| |  Berserk Alert! #058 by Tony Zuvela
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| |  Rumors stop at the wise by Lily Jade
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| |  "Mama" by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
The collective eyebrow raises when the chanteuse goes Neapolitan.The crowd, so casual, so chic, titters, then subsides.In a trice, in this clean well-lighted place, the clinkings cease.The voice | |
| |  Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow by The Ovi Team
May 23rd 1934; in Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers. The bank robbers were riding in a stolen Ford Deluxe. Clyde Champion Barrow and his companion, Bonnie Parker, | |
| |  Lift Spirits 312 by Thanos Kalamidas
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For more Ov | |
| |  Part Ten: An Imaginary Conversation on Faith between Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Netherlands school shooting threat: police arrest suspect in Leiden Dutch police say they have arrested a suspect in an online threat to shoot a teacher and students that prompted authorities to close all the high schools i | |
| |  Savannah, a historic voyage by The Ovi Team
May 22nd 1819; the steamship Savannah became the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Savannah reached Liverpool in 29 days and 4 hours, a good but not exceptional time, due in part to bad weather. The steam engine performed fault | |
| |  Show Bizz 312 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
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| |  Critical Similarities and Differences in SS of Asia and Europe by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Dusty Trails, Cow's Milk and Cell Phones by Leah Sellers
One day a few months ago, when helping my mother and sister feed their goats and ponies at the back of their property, I decided to ride on the back of the pick-up truck’s tailgate while we were heading down to the barn. | |
| |  Bomb kills Rajiv Gandhi by The Ovi Team
May 21st 1991; Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, was assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the world\'s largest democratic election when a powerful bomb, hidden | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #057 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
For more Ov | |
| |  New Business Ideas No. 1: Rolled Ice Cream by Murray Hunter
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
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| |  The Battle for Crete by The Ovi Team
It began just after dawn on 20 May 1941. Many of the 7700 New Zealand soldiers stationed on Crete were finishing breakfast when hundreds of German transport aircraft – some towing gliders – rumbled in over the Mediterranean island. | |
| |  Dino & Anty 312 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE!
For more O | |
| |  Sri Lanka: Four Years after the war's end, little reconciliation, few creative changes by Rene Wadlow
On 19 May 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka proclaimed an end to the fighting against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan (LTTE) led by Veluppilai Pirabhakaran. At one point, the LTTE controlled a quarter of Sri Lanka’s territory a | |
| |  Desire - A Reply to Dante by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Mary the Queen of Scots by The Ovi Team
May 19th 1568; after being defeated by the Protestants, Mary the Queen of Scots, fled to England where she was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was born in 1542 and was executed on 1587. It is generally believed that Mary\'s | |
| |  2nd Opinion 312 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
For more Ovi C | |
| |  What it Means to Be Human. A Humanistic Perspective on the Two Cultures. - A Review-Essay by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Come With Me, Little Girl... by Leah Sellers
A sadistic, “nice guy”, psychopath by the name of Ariel Castro kidnapped, imprisoned and physically and psychologically abused three young girls, Amanda Berry, Georgina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, in Cleveland, Ohio for a decade or | |
| |  Jacqueline Cochran by The Ovi Team
May 18th 1953 - The first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound, Jacqueline Cochran, piloted an F-86 Sabrejet overCalifornia at an average speed of 652.337 miles-per-hour. At the beginning of World War II, she became a Wing Commande | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #056 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert!, HERE!
For more O | |
| |  Where is Saudi Arabian Society Heading? by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
Where is Saudi Arabian Society Heading?
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| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
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| |  Brown v. Board of Education by The Ovi Team
May 17th 1954; The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled for school integration in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling declared that racially segregated schools were inherently unequal. In the early 1950\'s, racial segregation in | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders #311 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Fall and Rise of Khan - Case Pakistan: General Elections-2013 by Dr. Muhammad A.K. Niazi
Fall and Rise of Khan Pakistan: General Elections-2013
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| |  There's An Evil Wind A-Blowin' by Leah Sellers
There’s An Evil Wind a-blowin’ The War Winds are a-Roarin’ Hear the fiery-eyed War Hounds | |
| |  Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI by The Ovi Team
May 16th 1770; Marie Antoinette, at age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15.On May 16, 1770, their French wedding was held at Versailles in the Chapel Royal. Her wedding dress was decorated with diam | |
| |  SnakeBoots #311 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE!
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| |  Quantum Palmistry: The Simian Constellation by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
The Simian constellation represents are link in us to the animal kingdom. This is a very basic constellation that represents the animal urges within us. The simian ape is a powerful primate which lives upon its basic wit wit | |
| |  A Famous Man of Letters by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Righteousness his redoubt,This curmudgeon played the dialecticsOf all things, all thoughts, all feelings through all agesTo the delight of his cogno | |
| |  Christmas Island tests by The Ovi Team
May 15th 1957; Britain dropped its first hydrogen bomb on Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean.Britain has exploded its first hydrogen bomb as part of a series of tests in the Pacific, the Ministry of Supply has announced. | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #55 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  John of Patmos: Aleph of Light - Alpha and Omega by David Sparenberg
A power came, as if a power coming down from sky above. A power came, as if a power coming up from earth below. Two conjoined as one. Nobody rationally explains the conjunction of opposites. Paradox fertilizes below the | |
| |  When the demon took its leave by Mirella Ionta
When the demon took its leavea smirk befell the face and a voice squealed like rusted wheels;
At the point of the highest pitchit did not fall off cliffslike morbid men | |
| |  The Warsaw Pact by The Ovi Team
May 14th 1955; the Communist states sign Warsaw Pact. The Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies have signed a security pact in the Polish capital, Warsaw, after a three-day conference. Announcements in Warsaw and Moscow said the Soviet Prime | |
| |  Life Undercover #311 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE!
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| |  How we see the world around us by Murray Hunter
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| |  Why Won't You Teach in the Public Schools Anymore? by Leah Sellers
Good Question. One to which I have Given years of Thought and initial Struggle. Struggle ? Yes, Struggle. Because I sought to Work within the ever Re-gressive and Di-gressive Public School System of Texas, while attempti | |
| |  Pope shot in Rome by The Ovi Team
May 13th 1981; thousands see Pope shot in Rome. The Pope has been shot four times as he blessed the crowds in St Peter\'s Square in Rome. Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say they hope he will make a full recovery. | |
| |  Lift Spirits #311 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  Artistiques 08 by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
A new collection of works and illustrations
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| |  Part Nine: An Imaginary Conversation between Aristotle - and Richard Dawkins on Life after Death by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Richard Dawkins: Good morning Professor Aristotle. I wonder if you’d allow me, as an avowed militant atheist, to articulate a few comments on the | |
| |  King's crown by The Ovi Team
May 12th 1937; Britain\'s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey. George VI became king suddenly following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, in 1936. He worked hard to adapt to this unexpected role, particularly during the di | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #54 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  How are we emotionally connected with universal nature? by Kittirat Yothangrong
When we look around us, we see an environment that influences how we feel. When we see inside of ourselves, we see ourselves through our feelings which influence how we see the environment. The product of the connection betw | |
| |  The Bomber - Terminus ad quem by David Sparenberg
The suicide bomber is first to go. In an instant, measured by a fury of fire, he disappears; his body fragmented. No—fragmentation is far too gentle of a term. The bomber’s flesh is ripped and torn, severed, smashe | |
| |  Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue by The Ovi Team
May 11th 1997; Garry Kasparov, world chess champion, lost his first ever multi-game match. He lost to IBM\'s chess computer Deep Blue. It was the first time a computer had beat a world-champion player.
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| |  Show Bizz #311 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
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| |  Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941): The Local and the Universal by Rene Wadlow
The darkness of egoism which will have to be destroyed is the egoism of the Nation. The ideal of India is against the intense consciousness of the separateness of one’s own people from others, which inevit | |
| |  The Divinity of Music and Homemade Cookies by Leah Sellers
Music - the Universal Language of the Soul - the Heart and Mind. Music speaks to Us - reaches Us in ways nothing else can. Music is the Universal Language of Connection. Just as the seductive, mouth watering, aromas wafting from warm ovens fill | |
| |  Nelson Mandela becomes SA's first black president by The Ovi Team
May 10th 1994; Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa\'s first black president Nelson Mandela has become South Africa\'s first black president after more than three centuries of white rule. Mr. Mandela\'s African National Congress (ANC) party won | |
| |  Dino & Anty #311 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE!
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| |  Quantum Palmistry: The "+" (cross) Constellation by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
The \"+\" constellation is about our mystic beliefs and faith. Mystic beli | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Cyprus Bailout Revisited
A couple months ago Cyprus sent a quake through the world financial system. What has Cyprus done for us lately? | |
| |  The beer-pump handle by The Ovi Team
May 9th 1785; Joseph Bramah patented the beer-pump handle. Joseph Bramah was born in Stainborough, Yorkshire, England, in 1748, the son of a farmer. After the most basic of elementary educations, his father put him to work on the farm. When he | |
| |  Keine Losung fur Europa ohne die nochmalige Bestatigung der Lissabon Strategie by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Europas Rettung liegt in der wiederholten Bestätigung der Lissabon Strategie von 2000, ein zehnjähriger Entwicklungsplan, der sich auf Innovation, Mobilität und Ausbildung, sozi | |
| |  Urban Minotaur by David Sparenberg
You are literate. But you do not know how to read. Signs are ignored, words elude you, windows blackened. And the writing on the wall does not get inside.
You are conscious. But your imagination is either anes | |
| |  Part Eight: an Imaginary Conversation between Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Thomas Aquinas: Good morning Professor Aristotle. May I join the conversation you have been conducting on the existence of God? | |
| |  Warsaw Ghetto destruction by The Ovi Team
May 8th 1943; the Nazis suppressed a revolt by Polish Jews and destroyed the Warsaw Ghetto. The Jews in the ghetto believed that what had happened in January was proof that by offering resistance it was possible to force th | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #53 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Malaysia: It was Never About the Election - It was always about what would happen afterwards by Murray Hunter
Almost 11 million voters in the largest turnout in the history of Malaysian elections gave their verdict in what was effectively a five year campaign since the so called \"tsunami\" of 2008. There has been a general aspir | |
| |  Have We Gotta' War to Sell to You ! by Leah Sellers
Here Ye ! Here Ye ! Step right up Folks ! Have We gotta’ War to Sell to You !
That’s right ! Guaranteed to pop, sizzle and go boom ! Guaranteed to Win !
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| |  Unconditional surrender by The Ovi Team
May 7th 1945: Germany signs unconditional surrender. Germany has signed an unconditional surrender bringing to an end six years of war in Europe. The document was signed by General Bedell Smith for the Allied commander, Gen | |
| |  2nd Opinion #311 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
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| |  South China Sea Security Dilemma - An Amalgam of Proxies, Paradoxes or Profuse Pragmatism? by Dr. Muhammad A.K. Niazi
Abstract
In Asia-Pacific Region, South China Sea has become a source of severe contention among its littorals. In the wake of Soviet Union’s phantasmago | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Bulgaria\'s ex regional development minister probed by prosecutors
Rumen Petkov, a member of the Bulgarian Social | |
| |  Hindenburg crashed by The Ovi Team
May 6th 1937; the German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, NJ. Thirty-six people (of the 97 on board) were killed. The airship pulled up to its mooring post, let down its ropes to the ground crew, and at t | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders #310 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Artistiques 11 by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Art, thoughts and works with pen and colours from the poet, artist and philosopher Uzeyir Cayci
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| |  Hungary slips but Europe still focuses on Austerity. by Christos Mouzeviris
For the past few years Europe is focusing on its economic crisis. Countries like Greece, Ireland, Portugal and others that received a bail-out package from the EU/IMF, as well as those that might need the same measures in the future are always | |
| |  Eugene Jacques Bullard by The Ovi Team
May 5th 1917; Eugene Jacques Bullard becomes the first African-American aviator when he earned his flying certificate with the French Air Service. America’s first black aviator did not fly for the country of his birth America, but for his | |
| |  Go Home, Occupy Movement!! (The McFB - Was Ist Das?) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Seitdem ich vor Jahren den Begriff „McFB way of life“ kreierte und insbesondere seitdem meine Artikel (Is there life after Facebook I und II) veröffentlicht worden sind, war ich mit unzähligen Anfragen | |
| |  Does Australia's 2013 Defence White Paper Signal a Strategic Withdraw? by Murray Hunter
Australia\'s 2013 defence white paper is a very paradoxical document. Although there were very few surprises in the purchases and future spending outlook, the spirit of the paper appears to signal the country\'s abandonme | |
| |  Politics that shake down stereotypes by Apopseis.gr
Η πολιτική... που καταρρίπτει τα στερεότυπ | |
| |  Victory for the Iron Lady by The Ovi Team
May 4th 1979: Election victory for Margaret Thatcher. The Conservative Party has won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain\'s first ever woman prime minister. Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over from James Callag | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #52 by Tony Butcher
For more Berserk Alert, HERE!
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| |  Quantum Palmistry: The "M" Constellation by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
Now that we have discussed the fields that influence our paths in life, the next few articles will focus on how to read multiple lines in what we could call constellations.
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| |  Tao of Desire by David Sparenberg
Some people continue to get it wrong, most especially intellectuals, critics and the social script revisers. With good intentions, they talk to us about the lack of meaning. But because they believe that meaning is a spiritual condi | |
| |  The first airplane to land at the North Pole by The Ovi Team
May 3rd 1952; the first airplane landed at the geographic North Pole. While Fletcher and Benedict have the undisputed distinction of being the first to land a plane at the North Pole, Fletcher may arguably be the first man | |
| |  SnakeBoots #310 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE!
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| |  Part Seven of an Imaginary Conversation between Aristotle and Nietzsche by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Nietzsche: Good morning Professor Aristotle. May I also join you in the peripatetic conversation on the existence of God?
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| |  A Daddy, His Daughter and A Dandelion by Leah Sellers
“Daddy ! Daddy ! Look ! A Fuzz-Ball Flower !” The Little Girl ran gleefully and purposefully toward the bobbing Dandelion and quickly bent down to pluck it up.
The Daddy tuned to tell | |
| |  The Life of a Bohemian by Abigail George
Pale are the ripples that curl on top of these drinks we are having. Mine tastes like dark chocolate (the expensive kind you can only get at specific shops). We’re sitting outside the benches of a restaurant, not ru | |
| |  A Trip to the Moon by The Ovi Team
May 2nd 1902 - \"A Trip to the Moon,\" the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies. By 1900 the movies had already witnessed colour, sound and widescreen, quickly ignored innovation | |
| |  France: '68 Riots This May ? by Rene Wadlow
In May 1968, there were demonstrations in Paris, first among students, but as the month wore on, workers went on strike; gas was no longer delivered to gas stations, few people could drive and the whole country came to a standstill. Shortly aft | |
| |  Internet choices for May 2013 by The Ovi Team
Let’s talk music. Let’s talk about opinion on music. Let’s hear what is heard. This month Ovi magazine chooses music sites and blogs. This time we are going to rock but soon Ovi is going to jazz or | |
| |  Gibt es ein Leben nach Facebook? - Is There Life After FB (The Cyber Gulag revisited & Debate reloaded) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Gibt es ein Leben nach Facebook? Oder nach der Frühlings-„Revolution“? Wenn die Wall Street besetzt ist, wie sollen wir dann Zeit für uns selbst finden? | |
| |  The simple funeral of a Duchess by The Ovi Team
May 1st 1986; the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, has been laid to rest alongside her husband, the abdicated King Edward VIII, at Frogmore in Windsor. She was buried in an English oak coffin, marked with a silver plate inscribed simply \"Wallis, Du | |
| |  Authentic Fakes: The Hitler Diaries and History by Binoy Kampmark
Frauds in time become historical artefacts, objects of their own worth. As projects, they may not have succeeded in attaining the brand of authenticity – but that hardly matters. Their authenticity is me | |
| |  Never Get There by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Dark cylinder. Wavering torchlight.Heavy footfalls.You\'re in motion.Unresponsive concave walls.
Long tunnel.There\'s shoutingAnd howling laughterAnd snarling soundingsUp ahead and | |
| |  International Jazz Day by The Ovi Team
April 30th; In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day | |
| |  Life Undercover #310 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE!
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| |  Searching for an end game in the Korean Crisis by Murray Hunter
Over the last month the media has led the world to believe that North Korea, the United states and South Korea are standing \'eye ball to eye ball\' on the brink of war.
Se | |
| |  Mephistophilis (Beatitudes of Hell) by David Sparenberg
Why this is hell, nor am I out of it. *
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| |  For Jerome by Abigail George
Shut the door. Shut out the quiet light. Tell yourself to swim away from the tigers with arms pillars of smoke. One day I will find myself in a forest without men, without huntsmen and warriors, nomads and ghosts that bur | |
| |  The Duke by The Ovi Team
Duke Ellington was born April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C., U.S American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands o | |
| |  A Celtic Tiger for some, but a kitten for most? by Christos Mouzeviris
Ireland is in recent years engulfed by the crisis in the euro-zone that affects many other European countries. The country went from being one of the shining examples in the EU, to receiving an EU/IMF bail-out loan to avoid bankruptcy. | |
| |  "Have You Stopped beating your Wife?" by Eleana Winter-Irving
“Answer me ‘yes’ or ‘no’“.
What a travesty our Justice System is!!! I have just been listening to the Law Report on ABC’s Radio National.
South Australi | |
| |  Bounty's mutiny by The Ovi Team
April 28th 1789; a mutiny on the British ship Bounty took place when a rebel crew took the ship and set sail to Pitcairn Island. The mutineers left Captain W. Bligh and 18 sailors adrift. It is not surprising that the most | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #51 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Not even dream by Thanos Kalamidas
In the anniversary of the three years since the day Greece officially entered deep recession - where recession the obviously political correct word for bankruptcy – except of the people who were forced to deal | |
| |  An Optimistic Case for Celibacy And an Un-Healthy Un-HealthCare System by Leah Sellers
In today’s World, Celibacy is primarily viewed as a State of Being which is im-practically un-attainable. An un-natural and punishing restriction demanded of men and women, priests, nuns, cardinals, archbishops and Popes, of the Cat | |
| |  Meeting at Elbe by The Ovi Team
April 27th 1945; Russians and Americans meeting at Elbe. Russian and American troops have joined hands at the River Elbe in Germany, bringing the end of the war a step closer. Statements have been released simultaneously in London, Moscow and W | |
| |  Lift Spirits #310 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  Quantum Palmistry: The Fields, Form, and Cosmos by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
The real power behind the lines is the nexus between the self and the Cosmos. Thus the lines on your hand represent your relationship with the world around you. Our palm shows complexity, or at least how we feel about com | |
| |  Picking over the Bones by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Akropolis
Dilapidation is the earth\'s sucking love.That\'s what you le | |
| |  Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster by The Ovi Team
26th April 1986; an explosion and fire at the No. 4 reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine resulted in a nuclear meltdown sending radioactivity into the atmosphere. The Radiation fallout spread throughout Europe the Chernobyl disas | |
| |  Show Bizz #310 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
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| |  Korea : Challenge and Response by Rene Wadlow
As the professor of economics Milton Friedman wrote “Only a crisis — actual or perceived — produces real change. When the crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. That, I | |
| |  Part Six: An Imaginary Conversation between Aristotle and Freud by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Sigmund Freud: Professor Aristotle, I have been listening over the radio to the broadcast of your conversations on the existence of God and the functio | |
| |  Hostage rescue mission fails by The Ovi Team
April 25th 1980; Tehran hostage rescue mission fails; a top-secret attempt by the United States to free American hostages held in Iran\'s capital, Tehran, has collapsed in failure, with the death of eight soldiers. President Carter announced th | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #50 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert!, HERE!
For m | |
| |  The Color of Carnage by Edna Nelson
We need a new word, because what do you call a terrorist with no political motivation? What do we call someone who doesn\'t have an alternative to that which they despise, yet still choose to act in a way that makes their | |
| |  The high Australian Dollar: Whose interests is the Reserve Bank of Australia looking after? by Murray Hunter
With an Australian dollar 10% overvalued according to an IMF official | |
| |  World Day for Laboratory Animals by The Ovi Team
April 24th marks World Day for Laboratory Animals – a day to remember the millions who have been killed, and to redouble efforts to hasten the end of all animal experiments. This year, Animal Aid is planning t | |
| |  Dino & Anty #310 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE!
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| |  Boston Bombing - the insane madness by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
I like athletics although I don’t run or jog these days. My younger son is a good short distance runner and has won several regional awards in hurdl | |
| |  The World's Altar of Violence by Leah Sellers
Oh, Bow to the World’s Altars of ViolenceBow and BleedBow and BleedBow and BleedLife’s Blood spilling and oozingInto | |
| |  Musings on the 2013 Boston Marathon Terror: a Post-mortem Analysis by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
“Place man in a completely deterministic universe and he will blow it up simply to prove that he is free” | |
| |  Scientist finds Aids virus by The Ovi Team
April 23rd 1984; Scientist finds Aids virus. The discovery of a virus which may cause Aids, the fatal disease sweeping through America, has been hailed as a \"monumental breakthrough\" in medical research. The development was announced in Washi | |
| |  This Violence, this Web of Evil by David Sparenberg
The poem that follows is not intended to reach only an aesthetic elite. Like a cupid’s arrow it is aimed at the universal human heart. The world is increasingly violent. At the same time we are all and always responsible | |
| |  The Secrecy of Voting at Federal Elections by Eleana Winter-Irving
I wonder at why certain people refuse to divulge who they are going to vote for or have voted for at elections be that Council, State or Federal. I have even met people who said that they didn’t want to say.
Here in Austr | |
| |  Mother Earth Day by The Ovi Team
Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth\'s environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970 and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every | |
| |  2nd Opinion #310 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
For more | |
| |  A Greek dictatorship of the past and their contemporary traitors' heirs by Thanos Kalamidas
Today, April 21st is a day of national embarrassment in Greece and a reminder that the reptiles of the Nazism are still alive. Like today back 1967 a group of traitors army officers with the help of traitors civilians managed to put democracy i | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
For Some, Greece’s Junta Lives On
On the morning of April 21, 1967, Greeks suddenly found tanks in the streets of Athens as a | |
| |  Rome founded by The Ovi Team
April 21st; According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. Actually, the Romulus an | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders #309 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons | |
| |  Outer Limits Immigrants by Leah Sellers
“Whew ! Pass me that tumbler of ice tea, Hank. The rest of those weeds in the garden will just have to wait.” Ladybug eased into her favorite rocker on the front porch. “I could fry eggs on top of that bald head of yours it\'s | |
| |  Part Five: An Imaginary Conversation between Aristotle and a Post-Modern Logical Positivist by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Logical Positivist: Good morning Professor Aristotle. I have heard you are conducting some peripatetic seminars on the existence of God. Do you mind if | |
| |  Asia-Pacific at the Crossroads - The Implications for Australian Strategic Defense Policy by Murray Hunter
Should Australia engage Asia in fantasy or reality?
Since the Australian Government\'s last White Paper on defense in 2009, there have been rapid | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
UK unemployment rise adds to pressure on Osborne\'s austerity strategy
Unemployment jump | |
| |  Lord Byron dies in Greece by The Ovi Team
April 19th 1824; George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron | |
| |  SnakeBoots #309 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE!
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| |  Quantum Palmistry: Probabilities and Multiple Meanings by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
As we are starting to see through these articles on quantum palmistry, the world outside is not something objective like we tend to think, and we ourselves have multiples dimensions within us. This can be seen through our ch | |
| |  Orpheus: The DJ & The bartender by Apopseis.gr
We live in an insecure,h | |
| |  The British are coming by The Ovi Team
April 18th 1775 American revolutionaries Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode though the towns of Massachusetts giving the warning that \"the Regulars are coming out.\" Later, the phrase \"the British are coming\" was attributed | |
| |  Life Undercover #309 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover HERE!
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| |  A Brief Dialogue between Drs. Nannery, Paparella and Paolozzi on Low and High Culture in Italian Literature and Philosophy vis a vis Benedetto Croce, Alessandro Manzoni and Antonio Gramsci by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
A Brief Dialogue between Drs. Nannery, Paparella and Paolozzi
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| |  Waves by Abigail George
I am having fish and nothing else. Fish rubbed with salt and pepper into its belly. Food has become compensation for love, the phases of the moon, for a collection of short stories, for shame, for fantasy, for literary revel | |
| |  World Hemophilia Day 2013 by The Ovi Team
April 17th; World Hemophilia Day is observed every year on 17th April to advocate a global effort to ensure appropriate care and treatment f | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #48 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Guns ! Knives ! And Bombs ! by Leah Sellers
Bombs go off at the Boston Marathon at the Finishing line. But the Reverberations from those devastating, shrapnel filled devices of Wanted Destructive Societal Chaos have not Finished with the American Public. In fact, the ex | |
| |  How Chinese Women Help Their Husband to Prosper - Be a Water-like Lady by Lily Jade
They say “women are made of water”, probably because women cry a lot. Researchers found that a woman would spend more than 12,000 hours (16 months) crying due to all kinds of reasons in her entire life. But today | |
| |  World Voice Day by The Ovi Team
April 8th; Have you | |
| |  Lift Spirits #309 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  Was Secretary Kerry's trip to China a "face saving" measure? by Murray Hunter
In his first trip to the region after becoming US Secretary of State and after a whistle stop in South Korea John Kerry flew into Beijing to meet with China\'s State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Satu | |
| |  The need of a Euro paper-currency by Apopseis.gr
Επιβεβλημένη πλέον η έκδοση χαρτον | |
| |  Liberate Bergen-Belsen by The Ovi Team
April 15th 1945 British troops have entered the German concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen. Inside the camp the horrified soldiers found piles of dead and rotting corpses and thousands of sick and starving prisoners kept in severely overcrowded | |
| |  Show Bizz #309 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
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| |  Part Four of an Imaginary Conversation on Faith and Belief Between Aristotle and William James by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
William James: Good morning Professor Aristotle. May I ask you a question on belief or faith?
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| |  A European Ministry of Finance? by Christos Mouzeviris
The ongoing economic crisis in Europe and its currency creates an unprecedented need to find solutions. Yet somehow the way our leaders are dealing with it, has only caused a great divide among the European nations. There has been widespread cr | |
| |  Titanic hits iceberg by The Ovi Team
April 14th 1912; just before midnight in the North Atlantic, the RMS Titanic fails to divert its course from an iceberg, ruptures its hull, and begins to sink. Because of a shortage of lifeboats and the lack of satisfactory emergency procedures | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #47 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Art, Perspectives of High and Low by Leah Sellers
After reading Dr. Lawrence Nannery’s latest article,” Art, High and Low”,I thought, “Yes, having been a high school English teacher for Advanced Placement students at one point in time, I have to agree with much of what | |
| |  Why I Call Myself Gnostic by Eleana Winter-Irving
This is the story of part of my life. I came back to Australia at age 31 (after having lived in several countries over the past 5 and a half years) and opened three business, two retail and one wholesale. I had an enlightened experience i | |
| |  Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field by The Ovi Team
April 13th 19624. On this day in 1964, Sydney Poitier becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as a construction worker who helps build a chapel in | |
| |  Dino & Anty #309 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE!
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| |  The Stages of Economic Development from an Opportunity Perspective: Rostow Extended by Murray Hunter
IntroductionAll economies evolve and develop over time and there have been many theories developed over the years th | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Anger as Belgium plans to introduce motorway tax charge
Dutch motorists\' organisation ANWB is up in arms about plans by Belgium to | |
| |  Global Day of Action on Military Spending by The Ovi Team
April 12th; In 2011, global military spending sur | |
| |  2nd Opinion #309 by Thanos K & Asa B
for more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
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| |  Art, High and Low by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
It is to me an amazing fact that today the common opinion is that there is no difference between high and low art, high and low culture. The point of this paper is to reiterate the differences, and to explore reason | |
| |  Burning in the rain continued by Abigail George
This morning the kitchen cupboard smelled like spices. She was scratching for something. She had to have it. Otherwise the meal would not be perfect. It would be less-than-perfect and she would prefer to have it otherw | |
| |  World Parkinson's Day 2013 by The Ovi Team
World Parkinson\'s Day is celebrated to raise awareness of Parkinson\'s disease and how it effects on individuals, families and the wider spectrum of community. Greater awareness will cut down the stigma associated with the disease, enhanced co | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #46 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Quantum Palmistry - The Invisible force of unpredictability by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
We naturally try to maintain stability and predictability in our live through rituals and routines we develop.
