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I'm sorry if this has been covered but I can't find mention of it. Wintergreen has a 4-pack available on line until Nov. 22, $169 no blackouts and it's transferable, pretty cool.
Can't find it on the Wintergreen website. Did you get the offer via email?
also on the website homepage. https://www.wintergreenresort.com/ at least for now.
that makes sense, I think their season passes have some kind of recipricol deal , also with Ragged in New Hampshire?
Thanks! For whatever reason, only get the homepage scroll when I already am at the correct URL. Wanted to let friends know.
To be completely clear, Wintergreen and Wisp are owned by EPR, which deals with development and operations for resorts of various types. Pacific Group Resorts holds an operations lease for Wintergreen and Wisp. Pacific Group also operates Ragged and Mount Washington in BC. I'm not sure what the ownership is for those two places. A lot of money has been spent at Ragged in recent years.
EDIT: looks like Ragged was sold to an affiliate of Pacific Group in 2007.
Apparently the Mission Four'dable idea was done at Ragged the first time for 2017-18. Also $169 for 4 tickets for 2018-19. Ragged has RFID, so get 4 disposable RFID tickets that are fully transferable. Price goes up to $189 and then available Nov. 23 thru Dec. 22, 2018.
I stopped by Ragged in October to look at the base. I was impressed by the lodge buildings and was a bit surprised at how nice they were. It's had a pretty hard time over the years. Now I understand why it looks so good in 2018.
The only reason I'm not jumping on this is I'll be getting my oldest the PA Snow Pass, so I'll be in the Keystone State for the most/all of my skiing. Now, if I see a deal like this next year? I think I'll get it.
I've been to Ragged twice. The main lift are a HS 6 and a HSQ. Both times I have been there have been during warm periods, the lodge is probably one of the nicest I have seen anywhere. The second trip I was there was 50 degrees but was 1.5 half weeks after a few feet of natural snowfall, so some of the glades were still skiable.
With the lift infrastucture they have, and the lodge it seems like they need to see more lift tickets for long term success… but that being said the amount and qualitly of glades off the HS six pack seemed amazing, and I would gladly go back to explore some more.
How does Ragged compare with Wintergreen in terms of terrain in general? Does it make sense that Pacific Group would be able to use what they learn at Ragged to make Wintergreen stronger? The biggest difference I can think of is that Wintergreen has lots of lodging at or very near the slopes while Ragged resort lodging is an Inn down the road and a few new on mountain condos. They both has true high speed lifts, which the closest competitors do not.
I have never been to Wintergreen, just Wisp and Ragged from the Pacific group. To me it seems like they are working to bring more of the wintergreen/wisp model to Ragged as it looked like there was condos and homes for sale. I think part of the problem Ragged has is that it isn't in North Conway or near the tourist areas like Gunstock, so they were trying to bring the families to the mountain, but there is a ton of competition up there.
The one thing Ragged has that was really nice (and could be imitated elsewhere) is the beginners area is off to the side with its own lift and own trails that have nothing merging into them. They also had some "features" like a barn that kids can ski through to work on turning and a few other skill building things. It kind of reminded me of how Whitetail has their learning area.
Also looking around Mount Washington in canada it part of the same group and it looks like starting this season Pacific group will be running Powderhorn resort in Colorado.
I noticed that the Powderhorn logo was on the Pacific Group website, but the ski area wasn't listed under the Resorts menu. If there is land for condo development, Powderhorn is like Ragged in that it has competition but families looking for a quieter place for weekend skiing could be interested if the price is right.
I think one of the weaknesses of Wintergreen is the beginner terrain. Massanutten has a much better progression from never-ever to beginner to adv. beginner to intermediate. I had a friend who started out taking lessons at Wintergreen but after I got her to try Mnut for a day, she bought a season pass.


