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<p>Bad laws can be disposed of with the right people in office. The people vote but the people who don't vote is the reason behind who is getting into power. When one person doesn't vote because they think it won't make any difference they fail to realize that it's precisely the reason things don't change for the better world. 150 million non voters hold the key to change if we can convince them of the fact.</p>
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<p>Bad laws can be disposed of with the right people in office. The people vote but the people who don't vote is the reason behind who is getting into power. When one person doesn't vote because they think it won't make any difference they fail to realize that it's precisely the reason things don't change for the better world. 150 million non voters hold the key to change if we can convince them of the fact.</p>
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There are many conflicts going on both within the world about us and within ourselves. The Internet is undoubtedly the most significant and pivotal development in our social evolution and this brings these conflicts to the fore. Wrongdoers can no longer hide their deeds from the world and we can no longer hide from realities of this. The Internet also exposes us to the immense beauty and magnificence of humanity. Now we have to deal with these conflicts.<br></br><br></br>We have become obsessed with…
There are many conflicts going on both within the world about us and within ourselves. The Internet is undoubtedly the most significant and pivotal development in our social evolution and this brings these conflicts to the fore. Wrongdoers can no longer hide their deeds from the world and we can no longer hide from realities of this. The Internet also exposes us to the immense beauty and magnificence of humanity. Now we have to deal with these conflicts.<br/><br/>We have become obsessed with conspiracy theories and evidence of evil. We have become obsessed with holding to account and bringing wrongdoers to justice. But what is the real value of all this trial and retribution? Is it bringing evil to an end? If we are concerned with trying to prove that this or that conspiracy theory is true, then we are barking up the wrong tree. If we are concerned with ensuring that the crimes of this or that politician are exposed, we are barking up the wrong tree. If we are concerned with retribution, we are barking up the wrong tree. All these are <em>distractions</em> in the guise of the fictional virtue we call <em>justice</em>. <br/><br/>Justice would have us believe that it is somehow wrong for an innocent gazelle to die in the jaws of a hungry cheetah. It becomes a matter of sides. Either you take the cheetah's side and acknowledge it has to eat meat or you take the gazelle's side and view the cheetah as the predatory enemy. These are our values, not nature's. The cheetah and the gazelle are not enemies. I have seen sequential photographs of a kill by a hungry cheetah. While the hunt is on, the gazelles are in flight and the cheetah is out to kill. Once a large gazelle has been brought down and the cheetah has fed, the moment of crisis is passed. The cheetah is no longer hungry and the gazelles are no longer fearful. The cheetah lies down to rest and the gazelles graze boldly around it. There is no conflict or enmity between them.<br/><br/>Occasionally, we must look to the simplicity of nature to see the reality of an event.<br/><br/>Yes, politics is corrupt but, in order to address this corruption, we must ask <em>why</em> it is corrupt. The simple answer is that the opportunities for corruption are firmly established in place. The answer to how this is so is that we have allowed it to be so. We have consented and continue to consent to a balance of power that can only lead to corruption because the powerful can create their own opportunities. But what gives the powerful their power? Our <em>consent</em>.<br/><br/>Instead of asking if conspiracy theories are true, we should be asking: is it <em>possible</em> for these conspiracies to occur? The answer is beyond debate. Yes. <br/><br/>We could, for example, ask: <em>are pharmaceutical companies deliberately contaminating our foods with harmful additives and deliberately exposing us to viruses that they have generated?</em> We could then go into long, protracted debates, producing evidence against them with Big Pharma on the other side of the argument producing their conflicting evidence and it could go on forever without ever reaching a final conclusion. No one will admit wrongdoing; no one will be brought to justice and, consequently, nothing will be done to ensure that it does not occur. The squirrel simply isn't up this tree.<br/><br/>Ask: <em>is it <strong>possible</strong> for Big Pharma to deliberately contaminate our food with harmful additives?</em> Answer: <strong>Yes</strong>. Pharmaceutical companies are responsible for deciding what food additives are necessary to keep food safe and they effect legislation to ensure that additives are used. <br/><br/><em>Is it <strong>possible</strong> for Big Pharma to expose us to laboratory-generated viruses?</em> Answer: <strong>Yes</strong>. Pharmaceutical companies have the opportunity to release viruses that form part of their research and effect legislation to ensure widespread vaccination programs.<br/><br/><em>Does Big Pharma stand to <strong>benefit</strong> from such actions?</em> Answer: <strong>Yes</strong>. Pharmaceutical companies profit from ill health because this creates the market for their products. Viruses sell vaccines. Big Pharma's profits depend on a continual market for their products and the survival of pharmaceutical companies depend on profits.