about his children in print, but I suppose we can leave that discussion for another day.
No doubt Marks would say that he was simply encouraging poor African American kids to take personal responsibility for their success. He might even say that by acknowledging unfair and unjust structural inequity (and even, indirectly, white privilege), he was doing so in a politically ecumenical way. Certainly Marks would perceive his words and intentions as quite different from those of right-wingers whose hectoring of the poor so often involves blaming those at the bottom of the nation’s economic hierarchy for their station in life. To Marks, poor black kids are not to blame for the position in which they find themselves, but they nonetheless hold the keys to their own liberation, and if they would simply follow his sage counsel they could surely make it, like anyone else: even the cerebrally challenged and oversexed spawn who slumber each night just down the hall from he and his wife.
There is much one could say about Marks’s advice — rather typical bootstrapping fare about studying hard, coupled with a more modern emphasis on becoming a techie like him, and thereby, presumably, an irresistible college or job applicant — and most of it has been said already. Like, for instance, this piece , or this one , or this one , or maybe this one , all of which eloquently critique the privileged and naive mindset displayed by Marks, and explain how even when poor kids of color do everything right, the structures of society are too often set up to help them fail anyway.
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And it’s this last point that we might do well to explore further. Fact is, Gene Marks knows his readership at Forbes . He knows that it includes virtually none of the people to whom he is ostensibly offering advice, which means that he isn’t really giving them advice at all; rather, he is inviting his mostly white, mostly affluent audience to engage in a perverse moralistic voyeurism at the expense of impoverished African American youth, almost none of whom that readership will ever meet, and whom they will, in fact, go out of their way to avoid. He is offering a kind of secret white-male handshake to others in the club, assuring them that the problems of urban poverty are not theirs to fix, that they are off the hook as it were, and isn’t that a relief? That Marks may not be as vile in his desire to blame the poor for their status as some, hardly acquits him of the charge that by pandering to the biases of his readership, he has, with some 700-odd simple (and simplistic) words, managed to reinscribe all the worst of their prejudices, many of which one can see on grand display in the readers’ comments section of the original article. Make no mistake, Gene Marks’s column is contempt cloaked as compassion and bigotry dressed up as benevolence. And it can do nothing but contribute to the indifference and even antipathy towards the poor that those who rely on Forbes for insights already possess in ample supply. Starting with that last paragraph it's true, Forbes may not have a significant audience in poor inner city communities. Without having to purchase a subscription you can always go to a library to access past issues of magazines. Also with internet access you can access magazines as well and blog posts such as this one which surely don't require a subscription.
As for Mr. Tim Wise who wrote the above excerpts, how is he going to call that man out for what he refers to his kids. Yeah it may be wrong to say your kids are very bright, but somewhere out there some parent is doing it. I also recognize that Marks is merely a commentator who is definitely using his platform to say what he wants to say.
The main point surely Marks is making is that his children are not much different than poor inner city children. Just that they have different opportunities living in a different part of the Philadelphia area than the inner city children. Perhaps even different expectations from parents, perhaps different staff and different schools. He didn't write the "poor black kid" piece to denigrate his children.
I think what he wrote was real. It shouldn't be impeached merely for that reason. That alone is weak! Although to Mr. Wise's credit he is at least has some suggestions for Marks to put his money where his mouth is. Marks could always help get the information out aside from using his platform at Forbes.
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22:20:18 11/23/11
Why is Synchronicity a Key for Transforming Our Society?
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Sky Nelson presents, Why is Synchronicity a Key for Transforming Our Society?, at Ignite Sebastopol 6 Sky Nelson Ignite Sebastopol 6 Views: 237 Trash: Normal Youtube account: oreillymedia
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23:00:00 11/22/11
Retail Receiving Shrinkage Prevention Video 6 S
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http://www.theprofitexperts.co.uk, http://www.losspreventionvideos.com, http://www.thebusinesseducationcenter.com, Romeo Richards,
The receiving process is unstructured in many retail organisations, with no written policies and procedures. Consequently, backroom receiving shrinkage accounts for an estimated 10% of retail shrinkage, which in an average supermarket amounts to over ÂŁ30,000 annually. Vendor fraud and employee theft are responsible for the vast majority of receiving shrinkage.
