Robert Schumann Quote – Originality
“He who is too eager to preserve his originality is already losing it.” – Robert Schumann
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Mother Teresa Quote – Spread Love
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” ― Mother Teresa
Read moreWhat’s It Like to Work and Play in Antarctica’s Mac Town?
Nature films and science documentaries usually portray Antarctica to be nothing but the most cold, isolated, almost anti-social continent on earth — at least if you’re not a penguin — but life at McMurdo Station disproves that. The 2011-2012 Antarctic southern summer season is now alive and kicking (after numerous delays), and “Mac Town” (as the residents of McMurdo call […]
Read moreDanger At Rest
The typical worker is three times more likely to die during leisure time than on the job.
Read moreWalter Anderson Quote – Bad Things Do Happen
“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.” ― Walter Anderson
Read moreArthur Miller Quote – The Right Regrets
“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” – Arthur Miller
Read moreSong Lyrics – Hero
“So, when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong, and you’ll finally see the truth, that a hero lies in you.”
Read moreGiant boost for south polar waters
Massive icebergs more than 18km long give Giant boost for south polar waters by feeding vital nutrients into the Southern Ocean and helping to increase its carbon storage capacity. LONDON, January, 2016 – British scientists have identified the monsters that fertilize the Southern Ocean and help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Giant icebergs drifting northwards could be responsible for storing up […]
Read morePoem – No Man’s Land (By Rony Nair)
van Diemen’s land eclipsed in artwork A solitary Joshua tree curling, fetal, looking outwards its instinct tailored, to fold itself in. and wrap yourself around your arms even as you scream “not here” take me somewhere else you say ribald, Nostradamus hued. Alone. one wondered if you, who liked the drumbeats to suggest how much of music […]
Read moreCartoon – Out of this world retirement plan
