The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Buckminster Fuller 6 Star and Beyond–the Essence of Fuller, the Future of Humanity November 28, 2010 I did not truly begin to understand the breadth and depth of Buckminster Fuller’s thinking until I read this book as it deserves to be read, with full attention and detailed notes. This is one of those books that …
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There are differences between “learning” and “education,” but hopefully more people can be inspired to blur the two further than we currently see happening. Open Courseware, Audio and Video: Open Courseware Consortium M.I.T. Open Courseware M.I.T. open courseware YouTube channel List of courses by subject (May 2007) The University of Chicago on iTunes U, University …
White America is getting very angry. The below screed by Pat Buchanan has a great deal of substance to it, and is being picked up across New England and across the West and South. Buchanan’s letter to Obama by Vermont Woodchuck There is a kernel of truth in this, about the size of Gibraltar. Let …
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Earth to Pentagon: Follow the Freaking Money! David Isenberg, Huffington Post, 12 September 2010 Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq QUOTE FROM IG REPORT: Early-on in the review, the staff identified one all-important, central element that is adversely affecting every facet of the OIG audit program — the DOD’s broken accounting system. This …
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Real book, real facts, desperately needs visualization August 29, 2010 Robert Glennon I was torn between a four and a five and came down on the side of five because this is a real book with real facts and real interviews and it covers a vital topic very ably. I was tempted to drop to …
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6 STAR Wake Up Call for All Educators August 19, 2010 Curtis J. Bonk UPDATE 21 Aug 2010 to add two graphics. I’ve seen educators struggle to herd their faculty cats, hire staff under industrial-era rules, and strive to accommodate students that know more than their professors about anything outside the “teach to test” topic. …
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The report of Damian McElroy in the Telegraph [UK] describes General Petraeus new strategy for Afghanistan. It will be have a broad emphasis on counterinsurgency, like McChrystal’s strategy, but McElroy highlighted the following (presumed) differences or distinguishing features: Recognition that Taliban defections are crucial to achieving goal of ending war in 4 yrs (2014). … Observation: …