A receiver plays a pivoted role in any retail store. They are the first line of defence in a store through which every shipment has to pass. If the process and the individual lack integrity, it will affect the entire store inventory system. When vendors notice that receivers are ignorant of the merchandise they are receiving, they exploit the situation by either short supplying or charging for goods undelivered.
It is imperative that every retail organisation have trained designated receivers with knowledge of the products they are expected to receive and technology they use.
Preventing or reducing backdoor receiving shrinkage will require the implementation of the following strategies:
1. Authorised key control
It goes without saying that leaving the receiving bay open and unattended is an invitation for shrinkage. Receiving areas when unattended have to be secured and the keys held by authorised staff. Strict control of the receiving area is the most important element in ensuring compliance with laid down policies and procedures. Any personnel not actively engaged in the process should not be allowed access to this area.
2. Receiver training
Many retailers have still not been able to make the correlation between quality of staff allowed to receive goods and backdoor receiving shrinkage. Within numerous organisations there is no trained designated receiver, any staff member can receive and sign for deliveries. A receiver like a cashier literally holds the check book of the organisation, every error they make directly impact on the bottom line. That is why it is so important that receivers are extensively trained and supported with expert level of product knowledge. Much of the vendor fraud in retail stores occur primarily because dishonest vendors realise that the receivers are not properly clued up.
3. Clearly Written Policies & Procedures
Formally written policies and procedures that are implemented by a motivated and informed workforce will form the fundamentals of an efficient backdoor receiving shrinkage management system. The creation of a standardised system of receiving sends a message to dishonest employees and vendors alike that the organisation considers shrinkage reduction a priority.
4. Technology
The use of advanced technologies have aided the receiving process for most retailers. Technologies such as Direct Store Delivery receiving (DSD) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Merchandise Security tagging have changed the receiving process and made it easier for retailers to track incoming products and increase inventory accuracy. However, the use of technology is only effective if those using it are properly trained to get the most out of the device.
Technological devices used to their full potential can be of enormous benefit to the retail receiving process. Those retailers who harness technology to it maximum have succeeded in reducing their shrinkage level by as much as 9.2% and reduce their accounts payable by 65% and increase overall store profit by up to 3%.
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23:00:00 11/22/11
Retail Receiving Shrinkage Prevention Video 5 S
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The receiving process is unstructured in many retail organisations, with no written policies and procedures. Consequently, backroom receiving shrinkage accounts for an estimated 10% of retail shrinkage, which in an average supermarket amounts to over ÂŁ30,000 annually. Vendor fraud and employee theft are responsible for the vast majority of receiving shrinkage.
A receiver plays a pivoted role in any retail store. They are the first line of defence in a store through which every shipment has to pass. If the process and the individual lack integrity, it will affect the entire store inventory system. When vendors notice that receivers are ignorant of the merchandise they are receiving, they exploit the situation by either short supplying or charging for goods undelivered.
It is imperative that every retail organisation have trained designated receivers with knowledge of the products they are expected to receive and technology they use.
Preventing or reducing backdoor receiving shrinkage will require the implementation of the following strategies:
1. Authorised key control
It goes without saying that leaving the receiving bay open and unattended is an invitation for shrinkage. Receiving areas when unattended have to be secured and the keys held by authorised staff. Strict control of the receiving area is the most important element in ensuring compliance with laid down policies and procedures. Any personnel not actively engaged in the process should not be allowed access to this area.
2. Receiver training
Many retailers have still not been able to make the correlation between quality of staff allowed to receive goods and backdoor receiving shrinkage. Within numerous organisations there is no trained designated receiver, any staff member can receive and sign for deliveries. A receiver like a cashier literally holds the check book of the organisation, every error they make directly impact on the bottom line. That is why it is so important that receivers are extensively trained and supported with expert level of product knowledge. Much of the vendor fraud in retail stores occur primarily because dishonest vendors realise that the receivers are not properly clued up.
3. Clearly Written Policies & Procedures
Formally written policies and procedures that are implemented by a motivated and informed workforce will form the fundamentals of an efficient backdoor receiving shrinkage management system. The creation of a standardised system of receiving sends a message to dishonest employees and vendors alike that the organisation considers shrinkage reduction a priority.
