Colbie Caillat performed at Capital 106.3 (KPTL-FM, Clear Channel Radio) "Studio C" in Des Moines, Iowa courtesy of Universal Music Group.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Colbie Caillat - Realize
Colbie Caillat performed at Capital 106.3 (KPTL-FM, Clear Channel Radio) "Studio C" in Des Moines, Iowa courtesy of Universal Music Group.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Baldwin for President
Which of the Baldwin Brothers wants to be in politics?
Alec, the outspoken one that is said to have promised to move out of the country if Bush was elected president. Bush was and Baldwin didn't -- and now he claims he said he simply would have been a good time to move.
Baldwin was on 60 Minutes with Morley Safer and says acting is not his life and he could see himself running for an office.
Alec, the outspoken one that is said to have promised to move out of the country if Bush was elected president. Bush was and Baldwin didn't -- and now he claims he said he simply would have been a good time to move.
Baldwin was on 60 Minutes with Morley Safer and says acting is not his life and he could see himself running for an office.
It's over for Hillary
Once Indiana and North Carolina were tallied up, Obama firmly positioned himself as McCain's opponent -- not Clinton's.
Never the less, Hillary continues to act as though she has a fighting chance.
Does she know something the rest of us are missing? Do the Clintons have an ace in the hole they haven't brought out yet? Is there a gotcha moment in Obama's near-term future?
Doesn't appear so. The supers are all lining up behind Obama and it's pretty much a sealed deal. In fact, she's done all the damage she can do to the party, as long as Obama continues to fix sights of MacCain and stays clear of mixing it up with Clinton, and it's really her own position that will falter as she continues to fight this losing battle.
And when you look at McCain's abortion flip and add that to his scam healthcare plan, I think he's washed out too.
Never the less, Hillary continues to act as though she has a fighting chance.
Does she know something the rest of us are missing? Do the Clintons have an ace in the hole they haven't brought out yet? Is there a gotcha moment in Obama's near-term future?
Doesn't appear so. The supers are all lining up behind Obama and it's pretty much a sealed deal. In fact, she's done all the damage she can do to the party, as long as Obama continues to fix sights of MacCain and stays clear of mixing it up with Clinton, and it's really her own position that will falter as she continues to fight this losing battle.
And when you look at McCain's abortion flip and add that to his scam healthcare plan, I think he's washed out too.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Random Show Notes
EXPORTING WEALTH
Are the Chinese siphoning off American wealth?
DEBT
Why isn't the $9.5 T national debt part of political discourse? From 1980 to 1992, the national debt rose from $1T to $4T. In 12 years, it quadrupled. From 1992 to 2000, its growth slowed and began to decrease, settling at $6T in 2000. From 2000 to May, 2008, the debt once again climbed by another $3T, leaving us $9T in debt.
ANTIQUATED COMBUSTION ENGINES
Why aren't presidential candidates offering non-combustion alternatives to the discussion on gas & oil prices?
NUCLEAR ENERGY
With nuclear power, there is the question about spent fuel. Energy companies won't deal with it, so tax payers fund cleanups, transportation and hiding of radioactive waste.
US OCCUPATION OF FOREIGN NATIONS
It's a gross understatement to suggest that many in the Mideast don't particularly care for US military occupation.
CRIMINAL REFUSAL TO RENDER AID
Refusing to render medical aid is criminal and morally repulsive unless perpetrated by an entire industry.
THE PROBLEM WITH CAPITALISM
Name a large company that doesn't name growth as a major aim. But isn't the whole concept of growth unsustainable?
INSURANCE AMOUNTS TO RACKETEERING
Who invited insurance companies to sit at the table? In the health care field and auto industry, instead of paying as you go, you hand decision-making authority to a third party whose only aim is to extract the highest possible profit from your paycheck in an organized fashion.
Are the Chinese siphoning off American wealth?
DEBT
Why isn't the $9.5 T national debt part of political discourse? From 1980 to 1992, the national debt rose from $1T to $4T. In 12 years, it quadrupled. From 1992 to 2000, its growth slowed and began to decrease, settling at $6T in 2000. From 2000 to May, 2008, the debt once again climbed by another $3T, leaving us $9T in debt.
