T.S. Eliot Quote – The Harm Done In This World
“Half of the harm done in this world is due to people who want to feel important.” – T.S. Eliot
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Emile Henry Gauvreau quote – Strange Race of People
“I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don’t want to buy things they don’t need to impress people they dislike.” – Emile Henry Gauvreau
Read moreGreat Wall of Graffiti
A dedicated graffiti zone was set up at the Great Wall of China, in the hope it would stop visitors from scratching their names on the historic barrier. Most of the graffiti on the wall, said the Chinese media, is in English.
Read moreOzone Hole Over Antarctica
The ozone layer is a protector of the earth from ultraviolet radiation from the sun. According to reports the ozone layer is getting smaller over Antarctica. The scientists are using satellites and sensors to get information on the measurements of the ozone layer. Since the early 20th century when the emissions of chemical substances called halo-carbons the ozone layer has […]
Read morePoem – A-PATHETIC (By Ray Gallucci)
A-PATHETIC Expecting the bad, receiving the worse, To pessimist’s just what’s par for the course. But when it devolves from worse to the worst, Seems even a pessimist can feel cursed. A cynic’s convinced whatever is right Cannot be achieved without quite a fight. But when this proves futile, he even might Retreat apathetically out of sight. A […]
Read moreRussell Lowell Quote – Mishaps
“Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.” – Russell Lowell
Read moreCatherine Aird Quote – Be A Good Example
“If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to serve as a horrible warning.” – Catherine Aird
Read moreOccupy Wall Street Poster Price
Price of an Occupy Wall Street poster being sold by Walmart: $52.25
Read moreCher Quote – All Of Us Invent Ourselves
“All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others.” – Cher
Read moreTHE GLOBAL SPACE RACE
The European Space Agency’s incoming director general, Jan Worner, wants to build a village on the moon. Other nations have similarly out-of-this-world ambitions: Japan Launched a probe to mine an asteroid in 2018 China Plans to build a huge solar-power station in space Russia Hopes to send probes to Jupiter, Mars and Venus India Is exploring sending a rocket to […]
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