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I wrote a post about why I quit my full-time job on MeWantTravel. In this Digital Nomad Quest post, however, I want to further explore 1. my thoughts on the rat race 2. why I'm a digital nomad 3. how I plan to support myself while abroad.
Digital nomads are defined as people who can live anywhere they want by working online.
And I decided I wanted to be one after my life-changing travel adventure.
In 2014, I went on a solo Europe trip that transformed my thoughts on life and the world. I couldn't remember a time when I felt more alive. Talking to random locals and travelers and surrounding myself in new worlds, I was extremely inspired. Once I came home, I decided I wanted to figure out how to support myself while living abroad to make it a permanent reality.
I'm now on a journey to achieve location and financial independence while living abroad.
Before you think, oh great, another one of these stories, let me explain why I'm doing this. Here's why I'm a digital nomad and why I quit my full-time job:
The Downfalls of the Rat Race
I remember when I first started working 4 years ago. It took merely 2 weeks for me to say "screw this". It seemed ridiculous to me that people we were programmed to work 9 AM to 6 PM every day for 35 years.
Don't get me wrong, I know I'm privileged and I sincerely appreciate the opportunities I have to be able to dream bigger this way. This is actually what I've battled with throughout my 4 years of working full-time – the idea that I shouldn't be complaining about something that society has accepted to be a part of daily life. I was feeling guilty and feeling ungrateful.
This comment on FiFighter's repost resonated with me: "Taking risks pays off. Once you have worked for yourself, you can no longer be an employee. Be careful of the ones that say you are lucky. They [] are too risk-adverse (or lazy) to do it themselves."
Though I'm fortunate, I know TONS of people who make excuses, never pursue their dreams, and then call others "lucky" when they succeed.
I really don't want to be one of these people. I want to take a risk and make shit happen.
First, let's talk about the rat race and do the math:
The average person trades 8 hours a day (maybe more) for money. The average person should also sleep 8 hours a night, and spend about 1-2 hours commuting, and 1 hour eating dinner. This totals to around 18-19 hours a day. So in a 24-hour day, you're using up 18-19 hours to complete all your other tasks, then given only 5-6 remaining hours to yourself. Essentially you're LIVING less than 1/4 of your life (minus weekends).
This has always raised a red flag for me. In 2016, how can one POSSIBLY think this is the way to live. I get it, if it were 30 years ago, I'd be head over heels about working a secure, stable position. But in this generation, we've been given the power of the internet! We have the opportunity to pursue our dreams.
In this day and age, anything is possible.
You just have to think smart. BTW, this is one of my favorite motivational videos that solidifies my thought process…
We shouldn't be thinking about short term gains. We should be BUILDING something and working on our bigger passion projects. Let's face it – these passion projects take months to years to show signs of success. If we're focusing on jobs that can pay short-term we're going to put off the thing that will really make us happy and let us be our own boss. And the older we get, the less risks we'll take because of certain responsibilities that come into our lives.
We are driven by fear and desire…
Why do we get stuck in the 9-5 cycle for decades?
Rich Dad, Poor Dad has a great explanation of this. The average person has a tendency to spend most of their hard-earned income on things they don't need. Once we get into the workforce, we're slaving away so much that we want to reward ourselves after work. We gift ourselves with a daily espresso, a happy hour session here and there, and a fancy dinner once a week. Then we start buying fancy Chanel bags and the latest sports cars. We are driven by desire, and because of this we lose the will to save money. We're constantly spending for nicer things in order to 1. reward ourselves for working so hard 2. show off our latest gadgets and gizmos to society. It's like a little badge to brag about, saying "look everyone, I am making a decent amount of money so I can afford these nice things!"
After desire, comes fear. We might start dreading work, but we are too scared to leave. We want the nice things that a job can give us, even if we aren't happy. These nice things give us some ephemeral joy – but it's not TRUE happiness.
And that's why I quit my full-time job. I'm sick of being in a cycle that only ends when I'm too old to enjoy life. I can't put my life on hold for 35 years, only to retire at 60-65 when I don't have the energy to do anything anymore. My 20's are my prime years! I need to use them while my body and mind are still in shape.
Why I'm a Digital Nomad
So obviously, I could just live at home and work on my projects. Why have I decided to pursue the digital nomad life and live abroad?
1. To Feel Alive Again
The last time I really felt alive was 2014 in Europe. Globetrotting around the world will allow me to LIVE while hustling hard. My motto has always been to live, love, and inspire, and I feel like traveling month-to-month in different countries will push me towards this goal.
2. Geographical Arbitrage
As you may or may not know, I live in the bay area, California. Currently the living costs are unbelievably high. Numbeo shows that the average cost of a 1 bedroom apartment in the city center is around $3,300. That is insane!
A $1 bill can go so much farther in most other countries. I've decided to stay in low-cost locations so I can reduce expenses and continue to save money (without sacrificing happiness).
3. To Prove Work and Travel Can Happen Simultaneously
I think most people believe that A) travel is expensive B) they can't maintain this lifestyle while building businesses. I'm here to prove that it's all possible with a ton of hard work and smart thinking.
It's going to be a difficult adventure but it's already been paying off since I left for Europe on May 30.
How I Will Make Money Abroad
This is what my blog is about :). I am going to showcase exactly the steps I'll take to grow my passive income channels.
For now, I have a lot of projects going on/am planning to pursue:
- Freelancing: I am currently still doing marketing freelance work for a client.
- Part-time work: Though I quit my full-time position, the company has offered me a chance to work remotely, part-time.
- Social Media Writing: I am a part of this company that lets me make $1 per social media post. I plan to work on this from time to time to help me with costs, but I don't want to spend most of my time on it.
- Etsy: I plan to put up at least 100 listings (of digital downloads) and build my shop into something that people will frequent.
- Kindle: I had an extreme goal of writing 40 kindle books on Amazon. We shall see how that goes.
- Blogging: I'm hoping to blog at least weekly with DNQ and MWT. I'd like to become a trusted source for people who want to follow in my footsteps! It would be awesome to succeed and start helping others make it happen.
My goal is to make every single minute of my life meaningful. I don't want to look forward to Fridays and dread Mondays ever again.
Life is fleeting. Sometimes I think about my parents getting old, and I get sad and scared. I feel like we don't think about death much because it seems far away, but it's what's going to happen to all of us eventually. And that's why every minute of your life matters. Life is a PRIVILEGE. We need to treasure each moment and use our time on Earth wisely.
If you're happy with your life, happy with your office job, and have zero complaints, you have won. You are succeeding in life when you are happy doing what you love and being a positive influence on your community. But if you have even the slightest inkling of dissatisfaction, do something about it. There's no point in living anyone else's life but your own.