ANTIQUATED COMBUSTION ENGINES
Why aren't presidential candidates offering non-combustion alternatives to the discussion on gas & oil prices?
NUCLEAR ENERGY
With nuclear power, there is the question about spent fuel. Energy companies won't deal with it, so tax payers fund cleanups, transportation and hiding of radioactive waste.
US OCCUPATION OF FOREIGN NATIONS
It's a gross understatement to suggest that many in the Mideast don't particularly care for US military occupation.
CRIMINAL REFUSAL TO RENDER AID
Refusing to render medical aid is criminal and morally repulsive unless perpetrated by an entire industry.
THE PROBLEM WITH CAPITALISM
Name a large company that doesn't name growth as a major aim. But isn't the whole concept of growth unsustainable?
INSURANCE AMOUNTS TO RACKETEERING
Who invited insurance companies to sit at the table? In the health care field and auto industry, instead of paying as you go, you hand decision-making authority to a third party whose only aim is to extract the highest possible profit from your paycheck in an organized fashion.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Realty strategy: monopolize
Interesting observations in this story and a unique setup for hungry brokers.
The Sunday paper has always been a realty mainstay, but it can't offer virtual video tours. Radio can develop, host and drive traffic to video tours for audiences on their way to work, where they become online listeners/web visitors. Same story for the return commute: radio listeners become online consumers when they get home.
The key here is that a real estate broker could easily own a station if not the entire medium of radio/online. You combine reach & frequency with well-known online services -- and the scarcity of competition in this apace. Wouldn't that be the killer app in marketing?
While cohorts are in the Sunday paper, hitting their traditional weekly audience like a slow drumbeat and you've already shown homes to dozens, virtually, through online video -- and maybe even set several appointments.
The article gets into the nuts and bolts by asking how many new homes must one close to pay for a moderate radio campaign.
Let's look at that. If frequency builds preference, then you want to be able to mention to your prospects three times a week, which translates to an ad schedule of 21 units per week. In Central Iowa, that can easily be done for under $3,000.
The Sunday paper has always been a realty mainstay, but it can't offer virtual video tours. Radio can develop, host and drive traffic to video tours for audiences on their way to work, where they become online listeners/web visitors. Same story for the return commute: radio listeners become online consumers when they get home.
The key here is that a real estate broker could easily own a station if not the entire medium of radio/online. You combine reach & frequency with well-known online services -- and the scarcity of competition in this apace. Wouldn't that be the killer app in marketing?
While cohorts are in the Sunday paper, hitting their traditional weekly audience like a slow drumbeat and you've already shown homes to dozens, virtually, through online video -- and maybe even set several appointments.
The article gets into the nuts and bolts by asking how many new homes must one close to pay for a moderate radio campaign.
Let's look at that. If frequency builds preference, then you want to be able to mention to your prospects three times a week, which translates to an ad schedule of 21 units per week. In Central Iowa, that can easily be done for under $3,000.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
McCain's healthcare plan exposed
The Washington Post covered Sen. John McCain's visit to a cancer research center in Tampa today and report that he rejected calls by his Democratic opponents for universal health coverage, and for his part embraces a market-based solution.
But McCain's so-called market-based solution still relies on insurance companies, which has effectively isolated the market from the providers for generations, causing health care costs to explode.
As an example of the affects of health care greed, in 1960, a typical birth cost an uninsured middle class family about two weeks salary. Today, the expenses associated with child birth can easily soar past six months salary, whether the family has insurance or not.
McCain's web site suggests that the government would make health care insurance innovative, portable and affordable if he's elected President.
Let's focus on the insurance element by itself for a moment. When groups of people pay continual premiums into a fund managed by companies who then pay medical bills on behalf of patients, then the patients are bound by the company's rules. Insurance administrators aren't frugal and aren't as motivated to comparison shop and health care prices subsequently rise.
But when patience pay as they go, they're motivated to find the most reasonable balance between quality of care and cost. When you're paying the bills with your own money, you care about the cost.
