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You join a multitude of caring people. No one knows how many groups and organizations are working on the most salient issues of our day: climate change, poverty, deforestation, peace, water, hunger, conservation, human rights, and more. This is the largest movement the world has ever seen. Rather than control, it seeks connection. Rather than dominance, it strives to disperse concentrations of power. Like Mercy Corps, it works behind the scenes and gets the job done. Large as it is, no one knows the true size of this movement. It provides hope, support, and meaning to billions of people in the world. Its clout resides in idea, not in force. It is made up of teachers, children, peasants, businesspeople, rappers, organic farmers, nuns, artists, government workers, fisherfolk, engineers, students, incorrigible writers, weeping Muslims, concerned mothers, poets, doctors without borders, grieving Christians, street musicians, the President of the United States of America, and as the writer David James Duncan would say, the Creator, the One who loves us all in such a huge way.Paul Hawken’s Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 | CommonDreams.org
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What do I do if I get totally lost?
If you get completely lost, then your REMAINS will be found by the next passing cyclist -
Oh the HORROR!!!
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The dashboards are an incredibly ambitious undertaking. In the first place, there has never been a government-wide view like this of all IT spending, and the progress of projects. What’s even more remarkable, though, is that the dashboards are being shared with the public. It’s a bit like having your performance review posted on the company bulletin board for all to see.Radical Transparency: The New Federal IT Dashboard - O’Reilly Radar
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Their key finding was that shooting club members are less aggressive and impulsive than controls, not more, and that most of them became a member for relaxation, or to socialise, whereas only a small minority (6 per cent) joined the club to let off steam or vent their frustration.BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Are shooting club members more aggressive than most?
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The Netflix Prize contest has been hailed as prime example of “prize economics” and the crowdsourcing of innovation. Prize economics refers to running a contest to generate a new innovation at less cost than an in-house research and development effort, and crowd-sourcing refers to using the proverbial wisdom of crowds to accomplish a task. Netflix has said that $1 million would be a bargain price for an improved recommendation engine, which would increase customer satisfaction and generate more movie rental business.And the Winner of the $1 Million Netflix Prize (Probably) Is … - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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∞ Survey Finds: Work is Where the Heart Is - The Platform
work is where the heart is. seems like this could be integrated in our thinking and approach to upcoming work with cisco and beyond.
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Presented for Sing London and the City of London Festival, 30 street pianos have been installed on streets, in public squares and parks, train stations, and markets. Like a creative blank canvas, the pianos are there for any member of the public to play and engage with.
