Wisdom Thinkers reflect on 9/11: Ten years after

In recent years, good efforts have been made to advance the cause of peace through dialogue, but as time passes, the concept of bound communities talking across lines of separation is proving to be an insufficient starting point toward the outcome of a peaceful world. Our...

Top 10 Craziest Watches

Top 10 Craziest Watches It seems that nobody wants to adorn their wrists with simple looking watches anymore. The market is flooded with all sorts of weird looking watches out of which These Watches have...

Search for better middle

There are many people who look for the middle; but the middle can be found in any number of places. The middle between private sector and public sector can be found in both preventing the other from doing its job; or it can be found in both being able to do their work and...

"Conventional wisdom", science, and conmen

My writing on a number of issues, such as challenging the conventional explanation of the fall of the Roman Empire, has been described as presumptious. The response is that, when conventional explanations are false, challenging them and replacing them is a service done to...

Malacca Chief Minister Knocks Out Of UMNO No.2 Race

The UMNO Disciplinary Board has knocked out Malacca Chief Minister from the UMNO Deputy Presidency race. It bars Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam from contesting any post. The decision is an unusual one. Mohd Ali, the...

The West’s - Or Obama’s - Oil Weapon

Tsvi is a visionary and all around wonderful human being that has a deep understanding of the current Middle East Crisis. He also has  a no nonsense way of telling it like it is. Enjoy our exclusive story. " By Tsvi Bisk Contact information: bisk@futurist-thinking.co.il...

Noncommissioned Officer: Induction ceremony symbolizes dedication

"HEIDELBERG, Germany -- While not every day is easy for noncommissioned officers, the U.S. Army Europe NCOs honored at an induction ceremony here Feb. 27 seemed to agree that it was a great day to be a sergeant. ...

Obama, McCain, Kissinger: American Realpolitiks

I love Zoe Strauss. Here is a post she just did about an exchange between Obama and McCain about Kissinger. The post then goes on to provide links and information about the controversial career of Kissinger..."war criminal". Go Zoe! "During the presidential debate Obama and...

Answers to the world problems

  As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, remember... 1.  Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggert have written      an impressive new book.   It's called..      'Ministers Do More Than Lay People'   2.  Transvestite: A guy...

[Crowd-powered] Program brings Web's collective wisdom to patent process

AKA "Peer-to-patent", this process posts patent applications online for the public to review, helping to uncover cases of "prior art" and obvious ideas that shouldn't be patented, and helping the Patent Office to cut down on mistakes and through paperwork."WASHINGTON (AP) --...

Wisdom and Happiness

Information and knowledge are easy to come by, too easy. Just run a search engine on anything and you'll be over-whelmed. But how to make sense of it all? What does it really mean to you and your life? That...

Urban farming takes root in Detroit - This might solve the world food price r...

Could growing fresh vegetables help save crumbling inner cities around the world and tackle hunger? Putting in the spade-work at one of the charity's gardens That is the ambitious aim of a charity called Urban Farming, which has...

Faces of Bali - Canggu

"Canggu, an extension of Kuta beach development as a beach resort, offers a perfect escape from the tourist crowd. Many private villas or Balinese style cottage built with a blend view of rice terrace and ocean....

Muslim Headscarves Test the Limits of German Tolerance

"For years, Germany's legal experts have been arguing about whether Muslim public officials have the right to wear headscarves. The issue raises difficult questions about religious tolerance and constitutional...

UK ‘University and College Union’ the new UK branch of the Palestinian Bo...

" Here is a short story of how the british ’University and College Union’ (UCU), an organization of about 120.000 members, has become  the UK Palestinian branch of the...

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