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Continuing our journey to learning something new, we go to my native land of Italy and the city of Rome. According to Roman legend, the city of Rome was named after its founder, Romulus, the first king of Rome.
Modern Rome has 280 fountains and more than 900 churches. Nearly $1 million worth of coins are tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain. The proceeds are donated to the charity Caritas to help those in need.
The first ever shopping mall was built in Rome between 107 and 110 AD by Emperor Trajan. It sold a wide variety of goods and grocery items. Rome’s first university, La Sapienza, established in 1303 AD, is the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world.
The Romans gave us our calendar. In 46 BC when Julius Caesar was in Alexandria, he marveled at their calendar which was based on the solar year. After Caesar’s trip he instated the new Julian calendar which would be 365 days with an extra day at the end of February every 4 years – the leap year! It wasn’t until after Caesars death that a month was named after him. Originally July was actually named Quintilius.
This picture is one of my favorites from 2024. It is from a villa in Rome where with Sensormatic we celebrated successes of our global business partner network.
It has been an amazing fulfilling year and I am looking forward even more to an even better 2025. Our future, including what is in front of us, has not been written. Always remember that you are in control of your destiny and can craft the life you always dreamed about.
Have a happy, healthy, safe, and prosperous New Year. In my native Italian, a toast to all of you, 'Salute', which literally translates 'to your health'.
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