Educational Entrepreneur
Five years ago, Teddy Blecher started a university with no resources other than sending out letters of invitation from his fax machine to 350 schools asking the brightest and poorest students to apply to the new university – promising them the “best business education in Africa”. After beginning with a borrowed building, a handful of business collogues for teachers, and photocopies of keyboa... posted on Jun 21 2005, 1,238 reads

Father's Day
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Talent
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This we have now
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Blue Perfection
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One-Pointed Focus
While most of us have the attention span of a gnat, automatically fluctuating from one object to the next every few seconds, scientists have shown that monks can focus their attention on one object for up to 12 minutes. This research indicates that meditation can provide long-term benefits by providing a practitioner some control in how they direct their attention. ... posted on Jun 16 2005, 1,162 reads

The Illiterate Surgeon
Fistula is a horrible condition that afflicts many African woman with uteruses that have been badly damaged by a trauma in the birthing process, often leaving them shunned by their husbands and communities. Mamitu Gash is one of the leading fistula surgeons in the world, having treated thousands of patients and trained hundreds of doctors. She is also illiterate. ... posted on Jun 15 2005, 1,459 reads

Freedom in Forgiveness
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Keeping Quiet
... posted on Jun 12 2005, 1,185 reads