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"In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground." - Douglas Adams
This is my image representation of the above quote by Douglas Adams. I interpreted the word "fly" as success and the word "ground" as fail. So to me, the phrase means that if you wish to succeed, you mustn't fail. In life, many associate success with careers. And the base of all careers require knowledge. Acquiring that knowledge means taking one step at a time, and just "missing the ground" with each try. Knowledge is power and with this power, the chances of failure are reduced significantly giving us the ability to "fly" in one way or another.
Hall of Philosophy ( a replica of the Parthanon) at the Chautauqua Institution. Site of many an interesting discussion.
Elena Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Society and Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian © Knowledge Society 2015. Photograph by Rick Stevens.
The Knowledge Nation 100 luncheon – on 10 December at Doltone House in Sydney – celebrated the Knowledge Nation 100. The Knowledge Nation 100 are the rock stars of Australia’s new economy – the visionaries, intellects, founders and game changers building the industries and institutions that will underwrite the nation’s future prosperity.
The luncheon was addressed by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP.
Kunde: Ray Ban.
Byrå: Berghs School of Communication
Gulltaggen was founded in 1998, first and foremost to stimulate and reward the heroes in digital creativity. Today, Gulltaggen is the largest event in Norway and the Nordic countries within digital marketing, communication, innovation, leadership and creativity. It has by far become the best arena for sharing competence, knowledge and networking. Gulltaggen is organized by the non-profit trade organization INMA / IAB Norway
Fotograf: Jarle Naustvik
Men and women engaged in business as well as the creative economy are convening in the Knowledge Center in Osaka, Japan to derive inspiration from artistic perspectives. Picture is showing the activities around the theme "CODE - The Language of Our Time". The formats include exhibitions, speeches and workshops.
Credit: Emiko Ogawa
Global Perspectives on Partnership & Innovation
Salem Avan, Director of Knowledge Management Services, replaces Soon-hong Choi,Chief Information Technology Officer, Assistant Secretary-General United Nations
The US Office of Naval Research Global working with Intelligence in Science (ISC) to organize a workshop at the European Parliament, on 25 January 2012. The objective of the workshop was to meet with both EU policy makers and program managers to discuss global collaboration in innovation and knowledge driven R&D in three specific areas: cyber security, power and energy, computational and cognitive neural science.
Improving Penetration: a Success Story of Augmenting National Knowledge Society Through En-Massing Digital Devices and Enabling Citizens (National PC Initiative – Information Technology Authority)
His Majesty, the Sultan has directed for a Royal Grant bestowing one free PC targeting specific segments in society in order to make the PCs ownership affordable by subsidizing their costs. The government represented by ITA executed this task through approved retailing outlets targeting the specific segments in order to bridge the digital divide and enhance the local capabilities and increase the PC and internet penetration rate as part of its e.Oman strategy.
Day 1
13 May 2013
ITU/ Claudio Montesano Casillas
ATTENTION EVERYONE!!!
Welcome to Poultry India 2015 – KNOWLEDGE-DAY Technical Seminar at Hyderabad.
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Her mom is preparing herself for a wedding party. Zoha (my daughter) is observing closely -very soon she will be doing the same. Girls will be girls :)
Knowledge Economy Report launch "Transforming Arab Economies: Traveling the Knowledge and Innovation Road" at ISESCO headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Ibrahim Ajaja / World Bank / CMI.
A celebratory evening in appreciation of all U of T mentors who have generously donated their time, skills and knowledge to our students and alumni.
Didem Karpuzcu
Powering her way to management
Working with tree-falling power tools wasn’t what Didem Karpuzcu had in mind when she enrolled in the Portland MBA program at PSU.
“In Turkey, where I grew up, most people don’t have that kind of toolbox,” says Karpuzcu, who admits she had never even seen a chainsaw until moving to Oregon. Now, as Global Product Manager at Blount International, it’s her job to develop the next generation of power tool accessories for forestry, agriculture and gardening.
A management job at one of Oregon’s top manufacturing companies represents a rapid rise for Karpuzcu who only began exploring graduate programs a little more than two years ago. East Coast schools recruited her, but she chose Portland State for its dedication to diversity and conscientious approach to business.
“I am a competitive person, but I knew I would not be happy in an aggressive MBA program,” Karpuzcu says. “Portland state values community. It’s not just about getting ahead of others.”
For Karpuzcu, it’s always about the challenge, about navigating new terrain, about personal as well as professional growth. The Portland MBA fit the bill: a new city, a chance to meet people from all backgrounds.
Among her MBA cohort, she worked with students ranging in age from their late 20s to their 60s, including seven or eight nationalities. She took advantage of the opportunity to sharpen her collaboration and negotiation skills while fostering connections in the local business community.
“In the MBA program, you don’t just learn from the curriculum,” she says. “It’s just as much about gaining insight from your peers and from professors with industry experience.”
That experience paid off when she applied for the opening at Blount. The position meant moving into an unfamiliar industry and culture with all the responsibilities that come with upper-level management. And that’s just what she was looking for.
“I could have just stayed at home and not challenge myself in this way,” she says, “but I think it pays off. It gives you perspective and allows you to grow.”
At Portland State University, we believe knowledge works best when it serves the community.
