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01:27:46 02/03/12
Cisco Live UK Day 4, Part 1: Social Media Listening Center
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Cisco Live UK Day 4, Part 1: Social Media Listening Center
Now this is really cool. Have you been wondering why the social media activity for Cisco Live UK has been so quick, responsive, and high-quality? Well, today we're going to show you why. Peter was invited to step inside the Cisco Social Media Studio at Cisco Live UK, which is the social media nerve center for the event. It is here where they are creating "one of the most customer-aware events in the world." Peter met up with Kenny Lauer, Vice President, Digital Experience of the GEORGE P JOHNSON Experience Marketing Group (GPJ) which runs the Cisco listening center for Cisco Live UK. Kenny explained that the listening center is the hub where all of the online conversations that are happening relevant to the event are captured. These conversations are captured using special listening tools, such as Cisco's Social Miner, which search Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr for Cisco Live UK content. What's most impressive is the team doesn't just listen -- they react. If a conversation -- positive or negative -- is picked up and is addressable, the team does its best to follow-up. Whatever it is, they are reacting to it to give people a better experience for the attendees and delegates. They can go back in time, too. In the video you see they are researching conversations and Tweets from a day ago for analysis. This Social Media Studio creates a unique experience for each attendee, and it helps the Cisco teams manage the Cisco Live UK event! Want to get noticed by the Cisco ... From: Cisco Views: 123 3 ratings Time: 02:22 More in Science & Technology
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01:27:46 02/03/12
Cisco Live UK Day 4, Part 1: Social Media Listening Center
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Cisco Live UK Day 4, Part 1: Social Media Listening Center
Now this is really cool. Have you been wondering why the social media activity for Cisco Live UK has been so quick, responsive, and high-quality? Well, today we're going to show you why. Peter was invited to step inside the Cisco Social Media Studio at Cisco Live UK, which is the social media nerve center for the event. It is here where they are creating "one of the most customer-aware events in the world." Peter met up with Kenny Lauer, Vice President, Digital Experience of the GEORGE P JOHNSON Experience Marketing Group (GPJ) which runs the Cisco listening center for Cisco Live UK. Kenny explained that the listening center is the hub where all of the online conversations that are happening relevant to the event are captured. These conversations are captured using special listening tools, such as Cisco's Social Miner, which search Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr for Cisco Live UK content. What's most impressive is the team doesn't just listen -- they react. If a conversation -- positive or negative -- is picked up and is addressable, the team does its best to follow-up. Whatever it is, they are reacting to it to give people a better experience for the attendees and delegates. They can go back in time, too. In the video you see they are researching conversations and Tweets from a day ago for analysis. This Social Media Studio creates a unique experience for each attendee, and it helps the Cisco teams manage the Cisco Live UK event! Want to get noticed by the Cisco ... From: Cisco Views: 123 3 ratings Time: 02:22 More in Science & Technology
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05:18:46 01/11/12
Deleted Scenes from the Making of George Sabra's Plastic Caps Sculpture
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Take a behind the scenes look at the deleted scenes from The Making of George Sabra's Plastic Caps Sculpture! The Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup is the BIGGEST scuba diving and shoreline cleanup in Texas. The event invites several hundred certified scuba divers and shoreline volunteers to help round-up trash from the bottom of Lake Travis and 11 Travis County Parks around the lake. The cleanup is followed by a volunteer thank-you party & is a great event for ALL ages! RAIN OR SHINE! September 11th we united with volunteers across the nation to make the tenth anniversary of 9/11 one of service and remembrance. 2011 RESULTS - 848 volunteers (379 Divers, 398 shoreline, and 71 party volunteers). 