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5 FemTech Startups that are Smashing the Patriarchy
Today we find ourselves at the end of "National Women's Month" and we haven't even managed to send our readers any self-congratulatory comments about how much we support diversity and women in technology. Now it might surprise you to know that we have a +81% male audience here at Nanalyze. That's actually a far better gender representation than we've seen at most startups in our cumulative careers building cool technology isht used mainly by equally cool technology dudes who bump fists alot and smoke weed out in the parking lot. We though it would be a good idea to throw this over the fence to one of our awesome female writers to take a stab at a ChickTech FemTech article dedicated to all the women in our lives that have helped make us the collective group of geniuses that we are today. Here goes.
A roomful of men may be deciding the future of maternal health care insurance, but they don't have control over the new innovations breaking into the FemTech market. Okay, so some of these startups were founded by guys, but that doesn't change the fact that they're working to improve the lives of women (which probably means they're all brainchildren of female minds, anyway.) The following five companies are specifically serving MOMS, freeing up time and headspace for them to both lead revolutions, and raise future revolutionaries.
Smashing the Patriarchy… at conception
Lia: The Flushable Pregnancy Test
Founded in 2015 by women who get it, Philly-based LIA Diagnostics has collected funding to redesign pregnancy tests that address the important issues of privacy, usability, and sustainability.
How it works: The Lia pregnancy test is a flushable, biodegradable paper pregnancy test that's easy to hide and easy to read.
Why it matters: Where to start? The basic, plastic pregnancy test is composed of an oversized box with layers of unnecessary, planet-polluting packaging. Women who are trying to conceive, along with those who definitely aren't, can end up purchasing a ton of these because they have to make sure they're allowed to celebrate or make sure they're allowed to panic. Both parties don't want to have to take the test in the drugstore bathroom where they bought it, or bury it under a mountain of additional waste, in order to announce the news when and where and if they want to. A discreet, flushable test means women can save the planet, and save themselves from being outed before they're ready.
The Lia pregnancy test is currently being developed, and hasn't hit the market yet.
Smashing the Patriarchy… during pregnancy
HeraMED: The Compass Pregnancy Monitor
Founded in 2011, Israeli company HeraMED has successfully developed the first medical grade, smartphone-based fetal wellness monitor for home use.
How it works: The Compass monitor uses ultrasound doppler technology, the same tech they're using at the OB's office, to monitor fetal heart rate. The app allows users to obsessively check on the wellbeing of their baby, or obsessively share it with a caregiver, while maintaining HIPPA compliance.
Why it matters: Of all the things occupying the mind of expecting mothers, whether or not their baby is okay is always, always on the list. During the first six months of pregnancy, when long-anticipated visits to the OB come only once a month, every pregnant woman's superpower-of-choice would be the ability to know the fetal heart rate. Do not underestimate the stress of a day with less discernable movement, or the indescribable but stupidly frequent sinking feeling that something is wrong. The Compass monitor can ease these worries, or equip a mom with concrete, and potentially life-saving, information to present to their caregiver that could result in quick medical intervention.
The Compass Monitor by HeraMED has been developed, and will be entering into an already active fetal monitor market, hoping to bring more sophisticated tech than companies like Sonoline and AngelSounds have brought to the table in the past. The Compass claims that it's new developments will make the fetal heartbeat easier to find, and easier to sustain for a longer period.
Smashing the Patriarchy… during the final countdown
Bloomlife: The Smart Pregnancy Wearable
Founded in 2014 by men who have no idea what a contraction feels like, Bloomlife has taken in $4 million to develop a clinically validated wearable that tracks contractions in real time, and compiles the information in a user-friendly mobile app.
How it works: Snap the Bloomlife sensor into an adhesive patch, stick the sensor to your belly (must be pregnant for best results), and leave it in place for up to 7 days, syncing it to the app via Bluetooth as often as you want to view your data.
Why it matters: Admittedly, first-time moms are about as clueless as dudes when it comes to recognizing and tracking preliminary contractions. Some expecting mothers get frequent non-productive contractions (think: annoying muscle spasms that you're not allowed to get excited about) and many call their OB office wondering when to head to the hospital. Being able to report the strength and duration of contractions can mean the difference between chilling at home distracting yourself with Call The Midwife, and going to the hospital with false hopes (and heading home, still pregnant, with a fresh pint of ice cream.) Bloomlife is accurate enough to be reassuring, and reliable enough to not waste a woman's time, so she can focus on more important things, like civil litigation, or whatever you're into.
Bloomlife is a subscription service, which makes sense. Interesting fact: women are not actually pregnant for very long. You choose a start date, and receive your kit in the mail mid-pregnancy. After your baby arrives, customers return Bloomlife in the same box, free shipping.
Cost: $49 for initial setup, and $24 per week until birth.
Smashing the Patriarchy… during the pumping phase
Moxxly: The Smart Breast Pump
Founded in 2014, San Francisco startup Moxxly is working on smart products for modern moms, starting with a high-performance breast pump system.
How it works: For the less-experienced, or non-breasted readers, let's start with the basics: a breast pump is a mechanism that extracts milk from the breast of a lactating mother, so she can bottle it up for later use for whatever she wants. Usually, it's bottle-fed to a baby.
Moxxly's breast pump add-on, The Flow, fits inside of any bra, underneath the shirt, is hands-free, and comes with an app that tracks your milk flow and volume so moms can be strategic about their pumping sessions. The Flow is compatible with any pump motor.
Why it matters: Holding suction cups to your breast at home is uncomfortable and inconvenient. Holding suction cups to your breast in the workplace is at least embarrassing, at most impossible. Despite the inconvenience and awkward parts of pumping, women want to give this gift to their kids, and they're willing to do what they have to (i.e., hiding in a closet staring at baby photos to start their flow) to get it done. It's stressful enough to drive some women to quit their job. A hands-free, discreet, strategic pumping system means that women can keep living their lives, and getting their jobs done, while collecting life-giving elixir from their bodies. Hashtag Dignity.
The Moxxly Flow is preparing to hit the market "relatively soon."
Smashing the Patriarchy… growth and beyond
Totohealth: Tracking Milestones
Founded in 2014, Nairobi-based startup Totohealth has taken in $1 million to develop a method of mobile message exchange that can help parents detect developmental abnormalities in children, and improve the access to healthcare information for remote and vulnerable populations.
How it works: The Totohealth program allows parents and caregivers to keep track of childhood development using a set of science-based indicators, and also links them to the right health care service providers for treatment and guidance if necessary. Totohealth actively sends out timely text messages based on your stage of pregnancy or age of your child, highlighting warning signs that you may need to seek medical attention.
Why it matters: The health of children, from conception to adulthood, depends on the right combination of education and access to care. Moms love to compare their kids to the neighborhood prodigy (she was born with a collegiate vocabulary!) but few know the specific milestones they should be tracking, or when exactly they need to take action. In remote or vulnerable areas, this is an even bigger issue. Though frequent doctor visits and long lists of overcautious questions are common in the United States, other areas don't have the same level of face time with medical professionals. Totohealth reaches out to these areas, improving health outcomes of vulnerable communities.
Among others, Totohealth is currently backed by Microsoft, and has a subscription of 32,132 subscriptions in six different countries.
People are invested in getting new female-geared tech on the market… literally. Fertility and pregnancy continue to be a big target market, since we're still pretty big on perpetuating our own species. But other areas of women's health, including period care, are inspiring a number of new startups. These companies are smashing the patriarchy, and proving that the world of tech isn't just a boys club, one flushable, biodegradable, discreet, unit of empowerment at a time.
FemTech
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10 Mobile Health Startups Making You Feel Better
WTF Happened to Bind Therapeutics?

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Q: Kubernetes cron job oomkilled I have a rails app that is deployed on K8S. Inside my web app, there is a cronjob thats running every day at 8pm and it takes 6 hours to finish. I noticed OOMkilled error occurs after a few hours from cronjob started. I also increased memory of a pod but the error still happened.
This is my yaml file:
apiVersion: batch/v1beta1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: sync-data
spec:
  schedule: "0 20 * * *" # At 20:00:00pm every day
  concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
  successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 5
  failedJobsHistoryLimit: 5
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      ttlSecondsAfterFinished: 100
      template:
        spec:
          serviceAccountName: sync-data
          containers:
            - name: sync-data
              resources:
                requests:
                  memory: 2024Mi # OOMKilled
                  cpu: 1000m
                limits:
                  memory: 2024Mi # OOMKilled
                  cpu: 1000m
              image: xxxxxxx.dkr.ecr.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/path
              imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
              command:
                - "/bin/sh"
                - "-c"
                - |
                  rake xxx:yyyy # Will take ~6 hours to finish
          restartPolicy: Never

Are there any best practices to run long consuming cronjob on K8S?
Any help is welcome!

A: OOM Killed can happen for 2 reasons.

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*Your pod is taking more memory than the limit specified. In that case, you need to increase the limit obviously.

*If all the pods in the node are taking more memory than they have requested then Kubernetes will kill some pods to free up space. In that case, you can give higher priority to this pod.
You should have monitoring in place to actually determine the reasons for this. Proper monitoring will show you which pods are performing as per expectations and which are not. You could also use node selectors for long-running pods and set priority class which will remove non-cron pods first.

A: Well honestly there is no correct resources request/limit stuff in kubernetes because it totally depend on your pod what kind of stuff it is doing. One thing I would suggest or you can do is deploy the vertical pod auto-scaling and observe what the vertical pod autoscaler suggest you the perfect resource request/limits for your cron job. Here is the very nice article you can start with and you will get to know how you can utilize this in your requirement.
https://medium.com/infrastructure-adventures/vertical-pod-autoscaler-deep-dive-limitations-and-real-world-examples-9195f8422724

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Unter den Niloten versteht man jene afrikanischen Völker, die nilotische Sprachen sprechen.

Die Niloten waren ursprünglich Bauern und Viehzüchter. Von ihrer im Südsudan vermuteten "Urheimat" haben sie sich in den letzten Jahrhunderten vor allem nach Süden ausgebreitet und zum Teil bantusprachige Völker unterworfen. Heute bevölkern sie, neben dem Südsudan, vor allem Uganda, Kenia, Tansania und den äußersten Westen Äthiopiens. Bei der Südwanderung gaben wohl einige Gruppen ihre Sprache zugunsten der Sprache der Eroberten auf. Die nach Süden wandernden Niloten wurden teilweise reine Viehzüchter, wie etwa die Massai.

Niloten sind im Vergleich zu den im abessinischen Hochland lebenden Völkern (Habescha) sehr dunkelhäutig und oft auffallend groß und schlank.

Nilotische Volksgruppen, die von Völkern der afroasiatischen Sprachgruppe (konkret vor allem von Sprechern kuschitischer Sprachen) sprachlich und kulturell beeinflusst wurden, werden auch als "Nilo-Hamiten" bezeichnet. Dies gilt etwa für die Samburu, die mit den Rendille verbündet sind, aber auch für die Massai, Teso, Nandi, Pokot und andere. Die Bezeichnung hat sich bislang gehalten, obschon der Begriff Hamiten ansonsten weitgehend außer Gebrauch gekommen ist.