<br/><br/>This is the <em>tree</em> and these key points are the <em>squirrel</em>. It is not necessary to prove guilt. It is only necessary to prove <em>opportunity</em> and <em>motive</em> to effectively address these concerns. Opportunity alone does not lead to action. We all have the opportunity to murder random strangers but we don't and this is not simply because the law forbids it. We break laws all the time. We have a natural aversion to causing harm even when the opportunity to do so without detection presents itself. Add <em>motive</em> to the opportunity and the situation becomes very different. Then it depends on the pay-off. If the benefit is sufficient and the opportunity is present, we may well commit acts that we would otherwise find abhorrent. Opportunity and motive creates an unstable situation.<br/><br/>We can eliminate opportunity with stringent security measures and severe penalties but, even then, if the motive is strong enough, these would be no guarantee of prevention. Also, we do not want to live in such a society. By eliminating <em>motive</em>, however, we can stabilise the situation.<br/><br/>Motives for overriding our natural taboos against causing harm can be broken down into two main categories: <em>Fear</em> and <em>desire</em>. We may override the discomfort of committing acts against our moral codes to avoid a situation that would bring greater discomfort or we may override our natural desire to remain within this comfort zone to bring about something for which we have a greater desire.<br/><br/>The main desire behind acts of atrocity is <em>wealth</em> and, consequently, <em>power</em>. The main fears behind acts of atrocity are exposure (and its consequences) and loss (either of wealth, power or both).<br/><br/>The only way to effectively address corruption is to remove the motives. <br/><br/>We have an economy that is based on a system that was introduced around 700BC. The Unit of Exchange. At the time, it was a brilliant solution to the inherent problems of the simple barter system, which relied on the coincidence of need and supply. Until the introduction of money, it was necessary to find someone who not only had what you wanted in exchange for what you could give, but also wanted what you had to offer in exchange. Money became the universal pay-off in any exchange. In order that money could be exchanged for anything, it had to be given a fictitious unit of value. In this way, a cow would be worth [say] five units of value and an axe would be worth one unit of value etc.<br/><br/>This has now become so embedded in our culture that we have become addicted to the fiction. It has become a game of power and control. We read about the value of the pound going up or down against the value of the dollar and these are apparently affected by something called "market forces". <br/><br/>IT IS A FICTION! <br/><br/>It cannot be otherwise. The reality is that neither the pound nor the dollar nor any other currency has any intrinsic value whatsoever. Currency is a <em>token</em> and its value is a <em>fiction</em>. That is to say that someone <em>decides</em> what we are going to <em>pretend</em> it is worth. The <em>price</em> of a loaf of bread is considerably higher than it was a decade ago. However, the <em>value</em> of a loaf of bread has remained the same since the first loaf was created. Price reflects only a fiction and is, therefore, unstable. Value, however, reflects the true benefits of a product or service and this is always stable. A loaf of bread of a given weight will feed the same number of people regardless of inflation and market forces. The loaf that fed the twelve disciples at the last supper would still feed twelve people today. No more and no less.<br/><br/>The purpose of money has gradually changed from a relatively simple unit of exchange to something far more complex and with a darker objective. Money does not generate wealth. It is not intended to generate wealth. It generates power by generating poverty.<br/><br/>All that is powerful possesses only the power that is agreed upon by general consensus. For a leader to have power over a group, the group must recognise and consent to that power. On this basis, power is a very transient concept. Governments and kings can be overthrown by those they rule. Power can only be securely established and maintained by the use of illusion. The people must believe in the power if they are to be controlled by it. Money has only the power (or value) that is agreed upon by general consensus.<br/><br/>In the West, our lives are generally easier and the standard of living continues to improve. This keeps us contented and fearful that this ease of living can be taken away by those in power. Is the ease of our living conditions <em>provided</em> by those in power? Of course not. Our leaders are not doctors or engineers or inventors or scientists or any of the vital technicians required to build and maintain the infrastructure of society. They are bankers and accountants and lawyers... in short, they handle the <em>finances</em>, they control the currency and, therefore, maintain the illusions; the fictions. This is how they maintain their grip on power by maintaining the fictitious wealth of the powerful and the fictitious poverty of the masses. The consent of the general populace in the West, who are maintained in relative comfort and ease provides the strength of support that the leaders need to maintain the poverty and oppression of the <em>majority</em> of the world's population.<br/><br/>AND IT'S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS!<br/><br/>It takes <em>imagination</em> to look at a pile of stones and see them as loaves of bread. It takes <em>insanity</em> to starve to death because we don't have enough stones!