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Sonder. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig.

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Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for. The author's mission is to capture the aches, demons, vibes, joys and urges that roam the wilderness of the psychological interior. Each sorrow is bagged, tagged and tranquilized, then released gently back into the subconscious. ▸ visit the facebook page to hear the backstory behind each word ▸ follow on twitter (@obscuresorrows) for whatever reason ▸ send me a tumblr message describing emotions you need words for ▸ send me an email via obscuresorrows@gmail.com JOHN KOENIG is a designer and commercial director who lives in St. He is currently writing a book version of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Artist with Alzheimer's Disease : pics. Travellers of Reddit, what is the most beautiful but relatively unknown place you have seen? : AskReddit.

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But his pitch is convincing. In a nutshell, Kiip's rewards appear in a mobile game once a user completes a level. The ad offers the user a reward for their gaming success: a free bottle of Propel, for instance, was offered by Pepsi inside the MapMyFitness app for every eight miles run by a user. Read More on Business Insider » TechCrunch: Kiip Extends Developer Fund Deadline, sweetens Pot with Services And Advisors Kiip has extended their deadline for the “$100,000 Build Fund until May 30th.The main goal of this particular fund is to support the “creation of games that incorporate Kiips reward programs in their designs.

Read More on TechCrunch » Forbes: Online Advertising’s Greatest Missed Opportunity? Author Ryan Holiday sat down with Brian Wong to find out “What is the future of advertising”. Sandbox Network. Learning any new skill. Happy ending. Humanity- Dalai Llama. Before You Embark... Confucious. Inspirational-quotes-12.jpg (500×387) The Power of Good - The Nicholas Winton Story. The Story In December 1938, Nicholas Winton, a 29-year-old London stockbroker, was about to leave for a skiing holiday in Switzerland, when he received a phone call from his friend Martin Blake asking him to cancel his holiday and immediately come to Prague: "I have a most interesting assignment and I need your help.

The Power of Good - The Nicholas Winton Story

Don't bother bringing your skis. " When Winton arrived, he was asked to help in the camps, in which thousands of refugees were living in appalling conditions. In October 1938, after the ill-fated Munich Agreement between Germany and the Western European powers, the Nazis annexed a large part of western Czechoslovakia, the Sudetenland.

Winton was convinced that the German occupation of the rest of the country would soon follow. "I found out that the children of refugees and other groups of people who were enemies of Hitler weren't being looked after. In terms of his mission, Winton was not thinking in small numbers, but of thousands of children.