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Letting Go of Your Baby: A Founder's View on Bringing in a New CEO
By Rob Weber, Wired
"As both a father and an entrepreneur, I can say with confidence there's a lot of parallels between raising a kid and starting a company. Both take a lot of time and dedication, you invest a lot of yourself in both, and for both you need to know when to let go of the reins.
Like with a child, you pour your blood, sweat and, tears into making sure it's the best it can be. However, you need to realize you can't do everything on your own. Just as when there's a time you'll need to drop your kid off at school, there may come a time in a startup when you need to bring in a new CEO to augment the company's growth and help scale."


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Scala based Apache Spark may have only graduated from incubator status last February, but in a short space of time, it's become the most active open source big data project around – a rise that's segued with the decline of old faithful tool Hadoop MapReduce.
Just this week, Spark was named in the 'InfoWorld Technology of the Year 2015 Awards', with the panel stating that, when compared to traditional Hadoop machine learning models, Spark was the "hands-down the winner in almost every respect." You may have also read about the Apache trailblazer in a newly released report, 'APACHE SPARK – Preparing for the Next Wave of Reactive Big Data'; led (naturally enough) by reactive platform and Scala people Typesafe, and Spark guardians Databricks.
According to the largely developer-led survey (74% to be exact, followed by 7.6% data scientists and 6.5% C-Suite), out of 2,136 respondents, 13% were actively using it in production, 31% were toying with implementing it, and 20% were on schedule to pick it up for production this year.
But what's driving this enterprise takeover? And is it time to consign MapReduce to the elephant graveyard? Resident Typesafe Big Data Architect Dean Wampler weighs in.
Voxxed: There have been some modifications to the Reactive Manifesto in the past few months – can you clarify what you mean by 'Reactive Big Data' in context of this report?
DW (Dean Wampler): This term speaks to the growing interest in processing streams of events very soon after the events are received, rather than capturing the data to storage and then processing it in batches later on. Reactive Programming also encapsulates a few general-purpose principles about building highly scalable, resilient, and responsive applications, Big Data or otherwise. You want your data fast, so your services need to be reactive, in this sense, to meet this goal.
Do you think that this mass uptake (or pending uptake) of Spark decisively signals the death of MapReduce in 2015?
DW: I think almost all organizations will stop writing new MapReduce apps this year, but many existing apps will be maintained for a long time. As always, it can be expensive and a bit risky to rewrite something that's working. For some mature users of MapReduce, they may also have a significant investment in reusable libraries that they'll have to port to Spark first, as well. However, most new apps will use start to use Spark this year.
One of your key takings was that faster data processing and event streaming are the focus for enterprises. Why are speed and velocity more of an issue when it comes to data than size?
DW: In my experience doing Hadoop consulting in prior years, many of the projects I worked on really didn't have huge data sets, like we associate with Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc. They were leveraging tools like Hadoop due to the cost and flexibility advantages, but these tools weren't always optimal for their specific needs, such as scaling down to smaller data sets and processing event streams.
Even when some types of analytics can be done with batch-mode MapReduce jobs, say for example, updating your search engine when a user changes a document or website, there is a competitive advantage if the search engine incorporates that change sooner rather than later. So, data organizations want answers faster, ideally in real time.
What makes Spark so much faster at data processing than Hadoop?
DW: First, by design, MapReduce assumed a batch mode model, where performance is achieved with massive parallelism, so startup and shutdown overhead are less important. That's not true in an event streaming world. The corresponding overhead for Spark is smaller.
Second, when you write a Spark job, you are actually defining a data flow, a pipeline, if you like. This gives Spark a "global" view of your job, so it can apply optimizations like caching intermediate data between steps and merging some steps together. These features, especially the caching, dramatically improve performance over MapReduce, which has no such global view, so it can't apply similar optimizations. So with Spark, you get the full spectrum, event stream processing in the small up to very large batch jobs.
Do you see reactive systems as being more important as big data evolves?
DW: All of the traditional forms of data analytics will remain useful, but people will search for new ways to shorten the time between data arrival and information extraction. So, we'll see many of these traditional approaches sped up and made more iterative (that is, repeated over and over on smaller batches of data as they arrive). Similarly, new forms of analytics are made easier by Spark and they are easier to integrate, too. You can do classic ETL (extract, transform, and load) from several data streams, where you clean and transform the data, then pass it into a machine learning algorithm that constantly trains itself with the new data, write the results to another data store, etc., all in one Spark job.
Another data point; we were surprised how many people interested in Spark planned to ingest data from Apache Kafka (41%), a popular, highly-scalable message queue.
Do you think in the future the number of Java users of Spark could leap-frog that of the Scala community, given the comparatively huge number of Java programmers? (Currently 44% of users are working with Spark in Java, followed by 22% Python).
DW: This is probably a safe bet, even though I think they should switch to Scala! There are many, many Hadoop developers adopting Spark now and perhaps most will want to continue with Java. It will be one less new thing to learn.
I can't blame them for that, but I think their long-term productivity won't be as good.
Scala use will increase, however. I have talked with many developers who first started using Scala when they started using Spark or predecessor tools like Twitter's Scalding.
Why do you think Java users are choosing Spark over Java-centric HBase?
DW: They are really distinct things. HBase is one way to persist your data. Spark is one way to process it. Previously, it was common to write MapReduce jobs to process data in HBase. Now Spark is being used for this purpose.
Similarly, our survey showed that about 20% of the people interested in Spark want to use it to process data in Cassandra.
Looking forward, what areas do you think Spark will be making inroads? Will there be a pivotal place for it in IoT systems, for example?
DW: The answer is yes in two ways. First and most obviously, the ability of Spark to analyze data streams is an important capability for IoT systems. When you're looking at trends in your system, I can think of no better tool for the job.
The other, less obvious way is the ability for Spark to scale down efficiently to smaller deployments. Recall my previous discussion of the overhead of Spark vs. MapReduce. If you have a service infrastructure managing an IoT network of devices, it will be much easier to "mix in" Spark analytics into that infrastructure, without building out a dedicated data cluster, Hadoop or otherwise.
So, in general, I see Spark becoming an integrated piece into infrastructures that don't fit our usual model of data warehousing, etc. They are just conventional IT environments, with much better analytics baked in.


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These services exist as an improved alternative to web hosting on single serves which are either shared or dedicated. Therefore, it is safe to consider them as extensions of the main model of clustered hosting that had websites hosted on numerous servers. However with cloud hosting, the server networks used are many and usually extended from various data centers within various locations.
Two classification of cloud hosting;
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- Platform as a Service, PaaS, provides customers with software of their choice similar to IaaS cloud hosting. However, as opposed to IaaS where they install the a software for a single task, PaaS provides a solution stack such as database support, operating system, programming support, and web server software. With the solutions, time is saved that would have been spent on installing different software for different function, hence one needs to install it and start developing their websites.
