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20:00:00 12/19/11
Havel the Dissident: A Legacy Worth Claiming
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Former President Havel addresses a European cultural congress on the economics of culture
On a warm evening in 1991, a colleague and I found an out-of-the-way café in the old part of Prague. Two men with blank expressions stood outside. The interior was dim and close, with room for only eight or nine tables. The place was almost empty. Just a sleepy waitress, a bartender polishing glasses, and a single patron who sat alone drinking wine and chain-smoking cigarettes.
The President of Czechoslovakia wasn't reviewing official papers. He was reading a book, a startlingly un-Presidential act to our American eyes. My companion, a neoconservative State Department official, already admired him for defying and defeating a Communist state. He'd impressed me by bringing a writer's sensibility and an affinity for true underground culture to his role as head of state.
Václav Havel even tried to appoint Frank Zappa as his Minister of Culture. "We're not rock musicians," Zappa told a reporter back in the sixties. "We're electronic social workers." The State Department wouldn't let Zappa assume the post, but Havel had made his point to the Czech public by offering this apparatchik's position to the composer of songs like "What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body?" ("Some say your nose, some say your toes, but I think it's your mind .")
We never spoke to Havel that night. It didn't seem polite to offer anything more than the curt nod of acknowledgement any café patron gives another at that hour. But Havel spoke to us, to all of us. And on the occasion of his death, the real lessons of his life's work are in danger of being lost.
Today we're told that the Occupy movement is too idealistic, too naïve. Naïve? Try Havel's words if you want naïve: "May truth and love triumph over lies and hatred."
Think of that as the Velvet Revolution's "one demand."
Portrait of the President as a Young Freak
As millions of people know, the underground playwright Havel first made his political mark in Charter 77. That group was formed to defend the Plastic People of the Universe, a banned and imprisoned rock band working in the Zappa mold of musical dissonance and cultural dissidence.
The Occupy movement is not on the cultural fringe, despite what its detractors say. But Havel's movement began as a Yippie-like creature of the underworld. Charter 77 rarely had more than a thousand members. It was a strange blend of political idealism and the hippie subculture where people proudly labeled themselves "freaks" to the conventional world. Despite its later alignment with economically conservative forces, it was more Allen Ginsburg than Alan Greenspan.
And it was created to defend the Plastic People of the Universe, whose grating music makes Occupy's drum circles seem like a children's choir serenading the bored residents of a home for aging veterans.
Words
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité - what wonderful words! And how terrifying their meaning can be! Freedom in the shirt unbuttoned before execution. Equality in the constant speed of the guillotine's fall on different necks. Fraternity in some dubious paradise ...
Havel addressed the liberal democratic West on words in the 1970s, noting that the suppression of speech can give language enormous power: >
I ... live in a country where a writers' congress speech is capable of shaking the system ... a manifesto served as one of the pretexts for the invasion of our country one night by five foreign armies ... a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions.
When a system has become inflexible and is in danger of collapsing, what it fears most is words. Think about that the next time you see a phalanx of cops tear down a tent city on television.
Havel had been burned by language, too: >
The same word can at one moment radiate great hope, at another it can emit lethal rays ... true at one moment and false the next, at one moment illuminating, at another, deceptive. On one occasion it can open up glorious horizons, on another, it can lay down the tracks to an entire archipelago of concentration camps.
And as we approach an election year that will be filled with the rhetoric of freedom, this observation still resonates: >
The same word can at one time be the cornerstone of peace, while at another time machine-gun fire resounds in its every syllable.
Control
In 1975 Havel had the presumption to write directly to Czechoslovakian head of state Gustáv Husák with a few suggestions. There's more than a passing resemblance between the fear-driven Communist society Havel condemned in that letter and the financial anxiety many Americans endure today: >
The technique of existential pressure is ... universal. There is no one in our country who is not, in a broad sense, existentially vulnerable. Everyone has something to lose and so everyone has reason to be afraid. The range of things one can lose is broad, extending from the manifold privileges of the ruling caste... down to the mere possibility of living in that limited degree of legal certainty available to other citizens.
Today, one out of two Americans lives in financial insecurity. Even many upper-middle-class citizens live from month to month, just one layoff notice away from medical bankruptcy or home foreclosure.
"Everyone has something to lose," observed Havel.