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Location: Boston, Massachusetts2011 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416)
We hypothesize that walnuts will reverse age-related disturbances in behavior, neuronal functioning, and microglial activation and will test this hypothesis with the following aims: 1) Determine the effects of dietary supplementation with walnuts or walnut components on motor and cognitive function. 2) Determine the efficacy of walnuts or walnut components on reversing the age-associated increase in neuronal vulnerability. 3) Investigate the anti-inflammatory actions of walnuts and walnut components on microglial activation. These studies will serve to characterize the effects of dietary walnut supplementation in aging, focusing on cognitive, behavioral, neuronal, and microglial effects of walnuts. In addition, these studies will examine the neuroprotective effects of individual walnut components in order to determine the efficacy of the whole food versus individual components of walnuts.
1b. Approach (from AD-416)
1) Determine the effects of dietary supplementation with walnuts or walnut components on motor and cognitive function. Walnuts will be supplemented in the diet at 6%, walnut components will be given as a portion of the 6% concentration that they comprise in the whole food. The effects of these diets on age-sensitive motor (probes sensitive to balance, strength, and coordination) and cognitive behaviors (short- and long-term memory) will then be examined in Fischer 344 (F344) rats after 8 weeks of supplementation. 2) Determine the efficacy of walnuts or walnut components on reversing the age-associated increase in neuronal vulnerability. The effects of dietary supplementation with walnuts and walnut components on hippocampal neurogenesis (proliferation and survival of newly born neurons) will be assessed in subjects utilized for Aim 1. Additionally, the effects of walnuts on neuronal stress and protective signaling will be accomplished through the use of a hippocampal cell line. Hippocampal cells will be used to determine if walnuts and walnut components alter neuronal stress and protective signaling pathways which have been reported to be altered in the aging brain. 3) Investigate the anti-inflammatory actions of walnuts and walnut components on microglial activation. Prolonged microglial activation is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders as well as normal brain aging. The effects of dietary walnut supplementation on age-associated microglial activation will be quantified in tissues harvested from subjects in Aim 1. Further studies on the molecular mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory properties of walnut oil and walnut components will be undertaken in the BV2 microglial cell line.
3. Progress Report
We had shown previously under this agreement that exposure of BV-2 microglia to walnut extract contributes to the "clean-up" of damaged cells in the brain and suppresses inflammation and oxidative stress, thereby protecting neurons. We also previously determined that walnut extract enhanced cellular calcium function in hippocampal neurons. Additionally, we found that two of the major components of walnuts, the omega-6 fatty acid linoleic acid (LA) and the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), may mediate some of these beneficial effects. This year we investigated further the effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) metabolites found in walnuts on brain cell function. In the brain, ALA is metabolized into docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), while LA is metabolized into arachidonic acid (AA). We assessed the effects of the metabolites of walnut PUFAs on hippocampal cells and microglia cells. We found that ALA and its metabolite DHA were effective in preventing oxidative stress-induced hippocampal cell death and calcium dysregulation, but LA was not. Currently we are assessing the effects of the metabolites on inflammation in microglial cells, specifically examining DHA, EPA, AA, and oleic acid, another component of walnuts. The effects of walnut extract and walnut PUFAs on BV-2 microglial cells are novel and demonstrate that fruits and nuts can induce dramatic alterations in the stress responses of cells involved in age-related cognitive decline. It is important to determine the active components in walnuts responsible for their beneficial effects and also to determine the type of protection offered by walnuts and metabolites in different brain cell types.
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Tomorrow on Versus Television they will Re-Air the entire WEC event that took place August 9th. Please see below for more information on the fight. There were MANY great WEC fights that night. If you missed this earlier do you not want to miss it tomorrow!
World Extreme Cagefighting® returns to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, August 9 with a bout that will determine the best bantamweight fighter in the world. WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Angel Torres (36-1) defends his crown against the undefeated Brian Bowles (7-0). Torres, largely considered to be among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, hopes a win in August will cement his status as the best fighter in 135-pound history. Standing in his way is the heavy-handed Brian Bowles, a native of Athens, Georgia, who is hungry for the title and is known for having one of the heaviest right hands.


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After our lovely whale watch and an incredible visit to Pemaquid Point (where we got engaged!), we decided to celebrate at The World is Mine Oyster, which received a write-up in the brand new Eater Maine. It was a Monday night and pre-season, but the sign said there was live music and we loves ourselves some oysters!
We were celebrating, so we ordered 2 of every oyster they had (they were out of many, unfortunately).
We made our way around the delicious tray and wound up especially liking the Glidden Point oysters (which came in 3 sizes!) from the Damariscotta River. And they weren't lying about the "Jumbo" size! Check out these beauties.
We were still a little hungry, so we got a basket of fried shrimp. We were expecting big shrimp, but these tiny morsels were fantastic.
They came with waffle fries, which Mike created quite the amazing concoction with fried shrimp on top of the waffle fries with some tarter and cocktail sauces.
Mine Oyster was a nice stop and a good celebration with all those oysters. The menu is heavy on fried seafood, but everything we had was very good. It's tough to judge a place based on raw food and fried shrimp, but I would say it's a good choice if you're in the area, but not necessarily a destination to pursue if you're not close.


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Now that the weather is finally feeling seasonable to be called "spring" it's time to get in gear with a spring cleaning routine! Open those windows and roll up your sleeves for a spring clean that you will feel great about!
Check out these spring cleaning tips from the one and only Martha Stewart to get your house in check.


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COLIN POWELL, the US secretary of state, moved yesterday to calm European and Arab fears that America is about to take military action against Iraq.
No one had declared war on Baghdad, he said. Russia, Germany, France and several Arab countries have in recent days called on Washington not to try to force President Saddam Hussein out of power in the next phase of its war against terrorism.
President Bush issued a series of tough warnings to Iraq this week to re-admit United Nations weapons inspectors. Asked what would happen if Saddam refused, he replied: "He'll find out." But yesterday Gen Powell played down the likelihood of an imminent war.
"I don't know what people think is about to happen," he told reporters at the State Department. "This sort of suggestion out of the media right now that something is on the verge of happening has no particular underpinning substance to it."
He was responding to a question about a fall in Turkish stocks, bonds and currency because of fears that the war would spread to Iraq. Gen Powell said: "It is highly inappropriate, speculative and hypothetical of me to talk about a war that nobody has declared."
Gen Powell is seen as the leading force resisting action against Iraq, arguing that it would undermine the fragile international coalition against terrorism. His conciliatory words may have been designed to avoid a crisis at the UN, where the Security Council found a sense of unity on how to deal with Iraq.
Russia has agreed to consider introducing at least elements of "smart sanctions" next year, in exchange for an American promise to clear up "ambiguities" in the resolution which offers to lift sanctions completely if Iraq re-admits weapons inspectors.
The Security Council was expected to vote on a resolution rolling over the current "oil-for-food" programme for another six months, while America and Russia finalise a new formula. Arab countries are increasingly uneasy with the decade-old sanctions on Iraq and have made clear their opposition to military action.
