The 16th Minute

Personal Branding Magazine Nov 09 issue- shared from box.net

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:52:00 +0000

Thanks to Dan Schawbel, founder and publisher of Personal Branding Magazine, for sharing this issue to all.

Two take-aways for me:

"...if you’re worried about layoffs, you need insurance, and that’s a personal brand. What do you want to talk about in public channels? Do you want to talk about your personal life? That’s fine, but it won’t help you become a corporate all-star. The question that you have to ask yourself is: Am I willing to make that sacrifice?" page 18 from Steve Rubel
Created my digital business card at businesscard2.com

https://www.box.net/shared/dfo2d2idk1 - Personal Branding Magazine Nov 09.pdf

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Business Books to Read for Career Success

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:13:00 +0000

In this episode from my weekly Internet TV show, Social Media 4 Job Search & Career Success, I discuss key points from business books and how to apply them in our job search and later career success efforts. There was some audio/video problems so I had to 'talk' over the video as it wouldn't play during show time. Darn.

My show was inspired by the First Friday Book Synopsis program in Dallas, TX. FFBS has provided a synopsis of two topical business books every month for over 11 years. Don't have time to read books, they save you the time and read them for you. It's...."like Cliff notes on steroids."

To watch the book synopsis video playlist direct from YouTube click here.
To read/download the handout discussed in the show click here.

An added bonus for the job seeker is at FFBS is one might meet employed people. Which is useful to find out their business problems to find an opportunity to find a job. It might be a chance encounter of the right kind. The next FFBS will be Friday, 12/04/09 at 6:59am central time. Yes, it's early, but the scrambled eggs, coffee and conversation is worth it.

My Internet show is broadcast every Friday at 12:47pm central time, live from Chuck's Westside Grill, Plano, TX. Time and distance keep you away, then watch live and IM chat with me. Earlier shows are recorded on the channel so you can watch 24/7 on demand.

My show for 11/13/09 is 'See the solution, Recognize the Problem: How RSS feeds and Israel provide social media solutions'

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News Alert! There is a higher power controlling your hiring process

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:27:00 +0000

That's why the numbers are so bad.

Five Ugly Numbers That You Can’t Ignore – It’s Time to Calculate Hiring Failures

http://www.ere.net/2009/10/26/five-ugly-numbers-that-you-cant-ignore-its-time-to-calculate-hiring-failures/

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Using CareerDFW.org and Yahoo groups for job search

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:26:00 +0000

This is my latest Social Media 4 Job Search & Career Success show. Extra program performed at the Carrollton, TX Library. Watching and filming was a crew from FOXNews reporting on the efforts by the city of Carrollton, TX to help the job seekers in this community. Best guess is their program will air 11/12/09, 6pm central time.

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Basics Of Social Media Roi for so-called Social Media Mavens

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:18:00 +0000

One still needs to use analog values of return on investment to afford the social media maven.

Key points:

Social media is not free, somebody has to pay for you
Remember what Mr. Bossman says about ROI: #1 reason-cost reduction, #2-revenue generation

Link: (via shareaholic)

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Wetoku interview with Randy Mayeux

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:41:00 +0000

Too little time to read the latest business books?

We have the solution!

We read them for you!

Join us on the First Friday of each month and let us summarize TWO of the latest business best-sellers while you eat a full breakfast buffet!

“cover-to-cover twice – in just one hour!”

Randy is co-host of the First Friday Book Synopsis program conducted in Dallas, TX for over 11 years. He explains in this interview his life-long passion to read books and why it matters.

How to: Getting your 60-second social media success story on Internet TV

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:59:00 +0000

How
If you have a 60-second story on using social media for job search and/or career success, I have the Internet TV channel to show it, 24/7 and on-demand. Right now at http://www.livestream.com/dougcaldwell/beta

Create your 60 second or less video and post to http://www.youtube.com/ and then tell me at 'doug@dougcaldwell.net'. As station owner/producer/editor, I am the sole judge of what goes on my channel or not. So make it clear, concise and compelling. Why sixty second limit, because 50% of on-line video watchers click off after a minute. If selected I will let you know when it's posted. And I will keep it on the channel for a long time.

