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A Teacher’s Prayer
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be … Continue reading
Memorable Quotes
“You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can crash, drip, flow…be water my friend.” Bruce Lee
My First Computers
My kids will always ask me how long I have been working with computers, its been a while. The first computer I used was a Commodore Vic 20, my uncle bought it at the Hypermarket in Brackenfell over the December holidays in the 1980′s. This is the time when the Commodore 64 was available, but … Continue reading
Teachers Laptop Initiative – DEAD AGAIN
More than half a billion rand set aside by the government to fund a programme to supply laptop computers for teachers in public schools, has run out of cash. The R550m allocated among all nine provinces in the 2009/10 financial year has instead been used to pay teachers’ salaries, The New Age has learnt. This … Continue reading
What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?
A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. … Continue reading
Early Christian Writings
The purpose of the EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITINGS web site is to set out all of the Christian writings that are believed to have been written in the first and second centuries, as well as a few selected from the early third. I have also included non-Christian documents that may have special bearing on the study … Continue reading
Studies in Comparative Religions
Studies in Comparative Religion was founded in Britain in 1963 by Francis Clive-Ross (1921–1981) and is the first and most comprehensive English-language journal of traditional studies. The journal was published under the name Tomorrow until 1967, when it was changed to its present name. Four quarterly issues per year, containing over 1,200 articles in total, … Continue reading
I love Coke, but …
Don’t drink cola if you want to be healthy. Consuming soft drinks is bad for so many reasons that science cannot even state all the consequences. If you do drink soft drinks, as well as other sugary foods, you need the two products listed at the bottom of this article. One thing we know for … Continue reading
Dispelling the notion that 3rd Worlders are under achievers…
Third World Genius – A Look at Untapped Talent When we think of the world’s potential, we tend to only think of the world that we know. We often consider the contributions of so called “first world” countries as being the most important and most significant motivators for progress. Indeed, it sthas historically been these … Continue reading