The Virtual Data Center, VDC, provides the cloud hosting development concept. It uses a virtualized server networks in the cloud that can be used for hosting all forms of business IT operations with the inclusion of websites.
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In 2011 we completed the renovation of a new Glouster Community Center equipped with projectors, screens and plenty of space to be used for public or private use.
The Glouster Community Gardens are also located here.
The Glouster Head Start is home to the administrative side of the program. Head Start staff throughout the tri-county region meet here for trainings, meetings and discussions. Currently there are 12 Head Start employees stationed here.
The Early Head Start program is also available in Glouster. Currently there are 24 participants and 2 Home Visitors.
Regional Food Center
1005 C.I.C. Drive
Our Regional Food Center was built in 1996. It is home to the Southeastern Ohio Food Bank, Senior Nutrition Central Kitchen, Logan Public Transit, Meals-on-Wheels, HEAP, CSFP
Our Senior Nutrition Central Kitchen is a state-of-the-art facility used to prepare meals for many of our programs throughout the year. It is available for rent and catering services.
507 Richland Avenue
Our Athens Head Start facility has 72 Center Based children and 24 Early Head Start participants.
Currently there are 14 staff members dedicated to the children in this region.
Athens Transportation Office
1 Pinchot Lane
Athens, Ohio 45701
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Having moved to the COAD building in fall of 2015, this office houses most of the transportation programs for HAPCAP.
HAPCAP Transportation Services include Athens County Mobility Management, Athens Public Transit,
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Transportation Services and operated out of the HAPCAP Regional Food Center in Logan, Ohio.
103 Marshall Street
Our Corning Head Start facility currently has 34 center based children and 24 home based children. It currently has 5 fulltime employees, 3 part time employees and two buses.
16196 Maple Street
Our Laurelville Head Start facility has a maximum classroom of 36 children, half in the a.m. and half in the p.m.
Currently there are 6 staff members dedicated to these children.
420 Norwood Avenue
The Logan Head Start facility is located directly behind the Regional Food Center and opened in 2001. It currently has 80 children enrolled in Head Start, 12 enrolled in Early Head Start and has 13 staff members. It also has 4 Foster Grannies!
40 St. Charles Street
Nelsonville Head Start is currently funded for 68 Head Start center based children and 12 Early Head Start children.
There are currently 9 employees at this facility and foster grandparents in each room.
Nelsonville Housing Office
50 Saint Charles Street
Completed in 1991 our Nelsonville Housing office is home to all of our housing operations for Hocking, Athens and Perry counties. Currently there are 25 employees that work from this facility.
This includes: Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF) repair, Community Housing Improvement Programs (CHIP), the Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) and the utility funded programs EPP, OPAE AEP, and Warm Choice .
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The New Lexington Head Start was founded in 1972 at the First United Methodist Church. However, they had so many children they soon grew out of that site and relocated to their current location in New Lexington.
Currently this facility provides services to 102 center based children, 36 home based children and 24 Early Head Start families. It is home to 22 staff members, 3 buses and provides services to Crooksville, Roseville, Red Field, Junction City, Somerset, New Lexington and Bristol
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Our Perry County Service Center is home to one of our Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) offices and has been in operation there since 2009. From here clients can apply for HEAP, Emergency HEAP, the Summer Cooling program and PIPP plus.
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The Hindu Goddess: Akhilandeshvari
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The Goddess of never not broken.
You know that feeling when you have just gone through a breakup, or lost your job, and everything is terrible and terrifying and you don't know what to do, and you find yourself crying in a pile on your bedroom floor, barely able to remember how to use the phone, desperately looking for some sign of God in old letters, or your Facebook or on Glee, finding nothing there to comfort you?
Come on, yes you do. We all do.
And there is a goddess from Hindu mythology that teaches us that, in this moment, in this pile on the floor, you are more powerful than you've ever been.
This past week, I have been deeply inspired by a talk I heard on this relatively unknown Goddess from Hindu mythology: Akhilandeshvari.
This figure has snuck up inside me and settled into my bones. She keeps coming into my thoughts and she's given me so much strength and possibility during a time of change and uncertainty in my own life. I wanted to unpack a little bit about who she is for those that might be, like me, struggling a little bit in that pile on the floor and wondering how the hell to get up again.
The answer, it turns out, is this: in pieces, warrior-style, on the back of a crocodile. Yee ha.
"Ishvari" in Sanskrit means "goddess" or "female power," and the "Akhilanda" means essentially "never not broken." In other words, The Always Broken Goddess. Sanskrit is a tricky and amazing language, and I love that the double negative here means that she is broken right down to her name.
But this isn't the kind of broken that indicates weakness and terror.
It's the kind of broken that tears apart all the stuff that gets us stuck in toxic routines, repeating the same relationships and habits over and over, rather than diving into the scary process of trying something new and unfathomable.
Akhilanda derives her power from being broken: in flux, pulling herself apart, living in different, constant selves at the same time, from never becoming a whole that has limitations.
The thing about going through sudden or scary or sad transitions (like a breakup) is that one of the things you lose is your future: your expectations of what the story of your life so far was going to become. When you lose that partner or that job or that person, your future dissolves in front of you.
And of course, this is terrifying.
But look, Akhilanda says, now you get to make a choice. In pieces, in a pile on the floor, with no idea how to go forward, your expectations of the future are meaningless. Your stories about the past do not apply. You are in flux, you are changing, you are flowing in a new way, and this is an incredibly powerful opportunity to become new again: to choose how you want to put yourself back together. Confusion can be an incredible teacher—how could you ever learn if you already had it all figured out?
This goddess has another interesting attribute, which is, of course, her ride: a crocodile.
Crocodiles are interesting in two ways: Firstly, the crocodile represents our reptilian brain, which is where we feel fear. Secondly, the predatory power of a crocodile is not located in their huge jaws, but rather that they pluck their prey from the banks of the river, take it into the water, and spin it until it is disoriented. They whirl that prey like a dervish seeking God, they use the power of spin rather than brute force to feed themselves.
By riding on this spinning, predatory, fearsome creature, Akhilanda refuses to reject her fear, nor does she let it control her. She rides on it. She gets on this animal that lives inside the river, inside the flow. She takes her fear down to the river and uses its power to navigate the waves, and spins in the never not broken water. Akhilanda shows us that this is beautiful.
If everything remained the same, if we walked along the same path down to the river every day until there was a groove there (as we do; in Sanskrit this is called Samskara, habits or even "some scars"), this routine would become so limited, so toxic to us that, well, the crocs would catch on, and we'd get plucked from the banks, spun and eaten.
So now is the time, this time of confusion and brokenness and fear and sadness, to get up on that fear, ride it down to the river, dip into the waves, and let yourself break. Become a prism. Find yourself broken into colorful pieces, reflecting and creating light, and imagine those pieces coming together again to create a more beautiful version of the being you are.
All the places where you've shattered can now reflect light and colour where there was none. Now is the time to become something new, to choose a new whole.
