Välkommen till SkandiabankenIdag fick jag uppleva något stort. Som företrädare för Skandiabanken tog jag emot ett pris från Privata Affärer för “Årets Initiativ”. Det är vårt arbete för att förhindra betalning av barnpornografi som nu uppmärksammas och belönas.
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Former Chief Speechwriter to President Bill Clinton, First African-American Director of Speechwriting for an American President, Terry Edmonds | From Dana’s Guests | DanaRoc.comAs someone who has worked in the White House as an advisor to President Bill Clinton, Terry Edmonds knows politics. He also knows from which he speaks when it comes to how race and politics have co-existed in America. In the aftermath of what has been an amazing historical event, with the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America, he offers his unique perspective.
The Irrelevance of George W. Bush - Bonnie Erbe (usnews.com)President Bush has been rather irrelevant for the better part of the last year. The country is over and done with him and IMHO he will go down as the worst president in American history. Bush and Nero have much in common. They both fiddled as their empires went down. President Bush could have cut spending, he could have avoided launching a useless war, he could have run roughshod over Wall Street so risky mortgages weren’t bundled into investment vehicles and sold to investors backed by nonexistent insurance. But he did not. Here we are, and will be paying for his feckless leadership.
President-Elect Barack Obama: Our Journey From Disbelief to Hope to the White House - US News and World ReportI, along with many of my baby boomer African-American friends listened in semidisbelief. For as long as we could remember, whenever talk at the kitchen table or barber shop would veer into speculation about a possible black president, the conversation would inevitably abruptly end, punctuated by four final words—”not in our lifetime.”
Understanding Information Media in the Age of Neoliberalism: The Contributions of Herbert Schiller [Progressive Librarian]“Understanding Information Media in the Age of Neoliberalism:The Contributions of Herbert Schiller. By Mark Hudson”
Lustigt, radiostationen har tänkt i samma banor som oss:
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“Voice har alltid jobbat för att vara först med det bästa och nu har vi tagit det naturliga steget från musiken till dansens värld. The Voice Streetdance School är den första av sitt slag och ger dig som elev mervärden som traditionella dansskolor inte kan erbjuda.”
Det är Mario i videon:
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Metro - Stjärnan nekar till misshandelFlickvännen och sambon minns inte hur hon fått sina skador på kroppen och därför bygger åklagaren misshandeln åtalet till stora delar på de vittnen som från gatan ska ha sett skådespelaren sparka och slå och även försökt strypa sambon.Den välmeriterade skådespelaren har haft sju olika Dramatenroller, samtliga under 90-talet.
Metro - Så blir du lurad av mobilföretagetTelefonbolagen lockar med allt lägre samtalskostnader. Men bakom de låga priserna finns dolda kostnader som gör att priset för mobilsamtal i stället ökar.Talar du i telefon i en minut och en sekund så tar två av tre abonnemang i dag betalt för två minuter, enligt SVT:s Rapport. För bara fyra år sedan betalade åtta av tio en samtalskostnad som exakt motsvarade samtalstiden, men i dag får en majoritet betala per påbörjad minut.
Metro - Darin vill bli ännu störreDu har träffat Beyoncé. Vad sa hon?– Hon sa ”you’re so cute” och då sa jag ”thanks, you too”.
Metro - T-banan kan bli tysk och helt utan spärrarEn annan möjlig import från Berlin är systemet med öppna spärrlinjer. Medan SL planerar att investera i två meter höga spärrar för att stoppa fuskåkarna har Berlin gjort tvärtom. Inga fysiska spärrar finns, i stället sker biljettkontrollen ombord på tågen.
Metro - Lärarna allt mindre begåvadeDagens nyblivna högstadielärare är inte lika klipska och begåvade som de som gick in i yrket för 15—20 år sedan, hävdas i en ny studie.Slutsatsen är att detta kanske inte är något att oroa sig för.
