| Yale-China Fireside Chat with Ann Lee Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:30 AM PDT | Fireside Chat with Ann Lee "What The US Can Learn From China" Tuesday, October 2, 2012 2:30-4:00PM Yale-China Association 442 Temple Street New Haven, CT 06511 While America is still reeling from the 2008 financial crisis, a high unemployment rate, and a surge in government debt, China's economy is the second largest in the world and many predict it will surpass the US by 2020. President Obama called China's rise "a Sputnik moment"—will America seize this moment or continue to treat China as its scapegoat? • Author Ann Lee, a self-proclaimed "tiger mother for the US economy," has experience on both sides of the Pacific—she has taught in China and worked on Wall Street • Lays out what America can gain by studying China's approach to politics, economics, finance, education, foreign policy and more • Counters the trend of demonizing China by offering a rare nuanced view of how Chinese society actually works About the Author Ann Lee focuses on issues of global economics and finance. A former investment banker, hedge fund partner, and senior fellow at the think tank Demos, she is a frequent media commentator on economic issues. In addition to television and radio appearances on MSNBC, Bloomberg, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox Business, and NPR, her op-eds have appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. Ann is also an adjunct professor of economics and finance at New York University and a former visiting professor at <b>...</b> | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 44:48 | More in Education |
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| China Manufacturing Strengthens on Increased Orders Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:41 AM PDT | Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- In "Street News," Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports on today's top stories including manufacturing picks up in China, UBS may slash thousands of jobs at its investment banking unit and Facebook shares are rallying in the pre-market after reporting an increase in mobile ad sales. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 00:51 | More in News & Politics |
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| China and the US Presidential Election - Elections 2012 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT | Jane Perlez, the Times' chief diplomatic correspondent in Beijing, explains the Chinese interest in the American presidential election. Read full article: nyti.ms | Views: 380 17 ratings | | Time: 02:04 | More in News & Politics |
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| 17 Million 7-inch Computer Tablets Sold Last Year Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:54 AM PDT | Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Today's "BWest Byte" is 17 million, for the number of 7 inch computer tablets sold last year. Cory Johnson reports on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 16 0 ratings | | Time: 01:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| Morning Movers: Facebook, Netflix, EMC, Krona Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:46 AM PDT | Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Scarlet Fu and Sara Eisen highlight the news you need to follow for today's trading. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." | Views: 8 0 ratings | | Time: 02:07 | More in News & Politics |
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| Facebook Revenue-Per-User Growth Slows Dramatically Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:16 AM PDT | Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cory Johnson reports on Facebook's slowing user growth. He speaks with Nicole Lapin on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) | Views: 13 0 ratings | | Time: 01:23 | More in News & Politics |
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| TED: Lemn Sissay: A child of the state - Lemn Sissay (2012) Posted: 24 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT Literature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella to Oliver Twist to Harry Potter. So why do many parentless children feel compelled to hide their pasts? Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay tells his own moving story. (Filmed at TEDxHousesofParliament.)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| FINAL DEBATE SONGIFIED ! Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT | In the third and final debate of the 2012 presidential election, the Requiem Politicus Disputationem, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama engage in a euphonious battle for your vote. *WEAR* Songify2012 things on your body: www.rodeoarcade.com This video is a part of The New York Times Op-Doc series, curated by Jason Spingarn-Koff. Subscribe to their channel for amazing Op-Docs: www.youtube.com Check out the *FULL DEBATE*: youtu.be Behind the scenes: Our 2nd Channel: youtube.com TWITTER: twitter.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com LYRICS two men enter and two men shall leave but each must answer now my questions three preekotos omnipitos romneytos schieffertos freetos obamatos how could we ship jobs to shanghai when america invented the chicken pot pie we have brought cases against china for violating trade rules we are going to insist that china plays by the same rules they're hacking into our computers counterfeiting our goods, stealing our intellectual property our patents, our designs china's a potential partner if it's following the rules we wanted to trade with them but you gotta play by the rules now that we're finally bringing troops home won't the afghans be lonely when they're all alone when afghans are perfectly capable of defending their own country there's no reason why americans should die the taliban they're gonna come rushing back in when we go the afghan forces have to be able to provide security why should you run the show we decimated al-qaida's core tell us cause we <b>...</b> | Views: 600903 10736 ratings | | Time: 03:02 | More in News & Politics |
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