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Group seeks Bush sewage 'tribute'
A citizens group in San Francisco wants to pay an ironic tribute to President George W Bush when he leaves office - by naming a sewage plant after him.
The group, calling itself the Presidential Memorial Committee of San Francisco, wants the issue voted on at this November's election.
"It's important to remember our leaders in the right historical context," said petition organiser Brian McConnell.
The Republican Party thinks the plan stinks, and it will fight the measure.
Mr McConnell's group has submitted more than 12,000 signatures on a petition to the San Francisco Department of Elections.
If at least 7,168 of those signatures are found to be valid, the question of whether to rename Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant after the outgoing president will be added to the ballot papers in November.
"In President Bush's case, we think that we will be cleaning up a substantial mess for the next 10 or 20 years," said Mr McConnell.
"The sewage treatment facility's job is to clean up a mess, so we think it's a fitting tribute." A citizens group in San Francisco wants to pay an ironic tribute to President George W Bush when he leaves office - by naming a sewage... more -
The "O" Team: sit back, relax, get ready to rumble
He's taken everything in his stride, it seems. How will Obama and his team battle the GOP onslaught? How do you know if Barack Obama is unhappy with what you're saying — or not saying? At meetings with his closest advisers, he likes to lean back, put his feet on the table and close his eyes. If he doesn't like how the conversation is going, he will lean forward, put his feet on the floor and "adjust his socks, kind of start tugging at them", says Michael Strautmanis, a counselor to the campaign. Obama wants people to talk, but he doesn't want to intimidate them. "If you haven't said anything, he'll call on you", says Strautmanis. "He's never said it, but he usually thinks if somebody is very quiet it's because they disagree with what everybody is saying… so Barack will call on you and say, 'you've been awfully quiet'". There are no screamers on Team Obama; one senior Obama aide says he's heard him yell only twice in four years. Obama was explicit from the beginning: there was to be "no drama", he told his aides. "I don't want elbowing or finger-pointing. We're going to rise or fall together". Obama wanted steady, calm, focused leadership; he wanted to keep out the grandstanders and make sure the quiet dissenters spoke up. A good formula for running a campaign — or a presidency. He's taken everything in his stride, it seems. How will Obama and his team battle the GOP onslaught? How do you know if Barack Obama... more
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Choose 7 wonders of India
Indian is Well Known for it's Majestic Beauty and Marvellous Ancient MOnuments & Temples.
We Know have a chance to choose the Best of Them. Indian is Well Known for it's Majestic Beauty and Marvellous Ancient MOnuments & Temples. ... more -
Chief Wilma Mankiller speaks on - History and Culture in Contemporary Tribal life
Hear more from Wilma Mankiller in this video "Native American Life, Law, and Leadership"
Chief Mankiller clearly explains tribal sovereignty and what it means practically for over 500 tribal governments in the U.S.
From TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog. Hear more from Wilma Mankiller in this video "Native American Life, Law, and Leadership" ... more -
Common Purpose - Interview with Narayan Murthy (Part 2)
Narayan Murthy, the former head of InfoSys Technologies speaks with Common Purpose; he has been appreciated globally and has received many awards including:
- Officer of the Legion of Honour - Government of France
- Padma Vibushan - India's second highest civilian award.
Common Purpose is an educational organisation for improving Leadership in the workplace
and society. Narayan Murthy, the former head of InfoSys Technologies speaks with Common Purpose; he has been appreciated globally and has received ... more -
Common Purpose - Interview with Narayan Murthy (Part 1)
Narayan Murthy, the former head of InfoSys Technologies speaks with Common Purpose; he has been appreciated globally and has received many awards including:
- Officer of the Legion of Honour - Government of France
- Padma Vibushan - India's second highest civilian award.
Common Purpose is an educational organisation for improving Leadership in the workplace
and society. Narayan Murthy, the former head of InfoSys Technologies speaks with Common Purpose; he has been appreciated globally and has received ... more -
Julia Middleton - Beyond Authority (Meet The Author)
An Interview with Julia Middleton; Author of "Leading Beyond Authority" and Founder and Chief Executive at Common Purpose.
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YouTube - Indigenous Native American Prophecy (Elders Speak part 2)
Onondaga Faithkeeper Oren Lyons speaks about the responsibility to look out for the next 7 generations.
Chief Oren Lyons reminds us that leadership has to take responsibility, it has to have compassion and vision for the future, they've got to make those decisions for the 7th generation.
He says, "That's not just a casual term, that's a real instruction for survival."
