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“No legacy is so rich as honesty.“
~William Shakespeare
Loving Kindness
Author George Saunders gave the convocation speech for the 2013 graduates of Syracuse University. I find myself unable to add anything meaningful to his amazing words. Please enjoy and feel the love—-Here. Hakuna Matata
In Pictures: Tanzania’s Traditional Healers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22263057 “Many people in Tanzania – and across Africa – consult traditional healers for everything from curing illness to good-luck charms. Government regulations and Western medicine may have changed some of their activities, but from herbalists to diviners, they have adapted and remain important figures.”
50 greatest innovations since the wheel
The Atlantic asked a group of historians, scientists, and engineers to rank the 50 greatest innovations since the invention of the wheel. Here they are. 1. The printing press, 1430s The printing press was nominated by 10 of our 12 panelists, five of whom ranked it in their top three. Dyson described its invention as […]