The "Church" preaching communism now? A centralised financial body with "global public authority".. sounds communist to me...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Vatican Calls for 'Central World Bank' to Be Set Up
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The "Church" preaching communism now? A centralised financial body with "global public authority".. sounds communist to me...
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The "Church" preaching communism now? A centralised financial body with "global public authority".. sounds communist to me...
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Utility Fights Dirty in City’s Battle for Clean, Local Energy
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In just three weeks, citizens of Boulder, Colorado will vote on whether to begin a big, formal process to unplug from Xcel Energy’s system and plug into local energy self-reliance.
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In just three weeks, citizens of Boulder, Colorado will vote on whether to begin a big, formal process to unplug from Xcel Energy’s system and plug into local energy self-reliance.
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Social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence to show we are evolving to become more compassionate and collaborative in our quest to survive and thrive.
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence to show we are evolving to become more compassionate and collaborative in our quest to survive and thrive.
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RSA Animate - Choice
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In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the a...
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In this new RSAnimate, Professor Renata Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the a...
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The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world...
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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world...
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Economic Hitmen
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An animated interview of John Perkins, author of 'HoodWinked' and 'Confessions Of An Economic Hitman' Copyright of the audio belongs to John Perkins."
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An animated interview of John Perkins, author of 'HoodWinked' and 'Confessions Of An Economic Hitman' Copyright of the audio belongs to John Perkins."
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Justin Hall-Tipping: Freeing energy from the grid
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TED Talks What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes?
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TED Talks What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes?
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
We, Yevgeny Zamyatiev
I've been reading We by Yevgeny Zamyatiev, an acknowledged inspiration to George Orwell's 1984.
It explores a dystopian society through the eyes of D330. Written in the 1920's, classified as science fiction by the publishers.
The resemblance between society now & what he observed nearly a century ago is uncanny.
Read the book, if you haven't yet.
& then read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
& then, George Orwell's 1984.
It explores a dystopian society through the eyes of D330. Written in the 1920's, classified as science fiction by the publishers.
The resemblance between society now & what he observed nearly a century ago is uncanny.
Read the book, if you haven't yet.
& then read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
& then, George Orwell's 1984.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Tardiness
Much as I would like to write every day, the busy -ness of life seems to take what little energy I feel left in my body by the time I reach home.
The trains were delayed this morning, by all of .. hold your breath... FOUR minutes! Now, if it was an ambulance or a doctor, it could have been a life & death situation. For the commuters who, I don't understand why, want to get to work at the precise moment every day, those four minutes must have seemed like an eternity.
A few reactions I overheard - well, actually, I heard, because those voices were as big & loud as their owners.
"Why the f*** can't the service EVER be on time?"
"These govt. pr***s have no f***ing sense of time"
...you get the idea..
This, at 645 am on a beautiful spring day here on the Coast.
Whatever happened to enjoying the few minutes you get to yourself?
Whatever happened to being grateful to be alive & be able to hop on to a train that gets you to work safely, every day?
Whatever happened to.. whatever...
The trains were delayed this morning, by all of .. hold your breath... FOUR minutes! Now, if it was an ambulance or a doctor, it could have been a life & death situation. For the commuters who, I don't understand why, want to get to work at the precise moment every day, those four minutes must have seemed like an eternity.
A few reactions I overheard - well, actually, I heard, because those voices were as big & loud as their owners.
"Why the f*** can't the service EVER be on time?"
"These govt. pr***s have no f***ing sense of time"
...you get the idea..
This, at 645 am on a beautiful spring day here on the Coast.
Whatever happened to enjoying the few minutes you get to yourself?
Whatever happened to being grateful to be alive & be able to hop on to a train that gets you to work safely, every day?
Whatever happened to.. whatever...
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Long weekend..
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It's a long weekend here - the treat of no early morning rising to hop aboard the faithful express to work.
The weather's quite awful - cold, wet & dreary. Easy to feel the same way too..
[/caption]It's a long weekend here - the treat of no early morning rising to hop aboard the faithful express to work.
The weather's quite awful - cold, wet & dreary. Easy to feel the same way too..
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Boys & their toys
Public transport is a great way to get from place to place.
Helps that it is cheaper than driving. And safer. I'm less likely to be involved in a train crash than a motorway incident. Statistically speaking, of course.
An added benefit for me is that I get to see people, places & things en route, some of who, unsuspectingly help me get from place to place, in my head.
I try to appear disciplined enough to take the same train every day to work. Most days, I am successful. Sometimes, I appear dishevelled. But I digress.
School holidays are in progress. A break from tedium for the kids. And their teachers.
And a lesson in parenthood for the busy parents.
And a lesson in patience for fellow travellers.
A young Asian father, & his two young sons got on the train today. About 6, & 8, I'd say. The boys were very quiet. Yet, they made their presence known to everyone who was already on the carriage. Oh yeah, they had things in their little hands that had their full attention. The things you play games on, those things. Apparently, these had stuck volume controls. Stuck at maximum. The boys were quiet, their toys were not.
Drew my attention from my book to the little drama unfolding.
The father cajoling the boys to try to reduce the sound accompanying their "games". Politely pointing out that people were being disturbed. Sure, the boys understood. Of course, their toys couldn't.
Quite a sight, two little boys, poised over the identical, little sized gadgets in their little hands, their fingers busy flitting on the screens & buttons. Mindful of nothing else but their reality of games.
Then, from the same seat, came the unmistakable sound of Windows 7 booting up. The father had his tiny netbook on his lap, his fingers busy flitting on the keyboard, providing the lead on the sounds coming from that one row of seats.
.
Helps that it is cheaper than driving. And safer. I'm less likely to be involved in a train crash than a motorway incident. Statistically speaking, of course.
An added benefit for me is that I get to see people, places & things en route, some of who, unsuspectingly help me get from place to place, in my head.
I try to appear disciplined enough to take the same train every day to work. Most days, I am successful. Sometimes, I appear dishevelled. But I digress.
School holidays are in progress. A break from tedium for the kids. And their teachers.
And a lesson in parenthood for the busy parents.
And a lesson in patience for fellow travellers.
A young Asian father, & his two young sons got on the train today. About 6, & 8, I'd say. The boys were very quiet. Yet, they made their presence known to everyone who was already on the carriage. Oh yeah, they had things in their little hands that had their full attention. The things you play games on, those things. Apparently, these had stuck volume controls. Stuck at maximum. The boys were quiet, their toys were not.
Drew my attention from my book to the little drama unfolding.
The father cajoling the boys to try to reduce the sound accompanying their "games". Politely pointing out that people were being disturbed. Sure, the boys understood. Of course, their toys couldn't.
Quite a sight, two little boys, poised over the identical, little sized gadgets in their little hands, their fingers busy flitting on the screens & buttons. Mindful of nothing else but their reality of games.
Then, from the same seat, came the unmistakable sound of Windows 7 booting up. The father had his tiny netbook on his lap, his fingers busy flitting on the keyboard, providing the lead on the sounds coming from that one row of seats.
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