1.64 Tons of litter removed. $37,725.45 worth of Volunteer Hours! Most Unique items found: Divers-40 Foot Deep Anchor and Shoreline-Old Radio. Be the Change Austin recruited 1,000 volunteers this year to make wonderful things happen all over the City of Austin. Be the Change is an annual national day of service coordinated by South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) to inspire and foster civic engagement through volunteerism and community service. Every year, thousands of participants across the country contribute innumerable hours of community service in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi's famous quote, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be the Change has allocated 300 of their Volunteers to a work day at Montopolis Greenbelt. In a part of the city not known for its greenbelts, Montopolis Greenbelt is a property with rich historical relevance, and is in substantial need of care and maintenance. Previously used as a dumping ground, stakeholders have held workdays wherein approximately 2,000 tires, an air conditioning unit, a washing machine, and a dishwasher were pulled out of the greenbelt proper and its waterways. The property is also ravaged by invasive plants, and full of trash and debris. Undoubtedly much progress will be made on this continually improving natural and historical preserve with the help of Be the Change Volunteers. The plastic caps sculpture was on display outside Austin City Hall during the Green City Festival on Sunday October 23, 2011. Sculptor George Sabra create a large scale public sculpture 21 feet made from thousands of discarded, reclaimed plastic caps and lids. Learn more at: http://plasticcapssculpture.com Produced by Jeffry Zavala. Music by Atlas Maior Videography/Editing by Jeffry Zavala. A ZGraphix Video Production. http://zgraphix.org
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05:18:46 01/11/12
Deleted Scenes from the Making of George Sabra's Plastic Caps Sculpture
[LESS INFO] 6 VIEWS | ADDED 05:18:46 01/11/12
Take a behind the scenes look at the deleted scenes from The Making of George Sabra's Plastic Caps Sculpture! The Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup is the BIGGEST scuba diving and shoreline cleanup in Texas. The event invites several hundred certified scuba divers and shoreline volunteers to help round-up trash from the bottom of Lake Travis and 11 Travis County Parks around the lake. The cleanup is followed by a volunteer thank-you party & is a great event for ALL ages! RAIN OR SHINE! September 11th we united with volunteers across the nation to make the tenth anniversary of 9/11 one of service and remembrance. 2011 RESULTS - 848 volunteers (379 Divers, 398 shoreline, and 71 party volunteers). 1.64 Tons of litter removed. $37,725.45 worth of Volunteer Hours! Most Unique items found: Divers-40 Foot Deep Anchor and Shoreline-Old Radio. Be the Change Austin recruited 1,000 volunteers this year to make wonderful things happen all over the City of Austin. Be the Change is an annual national day of service coordinated by South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) to inspire and foster civic engagement through volunteerism and community service. Every year, thousands of participants across the country contribute innumerable hours of community service in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi's famous quote, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Be the Change has allocated 300 of their Volunteers to a work day at Montopolis Greenbelt. In a part of the city not known for its greenbelts, Montopolis Greenbelt is a property with rich historical relevance, and is in substantial need of care and maintenance. Previously used as a dumping ground, stakeholders have held workdays wherein approximately 2,000 tires, an air conditioning unit, a washing machine, and a dishwasher were pulled out of the greenbelt proper and its waterways. The property is also ravaged by invasive plants, and full of trash and debris. Undoubtedly much progress will be made on this continually improving natural and historical preserve with the help of Be the Change Volunteers. The plastic caps sculpture was on display outside Austin City Hall during the Green City Festival on Sunday October 23, 2011. Sculptor George Sabra create a large scale public sculpture 21 feet made from thousands of discarded, reclaimed plastic caps and lids. Learn more at: http://plasticcapssculpture.com Produced by Jeffry Zavala. Music by Atlas Maior Videography/Editing by Jeffry Zavala. A ZGraphix Video Production. http://zgraphix.org
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16:00:00 12/25/11
Simon Peyton-Jones and John Hughes - It's Raining Haskell
[LESS INFO] 57 VIEWS | ADDED 16:00:00 12/25/11
Ever wonder what would happen if you happened upon Simon Peyton-Jones , author of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) and a key contributor to the Haskell functional programming language, and John Hughes , fellow Haskellite, computer scientist, creator of QuickCheck , and author of the landmark paper, " Why Functional Programming Matters ," sitting on a park bench, in the rain, right next to Sydney's iconic opera house? Well, let's find out, shall we?
Simon and John have been friends for many years and studied mathematics together at Trinity College Cambridge. What were they like as young men? As students? What was Simon's issue with wearing shoes, anyway? It's always wonderful to learn about the humans behind the software, the science. This is classic C9. Yes, it's raining on us as we converse, but the view is spectacular with Sydney's Opera House behind us. It's funny how wet we were by the end of this interview, but the rain was refreshing—just like the conversation.
Thank you, Simon and John, for the great conversation, for being so comfortable in the rain, and for taking the random questions in stride. You're true gentlemen. Keep pushing the envelope!
Happy holidays from Channel 9 wherever you are and whatever, if anything, you're celebrating!
