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SwineCast 0484 Show Notes: Serious Gibberella mold on this year's crop puts producers in a harvest-time storage quandry.  What will you do when the 'strip test' is positive?

Cisco's chief strategy officer Ned Hooper was a runner up for the second annual Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers Awards. In this video he talks about Cisco's success in making strategic acquisitions during hard times.

Cisco Systems Inc.'s chief strategy officer Ned Hooper on why Cisco raised it's tender offer for Norwegian video-conferencing-equipment maker Tandberg ASA.

Jim Rosenthal, managing director and head of technology & operations for Morgan Stanley spoke at The Deal Economy 2010 Conference. Rosenthal says that the Smith Barney integration is proceeding as planned.

IBM Corp. has the in-house deal expertise to handle acquisitions without an investment banker, and over hundreds of deals, it has chosen to go without an outside financial adviser. That could be changing, according to Elias Mendoza, vice president of corporate development and a former Morgan Stanley banker. Mendoza says as IBM navigates in a fast-evolving competitive landscape and expands its presence in global markets, i-bankers can offer insight and connections that complement the capabilities of IBM's in-house deal team. - Suzanne Stevens

Stacy Summary:  From Janet Tavakoli.  Great piece. Warren Buffett, Stop Using My Credit Card! [PDF] On October 25, 2009,  when BBC’s Evan Davis interviewed him, Buffett surprised me :  Click here to view the eight minute video.  It started out so well, but after six minutes the interview went sideways.  [Not shown in this clip Buffett said his $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs’ preferred stock (plus free warrants) last year was, in part, a bet on a US government bailout.1 He thought the U.S. taxpayer got a good deal, but we got a worse deal than Buffett negotiated, and as I explain here, I feel taxpayers got chump change.] @ 3:14 min: Buffett explains that if there were only 50 people on a fertile island, we wouldn’t take the five smartest people out of the 50 and give them the most money and tax breaks for trading rice futures and speculating:  “Hell no! We’d get everybody producing rice.  The idea that people that move money around are some favored class—and they are in this country, even in terms of taxes—strikes me as getting pretty far away from where we should be.” @ 6:00 minutes: Buffett claims shareholder losses obviated moral hazard.  Not true.  In control frauds (first identified by William K. Black), financial institutions are destroyed, and shareholders lose.  Only the agents: CEOs, CFOs, and highly paid employees are enriched.  Unlike Buffett, these agents are “stewards,” not major owners.  Moral hazard remains an intractable problem. @ 6:25 minutes:  Buffett claims taxpayers have not bailed out anybody, because tax rates have not gone up (yet), and “tax receipts are way down this year.”  Chinese and Japanese buying U.S. government bonds have bailed out financial institutions.  Not true unless we default or destructively print inflationary dollars. Tax receipts are down because of unemployment.  U.S. taxpayer credit bailed out financial institutions, and we will have to pay back our debts. Imagine this scenario: Warren grabs my credit card and charges twelve suits.  When I object that I don’t want to bail out his wardrobe, he chuckles and says, don’t worry, you haven’t paid anything yet.  The bank that issued the credit card bailed out my wardrobe, and it hasn’t even had time to charge you interest on my purchase. When I protest that I’ll have to eventually pay off both the balance and accrued interest, he tries flattery.  You are so productive that by the time you have to pay this off, you’ll have so much more wealth that you won’t even notice these charges.  You’ve always been good for it before, and you’ll figure out how to pay! Don’t fall for it.

