| MORE TERROR 12 days ago by Nicholas V. “When I say that terrorism is war against civilisation, I may be met by the objection that terrorists are often idealists pursuing worthy ultimate aims - national or regional independence, and so forth. I do not accept this argument. I cannot agree that a terrorist can ever be an idealist, or that t ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com ·  5 references |
| BIG BOYS DON'T CRY! 24 days ago by Nicholas V. “It is such a secret place, the land of tears.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Do you remember the last timed you cried? And I don’t mean the last time you peeled onions or were trying to light a fire, I mean wept; cried real, emotional tears as a result of some adversity in your life or as a result of ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 29 days ago by Nicholas V. “Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The award of the Nobel Prize for Peace to US president Barack Obama has given rise to controversy throughout the world. The Nobel Committee as a justification for its choices, cited “his ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| CAR-FREE DAY 47 days ago by Nicholas V. “Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” - H.G. Wells Today is International Car-Free Day, which has been instituted to celebrate an environment without cars. This important international sustainability initiative was launched in 2001 by the Div ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| ON MULTI-TASKING 73 days ago by Nicholas V. “I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.” - Eartha Kitt Are you a person who multi-tasks? Typically, it is said, women multi-task easily and men have a very hard time doing so. I must be an exception to the male rule as I will quite happily multi-task (or at least devote time t ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| STORM! 75 days ago by Nicholas V. “Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive away the hunger.” - Saint Basil A storm for Melbourne today. The weather bureau and the State Emergency Service have been warning resident of our city since yesterday about the cold front that would ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| GREEK FIRES - DÉJA VU 77 days ago by Nicholas V. “A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.” - Robert Herrick The devastating fires in Attica, Greece, just to the north of Athens have been burning since Friday evening and have reduced to ash forests and gutted properties. The fire broke out late on Friday in a village about 40 km (25 miles) northeast ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| LIFE OFF EARTH 80 days ago by Nicholas V. “Horatio: O day and night, but this is wondrous strange! Hamlet: And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Hamlet Act 1, scene 5, - William Shakespeare I read in the newspaper a couple of days ago that sci ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
| A HEINOUS CRIME 101 days ago by Nicholas V. “Murder most foul, as in the best it is, But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.” - William Shakespeare The news story that’s presently making me shudder is the case of Darlene Haynes, the 23-year-old Massachusetts pregnant woman who found dead in her apartment with her fetus cut out of her womb ... Intelliblog - nicholasjv.blogspot.com · 5 references |
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