Havel's description of his 20th Century Communist society echoes our own: >
The more completely one abandons any hope of general reform, any interest in suprapersonal goals and values, or any chance of exercising influence in an 'outward' direction, the more one's energy is diverted in the direction of least resistance, that is, 'inwards.'"
People today are preoccupied far more with themselves ... They fill their homes with all kinds of appliances and pretty things, they try to improve their accommodations, they try to make life pleasant for themselves, building cottages, looking after their cars, taking more interest in food and clothing and domestic comfort ...They turn their main attention to the material aspects of their private lives.
Havel concluded that "Despair leads to apathy, apathy to conformity, and conformity to routine (political) performance - which is then quoted as evidence of 'mass political involvement.'"
Ambition
Havel understood the psychology of greed and power, too. From his letter to Husák: >
If it is fear which lies behind people's defensive attempts to preserve what they have, it becomes increasingly apparent that the chief impulses for their aggressive efforts to win what they do not yet possess are selfishness and careerism.
It is not surprising that so many public and influential positions are occupied more than ever before by notorious careerists, opportunists, charlatans, and men of dubious record.
From Prague to Washington, from Moscow to lower Manhattan, the opportunities change. But human nature never does: >
Seldom in recent times has a social system offered scope so openly and so brazenly to people willing to support anything as long as it brings them some advantage; to unprincipled and spineless men, prepared to do anything in their craving for power and personal gain; to born lackeys, ready for any humiliation and willing at all times to sacrifice their neighbors' and their own honor for a chance to ingratiate themselves with those in power.
Technocracy
It's a historical irony that those who claim they'll govern with the most efficiency usually wind up governing with the least effectiveness. Today corporate-funded politicians from both parties argue that the country should be led by "technocrats' who'll govern without messy "ideologies."
That's a false premise Havel knew well. He called it the "process by which power becomes anonymous and depersonalized, reduced to a mere technology of rule and manipulation."
Washington's technocratic "bipartisans" dream of a world where, in Havel's words, the "professional ruler is (seen as) the 'innocent' tool of an 'innocent' anonymous power ... legitimized by science, cybernetics, ideology, law, abstraction, and objectivity - that is, by everything except personal responsibility to human beings as persons and neighbors." Havel's Prague is our Beltway: >
States grow ever more machinelike; people are transformed into statistical choruses of voters, producers, consumers, patients, tourists, or soldiers, (where) in politics good and evil, categories of the natural world and therefore obsolete remnants of the past, lose all absolute meaning (and where) the sole method of politics is quantifiable success.
Havel condemned a system of state-orchestrated political theater, and the self-perpetuating failures of imagination which mistook the indifferent and pro forma participation of its citizens for genuine democracy. And he saw its universal nature: >
(It) has a thousand masks, variants, and expressions. Essentially, though, it is the same universal trend ... the essential trait of all modern civilization, growing directly from its spiritual structure, rooted in it by a thousand tangled tendrils and inseparable even in thought from its technological nature, its mass characteristics, and its consumer orientation.
"The contemporary concept of 'normal' behavior is," Havel wrote, "deeply pessimistic."
Responsibility
"I favor 'antipolitical politics,'" said Havel, "politics not as the technology of power and manipulation, of cybernetic rule over humans or as the art of the utilitarian, but politics as one of the ways of seeking and achieving meaningful lives, of protecting them and serving them." >
I favor politics as practical morality, as service to the truth, as essentially human and humanly measured care for our fellow humans.
None of us--as an individual--can save the world as a whole, but . . . each of us must behave as though it were in his power to do so.
Decades later he said this to the leaders of Western countries: >
Today, more than ever before in the history of mankind, everything is interrelated ... Because of this, the future of the United States or the European Union is being decided in suffering Sarajevo or Mostar, in the plundered Brazilian rain forests, in the wretched poverty of Bangladesh or Somalia.
Havel had glaring faults. American neocons offered him small favors during his final rise to power. He reciprocated, consciously or unconsciously, by aiding their destructive military ventures and adopting their foolish economic policies. He succumbed to the politics of personality, both his own and those of the leaders who courted him. But it would be a shame if that's all the world remembered.
Havel seemed unhappy in the role of leader. It's possible than he lost sight of his deepest insights, his truest gifts. It was the outsider Havel, the dreamer of the impossible, the surrealist and absurdist, we should remember. That's the Havel who can and should inspire dissidents everywhere.