However the world we live within is very complex | |
| |  Practitioners of Beasty-ality by Leah Sellers
Oh, that Beast within The Almighty Me-Beast That Practitioner of Beasty-ality The Beast th | |
| |  Zapata assassinated by The Ovi Team
April 10th 1919; Emiliano Zapata, a leader of peasants and indigenous people during the Mexican Revolution, is ambushed and shot to death in Morelos by government forces. Born a peasant in 1879, Zapata was forced into the Mexican army in 1908 f | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders #308 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! | |
| |  Is the Australian Foreign Minister a "Spy?" Australian newspaper exposes Bob Carr as an "agent" under US influence. by Murray Hunter
Is the Australian Foreign Minister a \"Spy?\" Australian newspaper exposes Bob Carr as an \"agent\" under US influence.
Is US influence in the higher ech | |
| |  On the way to paradise with the hell she created behind by Thanos Kalamidas
There is definitely irony into me writing about Margaret Thatcher a day after she died. Actually with all the effect the last few years to smooth and beautify her icon even with a little help from Hollywood, the Iro | |
| |  Statement by Eleana Winter-Irving
A fascist is a person who has right-wing authoritarian views.
Let me assure you that I am the exact opposite. I have been a lefty all my life. I usually vote Greens or I vote informal when I dislike all political parties | |
| |  Mae West Arrested by The Ovi Team
9th April 1927; Mae West is arrested during her starring role in the play \"sex\" which she wrote, produced, directed and starred in on Broadway. She was prosecuted on morals charges and sentenced to 10 days in jail for public obscenity. | |
| |  Gateway to Faith: Inclusive or Exclusive? by Valerie Sartor
Long ago, my mother taught me never to argue politics or religion, but she also did not condemn my healthy interest in these subjects. Learning to respect other people’s beliefs was part of my emotional educat | |
| |  Part Three of a Conversation on the Existence of God by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Blaise Pascal: Good morning professor Aristotle, may I also join you on your daily peripatetic walk through the Lyceum’s gardens? | |
| |  International Roma Day by The Ovi Team
International Roma Day on April 8 is an opportunity to celebrate Romani culture but also to highlight the persecution and discrimination that Roma people face in all areas of life. | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #45 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Golden dawn pissing democracy by Thanos Kalamidas
This is going to be surreal but let me try de | |
| |  In a Serbian Forest, 1942 by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
We\'re surrounded. They\'re out there. We know that.
They will kill us all. At dawn they will come.It will be bloody.
We hear their tanks maneuvering b | |
| |  World Health Day by The Ovi Team
April 7th; World Health Day is commemorated each year on the day of 7th April, under the funding of World Health Organization (WHO).
In the year of 1948, World Health Organization detained the forem | |
| |  SnakeBoots #308 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE!
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| |  The Valley of Crows by Leah Sellers
Oh, beauteous and raucous Crow. The Black Crow, with its hidden iridescent highlights of deep purples, greens and golds is an Intelligent, Talkative and Community oriented corvine. A Bird often associated with mystical and magical l | |
| |  Jean Rhys by Abigail George
I can hear his voice in my veins. He calls me his, ‘Porcelain-darling’. Sometimes in my flat here in London I would move from one room to the next astonished at this ‘love-experiment’ I was delving into. I was now once a | |
| |  Oscar Wilde arrested by The Ovi Team
April 6th 1895; Writer Oscar Wilde is arrested after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
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| |  Life Undercover #308 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE!
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| |  How to Read a Poem by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Poetry has been a very powerful thing throughout history. The ritual dramas of all primitive peoples seem to have been recited and sung and acted out. Later, the belief systems of ancient civilizations were memorized by priestly cla | |
| |  The Odour Classification of Essential Oils by Murray Hunter
Odour is the primary feature of an essential oil when utilized as part of a product displaying a scent. Therefore odours require a standard system of classification, where those involved in the production, trade and eventual | |
| |  Kurt Cobain by The Ovi Team
5th April 1994; Modern rock icon Kurt Cobain lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the rock band Nirvana commits suicide with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #44 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! , HERE!
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| |  Outsiders and Insiders by Valerie Sartor
The territory of modern day China holds hundreds of different indigenous peoples, officially categorized into 55 minority groups. The dominant culture and group is the Han. Traditionally the Han have | |
| |  Euro-zone and Cyprus; the second experiment by Apopseis.gr
Ευρωζώνη και Κύπρος: Το Δεύτερο Πείρ | |
| |  International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance by The Ovi Team
April 4th; On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. | |
| |  Lift Spirits #307 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  I am a Catalyst for Change by Eleana Winter-Irving
I write about subjects that I want people to think about. I am not a facts and figures person. It doesn’t matter to me if 3,647 people were raped by priests, Cardinal, Bishops and the like or that it is 4,238 people raped. What matters is | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Austria challenges Germany\'s new pension tax ruling
A change to German tax law will require around 150,000 Austrians currently in receipt of a German | |
| |  World Party Day 2013 by The Ovi Team
April 3rd; World Party Day also known as P-Day is celebrated annually on April 3rd through personal and public observances of party-like atmosphere, as a synchronized global mass celebration of a better | |
| |  Show Bizz #308 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
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| |  Capitalistic Healthcare's Carnivorous Hypocrisies ! by Leah Sellers
Capitalism, like all Systemic Energies has the capacity to Be Benevolent and/or Malevolent.
America’s present day Healthcare System continues down the crooked Pathway of Malevolence.
Healt | |
| |  Defending European values and culture. by Christos Mouzeviris
I grew up in a Europe dominated by American or \"Anglophone\" songs and movies. But I remember when I was young, I was exposed at home to music from France, Italy and Greece, apart from the popular English speaking one. So what ever happened to | |
| |  World Autism Awareness Day 2013 by The Ovi Team
April 2nd; The United Nations General Assembly declared 2nd April as World Autism Awareness Day to focus the need of improving the lives of children and adults who suffer from the disorder so that they | |
| |  Dino & Anty #308 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE!
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| |  Earth Day 2013 by The Ovi Team
April 4th; On 8 December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4 April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. | |
| |  What Philosophy is Not by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
When I teach an Introduction to Philosophy course, the first thing I do is disabuse students of certain common misconceptions about philosophy. First and foremost is the one | |
| |  Fearing Ceasing Being by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Here we lie in a tent in a canyonIn deepest night, on the earth itselfAs though we had been dropped from the skyBy some sky god, straight down.
I am content. | |
| |  Fools' day by The Ovi Team
The BBC creates a hoax Panorama programme about spaghetti crops in Switzerland and showing women carefully plucking strands of spaghetti from a tree and laying them in the sun to dry. It should be remembered in context that Spaghetti was not a | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #43 by Tony Zuvela
More Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Developing Personal Mastery on the Run by Kittirat Yothangrong
We see on television and in the media so many outwardly beautiful people. They have perfect bodies, with perfect shape, matched with perfect smiles. However if we have the opportunity to get up close and personal to some | |
| |  Getting it Right by David Sparenberg
Do you think that I am different, so you prefer to shun and through isolation push me into silence? I am not so different. In my everyday I am ordinary; might even be simple. I should even like to believe and accept that everything | |
| |  Obama's Korean Peninsula "Game" Strategy seeks to achieve a wide range of objectives in his "Asian Pivot" by Murray Hunter
North Korea is being depicted as an irrational provocateur and aggressor in the escalation of threats and military maneuvers over the Korean Peninsula, and of course the regime\'s rhetoric is being used as proof of the inten | |
| |  Family Matters by Valerie Sartor
As an educator, I have found that work and education have priority over personal happiness for my Chinese students, both in China and abroad. Chinese students work extremely hard, keeping a serious mien, while American st | |
| |  But, Oh, Life Is Precious ! by Leah Sellers
Yes, yes…Oh, Life Is PreciousThat Fetus in your Womb is Precious…so PreciousBut if It is Born Gay or for whatever ReasonsChooses to be GayHu | |
| |  Ronald Reagan shot by The Ovi Team
March 30th 1981; John Hinckley, Jr. shoots President Ronald Reagan outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. just after the president had addressed the Building and Construction Workers Union of the AFL-CIO. Hinckley was armed with a .22 revo | |
| |  2nd Opinion #308 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
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| |  Who rules Singapore? The only true mercantile state in the world by Murray Hunter
The story of Singapore is an intriguing one. It\'s about how an island at the bottom of the Malay Peninsula developed into a modern city state and into one of the most powerful economies in the Asian region. Singapore has | |
| |  For a place in the Greek public hospitals by Apopseis.gr
Για μια θέση… σε δημόσιο νοσοκομε | |
| |  Tom Jones knighted by The Ovi Team
Tom Jones can apparently count among his many fans one Elizabeth Windsor of London, England—known professionally as Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #42 by Tony Zuvela
for more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  Chinua Achebe : A Reflection of When Things Fall Apart by Rene Wadlow
The death in a Boston hospital of Chinua Achebe, on 21 March 2013, the Nigerian novelist about whom it was said that his writings were “concerned with universal human communication across racial and cultural boundaries as a means of foste | |
| |  Part two of an Imaginary Conversation between an Agnostic and Aristotle by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Agnostic: Good morning professor Aristotle. Do you mind if I join you and your other students in your daily peripatet | |
| |  Lift Spirits 307 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
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| |  The Nightingale, the Rabbitt, hawks, sharks and wolves by Eleana Winter-Irving
The Rabbitt he’s a sly one, sly as a fox. The fox, she sits there with a glare on her face. So pretty when she genuinely smiles. She outwardly admires Rabbiitt, sometimes fiercely defending him.
The Nightingale, so poised | |
| |  Lessons Learned On the Way Up and Down the Old Magnolia Tree by Leah Sellers
“Come on, Steven Cox ! Last one up the Magnolia Tree is a rotten Egg ! Pee-uw ! I can smell you already ! Cheyenne laughingly taunted.
“F | |
| |  Typhoid Mary by The Ovi Team
March 27th 1915; Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – Novembe | |
| |  Swiss Guards by Patrick McWade
For more Then Again HERE!
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| |  The desperate plight of Islamic education in Southern Thailand by Murray Hunter
If a frequent traveler to Thailand goes around the country today, a rapid rise in the prominence of Muslims will be noticed, stretching from Chiang Rai in the north of the country right down into the south of the country. | |
| |  In Inner Mongolia by Vieno Vehko
Recently, I took a plane to Beijing. My flight was only an hour but we encountered severe turbulence. As the wind gusted, making the plan bounce, I whimpered quietly to myself. Suddenly, without thinking, I grabbed | |
| |  The Never-ending Pogroms in Myanmar by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
It was not too long ago that we witnessed the grisly massacre of minority Rohingya Muslims in the Arakan (Rakhine) state of Myanmar (Burma). Many of the western observers who grew up seeing the smiling face of Dalai Lama | |
| |  Africa Destined to Bleed Yet More! Any Remedy? by Dr. Muhammad A.K. Niazi
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| |  More on Anti-Catholic Reporting and Bias toward the Church by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
In the last couple of weeks, as I surveyed various news reports on the conclave to elect a new Pope, I have came to the conclusion that most of the mainstream reporters are either incompetent or incapable of writing about | |
| |  The bittersweet reunion of the Motown family by The Ovi Team
March 25th 1983; technically, the 25th anniversary of Motown Records should have been celebrated nine months later, in January 1984, but that was only one of several details glossed over in staging the landmark television special Motown 25: Yes | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #41 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  What fragrance tells us about personality by Murray Hunter
Fine fragrance has been associated with mood and the event for thousands of years. Fragrance is promoted as the essence of passion, identity, and the radiation of sensuality. Some believe that fragrance is a persona of themselves. | |
| |  Cypriot Bail-Out: Seriously Mrs. Merkel? by Christos Mouzeviris
The drama that unfolds in the Euro-zone seems to be never ending. This weekend another member of the block has applied for a bail out. One of the Mediterranean nations-Cyprus, applied for a 10 billion € bail out, but that is not where the | |
| |  World TB Day by The Ovi Team
March 24th; World TB Day commemorates 24 March 1882 when Dr Robert Koch discovered what causes tube | |
| |  Show Bizz 307 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
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| |  Mercury Retrograde by Eleana Winter-Irving
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| |  The Lady in the Red Hat, and Some Others by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
As though suddenly caught out,As though just returned from a land of clear light,As though she could, but will not, sayWhat it is that you need to hear,That would put you in tou | |
| |  World Meteorological Day by The Ovi Team
Each year on 23rd of March it\'s World Meteorological Day! In 2012 the theme | |
| |  Dino & Anty 307 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
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| |  The partnership is dead in Cyprus by Thanos Kalamidas
So let me see. Britain has a common currency, the pound. but for some reason Oxfordshire is not doing so well with economics so the central bank in London decides to isolate Oxfordshire and doomed the locals. And that’s a solution. Nothin | |
| |  Against all saviours by Apopseis.gr
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| |  World Water Day by The Ovi Team
March 22nd. Each year on the 22nd of March it\'s World Water Day. First celebrated in 199 | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #40 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Roosters Purty Whipper-Snapper and The Keeper by Leah Sellers
Cock-a-doodle-doo ! Cock-a-doodle-doo ! The two crowing Roosters flapped their wings and strutted about the large flock of peacefully clucking Hens. All of the Hens had their beaks | |
| |  20 Years to Trade Economic Independencefor Political Sovereignty by Ovi Magazine Guest
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| |  Moondog Coronation Ball by The Ovi Team
Breathless promotion on the local radio station. Tickets selling out in a single day. Thousands of teenagers, hours before show time, lining up outside the biggest venue in town. The scene outside the Cleveland Arena on a chilly Friday night in | |
| |  2nd Opinion 307 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
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| |  An Imaginary Conversation between Aristotle and an Agnostic on the Existence of God by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  The 10th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  International Day of the Francophone by The Ovi Team
March 20th; half a billion Francophones around the world will celebrate International Day of Francophonie on 20 | |
| |  SnakeBoots 306 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE!
For more Ovi | |
| |  Korea: Crisis and Opportunity by Rene Wadlow
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have recently increased, highlighted by the nuclear weapon test of North Korea and the subsequent reactions. In a message to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Rene Wadlow, President of the Associ | |
| |  Love of my life by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
If the fights were only playfightsThen what was the lovemaking?Our hearts just below our breastbones,We were yes particular friends, puffing our plumage, | |
| |  DeMille's Oscar by The Ovi Team
On March 19, 1953, legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille wins the only Academy Award of his career when The Greatest Show on Earth takes home an Oscar for Best Picture. The film, a big-budget extravaganza about circus life, starred Charlton Hest | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #039 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
For more Ov | |
| |  Benedetto Croce: The Philosophy of History and the Duty of Freedom - Chapter VII by Prof. Ernesto Paolozzi
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| |  A Television Lesson by David Sparenberg
Fox Network’s TV series THE FOLLOWING, what is it? What is it at the base of its storyline? First, America’s cult fascination with the vampire—the creature that blends sex and death, avoids its own death by drainin | |
| |  Sun-Earth Day by The Ovi Team
March 18th; NASA\'s Sun Earth Days team is joining forces with NASA EDGE to explore the violent nature of our Sun at the peak of solar activity and share discoveries from NASA\'s heliophysics and planetary missions during this exciting period. | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 306 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE!
Fo | |
| |  Floaters and the I Ching by Floco Tausin
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| |  Shied by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Out there, out on the expanse there were the trotting wolves.Who they were following I could not see.But weren\'t they deliberate, moving ahead with mouths closed?I shied and | |
| |  Beannachtai na Feile Padraig by The Ovi Team
The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Wales about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn, and he almost didn\'t get the job of bishop of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship. Far from being | |
| |  Life Undercover 306 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE!
For more O | |
| |  It is a banker's world!!! by Christos Mouzeviris
As if they did not have enough nerve to demand to be bailed out with public money, now some banks in Europe are bank in business as usual. Our whole lives were changed because of the crisis, that is a crisis of credit. Man | |
| |  Black Smoke by Eleana Winter-Irving
If the god of the Christian Bible was a loving god, why does he allow so much suffering and is he a misogynist? Does he hate the women he supposedly created? Why has he allowed women, the fairer sex to be supressed since the beginning of | |
| |  Henley Royal Regatta by The Ovi Team
March 16th 1839; the first Henley Royal Regatta is held. Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its orig | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #038 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
For more Ov | |
| |  The teaching of Joshi Bachi about the cradles by Murray Hunter
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| |  A Sea Gull and the World Await Holy Smoke by Leah Sellers
Millions of Eyes around the World, Catholic or not, gazed longingly and questioningly at the slender cylindrical chimney atop the Vatican during these propitious Ides of March. Eyes of Hope for the announcement of 2013’s unexpecte | |
| |  Orphans by David Sparenberg
Take another look around. Find your heart and be stricken by what you find and see. Be overwhelmed: give libation from the sea salt of your soul to dust of this traumatized Earth. So many refugees. So many victims— | |
| |  International Day Against Police Brutality by The Ovi Team
On March 15, 1997, the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality in Montreal hel | |
| |  Benedetto Croce: The Philosophy of History and the Duty of Freedom - Chapter VI by Prof. Ernesto Paolozzi
Chapter VIMethodological Liberalism
Croce’s political thought, even if always connected to the problematic of freedom, because of the enormity of referenc | |
| |  Boojim by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
\"They look just like character actors, Aunt Gracie,\" said Little Bones.\"They carry their whole history on their outsides,\" I corrected, in the knowledge that age uglifies.We were walking through t | |
| |  World Kidney Day by The Ovi Team
March 14th; the theme for 2012 was Donate - Kidneys for Life - Receive. So | |
| |  Lift Spirits 306 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  The Leaderless Party of Warring Hawks ? by Leah Sellers
Some folks claim that the Republican/Tea Party-Party doesn’t have Leadership. Hogwash ! The Republican/Tea Party-Party’s Leadership is covertly slidin’ and hidin’, | |
| |  The Legacy of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Rancho Santa Elena by The Ovi Team
March 13th; cult leader Adolpho de Jesus Constanzo sacrifices another human victim at | |
| |  Show Bizz 306 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE!
For more Ovi Car | |
| |  Lovers with gay family members by Annabelle Grant-Burdett
We sat down on the sofa . I was content. I was the woman who had the man she loved beside her. There was always an understanding between us that was unsaid about our gay family members - his brother and my father - but tonight he wanted to make | |
| |  Watching Second Graders by David Sparenberg
Watching Second Graders from SAINT ALPHONSUS PARISH SCHOOL
Look after tomorrow, Lord, tomorrow. While I, for one | |
| |  Paul weds Linda by The Ovi Team
March 12th 1969; on this day Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in a civil ceremony in London. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Marylebone Register Office to catch a glimpse of the couple as they arrived with Miss Eastman\'s six-year-o | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #037 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
For more Ov | |
| |  On Anti-Catholicism as the Last Acceptable Bias: a Revisiting by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Gorbachev, USSR leader by The Ovi Team
March 11th 1985; Mikhail Gorbachev took over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko, 73, died after a long illness. Sombre music preceded the news on radio and television and scheduled programmes were cancelled. The speed of nam | |
| |  Dino & Anty 306 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  A Journey by Arman Nobari
In 2008 I traveled with friends to various locations around Europe. We landed in Berlin, drove to Frank | |
| |  Children of the World by David Sparenberg
In Japanthere is a beautiful girl childmore lovely than a dreamwho will grow up in the shadowof the nightmare of Hiroshima. In | |
| |  James Earl Ray gets life by The Ovi Team
March 10th 1969; James Earl Ray was been jailed for 99 years by a court in Memphis, Tennessee, after admitting he carried out the murder of the American civil rights leader. His guilty plea was made on the understanding he was spared the electr | |
| |  Country-Lecture by Patrick McWade
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| |  Who makes public policy in Malaysia? by Murray Hunter
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| |  Vincent's Journey by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Barbie makes a debut by The Ovi Team
March 9th; on this day and ironically only one day after the international women’s day in 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie wa | |
| |  2nd Opinion 306 by Thanos K & Asa B
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For more Ovi C | |
| |  Don't wait till the Golden Dawn knocks on your door by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Who Rules by Bohdan Yuri
It\'s not who rules,But what rules.The names and faces change,Impostors just the same.The true rulers lie behindThe facades that we all blame. | |
| |  International Women's Day by The Ovi Team
International Women\'s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women\'s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #036 by Tony Zuvela
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| |  One Heck of a Dead-Dog Day ! by Leah Sellers
This story is based upon true events which occurred in the state of Texas, March 1, 2013. Ka-boom ! “Gotcha’ you ‘ole mongre | |
| |  Benedetto Croce: The Philosophy of History and the Duty of Freedom - Chapter IV by Prof. Ernesto Paolozzi
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| |  World Book Day by The Ovi Team
March 7th; World Book Day now that\'s my idea of the perfect awareness day! I lo | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 305 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Quantum Palmistry: The energy field by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  Heraclitus by David Sparenberg
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| |  World Maths Day by The Ovi Team
March 6th; World Maths Day 2013 wants to give pupils a change from their usual m | |
| |  Vatican Idol by Patrick McWade
For more For the Moment HERE!
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| |  Christianity as Integral Part of Western Civilization by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Thief of Time by Mirella Ionta
The poet contemplates the effects of Jesus\' passion on the measurement of time. She reflects on her own life, before this serious contemplation and embracing of Western history\'s most important event, and how her own concept of time changes a | |
| |  World Spelling Day by The Ovi Team
March 5th; Students everywhere will be participating in World Spelling Day! Spelling is s | |
| |  SnakeBoots 305 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE!
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| |  The Thai Deep South: Both Malaysia and Thailand Desperately Seeking Success by Murray Hunter
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| |  Benedetto Croce: The Philosophy of History and the Duty of Freedom - Chapter III by Prof. Ernesto Paolozzi
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| |  World Orphan Week by The Ovi Team
March 4-11th; World Orphan Week (WOW) began in the UK in 2005. The week aims to raise | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #035 by Tony Zuvela
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| |  Countering the Extinction of Experience by David Sparenberg
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| |  Caption of the month - March 2013 by The Ovi Team
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| |  Minnie the Moocher by The Ovi Team
3rd March, 1931; Cab Calloway makes music history when he records “Minnie | |
| |  Life Undercover 305 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE!
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| |  5 new books for the Ovi shelves by The Ovi Team
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| |  Singing from the Groin by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
When you really mean it.When you really need it.When it needs you.That’s when…Be honest, that’s whenYou know you have toLet | |
| |  Lift Spirits 305 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  Why support EU, Silvio? by Thanos Kalamidas
And now what? It seems that we are going to see in Italy the same play we saw a few months ago in Greece. A re-election or a huge compromise in the name of European unity. And in the middle of all that we also got an amateur clown and a profess | |
| |  Internet choices for March 2013 by The Ovi Team
March is the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. Coincidentally today we read that a billionaire is going to fund a trip to Mars for a couple. So a good chance to have a look at …space! | |
| |  Self Injury Awareness Day by The Ovi Team
March 1st; self Injury Awareness Day - Self-injury or self harming is when a | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #034 by Tony Zuvela
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| |  World Consumer Rights Day by The Ovi Team
March 15th; World Consumer Rights Day will be held around the globe to recognise ou | |
| |  Timely Reflections on Globalization and Capitalism vis a vis Justice by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Benedetto Croce: The Philosophy of History and the Duty of Freedom - Chapter II by Prof. Ernesto Paolozzi
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| |  Olof Palme assassinated by The Ovi Team
February 28th 1986; the Swedish prime minister died after being shot in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was wounded. Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked as they were leaving a cinema at about 2330 local time. Mr Palme was shot t | |
| |  Show Bizz 305 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  America's Economic Sequester: A Toxic Brew by Leah Sellers
Glug ! Glug ! And Chug-a-lug-lug ! Yech and Yuck ! This terrible Stuff ! Why’s it called America’s Economic Sequester ? What Self and Other Destructive Idio | |
| |  Writhe Before You by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
The strophe and anti-strophe of the beautiful deceitfulSongs and the caterwaulings of the women of the seraglio —You hear them as you walk the halls between their apartments. ... | |
| |  Argoud charged by The Ovi Team
February 27 1963; Antoine Argoud, President De Gaulle\'s arch enemy and a former colonel in the French Army was charged with an assassination attempt on the president. Argoud was, the only active member of the Algerian Secret Army (OAS) , an or | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal opposition chief demands renegotiation of bailoutPortugal should renegotiate the terms of its international bailout because its program of budget cuts has failed and sent the economy into a slump, the head of the m | |
| |  Obama's Nominations and the 'Kill-list' by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland has much to do to prepare for euro entryPoland has still much to do to prepare for the euro entry and benefit most from it, Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said on Thursday.\"I cannot imagine bein | |
| |  Fats Domino by The Ovi Team
February 28th 1928; \"I\'m worried about all the people in New Orleans. Tell them | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #033 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert!, HERE!
For more Ov | |
| |  Benedetto Croce: The Philosophy of History and the Duty of Freedom - Chapter I by Prof. Ernesto Paolozzi
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| |  Australia's National Security Paper: Did it amount to lost opportunities? by Murray Hunter
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| |  The Pope should not be replaced by Eleana Winter-Irving
The Pope should not be replaced. The Catholic Church should disband, and all Cardinals and Bishops should hang their heads in shame.The Pope is a nobody in spiritual terms. He is an ordinary person, living an extraordinary | |
| |  Enrico Caruso by The Ovi Team
February 25th 1873; there was a time in America, early in the last cent | |
| |  Should European citizens be happy about the ESM? by Christos Mouzeviris
While the European people are suffering from the ongoing economic crisis, they look up to their leaders for a solution. They want to stop living in austerity, losing their jobs, seeing their incomes sh | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Malta’s many joysStanding on a cliff overlooking the near-deserted beach in Ramla Bay on the northern shore of Gozo — the second largest of the islands that make up the Maltese archipelago — the mind easil | |
| |  Peron elected in Argentina by The Ovi Team
February 24th 1946; Juan Domingo Peron, the controversial former vice president of Argentina, is elected president. As president, Peron constructed an impressive populist alliance, and his vision of self-sufficiency for Argentina won him wide s | |
| |  Dino & Anty 305 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  A Revisiting of Upton Sinclair's The Money Changers by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
“The panic may have stopped, but the business of the country lay in ruins. For a week its financial heart had ceased to beat, and through all the arteries of commerce, and every smallest capillary, there was stagnation. Hundreds of firm | |
| |  Oh Please, Let's Focus on the Deficit by Leah Sellers
When the glass of Water We Worked so hard to fill to the rim gets bumped and knocked aboutAnd All of the Life Sustaining Water in the Glass splashes uselessly to the FloorLet’s Focus on the | |
| |  The sinking reality of the hotels in Athens by Apopseis.gr
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| |  Children receive first polio vaccine by The Ovi Team
February 23rd 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, receive the first injections of the new polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk.Though not as devastating as the plague o | |
| |  The nightmare in the neighbourhood by Thanos Kalamidas
What do you think when you read, Swaziland? I presume you think of a poor African country with little kids in the streets asking for food and a lot of support from the United Nations. Well you are not far from the truth and the more informed ca | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania not ready to discuss gay civil unions, says presidentThe president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė told journalists that she thinks the country is not ready for a discussion on gay marriage although she thin | |
| |  World Thinking Day by The Ovi Team
World Thinking Day is a day of friendship, advocacy and fundraising for 10 million Girl G | |
| |  2nd Opinion 305 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE!
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| |  The Yemeni Students revolution crossed the border by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
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| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvia mulls foreign adoption restrictions1,500 Latvian children have been adopted by foreigners over the past few years, prompting restricting initiatives in the Latvian parliament, local media report. Possible restriction | |
| |  International Mother Language Day by The Ovi Team
February 21st; International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by UNESCO\'s Gen | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #032 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  MENA Saga and Lady Gaga (Same dilemma from the MENA) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  World Day of Social Justice by The Ovi Team
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| |  PersOnality DisOrders 304 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE!
