4.12.2002

Kaya

In Hopi Indian (Native American) Kaya would mean "your elder sister,who is little".
In Ghana- it means "stay and don't go back".
In Zulu- it means "home".
In Japanese- it means "adds a place of resting".
Another African translation is "diamond in the sky".
In Tibet it means "the enlightened one".
Other Native Americans tribes say it means "wise one".
Kaia is another way of spelling it which also means "Earth".
It was the name of a 6th century Korean kingdom. The name survives in the name of twelve-stringed instrument (kayagum) developed there.
In Japanese, it means summer night or the name of a type of Yew tree.
"Kaya" is also an old Bob Marley song.
"Kaya" means enlightenment in the Rastafari dialect.
In the Hopi language, it means "elder little sister".
In Sanskrit, Kaya is one of the words that refers to a body, or a form.
In Buddhism, it specifically refers to the three bodies in which beings manifest (trikaya). The Dharmakaya is the enlightened manifestation. The Sambogakaya is a step down from that, like an energy body, not quite enlightened, but not as bound as humans. The Nirmanakaya is the manifest physical form.
Here's a link for what it looks like in Chinese:http://www.chinese-tools.com/names/calligraphy/code_2977_kaya.html
In Hawaiian it means "sea".
In Turkish- "a powerful monarch"

2.26.2002

Ice Carvings

We did ice carvings in class today.
Unfortunately, no way to get any decent pictures.
My hands are mashed to bits.

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1.21.2002

Canadian Road Trip

I found me some Kinder Eggs and snuck 'em across the border.


The Ontario Science Center had a circus exhibit. How cute is Ken?

And the usual smelting exhibit.

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12.31.2001

Goodenough Bog Salamander

Ken got some awesome shots while in the field:





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11.02.2001

Garde Manger Competition

Yeah, I'm competitive, you wanna make something of it?





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3.01.1997

Thingamabob

I don't know what a linear actuator is, but Ken built one:

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