<br/><br/>The Unit of Exchange has served its purpose and now serves only as a barrier. We have the technology to automate most of our production and maintain it at a level that would provide for all. The reason we don't do this is because total automation would result in mass unemployment, which, in turn, would result in limited spending power, resulting in the destruction of the market for the goods produced. This is nothing more than the madness of believing that stones are bread. If we take money out of the equation and assume that everyone is entitled to the benefits of a modern, productive society, no one would be the loser. Those who provide would do so because this is the society they want. Those who currently do not contribute to society are invariably limited by financial factors: they cannot afford the education to improve their circumstances or they cannot afford the resources to exploit their talents. How many phenomenal human talents are not even recognised simply because they do not generate enough financial income? We are being held back by something that doesn't even exist except as an abstract concept! What began as a <em>means</em> has now become an <em>end</em>. Money serves no purpose beyond reinforcing the fiction that an elite minority can control a disempowered majority.<br/><br/>MONEY IS AN ILLUSION WITH A FICTIONAL VALUE THAT PROVIDES BOTH THE MEANS AND THE MOTIVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL THE ATROCITIES AND OPPRESSION OF THE LARGER PART OF SIX BILLION PEOPLE! <br/><br/>WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP?<br/><br/>The capacity for production today is such that everyone should be wealthy by default. Money simply ensures that the majority is kept weak, powerless, dependent and afraid.<br/><br/>IT'S TIME TO LET GO OF THE ILLUSIONS<br/><br/>We think in terms of <em>justice</em> and yet the very essence of our society works against that very principle. We think of bringing the perpetrators of oppression and exploitation to justice but do nothing to stop the situation continuing. In truth, there are no enemies. There are no bogeymen. It is up to the people to recognise that they have nothing to gain by continuing to believe the fictions. It is up to every law enforcement officer to recognise that they will never reap the rewards of of enforcing the power of their masters. That they are in slavery. It is up to every soldier to realise that, although the commanders give the order to shoot, the decision rests with them. It is up to all of us to rise from our knees and stop being afraid. <br/><br/>We need smaller communities that can be more easily coordinated but no conflict between borders. We need to accept that our leaders have been wrong and not waste energy in punishing but work to righting the wrongs. It is not about territory or patriotism or justice. It is about <em>humanity</em>. We see justice as a virtue but it is simply revenge in its Sunday Best. We see patriotism as a virtue but it is simply bigotry with a smile. It's time to let go of all these distractions and focus on the reality of a united humanity.<br/><br/> Watch PeaceDay Broadcast Heretag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2010-09-14:2227378:Topic:2048422010-09-14T21:11:45.235Zmary rosehttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/maryrose
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We talk of 'natural' materials and 'manmade' materials as if there could possibly be a distinction between the two. What about 'beemade' materials such as honey and beeswax? Are they not <span style="font-style: italic;">natural</span>? Of course they are because whatever a bee makes is part of a natural process. So does the same apply to us? Is not the products of humans part of a <span style="font-style: italic;">natural process</span>?<br></br><br></br>Personally, I would say yes. The Internet, in…
We talk of 'natural' materials and 'manmade' materials as if there could possibly be a distinction between the two. What about 'beemade' materials such as honey and beeswax? Are they not <span style="font-style: italic;">natural</span>? Of course they are because whatever a bee makes is part of a natural process. So does the same apply to us? Is not the products of humans part of a <span style="font-style: italic;">natural process</span>?<br/><br/>Personally, I would say yes. The Internet, in particular, is very much a part of a natural process. Just as the mycelium of a fungus can expend for many miles, linking hundreds or even thousands of individual fruiting bodies, the Internet is our way of linking up around the globe. We consider it our invention and, quite possibly, bees would consider honey their own invention if their minds worked that way. This is the symbiosis of the planet and because we are in that loop, whatever we do cannot help but be a part of the natural development of the planet.<br/><br/>But this does not mean that whatever we do is <span style="font-style: italic;">fine</span> from our own perspective. Abundance is the <span style="font-style: italic;">Way of Nature</span>. Seeds are produced in abundance to accommodate the fact that most seeds fail to germinate and most seedlings fail to reach maturity. Most tadpoles fail to mature into adult frogs and so on. There is an abundance of worlds in the Universe and I do not doubt that there is an abundance of worlds on which life has evolved and will continue to evolve way beyond our own level. There is no guarantee that we will evolve into an <span style="font-style: italic;">Enlightened Humanity</span>. If we fail, that, too, will be part of the natural process and it will matter little on the Cosmic level. But it's a <span style="font-style: italic;">bummer</span> for the tadpole that gets eaten.<br/><br/>I see our progress to this point as walking up a plank that is supported on a central pivot like a see-saw. We see our progress as an upward progression. We look behind us and see how far we have risen and we look ahead and see only an upward path before us so it is tempting to continue along the same path. But what happens when we pass the central pivot? Suddenly, the way ahead is a downward progression and, when we look behind, it seems that we have been traveling downward all along. How can this be? Was it an illusion? It is a natural process. Just as a see-saw cannot support your weight when you pass the pivotal point, our evolution cannot support our unsustainable consumption past its own pivotal point.