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| |  Dylan Thomas by The Ovi Team
February 20th 1950; Welsh poet Dylan Thomas arrives in New York for his first reading tour of the United States. His four U.S. tours were wildly successful but ended with Thomas\' death at age 39. Thomas was born and raised in Swansea, Wales, w | |
| |  Do It Yourself - For The World by Arman Nobari
When I was 20 I started painting. I felt like I missed the \"apprentice\" stage. I wasn\'t a child prodigy, I didn\'t go to art school - what the hell could I possible know about art? All I did know was t | |
| |  Divided Earth by David Sparenberg
These are not bodies beautiful pampered soft skinned and perfect, with all that can be imagined a mere and unreflective reach away, with all that “civilization” has to offer just h | |
| |  Deng Xiaoping dead by The Ovi Team
February 19th 1997; China\'s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping died at the age of 92. He had been suffering from failing health for several years and was last seen in public three years ago. The country\'s official news agency said his death was t | |
| |  SnakeBoots 304 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  The Wheel of Samsara as Descriptive Dysfunctional Organizational Typologies by Murray Hunter
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| |  Eureka!!! by Leah Sellers
Eureka !
Behold ! The Energetic Explosiveness of a Great Idea !The Energetic Inspirational and Aspirational Electro-Magnetic flow and surge | |
| |  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by The Ovi Team
February 18th 1885, Mark Twain publishes his famous--and famously controversial--novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At the book\'s heart is the journey of Huck and his friend Jim, a runaway slave, down the Mississippi River on a raft. Ji | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #031 by Tony Zuvela
for more Berserk Alert! HERE!
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| |  The Debate on the Use of Drones in the War on Terrorism by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seems to me the nature of | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Cross border action to tackle the mafiaTwo years ago, one of Italy’s most powerful crime groups, the ‘Ndrangheta, found some 40 of its associates put behind bars in the capital of the southern province Reggio Ca | |
| |  Kasparov defeats computer by The Ovi Team
February 17th 1996; in the final game of a six-game match, world chess champion Garry Kasparov triumphs over Deep Blue, IBM’s chess-playing computer, and wins the match, 4-2. However, Deep Blue goes on to defeat Kasparov in a heavily publ | |
| |  Life Undercover 304 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE!
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| |  "Walking under the ladder": Superstition and Ritual as a Cognitive bias in Management Decision making by Ovi Magazine Guest
Dr. Yoshifumi Harada / Professor Murray Hunter
Abstract. Thi | |
| |  National Sun-Power by Leah Sellers
What is Power ?Some say the Sun is PowerfulBecause the Sun shines so brightly in the SkyIt creates atmospheric conditions which effect/affect Earth’s climateEarth’s many weathered moodsIt warms the Sk | |
| |  Castro sworn in by The Ovi Team
On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro is sworn in as prime minister of Cuba after leading a guerrilla campaign that forced right-wing dictator Fulgencio Batista into exile. Castro, who became commander in chief of Cuba\'s armed forces after Batist | |
| |  Lift Spirits 304 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE!
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| |  Lost rights of Yemeni Workers in Saudi Arabia by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
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| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Austerity raises child poverty rate in Ireland to 19.7%Child poverty rates have increased in five countries which are cutting their budget spending, including Ireland, a study has shown. Rates of | |
| |  Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children by The Ovi Team
February 15th 1852; Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits its first patient. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) is a children\'s hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the Great Ormond Stree | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #030 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE!
For more Ov | |
| |  On Viewing Kathe Kollwitz's "Death and a Woman, Ascending" by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Yes, an affirmation. Yes, an ascension.Now is the quiet, and a lack of lacking.She\'s been waiting upon it, The inner peacefulness of restful non-existence.Letting go, the end of tears, is best. | |
| |  Love lies dark in deep spring by Mirella Ionta
Love lies dark in deep spring Limp doves take up the sky when lights go dim Rain drops like tears where no bees sting Love lies dead in dumb dread when no birds sing.Restive to woo is a bomb dropped coldDe | |
| |  Chernenko by The Ovi Team
February 14th 1984; following the death of Yuri Andropov four days earlier, Konstantin Chernenko takes over as the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, the ruling position in the Soviet Union. Chernenko was the last of the Russian c | |
| |  Show Bizz 304 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Some Musings on Resigning Popes of the Catholic Church by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  A very predictable new EU Budget for 2013 by Christos Mouzeviris
After nail biting negotiations of the EU Council to agree on the EU Budget 2013 that will transform EU\'s policies and finances for the next 10 years, the budget was agreed. Now it is up to the European Parliament to vote for it and approve it, | |
| |  Dresden devastated by The Ovi Team
On the evening of February 13, 1945, the most controversial episode in the Allied air war against Germany begins as hundreds of British bombers loaded with incendiaries and high-explosive bombs descend on Dresden, a historic city located in eastern Ger | |
| |  Dino & Anty 304 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Syria: An Orderly Transition by Rene Wadlow
Can there be an orderly transition within Syria toward a new regime which reflects Syria’s pluralistic society?Can this orderly transition process avoid additional violence, and increased hostility among segments of society? | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary government to curb powers of constitutional court Hungary's government is set to curb the powers of the country's constitutional court, after the body thwarted plans to introduce a con | |
| |  Teatro di San Carlo by The Ovi Team
February 12th 1816; the Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is destroyed by fire. The Real Teatro di San Carlo is an opera house in Naples, Italy. It is the oldest continuously active such venue in Europe and it is re | |
| |  The Works of Arman Nobari by Arman Nobari
I come from a very culturally mixed background and upbringing, with stories of my relatives escaping Iran in the 70's, or experiencing racism in the United States during this same time. Many of my pieces attempt to interact with the dialogue between c | |
| |  Ma and Pa Mockingbird's Gerrymandering Adventure with a Filibustering Drone Critter by Leah Sellers
“Ma ! Ma ! Look out below. I’m flyin’ into the Nest hard and fast !” Pa Mockingbird squawked as he awkwardly dove into The Mockingbird’s Nest, knocking Ma Mockingbird off of her feet and flat o | |
| |  Free Nelson Mandela by The Ovi Team
February 11th 1990; leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela was freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years. His release followed the relaxation of apartheid laws - including lifting the ban on leading black rights party the African | |
| |  2nd Opinion 304 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  The Dragon, the Snake, and the Horse - the coming year ahead by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  In the Presence of Great Men by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
The Pantheon in Paris:Music plays in my head on the journey thence, and never dissolves.For this must be a holy place, a place where the great men lie, lined up in rows. It is quiet in here, and one comes face to f | |
| |  World YWCA by The Ovi Team
February 10th 1870; The YWCA is founded in New York City. The World YWCA is the umbrella organization of the global network of the YWCA, a movement of women working for social and economic change around the world. It advocates for young women | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 303 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Who Will Rule the 21st Century? A Review Essay on Power and Modernities by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order by Martin Jacques (2009). “The Future of American Power. Dominance and Decline in Pe | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
'New Wars' Demand New MindsetsGermany's government recently announced plans to do a 180-degree policy shift by deploying armed drones in combat. It argues that remote-controlled killing | |
| |  McCarthy launches anti-red crusade by The Ovi Team
February 9th 1950; United States Senator Joe McCarthy accused more than 200 staff in the State Department of being members of the Communist Party. He made the startling allegation in a public speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, saying the State Departme | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #028 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Shame! by Thanos Kalamidas
The last few months more and more photos and videos have started appearing in the international media and internet showing poor and homeless in Greece. In a very twisted way there is something good out of it because people might escape their stere | |
| |  New Queen by The Ovi Team
February 8th 1952; Princess Elizabeth formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. Lords of the Council - numbering 150 - representatives from the Commonwealth, officials from the City of London - including the | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Free food handout ends in one person trampled in GreeceA protesting action that gathered Greek farmers outside the agriculture ministry in Athens on Wednesday ended in one man trampled by the crowd | |
| |  Life Undercover 303 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Organic Production of Essential Oils by Murray Hunter
Organic farming involves crop cultivation to produce uncontaminated products free of pesticides, herbicides and heavy metals according to ecological principals while maintaining sustainability. There is remarkable gro | |
| |  The same place where unfallen angels dwell by Mirella Ionta
The same place where unfallen angels dwell The redeemed rejoice in their divine worth* | |
| |  Radical group 'arrested' heiress by The Ovi Team
February 7th 1974; a little-known group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) said its members are responsible for kidnapping the 19-year-old newspaper heiress, Patty Hearst, in California. The group sent a letter to a radio station in Be | |
| |  SnakeBoots 303 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The American-Alabama Liberty Man by Leah Sellers
That American-Alabama Man with a Gun. That Vietnamese War Vet, Jim Lee Dykes. That Man who Pro-Claims Liberty and Autonomy above all. That American-Alabama Liberty Man took his Gun and shot a Bus Driver, Charles A. Poland, Jr., w | |
| |  Our National Governments ...How "National" are they really by Christos Mouzeviris
Most people that have any objections to giving full power to EU and the European Parliament, are doing so because they trust more their National Governments and they do not want to lose their national sovereignt | |
| |  Butcher of Lyon by The Ovi Team
February 6th 1983; war criminal and former Gestapo commandant Klaus Barbie arrived in France to stand trial for crimes committed 37 years ago. The 69-year-old, known as the 'Butcher of Lyon', was behind the deaths of more than 4,000 Jew | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #027 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Let's look at Quantum Palmistry by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
Over the many years that I have been reading peoples’ palms, I have often looked at the accuracy of these readings. Overtime I discovered that any reading of the lines on a hand is subject to some unexplained greater forces. | |
| |  Improve or selling out public resources by Apopseis.gr
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| |  Noriega on drug charges by The Ovi Team
On February 5, 1988, two federal grand juries in Florida announce indictments of Panama military strongman General Manuel Antonio Noriega and 16 associates on drug smuggling and money laundering charges. Noriega, the de facto dictator of Panama | |
| |  Lift Spirits 303 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Lies about peace and war! by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  In an Outcry Of Anger by David Sparenberg
“With a black charcoal I painted Christ on a big piece of canvas I rolled open on the concrete of the patio. It was a Christ | |
| |  World Cancer Day 2013 by The Ovi Team
4th of February. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounted for 7.6 milli | |
| |  Show Bizz 303 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The EU's Cultural Identity as Envisioned by its Founding Fathers by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  If It Begins to Roll of Its Own Accord by Mirella Ionta
If It Begins to Roll of Its Own AccordIf it begins to roll of its own accord,The rock that kept a grave alive;The drunk word that was sold to the world as sword; The sun that shone when darkness was set to st | |
| |  John Cassavetes by The Ovi Team
December 3rd; the film director, writer and actor John Cassavetes, h | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #026 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Internet choices for February 2013 by The Ovi Team
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| |  Nationalism semantics by Christos Mouzeviris
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| |  Nationalism and patriotism by Giorgos Kontogiannis
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| |  Dino & Anty 303 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Ovi magazine thematic issue #24 "Nationalism" by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  The Incoherences of Nationalism by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Nationalism and Universalism in Italian and European History by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  When Spiritual Chaos Begets Political Unity: How Freemasonry United Italy by Mirella Ionta
With structures that have accommodated masonic activities still standing today in major cities in the Western World, we are often reminded of the existence of a secret society that is believed to have controlled the political and financial e | |
| |  Are South-East Asian "B" Schools infatuated with 'Western' Management ideas? by Murray Hunter
In the rapidly urbanizing ASEAN region today upward career mobility requires a diploma, degree, and some form of post graduate qualifications to get promotions, particularly within the desirable publicly listed companies in | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Lights out – France to force shops and offices to go dark overnightShops and offices throughout France will be forced to turn off their lights overnight in a bid to fight light pollution, the | |
| |  Phillip Glass by The Ovi Team
January 31st; Phillip Glass, a vital force in postmodern music, is born in Baltimore, Maryland, on this day in 1937. | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #025 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 11): The Life Line and Your Financial Destiny by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
Today we are going to take a look at the life line as an indicator of energy required to pursue wealth. | |
| |  The Mount of our Hours by David Sparenberg
To grow into maturity, to attain to the level of genuine responsibility, there are certain initiating movements which must take place. Perhaps there is a shuddering followed by the process and the art of breaking open? This is so simil | |
| |  Gandhi assassinated by The Ovi Team
January 30th 1948; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic. Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi's Vaishnava mother was d | |
| |  2nd Opinion 303 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  What's Next from Obama? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
President Obama has started his second term in office. He is a good orator and did not disappoint his admirers who either came to the capital city or turned on the TV or radio to listen to his second inaugural speech. His last four years were able | |
| |  May the light that never grows dim within become starry night by Mirella Ionta
May the light that never grows dim within become starry night Like a steady moon in a windless sky. The | |
| |  Peter, Paul and Mary sign by The Ovi Team
January 29th 1962; Peter, Paul and Mary didn't revolutionize folk music the way | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #024 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Envisioning a Bridge to a Third Culture: A Contradiction or a Paradox? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
In two previous articles on C. P. Snow’s The Two Cultures I examined how the divide between liberal arts and science has been conceived and analyzed by the same Snow and his critics. In this third follow | |
| |  Finn report by Euro Reporter
New bioeconomy initiative in Finland to support SMEsThe bioeconomy is growing at an unprecedented rate, and the demand for new services and more efficient tools to boost business in this industry is | |
| |  Colette by The Ovi Team
January 28th 1873; on this day, French author Colette (born Sidonie-Gabrie | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 302 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Stages of Economic Development from an Opportunity Perspective: Rostow Extended by Murray Hunter
Introduction All economies evolve and develop over time and there have been many theories developed over the years that have attempted to give both descriptive and predictive explana | |
| |  Teknologins geopolitik och kolvatens nuvarande situation by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Teknologins geopolitik och kolvätens nuvarande situation | |
| |  Auschwitz liberated by The Ovi Team
January 27th 1945; The Red Army liberated the Nazis' biggest concentration camp at Auschwitz in south-western Poland. According to reports, hundreds of thousands of Polish people, as well as Jews from a number of other European countries, have been | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #023 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  My Culinary Journey by Phantiwa Kongsiri
Ovi magazines welcomes Phantiwa Kongsiri, a researc | |
| |  Europe: The new Sisyphus by Apopseis.gr
Europe is sinking slowly into the quicksand of a deflationary depression, and the demographic time bomb that is sapping the foundations of Europe is the rapidly greying and ageing of the population.Where in effect there | |
| |  India becomes a republic by The Ovi Team
January 26th 1950; the independent republic of India is officially born on that day, after nearly 100 years of British rule. A public holiday was declared throughout the country, and millions of people celebrated with processions and ceremonies to hois | |
| |  SnakeBoots 302 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Side-effects of a mailbox by Thanos Kalamidas
The constant increasing readership of Ovi magazine has also brought something else, the side effects. And one of them that sometimes makes you angry, sometimes sad or uncomfortable and occasionally laugh is the mail. During the day I try to go oft | |
| |  Memoria, make clear by God's Speed by Mirella Ionta
Where art the stairs Augustine scaled To find a vast field of memory? Inside spaces of ancient Rome where moods of one time store repertum? As property of mind and soul Memoria holds sorrows of yore and | |
| |  First Winter Olympics by The Ovi Team
On January 25, 1924, the first Winter Olympics take off in style at Chamonix in the French Alps. Spectators were thrilled by the ski jump and bobsled as well as 12 other events involving a total of six sports. The "International Winter Spo | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #022 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  The fighting between Al Qaeda and USA, outside law and Human rights. by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
USA …More fighting with Al Qaeda more innocents killed. | |
| |  Should Europe help developing countries? by Christos Mouzeviris
In periods of economic difficulties like the current we are living,often the issue of charity or aid comes to the surface of any political or social debate. Should a state offer aid to other poorer nations? Should Europe be helping developing coun | |
| |  Winston Churchill dies by The Ovi Team
January 24th 1965; Sir Winston Churchill died at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Clementine Churchill and other members of the family at his bedside. He suffered a stroke 15 days before and gradually slipped into a deep sleep from which he never awakened | |
| |  Life Undercover 302 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Smile Inside by Kittirat Yothangrong
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| |  Dancer by David Sparenberg
one stands upand one steps forwardand opens a wayand there it isthe worldand not the whole worldbut the little world, immediateand just at the skinsof your fingertipsand it is not mone | |
| |  Insulin, first use by The Ovi Team
23rd January, 1922: The first injection of Insulin (called isletin originally) on Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old diabetic who lay dying at the Toronto General Hospital on 11th January 1922 caused a severe allergic reaction. For the next 12 days t | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #021 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  A Perceptual-Cognition Map by Murray Hunter
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| |  Who Could Not Love You? by Leah Sellers
Dear President Barak Hussein Obama, Who Could Not Love You ?The Idea of You…..The Healing Power of what You Can, Do and Will Represent ?The Hopes and Dreams You Can, Do and Will Aspire Toward - The Fa | |
| |  Queen Victoria dies by The Ovi Team
The death of Queen Victoria on January 22, 1901, ends an era in which most of her British subjects know no other monarch. Her 63-year reign, the longest in British history, saw the growth of an empire on which the sun never set. Victoria restored digni | |
| |  Lift Spirits 302 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Two Cultures: a Sequel, Lest we Reinvent the Wheel by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
“Why is there Something rather than Nothing?” | |
| |  When Lance and Oprah sentenced sports to death by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Tehran frees US hostages by The Ovi Team
January 21st 1981; The 52 American hostages held at the US embassy in Tehran for more than 14 months arrived in West Germany on their way home to the United States. The former diplomats and embassy staff stepped from the plane onto the tarmac at W | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #020 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Turn your Guns into Medicine Bundles by David Sparenberg
This is what I have to say. Do not reply on thinking. Thinking is a labyrinth. Do not reply on belief. Belief alone but rarely saves in face of clear and present danger. Even less when danger is everywhere. | |
| |  Higher education in Greece by Apopseis.gr
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| |  John F Kennedy sworn in as US president by The Ovi Team
January 20 1961; The Democrat John F Kennedy was sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States. The 43-year-old Roman Catholic was inaugurated as the 35th president on a snow-covered Capitol Hill in Washington. He takes over from th | |
| |  Show Bizz 302 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Gitmo - America's legal black hole by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Friday, January 11 was the 11th anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba in which hundreds of Muslims, mostly unrelated to any terrorist activities, continue to be holed up without any rights. The prison symbolizes what | |
| |  Asien behover ASEAN-isation och inte Pakistanisation for dess kontinent by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Asien behöver ASEAN-isation och inte Pakistanisation för dess kontinen | |
| |  Indira Gandhi by The Ovi Team
January 19th 1966; Indira Gandhi, only daughter of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, became the country's next leader. She was chosen at the end of a bitter leadership battle with former finance minister Morarji Desai. Followi | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #019 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  One Child Per Family, How is it like in China? by Lily Jade
I can’t remember how many times I’ve been asked about One Child Policy, at the moment people learned I’m from China. Indeed, you wouldn’t understand it if you never lived there. According to all the questions I was as | |
| |  For you, noble, gentle heart by Mirella Ionta
For you, noble, gentle heart Whose mandate of love God grants to award the value of Light.If damned spirits have pranced on impaired piety which long has taken the face of Fright,Seek not dead beauty and art | |
| |  Peace conference begins in Paris by The Ovi Team
January 18th 1919 in Paris, France, some of the most powerful people in the world meet to begin the long, complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end of the First World War. Leaders of the victorious Allied powers--France, Great | |
| |  Dino & Anty 302 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Democracy, Religion and Philosophy: A Review Essay by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
“I cannot understand how any realization of the democratic ideal as a vital moral and spiritual ideal in human affai | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Leader’s Twitter feud to become operaA Twitter feud in June between the Estonian president and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman who questioned the impact of Estonia's austerity measur | |
| |  Mother of all Battles by The Ovi Team
January 17 1991; The Gulf War Allies send hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq, at the start of Operation Desert Storm. The American, British, French, Saudi and Kuwaiti aircraft took off at 2330 GMT. Their bombs were aimed at military | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #018 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Let's Talk About Guns! by Leah Sellers
Imagine, rootin’ tootin’ pistol packin’ mamas and papas strolling the neighborhoods with their children and squeaky baby carriages, shopping at grocery stores (complaining and grumbling ever louder and more stridently abou | |
| |  Red Underwear by Aloysius-Gonzaga
Udeani was sharpening his favourite machete when the DHL man’s delivery motorcycle sounded across the brick fence. He abandoned the machete and took position near the centre of the gate which was closed and | |
| |  Martin Luther King Day by The Ovi Team
It took 15 years to create the federal Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Congressman John Conyers, Democrat from Michigan, first introduced legislation for a commemorative holiday four days after King was assassinated in 1968. After the bill becam | |
| |  2nd Opinion 302 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Who Really Rules Australia?: A tragic tale of the Australian People by Murray Hunter
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| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
New marijuana ban for foreigners sees change after intense lobbyingOn a wet winter afternoon, the place was empty. The palm-tree murals went un-admired, the elaborate smoke-extraction system was tur | |
| |  Hill Street Blues begins by The Ovi Team
January 15th 1981; Hill Street Blues, television's landmark cops-and-robbers drama, debuts on NBC. When Hill Street Blues first appeared, the police show had pretty much been given up for dead. Critics savaged stodgy and moralistic melodram | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #017 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert!, HERE! | |
| |  Albert Schweitzer: Reverence for Life by Rene Wadlow
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Denmark aims to end carbon-based energy If Europe is being strangled by its social welfare systems, as many in the United States believe, what is to be made of Denmark? Denmark is a social welfare s | |
| |  Conrad returns to London by The Ovi Team
January 14th, on this day in 1894, Joseph Conrad returns to London to settle down after a long career at sea. There, he begins rewriting a story he had been working on during his travels, which becomes his first novel, Almayer's Folly. | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 301 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Stolen Matisse recoveredA stolen Henri Matisse | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
A leading presidential candidate has a full-face tattooFile this under, “Things that could never happen in America.” That man is Vladimir Franz, a Czech composer who is tattooed from hea | |
| |  Allies bomb Iraq by The Ovi Team
January 13th 1993; American, British and French fighter jets carried out a series of bombing raids over southern Iraq. The Iraqis have repeatedly breached the "no-fly zone" set up after the Gulf War - which began almost two years ago - a | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #016 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Vivekananda: Indian Tought Moves West by Rene Wadlow
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| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Banking reforms urgedCyprus will have to take steps to tackle money laundering and improve the transparency of its banking sector to secure an international bailout deal that may have to wait until | |
| |  Jack London by The Ovi Team
January 12th 1876; On this day, Jack London, the illegitimate son of an astrologer | |
| |  SnakeBoots 301 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  A book with Rage by The Ovi Team
When I read Leah Sellers’ story “A Young | |
| |  Fascism occupies villa Greece with police brutality by Thanos Kalamidas
Even though watching live Neil Armstrong doing his first step in the moon marked my youth and all my dreams for long time, even though faster cars, supersonic planes and colour television were admirable the biggest technological revolution that ha | |
| |  Nikos Kavvadias by The Ovi Team
Nikos Kavvadias born in January 11, 1910 and he was a poet and writer; currently | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #015 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  The Schizophrenic American Republican Gaga Gaggle by Leah Sellers
The American Republican Gaga Gaggle of the 112th and possibly the 113th Congresses has become destructively Schizophrenic. A Gaga is a “glove or a cap cast on the ground as a pledge of combat or a token of defiance”. | |
| |  Scenarios of a British exit from the EU by Christos Mouzeviris
During the past few months certain debates have gained momentum in Europe. Catalonia seceding from Spain, Scotland from the UK and the UK leaving from he EU altogether. The United Kingdom has had an uneasy relationship with Europe e | |
| |  League of Nations by The Ovi Team
On January 10, 1920, the League of Nations formally comes into being when | |
| |  Life Undercover 301 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  What is left to believe in? by Bouke S. Nagel
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| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Nuclear referendum is sloppily organizedDaniel Valchev, former Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister and co-founder of the Bulgaria for Citizens Movement, has urged Prime Minister Boyko Boris | |
| |  iPhone birthday by The Ovi Team
January 9th, On this day in 2007, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPhon | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #014 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert!, HERE! | |
| |  Revisiting C.P. Snow's "Two Cultures" by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Sterling crisis looms as UK current account deficit balloonsIt’s the sort of problem you might have thought disappeared with the 1970s, but as the Coalition renews its wedding vows, that | |
| |  Randolph Hearst stops Citizen Kane by The Ovi Team
January 8th, one of Hollywood’s most famous clashes of the titans - an upstar | |
| |  Lift Spirits 301 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Cognitive Traps: Heuristics, Bias, Misconceptions, Fallacies and Abstract Inferences by Murray Hunter
To handle the enormous amounts of incoming information and | |
| |  Gypsy Pilgrimage by David Sparenberg
We are on the road. It is both peaceful and lively to be together. And there is a magic in the motion of many with honest and open hearts. We are many, but not all. More are passing by, fixated on fleeing, and the faster th | |
| |  Zora Neale by The Ovi Team
January 7th, on this day in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston, novelist and folklorist, is born in Eatonville, Fla. Although at the time of her death in 1960, Hurston had published more books than any other black woman in America, she was unable to capture | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #013 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Waiting for Darth Vader or a Hobbit lost in translation by Thanos Kalamidas
It all started with a post in Facebook and ended with a comment after the end of the film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” from my partner who watched the film with me. The post said, “I was very surprised by the Hobbit movie | |
| |  A chance for a real clean up in the Greek political system by Apopseis.gr
Η υπόθεση Παπακωνσταντίνου ευκαιρία για κ | |
| |  World day for War orphans by The Ovi Team
Usually we say that one picture says more than a thousand words. Unfortunately when it comes to war orphans there are thousands of pictures and all of them leave us …speechless!! | |
| |  2nd Opinion 301 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
French woman trapped in Roubaix shop for New Year | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
Supposedly you all read the news about Gerard Depardieu’s decision to become Russian citizen escaping from the French tax office, please Just look at this photo and write a caption/speech/bubble/thought or anything else that captures your | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Doubling of French applying to become Belgian citizens A total of 126 French people submitted applications in 2012 compared to 63 each in 2011 and 2010, according to Georges Dallemagne, the presiden | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #012 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Back to the Future: Transatlantic Culture Diatribes as Symptoms of an Alliance in Disarray? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Lately one can detect in some of the otherwise excellent political contributions to | |
| |  Internet choices for January 2013 by The Ovi Team
January is a beginning and perhaps a good chance to focus in things that add to our education and knowledge or even taste and why not humour. So the Ovi choices for January 2013 include a museum, art, photo and cartoons. Site | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Russia likely to return unique Esterhazy books to Austria soonAn agreement to return to Austria a unique book collection that was put together by Austria's Esterhazy upper class family and was b | |
| |  Show Bizz 301 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Cancer In Yemen in need revaluation by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
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| |  Because the premise from which Love begins to argue its truth by Mirella Ionta
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| |  Leonardo's flying machines by The Ovi Team
3rd of January 1496, Leonardo da Vinci tried for the first time unsuccessfully unfortunately to fly with one of the flying machines that had become his passion for long time. So that makes a great chance to remember the unbelievable creations o | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #011 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Europe: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue by Murray Hunter
Old Europe was once a grouping of feudal societies that occasionally interacted with each other. As transport and communication developed many of these feudal societies amalgamated to form larger societies known as nations where strings of allianc | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Gothenburg to introduce tolls to cut trafficSweden's second city Gothenburg will introduce a road toll on January 1 for all motorists entering or leaving the city, similar to one already in plac | |
| |  A refusal to a loyalty oath by The Ovi Team
January 2nd 1962. The Weavers, one of the most significant popular-music groups of the | |
| |  Dino & Anty 301 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Jacob Grimm by The Ovi Team
January 4th 1785; on this day, the older of the two Grimm brothers, Jacob, is bo | |
| |  Welcome To Security World ! by Leah Sellers
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| |  Happy New Year with the Obama effect by Thanos Kalamidas
Happy New Year. Traditions and customs demand to start the year with a wish. This wish. Happy New Year. But life nowadays has proved that wishes and hopes are not enough. And the last two decades have been hard, very hard for all of us. Wishes and | |
| |  Each must Earth Walk by David Sparenberg
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| |  Berserk Alert! #010 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  On Global Warming - A Concluding Unscientific Postscript by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Thoughts on Leif Ericsson. As a child in the lower grades of elementary school, my favorite subject was always geography. It also thrilled me to read about Leif E | |
