Passive Houses

This is fascinating! I am including the entire text below and would love any feedback from folks on this subject. —- No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’ DARMSTADT, Germany — From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the stylish new gray and orange row houses in the Kranichstein District, with wreaths on … Read more

auroville.org Dream

Found this nice post on auroville.org and thought I would copy it in here. I hope you enjoy it =) There should be somewhere upon earth a place that no nation could claim as its sole property, a place where all human beings of goodwill, sincere in their aspiration, could live freely as citizens of … Read more

Corporate Welfare – Cars

“The Mercedes-Benz plant illustrates a fundamental principle of corporate welfare,” the article reads. “Everyone else pays for economic incentives — either with higher taxes, fewer services or both.” I could not have said it better myself. This article is definitely worth reading. —- “None of us want to see them go down,” McConnell, the Senate … Read more

How Obama got his logo

Sol Sender speaks on how Obama got his logo. I love stuff like this =) I especially enjoy that the video is not over-produced. I like that this video uses simple lighting, 2 cameras and easy transitions. It is very easy to watch as a podcast. Nice work!

Hotel Evolution

Hotel Evolution This is a cool web app that highlights a few wonderful things about the new iPhone platform. It sure would be nice if people who are writing good stuff could stick to standards. Why these guys do anything for the iPhone and then a website in Flash is beyond me. I guess they … Read more

Marcus Garvey

I think these videos are very good and worth watching. The Influence Of Marcus Garvey Part 1 Part 2 —- Some folks writing on Garvey The Gnostics Garvey’s impact on his own was without parallel.   Approximately twelve hundred branches of the UNIA in over forty countries speak for itself.  His impact on succeeding generations … Read more

Stewart gives Huckabee a much needed spanking

I simply can not believe in this day an age that a friggin comedian is the first one to really get to the heart of the matter. WTF is going on here?!?!? Bravo for Stewart for actually pulling this fool on the carpet and spanking him for all the world to see. Some choice quotes: … Read more

Understanding The Philosophy Of Muslim Violence

Understanding The Philosophy Of Muslim Violence Oxford Union Debate I think it is great that folks review the history of our national struggle with racism. I think Stokeley, Malcolm, Fanny, Martin and the rest are great examples of how a group of people who are not in power can still create change. When I was … Read more