"Is the human word truly powerful enough to change the world and influence history?" he once asked. With his life and his words, Václav Havel gave us his answer. He showed us the power in each individual and the responsibility that accompanies that power.
At his best, and above all else, Havel was a dissident outsider who realized his power and used it. Now it's our turn.
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20:43:05 12/07/11
Clay A. Kahler - Video Resume - KMBC
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My name is Clay A. Kahler. Until recently I served as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Orrick, Missouri. I had served there for nearly nine years and was very happy there. However, I am seeking the opportunity to move into a new career field. I am excited about the possible opportunity to work as the new Weekend News Anchor / Reporter for KMBC. I have experience that makes me uniquely qualified for this position. Throughout my career I have had many opportunities to serve in different public speaking capacities. As a pastor and as a professor of Theology, I have had the privilege to take complex Biblical and Theological concepts and presenting them in a way that was understandable. As such, I have become a talented storyteller. I have learned much throughout my career in the public eye. Over the years I have developed the abilities to problem solve, motivate and encourage others, and set and sell goals. My working philosophy is three fold. One, I am loyal to the organization that employs me. Loyalty is an absolute must if I am going to do my best for the company. Two, it is essential to have the ability to formulate and cast a vision for my future with the organization. Three, I must be a team player. It is important for an employee to realize that it is not all about them. The individual is art of the team and when the team excels, the employee excels. It is my sincere hope that you will recognize the value of my varied background and the principles of work ethic that I have obtained.
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20:42:34 12/07/11
Clay A. Kahler - Video Resume - KMBC
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My name is Clay A. Kahler. Until recently I served as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Orrick, Missouri. I had served there for nearly nine years and was very happy there. However, I am seeking the opportunity to move into a new career field. I am excited about the possible opportunity to work as the new Weekend News Anchor / Reporter for KMBC. I have experience that makes me uniquely qualified for this position. Throughout my career I have had many opportunities to serve in different public speaking capacities. As a pastor and as a professor of Theology, I have had the privilege to take complex Biblical and Theological concepts and presenting them in a way that was understandable. As such, I have become a talented storyteller. I have learned much throughout my career in the public eye. Over the years I have developed the abilities to problem solve, motivate and encourage others, and set and sell goals. My working philosophy is three fold. One, I am loyal to the organization that employs me. Loyalty is an absolute must if I am going to do my best for the company. Two, it is essential to have the ability to formulate and cast a vision for my future with the organization. Three, I must be a team player. It is important for an employee to realize that it is not all about them. The individual is art of the team and when the team excels, the employee excels. It is my sincere hope that you will recognize the value of my varied background and the principles of work ethic that I have obtained.
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20:42:04 12/07/11
Clay A. Kahler - Video Resume - KMBC
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My name is Clay A. Kahler. Until recently I served as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Orrick, Missouri. I had served there for nearly nine years and was very happy there. However, I am seeking the opportunity to move into a new career field. I am excited about the possible opportunity to work as the new Weekend News Anchor / Reporter for KMBC. I have experience that makes me uniquely qualified for this position. Throughout my career I have had many opportunities to serve in different public speaking capacities. As a pastor and as a professor of Theology, I have had the privilege to take complex Biblical and Theological concepts and presenting them in a way that was understandable. As such, I have become a talented storyteller. I have learned much throughout my career in the public eye. Over the years I have developed the abilities to problem solve, motivate and encourage others, and set and sell goals. My working philosophy is three fold. One, I am loyal to the organization that employs me. Loyalty is an absolute must if I am going to do my best for the company. Two, it is essential to have the ability to formulate and cast a vision for my future with the organization. Three, I must be a team player. It is important for an employee to realize that it is not all about them. The individual is art of the team and when the team excels, the employee excels. It is my sincere hope that you will recognize the value of my varied background and the principles of work ethic that I have obtained.