Metro - Det sociala speletTrodde du att dataspel och soffliggande hör ihop så tänk om. Ny undersökning visar att de som regelbundet fattar spelkontrollen också sportar mer än genomsnittssvensken. Dessutom använder de sitt spelande för att finslipa sociala färdigheter.
Metro - Mångmiljonböter för FacebookspammareKanadensaren Adam Guerbuez och hans företag Atlantis Blue Capital har dömts att böta över sju miljarder kronor för att ha skickat ut spam på Facebook.
Metro - Elever tvingades att äta golvmoppFörnedrings programmen har inga gränser och hur kommer det här utvecklas bland ungdomar som växer upp med skiten?
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Realtid.se - Svensk kock kan få jobb i Vita HusetMatlagningschefen tjänar mellan 675.000 och 845.000 kronor per år.
Realtid.se - Han fixar en halv miljon till Vinge
Matchen fick stor uppmärksamhet i medierna och Boo Ehlin säger att medieexponeringen är värd en halv miljon kronor.
– Den summan överstiger vida vad vi har satsat, säger Boo Ehlin.
Realtid.se - “Inte mer billiga pengar”Nu applåderar den amerikanske centralbankschefen Ben Bernanke investmentbanken Goldman Sachs kris-obligationer. Banken trycker i praktiken upp egna pengar till ett värde av 39 miljarder kronor.
Realtid.se - Sämsta affärsklimatet på 15 årenligt statistik från EU-kommissionen.
Realtid.se - Brakförlust för LundbergsFörsämringen beror främst på en nedskrivning av värdet på börsnoterade aktier och fastigheter.
Realtid.se - Riskkapitalchefer optimistiskaMarknaden kommer att ha återhämtat sig helt inom 18 månader -Det tror mer än hälften av de höga cheferna i riskkapitalbolag i Europa och USA.
Realtid.se - Efter indragna “tombestones” och julfesterEn advokatfirma som deltagit i undersökningen säger att allt pekar mot att de kommer att få mindre betalt.– Bankernas vinster har minskat och de förväntar sig att alla firmor ska dela deras smärta, lyder en syrlig kommentar.– Det handlar om att se över kostnader snarare än ett genuint försök att bli av med byråerna. Om advokatbyråer anser att den långsiktiga verksamheten blir värd en minskning måste de acceptera kommande månaders nedgång.
Realtid.se - Därför skänker rika till välgörenhetEndast 6 procent tror att donationerna leder till ett bättre samhälle, skriver Wall Streets Journals kolumnist Robert Frank.
Realtid.se - “Res inte till Bombay”
När UD avråder från resor har det ekonomiska och juridiska konsekvenser endast för paket/charterresor.
Där gäller särskilda regler. När UD utfärdat en avrådan kan resenären avboka sin resa utan att förlora de pengar som har betalats in.
Villkoren finns i ett avtal mellan Konsumentverket och Svenska Rese- och Turistindustrins Samarbetsorganisation.
Om UD inte avråder utan enbart manar till uppmärksamhet och försiktighet, så är det ett allmänt råd som inte påverkar avtalet mellan resenär och researrangör.
Realtid.se - Rättegången inställdHugo Stenbeck som förnekar alla anklagelserna har nu valt att kalla flickvännen och prinsessvännen Veronica Arph till rättegången. Hon ska berätta om sina iakttagelser som ska hjälpa Hugo Stenbeck från åtalet.Veronica Arph kommer även under rättegången visa foton på Hugo Stenbecks fot som hon har tagit strax efter händelsen på Sturekomagniet i Stockholm. Fotografierna ska visa att Hugo Stenbeck i själva verket rörde sig i smärta och inte i syfte att göra motstånd.