Why
What's in it for you? A place to show your story and reach an audience that might not be getting your message. What's in it for me? Getting the insight and wisdom of others to share with my Internet TV audience.

Cost
What's it cost for you? Zero, zip, nada, free. My thought is if you want it, give it away. This is your opportunity to show off so include visuals and/or description how to contact you.

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Adding the 3d Dimension to creating learning WOWS! & OMG* Moments

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:40:00 +0000

As Facilitator Extraordinaire' (who doubles as social media maven), creator of learning WOWs! & O*M*G* moments these two stories got my attention.

Baby Boomers will cede the majority of the workforce by 2015 to the Millennials.

The University of Texas System is starting a year-long project to explore the use of virtual worlds for learning.

Being a leading edge Baby Boomer this news directly impacts my career direction and future opportunities. The Millennial Generation is also called Digital Natives as they have grown up digital. Older generations had more analog experiences in their growing up years creating different values [desired learning methods] from different experiences.

As I am seriously unemployed now [serious about landing my best next opportunity], I best get up to speed on the latest and innovative means and methods for workplace learning events. Sure, I have done a gizzillon classroom, seminars, workshops, OJT, one-on-one coaching, team role playing, experiential learning events.

But never in three-dimensional virtual worlds such as Second Life (SL).

At the 2009 ASTD International Conference in Washington, DC, I attend sessions on the future of learning and development which involved the use of virtual worlds. Both were eye-opening for me. For what I had been missing in my professional enlightenment and how much fun they could be for world-wide audiences and me. I always enjoy using new toys. My weekly Internet TV show is one example.

So I got a second birthday in SL and became 'Doug Pelazzi'. Enrollment is free and there are lots of on-line resources from SL and other contributors to guide you through the growing up/learning process. What follows are my first learning WOWs! & O*M*G* moments conducting a learning event. Much is still the same as 19th century classrooms that are still being used in the real-world/1st life. But with the 3d dimension added now.

Before the show

Practice, practice and just a bit more practice. You want to talk and move as if you really do belong there. Just like in the first life experience. You are skilled and poised in the formal/informal classroom setting so seek those attributes in the virtual classroom. You literally relearn how to walk, fly [yes, fly], hop, sit down, move left/right, walk backwards, etc. Click on these bullet points for further explanation.

How to sit
How to get your lips to move in sync when talking
How to leap small objects [not tall buildings]

Press letter 'e' on keyboard which makes your avatar hop, then tap up arrow key to move your avatar forward a short distance

Using slideware in presentations
Using hand/arm gestures while talking [otherwise you look very boring]. And more on gestures.
Insert a video into a SL location

Requires ownership access to SL location, Consider having landowner create the video screen and insert video for you.
Plan B: On two occasions the presentations I attended the video wouldn't play for some reason. Work around was to give audience a notecard [handout] with the URL of the video location in 1st Life. The audience left SL briefly to view the video.
Ask audience when they leave/return to stand or sit if they have seen the video. That way you know which audience member is still watching vid before continuing.
The real-world video URL can also be given to the audience via the IM chat window.

Your avatar's profile

Complete your 2d and 1st profile for your audience. They can click on your avatar during the session to get background info on you.

Promoting your show

Include the SL time zone, your real-world time zone and the SLurl for meeting location.
Let them know in advance if show is voice chat-enabled, or IM text message or combination. One can start the program having chat-enabled for some and the rest text message and change it during the show.

Location, location, location

With SL one can present in environments that can only be imagined in 1st Life, so visit beforehand and make sure it supports your presentation and is not a distraction.
For slideware and/or video you will need a suitable viewing area already built. Make the audience comfortable because even an avatar can get tired. Provide tables, chairs, bean bags, benches, steps, anything that fits the surroundings to sit down. Or just the floor will work.

During the Show

Just like in real life, the audience arrives when they arrive so plan to be there early to meet and greet. In first life I made it a practice to move around the room and offer personal welcomes to individuals and get a sense of the audience's mood. It's a great way to get a preview of their expectations of the presentation. And it helps me decompress before the program started. In SL, I wasn't able to do that. Not everyone was chat enabled or would respond with a text message when I spoke to them. You don't know if they are really standing or sitting down or sense their mood from their body language. Besides what do you say to someone who has a fish circling over their head in greeting them.