Ahmed Maher, Egypt's foreign minister, said any use of force against Iraq "would pose serious internal problems for friends of the US". European countries are worried that expanding the war to Iraq would cause instability throughout the Middle East, and cast the West in the role of crusaders against Islam.
Chancellor Gerhard Schroder said on Wednesday the West "could take on more than any of us is capable of handling".


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Social Issues
Social Courtesy: A Living Mockery of Etiquette or the Height of Hypocrisy?
"Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed."
Erastus Wiman
Well, what a nicely framed thought above. Free from bias, sarcasm and ridicule. Genuinely meaningful words of wisdom only meant to bestow us with virtual piety. Courtesy is the gift of treating others with warmth and respect. It means according dignity to people by being considerate, responsive, and kind in our dealings with them.
Social courtesy entails all of the above. Ever since childhood, we have been taught that man is a social animal; he has to live in society and that too with harmony. For the same reason, society has laid down some rules and mannerisms that are together called as social etiquette. Whether it is to make a good impression or to establish cordial relations with the people around you, it is imperative for you to have some knowledge about social etiquette.
Of the many afflictions of the excruciating transformation from childhood into adulthood – in other words growing up – minding manners is most ghastly. It is one of the first things we learn to mind and are constantly drilled over its significance which is tantamount to upholding honour and respect. The visitor decorum is to be maintained at all costs.
We are all required to say please, thank you, remain eternally delighted, never get mad, always act cheerful, and treat women like they are helpless whilst simultaneously being the perfect host performing hospitality to flawlessness. Henceforth, our cultural notion of expressing the desire for social conformity.
Social courtesy is a need that has become increasingly artificial in a time when tolerance levels are south bound. The likelihood of you disliking more than half of your acquaintances is higher than it was some time back. But you meet them still, even if it means altering your day's schedule just to accommodate their 'presence' because the pressure of being labeled a 'loner' is just too much to tackle. As a child, I reminisce with melancholy my parents meeting much more people than they do now and, most importantly, in a relaxed ambiance. People said what was on their minds without being uncouth or offensive.
At present, things have changed drastically. It's all about who's on top of the social ladder, who has got the latest BMW, who's loved, in demand, etc. Rubbing things in your face and uncharacteristically pretending to be oblivious to your feelings and emotions appears to be their ultimate goal. They gloat and revel in pouring salt on your wounds as you silently speculate with a fake smile plastered on your face who had let them even know about your private matters in the first place. Their empathy is nothing but stale, clichéd words in the air with a rather ill camouflaged sarcastic tone meant to mock and deride you in reality.
What about all that 'give and take' façade? If they fed you a meal the expectation is nothing short of a banquet. You give them a banquet, they find a million ways to patronize you and all those involved. And the cycle continues…I'd be greatly obliged if you'd direct me to the stop button.
You're plagued with this urge of just getting up and leaving the room away from the perfectly applied make up, shiny pearl white teeth and gel-back hair. You wish everyone in your company was mute and dumb. And how often, do you wish people realized it was late and this isn't a long weekend? Very often indeed!
With the increase of going-out culture and restaurants, the 'culture' itself seems to be fading out. In the last one decade, everyone seems to complain about not having a good enough social life. What they don't complain about is not having enough friends. Hence, the necessity to thrill or shall I say entertain everyone in the so-called social circle. Yes, you have a life…
Social life is inevitable to retaining sanity, we are often told. So in order to remain sane, you keep connecting with people you don't know or care about. Yet, after the meeting or get together is over, you go home with an utter dissatisfaction of meaningless social interaction. What you see is a dire absence of people who like to stay in and have fun. Thumbs down, because if such a situation were to occur, who is going to ogle at your eight thousand Asim Jofa jora? Kaching!
Fact of the matter is that no one likes or appreciates the increasingly common various definitions of 'cool', meaning hereby-public rudeness, insolent over confidence, tacky makeup, supporting the 'correct and sociably acceptable' political party, etc.
What must be made abundantly clear is close friends and allies don't fall into the category described above in all its gory detail. I'm not just referring to a certain class. Even in an average household meeting friends and families has becomes more of a once-a-month activity – hold changing social patterns or increasing financial pressure as the guilty party but this alienation is seeping rapidly into our culture.
Of course, there will be those individuals who are at a total loss as to what it is I was rambling on about as they take immense pleasure in every nano second spent in the company of friends, family and acquaintances. You angelic mortals are truly blessed.


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The You Are Not So Smart podcast by David McRaney is in my regular rotation. It's a thoughtfully produced show about forms of self-delusion and other interesting psychological phenomena. Many of the concepts covered are things I've encountered in the wild while working on design projects or reading design articles but never learned about directly.
His recent episode on the Halo Effect would be a great place for a new listener to jump in. It's a good bit longer than usual episodes as he includes several additional excerpts from his books on related subjects. UX designers in particular might enjoy the discussion of how heuristics can fail us and create errors in thinking:
That's what a heuristic is, a simple rule that in the currency of mental processes trades accuracy for speed. A heuristic can lead to a bias, and your biases, though often correct and harmless, can be dangerous when in error, resulting in a wide variety of bad outcomes from foggy morning car crashes to unconscious prejudices in job interviews.
I have not yet read his books, You Are Not So Smart and You Are Now Less Dumb, but they are on my wishlist.


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This app produces 10 tried and true Raccoon Calls for the avid hunter. Comes with all the sounds you should need for a successful hunt. Just plug in your amplified speaker and happy hunting! For even better results...use a Bluetooth speaker.
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This is going straight into the Iconic & Classic Album Covers category.
Produced by Lee Perry and classed by many as one of the greatest vocal roots albums ever made, The Heart Of The Congos also has a wonderful album cover to match the music.
The cover shows Cedric Myton and Roy Johnson, the main vocalists, playing congo drums in, what is said to be, a local fishing shed – which totally suits the 'local' and 'rural' feel that the music conveys.
The album itself has also been known as 'Heart of the Congo Man' and was first released on Lee Perry's 'Black Art' label in 1977.
If you have never heard this album, then you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy – it is a dense and complex roots production with soaring vocals and melodies. The uninitiated may find it hard going at first, but perseverance will eventually reward you as you'll discover more and more layers to the album with every listen. Steve Barrow (founder of Blood & Fire records and reggae historian) stated the "Heart Of The Congos is the most perfectly realized album to come from Lee Perry's Black Ark."
Track List:
- Fisherman
- Congoman
- Open Up The Gate
- Children Crying
- La La Bam Bam
- Can't Come In
- Sodom And Gomorrow
- The Wrong Thing
- Ark Of The Covenant
- Solid Foundation
The album has been reissued a number of times on a number of different labels, and more recently the now (sadly) demised Blood & Fire label produced an extended version that captured extra tracks and recordings.