<br/><br/>We are now at that pivotal point. The path that has brought us this far must now be abandoned if we are to progress further. The very tools of our development so far now become the means of our own destruction. Religions that have provided a level of advancement in spiritual thought have, to a greater extent, been the controlling factor that has kept us on the path to this point. <span style="font-style: italic;">Fear and Awe</span> has been the motivating factors. But now the fear and religious feuding is threatening our very survival. The Gods must now be abandoned and replaced with our own <span style="font-style: italic;">spiritual unfolding</span>. They have sustained us just as the placenta sustains the growing infant. But the placenta must be abandoned and, indeed, its hitherto world of the womb if the child is to survive and develop further. <br/><br/>So it is with us. The concept of powerful leaders among us has also served its purpose. Like religions, government has also exploited and oppressed... but it has brought us to this point. It can sustain us no further. The illusory power of a few has reached a point at which 'population control', exploitation of finite resources and oppression of hitherto 'free societies' is threatening to spiral us into a downward path of our own destruction. The concept of monetary economy has provided a powerful motivation to develop to the point at which we now stand and our collapsing economies are as much a natural process as the withering of the flower before the swelling and ripening of the fruit. We now face global shortages because uncontrolled investment is pricing necessary commodities beyond the reach of the majority of the world's population. We have the technology that wealth has created but our use of it is limited by <span style="font-style: italic;">cost</span>. It has become a self-consuming madness. <br/><br/>What do all these factors have in common? They are <span style="font-style: italic;">illusions</span>.<br/><br/>The Gods are illusions. The concept of any individual having the power of authority over another is an illusion. The value of money is an illusion. The only factor that gives these illusions any substance is our willingness to 'buy into' them. They only work if we <span style="font-style: italic;">believe</span> them. God only has authority if the majority acknowledges it. Government only has authority if the majority acknowledges and consents to it. Money only has the value that is assigned to it if the majority play along and accepts the value it represents. But they are all illusions.<br/><br/>Illusions are not necessarily bad. Everything we see is an illusion of light that is interpreted by the brain. But we can put the illusion to use because it is a consistent illusion in that we all see pretty much the same things. Perspective is an illusion that gives us spacial awareness. Without perspective, we would be in real trouble because we would be living in an apparently 2 dimensional world. However, if we actually start to <span style="font-style: italic;">believe</span> that the cow in the distance is only two inches high... see what I mean? We use illusions all the time and most are to our benefit. The illusion of Gods has brought us to an awareness of ourselves as spiritual beings and to the point at which we can now truly begin our spiritual unfolding as one being. The illusion of government has enabled the development of industry and warfare to the point that we can, should we so choose, destroy the world. <span style="font-style: italic;">What could possibly be good about that?</span> It has shown us our <span style="font-style: italic;">power</span>. Power has a very dark side and power is the key to our further development. We had to develop our understanding of power through its dark side in order to know the boundaries. The most important aspect of any form of power is to know when <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> to exercise it.<br/><br/>It is now time to cast these husks aside. Our needs for further development are way beyond changes in government policy or changes in our economies. All these must now be abandoned and we must literally redefine our societies and rebuild our social structures. The creature that emerges from the cocoon is not the creature that spun it.<br/><br/>So here we are at this pivotal point not only in our evolution as a species but in the evolution of our world. The responsibility of where we go from here does not lie with our governments or with the wealthy or even with God. It lies with you and with me. I lies as much with the homeless refugee from whom I bought my latest copy of the Big Issue as it does with presidents, prime ministers, dictators and kings. It lies with the soldier who, on hearing the command to shoot, must decide whether to pull the trigger or rise from his knees. It lies with <span style="font-style: italic;">Humanity</span>.... of which, we are <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> a part.<br/><br/>So is this tadpole going to get eaten or will it become a frog? <span style="font-style: italic;">You</span> decide. GetZooks Cooperative Global Economytag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-08-07:2227378:Topic:1048212009-08-07T19:45:33.843Zmary rosehttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/maryrose
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I have had an invitation to develop one of my installations for an event venue in California. Prior to building the piece for the event we will work out the logistics planning via online collaboration tools and conference calls.<br />
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I think experience in installation art and/or theatrical production is helpful.<br />