But remember Akhilanda's lesson: even that new whole, that new, colourful, amazing groove that we create, is an illusion. It means nothing unless we can keep on breaking apart and putting ourselves together again as many times as we need to. We are already "never not broken." We were never a consistent, limited whole. In our brokenness, we are unlimited. And that means we are amazing.


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Paraskevidekatriaphobics, beware! Today is Friday the 13th. Stay off of the thirteenth floor, avoid breaking mirrors, stay away from black cats. Pull the blankets over your head and spend the day in bed, if you feel totally unlucky and vulnerable.
Blame Someone Else Day, celebrated on the first Friday the 13th of the year, is a golden opportunity! Whatever's going on in your life, especially those nagging little issues that might be your fault, blame those things on someone else. Poof! You're innocent.
September 13th is Defy Superstition Day. But wait.... we already know today is Friday the 13th! Will you defy or hide?
Just for today, despite the fact that it's a superstitious sort of day, try to keep your thoughts positive, no matter what goes on around you (unless something truly tragic happens). Think you can do it? I know you can, because today is Positive Thinking Day. Here's a dose of Stuart Smalley for inspiration:
Programmers' Day is observed on the 256th day of the year - usually September 13th, but September 12th in leap years. As programmers know, 256 represents the number of distinct values that can be expressed with an 8-bit byte.
Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is observed in September or October. This year's date, September 13th, corresponds with the Hebrew calendar date of 10 Tishrei.
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September 13th is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day, the birth date of Samuel Gee. Gee was a physician and pediatrician who published the first modern clinical description of celiac disease.
Today is Fortune Cookie Day, so go order your favorite Chinese food and a cookie. Maybe you will learn how to make your dreams come true.
Today is International Chocolate Day. Chocolate lovers - you know what to do!
Unless you have peanut allergies, be sure to celebrate National Peanut Day. Peanuts are healthy, delicious, and fun to eat.
Today is Snack a Pickle Time. Cool name. I think I'll go snack a pickle right now, along with some peanuts. And then I'll snack a chocolate bar. Gotta celebrate these holidays!
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Friday, 3 October 2014
Charity quilt find
I will have to unpick a row from the top or bottom to complete one of the sides which is 3 flowers short and then hopefully finish it. The papers are still in it and although not newspapers there was one piece with the date on advertising a holiday, closing date 12/12/79 of course it might not have been made then but it is the only date to go on.
not much else to share, this is my crazy block for october
I also entered 2 pieces into the local show which had textiles, art, photography, other crafts, flowers veg etc and was held in out local park. The show has been running for 6 years now and I entered the first 3 and won each time, I did not enter for 2 years then at the last moment decided to take one of the Tula Pink throws and my crazy hanging down, I came away with a 1st and 2nd in the textiles and a 1st for the overall winner covering all the crafts, this was not a big deal as there were only a few entries. I now have a great big trophy which I have to own up and say is on the windowsill in the down stairs loo! The trophy gets returned in a years time. Needless to say I am feeling pretty pleased with myself!
41 comments:
- Podunk Pretties said...
Why is it I never find those great finds? Congrats on a beauty!
- 3 October 2014 at 04:27
- Patricia Lines said...
What a great find! Congrats on the ribbons too!
- 3 October 2014 at 05:17
- Queeniepatch said...
Lucky you! What a find!
The October block is sunny and cheerful.
- 3 October 2014 at 05:54
- Queeniepatch said...
Lovely to hear you have a nice trophy to give you inspiration for more excellent work.
- 3 October 2014 at 05:56
- Boud said...
Congratulations on the recognition of your fine work! and it seems right that the universe brought you this lovely quilt to finish, too.
- 3 October 2014 at 05:59
- SewLittleToSay said...
Congratulations on your success in the charity shop and in the show.
- 3 October 2014 at 06:09
- Bev said...
Congratulations on your big wins!!!! You must not minimize it! Look at the size of that trophy!! Way to go and I'm glad your talent is being recognized! Yea!
- 3 October 2014 at 06:42
- Tina Craig said...
What an exciting week! The trophy is quite impressive, even if it is in the loo! Well done finding the quilt top.
- 3 October 2014 at 07:28
- Mary Ellen said...
Well, super duper! Great start to October, one of my most favorite times of the year. Quilt top was a great find.
- 3 October 2014 at 07:29
- Cattinka said...
Congratulations to your find! That quilt is beautiful. Why don´t you applique it onto a backround fabric just the way it is? Maybe it was meant to be in that shape?
Wonder how you will finish it up!
- 3 October 2014 at 10:56
- Gaia said...
What a lovely find at the thrift store! and congratulations on the winnings!!!
- 3 October 2014 at 12:26
- motidana said...
Wow ! Congrats on your lucky find and for that trophy too . I`m sure it`s going to inspire you to create more and more beautiful work !
- 3 October 2014 at 14:05
- Pippas quilts said...
The fabric look like 70's.
What a great trophy well done. lovely October block.
- 3 October 2014 at 15:36
- Monica said...
Congratulations, Margaret, two great scores -- a quilt and a trophy! The hexie quilt will be a nice throw once you finish it up.
- 3 October 2014 at 18:38
- BillieBee (billiemick) said...
You really did have a lucky day. Looks wonderful.
- 3 October 2014 at 19:43
- JennyPennyPoppy said...
Looks like a wonderful find at a good price. Congratulations on your trophy! So nice for you!
- 3 October 2014 at 20:24
- Jane Galley said...
Congratulations on the trophy, and what a find! I've yet to come across anything like that
- 3 October 2014 at 23:23
- Razzle Dazzle Quilter said...
I think that is what you might call a win win. Congratulations on your show prizes. Well done. I can never resist a Hexi quilt. I have found two in opshops. Both I have restored. Your one looks very pretty. I'll look forward to seeing it when you have worked your magic.
- 4 October 2014 at 01:23
- crafty cat corner said...
What a bargain that quilt was and a cup ???? well done you.
- 4 October 2014 at 06:11
- Séverine said...
you are very lucky, the hexagons quilt is beautiful. Congratulations on the winning quilts
- 4 October 2014 at 09:41
- Jules Woolford said...
Congratulations on your well deserved wins! And how lovely to find that quilt top too. x
- 4 October 2014 at 11:14
- Jillian said...
WowMargaret, that's great. The quilt is beautiful and deserves to be finished and enjoyed. It's also great to be recognised with a trophy. We'll done.
- 4 October 2014 at 14:34
Congratulations! Don't downplay your wins and your trophy. =) The quilts would do well in a large venue, too. They are beautiful. I love your hexagon find. Quite likely that the quilt was made around that time - or started or given up on, whatever, because we don't really keep around the sorts of things she could have used to cut the papers, even if we do the fabrics. At least you can say last quarter of the 20th century as a date. =)
- 4 October 2014 at 19:30
- Benta AtSLIKstitches said...
Well done on thefind and the win!
- 5 October 2014 at 00:08
- Diana @ Red Delicious Life said...
Great vintage find! And congrats again on your show wins.
