Milwaukee County supervisors vote on County Executive Scott Walker's budget. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
Private and household consumption rebounds in South Korea. (The Trade) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
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BBA's Knight Says Bank Bonus Tax May Put Britain at Risk: Video
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Angela Knight, chief executive officer of the British Bankers' Association, talks about U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling's tax on bank bonuses. Knight, whose association represents 260 financial companies, speaks with Bloomberg's Elliott Gotkine. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
The Diaper provides 200,000 diapers a month for needy families in Connecticut. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven]
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lutz Karpowitz, strategist at Commerzbank AG, talks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua about investor concern over Greece's debt rating and the outlook for the euro. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
Huntington's City Council passed a stopgap solution to ease its financial burden for now. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WANE CBS 14 Fort Wayne]
The race for the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat has been narrowed down to two candidates. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
In modern Japan, spirituality is no longer confined within the walls of Buddhist temples, but can be served alongside a pint of beer in bars, in tune with hip-hop music, or disguised as manga cartoon characters. Languageen Duration00:01:52 ProductsPRWINT CodeNameMMV100660 FileNameMMV100660_TEN- Hogen Natori, head monk at Mitsuzoin Temple - Toromi, artistSCRIPT: Monk Tagai raps about filial piety and love, translating ancient Chinese sutras into urban Japanese lingo. With Buddhism ebbing in cities, monks like Tagai say they are forced to devise ways to modernise the millenia-old faith. While Japan is home to 75,000 temples, hundreds are shuttered each year. In a cozy bar east of Tokyo, a trio of monks turn into barmen after dark, serving salarymen beer and drinks with a side of traditional chants, and at times, spiritual advice. SOUNDBITE 1: Hogen Natori, head monk at Mitsuzoin Temple (Japanese, 10 secs) "Temples are making efforts, but the number of visitors is limited. So we have to go and deliver to them" Another temple, Ryohoji, has cooked up another initiative turning its divinity into a cartoon character, to the delight of comic fans. The temple's Benzaiten goddess who represents knowledge, music and the arts has suddenly transcended into the 21st century . The transformation has worked, attracting hundreds of visitors even as far as from Australia. SOUNDBITE 2: Toromi, artist (Japanese, 8 secs) "This costume belongs to the goddess Benzaiten. Please come and visit us!" Already revered by comic geeks for her disguises of famous manga characters and her cartoons, Toromi caught the eye of the head priest. Stunned by her illustrations, he made her his temple's poster girl. She has become such a star that the temple even started selling her booklets and CDs. While critics call these initiatives superficial, monks hope that spirituality and a little groove can make a good mix. SHOTLIST: TOKYO, JAPAN. JUNE 24, 2009. (AFPTV- ACCESS ALL) - Various of Monk Tagai Kansho rapping TOKYO, JAPAN. JUNE 18, 2009. (AFPTV- ACC
A new Hollywood hit taking on the problems tied to teen pregnancy is bringing struggling real-life moms to light in Austin. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
Gov. Daniels moves for permanent property tax caps [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
North Dakota grows a lot of value in a year. Our state ranks number one in the production of 14 commodities. In 2008 we were the 8th top exporting state sending nearly 4 billion dollars worth of commodities overseas. Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring says we need to keep a focus on our global economy. Goehring says the number of middle class in the world is projected to quadruple over the next 30 years. He says that increase will create opportunities for exporting states like North Dakota because people with more income have a much different diet than those in developing countries. (Doug Goehring / ND Ag. Commissioner) "IT IS GOING TO BE HIGHER VALUE FOODS, PROCESSED FOODS, CONCENTRATED MEAT PROTEIN. SO WE LOOK AT THE DAIRY INDSUTRY, WE LOOK AT THE BEEF INDUSTRY SUPPLYING PART OF THAT TOO. SO THE CONCERN IS WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, HOW CAN YOU EXPAND, DEVLOP AND CULTIVATE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND MAKE THOSE THINGS AHPPEN AND STILL DO SOME PROMOTING AND EDUCATION HERE AT HOME?" The North Dakota Trade Office has "targeted trade missions" planned for Mexico, China, Russia, Korea, Spain and Turkey in 2010. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXMC CBS Bismarck North ]
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The Town of Amherst is lighting the fires of controversy by considering a new hiring policy. The town may soon serve notice that "smokers need not apply." [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNLO CW 23 Buffalo]
The Obama Administration is once again throwing a lifeline to small companies, focusing on tax cuts for small businesses that make new hires. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSBW NBC 8 Monterey CA]
What looks like a stunt by a minor league basketball team may have backfired. Thousands of fans were expecting to see who many call the greatest player ever, but instead they saw an impersonator. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSL - 5 Salt Lake City, ]
For years one law firm has represented one of the fastest growing school districts in metro Atlanta. This week, Douglas County's school attorney and the board agreed to part ways following a FOX 5 I-Team investigation into why so many tax dollars were paid for legal fees. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- John Mitola, president of Juhl Wind Inc., and Balwinder Samra, chief executive officer of Balqon Corp., talk with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about the impact of the U.S. stimulus package on the alternative-energy industry. Mitola and Samra also discuss prospects for renewable energy and their companies' projects. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
As we hear various reports on the economy, one thing that's remained fairly stead so far is that we don't have enough jobs for workers who need one. Schylar Meadows gives us her take on the problem in this edition of FOX Toledo's Rant and Rave. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WUPW FOX Toledo, OH]
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Matt Miller about President Barack Obama’s proposal for a new round of measures aimed at cutting the jobless rate that would be funded in part by savings from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
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Bernstein Backs Using Some TARP Savings to Lower Deficit: Video
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Jared Bernstein, chief economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about President Obama's proposals to spur U.S. job growth. Obama today proposed new spending on the nation’s transportation system, tax credits to spur hiring by small businesses and incentives to make homes more energy efficient. The price tag for the proposals would be at least partly offset by savings in the Troubled Asset Relief Program. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
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