| |  The Kitschy State of Montreal Architecture by Mirella Ionta
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| |  The Rohingya Question - Part IV by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Curriculum 2012 by Alex Vannini
For more Alex Vannini's drawings HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Timely Considerations on Soft Power and President Obama's Legacy by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  The Rohingya Question - Part III by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  The Seasons and the Slants by Michael Lee Johnson
I live my life inside my patio window.It’s here, at my business desk I slipinto my own warm pajamas and slippersseek Jesus, come to termswith my own cross and brittle conditions.Outside, wint | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #008 & 009 by Tony Zuvela
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| |  Palmistry (Part 10): Financial security 2 by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  What is wrong with the Greeks and Europeans in general? by Christos Mouzeviris
I often try to explain to many fellow Europeans how on Earth the Greeks have allowed their country to reach this point. How a country with so many resources and a great geopolitical strategic position can not achieve stability and become like m | |
| |  The Rohingya Question - Part II by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  2nd Opinion 244 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Defence Mechanisms by Murray Hunter
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| |  The Rohingya Question - Part I by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
DNA Tests for Illegal Immigrant ChildrenSpain plans to take DNA samples from illegal immigrant children arriving in the country's North African enclave of Melilla to make sure the adults accompa | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #006 & 007 by Tony Zuvela
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| |  HIV/AIDS in Yemen between society review and services weakness by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
Yemen is the third Middle Eastern state to pass a law to guarantee the rights of people living with HIV, after Djibouti and Sudan. People's rights are guaranteed in the constitution. The law also aims to reduce stigma directed at people | |
| |  Hildegard of Bingen: Medieval Visionary, Composer, Writer and Feminist by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Inside This World Zipped by Michael Lee Johnson
I‘m inside this world of silent creative spacewithin a zipped up tube of wordswithin the darkness I crawl from my vocabulary.I look on the walls of night look for an exit.I look through the cro | |
| |  50 Shades by Patrick McWade
For more Patrick McWade's The Again, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Money Oriented Happiness In China by Lily Jade
Talking of China, most people must be thinking about The Great Wall, low cost Made-in-China goods, and the fast growing economics in the past 30 years. Well, let’s leave those behind and have a look at of modern Chinese people's life. | |
| |  Inget asiatiskt arhundrade utan en pan-asiatisk organisation by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Boxing Day by The Ovi Team
Boxing Day is a public holiday occurring on the 26th of December. The exact etymology of the term "boxing" is unclear and there are several competing theories, none of which is definitive. The tradition has long included giving money and | |
| |  Berserk Alert! #004 & 005 by Tony Zuvela
For more Berserk Alert! HERE! | |
| |  Merry guns by Thanos Kalamidas
I know it is strange to see me writing in a religious day but do please go beyond the religious part and keep the message. The message is simple and it is love. It is compassion, understanding, carrying. But then again this Sunday on my radio show | |
| |  Lodge for the Elderelf & Santa Cruise by Patrick McWade
For more Patrick McWade' | |
| |  Christmas Traditions in Greece by The Ovi Team
St. Nicholas is important in Greece as the patron saint of sailors. According to Greek tradition, his clothes are drenched with brine, his beard drips with seawater, and his face is covered with perspiration because he has been working hard agains | |
| |  Christmas carols by The Ovi Team
Carols composed centuries ago, connected not only with Christmas but with our childhood. Two of the most popular and most translated Christmas carols are “O Christmas Tree” and naturally the “Silent Night.” So Ovi team join | |
| |  On Logic by Eleana Winter-Irving
Logic is a subject that should be taught in all schools from kindergarten to graduation. The teachers must never make a mistake, otherwise they will confuse the studen | |
| |  Berserk Alert! by Tony Zuvela
Tony Zuvela is the latest and very ...illustrated ad | |
| |  Mystery of the Missing Santa - Part IV by Thanos K & Asa B
4. A big mistake | |
| |  Christmas party games by The Ovi Team
It's Christmas and most will have people art home including a lot of kids. So here some games for the Christmas party. Stocking Stouffer SurpriseThis is an easy game to adapt for any age. The preparations are s | |
| |  Chesterton's Reflections on Modernity and Christmas by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Gilbert Keith Chesterton’s views on the continuing dehumanization of man, idealistic movements, social sciences, totalitarian fanatical ideologies, and the intel | |
| |  A Young Boy/Man's Rage, and A Knife He Wanted to Be a Gun - Part III by Leah Sellers
There was a knock at the door. All of us flinched. Knock, knock. Who's there? Would have a different meaning for all of us now. Lingering Memory vestiges of T.'s acts of Terrorism. It was a police woman and the precinct | |
| |  Mystery of the Missing Santa - Part III by Thanos K & Asa B
3. The plan in action | |
| |  Christmas Punch by Patrick McWade
For more "For the Moment" HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  A Young Boy/Man's Rage, and A Knife He Wanted to Be a Gun - Part II by Leah Sellers
We were a Self Contained Behavioral Classroom. There was nowhere else to go. The office didn't handle my students' problems. That was our job. I had sought Officer Thimble's help as a safeguard and, had found no help at all. The buc | |
| |  What Makes a Personal Care Company Successful? - Part II by Murray Hunter
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| |  How it goes by David Sparenberg
You are a beginning.Together we become process.At the core of this process—the us of togetherness, openand with purpose—there is dialogue.This dialogueis the miracle-threat oftransformation. | |
| |  Mystery of the Missing Santa - Part II by Thanos K & Asa B
2. Matti's plan | |
| |  What Makes a Personal Care Company Successful? - Part I by Murray Hunter
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| |  A Young Boy/Man's Rage, and A Knife He Wanted to Be a Gun - Part I by Leah Sellers
This is a True Story. I was the Teacher whose students and assistants were subjected to one Raging Young Man's Vision of Fiery, Murderous Rage, Fame and Glory.The young eighth grader who envisioned and acted out his nightm | |
| |  Picture, Cap and Gown by Michael Lee Johnson
Cap and gownhistory major,minor in mathgraduation underthe maple tree,bright red leaves,but the times don’t show it;a full face grins.There’s a shadowbelow your | |
| |  Mystery of the Missing Santa - Part I by Thanos K & Asa B
1. Where is Santa? "Ock-Ock!" said the rather muffled voic | |
| |  To boldly go by Thanos Kalamidas
Eight years ago we started a travel to boldly go where no man has gone before. At least that’s what we thought. Of course a lot of others have done the same but none of us before and it has been a mission to explore strange new worlds, to | |
| |  Musings on Ovi Magazine on its Eight Birthday by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
In the first place I’d like to congratulate the editors of Ovi magazine, its many contributors and its whole world-wide readership on the celebration of its 8th birthday. Happy Birthday Ovi! | |
| |  International Human Solidarity Day by The Ovi Team
December 20th. The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie relations between peoples in the Twenty-first century, and in that regard deci | |
| |  Defining corruption by Christos Mouzeviris
I often wonder what makes a country corrupt, what are the reasons that some countries are more corrupt than others and how we are defining which countries are more corrupt than others. In the recent list published last Wednesday by the anti-cor | |
| |  Confession by David Sparenberg
I am trying to remain honest. Never to pretend. This honesty is the mendicant’s cloak of my integrity. And I am not radically different from yourself (but perhaps in some choices only a difference shines). Nor am I be | |
| |  United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation by The Ovi Team
December 19th. South-South cooperation, as an important element of international cooperation for development, offers viable opportunities for developing countries and countries with economies in transition in their individual and collective pur | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 243 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Protecting Women Migrants: Finding the Balance by Rene Wadlow
The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day to mark the date in 1990 when the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families. | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania's prime minister to form new governmentRomania's president asked the prime minister today to form the new government despite a bitter feud between the two men. President Traian Bases | |
| |  International Migrants Day by The Ovi Team
December 18th. On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day. On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly had adopted t | |
| |  SnakeBoots 243 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  About Men by Eleana Winter-Irving
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| |  The first fly by The Ovi Team
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| |  Bowl of Black Petunias by Michael Lee Johnson
If you must leave me, pleaseleave me for something special,like a beautiful bowl of black petuniasfor when the memories leakand cracks appearand old memories fade,flowers rebuff bloom,s | |
| |  Give it a rest by Patrick McWade
For more "For the Moment" HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Singapore SMRT Labour Dispute: Symptoms of a dirty business and "human trafficking" in South-East Asia by Murray Hunter
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| |  Walk Lightly Kindred by David Sparenberg
What if I say to you (not comfortably but with quiet, edgy conviction) this: You and I, kindred, have a mission—we are called upon. This mission is not only a messenger service, it is also a vision quest. How do we see Earth | |
| |  Jane Austen by The Ovi Team
December 16th, English novelist Jane Austen is born on this day in 1775, the | |
| |  Life Undercover 243 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Yemeni NGOs and its role in the national dialogue conference by Abdullah A. Ali Sallam
In just a few days the national dialogue conference will convene in Yemen which may create some air of tension and anticipation over the next few as Yemen's future will be discussed. Many people in Yemen and abroad are looking forward to | |
| |  Why? by Thanos Kalamidas
1 child dying every 4 seconds14 children | |
| |  Eichmann sentenced to die by The Ovi Team
December 15th 1961; In Tel Aviv, Israel, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS officer who organized Adolf Hitler's "final solution of the Jewish question," is condemned to death by an Israeli war crimes tribunal.Eichmann | |
| |  Lift Spirits 243 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  CSG Mining will ruin this planet by Eleana Winter-Irving
I have been wanting to write an article/blog on CSG (Coal Seam Gas) now for a very long time, but I have been putting it off for several reasons. One, I am not a technical person, being predominantly right brained and I find wri | |
| |  The Sarah Palins' jinx by Thanos Kalamidas
My day starts with browsing the news and I do the same thing a few times during the day. And you must admit the news is not the best way to lift your spirits and start optimist a new day. So I go through the news, I check all the catastrophes, the | |
| |  The birth of quantum theory by The Ovi Team
December 14th 1900; German physicist Max Planck publishes his groundbreaki | |
| |  Show Bizz 243 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  From Lisbon to Barcelona - all the forgotten EU instruments by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
There is a claim currently circulating the EU, both cynical and misl | |
| |  Ravi Shankar dies by The Ovi Team
December 12th 2012. Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar has died in a hospital in the US, aged 92. His family said he had been admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego last week, but had failed to recover fully from surgery. Shankar ga | |
| |  Privatising European healthcare to make it more innovative? I do not think so! by Christos Mouzeviris
Recently many leaders in Europe are discussing ways on making Europe and its economy more competitive and promote innovation. And of course one of the things they love doing in situations like these is to cut the much hated by the capi | |
| |  World Violin Day by The Ovi Team
World Violin day is celebrated on 13th of December every year. Just twelve days before Ch | |
| |  Obama: Desperately seeking legacy. by Murray Hunter
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| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Tourism key for jobs and exports says President of PortugalThe President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has highlighted the importance of tourism to the country’s jobs and exports on the oc | |
| |  Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by The Ovi Team
December 12th 1967; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, a groundbreaking movie about an interracial romantic relationship starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton, opens in theatres. | |
| |  Dino & Anty 243 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Injustice and its Ramifications by Eleana Winter-Irving
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| |  Palmistry (Part 9): Your financial Security by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  Celebrating Mountain Life by The Ovi Team
December 11th; International Mountain Day. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary | |
| |  2nd Opinion 243 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Religion, History, Deep Ecology, Poetic Story-Telling in de Chardin, Berry, and Sparenberg's Vision: A Review Essay by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Life In The Age of Extinctions by David Sparenberg (Ovi magazine e-book, 2012; 237 pages | |
| |  The Universal declaration of Human Rights by The Ovi Team
PREAMBLEWhereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and con | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Man hurls paint cans at Poland's black MadonnaA man hurled cans of paint at Poland's most sacred icon on Sunday in an attack that failed to damage the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora but shocked | |
| |  Human Rights Day by The Ovi Team
December 10th, Human Rights Day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere. | |
| |  Developing natural products and new value chains in Kelantan while maintaining cultural integrity: What, How and For Whom. by Murray Hunter
Abstract | |
| |  Let's go Greece by Apopseis.gr
Πάμε Ελλάδα; Του Γιώργου Κοντογιάννη | |
| |  International Anti Corruption Day by The Ovi Team
December 9th. Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that a | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 242 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  December 21st 2012 Possibilities by Eleana Winter-Irving
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| |  My experiences as a young Greek immigrant in Europe. by Christos Mouzeviris
For the past 8 years, I live permanently in Dublin, Ireland. My decision to leave the country I was born proved to be the wisest decision of my life. Not that there are no problems and everything is rosy.Βθτ migration gave me aν adv | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Government class on EU funds absorptionJust 33.1% of EU funds available to Malta under the 2007-2013 financial frameworks have actually been paid out, MEP Edward Scicluna said Friday morning. The ME | |
| |  SnakeBoots 242 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  What dreams Kate of Cambridge has for Memona by Thanos Kalamidas
It was this huge headline on one of the British newspapers last week saying: definitely twins. Some kind of celebrity participant in reality shows had diagnosed that these morning discomforts of the future queen meant twins. At least now we kno | |
| |  The History of Nuclear Weapons - Part III by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
What of the case in which a great power, driven by hatred, would engage in bullying a smaller power until it toed the line that the great power demanded. Something like this happened in October of 1962, in Cuba. The hatred of the go | |
| |  International Civil Aviation Day by The Ovi Team
December 7th is the International Civil Aviation Day. On the occasion of its 50th anniv | |
| |  Life Undercover 242 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  "Religion": an Obscene Word? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Lift Spirits 242 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Super-Duper Oil and Money Scooper! Va-Room! Va-Room! by Leah Sellers
Well, Folks ! During the same week that a group of Poor Working Class stiffs were getting told that their apartment building had been condemned, and that they were going to have to leave the premises that very same evening with whatever belo | |
| |  The History of Nuclear Weapons Part II by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Analytically, pace Russell, there have always been three possible situations in which a nuclear weapon would be unleashed by any nation. The first situation is that two great powers, each armed with nuclear weapons, would trade blows w | |
| |  Prohibition ends by The Ovi Team
December 5th 1933; the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America. At 5:32 p.m. EST, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the am | |
| |  Show Bizz 242 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Gnostic vs. Religion by Eleana Winter-Irving
This is what it is like being a Gnostic talking to a person of ‘faith’ or a person who follows a religion; including Buddhism, which is really more a way of life, rather than worshiping a single god. So let me | |
| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
Luxembourg royals deny contacts with Britain's MI6Luxembourg's royal family on Saturday denied that head of state Grand Duke Henri maintained contacts with Britain's MI6 secret service. | |
| |  Smog kills thousands by The Ovi Team
December 4th 1952; heavy smog begins to hover over London, England. It persists for four days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people. It was a Thursday afternoon when a high-pressure air mass stalled over the Thames River Valley. When | |
| |  Dino & Anty 242 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The History of Nuclear Weapons - Part I by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
What I will bruit in this article may cause negative comments, but I persevere in believing that the ideas I raise here are persuasive. Everyone is familiar with the questions that surround nuclear weapons, su | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania government debt shrinks in October to 37.5% of GDPLithuania’s central government debt shrank to 37.5 percent of this year’s projected gross domestic product at the end of Octob | |
| |  International Day of Disabled Persons by The Ovi Team
December 3rd; International Day of Disabled Persons. Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. | |
| |  2nd Opinion 242 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The myth of the business plan by Murray Hunter
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| |  International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2012 by The Ovi Team
December 2nd; the International Day for the Abolition of Slaverymarks the | |
| |  Life In The Age Of Extinctions by The Ovi Team
When we started the Ovi bookshop we aimed to reach people in variety of themes and interests. Six years after and | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 241 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The exhaustion of Greek political system and a society in flames by Dimitra Karantzeni
As the days go by, current | |
| |  World HIV/AIDS day by The Ovi Team
This World AIDS Day – and all year round – we're asking you to Act Aware. Acting aware means finding out the facts about HIV and using this knowledge to protect yourself and others from HIV infection. Many people do not understand | |
| |  SnakeBoots 241 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The National Animal Farm Rodeo! by Leah Sellers
“Ole Mitch McConnell ran an Animal FarmEe-I-ee-heave-ho !And on this Animal FarmHe had a Barn full of Bulls (and an occasional heifer)Moo-oh-Moo-lah-oh !They swore to break some horns hereAn | |
| |  I am embarrassed You are Greek, Mihaloliakos and Kasidiaris by Thanos Kalamidas
The last few days a series of surveys in Greece show the neo-Nazi party of the Golden Dawn rising to the position of the third party in popularity with more than 12%. The same time the insolence of their representatives in the Greek parliament | |
| |  Obama finds South-East Asia much tougher than he thought by Murray Hunter
Obama's visits to both Thailand and Burma went symbolically well. He did all the right things in Thailand and in spite of all the reservations about Obama's Burma visit, he may have sent all the right messages, particularly through the way | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuanian lawmaker dies in radio studioA senior Lithuanian lawmaker died Monday in a radio studio just a minute before he was due to go on air for a talk show, the programme's editor said. Juli | |
| |  Very Disappointed with the 21st Century by Eleana Winter-Irving
During the latter part of the 20th century, I saw a disturbing downward trend. There was a fear of another World War looming and many unethical practices going un-punished. However, I saw the 21st century as a renewal, a correction of | |
| |  International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People by The Ovi Team
November 29th. In 1977, the General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (resolution 32/40 B). On that day, in 1947, the Assembly adopted the resolution on the | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement within OSCE Minsk Group’s proposalsLatvia hopes for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to be resolved peacefully within the proposals of the OS | |
| |  Life Undercover 241 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Subsidy Society by Bouke S. Nagel
Over the past years many books, movies and documentaries appeared about the financial crisis and the state of contemporary society in the West. I am thinking of writers and commentators like Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Michael Lewis and Jim Roger | |
| |  Shrouds of fire by David Sparenberg
People are murdered. At the time som | |
| |  The Greek Diaspora: A return home by Apopseis.gr
The Greek diaspora has existed now for nearly | |
| |  Lift Spirits 241 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Australia's Guantanamo in Nauru - Both sides of politics appear to be guilty of human rights violations by Murray Hunter
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| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Centre-left chooses candidate to succeed MontiItaly's centre-left votes on Sunday for a candidate who will become front runner to succeed Mario Monti as prime minister after a general election n | |
| |  Bruce Lee by The Ovi Team
November 27th 1940; On this day in 1940, the actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee is born in San Francisco, California. In his all-too-brief career, Lee became a film star in Asia, and a pop-culture icon, posthumously, in America. | |
| |  Show Bizz 241 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Pacific Trade Agreements, Prosperity and Democracy: for Whom does the Bell Toll? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  A very short comment on the Gaza tragedy... by Christos Mouzeviris
The Western media are rushing to make money by covering the situation in the Middle East and the escalating crisis in Gaza. "What should Europe do to help," many ask or ponder! "We must help those poor kinds in Palestine! Bring peac | |
| |  Casablanca premieres by The Ovi Team
November 26th 1942, Casablanca, a World War II-era drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City; it will go on to become one of the most beloved Hollywood movies in history. In the film, Bogart played Rick Blain | |
| |  Dino & Anty 241 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Silent Violence Against Women by Rene Wadlow
25 November is the UN-proclaimed International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Violence against women is a year-round occurrence and continues to an alarming degree. Violence against women is an attack upon their bodily in | |
| |  Report from the war zone by Apopseis.gr
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| |  International day to eliminate violence against women by The Ovi Team
November 25th, the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution designating November 25 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The resolution, which was introduced by the Dominican Republic, marked the anniv | |
| |  2nd Opinion 241 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Santa stuck by beard at Reading shopping centre | |
| |  Oswald murdered by The Ovi Team
November 24th 1963; the man accused of assassinating the US President, John F Kennedy, was shot dead in a Dallas police station. Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old former Marine, was being transferred from police headquarters to the county jail, at | |
| |  Mene Tekel Peres by Kufre Udeme
Mene tekel peresUnited States of AmericaLike the days of corn in the farmSo are your days numbered with finger tipsNo matter how wild a candle glowsMene tekel peresThe wick and wax will come to naught | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 240 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Head in the sand by Thanos Kalamidas
There is a myth, far from the truth, that when an ostrich feels scared or threaten buries her head in sand. That’s the myth but it seems that the leadership of the European Union tries to prove that is not the ostrich that buries her head in | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Ireland and IMF taking steps to prepare for bailout exit in 2013A number of measures, including access to dedicated credit lines, are to be put in place to ease Ireland’s exit from the bailout | |
| |  Far from the Madding Crowd by The Ovi Team
November 23rd 1874; on this day, Thomas Hardy's novel Far from the Madding Crowd is publ | |
| |  SnakeBoots 240 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Justifying Operation Storm: The Acquittals of Gotovina and Markac by Binoy Kampmark
It was trial as cinema, with crowds of people gather | |
| |  Hillary to Julia "You take India and I'll take Pakistan", while an ex-Aussie PM says "Enough is enough with the US" by Murray Hunter
We are now into Hillary Clinton's 2nd day of "blitzkrieg" in Australia where she is showing her potential presidential charm and vision of dividing up the world just like the "axis" powers tried to do during WWII. | |
| |  Kennedy shot by The Ovi Team
November 22nd 1963; the President of the United States was assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas. John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when three shots were fired at his open-topped car. The presidential motorcade was travelling throu | |
| |  Life Undercover 240 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Questions For/From God ? by Leah Sellers
Is that You inside the brilliant Rainbow sparkleOf the Tear sliding down my Cheek ?Is that You in the rush of Traffic -The bustling mayhem of Humanity in the streets ?Is that You Winking at SunsetHoriz | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 8): The marriage line continued by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
Today we are going to talk about when a person will marry and then discuss the troubles in marriage. | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary’s credit default swaps rise to highest in five weeksHungary’s cost to insure debt with credit-default swaps rose to the highest in five weeks as a dispute between U.S. political | |
| |  Lift Spirits 240 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  An Open Letter to President Obama by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Dear Mr. President, I am somewhat | |
| |  Universal Children Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countri | |
| |  America, Mind Your Step by Kufre Udeme
America, mind your stepWatch it closer than timeWatch it since you mustAmerica, listen to meNo heart thinks of you like mineO, what whisper of love!America, here I comeTo loosen your | |
| |  Show Bizz 240 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  GAZA: An Inconvenient truth by Murray Hunter
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| |  The Greek Diaspora by Apopseis.gr
Η Ελληνική διασπορά του Νίκου Λάιου. | |
| |  Pele's 1,000th by The Ovi Team
November 19th 1969; Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup champio | |
| |  Dino & Anty 240 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The EU and Europe that I want by Christos Mouzeviris
It is noticeable that this blog is so called "pro-EU" or "pro-European." Does this mean that I personally support everything that comes from the current effort for European integration? Definitely not. | |
| |  Gillard after signing up as deputy sheriff now supporting the state use of assassinations without trial by Murray Hunter
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| |  Steamboat Willie by The Ovi Team
November 18th 1928; Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in NY in "Steamboat Willie". Mickey is piloting a steamboat when Captain Pete comes to the bridge and throws him off. They stop to pick up cargo. Minnie ju | |
| |  2nd Opinion 240 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Athens Polytechnic uprising by The Ovi Team
November 17th 1973; Despite the harsh repressive measures of the military Junta during the seven-year dictatorship of 1967-1973 in Greece - the imprisonments, displacements, mass trials in emergency courts-martial, torture, moc | |
| |  Entrepreneurship and economic growth? South-East Asian governments are developing policy on the misconception that entrepreneurship creates economic growth. by Murray Hunter
Throughout the South-East Asian region entrepreneur creation has almost unquestionably been seen as a viable policy instrument for promoting economic growth. Entrepreneurship has been glorified by media stories, biographies of successful ent | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
German Greens want conservative voters, not allianceGermany's Greens do not want to form a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives after elections next year, but hope to poac | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 239 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Have you become a politician president Obama? by Thanos Kalamidas
I have to admit that the announcement of a visit to Myanmar from the freshly elected for a second term American president Obama caught me off guard. And if you noticed, I didn’t use the name Burma but the name the dictators use, Myanmar. Bec | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
France tells Germany it will slash deficitFrance’s prime minister assured Germany on Thursday that his country is committed to getting its debt under control, amid concerns that the second-lar | |
| |  UNESCO founded by The Ovi Team
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international colla | |
| |  SnakeBoots 239 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  On the eve of Obama by Murray Hunter
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| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Finland's Jewish community denies advising Jews not to wear kippah in publicFinland's Jewish community has strongly denied media reports that one of its security officers had advised Jews in | |
| |  The final of a Tale of Two Cities by The Ovi Team
November 15th 1859; on this day Charles Dickens' serialized novel, A Tale of Two Cities, comes | |
| |  Life Undercover 239 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Presidential Elections of 2012 in the U.S.: Denial and Democracy in Peril by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
A few days ago Ovi magazine printed a disturbing report by Thanos Kalamidas of a new European reality: the rise of Neo-Nazism and neo-Fascism as a proposed solution to the social problems that the EU is currently undergoing. At the same time | |
| |  World Diabetes Day by The Ovi Team
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes mellitus world and is held on November 14 of each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Estonia becomes a member of UN Human Rights CouncilOn Tuesday, elections for the UN Human Rights Council took place in New York and Estonia was elected to be a member of the council from 2013-2015, | |
| |  Lift Spirits 239 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Legacy from the Greeks by David Sparenberg
The problem with wisdom, if I may say so, is that it represents itself as “utterance complete,” “articulation absolute.” One commits it to memory. With a steel stylus wisdom is engraved in the mind; with an iron | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Dutch teenagers sentenced in "Facebook murder"Two Dutch teenagers were sentenced to two years in juvenile detention and three years of compulsory therapy on Monday for ordering the death o | |
| |  Robert Louis Stevenson by The Ovi Team
November 13th 1850; on this day Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Is | |
| |  Show Bizz 239 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Australia "Do as I say, not as I do" - The ongoing RBA bribery scandal by Murray Hunter
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
What the world can learn from Denmark’s failed fat taxThe Danish tax ministry announced Saturday that it’s scrapping a fat tax it introduced in October of last year, saying the measure h | |
| |  DeWitt Wallace by The Ovi Team
November 12th 1889; on this day DeWitt Wallace is born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to a minister and his wife. After high school, Wallace worked in a bank and began keeping an index-card file of his favourite magazine articles. He later attended the U | |
| |  Dino & Anty 239 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 7): The Marriage Line by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
This week we are going to look at what is called the marriage line. The marriage line is physically a very small line, but extremely complex to understand. The meanings we derive from the marriage line tend to be within your own cultural con | |
| |  Out of the swamp by Apopseis.gr
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Bolivia returns stolen mummy to Peru | |
| |  Louisa May Alcott by The Ovi Team
November 11th 1852; on this day, the Saturday Evening Gazette publishes " | |
| |  Enlarged and Expanded Freedoms and Opportunities by Leah Sellers
He is a Man, a democratically elected American President, who Seeks to Enlarge and Expand upon and within HimSelf, and his Country. An Inspired Leader who has publicly admitted that earned Vote or not - that he has Listened to We the People | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Czech parliament votes to return confiscated church propertyThe Czech parliament on Thursday approved an ambitious plan to return billions of dollars worth of church property that was confiscated by | |
| |  Sesame Street by The Ovi Team
November 10th 1969, "Sesame Street," a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut. "Sesame Street," with its memorable theme song ("Can you | |
| |  2nd Opinion 239 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Forgetting Yourself by Dana Halawa
‘In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Cyprus official says bailout deal with visiting troika team may take longer than expectedCyprus is unlikely to sign a bailout deal during the upcoming visit by officials from potential creditors, a | |
| |  Kristallnacht by The Ovi Team
November 9th 1938; on this day in an event that would foreshadow the Holocaust, German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people and their homes and businesses in Germany and Austria. The violence, which continued through November | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 238 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Focusing on menacing Middle East Geopolitical Environments, Endangering security and stability of Western Balkan* by Ovi Magazine Guest
Focusing on menacing Middle East Geopolitical Environments, Endangering security and stability of Western Balkan*By Brig Gen (Rtd) Dr. Muhammad Aslam Kh | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Patriarch Maxim, Orthodox leader of Bulgaria, dies at 98Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his Communist-era ties to lead his country’s Orthodox Christians for more than | |
| |  Bram Stoker by The Ovi Team
November 8th 1847; on this day, Bram Stoker, author of the horror novel “Dracula | |
| |  SnakeBoots 238 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Australia in the "Asian Century" or is it Lost in Asia? - China and the US - The Australian dilemma by Murray Hunter