Let's be honest. There are no market forces in play when an insurance company insulates patients from poor buying decisions (don't get me started on silly emergency room visits).
And while we're being honest, let's examine the real motivation behind frivolous lawsuits. The key ingredient that creates an environment for litigation is deep insurance company pockets, not bad doctors. Who's bright idea was it to create this litigation funds anyway? The only natural result is higher health care costs that make a few people very rich (mostly lawyers).
Every citizen and every community should be permitted to employ doctors and medical facilities without outside interference. In fact, we should be very cautious about who we permit to get involved in our health care as no outside party will act in your best interest. Not insurance companies and not the government.
If people want to help those who cannot afford essential medical service, then they'll always be free to contribute money and volunteer their time to non-profits, charities and churches.
It should be in extremely rare cases that Uncle Sam pay medical bills out of taxpayer's pockets.
But McCain's so-called market-based solution still relies on insurance companies, which has effectively isolated the market from the providers for generations, causing health care costs to explode.
As an example of the affects of health care greed, in 1960, a typical birth cost an uninsured middle class family about two weeks salary. Today, the expenses associated with child birth can easily soar past six months salary, whether the family has insurance or not.
McCain's web site suggests that the government would make health care insurance innovative, portable and affordable if he's elected President.
Let's focus on the insurance element by itself for a moment. When groups of people pay continual premiums into a fund managed by companies who then pay medical bills on behalf of patients, then the patients are bound by the company's rules. Insurance administrators aren't frugal and aren't as motivated to comparison shop and health care prices subsequently rise.
But when patience pay as they go, they're motivated to find the most reasonable balance between quality of care and cost. When you're paying the bills with your own money, you care about the cost.
Let's be honest. There are no market forces in play when an insurance company insulates patients from poor buying decisions (don't get me started on silly emergency room visits).
And while we're being honest, let's examine the real motivation behind frivolous lawsuits. The key ingredient that creates an environment for litigation is deep insurance company pockets, not bad doctors. Who's bright idea was it to create this litigation funds anyway? The only natural result is higher health care costs that make a few people very rich (mostly lawyers).
Every citizen and every community should be permitted to employ doctors and medical facilities without outside interference. In fact, we should be very cautious about who we permit to get involved in our health care as no outside party will act in your best interest. Not insurance companies and not the government.
If people want to help those who cannot afford essential medical service, then they'll always be free to contribute money and volunteer their time to non-profits, charities and churches.
It should be in extremely rare cases that Uncle Sam pay medical bills out of taxpayer's pockets.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Cotlar & Company: Adam Emmenecker
Drake Basketball point guard Adam Emmenecker joined KXnO's Cotlar & Company in-studio Monday morning, April 28, 2008.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Des Moines' I-235 Speed Sting
A joint task force consisting of Des Moines Police and Iowa State Patrol troopers executed a sting operation in an effort to raise awareness of the speed limit along I-235, the metro freeway.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Perhaps too green
Hard not to notice an emerald tint on the media, but not everyone's happy someone named "Liv Greene" has popped up on their AOL/Gmail buddy list; people think it's all gone too far. This blogger's viewpoint isn't an isolated one.
Stephen Foskett says, "AOL seems to have invented a whole new way to annoy us all with advertisements: injected AIM buddy bots! Yes, it’s another way that social networking companies are annoying the very users they (supposedly) covet! Well, today my (gtalk) buddy list was invaded by 'Liv Greene', a shill for the web site, Greenopolis. And check out the astroturf-with-a-hammer campaign on AOL’s bot page! Way to get your bot ranked number one! I’m so sick of this. Note to all social network providers: Never inject a new “friend” into my network without my consent."
Stephen Foskett says, "AOL seems to have invented a whole new way to annoy us all with advertisements: injected AIM buddy bots! Yes, it’s another way that social networking companies are annoying the very users they (supposedly) covet! Well, today my (gtalk) buddy list was invaded by 'Liv Greene', a shill for the web site, Greenopolis. And check out the astroturf-with-a-hammer campaign on AOL’s bot page! Way to get your bot ranked number one! I’m so sick of this. Note to all social network providers: Never inject a new “friend” into my network without my consent."
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