- 5 October 2014 at 16:46
- Annet said...
Such a lucky find, it will be a lovely quilt when it's finished! And congrats on winning the trophy.
- 6 October 2014 at 12:39
- Susan Hook said...
The quilt is a brilliant find, it looks in very good condition! You have wone a very nice trophy, congratulations you deserve it for all your hard work that you have put in.
- 7 October 2014 at 02:18
- Anita said...
Congratulations Margaret! You deserve it :-)
- 8 October 2014 at 06:40
- Val's Quilting Studio said...
What a find!!!! Amazing a work of heart ended up in a second hand shop...lucky you to have found it. enjoy! (Congrats too!!)
- 9 October 2014 at 05:17
- Rose said...
Wow what a great find! Looking forward to seeing more of it. And so glad you decided to enter the local show and delighted that you won! Your work is wonderful!
- 9 October 2014 at 05:54
- Createology said...
Congratulations on your well deserved winning and trophy. I am amazed at the hexie quilt top you acquired. What a treasure and to know you will finish it and save it is wonderful. Creative Bliss Dear...
- 10 October 2014 at 16:34
- Janny de Roo said...
You are really lucky with the unfinished quilt Margaret. Just finish and enjoy it....!
- 12 October 2014 at 03:09
- Jen said...
Margie,Lovely to find such a treasure.I am sure you will have it finished in no time. Cant wait to see the borders. Congratulations on your winning quilt entries .
- 13 October 2014 at 05:37
- Connie said...
What a amazing find . . . I would be so happy that I might just have to throw a party, or at least do my happy dance. Someone put a lot of work into that cover. Oh, and I love your crazy quilt block . . . I really want to start one.
Have a marvelous week.
Connie :)
- 13 October 2014 at 09:05
- Ivory Spring said...
Congratulations on winning the prizes!! And that is an absolutely adorable Hexie quilt!
- 14 October 2014 at 08:37
- shirley said...
Congratulations Margaret, I am so happy for you winning the wonderful prizes.
Love your CQ block, your stitching is so perfect on those seams.
You must have been chuffed to find that lovely quilt top and i imagine you are chafing at the bit to get it completed
- 14 October 2014 at 23:59
- The Inside Stori said...
A very big congratulations, both on your find and on your win!!
- 15 October 2014 at 04:43
- Mosaic Magpie said...
I have been watching for you over at the shawkl class blog!
- 15 October 2014 at 08:00
- Maria said...
What a great op shop (charity shop ) find! The backing papers are always fascinating...like a slice of history.
- 24 October 2014 at 02:50
- Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...
what a treasure! :)
- 8 November 2014 at 03:32
- Valerie Reynolds said...
What a fun post to rejuvenate this week!! Love that GREEN crazy quilt. OMG and that hexi one is a treasure!
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Expedition Stories – Floes, Flows, and Trustflows
On the mountain you deal with ice. Water gets hard and stays hard here. Stiffening and shifting below us, its creaks and cracks are a music that weaves magic and mystery.
And yes – we make tea. Tea comes from using heat to melt the ice back to liquid – as beverage and refreshment.
Annealing and un-annealing. It's a physical process.
We talk about flow. Flow states. Positive activity states. What we call enactive states. We know those flow states. We extend and test narratives – how do I refine my story here? And it cycles like that – annealing and un-annealing.
Riding on a shifting pile of ice.
We turn to dialogue and we turn to trust as subject of the dialogue. What is it to exchange – exchange needs, wants – desires – preferences – how do we sort it? Patterns emerge and are modeled.
This leads to a vibrancy in the practice of being on the mountain. The process brings voices long heard inside to life. To expression – expression being what we think of as the base of knowledge. Interior voices – they externalize. We think and work together.
We externalize – physicalize the narrative.
We write virtuereal epistlature.
We explore trust and flow of trust – trustflow – together. Likewise, trustflow becomes a basis for interacting. We conduct the group goodwill on the journey. And real trust emerges. Well, it can emerge. Breathe!
So a lot can happen when you slow down a cyclical physical process, and then tell a story about it.


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When the winds slowly begin to shift and the sun no longer hits the "off"-button around 9 at night, the fleece jackets come out, arm warmers are slipped on, and ankle-hitting jeans will make their comebacks. Bare legs will become a rarity and ear muffs will find ways to make you look like you're a cutesy Disney character. All the while, the stock up for winter will commence.
Style Tip #1:
Prices for must-have items are low and attractive. Pick up the best of the best, whether it be dark-colored school girl T-straps or semi-loose fitted sweater jeggings, it's the time to crack open the piggy bank and spare a few coins so when fall/winter primetime rolls around the willowing autumn-leaved trees, you'll be the first to shine. It'll be so perfect, you'll be the trend-setting stylista that every other die-hard fashion fiend will mimic. Sure enough...


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Robles - Bourquardez Cemetery
Robles History
Here are some historical tidbits on the Robles family of the Tampa Bay, Florida
area... This is far from complete, but I hope it's of some help to any researchers or just the curious.
(Click pictures to enlarge)
On February 11, 1870, Joseph Paul Robles Jr. and his wife Martha
Ann (Boyett) Robles homesteaded a 160 acre piece of land in Hillsborough County, Florida. It was bounded on the north
by Sligh Ave; the south by Robles Ave. (now Hanna Ave.); the west by Livingston Ave. (now 22nd St.) and on the east by 30th
In an area of Indians the Robles were the only white family in a square mile. Soon though, other pioneer families began
to settle around the Robles place. The Henry Murphy, the James Morris and the Tom Bourquardez families became neighbors and
close friends.
In 1882 Robles bought a half acre of land at the corner of Hanna and what was then called Livingston Ave. With the help
of his brother, Seaborn, and his 3 friends mentioned above, Joseph Robles purchased the hard pine and cypress lumber needed
to build the areas first one room school house.
Between 1871 and 1897, Joseph and Martha parented at least 10 children, all born on the homestead and all formally educated
in the 'Livingston Avenue School'.
During the 1800's, 2 of Joseph's sons, Jerry and (John) Horace were in business together as stonecutters. Although their
business eventually succumbed to bankruptcy, many of the grave markers that they made still stand in Tampa's Woodlawn
In 1888, Joseph's brother, Horace Theodore Robles, built a house on Hanna Ave. (back then, Robles Ave.). The house
remains today, having been deemed a historical landmark in 2006, because of the great contributions to the area by the Robles
family. Here you can see the house after a recent renovation by a reality group, whom are using the building as a leasing
office for 'Grand Oaks Apartments' at 2604 E. Hanna Ave.
(And a footnote... robles in Spanish means oaks! Nice touch.)
On February 11, 1870, Joseph Paul Robles Jr. and his wife Martha
Ann (Boyett) Robles homesteaded a 160 acre piece of land in Hillsborough County, Florida. It was bounded on the north
by Sligh Ave; the south by Robles Ave. (now Hanna Ave.); the west by Livingston Ave. (now 22nd St.) and on the east by 30th
In 1914, (John) Horace Robles bought the old Livingston Ave. schoolhouse, knowing
that the materials used in construction were of high quality. He took all the materials, and those of an old church and combined
them to build his home on Lake Platt. The house is still there and as of 1986 was still in the Robles family.
