June 2012 Blog Posts (14)

Coercive capital (brute force) ...strong-man rule

Political capital (legal force and incentives -- influence)

Economic capital (material incentives & punishments -- property & money)

Social capital (human incentives & punishments)

Namaste

Here is the 6/6/2012 Gateway Portal Channeling of Nasrin's Waves of Bliss

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LIVING: Gallup pollster Dalia Mogahed shares surprising data on Egyptian people's attitudes and hopes, with very positive implications for the future not only of Egypt but the entire region. This in spite of recent setbacks to the democracy movement.

There's a positive take-away, also, for Westerners. By similarly elevating their optimistic…

MIND: Intentionality is coming to the fore to sharpen everything from visual perception to creativity.Our minds may be changing into meta-minds that not only think or create or remember, but first think how to think or create or remember, thereby magnifying performance. 

The common approach, in all facets of mind, is to invoke a mental model…

CULTURE: In a pilot project in Great Britain, young people watch lots of movies like everyone else, but with a difference. That difference is building character, hope, expectations, and social responsibility. If widely implemented, the approach could plant the seed for better lives, communities, and nations.   

The project began in 2006 when British filmmaker Beeban…

SCIENCE: Energy-related economic, security, and environmental threats are intensifying the national conversation about how to regain energy leadership and competitiveness, restore jobs and prosperity, and build a secure and climate-safe energy…

HEALTH: Well, you can't really eat a trend, but you can eat the results of this one -- for pleasure, better health, and a greener environment. Heirloom seed growing is catching on everywhere, in small organic farms, backyard gardens, and pots on apartment windowsills. 

Why…

MONEY: The coming medium of exchange may be all-digital. Already our coins and bills have been largely superseded by credit cards, which rely on digital technology. Banks are still the intermediaries, however, and "real" money -- in some sense or degree -- backs up our VISA, MasterCard or AMEX transactions. 

With Bitcoin, the decentralized electronic…

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