richarddawkins.net – On the 30th of September 2007, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sat down for a first-of-its-kind, unmoderated 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen. All four authors have recently received a large amount of media attention for their writings against religion – some positive, and some negative. In this conversation the group trades stories of the public’s reaction to their recent books, their unexpected successes, criticisms and common misrepresentations. They discuss the tough questions about religion that face the world today, and propose new strategies for going forward. This video is provided free online by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (RDFRS) and http . If you would like to support our work and help us provide more videos like this, please purchase the DVD through our online store richarddawkins.net and/or consider donating to RDFRS: richarddawkinsfoundation.org Books by these authors: “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins “The End of Faith” by Sam Harris “Letter to a Christian Nation” by Sam Harris “God is Not Great” by Christopher Hitchens “Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon” by Daniel Dennett Filmed and Edited by Josh Timonen
Birdy performs her versions of “1901,” “People Help The People,” “Without a Word” and “Skinny Love” from her self titled debut album as part of YouTube Presents. “Birdy” is Available Now: smarturl.it Connect with Birdy: OfficialBirdy.com Facebook.com/BirdyMusic Twitter.com/OfficialBirdy
www.tedxmanhattan.org Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx teacher/administrator. With the help of extended student and community family they have grown over 25000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance. His Bronx classroom features the first indoor edible wall in NYC DOE which routinely generates enough produce to feed 450 students healthy meals and trains the youngest nationally certified workforce in America. Stephen has consistently moved attendance from 40% to 93% daily, helped fund/create 2200 youth jobs, captured the US EPA Award for transforming mindsets and landscapes in NYC, recently won the ABC Above and Beyond Award, helped earn his school the first ever Citywide Award of Excellence from the NYC Strategic Alliance for Health and attributes these results directly to growing vegetables in school. His speech at Columbia University, “From Crack to Cucumbers,” along with the release of a You-Tube Video (Urban Farming NYC) resulted in a national following including an invite to the White House Garden. Dedicated to harvesting hope and cultivating minds, Stephen dreams of opening a nationally replicable Career Technical Education public school in the poorest Congressional District in America rooted in urban agriculture, green and sustainable initiatives. For more information, visit www.greenbronxmachine.com More information at www.tedxmanhattan.org About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth …
Some people come into our lives through strange coincidences. Their presence seems mysterious, but they are here for a reason. We don’t always understand where they come from or why they manifest in our life. Usually they are compassionate individuals who we have attracted by something we have said or done. But sometimes their light is so bright and their words are so kind and warm that we feel we are experiencing angels in the form of a human being. After a while we can’t stop thinking about them. Sometimes they become our friends, companions, partners, mentors or guardians. Their main purpose is to guide us and support us through difficult times. They are here to help us discover our inner strenghts and our own beauty. They give us hope and encouragement when we feel lonely or discouraged. They make us believe in ourselves and trust our intuition. They give us the inspiration we need to find our hidden creativity. They show us new perspectives and help us fulfill our dreams. They teach us the importance of patience and that never giving up is our greatest power. They show us that even the smallest act of caring has the potential to turn a life around. They help us realize that being alone does not mean being lonely. Solitude can help us grow. They teach us how to change our attitude by using the magic of positive thinking. They help us change old thought-patterns and misconceptions in our subconscious mind. They teach us the power of gratitude and that being thankful …
The song is available on iTunes, NOW! All the proceeds will go to the Martin family. Click here to buy “We Are Trayvon” on iTunes: itunes.apple.com HELP Repeal “Stand Your Ground Law” You Can Do It. NEW VERSION : www.youtube.com Why is this specific video IMPORTANT? It has all the links BELOW, [Click SHOW MORE] to help the Martin family. A subsequent video has the evidence that this is a HATE CRIME. READ MORE… www.youtube.com Evidence Related Videos : www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Click “LIKE” Above left To Share This Petition Via Facebook. Read more below. We want to ABOLISH Florida’s “STAND YOUR GROUND” Law. It is unjust and fuels racism. Since it came into force, killings [essentially unjustified murder] has tripled in nearly all states it was passed in. Write to Florida state law makers to repeal this existing law. Tomorrow, it could be our child. Can we expect strangers to remain quiet? They say, there is no EVIDENCE. This is why every one needs to hear this. Why is this specific video important? It has all the links, which will help the Martin family and a subsequent video has the evidence that this is a HATE CRIME. Please share this video and make a petition to support the Trayvon Martin family and only through your relentless pressure, justice can be done. There are many still who do not know the details. Trayvon Martin Official Change.org Petition Page : www.change.org Trayvon Martin Official Facebook Page : www.facebook.com Trayvon’s family …
This morning I found the 911 call that was released to the public yesterday regarding the murder of Trayvon Martin. You can clearly hear in the background the kid is pleading for help…then you hear the gun shot. George Zimmerman’s claim of self defense was an out right LIE and the idiots at the Sanford police department, especially Chief Billy Lee, should’ve recognized his accounts as such. Nevertheless, Zimmerman still has not been arrested. It was also revealed in an Orlando Sentinel report via a letter from Zimmerman’s father, that George Zimmerman is hispanic and not white. The case has now gone to the State Attorney’s Office in Seminole County. The address where Norman Wolfinger (state attorney) can be contacted is listed at the end of this video. These excerpts are from a recent article from the Miami Herald: In 2010, police waited seven weeks to arrest a lieutenant’s son who was caught on video sucker-punching a homeless black man. In 2005, two security guards — one the son of a longtime Sanford police officer and the other a department volunteer — killed a black man they said was trying to run them over. Black leaders complained of a lackluster investigation. The guards ultimately were acquitted. Zimmerman went door-to-door asking residents to be on the lookout, specifically referring to young black men who appeared to be outsiders, and warned that some were caught lurking, neighbors said. I’m not making this shit up. See the link below to read the article. Read …
We announced our self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Having safely completed over 200000 miles of computer-led driving, we wanted to share one of our favorite moments. Here’s Steve, who joined us for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. We organized this test as a technical experiment, but we think it’s also a promising look at what autonomous technology may one day deliver if rigorous technology and safety standards can be met. A version of this video with audio captions is available here: youtu.be Music: The Album Leaf – “We Need Help”
All spiritual solutions depend on expanding awareness. Problems occur in contracted awareness, solutions occur in expanded awareness. In pure awareness there are no problems, therefore there is no need for solutions. There are only creative opportunities. How to achieve this? Every situation we find ourselves in is influenced by perception, expectation, assumption, beliefs and feelings. We can evaluate these five factors to define our awareness level. Pure awareness can be reached through transcendence, through meditation. Step into the field of infinite possibilities, infinite creativity, infinite potential.
Change your life now, TODAY !!!! These are my notes from the series Personal Power by the great Tony Robbins. These notes are very thorough, yet also concise. If you want a PDF copy of this, you can download it here: www.mediafire.com I will eventually upload the ENTIRE 30 day series so please check back often. Cheers!