Folgende Völker zählen zu den Niloten:

Kipsigis, Nandi, Pokot und Tugen gehören zur Untergruppe  der Kalendjin.

Einzelnachweise

Ethnie in Afrika
Ethnie im Südsudan
Ethnie in Äthiopien
Ethnie in Uganda
Ethnie in Kenia
Ethnie in Tansania

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PodcastBlogAbout Lumavate
International Marketing Requires More Than Just Translating Content
This is a podcast episode titled, International Marketing Requires More Than Just Translating Content. The summary for this episode is: Marketing and wine. Talk about two of my favorite subjects...in the same podcast episode. But we're not just talking about any type of marketing, we're talking about international marketing and why it's foolish for marketers to assume what works in one country will work in another. In this episode, we chat with international marketing expert, Katarina Hakansson. She has more than 15 years of international marketing experience and previously worked at Taxback International, Design Council, University of Westminster, HBK Consulting, South Thames College, London College Wimbledon, and more. We're talking about the definition of international marketing, why so many companies don't really get what it means to market internationally, how you can gain experience in the subject, the importance of cultural differences, and so much more.
Science + Art = International Marketing 🌎
Learning the language is not enough 🗣
Research. Research. Research. 📚
It's more than just translating content 📄
Same language does not mean same message 💬
Having a local presence isn't the only solution 🏢
The biggest mistake companies are doing with international marketing 🚫
How to explain to a C-level team member the importance of cultural awareness 🤔
Tips to getting your feet wet with international marketing 💡
Stephanie Cox: Welcome to Real Marketers, where we hear from marketers who move fast, ask forgiveness, not permission, obsess about driving results, and are filled to the brim with crazy ideas and the guts to implement them. This is not a fireside chat and there's absolutely no bullshit allowed here. And I'm your host, Stephanie Cox. I have more than 15 years of marketing experience and I've pretty much done about everything in my career. I believe speed is better than perfection, I use the Oxford comma, I love Coca- Cola, I have exceptionally high standards, and surround myself with people who get shit done. On this show, my guest and I will push boundaries, share the real truth about marketing, and empower you to become a real marketer. One of my biggest pet peeves is when marketers talk about launching their product or service or maybe even brand in another country, and the only thing they really seem to talk about is where to get their content translated, like," Oh, do you know a good content translation firm I can use?" But real international marketing is so much more than just translating content from one language to another. You really have to understand the nuances of each country where you're marketing and you can't assume a one size fits all approach. And that's exactly what I'm talking about with today's guest. In this episode, we chat with international marketing expert, Katerina Hankinson. She has more than 15 years of international marketing experience and previously worked at Tax Back International, Design Council, University of Westminster, HBK Consulting, and more. We're talking about the definition of international marketing, why so many companies don't really get it, how you can gain experience in the subject, the importance of cultural differences, and so much more. So everyone knows the first question I always ask is tell me something about yourself that few people know.
Katerina Hankinson: I would say that I'm actually an extreme wine and sports buff. I have a huge interest in wine tasting and the whole, you could say, the science about wine. And that led me also to write my MSE dissertation on the international marketing strategies of international wine marketing, specifically New Zealand wine. And sports stuff, I just love sports. It's really exciting, and I especially love American football. Go Pats. And we're not going to talk about this season. And yeah, no, I quite enjoy it and watching sports. It's really fun.
Stephanie Cox: Oh, I'm a diehard Indianapolis Colts fan here. So this is hate Pats territory.
Katerina Hankinson: No! Man, that's not good. That's not good. Let's just park that one for now.
Stephanie Cox: We'll just, yeah, parking lot that and move on-
Katerina Hankinson: Yes.
Stephanie Cox: -and talk more about marketing. Well, I guess first question maybe, favorite wine?
Katerina Hankinson: Yes. Oh, I would say a lovely from South Africa, and this goes, again, with what I wrote about... it's just the flavor. It's just a big hug, if that makes sense.
Stephanie Cox: Sounds good. It does.
Katerina Hankinson: Yeah.
Stephanie Cox: So I'm so excited to have you on the show, because you have a tremendous background in international marketing experience. And I actually haven't had someone on the show to talk about this topic with, so I'm super excited to hear your perspective. So I think one of the things that I'd love to start with is the concept of international marketing and what that really means to you, because I think sometimes marketers, especially if you're not experienced in it, are naive and think that it just means, well, I just market in a different country. And they don't realize everything that really goes into it. So I'd love to hear your perspective on how would you define international marketing or good international marketing?
Katerina Hankinson: Oh, how much time do I have? Yes, it's quite complex and it's very... I define, especially international marketing, as a mix of science and art with a strong emphasis on science, because a lot of people have the notion that marketing is, "Oh, it's all that nice, cool stuff." Yes, it is. But that's about 10% of what marketing is. Marketing has a strong focus on research, and especially in international marketing, because a lot of people think, like you said, that you can market the same across the globe. That's not possible. Think about international marketing as a bit of different languages. In Brazil you speak Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese even, and in the UK you have English, but in France, French, then you have Thailand, where it's Thai. And that's the same logic when it comes to marketing, because you need to speak the local language. And I don't mean only the actual language, but also speak to them so they will understand why they should pick up your product or service and how that would meet your needs. Someone in, for example, South Africa, what they want to do, they don't necessarily want to have the cheapest product, but they want the product that can give them that little extra bit. So it could be an extended warranty, it could be an extra software package when you buy a new computer. And with international marketing, you need to understand these parts that makes the customer tick in the various countries. And that is a major part when you're designing a marketing strategy to go international, it's research this. You also have to look at the different cultures. You need to look at how they interact between each other and how they interact with foreign products. And you could define international marketing, again, as a very localized marketing strategy. You can have an overarching strategy thinking," Okay, I will use digital, I will use social media, then I will use inferences" That's great, but you need to understand that maybe in some countries, and won't make a difference. It might be just a thing that will work in the UK and, for example, the US, because... and that happened to me when I was marketing, for example, in Nigeria. I thought I would do printed brochures, printed ads, but what I forgot... this was in the beginning of my career... was that they are actually quite... at that time, they were quite focused on Facebook. So in that, I have to add Facebook ads, but these are things that you only find out when you really go deep, go through the research and find out about the people and what makes them tick. This research is far more important than any research you do for the marketing in your own country, because you know fairly well that in my country, for example, Instagram influencers are really popular or you can't put, I don't know, an image of a horse or whatever, and that will make them buy the product, but you don't necessarily know that with these countries. So you actually, when starting off with a new country, you have to go and do so much research and you need to segment and you need to understand the peoples' income, the different social levels, status, and also educational background. It is that comprehensive when you start off doing international marketing. And as you rightly said, it is quite... there is that notion that, yeah, you just throw it out and it works, but there is so much more to it. And I have found, because I've marketed in the UK as well, I have found that actually it's easier to market in the UK because you already have all of this information, while with these other countries, you have to do thorough research and look into every part of society. And I'm talking the economy, looking at what happened previously, why might they not have the funds to invest in say an expensive or luxury item? And the research is the key to succeed when you go international, otherwise you would waste money.
Stephanie Cox: One of the things I love that you just said was about research, because I think sometimes marketers, unfortunately, think," Oh, I'll just take the content I wrote in English and translate it." And it's such a huge miss, because the way that people speak, let's say in the United States and English is very different, and just in terms of the words that they use, than they might speak in Australia or in Germany or China or Japan, which have very different cultures. So how do you explain to someone that it's more than just translations, that it's really about thinking about maybe the same concept resonates, but the way you need to deliver it has to be different?
