Creativity Cafe KidCast 2001-2 Comments

Welcome to Coordination Central for this year's EARTH DAY VIDEOCONFERENCE. Let us know how you can/want to participate? "KidCast For Peace; Solutions For a Better World is ongoing. Participate ANYTIME! Help continue to evolve this program for up-and-coming young leaders. If you believe in what we collectively are doing, Please...come to the aid of a planet, in a solar system, near you! Participate in and SUPPORT KidCast For Peace. YOUR donations will keep this program going. Please send tax deductable chunks of your spare change Now! We need your assistance. Thanks... :-) - C C - Inagurated: 2/4/01
I am presently finishing up my nursing degree and wish to possible work in one of the orphanges in cambodia
D. Halfhill <halfhill66@aol.com>
houston, tx USA -

hello good day am stanley by name and am a rap artist i have got a demo and i will like to have some to sign and producer my songs around the world.
stanley dickson <stanley4girls@yahoo.com>
ipaja, lagos nigeria -

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fsdfsdgg, df USA -

thanks.
obi <22MUGU@MUGU.COM>
benin, edo NIGERIA -

Please participate in this year's KidCast and visit our gallery of solutions.
Creativity Cafe <kidcast4peace@creativity.net>
Kihei, Maui, HI USA -

is smokeing bad?
deanna <deannadhughes@hotmail.com>
san diago, ca USA -

i do not no
asb
oakland, ca USA -

Want to participate
Norma Trotman, Langley Air Force Base <trot749@cs.com>
Hampton, Va USA -

I just received some info from a friend in Hawaii, Fred Spanjaard. I am VERY interested in this project and would like to know more about the possibility of working in the production and manifestation of this project, especially in the Costa Rican community.
I would appreciate it if someone contacted me to discuss this possibility. My phone number is 506 735-5164, and my email is taoaqui@racsa.co.cr
I am a longtime resident of Costa Rica, primary in the Osa Peninsula, and am active in this local community. I am a networker, and a single mother with experience in writing, editing, design, project management, multi-media production, and bi-lingual. I am also a single mother of a brilliant and beautiful 7 year old boy.
Tao Watts <taoaqui@racsa.co.cr>
Puerto Jimenez, Peninsula de Osa, COSTA RICA -

my life is all about magic the gathering and smokeing weed
Kevin Rnkiewicz <hhijjh@ufxuhfxd>
livonia, mi USA -

I've started a new foundation. Let me know if your interested in it or posting it on a message board for me!
WWW.CHALLENGEDAMERICA.COM
Randy Bertish <vtuprod@aol.com>
Los Angeles, ca USA -

MAKERT FOR BETAL LEAF MOSTLY INDIA
KISHOR SURVE <kishor166@rediffmail.com>
MUMBAI, MH INDIA -

This isn't so much a comment as it is a question.. I've always wanted to take Marine Biology.. but recently found out that there is alot of dissection involved. Anybody got any sugggestions? I was thinking about informing the school of alternatives..I'm not sure..again I'm looking for advice!
Samantha <bubble1003@aol.com>
Coral Springs, FL USA -

We have a "Make a Difference" project http://www.neisd.net/isa/teams/freshman/projects/makeadifference/makedif.htm that students are currently doing. They create a service project, a web site about that project, and then a Power Point presentation overview of the project. I am not sure if this fits into what you are doing. It's a bit late for this year, but let's look at next. Let me know what you think. Thanks for the efforts.
Pamela Valentine <pvale009@neisd.net>
San Antonio, TX USA -

From: "Mittika"
To:
Subject: peace on earth
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002

** World is a Fine Place and Worth Fighting For ** Web site : www.nawang.com

Planting TREES and PLANTS

In Memory of Lt.Nawang Kapadia.

We , the Kapadia family and friends decided last year to spread the message of Peace through various means in Memory of dear

Lt.Nawang , who lost his life fighting the militants in Kashmir.

Planting plants and trees was a natural expression , which I wanted to persue with intensity .

And as we, friends and family planted trees ,

I learnt more about the life of trees. That they had personalities and that the vibrations they spread was , charismatic to their character.

