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Southern California Desert & Nature Photos

by Mario Vellandi on April 27, 2009

A little break from the usual bout of topics, I bring you today a slideshow of photos I had taken while on a day trip to the Arizona border and back. It includes landscapes, plants, flowers, grasshoppers, and a family of owls!

Taken with an 8mp Canon SLR without a telephoto lens, digitally zooming in & cropping and adjusting contrast and levels where needed, and selecting the best photos for sharing. Enjoyez!

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Quick Note for You

June 11, 2008

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My Reading List – Spring 08

April 28, 2008

Here is a look at my current reading list over the next few months. Not quite all the books, but most.
One of the best aspects of reading business, design, and communication books is all the advanced material so well explained and enlightening, that one just cannot meaningfully retain from magazines (as opposed to Journals). To […]

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Mi Primo Anniversario

April 11, 2008

Just a little over a year ago, on April 4th, I began writing this blog.

Before jumping in, I spent a LOT of time commenting on blog posts (just about everywhere!) and getting to know the various individuals that write exceptionally well AND connect to their readers.

Then I began organizing the big blogroll you see in […]

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No Country For Old Rules

March 28, 2008

In a major economic address at Cooper Union yesterday, Senator Barack Obama called for a modernization of our regulatory framework. He made the case that while markets are the engine of American progress, the government’s role as a steward is critical to the function of the free market.
While I was hearing the senator speak, […]

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Some Tales of my Treaded Path – Part I

January 22, 2008

Greetings readers. My postings have become fewer as of late, and I would like to impart something other than the usual academic discourses, lively musings, topical summaries and other writings I try to carefully craft with your reading enjoyment in mind. This is a bit about little ‘ole me.
As a 1st generation American born to […]

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Carlos D’Alessio – Valse De L’Eden Cinema

November 30, 2007

Other than the finest Italian Tiramisu, few things can bring me greater joy and a feeling of sweet delight. One of those is classical compositions. Today I would like to share with you a song by an Argentinian-born, French theater composer by the name of Carlos D’Alessio. Examples of his work - other than a […]

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Brits Get Rich in China

October 29, 2007

Excellent 7-part documentary series on 3 individuals and their struggles and triumphs in China. Feels like a reality-tv show and is very entertaining. -> Click here
Feel free to discuss with us here when you’re done

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My Story with Flash

October 5, 2007

I began using it in late 2000, as initially part of a student club I founded at my community college. Our mission was to spread web informational sources on financial aid, health, study abroad, and other topics of interest to students. It began in flash and looked kind of cheesy, but the functionality was amazing. […]

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Free Burma

October 4, 2007

Today is a day of solidarity with the citizens of Burma / Myanmar.
Besides emailing government officials, one can sign online petitions at:

http://www2.free-burma.org
http://www.petitiononline.com/BUR_2007/petition.html
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/h.php/?cl=20589575
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/action/action.html

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Awakening of an Open Heart

September 12, 2007

[From another blog I write, comes a bit of bit of personal enlightenment I’d like to share]

To truly enjoy the sweetness of life,
Appreciate our true nature:
that we all desire and pursue happiness
while seeking to avoid suffering.
When our minds grasp that reality
in little glimpses or as part of a habit
that we cultivate through practice and awareness,
we’ll […]

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Rendezvous with the Conversation Agent

September 1, 2007

Early last month, MI5 called me at my bungalow in the Cayman Islands to let me know 009 (aka ‘The Conversation Agent’) wanted to arrange a meeting of minds. I happily agreed and we exchanged dialogue about marketing, retail, and psychology. The Russians and Chinese tried to intercept the transmissions, but we successfully […]

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