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Other Programs and Events. HIAA Programs and Events. This site was created to allow access to all information available about one of the most spectacular historic buildings of the world, the Mausoleum of Uljaitu in Sultaniyya. Yasser Tabbaa Archive, Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT. Http:/ libraries.mit.edu/news/documentation-center-3/19438/. International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) Abstracts available on Archnet. Mosques in the United States: A Tribute to Dr. Omar Khalidi. This video tutor...

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the delighted observationist: December 2013

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Monday, December 30, 2013. Clearly we fell off the wagon a little bit with the blogging in fall quarter. A word to the wise, do not go to grad school and try to plan a wedding simultaneously. You'll need two separate extra budgets for alcohol and massages. Here's to 2013, and my top 10 moments of 2013:. 5) We went to Mexico for Spring Break (in our 30s, woooo! Dead Sea, Jordan side. It's worth two events!

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the delighted observationist: June 2013

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Sunday, June 30, 2013. We soon understood why the 4x4s were necessary: the mountain road was steep and windy. Our bus would have made it about 10 feet. It took a while to reach the summit, but the view from the top was magnificent. Sunday, June 30, 2013. Visiting Maryam in el Yahmady. Last Friday, we visited Maryam in her village, el Yahmady, near Ibra. We met her in Nizwa, one on of the first weekends her...

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the delighted observationist: Southeast Asia #2: Waterfalls, swimming in the Mekong, & pagoda parties (3/15/08)

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Southeast Asia #2: Waterfalls, swimming in the Mekong, and pagoda parties (3/15/08). It has been a long and speedy week for us here in Champasak, quite the roller coaster. It was tremendously exciting for the staff when the workshop participants arrived. After months of preparation and studiously poring over the applications, we had actually made this thing happen. I frantically cal...

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the delighted observationist: September 2013

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Friday, September 20, 2013. CJ&B No. 5 - Flat Abs etc. Some stellar advice here. Friday, September 20, 2013. Wednesday, September 18, 2013. CJ&B No. 4 - Yogis. Whatever you carry within you - you meet everywhere. Wednesday, September 18, 2013. CJ&B No. 3 - Dar. Is coming to town! Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Tuesday, September 17, 2013. CJ&B No. 2 - City on the Sound. View from a Lake Union houseboat. Locati...

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the delighted observationist: Tunisia #3: The Rough Guide (10/23/2007)

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Tunisia #3: The Rough Guide (10/23/2007). The conference is officially underway. It was an exhausting week of 14-hour days in preparation, with some conversations being wonderfully easy and some being near incomprehensible. Sunday we also had the chance to explore the medina of Mahdia. And again, the aqua shutters are ubiquitous. I went wandering alone, while everyone else waited fo...

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the delighted observationist: January 2014

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Southeast Asia #4: The tale of the dragon's tail and his path to the sea (4/11/08). I was enjoying Hanoi, and delighted in the delicious and authentic Vietnamese food at dinner with Cuong and Phu Lam, but Wednesday morning's bus ride to Halong Bay was calling. I had been harboring dreams of Halong for months now, and my bus was leaving early. I bid my friends goodnight, and ...I met...

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the delighted observationist: Southeast Asia #4: The tale of the dragon's tail and his path to the sea (4/11/08)

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Southeast Asia #4: The tale of the dragon's tail and his path to the sea (4/11/08). I was enjoying Hanoi, and delighted in the delicious and authentic Vietnamese food at dinner with Cuong and Phu Lam, but Wednesday morning's bus ride to Halong Bay was calling. I had been harboring dreams of Halong for months now, and my bus was leaving early. I bid my friends goodnight, and ...I met...

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the delighted observationist: October 2012

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Thursday, October 18, 2012. The 480s, and the meaning of life (while we're at it). Monday, October 1 - Day II.109 (473) - Thursday, October 18 - Day II.126 (490). So when your hope's on fire.don't hold a glass over the flame, don't let your heart grow cold, I will call your name, I will share your road. - Mumford and Sons, Hopeless Wanderer. Reminds us, to appreciate the circumstance we are in. My mother had t...

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the delighted observationist: Southeast Asia #3: the Coming of the Mango Rains (3/23/2008)

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To acquire knowledge, one must study. to acquire wisdom one must observe" (marilyn vos savant). Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Southeast Asia #3: the Coming of the Mango Rains (3/23/2008). Another week has passed in Laos, and the workshop has successfully come to a close. We were not reunited with our equipment, unfortunately, but luckily, there were no other major mishaps. The week went by slowly and quickly, at the same time. Oh yeah, who else? On Friday, my health improved, largely because I ate nothing ...