A student of sociology and linguistics explores models of reality to understand the present and prepare for the future.

Portland Fruit Tree Project

http://portlandfruit.org/

Register fruit trees, have harvest parties, share the fruit and donate to local food banks and kitchens.

OpenSecrets.org site for Responsive Politics

http://www.opensecrets.org

Campaign financing details, lobbyist support details, program expenditure details. Nice.

Candidates rated by Interest Groups

VoteSmart.org does it again, bringing together a huge list of interest groups and national organizations and their ratings / report cards on the candidates.

It's easy to search the page for the groups that you support and respect, and see how they have rated each candidate according to their voting records, policies and platform.

Interest Group Ratings for Senator John McCain

Candidate's Endorsements Lists

VoteSmart.org brings us current lists of media, national, state, and group endorsements for each candidate.

Endorsements for Barack Obama

Endorsements for John McCain

Voting Record of Candidates

VoteSmart.org brings us complete voting records for candidates.

Senator John McCain's voting record

Senator Barack Obama's voting record

Quantum Shift in the Global Brain

Author: 
Ervin Laszlo
Amazon Link: 
http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Shift-Global-Brain-Scientific/dp/1594772339

Nine outdated beliefs and six particularly dangerous myths are revealed by looking at the pattern of bifurcations in mathematics, nature and cycles of species and ideas.

There are four phases to a macroshift, and we find these apply to all kinds of change and development, whether it is working out, growing an organization, or the evolutionary pattern of any system under stress.

Learn about Club of Budapest, its initiatives, the objectives of the GlobalShift University, and Global Peace Meditation/Prayer Days.

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Community Prosper

A 21st-century implementation of a local commercial barter network, but with a community-building twist: individuals can participate by funding local non-profits through purchase of local business credits. These credits can be redeemed, dollar for dollar, with local businesses for goods and services.

My Role: 
I'm a local business donating credits, and I'm the web systems engineer for the Community Prosper web site that allows for the purchase and trading of credits.
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