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The Guibord Center Advisory Council
John Ishvaradas Abdallah
Founder and Executive Director – World Without Borders Sufi Ashram
John Ishvaradas Abdallah (meaning "servant of God" in Jewish, Christian, Hindu and Muslim traditions) is the preferred pen name of Syed Riyaz Mahdi. A speaker and writer and an independent activist Sufi, he is the author of A Sufi's Ruminations On One World Under God. He also is the Founder and Executive Director of World Without Borders Interfaith Sufi Ashram, which is based on and draws its inspiration from the book.
"Sufi John" is passionately involved in interfaith dialogue, conversation and movement promoting a theology of love, peace and freedom through active nonviolence. He currently serves on the boards of the Christian-Muslim Consultative Group, Southern California Committee for a Parliament of World's Religions, South Coast Interfaith Council, and Muslims for Progressive Values Los Angeles chapter.
Cindi Moar Alvitre
Historian and Lecturer – California Indian Heritage
Cindi Moar Alvitre has dedicated her life to the preservation and protection of California Indian culture. She has been a cultural and environmental educator for over three decades and currently is a PhD candidate in UCLA's Department of World Arts and Culture and lecturer at California State University, Long Beach.
A descendant of the Tongva, the original inhabitants of Los Angeles and Orange Counties and the Southern Channel Islands, Cindi served as the first female chair of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council. She is a task force member for the State of California and California Indian Heritage Center, and a board member of the California Council for the Humanities.
Laura Lafoia Ava-Tesimale
Founder and President – One Global Family Foundation
Laura Lafoia Ava-Tesimale is a Pacific American businesswoman, humanitarian, community organizer, and interfaith peace activist. Since 2001, Laura has been CEO of Ava Consulting & Management. She also is Founder and President of One Global Family Foundation, which partners with organizations locally and globally to serve underprivileged and disabled children and families, homeless communities, and refugees. Currently, Laura also serves as Director of the Pacific Region for GiveLight Foundation; a Global Ambassador for the Free Wheelchair Mission; and on several interfaith council boards.
Maneck Bhujwala
Zarathushti (Zoroastrian)
Maneck Bhujwala is a speaker, writer and representative of the Zoroastrian community. A volunteer priest to Parsi and Iranian communities, he speaks at schools, on radio and television, and at Zoroastrian and interfaith conferences.
Maneck has co-founded Zoroastrian associations in Southern and Northern California and is also active in the interfaith community. He serves on the boards of the South Coast Interfaith Council, the North American Interfaith Network, and World Zoroastrian Organization, and Co-Chair of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America's Interfaith Activities and Research/Preservation committees. Previously, he was a Stanford University Associated Religions board member and president of the Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council. Born in India, Maneck holds an MS in electrical engineering, an MBA, and a master's in Interfaith Action.
Angie Buchanan
Rev. Angie Buchanan is a Founder and the Spiritual Director of Earth Traditions, a Pagan Church, and of Gaia's Womb, an interfaith spirituality group that has been producing women's spiritual retreats for over 20 years. A certified death midwife, she developed and teaches a certification course that provides hands-on, intensive training for compassionate end-of-life care and information on ecologically sensitive funerals (www.deathmidwife.org). She currently serves as the pagan student spiritual advisor at the University of Chicago.
Rev. Angie has been involved with numerous organizations that promote interfaith dialog and peace. In addition, she is a longtime activist for religious freedom, women's rights, and First Amendment protections. In 2014, she was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr., International College of Ministers and Laity, at Morehouse College.
Venerable Bhante Chao Chu
Abbot – Rosemead Bhuddist Monastery
Bhante Chao Chu is Abbot of Rosemead Buddhist Monastery and president of the Los Angeles Buddhist Union (LABU). Born in Sri Lanka, he was ordained in the Buddhist monastic order in 1964, graduating from the Buddhist College in 1970. Since coming to the United States in 1981, he has been involved in numerous Los Angeles interfaith and inter-Buddhist activities, including as president of the Center for Buddhist Development, executive committee member of the World Fellowship of Buddhists and World Buddhist Sangha Council, and vice president of the Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California. He also is founder of the Bosath Children's Education Foundation, which offers underprivileged children computer and English learning.
Bhante Chao Chu received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from California State University of Los Angeles and a master's degree in Buddhist studies from the University of Kelaniya. Fluent in Mandarin, he lectures extensively throughout Asia.
Bishop Steven Charleston
Choctaw Elder, Author, Native American Educator
Steven Charleston is currently Visiting Professor of Native American Theology at the Saint Paul School of Theology, Oklahoma City University. He previously served as Bishop of Alaska, President and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School, and National Director for Native American Ministries in the Episcopal Church.
A citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Steven comes from a family with a long history of Native American community service. Following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather and grandfather, ordained pastors who preached in their native language throughout the state, Steven was ordained on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation at Wakpala, South Dakota. He is an internationally known author and advocate for indigenous people's rights, spiritual renewal and reconciliation, and environmental justice.
Sister Joan Chittister OSB
Benedictine Author and Speaker – Founder, Benetvision
Joan Chittister is a Benedictine sister, an internationally known speaker and spiritual leader and an award-winning author of over 40 books. She is founder and executive director of Benetvision, a center for contemporary spirituality in Erie, PA.
Sister Joan currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN. The recipient of numerous awards for her work for justice, peace and equality, especially for women in the Church and in society, and 12 honorary degrees from US colleges and universities.
Sister Joan received her master's degree from the University of Notre Dame and her doctorate from Penn State University in Speech Communications Theory.
Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels
Temple Beth Shir Shalom; Musician and Songwriter
Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels brings his passionate expression of Judaism and strong sense of social justice to Temple Beth Shir Shalom. With his congregation, he facilitates Jewish community and spiritual discovery and works toward Tikkun Olam – "healing the world."
A founding member of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), he has chaired the Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition and the Interfaith Holocaust Service. With his musical and writing talent, Rabbi Neil communicates the Jewish tradition's riches and composes for people of all spiritualities. He recently released an album for children, "On This Day and All the Time," and published "I Miss You," a book of poems, prayers, songs and guidance for adults helping grieving children. A graduate of UCLA, he was ordained in 1979 at the Hebrew Union College.
Betty Cooney
Communications Director – So. Cal. Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Betty Cooney has served in communications and public relations for the Seventh-day Adventist church for more than 30 years. Since 2000, she has been Communication Director, Health Projects Coordinator and Southern California Conference representative for ASI, an organization of Adventist business owners.
Previously, Betty served as communication director of the Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. She represented the Adventist church on the National Council of Churches' Electronic Media Committee and on Religion in American Life and was a member of the Religion Communicators Council. A graduate of the church's Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts, Betty is a member of the Interreligious Council of Southern California and the Christian Muslim Consultative Group.
Sura Das
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Sura Das has represented the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and been fervently active in the interfaith community for many years. Currently Vice President of Culver City Interfaith and the Interreligious Council of Southern California, he is also involved with the Hindu-Episcopal Dialogues and Southern California Committee for a Parliament of the World's Religions (SCCPWR). Sura is a head priest of ISKCON and works in management for Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, the Society's publishing house.
In 1999, he started the Temple Bhajan Band, which introduces the public to kirtan music and ancient Vedic chanting at yoga studios, houses of worship and festivals nationwide. An ISKCON member since 1973, Sura previously served as temple president in Missouri for nine years and international president of the publishing house in Los Angeles for seven years.
Randolph Dobbs
Spiritual Assembly of the Baháís of Los Angeles
Randolph Dobbs was elected to the Spiritual Assembly of the Baháís of Los Angeles in the mid-1990s and currently serves as its full-time Secretary. He also serves on the Regional Baháí Council of the State of California, an administrative position responsible for Baháí development in the region.