The album cover produced for the re-issue was reverential to the themes contained in the original songs, and even tried to maintain the 'home-made feel' to the artwork – it featured the original cover mounted in the center of a sculpture, and surrounded it with symbols relating to the spirit and themes contained within the album.
Album cover for the Blood and Fire re-issue of 'Heart of the Congos':
Track Listing for the Blood and Fire re-issue of 'Heart of the Congos':
- Fisherman
- Congoman
- Open Up The Gate
- Children Crying
- La La Bam Bam
- Can't Come In
- Sodom And Gomorrow
- The Wrong Thing
- Ark Of The Covenant
- Solid Foundation
- At The Feast
- NicodemusCongoman
- Congoman Chant
- Bring The Meakabeak
- Noah Sugar Pan
- Solid Foundation
The re-issue is a nice tribute to the original album, but at the end of the day we prefer the original photo and hand-made design of the original release for defining the spirit of this wonderful album.
Listen to 'Children Crying' by The Congos:
Listen to 'Fisherman' by The Congos:
Still widely available on CD or download:
- Get it from Amazon.com
- Get it from Amazon.co.uk
- Get it from iTunes [US]
- Get it from iTunes [UK]


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Tell us about your product and your vision for how it will change higher education; we'll talk, and if we share your perspective and get a good chemistry between our teams, we'll invite you to join our program.
Once selected, you will work with us for 3 months (or 6 if the project calls for it), beginning in September 2017. But don't worry: we won't leave you alone to fly or die in the pilot – you'll have access to all the necessary resources at IE and the full support of the Learning Innovation team who not only will be your guide to IE but will also help you make your product better and more likely to succeed in the broader higher education market. Simply put, if you become an (ie) ROCKET, we'll provide the fuel to launch you to the stars.
Oh, and of course, you'll also get the full accelerator package: support from highly experienced mentors, space on IE´s campus in Madrid city center, and direct access to investors, all of which IE's been providing successfully for over a decade. But unlike a typical accelerator, we won't ask you for a fixed percentage of your equity; instead we can finance the project in exchange for a convertible note (or participation in the next financing series). And if our joint mission leaves us both hungry for more, we're ready to partner up and invest in your business at the end of the program.
Financed pilot at a leading institution
See your product in action with real users, obtain their feedback as well as feedback from other relevant departments (it's not always users who pay for your product), and get bragging rights that will come in handy when you approach other potential educational clients.
Oh, and we'll finance the project, too!
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Aligning your product to the needs of higher education is only the first step. To successfully serve educational clients, you need to understand how academia works, its culture, its way of doing things. ie ROCKETS residency puts you right at the heart of a university so you leave the program speaking the language of academia.
Brand, brand, brand
As an ie ROCKET you automatically get a very respectable client on your roster and the international exposure through IE Area 31 (it's IE's long-standing entrepreneurship center). And if you do a particularly good job, we'll actively promote your brand in our external communications and gladly serve as an enthusiastic reference for others.
A great accelerator package and more
A space to work, support from highly experienced mentors, access to IE's amazing students and faculty, and an entrance to all of Area 31 events (venture days, pitch nights, startup specific trainings, investor and company events). And if that's not enough, you'll also get daily support from IE's Learning Innovation department (that's pedagogy innovators and the Tech Lab hackers).
Access to IE's partner network
If the pilot is very successful, we will make introductions and sing your praises to our partner schools – a network of more than 100 universities in 30 countries.
We want to beat Elon Musk in his efforts to get humans to Mars.
OK, that's not exactly true. But we do want to reinvent the way we teach at the higher education level so that our students (and those at other universities) can make a mission to Mars possible (or any other mission that the students hold dear to their hearts). A technology driven revolution in higher education is coming, and we want to lead the way.
But, just as you don't send a rocket to space on your own, you don't reinvent higher education without the support of others. IE has great assets to build upon: a long tradition of innovating the way universities work, a vast experience in incubating startups, an open mindset to taking chances on startups even in the largest of projects and a support structure to increase the odds of that project's success. To make a real difference, though, we also need your disruptive ideas, your technological expertise, your passion and energy. We need YOU.
People excited to reinvent higher education with us. People open to collaboration and eager to learn themselves. People with a mission and with a commercial mindset.
A startup that will benefit most from being part of the ie ROCKETS…
– has a working product, ideally with some traction already in other industries (or education, of course!);
– wants to enter and/or rapidly scale up in the higher education market; and/or
– needs a meaningful pilot in higher ed with a respectable institution and the necessary support to address the needs of academia.
We're technology agnostic and open to any submissions (so don't be shy to apply even if you don't fit any of the below categories) but we thought you may want to learn about some of the areas where we see a need to innovate:
Collaborative learning
Today, professors are no longer the sole source of knowledge, and our students want to connect with their peers to learn both better and faster. We agree.
But how do you enable good social learning? How do you foster a community? How do you help students create an effective social network? How do you do it when students participate remotely? How do you measure the effects?
Personalized learning
No two students are alike and a blanket approach to a whole class is bound to leave some students confused, others bored, and most feeling shortchanged by their experience. How do you provide a personalized experience at scale? How do you continuously respond to student's progress and preferences? How do you know reliably if the student is in her optimal learning zone? How can you offer data-driven individual support?
Learning analytics
Data can help us better understand – and teach – the students, improve our ability to assess their progress, and enhance any content, methodology or solution used in the teaching process. It can make teaching more efficient and more effective. But how do you collect data across all of the interactions with students? And what do you collect? How do you test new things? How do you accurately predict what's going to happen next? How do you easily share insights with students, faculty, instructional designers, and others?
Learning delivery tools
Document sharing platforms are no longer (nor have ever been, really) sufficient to deliver an effective class. We need a host of engaging activities, from challenging quizzes to games, from forums to simulations.
How do we best build those activities for our students? And how do we give them access to the activities? How do we lead them (if at all) on their learning journey? How do we teach them competencies and values (instead of facts and technical skills only)? How do we do it all remotely?
Immersive learning
We learn better when we are deeply engaged, when we are wholly in the learning process, when we learn through all of the senses.
How can we best use VR / AR / MR to make the learning of professional skills better for our students? How do we provide it at scale? How can we do it synchronously and/or remotely? How else might we immerse our students in their learning?


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For all of my artistic life I have depended on the willing participation of another person. Even the simple act of painting a face requires the acquiesce of the person with the face to be painted. So much more so the body model. I think about this relationship between bodypainter and model a lot, and it is at the essence of the question "why body painting?"
I can't take a canvas off a shelf and just start bodypainting, and I can't buy a model at Michael's. A body model is not an object, not a commodity. They talk, move, think and feel while you are painting them. What would it be like painting a canvas that talked to you? Or that had an opinion of the painting as you were doing it?
We entrust our art to the model, as they trust us when they let us paint them. There is an exchange of intimacy in the collaboration between artist and model: the obvious physical intimacy of the model letting an artist paint their body in exchange for the artist giving them entrance into his vision and the act of creation.
