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 | The Wires that Control the Public Mind Google Tech Talks May, 6 2008 ABSTRACT "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. ... In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons ... who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind." -- Edward Bernays, founder of the public relations industry. Billions of dollars are spent each year in the United States alone on public relations, a little-understood profession that has become a modern propaganda-for-hire industry. "Publicity" was once the work of carnival hawkers and penny-ante hustlers smoking cigars and wearing cheap suits. Today's PR professionals are recruited from the ranks of former journalists, retired politicians and eager-beaver college graduates eager to rise in the corporate world. They hobnob internationally with corporate CEOs, senators and U.S. presidents. PR wizards concoct and spin the news, organize phony "grassroots" front groups, spy on citizens, and conspire with lobbyists and politicians to thwart democracy. In today's electronic age, they use 800-numbers and telemarketing, advanced databases, and "video news releases" -- entire news stories written, filmed and produced by PR firms and transmitted electronically to thousands of TV stations around the world. Canned news from PR firms is designed to be indistinguishable from real news and is increasingly taking its place, used as "story segments" on TV news shows without any attribution or disclaimer indicating that what viewers are seeing is in fact subtle paid advertisements. On the internet as well, PR firms have created slick websites that promise to inform the public while pushing hidden agendas. Example include: the Greening Earth Society (funded by the coal industry), which claims that global warming is actually good for the environment the Foundation for Clean Air Progress (which opposes regulations to control air pollution) the African American Republican Leadership Council (a conservative organization headed by white Republicans) Working Families for Wal-Mart (secretly funded, of course, by the Wal-Mart itself) Project Learning Tree (sponsored by the logging industry) PR firms create front groups as part of what they call the "third party technique." The basic idea, as described by one PR executive, is to "Put your words in someone else's mouth." They realize that their messages are more likely to persuade the public if they come from seemingly independent "third parties" such as a professor or a pediatrician or someone representing a nonprofit citizens' group. The problem is, these third parties are usually anything but neutral. They have been handpicked, cultivated, and meticulously packaged to make you believe what they have to say--preferably in an "objective" format like a news show or a letter to the editor. And in some cases, they have been paid handsomely for their opinions. Speaker: Sheldon Rampton Sheldon Rampton researches deceptive PR firms for the Center for Media and Democracy and is the co-author, with John Stauber, of books including "Toxic Sludge Is Good For You: Lies, Damned Lies and the Public Relations Industry"; "Trust Us, We're Experts: How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles With your Future": and "Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq." He will discuss the Center's work including its website, Sourcewatch.org, a wiki-powered collaborative research project to document the "names behind the news." |
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 | Dassault Falcon http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and Forum The Falcon is a family of business jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation. Early members of this family were known as the Mystère within France, "Falcon" originally being an export name only. The Falcon began its career in United States in 1965 as a business jet operated by Pan American Airways Corporation. The first aircraft family of Federal Express was the Falcon 20 in 1972. The United States Coast Guard uses the Falcon 20. First adopted in 1983, it remains in service. The main designation is HU-25 Guardian. Aircraft include: * Falcon 10 (later versions known as Falcon 100) Scaled down Falcon 20 * Falcon 20 (later versions known as Falcon 200) Original plane in successful family of aircraft. * Falcon 30 (improved version of the Falcon 20 - prototype only) * Falcon 50 Trijet. * Falcon 900 Stretched transcontinental trijet. * Falcon 2000 Scaled down twin jet Falcon 900 derivative. * Falcon 7X (originally Falcon FNX) Development The aircraft has over 165 orders to date,. It has received its Type certification from both FAA and EASA on 27 April 2007. The first 7X, MSN05, entered service on June 15th 2007. In 2001, the Falcon 7X, at approximately $35 million, was nearly $10 million cheaper than its nearest competitors in the long range, large cabin market segment, the Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global Express.Its 2007 cost is $41 million. Dassault Falcon 7X Flight Deck Dassault Falcon 7X Flight Deck It is the first fully fly-by-wire business jet. It is also equipped with the same avionics suite, the Honeywell Primus EPIC "Enhanced Avionics System" (EASy), that was used on the Falcon 900EX and later on the Falcon 2000EX. The Falcon 7X is notable for its extensive use of computer aided design, claiming to be the "first aircraft to be designed entirely on a virtual platform" using Dassault Systemes CATIA and PLM products. Specifications (Falcon 7X) Image:Aero-stub img.svgThis aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them. Data from Flight 2007 Pocket Guide to Business Aircraft ISBN 0955419506 General characteristics * Crew: Three (pilot/co-pilot & 1 cabin crew) * Capacity: Up to 12 passengers (not including crew) * Length: 23.19 m (76 ft 1 in) * Wingspan: 26.21 m (86 ft) * Height: 7.863 m (25 ft 8 in) * Wing area: 70.7 m² (761 ft²) * Empty weight: 15,456kg (34,072lb) * Useful load: 15,843kg (34,928lb) * Max takeoff weight: 31,299kg (69,000lb) * Powerplant: 3× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW307A turbofans, 28.46 kN (6,400 lbf) each Performance * Maximum speed: 953 km/h (515 knots, 593 mph) * Cruise speed: 900 km/h (486knots, 559mph) * Range: 11,019km (5,950 nm) * Service ceiling 15,545m (51,000 ft) * Wing loading: 435 kg/m² (91 lb/ft²) Avionics Falcon EASy See also is a French large-cabin, long range business jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the flagship offering of their business jet line. It was first presented to the public at the 2005 Paris Air Show. |
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