Daily Advisory 10/30/18

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Today’s Daily Advisory

11:00 am, Asia Pacific Business Strategies with Michael North, in an episode called Hawaiian Electric and the Future of Renewable Technologies – A Strategy Discussion with HECO representative Peter Rosegg with guest Peter Rosegg. View playlist for earlier shows.

12:00 pm, Pinoy Power Hawaii with Emmie Ortega-Anderson, in an episode called Shipment Day – Pinoy Power Hawaii with guests Ku’ulei Shafee and Lorenzo Destefano. View playlist for earlier shows.

1:00 pm, Research In Manoa with Jay Fidell, in an episode called Hawaiian Ocean Time-series:  It’s HOT – Happy Birthday Station ALOHA with guest Dave Karl. View playlist for earlier shows.

2:00 pm, Hispanic Hawaii with Richard Concepcion, in an episode called Grupo Folklórico Panameños en Hawaii – Sharing Panamanian culture with Hawaii with guest Carmen Bell. View playlist for earlier shows.

3:00 pm, Pacific Partnerships in Education with Ethan Allen. View playlist for earlier shows.

4:00 pm, Humane Architecture with Martin Despang, in an episode called Containerwerk[en] – Potential to Help Solving the Housing Crisis with guest Maximilian Seitz. View playlist for earlier shows.

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Stephanie Mock is co-host of the Hawaii Food & Farmers series and is interested in the intersection of agriculture with different sectors in Hawaii (technology, tourism, and more).  When she’s not in the studio interviewing guests, she is the Programs Manager for the O’ahu Resource Conservation & Development Council, a local agriculture and conservation non-profit ,where she spends her time providing technical assistance in the field to Hawaii’s agricultural operations.

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Recent Broadcasts

Here’s the web links to the most recently broadcast talk shows on ThinkTech Hawaii:

Honolulu City Councilman Trevor Ozawa (Beyond The Lines) Watch

Returning Power to the States (Hawaii Together) Watch

Attack on the Pittsburg Synagogue – Causes, Effects, and Implications (Bigotry In America) Watch

LED’s Leapfrog to Clean Energy (Code Green) Watch

National Cyber Security Awareness Month – Its a Wrap! (Security Matters) Watch

Taiwan Defense Budget, the UN, and Taiwan Presbyterians (Asia In Review) Watch


What’s Playing on Spectrum OC16?

 

This episode is entitled CAM CAVASSO MEETS ED CASE AT THE PACIFIC CLUB, and features a luncheon program organized by Grassroot Institute and ThinkTech Hawaii at which Keli’i Akina of Grassroot Institute moderated presentations and Q&A by Ed Case (D) and Cam Cavasso (R), competing Congressional candidates for District 1 in the House of Representatives.

Schedule:
Sunday: 10:30pm (premiere)
Monday: 4:30am
Tuesday: 2:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am
Friday: 5:00am, 3:00pm
Saturday: 1:00pm
Subject to change

Click here to see more of ThinkTech on Spectrum OC16 content On Demand


The Ratings Are In!

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 From the series “Community Matters” on 10/17/2018 hosted by Marsha Joyner, it’s called “Understanding ‘CON AM’ on the General Election Ballot – Can we be sure this new tax guarantee additional funds will be available for the schools?” with guest Kim Coco Iwamoto.

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2. From the series “Hawaii Together” on 10/15/2018 hosted by Keli’i Akina, it’s called “Why ConAm Will Hurt Teachers and Keiki – Proposed Educational Surcharge on Property Taxes” with guests Randy Roth, Stanley Lau.
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3. From the series “Beyond The Lines” on 10/15/2018 hosted by Rusty Komori, it’s called “Damien School President & CEO Wes Porter  – Beyond Education ” with guest Wes Porter.
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4. From the series “Community Matters” on 10/17/2018 hosted by Marsha Joyner, it’s called “Hawaii State House of Representative Andria Tupola the Republican candidate for Governor of Hawaii – Rep.Tupola’s positions on several issues important to all segments of business, industry  and the indigenous and general population.” with guest Andria Tupola.
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5. From the series “Think Tech Global” on 10/15/2018 hosted by Carol Mon Lee, it’s called “Improving Relationships for Organizations and Leaders – the Rubin 48 – A Tool for Gaining the Edge” with guest Matt Stone.
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Staff Pick Show of the Week:

