Monthly CrisisWatch Report N°90, 1 February 2011

CrisisWatch N°90, 1 February 2011 Historic events in the Arab world gripped the world’s attention in January. In Tunisia weeks of escalating riots and demonstrations over dire economic conditions, corruption and government repression culminated in the ouster of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on 14 January. He was replaced by an interim government which announced …

Americans Admire Military Personnel While Being Unaware & Uninterested in What They Do “In Our Name”

Troops Die Because of Their Country, Not For It US admiration for its soldiers may be deep and widespread, but interest in what they are doing is shallow and fleeting by Gary Younge Published on Monday, January 31, 2011 by The Guardian Most of the stories told about Benjamin Moore, 23, at his funeral started …

Resources for Powerful Conversations

Dear friends, A large and growing body of knowledge exists about how to carry on powerful conversations — methodologies, facilitation know-how, dynamic understandings, and more.  This knowledge informs professions ranging from therapy to diplomacy and conflict resolution, from organizational development to creativity and innovation, from community revitalization to activism and deliberative democracy, from family relationships …

Twitter as Psychiatric Patient Predicting Stock Market 3-4 Days in Advance w/86.7 % Accuracy

Twitter Can Predict the Stock Market By Lisa Grossman October 19, 2010 The emotional roller coaster captured on Twitter can predict the ups and downs of the stock market, a new study finds. Measuring how calm the Twitterverse is on a given day can foretell the direction of changes to the Dow Jones Industrial Average …