Mostofi

2012-01-23T00:19:00.000Z

Welcome to my Blog. I tweet most of the time so please look at the tweets below and join me here.

I also write extensively on astrology of the stock markets and you can join me here.

My reports on Iran are here.

New Born Baby Horoscope Report

2011-04-21T20:14:00.003+01:00

I have started a new service, for newly born babies, called New Born Baby Horoscope Report. It is a very detailed report for new born babies and young children. It will include the wheel and a long report.

Please provide the exact time, exact date, and place of birth, with a payment via the donate button on the site after contacting me on aliwho@gmail.com, with "New Born Baby Horoscope Report" in the subject line. The normal cost will be £11.00. Please put the name and address of the parents and the name of the child.

Power

2010-09-21T15:30:00.002+01:00

So we all write about power, such that we can have more power. It doesn't matter what title we put on it, everything is based on wanting power.

I use Astrology as that is my tool for my concept of power. I then use my sense of questioning to ask the right questions. Don't ask stupid questions is what I say to myself most of the time. Conversely find out why some people don't ask certain questions.

Today I wrote about Alexander the Great being half Iranian. Just think how the world would have been if we had known all this sooner. What if that great nation Alexander built had remained?

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Rafsanjani Twitter Petreus

2010-09-18T14:28:00.001+01:00

Following on from the coincidence theme, I am turning more pages of Time magazine and I just saw this page with these three pictures. You ask, "how come Rafsanjani is there between Petereus and Twitter"?

He is getting it from two sides. But US is above him telling what to do as Twitter is hitting him from below.

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Life is a coincidence

2010-09-18T12:51:00.001+01:00

Just now I am sitting here on my day off. I still subscribe to Time magazine and I am looking at page eight and notice the bit about US doing a US $60 billion deal with Saudis. I am thinking what got that deal? Is it the Ayatollah fear as spread by US media? So as this Q and A is buzzing through me I hear a marching song on 1club.fm classical channel.

What does all that tell you? It made me laugh as a bystander in this chain of events. Is there a hidden message? What a coincidence. I call this "a reality check" in an existential way. This bloke I bumped into yesterday told me its Synchronicity.

All I know it made me laugh and felt Ahuramazda in me.

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Ghazieh ... A film by Abbas Kiarostami

2009-09-24T02:27:00.004+01:00

I got this video from my good old friend Parviz, who is a teacher. It is a great video bringing a lot of people who are very, and were very, instrumental in shaping the state of affairs for the past thirty years of Iran. Their views tell us a lot about them. None of them say this though; that it is all about listening, and that is why the teacher is drawing a big ear. We should all listen to each other more. And that is why we Iranians are in such a mess.

Ghazieh shekle aval shekle dovvom from Green Mind on Vimeo.

Iranian Accents

2009-03-16T10:28:00.005Z

Like many countries Iran has many accents. This is a very funny story of an Iranian who moved around Iran a lot. As he moves from place to place, this very gifted comedian changes his accent, and also describes the various idiosyncrases of that area. Absolutely superb and refreshing reminder these days, when Iranian culture is up against politics, religion, and commerce.

Iran’s hidden landscapes

2009-03-09T01:05:00.003Z

Pretty amazing aerial photos of Iran.

When Georg Gerster first flew over Iran on a business trip, he decided that he should somehow photograph the contours and colours that he saw passing beneath him. The Swiss aerial photographer bypassed officialdom by hand-delivering a request, in October 1975, to the Imperial Court in Tehran. Within weeks, Gerster was meeting an Iranian official anxious to know what kind of aircraft should be purchased. The Empress Farah, it seemed, had taken a liking to the project.

Par30ian - Iran was made of 30 parts

2009-02-17T20:30:00.003Z

Apparently Persian can be seen as PER = part, SI=30, AN= yan

More on this go to:

http://www.jamejamshid.com/persian=per30an=parsiyan=par30yan.htm

A commentary on Iranian character

2009-01-01T21:57:00.002Z

What, (woops) who are Zoroastrians? - by BBC

2008-12-25T11:24:00.005Z

woops

People ask me, what is your belief system. I say Zoroastrianism, but not the Parsi type. This video is the Parsi rendition of monotheistic Zoroastriansism. They look at the Gathas and Zoroaster of the Gathas.