The YOW! Developer Conference offers outstanding opportunities to learn more about the latest practices, technologies, and methodologies for building innovative software solutions as well as the chance to meet and network with international software experts and other talented developers in Australia. Thanks to Dave Thomas and the event's excellent staff— Mary Catherine (MC), Lisa, Aino, Melissa , and others—for inviting me to this excellent pure developer event and thanks to all of the speakers for letting me take some of their time to record conversations for Channel 9. If you live in Australia, or aren't too far away, or just like to travel (who doesn't?), then you need to go to this yearly event. It's outstanding. There are many great developers down under. That's for sure. The speakers are exceptional—Dave and team set a high bar!
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16:00:00 12/25/11
Simon Peyton-Jones and John Hughes - It's Raining Haskell
[LESS INFO] 29 VIEWS | ADDED 16:00:00 12/25/11
Ever wonder what would happen if you happened upon Simon Peyton-Jones , author of the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) and a key contributor to the Haskell functional programming language, and John Hughes , fellow Haskellite, computer scientist, creator of QuickCheck , and author of the landmark paper, " Why Functional Programming Matters ," sitting on a park bench, in the rain, right next to Sydney's iconic opera house? Well, let's find out, shall we?
Simon and John have been friends for many years and studied mathematics together at Trinity College Cambridge. What were they like as young men? As students? What was Simon's issue with wearing shoes, anyway? It's always wonderful to learn about the humans behind the software, the science. This is classic C9. Yes, it's raining on us as we converse, but the view is spectacular with Sydney's Opera House behind us. It's funny how wet we were by the end of this interview, but the rain was refreshing—just like the conversation.
Thank you, Simon and John, for the great conversation, for being so comfortable in the rain, and for taking the random questions in stride. You're true gentlemen. Keep pushing the envelope!
Happy holidays from Channel 9 wherever you are and whatever, if anything, you're celebrating!
The YOW! Developer Conference offers outstanding opportunities to learn more about the latest practices, technologies, and methodologies for building innovative software solutions as well as the chance to meet and network with international software experts and other talented developers in Australia. Thanks to Dave Thomas and the event's excellent staff— Mary Catherine (MC), Lisa, Aino, Melissa , and others—for inviting me to this excellent pure developer event and thanks to all of the speakers for letting me take some of their time to record conversations for Channel 9. If you live in Australia, or aren't too far away, or just like to travel (who doesn't?), then you need to go to this yearly event. It's outstanding. There are many great developers down under. That's for sure. The speakers are exceptional—Dave and team set a high bar!
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10:23:26 11/17/11
Double Victory for the Tuskegee Airmen
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Double Victory for the Tuskegee Airmen
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ me.lt The Red Tails documentary "Double Victory" was screened at a reception to recognize the contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. They are seen as an inspiration to people to see beyond obstacles and look for opportunities. The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II were recognized with a VIP reception and screening of the movie Red Tails documentary Double Victory. This is a George Lucas film that gives a chronological account of the Tuskegee airmen. The reception took place at the Schomburg Center in Harlem New York. Attendees at this event included Airmen, local business officials, Fans and even former New York Mayor David Dinkins. [Dr. Rosecoe Brown, Tuskegee Airman]: "We were the best pilots and we would let everybody know we're the best pilots and the segregation that we face just inspired us to do better so therefore I don't recall what happen I'm gratified to be a Tuskegee Airman to be a fighter pilot and fight for democracy". [Samuel Wesley Henderson, Tuskegee Airman]: It makes me feel wonderful that they are honoring us at this late stage but I'm happy about the whole thing". Patt Terrelongue, President of Tuskegee Airman tri-state New York, of speaks of the importance of reintroducing this movie at this time to world and to the young people. [Patt Terrelongue, President of Tuskegee Airman]: "Too many people don't even know that World War II ... From: NTDTV Views: 57 6 ratings Time: 02:22 More in News & Politics
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23:00:00 11/14/11
TEDxSheffield - Alan Moore - The Trilemma of Our Current Age
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Alan Moore - Creative Destructionist Given this year's theme of 'Disrupt' Alan's a wonderful addition to TEDxSheffield. Alan is a noted expert on disruption particularly in a nonlinear world. He's the author of 'Communities Dominate Brands' and he has a new book coming out in October entitled 'No Straight Lines' which originally came to fame as a hugely popular talk delivered at SXSWi in Austin, TX. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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23:00:00 11/14/11
The Trilemma of Our Current Age
[LESS INFO] 1 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 11/14/11
TEDxSheffield - Alan Moore - The Trilemma of Our Current Age Alan Moore - Creative Destructionist Given this year's theme of 'Disrupt' Alan's a wonderful addition to TEDxSheffield. Alan is a noted expert on disruption particularly in a nonlinear world. He's the author of 'Communities Dominate Brands' and he has a new book coming out in October entitled 'No Straight Lines' which originally came to fame as a hugely popular talk delivered at SXSWi in Austin, TX. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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22:36:40 11/10/11
Who Wore It Best?
