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Purple: Travel Our Enchanting Planet by Uplifting Color

Purple is the most powerful visible wavelength of electromagnetic energy. It is a color often associated with royalty, spirituality, luxury, and creativity. Wagner must have recognized purple inspires creativity, as he composed his greatest works in a room with purple draperies. Purple is known to create a balance of awareness and peace. When I think ...

Jessica Kneipp

A lilac breasted roller.

Tanzania Says No to Chinese Loan, Mocks Terms and Conditions

John Magufuli, the President of Tanzania, has announced that he is canceling a US$10 billion loan offered by China. He called the terms and conditions of the loan so ridiculous that “only a drunkard” would accept it. Chinese loans to Tanzania The canceled Tanzanian loan was signed when the predecessor of Magufuli, Jakaya Kikwete, was ...

Jack Roberts

Tanzanian President John Magufuli.