A contributor to Beliefnet.com, Iranian.com, Examiner.com and other websites covering religious matters, Randolph is active in the interfaith community. He serves on the Executive Board of the Inter-Religious Council of Southern California, as a Religious Director in the Office of Religious Life at USC and on the Board of Directors for the University Religious Conference at UCLA. Randolph attended Hartnell College in Salinas, California.
Dr. Diana Eck
Founder and Director – Pluralism Project at Harvard University
Dr. Diana L. Eck is Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies and Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard University. She founded and directs the Pluralism Project, which documents the growing presence of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Pagan, Sikh, Jain, and Zoroastrian communities in the US. The project grew out of her 1991 class "World Religions in New England" – a result of her interest in America's changing religious landscape as seen in Harvard students.
Dr. Eck serves on the Committee on the Study of Religion in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. A member of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies and the Faculty of Divinity, she is also Master of Lowell House, an undergraduate residence. Among many honors, Dr. Eck has served on a State Department Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad, received the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton, and received the National Endowment for the Humanities for her work on American religious pluralism. She holds an MA in South Asian history from the University of London and a PhD in comparative religion from Harvard University.
Jennifer Jessum
Founder and Artistic Director, Flying Limbs Productions
Jennifer Jessum, MFA, is Founder and Artistic Director of Flying Limbs Inc., Productions. An award-winning director, choreographer, producer and cinematographer, she has held numerous commissions, presented and taught throughout the U.S. and abroad. Jennifer's two award-winning feature documentaries, Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White, narrated by Martin Sheen, and Finding God in the City of Angels, have received critical acclaim.
A founding member of the Off Center Dance Collective, she has performed with choreographers nationally. Teaching credits include Princeton, New York University, City University of New York Queens College, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Jennifer holds an MFA in film production from USC and an MFA in dance from New York University.
His Grace, Bishop Demetrios Kantzavelos, Bishop of Mokissos
Since March 2018, Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos has been serving as an auxiliary bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church of Archbishop Demetrios of America. He previously served as assistant and deacon to the bishop, as associate pastor of Annunciation Cathedral of Chicago, and Chancellor of the Metropolis of Chicago. A Chicago native, Bishop Demetrios was ordained to the Diaconate in 1989 and to the priesthood in 1992. In 2006, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople unanimously elected him as Bishop of Mokissos, to serve as an auxiliary bishop of the Holy Archdiocese of America.
His numerous ecumenical and interfaith commitments involve areas of social justice, advocacy and interfaith relations. In 1992, Bishop Demetrios established the Bishop's Task Force on AIDS, the first formal Orthodox Christian response to the pandemic in the western hemisphere. A board member and two-term president of the Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, he has advocated extensively against capital punishment and for individual death row inmates.
Jacquie Singh Kaur, Co-Founder – Khalsa Peace Corps
Jacquie and her husband, Ravi Singh Khalsa, are the founders of Khalsa Peace Corps. The nonprofit charity provides free vegetarian meals daily to those in need, along with meals and security services for humanitarian projects worldwide.
Jacquie's lifelong sense of spirituality and service began with her Protestant upbringing. In 1994, as a single mother working in management information systems, she met Ravi, an India-born Sikh. They married and two years later had a son. Working together as entrepreneurs, Jacquie and Ravi shared values of honesty and ethics. The couple realized they wanted to give back as a way of giving thanks and rekindling spirituality, and found the Sikh faith best fit their beliefs.
For Jacquie, the Sikh tradition of langar – feeding the congregation a community meal each week – resonated with how she wanted to express her personal relationship with God. Her desire to translate devotion into daily action continues fueling Jacquie's outreach.
Nirinjan Singh Khalsa, Executive Director – California Sikh Council
Nirinjan Singh Khalsa has publicly represented the Sikh Community for more than 30 years. Executive director of the California Sikh Council, he is a cultural intelligence educator and advisor to the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Los Angeles and Orange County Sheriffs Departments, and other public and private organizations.
Nirinjan also serves as a commissioner for the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, sits on the steering committee of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Clergy Council, and is former Chair of the Los Angeles Police Department religious forum.
Ravinder Singh Khalsa, Co-Founder – Khalsa Peace Corps
Ravi and his wife, Jacquie Singh Kaur, are founders of the Khalsa Peace Corps. Inspired by the Sikh tradition of langar (free community meal service), the organization serves free vegetarian meals daily to people in need.
Born a Sikh, Ravi started his spiritual journey in his early 20s, when anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi stirred introspection of his faith. As a graduate student in architecture at USC, he was inspired by some Americans who had become Sikhs. After earning his master's degree, though, Ravi found his Sikh turban prevented him from getting hired. His struggle to survive forced him to temporarily set aside his spiritual identity. While at last finding career success, Ravi and Jacquie married and had a son. By 2007, the couple was in business together and his family's curiosity about Sikhism began reigniting his own. The Khalsa Peace Corps is Ravi and Jacquie's way of living out their spirituality daily. They hope the Corps will become the Red Cross and Salvation Army of the Sikh faith.
Edina Lekovic, Host, Meeting the Moment podcast
Edina Lekovic is host of Meeting the Moment, a show that "explores our capacity to dig deep and step up during the most challenging moments of our lives." She is a frequent spokesperson for the American Muslim community with national media, government officials, interfaith leaders, academic institutions, and community organizations.
Previously a consultant for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Edina also co-founded and served as chair of NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change and Elev8, an arts-based youth leadership program. In 2009 the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre named her one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims. Edina holds a BA in American Literature & Culture from UCLA and an MA in Communication from Pepperdine University.
Rev. Dr. Cecil "Chip" Murray
Rev. Dr. Cecil "Chip" Murray is John R. Tansey Chair of Christian Ethics at the School of Religion, University of Southern California and a senior fellow at USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture. He has lectured and served as adjunct professor at Iliff University, Seattle University, Claremont School of Theology, Fuller Seminary and Northwest Theological Seminary.
From 1977 to 2004, Dr. Murray was pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal, the oldest Black church in Los Angeles. During that time, he led the church's growth from 300 active members to more than 17,000, with multi-million dollar programs that have brought jobs, housing, social services and community development to many South Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Dr. Murray holds a doctorate in religion from the School of Theology at Claremont and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Hebrew Union College. He served 10 years of active duty with the U.S. Air Force, receiving the Soldier's Medal of Valor in 1958.
B.K. Sister Gita Patel, Lead Coordinator – Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center, Los Angeles
Sister Gita Patel is the lead coordinator of Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center in Los Angeles and travels extensively to promote the work of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. Having been exposed to spiritual truths from an early age, Sister Gita had found her calling and decided to focus on what mattered most in life – the development of her soul journey.
For the past 37 years, she has studied the gentle art of Raja Yoga meditation and continues to promote a peaceful, natural and satvic vegetarian lifestyle. Many of Sister Gita's thoughts are inspired by Brahma Kumaris teachings.
Sister Gita feels fortunate to have a blend of both Eastern and Western cultures. Born in Tanzania, East Africa, she earned her bachelor's degree in India, has worked in London and has lived in various parts of the world. She travels regularly to India.
Rajshree Patel, Executive Director, Art of Living Foundation, Los Angeles
Rajshree Patel is executive director of the Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) in Los Angeles and South America. A nonprofit educational and humanitarian organization founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, AOLF is guided by his philosophy: "Unless we have a stress-free mind and a violence-free society, we cannot achieve world peace."
