Shelley

The development of energy resources on the reservation over the past 60 years has replaced the overt injustices reined upon the Navajo in the 1800s. Dirty coal power plants and hazardous uranium mining adversely affect the daily lives of Navajos living on the reservation. Navajo weavers who split their time between the loom and the land, live close to the earth, bearing witness to drying riverbeds, the escalating pace of desertification, and to skies that are increasingly filled with harmful pollutants. - Shelley

Gangplank Academy exists to allow students to learn and explore with the freedom to fail. Encouraging real world, hands on learning and discussion with people in the trenches cutting new paths for creative and technical fields. GP Academy consists of regular brown bag lunch discussions, hands on workshops in a more formal environment and exploratory learning performing in real life situations. - Shelley

Robert Scoble's year-end interview w/ Rich Wong... I especially like the part where Rich talks about his internal metrics, and the importance of the pitch reflecting a deep understanding of the problem to be solved. - Shelley