4. Technology
The use of advanced technologies have aided the receiving process for most retailers. Technologies such as Direct Store Delivery receiving (DSD) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Merchandise Security tagging have changed the receiving process and made it easier for retailers to track incoming products and increase inventory accuracy. However, the use of technology is only effective if those using it are properly trained to get the most out of the device.
Technological devices used to their full potential can be of enormous benefit to the retail receiving process. Those retailers who harness technology to it maximum have succeeded in reducing their shrinkage level by as much as 9.2% and reduce their accounts payable by 65% and increase overall store profit by up to 3%.
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23:00:00 11/22/11
Retail Receiving Shrinkage Prevention Video 4 S
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The receiving process is unstructured in many retail organisations, with no written policies and procedures. Consequently, backroom receiving shrinkage accounts for an estimated 10% of retail shrinkage, which in an average supermarket amounts to over ÂŁ30,000 annually. Vendor fraud and employee theft are responsible for the vast majority of receiving shrinkage.
A receiver plays a pivoted role in any retail store. They are the first line of defence in a store through which every shipment has to pass. If the process and the individual lack integrity, it will affect the entire store inventory system. When vendors notice that receivers are ignorant of the merchandise they are receiving, they exploit the situation by either short supplying or charging for goods undelivered.
It is imperative that every retail organisation have trained designated receivers with knowledge of the products they are expected to receive and technology they use.
Preventing or reducing backdoor receiving shrinkage will require the implementation of the following strategies:
1. Authorised key control
It goes without saying that leaving the receiving bay open and unattended is an invitation for shrinkage. Receiving areas when unattended have to be secured and the keys held by authorised staff. Strict control of the receiving area is the most important element in ensuring compliance with laid down policies and procedures. Any personnel not actively engaged in the process should not be allowed access to this area.
2. Receiver training
Many retailers have still not been able to make the correlation between quality of staff allowed to receive goods and backdoor receiving shrinkage. Within numerous organisations there is no trained designated receiver, any staff member can receive and sign for deliveries. A receiver like a cashier literally holds the check book of the organisation, every error they make directly impact on the bottom line. That is why it is so important that receivers are extensively trained and supported with expert level of product knowledge. Much of the vendor fraud in retail stores occur primarily because dishonest vendors realise that the receivers are not properly clued up.
3. Clearly Written Policies & Procedures
Formally written policies and procedures that are implemented by a motivated and informed workforce will form the fundamentals of an efficient backdoor receiving shrinkage management system. The creation of a standardised system of receiving sends a message to dishonest employees and vendors alike that the organisation considers shrinkage reduction a priority.
4. Technology
The use of advanced technologies have aided the receiving process for most retailers. Technologies such as Direct Store Delivery receiving (DSD) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Merchandise Security tagging have changed the receiving process and made it easier for retailers to track incoming products and increase inventory accuracy. However, the use of technology is only effective if those using it are properly trained to get the most out of the device.
Technological devices used to their full potential can be of enormous benefit to the retail receiving process. Those retailers who harness technology to it maximum have succeeded in reducing their shrinkage level by as much as 9.2% and reduce their accounts payable by 65% and increase overall store profit by up to 3%.
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23:00:00 11/22/11
Retail Receiving Shrinkage Prevention Video 3 S
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The receiving process is unstructured in many retail organisations, with no written policies and procedures. Consequently, backroom receiving shrinkage accounts for an estimated 10% of retail shrinkage, which in an average supermarket amounts to over ÂŁ30,000 annually. Vendor fraud and employee theft are responsible for the vast majority of receiving shrinkage.
A receiver plays a pivoted role in any retail store. They are the first line of defence in a store through which every shipment has to pass. If the process and the individual lack integrity, it will affect the entire store inventory system. When vendors notice that receivers are ignorant of the merchandise they are receiving, they exploit the situation by either short supplying or charging for goods undelivered.
It is imperative that every retail organisation have trained designated receivers with knowledge of the products they are expected to receive and technology they use.
