The Enchiridion By Epictetus Written 135 A.C.E. Translated by Elizabeth Carter 1. Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation,...
Uganda bombings kill 64 people on Sunday, July 11, 2010 and many more were injured. The bombings occured at a rugby club within an Ethopian restaurant in Kampala, Uganda where patrons gathered to watch the World Cup. Kampala officials suspect that al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda based...
BP's Tony Hayward cheating on wife while the oil spill still leaks. TMZ and CNN report that Hayward was out with a brunette woman on July 12, 2010 at the a Houston, Texas bar eating and watching the World Cup USA Vs. England match. Hayward was reportedly not wearing his wedding band...
The history of writing is a long and interesting one. Without living users and comparison examples, an archaeologist that unearths a new script is probably going to spend the rest of their life scratching their head and trying to translate it. Without the equivalent of a Rosetta stone, it's almost...
Some things might have been better off not being invented. Now we're not denying that these come with some good ... convenience, connectedness, etc. We're just saying... sometimes the bad seems to outweigh the good.
TimaeusBy Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett Persons of the Dialogue-SOCRATES- CRITIAS- TIMAEUS- HERMOCRATES Socrates. One, two, three; but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those who were yesterday my guests and are to be my entertainers to-day? Timaeus. He...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
The World's Biggest Breasts on Sheyla Hershey, are getting reduced. Hershey, a Houston, Texas resident and native of Brazil, underwent 30 plastic surgeries to at one time possess massive 38MMM breasts. Hershey is now having not only the implants removed, but perhaps both of her...
Escapology is the art of escaping from restraints of some kind - such as handcuffs, straightjackets, cages or coffins. The skill has been used as a form of magical entertainment since at least the 1860s, although it didn’t become recognized as an act in itself until later in the century. As the...
I never understood why more guys don't cook. Food is delicious. You can make it yourself. Why in the world would you not do it? There are legions of easy recipes that make food that is mind-bogglingly badass, cheap and tasty, yet many just won't do it. In my mind, that makes them losers. Here are...
