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Geeks finding Love?
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Whacked from the XKCD shirt-store. The store is back online and there are some great shirts made available for you!
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International symbol for marriage
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The Holy Symbol depicting Comunion
The European variant.
The International Symbol For Marriage. Whacked from Facebook.
Group picture at C.G. Road, Ahmedabad
Group picture at C.G. Road, Ahmedabad
Originally uploaded by Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington
This is a group picture taken in Ahmedabad, during the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education.
From left to right: Kensei Yamaji, Japan; Kinley Om, Bhutan; Yours truly, India; Patrick Ho, Hong Kong; Yudai Sato, Japan. (-:
The Bible and Meritocratic Society
From the Reader’s Digest March 2008
The word “talent” has a fascinating financial origin. Talent was the name of a coin in ancient times and those who had a lot of talent, or money, then - just as it is now - were indeed the ones who saved and invested gainfully.* Before making a long journey, the Bible says, a rich man called three of his servants and “unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one.”
He, that received the five talents went and traded with the same, and gained another five talents. And likewise, he that had received two, also gained another two. But he, that had received one, went and dug the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
After a long time the master of those three men returned, and reckoned with them. He that had received five talents came and showed another five talents, saying, “My lord, you delivered unto me five talents: behold, I have gained five talents more.”
The master said unto him, “Well done… I will make thee ruler over many things.” The master was also pleased with the man who had doubled his two talents. “Well done… I will make thee too ruler of many things.” These two men would now lead a more joyous life. They were talented!
Then the man who had received the one talent came to his master and said, “Lord, I was afraid and went and hid thy talent in the earth: here take what is yours.” The master answered and told him, “You wicked and slothful servant… you ought to have put my money to the exchangers and at my return I should have received it with interest.”
Obviously, this man had no talent. “Take therefore the talent from him and give it unto him which had ten talents,” the master then ordered. “And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness.”
* Footnote: A talent was worth more than fifteen years’ wages of a labourer.