There were other Zoroasters, older than the one that came on the 17th Century BC, (2500 years ago is wrong). I look at other parts of the Zend-Avesta, and have linked modern Astrological concepts with The Ancients. You find out about The Ancients in The Vendidad chapters.

I have found that the story of Yima links to the coming of the last ice-age (15000 years ago) and funnily enough the latest Y-chromosone info confrims the migration of all our ancestors to this area. I am not going to go to the details.

But I do go to great details about the Astrological forces, that operate in our lives, as Dualistic Zoroastrianism. For me it is Hard and Soft aspects of Astrology, and I have sites devoted to all this called Citystats and Stockstars.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2008-12-16T18:39:00.002Z

A very nice video of what the UN is all about and what all our rights are.

A wonderful clip called the Seven faces of Civilization

2008-12-08T17:54:00.001Z

Clip on a movie about Iranian Crown Jewels

2008-10-21T23:44:00.002+01:00

This is a very nice clip on a future film on Iranian Crown Jewels. It's commentary is in Persian. But even if you don't understand Persian the images with thrill you to bits. Just think of the talent that went into making these Jewels and more importantly what inspired them. Thanks to Oldman at IU.

Friendfeed

2008-07-07T11:31:00.003+01:00

I recommend Friendfeed to all of you, who have a collection of sites, and want it all consolidated.

Iran First

2008-05-23T00:37:00.000+01:00

Just made a simple site with a link to a petition.

http://sites.google.com/site/iran-first/

Join the site and put a comment there and also sign the petition from the link there.

Pre-Ice Age Iran, found in Turkey

2008-04-28T20:36:00.005+01:00

"Look at this", he said, pointing at a photo of an exquisitely carved sculpture showing an animal, half-human, half-lion. "It's a sphinx, thousands of years before Egypt. South-eastern Turkey, northern Syria - this region saw the wedding night of our civilisation."

This all makes a lot of sense to me. Afterall the Vendidad speaks of the coming of the ice-age, and the Kurds are one of the first settlements.

Comical animation on The Sting Theme

2008-04-05T13:49:00.002+01:00

http://www.behance.net/Gallery/The-Entertair/83169ne

I loved the film The Sting, but the theme by Oskar Fischinger was superb. Now to compliment all that here is a great animation clip.

How to disagree

2008-03-29T21:46:00.003Z

I post a lot, and comment a lot. I am mostly interested in Non Violence, and this article really shows how to respond.

Traditional Iranian Music at its best.

2008-03-13T22:12:00.002Z

The origins of guitar come from Tar, and Iranian instrument. The drum sound is played by an instrument called Dayereh or circle. The two players are the greatest in Iranian history, being given the titles of Ostat or Maestros. Ostat Bikjekhani is on the Tar, and Ostat Farnam is on the Dayereh. Watch out for the tricks Farnam does with his Dayereh.

National Car Museum in Iran

2007-12-08T21:23:00.000Z

I did not know that some people really cared. But here is a clip on Iran's "National Car Museum". You can see the Coronation Carriages. The last Shah's Carriage is at the 6:55 minute.

New Astrology Service: Iranian Horoscope Match

2007-11-08T10:46:00.000Z

Hello fellow iranians
Dorood eerooni

Many of us are lonely, and many of us need to have friends.
Kheyli az maha tanha hasteem, va kheyli az maha doost lazem dareem.

I am an Iranian Astrologer, that can guide you in your relationship.
Man yek monagem eerooni hastam ke mitavanad dar ravabetoon komak bekonad.

Provide your time and date of birth to find friends.
Tareekh va saat tavalodetan ra bedeed va doost peyda bekonid.

A Force from Empty Space: The Casimir Effect

2007-10-21T21:29:00.001+01:00

This vast and mysterious dark energy appears to gravitationally repel all matter and hence will likely cause the universe to expand forever.