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I have had an invitation to develop one of my installations for an event venue in California. Prior to building the piece for the event we will work out the logistics planning via online collaboration tools and conference calls.<br />
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I think experience in installation art and/or theatrical production is helpful.<br />
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If you know how to build - so that what we create leaves the land as it was before we arrived then you might be the one to help us. In addition to knowing how we can cost effectively build the piece, it needs to be fairly easy to disassemble. If you know about renewable energy and tech integration then I'd really love to hear from you.<br />
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This piece combines performance art happenings, social responsibility and event marketing. Contact me for details.<br />
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Because at the heart of Cultural Fusion is the quest to create or contribute to creating a culture of peace I am interested in including text and historical information from UNESCO's Culture of Peace project as a component in the piece.<br />
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Up until now history has emphasized commemorating wars and battles - essentially shaping cultures based on internalizing national/tribal histories of conflict.. This piece will present information of real value in the context of the work, and then make that available in a more useable way for the audience. (Note to Brooks: this is where I hope you can help)<br />
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In this series- the process has brought me to the understanding that peace in the world will come by achieving peace within. Documenting and sharing the history and present of peace is a vital part of this process. While UNESCO has definitely led the way, the program remains largely obscure in the minds/hearts of most. The practical value and application of peace building needs to be presented in the context of relevancy to business and economics - as part of community renewal/development. Art, properly conceived, can provide the bridges between them.<br />
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I propose the use of art - not in a one off sort of way - but the mulitlateral context that Cultural Fusion is pioneering with "Art as Philosophy" to deliver art with purpose. Each piece is conceived to integrate the various elements shown in the diagram below, but activating them depends on SoulFood:Ingredients made available through collaborations and sponsorships.<br />
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Here's some info about the <a href="http://comfusion.pbworks.com/Project%3Acf_House_of_Cards_Installation">artwork at this link</a> Gaia's Dream Projecttag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-03-30:2227378:Topic:607462009-03-30T19:41:39.129Zmary rosehttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/maryrose
<b>Gaia's Dream</b> is an organization who's goal is to feed the hungry people of the world and teach them how to live sustainably, so that we simultaneously solve the global food crisis AND the global EARTH crisis. Gaia's Dream was inspired by a dream I had, where my deceased Mother came to me in a dream and told me to go and feed the starving children of the world, beginning with Africa. <img src="http://peaceportal.mobi/open/images/avatar/groups/7bc41049cca50e2e5b104cfc.jpg" style="float:right;"></img> After waking from this dream, I could not shake this from my consciousness, as the…
<b>Gaia's Dream</b> is an organization who's goal is to feed the hungry people of the world and teach them how to live sustainably, so that we simultaneously solve the global food crisis AND the global EARTH crisis. Gaia's Dream was inspired by a dream I had, where my deceased Mother came to me in a dream and told me to go and feed the starving children of the world, beginning with Africa. <img style="float:right;" src="http://peaceportal.mobi/open/images/avatar/groups/7bc41049cca50e2e5b104cfc.jpg"/>After waking from this dream, I could not shake this from my consciousness, as the synchronizations (seemingly coincidences) began to unfold, and as my heart remained open to the suffering of hungry people all over the world, I decided that I was going to be a part of the solution. Here is Gaia's Dream.<br />
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The first project of GD will be titled "Under African Skies". The Under African Skies project's first mission will be to go into Africa and end starvation by providing food, a solution to the current drought and famine, and teaching them how to grow their own food and have access to their own water. Next we will begin to address other aspects of sustenance such as, clothing, hygiene, and shelter. We will address the AIDS epidemic, establish orphanages, and providing spiritual, emotional, and physical healing to the people there. This Organization is a project in the making and refinements will be made constantly as more ideas and more people come together.<br />
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I'm thinking of beginning in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. All input and feedback is welcome, I can't do this alone! I need as much help possible with this everybody! I have never done something like this in my life. Let's start networking and make Gaia's Dream a REALITY, our group is located at Peace Portal. <a href="http://peaceportal.mobi/open/index.php?option=com_community&view=groups&task=viewgroup&groupid=75&Itemid=259"><b><i>Click here to join them</i></b></a>. Aptera Electric Cartag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-03-23:2227378:Topic:579642009-03-23T18:47:10.391Zmary rosehttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/maryrose