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| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Private school built in 1509 with fees of £10,000 a year to become free after number of pupils plummetOne of Britain’s oldest private schools is set to ditch its £10,000 annual fees | |
| |  Genocide of the Rohingyas of Myanmar by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Life Undercover 238 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Truth and Ethics as the First Casualties of Political Discourse by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
It is common knowledge that the first casualty of a modern political campaign is the truth. Another may well be ethical conduct. In the last year or so politicians of various stripes have offered the younger generations the sad and perniciou | |
| |  Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Leah Sellers
Voting Day - Election Day in the good ‘ole U. S. of A. has arrived. Yes, it is upon We the People to finally allow our Voices to be heard through our Singular Vote. So, it’s time to take on the very long lines, and several | |
| |  Hope is connected with Barack Obama by Thanos Kalamidas
It was a few days ago when the evening-news had a special report from Ohio, USA and the latest part of the American presidential campaign. For some reason I kept the volume mute and I just watched the two candidates and their body language. | |
| |  International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict by The Ovi Team
On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November o | |
| |  Whatever Became of the Class Struggle? by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
The majority opinion about the state of civil societies of developed nations is that in the 20th century a reconciliation of sorts took place between capital and labor. This reconciliation is not what Marx predicted, and, in fact it is not s | |
| |  Abortion Laws in Europe by Christos Mouzeviris
For the past few weeks, another great debate has griped Ireland; the issue of abortion. The debate is not new in Ireland and in fact it has intensified for the past few years. Both camps, the "pro-choice" that supports the practice | |
| |  The oldest heavyweight champ in history by The Ovi Team
On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocks out 26-year-old Michael Moorer and becomes the oldest heavyweight champ in the history of boxing. Foreman had been the champ once before, until Muhammed Ali took the belt from him in 1974 | |
| |  Lift Spirits 238 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Shining Sphere at the End of the Tunnel - Eye Floaters and Near-Death Experiences by Floco Tausin
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| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgian Crown Prince at heart of royal scandalCrown Prince Philippe, 52, had been depicted in a book as less of a man than is needed to become the next king of Belgium. Again. So, in an exceptional | |
| |  Soviet tanks in Hungary by The Ovi Team
November 4th 1956; The Soviet air force has bombed part of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and Russian troops have poured into the city in a massive dawn offensive. At least 1,000 Soviet tanks are reported to have entered Budapest and troops d | |
| |  Show Bizz 238 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Wat a different holiday by Kittirat Yothangrong
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| |  Rise of Political Islam in Turkey and its Effects on Turkish-Syrian Relations by Ovi Magazine Guest
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| |  Panama declares independence by The Ovi Team
November 3rd 1903; with the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia. The revolution was engineered by a Panamanian faction backed by the Panama Canal Company, a French-U.S. corporation that hope | |
| |  Dino & Anty 238 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The U.S. election and trade by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
The candidates in the U.S. presidential election have had heated exchanges. Each one of them tries to pick up those few undecided votes which make all the difference. Clever pollsters are using their newest tools to identify and pursue the maybe | |
| |  A Life and Reality Changing Experience... by Leah Sellers
A Near Death Experience changes you forever. You never See the World or the Cosmos for that matter, in quite the same way. No, I did not See a large White Light. No, I did not travel into a tunnel and wend up with Guar | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Rat poison terror alertAnti-terror police are investigating whether nine tonnes of rat poison stolen together with an Austrian firm's lorry might be used to make explosives. RDX is not only one | |
| |  2nd Opinion 238 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Do Asian Management Paradigms Exist? A look at four theoretical frames. by Murray Hunter
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| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Sweden climbs in global prosperity rankingIn the 2012 Prosperity Index published on Tuesday by the London-based Legatum Institute think tank, Sweden climbed to third place in 2012, up from fifth pla | |
| |  Stephen Crane by The Ovi Team
November 1st 1871; on this day Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage, is born. C | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 237 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  A Creative Artist's Journey into the Self: An Essay-Review by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  World Savings Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
October 31st; wealth begins with the first coin in the piggy bank. What sounds like a banal commonplace is today as true as ever. Traditional forms of savings still are among the most popular in the world – partly due to the recent crisis | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
2,000 sheep led through streets of Spain's capitalSpanish shepherds led a flock of more than 2,000 sheep through central Madrid on Sunday in defence of ancient grazing, migration and d | |
| |  SnakeBoots 237 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Social issues and society by Vieno Vehko
China has undergone many social shifts over the centuries. As in many other societies, social status in China has corresponded to the way political and economic resources are distributed. However, with the advent of the Communist Party, occupation | |
| |  Slovenian reporter by Euro Reporter
Slovenia's largest fuel retailer Petrol said its estimated group net profit in the first nine months had risen by 16 percent to 41.9 million Euros despite tough economic conditions in its main markets, Slovenia and Croatia. | |
| |  Orson Welles scaring moment by The Ovi Team
October 30th 1938; Orson Welles causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of "War of the Worlds"—a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth. Orson Welles was only 23 years old when his Mercury Theatre company | |
| |  Life Undercover 237 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  ZEN-BODY-MOVEMENT-ART-CREATIVITY-or-WHAT? by Emine Koseoglu
Do you think t | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Nuclear power plants must ramp up power supplyStress tests at Slovakia’s two nuclear power stations revealed that the facilities need to improve the safety of auxiliary electricity s | |
| |  James Boswell by The Ovi Team
October 29th 1740; James Boswell is born on this day in Edinburgh to an an | |
| |  Lift Spirits 237 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Irish Left welcomes the Greek. A weekend of debate! by Christos Mouzeviris
Last weekend I was given the excellent opportunity to work as a translator for a Greek SYRIZA MP, Mr. Yannis Stathas in his visit to Ireland. He was invited to give a series of talks in Ireland by the ULA (United Left Alliance) party, with th | |
| |  The third package of measures by Apopseis.gr
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| |  Cuban missile crisis ends by The Ovi Team
October 28th 1962; the world has breathed a collective sigh of relief after the superpowers reached an agreement ending the immediate threat of nuclear war. Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev has agreed to dismantle all Russian missiles based in | |
| |  Show Bizz 237 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Surprise, surprise: An Islam economy can be innovative by Murray Hunter
The Islamic business revolution in Southern Thailand There is a revolution going on in Southern Thailand and I'm not talking about the insur | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania hires four banks for new euro-denominated bondRomania (has hired Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and HSBC to manage a potential new Euro-denominated bond, according to sources. | |
| |  World Day for Audiovisual Heritage by The Ovi Team
October 27th. Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, are our common heritage and contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries. They help to maintain the cultural identity of a people; but countless doc | |
| |  Dino & Anty 237 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Spirits and Exams by Valerie Sartor
“Chinese mythology has many gods and spirits. One of the most enduring and popular of these gods is called Ho-Poor Ho-Shen, the Spirit of the River. Chinese ancients perceived him as a greedy god, because he often took a fancy to morta | |
| |  Buddhist Terrorism - no longer a myth by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Last week the Myanmar Post on its front page reported about a meeting of Karen Religious Protection Organization that was held on October 14 in Mae Baung Monastery, Pha-an. The meeting was attended by more than 100 Buddhists including the Chief Ad | |
| |  Henry James and Edith Wharton by The Ovi Team
October 26th 1900, writer Henry James first writes to Edith Wharton, whom he wil | |
| |  2nd Opinion 237 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  ...Who Can Stand Against Us?! by Leah Sellers
In the beautiful Piney Woods of East Texas, in the small town of Kountze, there is a Religious Battle rattlin' Right along. As in most Battles, one side wins and one side loses, but in this Battle it is indeed possible that a | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
In shadow of economic crisis, Portugal sees increase in sex tradePortugal’s NGOs are reporting an increase in the number of women of all ages resorting to prostitution, desperate to make ends | |
| |  World Pasta Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
October 25th. World Pasta Day is the day which is celebrated on 25th October every year. The chief purpose of World Pasta Day is to encourage the nutritional and culinary advantages of the pasta. Eating the Italian food is pleasure of travelling i | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 236 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  My friend, Saido by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland's oldest former Auschwitz prisoner dies at 108Antoni Dobrowolski, who was the oldest Polish survivor of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz, died at the age of 108 on Sunday, Auschwitz Museum o | |
| |  World Development Information Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
October 24th. The General Assembly in 1972 instituted World Development Information Day to draw the attention of world public opinion to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038 (XXVI | |
| |  SnakeBoots 236 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 6): The Life Line by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
Luxembourg invites Indian companies to raise fundsFaced with stable economic growth even in turbulent time in India, Luxembourg, the small European nation, has invited Indian companies to consider i | |
| |  UN Disarmament Week 2012 by The Ovi Team
October 23rd. The annual observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for in the Final Document of the General Assembly 1978 special session on disarmament (resolution S-10/2). S | |
| |  Life Undercover 236 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  An Edna for Espoo by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Maltese businesses are being endangeredThe Government’s bad decisions in the energy sector were endangering Maltese businesses and the economy, Labour leader Joseph Muscat said yesterday. The | |
| |  Sartre and the Nobel Prize by The Ovi Team
October 22nd 1964, Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, which he declines.In his novels, essays, and plays, Sartre advanced the philosophy of existentialism, arguing that each individual must create meaning for h | |
| |  Lift Spirits 236 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The InVestment of We the People by Leah Sellers
Alright Already ! For All of you that want to Focus on only Economics - on Business. Let’s do it. For instance, let’s See America as a Mega-Business. Let’s See Taxpayers and American Workers (ev | |
| |  SOS for the Erasmus program!! by Christos Mouzeviris
Recently it came to my attention that the EU's Erasmus program, available for all EU students is running out of funds and is in danger. The program is named after the Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus, who lived and worked in many places | |
| |  Dizzy Gillespie by The Ovi Team
October 21st 1917; an iconic figure in the history of jazz music who was instantly recognizable even to millions of non-jazz fans by his puffed-out cheeks and his trademark trumpet, with its horn bent upwards at a 45-degree angle, John Birks Gille | |
| |  Show Bizz 236 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Cycling Helsinki with Toivo by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Concerns by Vieno Vehko
I have been coming to China since 2000. From 2005-2008 I lived and worked in north China; two years in XX, my current residence, and one year in Beijing. Since I came back to China in late August, I have seen and experienced many things that have | |
| |  International Osteoporosis Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
On 20 October 2012 it's World Osteoporosis Day, organised by International Osteoperosis Foundation (IOF) to raise awareness of this condition which causes bones to become thin and frail. | |
| |  Dino & Anty 236 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Malala's alphabet by Thanos Kalamidas
Now it is official and signed with two bullets. The worst enemy is not tanks, airplanes and submarines; the worst enemy is education. And this is happening for centuries. The worst enemy for dictators and invaders. The first target in their agenda | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania says no to Nuclear Power PlantIn spite of the fact that 62.7 percent of Lithuanians did not support the idea of building the Visaginas NPP, the realization of the project with Latvia | |
| |  Ethiopia alone by The Ovi Team
October 19th 1935; the League of Nations votes to impose deliberately ineffectual economic sanctions against Fascist Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia. Steps that would impede the progress of the invasion, such as banning the sale of oil to Italy | |
| |  2nd Opinion 236 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  ASEAN Nations need indigenous innovation to transform their economies but are doing little about it. by Murray Hunter
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| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvia needs diplomatic expansionAn increasing number of analysts and experts believe that the global economic center is slowly but inevitably moving from West to East - primarily towards the econom | |
| |  Phillis Wheatley free by The Ovi Team
October 18th 1775; African-American poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery. Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784), enslaved at the age of eight, is widely known as the first African-American woman in United States' history to have | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 235 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Asia needs ASEAN-ization not Pakistanization of its continent by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  The Price of Hatred by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  International Day For Eradication Of Poverty 2012 by The Ovi Team
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed eve | |
| |  SnakeBoots 235 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Rene Dumont: World Citizen by Rene Wadlow
When the FAO-sponsored World Food Day comes up each year on 16 October, I think of Rene Dumont | |
| |  Has The Nobel Prize Committee Awarded the 2012 Peace prize to the EU Against the Nobel Foundation Charter and Sentiments of Alfred Nobel Himself? by Murray Hunter
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize awarded by the Norwegian Peace | |
| |  UN World Food Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agricult | |
| |  Life Undercover 235 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Folks, Please. Let's Get Real! by Leah Sellers
What’s all of this Stuffy Guff ‘n Malarkey around Vice President Biden’s Grinning, Feisty Style during the Debate with Mr. (Congressman - shhhhh, don‘t tell anyone) Ryan ?! Mr. Romney’s Style was very | |
| |  Shock and Grief by Edna Nelson
Tom Beidler was a person I would have liked to get closer to. His shop was a place I could v | |
| |  International Day of Rural Women 2012 by The Ovi Team
The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Students across Italy protest austerity measuresTens of thousands of school children and students took to the streets of 90 cities across Italy on Friday to protest tax hikes on university fees and | |
| |  Musings on the EU's Winning of the Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Barroso with a Nobel? by Thanos Kalamidas
Don’t they say that the first reaction is the correct reaction? Well, my first reaction to the news from the Norwegian capital this morning was to laugh! After verifying the news I got a telephone call from a friend asking if I had heard and | |
| |  Pulp Fiction by The Ovi Team
October 14th 1994; the writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, a crime drama featuring multiple storylines and a large ensemble cast including John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Harvey Keitel, opens | |
| |  Lift Spirits 235 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Oil Rig Jitters and The Fear Monger Boogie ! by Leah Sellers
California’s democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is deeply concerned and perplexed by the recent Statewide substantial spike in gas prices, and in the gas station fuel shortages throughout the Golden State she represents. S | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Irish bank debt deal could help credit ratingMoody’s Investors Services would consider removing the threat of a downgrade to Ireland’s credit rating if the euro zone agreed to ease the d | |
| |  International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 2012 by The Ovi Team
Theme for 2012: Women and Girls - the [in]Visible Force of Resilience. By resolution 44/236 (22 December 1989), the General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. The International Day | |
| |  Show Bizz 235 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  From Europe, to the US, Japan, and onto China: The evolution of the automobile by Murray Hunter
The pre-automobile era Even though the railways existed in Britain, Europe, and America by the late 1880s, most road transport was still undertaken by house and carriage. There were | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary inflation rate rises to 4-year high amid rate clashHungarian inflation, the fastest in the European Union, accelerated in September to the quickest in more than four years as central bankers | |
| |  Reykjavik summit by The Ovi Team
October 12th 1986; US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev failed to reach agreement at a disarmament summit in Reykjavik. The two men came close to striking a radical arms reduction deal after a weekend of lengthy negoti | |
| |  Dino & Anty 235 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Are private owned charity agencies doing any good to the countries in need? by Christos Mouzeviris
When I was growing up as a kid in Greece, I remember that almost every year my mother was buying notepads of UNICEF for me to have at school. Just so that we did our little bit to help the poor kids of Africa. We were watching so many advertise | |
| |  Netanyahu's 'Bibi-bomb' Hoax by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin (a.k.a. Bibi) Netanyahu is known for exploiting visual aids to maximize the impact of his message. Last Thursday during his speech to the UN General Assembly he asked, “How much enriched uranium do you need fo | |
| |  Gang of Four arrested by The Ovi Team
October 11th 1976; the new chairman of China's Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. A sign that China is changing political direction following the death last month of Chairman Mao Zedong. The so | |
| |  2nd Opinion 235 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Abolition of the Death Penalty by Rene Wadlow
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| |  World Mental Health Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services. This year the theme for the day is “Depression | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Germany demands more power on bankingGermany is demanding greater power on the board of the eurozone’s new bank supervisor, a politically charged request that further complicates Europe’ | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 234 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Beware of Angela bearing gifts by Thanos Kalamidas
The last thirty years I have met and occasionally worked with a big number of politicians in every level of the political life – from local to national to international level - and in many different countries. All of them despite ideologi | |
| |  World Post Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969. | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Debt crisisGreece is to put 7,000 police on patrol and ban protests in parts of Athens to minimise the hostile reception for Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, when she makes her first visit to t | |
| |  SnakeBoots 234 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Introduction to the Book Europa: an Idea and a Journey by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Author’s note: what follows is the introduction to my book Europa: an Idea and a Journey which has been published recently. It is intended as more than a mere introduction. It is also an invitation to Ovi readers and others to go bey | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
24-hour strike paralyzes Belgium train trafficA 24-hour strike by Belgian rail workers on Wednesday paralyzed train traffic throughout Belgium and the international high-speed service to London and | |
| |  The Terminator takes California by The Ovi Team
October 8th 2003; The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. It is the first time in the state's history that a governor has be | |
| |  Life Undercover 234 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Debate Rebates, Performance Arts and Sciences by Leah Sellers
What a performance, Mr. Romney ! You came out of your Debate Corner barking like an enraged Terrier just let out of the strapped-to-the-top-of-the-vehicle Carrier (was Big Bird along for the windy ride ?) you’ve become so popular for u | |
| |  The left alliance to save the country and a social change by Apopseis.gr
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| |  International Day for Older Persons 2012 by The Ovi Team
On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 Octob | |
| |  Lift Spirits 234 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  SUSTAINABLE RETREAT: A Guided Shift into Green Gestalten by David Sparenberg
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| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Austrian banks gain after hitting targetsAustria’s biggest lenders were in demand this week after beating key capital targets set out by the European Banking Authority. The Austrian central ba | |
| |  Anwar Sadat assassination by The Ovi Team
October 6th 1981; Islamic extremists assassinate Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt, as he reviews troops on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Led by Khaled el Islambouli, a lieutenant in the Egyptian army with connections to the terroris | |
| |  Show Bizz 234 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  An Alternative Ruling Narrative by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
The Protestant Reformation was of the greatest importance psychologically to the formation of the ferocious attitude by some Protestant sects that constitute the first installment of European Imperialism in the modern period. But, over time | |
| |  World Teachers Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
"Take a stand for teachers!" is the 2012 motto for World Teachers' Day. Celebrations are being organized around the world. UNESCO calls on everyone to consider undertaking a special celebration for World Teachers' Day. Contact us | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Swedish royal family light up the Big Apple at eco-awards gala dinnerThe Swedish royal family added a touch of glamour to an eco-conscious party in New York City. Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
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| |  The Nature of Trolls by Leah Sellers
A Group of Elitist Trolls take a lumbering Stand and bullish Charge for Money and Mega-Corporations Being a Single Entity called People ( the Supreme Citizen‘s United‘s Law, the Statewide Anti-Voting Rights Laws, the Statewide Anti-Wom | |
| |  Syrian Stalemate: Late in the Day: Are Negotiations Still Possible? by Rene Wadlow
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| |  UN World Space Week 2012 by The Ovi Team
Each year, the World Space Week Association, in coordination with the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs, selects a theme for the upcoming World Space Week (WSW). The theme for 2012, “Space for Human Safety and Security”, has | |
| |  Dino & Anty 234 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Obama's Speech at the U.N. General Assembly - Long on Sound Bytes by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
With all the foreign dignitaries attending the 67th Regular Session of the U.N. General Assembly, for the last few days, New York is busier than ever. This year, with all those rumors spread by the pro-Israeli politicians, lobby groups and media o | |
| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Slovenia debt to rise but no bailout neededSlovenia's economy, saddled by a banking crisis, does not need a financial bailout, even though public debt levels will likely breach European Union ru | |
| |  Woody Guthrie dies by The Ovi Team
October 3rd 1967; Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies. Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, whom was a native of Okemah, Oklahoma, who was born in 1912 and thus entered adulthood just as America entered the Great Depression. Already an accomplished | |
| |  2nd Opinion 234 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Missed Opportunities: Inward focus on domestic issues and parochialism may lead to a start-up delay or "watered down" ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 by Murray Hunter
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| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain ready for bailout but Germany hesitates Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signalled that it should hold off, Europe | |
| |  International Day of Non-Violence by The Ovi Team
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/ | |
| |  Trouble Reading by Patrick McWade
For more "For the moment" HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Europa: an Idea and a Journey by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  World Habitat Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
In Resolution 40/202 of 17 December 1985, the UN General Assembly designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day. In 2012, World Habitat Day is commemorated on 1 October.The United Nations chose the | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Euro zone won't last in current form, will be smallerThe euro zone will not survive in its current form and one or possibly two countries will be forced to leave the currency bloc because they w | |
| |  We love Europe, project by Thanos Kalamidas
We don’t usually publish letters and request | |
| |  How can we tackle global inequality? by Christos Mouzeviris
"On 16-17 October, the European Commission will be hosting EU Development Days, a two-day forum on international affairs and development cooperation that will see Heads of State, Nobel Prize laureates, business leaders and development professi | |
| |  Our burden in front the Augean stables by Apopseis.gr
Το χρέος μας απέναντι στην «κόπρο του Αυγείου» | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Failed power grab puts Romanian PM in tight spotAfter four months in power and a failed attempt to oust the president, Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is under fire at home and abroad, with his | |
| |  The Non-Aligned: Can States Structure a Fluid World Society? by Rene Wadlow
The late August 2012 Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Tehran brought together the leading representatives of some 120 States confirming the importance of the Islamic Republic of Iran as president of the non-Aligned Movement for the next three years. | |
| |  Day of deaf people by The Ovi Team
September 29th. The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) first launched International Day of the Deaf in 1958; the “day” was later extended to “week.” The International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is observed annually during the l | |
| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Luxembourg's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'AAA'. The Outlooks on the IDRs are Stable. Fitch has simultaneously affirme | |
| |  Mirror by Alex Vannini
For more Curriculum by Alex Vannini, HERE! From more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Our Conscious/Unconscious Contributions to Redistribution's Retributions by Leah Sellers
Trickle-Down Economics is a Ponzi Scheme. Ask anyone who has ever misguidedly gotten in on a multi-level business Pyramid Scheme. Trickle-Down Economics is just a soft-peddled Elitist scam. A Trickle-Down-Up-All (but t | |
| |  One dollar-one euro by Thanos Kalamidas
Waiting for the weekend three south European countries, all eurozone members are getting ready for a series of new economic measures that lead to series of serious cuts and all three of them facing a common problem. From one side the cuts mainly t | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Fitch affirms Malta at ‘A+’; Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta’s long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘A+’. The outlooks are stable. Fit | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 233 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal's Tax Blunder The talk out of Portugal this week is that Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has committed a serious political blunder in backing down on his proposed social-security ref | |
| |  World tourism day 2012 by The Ovi Team
World Tourism Day (WTD) is held annually on 27 September. Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The event seeks to address global c | |
| |  SnakeBoots 233 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 5) : Personality by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland Eyes $4 Bln Missile Modernization ProgramPolish President Bronislaw Komorowski has submitted a defence bill to parliament designed to initiate the comprehensive modernization of the country | |
| |  European Day of Languages by The Ovi Team
September 26th; there have never been more opportunities to work or study in a different European country - but lack of language competence prevents many people from taking advantage of them. Globalisation and patterns of business ownership mean t | |
| |  Life Undercover 233 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Dust Devils and Tipping Cows by Leah Sellers
Cheyenne is a Dust Devil Chaser. Her Cousin Fred is a Cow Tipper. When hiking out in Nature, and especially on windy, hot and dry Texas summer days, Cheyenne always has her Eye out for the beginnings of a possible whirling a | |
| |  Little Rock school crisis by The Ovi Team
September 25th 1957; Nine African-American children were finally able to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. But they had to be surrounded by more than 1,000 US paratroopers to protect them from segregationist whites. On the or | |
| |  Lessons from the Invention of the airplane and the Beginning of the Aviation Era by Murray Hunter
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| |  Lift Spirits 233 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  World Heart Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
A myth still exists that cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, a | |
| |  Show Bizz 233 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Barroso's State of the Union speech gave me hope for a better Europe..But will our leaders oblige? by Christos Mouzeviris
Like many other citizens and fellow bloggers, I have watched and read Mr. Barroso's speech in the European Parliament yesterday. The President of the EU Commission gave an inspiring speech, that every sentence sounded like a music to my ears. | |
| |  Shudder by David Sparenberg
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| |  Recapitalisation: Saving the banks and not the bankers by Apopseis.gr
Ανακεφαλαιοποίηση των τραπεζών: Σώζοντας | |
| |  The Eighth planet by The Ovi Team
September 23rd 1846; German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Nep | |
| |  Fate and Free Will in Classical and Christian Tragedy by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Obese elephants in Tamil Nadu given slimming help | |
| |  World Maritime Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
The World Maritime Day theme for 2012 is “IMO: One hundred years after | |
| |  Dino & Anty 233 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  They Just Don't Get It! by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
There is a Farsi couplet:Ba Khuda deewana bashoBa Muhammad hoshyaar(Meaning: Play madly with God if you wish, but be careful with Muhammad.)The Muslim world from Senegal t | |
| |  International Peace Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the U | |
| |  2nd Opinion 233 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Howling at a Blood Red Moon by Leah Sellers
Careful, Mr. Romney. You are Howling at a volatile Blood Red Moon, sir. While President Obama and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, are Thoughtfully viewing the same Moon through a Telescope of Measured Reasonings. | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvian politicians’ fascination with Nazism seems everlastingLatvia’s authorities have made another mark in propaganda of Nazism. On Monday, a monument to members of Latvia’s Waff | |
| |  Soviets collect moon rock by The Ovi Team
September 20th 1970; The Russian space probe, Luna 16, landed on the Moon to collect s | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 232 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Trust to Resist by David Sparenberg
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| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
CEO to meet PM Monti about Fiat plans on Sept. 22Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne said he will not close car factories in Italy despite a plunging domestic market, responding to calls from unions and pol | |
| |  International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
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| |  SnakeBoots 232 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 4): Looking at Occupation by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
This week let’s look at how the palm can indicate to us what type | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Price right for Ireland to step up market returnIreland's debt chief said last week that its return to markets ahead of schedule means it can be choosy about future issuance but the price looks | |
| |  Rock legend Hendrix dies after party by The Ovi Team
September 18th 1970; Guitarist Jimi Hendrix has died after collapsing at a party in London. Police say there was no question of foul play. A number of sleeping pills were found at the house in Notting Hill Gate and they have been taken away for | |
| |  Life Undercover 232 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Elite educators idolize the "high flying entrepreneurs" while deluded about the realities of entrepreneurship for the masses: by Murray Hunter
Educating South-East Asia’s rural population to develop ideas and create new business models with appropriate technologies Murray Hunter | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Greece needs two-year extension on fiscal pledgesGreece needs a two-year extension from its international creditors to meet fiscal pledges, and a liquidity boost from the European Central Bank, said | |
| |  The Who & the BBC explosion by The Ovi Team
September 17th 1967. In introducing them at the Monterey Pop Festival three months earlier, Eric Burdon of the Animals had offered high praise for the up-and-coming British rock band the Who, promising the crowd "A group that will destroy | |
| |  Lift Spirits 232 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers Brothers and Sisters Of Islam by Leah Sellers
Oh, Planetary Fathers and MothersBrothers and SistersOf IslamGod Be with YouPeace Be with YouThe Merciful Love of God Be with You Africa, and the Middle East’s city streets are in Flam | |
| |  The Rohingya Problem: How to Solve? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer by The Ovi Team
A number of commonly used chemicals have been found to be extremely damaging to the ozone layer. Halocarbons are chemicals in which one or more carbon atoms are linked to one or more halogen atoms (fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine). Halocarbo | |