Katerina Hankinson: You're so right. It comes down to the messaging, because often how it is is that the company, they have decided this is the messaging we're going to use, and we're going to use it across the world. Yes, that's great, but you have based the messaging on your own country. Again, you need to look at what resonates with the target audience in your specific country. So if we take, for example, China, as you mentioned, yes, you need to see, okay, what makes them tick? What will get them to take a purchase decision? Is it that you have different colors that they can choose from? Is it that you have an additional feature? Is it that it's a low cost, that the price is lower? And then what you can do is use, integrate that into the corporate messaging. So instead of saying, for example," Our product is the best because you will get a bouquet of flowers when you buy the product," you can now say... but then in China, they actually don't want flowers with it. They actually want the possibility of getting a specifically red bouquet of flowers. So you say," Buy our product because you will then get the red bouquet of flowers with it." It is these small nuances that are crucial to the messaging. And it is great that there is the corporate messaging, but it has to be flexible and adjustable to each region. And this messaging then has to be localized by, for example, translating it into the local language. Because for example, when I worked in Brazil, only 5% of people spoke English. How would they understand what the organization I worked for could bring to them if I wrote to them in English? That would be a waste of money. So I had to then change the messaging, and it was quite the strong focus on value for money, and then put it in Brazilian Portuguese. And that helped. But also, for example, in one of those instances, I was liaising with students and parents. So the student might understand English, but the parents who, let's face it, was the ultimate decision maker, needed that information in Portuguese because they might not have spoken English or their English might have been weak. So again, it's a several pronged approach. For me, it's so important that you acknowledge these cultural differences. And there are some countries... for example, in South Africa, even though everything was done in English, they wanted to have, first of all, a strong personal relationship. So it was a lot with relationship marketing, speaking with the people, giving them their time. But then also it was a focus on what extra would I get? I might not choose the cheapest product, but I'm looking at the extras, the value for money. And when you know that, then you can tailor the messaging and integrate it into the corporate messaging as well. So again, it might be a longer messaging than the corporate messaging, but again, it will be a tailored messaging to that market, which is so important, because you are talking to the customer and they are the one who will make the purchase decision for the product or the service.
Stephanie Cox: So what do you tell companies when they think," Oh, I can just have someone let's say, in wherever our headquarters is, manage international marketing?" Do you think that can work, or would you recommend that companies really think about having a local presence wherever they're trying to drive demand and build a brand?
Katerina Hankinson: Yes and no. Obviously there is a cost aspect to it. And if you can't afford to have local offices, then what I would say is focus on hiring someone for your headquarter that knows international marketing specifically, has the education, and understands it. But not only that, have worked on the ground in various countries, because it is that way you learn what makes people tick. You can read all the blogs, all the textbooks and what have you in the world, but until you are on the ground, having to roll your sleeves up and speak with the people, you will not get this information that you can use in the marketing. So I would say, I think... and if you have local offices... I've worked with local offices as well. You then have to have someone in the headquarter that thoroughly understands international marketing and is specialized in it, who then can manage the people in the local offices, because it is such a complex, specialists within marketing, that unless you have a degree in it and thorough underground experience, it won't succeed. It is that simple.
Stephanie Cox: So if someone were to come to you and say," Hey, we're based in, let's say, the UK, and we're looking to expand into APAC and potentially maybe North America," what would you recommend that they do? What do you think that they need to have in place before they can really, one, make that decision, and two, go to market in a different area?
Katerina Hankinson: You need to have a marketer who understands international marketing and has the experience, but then also you need to allow this person... I'm just going to focus on Thailand and Indonesia, just for argument's sake. You need to allow this person to actually thoroughly research what needs to be done to put in the right processes and procedures to succeed and make them show you, not go and tell them," This is what you need to do because this is the corporate policy," because it is a whole different ball game with international marketing than normal marketing. And you actually need to have everything you do thoroughly tailor to that market. Let that person research, speak with potential partners, because there will be partners or business advisors on the ground and get their information, let them pick their brain, and then build a strategy. Because if you don't have this information and don't have a very thorough strategy that drills into every part of it, it will not succeed. When it comes to international marketing, the research is the most important part in the equation. If you have the research, the tactical aspect of it, that will be so easy, but you need to understand the people, the market, the culture, the financial status and situation of the country as well, because that influences people.
Stephanie Cox: So when you look at other companies that are doing international marketing, what's the biggest mistake that you've seen that you think could be avoided?
Katerina Hankinson: It is, again, the same approach across countries. And that was one of the reasons why I did my research into international wine marketing for my MSE dissertation, because again, they think that a one way approach or a one fits all approach will suit every market, and it won't. And it's a huge mistake, because I think somehow there is the notion that," Oh, let's go international and we will make lots of money on revenue will increase a lot." Yes, it will. If you do it the right way, then it will. But if you don't take these aspects into consideration, it will actually backfire completely. So there have been so many times where I have seen the same messaging and strategy, and I'm just sitting there and thinking," No, this is so wrong." And then also that it is not written in the local language. That's another aspect. And honestly, it kind of breaks my heart, because companies are wasting money doing it, not taking the local details and aspects into consideration. They might as well flush the money in the toilet.
Stephanie Cox: I love that analogy, because it's true. And I've seen it happen so many times.
Katerina Hankinson: Exactly, it is. And we are sitting there as spectators and we just... I mean it hurts. It hurts.
Stephanie Cox: So let's talk cultural awareness. I know that's something that's really important to you, and part of it goes into the research aspect of it. But how do you explain to maybe a C level team around the importance of understanding a culture, and that part of that is research- driven, but also part of it is having people on the ground there, whether that's permanent or traveling there, and really understanding what it's like to be a consumer in that market. And you can't always assume what works in another region will work in even another one. How do you explain that culture is really so important, when a lot of times I think people just want to say," Oh, well they also speak the same language." Maybe it's Spanish, maybe it's English." So we can just use the same content." How do you help people understand the importance of culture?
Katerina Hankinson: Oh, that's a good question. Yeah, that is not the easiest path you can have. I have to admit to that. And I have at times wondered if I was talking Swedish to the English speaking people so that they wouldn't... because sometimes I got the looks of," What is she on about?" But it's basically what I'm doing... I don't know if this is the right approach, but it has worked for me, is I explain to them that just because, again, for example, we can do... a real life example I can do is, again, South Africa and the UK. They speak the same language. South Africa has a lot of Europeans inside, so you would assume that everything works. But then when you go into the detail, there are differences. And I try and give these real life examples of these instances, because even if, for example, the C level, they won't take it on board. At least I have gotten my message across and saying," You need to tailor it and you need to do it, because this is what the customer in South Africa will listen to and this is what makes them tick and will buy the product, the services." But if they don't want to listen to it, well, there is only so much I can do, but I try and explain it with a lot of real- life examples that I'm bringing from my experience. And it's even better if it's focused on countries where I've actually been on the ground and worked and had to roll up my sleeves, but it's not an easy task, I would say. But then I also try and bring in the financial aspect, and basically saying that, you want return on your investment and this is the best way for you to do it, to research and drill into it. If not, your money will be wasted. And then it's up to them if they will listen, I can only do so much. There are certain aspects in life where you have no control, really.
Stephanie Cox: No, I completely get where you're coming from. So thinking about... let's say I am a marketer who has been tasked with launching a product internationally. Obviously, research is super important, but what if I've never done this before? How do I even think about how to do the research? What would you recommend that I get started? Or are there places or content I can read to help me better understand that? Because I think one of the challenges, like you mentioned, is you really want to find marketers who've done international marketing before, but if you haven't, how do you get the experience? And what happens when you're just kind of thrust into it, like so many of us are sometimes, where your boss says," Hey, we're going to go into this country, go ahead and do a marketing plan for that," and you're like," I don't speak that language. I've never done this." How do I figure out what to do or where to get started? And what misconceptions do you think marketers might have when they are doing something like that?
Katerina Hankinson: I would say go back to basics. And I'm talking doing a swap analysis, doing a competitor analysis, doing a four piece analysis. I think they're up to seven or eight now. And do a pricing analysis of the competitors, but then, more importantly, do a proper analysis of the country. What I'm trying to say is go back to the basics and the fundamental principles of marketing, because we do have a lot of principles, what have you, that we can apply and use those to the maximum, but not only do it for the company and their competitors. Do it on the country as well. Read up about the country and see, okay, I would say, read up about 10 years and then read what the future, what they're looking for. Because if they're saying," Oh, country X, they might go into recession in two years time," then there might not even be any point to start investing in that country. Then it might be better to wait five years or what have you until they're out of the recession, but then give yourself a proper picture. And also often, if an organization takes a decision to move into country and start operating there, they usually have contacts on the ground. Speak with them. Say," Look, I have been tasked with setting up marketing strategy for country X, but can you help me? What do I need to think about? What does people like? What do they like? What will make them tick? What will get them to buy our product? Is it that we have an extended warranty? Is it that we give something extra? Is it that we have beautiful packaging? Is it that we offer them an initial discount of 20%?" Find that out, because... and this is where a lot of people, as well as organizations, forget that people on the ground, it could be partners, it could be agents, it could be business associates, any external stakeholder that is involved with the company, they have so much information that you can get. Use them, because they are the best source. I have spoken with business associates in various countries, and I've had in my head an idea and a strategy that I thought was going to work. And they said," Nope, Katerina, that works, but you need to always do X, Y, Z, because that will also help you get the demand and increased ROI." Had I thought of those parts that they might have recommended? No. Would I have implemented the initial strategy that I had in mind and then maybe lost out on a bit of... not size of revenue, because that's why you , revenue for the organization. Yes, I would have. So you thought... because it's the most up- to- date knowledge. Yes, we have Google, we have all these websites where we can research and find that information, but the people on the ground, they are worth so much when it comes to design of strategy and tweaking a strategy or whatever information you need. So I would say to use the foundations of marketing as well as foundational marketing strategy, such as swap competitor analysis and the four Ps, but then also use the people on the ground. And that will help you so much, that will build such a good foundation to start off from. And then also it could be helpful in making the decision that, yeah, we should go ahead now, or maybe we should wait five years to go ahead, or maybe we'll forget about it completely because there was not a big enough market. Because that is something you need to take into consideration as well. And it is a scary thing to do all the research and then go and say," No, actually, you know what? There is not a big enough market for us here. Let's forget about this market, because it won't generate the return on investment that we're looking for."