A learned Shastri classified the personification of trees to be planted

for better enviroment

Here is the list of trees and plants to begin planting

These are forest trees but should be grown in cities for the benifits that they hold

Amla (indian gooseberry)

The small but sturdy tree, with soft , delicate leaves , with sour fruits which leaves sweet taste .

It is a symbol of youth and life , and has numerous nutricious and medicinal values .It is easily grown in compounds of school s and on the road side.

Khair tree

The Katha , used in Betal leaf is made from the bark of this tree.

The wood inside the layer of the bark is very strong and is used for the fire of an Yagna .

The wood is considered to have power of burning of hundred trees.

The ember of this wood has a long lasting quality .

The wood of Khair is used for making the plough and the pounding log for rice..Hence this tree signifies endurance and strenght .

Jack fruit -tree .

A thick round leaves of this tree , give a thick warm feeling .

The fruits , cling to the tree trunk and though are huge come in a cluster.The skin is poky and the fruit very juicy and fregrant .

The pulp as well as the seeds are eaten .

The tree , signifies the tough outside and warm inside personality,

it also signifies the togetherness of family and siblings .

The leaves and the wood is used in varity of ways .

Apta Tree

The leaves of this tree are known to be symbolic to Gold and are exchanged on Dassera day.

A child is considered should have a character as pure as Gold.

Sawar (.Indian silk cotton tree)

A elegant tree , symbolizing soft caring nature of silk -cotton ..

Dev babul

A babul tree which grows straight up towards sky , like temple Dome rising .

signifies higher goals in life.

Bamboo

for its longitivity and sturdy , ever useful character.

Sonachampa ,

for its gold enflower and beautifull high rising straight skywords.

And for house plants ,

all those beautiful croaton and bouganvillas have negative vibrations

so go back to grandmother?s garden for life sustaining quality.Hibuscus ,Tulsi, Mogra, Anant, Aboli , Sadafuli ,Jai , Juhi .Gokarn,

Well , we have made a beginning towards Peace

in Memory of Dear Nawang ,

why not join in by planting more trees on The Mother Earth.
CCafeFWD: Mittika <mittika@vsnl.com>
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Tue Mar 12 03:57:
From: "Mittika"
To:
Subject: peace on earth
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002

** World is a Fine Place and Worth Fighting For ** Web site : www.nawang.com

Planting TREES and PLANTS

In Memory of Lt.Nawang Kapadia.

We , the Kapadia family and friends decided last year to spread the message of Peace through various means in Memory of dear

Lt.Nawang , who lost his life fighting the militants in Kashmir.

Planting plants and trees was a natural expression , which I wanted to persue with intensity .

And as we, friends and family planted trees ,

I learnt more about the life of trees. That they had personalities and that the vibrations they spread was , charismatic to their character.

A learned Shastri classified the personification of trees to be planted

for better enviroment

Here is the list of trees and plants to begin planting

These are forest trees but should be grown in cities for the benifits that they hold

Amla (indian gooseberry)

The small but sturdy tree, with soft , delicate leaves , with sour fruits which leaves sweet taste .

It is a symbol of youth and life , and has numerous nutricious and medicinal values .It is easily grown in compounds of school s and on the road side.

Khair tree

The Katha , used in Betal leaf is made from the bark of this tree.

The wood inside the layer of the bark is very strong and is used for the fire of an Yagna .

The wood is considered to have power of burning of hundred trees.

The ember of this wood has a long lasting quality .

The wood of Khair is used for making the plough and the pounding log for rice..Hence this tree signifies endurance and strenght .

Jack fruit -tree .

A thick round leaves of this tree , give a thick warm feeling .

The fruits , cling to the tree trunk and though are huge come in a cluster.The skin is poky and the fruit very juicy and fregrant .

The pulp as well as the seeds are eaten .

The tree , signifies the tough outside and warm inside personality,

it also signifies the togetherness of family and siblings .

The leaves and the wood is used in varity of ways .

Apta Tree

The leaves of this tree are known to be symbolic to Gold and are exchanged on Dassera day.