Have you seen this electric vehicle? It's amazing.<br />
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What do you do when you're stuck in traffic? Some people talk on the phone, engage in elevated verbal communication or practice creative hand gestures. Steve Fambro used the time to drum-up a more efficient way to get from point A to point B.<br />
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Frustrated by being land locked in a sea of steel and asphalt, Steve dreamed of cruising past the masses in a vehicle that was safe enough to protect his new family, yet efficient enough to keep money in…
Have you seen this electric vehicle? It's amazing.<br />
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What do you do when you're stuck in traffic? Some people talk on the phone, engage in elevated verbal communication or practice creative hand gestures. Steve Fambro used the time to drum-up a more efficient way to get from point A to point B.<br />
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Frustrated by being land locked in a sea of steel and asphalt, Steve dreamed of cruising past the masses in a vehicle that was safe enough to protect his new family, yet efficient enough to keep money in his pocket instead of feeding a gas pump. Watch these.<br />
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Their brochure is attached.<br />
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<b>The Solution</b><br />
The idea was simple yet brilliant. Design a vehicle that follows nature and glides through the wind instead of pushing it. He was almost there, but there was something missing. The answer came when Steve met entrepreneur and boat builder Chris Anthony. Chris introduced Steve to a composite body system that enabled the vision to take shape.<br />
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Together, Steve and Chris carried their dreams to Pasadena, Calif. and the doorsteps of new business incubator Idealab and it's founder Bill Gross. Gross saw the vision and seeded the team with the investment needed to make a dream become a business. Future ByDesign: Venus Projecttag:architectsofanewdawn.ning.com,2009-03-16:2227378:Topic:540962009-03-16T14:34:04.962Zmary rosehttps://architectsofanewdawn.ning.com/profile/maryrose
Have you seen the <a href="http://thevenusproject.com/index.php">Venus Project</a>?<br />
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The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. There are many people today who are concerned with the serious problems that face our modern society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, over-population and a decline in the Earth's ecosystems.<br />
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Have you seen the <a href="http://thevenusproject.com/index.php">Venus Project</a>?<br />
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The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. There are many people today who are concerned with the serious problems that face our modern society: unemployment, violent crime, replacement of humans by technology, over-population and a decline in the Earth's ecosystems.<br />
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<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://thevenusproject.com/images/photoVig/index/seasity1.jpg"/></p>
<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://thevenusproject.com/images/photoVig/index/SeaLab.jpg"/></p>
<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://thevenusproject.com/images/photoVig/index/selfErecthomes.jpg"/></p>
Download the <a href="http://www.fbdthemovie.com/fbdpresskit.pdf">presskit and introduction here</a>!<br />
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As you will see, The Venus Project is dedicated to confronting all of these problems by actively engaging in the research, development, and application of workable solutions. Through the use of innovative approaches to social awareness, educational incentives, and the consistent application of the best that science and technology can offer directly to the social system, The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which human beings, technology, and nature will be able to coexist in a long-term, sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium.<br />
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"The brightest, most successful and ambitious of these will emerge as truly Sovereign Individuals."<br />
In response to your article on Sovereign Individuals, I 'd like to share my perspectives on such ones.<br />
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My understanding of holding sovereignty on oneself is choosing one's experiences. Holding firm, unshakable boundaries over what one will and will not allow into one's energetic system. contrating to engage with individuals who are holding unconditional love and beyond . and of course holding…
"The brightest, most successful and ambitious of these will emerge as truly Sovereign Individuals."<br />
In response to your article on Sovereign Individuals, I 'd like to share my perspectives on such ones.<br />
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My understanding of holding sovereignty on oneself is choosing one's experiences. Holding firm, unshakable boundaries over what one will and will not allow into one's energetic system. contrating to engage with individuals who are holding unconditional love and beyond . and of course holding unconditional love and beyond in oneself. This requires a fierce dedication and unflinching will to align to one's highest truth. and to release anything from one's system that is less than one's highest, brightest, clearest potential.<br />
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I know there is still more to add. Please do.<br />
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By all definitions of what most of us do now, this is a tall order and it is doable.