One of the first AOLF instructors, Rajshree has traveled extensively for the past 25 years, speaking to hundreds of thousands of people about faith, human values, purpose and fulfillment. She popularized the Art of Living course and Sudarshan Kriya (a breathing technique that calms and energizes the body, mind and emotions) in over 35 countries and has trained hundreds of AOLF instructors. Prior to joining the Art of Living Foundation, Rajshree worked as a prosecutor for the federal government and the Los Angeles district attorney's office.
Joseph Prabhu, Author/Professor of Philosophy and Religion – California State University, Los Angeles
Dr. Joseph Prabhu is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at California State University, Los Angeles. A scholar and interfaith activist, he serves on the Advisory Board of the Toda Institute for Peace Research, associated with Soka Gakkai International. He is co-chair of the Southern California Committee for a Parliament of the World's Religions (SCCPWR), and a member of the American Academy of Religions Special Advisory Committee.
In addition, Dr. Prabhu serves on a panel advising the UN High Commission for Human Rights and International Security Forum. He has lectured and taught at more than 50 universities worldwide. His many awards include CSULA's Outstanding Professor Award and the Soka Gakkai USA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Prabhu has authored and edited a number of books, most recently "Raimon Panikkar as a Modern Spiritual Master." Two books are in process: "Raimon Panikkar, Prophet of an Interreligious Age," due in 2019, and "Liberating Gandhi: Community, Empire and a Culture of Peace," due in 2020.
Nayaswami Narayan, Spiritual Director – Ananda Los Angeles
Together with his wife, Nayaswami Dharmadevi, Narayan serves as a Spiritual Director of Ananda Los Angeles. This community is one of nine worldwide dedicated to the teachings of the great yogi-saint, Paramhansa Yogananda. As a NYC businessman, Narayan discovered Yogananda's autobiography, which inspired him to learn kriya yoga and explore spiritual community. An ordained minister, Narayan has also served at Ananda as a meditation teacher, yoga instructor, and publishing manager. He also co-founded Ananda Virtual Community–an interactive, online community with classes on yoga, meditation, and spiritual living.
Swami Sarvadevananda, Director – The Vedanta Society of Southern California
Swami Sarvadevananda has been a monk of the worldwide Ramakrishna Order of India since 1965. This monastic organization is dedicated to the teaching of Vedanta and humanity's worship of God, and respects all religions as paths leading to the truth.
Swami promotes this message of harmony through spiritual ministry, social service and interfaith dialogue. After completing monastic training, he served for 20 years at the Saradapitha education and technical training institute, Kolkata, imparting Vedantic spiritual values to high school and university students. As head of the Ramakrishna Mission at Sikra, West Bengal, Swami served underprivileged and homeless residents. In 1993, he joined the Vedanta Society of Southern California as minister. Swami represents the Society on the Inter-Religious Council of Southern California and Hindu-Catholic Dialogue of Los Angeles. He also travels widely, promoting the Vedantic way of life and encouraging the formation of new Vedanta centers.
Suhag Shukla, Co-Founder and Director – The Hindu American Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Suhag Shukla, Esq., is Managing Director, Legal Counsel and a co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF). As Managing Director, Suhag builds strategic inter- and intra-faith relations. In her role as Legal Counsel, she provides analysis on key issues such as separation of church and state, equal protection, religious discrimination and immigration reform.
Suhag also focuses on improving public portrayals of Hinduism, such as in school textbooks. A board member of the Nirvana Center, a Bhutanese resettlement center, and the YWCA of Minneapolis, she also serves on the Council on Foreign Relations' Religious Advisory Committee and is involved with Chinmaya Mission. Suhag holds a BA in Religion and a JD from the University of Florida.
Father Alexei Smith, Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs – Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith is Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He serves as a resource to the Archbishop and other Archdiocesan offices on ecumenical and interfaith matters. In addition, he is a representative to various Christian, Jewish and other faith communities, coordinates dialogue in the Archdiocese, and serves on the Archdiocese's Spirituality Commission. Earlier, Father Alexei was pastor of Saint Andrew Russian Greek Catholic Church and administrator of Saint Paul Melkite Greek Catholic Mission, both in El Segundo. Elected to the Archdiocese's Council of Priests for six years, he was vice president and committee chair during his last two years of service. Father Alexei also served as president of the Interreligious Council of Southern California for five years.
A University of Southern California graduate, Father Alexei worked in industry prior to entering Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Boston in 1983. He earned a master of divinity with high distinction in 1987.
Bishop John Harvey Taylor
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor began ministry as seventh bishop of the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Dec. 1, 2017 having served since 2004 as vicar of St. John Chrysostom Church and School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. He invites the diocese's 65,000 parishioners, 400 clergy, 130 congregations, 30 schools, and affiliated social-service agencies to join him in the mission of "feeding hungry hearts."
Chief of staff to former President Richard M. Nixon from 1984 to 1990, he was thereafter executive director of the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, San Diego, and a master of divinity from the Claremont School of Theology and Bloy House. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.
A lifelong Episcopalian, Bishop Taylor was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1954, the son of journalists. He married Kathleen Hannigan O'Connor in 2002. They reside in Pasadena, and their family includes four adult children and two grandchildren.
Bishop Mary Ann Swenson – President, General Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns – United Methodist Church
Mary Ann Swenson is a lifelong United Methodist and progressive Christian who has taken a conscious stand for justice and inclusiveness. Ordained a deacon and an elder in the United Methodist Church (UMC), she served California and Washington churches and as superintendent of the Puget Sound District, Pacific Northwest Conference. After her 1992 election to the episcopacy, she became Resident Bishop of the Denver area and, in 2000, in Los Angeles.
An outspoken leader on issues of inclusiveness and violence, Bishop Swenson was one of 15 bishops who signed a 1996 statement expressing pain about the UMC's ban on gays and lesbians in the church and ministry. Currently President of the UM's General Commission of Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns, she has been active with the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders and Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE). Bishop Swenson received her BA from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and her DMin from Claremont School of Theology.
Chaplain Brenda Threatt, Chaplain, California State Military Reserve
Chaplain Brenda (B.J.) Threatt is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Mentored and employed by Rev. Dr. Cecil L. "Chip" Murray at First AME Church, Los Angeles, she now serves at Bryant Temple AME Church and as a chaplain at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base. Chaplain Threatt previously worked for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as the South Los Angeles Director and Veterans Outreach Coordinator and is known for her community organizing skills and public speaking. She earned a BA degree from California State University and an MDiv from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Jihad Turk ,President, Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School
Jihad Turk is the founding president of Bayan Claremont, an Islamic graduate school in Southern California, and a nationally known leader and public speaker. Previously, Jihad served for many years as Religious Director of the Islamic Center of Southern California, the oldest and largest mosque in the Los Angeles area.
Born to a Palestinian Muslim father and an American Christian mother, Jihad spent his college years exploring his Islamic roots. He studied at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, and the University of Tehran, earning his BA in history and Arabic at the University of California, Berkeley. Jihad also holds an MA in Arabic and Islamic law and jurisprudence from the University of Texas, Austin. Currently earning his doctorate, he is focusing his research on Islamic law with an emphasis on usul al-fiqh (jurisprudence) and theology.
Venerable Miao Hsi – Affiliated with Fo Guang Hsi Buddhist Temple in Hacienda Heights, CA
A Buddhist nun with the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order, Venerable Miao Hsi has served for four years as the Editor-in-Chief of the English pages of the Merit Times (America) daily newspaper, and for three years as the director of both the Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center and Buddha's Light Publishing in America.
Responsible for translating the works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun into English, her translated works include seven volumes of the series, Between Ignorance and Enlightenment, and the two volumes of Dharma Words.
At the time of her presentations, Venerable Miao Hsi was one of the directors of Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, in charge of cultural and educational activities, interfaith work, and community outreach, she was also the planner and one of the teachers of the temple's English Buddhism classes.