Joseph Robles Park, once Avon Park and renamed in 1931. It is my belief that this park was named for Joseph Jr.'s father,
Joseph Sr., born in Spain. He is said to have jumped ship in 1832 in Georgia, then relocated in Florida. He built his homestead
here and took part in the Seminole War. He married Mary A. Garrison (born in GA) and they had 10 children. Joseph Sr.
died in 1907 at the age of 89.
Joseph Robles Sr. is present on the Hillsborough Co. 1860 and 1870 census.
**Jerry Robles (son of Joseph Jr.), was born, Jeremiah Green Robles.
**Katie R. Palmer was born, Katherine Julia Robles. She married James Burns, and then Edward Clayton
Palmer Sr.


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Hey there, and welcome to day 4 of Dahlia's Top 10 of 2013! I hope everyone's been enjoying all the awesome books and interviews, and that you continue to with today's offerings!
I'll spare everyone the lengthy intros and jump right in, because I haven't talked about either of these books as much as I'd have liked and I'm anxious to!
17 & GONE by Nova Ren Suma
Seventeen-year-old Lauren is having visions of girls who have gone missing. And all these girls have just one thing in common—they are 17 and gone without a trace. As Lauren struggles to shake these waking nightmares, impossible questions demand urgent answers: Why are the girls speaking to Lauren? How can she help them? And… is she next? As Lauren searches for clues, everything begins to unravel, and when a brush with death lands her in the hospital, a shocking truth emerges, changing everything.
With complexity and richness, Nova Ren Suma serves up a beautiful, visual, fresh interpretation of what it means to be lost.
*Available via IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon*
For anyone who might not be familiar with Nova Ren Suma, you probably want to rectify that. She is a stunningly gorgeous writer, and if you're been looking for literary YA and haven't picked up her books, you're definitely missing out. This one, though, is my favorite of all – a stunning, heartbreaking psychological thriller about a girl on a mission to rescue her lost peers. As the book unfolds, it takes you deep into Lauren's brain, but more than that, it takes you into the psychology of The 17-Year-Old Girl in a way I found so memorable and beautiful that I knew this was destined to be a favorite.
And now, Nova Ren Suma herself:
What scene from 17 & GONE would/do you read at signings, and why?
The scene I most like to read at signings isn't the very opening of the book, though it was the first piece I wrote for 17 & GONE—in fact, it's the scene that sparked the whole novel.
The scene is a glimpse of a girl on a bicycle. She's caught speeding past, wheels whirring, long hair flying. It was that image—a real person on a real bicycle, speeding past me and then vanishing in the distance when I was sitting outside one day with a notebook—that jumpstarted the character of 17-year-old Abby, and led to the idea of missing girls that's at the heart of 17 & GONE. Reading that piece aloud always feels like I'm sharing an intimate moment with the audience.
I want to enjoy 17 & GONE as part of a full sensory experience—where am I reading it, and what am I eating/smelling/listening to?
You are on a bus. You're headed somewhere you've never been before, and you still have a long way to go. You're sitting in a seat by yourself, pressed up against the window while outside snow flurries swirl. All is quiet. You read (and there is no such thing as motion-sickness in this fantasy so please stick with me!) as darkness falls, and soon you have to put on the reading light. You're sucking on a sweet-and-sour candy. You don't smell bus exhaust—you're transported to the pine forest. Playing on your iPod is the playlist the book was written to. The first song is "Zebra" by Beach House. The next song is "Runaway" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The last song is "In the Pines" by Widowspeak. You let it loop on repeat the whole way there.
My book dream is to spot a stranger reading it on the subway—what's yours?
I write in cafes most mornings. It would be a thrilling moment if, say, I were writing at my usual corner table by the outlet, and maybe I was stuck, and maybe I was doubting, and maybe I was questioning everything… and then someone I had never seen before approached, tentatively, and said s/he recognized me and had read my book and loved it. That would be a brilliant, beautiful moment for me.
Speaking of, I once (nervously!) did this to one of my favorite writers at a cafe, and we have since become good friends. Maybe someday the same will happen to me.
What's the best/coolest thing anyone's said about your book?
Revealing this may expose too much about the story, so please avert your eyes if you don't want any hint of a spoiler…
But there is an element in this book about mental illness, and I very much wanted to be sure I had it right and was being respectful and true. Someone once emailed me telling me how right I had it, how much it rang true, and how much this book meant to them because of it. That meant the world to me.
From where would you most ideally want people to purchase your book?
I have a deep and passionate love for independent bookstores, as so many authors do. I would be thrilled if someone wanted to buy my book just in general—but it would be even extra-thrilling if you bought the book at an indie in your local community and supported your neighborhood bookstore. Some of my favorite indie bookstores are McNally Jackson and Books of Wonder in Manhattan; Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, New York; RJ Julia in Madison, CT; Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC; Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose, CA; and City Lights in San Francisco. Every time I travel I like to visit the local bookstores, so… Seattle, you're next.
You can find your closest local independent bookstore at IndieBound—and if they don't have my book on their shelves, I would be so honored if you asked them to order it!
BRUISED by Sarah Skilton
Imogen has always believed that her black belt in Tae Kwon Do made her stronger than everyone else–more responsible, more capable. But when she witnesses a holdup in a diner, she freezes. The gunman is shot and killed by the police. And it's all her fault.
Now she's got to rebuild her life without the talent that made her special and the beliefs that made her strong. If only she could prove herself in a fight–a real fight–she might be able to let go of the guilt and shock. She's drawn to Ricky, another witness to the holdup, both romantically and because she believes he might be able to give her the fight she's been waiting for.
But when it comes down to it, a fight won't answer Imogen's big questions: What does it really mean to be stronger than other people? Is there such a thing as a fair fight? And can someone who's beaten and bruised fall in love?
*Available via IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon*
I have to admit, I'm a tough person to please when it comes to book openers. Have too much action in the beginning and I feel overwhelmed and like I don't know your settings and characters well enough to get into it. Be slow and boring and…well, you're slow and boring. So I try not to formulate opinions on books based on the first chapter.
But when I started BRUISED? Possibly the fastest I've ever fallen in crazy book love. There's just something about Imogen I've been trying to put my finger on since I first read her story, and when I try to think of what it is, the same word constantly surfaces in my brain: She's so unapologetic. And I don't mean that like she's a jerk (she isn't) or doesn't learn from her mistakes (she really, really does, and I love the emotional voyage she takes in this book), but her personality is just so steadfast in a way that's rare in YA. She isn't gentle. She isn't girly. She doesn't long to fit into makeup-wearing Seventeen-reading societal norms.