A child is considered should have a character as pure as Gold.

Sawar (.Indian silk cotton tree)

A elegant tree , symbolizing soft caring nature of silk -cotton ..

Dev babul

A babul tree which grows straight up towards sky , like temple Dome rising .

signifies higher goals in life.

Bamboo

for its longitivity and sturdy , ever useful character.

Sonachampa ,

for its gold enflower and beautifull high rising straight skywords.

And for house plants ,

all those beautiful croaton and bouganvillas have negative vibrations

so go back to grandmother?s garden for life sustaining quality.Hibuscus ,Tulsi, Mogra, Anant, Aboli , Sadafuli ,Jai , Juhi .Gokarn,

Well , we have made a beginning towards Peace

in Memory of Dear Nawang ,

why not join in by planting more trees on The Mother Earth.
mittika <mittika@vsnl.com>
-

I am an artist who creates his own music and was intersted in finding out about some abandoned children so that I could help a fund rasing organization in the area. Please see my RESUME at www.geocities.com/lazarus_saphire please email me at BreakBeats2002@aol.com
for information about local orpanages...Sincerely RJL III
Robert J Lamoureaux III <BreakBeats2002@aol.com>
Miami, Fl USA -

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Aviv <y?>
wierd, nc USA -

New peace website!
International kids club helps kids spread world love and world peace. Learn about tolerance and understanding and how to do your share. Be an I kid club member. Peace history, peace activities, peace games, peace quotes, send a rainbow of peace or the ikc theme song and lots more!
ikidsclub
boston, ma USA -

hello im 16 yrs old and im am wanting to help, what profession should i go into to be able to work at an orpanages?
abby teshka <angelfac1e@aol.com>
holly, mi USA -

id like to have an interactive contact with you, if it is possible.
thank you for your time
lia <liagri@gmx.net>
bucharest, ro europa -

Peace!
Aisha <littlemuslimah@themasjid.every1.net>
Jeddah, KSA -

REVISED COPY:

Computer Graphics and Social Change - SIGGRAPH 2001
by Peter H. Rosen

Get ready to live life at an even more accelerated pace; the result of two shifts on planet earth: The reawakening of Spirituality and Creativity and secondly, the technology revolution/evolution brought on by advances in computers and computer graphics. Secretly (and not so) these forces are changing our world faster than at any other time in existence -- except for the explosive and primal planet forming moments. We live in an explosively changing world. I will be reporting advances in computer graphics that are, and that will help us live and create as optimal human beings!

What effect will technology have on society as we know it? Is all the murder on television, made so compellingly dramatic thanks to computer graphics, responsible for "giving permission" to our young people to do harm to others? Are we desensitized to violence because of the messages the media carries? We must ask what are the latest tools that are empowering our creativity and fueling science and invention ? hopefully to build a more peaceful and harmonious humanity?

In several days, this writer will be attending ACM SIGGRAPH; the premiere conference on computer graphics, to discover what companies, products and services will enable us to make more money doing what we love, heal our bodies and minds faster, and have an impact on personal and planetary evolution.

Siggraph, a sub group of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) is the surviving representative and educational organization covering of all aspects of computing as it relates to GRAPHics (NCGA faded out in the mid 80s). Therefore ACM's Special Interest Group (SIG) on GRAPHics is SIGGRAPH. This writer had the honor of having his project "KidCast For Peace; Solutions For a Better World" accepted for showcasing at SIGGRAPH 1998 in a week-long demonstration of several aspects of Creativity Caf? (http://creativity.net); sponsored by SIGGRAPH, private individuals and technology corporations.

What does SIGGRAPH have to do with Creativity? Everything! To the twenty-first century creative person, SIGGRAPH is THE place to discover the latest advances in technology for digital storytelling, visualization, animation, scientific imaging,
CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing), virtual realitly, medicine and multimedia communication.

But there is a deeper story here. The focus of this article is not some much on the hardware or software itself, but on how we will use these new tools both as the creative computer user and the technophobe.