In describing my experience collaborating with models, I can't speak for all bodypainters, and probably not for most professional bodypainters. I don't paint in competitions, and don't take a lot of commercial work. If the painting is for a performance or someone else's project the process is specific and my role is to support the vision of the director and function like a makeup artist or costumer to make the performer feel confident and look good. Sometimes in teaching settings or painting at the Kryolan booth at a convention the goal is specific and limited, and I may approach that body painting as a sketch or exploration, or repeat something I'd done before because I know it works. In those cases I'm hoping for a model that is professional, comfortable being painted and pleasant to talk to and spend some time with as we work.
It is when I have a strong vision for a realized fine art design I am trying to achieve—whether painting in studio with the goal of generating that one key photograph or painting in public as performance art—that I have come to understand how deep my collaboration with the model is, that I am as dependent on the model as they are on me for success. I need more than the acquiescence of the model, I need their support, their encouragement, to allow me to take chances. I especially need them to let me be vulnerable and to risk failure. It's not something you have to ask of a canvas off the shelf, and it's an understanding I've only come to learn about my process through the years, and through the failures, as I have tried to find my way forward in this art.
I don't think this is true of more experienced, professional bodypainters, but I'm not sure.
Behind the question I've been addressing in this series of posts, "why body painting?", is the larger question, "why art?", and the specific question of why did I choose to be an artist? As a generalization, I think artists are compelled to create art—I couldn't say why or how, maybe in response to having an awareness of life that seems to them different than the norm, and so the desire to change the norm or at least express their difference. Beyond that original impetus, I can say for myself that a large part of what keeps me creating art is the excitement of the fight, the struggle to succeed, to "win". In much the same way I imagine an athlete must feel, setting out to create a painting feels to me like a competition, albeit an internal one between me and the limitations of my abilities to bring that idiosyncratic vision I identify as myself into the world as a physical, undeniable reality, an "object of art".
Artists strive for the edge, both in the sense of a place they've never been and in the sense of a place they are unsure of, walking the razor's edge, unsure of their footing. I've felt that edge most keenly in performance before an audience, especially on stage alone trying new material, unsure of how to perform it and knowing that success or failure is in my hands—and audiences let you know if you fail. I've also felt it late at night all alone in my workshop making a sculpture out of a piece of clay, or painting a canvas—though it's so much harder to assess success or failure in that setting and I'm sure I'm not the only visual artist who sees the things they've created over the years and remains uncertain of which category they fall into.
But, speaking strictly from my own experience, there is something about body painting that feels different. Added to the usual angst of creating art is the awareness of its immediacy and ephemeral nature—you get it right or you don't, like a performance—but it's also there before you as a physical object. That "object" is a person, a person whose participation I appreciate and whose feelings I care about, and I want to succeed for them as well as for me. They are becoming the art I am making and I feel responsible for that in a way I'd never feel for a lump of clay, and maybe that connection to the human I am working with helps me reach deeper. The model is also invested, showing me confidence by giving me permission to paint them, plus the time and physical sacrifice involved (unless you have been bodypainted or done a bunch of bodypainting I don't think you can understand quite what a body model is agreeing to when they let you paint them—we artists ask a lot, they work hard). Often the models I paint also help with the design and the process, making suggestions, showing me movement ideas, helping with decisions, in addition to the beauty of who they are that they bring to the painting in a way beyond any other canvas can. When it's really working, the model is right there at the edge with me. In a stage performance, you work to energize and engage the audience so that you can soar on their wings to new heights. When bodypainting, it is more of a direct collaboration, if we are to fly we fly together.
And then, there is that magic thing that happens when I finish the painting and now the model takes it, owns it, brings it to life—takes it away from me and makes it more than I had conceived of. This is the pivotal difference between painting a person and painting a canvas. Not only does the art come to life, but as soon as I am done it is no longer mine, it has a life of its own now—how different that feels than seeing a canvas I've painted hanging on a wall.
The ultimate lesson I have learned from models is about my own limitations. I don't believe I can transcend a model's limitations, whereas I know they can transcend mine. I've seen it happen, I've seen a model take the limited work of my art and make it into something more. That alone would be answer enough to "why body painting?"
I've had quite a number of very positive collaborations with models, here are just a few practical examples of how models have helped me, helped my art.
The first time I painted someone as a recognizable, famous painting, the Picasso "Seated Woman, 1937" image in the previous post, it was because Becca told me to paint something on her I'd always wanted to try but never had the chance, and that I could take as long as needed to work it out as we went. I had a few months earlier painted some kids with Picasso faces, for a museum exhibit of his work, and with her encouragement tried it as a bodypainting. (Recently she flew to New York to let me paint her for a project with no pay, and made me feel like I was doing her the favor.)
Just as I was starting to experiment with modern art imagery, I did several paintings with Emma, who is an art historian as well as a dancer, and it was an education for me as we talked about the concepts behind the imagery. I appreciated how, given her background, she saw that what I was working to achieve was valid as fine art.
You can't be a bodypainter without a body model. And yet, it feels like we aren't that kind to them, asking them to stand there, forever, not moving, without any clothes on, and after all that, that's when we want them to work even harder, bringing the art we just painted to life. I'd spent hours painting Christina at the Kryolan booth at FABAIC 2009. When we were done, it was late. Still, she went on to pose for hours. First for spectators, than for one photographer, and finally for the convention photographer, Lisa Konz. By that point it was maybe 2:00 am and Christina wouldn't quit until she got the photo right, the photo at the top of the post of her leaping that became my Painted Bodies Living Art logo. Once the body is painted, we depend upon the model to present it at its best, even better than we conceived of it—and also on the photographer to capture it and preserve it. The result is a collective, collaborative art work.
Thank you to all of the models who have joined me in this adventure over the years.
Learn more at my Body Painting Page http://thestorybehindthefaces.com/body-painting/


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Mystics and the occult and religion too = all crap 20 People
It's fun to watch movies about it sometimes,but that's about it. I'd change my mind if it can be proven to be real in person. I think people just want to believe in things cause they're bored with life.
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So, this week I finally decided to do a deep dive into Alchemy for Tridion, which is the latest hipster technology to have been created for Tridion. If you're unfamiliar with Alchemy for Tridion, I had a little bit to say about it when I summarized the SDL Web MVP retreat. Alchemy is the way to make GUI extensions for Tridion now. But this week, I whipped out an old VM, tried to make a plugin, and had tons of heartache. Turns out there's some 'gotchas' if you're using Visual Studio 2012.
As a front-end guy who's only recently gotten over his fear of Visual Studio, I'm sure that my experience was nothing like most Tridionauts' experience.
Here's how making a plugin went down for me:
- Look at the quick start guide in the documentation, and foolishly expect it to be quick
- Try the Nuget package. Build it. Look at a
bin/Debugfull of not .a4t files. Question Sanity.