APOD: 2006 December 17 - A Force from Empty Space: The Casimir Effect

To me that seems so much like the dualism referred to in the Zend Avesta.

Sometimes I feel like beating my drums

2007-10-20T23:20:00.000+01:00

This is a superb commercial. I think it must have something to do with, the subtle connection between the two sticks, and the two lines pouring down from the glasses.

Ostad Ebrahim Pourdavood

2007-10-20T14:22:00.000+01:00

Ostad Ebrahim Pourdavood - The story told by his daughter.

This clip will tell you how the language of Avesta was brought back to Iran, by the world foremost Iranologist. It is so sad to hear, that ancient Iran was better known by non Iranians, or Iranians living outside Iran, until Ostad Ebrahim Pourdavood came around.

And of course now, with the mess that Iran is in, it so important that we all find a new Spirit to recreate a new Iran. Learn and enrich your soul. Many thanks to Niloo for finding this.

Good intro video on Iran

2007-09-19T22:53:00.000+01:00

And yet another video clip on Iran.

No engine and the car does 250 miles with one charge

2007-09-05T15:36:00.000+01:00

This is how the new cars will have to be:

If the weight problems can indeed be overcome, the potential benefits of electric wheel motors are undeniably extensive. There is mechanical simplicity because the power source is within the wheel and has no mechanical link with the rest of the car; there is no engine under the bonnet, no exhaust under the floor, no gearbox, differential or driveshafts. This releases a lot of space; the batteries, which represent the largest additional mass, are relatively compact and can be situated where they have least impact on vehicle dynamics. There is multiple redundancy because each wheel can operate independently, offering extra layers of facility to electronic traction control and stability systems, plus infinitely variable all-wheel drive that is easier to control because there are no mechanical systems to be linked.

The shape of transport as I see it. The Brits are winning.

In memory of Abol Ardalan

2007-09-05T13:06:00.000+01:00

I heard just recently of the passing away to the other side of Abolfath A Ardalan. He was one of the few relatives, that I can honestly say, came to my level. One of the problems I have always had with the older generation of Iranians, was that they were far too snobbish, and arrogant. This man was not. Considering his amazing credentials and intelligence, and moreover the pedigree, he showed the greatest ability to reach out anyone. His smile was what linked you to him. I must say, all Ardalans were gifted in the art of diplomacy, and Abol was also a great engineer, and served in the Imperial Navy of Iran. It brings tears to ones eyes to see such great men go, and my greatest condolences to all Ardalans. Click on this link to see some of his achievements. Can someone give me a better one please?

The Ardalans themselves were rulers of the Kurdistan for thousands of years. In fact in very old maps of Persia, you see Ardalan written instead of Kurdistan. But in recent history the Ardalan became important dignitaries in Iran, with many achieving amazing standards in University Degrees and Foreign Ministerial capacities in the Iranian government.

Cut-outs from press sent by Roshan, click to enlarge:

Kid's laughter

2007-08-30T18:13:00.001+01:00

This is absolutely brilliant

stacked glass

2007-07-26T22:24:00.001+01:00

Primary Tower on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Hot Air

2007-07-05T11:16:00.000+01:00

A friend of mine at iranunited posted this joke, and it is quite meaningful and funny.

A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted,

"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be in Information Technology," said the balloonist.

"I am," replied the woman, "how did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is probably technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information and the fact is, I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my f**king fault.

Cute

2007-07-04T22:30:00.001+01:00

I think these are a very cute set of photos.

clipped from www.flickr.com

Who wore this 82,000 year old necklace?

2007-07-01T17:30:00.001+01:00

I am a great believer of the civilizations that existed more than 50,000 years ago, that is referred to as Atlantis. There is a presence, and a thrill when I think of them.

“In 2003 in Morocco we first discovered a single perforated shell, but we worked for four years to arrive at a dozen of the Nassarius gibbolosus (sea-shell) type,” he said. ... Bouzouggar headed an international team of experts working with Nick Barton, a researcher from Oxford University in England, at the Pigeons’ Cave at Taforalt, 20 kilometres from Berkane. ... He said the team had used four different dating systems which had given the same result, an age of around 82,500 years.