Presently in our world, there is a schism of those who are tracked, controlled and manipulated by the powerful and the media, and those who see through the ruse of commercialism, power and corruption. A good many people are hip to and avoid the manipulations of these forces. Still, most are media?d into submission ? convinced to try and emulate the norm at all costs. For our lives to truly advance, we must think and act "outside the box" [see: http://creativity.com/reviews/havener.thml]. The stories from the storytellers of the future will tell will be "empowering and healing" rather than controlling and fear inducing.

As the empowered and networked new media makers begin to use desktop tools to portray a world that works for everyone, more and more artists -- the great synthesizers, problem solvers and compassionate world servers, will meet, collect and collaborate in virtual and real places to help lubricate the birth of the unfolding new world order (not American President Bush?s version). Humanity will begin to shift out of archaic powerful and controlling government/relationships into unified efforts to truly serve all of humanity; empowering us to live at a higher and safe standard of living than ever before!

The world will no longer be "owned" by those whose will it is to dominate and control us. Media producers everywhere are collaborating and producing compelling media that will uplift and liberate us. The difference being that in 5 years, their voices will be as loud and visible if not louder than the "old self serving regime" of governments and religions; which will have to truly act on the voice of the people...or revolution will result.

Watch out for the Bluetooth! Stores you pass will reach out to you and call your attention to special sales -- catered to each individual on the spot thanks to GPS (the Global Positioning System) and Bluetooth technology that will record your patterns, whims and predilections, then pass your personal details to marketing and sales teams. Are you ready for that invasion of privacy? Don?t worry?there will be counter measures you can add to your hand-held.

We are talking about a communications device no longer sporting "iffy" at best reception and transmission that depends on system specs. and location. This device will originate and transmit multimedia effortlessly and transparently. Quality of communication will become a given for all such instruments of "thought processing and transference". Compelling Content will rule!! The content creator is YOU and computer Graphics is your genie!

This year in some parts of the world and within two years everywhere else, you will be able to carry one handheld device to watch video, listen to CD quality audio, do your e-mail, enjoy streaming media, explore virtual reality environments (no goggles) and MOO's (Internet virtual game playing spaces). You will be able to capture (and transmit) your experience via a built-in still and video camera, compose and record your music on built-in audio recorder/mixer and hook into your MIDI instruments and personal camcorder continuum...anywhere you happen to be!

How will a little cramped screen on your hand-held enable you to do all that? Not! The built-in LED driven DMD projector (Digital Mirror Device from Texas Instruments) will blast the image through a built in lens system onto a nearby wall or screen that you unroll. The digital display material stretching to fit the edges of the collapsible frame to extend your cell phone like screen to monitor size proportions!

Whenever the creative urge strikes you, your hand-held will provide all the tools you need to be a movie or music producer on the road! Add to that the Internet and WAP (Wireless Access Protocol) and our power as independent digital storytellers will be distributed far and wide. We are already collaborating and networking with each other irrespective or time, date, location, age or education. We are riding the waves of change, designing and discovering new forms of self reflection and creative self-expression.

It is predicted that one in 6 worldwide will carry one of these high bandwidth instant communicators within the next five years. We are already beginning to see the trends. Right now electronic Commerce is being shoved at the consumer from every direction. Most Media all attempt (and succeed) at manipulating us at every turn to buy, buy, buy! Media rules! But, we are now on the threshold of popular control of the media.

Each of us will dedice what we get exposed to. We will also create what we want to be exposed to and offer it up to the "Net" luring kindred spirits. Collaboration will produce edutainment that sparkles and shines -- just like productions that come from multimillion dollar corporations. Thanks to computer graphics and supercomputer-like desktop processors our "art" will communicate powerfully. This writer will attempt to discover at SIGGRAPH, who are the pioneering techno-shamans and the people and corporations that are bringing new visionary hardware and software into the world?

Our minds mirror what we are exposed to on TV and feature films. If trends continue, the Internet will rapidly replace traditional television -- where most of us get our news and self image models. In a few short years when bandwidth will no longer be an issue, each of us will have the potential to write a story, create life-like animated actors (that come with pre programmed personalities and reaction patterns under algorithmic control) and easily "broadcast" our productions to the Web!

