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thefilmarchive.org Buddhism in Burma (also known as Myanmar) is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the countrys population It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant ethnic Bamar (or Burmans), Shan, Rakhine (Arakanese), Mon, Karen, and Chinese who are well integrated into Burmese society. Monks, collectively known as the Sangha, are venerated members of Burmese society. Among many ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the Bamar and Shan, Theravada Buddhism is practiced in conjunction with nat worship, which involves the placation of spirits who can intercede in worldly affairs. With regard to "salvation" in the Buddhist sense, there are three primary paths in Burmese Buddhism: merit-making, vipassana (insight meditation), and the weizza path (an esoteric form of Buddhism that involves the occult). Merit-making is the most common path undertaken by Burmese Buddhists. This path involves the observance of the Five Precepts and accumulation of good merit through charity and good deeds (dana) in order to obtain a favorable rebirth. The vipassana path, which has gained ground since the early 1900s, is a form of insight meditation believed to lead to enlightenment. The third and least common route, the weizza path, is an esoteric system of occult practices (such as recitation of spells, samatha meditation <b>…<b>

This is the YouTube version of Charli Carpenters presentation at the 2012 International Studies Association Annual Conference round-table on "Transnational Politics and Information Technology," Sunday April 1, 1:45-3:30 in Indigo A at the San Diego Hilton. I do not own the copyright to any of the video clips shown here. This presentation is a mash-up of material available on YouTube, including particularly clips from the following videos: Social Media Revolution: www.youtube.com 2011 "Did You Know?" www.youtube.com "Good Morning Twitter" www.youtube.com "Information Flow on Twitter" www.youtube.com "Egyptian Revolution on Twitter" www.youtube.com "Twitter is Changing Lives" www.youtube.com "#RotoloClassMashup" www.youtube.com BloggingheadsTV bloggingheads.tv and bloggingheads.tv Kony2012 bloggingheads.tv International Studies Association Homepage www.isanet.org Music is "New Day" by Tanaki Alison and "Escape" by Capo Productions. International relations and international law professors, experts, commentators and public intellectuals whose images or media artifacts are featured in this film include in order of appearance Luis Moreno Ocampo, Jon Stewart, Thomas Englehardt, Cynthia Enloe, Stephen Walt, Susan Glasser, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, John Mearsheimer, James Ron, Susan Sell, Martha Finnemore, Abraham Newman, Robert Keohane, Anne-Marie Slaughter, John Mueller, Joseph Nye, Daniel Drezner, Joshua Foust, Daniel Nexon, Iver Neumann, Jutta Weldes, Drew Conway, Erik Voeten <b>…<b>

Premier Dalton McGuinty wants Ontarios teachers to take a pay freeze. Doug Little takes a look at history and says, "No government that takes on the teachers this way survives." More at: bit.ly

Guest host Tom Woods is joined by economist Bob Murphy and Tenth Amendment Center founder Michael Boldin. Conventional wisdom is pilloried, mercilessly. www.tomwoods.com http

Speaker(s): Professor Richard Sennett Recorded on 6 February 2012 in Old Theatre, Old Building Living with people who differ — racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically — is one of the most difficult challenges facing us today. Modern politics emphasises unity and similarity, encouraging the politics of the tribe rather than of complexity. Richard Sennett argues that living with people unlike ourselves requires more than goodwill: it requires skill. The foundations for skillful co-operation lie in learning to listen well and to discuss rather than debate. People who develop these capacities earn a reward: they can take pleasure in the company of others. Sennett discusses how we can strengthen cooperation online, face-to-face in ethnic conflicts, among financial workers and community organisers. This event marks the publication of Sennetts new book Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Co-operation. Richard Sennett retired in 2011 as University Professor at NYU and academic governor and Professor of Sociology at the LSE. He has won numerous international prizes, and was most recently awarded the Spinoza Prize for outstanding contributions to public debate on morality. Together forms part of a three-book project on homo faber, focusing on the skills human beings possess to make a life together; the first volume, The Craftsman, was published in 2008. He is the author of many celebrated books including The Fall of Public Man and The Corrosion of <b>…<b>