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Nov. 9, 2017
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Two weeks ago, we had what felt like a parade of appointments....all well visits and follow ups over the course of a week.
First up was a trip to the dentist...where Isaiah showed me he recognizes SO many more letters than I realized. A, B, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, P, R, S, W, Y, and Z. Also, NUMBERS. He named 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11!
WHAT?!?! Mr Smarty Pants! (#Mombragalert) Makes my teacher's heart sing....and makes me realize we could have an early reader on our hands? Pretty awesome because honestly, sometimes I worried that the hydrocephalus could have affected him....since he took so long to really start talking...but nope, he's reminding me that he goes at his own pace. ;-)
Isaiah's teeth look great. He does have Dentinogenesis Imperfecta, which we know and is a result of his having OI. Basically, he has brittle teeth. It's the reason his teeth aren't bright white. Despite it, the shape of his teeth look good and they haven't started grinding down just yet. We know at some point he'll need caps put on his baby teeth to protect them, but it's not time for that just yet as that should wait until they are all grown in...unless an emergency happens to a tooth.
We did find out that all of his 2 year molars are coming in at once. Which explained some behaviors we were seeing that week.
That same day (because let's get this torture over with), we had Isaiah's 2 year well visit....only 2 months late. Whoops. This was the first time that Isaiah wasn't a hysterical mess for his primary doctor. Usually when she sees him, he's a crying mess, but this time he was happy reading his books, cracking up laughing, rolling in his chair...I think she didn't want to touch him because she got to see his happy side and it is pretty awesome. ;-)
Along with a conversation of how he's doing, an autism check list (which he shows no signs of), and a flu shot (sorry dude, it's for your own good), we were done with appointments for one day...
Two days later, we visited Isaiah's ENT from DuPont at their office local to us. (Thank goodness for that.)
There, he learned how to run away from doctor's offices....
Yep, that's Isaiah thinking he's rolling out of the middle of his ENT appointment. Little did he know we were just in the vitals room and needed to switch to the check up room...
His ear tubes look great. The doctor was very happy with them.
Our last appointment was three days later, at DuPont itself, for a follow up from Isaiah's broken arm. He broke his arm in September (back when I was on a blogging break). We were at the library for Toddler Time and he got upset that a song ended (something we're working on) and I couldn't calm him down so I rolled him out of the class....when I went to pick him up (the same way I've picked him up each time before) I heard and felt the break happen. :( I then held my breath as I held Isaiah in my arms and pushed his chair as fast as I could out of there. ...I got him wrapped and he was ok for a few days....when he then was feeling better, he rolled on it, rebreaking it. :( We continued what we were doing, except we worked on avoiding his rolling onto his side....and then had it checked at OI Clinic where they confirmed the break.
You can see the fracture a little less than half way down the bone.
This was the X-ray taken at OI Clinic mid Sept.
This was the X-ray taken at OI Clinic mid Sept.
We continued to keep it wrapped two more weeks...it was supposed to stay wrapped for four weeks but Isaiah got insanely aggressive on wanting the splint off and after fighting him for two days, I was so afraid he'd fracture himself again with how hard he was trying to remove the splint, that I just took it off. (Isaiah 1, Mom 0) We were nervous but Isaiah was moving/using his arm completely normal. I checked in with his doctors to let them know I removed the splint and why, and we just proceeded carefully. A week later I put him back into his wheelchair for his appointments and a visit to Longwood Gardens. (I waited to avoid his using that arm to push his chair, in fear of rebreaking it again.)
A week after that Longwood visit and we were at DuPont for the follow up I mentioned. Isaiah was x-rayed again and his doctors informed us that it looked beautiful and was all healed.
We've basically been back to our normal....except for a little virus that made it's way through the house. Thankfully Isaiah was over the worst of that virus this past weekend so we were able to go to Sesame Place and go on our first date since Isaiah was in the nicu while he experienced his first respite care. More info on that in the next post! :)


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A new boutique hotel and restaurant in Richmond, Yorkshire, is gearing up to open its doors this spring, after a three-year long development project.
The Fleece Hotel, which dates back to the 15th century and first opened as a hotel in 1897, is currently undergoing a complete transformation as part of a redevelopment programme in the area.
The 14-bedroom hotel will open in spring 2018, alongside several flats, mews houses and apartments in the project being spearheaded by Within Reach Developments Limited who acquired the building in 2015.
Great Potential is the new management company for the hotel, which will have 'stylish décor, thoughtful amenities, digital services and high-spec bathrooms'.
Peter Coulson, director of Within Reach said: "The building fascinated us since we first viewed in early 2015, and the more time we spend exploring the fantastic building the more excited and enthused we are about bringing it back to its former grandeur 120 years since its original opening."
"We'll be working closely with our neighbour, the Georgian Theatre Royal and other like-minded businesses in the community and aim to make the new Fleece Hotel and Restaurant as the leading place to Sleep, Eat, Drink and Meet in Richmond," he adds.
The Fleece Hotel operated as a Whitbread inn throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s and then closed in early 20th century folloing a period of decline.
The hotel was purchased at the end of 2015 by Within Reach Developments Limited.


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Actual highs today ran 81-90, exceeding forecasted highs of 80-86.
This had much to do with tongue of dry, sinking air that cleared the cumulus clouds out over Clinton, Tippecanoe & Fountain counties this late afternoon. Dew points dropped from 65-70 to 55-58.
This, after a few showers & storms & the funnel reports from east side of Lafayette to near Russiaville.
In the MARGINAL RISK band from northern Illinois to central Ohio, much of the isolated severe weather was clustered from far southern Michigan, through LaGrange & Fort Wayne, Indiana to Lima, Ohio. It is likely that some of the wind damage was caused by an EF0 tornado or two.
Upper 50s to lower 60s will occur tonight with areas of dense fog developing.
Fog will clear tomorrow morning with highs tomorrow at 80-85. A few isolated showers/t'showers may bubble up tomorrow afternoon with risk of an isolated funnel. It will still be a bit humid with dew points in the 60s.
Fog may develop initially Thursday night with temperatures tumbling from near 58 to 64.
However, high & mid clouds will increase & thicken through the night with temperatures leveling off, then rising to 63-66 late.
A few showers are possible Friday morning after the fog disperses.
After a few of those showers, we may see a break, then a few storms in the PM & into Friday night.
Storms are possible at times Saturday to Sunday with dry time in-between. Timing of the rounds of storms will determine whether they will be intensifying or producing any severe weather or weakening as they pass.
If they can pass at peak heating, risk of some severe weather will increase.
Some storms are possible at times next week, mainly early as late-season heat wave takes hold with high humidity driving heat indices to near 100 to the lower 100s.
Intense heat with high temperature anomalies will occur for many days in late August from the Pacific Northwest to Texas & then right over our area to Eastern Canada & the Northeast.
The near to below normal temperatures in southeastern Texas to Louisiana & Mississippi will be due to heavy rain & storms with potential tropical development.
That cooler air seen in Saskatchewan & the Dakotas still looks to plunge southward & bring cool, pleasant weather as we get to Labor Day.