Realtid.se - Sarkozy stoppar reklam-tv”En utförsäljning! Ett väpnat rån!”De mest elaka tungorna hävdar att detta egentligen nog är det verkliga motivet bakom. De pekar på att de största vinnarna i sammanhanget är de privata tv-kanalerna och inte minst TF1.Det sistnämnda, Frankrikes största tv-bolag, ägs av gruppen Bouygues, som i sin tur ägs av Martin Bouygues, som är en av Nicolas Sarkozys nära vänner.Och det är dit de flesta av annonsörerna som utestängs från France Télévision, snart förväntas vända sig.Dessutom får de privata bolagen mer plats för reklam, eftersom det ska bli tillåtet med två reklamavbrott i en film, och inte ett som i dag.
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Jag tänker. Kanske lite för mycket. Men so what, då kommer man ju bara fram till mer möjligheter i livet 
Det är i alla fall mitt syfte med bloggen, att skriva ner mina tankar. Min dag kanske kommer in på ett hörn också… (Vill ni prata på msn är min adress emiiliie.snabela@hotmail.com )
I have not failed, I have found merely 10 000 ways that wont work
- Tomas Edison
- Men de var oärliga. Det som har hänt är fruktansvärt, säger Owe Sandström, lärare och chef för djurinstitutionen på Spånga Gymnasium, till Mitt-i Västerort.
Flera lärare såg hur castingen urartade till förnedring. En elev uppmanades att stoppa en svabb i munnen.
- Jag ser hur en av eleverna sitter med en svabb i munnen. Det visade sig senare vara samma svabb som städpersonal använder för att rengöra golv och toaletter i djurhuset, säger Birgitta Kajler, till Mitt-i Västerort.
Efter tv-teamet ertappats med sitt tilltag kastades de omedelbart ut. Spånga gymnasiums rektor Rolf Ödén hotade Mastiffs producent med polisanmälan om produktionsbolaget sänder något av meterialet från skolan.
- De får söka ungdomar på annat håll i fortsättningen, säger han till Mitt i Västerort.
Castingen var för programmet Herre på täppan, som ska sändas i TV6 i vår. Programidén bygger på att deltagarna får extrema utmaningar som till exempel att berätta om sexdebuten för sina föräldrar eller att äta folie.
Karin Hellström, vd på Mastiff, säger till Dagens Media:
- Vi ville inte i förväg avslöja vad programmet handlade om och därför var teamet lite luddiga när idén presenterades.
Hon säger att hela idén med programmet bygger på att testa folk.
- Men det var givetvis fel att be någon stoppa en golvmopp i munnen eftersom det inte är hygiensikt. En i vårt team fick en dålig idé helt enkelt, säger Karin Hellström och fortsätter:
- Det som är vikigt att poängtera är att vi inte har tvingat någon att göra något.
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— I like the name. It fits our company mission too…
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Free FLV Converter - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET Download.com
Lightweight and effective, this program is a great way to convert video files from Flash formats into something useful beyond Web pages. Specializing in formats meant for portable devices, Free FLV Converter also supports AVI and can download embedded SWF or FLV vids directly from the Internet when you punch in the URL.
The app can also perform local searches for vids as well as convert to FLV. Hitting either conversion tab will automatically open a file browser so you can choose your victim. From there, a conversion window opens up, and you can change the basics such as settings, including output format, quality, and destination directory, as well as more advanced options like the codec, aspect ratio, and the frame rate. Tap convert at the bottom of the window when you’re ready, and the Free FLV Converter works smoothly and without interfering with other programs.
Free FLV Converter does have one annoyance: When you install it, be sure to opt out of the Dealio toolbar. It’s no more than a minor drawback, though, and doesn’t cause problems later on. Seeing as how the app ran smoothly in the background, it’s definitely a must-use piece of freeware.
British honor online music community | Planetary Gear - CNET News
In 2004, British Telecommunications (BT), which offers telecom, broadband, and networked IT services in over 170 countries, became the sponsor of the Interactive Music Awards. Now called the BTDMAs (BT Digital Music Awards), the show exclusively honors digital music entertainment. Elevated to better and bigger venues over the years, it’s now televised.
