Did You Know? Please Watch.

Regards,

Interesting video Pete. Wonder how accurate the figures presented are.

It's a good reason why we're all going crazy, don't you think ? thanks for posting it. Peace, TED

So......... what does it all mean???

Woody wrote:So......... what does it all mean???

Techno Speed is Fast

Illegal Downloads is Destroying Artists.


China/India are a Big threat to the USA.




Thats what I got from it.


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I watched on NDTV a english speaking
news channel in India on UK Sky TV
Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
being offered a fresh Illegal DVD of his new film,
as a kind of joke,
in a interview for the station.

Danny said get it away from me - I will not touch it.




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Outtasight
Colin.

Well, of course, it's my opinion
but I think one of the major
things is the speed at which
foundational knowledge is
changing and especially in
the technical fields.

Just the idea that, in a tech-
nical field, half of what you
learned, when you started
your 3rd year if study, would
be outdated, was particularly
sobering. Education is one
of those areas, where the
inflationary bust's effects
have not yet been seen. I
do think it is beginning,
though.

Today, I met with a student,
at the prestigious NWU
Kellog. Listen to this incred-
ible statement:

The graduating class is only
expecting a 20% employment
rate, down from 60%! That
is staggering. She told me
that the students, there,
are in shock - that she has
never seen anything like it,
before and that the records
do not show such a decline
ever having taken place.



If I read into it, I can suggest
that we will finally see educ-
cational institutions pay for
their gouging of the world,
being forced to LOWER tuit-
ions, in order to compete.

It should be interesting to see
play out. It's not just that we
can't afford to live in larger
homes. It's more important
to consider that we cannot
afford the education of our
children, not to mention our-
selves, if we are in those
fields most effected by the
technological juggernaut.

That's what strikes me, now,
the most.

Regards,

I see us being forced to choose what we teach our children simply because we cannot afford to send them to school. 1: because we are not able to come by the money so readily and 2: because, if we are fortunate enough to raise the funds, we will will not be so convinced that we will get the quality education we want in return for the investment. therefore, we will try to do it ourselves based upon past and recent models that we can consult for direction in this area. I am finding that there are those who naturally look to achieve specific social goals by teaching themselves based upon past experiences and not through a third party, necessarily. I believe that this is a cheaper option that was always available to us and now is standing out because the other routes are more expensive in all parallel aspects. In this way some will survive where others could fail by waiting for another solution. Boomer

Admin (Pete) wrote:

Regards,

This is powerful, and frankly quite truthful. Of course one can "play" with the numbers, but the handwriting was on the wall well before the Internet became a public domain.

What does it mean? Simply that our national society has morphed into a global one and that the corners we have historically resided in have long since broken down... we're only now feeling the results of it: much like the Berlin Wall decades ago.

What results? That no one can live oblivious of relationships that span "comfort cultures" and geographic borders. Particularly here in America (as the proverbial "melting pot") we are now having to deal with the realities of embracing each other in a democratic society.

What responsibility? That with knowledge comes power... but with "power" comes "responbility." Curiously, I reconcile this with an individual's requirement that in order to bring change, it must occur within ourselves first - and that for the better. Namely, that we take ownership of who we are, rather than expect change to occur outside of our boxes and demographic categorizations.

There are nuances along these themes that could very easily baffle the intrasigent... I choose to embrace them reliably. After all, it is happening before our very eyes. The solution, in my view, is to increase the capacity of our hearts to recognize, receive and respond - NOT REACT!

All good from the Good Book. It has already been written: Time is winding up!

From a fellow "time-keeper" (musically speaking that is!) LOL!

Love!

P.S. Thanks Pete for posting this. I plan to share it with local friends and associates. Good One!

As Suss stated - the good book:

Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.


Knowledge, all knowledge, is increasing at exponential rates. Sign of the times.