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Who Wore It Best?
PHOTOS: Beyonce & Taylor Swift in the same sweater, Jessica Chastain & Kylie Minogue in identical frocks and more celebs in the same clothes. Who rocks it best? ITS NOT JUST WHAT YOU WEAR , BUT HOW YOU WEAR IT. WE'RE PUTTING A FEW STARS HEAD TO HEAD IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF WHO WORE IT BEST! BEYONCE GAVE HER BABY BUMP A LITTLE LOVE IN THIS WHITE SEQUINED SWEATER WHILE TAKING A STROLL IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT WE WONDER IF B KNEW TAYLOR SWIFT HAD ROCKED THE EXACT SAME TOP OVER A YEAR EARLIER FOR A SHOPPING TRIP IN BEVERLY HILLS! OUR VOTE GOES TO B, WHO'S ONE SUPER STYLISH MOM-TO-BE LAST SPRING, JESSICA CHASTAIN WORE THIS PUCCI DRESS TO THE MET COSTUME GALA, AND A MONTH LATER KYLIE MINOGUE ROCKED THE SAME FROCK. THE VELVET AND LACE NUMBER SEEMS TO HAVE MADE A SUDDEN COMEBACK AND TURNED UP ON BOTH FASHIONISTA ALEXA CHUNG AND KRIS KARDASHIAN JUST LAST WEEK! IN OUR BOOK, JESSICA CHASTAIN IS NOT ONLY THE FIRST CELEB TO WORK THIS LOOK, BUT THE BEST. LOOKS LIKE SHE EVEN GOT THE VOTE OF THE DESIGNER HIMSELF! THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN FOUR OF THE SAME DRESS? THREE OF THE SAME OUTFIT AT THE SAME EVENT! OK, WE REALIZE THESE ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT ZOE SALDANA, CAMILLA BELLE AND EVAN RACHEL WOOD ALL TURNED UP AT AN EVENT IN LA LAST WEEKEND SPORTIN' SERIOUSLY SIMILAR GOLD AND BLACK FRINGE GUCCI DRESSES STRAIGHT OFF THE ITALIAN LABEL'S SPRING 2012 RUNWAY. CAMILLA, WE'RE DIGGING YOUR STYLE FOR ITS EXTRA SEX APPEAL! From: CelebTV Views: 674 11 ratings Time: 01:21 More in Entertainment
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22:36:40 11/10/11
Who Wore It Best?
[LESS INFO] 9 VIEWS | ADDED 22:36:40 11/10/11
Who Wore It Best?
PHOTOS: Beyonce & Taylor Swift in the same sweater, Jessica Chastain & Kylie Minogue in identical frocks and more celebs in the same clothes. Who rocks it best? ITS NOT JUST WHAT YOU WEAR , BUT HOW YOU WEAR IT. WE'RE PUTTING A FEW STARS HEAD TO HEAD IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF WHO WORE IT BEST! BEYONCE GAVE HER BABY BUMP A LITTLE LOVE IN THIS WHITE SEQUINED SWEATER WHILE TAKING A STROLL IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT WE WONDER IF B KNEW TAYLOR SWIFT HAD ROCKED THE EXACT SAME TOP OVER A YEAR EARLIER FOR A SHOPPING TRIP IN BEVERLY HILLS! OUR VOTE GOES TO B, WHO'S ONE SUPER STYLISH MOM-TO-BE LAST SPRING, JESSICA CHASTAIN WORE THIS PUCCI DRESS TO THE MET COSTUME GALA, AND A MONTH LATER KYLIE MINOGUE ROCKED THE SAME FROCK. THE VELVET AND LACE NUMBER SEEMS TO HAVE MADE A SUDDEN COMEBACK AND TURNED UP ON BOTH FASHIONISTA ALEXA CHUNG AND KRIS KARDASHIAN JUST LAST WEEK! IN OUR BOOK, JESSICA CHASTAIN IS NOT ONLY THE FIRST CELEB TO WORK THIS LOOK, BUT THE BEST. LOOKS LIKE SHE EVEN GOT THE VOTE OF THE DESIGNER HIMSELF! THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN FOUR OF THE SAME DRESS? THREE OF THE SAME OUTFIT AT THE SAME EVENT! OK, WE REALIZE THESE ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT ZOE SALDANA, CAMILLA BELLE AND EVAN RACHEL WOOD ALL TURNED UP AT AN EVENT IN LA LAST WEEKEND SPORTIN' SERIOUSLY SIMILAR GOLD AND BLACK FRINGE GUCCI DRESSES STRAIGHT OFF THE ITALIAN LABEL'S SPRING 2012 RUNWAY. CAMILLA, WE'RE DIGGING YOUR STYLE FOR ITS EXTRA SEX APPEAL! From: CelebTV Views: 674 11 ratings Time: 01:21 More in Entertainment
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00:00:04 10/18/11
Koch Brand Found to Have Cain in It!
