Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Apr 24, 2008	Can the dead be raised by the exercise of faith through prayer?
By Rev. J. Emmette Weir, For The Guardian: The recent incident here in Grand Bahama, in which some misguided but evidently, devout religious folk, sought to achieve the resuscitation (I refuse to dignify such bizarre behaviour with the term "resurrection") of a cadaver up to the eighth day...... [view]

Posted By:  TheConversation Posted On:  Apr 7, 2008	Prevent the Spread of HIV
By being committed to always having "The Conversation" about HIV openly and without fear, then you can help prevent the spread of HIV and help others learn more about it. Are you committed? Show your commitment by displaying the image on your Blog or website and help start a global conversation...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Oct 3, 2007	3 reasons for blessed unrest
I've been sideways referencing Paul Hawken 's Blessed Unrest in every blog posting, presentation and conversation I've had for the last month. However, I haven't really said anything specific on this page about 'why this is such a great book'. Here are three reasons:...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Sep 17, 2007	Cape Town Declaration, coming soon to an inbox near you
With my plane now somewhere over Eastern Ontario, I've little time to write about last week's amazing meetings in Cape Town. Let me just report this: 30 amazing brains from universities, government ministries and foundations gathered to come up with a statement to rally and accelerate...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Sep 17, 2007	What is open philanthropy?
Driving to Stellenbosch yesterday, Darius asked me: "In a nutshell, what do you mean when you say open philanthropy?" It was a good question. The words 'open' and 'philanthropy' have been tumbling out of my mouth side-by-side for over a year now. Yet, they've always...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Sep 3, 2007	A journal, evolved
As I write this, I am looking at one of the most inspiring scenes in the world: the granite shores of Georgian Bay covered by wind-bent pine and rolling in and out of perfectly still waters. I've been calmly watching this scene for a week, playing with my kids, sipping wine, listening....... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Aug 17, 2007	India IT industry divided over open source
The debate between standards for electronic documents, Open Office Extensible Mark-up Language (OOXML) and Open Document Format (ODF), has reached its peak. The Indian IT industry is completely divided on the issue. ... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Aug 4, 2007	Big response to Global Young Social Entrepreneurs' Competition
Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) has announced that more than 225 young entrepreneurs have logged onto www.globalknowledge.org/ysef07 to apply for the Global Young Social Entrepreneurs' Competition. According to the GKP the response indicates immense interest social entrepreneurship that...... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Jul 23, 2007	Undefended territory
My favourite Ubuntu Live slide so far was Stephen O'Grady 's Sun Tzu quote: “You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.” read more ... [view]

Posted By:  mfurdyk Posted On:  Jul 9, 2007	Rural Banks in the Philippines: Using Mobile Phones for Microfinance
In the Philippines, more and more people are using mobile phones to take out and repay loans, buy goods, make donations, and even purchase fast-food burgers. In 2004, Globe Telecom developed a unique mobile payment platform called “G-Cash,” which transforms a mobile phone into a virtual...... [view]

Posted By:  kirstenjordan Posted On:  Apr 5, 2007	True Colors...
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ARKive - Images of Life on Earth
Submitted By:   bonus Website:  http://www.arkiveeducation.org Phone:  +44 (0) 117 328 5950 E-mail:  bruce.phillips@wildscreen.org.uk	Vision:   ARKive is the world’s centralised library of films and photographs of U.K. and the world's endangered habitats and species – freely accessible to all online for private research and internal educational purposes.......   [view]