Preventing or reducing backdoor receiving shrinkage will require the implementation of the following strategies:
1. Authorised key control
It goes without saying that leaving the receiving bay open and unattended is an invitation for shrinkage. Receiving areas when unattended have to be secured and the keys held by authorised staff. Strict control of the receiving area is the most important element in ensuring compliance with laid down policies and procedures. Any personnel not actively engaged in the process should not be allowed access to this area.
2. Receiver training
Many retailers have still not been able to make the correlation between quality of staff allowed to receive goods and backdoor receiving shrinkage. Within numerous organisations there is no trained designated receiver, any staff member can receive and sign for deliveries. A receiver like a cashier literally holds the check book of the organisation, every error they make directly impact on the bottom line. That is why it is so important that receivers are extensively trained and supported with expert level of product knowledge. Much of the vendor fraud in retail stores occur primarily because dishonest vendors realise that the receivers are not properly clued up.
3. Clearly Written Policies & Procedures
Formally written policies and procedures that are implemented by a motivated and informed workforce will form the fundamentals of an efficient backdoor receiving shrinkage management system. The creation of a standardised system of receiving sends a message to dishonest employees and vendors alike that the organisation considers shrinkage reduction a priority.
4. Technology
The use of advanced technologies have aided the receiving process for most retailers. Technologies such as Direct Store Delivery receiving (DSD) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Merchandise Security tagging have changed the receiving process and made it easier for retailers to track incoming products and increase inventory accuracy. However, the use of technology is only effective if those using it are properly trained to get the most out of the device.
Technological devices used to their full potential can be of enormous benefit to the retail receiving process. Those retailers who harness technology to it maximum have succeeded in reducing their shrinkage level by as much as 9.2% and reduce their accounts payable by 65% and increase overall store profit by up to 3%.
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23:00:00 11/22/11
Retail Receiving Shrinkage Prevention Video 2 S
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The receiving process is unstructured in many retail organisations, with no written policies and procedures. Consequently, backroom receiving shrinkage accounts for an estimated 10% of retail shrinkage, which in an average supermarket amounts to over ÂŁ30,000 annually. Vendor fraud and employee theft are responsible for the vast majority of receiving shrinkage.
A receiver plays a pivoted role in any retail store. They are the first line of defence in a store through which every shipment has to pass. If the process and the individual lack integrity, it will affect the entire store inventory system. When vendors notice that receivers are ignorant of the merchandise they are receiving, they exploit the situation by either short supplying or charging for goods undelivered.
It is imperative that every retail organisation have trained designated receivers with knowledge of the products they are expected to receive and technology they use.
Preventing or reducing backdoor receiving shrinkage will require the implementation of the following strategies:
1. Authorised key control
It goes without saying that leaving the receiving bay open and unattended is an invitation for shrinkage. Receiving areas when unattended have to be secured and the keys held by authorised staff. Strict control of the receiving area is the most important element in ensuring compliance with laid down policies and procedures. Any personnel not actively engaged in the process should not be allowed access to this area.
2. Receiver training
Many retailers have still not been able to make the correlation between quality of staff allowed to receive goods and backdoor receiving shrinkage. Within numerous organisations there is no trained designated receiver, any staff member can receive and sign for deliveries. A receiver like a cashier literally holds the check book of the organisation, every error they make directly impact on the bottom line. That is why it is so important that receivers are extensively trained and supported with expert level of product knowledge. Much of the vendor fraud in retail stores occur primarily because dishonest vendors realise that the receivers are not properly clued up.
3. Clearly Written Policies & Procedures
Formally written policies and procedures that are implemented by a motivated and informed workforce will form the fundamentals of an efficient backdoor receiving shrinkage management system. The creation of a standardised system of receiving sends a message to dishonest employees and vendors alike that the organisation considers shrinkage reduction a priority.
4. Technology
The use of advanced technologies have aided the receiving process for most retailers. Technologies such as Direct Store Delivery receiving (DSD) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Merchandise Security tagging have changed the receiving process and made it easier for retailers to track incoming products and increase inventory accuracy. However, the use of technology is only effective if those using it are properly trained to get the most out of the device.