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21:57:45 11/29/11
Elizabeth Taylor's Jewelry Goes to Auction in Hong Kong
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Elizabeth Taylor's Jewelry Goes to Auction in Hong Kong
For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Follow us on Facebook ☛ me.lt And also up for auction next month are jewelry, clothing and art belonging to the late actress Elizabeth Taylor. The items are valued at around 30-50 million dollars. Some of the prized possessions of the late actress Elizabeth Taylor are on display in Hong Kong before being put up at auction next month at Christie's auction house. These will include fine couture, fine art and memorabilia. The displays follow Taylor's death this past March. Some 269 diamonds, pearls, rubies, rings, necklaces and even a tiara will be sold. Some of the most valuable and legendary pieces are tied to Taylor's many high-profile relationships. It's all a bit glamorous. [Jonathan Rendell, Deputy Chairman, Christie's New York/Paris]: "So there are amazing emeralds, for example, from Richard Burton, fantastic yellow diamonds from Eddie Fisher. And then a very touching ruby set from Mike Todd that when he gave it to her, they were by the swimming pool in the South of France, she put on the rubies, the necklace, the bracelet, the earrings, went swimming." Taylor's estate was valued at anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion at the time of her death from congestive heart failure on March 23. She was 79. In keeping with Taylor's humanitarian work, a portion of the proceeds from exhibitions, events and publications related to the auction will be donated to The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which ... From: NTDTV Views: 51 4 ratings Time: 01:52 More in News & Politics
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05:00:00 11/02/11
Rem Koolhaas: Progress
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Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas gave a public lecture October 20, 2011 on changing design values and trends in modern architecture.
The recently completed Milstein Hall was designed by his firm, OMA, for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP).
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17:13:50 09/07/11
Stanley Fish: The Value of Liberal Arts Education
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Stanley Fish, professor of law and humanities at Florida International University, rebuts arguments against the value of arts and humanities instruction in post-secondary educational institutions. "The demand for justification is always the demand that something be justified in terms not its own," he says, contending that the arts cannot be adequately explained in any terms but their own.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler
Each morning this week, we will hear from people representing and supporting the arts, particularly those art forms represented at Chautauqua -- literature, visual arts, orchestra, theater, opera, dance -- discussing the role of the arts in civil society -- education, economic recovery, healing, and cross-cultural understanding. Afternoon lectures will examine the role of the arts in worship. This week will highlight Chautauqua's four-pillar mix of arts, education, religion, and recreation. - Chautauqua Institution
Stanley Fish is the Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Humanities and Law at Florida International University in Miami. A well-known public intellectual, he writes frequently on the politics of the university and maintains a New York Times blog where he comments regularly on the humanities, education, law and society.
He is the author of numerous books and articles, including How Milton Works; Is There a Text in This Class? Interpretive Communities and the Sources of Authority; The Trouble With Principle; Professional Correctness: Literary Studies and Political Change; There's No Such Thing as Free Speech: And It's a Good Thing, Too; and Save the World on Your Own Time. His essays and articles have appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Harper's Magazine, Esquire and The Atlantic.
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07:07:21 08/02/11
FMK: What Determines Value (Meditation, FreddiesModernKungFu.com)
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"FREDDIE'S MODERN KUNG FU WEBSITE: http://freddiesmodernkungfu.com/ The Tao of Freddie's Modern Kung Fu (FMK) is a Martial Arts/Spiritual Life Development Academy on YouTube that specializes in the development of the body, mind, and soul. Freddie teaches on all aspects of life. Freddie's Martial Arts teachings are highly inspired by Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do and his life lessons come from his innate wisdom within that had been sparked by his understanding of the ancient wisdom of Eastern Philosophy, specifically Buddha, Lao-Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, Osho, J.Krishnamurti, Eckhart Tolle, Tao, Zen, Tantra, Abraham Maslow, Erich Fromm, and others. Freddie is serving the public as a: 1) Fitness Trainer 2) Martial Arts Instructor (Private) 3) Relationship Counselor 