Another must see about energy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaF-fq2Zn7I&feature=related

A you-tube must see...Award winning speech about the reality of processed food

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY

Reflection on today's presentations (December 07, 2010)

Yada, Yada, Yada with a touch of meaning and a dash of purpose. I thoroughly enjoyed the presentations overall, for they helped me to expand my horizons in regard to just how much one can contribute to fellow man's survival. With a little heritage for some and ingrained culture for others, the budding anthropological minds shared a common ground with the holistic class. I believe the common ground is good stewardship for the lives that we are responsible for. In addition to our own, we are each commissioned to tend to the life of each plant, animal, and marine life that makes up our ecological system. And so we move forward with an illuminated mind and a motivated spirit to accept and tackle life's challenges with everlasting hope for a future that will be affected by our positive and renewable mentalities to change the world as we know it. Understanding that culture, religion, and environment are intertwined in all aspects of life, one may rest assure that in order to really make a change: All avenues must be motivated in a unified way. Accolades go to Professor Cruz. Thanks for shining a light on that which ordinarily goes unnoticed in everyday life.

Reflection on today's presentations (November 30, 2010)

I have heard it said that when you die your spirit floats above your body and looks down at a shell of a man or woman. Well, what if I were to take a step back while still in my body and take a look at my spirit? It seems that we can do the exact opposite when we are alive. To step out of ourselves and look at what we have done to these spirits. Are they thriving? Are they speaking to other spirits? Are they talking to the spirit right next to them? Are they truly alive or just waiting to be set free from this inactive shell? Witnessing these people speak about what they care about revealed to me that each one of them had a seed of love for something radiating through their spirits. Their body was vocal about it and very drawn to the reality of it. As though their spirit already knew what they wanted to say before they even said it. It was just waiting for them to express it. Now after expressing it and making it known to like spirits, I believe that they are more apt to live it. It was like a self proclamation of their future being working in accordance to the direction of the spirit that is moving them. The directions to life are already within each one of us. Unfortunately, the crafty serpent (i.e., the devil) has created distractions for all the bodies of the world to be self consumed with lifeless technology instead of proclaiming to like spirits their intentions to help one another commune, propagate, and revitalize fellow shelled spirits of the world around them. I am very impressed with the potential that I have seen tonight. To be privileged with the task of leading these hungry spirits to educational environments where tangibility is a reality is an effective way to help the spirit entice the body to move according to what it is meant for from the beginning. I believe that what we are meant to do is exactly what the Bible says which is to be stewards of the garden. The dictionary defines steward as a person who manages another's property. We are spirits of God that have been instructed to manage his garden. It's unfortunate that we have to teach these bodies what our spirits already know, but it is a pleasure to see it in action. Like a seedling sprouting and reaching for the light, so we are learning and reaching for God for understanding through his creations (e.g., nature).

Comment on 'ultimate energy breakthrough?'

     Leave it to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to come up with a solution to the one road block the economy has been concerned about for some time: The ability to store and use solar energy on a massive scale at night time. This has eluded scientist since the dawn of solar panels. But now MIT has discovered a catalyst that will effectively and inexpensively store solar energy on a mass scale for use at night without the emission of carbon. Nocera and Mathew Kanan are the ones that came up with the idea of utilizing the solar power of the sun to "split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases; thereby, allowing them to be recombined inside a fuel cell (para. 5). This discovery came about after creating a new catalyst made of cobalt, metal, and phoshpate together with an electrode which is then placed in water. Finally, technology has opened a possible doorway to eliminating our insurmountable addiction to fossil fuels. The sun has been staring us in the face with enough energy to run the planet for a year after just one hour of exposure. Unfortunately, the idea or discovery is not practical due inapplicable electrolyzers. But according to MIT, that step is not far from reality. Hopefully ten million dollars in funding for the next ten years will be sufficient enough to make this dream of renewable large scale energy a way of life to the world.

Comment on 'Social Media Revolution 2'

     First was the industrial revolution. Now, it is the social media via internet. We are so comfortable with the internet and its social networks that we unthinkingly divulge all our personal information about us for all to see. What does this mean for future endeavors such as employment? Your potential employer will know more about you than your own mother via social media. Instead of “be careful what you say:” it is now “be careful what you type.” What really took me back is that YouTube is the 2^nd largest search engine in the world. I had no idea it was that popular. Maybe a good research paper can be done via YouTube. I’m starting to think that this internet stuff is the Frankenstein of our modern age. As we delve into the social media deeper and deeper, we isolate ourselves from true social interaction with actual flesh and blood people. I hate to see what kids are like growing up in a house full of computers and hand-held devices including cell phones. The parents will never get a word of instruction in because the internet will get it to them first.

Comment on 'How to avert a global water crisis'

     Water resources are vital now and will be even more vital in 2030. That is only 20 years from now. The future of our children is in stake if action is not taken to monitor and wisely manage these resources. According to Natasha Gilbert, holding up improved management practices is jeopardizing the future of our water resources. Due to water usage increasing to an astounding 2 trillion cubic meters by 2030, there is no room for procrastination on proper water management. Water usage ties into the global supermarkets that are producing more and more food for a growing population. With more agriculture comes more demand for water. Already 70 to 90% of the annual water is going to food production. In the next 40 years, food demands will double putting a strain on water supply in the rivers. Declining water tables will have a negative affect on the life of rivers. With all this taken into consideration, monitoring is crucial for accurate and timely allocation of needed water for agriculture. In this particular case, technology is the key to proper and affective measuring and monitoring water resources via satellites with remote sensing devices. According to Colin Chartres, director of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, this technology will be up and running within the next three to five years.