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Inside Story – Why is the world ignoring Myanmar’s Rohingya?

They have been persecuted and discriminated against for decades but few can even pronounce their name let alone know their plight. The UN describes them as one of the most persecuted minorities, yet the suffering of Myanmar’s Rohingya population increases. So are the world’s democracies ignoring their plight? Guests: Justin Wintle, Brad Adams, Mohamed Nour, [...]

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The Best Picture Nominees Are…

A quick rundown of the nine nominees for the 2012 ‘Best Picture’ Academy Award. Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com And the nominees are: The Artist www.youtube.com The Descendants www.youtube.com Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close www.youtube.com The Help www.youtube.com Hugo [...]

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2012 Best Picture Oscar Nominees Rundown

A quick rundown of the nine nominees for the 2012 ‘Best Picture’ Academy Award. Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com And the nominees are: The Artist www.youtube.com The Descendants www.youtube.com Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close www.youtube.com The Help www.youtube.com Hugo [...]

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The Most-Anticipated Movies of 2012

The 10 films we’re most looking forward to in 2012 are: 10. “Django Unchained”, the latest work from Quentin Tarantino. www.imdb.com 9. James Bond’s return in “Skyfall”, directed by Oscar Winner Sam Mendes. en.wikipedia.org 8. “Moonrise Kingdom”–another Bill Murray/Wes Anderson collaboration. en.wikipedia.org 7. Ridley Scott’s space epic “Prometheus”. www.youtube.com en.wikipedia.org 6. “Gangster Squad” featuring the [...]

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Moneyball Movie Reviewed

Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt as Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Bean, is a dramatic interpretation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book by the same name. It follows Beane on his quest to “change the game” of baseball by instituting a new, non-traditional approach to scouting players in an attempt to create a competitive team at a [...]

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Moneyball Reviewed

Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt as Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Bean, is a dramatic interpretation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book by the same name. It follows Beane on his quest to “change the game” of baseball by instituting a new, non-traditional approach to scouting players in an attempt to create a competitive team at a [...]

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Moneyball Review

Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt as Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Bean, is a dramatic interpretation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book by the same name. It follows Beane on his quest to “change the game” of baseball by instituting a new, non-traditional approach to scouting players in an attempt to create a competitive team at a [...]

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The Brains Behind IBM’s Watson

Complete video at: fora.tv Anant Jhingran, CTO of the Information Management Divison for IBM, describes how the artificial intelligence computer system Watson always deduces the right answer. —– The Ideas Economy: Information is a fresh look at knowledge management for the information age. The Economist will bring together theorists, strategists, and innovators who understand how [...]

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