Technological devices used to their full potential can be of enormous benefit to the retail receiving process. Those retailers who harness technology to it maximum have succeeded in reducing their shrinkage level by as much as 9.2% and reduce their accounts payable by 65% and increase overall store profit by up to 3%.
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23:00:00 11/22/11
Retail Receiving Shrinkage Prevention Video 1 S
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The receiving process is unstructured in many retail organisations, with no written policies and procedures. Consequently, backroom receiving shrinkage accounts for an estimated 10% of retail shrinkage, which in an average supermarket amounts to over ÂŁ30,000 annually. Vendor fraud and employee theft are responsible for the vast majority of receiving shrinkage.
A receiver plays a pivoted role in any retail store. They are the first line of defence in a store through which every shipment has to pass. If the process and the individual lack integrity, it will affect the entire store inventory system. When vendors notice that receivers are ignorant of the merchandise they are receiving, they exploit the situation by either short supplying or charging for goods undelivered.
It is imperative that every retail organisation have trained designated receivers with knowledge of the products they are expected to receive and technology they use.
Preventing or reducing backdoor receiving shrinkage will require the implementation of the following strategies:
1. Authorised key control
It goes without saying that leaving the receiving bay open and unattended is an invitation for shrinkage. Receiving areas when unattended have to be secured and the keys held by authorised staff. Strict control of the receiving area is the most important element in ensuring compliance with laid down policies and procedures. Any personnel not actively engaged in the process should not be allowed access to this area.
2. Receiver training
Many retailers have still not been able to make the correlation between quality of staff allowed to receive goods and backdoor receiving shrinkage. Within numerous organisations there is no trained designated receiver, any staff member can receive and sign for deliveries. A receiver like a cashier literally holds the check book of the organisation, every error they make directly impact on the bottom line. That is why it is so important that receivers are extensively trained and supported with expert level of product knowledge. Much of the vendor fraud in retail stores occur primarily because dishonest vendors realise that the receivers are not properly clued up.
3. Clearly Written Policies & Procedures
Formally written policies and procedures that are implemented by a motivated and informed workforce will form the fundamentals of an efficient backdoor receiving shrinkage management system. The creation of a standardised system of receiving sends a message to dishonest employees and vendors alike that the organisation considers shrinkage reduction a priority.
4. Technology
The use of advanced technologies have aided the receiving process for most retailers. Technologies such as Direct Store Delivery receiving (DSD) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Merchandise Security tagging have changed the receiving process and made it easier for retailers to track incoming products and increase inventory accuracy. However, the use of technology is only effective if those using it are properly trained to get the most out of the device.
Technological devices used to their full potential can be of enormous benefit to the retail receiving process. Those retailers who harness technology to it maximum have succeeded in reducing their shrinkage level by as much as 9.2% and reduce their accounts payable by 65% and increase overall store profit by up to 3%.
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12:52:28 11/13/11
The Key to successful Trading by DayTraderRockStar's
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A pretty passionate video on how the markets are a tool for making money nothing else, To become successful in trading you need to get with the program and eliminate the emotions and the fear that is brought on by media and not believing in your own ability to trade. Might sound harsh, but we should all know the markets don't really show a true accounting of the companies that represent it. This market is not hard to understand at all. There are patterns that form all around us, That's the natural progression of things. And like in nature there are wonderful patterns that get disrupted by natural evens that kinda of redefine the landscape. Well the same thing happens in charts, You can have a perfect pattern to trade, but at some point there could be a disruption in the chart due to news or some event. As soon as that clears up patterns re-develop and as soon as you can recognize this you can trade off it. This Video is the key to trading in the most simplest and most successful method. Nothing will come close.. You know it and I do. We just got to watch out for those earthquakes along the way.
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15:14:59 11/11/11
Asia Week Ahead: Italy fears, Japan's BOJ, Olympus woes
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Asia Week Ahead: Italy fears, Japan's BOJ, Olympus woes
Nov. 11 - Italy's fate will remain the key driver of Asian markets, in a week in which Japan's central bank is due to meet and Singapore posts exports data. Olympus' accounting scandal will also be in focus. From: ReutersVideo Views: 41 0 ratings Time: 02:11 More in News & Politics