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This happened a few years ago.My driver was a little confused that morning, "Sir, but why are you insisting on your old glasses?" I could well understand his being puzzled: It had been a day of problems I had gone through yesterday, and in a moment of frustration I'd leaned on my spectacles and broken the frame. I'd stared with dismay at what remained of my glasses, and since I hadn't written my column, called out to my driver and asked him to take it to the optician's and get it repaired immediately. "Sir," he had said over the phone, "The man says it will take two days!""What will I do for two days?" I asked."He is giving you a replacement pair sir!" said my driver, sounding pleased.The glasses he brought back were progressive lenses, the latest frame, and looked good on me. I thanked him for being so considerate and got back to work. My wife was the first who saw me, "Bob, you look good," she said, "Much better than those old ones of yours!""Thanks," I said glowing, and quietly looking in the mirror, to see the new me.A couple of hours of serious writing and I wondered why I was feeling sleepy, till I realized I had a headache. I left my work for awhile, closed my eyes and the headache disappeared. It was my fancy glasses, I realized, however fancy they were, however good they looked on my face, they were not my number. They were meant for someone else, and had been given to me as a temporary replacement.I longed for my old pair.My driver looked at me confused. "Let him take his time sir, these look good on you!""No," I said, maybe a little sharply, "They may look good, but they don't serve my need!"I watched him go away carrying the fancy pair: Wasn't it just like life; we look at something that catches our fancy; maybe a Mercedes, maybe a pretty woman, handsome hunk, and feel how good it would look on us. "Car looks good!" I say as I stare into showroom window."It's not your number Bob!" says a God above."Why not?" I ask and feel a silence as I go back and sit in my old model car. As the car starts the society sweeper, the watchman and his wife touch the bonnet and laugh. I laugh with them."That's you Bob!" says the same Voice above, "Would you be the same with a Mercedes?"Those fancy glasses looked good on me, but they didn't help my eyes; we will all look good in a fancy car, but it may not help our soul, it won't help who we really are.The driver brought back my repaired old pair and laughed as I grabbed it and put it on..!firstname.lastname@example.com
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© Photo courtesy of GP Volokolamskaja urban settlement Volokolamsk Petr Lazarev. Archive photo© Photo : administration of the Volokolamsk GP
Head of the urban settlement Volokolamsk Peter Lazarev prematurely resigned, he told RIA Novosti.
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South of the Border can only be described as the Wall Drug of the East Coast. Similar to Wall Drug, the tourist oasis is known for its corny and sometimes hilarious billboards advertising their many roadside attractions. Mexican-themed and much larger than Wall Drug, South of the Border features not only restaurants, gas stations and a motel, but also a tiny little amusement park, shopping and what they're most-known for, fireworks. The rest area is lorded over by Pedro, a not-so-politically-correct Mexican bandito – think Hamburgler without the hamburgers.
We absolutely love roadside attractions and any reason to stop and stretch our legs. So this has been on our list since we saw it featured on Travel Channel's Extreme Truck Stops. S.O.B. as it's known is located just off I-95 south of the North Carolina border – which is of course how it got its name.
We walked around the shops for over an hour which just scratched the surface. We browsed two large gift shops, took pictures in front of a few of the many kooky statues including a gorilla, horse, and walked their sparse arcade. You can also pay a small fee to hike to the top of their massive sombrero tower which at 165 feet seemed a bit daunting – we passed.
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On February 18th, twelve ATO Missouri brothers participated in the RAMS (Rockin' Against Multiple Sclerosis) Rock 'n' Bowl. The brothers had a great time bowling while also enjoying the company of other Greek Life members while playing. Overall the outcome was a success and all for a great cause, and also Bernie O'Boyle was able to bowl the ATO high score of 183!


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Welcome to Last Call , where we visit watering holes around the world to collect life advice from their trusty barkeepers, learning everything from how to get over a broken heart to what drink orders will get you laughed out of their bar.
El Cardenal, the oldest cantina in Merida, Mexico, is one of those bars that just makes you feel cool. Nightly live music attracts a crowd and there's an old-school, bare-bones vibe: a baby Jesus doll in one corner, a set of those cool swingy cantina doors, and a menu of Mayan-inspired snacks, including a pumpkin-seed dip called zikil pak.
I went there to chat with the owner, Said Farah, who comes from an old Yucatan family, and who showed up with the kind of delicious mezcal you can't find in stores—the kind certain men in Oaxaca keep in their trucks in unmarked bottles. We got drunk and discussed nostalgia, authenticity, gentrification, and how to find the best bars no matter where you are in the world.
MUNCHIES: Hi, Said. First of all, do you have any advice?
Said Farah: I have an observation. Everyone thinks living in the States is easy, and living in Mexico is hard. But it's the opposite. I went to college in the States—people work their asses off to pay for school there. If you're middle-class in the States, it's not easy. I think it's easier to be middle-class here in Mexico.
Let me be more specific. Do you have any advice for travelers who like to drink, who want to have an authentic drinking experience while traveling?
Sure. Whatever city you're traveling in, go to the most famous bar and ask the bartender where he's going after he closes.
Where do you go after [this bar] closes?
I usually have to go to another bar that I own.
What if you don't have to go to another bar that you own?
I go home and walk the dogs with my wife. What do you think I do, snort coke? I go home and shower because I'm sweaty, and then we walk the dogs.
When did you buy this place?
I bought it five years ago. I love this bar so much. It's my baby—it's a very old baby, it's 104 years old, but it's my baby. Recently, my wife asked me, "Said, Do you think you're in love with El Cardenal?" And I said, "I am!" Many people are. It's always been a very popular cantina. When I was a kid, my grandfather, uncles, and father used to come here. A lot of the old cantinas of Merida are gone now. They're other things, or they're [owned by] the Mormon church. The Mormon church bought up a section of Centro and the bars that were there are gone forever. But El Cardenal is still here, and it's basically the same as it always was. Except it used to be just for men, and for women who 'sat and did their sewing'—which meant they were prostitutes.
How do you feel about old bars all over the world being gentrified beyond recognition?
Some people have criticized El Cardenal for being a "hipster bar." They're like, "Rich people go there, it's gentrifying Merida." Not true. Anyone is welcome here. A beer here costs about one US dollar. And if someone wants to come to El Cardenal but can't afford it, we'll pay the check. I've changed very little about this place. OK, we have dragonfruit mojitos and avocado pizza now, but we never charge a cover, we still close at 10 like they did in the old days, we're still really into good manners, and you don't see fancy decorations in here. People show up with pictures of cardinals sometimes and I stick them on the walls. Sure, El Cardenal is not the same as it was 100 years ago, but that's because we're not the same as we were 100 years ago. Bars are becoming something else. Cantinas are becoming something else. The culture has become something else. Change is good.
And now you get a lot of tourists in here?
Since about eight months ago, but I don't know why. Maybe someone put us on a list. I don't use social media or anything. I have no idea what's happening on the Internet. Recently. a couple came in and they asked me to bring them this drink we don't have on the menu anymore. I was so confused. I asked them, "How did you know about this drink?" They said they found us on Yelp. I was like, "We're on Yelp?"
It sounds like you're nostalgic for the past.
I bought a 100-year-old bar. I live in a very old house. All the furniture in my house is antique. I'm old-fashioned. My psychoanalyst says that I don't want to die.
So it's like you keep the dead alive by surrounding yourself with their belongings?
No. It's more like, "Haha, I outlived you guys who used to own this stuff."
You have lots of local clientele, too. What's the biggest difference you see between tourists and locals?
Tourists never care what a beer is going to cost. They never ask for a bargain.
Is that a good way to be a less touristy traveler? Ask for a bargain?
A good way to be a less touristy traveler is to go to bars and strike up a meaningless conversation with whoever's sitting there. After a few tequilas, you're having deep discussions about life and death. When I went to the States for college, my English was very bad. But I went to Beer Pong Wednesday, Tequila Thursday, Whatever Friday. And I learned English. La fiesta is the best professor.
What if you're too shy to go to bars by yourself in a strange city?
Read Lonely Planet. Go wherever Lonely Planet tells you to go. I love Lonely Planet. After I opened El Cardenal, I told my wife, "If El Cardenal ever appears in Lonely Planet, I'm going to have an erection for a week. And I'm not going to hide it."