You and I will control the audio and video, no longer accessible only to the powerful and rich. The creative personality will have the same capability to affect the masses that only a few years ago was wishful thinking and under control of the mighty few. Compelling media production is now in the hands of everyone (potentially) for relatively little or no economic outlay thanks to companies like SONY, Motorola, DELL, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, etc., who support public education with their corporate giving programs.

In the next installment of this article, we will discover and explore the new and unfolding world order where art, technology, spirituality, science, electronic commerce, physics, broadcasting, visualization and/or personal creativity enhancement converge. Where the creative personality will be called upon to be the problem solvers and healers for a world still at war with itself.

The universe is indeed expanding and changing. Old ways of doing things are breaking down. Computer graphics will play an increasingly larger role in building the new bricks that artists and scientists are using to discover what in "life" is possible? How we can work more effectively and efficiently. And, more importantly, computer graphics is helping us learn how to become optimal, long living, creative humans travelling on a star in effortless peace and prosperity for everyone! Stay tuned for my reports from the trade show floor.

copyright 2001 by Peter H. Rosen
All rights reserved
Peter H. Rosen <peter@creativity.net>
Santa Monica, CA USA -

Computer Graphics and Social Change

Get ready to live life at an even more accelerated pace. This is the result of two shifts on planet earth... The reawakening of Spirituality and Creativity and secondly, the technology revolution/evolution brought on by advances in computers and computer graphics. Secretly (and not so) these forces are changing our world faster than at any other time in existence -- except for the explosive and primal planet forming moments.

What effect will this have on society as we know it? What are the tools that are empowering our Creativity and fueling Science? Siggraph has the answers.

Siggraph, a sub group for the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) is the surviving representative of all aspects of computing as it relates to GRAPHics (NCGA faded out in the mid 80s). Therefore ACM's Special Interest Group (SIG) on GRAPHics is SIGGRAPH.

The WWW and Wireless Communicators will speed our thoughts, imaginations and "preconceived conditioning" to associates far and wide. But when we get sick of comericalism for its own sake, then what? I'll tell you.

This year in some parts of the world -- and within two years everywhere else, you will be able to carry one handheld device to watch video, listen to CD quality audio, do your e-mail, enjoy streaming media, explore virtual reality environments (no goggles) and MOO's (Internet virtual game playing spaces). You will be able to capture (and transmit) your experience via a built-in still and video camera, compose and record your music on built-in audio recorder/mixer and hook into your MIDI instruments...anywhere you happen to be -- whenever the creative urge strikes you!

How will a little cramped screen on your hand-held enable you to do all that? Not! The built-in LED driven DMD projector (Digital Mirror Device from Texas Instruments) will blast the image through a built in lens system onto a nearby wall or screen that you unroll. The material will stretch to fit the edges of the collapsible frame and extend the monitor in to your hand-held device.

Stores you pass will reach out to you and call your attention to special sales -- catered to each individual on the spot thanks to GPS ( the Global Positioning System) and Bluetooth technology that looms on the horizon. We are talking about a communication device, no longer sporting "iffy" at best reception and transmission that depends on system and location. High bandwidth and quality will become a given for all such instruments of "thought processing."

It is predicted that one in 6 worldwide will carry one of these high bandwidth instant communicators within the next five years.

We are already beginning to see the trends. Right now, eCommereceis being shoved from every direction at the consumer. We are being manipulated at every turn to buy, buy, buy! Media rules! Our minds mirror what we are exposed to on TV, on other impressive media like feature films and now the Internet where you and I control the audio and video, no longer only the powerful and rich. The creative personality now has the ability to affect the masses that only a few years ago, was the sole domain of corporation. Producing compelling media is now in the hand of everyone (potentially) and little or no cost thanks to companies like SONY, Motorola, DELL, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, etc.

Thanks to them we live in a world of captured (and instantly communicateable) experiences. We have amassed warehouses of information documenting our personal journey on audio and videotape. We now can share CD images and video dating back to when we were born. I believe there is something to be learned from the sharing of these documents in a public and interactive setting. Where the sonic and visual image archives can spark stories and discussion about issues and experiences that touch us all.