In my practice for the show, I wasn't sure how I was going to handle watching the audience and controlling the slideware. In real-life classroom setting I stood off to the side and shifted my view between the audience and the screen. After each slide was presented and discussed, I would click forward/back to the slide. In Second Life one can be seen by audience in front of/beside/on top of/underneath the screen, but your camera view can be as if you are in the audience.
Normal view in SL, is behind and above your avatar. One can't turn yourself around to look in your avatar's face unless you are changing your appearance. And then your avatar is frozen in place. But there are two ways to conduct the show, but from the viewpoint of your audience and watch the screen to control things.

Sit down. Then you can use the movement controls [mouse or up/down/left/right arrows keys]. Your avatar stays in place and you move the camera view to the audience's perspective.
Or click 'alt' key, which changes your cursor to a magnifying glass to zoom-in/out when left-clicking on an object with mouse. Takes practice to control. You can click on your avatar to move your camera view to the audience view.

In my SL presentation, I was voice-chat enabled while the audience is texting. And did they text. One doesn't ever keep an audience silent in SL. And in 1st life, they are texting but you don't see it unless you have Tweet the Meet going on. I will have to practice glancing at the IM chats displayed on the screen and still keep to my script. Some comments were distracting while others contributed to my commentary. Also know that audience members can be SL friends and having a backchannel conversation while you are speaking.

Avatars never get tired...but they do get bored. A presentation/show in SL can be boring for the audience just like death by webinars. The audience can be off doing email, on phone in 1st life, texting, multi-tasking. Unless you specifically engage an individual or the entire group, people will drift away mentally. Here are some ideas I have experienced to engage the audience which requires the avatars to be moved:

Ask the audience to stand/sit in response to yes/no question
Construct area in SL labeled "strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree", ask question and have them move into appropriate area.
Ask audience to raise their hands in response. My host asked this question for me and I didn't know how to do it. Note to self, find out how before next time.
Send text chat message

Consider having a 10-20-30 show, in1st life and 2d Life. I am glad I did because our meeting was only for one hour and the first 15 minutes was spent waiting for audience to arrive and watching a video. By being brief the audience attention stayed with me and left lots of time for the audience to discuss, discover, and decide. For a copy of my Pedicure for Social Media Footprints presentation click here.

After the show

Clean-up and packing up your stuff is very easy. In your notecard [handout] include your contact in 1st Life. You do want to be contacted.

Thank everyone.

Go to File>Quit from the menu bar.

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Book Synopses for Sale – Step Right Up First Friday Book Synopsis

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:32:00 +0000

It's almost time for another First Friday Book Synopsis program.

Link: http://ffbsccn.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/book-synopses-for-sale-%e2%80%93-step-right-up/ (via shareaholic)

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10 tools for presenting with Twitter by @OliviaMitchell

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:41:00 +0000

Link: http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/twitter/10-tools-presenting-with-twitter/ (via shareaholic)

Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience.

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3 Tells to win at salary negotiations

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:40:00 +0000

You have arrived. The hiring authority has said yes, they would love for you to start next week. Your negotiating power could never be higher. All that's left is to decide how much to pay you to solve their problems. You want more than they can afford and they will only pay what they value. How to find the right number for both parties? Watch the hiring authority's tells for one of three reactions to this discussion.

[side bar: remember s/he who mentions $$$ first looses. Try to get the hiring authority to mention a salary range before you do. Defer and deflect any questions about your salary needs until they say 'yes, we want to hire you'. Discussing money before then will put you at a disadvantage. And remember hiring authorities read this blog and will try to get a number from you anyway. Make your choice, don't try to win the battle for the bucks and lose the war for the work.]

The Wince

The boss heard what you said and realizes you are a budget buster. Your wants are outside of their salary range...right now. So return the discussion to your role and responsibilities. Reconsider what is being asked of you and positively demonstrate why you are of more value. The decision makers must understand and agree that you are a greater value and worth the higher compensation. And willing to buck their bosses to get more salary money. Getting the higher salary might require you taking on a greater role in the organization to justify the bucks.

