This is the ‘golden’ segment of the eye-opening, mind-expanding presentation Story of Stuff by one curious Annie Leonard. She wanted to understand the truth behind the materials economy. So she searched, and here is her knowledge, simplified.
Story of Stuff is to production/ consumption line (not cycle) what An Inconvenient Truth is to climate.
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Look! How happy people are when they serve!Service creates both joy -and opportunity!Credit: Kifo @ Flickr
Institutional education teaches us that we can grow up to trade our talent for goods and status from the world. We “Deserve.”
The products of the institutional world think too much of what they deserve from the world. As if the world will somehow open a warehouse’s door and start handing out goods in return of Certificates of Deserving.
This singular notion is the root of much ill. Look again, the word “deserve” can be re-written as …

Problem:In a world of free ideas, why and how are we still needed?
Mastering the Problem:Your unique reason of being today, and your “unique edge”, is in the human element. Skills and technology and ideas - once the staple of competitive edge [a term outdated in a world of crazy collaborations] - come cheap(r). To just about anyone. For example, if we thought having a social network was still the latest path to billionaire glory, we haven’t yet known Ning.
The ability of a person to make unique connections, and sustain …

NEXT> by Ramla is seeking collaborations with like-purpose websites and print publications. To test-launch the idea of syndication, NEXT> and its creator, yours truly Ramla, have been publishing a carefully curated list of trends at TrendHunter.com since February 2007.
I was wild with joy when Jeremy Gutsche, the visionary young owner of TrendHunter, made me a Senior Trend Hunter within two weeks - in acknowledgment of the quality of trends and the writing of content. I would give credit to the purpose that I dedicate NEXT> to: searching for a better …

This is the third in a series of posts about The Secret - 1 & 2 here.
What is The Secret/Law of Attraction?Humans can create what they want.More here
What is more important than The Secret? “The End” - that is, what we want to do with the Law of Attraction. Which is only a method, though very powerful.More hereRecap: Be Careful What You Wish For
a. To use the Law of Attraction, we have to want something. In fact, when we want something, the law of attraction automatically sets to work; …

This is the second in a series of posts about The Secret.
What is The Secret?Humans can create what they want.More Important than The Secret……is knowing what to do with it: “The End.” The Secret is only a method. A means. A strategy. A “How?”
The End is the “What?”
Beyond The Secret: at The End of Individual Paths
I believe in what I call “the theory of individual paths.” A revolutionary manifesto for humankind, the Qur’an says:
And to you have We revealed the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was …

“The Secret.”“The Law of Attraction.”The knowledge of the ancients.What all great people knew.
This one thought with its many names has been making the rounds for quite a few months now, since the release of the movie Law of Attraction.
Very simply put, here is the secret:
Humans can create what they want.
It’s called a law of Attraction because once a human decides what they want, they start attracting the required resources and situations. The Wikipedia summary of the idea is more enlightening:
You are what your deep, driving desire is.As your desire …

Adil Najam, Awab Alvi, Hakim, and Ramla (i.e. myself) - four Pakistani bloggers - four different blogs - three different time zones… all invited together - by Muntazir Solangi of Voice of America’s Radio App ki Duniya to discuss -
1. What IS a blog?
2. It is a tool to express frustration - only? What is a blog NOT?
3. Can blogs truly be banned?
4. Do blogs report original stories - or merely repeat primary sources?
5. How have the four blogs covered the Chief Justice story?
6. What is the impact …

Log in to UrduVOA.com at Pakistan time 10:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2007. Check out Radio Aap Ki Duniya, and listen to radio online… you will catch four Pakistani bloggers talking about blogging and the Chief Justice suspension story. The bloggers are:
Adil Najam of Pakistaniat.comDr. Awab of Teeth MaestroHakim of MicroPakistanand Ramla A. (me!) of NEXT> by Ramla
Muntazir Solangi of the Wasi Zafar interview fame is the host.

The aftermath of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Pakistan is getting complicated. It’s a free-for-all for the police, the government, the bar councils of the country, media, politicians and anyone’s aunt.
Current situation:
1. Fighting on the streets of Islamabad; tear-gassing, shelling by police, and stone-pelting by people2. Police attack on the Islamabad office of Geo News a couple of hours ago - prompting strong reaction from the Minister of Information, politicians, people, and of course the press3. Exploitation of the situation by those who do nothing for Pakistan given …