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 14 Dec 2011 @ 07:30
False prophets round the world
Are mushrooming by the millions More >
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 13 Dec 2011 @ 22:30
It seems that Egypt has become a catch basin for expatriates who were chased by the ghosts of the conflicts in Tunisia and Libya. The latter conflict has been particularly traumatizing, so a little empathy from any observer will lead to the conclusion that any migrant that sought shelter in neighboring countries wouldn’t eye going back to the source of that trauma. More >
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13 Dec 2011 @ 06:20
Finally, let us take a glimpse at the Stanza 7 of the Book of Dzyan, and absorb the wisdom that flows from it. Below is Stanza 7 of the said, as contained in Volume I/Cosmogenesis of the divine opus Secret Doctrine. More >
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12 Dec 2011 @ 09:02
Do people’s choices count at all in the setting of development goals, whether these be the broadest compass of change or the typical short-term palliatives by erstwhile technocrats? This is a big question in today’s globalizing context where over 7 billion people are spread out across a rapidly urbanizing planet. More >
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 9 Dec 2011 @ 22:42
“By the power of the Mother of Mercy and Knowledge—Kwan-Yin” commences the Stanza 6. Such a name of deity so familiar now to the chelas and even the broad public reverberates with divine compassion at the very inception of the worlds. More >
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7 Dec 2011 @ 22:27
Tunisia is a showcase country in terms of the governance change waged via the Arab Spring. The turbulence that saw the overthrow of the authoritarian regime there surely had some dislocating effects on certain sectors.
Needless to say, the event was so tumultuous as to have put to a near-catastrophic halt the development thrusts of the nation. Gargantuan amounts of monies were siphoned off from the public purse by the corrupt regime’s top leaders, thus disabling the poorer sectors from moving up the ladder. More >
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7 Dec 2011 @ 07:22
“The primordial seven” says the Stanza 5 of the Book of Dzyan, consistently echoing the Septenary Law. Stanza 5, in its translated version, is shown below, as culled from Volume I/Cosmogenesis of the Secret Doctrine. More >
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6 Dec 2011 @ 07:21
It seems cash-strapped wealthy nations are desperate in raising funds to use for development aid or related sweeteners in the group’s dealings with poor nations. Their officials, who have targeted to raise $50 Billions for development aid, just may be running out of fresh ideas precisely on how to raise funds for the largesse.
No wonder that the said power bloc has gone to the extent of sponsoring a show in the Cannes for the same purpose. Just exactly how much can the special event raise seems to be concealed to the public at large. Will this ‘innovative financing’ work out without inviting guffaws and ethical questions hurled from various quarters? More >
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4 Dec 2011 @ 22:40
GLOBAL OPEN ACCESS PORTAL
Erle Frayne D. Argonza
A recent exciting development in shared information systems was the launching of the Global Open Access Portal. Through this system, scientific information can now be disseminated and mutually shared by enthused stakeholders across countries.
The novel project was sponsored and launched by the UNESCO. Despite the USA’s recent snob of the UNESCO’s fund pool needs, the said international agency just the same has proceeded to meet its vision and missions with enthusiasm as evidenced by the launching of the portal.
Below is a summary news about the project.
[Philippines, 24 November 2011]
Source: [link]
Global Open Access Portal launched
The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), aiming at presenting a top level view of Open Access to scientific information, was launched at a special side event organized during the36th session of the UNESCO General Conference, on Tuesday 1 November 2011, at Paris Headquarters.
The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP) presents a snapshot of the status of Open Access (OA) to scientific information around the world.
For countries that have been more successful in implementing Open Access, the portal highlights critical success factors and aspects of the enabling environment. For countries and regions that are still in the early stages of Open Access development, the portal identifies key players, potential barriers and opportunities.
The portal has country reports from over 148 countries with weblinks to over 2000 initiatives/projects in Member States. The portal is supported by an existing Community of Practice (CoP) on Open Access on the WSIS Knowledge Communities Platform that has over 1400 members.
The GOAP is a knowledge portal that has the following features:
• Country-wise distilled knowledge on the status of Open Access
• Key organizations engaged in OA in Member States
• Thematic focus areas of OA
• Important publications on OA coming from different regions of the world
• Critical assessment of major barriers to OA in each country
• Potential of OA in UNESCO Member States
• Funding and deposit mandates
• Links to OA initiatives in the world
The Global Open Access Portal (GOAP), launched together with the revamped Open Training Platform (OTP) and the first UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Platform, provides the information for policy-makers to learn about the global OA environment and to view their country’s status, and understand where and why Open Access has been most successful.
Development of the Global Open Access Portal has been made possible with support received from the Governments of Columbia, Denmark, Norway, and the United States. This GOAP will be a work in progress, and shall be further improved with the support received from the community of OA practitioners.
Open Access is at the heart of UNESCO’s mandate to provide universal access to information and knowledge, and the UNESCO Open Access programme shall continue to facilitate policy dialogue in Member States, share knowledge and best practices in the field of Open Access, and build and share local capacities through North-South and South-South co-operation to build knowledge societies for sustainable development.
02.11.2011
Source: UNESCO
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4 Dec 2011 @ 07:21
Let us proceed to the Stanza 4 of the Book of Dzyan. “Learn what we who descend from the primordial seven, we who are born from the primordial flame, have learnt from our Fathers,” declares the Perfected Ones in Line 2 of the Stanza.
Below is the English translation of the Stanza 4 of the said book, as contained in Volume I/Cosmogenesis of the divine opus Secret Doctrine. More >
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