       *QUICKTIME         *iPOD          *CELL         *You TubeIn this story you will see a full recap of the ROCORI Spartans 2009 football season. The Spartans had an up and down year with some great road wins and tough home losses. Battling teams that were often much bigger, they used hard work and determination to outwork their opponents. For more highlights from the entire season, click on the links below. Special thanks to Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union for sponsoring the entire season!DigElog ROCORI Football CoverageROCORI Spartans vs Little Falls Playoffs ROCORI Spartans vs Bemidji LumberjacksROCORI Spartans vs Willmar CardinalsROCORI Spartans vs St. Cloud Tech TigersROCORI Spartans vs Alexandria CardinalsROCORI Spartans vs Fergus Falls OttersROCORI Spartans vs Sauk Rapids/Rice StormROCORI Spartans vs Little Falls FlyersROCORI Spartans vs St. Cloud Apollo EaglesCLICK HERE TO WATCH THE ROCORI SPARTANS FOOTBALL PREVIEW CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR FIRST INTERVIEW WITH NEW HEAD COACH MIKE ROWE   (Click Images to enlarge) ***************************************** Special thanks to Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union who sponsored this story.   The Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union in Cold Spring is proud to support the rich tradition of ROCORI athletics and the contribution it makes to student development.  At the Central Mn Federal Credit Union, all ROCORI athletes are Champions in our community.

Gross Domestic Product, consumer confidence and home prices all will get some attention. Wikipedia is losing a lot of its volunteers. And malls have big plans to get you to come in this holiday season.

NEA’s Managing Partner, Kittu Kolluri is an engineer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-investor. I met with Kittu at NEA’s Sand Hill Road office in Menlo Park, Calif., to find out how he made this... Life, People and Ideas: Connecting Indian diaspora across the world.

It appears that Rupert Murdoch was serious about wanting to remove his company's media properties, such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Fox News, and Hulu, from the Google search index. Murdoch's News Corp. has reportedly initiated discussions with Microsoft over a plan to have the media company's Web content essentially delisted from the world's largest search engine, Google, but included on Microsoft's Bing, in exchange for payment from Microsoft. Microsoft has reportedly approached other media giants about having their content removed from Google search results as well. CNET is preparing an update on this development and we'll have more news later today. Also on the podcast: No app store apologies from Apple; a dangerous, if rare, iPhone worm; "smartbooks" to take on netbooks; and editors begin to leave Wikipedia. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Report: Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites Schiller: No apologies for App Store approval process Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious E-tailers snagged in marketing 'scam' blame customers Will the 'smartbook' be a better Netbook? Dell Mini 3i smartphone ready for China launch Nintendo launches paid video content for Wii Wikipedia losing volunteers 'Jurassic Park' kid cast as Facebook co-founder

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson. Chrysler released its vehicle game plan and its filled with plenty of new vehicles and technology. Quick updates and all new Fiat inspired rides. SEMA Show : Once again Las Vegas hosts the aftermarkets big show we'll hear the latest trends for cool parts and pieces from our guest SEMA's Peter MacGillivray Politics and the auto industry heat up. The White house takes on Edmund's claims about the success of Cash for Clunkers. And did Vice President Biden leak out Fiskers future hybrid plans? Speaking of Plans Mitsubishi is ready to rejuvenate its US lineup we'll tell you how All that “At the wheel” reviews and a whole lot more when we get rolling on this weeks Cruise Control. DOWNLOAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RADIO PODCAST HERE All that and a whole lot more when we get Rolling on this weeks Cruise Control Radio. Tune in on Saturday November 28th Live from 10AM to 12 Noon Eastern time .Feed Shark

Is the Obama administration anti-business? Some CEOs are expressing this concern. Hear reporter Erin White discuss this topic with Assistant Managing Editor Jerry Sieb.

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson. VW adds Porsche to its growing garage of brands. Talking Tech: Is there a way to see noise? You bet and Ford is using it to get the squeaks and rattles out. Our guest will fill us in. Just how much could that Floor Mat recall cost Toyota? Plus how you can name the Volts paint color.. All that an “At the wheel” review of the 2010 Kia Forte EX and a whole lot more when we get rolling on this weeks Cruise Control. DOWNLOAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RADIO PODCAST HERE All that and a whole lot more when we get Rolling on this weeks Cruise Control Radio. Tune in on Saturday November 28th Live from 10AM to 12 Noon Eastern time .Feed Shark