4) Spiritual Guide If you have interest in becoming an Official Online Disciple in which to gain access to private instructional survival combat technique videos. Please view this video ""FMK: Official Disciple Exercise Requirements"": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWNP6gtm34 and read the description section of the video. There are fitness requirements that need to be met before access to the private videos are allowed. There will be fees that will be charged to gain access to the videos. Payments will be accepted via PayPal by emailing FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com. Personal and private instruction is available in Chicago, IL. Any donations will also be gladly accepted by emailing: FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com. ADD FREDDIE ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/freddielee28?ref=profile RECOMMENDED WEBSITES OSHO one of the greatest sages ever: http://www.youtube.com/user/oshointernational?blend=1
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07:56:36 08/01/11
FMK: The Kung Fu Profession #2 of 2, Discovering happiness in work
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"Set your ego aside. See the simplicity of it. Discover what you love to do. Be creative and you will find a way to get paid to do what you love, you will find a way to get paid to do things that you normally would do for free. Do not impose limitations on yourself, see the beauty of life and appreciate everything. Then you will find a way to be happy in any line of work that does not contradict your inner values in life. The Tao of Freddie's Modern Kung Fu (FMK) is a Martial Arts/Spiritual Life Development Academy on YouTube that specializes in the development of the body, mind, and soul. Freddie teaches on all aspects of life. Freddie's Martial Arts teachings are highly inspired by Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do and his life lessons come from his innate wisdom within that had been sparked by his understanding of the ancient wisdom of Eastern Philosophy, specifically Buddha, Lao-Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, Osho, J.Krishnamurti, Eckhart Tolle, Tao, Zen, Tantra, Abraham Maslow, Erich Fromm, and others. Freddie is serving the public as a: 1) Fitness Trainer 2) Martial Arts Instructor 3) Relationship Counselor 4) Spiritual Guide If you have interest in becoming an Official Online Disciple in which to gain access to private instructional survival combat technique videos. Please view this video ""FMK: Official Disciple Exercise Requirements"": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWNP6gtm34 and read the description section of the video. There are fitness requirements that need to be met before access to the private videos are allowed. There may also be minimal fees that will be charged to gain access to the videos. Payments will be accepted via PayPal. Personal and private instruction is available in Chicago, IL. Personalized videos on Fitness, Martial Arts, and Life Lessons can be purchased via PayPal. Contact Freddie at FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com BOOK RELEASE I have written a book titled ""Artistic Wisdom"" http://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Wisdom-Enlightened-Meditations-Relationships/d... I am personally selling copies. It is $30 which includes shipping if you live in the US. If you live outside of the US then it is $35. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a copy. SPREADING POSITIVE ENERGY The time I put into teaching is not profit motivated, it is out of compassion from the heart. If you feel any videos have provided you with positive energy, please give back by spreading this energy onto others with your outlook in life and also with sharing them videos I or other great sages listed have created. Any donations will also be gladly accepted by emailing: FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com. ADD FREDDIE ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/freddielee28?ref=profile RECOMMENDED WEBSITES OSHO one of the greatest sages ever: http://www.youtube.com/user/oshointernational?blend=1
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07:54:35 08/01/11
FMK: The Kung Fu Profession #1 of 2, Discovering happiness in work
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"Take your ego out of your mind. See the simplicity of it. Discover what you love to do. Be creative and you will find a way to get paid to do what you love, you will find a way to get paid to do things that you normally would do for free. Do not impose limitations on yourself, see the beauty of life and appreciate everything. Then you will find a way to be happy in any line of work that does not contradict your inner values in life. The Tao of Freddie's Modern Kung Fu (FMK) is a Martial Arts/Spiritual Life Development Academy on YouTube that specializes in the development of the body, mind, and soul. Freddie teaches on all aspects of life. Freddie's Martial Arts teachings are highly inspired by Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do and his life lessons come from his innate wisdom within that had been sparked by his understanding of the