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Shaykh Yahya Rhodus gives a khutbah on the importance of prioritizing when pursuing worldly ends as means for the Ultimate Ends.

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Shaykh Yahya Rhodus was born in Kansas City, Missouri. At the age of 19, he embraced Islam in Santa Clara, California. He began his study of Islam with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and visiting Mauritanian scholars such as Shaykh Khatri wuld Baybba and Shaykh Abdullah wuld Ahmadna. In 1998, Ustadh Yahya traveled to Mauritania to pursue a full-time course of study, where he learned from some of Mauritania's greatest scholars, including the distinguished, Murabit al-Hajj. He also spent an interim period in Damascus, Syria where he received formal education in the Arabic language, grammar, and Qur’anic recitation. 

In 2000, Ustadh Yahya moved to Tarim, Yemen to continue his studies at the prestigious learning institute, Dar al-Mustafa. There, he spent his formative years studying with the renowned scholars, Habib 'Umar bin Hafiz and Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri, along with other local scholars. He studied various sciences including Tafsir, Hadith, theology, jurisprudence, legal theory, the Prophetic biography, and Arabic poetry.

In the latter part of 2005, Ustadh Yahya returned to the U.S. and served as a full-time teacher at Zaytuna Institute. He subsequently returned overseas to further his studies while he also participated in religious programs worldwide, lecturing, teaching, and translating. In 2008, he was the official translator for Habib ‘Ali al-Jifri at the Common Word Conference held at Yale University and he has translated for Habib 'Umar bin Hafiz at speaking engagements internationally. 

In 2010, Ustadh Yahya returned to California and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He travels regularly teaching, lecturing, and conducting weekend seminars with institutes such as the Deen Intensive Foundation. He also offers on-line instruction through SeekersGuidance.

(Biography from SeekersGuidance.org)

Shaykh Yahya Rhodus - On Ends And Means - 18/10/2013

For years, people all over the world have had their eyes and ears on the streets of Detroit, MI, USA.  In the midst of all the overly promoted destruction porn, lay several gems of innovation and an overwhelming sense of excitement toward the endless possibilities that come from starting over.  2 years ago The Collaborative Group launched the first ever "Challenge Detroit," a year long initiative designed to bring 30+ innovative professionals to the city to work for local companies large and small, commit to ongoing social justice projects, document their experiences, and become ambassadors for the city.  On Innovation Crush, program creators Dierdre Greengroves, and Doyle Mosher share their journey in creating and maintaining a solution to one of the world's biggest challenges... Revitalizing Detroit.   Feat. special guest host, Cooper Bates.
 
www.twitter.com/ChallengeDet
http://www.challengedetroit.org/

#14: Collaborative Group - Detroit's Crusaders

I wrote this rather spontaneously one day at work back in 2011 when a friend of mine jokingly replied "nothing but the rain" to a question I asked.  It's based on a harmony I wrote to the Gayatri Mantra, which was the inspiration for the opening theme to the modern TV version of "Battlestar Galactica" and is about Starbuck, aka Kara Thrace, hence the alternate title (for any of you have seen the series.)
When my friend reminded me about the ongoing back and forth Bill Adama and Starbuck had in BSG, the song just kind of wrote itself in about 30 minutes.  I was always really moved by her character.  I recorded this quick demo, which I never really shared with anyone but a couple of people.  I was hoping to make a full song out of it, but that never happened, so  I figure it's about time to just let it be as it is.   If anyone’s interested in working on a ‘real’ version of this song with me, let me know.   --Z

~Lyrics~
Comes now our time of flight
Harbinger of pain
A lone bird in the night
Nothing but the rain

In all that I have lost
In all the guilt and shame
In all that I have loved
Nothing but the rain

Destiny can't mend
This lonely path of sorrow
If all has come before
And all will happen again

Redemption for misdeeds
And love so misbegotten
Tell me in the end
I will not be forgotten

All that I have seen
And all my sacrifice
And all that I've endured:
Nothing but the rain

Comes now my time of flight
To lead you home again
My song will linger on:  "Nothing But The Rain"
My song will linger on nothing but the rain


Zefora - Nothing But The Rain (Harbinger's Lament) 2011 demo [see description for story]

Peter Lee, head of Microsoft Research, lives almost exclusively in the future. Which up-and-coming technologies could change our lives?

Tech of the Future

If competition is an extreme sport, then Amazon is winning. Journalist Brad Stone examines the relentless entrepreneur Jeff Bezos and his company.

Jeff Bezos and Extreme Competition

I got hiccups while writing/recording for the song The Lake.  Uploaded just for lulz.

Singing Through Hiccups (and you think YOU have problems!)

Cloudera Co-Founder Mike Olson shares his insights on the present landscape and possible future of big data and the data management industry. In conversation with Ping Li of Accel Partners, Olson also discusses the advantages of building a business on top of open source technologies and the many surprising benefits of competition.

Mike Olson, Ping Li - Opportunities Abound in the Big Data Space

Immigration debate at Festival of Ideas 2013

A Dividing Issue - The Immigration Debate

Director of Agriculture at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade policy on the need for political awareness among scientists and the productivity of thinking across multiple disciplines in understanding food.

Dr. M. Jahi Chappell: Good Science And Good Policy

Astia CEO Sharon Vosmek shows how behavior shifts in entrepreneurial ecosystems can lead to more robust levels of inclusive innovation. Vosmek also highlights research on how access to business networks, expertise and capital play out across gender lines.

Sharon Vosmek - The Path to More Inclusive Innovation

In our series on American competitiveness, we look at how desirable American workers are, and what can be done to make us even more competitive. Plus, does political gridlock hurt our competitiveness?

Are American Workers the Best?

Thomas Edison one said:  "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Tom Kelley, partner at IDEO and co-author of "Creative Confidence," tells us that, in order to innovate, you have to be willing to try—and fail.

Creativity, Failure, and Innovation

In his talk, Professor Kennel will discuss the reasons why we may not be able to avoid 2C warming by 2050, and adaptive management strategy.

This term, CSaP's inaugural Visiting Research Fellow Professor Charlie F Kennel will deliver a series of seminars on adaptation to climate change, hosted by Christ's College Cambridge.

Professor Kennel is Vice-Chancellor and Director emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, and a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Christ’s College. He will be spending the next three months as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy.

Why and how we will have to adapt?

Drawing on a decade of research and interviews with company founders, Harvard Business School Associate Professor Noam Wasserman explores many of the momentous early decisions and pitfalls faced by entrepreneurs and investors. Wasserman outlines paths and options for founders, with an emphasis on the frequently challenging people issues that can inhibit startup success.

Noam Wasserman - The Founder's Dilemmas

Event held in California on May 18 2013 called "Thinking Outside the Cube"

Thinking Outside the Cube - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Moderator: Elizabeth M. Daley
Panelists: Joo-ick Lee, Michael Peyser, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Globalization of Entertainment

Taking samples and putting them into the song.

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Wat goes around coms bak around

A billi

Productive & Negative Stresses: Stress Versus Overstress

Innovation Hub looks at how to reinvent our world – from medicine to education, relationships to time management. Great thinkers and great ideas, designed to make your life better.