BERLIN — Senator Barack Obama stood before a sea of people here Thursday evening and issued a call for cooperation, imploring America and Europe to bridge differences and rekindle old alliances in an effort to restore global stability and better confront existing and unforeseen threats.

Trans-humanism is a global cultural movement that sees humans as something that will and must be transcended.

Hope is a word I use more often these days. Perhaps, there's been too much darkness and limitation in our world...

We now have computing and network power that allows us to work 24/7, anytime, anyplace. That means we don't have to work 9 to 5 anymore...

...and don't forget that. It's a great focus right on this present moment.

What is becoming the largest popular movement of its kind in history. We need to reach the goal of 1 MILLION signees before submitting the petition, and we are now very close to that goal, all in record-time.

A group of prominent Chinese intellectuals has circulated a petition urging the government to stop what it has called a “one-sided” propaganda campaign and initiate direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama.

Astrophysicist and mathematical cosmologist Brian Swimme talks about our current moment and introduces 4 evolutionary "qualities" that can help humanity find its way forward.

I've had a life long interest in mysticism. Delighted this Easter morning (2008) to find a part of a lecture by Matthew Fox on mysticism.

If you go to YouTube, do a search for "Brian Swimme". You will get a series of up to ten short videos with Brian Swimme telling "The New Story".

Federal Reserve has suspended publication of M3 data (the data on the total money supply in the economy) and shows how it is currently expanding, leading to double-digit inflation.

I now have a twitter.com account. Maybe updating with whatever comes to mind...

Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Richard Bernstein said: ``Bear Stearns's demise should probably be viewed as the first of many. There could be massive consolidation in the financial sector,'' Bernstein, Merrill's chief investment strategist, wrote in a report today. ``Assets remain overvalued, earnings momentum is weak and sentiment is just beginning to catch on as to how broad and deep the credit market bubble has been.''

Here I am, Merlyn Aya, 'Pataphysician! This name of mine, Merlyn Aya, was born on day last year (2007) when I was creating an account for myself on Second Life

Today, Dec 23rd, is the Full Moon. Time to enjoy being alive...

The Ancient Ones felt The changeless within the ever-changing The eternal Logos[1] It’s said that sound Is a child’s first perception In mother’s womb The primal music Of mother’s heart [1] Logos is often translated as “the rule, the Word, the deeper order of the Cosmos”.

Noozit allows us to create a free form variety of public journalism. Something we lack both on the internet and in the official press.