| |  Show Bizz 232 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  What will the future of Afghanistan and Iraq be? by Christos Mouzeviris
Last December we saw the total withdrawal of the American troops from Iraq and it is estimated that by the end of 2014 they will leave Afghanistan as well. And that will hopefully end America's campaign on ter | |
| |  Believe, do not question by Apopseis.gr
ΨΗΦΙΖΕ ΚΑΙ ΜΗ ΕΡΕΥΝΑΝάντια Βαλαβάνη - β' Α | |
| |  International Day of Democracy 2012 by The Ovi Team
The International Day of Democracy provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. Democracy is as much a process as a goal, and only with the full participation of and support by the international community, national govern | |
| |  Dino & Anty 232 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Democracy was Greek but also Greek was Ephialtes by Thanos Kalamidas
Democracy is a Greek word but also is tyranny. Dictatorship and dictator are two more Greek words but my compatriots in a constant denial try to forget. Winston Churchill called Greeks heroes and the 300 Spartans have become symbol of bravery a | |
| |  Hungarian report by Thanos Kalamidas
Hungarian rate-setters say it’s time to support growthThe Hungarian central bank’s August’s rate-setting meeting not only brought a surprise rate cut, but also sparked a shift in a | |
| |  A star princess dead by The Ovi Team
September 14th 1982; Princess Grace of Monaco has died of the injuries she sustained in a car crash near Monte Carlo. The Hollywood actress Grace Kelly - who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock hits Dial M for Murder and Rear Window - suffered a br | |
| |  2nd Opinion 232 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Hippity Hopper and Crickety Cricket's Brush with Eminent Domain by Leah Sellers
“Howdy, Hippity !” Crickety Cricket chirruped out to his old friend. “How’s the Missus and Young’uns doin’ these days ? “Howdy, right back at’cha, Crickety. You sur | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Engagement in Europe key for German economyGermany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the country's parliament Tuesday that German economic growth is impacted by the cooling economie | |
| |  Roald Dahl by The Ovi Team
September 13th 1916, Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 231 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Paul's Ambivalence: Disciple of Jesus or Inventor of Christianity? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  French report by Euro Reporter
France's Hollande Outlines Austerity Goals French President François Hollande on Sunday sought to brace the nation for its toughest budgetary effort of the past six decades, as he outlined | |
| |  Steve Biko dies in custody by The Ovi Team
September 12th 1977; the leader of the black consciousness movement in South Africa, Steve Biko, has died in police custody. The 30-year-old's death was confirmed by the commissioner of police, General Gert Prinsloo, today. | |
| |  SnakeBoots 231 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 3): Looking at Fate by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
Today, let’s turn our attention to fate. Everybody works hard towards achieving a good and happy life. However there will be many unexpected turns in your life’s journey. When a person comes up to any of these turning points in life, w | |
| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Finland's Outokumpu to cut 100 jobs in general stainless unitFinnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu said it would cut around 100 jobs in its general stainless unit to save costs. Outokumpu said | |
| |  Flowering Judas by The Ovi Team
Katherine Anne Porter's first collection of short stories, Flowering Judas, | |
| |  Life Undercover 231 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Arrival of Petroleum, Rockefeller, and the Lessons He taught Us by Murray Hunter
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| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Estonia Reprograms First Graders as Web CodersPublic schools in Estonia will soon have a curriculum for teaching web and mobile application development to students as early as first grade. According | |
| |  Smells Like Teen Spirit by The Ovi Team
September 10th 1991, You either had to be part of a fairly small subcultur | |
| |  Lift Spirits 231 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Man accused of stealing $200K in merchandise caught on video D | |
| |  The Race for Space: Apollo 11 (Written for Students) by Artie Knapp
(This story is dedicated to the memory of Neil Armstrong, whose courage and heroism will live on forever. ~ AK) On January 20th, 1961, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the Unite | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Netherlands could do more to combat briberyWhile the number of prosecutions in foreign bribery cases is on the rise worldwide, the Netherlands has been only “moderately” successful in br | |
| |  Show Bizz 231 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Western Civilization on Trial: The Ambiguity of Christianity by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
"Christianity is a life lived together so that we may save ourselves together." | |
| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
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| |  International Literacy Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
The theme of International Literacy Day 2012 is Literacy and Peace. Thi | |
| |  Dino & Anty 231 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  A Ruling Narrative - A Reflection on the Irrational in History by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Labelling illegal and trafficking to death by Thanos Kalamidas
I suppose you will not find it in the news or you might see it somewhere hidden, but a few hours ago a boat sunk in the Turkish waters carrying over a hundred people to Greece. Over fifty dead, thirty of them kids of all ages. According to the lat | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
PM under threat after failed vote to hike taxesThe lower house of the Czech parliament rejected on Wednesday the centre-right government's plan to raise sales and income taxes, threatening the f | |
| |  2nd Opinion 231 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Pussy Riot and Assange rock Europe! by Christos Mouzeviris
The month of August was relatively quiet from any political developments, but two political events rocked the continent both in the east and west. The imprisonment of the female punk rock band in Russia, Pussy Riot and the political asylum t | |
| |  This Tear Of... by Leah Sellers
The two days of rousing speeches, personalities, political policies and Ideologies, emotional positive Energies, and excellent productions displayed within the 2012 Democratic Convention held in North Carolina thus far this week has evoked many st | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Debt to be sustainable after bank aidCypriot finance minister Vassos Shiarly said rescue funds Cypriot banks will receive for their recapitalization are unlikely to make the government’s debt | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 230 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Rohingya Problem: Why? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Information about double payment by Russian tourists is speculation“At the moment there are 150 tourists in Bulgaria, who are clients of the bankrupted tour operator Cherry Tour. The informati | |
| |  On the Road by The Ovi Team
September 5th 1957; one of the first novels of the Beat movement of the 1950s, On th | |
| |  SnakeBoots 230 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Palmistry (Part 2): Is The Right Hand Right or The Left Important? by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
Greetings to all. Today I want to discuss the significance of the right and left hand to palmistry. You probably know that the left side of the brain is our rational, mathematical, language, and reasoning side. From the left side of the brain we s | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Britain rediscovers the art of coalitionEighteen months ago, a lapel microphone captured Nick Clegg joking with David Cameron that they might never find “anything to bloody disagree on”. | |
| |  Mary Renault by The Ovi Team
September 4th; Mary Renault, critically acclaimed author of historical novels about an | |
| |  Life Undercover 230 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Ethics, Sustainability and Our New Realities by Murray Hunter
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| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgium shuts down nuclear power plantBelgium has temporarily shut down one of its seven nuclear power plants after the country’s atomic energy regulator discovered “several anomalies | |
| |  Malcolm Gladwell by The Ovi Team
September 3rd 1963 Malcolm Gladwell, author of such non-fiction best-sellers as | |
| |  Lift Spirits 230 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Rembrandt lost in post by gallery in Norway | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Volksbanken triples H1 pre-tax profitPartly nationalised Austrian lender Volksbanken AG tripled first-half profit before tax to 49 million Euros ($61.2 million) as it tries to shrink back to health. | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
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| |  Show Bizz 230 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The New-Age Movement and the Sacred: A Universal Pan-Religion, or a mere Reinvention of the Wheel? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
"He who hears not me but the Logos will say: All is one." | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Sweden plans big infrastructure spend to boost growthSweden announced plans on Wednesday to invest an additional 85.5 billion crowns ($13 billion) in infrastructure projects over the coming decade a | |
| |  Robert Pirsig by The Ovi Team
Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), is born September | |
| |  Dino & Anty 230 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  This is shooting Finland by Thanos Kalamidas
I have been waiting for a week to read something. Even a small line in the news. Absolutely nothing. But let me explain what I’ve been waiting for. It was in the news with the headline, firearms accidents kill two children. A five-year old b | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain's Bad Summer And the bleeding in Spain continues. The Spanish economy shrank 1.3% in the second quarter compared to a year earlier. Deposits totalling €74 billion left Spanish banks | |
| |  The Threepenny Opera premieres by The Ovi Team
August 31st 1928; Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) receives its wo | |
| |  2nd Opinion 230 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Myanmar Government Can't Hide its Crimes by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Slovenia bans hot air balloon flights after fatal crashSlovenia's authorities have temporarily banned all hot air balloon flights following a crash that killed four people and injured 28. The co | |
| |  Henry James back to U.S. by The Ovi Team
August 29th 1904; Henry James returns to the U.S. for a visit after living abroad | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 229 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Put-Your-Shoulder-To-The-Wheel by Leah Sellers
The Young Girl stood up and hooded her squinting eyes with her sweaty, muddy Hand. She caught the eyes of each of her four similarly sweaty and muddy Cousins. They were all thinking the same thing. “Let’s stop Workin | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Slovakia teachers' unions plan strike on 13 SeptemberWorkers in the education sector are slated to hold a one-day strike that is expected to keep teachers and other staff away from schools on 13 | |
| |  Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday by The Ovi Team
On august 29th 1982, the Swedish-born actress and three-time Academy Award | |
| |  SnakeBoots 229 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How should we measure the winner? by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
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| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania parliament clears president's return to officeRomania's parliament accepted on Monday a court ruling to return the country's suspended president to office, drawing a line under a | |
| |  Robertson Davies by The Ovi Team
August 28th; Canadian author Robertson Davies is born on this day in the town | |
| |  Life Undercover 229 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Politics of "Legitimate Rape" The Romney-Akin Nexus by Binoy Kampmark
If a campaign can self-destruct in an inferno of imbecility, then this must surely provide a good recipe for it. Aiken’s grasp of reality, at least when it comes to those of the opposite gender, is slim, caricatured and severe. E | |
| |  Why should we practice meditation? by Kittirat Yothangrong
So many people spend so much time looking after their bodies with exercise, medicine and good grooming. They look good and appear ready to take on anything the world puts in their way. However they aren’t prepared as they think they are. The | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Shock at Portugal beach drowningsA five-year-old girl and her grandfather who drowned off a Portuguese beach after they were swept into the sea have been described as part of a happy and loving fami | |
| |  Lift Spirits 229 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  First man on the moon died by The Ovi Team
U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he beca | |
| |  The Dominance of "Western" Management Theories in South-East Asian Business Schools: The occidental colonization of the mind. by Murray Hunter
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| |  Musings on the Problem of Evil, Suffering and Desire: The Christian and the Buddhist Approach by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Emerson meets Carlyle by The Ovi Team
On this day in 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson met influential British writer Thomas Carlyle, with whom he would correspond for 38 years. Carlyle and the English romantic poets would have an important effect on Emerson's work.Ra | |
| |  Statement from the Bangkok Conference on the Rohingyas of Myanmar by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland church distributes food at Covelli CenterMembers of Poland New Life Church donated their time and effort to give back to the community during the third annual Food Drive at the Covelli Center | |
| |  Novelist Martin Amis by The Ovi Team
Martin Amis, son of novelist Kingsley Amis, is born in Oxford on this day in 1949. | |
| |  Show Bizz 229 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Varying Shades of Rape?! by Leah Sellers
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| |  This is Stubbed Finland by Thanos Kalamidas
According to the popular online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia; The Telegraph is a “conservative-leaning newspaper” and this is a political correct exaggeration on the wrong side. The telegraph represents the most conservative side of the Br | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania's PM supports Australian-like cigarette packet brandingLithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius would support strict cigarette packet branding with graphic health warnings – pi | |
| |  Lennon's killer sentenced by The Ovi Team
August 24th, on this day in 1981, Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 ye | |
| |  Does the Non-Aligned Movement Still Matter ? by Rene Wadlow
With Iran taking over the three-year term of the presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M.) at the end of August 2012, the question arises if the Non-Aligned Movement still matters in world politics and how Iran will use the presidency? | |
| |  International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition by The Ovi Team
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition. The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (Unity) is open to hearing out various ideas on Latvia’s economic development, improving cooperation with businessmen and the nation's welfare, including those from Einars Repse's "For Latvia's Deve | |
| |  Dino & Anty 229 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italy makes financial progress compared to last yearItaly’s financial situation has made progress compared with last year; the premier said Sunday, believing the country will eventually emerge | |
| |  In The Year 2525 by The Ovi Team
"In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" by Zager and Evans—the monumental | |
| |  2nd Opinion 229 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Now it is the time that Europe needs "European" media! by Christos Mouzeviris
During this crisis every European is trying to get as much information about what the future will bring for him, his finances, his job, household and children. We all read newspapers watch the news and trying to find information about how does | |
| |  Substituting Spirituality and the Sacred for Religion and Theism? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  The Swing Era begins by The Ovi Team
The sound of swing, which utterly dominated the American popular-music scene in | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 228 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  On Some of the Misconceptions about Entrepreneurship by Murray Hunter
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| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Kenny addresses commemorationThe economic challenges facing Ireland are as great today as they were in the time of Michael Collins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the annual Béal na mBláth | |
| |  Jacqueline Susann by The Ovi Team
On this day in 1918, August 20th, Jacqueline Susann, the author of Valley of the Dolls, the 1966 mega-hit novel about the showbiz lives of three women (reportedly modelled in part after Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly), is born in Phi | |
| |  Curiosity by Patrick McWade
For more 'Then, Again' HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Un-Chained Melodies of Dissonance by Leah Sellers
“Outrageous !” Say the Romney-Ryan Group. “Outrageous !" For Vice-President Joe Biden to use the metaphor of being “Chained” (regarding Wall Street’s being Un-Chained/Un-Shackled by the Ro | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungarians oppose Orban’s planned electoral changesAn overwhelming majority of Hungarians oppose changes proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the way voters are registered for elections, | |
| |  SnakeBoots 228 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HE | |
| |  Reflections on Consciousness, Transcendence, Immanence and the Self by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Europe in Space too? by Christos Mouzeviris
August the 6th, NASA was celebrating its first ever rover landing to Mars. The "Curiosity" rover made a perfect landing, after a nearly 9-month voyage from Earth. That is the first major development in space for NASA | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Merkel Mulls Easing Greece Bailout TermsChancellor Angela Merkel is considering easing Greece’s bailout terms, fanning tensions with members of her coalition who oppose giving the Greek govern | |
| |  Life Undercover 228 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  A disoriented nation out of character and a very dark dawn by Thanos Kalamidas
Do you know what was the first question from friends, even neighbours on my return from Greece? What’s going on over there? And I could see from their faces that they thought that I had just been in some kind of a war or a disaster zone. Fee | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Germany's Merkel says committed to maintain EuroGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday her country is committed to do what it can to maintain the euro and that European Central Bank Presi | |
| |  Lift Spirits 228 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, H | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Riots add to economic woes facing France's HollandeA massive police presence restored calm overnight on Wednesday to the French city of Amiens, where arson and gun attacks on police have added l | |
| |  Presley dies by The Ovi Team
August 16th 1977; popular music icon Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42. The death of the "King of Rock and Roll" brought legions of mourning fans to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis. Doctors said he died of a heart att | |
| |  Show Bizz 228 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Introduction to Palmistry: Help is only a hand away - we are the hand that guides us. by Dr. Yoshifumi Harada
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| |  The reforming centres by The Ovi Team
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| |  What Is Written in the Dark by War by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
You can no longer warm your cold hands, nor offer them in friendship. You have time to look back only once to see the life of your friendship with the flowers, the pleasure you take in love, the light ignited in your heart of | |
| |  Dino & Anty 228 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Do Confucian Principled Businesses Exist in Asia? by Murray Hunter
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| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Pleased with Moody's confirmationFinland's finance ministry said Tuesday that it was "very pleased" with the confirmation of the country's AAA rating by Moody's Investors S | |
| |  2nd Opinion 228 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  The war on Iran is already underway by Kourosh Ziabari
Economic sanctions, psychological warfare, media propaganda, threats and assassinations; what other sort of evidence one may need to believe that the United States, Israel and their European allies have already started their much liked war against | |
| |  Nicholas of Cusa's Via Negativa: Returning to God after Giving up God by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  International Left Handers Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
If you are a Leftie, Then Left Handers Day is just for you! Left Handers, also commonly referred to as Southpaws, are the brunt of more than their share of jokes all year long. How do I know? Yup, you guessed it! It ain't easy bein | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 227 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  We are the stones dancing by David Sparenberg
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| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Estonians vote for wind and biomass over nuclearWind power and biomass have come top of a poll in Estonia to find the public’s first choice of energy sources. The survey carried out by the Est | |
| |  International Youth Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
Secretary-General, in Message for International Youth Day, Warns against Creating ‘Lost Generation of Squandered Talent and Dreams’ | |
| |  SnakeBoots 227 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HE | |
| |  Os problemas do melhor pais do mundo by Monica Vasku
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| |  Bipolar by Abigail George
Tense, numb, anxious, pensive, I left the psychiatrist with my mother. He wanted to talk to her in private. The magazines in front of me on the table held no interest for me. They were just one thousand and one stories of staring into nothing. I w | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
The Netherlands faces the politics of austerityThe Dutch have long been one of the eurozone's and the EU's most reliable members. Since the introduction of the euro in 2000, the country has | |
| |  Life Undercover 227 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Spirituality, Mysticism, Orthodoxy vis a vis Religion by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Shamash, Ishtar and Igigi - Floater structures in ancient Mesopotamia by Floco Tausin
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Long-time leader of Denmark’s populist party to resignThe long-time leader of the populist Danish political party that pushed some of Europe’s strictest immigration policies says she wil | |
| |  Lift Spirits 227 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Thoughts on Bullfighting by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  International Day of the World's Indigenous People by The Ovi Team
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) was first p | |
| |  Show Bizz 227 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How feudalism hinders community transformation and economic evolution: Isn't equal opportunity a basic human right? by Murray Hunter
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| |  How we could benefit from multiculturalism in Europe by Christos Mouzeviris
I am Greek and I live permanently in Dublin, Ireland. Out of curiosity and excitement I decided to travel in Europe a few years ago, but fate had its plans as they say and I decided to stay abroad permanently.Before I decid | |
| |  Projects #4 by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
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| |  Dino & Anty 227 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Outsiders and Insiders by Valerie Sartor
Most Westerners don’t realize that China has hundreds of types Indigenous Peoples. Officially, the Chinese government classifies these unique peoples into only 55 “minority groups” because many of them have low population densiti | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Presidential candidate Dlouhý leaves Goldman SachsCzech presidential candidate Vladimir Dlouhy will end his engagement with the U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs that he started in 1997 as fro | |
| |  Henry Fielding leaves London for Lisbon by The Ovi Team
On this day in 1754, novelist Henry Fielding leaves London for Lisbon seeking a healthier climate. Fielding had suffered from ill health for some time, but his trip to Lisbon fails to ease his condition. He dies there two months later. Fielding dr | |
| |  Thump ! Thump ! Thump ! by Leah Sellers
All or None !If it’s not Our Idea, We’ll gum up the Works, Stop it from getting Done !Compromise is a Coward’s Knot - a Pacifier’s Regurgitated CurdAll or None, are Our three Driving Words ! | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Nicosia and Limassol home price falls acceleratingProperty prices for buyers may be down but so are rents on apartments, warehouses and offices, the latest figures show. The latest index from the Ro | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 226 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The dummies guide to God by Murray Hunter
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| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Fire in South-eastern Bulgaria containedThe fire in the south-eastern municipality of Nova Zagora was contained on Sunday at about 1:00 a.m. local time, Sliven district governor Marin Kavrakov said. | |
| |  The Girl From Another Land by Kufre Udeme
I found her in our streamWith a pot big like her buttocksWith a lad round like her breastsAnd my heart began to steamThe mould of hairs on her headWere like ripe fruits on a bunch | |
| |  SnakeBoots 226 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  It's Neo-Nazi Racism, Stupid! by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Britain’s economy expected to shrink in 2012 as quick austerity hurtsBritain’s economy will shrink this year and any meaningful recovery will remain elusive until 2014 as the euro zone d | |
| |  Projects #3 by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
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| |  Life Undercover 226 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Greece in damage control mood by Thanos Kalamidas
While you are reading these words I’m in a small Greek island in the middle of the Aegean Sea. Living abroad for so many years like I do, there are too many things that influence you and change you; actually after a bit of time you discover | |
| |  Teilhard De Chardin - Omega Point: An Inquiry into Human Consciousness and the Evolution of Man by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Caption for the month August 2012 by The Ovi Team
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| |  Apopseis and an unethical attack by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Lift Spirits 226 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgium paroles paedophile killer's ex-wifeThe ex-wife and accomplice of notorious Belgian paedophile killer Marc Dutroux won parole on Tuesday, on condition that she stays in a remote convent t | |
| |  Karanliga savasla yazilanlar by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Bir daha ısınamayacaksın, soğuyan ellerin uzanamayacak dostluklara! En azından bir kez olsun geriye bakma fırsatın var… Çiçeklerle dostluğu | |
| |  August 2012 choices by The Ovi Team
August is definitely the holiday’s month despite the rumours that schools open in Scandinavia and they are well on their way in the far south hemisphere. For this year the choices of the month have to do with music! S | |
| |  Integrating the philosophy of Tawhid – an Islamic approach to organization. by Murray Hunter
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| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Controversy as Austria plans to deport 1,000 NigeriansA controversial agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Austrian government, allegedly signed last week, to deport 1,000 Nig | |
| |  Show Bizz 226 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The “Arab revolts”: regional repercussions and world politics by Dr. Tiberio Graziani
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| |  Mr. Win's Solution for the Rohingyas of Burma is a recipe for Fascism by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Last week, I came across Mr. Kanbawza Win's article – “Killing two birds with a stone or a Win, Win Situation” (Eurasia Review, July 19, 2012) – discussing his thesis for solving the Rohingya crisis in western Burma. As | |
| |  Escrito en la oscuridad por la guerra by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
No podrás más calentarte, tus manos frías ya no se tenderán a la amistad. Tienes el tiempo justo para mirar atrás y observar lo que alguna vez fue y ya no es. Repasa p | |
| |  Dino & Anty 226 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Symbol of Cultural identity or Delusions of Grandeur? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
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| |  2nd Opinion 226 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Mid Life Crisis and Transition by Murray Hunter
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| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
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| |  Last Dying Wish by Jack Wellman
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| |  PersOnality DisOrders 225 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  High Heat under the Midnight Sun by Liisa Hattinen
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| |  Violence - Not In My Name by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Are the violent extremists winning everywhere? A closer look offers ample of evidences to suggest that indeed they are winning, esp. in war-torn countries and in countries that are engaged in war. This trend is somewhat understandable given the fa | |
| |  Ce qui s'ecrit par la guerre dans le noir by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Tu ne pourras plus te réchauffer, tes mains froidies ne pourront plus se tendre vers l’amitié !Tu as le temps de regarder en arrière ne fût-ce qu’une fois… Revois encore une fois | |
| |  SnakeBoots 225 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HE | |
| |  Economic Lessons from the Olympics by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
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| |  O tempora o Olympic mores by Thanos Kalamidas
In the beginning it was the sports pages but soon all media took over with the million dollar question everywhere, who’s going to break the nine seconds record! And if somebody does, however inhuman this might be, manage to break the record | |
| |  Human nature #1 by Roland Helerand
“Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, Indi | |
| |  Life Undercover 225 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  If yes to the terror of extinction by David Sparenberg
It is hard not to anticipate an on rush of unprecedented suffering. There are too many of us and ill disposed toward the realities of planetary life and living planet. Even without a religious conviction forecasting apocalypse, it is h | |
| |  Projects #2 by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Uzeyir Lokman Cayci continues with his second artistic project. | |
| |  Lift Spirits 225 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  About Face by Valerie Sartor
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| |  Emotional Attachment by Murray Hunter
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| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Slovenia postpones vote on fiscal limit, bank aid fundSlovenia postponed a vote on approving the limit on fiscal spending and on the creation of a sovereign fund that is meant to take bad loans from | |
| |  World silent as Muslim massacre goes on in Myanmar by Kourosh Ziabari
Mohammad Hossein Nikzad, a close personal friend and a senior student of political science just called me a few hours ago, worriedly talking about the dire situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the atrocities the Buddhist Rakhines are c | |
| |  G.K. Chesterton on the Vichian Problematic "Myth/History" by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  The McCarthy Boogey-Man by Leah Sellers
The McCarthy Boogey-Man is roaming the Halls of Congress, and the American White House which now houses a ‘foreign’ black president and his family. This same Straw-Man, McCarthy Boogey-Man is busily charging | |
| |  The Blessed Month of Ramadan Has Arrived by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Istanbul by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
The dock birdspull me to the sealike I am pulled to suffering,to Istanbul, that wrings sorrowsthat fall on me.Solitude without you. In this obscure city,my blood | |
| |  What is, or would be the United States of Europe's place in and relationship to the global society? by Prof. Francesco Tampoia
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| |  Syria: Late in the Day: Are Negotiations Still Possible? by Rene Wadlow
With increasing violence in Syria highlighted by the killing of the Defence elite on 18 July, 2012 and a stalemated UN diplomatic effort, the question of the possibility of good faith negotiations between Bashar al-Assad and members of the Syrian | |
| |  How should Europe react in the worsening Syrian crisis? by Christos Mouzeviris
For the past couple of years we are seeing a great animosity in our world. From our own economic crisis, to the turbulent uprisings in our own very neighborhood; the Arab Spring as they call it.One after another, people in | |
| |  Nature lessons #1 by Roland Helerand
“Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.” -
John Burroughs Ovi magazine is proud to present Roland Helerand’ | |
| |  Is the Theme of 'World Refugee Day' becoming a farce? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
June 20 marked the World Refugee Day. It was supposed to raise awareness of the plight of the estimated 42 million displaced people worldwide. A United Nations report released that week showed that 800,000 people were forced to flee across borders | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Slovaks find railway smuggling tunnel to UkraineA smuggling tunnel the length of seven soccer pitches complete with its own train has been found running beneath the border between Slovakia and Ukrai | |
| |  The case of Iranian diplomat and the Western double standards by Kourosh Ziabari
The splendid concepts of human rights, international law, freedom and democracy can easily become the subject of mockery and derision by the Western propaganda and misinformation machinery overnight when these principles are going to be applied to | |
| |  What Could Have Been Done to Stop It ?! by Leah Sellers
At a midnight premiere showing for The Dark Knight Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, a disgruntled, disappointed, and dangerous Young Man - a potential Neuro-Scientist - a potential PhD. - a potential future Doctor, who was in the process of dropp | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania walls in its RomaThe Roma are the largest ethnic minority in the European Union. And most live as second class citizens, in abject poverty. In the Romanian town of Baia Mare, a mayor has com | |
| |  Istanbul by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Rıhtım kuşlarıAcılara koşarcasınaDenizlere sürüklüyor beniÜstüme üstüme geldikçe sensizliklerİnim inim inliyor İstan | |
| |  Show Bizz 225 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  What's with all the hype - a look at aspirational marketing by Murray Hunter
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| |  Selective democratization and Syria by Thanos Kalamidas
The last weeks, just like everybody else, I have been watching what’s going on in Syria. I have got angry with the pictures that circulate internet, frustrated with the news and sad with the numbers of dead. But I haven’t written anyth | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal’s borrowing costs drop at 2 billion-euro bill salePortugal sold 1.25 billion euros ($1.5 billion) of 12-month bills as borrowing costs fell to the lowest since 2010 and below the rate | |
| |  Dino & Anty 225 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Polish media unite to charge for online contentSeveral major Polish media companies are joining forces to put some of their best online content behind a combined paywall – an attempt to mainta | |
| |  Istanbul by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Die Vögel des Hafens Schleppen mich in das Meeres Innere Als ob sie hinter dem Leid herlaufen würdenWährend deine Abwesenheit Fortwährend auf mich zukommtWimmerns, Ächzen | |