[LESS INFO] 4 VIEWS | ADDED 00:00:04 10/18/11
In June of this year, AlterNet quietly published an article about Herman Cain's deep ties to Americans for Prosperity . At the time, no one paid close attention because most people had no idea who Herman Cain was or why they should care. But now that Cain is the current frontrunner of the day in the Republican primaries, it's worth revisiting and re-examining Cain's close relationship to the Koch brothers and Americans for Prosperity.
From the AlterNet article: >
Not only is Cain a frequent speaker at AFP Foundation events, he was also, by his own account, tapped by [Mark] Block to be one of the faces of Prosperity 101 , a workplace seminar program, designed for employers to present to their employees at "voluntary" workplace gatherings where they are told that the legislative initiatives typically embraced by Democrats -- health-care reform, energy reform, higher taxes for the wealthiest Americans -- could so hurt their employers as to force layoffs. The program was set in motion during the lead-up to the 2010 elections. (AlterNet, working in collaboration with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, published an expose on Prosperity 101 last week.)
Mark Block is Herman Cain's campaign manager now. And about Prosperity 101? Here's an excerpt from that expose published in June : >
The idea behind Prosperity 101 is simple: Employers gather employees for a "voluntary" seminar where nervous workers, already sweating in an economy that is shedding jobs, are told that government regulation, unions and tax increases -- even if only on the wealthy -- are bad for their employers, thereby threatening the workers' own livelihoods. Then they're reminded to vote -- for example, in last year's midterm elections. (The Prosperity 101 textbook includes a sample voter registration form from the State of Wisconsin.) And in the program textbook, employee participants are urged to join Americans for Prosperity, which has a history of alliances with GOP candidates.
In the textbook's introduction, Hansen, Prosperity 101's creator, plays on workers' fears of economic insecurity, stirred up by the lingering recession:
'You go to work every day, giving your best efforts in hopes of keeping your job through every economic cycle and every corporate downsizing…Will you be included in the next round of layoffs?… Do you know your job security is not just dependent on your performance?...Prosperity 101(TM) is designed to empower you, the employee, to go beyond your paradigms and look at job protection in a new way.'
It isn't just Herman Cain involved in Prosperity 101, either. The Wall Street Journal 's Stephen Moore and John Fund were also involved. >
In addition to workplace "education", Prosperity 101 is actively involved in voter registration drives in the workplace. From The Nation Institute :
" A key component of Prosperity 101 is working with employers to help them encourage voter registration among their employees, " Hansen, trim and stylish at 52, explained to the crowd. "So when Herman [Cain] first heard the concept here, he said, 'You've come up with the answer to ACORN!'"
Hansen then played the Prosperity 101 promotional video, which features Cain and the Journal's Stephen Moore.
Moore's segment confers a crucial air of legitimacy upon Prosperity 101 by virtue of his post at the world's premier financial newspaper, an affiliation that is highlighted both in the video and in the program's other promotional materials. "Washington is working against employers," Moore tells viewers. "It's working against people who are trying to create wealth and are trying to employ workers."
Each audience member received a copy of the program's textbook, a slender paperback that features material by Cain and Moore, among others.
Suddenly Herman Cain's "surge" begins to fall into place. The combination of workplace indoctrination and voter registration last year means many workers have a clear idea of who he is, as compared to others. At this point, he may be the single candidate with name recognition.
There's an even larger strategy at work here, coordinated with tea party groups and others who seek to drive a wedge into the African-American community and shave away some of Barack Obama's popularity. They do this by playing the "Cain would be the first 'REAL' black President" card. That initiative has begun and is spreading via conservative radio talkers and tea party groups, who see it as an opportunity to push back on the perception that they're racists.
