March 2011
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The Shark Strikes at Sundown: Herb Kawainui Kane
Rising to the scent of a basket of meat, a shark is lured into a weighted noose slung between the hulls of a double canoe. The line is eased out as the shark moves forward. A moment later, it will be jerked taut, and the canoe taken on a wild ride.After the shark tires, another noose can be slipped over its tail, and the fish pulled backward until it drowns. The knowledge that sharks feed closer...
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“Some men see things as they are and ask why.
Others dream things that never...”
– George Bernard Shaw
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“But I never take shots/ Without establishing pivots/ Itsy bitsy spider climbing...”
– Jay Electronica
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“Aloha mai no, aloha aku; o ka huhu ka mea e ola `ole ai.”
– When love is given, love should be returned; anger is the thing that gives no life (Royal Hawaiian Words of Wisdom)
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Mike Rose (Fresh Direct): Newest Addition to the...
We are happy to announce the newest addition to the LUA Team: Mike Rose. Mike served as the Chief Architect of Fresh Direct (NYC’s premier online grocery service) from 2003-2008 and brought them from concept to $400 million-a-year in revenue. He will be serving as a senior developer and architect at LUA Technologies and will help construct both short-term and long-term planning. He will...
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LUA Technologies: Newest Members of General...
LUA Technologies is proud to announce that we have been invited to become the newest members to the General Assembly community. Our new address is 902 Broadway 4th Fl, NY, NY
General Assembly is an urban campus for startups seeking to transform industry and culture through technology and design.
We join Art.sy, SeatGeek, Skype, Yipit and Dubstep in our new co-working space. Please come by...
Artist, author Herb Kane dies at 82
kahikolove:
The Native Hawaiian community lost Herb Kawainui Kane Tuesday night, but people all across the state have Kane to thank for a renewal and greater appreciation of Hawaiian culture. Herb Kane was 82 years old.
“Life and death are in the mind, and nowhere else. Mind is revealed as the...”
– The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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WatchMy man Keith. We are collaborating on a concept for an experimental music video using a hacked kinect. Here is one of his test videos. More info soon soon soon…
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“like all new business owners, what you think will happen doesn’t and what you...”
– Gotham Gal: Gotham Gym (via fred-wilson)
Feather Capes and The Chiefs
For daily doses of Hawaiian culture please follow my cousin’s tumblr, kahikolove:
kahikolove:
The Hawaiian feather-worker was both craftsman and artist. As a craftsman he perfected the technique of the netting-foundation and the attachment of feathers. As an artist he improved on the shape of the cape and created the style of colour-arrangement. Artists worthy of the name have some...
“Stripped of a physical body, mind stands naked, revealed startlingly for what it...”
– The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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Aloha 'Oe!
Has been a few weeks since our last post, I apologize for that. Had a completely hectic last 30 days… the ups and downs of a startup. One minute you are on top of a mountain, the next you are under the wheel of a damn truck. Nothing ever works out the way you expected it to. But that’s why it is fun.
I believe we will be announcing a new addition to our team in the next few...
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