The fabric of the world as we have known it is breaking down; physically, ecologically and governmentally/politically. There is an resurgence of affluence in the dot com generation unequalled only by the unparralled empowerment given by global communications. The effects of this liberation of sorts can be measured only by the creativity it unlocks.

Set the Scene, Todays world:

What does SIGGRAPH have to do with Creativity? Everything! To the twenty first century creative person, SIGGRAPH is the place to discover the latest advances in technology for visualization, animation, observation, and communication.

But there is a deeper story here. That is why the focus of this article is not on the hardware or software itself, but on how we will be empowered as both the creative computer user, and the technophobe.

In several days, this writer will be attending SIGGRAPH, the premiere conference on computer graphics to discover companies and products that will enable us to make more money doing what we love, that will help us heal our bodies and minds, and that will have an impact on making a personal and planetary difference in a explosively changing world.

As always at Creativity Caf?, our reason for being is to empower the creative person (everyone) and creative personality (artists, performers, etc.) with resources for expression, collaboration, education, healing, and marketing/distribution of talent and its products.

The schism of those who are tracked and controlled, manipulated by media into submission to the norm will widen as the empowered creators begin to use desktop tools to portray a world that works for everyone. As more and more great synthesisers, problem solvers, compassionate world servers and wealthy "spiritualized" baby boomers, meet, collect and collaborate in virtual and real places, the iunfolding world will begin to shift out of the control of those whose will is to dominate, rather than liberate our creative spirits.

These words cost very little to transmit to the over three thousand people a day that pass through Creativity Cafes portals. Anyone can post at no charge, a web page expressing their point of view. What is interesting is that the WWW is enabling those widely dispersed in time, location, age, background to discover their similarities and to form communities.

Computer graphic technology is advancing solutions to our quest for new modalities of healing, communication, and realization of Humanities true potential. I am reminded of the success of other societies (ants, bees, dolphins) who are able to work collaboratively to the betterment of all members.

What technology?

You can count on creative software and hardware always getting cheaper and faster, more powerful and productive. However, unless a person has the ability to spend considerable hours in learning curves, to what use will these new creative tools be?

Let's explore the technology and latest developments coming out of the R &D labs as it relates to evolutionary and societial trends in our rapidly unfolding world.

We are experiencing the breakdown of systems and organizations based on archaic assumptions of how life is meant to be lived, while at the same time, we are experiencing the convergence of a world waking up to uncharted waters of new knowledge about physical systems and human health, and new forms of collaborative art, all thanks to computer graphics.

Who uses it why

For the first time in the evolution of our species, the proletariat is just as powerful at creating compelling images from which society can model its behavior and strivings. The animator can post to the Internet a modeled reality for us to emulate.

Multimedia creators everywhere now are using animation, video and audio to commicate to a demographic larger that all the TV networks combined. This will ultimately precipitate into two camps, those who don't want social change and those wanting to accelerate it. What does computer graphics have to do with social change you might ask? Everything!

The new image creators are the baby boomers, the spiritualized, acidified, marijuana smoking, meditating, path of self realization transcendent beings now coming into power...through the use of computer graphics and the WWW. Within a few short years you will be walking around with a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) that will connect you wirelessly and instantly with your beloved, friends, co-workers using WAP (Wireless Access Protocol).

The most powerful and compelling force of change (outside of our own conscious use of will) can be found in computer graphics. Artists' stories and renderings on TV and the movies portray realities that the masses absorb and emulate! Realities that until now, only exist in the mind of the creative person able to master the complex issues of digital animation, video and sound production and editing.

More people than ever are going from not having a clue about programming their VCR clocks, to dealing with the rapidly unfolding world of digital communications, and desktop movie making software.

In the past, only the minds eye could behold the wildness of our imaginations.

Most people have no intimate knowledge of bits and bytes, RAM and ROM, nor do most of us care. Yet, to derive true benefit from todays developing technologies such as virtual reality displays without headsets, networked CAVE environments for interactive learning and health care, and the age of wireless personal communication "imagineering" devices ( laptop movie and music editing and creation studios) to make anything we can conceive communicatable and visible to others.

