Cartoon – Expiration Dates
Author: Antarctica Journal
Henry David Thoreau Quote – Advance Confidently
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau
Read moreOut Of Breath
Delhi’s air now contains twice as much toxic matter as that of notoriously smoggy Beijing. The health impact has been disastrous, with children in Delhi now three times as likely as others in India to develop severe lung disorders.
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George Eliot Quote – Adventure is not outside man; it is within
“Adventure is not outside man; it is within.” – George Eliot
Read morePossible Life on Mars
Should we be focusing on the future and not exclusively on the past to find life on Mars? Some microbes have been found in the Atacama Desert in Chile that have been dormant when the area is dry and come to life when it rains. It only rains there about a quarter of an inch a year which makes the […]
Read morePoem – VERMILLION SPACE (By Joseph Cavera)
VERMILLION SPACE (By Joseph Cavera) Think of all the ways we do The things that run all our days through At that clever standing pace Fly up this world’s human race I’d sooner see black comets pass Than the fall of upper brass At least the Earth’s still free and here That’s just till I disappear… So […]
Read moreAmsterdam’s Scum Villages
Amsterdam ‘Scum villages’: Families that persistently behave badly and harass their neighbors are to be evicted from city-run housing projects and moved into trailer parks that have “minimal services” and are under constant police supervision. The new housing camps have been dubbed “scum villages” by the Dutch media, because the plan appears to echo a proposal by right-wing populist Geert […]
Read moreT.S. Eliot Quote – There Is Only The Trying
“There is only the trying.The rest is not our business.” – T.S. Eliot
Read moreMahatma Gandhi Quote – Man Becomes What He Believes Himself To Be
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even […]
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