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Modern homo sapiens have been around for about 200,000 years. 

For about 2,500 years, we've had philosophers, sages, and deep thinkers to help us guide (and understand!) our behaviors.

Here's a highlight reel of the finest in ancient wisdom. Some names you'll recognize and some might be entirely fresh. 

We're confident they're just as applicable to the arenas of Manhattan or San Francisco as they were to the plains of the Ganges or the mountains of Greece. Читать дальше...

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What do the wealthiest people on this planet have in common? A great business sense? Luck? A strong work ethic? The likely answer is a combination of all of these and much more. However, when we look at the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and investors, we tend to limit ourselves to typical business traits and disregard features like physical attributes or family life.

But what if these seemingly trivial aspects can give an indication of your potential to make billions? Читать дальше...

Meet the 22-year-old Muslim journalist launched a streetwear line to help end human trafficking »

HOUSTON (AP) — Harris County prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a 28-year-old Houston-area man who authorities have said is a suspect in the shooting and wounding of a state judge in Austin. Onyeri's attorney says the Houston murder was dismissed because prosecutors had a Monday deadline to provide him with evidence in the Houston slaying at an apartment complex.

– NLC, TUC  have asked President Buhari to reverse the recent increase of petrol from N86 to N145 – The unions said FG should intensify the prosecution of all those involved in subsidy scams with a view to recovery and sanctioning of the culpable – The unions also attacked the minister of state for petroleum […]

Police have carried out raids on Durban’s notorious Glebelands and KwaMashu hostels in an effort to try to curb the internecine violence that has plagued the two hostels for the past few years.

Blythe Worthy was tucked away on a deserted floor of the uni library studying, unaware an older man was watching her and masturbating.

When former NFL V.P. of security Jeff Miller announced his resignation last month, the NFL said his replacement had not yet been determined. Miller’s replacement still has not been determined. As it turns out, the NFL has launched a widespread search for Miller’s replacement. A loyal PFT reader has passed along a link to the…

As told to Fairfax Media by a former college student at one of Sydney's universities:

ATHENE (ANP) - Griekenland mikt er op om volgend jaar terug te keren op de kapitaalmarkt. Dat heeft premier Alexis Tsipras gezegd in een interview met Realnews Online. Zijn land kan de crisis ,,wellicht veel eerder'' dan voorzien achter zich laten, zei Tsipras.

Relief was written all over the face of Damien Hardwick, after his tenacious Tigers beat Sydney by a point on Saturday night.

NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Two people are dead after an early morning house fire. Officials say the fire started around 3 a.m. Saturday at a duplex on Border Street. Neighbors tried unsuccessfully to alert residents to the fire. Two people were found dead inside. Authorities haven't released their identities. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo opposition supporters have held a rally urging the government to resign, saying it has broken the country's constitution in deals with neighboring Serbia and Montenegro.

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo opposition supporters have held a rally urging the government to resign, saying it has broken the country's constitution in deals with neighboring Serbia and Montenegro.

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo opposition supporters have held a rally urging the government to resign, saying it has broken the country's constitution in deals with neighboring Serbia and Montenegro.

Opposition leaders called for a new election but Saturday's rally in Pristina, the capital, was peaceful — unlike violent demonstrations held since September to protest a deal with Serbia that gives more power to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo and a border demarcation pact with Montenegro in which Kosovo loses more than 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres).

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NEW YORK, May 14 (UPI) -- Amanda Peet has joined the cast of IFC's upcoming comedy "Brockmire."

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has launched an offensive against government forces in an eastern city and captured several buildings.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has launched an offensive against government forces in an eastern city and captured several buildings.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has launched an offensive against government forces in an eastern city and captured several buildings.

The Local Coordination Committees, an activist-run collective, says IS fighters have captured the Assad hospital, university dorms and grain silos in their offensive on Saturday in the contested city of Deir el-Zour.