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Keen Sun Valley Slipper

September 6, 2010 /

I’ve been looking for an indoor shoe that’s more “barefoot” in style than what I have used before. The Keen Sun Valley Slipper is moccasin style with no heel plus a fairly thin and really flexible sole. It’s warm so when the spring comes I’ll most likely truly go barefoot at home.

After a long day on your feet, slip them into the luxurious comfort of the Keen Men’s Sun Valley Slipper. This indoor slipper features an all-leather bottom as well as a super cozy microfleece lining that will cradle your feet in warmth and softness.

The beauty of data visualization (TED)

August 26, 2010 /

I have watched David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization and I really like it. It’s amazing how much easier it is – at least for me – to grasp things when they are visual. David quotes Rosling and says “Let the dataset change your mindset”, I like that one.

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.

Bring on the learning revolution!

July 20, 2010 /

I just watched Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! over at TED. It’s a great speech with an important message.

In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.

Sir Ken Robinson talks about the need of a revolution in learning, evolution is no longer enough. We need to go from standardized to customized, from industrialized to agricultural (plant a seed and help it grow).

Gaelic Blessing

July 4, 2010 /

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Michelangelo Quotes

June 22, 2010 /

Ancora imparo, I’m still learning, which is attributed to Michelangelo is valid for me. Here are some Michelangelo quotes.

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor’s hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

It is necessary to keep one’s compass in one’s eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.

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