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson. Is Restyling or the lack there of the reason domestic manufacturers lost market share? Over at Chrysler the Challenger goes Plum Crazy and the Ram brand offers new design pickups for less than last years models. There are plenty of questions about the new CAFE rules. What happens if car makers fail to meet the MPG spec? The Alliance of Automobile manufacturers Charles Territo will stop by with the latest. Honda reaffirms its decision to get out of Formula 1 but opens the door to a green sports car. Lotus gets ready to relive its racing and is there a Kuga in your future? All that “At the wheel” reviews and a whole lot more when we get rolling on this weeks Cruise Control. DOWNLOAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RADIO PODCAST HERE All that and a whole lot more when we get Rolling on this weeks Cruise Control Radio. Tune in on Saturday November 28th Live from 10AM to 12 Noon Eastern time .Feed Shark

On this hour of Cruise Control with Fred Staab and Les Jackson. GM Restoration: No were not talking about bringing back old classicsbut the General might be ready to reinstate some axed dealers.. Plus the 60 day return offer gets an extension. First Drive: We get behind the wheel of Kia's brand new Sorento crossover its bigger gets better mileage than the old model and its built right here in the USA. VW announces its plan to build a sedan in a brand new plant located in Tennessee. Talking Tech: Is google ready to give away the navigation market with a free phone app? And get ready for the return of the A TEAM and yes the VAN is back! All that “At the wheel” reviews and a whole lot more when we get rolling on this weeks Cruise Control. DOWNLOAD THE CRUISE CONTROL RADIO PODCAST HERE All that and a whole lot more when we get Rolling on this weeks Cruise Control Radio. Tune in on Saturday November 28th Live from 10AM to 12 Noon Eastern time .Feed Shark

Naomi Klein s disastrous yet popular polemic against the great free market economist quote appears over images of prisoners being tortured ... reason.org

 Chapter 3: The Big PictureThis show continues a chapter by chapter discussion about the new book, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility, by Alan Shalloway, Guy Beaver, and Jim Trott. This show focuses on Chapter 3, The Big Picture. We talk about why, if you want to see improvements in throughput in product development, it is vital to focus on the entire value stream, the entire process from when an idea is formed until it reaches the user or customer. In fact, a transition to Lean-Agile involves agility in at least four areas. It is not enough just to focus on helping developers. In order to see improvements in the throughput for product development, you have to look at the whole value stream: the entire process from when an idea is formed until it reaches the user or customer. You want to focus not on where you are spending your money but where you are spending your time. And this means looking at the time you spend waiting as well. Keeping people busy can be counter-productive if it keeps them from being available on the most important things. Think of it this way: What is the impact if projects are having to wait on the most productive, highest value people just because they are working on too many things? Agile coaches often have a technical background. This means that too often, Agile deployments focus chiefly on helping developers. This is good and necessary but it is not sufficient. If delays are being caused elsewhere, then improving development will only offer marginal gains. When you are transitioning, you have to look at improving agility in four areas: Team agilityTechnical agilityManagement agilityBusiness agilityOf course, where to start depends on your situation.About Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise AgilityThe motivation of this book is to create a bigger picture what teams transitioning to agile need to do. Yes, teams need to understand the mechanics of the approach to get working, but there is more. Management needs to understand how to help teams work together. Business leadership prioritizing the right things to be working on. And there is a need to ensure technical quality so that development can be done in a sustainable way.We also want to introduce Lean and how it applies to the transition. We don t believe scaling up is a very effective approach. Rather, taking a more holistic view is needed to get success. That is how Lean thinking helps.This is not a book for experienced practitioners but for those who are picking Agile, Scrum, or Lean for software development. We expect you do understand a bit about Agile but not anything about Lean.For more information see the resource page for the book.Recommendations Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility by Alan Shalloway, Guy Beaver, and James R Trott The Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams by Alan Shalloway and James R Trott Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development by Scott Bain Design Patterns Explained by Alan Shalloway and James R TrottFor more information, visit us at http://www.netobjectives.com/Music used in this podcast is by Bill Cushman at http://ghostnotes.blogspot.com and Kevin McLeod: http://www.incompetech.com/. If you need music, I’d encourage you to subscribe to their feeds.