Stephanie Cox: So if I don't have anyone in my company that works on the ground there, how would you suggest I connect with other marketers in a country? Do I just start reaching out to people on social or are there avenues, whether there's special groups or something like that, that can help me find other marketers that can give me that insight, like you just explained, that could really help me better understand the tactics and strategies that would work?
Katerina Hankinson: I mean, obviously reach out on social media. That's one option as well. I mean you have LinkedIn and you have Twitter, of course. And there are many of these marketing networks, but then I would also say, because generally companies have business associates, and from my experience, I don't know if I've been lucky or what, but I have actually picked up the phone and called them and said," Look, what do you think about this?" Because also, keep that in mind, it doesn't necessarily have to be a marketer to give current updates on what's going on in the country, such as the current financial status, the political awareness, these types of information, because everyone knows that. When it comes down to the marketing part, yes, definitely speak with marketers. But I would also then... I have also asked associates of mine or contacts of mine," Oh, do you know someone in country X that you could recommend to pick their brain?" And I would say I haven't had a no yet, where I've asked and said," Oh, would you mind half an hour, an hour? Let's have you in, because I need to pick your brain and find out more about the market itself, not necessarily the marketing, but the current state of the country, employment, financial, those parts." If we call those the demographic side of everything, because that's something everyone knows. But yes, I mean, definitely, social media is a good option as well, if you want the more specific marketing information as well, but the first time I would actually go and try and find whichever context that might be in the country. So it could be that the organization, they have, I don't know, some distributor or what have you in that country, and then call them up and set up a meeting and say," Look, we're thinking about marketing properly in this country or what have you," and get that information there as well.
Stephanie Cox: This is my favorite kind of episode. We talked marketing and we talked wine, two of my favorite things. But to get serious for a second, can we all make a promise to each that we'll stop assuming that marketing into one region of the world only requires content to be translated and politely remind all other marketers about it? I want to see all of you guys on Twitter, LinkedIn, et cetera, when someone says," Oh, I need to translate my content," to push back and ask them," Well, have you thought about whether or not that messaging is appropriate, whether or not your tactics are appropriate for that channel, and what research have you done?" There's a really polite way for us to start challenging other marketers on this topic, as well as ourselves. Now don't get me wrong, it's going to take time for you to learn about what's going to work best in each country, especially if you don't have an on the ground presence, but you can do it and it's going to be worth it in the long run. You've been listening to Real Marketers. If you love what you've heard, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review her podcast. And don't forget to tell a friend. All of this marketing goodness shouldn't be kept a secret.
Marketing and wine. Talk about two of my favorite subjects...in the same podcast episode. But we're not just talking about any type of marketing, we're talking about international marketing and why it's foolish for marketers to assume what works in one country will work in another. In this episode, we chat with international marketing expert, Katarina Hakansson. She has more than 15 years of international marketing experience and previously worked at Taxback International, Design Council, University of Westminster, HBK Consulting, South Thames College, London College Wimbledon, and more. We're talking about the definition of international marketing, why so many companies don't really get what it means to market internationally, how you can gain experience in the subject, the importance of cultural differences, and so much more.
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Alexander Goudy Smith (1919–2001)
by Stanley F. Dermott and John P. Oliver
Distinguished Service Professor Alex G. Smith joined the faculty of the University of Florida in 1948. By the time he retired as a full time professor in 1998 he had completed 50 years of service to the university. Smith was responsible for the initiation and development of the entire University of Florida astronomy program, both teaching and research, which resulted in our current status as a nationally ranked department of astronomy.
Smith was born on 12 August 1919 in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Helen Eleanor née Reitz, a homemaker, and Edgel Orr Smith, a coal mining safety inspection engineer. Alex Smith received his SB in Applied Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1943, and was a member of the staff of the M.I.T. Radiation Lab from 1942 to 1946. Smith received his PhD in Physics from Duke University in 1948. His dissertation research was in the area of microwave spectroscopy.
Becoming involved in astronomical activities shortly after his arrival on campus in 1948, Smith and another member of the faculty obtained funding by 1951 for the University of Florida's planetarium projector, a Spitz Model-A. The funds available did not extend to the purchase of a projection surface, so Smith constructed the sixteen-foot dome himself. While still in the Department of Physics, by 1952 Smith had begun the publication of papers on astronomical observations and atmospheric optics.
The arrival of Thomas D. Carr (now Professor Emeritus) as a graduate student initiated a collaboration on radio astronomy that would last for many decades. Smith and Carr established the first UF radio observatory in 1956. Based on their work at this observatory and its successors including a site at Maipu, Chile, Smith and his students published more than thirty papers on radio astronomy. By 1962, Smith had supervised five of the total of nineteen PhDs granted by the Department of Physics, four of these in the areas of astronomy or atmospheric optics. An additional five candidates received their PhDs under the supervision of Smith and Carr within the next three years. This productivity in the area of astronomy led to the renaming of the department as the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 1962. Appointed Chairman for Astronomy, Smith held that position from 1962 to 1971. In 1970, the department received the right to grant a PhD in Astronomy (in addition to the PhD in Physics). By 1970 Professor Smith and his students who joined the faculty after their own graduation had already supervised fifteen of the total of eighty-six PhDs granted by the department.
During this time Smith was the primary author of an NSF "Center of Excellence" proposal that brought more than one million dollars to the department. The astronomy portion of this grant included the establishment of the Rosemary Hill Observatory (including its 30–inch research telescope), and expansion of the new Dixie County Radio Observatory. The internationally recognized Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) observational program carried out by Smith and his students at Rosemary Hill resulted in 45 papers and eight book chapters on AGN and related objects. Their efforts established Florida as a preeminent AGN monitoring site.
In another area, Smith's program of photographic photometry led to more than twenty papers and seven book chapters on photographic emulsions and techniques. These publications discussed numerous innovations including hyper-sensitization of astronomical emulsions. Smith served from 1975 to 1987 as the editor of the AAS Photo-Bulletin.
A few years after the NSF grant, Smith was again a major participant in writing a proposal of significance to UF, this time a proposal to NASA. The result was construction of the Bryant Space Science Center that now houses the Department of Astronomy.
During his more than fifty years at UF, Smith served in many other posts and received many honors. He served as a director for the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy from 1960 to 1963; Acting Director of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in1966; Acting Dean of the UF Graduate School from 1971 to 1973; and as UF representative on the Southeastern Universities Research Association Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1991. He also served on the Space Sciences Panel of the National Research Council's Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program from 1982 to 2001. Smith held the rank of UF Distinguished Service Professor each year from 1982 to 1998. His faculty appointment was as both Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy.
Smith finally retired from the University of Florida in May 2001. Up to that time, he continued an active research program, including several nights each month at the Rosemary Hill Observatory. He led the effort to design a new teaching observatory and outreach center planned for an isolated spot on campus, and continued to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level. His most recent teaching achievements included an outstanding teaching award in 1994 and the complete development of a new undergraduate "hands-on" astronomy laboratory course.
Smith was an outstanding member of the university faculty with a record of distinction and dedication to astronomical research, teaching and administration that very few will ever equal. He will be deeply missed.
Smith is survived by his wife Mary née Ellsworth Smith whom he married in 1942, a son, Alex G. Smith III, and daughter, Sally Geil.