- Try the Visual Studio Project Template. Build it. Look at a
bin/Debugfull of not .a4t files. Question sanity.
- Download the Hello World package. Build it. Look it. Look at a
bin/Debugwith the .a4t file. Question sanity more.
- Repeat process as necessary until sanity is no longer in question
So, I finally messaged Alex Klock, who had a little something to do with this whole Alchemy thing. We discovered some things:
- Alchemy for Tridion was actually built in Visual Studio 2013
- I was the first person Alex had spoken to that was using a 4 year old IDE for Alchemy plugins
- I was the first person who didn't have MSBuild 12.0 installed
- Damnit
Turns out, you can totally make Alchemy for Tridion plugins in Tridion 2012. And the steps are easy:
- Install .NET 4.5.2
- Install MSBuild 12.0
- Optionally grab a snickers, because this may take a while
- Clear your Visual Studio Component Cache
- Re download the Visual Studio Template, the Nuget package, etc
Now, in my case, I had to throw away my previous projects. Even after all this, pre-fixed-Visual-Studio A4T projects didn't want to build. Turns out, I hadn't actually done anything in them yet, so this was fine. But, you've been warned.
Once I went through these steps, any new Alchemy plugins I tried worked just fine.
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Vermont in Brief
Vermont cop: man in N.M. prison has wild story history
MONTPELIER (AP) -- The Vermont State Police's top criminal investigator says the man in a New Mexico prison for killing a Vermont girl in 2000 has a history of making wild claims as part of a long-running goal of being incarcerated in the federal prison system.
Major Ed Ledo is the investigator who arrested Dana Martin in 2000 on charges Martin had killed a 15-year-old girl in Barre.
Ledo says he doesn't know what allegedly motivated Martin to send two New Mexico men to kill two Vermonters by strangling them with neck ties and then mutilating their bodies.
Ledo says the two New Mexico men appeared ready to carry out the killings.
The scheme was derailed earlier this month when the two men got lost and ended up at a U.S. border post with Canada.
Ledo said Martin has a long history of claiming to have committed crimes he did not as part of a long-running effort to be incarcerated in the federal prison system. Ledo didn't speculate as to why Martin was determined to be a federal prison inmate.
"He's made several claims over the years that he's either been involved with other homicides, kidnappings across state lines, that kind of thing," Ledo said "He's threatened federal judges, he's done anything he can as part of an effort to get into the federal prison system, that's his ultimate goal."
Vermont copper mine site nearly fixed after cleanup
STRAFFORD (AP) -- A decade-long effort to clean up a 206-year-old copper mine in the Vermont town of Strafford is nearing an end and community members now have to decide what to do with the area that was once the Elizabeth Mine.
Where there was once an area that was colored a sickly orange there is now a grassy expanse
The Environmental Protection Agency's Ed Hathaway, who has overseen the Superfund cleanup of the property, says workers have finished sealing 45-acres of metallic tailings beneath a plastic cap that has been covered with topsoil.
The plastic prevents water and oxygen from reaching the metals. Federal officials will continue to monitor the site for several more years. After that, the state will assume responsibility.
Sanders calls for lower gas in northwest Vt.
BURLINGTON (AP) -- Vermont's independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on distributors of gasoline in northwestern Vermont to stop charging customers higher prices than are being charged in other parts of the state.
Sanders says he's planning to call the top executives of the three largest gasoline distributors in the region this week to make the request.
Sanders says there's no reason customers in northwestern Vermont should be paying about 25 cents a gallon more than are customers in other parts of the state.
Distributor R.L. Vallee of St. Albans said Sanders is forgetting that Vermont has strict environmental laws.
Vermont man charged after theft from N.H. grandmother
ST. JOHNSBURY (AP) -- A Vermont man is facing charges stemming from the theft of three laptop computers and a muzzle-loading firearm from his grandmother's New Hampshire home on Thanksgiving Day.
St. Johnsbury police say 18-year-old Richard Kendall and his 22-year-old half-brother, Claude Caron Jr., stole the items from Kendell's grandmother's house in Center Barnstead, N.H.
The two men pleaded not guilty in a St. Johnsbury court to felony charges of possession of stolen property. They were released.
Court documents say Kendall told police he and Caron went to his grandmother's home on Thanksgiving night looking for gas money and found everyone asleep.
Kendall told police the laptops were in view and the muzzleloader was in an unlocked vehicle in the driveway.
4 juveniles charged with bomb threats in Barre school
BARRE (AP) -- Police in Barre say four juveniles are facing charges stemming from two false bomb threats at the Vermont city's Spaulding High School.
Police say there have been three bomb treats at Spaulding since Nov. 20.
In each case the threat was reported after a note was found in a common area of the school. In each case the school was searched but nothing unusual was found.
On Tuesday police and school officials identified the four juveniles and cited them into court on charges of "causing false public alarm" stemming from the first two threats. The origin of the Tuesday threat remains under investigation.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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Snow causes travel problems in northern England and Scotland
The first major snow shower of the winter has swept across northern England and Scotland causing travel headaches for motorists, airports, bus companies and schools.
Several centimetres of snow fell across a swathe of the country from the Peak District northwards, leading to problems on motorways and high-level routes as well as some school closures.
Mountain Rescue volunteers have been credited with saving a missing pensioner's life after he got lost near Sheffield on Tuesday night in weather which grounded search helicopters.
In Huddersfield, a taxi driver had a lucky escape when his vehicle overturned in snowy conditions and there were reports of dozens of other minor road traffic collisions in the worsening conditions.
Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to close its runway for a short time as snow was cleared, causing some delayed and cancelled flights, and the Snake Pass, between Sheffield and Manchester, was also closed for some time as gritters cleared the road.
Among the motorways worst hit by the poor weather were the M62, which was reportedly littered with broken down lorries between Huddersfield and Greater Manchester, and the M621, which saw severe congestion after a lane closed due to snow in Leeds.
The bus firm First West Yorkshire tweeted: " Snowfall continuing this morning across the county causing hazardous conditions. Routes averaging 1 hr delays due to slow moving traffic."
Highways England issued a severe weather alert on Wednesday urging motorists in the North of England and the Midlands to check conditions before setting out and ensure they have a winter kit in their vehicles.
The deepest snow level seen by the Met Office by Wednesday afternoon was 13cm in Barnard Castle, County Durham.
There was also 7cm of snow at Bingley, West Yorkshire; 6cm at Spadeadam, in Cumbria; 3cm at Shap, in Cumbria; and 2cm at Leeming, in North Yorkshire.
But Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge stressed there may have been deeper accumulations in other areas, away from recording stations.
Mr Madge confirmed that the wave of snow which began on Tuesday evening and finished on Wednesday afternoon will not be repeated in coming days.
He said milder weather was on the way but warned that cold nights would mean frosty conditions.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice for eastern England between the Humber and the Scottish border as light winds and plummeting temperatures look set to freeze the melting snow and rain.