Why would you hide it?
Exactly. Why would you hide it?
Thanks for speaking with us.
El Cardenal
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This article originally appeared on Munchies US.


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Posted Oct 6, 2015 - 6:26 pm
I've been spending a lot of time waiting around for my kids to get out of activities. So I've come to the conclusion why not get something done lol.
I need to be able to log on remotely to my work server. Once on, I will need to be able to use internet, Excel (not alot), and word. Also adobe.
I would like to be able for the kids to use it if needed for school here or there or for watching videos.
I'm technology stupid, so I have no clue what to look for spec wise or any of that. I'm afraid if I go to best buy and ask, they will.try to sell me the fancy unneeded $1000 version.
I'm hoping this thing will pay for itself pretty quickly.
Any recommendations? Or suggestions as to what I should look for with specs?
Posted Oct 7, 2015 - 7:29 am
You say you will need to be able to log on remotely to your work server. From where? From your kids' activities? Do those locations have free WIFI? Paid WIFI? If not, the more expensive part of this equation is likely to be your Data to get you online. Many phones can be tethered to share your data, but wireless data is generally not cheap. Most Wireless carriers sell little mobile WIFI hotspots, but they use the data on your wireless plan. FreedomPop might be an interesting option, but it isn't widely available.
For (basic) Excel, Word, and Internet browsing, pretty much any laptop will do just fine. But what do you mean by Adobe? Adobe CS requires the laptop to have some chops whereas Adobe Acrobat doesn't.
As far as connecting to your work server, check with your IT deparment to see what VPN application you need to be using to determine what OS options you might have. Will it work on a Mac? Will it work on Linux? Will it work on a Chromebook? They pretty much all "work" in Windows...
Have you considered a tablet with a wireless bluetooth keyboard/mouse? Most big wireless carriers sell a few options with built in access to your wireless plan. They can use free WIFI when its available, or use your data when necessary. I picked up an 8 inch LG GTab with 4G from Verizon 18 months ago for "free" and all it costs me is $10 a month but includes a free GB of data. I don't use data it often but it has proven nice to have when I needed it.
So, to summarize, you're looking at device cost plus possibly mobile data.
The mobile data could be cheap if you have access to free WIFI or you're in a FreedomPop area and don't need lots of it, but if you can't do FreedomPop or need lots, then it could be pricey - at least $10/mo and up depending on your usage.
As far as devices go...
- subsidized tablets through a wireless carrier are often given away with two year agreements.
- Chromebooks are next cheapest - $200-ish
- Refurbed laptops from Dell Outlet or Lenovo Outlet or someplace probably start at $250-ish
- New bottom end laptops probably start at sbout $350.
- Macbooks start at $1,299 (that was for you jrs! )
Posted Oct 7, 2015 - 2:51 pm
The data they have free Wi-Fi plus phone I can make a mobile hot spot.
As far as the chromebooks, I had one (kids accidentally stepped on it on a road trip). I couldn't figure out how to connect with it.
As far as refurbished go, do they hold up well? I don't want to have to replace it within a couple months.
I did see a Lenovo the other day for a decent price. I wasn't sure though because I'd never seen one.
It's adobe Reader I think. Just to open pdfs, combine them things of that nature.
Thanks again!!
Posted Oct 9, 2015 - 4:45 am
Just be aware that making your phone a mobile hotspot uses your plan's data and laptops tend to use data much faster than phones as many sites autodetect your platform and deliver downsized content (smaller images, videos with lower quality resolution which make them smaller) optimized for the form factor when applicable. It lessens their bandwidth requirements (site's cost) and lessens the customer's data consumption (customer cost) - a rare win/win. A laptop would likely consume the media at full size.
Refurbished is good and bad. Obviously, you pay less - it's only logical to expect you might get less value I suppose. But most of these will be offered with the option of an extended warranty if you buy from the manufacturer.
Lenovo has been a decent computer as far as I'm concerned. My last three work laptops have been Lenovos and I haven't had any problems. They were all purchased new however.
Edited by Pnambic, Oct 9, 2015 - 4:46 am.
Posted Oct 10, 2015 - 6:37 pm
Based off what you have typed so far, you could likely use something like the below, expect it to hold up to every task you have listed without issue and have it hold up for a few years as well.
If I understand your statement above you have wifi at home, just use that to power the laptop connection at home.
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Posted Oct 11, 2015 - 1:42 pm
I've decided I might as well just get a new one.
I've looked at a couple Dells, just normal simple ones.
If I post a link of the ones I'm looking at, could you give me your opinion, please? I just want to make sure it's going to do what I'm getting it for.
Thanks guys!!!
My mother in law had an HP and had issue after issue. While it's cute, I'd rather stay aways from HP. Thank you for the link though!!
Posted Oct 11, 2015 - 3:34 pm
If you are against HP, Check out this Lenovo http://www.frys.com/...UN date:101115 You can get an additional $50 off (leaving your total at $349) if you sign up for their promos. It also has Free Shipping. It is a decent deal and will run as fast as the HP listed above. I used to use Lenovos for work and they seemed to hold up well considering how much they were banged about.
Posted Nov 3, 2015 - 5:25 pm
My second job is repairing computers; highest amount of failure where a new part is needed, not just a software re-install or update for me is Dell & Toshiba.
Best luck I have had is MSI, ASUS, Lenovo. HP has been pretty good and also able to find decent deals pretty often, but understand if you have a bad taste in your mouth for the moment.
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This little munchkin is at my parents' place every time I come from work. When he is not sleeping, I steal him to my place. I don't need to say the "off-screen" fun that we have together. Among all that we do is: Sleeping on the floor.
It's amazing how he leaves all the sofa, couch and bed in my house to just lay on the floor, with his (or my) Australian wooden Boomerang of course, feel my white tiles and eventually sleep there. I tried placing a cushion next to him, thinking he would want some softness – but no!
Yesterday I realised why he loves being on the floor. It's his r e f l e c t i o n ! I made this amazing discovery when he started smiling to himself. I tested him by saying "Aww, kiss the baby :)" and he did! We were both on the floor and I tried to snap him doing this as quickly as I could. He didn't even care that I was taking all that pain. He was just.. in awe seeing his friend, a smiling baby, with a wooden toy… just right under him.
Now I understand why he is always on his side instead of lying completely on the floor, most of the time ❤ I wish some day t h i s killer smile would be for me, instead of his reflection. *cheeeeez*
Thank God I'm a cleaning freak!
I am posting this for the Weekly Photo Challenge's topic "Smile".


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This model removes one layer (brand vendor) from the equation, removing approximately 25-30% of costs of hardware. Internet companies (like Google or Facebook) and telecom operators (like AT&T, Vodafone) are seeking to optimize their procurement costs for IT hardware further with more configured solutions.
In the traditional IT business model, companies like HP, Dell used to sell servers, enterprise hardware and IT consulting services to enterprise customers. At the same time, the HP and Dell used to outsource manufacturing of the hardware to original design manufacturers (ODM) or electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers in Taiwan, write a recent report from investment bank J.P. Morgan. (See Top 10 EMS / ODM)
In this process, Taiwanese ODMs (especially Quanta, Wistron and Inventec) have built up substantial knowhow in server design and data center performance.
In this business model, the brand vendors (OEM) used to make 25-30% gross margins while ODM and EMS vendors only made 6 to 7% gross margin due to the nature of engagement. (See article: Outsourcing cost reductions and benefits)
New OEM business model: Purchasing 'white box hardware' directly from ODMs
In the last few years, a new set of customers have emerged…primarily Internet companies (like Google or Facebook) and telecom operators (like AT&T, Vodafone), seeking to optimize their purchasing and procurement costs for IT hardware further and seeking more configured solutions.
