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October 14, 2013
Its deficiencies are a big part of why we now have e-verify. >> for those businesses whose business plan it is to use illegal workers they now have this window of opportunity in which they can skirt federal law and take on illegal employers, employees and nobody will know the difference. >> i talked to the owner of baileys moving and storage here in denver area. he said he stopped hiring when e-verify went down and hopes to wait until the government shutdown is over. he is working with the chief...
October 14, 2013
Sent here to do the public work. i didnt sign up for public service because i was trying to -- who got you and blame and name. thats not what were about. were here serving the public and basically trying to relieve the pain that were putting on. i never thought that i would ever be in an stocks that basically was here to help people and we were doing harm to them intentionally. its just wrong. >> would you guess at this point, looking at thursday, weve been seeing it coming for a while. would yo...
October 6, 2013
It reminded me of when you used to play in the sand pit as a kid. like, you have these tiny little versions of things. you make little towns. have all these little construction vehicles. that is really where it came from. >> and look, someone else made a miniature chicago. >> this was just a different view of the city. i was thinking, you know, id love to get something that people can relate to and enjoy. >> whats really fascinating about this is you really, really cant tell if its real or if it...
September 29, 2013
What did you learn from all of those stars? >> its really great american business story. something started from nothing and grew into a multibillion dollar company. also something that is built on the reputations and skills of a bunch of interesting people and with a lot of fascinating backgrounds. its both great business story and human and cultural story about americas love affair with food over the last 20 years. >> when i was reading it, i was reminded this was originally for chefs by chefs ...
September 29, 2013
Times. ♪ >> you can almost believe for a minute or two that some kind of peace, some kind of reconciliation, meeting of the minds, sanity is possible after you visit majda. its a restaurant in what looks like an idyllic village in the judean hills. about 20 minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. one of these women is jewish. one is muslim, from a nearby village. theyre partners, co-owners of majda, and also married. theyre unsurprisingly friends of...
September 29, 2013
Reconciliation, meeting of the minds, sanity is possible after you visit majda. its a restaurant in what looks like an idyllic village in the judean hills. about 20 minutes from jerusalem. it feels like an alternate universe for a number of reasons. one of these women is jewish. one is muslim, from a nearby village. theyre partners, co-owners of majda, and also married. theyre unsurprisingly friends of yotan. together they grow and raise much of whats used in their kitchen. their food reflects b...
September 28, 2013
So what were representing is different personalities. >> different cultures. >> we took great pains to be different people. >> and thats such a huge part of when we talk about latinos and latinos in media and in politics and in america, its not just one type of person were talking about. its totally different cultures that may be united around american ideals but these are people with different backgrounds and histories and stories and it would seem that you guys are bringing that to life. >> ye...
September 28, 2013
>> this is that were not a monolithic group. were not a monolithic group. i think you have to do your homework but the audience is there to capture. at the end of the day we may have different backgrounds but at the end of the day we have a very similar experience once were in the united states. its language, its family and food and its this deep belief that we can make it in american that we cared with our parents. thats what makes latinos american latinos. >> and were embracing the american dr...
September 27, 2013
Owner of the womens network 85 brauds. its good to see all of you. thanks for coming in. i have to say this report surprised me. sally, let me start with you because youre seventh on the 2005 list of the womens most powerful. you know a little bit about building a company. the shocking thing from you was youre not necessarily looking for the best person in the job. >> absolutely. in fact id say those are dangerous words out of business leaders mouths. i want to find the best person. the best per...
September 27, 2013
>> traditionally black fraternities and sororities as well. i read somewhere they were integrated in the 80s on that campus. is that right? >> well, there are traditionally black fraternities and sororities. there are also multicultural fraternities and sororities that tend to be pretty well-integrated. i shouldnt say that because im not specifically aware of any demographics statistics. but those tend to be more inclusive. those do have members from multiple race or racial and ethnic background...