South Yorkshire Police praised mountain rescue volunteers after the pensioner got lost in the worsening weather.
A search operation was launched on Tuesday evening after the 77-year-old strayed from a path around Langsett Reservoir, north of Sheffield.
A spokesman said the terrible weather conditions meant helicopters could not be used and mountain rescue teams were called in to help.
Inspector Simon Owens said: "Without the massive help offered from Mountain Rescue, who sent 30 people out to help us look for this vulnerable man, this man may have succumbed to the cold weather.
"Thanks to them, the man was found a couple of hours later - cold but uninjured.
"They helped us save a life yesterday evening and I wish to publicly thank them for their support."
Further south, Surrey Police officers tweeted a picture of a car which collided with a "Drive carefully through roadworks" sign at the beginning of the M3.
The officers posted: "S ometimes you just can't make it up!! Single vehicle collision #drivetotheconditions."
In Cowersley, near Huddersfield, police dealing with the overturned taxi tweeted: " Snow! And it's causing chaos already.
"Take it steady and try and avoid steep hills, like Deep Lane where we currently are. This driver has minor injuries thankfully."
A small number of school closures were reported in West Yorkshire.
St Pauls CofE Primary School, in the Wibsey area of Bradford, said on its website: "We are sorry to announce that due to the poor weather conditions in Wibsey and boiler failure, school will be closed today to all pupils and staff. School will hopefully re-open tomorrow."
Councils are well prepared for the winter, with 1.2 million tonnes of gritting salt stockpiled in England and Wales, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
The association said its winter readiness survey showed about half of local authorities are at the limit of their storage capacity.
It said the survey also showed more than 80% of councils have placed community grit bins for residents to access salt for pavements and side streets and 75% are using state-of-the-art GPS technology on the gritting fleets.
The LGA said 97% of councils were using Twitter accounts to keep people up-to-date with weather forecasts, road conditions and gritting activity.
Transport spokesman Martin Tett said: "Councils are fully prepared to protect residents and minimise disruption to their residents caused by the drop in temperatures.
"They are constantly monitoring up-to-the-minute weather reports to make sure they can stay one step ahead of the weather.
"We are well prepared for the cold with 1.2 million tonnes of salt stockpiled and a fleet of state-of-the-art gritters ready to be deployed.
"As well as gritting our roads and clearing snow, council teams are ready to be drafted in to help provide a variety of services to ensure we are looking out for the more vulnerable members of our communities this winter, from carrying out emergency household repairs to delivering hot meals and portable heaters."


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On Wailea Beach
Set amid waterfall gardens and a meandering canyon of pools, this grand island resort is within a mile of championship golf, a tennis center, and upscale shops; Kihei Town is three miles away.
Spa Grande
Decorated with marble, mahogany, and chandeliers, the 50,000-square-foot spa is known for its aromatic baths; a sprawling pool complex includes water slides, rapids, grottos, and a swim-up bar.
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Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
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Adjacent to Wailea Beach, Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Resort is within a mile of Wailea's upscale shops, golf club, and tennis complex. The resort stretches across 40 acres of gardens accentuated by art, koi ponds, and waterfalls.
On-site recreation includes a water complex with interconnected pools, a 50,000-sq-foot (4645-sq-meter) health spa (surcharge), and a 24-hour fitness facility with sports courts, fitness classes, and personal training (surcharge). The 2,000-foot (609 meters) water canyon includes nine interconnected pools, as well as slides, waterfalls, grottos, and spa tubs. Introductory scuba-diving clinics are included in a daily resort fee. Camp Grande (surcharge) offers day and evening activities for children ages 5–12.
The resort's 6 restaurants and lounges include a terrace bistro, a thatched-roof seafood restaurant, 2 poolside bars, and a swim-up bar. Bistro Molokini serves contemporary island cuisine and Humuhumunukunukuapua'a specializes in fresh island seafood.
The Maui resort includes a ballroom for 3,200 guests, an intimate seaside chapel, and 8 meeting rooms. A business center provides copying, faxing, shipping, and high-speed Internet access (surcharges). Included in the daily resort fee, wireless Internet access is available in the lobby and other public areas.
The resort's art collection features original paintings, sculpture, graphics, murals, and artifacts by such artists as Fernando Botero, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol. Works from regional artists are also represented.
- Express check-in
- Number of outdoor pools - 9
- Elevator/lift
- Number of bars/lounges - 5
- Number of poolside bars - 2
- Children's club
- Full-service spa
- 24-hour front desk
- Swim-up bar
- Business center
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Meeting rooms 8
- Coffee shop or café
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 2601
- Spa services on site
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 6
- Concierge services
- Conference space size (feet) - 28000
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 780
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Number of floors - 9
- Arcade/game room
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms:
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Video-game console
- Hair dryer
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Furnished lanai
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Bathrobes
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Free toiletries
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Digital TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
Bistro Molokini - Centrally located on a terrace with ocean views, this casual, open-air restaurant has an exhibition kitchen and kiawe-wood-burning ovens. Contemporary island cuisine with a California touch includes fresh fish and pizzas. Open for lunch and dinner.
Grand Dining Room - Buffet and à la carte breakfast is served on an indoor/outdoor terrace with panoramic views of the resort and ocean.
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a - Named after Hawaii's state fish, this thatched-roof restaurant floats on a salt-water lagoon. The Polynesian-influenced menu includes an abundance of seafood and fresh island fish. Open for dinner nightly.
Cafe Kula - Offering light fare such as pastries, quiches, salads, sandwiches, soups, and gourmet coffee drinks. Open from early morning until late afternoon. Takeout available.
Volcano Bar - A poolside venue for tropical drinks, salads, and sandwiches. Open from mid-morning until early evening.
Botero Gallery Bar - Surrounded by bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero, this stylish lounge offers live island music, cocktails, and pupus. Open evenings.
Grotto Bar - A water canyon and a grotto lead to this swim-up bar, which serves an array of tropical drinks, with or without alcohol. Open from midday until late afternoon.
Nearby Things to Do
Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort has a meandering, 2,000-foot-long (609 meters) water canyon with nine interconnected pools, including a grotto pool, an activity pool with volleyball net, and a sandy-bottom baby beach. A separate 4,850-square-foot (450.6 square meters) pool is inlaid with a hibiscus motif. Several spa tubs are scattered throughout the complex.
Known for its aromatic baths and ocean views, the 50,000-square-foot (4645 square meters) Spa Grande (surcharge) offers about 100 treatments, many utilizing locally grown ingredients. An adjacent 24-hour fitness center provides separate cardiovascular and weight training areas, an aerobics space, and a multi-purpose indoor sport court. Select fitness classes are included in a daily resort fee, and personal trainers are on site (surcharge). The resort fee also includes introductory scuba-diving clinics.
Designed for children ages 5–12, Camp Grande offers half- and full-day programs (surcharge). Other facilities include an indoor play area for younger children and a game room for teens.