ancient wisdom of Eastern Philosophy, specifically Buddha, Lao-Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu, Osho, J.Krishnamurti, Eckhart Tolle, Tao, Zen, Tantra, Abraham Maslow, Erich Fromm, and others. Freddie is serving the public as a: 1) Fitness Trainer 2) Martial Arts Instructor 3) Relationship Counselor 4) Spiritual Guide If you have interest in becoming an Official Online Disciple in which to gain access to private instructional survival combat technique videos. Please view this video ""FMK: Official Disciple Exercise Requirements"": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWNP6gtm34 and read the description section of the video. There are fitness requirements that need to be met before access to the private videos are allowed. There may also be minimal fees that will be charged to gain access to the videos. Payments will be accepted via PayPal. Personal and private instruction is available in Chicago, IL. Personalized videos on Fitness, Martial Arts, and Life Lessons can be purchased via PayPal. Contact Freddie at FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com BOOK RELEASE I have written a book titled ""Artistic Wisdom"" http://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Wisdom-Enlightened-Meditations-Relationships/d... I am personally selling copies. It is $30 which includes shipping if you live in the US. If you live outside of the US then it is $35. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a copy. SPREADING POSITIVE ENERGY The time I put into teaching is not profit motivated, it is out of compassion from the heart. If you feel any videos have provided you with positive energy, please give back by spreading this energy onto others with your outlook in life and also with sharing them videos I or other great sages listed have created. Any donations will also be gladly accepted by emailing: FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com. ADD FREDDIE ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/freddielee28?ref=profile RECOMMENDED WEBSITES OSHO one of the greatest sages ever: http://www.youtube.com/user/oshointernational?blend=1
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22:30:00 08/12/10
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
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Modern technology, low consumption, dynamic light systems and a nostalgic look into the past. drive it! has racked up the kilometers to put together a very colorful show this week.present it! The Porsche Cayenne V6 DieselPorsche has opened itself up to a new class of buyers with its Cayenne, and the automaker has also rediscovered the value of the diesel engine.The Cayenne diesel is making a splash in Europe. Around 75% of all Cayennes sold in Europe last year were equipped with diesel engines. Porsche's latest generation more efficient, consuming just 7.4 liters per 100 kilometers, or 20 percent less than the previous model. Buckle up as we introduce you to the powerful 3-liter V6 diesel Cayenne.test it! Fiat's Punto Evo''Evo'' for Evolution. The Fiat Punto Evo has been on the market since October of 2009.The Evo is the follow-up to Fiat's successful Grande Punto model, with some important changes in tow. It wasn't only the appearance that got a bit of a redesign. The Italian carmaker also improved with the model's engine and safety systems. Seven air bags and ESP are now standard equipment. We tested the 1.3-liter 4-cylinder turbo-diesel engine with 95 horse power. The engine has an improved multi-jet direct injection that delivers cleaner combustion and better fuel economy.examine it! BMW Art CarFlashy and one-of-a-kind: BMW's Art cars have a special history. They've been bringing together art, design and technology for 35 years.Since 1975, BMW has recruited world-famous artists to decorate some of its fastest cars. This year, American artist Jeff Koons put his special touch on the 17th in a long line of BMW Art Cars. His design for the BMW M3 GT2 was inspired by the feeling of pure speed and dynamism. It's a full-blooded race car and a one-of-a-kind work of art. The colorful creation is on display at various events, including the Festival of Speed in Goodwood. inside it! Modern Light Systems Pave the WayMany people don't like sitting behind the wheel at night, especially older drivers.Brain researchers have determined that driving a car with underpowered headlights can put the brain under severe stress. Modern technology could provide relief: xenon lights with automatic high beams, dynamic light distribution and curve lights. So is it worth paying up to 2,000 Euros just for state of the art headlights? drive it! tries to get some answers.vintage: Gräfe & Stift's Old School Mail BusA postal service bus that's one of the last of its kind.It took its first journey in 1962, had 37 seats and served as public transportation and a mobile mailbox in rural Austria. Today, one postbus made by the Viennese firm Gräfe & Stift is still on the road, taking tourists on scenic rides around Lake Millstatt in southern Austria. It's the last of its kind, with a huge 8.3-liter six-cylinder diesel rumbling away out in front of the driver. drive it! took the old bus for a nostalgic ride.