Instead, she gets the kind of story that's usually given to male MCs – one about PTSD, and beating herself up over the failure to protect and defend. She's not sweet and self-effacing; she's raw, and a little broken in a way that doesn't remotely imply fragility. Even in the context of her budding romance, she's tough, struggling to reclaim herself through the relationship but not defining herself by it.
In short, she's badass, and I think everyone would do well to meet her!
But enough from me; here's BRUISED author Sarah Skilton!
What scene from BRUISED would/do you read at signings, and why?
I always read a short excerpt from the first chapter, which reveals how important martial arts is to the main character, Imogen. She's a 16-year-old black belt who freezes up at an armed robbery, and the experience shatters her sense of identity. The segment I read discusses her journey to achieving her black belt, as well as what it represents: everything she could've done, and everything she didn't do, the only time it really mattered.
I want to enjoy BRUISED as part of a full sensory experience – where am I reading it, and what am I eating/smelling/listening to?
Fun question! Let's see, I love imagining people reading it curled up on a couch with maybe a sports game on in a different room. Imogen's dad writes about sports, so that's a constant backdrop in her life. Her older brother works at an ice cream shop, so ice cream — maybe a sundae — should be on the menu. As for music, the theme and mood is rock: Garbage ("Stupid Girl"), Florence and the Machine ("Kiss with a Fist"), Cracker ("Happy Birthday to Me"), and Bloc Party ("Flux"), with a cameo by The Beatles singing "Blackbird."
My book dream is to spot a stranger reading it on the subway – what's yours?
That's a terrific one! I'd love that, too. My favorite is when I get an email from people who practice martial arts. I'm always curious what they think of that aspect of the book.
What's the best/coolest thing anyone's said about your book?
I recently heard from a teenager who said she could relate to Imogen and her family, which made me enormously happy. And one of the kindest blogger reviews I ever received was from A Reading Daydreamer, who thoroughly analyzed each aspect of the book, and really understood what I was hoping to convey with the unconventional romantic subplot.
From where would you most ideally want people to purchase your book?
I had a wonderful launch party at my local Barnes & Noble, and I also adore the bookstore Once Upon a Time in Montrose, CA. They're the oldest children's bookstore in the country, and they have signed copies of BRUISED available right now on the shelf: http://www.shoponceuponatime.com/
Are either of these books on your top 10 of 2013? If you haven't read them yet, have they made it to your TBR? Tell us in the comments!


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Redefining Maritime Securityby Opinion Express February 9, 2018 0 comments
Maritime challenges impact our national security and, therefore, must be addressed with all sincerity. India needs to re-evaluate its security concerns to march towards being a major power.
While to other countries, the Indian Ocean is one of the important oceanic areas; to India, it is a vital sea, its life- lines are concentrated in that area and its freedom is dependent on the freedom of that water surface'; said KM Pannikar.
The continuation of ongoing global hegemonic developments, coupled with recent activities in and around have made the Indian Ocean Region (lOR) the epicentre of geopolitical arena, having direct bearing on 21 Littorals in general, and India in particular, whose security and economic interests are directly linked to keep the Indian Ocean (10) free from military activities of the super/regional powers. Before proceeding further, it is pertinent to mention an incidental literary development, which subsequently became a precursor to the politico-strategic tool, to impose hegemony over others. In 1990, Joseph Nye of the Harvard University coined a term called 'soft power' in his book, Bound To Lead: The Changing Nature Of American Power, where he stated, "Soft power is the ability to attract and co-opt, rather than by coercion (hard power), which is using force or giving money as a means of persuasion. Soft power is the ability to shape the preferences of others through appeal and attraction".
Taking cue, it was China who took the lead to strategize this thought into tile 'soft power doctrine' and launched it in the lOR, that culminated into virtually dominating and chocking tile Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC) by setting up tile String of Pearls (SOP), stretching from the Coco Islands in the east up to Djibouti in tile west and fur- tiler buttressed by dolling economic aid of $1.1 billion to Sri Lanka; free trade agreement with Maldives; and tile $10 billion oil pipeline project in Kyauk Pyu Port in Myanmar, Further, tile China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) worth one trillion dollar and its sister project One Belt-One Road (OBOR) have not only tilted the regional equation but have also thrown fresh security challenges to us.
Meanwhile, the United States has been supporting the South China Sea (SCS) littorals' claim and is also seeking effective and greater role by India. Above all, enlarging tile regional geopolitical template from erstwhile Asia- Pacific to Indo-Pacific region provide us a window of opportunity to not only reassert our global role but also effectively counter tile Chinese regional expansionism. In a tectonic shift, tile US has put direct onus on Pakistan of supporting regional terrorism and stopping $255 million. This indicates a foreseeable Indo-US strategic cooperation in the coming years.
Under these fast changing and unpredictable geopolitical environs, we need to re-evaluate our maritime concerns to ensure that we not only meet these challenges successfully; but also safeguard our national interests. I believe that our maritime security must be a cumulative manifestation of One, protection of Exclusive Economic Zone and the merchant fleet. Two, security of off- shore installations. Three, defense of island territories. And most importantly; project our strategic influence in tile lOR, extending from Thailand, Indonesia, Mauritius to the Gulf of Aden. In order to achieve this, we need to exercise both the soft power and military options. Foremost, the Indo – Pacific Region is of strategic importance to our economic growth and can play a vital role to kick start our recently launched 'Blue Economy Initiatives' (use of marine resources for sustainable economic development). We must, therefore, tap its potential to catalyze the Niti Aayog vision to achieve the $10 trillion economy target by 2032.
In tile meantime, our sustained initiatives launched during tile last couple of years have yielded crucial inroads in the lOR; Inauguration of tile first phase of Chabahar Port in Iran, concluding a defense contract in close vicinity of Chinese sponsored Hambantota Port in Srilanka and the historic detente in tile Indo-Maldives relations with tile latter putting 'India First' in its diplomatic priorities are cases in point.
Similarly our efforts must also focus to neutralize Chinese influence in the far-East, Tile 'India-Africa Forum Summit' with 14 African countries launched ill 2008, is an ideal forum to enhance om economic-military strides and must be vigorously pursued to consolidate our initiatives, Another aspect that we have somehow failed to en-cash is Naval diplomacy – it is a well-known reality that the Indian Navy has been extending timely and crucial political and economic support/help in our neighborhood, whim must continue to expand our regional influence.
Rechristening of the erstwhile 'Look East' to Act East Policy' albeit, a belated step, is making steady inroads. The year 2017 was a landmark year when we celebrated 25 years of dialogue; 15 years of summit level meetings; and five years of strategic partnership with the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN). Overall improvement and regional grouping, leading to tile free trade agreement with ASEAN, is the direct outcome of active pursuance of our Act East Policy; whim has culminated to their Heads being tile combined state guests this Republic Day. Further; in order to check tile Chinese expansionist man-oeuvre, both in tile South and tile East China Seas, we must not restrict to just extending tile overt support to the sovereignty of the Littoral states but also enhance sustained diplomatic, exploratory and military cooperation.