Think Progress : >
That notion, however, spurred Ingraham to contemplate the GOP’s African-American presidential candidate Herman Cain. In comparing the “blackness” of the two African American politicians, Ingraham wondered whether Cain would actually be 'the first black president' because he doesn’t 'have a white mother, white father.' Therefore, isn’t he the real black candidate ?: >
INGRAHAM: And what happened with Obama is that he gets this job that he’s not qualified for… OK, so [Obama is] Constitutionally qualified for but he’s not really qualified for. And guess who pays the price? All of us. Because we had such a yearning for history. Well I have a question. Herman Cain, if he became president, he would be the first black president, when you measure it by — because he doesn’t — does he have a white mother, white father, grandparents, no, right? So Herman Cain, he could say that he’s — he’s — he’s the first, uh — he could make the claim to be the first — yeah, the first Main Street black Republican to be the president of the United States. Right? He’s historic too.
Listen to it here:
By the way, this really is an issue in the African-American community. Mixed race is another layer to the already-complicated race issue, which is why the Kochs hope it will effectively divide them.
As much as I'd like to shrug Herman Cain off as the newest Republican shiny thing, it's difficult to do when he enjoys the corporate backing of Rupert Murdoch, Charles Koch and David Koch. I expect they will throw as much mud and money as need be to get their guy in the front of the pack. T he Wall Street Journal is moving full-tilt boogie to attack the President on as many fronts as possible, including this ridiculous editorial published yesterday, which once again begins with the even more ridiculous premise that President Obama is a "loner." Ann Althouse joined the echo chamber with her own laudatory review of Cain's Meet the Press appearance yesterday, practically falling over herself in adoration of his heritage: >
Notice how simply and vividly he struck a chord — the classic black American experience — and made it resonate for anyone who works for living. There is a quality of nobility , that fits with the idea of heritage .
The bottom line here is that Charles and David Koch are patient men with a lot of money. Cynical patient men. They will stop at nothing to enrich themselves at the expense of every citizen in this country, including grooming and backing a completely unqualified candidate , extolling his heritage as being "authentic African-American," and positioning him as the guy with the awesome tax plan that will cripple the working poor in this country more than they already are, even as they clamor for it .
David Axelrod may think Cain isn't a top-tier candidate , but David and Charles Koch see that differently. As long as they have the money and resources to pour into his campaign, my suspicion is that he will continue to 'surge', at least until he implodes like the rest of them seem to do.
In the meantime, I expect we will be hearing and seeing a lot more of Herman Cain.
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00:00:04 10/18/11
Koch Brand Found to Have Cain in It!
[LESS INFO] 4 VIEWS | ADDED 00:00:04 10/18/11
In June of this year, AlterNet quietly published an article about Herman Cain's deep ties to Americans for Prosperity . At the time, no one paid close attention because most people had no idea who Herman Cain was or why they should care. But now that Cain is the current frontrunner of the day in the Republican primaries, it's worth revisiting and re-examining Cain's close relationship to the Koch brothers and Americans for Prosperity.
From the AlterNet article: >
Not only is Cain a frequent speaker at AFP Foundation events, he was also, by his own account, tapped by [Mark] Block to be one of the faces of Prosperity 101 , a workplace seminar program, designed for employers to present to their employees at "voluntary" workplace gatherings where they are told that the legislative initiatives typically embraced by Democrats -- health-care reform, energy reform, higher taxes for the wealthiest Americans -- could so hurt their employers as to force layoffs. The program was set in motion during the lead-up to the 2010 elections. (AlterNet, working in collaboration with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, published an expose on Prosperity 101 last week.)
Mark Block is Herman Cain's campaign manager now. And about Prosperity 101? Here's an excerpt from that expose published in June : >
The idea behind Prosperity 101 is simple: Employers gather employees for a "voluntary" seminar where nervous workers, already sweating in an economy that is shedding jobs, are told that government regulation, unions and tax increases -- even if only on the wealthy -- are bad for their employers, thereby threatening the workers' own livelihoods. Then they're reminded to vote -- for example, in last year's midterm elections. (The Prosperity 101 textbook includes a sample voter registration form from the State of Wisconsin.) And in the program textbook, employee participants are urged to join Americans for Prosperity, which has a history of alliances with GOP candidates.