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Islamic republic is storing millions of barrels of Brent crude on supertankers in the Persian Gulf, maritime tracking firm claims.
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As it reached its historic nuclear agreement with world powers earlier this week, Iran has been hiding millions of barrels of oil it never reported to the United States or in the world oil market, according to an Israeli company that has developed sophisticated maritime tracking technology.
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Windward claims that Iran is currently storing 50 million barrels of crude on tankers in the Gulf, a much larger amount than estimates from Western sources. Bank of America has estimated Iran is holding 30 million barrels, while the U.S. news broadcaster CNBC put the number at 40 million.
"The Iranians are taking huge, 280-meter-long ships and filling them with oil, to sit at sea and wait. Because the sanctions allow for production of only three million barrels a day, they began storing the remainder," Ami Daniel, Windward founder and cochairman, told TheMarker. "Oil tankers have been sitting in the Gulf for anywhere between three and six months, just waiting for orders. Before we launched the website, no one really knew how much oil they had stored up."
With the world's fourth-largest oil reserves, Iran denies it's storing oil at sea, despite reports that surfaced in The New York Times as early as 2012.
According to Windward, the Iranian ships are purposely hiding their cargo.
According to Windward, the amount of oil Iran is storing offshore has jumped more than 150% over the last year to over 51 million barrels as of Wednesday. The increase coincided with nuclear talks with world powers led by the U.S. while Iranian President Hassan Rohani publicly claimed Iran did not have enough oil to fulfill its own needs.
The amount of oil Iran is holding is far larger than the daily quota of 30 million barrels imposed by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on its members.
Oil and petrochemical sales, which once accounted for more than 90% of the Islamic Republic's exports, dropped by 60% after strict sanctions were put into place in 2011. Most of the drop was due to a complete halt of oil exports to Europe, which had amounted to 600,000 barrels a day. Iran currently produces 3.3 million barrels of oil daily, according to the U.S. Energy Agency, slightly more than the three-million-barrel ceiling stipulated by the sanctions, which allow Iran to export no more than one million barrels a day.
Limitations were also placed on Iran's oil-storage facilities, which Tehran apparently circumvented with the offshore storage scheme. The amount of oil involved is quite extensive: Annually, Iran pumps 1.204 billion barrels of oil, meaning the offshore oil stores reported by Windward account for 4.2% of Iran's yearly production. In total, there are 28 Iranian tankers in the Gulf, each holding between one and two million barrels, according to Windward.
Offshore oil storage was only one way Iran circumvented the sanctions regime in recent years, helping it to provide financial support for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the embattled Syrian president, Bashar Assad, and ramp up its involvement in Yemen's civil war.
Under the accord reached this week, sanctions on Iran will continue until the end of the year, after United Nations inspectors verify whether Iran is honoring the terms of the nuclear agreement. The amount of oil the Islamic Republic is hiding, however, could be sold under the West's radar, or sold all at once as soon as the sanctions are lifted – a move that would weigh on already low global prices for oil.
Another advantage to offshore storage is that Iran can sell the oil quickly. Last Monday, 24 hours before the nuclear agreement was signed, the amount of oil stored in the Gulf fell from 54 million barrels to 51 million. "One ship left the Persian Gulf for Singapore overnight," said Daniel, based on information collected by Windward.
Was the information about the hidden Iranian oil stores known to the Americans and Europeans as they signed the historic agreement?
Daniel: "I don't know. We didn't send the information to any governments."
Is it safe to assume American or Israeli intelligence agencies have such information?
Daniel: "I'm unaware of such accurate measuring technology, and I haven't heard of technology similar to ours. No one can say what kind of effect this amount of oil will have if it hits the market after sanctions are removed. There aren't many large oil players in the world, but Iran is one of them."
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Windward was founded in 2011 by Daniel and Matan Peled, both former Israel Navy officers, as well as Ariel Raunstien, who is now chief technology officer. Their company analyzes world maritime data in real time, monitoring cargo ships and cargo, using advanced technology and algorithms that can identify irregularities within immense quantities of satellite data and information from databanks.
"A hedge fund wants to know if the exchange rate for the Chinese yuan will go up or down, and we accurately present the amount of goods en route to China by sea – this [might] show a sharp slowdown of raw materials reaching the country, different than the amount reported by the Chinese government," says Daniel, giving an example of Windward's services.
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Windward provides its services to both private organizations and governments, including Israel's. The company has 40 employees and is looking to double that over the next year. In April, Asian billionaire Li Ka-shing's venture capital firm, Horizons Ventures, invested $10.8 million in Windward. In 2013, Windward raised $5 million.
The company does not disclose its worth or earnings, but says it has tripled its income every year over the last three years.