In your search results, you will be able to further target your options.
As the report states, this has led to the emergence of a new business model for 'white box data center hardware' in which the customers bypass vendors like Dell and HP and go directly to ODMs like Quanta or Wistron, to procure hardware. (see Figure 1)
At this point, it is happening mainly for 'white box servers', since servers are becoming more and more standardized in the x86 space the bank states in its report. However, there is an attempt to replicate this for storage and switches as well.
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Cloud infrastructure – New business model evolving
According to the bank, the benefits of this kind of an approach are quite obvious and immense:
Cost savings: This model removes one layer (brand vendor) from the equation, removing approximately 25-30% of costs of hardware. As the hardware gets more commoditized, this is likely to accelerate.
Configurability: Most Internet companies (and to a certain extent, telecom operators) require highly customized server configuration in their data centers. For instance, J.P. Morgan believes one of the major online video broadcasting providers is using Intel ATOM CPUs for their servers supporting this service, since power efficiency is much more important and raw computing power requirement is low.
This level of customization is not likely to be provided by brand vendors, while vendors like Quanta are willing to provide it, given sufficient scale.
How big is the market?
According to Intel, its current server business is split into enterprise customers (80%) and data centers (20%). In 2014, Intel expects the data center and high performance computing market (which is the addressable market for this new business model) to account for 50% of the total market, implying a 30% CAGR for this segment, the report states.
In addition, data center build out activity is also accelerating globally (Intel's Data Center revenues grew 32% in 1Q11) with the proliferation of mobile data and HD video.
For instance, EMC estimates that total data storage needs would increase 44 times from 2011 to 2020.
The global server market is around $40 billion, while the total Cloud / Data Center infrastructure market is around $120 billion (according to IDC).
In your search results, you will be able to further target your options.
J.P. Morgan believes the total addressable market for this business model is around 30-35% of each market in the next 4 to 5 years (which equates to a $12-$15 billion market for white box servers and $35-$40 billion market for overall data center infrastructure globally).
The states in its report this will be driven by adoption of public cloud and buildup of mobile data infrastructure for consumer-centric applications and moving to hybrid cloud models (mix of private and public cloud) for enterprises.
Why now?
The 'white box server' market has been in existence for a while, but is becoming more relevant due to the target audience. Internet companies and operators are now more keen on adopting this mode of purchasing hardware as data center build outs are accelerating.
This is becoming more relevant since these set of customers now have more purchasing power (Google runs >1 million servers in its date centers), and the hardware itself has become commoditized enough to allow them to completely bypass the brand vendors.
Facebook's 'Open Compute project' is also a step in this direction (Quanta is a key partner in this initiative).
In addition, the ODMs have also moved up the experience and learning curve – for instance, Quanta has augmented its hardware experience by also developing software platforms in conjunction with MIT and also invested in a multi-core CPU vendor called Tilera, states the report.
In addition, these set of customers are much more IT savvy and do not require the level of IT consulting or services from companies like Dell and HP, compared to a typical enterprise customer.
Quanta v. competitors
In the report, J.P. Morgan believes Quanta has moved forward quicker than other peers in this area. The bank rates Inventec and Wistron as having good design capability in servers and able to implement this kind of business model as well, but feels Quanta has made a significant early entry into this space.
Another competitor the bank feels could emerge is Delta, which is setting up a comprehensive data center infrastructure team and is likely to tie up with other vendors for server capabilities.
Still, given the nature of the product (customized) and level of R&D resources required (Quanta has an 800 strong R&D team in servers), J.P. Morgan feels margins are likely to still remain fairly high in this space.


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Second, I had this crazy idea about finding a bus and getting off at every stop and just wandering around to see what's there. For some reason that strikes me as an intriguing day out…what do you think?


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The cross-impact analysis supports inter- and transdisciplinary dialogue processes on complex systems. It helps to integrate knowledge and expertise across disciplines. Moderations techniques help to identify the system's driving forces that are integrated into the excel spreadsheet for the cross-impact analysis. The results of the expert-based assessment help to identify particularly active factors that are promising targets for purposeful intervention or factors that can better serve as indicators for the state of the system. The analysis helps to understand the complexity of the system and illustrates that the knowledge of different disciplines must be integrated to get a full picture of the system or problem.
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Cross-Impact Analysis – a tool for inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge integration (Module 1)(Resource ID: 125)
Many decisions in the field of sustainable development have to be taken in the context of uncertain and incomplete knowledge. In this situation, a systematic integration of a range of research-informed judgments, expertise from different disciplines and experienced-based knowledge is often the best way forward. The scenario technique offers several tools to strengthen inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge integration and to deal with uncertainty. Two of these tools are presented in two modules. Each module consists of a theoretical introduction (25%) and an interactive part (75%). Participatory exercises serve to deepen the knowledge of the technique acquired and put it to practical use. Both modules can be implemented separately as well as consecutively (module 2 after module 1). 1. Cross-Impact Analysis (knowledge integration, understanding the complexity of a system and the options of action) 2. Scenario Development (knowledge integration, ranking, deriving simple scenarios)
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The students know how to apply a cross-impact analysis to integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge.
Relevance for Sustainability
Complex problems of sustainable development need the integration of inter- and trans-disciplinary knowledge and an understanding of system dynamics.
Related Teaching Resources
No specific previous knowledge / related resources required
Preparation Efforts
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Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research within the framework of the call "Projekt MINT-Massenfächer" (2011/12)
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Michael Braito
Marianne Penker
Marianne Penker
Michael Braito
This teaching resource is allocated to following University:
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Institute for Sustainable Economic Development
Institute for Sustainable Economic Development


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Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood)
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Acceptance of a "New Thing"...oh my!
The She Speaks conference is designed to encourage and equip women of all ages who are called by God to share His Word through ministry...as speakers, writers, bloggers and women's ministry leaders. They even have sessions designed specifically for the Next Generation. I just adore the Proverbs 31 Ministries team. What a privilege it would be attend!
As I thought about what I would write, that is if I chose to enter the contest at all, memories of meeting my husband flooded my mind. It was five years ago that I set up a personal ad on a Christian website.
I had just gone through a very dark time in my life. You know the old saying, "Sin will take you further than you want to go and keep you longer than you want to stay"? Boy, did it ring true in my life. I was brought up in a Christian home. I went to a Christian school and attended church regularly. My heart and mind were saturated with God's Word and His truth as a grew. I was saved at a very young age. Still, as a young adult I chose a different path for myself. Somewhere along the way, even though I knew it was wrong and I consistently felt the Lord calling me back to Himself, I decided that I wanted to do things my own way. I turned my back on Him and out into the world I went- not quickly-just one step at a time. It didn't seem that bad at first. In fact, I thought I was having a pretty good time. But before long I found myself wrapped up in a lifestyle very unbecoming of me.
In February of 2004, I hit what was "rock bottom" for me. I was 27 years old. I had recently moved back in with my mother because I was completely broke. I had just ended a long term relationship with my drug addict boyfriend. I felt like my life was headed no where fast. One day I hit my knees. Cries from my broken heart pleaded with the Lord. I asked Him to forgive me for my rebellious ways. I told Him that I wanted to change. That I wanted to live for Him. That I knew that I was dirty and broken, but would He please renew me to live a life for Him and His service. I meant it and God heard my prayer. Something extraordinary happened within me that day. For the first time in a long time, faith welled up inside me. My heart changed. I knew-I JUST KNEW-that He was doing a "new thing" in my life (Isaiah 43:18 & 19).