In the textbook's introduction, Hansen, Prosperity 101's creator, plays on workers' fears of economic insecurity, stirred up by the lingering recession:
'You go to work every day, giving your best efforts in hopes of keeping your job through every economic cycle and every corporate downsizing…Will you be included in the next round of layoffs?… Do you know your job security is not just dependent on your performance?...Prosperity 101(TM) is designed to empower you, the employee, to go beyond your paradigms and look at job protection in a new way.'
It isn't just Herman Cain involved in Prosperity 101, either. The Wall Street Journal 's Stephen Moore and John Fund were also involved. >
In addition to workplace "education", Prosperity 101 is actively involved in voter registration drives in the workplace. From The Nation Institute :
" A key component of Prosperity 101 is working with employers to help them encourage voter registration among their employees, " Hansen, trim and stylish at 52, explained to the crowd. "So when Herman [Cain] first heard the concept here, he said, 'You've come up with the answer to ACORN!'"
Hansen then played the Prosperity 101 promotional video, which features Cain and the Journal's Stephen Moore.
Moore's segment confers a crucial air of legitimacy upon Prosperity 101 by virtue of his post at the world's premier financial newspaper, an affiliation that is highlighted both in the video and in the program's other promotional materials. "Washington is working against employers," Moore tells viewers. "It's working against people who are trying to create wealth and are trying to employ workers."
Each audience member received a copy of the program's textbook, a slender paperback that features material by Cain and Moore, among others.
Suddenly Herman Cain's "surge" begins to fall into place. The combination of workplace indoctrination and voter registration last year means many workers have a clear idea of who he is, as compared to others. At this point, he may be the single candidate with name recognition.
There's an even larger strategy at work here, coordinated with tea party groups and others who seek to drive a wedge into the African-American community and shave away some of Barack Obama's popularity. They do this by playing the "Cain would be the first 'REAL' black President" card. That initiative has begun and is spreading via conservative radio talkers and tea party groups, who see it as an opportunity to push back on the perception that they're racists.
Think Progress : >
That notion, however, spurred Ingraham to contemplate the GOP’s African-American presidential candidate Herman Cain. In comparing the “blackness” of the two African American politicians, Ingraham wondered whether Cain would actually be 'the first black president' because he doesn’t 'have a white mother, white father.' Therefore, isn’t he the real black candidate ?: >
INGRAHAM: And what happened with Obama is that he gets this job that he’s not qualified for… OK, so [Obama is] Constitutionally qualified for but he’s not really qualified for. And guess who pays the price? All of us. Because we had such a yearning for history. Well I have a question. Herman Cain, if he became president, he would be the first black president, when you measure it by — because he doesn’t — does he have a white mother, white father, grandparents, no, right? So Herman Cain, he could say that he’s — he’s — he’s the first, uh — he could make the claim to be the first — yeah, the first Main Street black Republican to be the president of the United States. Right? He’s historic too.
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By the way, this really is an issue in the African-American community. Mixed race is another layer to the already-complicated race issue, which is why the Kochs hope it will effectively divide them.
As much as I'd like to shrug Herman Cain off as the newest Republican shiny thing, it's difficult to do when he enjoys the corporate backing of Rupert Murdoch, Charles Koch and David Koch. I expect they will throw as much mud and money as need be to get their guy in the front of the pack. T he Wall Street Journal is moving full-tilt boogie to attack the President on as many fronts as possible, including this ridiculous editorial published yesterday, which once again begins with the even more ridiculous premise that President Obama is a "loner." Ann Althouse joined the echo chamber with her own laudatory review of Cain's Meet the Press appearance yesterday, practically falling over herself in adoration of his heritage: >
Notice how simply and vividly he struck a chord — the classic black American experience — and made it resonate for anyone who works for living. There is a quality of nobility , that fits with the idea of heritage .
The bottom line here is that Charles and David Koch are patient men with a lot of money. Cynical patient men. They will stop at nothing to enrich themselves at the expense of every citizen in this country, including grooming and backing a completely unqualified candidate , extolling his heritage as being "authentic African-American," and positioning him as the guy with the awesome tax plan that will cripple the working poor in this country more than they already are, even as they clamor for it .
David Axelrod may think Cain isn't a top-tier candidate , but David and Charles Koch see that differently. As long as they have the money and resources to pour into his campaign, my suspicion is that he will continue to 'surge', at least until he implodes like the rest of them seem to do.
In the meantime, I expect we will be hearing and seeing a lot more of Herman Cain.
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22:00:00 10/10/11
6 killer apps - that promote wealth, stability and innovation
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Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity, TEDGlobal, filmed July 2011
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture -- call them the 6 killer apps -- that promote wealth, stability and innovation. And in this new century, he says, these apps are all shareable.