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Cooperativity in transcription factor binding to the coactivator creb-binding protein (cbp) - the mixed lineage leukemia protein (mll) activation domain binds to an allosteric site on the kix domain
Goto, N. K.
Zor, T.
Martinez-Yamout, M.
Dyson, Jane
Wright, Peter
Journal of Biological Chemistry Journal
The interactions between cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB)-binding protein (CBP) and gene-specific transcription factors play an important role in activation of transcription from numerous genes. Cooperative interactions between CBP and multiple transcriptional activators may provide a mechanism for synergistic increases in transcriptional activation. Here we report the characterization of ternary complexes formed by the KIX domain of CBP and the transactivation domain of the trithorax group protein mixed lineage leukemia protein (MLL), together with either the phosphorylated kinase-inducible domain (pKID) of CREB or the activation domain from c-Myb. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiments show that KIX in complex with the MLL activation domain binds the c-Myb activation domain and pKID domain with 2-fold higher affinity than does the KIX domain alone. Thus, the activation domains of Myb and MLL or of pKID and MLL bind cooperatively to KIX. The thermodynamics of these interactions imply different mechanisms of binding cooperativity for the two ternary complexes; the KIX.MLL.pKID complex is stabilized by entropy increases, whereas the enhancement of Myb binding in the presence of the MLL activation domain is due to more favorable enthalpy. NMR experiments show that the MLL-binding site on KIX is distinct from the surface that binds the pKID and c-Myb activation domains. Our data indicate that KIX can directly mediate cooperative interactions between pairs of transcriptional regulatory proteins. In the case of MLL and c-Myb, both proteins are involved in proliferation of hematopoietic cells and leukemogenesis, and synergistic interactions mediated by CBP may play a functional role.
Allosteric Site
CREB-Binding Protein
Conserved Sequence
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
Peptide Fragments
Protein Conformation
Proto-Oncogenes
Trans-Activators
Transcriptional Activation
10.1074/jbc.M207660200


