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Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast! Civil construction has communication and cost-control problems. Everyone knows it. Very few people actually try to fix it. That’s what led James Baker to build Varicon, a construction management software platform designed specifically for civil contractors. James didn’t come into tech chasing hype or investor buzz. He came into it frustrated. After years of working as a contractor for principals and administering contracts, he kept seeing the same issues everywhere. Too much admin. Too much paper. Too many spreadsheets. And way too much friction killing relationships and cash flow. So, Varicon was born. In this episode, we talked about James growing up in Tasmania, chasing elite rowing overseas, working in Brazil during the oil and gas boom, and how seeing construction from every angle gave him a clearer view of what was broken. And somehow, we also ended up talking about home-brewing beer... and how it nearly landed him a trip to Antarctica. Connect with James Baker:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshsbaker/  Website: https://varicon.com.au/ Connect with Jordan Skinner:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanaskinner/ Website: https://moonshotmedia.com.au/ Do you have an influential personal brand? Take the quiz to find out: http://www.constructingaleader.com/quiz

Australian drummer James Baker chased after punk rock overseas before returning to Perth, forming The Victims, The Scientists, The Beasts of Bourbon and more with an extensive discography of increasingly collectible records. Topics Include: Born in Perth 1954, travelled to US/UK at age 21 in 1976 Saw early Ramones shows at CBGB's in New York Met Sid Vicious on bus while wearing NY Dolls shirt Auditioned as drummer for The Clash in London Formed The Victims in Perth after returning home Pressed 500 then 1000 copies of "Television Addict" single Hand-stamped Victims record sleeves during beer-fueled parties The Victims only lasted eight months as band Joined The Scientists a day after Victims broke up Scientists' "Frantic Romantic" shipped 500 copies to LA Never got paid from BOMP Early punk records now worth hundreds of dollars Reformed The Victims with Ray Ahn of Hard-Ons Beasts of Bourbon formed when Tex needed backup band Recorded The Axe Man's Jazz album in just one day New Beasts album "Ultimo" recently released Planning Sydney and Melbourne tour for new album Released multiple records during 70th year celebration Live Victims album coming soon through In The Red James Baker Experience single produced by John Foy Most recent recordings done in just two days Still actively recording but less live performance Original Victims records now worth thousands of dollars New "James Baker Beat" single on Cheersquad Records Get new music from the Beasts and the James Baker Beat now! Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of former Secretary of State James A. Baker discussing "The Lawyer as Leader".

Nancy McEldowney, former Director of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, and James Baker, former FBI General Counsel join Christiane Amanpour to unpack the latest developments in the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. Mark Ruffalo, actor in new film "Dark Waters," and Rob Bilott, the lawyer who Ruffalo plays in "Dark Waters," reflect on working together in this new project. Bilott took on the chemical company Dupont after one of its West Virginia plants leaked a chemical known as PFO into the water supply. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Adam Frankel, President Obama's former speechwriter and author of "The Survivors," to discuss his search for truth after uncovering a traumatic secret in his family.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Baker ran the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review at the Justice Department both before and after 9/11 – the office responsible for handling extraordinarily sensitive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications. On The Oath, Jim discusses the FISA process and the ethical obligations of lawyers in that important unit that appear before federal judges ex parte (without opposing counsel) to obtain court-ordered authorization to conduct surveillance in crucial national security cases. Jim also talks about his work as the General Counsel of the FBI and several fascinating issues that arose during his tenure, including the debate over encryption following the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the “Going Dark” problem, and how the FBI addressed a difficult issue that affected the work of the storied FBI Laboratory. Jim is the Director of National Security and Cybersecurity at the R Street Institute and teaches at Harvard Law School. Email the show at theoathpodcast@gmail.com. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James Baker, Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush, remembers President Bush and puts today's foreign policy events in perspective as he receives the Walter and Lenore Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy.  "A golden age for humanity," he calls our times, and recalls a day when "we all sang from the same hymnal, which meant that our allies and our adversaries clearly understood U.S. policy and could not twist differences to their advantage." 

Secretary James Baker's questioning by the Senate foreign relations committee on Iraq; the presence of Russian military advisors working with Saddam Hussein on advanced weapons.