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...writing towards {hope+justice+peace}

  • Interesting Links

    • 26 Sep 2011
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    • Found this to be a helpful post on eating well in the midst of poverty. There are simple things to do that go miles.

    • eBible.com is under new ownership, and launched a new version. It would seem they are looking to compete with YouVersion.

    • Neoliberal economic theory, and it’s grip on American Politics is something I’ve found disturbing over the past few years. This is a pretty good article on it (and some of the reasons why I’m not much of a fan).

    • In the web-startup-world, Lanbito appears to be an interesting competitor to Wufoo. Like the pricing, but don’t yet like the feature list. Add some things, and I’d consider migrating over.

    • If you are on facebook, then you’ve at least heard tell of a the forthcoming changes. Here’s a good round up of what to expect. It doesn’t appear that they are changing pages much yet, just profiles (this is important if you are managing several).

    Well this seems like a good enough roundup for now. Hopefully you can find some good reading material there!

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    • 14 Dec 2009
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    Two enjoyable articles by Ched Myers here and here, both on Jesus and economics (at least in part).

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  • Abraham Lincoln, on a Crisis he Foresaw

    • 12 Dec 2009
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    “We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end. It has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood… . It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless.” 

    — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864 (letter to Col. William F. Elkins) Ref: The Lincoln Encyclopedia, Archer H. Shaw (Macmillan, 1950, NY)

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  • Insider Look At Wall Street

    • 18 Oct 2009
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    This is a pretty incredible look at the workings in Wall Street around the time of the crash. I'd never heard of such things as naked short-selling but am slightly disturbed we let people get away with it (let alone just regular short-selling). What is the love of money again?

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  • "Neoliberalism As Water Balloon"

    • 14 Oct 2009
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    Neoliberalism As Water Balloon from Tim McCaskell on Vimeo.

    This is a fairly accurate video depicting a science fair project on neoliberalism. It does a decent job explaining the mess we are currently in economically. It might be a bit long for some folks (12 1/2 minutes) but worth it if you can make it through it.

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    My name is Brandon. I studied the sciences in school & got a BS in Multidisciplinary Studies. I am currently the Director of Technology Services for All Nations Africa. I'm also married, live in Cape Town, South Africa and consult about everything tech, emphasizing the integration of technology services with community development and I have a nagging voice whispering in my head "mission..."

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