From the series “Sister Power” on 10/18/2018 hosted by Sharon Yarbrough, it’s called “Next Generation Financial Learning: Get REAL Financial Reality – Learning about managing personal finances.” with guests Jeannie Yukitomo, Kathy Morris.
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These are the top choices of our 30 talk shows every week. There are, of course, another 25. If you’d like to see them, please go to our ThinkTechHawaii.com or our YouTube Channel where you’ll find them all. Every Day Better at ThinkTech

The list above is based up the “most viewed” ThinkTech videos posted online excluding the prior week’s #1 series.


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Today’s Headlines

  • NYT > Top Stories
  • BBC News
  • Deutsche Welle
  • NPR Topics: News
  • Washington Post
- Adam Liptak
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to CFPB Funding

A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions. [...]

- Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Calls to Pause Slovakia’s E.U. Election Campaigning Raise Questions

At least one party, the opposition Progress Slovakia, said it would suspend its campaign, in a move to help “end the spiral of attacks and blame.” [...]

- Eric Lipton
Serbia Approves Plans For a Hotel With Jared Kushner in Belgrade

The redevelopment plans for a bombed NATO site in Belgrade in partnership with the government provoked immediate criticism in Serbia. [...]

- Glenn Thrush and Luke Broadwater
Biden Asserts Executive Privilege in Fight Over Recording of Special Counsel Interview

The move comes as House Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over audio of President Biden’s conversations with the special [...]

- John Koblin

The seven-year run of the hit series, which ends on Thursday, mirrors the story of the television business during that time. [...]

Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM Fico

Robert Fico's condition is still "very serious" after he was shot several times on Wednesday. [...]

Starmer sets out what Labour would do first

The Labour leader promises more teachers and more NHS appointments in major pre-election speech. [...]

Boy, 5, dies in fall from block of flats

A neighbour says the boy's parents are "inconsolable" after his death in east London. [...]

Ex-Post Office IT boss blocked Vennells' number

Lesley Sewell tells the Horizon inquiry she was "not comfortable" being contacted by the former chief. [...]

Reality TV stars charged over investment plugs

Lauren Goodger, from The Only Way is Essex, is among those accused of promoting the unauthorised scheme on Instagram. [...]

A regional court ruled that police may not remove a forest encampment erected by environmentalists opposing Elon Musk's factory expansion plans. A vote on a downsized expansion is taking place [...]

Selahattin Demirtas, the former leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Turkey for allegedly inciting the deadly Kobani riots in [...]

A major state-supported environmental group in Germany is suing the federal government, claiming it will fail to meet its own climate change targets and thereby break German law. The case [...]

The ruling ANC is projected to lose its majority in the May 29 elections. For many voters, the polls offer another shot at restoring hope in South Africa's democracy. [...]

Germans have long been known for their diligence, sense of duty, reliability and productivity. Recent data suggests that Germans are working fewer hours. But that doesn't tell the whole story. [...]

- Rachel Treisman
The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers

Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal [...]

- Ximena Bustillo
Michael Cohen continues cross-examination in Trump's criminal hush money trial

Once an ally of the former president, now Cohen is in his third day of testifying against him. He alleges Trump knew about the deal with an adult film star [...]

- Claudia Grisales
Those sickened by U.S. nuclear testing program take their fight to Congress

People who live near the areas where nuclear weapons were tested say their communities still suffer harm and are pressing Congress to renew funding to help them. [...]

- Drew Hawkins
Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way. [...]

- NPR Washingtion Desk
Supreme Court upholds funding structure for CFPB

The opinion was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who reversed the decision of the 5th Circuit. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito dissented. [...]

- Rachel Weiner
- Shayna Jacobs

Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand to be cross-examined in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment. [...]

- Associated Press

Donald Trump’s defense has brought up an embarrassing episode from Michael Cohen’s past [...]

- Raf Casert | AP

In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial [...]

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