The Maui resort's manicured gardens front Wailea Beach, where equipment rentals for snorkeling and other ocean activities are available. Bicycle rentals are available. Excursions to Molokini Islet, just offshore, can also be arranged (surcharge).
Within a mile (1.6 kilometer) of the resort are Wailea Golf Club's three 18-hole championship courses and the 11-court Wailea Tennis Center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Water skiing nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Fitness classes on site
- Basketball on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
Spa Services
Spa Grande offers about 100 treatments (surcharge), many using island-grown ingredients.
- Manicures and pedicures
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4:30 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee: USD 30.00 per accommodation, per night
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD 31.5 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 0.00 per stay (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 30 per day (in/out privileges)
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- Grand Wailea - A Waldorf Astoria Resort Maui
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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Chris: What three things do you like best about the cover of your new book?
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Hello, I'm Kevin Houston, a mathematician in the School of Mathematics at the University of Leeds.
I'm standing in an election!I'm currently standing for election as the Education Secretary of the London Mathematical Society. If you are a member of the LMS, then you will be eligible to vote.
Why me?The post of Education Secretary is an important one so I was honoured and apprehensive about being nominated by the LMS Nominating Committee. So why vote for me (other than because of the endorsement by the nominating committee)? Well, we have many pressing issues affecting mathematics education. Some of these affect the whole UK, for example Brexit, teacher recruitment and retention, student funding. Some issues are particular to or particularly acute for part of the UK, for example changes to GCSE and A Level, changes to National 5 and Highers, Teaching Excellence Framework, and student debt.
Tackling these problems requires us to work effectively with other learned societies. I am well placed to do so with good connections to bodies such as the IMA and RSS. Furthermore, I am currently working at the sharp end of university teaching (290 already registered for my first year class!) and so am acutely aware of the pressures we are under.
Quick summary:
- Experience of chairing committees: Currently chair of Education Subcommittee on outreach. Chair of numerous committees in my institution.
- Good balance of school and HE knowledge and experience (including issues not just in England!).
- Wrote a best-selling and widely adopted textbook for first year maths students.
- Good connections with other learned societies.
- Very active in public communication of science (recently co-organised Talking Maths in Public).
- Research active.
If you want to more details of the above, to discuss more, or let me know if there are there any issues in mathematics education that you think require LMS action, then email me: k.houston (at) leeds.ac.uk or use the LMS forum: LMS election forum. I'm keen to know what you think.
My personal statementMore election details can be found here. and the following is my personal statement for the election. (We're limited to 200 words)
I have a strong interest in teaching with 27 years experience of teaching in HE institutions and an award for teaching excellence. My education interests are broad, from face-to-face teaching, publications, digital and innovative exhibitions.
We face a diverse set of problems in mathematics education in the coming years. The effects of Brexit regarding the Erasmus scheme, student recruitment, and lecturer employment are all still unclear. To name just a few other important issues: TEF; changes to GCSE and A Level Mathematics; mathematics teacher recruitment, retention and training. The LMS is a vital body in addressing these problems. It represents the mathematics community and can therefore ensure that the deficit in mathematical skills in the UK is closed in a robust and practical manner.
The key to success in approaching these issues is liaising with like minded organisations which I am well placed to do due to my relations with bodies such as IMA and RSS. The current times present us with real opportunities for change. An exciting positive example is the founding of a maths museum, something I am involved in. I am keen to be able to serve the LMS and its members as the Education Secretary.
My research has traditionally been in Singularity Theory, a long and venerable subject dating back to Newton. Recently I have been working in Discrete Differential Geometry, in particular recent ideas surrounding generalizations of the discrete Laplacian.
My first paper in this area is on compressed manifold modes (CMMs). The Laplace-Beltrami operator on a manifold gives eigenfunctions that are non-zero on a dense subset of the manifold. In certain situations, functions that are zero on most of the manifold but are non-zero on important features are useful. This is what CMMs give us, see the figure on the right for example. In addition to giving a natural ordering of the modes and making some other practical observations, I propose an algorithm that requires on average 47% fewer iterations than the algorithm proposed by Neumann et al who were following in the footsteps of Ozolins et al. See my publications for more information.
If you fancy doing a PhD in this area, then please contact me: k.houston(at)leeds.ac.uk
Mathematical Thinking
My main teaching interest is encouraging (read forcing) students to think, hence the title of my best-selling book, How To Think Like a Mathematician. You might be interested in this taster for it: a free booklet called 10 Ways To Think Like a Mathematician.


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Tallinn will test a electric bus for a week starting on Wednesday as it seeks to find green replacements for its aging fleet of trolleybuses.
The city plans to retire 30 Škoda trolleybuses, all built in the 1980s, in the next two years, but has said it does not want to replace them with fossil fuel vehicles, the city's press office said on Monday.
The Polish-built electric bus has a range of 240 kilometers without reloading, with enough room for up 58 passengers.
The city also has 51 new trolleybuses, but the head of the Tallinn Bus Company, Enno Tamm, said at the end of January that the whole trolleybus could be scrapped as biogas and hybrid buses are far cheaper alternatives.


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Considered the leader of the French Romantic school of painting, Eugene Delacroix was a prolific artist, producing over 9,000 works during his lifetime, ranging from paintings, to watercolors, pastels and drawings. His work both shaped the Impressionist artists and inspired the Symbolist movement. Taking inspiration from Peter Paul Rubens and the Venetian Renaissance painters, his painting style emphasized colors and movement rather than the carefully modeled form and clear outline. After completing his education in art, he submitted his first work the Paris Salon The Barque of the Dante, which was accepted, in 1822. This first piece caused a sensation and was harshly criticized, but it was nonetheless bough by the State for the Luxembourg Galleries. This began a pattern of his critical reception throughout his career. First, his work was criticized, but later accepted and purchased by the state or personal patron.
His works revolved around many themes, many of which were inspired by the works of Shakespeare, Goethe, and Byron, and entailed the motifs of violence and sensuality. Perhaps his most widely know piece is Liberty Leading the Republic, which invoked the image of liberty leading the people. The French government initially bough the painting, but soon deemed it too anti-establishment, and had it withdrawn from view. In 1832, he traveled to Morocco to escape Paris society, and experience a more primitive culture. His time there inspired over 100 paintings, and he compared the people there to the early citizens of Rome or Greece.
Perhaps the most scandalous or noteworthy aspect of Delacroix's personal life was the fact that he was most likely the illegitimate child of Talleyrand, a French diplomat, as his father never conceived any other children. After both his father and mother died, leaving him an orphan at the age of 16, he spent much of life under the protection of the Frenchman. His legacy includes a number of portraits, landscapes, and figure paintings. He also helped found the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, along with other notable French artists of the day. His face was featured on the French banknote, minted in 2003. Source: Eugene Delacroix – WikiArt.org