Transcript: TWIS.org Sept 18, 2007


Justin: Good morning Kirsten.

Kirsten: Good morning Justin. Have a good weekend?

Justin: Yes.

Kirsten: Awesome. We’re back, this is This Week In Science, it’s 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday, the 18th of September. Welcome, welcome, welcome to all you listening out there. We’ve got a lot of Science right?

Justin: Big week in science News. My goodness.

Kirsten: Actually, I thought last week was bigger.

Justin: This week is the biggest I’ve ever seen.

Kirsten: Ever.

Justin: Ever.

Kirsten: We have an interview at the top of the hour, the 9 o’clock.

Justin: The biggest interview we’ve ever had on this show.

Kirsten: Ever.

Justin: Ever.

Kirsten: Well that might be next week. I’ll see what I can do about that but…

Justin: Why are you guys – we have an invited guest today, no. Today’s show.

Kirsten: You got to tease for next week too.

Justin: Oh, yes right.

Kirsten: Okay, today…
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Call Center: Asterisk Conference 2008

AsterConference Asia 2008 is a conference dedicated to Asterisk, the IP-PBX Telephony Software that has changed the telecommunication landscape in the Business World. AsterConference Asia is your premier choice for everything Asterisk, in Asia.

Find out all you need to know about Asterisk, meet with it’s founder and creator Mr Mark Spencer who will deliver the keynote address and network with others in the Asterisk community.

AsterConference Asia 2008 will be held on the 10th September 2008 at Crown Princess Hotel,Kuala Lumpur, followed by 2 concurrent workshops on 11th September 2008 titled:

(i) Asterisk Essentials
Instructor: Mr Reza M (Canada)

(ii) Integrating Wireless Technology with Asterisk
Instructor: Mr David Duffett (UK)

Venue : Crown Princess Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Registration is now open. Don’t miss out on the PREMIER EARLY BIRD SPECIAL for registration before 31st July, 2008.  For more information on AsterConference Asia 2008, speakers and program, visit www.asterconference.com

Transcript: TWIS.org Aug 12, 2008


Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

As the Earth turns and meanders along its orbital path about the nuclear fireball in the center of our solar system, we find ourselves launched effortlessly into tomorrow after tomorrow.

A new morning, a new day, a new chance to get out and explore new possibilities. In no other territory of the world does this spirit of exploration offer greater opportunity for discovery than in the pursuit of science.

Each day, the exploration of the scientific territory bears new fruit, new tasty morsels of the universe explained, to feed the curiosity of our insatiable hunger for knowledge.

And while tasting the fruits of knowledge, like we do so often on the following hour of programming does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of California Davis, KDVS or its sponsors, it is the main ingredient in the ambrosia of sciencey goodness that has been plucked from only the very latest developments in This Week In Science, coming up next.
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Transcript: TWIS.org Aug 08, 2008

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! There is information all around us – from the spinning spools of the newspaper press to the planet that is spinning. And the solar system is spinning. Spinning in our atoms too. Electrons spinning since before the day began, spinning now and into the future and beyond that too.

And while the dizzying spin of information – much like the following hour of programming, does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of California Davis, KDVS or its sponsors, the potential loss of these spinning bits of information once threatened the very foundations of modern physics.

As massive black holes loomed in even the tiniest waves of anthropic space, even though ships ahead had singled back their eventful fates, one man fearlessly refused to abandon ship and set course for the heart of the swirling gravity well with a singular determination.

“Oh captain, my captain, will we ever see the shores of home?” “Both yes and no,” Captain Susskind assures us and raises sails made of the finest threads to catch a cosmic wind. So, batten your mental hatches, me miniony mates and get ready to cast off with us on This Week in Science, coming up next.
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Call Center: Selection and Interviewing Skills Revealed

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How important are your people to your business? How much would you pay for an additional 20% in productivity? Do your new hires fit the culture of your organization?

For many businesses, recruitment is a quick process involving an interview or two. Companies subsequently spend tens of thousands of dollars managing the issues that arise from poor recruitment procedures. Recruitment should be considered one of the most important responsibilities of any leader in an organization, especially in Contact Centres which generally have the most people.

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Transcript: TWIS.org August 21, 2007

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

Drenched, burning up, hyperventilating, laughing and crying at the same time in public with potential for delirium and seizures. These are the symptoms reported by a UK teenager after overdosing on too much coffee.

Strangely, we have been hearing reports with a similar symptoms from listening to too much of the following hour of programming. Mocking moderation, one show at a time, we persist with This Week In Science, coming up next.
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Transcript:TWIS.org Sept 4, 2007

Justin: Good morning Kirsten.

Kirsten: Good morning Justin.

Justin: I can’t hear any…

Kirsten: Hold on.

Justin: Where is the – ouch!

Kirsten: I got it.

Justin: What’s going on around here? What’s happening?
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Transcript:TWIS.org Oct 30, 2007

Justin: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Online searching for a story of sciencey news lore.
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my farmhouse door.
‘Tis just Kirsten”, I muttered, “tapping at my farmhouse door –
Only this and nothing more.

Open here I flung the portal, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my farmhouse door –
Perched upon a bust of Plato just above my farmhouse door –
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Then this ebony bird beguiling my late night study into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of its countenance it wore,
‘Though scientific names escape me, I bet Kirsten, she could name me.
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore –
Tell me what is new in science on this night before the show.
Quote the raven…

Kirsten: “Nevermore”.
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Transcript: TWIS.org Nov 6, 2007

Sean: No purchase necessary while supplies last. (Not) or reduce calorie food. Batteries not included. Your mileage may vary, not to be used as floatation device. Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling this audio can be harmful or fatal.

Some conditions apply. Side effects may include, dizziness, blurred vision, unusual clarity of thought, head displacia, headache, upset stomachs, sleepiness, (anything) with a sensation of the scalp.

For adults and entertainment purposes only. Not to be taken internally. Do not smoke while using. Offer limited to stock on hand. Do not spray on heated surfaces or near or on flame.

If symptoms persist, please continue use and consult a science teacher. Refrigerate after opening. Void where prohibited.

If you can understand this, you should really cut back on a caffeine. See dealer for details. Do not taunt happy fun ball. Offer not valid in Antartica, Greenland, Easter Island or the District of Columbia.

Science is a strong medicine and should not be inserted nasally. Do not puncture or incinerate. (Unintelligible) nearest contains an (unintelligible). Keep out of reach of children. Ask you doctor at www.bigroom.org is right for you.

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Transcript:TWIS.org Nov 13, 2007

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! “The unexamined life is not worth living,” said Socrates in defense of his life lived in endless pursuit of examinings, so what of an unexamined universe?

While many people find the unexamined universe worth living in, they are likely the same truck of folk living the unexamined life, never questioning, ever mindless of the vast intricacies of the oceanic abundance of the reality that surrounds.

It is an illness of mental potential. Have they ever stopped for a moment to consider why it is that they don’t examine themselves or the world around them, they would be cured of this mindless fate?

While the following hour of program does not necessarily represent the views of the University of California at Davis, KDVS or its sponsors, it does attempt to keep you on the path of mindful pondering, endless examining and tireless thinking.

Together, we will pursue the life worth living with This Week in Science coming up next.
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