Apple iPhone and HTC Touch - (Un)official Comparision!!

2007-07-01T12:52:00.001+01:00

Hey if you like to listen to some funky Iranian music, and compare the iphone with htc, then watch this.

Agar deleton mekhad yek ahang funky va appelo ba htc moghayeseh bekoni, een clip ra nega kon.

Thumbs up HTC

2007-07-01T12:48:00.001+01:00

Lets say one of your hands is holding a phone or a mouse, or of course the wheel (don't do that). This is an easy way to solve your problems. And it is not an Apple.

World Clock

2007-06-30T16:24:00.001+01:00

click here and then hit F11 on your keyboard to see it properly.

Then click on the Now button to see the changes in births, death, world temperature, and a lot of other stuff, from the moment you clicked.

I think you will realise what is really going on in this world, that you just did not know about.

Very cool indeed.

Respect to Zoroaster

2007-06-25T12:36:00.001+01:00

This is a lovely performance, in respect of Zoroaster, and Zoroastrianism, by Tajiks who are our distant cousins.

Faces of Jesus

2007-06-09T20:15:00.000+01:00

Click this link to see some great morphs.

Gizmoz, a new way to express.

2007-05-31T18:23:00.000+01:00

Express Yourself with Gizmoz Video Clips

Did Jesus learn what he knew from India

2007-05-18T21:33:00.001+01:00

Go to http://www.atmajyoti.org/spirwrit-the_christ_of_india.asp and http://www.reluctant-messenger.com/issa.htm as well. And then Cayce says this "He condemned human and animal sacrifices, sun-worship, the dualism of good and evil, and the Zoroastrian priesthood. The Zoroastrian priests seized him and abandoned him to the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts but he escapes anyway.".

If you could control time

2007-04-22T13:43:00.000+01:00

The People of The Flame

2007-04-17T21:10:00.001+01:00

Engineering of an Empire

2007-04-17T20:34:00.001+01:00

Engineering an Empire - The Persians (Part 5)

2007-04-17T20:33:00.003+01:00

Engineering an Empire - The Persians (Part 4)

2007-04-17T20:33:00.001+01:00

Engineering an Empire - The Persians (Part 3)

2007-04-17T20:32:00.005+01:00

Engineering an Empire - The Persians (Part 2)

2007-04-17T20:32:00.003+01:00

Engineering an Empire - The Persians (Part 1)

2007-04-17T20:32:00.001+01:00

Introducing the iRack

2007-03-22T20:02:00.000Z

The punch line is superb,

Funny Iranian Clip

2007-03-08T17:59:00.001Z

You have to be Iranian to appreciate this clip

Learn to do a nice card trick

2007-02-27T00:31:00.000Z

It is not too often that you can see how obvious a card trick can be.

Skiing in Iran

2007-02-25T18:54:00.001Z

A lot people think Iran is all about Islamic fanatics. Think again.

Bullitt car chase

2007-02-17T22:57:00.000Z

This clip really brings back memories to me. Steve McQueen is my favourite.

Face of tomorrow

2007-02-11T22:31:00.000Z

Take a look at this website, where the author Mike Mike are trying to find the face of tomorrow, with composite photos.

Disapproving Einstein: Subatomic particles can communicate with infinity (almost) instantly

2007-01-24T23:19:00.000Z

Sorry Einstein

Aspect and his team discovered that under certain circumstances subatomic particles such as electrons are able to instantaneously communicate with each other regardless of the distance separating them. It doesn't matter whether they are 10 feet or 10 billion miles apart.

Apple iPhone is an LG KE850 copy

2007-01-21T21:33:00.000Z

The argument between these two guys is really funny.

Other things an iphone can do

2007-01-18T23:58:00.000Z

I just love this new iPhone from Apple

2007-01-14T23:03:00.000Z

The clip shows how you can move your finger across the screen and make it flip albums and zoom into photos.

But there is no bumpy feeling that you get with a normal button.

