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Engineer v Manager

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:49:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."

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A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted,
"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The woman below replied,
"You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

Transforming Special Needs into Contemporary Art

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:57:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Judith Scott spent thirty-five years locked in a room at an institution until she emerged to become a sculpture artist, with work reviewed in the New York Times and exhibited around the world. Misdiagnosed, mistreated, and deaf with Down’s syndrome...

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Transforming Special Needs into Contemporary Art

Judith Scott spent thirty-five years locked in a room at an institution until she emerged to become a sculpture artist, with work reviewed in the New York Times and exhibited around the world. Misdiagnosed, mistreated, and deaf with Down’s syndrome, Judith lived sixty-two years without the use of words because no one ever taught her how to sign. Once Judith discovered Creative Growth Art Center—the first independent visual arts center for adults with developmental, physical, mental, and emotional disabilities in Oakland, California—it took her two years to adjust to her new life enriched with art, fanfare, and purpose.

Free Books, A Chapter A Day

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:26:43 GMT

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New Liverpool Observatory Aims for Carbon Neutral

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:07:47 GMT

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New Liverpool Observatory Aims for Carbon Neutral

Invoking the shape of myriad objects, this futuristic architectural design is shortlisted in an international contest to create a new observatory in Liverpool, England, reminding us that space-age proposals have a great way of stirring the imagination. Charged with reinventing the Mersey riverbank, Duggan Morris Architects‘ structure will supplant an obsolete radar tower with a luminous cathedral-like shell that offers unparalleled views of the heavens while keeping its environs in close consideration.

The plan for Duggan Morris’ observatory is composed of two elements - an event accommodating “bowl” and a daylight suffused “lamp” that will act as an observatory as well as a cultural beacon.

Duggan Morris states that “The Observatory will be required to meet high standards of sustainability, including using renewable energy sources. It must not impact negatively on the sites’ important nearby wildlife habitats, especially the foreshore.”

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What do computer viruses look like?

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:51:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "Blinded by the beauty of a computer virus," may not have that "ring" to it but this art is fine.

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Virus art ... clockwise from left, an artist's depiction of a phishing attack, sex dating spam, encoded trojan attack and email worm.

Cyber threats like NetSky, Mydoom and Parite are the bane of IT departments around the globe, but artist Alex Dragulescu has found subtle beauty deep within the dangerous computer code that can bring down networks and bombard email inboxes with murderous spam.

Dragulescu has peeled back the code behind the world's worst tech bugs and rendered stunning images from it. The Romanian-born MIT researcher and artist was commissioned to do the artwork by MessageLabs, a computer security company that sought to put a face - or at least a shape - on computer viruses.

Dragulescu found interesting, recurring patterns. He used the data to coax pointy green tentacles from the dreaded 'Mydoom' email worm and grew pretty peach petals from the epicenter of the 'Degreediploma5' spam file.

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Wolf Spirit

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:33:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: There are many ways that the forked animal can hide its nature. Sometimes it goes in the clothing of a wolf, but beware the disguises of the savahe biped. For myself, I would not eat, trap or harm any of my cousin animals.

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Wolves of America
A brief publication on the past, present and future of wolves in America.

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NOBILITY, CARE AND PROTECTION OF FAMILY, EXCELLENT HUNTING SKILLS FOR PROVIDING FOOD, LINKED WITH A KEEN SENSE OF SURVIVAL OF IT'S SPECIES, WERE ALL QUALITIES DESIRED BY THE EARLY AMERICAN NATIVES.


THEY RECOGNIZED THESE TRAITS TO BE PRESENT IN THE WOLF, AS IN NO OTHER ANIMAL. THUS, THEY HONORED AND REVERED THE WOLF, NOT ONLY AS A SPIRITUAL SYMBOL OF ALL THAT IS NOBLE, BUT ALSO, AS THEIR MENTOR AND MODEL, AS TO HOW THEY SHOULD CONDUCT THEIR DAILY LIVES, NOT ONLY TO SURVIVE AS A PEOPLE, BUT AS A SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WITH HONOR, PRIDE AND DIGNITY SUCH AS ONLY THE NOBLE WOLF HAD TAUGHT THEM.

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The wolves are my family. They are part of me and I am part of them. We are one. My mother told me that I carry the spirit of the wolf.

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