What affects Negative

Until now we have been sold a distorted version of "reality" on TV and the movies. The availability of desktop production studios is changing that. Television, once the major manipulation device of Madison Avenue is giving way to eCommerece and the basterdization of the World Wide Web. The charade and masquerade of this "reality" will deepen as people never leave the house without their "public face" -- literally a mask and other costuming to protect their true identity. Cop Car Cameras will scan under algorithmic control for one-handed drivers with cell phones to their ears. But let me be not to harsh....for what could be positioned as our bane, is in actuality our boon.

Your direct to satellite communications pod will "store" your money thanks to companies like Motorola. Face recognition software plugged into micro video cameras in public places is already analyzing the walking streams of pedestrians; looking for sex offenders, felons, criminals...and tax evaders.

We are extorted by the gloification of gore, fear and the broadening digital divide....and economic divide. We are convinced to follow someone else's lead even when our inner voice is compelled to contimplate our need for something different, a different way of seeing and of being. That is where this great revolution of technology and the artist that is empowered by it shines.

Once the domain of the wealthy and empowered corporations and those lucky enough to work for them, we are now able to enjoy the creative liberation once afforded to the rich, on a $3500 workstation with about another $5000 investment in software. So for a little under $10,000 creative people everywhere are visualizing their dreams, creating animation and imagery for public presentation and global distribution that was only a short time ago available to the rich and powerful.

The ramafications of this are twofold....from the Creators point of view and the experiencers point of view. I would like to focus of the experiencers point of view. We the masses mired in mystery of the process; manipulated by the powerfully suggestive images of what to look like, what to buy, what to eat, compelled to look at the uglier side of life presented by 90% of the worlds media that focuses mostly on our challenges and fuck ups.

Parenting, school, religious studies, drug experiences, meditation and mentoring all play a part in conditioning our inner environment...fertile ground for living authentically - according to ones heart. But do we listen to our inner callings? I dare say NOT! We listen to the conditioning of the aforementioned growing process of our "Earthly life cycle".

What affects Positive

Thanks to the Internet, the many-faceted multiplicity of overlapping realities are beginning to expand beyond the programming and mindset control of the TV networks and the printed word.

Now autonomously empowered by the internet, diverse masses of people with niche interests are finding each other more effortlessly than ever before. We are gathering in virtual and real spaces exchanging our music and our idea thanks to computers and inexpensive animation and computer graphics software. This furtile collaboration and networking ground is having the effect of superceding governmental and religious control and restrictions on expressive and creative freedoms. We are at the verge of a great renaisannance of creativity that these new tools will unleash.

Think about it... where else do we get glimpses of what life could be like?

As more and more people discover members of their Karass ( a group aligned in a specific task or interest on behalf of the unfoldment of humanity and our world), places like Creativity Caf?; a networking salon where Cyber meets physical and where new media is created, displayed and merchandised by audience members enjoying each others art, talent, vision, and who are aligned in the purpose of world (and local community) service using art and technology.

peter from kinkos
USA -

Testing this board
Creativity Cafe KidCast <ccafe@creativity.net>
USA -

Reply-To: "Katharina Bless"
From: "Katharina Bless"
To: "V.A.R.I.O.U.S. Media"
Subject: Re: INVITATION: KidCast For Peace; Solutions for A Better World #10
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 10:39:54 +0700
Organization: Soma Center
X-Priority: 3
Dear Peter, like you I am called to work for peace and harmony in this world. I am organizing now the second Silver Dove event in Chiang Mai and I have just received a message from the Ascended Masters, that this will be my last act here and it is time to move on. I would be very honored it you would consider to be part of this Silver Dove Convergence! Please send out this to your friends too. Love and Blessings Katharina

Dear Angel

Yes, you are an Angel who has come to this planet for a very specific reason, you have chosen to be here now.

I write to you today, because I have to coordinate an event here in Chiang Mai, Thailand and the Ascended Masters have chosen me for this work to do.