Two Ayatollahs in a coffee cup

2006-12-17T13:36:00.001Z

I know this seems a little crazy, but it is true. Here I am having an expresso, and I try a little Iranian fortune telling. In Iran something that a lot of people do, is to turn a cup of thick Turkish coffee over, either after making a wish, or just leaving it to the cup. I just said a Zoroastrian Ashem Vohu and turned it, after placing the saucer on top of the cup, that I had just finished drinking. As you know thick Turkish coffee leaves some residue behind. So when you turn it around, you will have the coffee trickle down the sides of the cup. I waited for about five minutes, and the turned it over to have a look. To be quite honest, most of the time I cannot really see a lot. But this time it was weird. You know as you turn the cup over for the second time, the coffee that had just poured toward the rim, now tries to trick down to the bottom. And I was thinking really quickly,'heck there are now new brown threads, that are ruining the tapestry of art, that has taken five minutes to crystalize'. But I had to trust it. So I placed the cup in the saucer, and waited a couple of minutes. Then I looked around the saucer for little drawings, outlines, whatever. And then I saw it. And the coincidence was excellent. As was just reading the story about the results of the vote in Iran. The conclusion was that there is a split in the ranks of the religious rulers in Iran. Anyway my handy, but low quality Vario MDA, that I am using to read, write and post on the net, took this picture. You can see one Ayatollah on the right facing East, and another Ayatollah on the left, looking away from the other Ayatollah. There are other images. The Ayatollah on the right seems to be looking at the Korean Penninsula. There is a clear black dot to mark his eye, and there is clear bigger black dot in what looks like the capital of North Korea. The Ayatollah on the left seems to be just idly sitting, and not looking at anything in particular, and does not have a pronounced well shaped beard; that the one on the left has, that is so reminiscent of Ayatollah Khomeini's posters. Then there are the dots running down the middle, that depict the divide. Maybe this is the split in the global Shiite movement, and the one on the left, are the Labanese Shiites that do not like the ones in Qom. Anyway that was one strong experience that I did not know where to put, so I put it here.

Hercules found when I was born

2006-11-21T14:43:00.000Z

Crazy as the title of this thread suggests, I just happened to find this interesting article about Hercules. It said they found it in Bahman or the month of Aquarius in 1957. That is a week after I was born (16/01/1957). Strange coincidence. Perhaps. Here is why. I am one of the few people who believe that Alexander the Great was actually Iranian. If you read Eskandarnameh in Shahnameh it clearly states so. How does that link to me? Well we Mostofis come from a town in Iran called Garikan, and my grandad was the famous Senator of Azarbaijan in the time of Reza Shah and wrote the famous diary/history book of Qajar Dynasty of Iran, and he referred to himself as Abdollah Mostofi Garakani. When I asked my dad, who was the founder of the Petrochemical Industry of Iran and also found the world's biggest oil well, (sorry have to put that in out of respect, because it is the first time I am mentioning him here), he told me that we Mostofis were Greek.

Greek! Yes we came along in the time of Alexander the Great and created our own town called Garakan, which means Greek. So wow, how strange is that? Not exactly your bog standard Iranian eh? Maybe that explains how global we Mostofis are. We were administrators, and my great great great (don't really know how many greats ago really) was the Treasurer of the Emperor, and yes Mostofi means Chancellor.

So getting back to Hercules. Look at the photo. He looks very much like us Mostofis. Really I am serious. Ah forget it, you won't listen to me. So what is my take on all this. I just don't think the Greeks went through all this trouble just for the hell of it. I mean it is a real pain in the ass to get up there and bash away at that rock for such a long time. For what reason? The reason is that they wanted to show the ancient links that bind the people of Iran and Greece.

Yes they call me AliGadgeti

2006-11-21T13:48:00.000Z

I don't smoke or drink (too much) maybe a little whisky now and then. But I tend to waste my money on gadgets. The wife tells me all the time, "oh not another one, I have to dust". And I say, "But, but, but, this one has this feature etc, and it is really cheap". I am cheap. I mean I usually try to get away with itsy bitsy gadgets that are less than £20. Yes, I am a real sucker for that cool grown up toy for less than £20. But I tend to think if I can get a gadget that is a combination of three £20 gadgets less than let's say £40, then that's a bargain.