| |  2nd Opinion 225 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Chinese Conversational Norms by Valerie Sartor
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| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Transport Malta calls on Labour Party to remove 'dangerous' billboardsTransport Malta has filed a judicial protest calling on the Labour Party to remove billboards which it | |
| |  Living Green Video by Artie Knapp
Our very own Artie Knapp offers you the experience of a free video-book, just follow the link and the instructions. http://www.undiscoveredearth.com/2012/06/ | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 224 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Generational Attitudes and Behaviour by Murray Hunter
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| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania to hold referendum on construction of nuclear plantLithuanian lawmakers approved a proposal to hold a referendum on whether to build a new nuclear power plant, rebuffing calls from Prime M | |
| |  Istanbul by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Les oiseaux de quaiMe traînent vers les mersComme si je courais vers les souffrancesIstanbul se tord de douleursAu fur et à mesure que tombent sur moiLes solitudes sans toi... | |
| |  SnakeBoots 224 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  An Incensed Texan-American Citizen, And Deservedly So... by Leah Sellers
Every day for almost six years now, I have drug my Broken Body through Texas’ deliberately broken down Workers’ Compensation System expecting - then hesitantly hoping - then finally begging to be healed. To be Fixed. And De | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Cat video film festival | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvia cuts main interest rate for first time since 2010Latvia’s central bank, which pegs its currency to the euro, cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2010 after the Euro | |
| |  Life Undercover 224 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Projects #1 by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
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| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italy shakes off downgrade, but fears mountItaly dodged a potentially unlucky Friday the 13th, easily selling a batch of new three-year bonds in a closely-watched auction that came just hours after | |
| |  Lift Spirits 224 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  One Man, Multiple Inventions: The lessons and legacies of Thomas Edison by Murray Hunter
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| |  The future of Euroland by Christos Mouzeviris
Two weeks ago, the 30th of June; I had the honour to be invited in a workshop organized by the Euro-land-Citizens movement of the Newropeans magazine, in Berlin. The topic of this public debate was the future of the Euro-land (or euro-zone as most | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Ireland to unveil stimulus packageDublin is to unveil a multibillion euro stimulus package later this month in an effort to kickstart its flagging economy and curb unemployment as it presses the eur | |
| |  Show Bizz 224 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Finnish legitimacy and the global ethic by Thanos Kalamidas
The Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen for one more time is rolling her sleeves and getting ready for collateral negotiations, this time with Madrid all in the name of the Finnish people and the European unity. and Jutta is just the obvious | |
| |  An Elemental Reverie of Water by Leah Sellers
Texas has been undergoing a rather unpleasant drought for the past few years, which has brought Texas’ parched future concerning Water under serious scrutiny. However, for the first time, in a very long time | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary’s ‘outlandish’ policies threaten IMF dealHungarian government measures to address the country’s deteriorating economy and the Cabinet’s slumping popularity resu | |
| |  Dino & Anty 224 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Chinese Cinderella by Valerie Sartor
Some of the world’s greatest inventions, ideas and concepts originated from China. Very few Westerners know, however that a beloved fairy tale - Cinderella – has been traced by scholars to the Zhuang people, a minority group that has l | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Next task: raise €15 billion in privatizationsGreece collected less than €1 billion Euros ($1.2 billion) in revenues from privatizations over the last three years. The new Greek governme | |
| |  2nd Opinion 224 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  The environment as a multi-dimensional system: Taking off your rose coloured glasses by Murray Hunter
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| |  German report by Euro Reporter
German finance minister asks high court not to delay Euro measuresThe German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, warned on Tuesday of severe consequences for the euro currency union if his cou | |
| |  Die Realitaten die sich in unserem Instinkt bilden by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
Die Realitäten die sich in unserem Instinkt bilden Ich habe geklopft drei mal mit meinen Fingern an die geschlossene Türe.... ich dachte dass er..."besetzt" ist da | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 223 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  The Secret of Thai Beauty by Kittirat Yothangrong
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| |  Clouds of Perception by Leah Sellers
“Look, Daddy ! Look, Grandma ! Look into the sky. I See a Wolf howling at a pretty round ball !” Smiling, the Father looked down into his Child’s awe filled Bright Eyes, and followed her small f | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Uproar in France over tapes of terrorism suspectFrench authorities are investigating how recorded conversations between police and a young man accused of a terrorist rampage earlier this year were l | |
| |  SnakeBoots 223 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  America's Moral Failings under Obama by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  How is the Keystone XL Pipeline Progressing? by Oil Price Magazine
Four and a half years of studies and five failed votes in the House later, exactly where are we with the Keystone XL pipeline? Stuck on the US-Canadian border where it is likely to remain until mid-2013 despite the headline-grabbing issuance of on | |
| |  Life Undercover 223 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Santiago de Compostela Codex Calixtinus found in garage | |
| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Finland refuses to pay for other countries' debtFinland has no intention of footing the bill to cover the debt of other countries in the eurozone, Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen said | |
| |  Realities Which Form Our Instincts by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
The door was closed. I fumbled three times with the doorknob. I thought the room was occupied then, buttoning up my vest, I entered, my head lowered. I feared a nasty look th | |
| |  Lift Spirits 223 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Jutta Urpilainen Vis Kim Kardashian by Thanos Kalamidas
In politics there is a principal; when you load a gun - don’t misunderstand, I don’t mean a real gun, it is politics semantics - you must have a b plan, an escape route and definitely the wish to use it. If you don’t have any of | |
| |  International Day of Cooperatives by The Ovi Team
"The global financial and economic crisis has also demonstrated the resilience of alternative financial institutions such as cooperative [...] I encourage all stakeholders to continue building awareness and pursuing policies to strengthen coopera | |
| |  Hay vida despues de Facebook? by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  The Prisoner of Truth by Leah Sellers
The eager, Young Journalist was honestly surprised. “What ? You like Prison ?” “Yep, sure do.” “But why ? Don’t you want to be Free to Live your Own Life ? | |
| |  Iran Hunting for Dragons in the Caspian Sea by Oil Price Magazine
Iran announced this week that it's made its first oil discovery in the Caspian Sea in more than 100 years. The semiofficial Fars News Agency reports the find, in ultradeep waters, may hold the equivalent of 7 percent of the country's known | |
| |  ICGUDULERIMIZDE SEKILLENEN GERCEKLER by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
İÇGÜDÜLERİMİZDE ŞEKİLLENEN GERÇEKLER Kapalı kapıyıÜç kere parmaklarımlaTıkırdattım...“Meş | |
| |  Show Bizz 223 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Continuum of Psychotic Organisational Typologies by Murray Hunter
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| |  Las realidades que se forman en nuestros instintos by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
He azotadoTres veces con mis dedosLa puerta cerrada...He pensadoque está "Ocupado..."EnseguidaAbotonando mi chaquetaEntré...Mi cabeza estaba inclinadaT | |
| |  Vayan a Casa, Movimiento de Ocupacion!! (El McFB - Que es eso?) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  On Dogmatism and Idolatry: Good Intentions Gone Wrong by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Lately I have read two interesting reflections on dogmatism and idolatry: one by Martin LeFevre in the pages of Ovi magazine titled “Standing on a Stump in the Universe,” to which I have reacted by supplying an initial comment, and one in a bo | |
| |  Does Europe need a new Renaissance? by Christos Mouzeviris
In the recent years Europe comes on the spotlight of the global news, only for its economic woes and inability to cope with the ongoing economic crisis. Just like many times in the past, Europe is in the centre of the global i | |
| |  The High Cost of Freedom by Jack Wellman
Red, white, and blue we do displayFor patriots gave their bestNo greater cost did they payDo many now lay at restWashington, York, and even LeeWithout a second thoughtSo you and I are this day fre | |
| |  Semra Turkmen - Drawings exhibition by The Ovi Team
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| |  The philosophers for Europe by Prof. Francesco Tampoia
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| |  Is there life after Facebook ? - The Cyber Gulag revisited & Debate reloaded by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Caption for the month by The Ovi Team
After all things happening in Europe who else could be best to revisit the caption of the month that the German chancellor! Just look at this photo and write a caption/speech/bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination | |
| |  Dino & Anty 223 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Issue #23 - "Europe from its foundations to the 21st century" by Thanos Kalamidas
An evening last month going through the Ovi | |
| |  Editorial: Europe from its Foundations to the 21st Century by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Ovi bookshop by The Ovi Team
Ovi magazine for long time offers you a selection of eBooks in variety of themes covering from essays, history, novels, children books, short stories, cartoons and comics. And we constantly try to | |
| |  July 2012 choices by The Ovi Team
You might don’t know it but Helsinki is the design capital for 2012 and I since summer and sun have reached the arctic country that hosts us this month choices will cover art and design.Site of the month: | |
| |  People tend to start businesses for the wrong reasons by Murray Hunter
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| |  Mene kotiin Occupy - liike!! (McFB - mika se on?) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Siitä asti, kun vuosia sitten kehitin termin „McFB elämäntapa“ ja varsinkin sen jälkeen kun kiehtovat Facebook artikkelini (Is there life after Facebook I and II) julkaistiin, olen saanut pyyntöjä selve | |
| |  2nd Opinion 223 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Players into refugees in a new appThe | |
| |  Les realites qui se forment dans nos instincts by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci
LES REALITES QUI SE FORMENT DANS NOS INSTINCTS J’ai tripotéTrois fois avec mes doigtsLa porte fermée...J’ai penséQu’il « Occupé... » | |
| |  Do the Right Thing by The Ovi Team
On this day in 1989, the writer-director Spike Lee’s third feature film, Do the Right Thing--a provocative, racially charged drama that takes place on one block in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, on the hottest day of the y | |
| |  The menacing plots of MKO for Iran by Kourosh Ziabari
The ill-omened, inauspicious plots of the terrorist gang Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization against Iran seem to have no end. The recent letter signed by 44 U.S. Senators addressed to President Obama in which it was implied that time for diplomacy wit | |
| |  To have the Euro-cake and not pay it too by Thanos Kalamidas
The European leadership met in Brussels and they decided that they have to decide; period! The American president Barack Obama has lately often shown his disappointment to his fellow European leaders regarding their lack of drastic decisions and P | |
| |  Go Home, Occupy Movement!! - (The McFB - Was Ist Das?) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Isabel Martinez de Peron by The Ovi Team
June 29th 1974; Maria Estela Isabel Martinez de Peron has been sworn in as interim | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 222 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Estonia Concerned by NATO Spending CutsEstonia is worried over defence spending cuts by NATO member states, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said on Wednesday. “Allied spending, required to main | |
| |  West End Blues by The Ovi Team
On June 28, 1928, a 26-year-old Louis Armstrong walked into a Chicago recording | |
| |  Kid not a Dog by Patrick McWade
For more Then, Again, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  Oh Egypt ! by Leah Sellers
Oh EgyptBeautiful Daughter of the NilePalm Fronds bend and expand beneath your weary, persevering FeetSlipping and sliding upon the Shifting Sands of Formulating LibertyMade more stable by Universal Good Will which consider | |
| |  Tough Days Ahead for Dr. Morsi and his People by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Well, after a week of doubt, delays and fears of a military coup, last Sunday to the cheers and jubilation of a massive crowd in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Dr. Mohammed Morsi was declared winner in the presidential election. According to the Elect | |
| |  No Asian Century without the pan-Asian Institution by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  American hypocrisy on Iran's nuclear program can't be clearer: Noah Gimbel by Kourosh Ziabari
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| |  How emotions influence how we see the world. by Murray Hunter
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| |  International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by The Ovi Team
"Every day, women, men and children are tortured or ill-treated with the intention of destroying their sense of dignity and human worth. [...] By concretely supporting victims of torture, the international community will prove its unequivocal det | |
| |  The Making of Kurdistan: Oil, Investment and a Turkish Gamble by Oil Price Magazine
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| |  SnakeBoots 222 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Mas porque diabos a Finlandia? by Monica Vasku
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| |  King of Pop dies at age 50 by The Ovi Team
On this day in 2009, Michael Jackson, one of the most commercially successful entertainers in history, dies at the age of 50 at his home in Los Angeles, California, after suffering from cardiac arrest caused by a fatal combination of drugs given t | |
| |  Life Undercover 222 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Mountains (& Valleys) Beyond Jung - a Book Words by David Sparenberg
ANAMA An Anatomy of a Personified Notion by James Hillman, with excerpts from C.G. Juing and original drawings by Mary Vernon, Spring Publications, 188 pp, $22.00 Myths love to enchant us with the figures of | |
| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Denmark ices ‘three strikes’ piracy plan, opts for carrot and stickAs US ISPs gear up to become the internet’s copyright cops from July, Denmark has put its plans for a ‘thre | |
| |  The Increasing Threats to Global Energy Supplies - An Interview with Jellyfish by Oil Price Magazine
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| |  Lift Spirits 222 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, H | |
| |  No solution for Europe without reaffirming the Lisbon Strategy by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  The second Greek elections, June the 17th, 2012 by Christos Mouzeviris
It just happened this year for me to be in Greece during the last three weeks before the elections; for some, they were the most important and critical elections of the country's recent history. The importance of the elections, gave them a ref | |
| |  United Nations Public Service Day by The Ovi Team
The UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/277, designated 23 June as Public Service D | |
| |  Terrorists arrested, hopes renewed by Kourosh Ziabari
The announcement by Iran's intelligence ministry that it has arrested 20 people associated with the terrorist operations in which two of the country's nuclear scientists were assassinated received the Western mainstream media's meaning | |
| |  The new Greek government by Thanos Kalamidas
Checking the names of the new Greek government I realized that this government will have the shortest period of grace in the Greek history perhaps the European history. And the feeling was very strong since while checking the names and their short | |
| |  An Open Letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Dear Daw Suu Kyi, For more than a decade, as a concerned human rights activist, I have worked towards release of political prisoners like you and democratization of Burma (Myanmar). It was good to see that the new regi | |
| |  Iran Looks to China and Russia for Military Support as Pressure from the West Increases by Oil Price Magazine
Beset by rising rhetoric about a possible Israeli attack against its nuclear facilities, Iran is seeking full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as an additional layer of international diplomatic "life insurance." | |
| |  One of God's Mysteries by Patrick McWade
For more For the moment, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HE | |
| |  World Music Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
The World Music Days are more than just a festival. They also are a meeting place, | |
| |  Show Bizz 222 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Imagination, Hermeneutics and Historicism in Vico's New Science by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Open the Closet-Doors ! by Leah Sellers
What happens if You Open that Closet-Door ?Will the Boogie Man (or Woman) jump out of the ClosetAnd knock you to the floor ?Will that Nice Man you work beside every day of the weekTurn-of-the-handle, pop out of the Closet | |
| |  World Refugee Day by The Ovi Team
The United Nations' (UN) World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 each year. This event honours the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and | |
| |  Dino & Anty 222 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Geopolitics of Quantum Buddhism: Our Pre-Hydrocarbon Tao Future (No Breakthrough at the Rio+20 Summit) by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Euro-report by Euro Reporter
Market relief fades at Greek election resultsReaction to the Greek elections in financial markets followed a familiar, disconcerting pattern on Monday as early relief gave way to renewed anxiety abo | |
| |  Why Natural Gas Could Displace Gasoline - An Interview with Raymond Learsy by Oil Price Magazine
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| |  World Sickle Cell Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a serious condition that affects people all over the world; the complications that arise from it are usually fatal. Sickle cell disease is a set of red blood cell disorders that are mostly inherited. In sickle cell dis | |
| |  Do we have a creative intelligence? by Murray Hunter
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| |  Diplomacia Preventiva: No sera el siglo de Asia sin una institucion pan-asiatica. by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  2nd Opinion 222 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Strike if you will, but hear first by Thanos Kalamidas
A month ago and while the Greek people were literally heading to vote I wrote an editorial in Greek reminding my compatriots what has happened the last thirty years and what should be in front of them. This time and while for one more time with ju | |
| |  The Latest Extinction Campaign Against the Rohingyas of Burma by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
It has been little more than two months that Aung San Suu Kyi was elected into the lower house of Burmese Parliament. The by-elections (only the country's third in half a century) in which her party NLD won 44 of the 45 available seats were a crucial | |
| |  World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought by The Ovi Team
The United Nations' World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is annually observed on June 17 to highlight the urgent need to curb the desertification process. It also aims to strengthen the visibility of the drylands issue on the intern | |
| |  Those who benefit from failed Iran talks by Kourosh Ziabari
With only a week remaining to the sensitive, determining talks between the top negotiators of six world powers and Iran over the latter's nuclear program, some wicked, corrupt forces from here and there are trying their best to deliver a letha | |
| |  Europe - Russia Dialogue in the frame of the uni-multipolar geopolitical transition by Dr. Tiberio Graziani
Here the speech of Tiberio Graziani - president of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences (ISAG - http://www.istituto-geopolitica.eu/ ) ( and director of "Geopolitica" (http://www.geopolitica-rivista.or | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Bulgaria puts “vampire” skeleton on displayBulgaria's history museum plans to display a "vampire" skeleton next week after unearthing the 700-year-old remains of two men st | |
| |  Aucun siecle Asiatique sans l'institution pan-Asiatique by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  PersOnality DisOrders 221 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  The True Tragedy by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Important victories on ACTA! Moving on to Final Steps by Newropeans-Magazine
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| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Britain can do better than leave the EU. We can change itTen years ago there was an unholy alliance between Ukip and the evangelists of euro membership, who together argued that it was impossible to | |
| |  SnakeBoots 221 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  The road to hell is paved with euro intentions by Thanos Kalamidas
Crying wolf is the most often used story with an educational end for centuries, but I’m afraid the last couple of years the domino effect is the contemporary European wolf with the very bad end. And just like with the little shepherd everybo | |
| |  Every blood donor is a hero by The Ovi Team
On 14 June, countries worldwide celebrate World Blood Donor Day with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. The theme of the 2012 Wor | |
| |  Why anti-Israelism is not anti-Semitism by Kourosh Ziabari
The leaders of the Israeli regime have long been after spreading this fallacy that criticizing the actions and policies of this regime is tantamount to being anti-Jew and anti-Semite, thereby sanctioning any condemnation of their brutal and aggres | |
| |  American Dream or American Nightmare? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Spanish Rescue Could Weigh on Belgian Debt - ReportBelgian Finance Minister Steven Vanackere said Monday the rescue of Spanish banks could add to Belgium's indebtedness if it wasn't carried | |
| |  Michigan Oil Spill Compounded by Poor Safety Procedures by Oil Price Magazine
Canadian pipeline company Enbridge is in the hot seat for an oil spill from a ruptured line in southern Michigan. Crews in Marshall, Mich., are still working to clean up contaminated areas nearly two years after Line 6B burst open, dumping about 2 | |
| |  Life Undercover 221 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Imagination may be more important than knowledge: The eight types of imagination we use. by Murray Hunter
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| |  The Capitalizing Nature of Ventursome Vultures by Leah Sellers
A large, dark Bird circled the big dead tree, and landed on one of its skeletal branches. “Hey there, Jack-o.” Another similar large dark Bird, already napping on another petrified branch of the same t | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Austrian defence minister says military to use unarmed surveillance dronesAustria’s defence minister says his country plans to buy surveillance drones for use at home and abroad. Defence Minis | |
| |  Lift Spirits 221 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Platini and the Race Card by Binoy Kampmark
Michel Platini, the UEFA President ever lurking in the shadows of global football, was seeking to pull his weight just prior to the opening fixture of Euro 2012, which is now underway in Poland and the Ukraine. The way he is doing so, notabl | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Sweden to close $880 ml private equity tax loopholeSweden is to close a loophole used by private equity groups and others to avoid tax, the government said on Friday, provoking criticism from the ma | |
| |  Nao seculo asiatico sem a instituicao pan-asiatico by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Reports of Nabucco Pipeline's Death are Exaggerated by Oil Price Magazine
The refining director at BP caused a stir last week in Berlin when he was interpreted as saying the full version of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline was no longer an option for the consortium working in the Shah Deniz natural gas field in Azerbaij | |
| |  Remembering FALLUJAH and NATO War Crimes by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Non esiste alcun secolo asiatico senza un'istituzione panasiatica by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Finders/Keepers, Losers/Weepers by Leah Sellers
Somewhere in America…. The newscaster stood aghast at the beautiful, young teenager she was interviewing. “Why did you steal the Girl Scout Cookie monies from the nine year old Girl Scout ? What did you pla | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
A unique Jubilee tribute and you must just look at this photo and write a caption/speech/bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination. | |
| |  Cole Porter by The Ovi Team
June 9th 1891; on this day in 1891, the great composer and lyricist Cole Porter—one of the most important American songwriters of the 20th century—is born in Peru, Indiana. Porter's earliest efforts on the musical stage were abject | |
| |  Show Bizz 221 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Law of the Seize by Rene Wadlow
8 June of each year has been proclaimed by the UN General Assembly as the Day of the Law of the Sea. However, as my friend John Logue who had participated with me as non-governmental organization representative in the long negotiations — one | |
| |  The real face of fascism live on Greek TV by Thanos Kalamidas
Just before ten o’clock in the morning and browsing the news I got a mail linking me to a video that had been uploaded just minutes ago. Two hours later I hadn’t still recover from the shock and evening now browsing the news again the | |
| |  World Ocean Day by The Ovi Team
On World Oceans Day people around the planet celebrate and honour the body of wa | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spanish leader gives up no-bank bailout mantraSpain's Prime Minister appeared Thursday to have abandoned his insistence that the country's troubled banking sector will not need an external b | |
| |  Has the European Union's Political Experiment Failed? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  German laundering a bailout by Thanos Kalamidas
Spain has rejected plans for an EU and IMF bailout for one more time the last few hours and I’m sure they are going to do it many more times for the next few days. A déjà vu for me coming from tow years back when the Greek prime mi | |
| |  Kein asiatisches Jahrhundert ohne die panasiatische Institution by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
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| |  Louise Erdrich by The Ovi Team
June 7th 1954; Award-winning novelist Louise Erdrich is born on this day in Li | |
| |  June 2012 choices by The Ovi Team
While Britain celebrates the Diamond Jubilee, Europe’s economic crisis deepens. So Ovi for the month June goes finance with an oil prices site and a Euro blog.Site of the month: | |
| |  D-Day by The Ovi Team
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| |  Dino & Anty 221 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Mali: Refugee flows and increased hunger point to need for a Mali Federation by Rene Wadlow
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees in a recent statement has highlighted the increased flow of refugees from the conflicts in Mali. Refugees and internally-displaced persons add a dramatic dimension to the already-existing shortage of | |
| |  Ei Aasian vuosisataa ilman Aasian-laajuista institutiota by Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Jo yli vuosikymmenen ajan useat asiaankuuluvat akateemiset julkaisut ovat olleet täynnään artikkeleita, jotka ovat enteilleet 2000-luvun alusta Aasian vuosisataa. Tätä on usein perusteltu monien runsasväkisten Aasian | |
| |  World Environment Day by The Ovi Team
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest a | |
| |  2nd Opinion 221 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  The 'Amen Corner' in the Capitol Hill by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
With the U.S. presidential election only five months away, the Capitol Hill is behaving more and more like a cheer-leading ‘Amen Corner’ for the rogue state of Israel these days than a body of wise law-makers that care about what is be | |
| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Slovenia austerity program comes to forceSlovenia’s government will continue with its austerity measures to cut the budget deficit after a trade union said it will challenge some of the moves | |
| |  Tiananmen Square massacre by The Ovi Team
June 4th 1989; Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. The brutal Chinese government assault on the protesters shocked the West and brought denunciations | |
| |  Mugabe, the cannibal genocide responsible representing UN by Thanos Kalamidas
Just imagine the United Nations in a special celebration announcing that Joseph Stalin was going to be appointed as representative of the organization to promote tourism! You think I’m joking? Well the only part I’m joking is the part | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Slovaks to tax more energy, telecommunication sectors, Sme saysSlovakia will introduce a 4.2 percent surcharge on the income-tax rate for regulated companies such as in the energy and telecommunicat | |
| |  Larry McMurtry by The Ovi Team
June 3rd 1936; Bestselling novelist Larry McMurtry is born on this day in Wichita Falls, | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 220 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  This is when Finland goes Bilderberg by Thanos Kalamidas
It’s a long time ago when I found my self meeting a group of people thanks to a friend of mine. After a “boy’s night out” one of them – obviously the leader – told me that I was welcome to the brotherhood des | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Mining town suffers from its gold richesNature has carved a humbling landscape of deep river valleys and reddish peaks in a corner of the Carpathian mountains in western Romania. Rosia Montana town, | |
| |  Dead Poets Society released by The Ovi Team
June 2nd 1989, the boys’ prep school drama Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams, is released in selected U.S. theatres. Set in 1959 at a fictional all-male preparatory school called Welton Academy, the film starred Robin Williams as J | |
| |  SnakeBoots 220 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Violence in Miami: Bath Salts and Causeway Cannibalism by Binoy Kampmark
One of the striking, brilliant paradoxes of American life is how it reconciles the legal with the brutal, the concept of a healthy rounded life with that of fast food and supersizing. At times, its legalism is sclerotic and mundane. It | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal’s asset sales draw foreign bids, boutique firmsThe factors forcing Portugal to seek a bailout in 2011 have triggered a wave of mergers, acquisitions and government disposals in the co | |
| |  The end of white rule in Rhodesia by The Ovi Team
June 1st 1979; Rhodesia formally ended nearly 90 years of white minority rule and declared it wi | |
| |  Life Undercover 220 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland not satisfied with White House "regret" over "death camp" commentPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk remains unsatisfied with the White House response to a comment President | |
| |  Adolf Eichmann by The Ovi Team
May 31, 1962; near Tel Aviv, Israel, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS officer who organized | |
| |  Lift Spirits 220 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Pain Changes You by Leah Sellers
“The bomb landed outside Our Home. We were asleep. It blew a large hole into our wall.” “The bomb killed My Wife. The bomb blinded My eight year old Son. The bomb blew off the left hand o | |
| |  Caligula: A political opera for the MENA region. by Newropeans-Magazine
I recently read that a German-born composer, Detlev Glanert, will premiere Caligula at the London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera, later this month. Caligula, for the uninitiated, is | |
| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
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| |  Show Bizz 220 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The new EU Fiscal Treaty referendum in Ireland. May the 31st, 2012 by Christos Mouzeviris
In exactly 2 days the Irish electorate will be called to vote on yet another EU Treaty Referendum. This time on the EU's Fiscal Treaty, or the "Stability Treaty" as the Irish Government has put it in its campaign. Ireland's co | |
| |  Lithuania report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania tracks Holocaust war crime suspectsLithuania has concluded the first phase of a study aimed at identifying over a thousand Lithuanians suspected of killing Jews in the Baltic state during | |
| |  International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers by The Ovi Team
29 May is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The day has two purposes: to honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace; and to pay tribute to all the men and women who have se | |
| |  Dino & Anty 220 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Tokyo keepers catch fugitive Penguin | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvia offers Europe a guiding light Which was Europe's fastest-growing economy in the first quarter of 2012? The answer, surprisingly, was Latvia, the Baltic nation of just 2.2 million people, | |
| |  2nd Opinion 220 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  God is in the Storm by Jack Wellman
I have a former church member who remains a very close friend of mine even today. This man is going through some very terrible trials right now. Before I was called into the ministry, this man was our worship music leader. | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Red Brigades calls for renewed violenceA letter purporting to be from Italy's radical left-wing Red Brigades called on Friday for new attacks against politicians, bankers and reporters, just day | |
| |  A Note To My Child by Kufre Udeme
There is no partiality in creation!In the depth of every mortal,Rest a seed of greatness.Let the seasons come and go,If thou so desire greatness,Thou shall be great.If thy paces are consistent,And thy path is buil | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 219 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  WW II Veterans: Mr. Bill, Mr. Mike and Mr. Roy by Leah Sellers
World War II’s three primary Imperialists, Hitler, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito, and their obedient cronies and cohorts, shoved at and brutally bullied the rest of the World for more Land, more Resources, more Wealth, more Power, more, mor | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Anti-bailout party extends lead in GreeceA left-wing party that opposes Greece's international bailout agreements has extended its lead ahead of next month's election, according to a new pol | |
| |  Last day of Model T by The Ovi Team
May 26th 1927; Henry Ford and his son Edsel drive the 15 millionth Model T Ford out of their factory, marking the famous automobile\'s official last day of production. After production officially ended the following day, Ford factories shut dow | |
| |  SnakeBoots 219 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  Who's playing chicken? by Thanos Kalamidas
The last few days I read an article about the situation in Europe nowadays and how things are going between Merkel, Hollande and the new Greek political reality and the whole thing was described as playing chicken in many levels and deferent table | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary hopes for IMF deal in the summerHungary could see its currency stabilize and its assets strengthen even before autumn starts, a senior economy ministry official said in an interview, adding | |
| |  No Sunroof by Patrick McWade
