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Friday March 12thCalifornia Republicans meet for their state convention. Why is Rahm Emanuel getting so much attention? Then, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry and the critics review the week's new movies, including The Green Zone, Remember Me, She's Out of My League, and Our Family Wedding. Later, George Lucas's guide to timeless films.
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Terror in the Skies---Balancing Privacy and Security
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AirTalk for Jul 03, 2009
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Larry discusses the life and times of the controversial and often polarizing defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld with Bradley Graham, author of a penetrating new political biography on Rumsfeld entitled "By His Own Rules".
Next, Larry talks about the the legends, stories, and fun facts of the L.A. Dodgers with Jon Weisman, author of the book "100 Things Dodger Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die".
Then, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Larry Mantle and film critics Henry Sheehan, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon discuss the week’s new releases including Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs, Public Enemies, The Girl From Monaco, The Beaches of Agnes, Youssou N'dour: I Bring What I Love, I Hate Valentine’s Day, Betty Blue and Kambakkht Ishq. Larry will also talk about the death of Karl Malden.
For the first time ever, the complete series of lectures by legendary animator Walt Stanchfield have been compiled and published in a two-volume set. Don Hahn, who edited and compiled the series, and Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian, join Larry Mantle to talk the collected teachings of animator Walt Stanchfield.
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Larry talks to biographer Bradley Graham about his penetrating new political biography of Donald Rumsfeld entitled "By His Own Rules", and about the controversial and often polarizing defense secretary’s life and times.
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Did you know that people think the Dodgers invented the high five? Jon Weisman illuminates some of the legends, stories and fun facts about Dodger Blue in his new book "100 Things Dodger Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die". From Brooklyn to Chavez Ravine, Jackie Robinson to Manny Ramirez, Weisman talks to Larry Mantle about the rich history behind one of America's favorite baseball teams.
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Larry Mantle and film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, Wade Major of boxoffice.com, and Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian for amazon.com discuss the week’s new releases including Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs, Public Enemies, The Girl From Monaco, The Beaches of Agnes, Youssou N'dour: I Bring What I Love, I Hate Valentine’s Day, Betty Blue and Kambakkht Ishq. Larry will also talk about the death of Karl Malden.
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For the first time ever, the complete series of lectures by legendary animator Walt Stanchfield have been compiled and published in a two-volume set. For over twenty years, Stanchfield breathed life into the new golden age of animation with these teachings at the Walt Disney Animation Studios and influenced such talented artists as Tim Burton, Brad Bird, Glen Keane, and John Lasseter. Don Hahn, who edited and compiled the series, and Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian, join Larry Mantle to talk the collected teachings of animator Walt Stanchfield.
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8 months, 1 week ago
Geez -- could your critics possibly be more smug and nasty today? Please? I need some more snooty, condescending movie reviews. THey don't have to love everything, but how nasty can they be. Perhaps the thought is nobody's listening since it's a 'holiday'.
8 months, 1 week ago
Robert McNamara Unrest in Peace
McNamara's greatest errors were a) trying to measure the progress and success of the Vietnam war by applying progress / efficiency reporting techniques from business to war.
And, b) not sharing his conclusion that the war was unwinnable with the general public after he'd left office in 1968.
He might have suppressed his knowledge for the sake of loyalty to the coaching staff (the Johnson administration) but he certainly let the rest of the team down!!
Late in life he changed some of his views and expressed his revised ideas but the damage had already been done.
Measuring the cost / benefit, manufacturing flow, parts supply, delivery, profitabilty, and equipment / labor issues involved, etc. in car production can be beneficial when adapted to war but won't do for running a war.
We know how body counts were inflated and distorted. Fighter / bomber pilots used to beg airborne forward air controllers for better BDAs (Battle Damage Assessments) so there "production rate" was better (more "secondary explosions", buildings destroyed, higher body counts).
So, when I worked in civilian high tech I "knew" what GIGO meant before I heard the term: Garbage In, Garbage Out (if the data going into a computer / system is inaccurate, the solution coming out of it is going to be flawed plus!! and cause problems.
--Hc