The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
We worship at the altar of integrity, for us “God” is integrity manifest in all things at all times. Hence, Hell is what we have now, with corruption rampant, true costs concealed and externalized to the public, and a potential paradise lost to the ten high-level threats to humanity: poverty, infectious disease, environmental degradation, inter-state …
It’s About Context, Business Ecosystems, and IT Impact September 18, 2010 Ric Merrifield I bought this book on the recommendation of a colleague whom I have known for twenty years, both of us members of the Silicon Valley Hackers Conference started by Stewart Brand and now managed by Glen Tenney. When I came to buy …
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September 10, 2010 Nine Years After 9/11, Few See Terrorism as Top U.S. Problem One percent see it as the top problem today, down from 46% in 2001 PRINCETON, NJ — Nine years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, 1% of Americans mention terrorism as the most important problem facing the country, down …
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Ladies and Gentlemen: I suggest to you that this article is a keeper, that David Woods gets it. While it focuses on the Army, I think it’s applicable in significant part to the other DoD military Services, particularly to the Marine Corps, and to one or two non-DoD Federal agencies have been close partners in the …
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block female employees from suing on behalf of as many as 1.5 million women in what would be the largest gender-bias suit against a private employer in U.S. history. . . . . . . . The company agreed in 2008 to pay as much as …
Renewed instability in global food markets requires urgent response, UN expert said An independent United Nations human rights expert today called on governments and the international community to promptly tackle the renewed instability of global food markets, noting the related social unrest that has hit some countries in recent weeks. Tip of the Hat to …
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Tens of millions of ‘missing’ girls (CNN) — Discrimination against women and girls takes a staggering toll around the world, says author Sheryl WuDunn. It leads to as many as 100 million fewer females than males in the world. Ending the oppression of women is the great moral challenge of the 21st Century, a cause …
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