This video shows all of the things that could be done with the money spent from just one day of the war in Iraq, estimated to be about $720 million. I do not know how accurate those figures are, and how current they are, but there can be no denying that an insane amount of money is being spent in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The thing is, people are getting rich of these wars. There are corporations that stand to profit from war and no doubt beat the drums of war. And these corporations make political donations. You can draw the rest from there. All I can say. when I see the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, where once I thought there was apathy, I see people who understand what is really happening, and how we need to take back our future from these corporations. I see hope!
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I grew up using Apple IIe computers, I currently use an iphone and Macbook Pro, and have always had a keen interest in Technology. There is no doubt that Steve Jobs was a visionary in the tech space. I think to a large extent, he was a rather private person, but I am sure he had a very spiritual side to him, he had spent some time during his earlier years in an ashram in India.
Below is an amazing quote from Steve Jobs which was the basis for an Apple commercial, which I like very much.
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
I have seen a number of his speeches and interviews over the years, and there is no doubt that the man was an intellectual giant. He was adopted out shortly after birth, yet not only did he go on to build Apple Computers, after being kicked out, he later returned at a time when Apple was experiencing a lot of trouble and went on to turn it into the biggest company in the world.
Another great speech of his, which does talk of our mortality, was his Stanford address. In particular, I like the bit where he says
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Please take a moment to listen to this song “Pass the Word…Pass It On” a song which was inspired by passing the word for peace.
Lianah Sta Ana is the name of the young girl singing the song, she is only 12 years old, but has an amazing voice and is very talented,
She travelled from America to the philippines to record this song. The other two people involved with the song are Roger Pullin and Sammy Asuncion who composed the song together.
Sammy Asuncion is the guitarist in the video, he really is an awesome guitarist. Available on Itunes
Well there seems to be general consensus among scientists that there is global warming.
Yet there is still debate within the general community over whether global warming is happening or not, and even among those who will concede that the globe is warming, some will argue that it cannot possibly be induced by humans. That we are too insignificant to have an impact on the planet. This to me is a ridiculous argument, there are many parts of the world where you can see the physical impact that pollution has on the atmosphere. And furthermore, I have seen a documentary where astronauts have talked of the lit up planet at night, the lights being city man made lighting.
This page has some incredible photos which show that.
I have always felt that whether you believe it or not, I would rather be on the cautious side and make changes towards a greater use of renewable energy sources. and be wrong, than sit back and do nothing and risk inflicting catastrophic damage on the earth’s atmosphere which may very well be reversible. There may be other planets in the universe which may be inhabitable, we have yet to discover them, nor do we have the means of getting there, so we really need to take care of this wonderful planet.
This youtube video explains things in a very thought provoking way.
Thanks to an email from Sophia, a visitor the site, I was recommended to take a look at this video on youtube called “The Story of Stuff”
It is about 21 minutes long and well worth taking a look. Kind of appropriate that they should use the example of an ipod at the start, Apple releases new products every single year, and quite often Apple die hard fans will find themselves upgrading to the latest product. I consider myself such a fan, I love Apple products as well, but I will be thinking about upgrading to the latest tech product, What I have now, does the job fine, so I will be keeping it. Same applies for other goods like cars, clothes, etc
I especially liked the end of the video where she says “Things are really going to start moving when we see the connections, when we see the big picture, when people along the system get united, we can reclaim and transform this linear system into something new……Some say it is unrealistic, idealistic, that it can’t happen, but I say the ones that are unrealistic are the ones that want to continue with the old path”
Their website can be found at storyofstuff.com
Just a quick note to mention that I have just installed a Contact Form on the site for anybody who wishes to contact me.
It can be found here http://www.worldpeace.com/contact/
I tried some other forms, but this was the only one I could get to work.
So if you happen to visit the site, feel free to use it, even if it is just to say hello!
Thank you everybody for the comments. From time time, I will be using them as a basis for a blog post and to highlight the good work being done for World Peace.
The video below was produced by AE Ballakisten based on a poem that he wrote. His website can be found here http://www.aeballakisten.com/about
This is a lovely song, the lyrics by Hal David and the music composed by the great But Bacharach. The version most popular while I was growing up, was the one by Dionne Warwick.
“What the world needs now, is love sweet love, Its the only thing, that there’s just too little of”
“What the world needs now, is love sweet love, no, not just for some, but for everyone”
I stumbled across an even nicer version of the song by Australian female music artist Ricki Lee Coulter.
She has an amazing voice, I cant believe she did not win Australian Idol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeuoXfKXhOs
Saw an interesting piece on Sixty Minutes Australia on the plight of the native people of the Amazon forest.
They have lived their lifestyle relatively untouched by modern society for thousands of years, and now, like in a scene from the movie “Avatar” that way of life is likely to come to an end. They are planning to build 60 dams throughout the Amazon which will see some areas completely flooded, while other areas will be dry and without water. They said the people that are displaced might be reduced to going to the major cities and begging for their survival. You have to wonder in such a situation whether Solar and Wind power options have been fully exhausted.
They do have two very popular people who are advocating for their cause, James Cameron, the director of Titanic and Avatar, as well as Sigourney Weaver, who I always associate with Ripley from the Alien series of movies.
Not sure if this video can be viewed by people outside of Australia, but it is definitely worth taking a look. http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/dammed/xmn01f5