Why you should listen to him:Â
Niall Ferguson teaches history and business administration at Harvard and is a senior research fellow at several other universities, including Oxford. His books chronicle a wide range of political and socio-economic events; he has written about everything from German politics during the era of inflation to a financial history of the world. Heâs now working on a biography of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Ferguson is a prolific and often controversial commentator on contemporary politics and economics. He frequently writes, reviews, and hosts for the British and American press. His latest book and TV series, Civilization: The West and the Rest, aims to help 21st-century audiences understand the past and the present. In it, he asks how, since the 1500s, Western nations have surpassed their Eastern counterparts and came to dominate the world (his answer: thanks to six âkiller appsâ: science, medicine, protestant work ethic, competition, property rights, consumer society). And he wonders whether that domination is now threatened by the rise of Asia. His theories have drawn criticism and prompted discussions, which he says was his intent. âItâs designed to be slightly annoying, so that you talk about it,â he told The Observer.
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Dharmendra Launch Yummy Chef “heat And Eat”
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Special guests of the national and international Indian media gathered to be formally introduced to the YUMMY CHEF brand for the first time by Bollywood legend and international superstar Dharmendra, who is the endorser and brand ambassador for this “heat and eat” gourmet line of Indian vegetarian products. He proudly introduced the new line of YUMMY CHEF packaged dishes to the media, explaining that YUMMY CHEF is not just another “me too” product, but rather a top-quality, exclusive product for those seeking the largest selection of exotic North Indian dishes. According to Dharmendra, these yummy Chef products are for everyone, for any occasion, any event, for any number of family and friends – Just heat and serve – you will have a wonderful meal! Being personally involved in the concept, Dharmendra explained that each dish could be ready in less than five minutes. Consumers no longer have to spend hours in the kitchen to enjoy home-style gourmet meals. Dharmendra smiled to the audience and said, “The first YUMMY CHEF must-taste recipe is Dal Makhani, followed by the decadent Moong dal halwa dessert. With 19 different brilliantly flavored and exotic varieties – including dessert – you can make a different combination every time, and never get bored. I invite you to try YUMMY CHEF – you’ll love it, as you love me always.” In this press conference YUMMY CHEF president Dinesh Maheshweary, Kohinoor food MD Gurnaam Singh and Trilok Malik were also present. YUMMY CHEF’s vegetable and dessert choices continue to grow. The product line is already receiving acclaim from Indian cuisine culinary experts and enthusiasts. YUMMY CHEF’s commitment to its customers focuses on fresh, aromatic and flavorful products sourced from premium local growers. The products have been recently launched in the USA and are available at local grocers and via the YUMMY CHEF e-shop on the company’s website.
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Dharmendra Launch Yummy Chef “heat And Eat”
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Special guests of the national and international Indian media gathered to be formally introduced to the YUMMY CHEF brand for the first time by Bollywood legend and international superstar Dharmendra, who is the endorser and brand ambassador for this “heat and eat” gourmet line of Indian vegetarian products. He proudly introduced the new line of YUMMY CHEF packaged dishes to the media, explaining that YUMMY CHEF is not just another “me too” product, but rather a top-quality, exclusive product for those seeking the largest selection of exotic North Indian dishes. According to Dharmendra, these yummy Chef products are for everyone, for any occasion, any event, for any number of family and friends – Just heat and serve – you will have a wonderful meal! Being personally involved in the concept, Dharmendra explained that each dish could be ready in less than five minutes. Consumers no longer have to spend hours in the kitchen to enjoy home-style gourmet meals. Dharmendra smiled to the audience and said, “The first YUMMY CHEF must-taste recipe is Dal Makhani, followed by the decadent Moong dal halwa dessert. With 19 different brilliantly flavored and exotic varieties – including dessert – you can make a different combination every time, and never get bored. I invite you to try YUMMY CHEF – you’ll love it, as you love me always.” In this press conference YUMMY CHEF president Dinesh Maheshweary, Kohinoor food MD Gurnaam Singh and Trilok Malik were also present. YUMMY CHEF’s vegetable and dessert choices continue to grow. The product line is already receiving acclaim from Indian cuisine culinary experts and enthusiasts. YUMMY CHEF’s commitment to its customers focuses on fresh, aromatic and flavorful products sourced from premium local growers. The products have been recently launched in the USA and are available at local grocers and via the YUMMY CHEF e-shop on the company’s website.