Via TouchArt.net and OneEarthBlog. Onondaga Faithkeeper Oren Lyons speaks about the responsibility to look out for the next 7 generations. ... more -
Spain's defense minister is pregnant
Not that that should be newsworthy. But, er, it *is* kind of newsworthy, if only for the accompanying images. There's something striking -- in a good way -- about this shot (above) of a pregnant woman reviewing the troops. Not that that should be newsworthy. But, er, it *is* kind of newsworthy, if only for the accompanying images. There's something striki... more
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EarthSayers for Sustainability
This is a personal vision statement about the site, earthsayers.tv, from me, one of the founders. It features the watercolors of Sharon Burgmayer. A group of us are building a Website dedicated to the sustainability movement and focused on the voices (audio and video) of sustainability from across the Internet. There is a second video, about us, that gives more details about the site. This is a personal vision statement about the site, earthsayers.tv, from me, one of the founders. It features the watercolors of Sharo... more
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About EarthSayers.tv Website
A group of us high tech marketers are building a Web environment dedicated to the sustainability movement. EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability, features podcasts and video from across the Internet and from around the World. This video is about the prototype we have developed in order to get sponsors for a roll-out that includes an EarthSayers Network. It is a presentation by Ruth Ann Barrett, founder and producer of EarthSayers.tv in San Francisco, California, April 2008. A group of us high tech marketers are building a Web environment dedicated to the sustainability movement. EarthSayers.tv, the voices ... more
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Mugabe Faces Strong Challenge in Zimbabwe Vote
Zimbabwe has had only one leader ever since the white minority rule ended 28 years ago: Robert Mugabe. He faces a major threat, though: the two strongest challengers in the upcoming election accuse him of wrecking the country's economy. You think he'll stay in power? Zimbabwe has had only one leader ever since the white minority rule ended 28 years ago: Robert Mugabe. He faces a major threat, thoug... more
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Kids thumb noses at leadership. Give them money, conformity, and environmental cau...
With the examples set by them, who can blame them? Here is something to think about:
""The millennial generation has ambivalent, even negative, feelings about formal leadership," said Peter Levine, director of a nonpartisan research center at the University of Maryland that studies young people and civic involvement. "They prefer horizontal leadership in which everyone's a leader.""
I'm trying to drum up examples of leadership that could trump the obvious reasons for this sentiment, but I'm having trouble finding them.
Where are our true leaders? Better yet, do we need individual figurehead leaders, or would something like a horizontal leadership work? With the examples set by them, who can blame them? Here is something to think about: ... more -
Green Gospel: 15 Green religious leaders
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, The Dali Lama, Rev Sally Bingham, Pope Benedict XV1, and 11 more preach the gospel of green.
"Crime against the natural world is a sin," says Bartholomew I, leader of more than 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. "The Green Patriarch" has thrown his weight behind various international environmental causes, and urges leaders of other faiths to raise environmental awareness among their believers. The winner of both the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal and the Sophie Prize for leadership in environmental protection and sustainable development, Bartholomew I takes his "fisher of men" duty seriously: In 2003, he brought together 200 scientists, political leaders, and journalists on a cruise ship in the Baltic Sea to discuss marine preservation and the hazards of overfishing. "To protect the oceans is to do God's work," he says. "To harm them, even if we are ignorant of the harm we cause, is to diminish His divine creation."
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, The Dali Lama, Rev Sally Bingham, Pope Benedict XV1, and 11 more preach the gospel of green. ... more -
Ian Paisley Resigns as leader of DUP
Stormont Finance Minister Peter Robinson is being viewed as the clear favourite to take over as Democratic Unionist Party leader after Ian Paisley steps down in May. Paisley's announcement that he is to step down followed speculation that senior party members were unhappy about the appointment of his son, Ian Paisley Jnr, to the Policing Board.
Last month, Paisley Jnr resigned as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Executive. His resignation followed criticism over his links to developer Seymour Sweeney and controversy over lobbying activity. Stormont Finance Minister Peter Robinson is being viewed as the clear favourite to take over as Democratic Unionist Party leader after... more -
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Spaceship Captains
If you want to learn good organization skills, look no further than some of the best leaders in the universe: the captains of spaceships. If you want to learn good organization skills, look no further than some of the best leaders in the universe: the captains of spaceshi... more
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Bush's Final State of the Union Address
Monday marks a historic day in the American Presidency of George W. Bush. It will be the delivery day of his final State of the Union Address. How many of you will actually watch it? And is it even relevant going forward? Monday marks a historic day in the American Presidency of George W. Bush. It will be the delivery day of his final State of the Union ... more
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Submit Questions For California Debates
Ok folks, here's your chance to possibly get to ask the candidates a question. Go to the link above and ask your questions NOW.
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