Dalry, Ayrshire
Bessie Dunlop, the witch of Dalry, in her trial in 1576 confessed to having obtained her knowledge from the fairies. She claimed that the caves in Cleeves Cove were an entrance to Elfhame, the land of the fairies.
Robin Cummell records that the caves were the 'Elfhame o'the Blair' and that at Halloween they would come riding out of the caves on horses that were the size of mice, their long yellow hair streaming or tied in knots with crimps of gold. Their quaichs were acorn cups and they drank wine beneath the toadstools. Their clothes were green velvet and their arrows were made of reed tipped with flint arrow heads that were dipped in hemlock poison. Their bows were made from the rib bones of unbaptised babies who had been secretly buried in the shaws and glens.
Photo © Rob Wildwood, author of Magical Places of Britain, a stunning full-colour guide to the folklore of Britain's most magical sacred sites in nature - www.themagicalplaces.com
"To God the Greatest and Best and to Posterity Thomas Strode, Sergeant at Law, who quietly fell asleep in Christ on February 4 1698, at the age of 70, here deposited the remains of mortality He was a man consecrated to undying memory: distinguished by knowledge of the law, piety and wisdom: uniting in his character both integrity and great sweetness; ever faithful to God, Prince and friends. Born of a father, Sir John Strode of Parnham in the County of Dorset he took to his most dear wife Mary Adams, the widow of Parkinson Odber, Gent, who bore him one daughter as yet living, who most sorrowful and groaning with tears as a last act of piety this [well-deserved] monument willingly ordered and placed".
John Strode 1628-1698 of Parnham was the son of Sir John Strode of Shepton Mallet by 2nd wife Anne daughter of Sir John Wyndham 1645 & Joan Portman www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/5315541477/ of Orchard Wyndham near Watchet. Thomas was a respected Barrister and Sergeant at Law in Lincolns Inn London
He m 1664-5 Mary daughter of William Adams: relict of fellow lawyer Parkinson Odber.
His sole heiress daughter Mary www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8880549442/ m Thomas Foley 1st Lord Foley d1733 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8880034844/ of Great Witley Court
in his Will of 1692, with a Codicil dated 1st Jan 1697/8, proved on 10 Dec 1701 Thomas Strode left many bequests - listed under 18 'Items'. The first £3000 left to his wife Mary in full satisfaction of her dower'. He also leaves her his coach and horses and all his gold items, plate, jewellery, household goods, etc. as well as all the rental income from the 'joynture lands' she brought to their marriage, situated in the Bishopric of Durham. He then entrusts the Guardianship and tuition of his daughter Mary to his brothers Sir George Strode of Parnham, Knt and Hugh Strode of London, merchant whom he names as his Executors and by whom he stresses repeatedly he wants his daughter to be guided in her eventual choice of husband. After detailing several bequests for his many relatives ........... he leaves his real estate (ie 'all my Manors (unnamed), messuages, mortgages, lands, tenements, hereditaments and leases') to his Executors - as Trustees - for the benefit solely and entirely of his daughter Mary. If she died young Thomas' two brothers (the Executors) were to receive £1000 each, also his third brother Sir John Strode, and all 10 or so of the 3 brothers' children were also to receive that same amount each ! So Mary was due to receive c £15,000 plus the property
Brian Dettmer
Vertical Knowledge
2009
Altered Set of Vintage Encyclopedias
16" x 13-3/4" x 14"
Image courtesy of the Artist and MiTO Gallery
Septenary Ingredients of Important Traditional Herbal Formulations from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database
Medicinal Rice of India with reference to Healing Flora of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
-This picture is a part of Compilation of Pankaj Oudhia’s Research Works at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, India (1990-2001),
-This picture is a part of Pankaj Oudhia’s report on Indigenous Medicinal Rice for Diabetes Complications.
-This picture is a part of Pankaj Oudhia’s report on Forgotten Indigenous Rice Formulations for Vitamin A deficiency.
-This picture is a part of Pankaj Oudhia’s report on Ancient Rice Njavara in Indian Traditional Herbal Formulations with other potential Desi Medicinal Rice.
-This picture is a part of Pankaj Oudhia’s Traditional Knowledge Database on Medicinal Rice based Herbal Formulations.
-This picture is a part of Pankaj Oudhia’s Dream Project to Establish International Medicinal Rice Research Institute (IMRRI) in India.
December 20, 2017 – February 25, 2018
The event series “Ars Electronica in the Knowledge Capital” in Osaka, Japan, invites business and creative people to be inspired by artistic perspectives with a mix of exhibition, lectures and workshops. In edition Vol. 8, from December 20, 2017, to February 25, 2018, the theme of this get-together is called “Artists as Catalysts”. The participating artists are Katia Vega who integrates technology into beauty products and Genta Kondo who produces a new type of robotic prosthetic arms. Ars Electronica is represented by Kyoko Kunoh, an artist and a researcher at Ars Electronica Futurelab.
Photo showing Genta Kondo (JP).
Credit: Knowledge Capital
The Forty-Fifth Session of WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from December 5 to December 9, 2022 in hybrid form – with delegates and observers attending physically in Geneva, Switzerland, and via remote participation from around the world.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.