The Shrug

The opposite of the wince is to be too low. In fact, what you are asking for will make the hiring authority look real good to his/her boss because they are paying at the low end or below the salary range. The higher ups now have more salary money to pay those who caused them to wince and were looking for money to move. What you are asking for is OK with them, it's really OK. In fact, they were expecting you to ask for more. Don't sell yourself cheap.

To avoid this and feeling really bad that you didn't ask for more, keep your mouth shut. When they mention a salary, say nothing. Count to XXX, look at the ceiling, stare at them, but stall. Silence is very LOUD. Let the hiring authority break the silence and say something. It might be "...but if XXXXX wasn't in your range what would be." They could start offering more money just to get you to say yes and end the silence. This reaction on your part takes practice. Get a trusted adviser/friend to role-play this scenario. You have to project the body language that you are a valued person and worth more. Remember there will never be such a powerful negotiating position again as when after all their searching they want to hire YOU. Live for the moment. It goes fast.

The Sigh

The sigh is the tell that you hit the best number. The hiring authority realizes to get you he has to pay what your true value is right now. He/she is tired of looking, has many problems that needs your talent right now and really doesn't want to hassle you over the bucks. You have made life easier for the hiring authority. He doesn't have to go to his boss to get more salary budget and look bad. [remember the wince] And you didn't low ball which makes them wonder why you are working so cheap. Will you quit for a better paying job real soon because you took a salary well below your abilities and value.

So best wishes and may all your salary conversations end with a telling sigh.

Better Business Through Social Media - MP3 radio story

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:09:00 +0000

Gary Vaynerchuk re-branded his family's wine business in New Jersey, calling it the Wine Library and building a loyal clientele with his high-energy online videos on wine. Host Scott Simon of NPR radio speaks to Vaynerchuk about his new book, Crush It, a guide to using social media to build a business. Listen to this Weekend Edition story here.

Gary says "promote your business/cause for zero cost".

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Growing my digital footprint in social media with Naymz

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:42:00 +0000

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Take Your Brain to Lunch | Focused on Women's Business Topics Wed, 11/11/09

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:21:00 +0000

C&S Knowledge [Cheryl Jensen & Sara Smith] are hosting November 11th their conversational and brain stimulating luncheon program in Dallas, TX at the Park City Club. The view from the 17th floor of the Dallas skyline is worth the lunch, but even better are the table conversations. This is the only lunch program that I know of in Dallas that encourages the audience to talk more than the lead speaker. Cheryl and Sara facilitate the group conversations and your ideas.

The lead speaker is Randy Mayeux of Creative Communication Network and co-host of First Friday Book Synopsis program who provides a synopsis of books to spark your table talk. Click here to preview a synopsis done earlier this year by Randy at Take Your Brain to Lunch.

p.s. So why do you know so much about this program, Doug? I video record the FFBS program every month which you can watch here and this program as well. So I will be behind the camera. Hope to see you in my view finder enjoying your conversation with others. To download a copy of lunch program click here.

Download now or preview on posterous

Takeyourbraintolunch.pdf (96 KB)

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The Newest from Frank Luntz, What Americans Really Want…Really — AND Billion-Dollar Lessons (Lessons from Business Failures) Coming for the November First Friday Book Synopsis � First Friday Book Synopsis

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:43:00 +0000

Link: http://ffbsccn.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/the-newest-from-frank-luntz-what-americans-really-want%e2%80%a6really-and-billion-dollar-lessons-lessons-from-business-failures-coming-for-the-november-first-friday-book-synopsis/ (via shareaholic)

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A Jobless Recovery and a Slip Down Maslow’s Hierarchy by Randy Mayeux Creative Communication Network

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:13:00 +0000

Link: http://ffbsccn.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/a-jobless-recovery-and-a-slip-down-maslows-hierarchy/ (via shareaholic)

Points well made, Randy. If you are in a good mood or have had several adult beverages you can read this blog post sitting down that employment won't be 'normal' until 2017.

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LinkedIn Key (to higher rankings) by David Lanners

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:36:00 +0000

As we are connected on LinkedIn I thought you would want to view this excellent edited presentation by David Lanners [http://www.linkedin.com/in/leaderhelper] on how to achieve higher search engine ranking on LinkedIn. You can download the handout mentioned in this video from David's LinkedIn profile.

