Friday, January 20, 2012
George Bernard Shaw
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
Dr. Ana M Guzman
"I decided not to let my past rule my future so I decided to change my present in order to open up my future."
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
1900s Future Gazing
In an issue of Ladies Home Journal published in 1900, an author made predictions of what the world would be like in the year 2000. Surprisingly, many of them were spot-on.
Open fires and chimneys will be replaced by home heating and air conditioning systems, with hot or cold air at the turn of a "spigot" (faucet or tap.)
Stores will buy food ingredients in bulk and prepare ready-cooked meals at cheap prices which people can reheat at home. Customers will also be able to get meals delivered by automobile. (That said, Watkins also suggested food could be delivered to homes via pneumatic tubes, and that customers would send back the crockery and cutlery when they finished eating.)
Color photos will be sent around the world, with images shot in China appearing in US newspapers within an hour.
Read more at Geeks Are Sexy, where the predictions are sorted by whether they came true or were way off the mark.
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/11/1900s-future-gazing/
Open fires and chimneys will be replaced by home heating and air conditioning systems, with hot or cold air at the turn of a "spigot" (faucet or tap.)
Stores will buy food ingredients in bulk and prepare ready-cooked meals at cheap prices which people can reheat at home. Customers will also be able to get meals delivered by automobile. (That said, Watkins also suggested food could be delivered to homes via pneumatic tubes, and that customers would send back the crockery and cutlery when they finished eating.)
Color photos will be sent around the world, with images shot in China appearing in US newspapers within an hour.
Read more at Geeks Are Sexy, where the predictions are sorted by whether they came true or were way off the mark.
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/11/1900s-future-gazing/
Friday, January 6, 2012
US rape definition to include men
The FBI revises its definition of rape for the first time in 83 years, to recognize male victims and drop the need for victims to resist physically.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16452014
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