Not surprisingly, the 2008 BTDMA Artist of the Year award went to Radiohead. The group had an unprecedented online album release in 2007 in which it let fans decide how much they wanted to pay for the album download.
Coldplay won for Best Rock/Indie Artist and Best Official Web Site for a musical group.
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Evasive Lieberman Discusses Regrets On “Meet The Press”It was act two in the rehabilitation of Joe Lieberman.
Clinton Prepares To Relinquish IndependenceAmong the issues: Why would Obama choose someone he repeatedly criticized for voting for the U.S. invasion of Iraq to be the face of his administration’s foreign policy? Why would he abrogate his famous “no drama” policy and embrace Clintonian theatrics?And why would Clinton subordinate her strong personality and views to be a global ambassador for Obama? Throughout the campaign, she insisted he didn’t have the experience to be president and dismissed his willingness to meet with rogue leaders as “irresponsible and frankly naive.”Obama’s advisers said the matter is simple: The strengths Clinton would bring to the job would outweigh the drawbacks.
Alec Baldwin: Hoping Hillary Says YesStatesmanship had been the most important tool in a president’s toolbox until Cheney and Rumsfeld moved into the West Wing. During Bush’s administration, the Department of Defense, war and war profiteering eclipsed any real hope for diplomatic solutions. Perhaps Mrs. Clinton will right the ship and make it once again possible that America’s diplomatic voice is clear and convincing, backed up by power of America’s military only on a truly as-needed basis.
Marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of Bon Jovi, one of the most successful
rock bands in the world, and their 25th anniversary as members of ASCAP, we are
pleased to have Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora as our guests for a special interview
and Q&A session focusing on their enduring collaboration as songwriters.
Did you know that you now get a public performance royalty payment for being the
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Last Word: Ivanka TrumpWhy did you decide to join the family business?It was sort of obvious for me to work within the family company. We are working on some of the most significant, the sexiest jobs around the world now. And my father is the best at what he does in an industry I always wanted to enter.
Ivanka Trump, businesswoman extraordinaire - Times Online
Ivanka’s world might be very different from yours or mine, but her ambition is recognisable. “It has never occurred to me that I have enough on my plate and I should stop now. There is always something better, bigger, sexier than what you’re doing.”
FAQS - Marshall McLuhanOn the source of the phrase, Global VillageAs to the origin of the term “global village” in McLuhan’s work. it has been variously attributed, to Teilhard de Chardin, for example. He did not get it from Teilhard, however. As far as I have been able to ascertain, it comes from James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake or else from P. Wyndham Lewis’s America and Cosmic Man—if it comes from anywhe
The Way We Live Now - House Divided? - NYTimes.com“Elections have consequences,”
Since she arrived at Bravo four years ago, Zalaznick has been polishing the genre of reality TV to a high sheen, taking its contestants off primitive islands and placing them squarely in sophisticated corners of cities like New York and Los Angeles. Instead of eating insects, navigating obstacle courses or flaunting their physical charms to woo lonely rich guys, the contestants on Bravo compete, with just as much zeal, to show their good taste and talent in high-status fields like food, fashion and design.
The formula may be lowbrow — attractive people pitted against one another, ruthless eliminations — but the content is, if not exactly highbrow, then certainly high-style. It’s voyeurism for the voyeur with a good eye.
Not all of Bravo’s original programming revolves around competition, but the shows all start with reality, at least the reality of competitive, urban, coastal professionals — the gymgoers, the restaurant patrons, the trendy shoppers, the interior decorators.An entire subset of Bravo programming has been devoted to the world of high-end hair salons : “Blow Out” followed the hairstylist Jonathan Antin as he strove to expand his merchandising empire; “Shear Genius” engages hairstylists in heated competition; “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover” features tough-love makeovers for mismanaged businesses.The Screens Issue - If You Liked This, Sure to Love That - Winning the Netflix Prize - NYTimes.comlooking for patterns that would predict customer behavior
A: No — when I was a kid, he was selling vacuum cleaners door to door because he wasn’t making any money as an actor. But my godfather, Telly Savalas, would give my father a job here and there, like on “Kojak.” My dad was also friends with Marlo Thomas, so he had a part on “That Girl.” That’s why it was so great when Marlo played my mom on “Friends.”