You can watch the YouTube video by clicking here. I took David's suggestions and modified my profile to improve the ranking. As I am seriously unemployed [serious about finding my best next opportunity] any edge one can have with social media is one to seek.

BTW: This Friday 10/2/09 at 12:47pm central time, I will be hosting my weekly Internet TV program on using social medial 4 job search & career success. The next show will be 'Get a Life in Second Life: The Virtual Workplace of NOW! You can watch here.

If you are interested in a virtual experience this Wednesday, 9/30/09 at 10:57am Central time you can attend one hosted by Synapse 3Di. Click here for details on finding your way in SL for this Wednesday's meeting.

Best wishes in 1st and 2d Life, Doug C.

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Nov 5th, 2009 Show of Social Media 4 Job Search & Career Success

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:55:00 +0000

Download now or preview on posterous

SrSourcePrgmList167.pdf (87 KB)

Show will also be broadcast live on Internet TV at http://www.livestream.com/dougcaldwell starting at 9:57am.

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Another view of the digital world and digital natives who inhabit it

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:11:00 +0000

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THE POST-AMERICAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THE UNITED NATIONS

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:02:00 +0000

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September 24, 2009
THE POST-AMERICAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THE UNITED NATIONS by Mark Davis, WBAP Radio, 820AM

September 23, 2009
Barack Obama�s words before the United Nations General Assembly had the advance adrenaline potential of a Miley Cyrus appearance before an arena full of seventh-grade girls.
The assembled hall of largely America-hating practitioners and tolerators of tyranny and despotism clapped loudly as The Anointed One spoke his first words about how proud he was to address them as the 44th President.
I don�t believe any subsequent speaker suggested that Obama was �the devil,� the analysis offered after George W. Bush�s address in the same room in 2006.
No, the UN loves Obama because his brand of globalism, pacifism and environmental extremism is the flavor of the moment.
The notion of America fighting a war to keep itself safe and the Middle East stable is kryptonite to today�s garden variety pantywaist world leader. This made Bush a hated figure in the same manner that Obama�s ambivalence toward America�s interests makes him a UN hero.
It was nothing short of nauseating to hear the repeated occasions when President Obama sought to couch American virtue in the time frame of his administration alone. I have often said that the left does not love America as it is or as it has been, but loves it through a forward-looking lens that captures it as the socialist Utopia of their dreams.
Consider the following not-so-veiled insult directed at pre-Obama America:
�I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. This has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for our collective inaction.
�Like all of you, my responsibility is to act in the interest of my nation and my people, and I will never apologize for defending those interests. But it is my deeply held belief that in the year 2009 � more than at any point in human history � the interests of nations and peoples are shared.�
First of all, if we judge America�s actions by their world popularity, we are dead. This is exactly the dangerous view the President embraces as he moans about the skepticism and distrust that preceded the golden day of his ascendancy.
There are two kinds of people who are going to view America with distrust and skepticism: those with whom we are at war, and those who find that war repugnant.
The war effort has never been �unilateral�-- where was Joe Wilson when you need him?-- and as for ignoring �the interests of others,� I can think of no higher �interest of others� than trying to free other nations from tyranny and terrorism. I would love to know what basic interest the President thinks we have violated among all the nations who hold us in low regard. I mean, other than rattling their gutless sensibilities by showing some spine rather than the flags of surrender they would prefer us to display.
Upon hearing this President talk about �acting in the interest of my nation and my people,� I laugh lest I cry. �I will never apologize for defending those interests,� he proudly proclaims, knowing full well he will apologize all day every day for actions taken by his predecessor to protect this nation, actions which, this President and his UN buddies might notice, actually worked.
The President professed a goal of defeating al Qaeda immediately after the sentence in which he crowed about reversing the things that hurt al Qaeda back in the Dark Ages before he took office:
�On my first day in office, I prohibited � without exception or equivocation � the use of torture by the United States of America. I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed, and we are doing the hard work of forging a framework to combat extremism within the rule of law. Every nation must know: America will live its values, and we will lead by example.�
The crowd cheered, just as terrorists did the world over upon seeing this rampdown of our war effort against them. He can talk �values� all day, but when his value system is more worried about aggressive detainee interrogation than about American safety, those are some screwed-up values.
My values place a priority on things that will stifle terrorism by extracting intelligence from its detained practitioners. Under Obama, this is no longer an American value.
He talked about how he is �responsibly� ending the war in Iraq. Once again, our definitions differ. I�m a fan of ending a war after its mission succeeds, not to appease the anxious calendars of a President�s anti-war base. It has always been hard to define victory in Iraq-- I�ve defined it as arriving at a point where a stable, free Iraq enjoys safety and elects its own leaders. We cannot do that for them. We have to reach a stage that shows Iraqis are ready to stand up for themselves and fight for that kind of safety and security.
There has been progress, but we are not there yet. Neighboring Afghanistan also poses new challenges. This is no time for America to cut and run, but again, those are just my silly values kicking in again.
The President speaks wistfully of �a world without nuclear weapons.� That is like waxing poetic about a city without guns. Let�s have the police disarm and then hope that the bad guys do, too. Sound ridiculous? Of course it does, for a city or for the world. American nuclear weapons exist to thwart nations who would tyrannize others. But I guess that�s my pesky pre-1/20/09 thinking rearing its head.
Finally, the President sprinkled frequent references to what all nations of the world share. �A common future?� Well, I guess that�s self-evident. But beyond that, before we can get misty about what all peoples of the world share, we must confront what we do not share.
We are at war with people who do not share our regard for liberty and democracy. They do not even share our basic human decency. Until we recognize and defeat the portions of the world who want to kill us, rosy platitudes about what we all share are of little meaning.
Sadly, this President does not recognize evil and is not willing or fit to fight it. No one who views climate change as a greater hazard than terrorism can be trusted with the fate of America.
But in Barack Obama�s world, the United States of America is just another country, nestled between the United Republic of Tanzania and Uruguay on the UN lobby directory. Much is said about American exceptionalism, the concept that our nation is not simply virtuous but unique in its history, society and values.
But we have elected a President who not only shuns the concept of American exceptionalism, but makes clear with his incessant apologies and criticisms that America is a flawed land redeemable only by His greatness.
The UN audience predictably ate it up. How could they not? An American President who will no longer call on the world to join in a terror fight, no longer stoke neuroses with annoying references to American virtue, no longer irritate tyrants with our nuclear arsenal, no longer restrain them from global warming fearmongering. They left charmed and satisfied, because the act they had come to see played all the hits they had come to hear.
posted by Mark Davis, WBAP on 9/24/2009 9:34:58 AM