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Asia Society, Islamic architecture: a revival
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Mr Talbot,
Honoured guests and,
Members of the Asia Society,
By the Islamic calendar we will in just a few months enter the 1,400th year of our faith. In the Christian accounting of time, we stand on the brink of the 21st century. It seems fitting to reflect, to consider what Islam has been and what it is to become in this new age. It is a time to speak out about hazards and about visions.
An overwhelming array of questions face all of us both East and West in the challenging years that are upon us. Political, social, economic and spiritual problems surround us and must be addressed with all the compassion and commitment we can summon.
In my own commitment to the well-being of the Ismaili community, I have come to be ever more concerned with the physical form that the Islamic world of the future will take. The houses we live in, our places of work, the institutions that serve us, the gardens and parks where we rest, the markets and, of course, the mosques.
How will they look? And how will they affect our perceptions of the world and of ourselves? As descendents of the magnificent builders of Islam's golden age, how will we build the Islamic world of the future? Indeed will the Islamic environment of tomorrow be identifiably ours?
These are not frivolous questions: all beings are affected positively or negatively by their surroundings but for Muslims it is a particularly critical matter.
Islam does not deal in dichotomies but in all encompassing unity. Spirit and body are one, man and nature are one. What is more, man is answerable to God for what man has created. Many of our greatest architectural achievements were designed to reflect the promises of life hereafter, to represent in this world what we are told of the next. Since all that we see and do resonates on the faith, the aesthetics of the environment we build and the quality of the social interactions that take place within those environments, reverberate on our spiritual life. The physical structure of Islam is therefore an important concern for me, charged as I am with the leadership of a Muslim community.
As Mr Talbot has told you, we have been involved in construction projects for some time. One of the largest of these undertakings is a 700-bed teaching hospital in Karachi with allied medical centres throughout Pakistan. We have found it easy to plan for excellence in this institution's services and teaching standards. But when we spoke of the best possible design for the buildings, excellence was not so easily found. I told our architect, who is American and who has specialized in hospital design, that his idiom should reflect the spirit of Islam. How was this to be done? I did not want him to succumb, through nostalgia, to mimicry of the past, adding minarets and domes to his renderings – the sort of bogus orientalism that has produced Alhambra hotels and Tal Mahal bars around the world. Surely we, as Muslims must do better than that.
For the Karachi project, we elected to send our specialised hospital designer through many countries on an extended tour of important Islamic buildings. He was accompanied by a number of people connected with the project, including a fine Iranian architect. After much study, many discussions and several revisions, we have a design solution. But not everyone setting out to build has the time, the funds nor, unfortunately, the motivation to solve design problems this way. Even after all this effort, I am not in a position to affirm that the solution is the right one. We have, on the other hand, identified and addressed ourselves to a fundamental problem for future generations of Muslims, and we have sought a solution. Nothing more.
Our difficulties in discovering what it means to build today in the Spirit of Islam have provoked me into what I expect will be a life-long commitment to identifying and spreading that spirit.
We have sent teams of architectural experts into many countries since the journey of our hospital designer and his group. These observers' reports on the built environment of Islam today are disheartening reading. They tell us that the wonderful distinctiveness of Islamic architecture is disappearing, that much of it today looks like Frankfurt, Bogota or Dallas. There is such homogenized blandness, that one is left with few visual clues to know where one is or who the people of this place might be.
Our reports tell us that the new structural symbols of power in our world have not sprung from our spirit, from our understanding of who we are, or what we believe, but have been merely copied from foreign images of political and commercial power.
Can this be the world of the people who built the mosque of Cordoba? Of the people whose marvellous urban systems in Isfahan are still studied by city planners? The people who created the Mughal gardens of Kashmir? The people who have fashioned the remarkable town architecture of Yemen?
Changes are coming upon Islam faster now than in the age of our greatest territorial expansion. Today the changes have to do not with military conquest or the conservation of new peoples to the faith but with the impact upon us of economic social and technical change, urbanization, population explosions, skyscrapers, automobiles, hotels and airports. Further shock is upon us.
In much of the Islamic world, modern infrastructures are going into place almost overnight. Roads, schools, power plants, hospitals, housing and drainage are needed immediately. In newly wealthy Muslim nations, it is possible simply to import total systems even with the skilled worker to put them together. Government officials rush to deal with the tides of people swamping the cities. They order up a thousand units here, ten thousand there, never getting ahead of the need, no matter how fast they build. There simply is not time for thoughts of the social fabric, of the long-range effects on the minds and spirits of the people being housed.
The pressure is too great. But to build is to affect the world for a long time. Buildings conceived in haste to meet pressing needs will be negative presences for years ahead.
Throughout the Islamic world there is a thirst for the images of modernity, of material progress, the symbols of power. The colonial rulers are gone, the structures they left behind, the courts and residences and legislatures they built and from which the rulers governed, have long been occupied by our own leaders. Now the need is for new symbols and they are being imported complete and intact without adaptation, without filtering out the inappropriate, without perhaps even asking the question whether they could, or should, be different.
There is little time.
The treasures of our past are being destroyed and an ever-quickening construction boom is bringing us too many buildings that I think we will live to despise. Should we allow future generations of Muslims to live without the self-respect of our own cultural and spiritual symbols of power, to practise their faith without also being reminded of that sense of scale in relation to the universe around us which is so particularly ours?
The field trips I have mentioned are but one part of our quest. A world-wide series of seminars on fundamental issues affecting modern Islamic architecture are assisting us to address the problems.
Eminent scholars of Islamic culture and distinguished architects and designers have met in Paris, Istanbul and Jakarta to discuss the issue and to share their knowledge. The fourth seminar will take place next month in Fez.
In all these journeys and meetings, we have been searching for a definition of Islamic architecture. One of our first conclusions has been that no single definition exists. Islamic architecture has reflected different climates, different times and materials, and thus today, in speaking about a revival, let me underline to you that I am far from referring to a new school! I do not believe it can exist, nor should it be encouraged, because this would stifle that strength which comes from the diversity of the Islamic world, and the creativity of those who will build around us in the years ahead. We have however sought the essentials that go beyond regional factors of climate and materials and the limitations of period technology. What have we found?
One of our major conclusions centred on the serenity of form. In Islamic design the basic forms are balanced and ruled by geometry. There is a sense of stability, tranquility and equilibrium. And with serenity goes modesty. There is a lack of domination and pride. The superiority of man-made structures over natural environment is a concept alien to Islamic belief.
A second conclusion growing out of the first was the congruence of our traditions with natural forces. There is much Islamic spirit in the current effort in the West to respect and preserve ecological balance. As an example of this, Islamic builders have employed cooling systems in their houses for the last thousand years using only sun and wind for power. Such houses circulated cool air and produced chilled water and even ice.
We found too that the overwhelming unity of Islamic life which sees no division between body and spirit, between this world and the next, was a powerful influence on Islamic architecture. The desire to bring to this world some of the beauty of the hereafter acted as a constant barrier to the discordant or the haphazard in Islamic styles. The calligraphy which adorns so much of what we have built was a constant reminder of spiritual content through its common design, the endless expression of the name of God.
Finally we found that we were able to specify applications of style which expressed our attitudes and beliefs. There is the framing of space for instance. We define each area. We construct a physical context for each activity in daily life. There is always a definite delineation between privacy and community, light areas and areas in shadow, small spaces and large spaces, interiors and exteriors, each is framed and set apart by itself usually with formality. There is further formality, it might even be called solemnity, in the passageways that connect all of these differing spaces.
And we were reminded that Islamic homes are sanctuaries, places of retreat and refreshment from the noise and movement of public life. Those aspects of our idiom that engender this sense of peace should come with us in our designs for the homes of the future. But here we come upon one of the many paradoxes that struck us in our research. How much of the privacy built into a Muslim house was necessitated by the sequestering of our women? When women step out of purda, no doubt the physical form of new households will reflect this change. On the other hand, perhaps the internal orientation of buildings can be most closely linked to the privacy and attitude to the family, the very base of Islam.
There is also a strong kinesthetic experience in Islamic building. There is a play upon the physical senses -- air currents touching the skin, the sound of moving water, the touch of varied surface textures, the richness of colour and the play of light and shade upon the vision, the scent of plants in the courtyards, are touches of the paradise to come.
These then are our findings. What will we do with them? We cannot offer any clear-cut solutions that correspond to the blueprint of the drawing board. Indeed, we do not seek them nor do we believe in them. But we can identify the paths that must be taken if such solutions are to be arrived at in the future. The signposts to these paths are already clearer.
We must begin with a new visual language for our future environment, one generated from within Islam, not devised abroad.
We must foster the growth of a new generation of architects knowledgeable about technology, sensitive to the cultural diversities, regional resources and separate national destinies of their countries and imbued with a renewed sense of pride in the value and dignity of Islamic culture.
We must instil that sense of respect in those who employ architects. The city planners, the government officials, the private clients who commission construction projects must be recognised as the powerful agents of change that they are. They must understand that to build is to exercise power and that their decisions resonate upon Islam.
We must encourage sensitivity to local needs. Labour-intensive construction and the teaching of building skills must be stressed, especially in the many regions where there is great unemployment. We must look for the use of local artisans and craftspeople and of local materials.
This is what we have learned about the problems we face and the ways in which they must be solved. Our assessments, our reflection, our meditation continue. Even so we are acting. Our first steps along the path begin now. To encourage new creative approaches we have instituted the Award for achievements in Islamic architecture. The first of these will be made at the end of 1980. The awarding of prizes, the recognition of achievement is only a part of our objective. We seek at the same time to open communications between Islam and the West and among builders in the Muslim nations. At present the exchange is very limited, indeed, almost nonexistent. An architect in Lahore has little access to news of what is being built in Rabat and if he himself devises a good solution to a design problem, there are no channels through which he can share that solution.
We must also make every effort to see that those who make the journey to study far from home return to their native lands to use their knowledge, to plant the seeds of this revival in the soil of Islam. I might note here that having schools of architecture within the borders of Islamic countries does not guarantee an Islamic architecture. Many architectural schools in the Muslim world have orientated their teaching towards modern Western idioms instead of seeking to revive their own culture. They are often not to blame as the source of their reaching is usually in the West. Yet few of the western schools are informed about the real needs of their counterparts in Muslim countries, fewer still have developed the resources and documentation necessary to meet the needs of Islamic architectural scholarship, whether in Muslim countries of in the West.
I am often asked how better understanding can be developed between East and West, whether bridges can be built and what they should look like. There are as many answers as the number of times the question is asked, but it is my deep conviction that a singular step should be taken, a magnificent relationship developed on which so much could be built if the West will cease to look at the Islamic architectural heritage simply as a matter of scholastic interest and admiration. On the contrary, give to it recognition of a different dimension, a dimension of the future. Enhance it, enrich it and enliven it, put at its disposal your talents, your knowledge and your creativity.
I do not wish to imply that the West is solely responsible for what is happening to Islamic environments. I am saying that you could do much more, as you are already doing for your own architectural heritage, to help revive the culture of Islam. Creativity knows no frontiers: it is not of the East nor the West, of the North nor the South, but it sometimes needs awakening, to be set alight, to be shown a purpose. I believe such a time is now.
The recognition that teaching and communications are of the essence and that for years to come the West's contribution is fundamental to an Islamic architectural revival, led me to create the first major teaching and information programme incorporating all the points I have mentioned.
To fulfil the immediate need for an information base for all who require it, and to move into the action as effectively as possible, this first programme will build upon the existing resources of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. I would like to share with you my expectation of the clarity that will follow this time of confusion, this time of turning back to rediscover some of the foundations on which to build the future. Before the end of this century, before the fourteen hundred and twentieth year of our faith, I hope to see an Islamic civilization with a strong sense of purpose, that has become clear in its understanding of itself and of the world around it. And with those gifts of strength and understanding, our builders, our governments and our private patrons should be able to create an environment that will personify the Spirit of modern Islam.
I hope that in the years ahead we shall see Islamic cities representing to the world all that the City of God and man can be. Cities of which all Muslims can be proud, where our magnificent heritage and our firm place in this new age, are manifest.
As we work towards that vision of the future we will remember the Sura of Light from the Qur'an. It tells us that the oil of the blessed olive tree lights the lamp of understanding, a light that belongs neither to the East nor West. We are to give this light to all. In that spirit, all that we learn will belong to the world - and that too is part of the vision I share with you.
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