Chiang Mai is the center of a circle of 4000 km (about 2500 miles) where more than half of the world population is living. This part of the world is developing very fast, and there are still a lot of tensions and conflicts in this area, in Tibet, Korea, Kashmir, Burma (Myanmar), Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Philippines... I have been sent to this area to bring the light here, but we are quite isolated and are only a few devoted lightworkers. So we need help, not only for the local work to be done here, but also to spread the awareness of the importance of this part of the world in the global makeup of the planet.

I send you here the second announcement about the Silver Dove Convergence and would be very happy to receive some feedback from you. Please consider yourself as a part of this work, this is the reason why you receive this letter.

Love and Blessings

Katharina

Silver Dove Convergence 2001

SYNERGISTIC HEALING ATTUNEMENT

March 5th - 9th, near Chiang Mai, Thailand

After the success of the Silver Dove Congress 2000, the PAN Light Link Gathering and the Peace Pole Ceremony held in Chiang Mai from February 11th to 19th, 2000, the concept for the 2001 event has taken shape.

We request the presence of the living Angels and Healers from all healing traditions and from all parts of the world to converge in Chiang Mai for a Synergistic Healing Attunement to heal the planet and support the energy shift.

There will be no talks, presentations, workshops or scheduled meetings, but just a continuous three-day healing session, unfolding spontaneously from its own inspiration, energy, and spiritual guidance.

The participants will not come to get something, to give talks, teach, promote their healing techniques, do business or work, but only to give and share their healing energies for the benefit of the planet and all beings, and just be there in a space of love, peace, light, and joy.

The magic gift they will all personally receive, the gift that all participants of the 2000 event have received, is a great blessing and a deep healing. The participants of the 2001 Retreat will be the chosen Healers from all over the world sent here by their spiritual guidance to manifest the healing power in Asia. They will have the unique opportunity to meet each other, to create new links and friendship and weave together a strong inter-racial and inter-religious healing network.

The Synergistic Healing Attunement will take place in the sacred mountains above Chiang Mai, one of the major points of the planetary energy grid. The chosen location is situated in a remote valley not far from the Myanmar border, about 3 hours drive from Chiang Mai, where a Royal Project is dedicated to the organic culture of all kind of flowers, trees and vegetables. We will have our gatherings in the small Convention Center of the Royal Project or outside in the beautiful flower gardens. Close by is the comfortable and peaceful Doi Angkhan Resort that will be our host.

On the second day of our Retreat we will have a Ceremony to erect another Peace Pole, one more acupuncture needle for the healing of Mother Gaia.

After the Retreat, everyone is welcome to stay for the weekend to relax, deepen their new acquaintances and interrelationships, and enjoy the good life and beauties of Thailand.

Please ask your spiritual guidance if you are meant to come to Chiang Mai and reserve the date!

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Would you please send this message to your friends and Email lists? Please forgive us if you receive this message more than once, it may be that you are on different address lists of the spiritual soul family! Thanks for your understanding. Thank you very much for your cooperation, may Mother Gaia bless you!

Costs:

The total costs of the 4 day retreat including transportation from Chiang Mai to Doi Angkhan, daily three vegetarian meals and two tea breaks, daily transportation from the Resort to the Royal Project convention center, accommodation in double room, registration fee etc. US$ 360 (single room addition US$ 80).

Venues:

Synergistic Healing Attunement Retreat at Doi Angkhan Resort, near Chiang Mai, Thailand, from Monday 5th to Friday 9th of March, 2001.

SHA workshop in Singapore: in April 2001 SHA workshop in Kuala Lumpur: in April 2001

SHA Chiang Mai Town: Sunday, March 4th, from 19.30 to 21.30.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gratitude is the attitude that changes every thing. (Friendship with God, N.D. Walsch) Soma Center and Silver Dove Network supporting holistic life style, spiritual evolution, cruelfree diet and peace.

www.ivu.org/silverdove Mail: CMU PO Box 85, Chiang Mai, 50202 Thailand, 66 53 297 407
Katharina Bless <soma@loxinfo.co.th>
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