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Well written as always, Mark Davis.

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Employers grappling with social network use - CNET News

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:01:00 +0000

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When the employers don't have a policy now, when? Which might be too late to get a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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4 Ways Social Media is Changing Business

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:48:00 +0000

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Look Out Animoto — Stupeflix.TV Makes Video Out Of Tweets And Video, Live

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:07:00 +0000

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I just love competition on the Web.

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A place to get a message empowering you to make a difference

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:34:00 +0000

Get a weekly message to empower you to make a difference at Prestonwood Baptist Church Plano, TX weekly PowerLunch http://bit.ly/NXx8j.

Immediately after the meeting join unemployed, under employed and just plain looking for conversations to make a difference facilitated by me in the Commons area adjacent to the PowerLunch hall.

See and download the full gallery on posterous

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If only the President had been interrupted this way we could have had a better laugh

doug@dougcaldwell.net (Doug Caldwell) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:28:00 +0000

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The 16th Minute

Personal Branding Magazine Nov 09 issue- shared from box.net

Business Books to Read for Career Success

News Alert! There is a higher power controlling your hiring process

Using CareerDFW.org and Yahoo groups for job search

Basics Of Social Media Roi for so-called Social Media Mavens

Wetoku interview with Randy Mayeux

Too little time to read the latest business books?

How to: Getting your 60-second social media success story on Internet TV

Adding the 3d Dimension to creating learning WOWS! & O*M*G* Moments

Book Synopses for Sale – Step Right Up First Friday Book Synopsis

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