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22:30:00 08/12/10
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
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Modern technology, low consumption, dynamic light systems and a nostalgic look into the past. drive it! has racked up the kilometers to put together a very colorful show this week.present it! The Porsche Cayenne V6 DieselPorsche has opened itself up to a new class of buyers with its Cayenne, and the automaker has also rediscovered the value of the diesel engine.The Cayenne diesel is making a splash in Europe. Around 75% of all Cayennes sold in Europe last year were equipped with diesel engines. Porsche's latest generation more efficient, consuming just 7.4 liters per 100 kilometers, or 20 percent less than the previous model. Buckle up as we introduce you to the powerful 3-liter V6 diesel Cayenne.test it! Fiat's Punto Evo''Evo'' for Evolution. The Fiat Punto Evo has been on the market since October of 2009.The Evo is the follow-up to Fiat's successful Grande Punto model, with some important changes in tow. It wasn't only the appearance that got a bit of a redesign. The Italian carmaker also improved with the model's engine and safety systems. Seven air bags and ESP are now standard equipment. We tested the 1.3-liter 4-cylinder turbo-diesel engine with 95 horse power. The engine has an improved multi-jet direct injection that delivers cleaner combustion and better fuel economy.examine it! BMW Art CarFlashy and one-of-a-kind: BMW's Art cars have a special history. They've been bringing together art, design and technology for 35 years.Since 1975, BMW has recruited world-famous artists to decorate some of its fastest cars. This year, American artist Jeff Koons put his special touch on the 17th in a long line of BMW Art Cars. His design for the BMW M3 GT2 was inspired by the feeling of pure speed and dynamism. It's a full-blooded race car and a one-of-a-kind work of art. The colorful creation is on display at various events, including the Festival of Speed in Goodwood. inside it! Modern Light Systems Pave the WayMany people don't like sitting behind the wheel at night, especially older drivers.Brain researchers have determined that driving a car with underpowered headlights can put the brain under severe stress. Modern technology could provide relief: xenon lights with automatic high beams, dynamic light distribution and curve lights. So is it worth paying up to 2,000 Euros just for state of the art headlights? drive it! tries to get some answers.vintage: Gräfe & Stift's Old School Mail BusA postal service bus that's one of the last of its kind.It took its first journey in 1962, had 37 seats and served as public transportation and a mobile mailbox in rural Austria. Today, one postbus made by the Viennese firm Gräfe & Stift is still on the road, taking tourists on scenic rides around Lake Millstatt in southern Austria. It's the last of its kind, with a huge 8.3-liter six-cylinder diesel rumbling away out in front of the driver. drive it! took the old bus for a nostalgic ride.
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12:11:00 03/19/10
Jeff Koons: Money & Value
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Episode #098: Artist Jeff Koons discusses themes of money, desire, perfection, and moral responsibility. Filmed in his busy New York studio and surrounded by numerous assistants at work on paintings and sculptures, Koons describes how the practicalities of running a business are often in service to creative ends.
Jeff Koons plucks images and objects from popular culture, framing questions about taste and pleasure. His contextual sleight-of-hand, which transforms banal items into sumptuous icons, takes on a psychological dimension through dramatic shifts in scale, spectacularly engineered surfaces, and subliminal allegories of animals, humans, and anthropomorphized objects. The subject of art history is a constant undercurrent, whether Koons elevates kitsch to the level of Classical art, produces photos in the manner of Baroque paintings, or develops public works that borrow techniques and elements of seventeenth-century French garden design. Organizing his own studio production in a manner that rivals a Renaissance workshop, Koons makes computer-assisted, handcrafted works that communicate through their meticulous attention to detail.
Learn more about Jeff Koons: http://www.art21.org/artists/jeff-koons
VIDEO | Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Susan Sollins. Camera: Brian Hwang, Clair Popkin & Joel Shapiro. Sound: Mark Mandler. Editor: Paulo Padilha. Artwork Courtesy: Jeff Koons.
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Raising The Blue Continent Looking To The Past To Ensure A Sustainable Future For Hawai`I
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Ramsay Taum presenting. Ramsay is the Director of External Relations and Community Partnerships and Special Assistant to the Dean on Host Culture at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa's School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) where he lectures on host cultural values in the work place. Taum is also founder, CEO and President of the Hawaii based Life Enhancement Institute (LEI) of the Pacific, and Board Chair of Sustain Hawaii, a not-for profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable living and development in Hawai?i and in the Pacific region. Born and raised in Hawaii, he graduated from Kamehameha Schools, attended the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration at the University of Southern California. Taum is the recipient of the East West Center Leadership Certificate Program's 2008 Transformational Leadership Award in Sustainability recognizing his work promoting environmental education and sustainability based on the Native Hawaiian Ahupua?a management system. He was also named the 2008 "Who's Keeping Hawaii Green" Individual Educator by Hawaii Home + Remodeling, HONOLULU & Hawaii Business magazines, and was recognized by the University of Hawaii's Pacific Business Center as one of 2009's Stars of Oceania. Mentored and trained by respected Hawaiian elders, he is a practitioner and instructor of several Native Hawaiian practices including ho`oponopono (stress management and conflict resolution), lomi haha (body alignment) and Kaihewalu lua (Hawaiian combat/battle art). He is a recognized cultural consultant who works closely with Hawaii's development, travel, leisure and retail industries integrating Native Hawaiian cultural values and principles into contemporary business models through lectures, training classes, and seminars.