Recently; an international study concluded that the next decade would see India along with Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and Philippines, emerging as the prominent military powers in the regional horizon. Conversely; if we look at tile present status and snail's mentality in modernization of our Armed Forces, there is lot to be done to justify this prediction. Also, there is gross mismatch in ow· perceived aim and existing capabilities, which are woefully inadequate.
Truly-speaking, we need to sail many knots to claim tile 'Blue Water' capability: Let us analyse our current status in the lOR. Strategically, we just have notional military presence in the form of three Listening Posts (LPs). However, tile recent acquisition of an island on lease from Mauritius and now Seychelles allowing India to establish military infrastructures, will improve om woeful presence to some extent. This is just tile tip of tile iceberg. We need to dominate the entire stretch of SLOs. We must promote all-weather regional military cooperation along the Indo Pacific nations. Additionally, in a step- up development, tile historic quadrilateral New Delhi conclave of Naval chiefs from India, US, Australia and Japan, on January 18, pushed for a new regional security architecture to face up to China's aggressive designs.
We must plan the re-organisation of our fleet but definitely not repeating the folly of prematurely aborting the 'Revolution of Naval Affairs Project' in 2010. We must redux our re-organisation efforts to achieve the 'Blue Water punch'in tile next decade. In order to fully counter the anti access/area denial capabilities of our adversaries as also to play envisioned role in the Indo-Pacific region, apart from complete overhauling our sub-sea capabilities, we must strive to acquire four aircraft carrier Battle Groups i.e., one each for the three fleets and a backup for strategic missions.
Maritime challenges abundantly impact om national security, which must be addressed with all sincerity, I must add that tile current asymmetric equation has the potential of being 'Kargil in Sea.
(Ramesh Davesar: The writer is a retired Infantry Officer with vast operational experience) – The Pioneer


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Reply miizj, January 20th, 2012, 4:04 pm
YEAH, LET'S MAKE A BARBECUE NOW AND... just kidding :P, they don't eat pokemon (i guess, nintendo never explained that actually)
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Reply BinLads, January 20th, 2012, 4:28 pm
My mom is so cool - *_* -
Reply MEEP GOD, January 20th, 2012, 7:29 pm
Question, are you two gonna be doing the same thing the rest of the nuzlocke, or will you guys be splitting up again?
Reply miizj, January 21st, 2012, 9:08 am
We're going to split up again :P, i just won't tell when
Reply TheKometh, January 22nd, 2012, 5:16 am
You should.. @miizj: You should make another status page or something for Crystal and Gold! That would be nice! :D
Reply howls (Guest), January 22nd, 2012, 3:49 pm
I really like how you draw Feraligatr! Mom seems a lot more thinner than a normal one.
Reply levi (Guest), February 19th, 2012, 2:10 pm
cant wait for lilo to evolve into typhlosion! :D
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...Soo, every gym leader hates Crys and Gold hates every gym leader. Makes sense.
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About Stephen Pappas
Steve was born and raised in Palo Alto, CA. After graduating with honors from Stanford University in 1981, Steve received his Juris Doctor in 1984 from Boalt School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He then worked several years as an associate at one of Seattle's largest law firms, before starting a solo practice in Seattle. Steve returned to the Bay Area in 1993, acting as co-counsel representing Mr. Freeman in the insurance bad faith case of West America Insurance Company v. Freeman, in which the Mr. Freeman received a $13.3 million verdict which was later affirmed on appeal.
Steve founded his solo practice in Palo Alto in 1994. Since then, he has represented a wide range of businesses and individuals in business planning, business litigation, and personal injury matters. Another memorable case on which Steve received nationwide publicity was Davenport v. Berlex, Inc., et al., a case involving a clinical trial patient. For further description, please see the Wall Street Journal article.


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Design Mash-up:
April 15, 2013
SCAD'S Style Week: Consider it TEDx for the Creative Set
Domenico De Sole (Tom Ford's right hand man), Charlotte Moss, Betsy Johnson, Cameron Silver & more lend their style mojo to SCAD
By Nancy Staab
International Style Influencers Headline SCAD's Style Week April 15-19 at its Savananah, Atlanta and Hong Kong campuses. Creative dignitaries from the fields of fashion, film design and more will head South for five days of intensive lectures, screening and inspiration, with all events open to the public.
Think of it as a Southern TEDx for the creative set. For five days, April 15-19, SCAD will host powerhouse guests from the field of fashion, film, interior design, industrial design, jewelry, marketing and more from companies like Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren, Fairchild Fashion Media, Lambertson Truex and Tiffany & Co. for its annual SCAD Style Week. Best of all, you don't have to flash a SCAD I.D. to gain access to this exclusive congregation of A-List creatives. Among the guest speakers: Domenico De Sole, Chairman of Tom Ford International; interior designer Charlotte Moss, Richard Lambertson the director of design at Tiffany & Co., renegade fashion designer Betsy Johnson, furniture designer Dakota Jackson, Garden & Gun magazine's editor and publisher, Asif Khan the London architect behind Coca-Cola's Beatbox music pavilion at the London Olympics and Gina Sanders, President and CEO of Fairchild Fashion Media. Interesting highlights include film screenings and panel discussions with Lisa Immordino Vreeland for "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel," and Atlanta filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper for her "Versailles '73 American Runway Revolution" [previously covered by LuxeCrush: luxecrush.com/culture/article/fashion-smack-down-at-versailles ]. Also on the panel for Versailles: film subjects Stephen Burrows (fashion designer), Pat Cleveland (international model) and Cameron Silver (narrator, author, reality TV star and owner of vintage boutique Decades).
Don't miss the lecture by Domenico De Sole on April 16 at 3PM on the SCAD Savannah campus entitled "Lessons Learned: The Gucci Turnaround and Tom Ford Start-Up." Luigi Colani, the world-renowned artist and "3-D philosopher" known for his early championship of bio-design, organic forms and aerodynamic principles will lecture on "Industrial Design and the Future" at SCAD-Savannah on April 15 at 6PM. Colani has designed everything from ballpoint pens to futuristic aircrafts.
And Wilfredo Rosado the NYC jewelry designer behind provocative cameos with Rolling Stone-esque carved tongues, modern-day blackamoor brooches; feathered bangles and industrial-chic necklaces shaped like cog wheels, will discuss his cutting-eged work April 16 at 11:30AM at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah.
In Atlanta, the SCAD Style Week highlights include a marketing crash course by two senior marketing pros from Ralph Lauren at 6PM on April 15; a screening of the documentary on modernist design duo Leila and Massimo Vignelli (the Vignellis created the graphics for New York's subway system, logos for everyone from American Airlines to Bloomingdales, and single-handedly introduced the Helvetica typeface to America ) at 6PM April 16, followed by a panel with the film's directors; and a fashion conversation with up-and-coming fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra about his latest NY Fashion Week runway creations at 6PM on April 18, followed by an exhibition reception.