So what brought all this on, you might ask. Well I love Radio, DAB Radio in particular, and above all to record good quality music freely. Funnily enough I never got too caught up in the download game. Son did. Wow, he is there big time. Not me. I have found this fantastic station called Chill on DAB Radio and it does not have ads, no talk, and non stop.

But until now I have had to sit with the PURE radio connected to a cheap bass and tweater booster that makes the sound like my HIFI and it is always on, and I have to sit behind the PC, as I do anyway, most of the time, to enjoy it. Well now there is this great portable device called Oono MiniDAB DAB/FM Radio with MP3 Player. Check out this link. But it is well over my limits. I would end up in the shed with no dinners if I wasted the family funds on that. But this is the sort of thing that will be the shape of things to come, and will be much cheaper one day. I wish.

For that anonymous Iranian

2006-11-20T22:23:00.000Z

Many Iranians either cannot write English or cannot use the internet to get their thoughts across. I come across a few in my life. So I created this blog called Articles by an Iranian. You will find the link on the side.

Photo blogging is another story

2006-11-20T22:00:00.000Z

I tend to get up people's noses with photos. If I am not chatting and giving everyone a headache, I am clicking away with my lousy camera phone. And that's what I do, record everything. And I am a pain in the ass. Ah well ...

Mobile Blogging

2006-11-20T21:25:00.000Z

Perhaps the greatest thrill and freedom I have at the moment, is being able to just type whateva from this T-Mobile Vario phone, and then send it to the web. Absolutely fantastic. I got loads of cruddy photos with it, that I will connect the site from my flickr.

Going live

2006-11-20T16:58:00.000Z

I first opened this blog to consolidate all my works, and I thought I would keep it quiet. But now I don't care. With the beautiful conjunction we have today of Mars Moon Sun Jupiter and Venus it absolutely lovely.

I believe in coincidence: here is an example: Brakes

2006-08-30T17:50:00.001+01:00

Below is a true story. I call it Brakes.

Today was a funny day. Sohila told me that her car brakes were making a funny sound. So I called the AA and they promyptly came around, and told me that one of them was seriously thin. We took the car to BMW and they said it might take a while to fix it. In the mean time the AA were going to provide a loan car from Avis. So they dropped me off at Avis, and they gave us a brand new Renault Laguna with keyless and push button ignition and hand brake. My first reaction was, oh oh Sohila will get confused. I had to get Sohila to Avis to show her driving license. Everything was great until she got into the car, and just did not like the feel. On our way back she stopped the car and bang another car bashed into her. What a day. So we took the cars to Avis and exchanged insurance details. Our worry now was, whether the BMW was going to be ready in 48 hours whilst we had the loan car. Anyway the next day we were called by BMW, and were told that the car would be ready to pick up. So then we had to worry about how it would be possible to return the Avis car and pick up the BMW. Sohila said that someone had to call Avis to find out whether they could pick the loan car from BMW. I was at work, and refused, and she was outside, and could not call. So I said to her, "you do it" and of course she said to me, "you do it", whilst I was serving customers at work. So we both put the phone down on each other. I then suddenly heard a voice from behind me, saying, "you did tell me you worked at B&Q" and I could not believe my eyes, it was the Avis lady. Suddenly she had turned up in front of me. Wow what a coincidence. So I asked her what to do, and it was all sorted.

Free from desk keyboard

2006-08-19T23:56:00.001+01:00

This is the first message not sent from my keyboard on my desk. I finally am free from my keyboard.

Full Circle

2006-08-19T09:26:00.000+01:00

I remember the early days of Internet, and web publishing. We all used to use odd names. This was a new toy, and it helped me to get a lot of my phobias off my chest. One of them was my name. Suddenly I could present my ideas wrapped up in another "better" name. I used just about all the good ones as email addresses, then forgot them, or lost them. I did the same with free websites. Now I see that Blogger is having a revamp, and I see that my own surname is the only one I like, because all the good ones are taken.