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The Screens Issue - Multiscreen Mad Men - Advertising in a Post-TV World - Interview - NYTimes.comBrands have become transparent, and that’s changed the tone of advertising.
own a busy cafe-delicatessen with 25 employees. All the workers except two enjoy listening to background music from the radio while they work, as do I; those two say it irritates them, gives them headaches and makes it hard to talk to the customers. I turned off the music, but most of my workers say I’m unfair. Should I heed the majority or respect the wishes of those two employees? H.D., NEW YORK
Headaches? Are the antimusic duo misrepresenting their distress as a chronic medical condition, like those cabdrivers who were “allergic” to cigarettes? I admire both your concern for working conditions and your nod to workplace democracy. And while the minority should be protected from the tyranny of the majority — or else we would all be assailed by the Top 40 — here you have a supermajority, 24 out of 26, more than what’s needed to break a filibuster or override a presidential veto, a near-consensus worth heeding. Are there situations when majorities are too slight to set some policies? Yes. Is this one? No.
One way to proceed gently: introduce music so quiet that it’s barely audible, then gradually increase the volume each day, leveling off when the two holdouts object. Who knows: they might get used to it or even come to like it.
UPDATE: Soft music now plays on weekends and holidays when the two audiophobes are off. Employer, employees and customers enjoy it.
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- I saw the headline, spontaneously thought about McCain: and it was him they were referring to!
- An example of when the concept of reinvention goes terribly wrong (or is simply abused)
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What We Watch and How We Watch It
Topps Delays Vote on Buyout Offer - New York TimesThe Topps Company has postponed a shareholder vote on a proposed $384.5 million buyout from a group led by Michael D. Eisner, the former Walt Disney Company chief executive, giving investors more time to consider the offer.
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One other important aspect, as Francis Wheen argues is that, “Both soap operas and primetime series cannot afford to allow their leading characters to develop, since the shows are made with the intention of running indefinitely. In a miniseries on the other hand, there is a clearly defined beginning, a middle and an end, (as in a conventional play or novel) enabling characters to change, mature or die as the serial proceeds..”[2]. Thus a series that is cancelled, or not renewed, after only a few episodes would not fall into the category of a miniseries.
In television, the format dates back to 1974, beginning with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s The National Dream, featuring Pierre Berton (which began broadcasting 3 March 1974 and concluded 28 April 1974) and the American Broadcasting Company’s QB VII, which starred Anthony Hopkins (and which was first broadcast beginning 29 April 1974).
Following these initial forays, broadcasters used miniseries to bring other books to the screen. Rich Man, Poor Man, based on the novel by Irwin Shaw, was broadcast in twelve one-hour episodes in 1976 by ABC, proving the format’s initial successes were not flukes.
Interview with Brooke Shields and Candace Bushnell | NiceGirlsTV.com
Brooke Shields and Candace Bushnell have joined forces with the new series Lipstick Jungle,
The Starter Wife Television Series -The Starter Wife Auction - USA NetworkIn the spirit of The Starter Wife, USA Network has partnered with Dress for Success in this charity auction to celebrate new beginnings. Seventy percent of the proceeds from the auction of these wardrobe pieces will benefit Dress For Success, a non-profit organization which promotes the economic independence of women.
BBC NEWS | Technology | From Matatu to the Masai via mobileIn five years the number of mobiles in Kenya has grown from one million to 6.5 million - while the number of landlines remains at about 300,000, mostly in government offices.
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