For more information and the complete schedule of SCAD Style Week Events see: http://scadstyle.com/. All events are free and open to the public.


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|Afghan mob, Muslims, surrounding Farkhounda and watching her burning
|A gathering of Muslims and non-Muslims in Stockholm to honour Farkhounda and protest against violence in the name of religion
This is my speech translated from Swedish. You can also read it in Arabic in this blog
One of the most prominent evidences of the evolution of religion and its capacity to be a part of human civilization, with its diverse expressions, is the ability to abstraction. This means a widespread understanding among believers that the holy texts and sacred symbols derive their value from the content and not their material existence.
What happened in Kabul recently, where a mob of average men in a capital city, lynched an Afghan woman by beating and kicking her until she was covered by blood, driving a car over her, throwing her from a roof, ending this savagery by burning her alive, this crime is one of many conclusive evidences that Islam regrettably has not yet reached this stage of evolution.
What has the poor woman, Farkhonda, done to deserve such a terrible end of her life?
The accusation that led to the heinous act is that she had burned the Koran. Afghan officials, some clerics and many Muslims have condemned the crime against Farkhunda on the grounds that the charge was false. Farkhonda did not burn the Koran. I ask them and the world´s Muslims today: Is the case different if we assume that the charge was true? Does it justify the brutal murder?
What if I had followed my strong desire today? What if I brought with me the copi of Koran that I own, which is one of millions, no billions of copies which are found in all parts of the world, and burned in front of you here, now?
I ask: Does it make me deserve the horrible treatment that Farkhonda went through?
The persons who would answer: "Yes, you would have deserved this punishment" can be counted to tens and hundreds of thousands. Their religion is narrow and their crimes have become many. The brutal action: killing an innocent woman in such primitive ways that one can hardly find words to describe, is not their first act of violence.
They have for a long time used women and children as a human shield of civilians in the Gaza Strip.
They have burned a Jordanian Muslim man inside an iron cage in Syria.
In Iraq they have beheaded dozens and killed thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims belonging to different states, ethnic groups and religions.
In Kenya they have committed a bloody massacre against Christian university students.
These terrorists can only see a religion´s withered and dead skin without ever understanding the deep meaning. They are only aware of the message of primitive violence. And they are not only some marginal groups.
Fanatic readings of the Koran have started a fire in the house of Islam.
Today we, who are born in the Islamic civilization, are hostages in a burning house, surrounded of extremists.
Our house is burning under our feet! If we don´t make hard efforts in extinguishing the fire, we risk that the fundament of Islamic civilization will be destroyed in front of us.
What has happened to Farkhonda is not a transient event in a remote place. What has happened affects me and affects you, threatens me and threatens you.
Let's announce today that her death was not in vain.
Let's Farkhonda´s death be a call to defend life and dignity, and a reminder of the need to work on creating an enlightened Islam.
Let's reclaim the right to define Islam from the grip of extremists and fanatics who commit sins every day against both God and man, in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Libya, Nigeria and other countries in East and West. The extremists have different names: IS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, al-Shabab, Hamas, Boko Haram or a fanatic mob.
Today we are confident, after what we have seen and heard of evil of them all, that this unsacred extremism, regardless of name, flag and banner, represents a big threat to humanity and civilization both in Muslim countries and all over the world.
We are gathered here today to pledge to Farkhonda and to all the victims of this religious fanaticism, spontaneous or organized, that we will stand in the face of the threat.
There is no place for violence and terrorism in the future. Those who carry the sword, the gun and the flame of hatred, should leave the convoy.
The president for The Afghan Ministry for Religious Affairs, Abdul Rahman Ahmadzai, had this declaration:
If this woman was against the holy Koran and had done it deliberately, and if she was at the same time a non Muslim believer, then we would justify the action of the people.
This action!!
The video contains terrible pictures. 18+


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Mithun | Westlake Park
Title: Westlake Children's Play Area
Project: Seattle, WA
Firm: Mithun
Summary: The Westlake Park Play Area helps to support a family-friendly Seattle. The number of children living downtown has increased by 70% over the last decade to 3,000 children generally less than 12 years old. The play area is an innovative solution for retaining and attracting families and was achieved through a public/private partnership between the Downtown Seattle association and Seattle Parks and Recreation. Designed to respect the qualities of the 1988 park, the space provides open-ended play opportunities that spark the imagination. It is a two-year temporary installation used for testing and learning about the management and maintenance of the play area in this intensively used urban space. Prior to this installation, there were no designated spaces for children to play in the central core of the city.


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Ju Dou
In Zhang Yimou and Fengliang Yang's sensuous, Oscar-nominated Ju Dou (1990), billowing bolts of red, yellow and blue dyed silk have more freedom than any of the main characters, who are cut off from the possibility of happiness by circumstances and convention. The trouble starts early, when Tian-qing (Li Baotian) returns from a long road trip and first sets eyes on his new aunt, the beautiful young Ju Dou (Gong Li). Tian-qing's selfish, harsh silk-dyer uncle Jin-shan (Li Wei) who reluctantly took Tian-qing in after his parents died has already gone through two wives, and at first his third seems likely to join her predecessors. Jin-shan routinely beats and humiliates Ju Dou at night, berating her for failing to give him a son (he blames her despite his own impotence and sterility). Tian-qing is drawn to his lovely, sorrowful "aunt," and eventually they begin a torrid affair. But the strict rules and customs of 1920s China make it impossible for them to build a life together, even after Jin-shan becomes paralyzed and Ju Dou gives birth to Tian-qing's son (whom Jin-shan claims as his own). Filmed just after China's political upheavals in 1989, Ju Dou has been recognized as an allegory for the country's violent history, but even without that subtext, it's a powerful melodrama about longing and the complicated morality of desire. Tian-qing and Ju Dou are hardly without flaws he sneaks peeks at her early on, and she is quick to resort to tears to manipulate him and while Jin-shan is abusive and ungrateful, even he is revealed to have a softer side. All the while, Yang surrounds them with floating cloth, vivid pools of dye, golden light, and interesting shadows, using his prior experience as a cinematographer to beautiful effect as a director. Unfortunately, most of that beauty is marred by the multitude of scratches and other defects on Razor Digital's Ju Dou DVD. The widescreen transfer (1.59:1, which is cropped from 1.66:1 and certainly not the 2.35:1 aspect ratio claimed on the back of the box) is terrible. In addition to the source-print being riddled with scratches, the colors aren't as bright or sharp as they could be. What's more, the subtitle translation is questionable at best; typos are rampant ("brothe" instead of "brother," "with drawn" instead of "withdrawn"), uses of modern slang are jarring (it's doubtful that anyone in 1920s China used "loser" as an epithet), and in at least one instance, an incorrect verb tense completely changes the meaning of a line. By comparison, the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in Chinese is strong; a 2.0 track is also available, as are English and Chinese (traditional and simplified) subtitles. The only extra are brief bios of Yimou and Li. Keep-case.
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