I had always longed to be a wife and mother. Yet, this dream seemed so distant from me. I had begun to wonder if that wasn't in the plan God had for me because I just didn't see a way in the midst of all my brokenness. However, out of faith, I began praying…for a husband. Not just any husband; the man God had for me. Unknown to me, my mom and brother had started praying too.
Only a few weeks later I posted an entry on a Christian match making website. I was very hesitant. I didn't think I had a lot to offer someone. I hashed over the idea for a week or two. I prayed about it. Finally, a friend said, "What's it going to hurt?" So I did it.
I'll spare you all the details, but within the first week I met my husband Alan. When I tell people about how we met on the internet I always do so with my little warning label attached, "I don't recommend this to everyone!" No, God orchestrated this one. That website was just the tool He used to bring two praying souls together. The timing was perfect. It was my first week on the site and his last (he wasn't going to renew his membership). The first time we chatted I knew-I JUST KNEW-that there was something special about this guy. I prayed for God's direction (and so did he).
It was a whirlwind romance. We talked for the first time at the end of March; we met for the first time at the end of April; we got engaged at the end of June; we married at the end of August.
Not everyone thought our marriage was a good idea. How could we move so quickly? Marrying Alan would mean moving 460 miles from my hometown in Indiana to Iowa-a place I'd only been twice at the time of our engagement. I didn't know anyone there. And Alan was a farmer for goodness sake. I lived in town and didn't know the first thing about farming. Marrying Alan would mean leaving everything I knew to go to a place I didn't know. How would it ever work? It would have been really scary, but I felt the Lord's reassurance and direction. It didn't make sense. I couldn't explain it. I knew-I JUST KNEW-that this was where God was calling me…to be an Iowa farm wife to Alan. I knew without a doubt in my mind that the Lord had brought us together. That Alan was an answer to my prayers.
I took a leap of faith. I married Alan on August 27, 2004. I didn't listen to the critics. Instead, I followed God's leading. I'm so thankful I did! It hasn't always been easy. In fact, there have been some tough times. Yet, the blessings have been insurmountable because God did a "new thing" in my life.
Why did I tell you all of this? Well, here I am five years later. Once again I find myself at a crossroads. I feel my sweet Jesus doing a "new thing" in my life. And also once again I have a choice. I can either follow His lead or turn the other way ignoring His voice. I feel the Lord's call on my life to become a speaker…in women's ministry. Although it scares me to even write those words I know-I JUST KNOW-He's calling me to this new place.
I've sensed this call for quite some time. However, I've fought the Lord all along the way. I have questioned my ability and my worthiness. I have even questioned if He was really calling me at all. I kept asking the Lord, "But who am I?" In the midst of all my questioning I came across Exodus 3 & 4. God had called Moses to lead His people out of Egypt. Moses questioned God's call. Exodus 3:11, "But who am I to appear before Pharaoh?' Moses asked God." Then in verse 12 God told him, "I will be with you." Still, Moses wasn't convinced. In Exodus 4:10-11, "Moses pleaded with the Lord, O Lord I'm just not a good speaker. I never have been and I'm not now, even after you have spoken to me, I'm clumsy with words. Who makes mouths? the Lord asked him. Who makes people so they can speak or not speak, hear or not hear, see or not see? Is it not I, the Lord…I will help you speak well, and I will tell you what to say."
Boy, do I relate with Moses! This was just what I was saying to God. He used this scripture to speak right to my heart. Despite all my questions and insecurities the tug at my heart hasn't changed. I've asked for confirmation. He's revealed Himself to me over and over. I can't say that it makes sense. It doesn't. Why would the Lord choose to use someone like me? I don't know why He's chosen me. Regardless, I hear His call!
I have been down a similar road more than once. What if I'd been too scared to ask God to forgive and renew me? Who would have ever thought that He could have take such a broken person and made her whole again? What if I'd been too scared to take the leap of faith into my marriage? Who would have ever thought that I'd be a farmer's wife? Yet, here I am. Along with both of these "leaps" have come blessings I would have never dared to dream. Life is good because God is good!
What if I choose to let my fear overcome me now? What if I choose to ignore God's call? What kind of blessing would I be missing out on? What kind of blessing could I be to others? I must trust Him and His ability to work through me. I have no idea what that will look like. I'm scared, but I'm excited too. People may think I'm crazy, still where He leads me I will follow. I will not listen to the critics (even if they are voices in my own head). Even if it doesn't seem to make sense. Even though I don't know how it will ever work. I choose to believe His promises and infinite view over my flawed, limited view. Although I doubt myself, I'll believe in who I am in Christ because that is what's TRUE.
So today I stand in humble acceptance-acceptance of who I am in Christ and of His call on my life. In and of myself I am nothing, but with God I am something. I can do anything with Him. I can even stand before crowds of staring women (which scares me beyond words can express) because it will be for His glory; not mine. It's about Him; not me. I am not worthy; He is!
In closing, I will say that in these tough economic times, with our income dependant on the current cattle prices and some medical issues that have burdened my family financially, I just didn't see attending the She Speaks conference as a possibility for me this year. I simply pray that if it's God's will for me to attend that He will provide a way-whether it's through this scholarship opportunity or some other way unknown to me. It's not about me writing something "good enough" to be chosen to win. It's about Him being good enough to meet my every need. His ways are so beyond mine. His plans so beyond my comprehension. He makes a way when I see no possible way. Thank you, Lord, for answered prayers!
If you're interested in attending the 2009 She Speaks Conference check it out!
If you'd like to enter the scholarship contest click here
Some scriptures that have really "spoken" to me recently:
"The Lord will work out his plan for my life…" Psalm 138:8a
"…Tell me clearly what to do, and show me which way to turn." Psalm 5:8b
"For the Holy Spirit will teach you what needs to be said even as you are standing there." Luke 12:12
6 comments:
Hey Rachel, It's an honor to be the first one to leave a comment for you! I'm so excited you've set up a blog and it was great to read your words. Just make sure everytime you're sharing an encouraging word with me, make sure you believe it for yourself! You are right God is good and He will keep directing us down the path. I love you dear!! JillReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I can kinda tell by reading your blog that you expect people to be surprised by this, but it doesn't surprise me in the least!!! God works this way, and is just getting ready to send you on another adventure of your life that will be for His glory. I CAN see reasons why God chose you to do this, and I CAN visualize you as a speaker. It really isn't at all difficult for me to see. I'm very happy that you are listening to Him. If you even start to think about backing out, just remember Jonah!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2009 at 10:15 PM
I have no problem seeing you giving your testimony, teaching & loving others. :) I'm surprised it took you so long to see it yourself! Ha! I only have one question/concern. Do you have the support of your husband 100%? I bet you do! :) But that's a biggy.ReplyDelete
May God continue to bless you. And if you don't win a scholarship >> I'd << donate to the cause so you can go! Just say the word. :)
w/Love and support, your cousin, Lorri
Hi! and thanks for introducing yourself to me on my blog. You are truly an inspiration! It's funny, many of your comments about this event are similar to the ones I have been getting! Funny how everyone else can see us in this place in our lives, except US! I am praying that you win! I have a friend that offered to sponsor me either way. So, if we go, I'd love to meet you! Are you on Facebook? I'd love to connect!ReplyDelete
As I was reading your passage I kept thinking about Moses and how he kept questioning himself, and then you mentioned him! Awesome!ReplyDelete
Praying for your dream and wishing you luck in the contest!
- AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Hi Aunt Rachel,ReplyDelete
I just wanted to tell you that I will be praying for you.I hope that you win the contest.I am so happy that you are trying to live your life for Christ( keep up the good work). Love You, Jessica


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