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| |  Hillary's Hypocritical Comments in South Asia by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Recently, the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Bangladesh. It was a short visit. She flew into Dhaka from China after convincing Chinese leaders to free blind dissident Chen Guangcheng. The stop in Bangladesh was "person | |
| |  Quebec Steps Closer to Martial Law: Bill 78 is a "Declaration of War on the Student Movement" by Newropeans-Magazine
On Friday, May 18, the Québec legislature signed a special “ | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Fostering people Ireland announces recruitment eventsFostering People Ireland, the non-statutory Dublin-based fostering agency, has announced two upcoming events aimed at recruiting more carers to h | |
| |  Life Undercover 219 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  On Vico's "Barbarism of the Intellect": A Review-Essay by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Greece’s Tsipras appeals to German taxpayers for help in crisisGreece’s Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras appealed to German taxpayers to help Greece grapple with economic and fiscal cr | |
| |  Bonnie and Clyde are killed by The Ovi Team
May 23rd 1934; famed fugitives Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are killed in a police ambush near Sailes, Louisiana. A contingent of officers from Texas and Louisiana set up along the highway, waiting for Bonnie and Clyde to appear, and then unl | |
| |  Lift Spirits 219 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Metal workers’ 4.3% pay settlement seen setting Benchmark
A 4.3 percent pay increase for German metal workers doesn’t pose an inflation threat even as it sets a precedent for other industr | |
| |  Nixon in Moscow by The Ovi Team
May 22nd 1972; on this day, President Richard Nixon arrives in Moscow for a summit with Soviet leaders. Nixon\'s second visit to Moscow in May 1972, this time as president, was for a more conciliatory purpose. During a week of summit meetings w | |
| |  Show Bizz 219 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Hollande to make Eurobond proposals at EU summitFrench President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he would make proposals for eurobonds at an upcoming European summit as he outlines his ideas to s | |
| |  Dino & Anty 219 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Men charged in arson fires were nabbed at gunpoint by suspicious property owner | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Not to retroactively cut green subsidiesThe Estonian government has vowed that it will not look to lower subsidies to renewable-energy producers retroactively, during a question-and-answer session i | |
| |  Hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll by The Ovi Team
May 20th 1956; the United States conducts the first airborne test of an improved hydrogen bomb, dropping it from a plane over the tiny island of Namu in the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The successful test indicated that hydrogen bombs we | |
| |  2nd Opinion 219 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Lights from the Other World. by Floco Tausin
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| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Foreign minister endorses talk of Alberta oilsands discrimination by EUThe Netherlands foreign minister says he favours an evidence-based discussion on whether Alberta's oilsands are being discr | |
| |  Seven Meanings of Life by Kufre Udeme
Life is a crystal glassIf life was not a crystal glassReflecting different shapesMen would need no principle to live.Life is a raceIf life was not a raceAwarding losers a crown of shameMen would prefer to cr | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 218 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Ex-minister equates gays with ‘killer snails’ to oppose equal marriage rightsA former Danish government minister as equated gays with the hermaphrodite ‘killer snails’ plague | |
| |  Mods and Rockers by The Ovi Team
May 18th 1964; Scores of youths have been given prison sentences following a Whitsun weekend of violent clashes between gangs of Mods and Rockers at a number of resorts on the south coast of England. Two youths were taken to hospital with knife | |
| |  SnakeBoots 218 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  In the name of democracy please be democratic by Thanos Kalamidas
Greece is set for new elections and somehow I have the feeling that in these elections is not only Greece that tests democracy but the whole Europe and in a strange déjà vu – especially regarding the European aspect of the Greek el | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
President of Czech Republic to give keynote at Heartland climate summit despite backlash over murderer billboardsCompanies are abandoning the Heartland Institute left-and-right following the conserv | |
| |  Greek elections: reinvent political vision for the "Eurolanders", for the people, not for the Euro by Newropeans-Magazine
Short comments about the Greek elections: reinvent political vision for the "Eurolanders", for the people, not for the Euro! Now it's time! | |
| |  Life Undercover 218 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  What now for Greece and its euro membership? by Christos Mouzeviris
Lots of speculation during this week about the future of Greece in the eurozone. The country failed to form a government and there are many parties now in the Greek parliament, notably Syriza and its leader Mr. Tsipras that want to reverse t | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Cyprus president Christofias says he won’t run for second term, cites stalled peace talksCyprus President Dimitris Christofias says he will not seek re-election for a second term because there | |
| |  Warsaw Ghetto by The Ovi Team
May 16th 1943; in Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising comes to an end as Nazi soldiers gain control of Warsaw's Jewish ghetto, blowing up the last remaining synagogue and beginning the mass deportation of the ghetto's remaining dwellers to | |
| |  Lift Spirits 218 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  The Gibson Cauldron: Mobster Fantasies and Get the Gringo by Binoy Kampmark
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| |  Mama, Do You Know Me ? by Leah Sellers
Alzheimer’s/Dementia is a cruel Dis-ease.Gradually - day by day - memory by memory - your Loved One leaves you.Slips away from you.Mama, Do You Know Me ?Mama is/was a Gentle, Sensitive Soul.An Artist. A Natur | |
| |  Faith 7 by The Ovi Team
On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper is launched into space aboard Faith 7 on the longest American space mission to that date. Faith 7 was the capstone of Project Mercury, the NASA program that put the first American into space in 1961 and the first ast | |
| |  Show Bizz 218 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  My Generation by The Ovi Team
May 19th 1965; from the Bible to Oedipus Rex to King Lear, literature has long concerned itself with the difficult relations that sometimes arise between members of different generations. The Fifth Commandment—"Honour thy father and thy | |
| |  Is Extremism Eroding Western Civilization? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
EU will be angry about vanished mobstersThe vanishing of sentenced Bulgarian businessmen known as Galevi Brothers will have a negative effect on the EU's July monitoring report on Bulgaria, acco | |
| |  The Warsaw Pact by The Ovi Team
May 14th 1955; The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty establishing the Warsaw Pact, a mutual defence organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states. The Warsaw | |
| |  Dino & Anty 218 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Waterloo battle site gets a faceliftAlmost 200 years after the French cavalry charge at Waterloo, bulldozers rolled into action Wednesday to spruce up the memorial site of the battle that humbled Na | |
| |  Life Is Tough by Kufre Udeme
For sure and certainLife is tough I never knew until now I never believed until this moment I never would have count it fairIf I were to be so blamed | |
| |  2nd Opinion 218 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  En-Gay-G-Ment With Equal Rights For All Under the Law by Leah Sellers
America is Evolving Forward into the Future. The American Black President took Courage and Integrity under his Wings and flew like an Eagle. This Philosophical Poetry-Man and Evolutionary Leader announced | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
MI6 key to al Qaeda agentThe double agent in the foiled al Qaeda bomb plot had a British passport, making the UK’s intelligence agency key to the international sting operation. Two officials b | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 216 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Pre-emptive Strikes - the Kabilite Syndrome by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  The European dream and power plays by Thanos Kalamidas
The last few years when we talk about the European Union often we confuse the reality with the dream. The dream and the aim of the 27 states that constitute the Union today and the others that want to be members is one confederation that includes | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Nazi victims finally laid to restThey were starved, tortured and killed because they were considered inferior to the Aryan ideal set by Adolf Hitler. Then their organs were put into jars and display | |
| |  SnakeBoots 217 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HE | |
| |  Greeks, 'the water of Lethe' and the absolute exploitation of the patriotic ideal by Dimitra Karantzeni
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| |  A bloody Golden sunDown where democracy rised by Thanos Kalamidas
While everybody was expecting France and Hollande to make headlines after last Sunday’s results it was the Greek elections that hacked the spotlights. And the headlines combined with statements from states’ representatives and experts | |
| |  Buffalo Bill's Wild West show by The Ovi Team
May 9th 1887; Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opens in London, giving Queen Victoria and her subjects their first look at real cowboys and Indians. Though his Wild West show waned in popularity in the 20th century-in part because of competition | |
| |  How Terry Jones can get away with it by Kourosh Ziabari
Burning the holy books which are interconnected with the hearts and souls of millions of people around the world is one of the most heinous and dreadful actions which one can think of. After decades of bloodshed and bigotry in the two World Wars, | |
| |  Greek and French Elections 2012. The aftermath. by Christos Mouzeviris
What an eventful weekend we had in Europe, with two EU and eurozone countries having elections, that could reshape the current economic and political agenda in our continent. The Markets are already responding negatively, in what they think is a b | |
| |  Serbia in turmoil over regionalisation by Newropeans-Magazine
Serbia has traditionally been characterised by asymmetric devolution, presently consisting of so-called Central Serbia, where local self-governments - municipalities and cities-, are the only sub-national tier of government, and of Vojvodi | |
| |  Dr. No by The Ovi Team
May 8th 1963, with the release of Dr. No, moviegoers get their first look--down the barrel of a gun--at the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series of novels and portrayed onscre | |
| |  Life Undercover 217 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Vico as Grandfather of Modern Historicism and Hermeneutics by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  The Cartagena Incident: Affirming U.S. success by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
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| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
The National Library of Sweden chooses Beijer Electronics' Building Automation SolutionBeijer Electronics has received a strategic order from the National Property Board of Sweden. The Authority | |
| |  Lift Spirits 217 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, H | |
| |  The Starving Man, The Starving Woman - The Starving Nations by Leah Sellers
A Traveler wandering and pondering the meandering Road of Life came upon a Starving Man and a Starving Woman. Both were rail thin, listless, weak and de-pressed. The Traveler Reached Out to the Starving Man and Woman. | |
| |  French Greek report by Euro Reporter
France's Francois Hollande changes the mix in EuropeWith Francois Hollande's election as France's first Socialist president in 17 years, Europe now must deal with a major leader who has promised to push a different | |
| |  Faces Of Sex by Kufre Udeme
Sex IsThat black and white seedT | |
| |  Show Bizz 217 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Compatriots Greeks in the name of democracy don't vote MPs, vote representatives by Thanos Kalamidas
I hope the readers of Ovi magazine will forgive me but in front the possibility/probability of a Nazi party entering the Greek parliament, in the country that founded democracy, I feel at least oblige to say some things in Greek. I don’t believe | |
| |  The Grapes of Wrath by The Ovi Team
May 6th 1940, John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. The book traces the fictional Joad family of Oklahoma as they lose their family farm and move to California in search of a better life. They encounter on | |
| |  Greek report by The Ovi Team
Greece starts voting as anxious eurozone looks onGreece started voting on Sunday in an early general election that threatens to turn its decades-old political system on its head and bring the eurozo | |
| |  Dino & Anty 217 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Europe for the people and not people for the Euro by Thanos Kalamidas
In the next twenty-four hours two European counties will deal with critical elections. The schizophrenic with those two cases is that the result of those elections will influence in many ways – not always similar – their internal situa | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Sarkozy set for defeat by socialistFrance holds its presidential runoff election Sunday, with Socialist challenger Francois Hollande expected to defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. The latest opinion | |
| |  Bobby Sands dies by The Ovi Team
On May 5, 1981, imprisoned Irish-Catholic militant Bobby Sands dies after refusing food for 66 days in protest of his treatment as a criminal rather than a political prisoner by British authorities. His death immediately touched off widespread | |
| |  2nd Opinion 217 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  We Need Export Lending by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
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| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain meets bond auction target as French borrowing costs fallSpanish bonds gained after the Treasury met its target at a debt sale, while French costs declined at an auction, easing concern that th | |
| |  Victory for Margaret Thatcher by The Ovi Team
May 4th 1979; The Conservative Party won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain's first ever woman prime minister. Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over from James Callaghan after her party won an overall majori | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 216 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Cinema - The Complete Art Form by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
I believe that the cinema has always been the “Complete Art Work” sought by every high civilization since the Greek democracy under Pericles.In German, the term is Gesamtkunstwerk, used by Wagner to descri | |
| |  World Press Freedom Day by The Ovi Team
Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their | |
| |  The Ceremony Is Now Over by Kufre Udeme
(For Gabriel Okara)The ceremony is now overbut the record is in the head.Mouths boast and spread its fameshaking the string of the hosts' threadand distant ears marvelled.The ceremony is now overth | |
| |  SnakeBoots 216 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  Self-Made Concentration Camps by Leah Sellers
As a Child, the Children in Cheyenne’s Neighborhood sometimes liked to Play War by re-enacting scenes from WWII movies. The boys would be the Warriors, and the girls would be the Nurses. The boys would scream | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
Fine is elections all around so good time to tell us what you think for that supreme democratic right! Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination. | |
| |  UAE leads an anti-Iranian alliance by Kourosh Ziabari
The United Arab Emirates officials are burning with a low blue flame. They have once again started insulting the Iranian nation using an arrogant and offensive language. What has irritated them this time is the recent visit paid by the Iranian Pre | |
| |  Life Undercover 216 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Marching to the Greek parliament with a Nazi salute by Thanos Kalamidas
The night of May 30th 1941 marks semantically the Greek modern history. Two young men, Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climbed on the Acropolis and tore down the swastika, which had been there since April 27, 1941, when the Nazi forces had ent | |
| |  May 2012 choices by The Ovi Team
Spring means flowers; a new beginning for the nature but at the moment for most is hopping in a political spring and change with elections in France and Greece now, Germany and USA to follow. So let’s talk about photography! | |
| |  International Labour Day by The Ovi Team
May 1st, International Workers' Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in most countries. The struggle for the eight-hour day began in the 1860s. In 1884, the Federation of Organize | |
| |  Lift Spirits 216 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, H | |
| |  Burma's PR democracy by Thanos Kalamidas
The last two weeks I keep reading in the media about the enthusiasm all the nations show for the changes in Burma. US Foreign secretary Hillary Clinton visited the state, then it was the British PM and finally the EU High Representative for Foreig | |
| |  Economic Ideas Forum. My opinion on what's been discussed! by Christos Mouzeviris
The general experience of attending such forum with so many high ranked Irish and European officials participating, was certainly positive. I have to admit that it was very well organized and orchestrated, with interesting current topics to dis | |
| |  Dutch windmills grind slowly but still they do by Newropeans-Magazine
On April 21, leaders of the Dutch minority government announced that talks to strike a deal with the eurosceptic PVV (party providing parliamentary majority to the government) had reached a dead end. The talks were necessary to a | |
| |  Show Bizz 216 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Love potion and... by David Sparenberg
here the formula for the pathos of passion and a democratization of planetary deliverance from the invasion evils of human ignorance, hatred, violence, nihilism, narcissism, madness, normalcy, consumption addition, extravagance and greed: From | |
| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Slovenia anticipated rate cutsMoody's downgrade of Slovenia's three largest banks was "somewhat expected" but their ratings should improve once planned capital hikes are completed, | |
| |  Only For Your Smile by Kufre Udeme
Lily of the palaceDon't just glanceAt me and passSweet princessDon't just take my greetingAnd continue goingA dwarf from the swine lineageA labourer of tiny wageDear princess, that's meNot | |
| |  Dino & Anty 216 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Hollande, Nostradamus and Merkel by Thanos Kalamidas
1981, for the ones who might remember, it was a strange year for Europe with French elections leading in strangeness. Francois Mitterrand was fast heading for the French presidential seat and it was around these days when the conservative media | |
| |  The non lesser of two evils - Greek elections 2012 by Dimitra Karantzeni
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| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Slovakia to tax rich but vows tight spendingSlovakia's new left-of-centre government unveiled plans Friday to consolidate public finances by scrapping a business-friendly flat tax in favour of h | |
| |  2nd Opinion 216 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoon, HERE! | |
| |  The Dance of the Dolphins, The Song of the Whales by Leah Sellers
Come play with meUpon the Primordial SeasCome Dance the WavesAnd Sing the SongsThat only the Great Whales RememberAnd Recall into MemoryCome play with meGlide and Sway to the Watery Rhythms | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania’s labour costs are just one fifth EU averageLatest figures released for hourly labour costs in the EU are estimated at EUR 23.1 per hour on average in the EU27 and EUR 26.7 per hour in | |
| |  Day of Uprising Against Occupation by The Ovi Team
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| |  PersOnality DisOrders 215 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  A Silly Sort of Patriotism: Meditations on ANZAC Day by Binoy Kampmark
Anzac Day is a volatile dynamic phenomenon (that) will keep changing as we doDavid MaloufAnother ceremony, another round of marches for the veterans and current members of the Australi | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
We tried stimulus and it didn’t workDefending austerity is not getting any easier for Europe’s politicians. And Vitor Gaspar, Portugal’s finance minister has it harder than others. | |
| |  Still In The Wilderness by Kufre Udeme
I am still in the wildernessThe desert of loveI am still waiting for my darlingMy pleasure giverI cannot travel without my darlingFor the road is roughI lost my darlingRight from birthI have send messages | |
| |  SnakeBoots 215 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Economic Ideas Forum, Dublin Castle 2012. Day 1. by Christos Mouzeviris
The Third Annual Economic Ideas Forum was organized by CES (Center for European Studies) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; it is hosted by Irish Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny and Irish Minister for European Affairs Mrs Lucinda Creighton TD. The fo | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland to bring back border checks for Euro 2012Poland will reintroduce border controls on its frontiers with fellow European Union nations during the 2012 European football championship, Interior Minister Jacek Cichocki said | |
| |  Ella Fitzgerald by The Ovi Team
On April 25, 1917, jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, Virginia. She was called \"The First Lady of Song,\" an honour whose meaning is captured in a compliment paid to her by the great composer Ira Gershwin: \"I never knew how | |
| |  Life Undercover 215 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Lift Spirits 215 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Storm walker by David Sparenberg
Flash forth in diverse forms! Be as expressive as thunder and lightning Know too when to be silent and invisible for this too is of the mystery But do not fear yourself aligned and attuned in the rough and rapture of a | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Malta needs a secular ConstitutionThe Malta Humanist Association (MHA) expressed its concern at the direction which the President's forum for constitutional reform appears to be taking. At a public session of the forum las | |
| |  Teheran hostage rescue mission by The Ovi Team
On April 24, 1980, an ill-fated military operation to rescue the 52 American hostages held in Tehran ends with eight U.S. servicemen dead and no hostages rescued. With the Iran Hostage Crisis stretching into its sixth month and all diplomatic appe | |
| |  Noble and not so Noble Lies by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
Posh restaurants and free clubbing in the party cityLuxembourg City may not be an obvious weekend break destination, but with free entry to clubs and an all-night party bus, it's letting its hai | |
| |  Fountain Of Juice by Kufre Udeme
If there is something I love in youIf there is nothing I like to loseIt is those hills above your chestsIt is those eyes that moves my lipsLooking soft like mother's pounded yamIn pair it always standLooking r | |
| |  Show Bizz 215 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Earth Day by David Sparenberg
Look all around—it is beautiful! Even heavy cloudon the eastbears a promise of rain.Many white birdsfloat on calm sea waters.Blackbirds of treesdelight in the sky.Hereunder hu | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Eggless chick laid by hen in Sri Lanka | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania refuses Investtorgbank permission to open an officeThe Lithuanian central bank declined to allow Russia’s Investtorgbank OAO to open an office in the country on the ground that the l | |
| |  Dino & Anty 215 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  A New Mali Federation? by Rene Wadlow
Since the fall of northern Mali to the forces of the Tuareg at the end of March 2012, the situation has grown in complexity. The group of young officers, more or less led by Captain Amadou Sanogo, had taken control of the government build | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Commissioner discusses fisheries issues in LatviaEU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, met with ministers in Latvia to discuss the Common Fisheries Policy and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. Maria Damanaki visit | |
| |  Red Army enters Berlin by The Ovi Team
April 21st 1945; Russian troops captured some outlying suburbs of Berlin at the beginning of what promises to be a bitter battle for control of the city. The Red Army approached the German capital from three directions, north, east and south-ea | |
| |  2nd Opinion 215 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  Those Cotton Pickin' Drug Wars - Drug Games ! by Leah Sellers
“Chick, Chick ! Come quick !” Ma Mockingbird squawked at her eldest son, Chick Mockingbird. “What is it, Ma ?” “It’s Pa ! It’s your Pa ! Someone | |
| |  America and the lying problem: Are we entering the fact-free century? by Newropeans-Magazine
America appears to have a lying problem. It’s hard to come to any other conclusion when looking at the string of easily disprovable untruths that have come out of the mouths of mainstream politicians during this season's Republi | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Deficit goals in line with EU rules-documentItaly's revised growth and budget targets are consistent with a balanced budget in the medium term and creating a "sizable" primary surplus to cut the country's mas | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 214 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Thresold by David Sparenberg
Rapidly we approach the event horizon, the outer limit, the edge, the brink, the frontier, the point of no return. Before us all emerge two directions: oblivion or renewal. | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Banks still a worry as troika review startsIreland faces its sixth review under its bailout program as the euro-zone’s best hope for a successful return to the international bond markets following a bailout. As yields on | |
| |  My Friend, My Wife by Kufre Udeme
You are my beloved friendOnly to you I can lendThe best of my garmentWithout an interest commentWith you alone I can blindly dineAnd share my gourd of wineIf you escape with my purseI will put upon you no curse | |
| |  SnakeBoots 214 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  What will China's rise mean for Europe? by Christos Mouzeviris
For the past few decades we are witnessing a transformation on the global politics and a slow shift of power towards the East. With western economies declining and being in recession, opportunities arose for new economic powerhouses on the planet, | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
PM to shake up government in two weeksHungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban will reshuffle his government within the next two weeks and plans to appoint a close political ally to deal with the International Monetary Fund i | |
| |  Saudi Arabia: Dancing to Israel's tune by Kourosh Ziabari
The fact that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has joined the vicious triangle of the United States, Israel and Britain to destabilize the Islamic Republic of Iran and put pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program is not a secret anymore. The Saudi o | |
| |  Life Undercover 214 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  In the Roman arena between sports and doping by Thanos Kalamidas
The summer that is coming is an all sports summer with the London Olympics to hold the top sport event of the year and the European nation’s championship to follow. But the sports summer is coming after a very dark winter where the event tha | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Elections in May will not solve the country’s many crises nor heal disunityLike most Greek tragedies, the current political and economic crisis playing out in Greece today is not likely to have a happy ending. On Wednesd | |
| |  World Haemophilia Day 2012 by The Ovi Team
Haemophilia is bleeding condition, clotting of blood fails to take place in a normal manner. Following an accident, haemophiliacs suffer excessive bleeding, as it takes longer to heal, in comparison to normal individuals. This is due to a faulty c | |
| |  Lift Spirits 214 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  The War Party is alive and kicking by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
In her newly released book – Drift - Rachel Maddow of the MSNBC argues that the American nation has drifted away from its founding ideals and has become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war, with all the financial and human costs tha | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
New path to bridge culturesOver the last 35 years, Michael Kahn-Ackermann has witnessed the remarkable changes and strong economic resurgence of China. Now Kahn-Ackermann, has stepped away from a long and illustrious career as | |
| |  Lenin returns by The Ovi Team
On April 16, 1917, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the revolutionary Bolshevik Party, returns to Petrograd after a decade of exile to take the reins of the Russian Revolution. Lenin became the virtual dictator of the world\'s first Marxist state. His | |
| |  Show Bizz 214 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Escaped wallaby caught using huge fishing netA wallab | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Second-chance schools give hope to unemployedWhen he ran for the French presidency in 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to open more "second-chance schools" for young people without qualifications. "I came back beca | |
| |  Bessie Smith by The Ovi Team
April 15th 1894; despite the immense influence her records had on the shape and course of American popular music in the 20th century, the recorded legacy of Bessie Smith only captures part of her historical significance. Yes, her first recording, | |
| |  Dino & Anty 214 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Oku Inam by Kufre Udeme
A sanctified institutionBedrock of the highest priestBirthplace of white sacrificeThe way to holinessHead rung of all laddersOrder of the supremeWhere callers are bathedWith misfortunes of gainAnd thos | |
| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Finland to raise VAT but opts for modest budget cutsFinland, seeking to retain its triple-A credit rating, will raise VAT in 2013 but has opted for modest budget cuts in the next few years after the government bowed to pressure from left-leani | |
| |  2nd Opinion 214 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  The Fedora Kid by Richard Stanford
He took dead aim naturally without thinking about it under the bright sunlight, without c | |
| |  Timbuktu Falls: What Future For Mali? by Newropeans-Magazine
Timbuktu was once a metaphor for the middle of nowhere. Now it is in the middle of a struggle that has important implications for the whole Sahel zone that runs from Senegal to Sudan. Tuareg armed forces coming from further north have taken control of | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Central bank plans to raise reserves to cut ECB risksEstonia’s central bank said it must boost reserves by 3 1/2 times in the long term to reduce the risks of participating in European Central Bank measures to tackle the | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 213 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  In between crime and punishment an arrest at last! by Thanos Kalamidas
For more than half a century Greece has suffered from a corrupted minority including a lot of politicians and their corruption has become so obvious the last thirty years that even the mafia pales in front of them. It was a common secret for years | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Dutch Cabinet crisis resolved, central bank president urges haste on new austerity packageThe Dutch Cabinet returned to negotiations Thursday on new spending cuts to bring the budget deficit within European guidelines, a day a | |
| |  The American Civil War begins by The Ovi Team
April 12th 1861; the bloodiest four years in American history begin when Confederate shore batteries under General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina\'s Charleston Bay. During the next 34 hours, 50 Confedera | |
| |  SnakeBoots 213 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Some Philosophical Reflections on the Ethics of Power by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Copenhagen, Denmark implements wireless networkAruba Networks, Inc. today announced that the Government of the City of Copenhagen in Denmark (Kobenhavns Kommune) has deployed a wireless network based on Aruba’s Mobile Vi | |
| |  Life Undercover 213 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Eichmann trial begins by The Ovi Team
April 11th 1961, the trial begun in Israel of the man accused of helping Hitler in his plan t | |
| |  Softening the Metal: Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady by Binoy Kampmark
Madonna in Downing StreetLinda Grant on Margaret Thatcher, The Guardian, Jan 5Gore Vidal claimed that the second unfortunate thing to befall Abraham Lincoln was not merely his assassin | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Neo-Nazis outnumbered by counter-protesters at Chanov housing estate by two to oneUltra-right extremists from the Workers' Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti - DSSS) and neo-Na | |
| |  Lift Spirits 213 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, H | |
| |  The Legs In Your Lineages by Kufre Udeme
Sitting by the shoreWatching the whispering waterAmbling through the forestListening to the moaning of the treesThey echoed one warning meaning My child, my child | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Partition no option for CyprusGreek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos stated that partition is no option for Cyprus, reiterating that a solution must be in line with UN decisions and provide for a bizonal bicommunal federation w | |
| |  Sophia Loren wins Best Actress Oscar by The Ovi Team
April 9th, on this day in 1962, the 34th annual Academy Awards ceremony is held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. In addition to the overwhelming triumph of the musical West Side Story, which won 10 Oscars, inclu | |
| |  Show Bizz 213 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Patriarch Kirill in furore over luxury watchThe Russian Orthod | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Bulgarian cabinet faces no-confidence vote over atomic plantBulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s minority government will face its fourth no- confidence vote in parliament next week after cancelling a project to bui | |
| |  Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself' by The Ovi Team
April 8th 1994; the lead-singer of American grunge rock band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, was found dead in his Seattle home. The 27-year-old rock star had a single gunshot wound to the head. A gun and suicide note was found nearby. | |
| |  Dino & Anty 213 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Autocratic Corporatism versus Democratic and Socialistic Republicanism by Leah Sellers
Corporatism destroys Democratic and Socialistic Republics by replacing them with tyrannical CEO Autocracies. Dictators make great CEO’s, and CEO’s make great Dictators. The proliferation of the Cult o | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Five Sisters latest additions bearing up nicely Three circus bears rescued from homelessness in Belgium are ‘bearing up’ nicely as they settle in to their new home at the Five Sisters Zoo. Carmen, Suzy and Peggy ar | |
| |  Jim Clark killed by The Ovi Team
April 7th 1968; Motor racing world champion Jim Clark was killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim. Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his Lotus-Cosworth which left the track at 170mph (274km/h), somersaulted through the air an | |
| |  2nd Opinion 213 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Ibibio Baby by Kufre Udeme
Ibibio babyHe regrets coming doubleHe prefers coming single like a cow Born in the night Named OkonHe is circumcised after eight daysHe buries his | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Britain's Sky News reveals email hackingBritain's Sky News channel twice authorised its reporters to hack into computers, a potentially embarrassing revelation that could further dent the media tycoon's hope of acq | |
| |  Operation Babylift by The Ovi Team
April 6th 1975; A plane carrying 99 Vietnamese orphans landed at Heathrow airport. The Boeing 7 | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 212 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  A death over Greece's stolen dignity by Thanos Kalamidas
Yesterday a man killed himself in front of passing people in the most central square in Athens in front of the Greek parliament and coincidentally called “Constitution Square.” In a note he left - and this minute has overflowed the | |
| |  Don't mention the Gaza by Newropeans-Magazine
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| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Austria rejects bank bonds backed by rescued Euro membersThe Austrian Central Bank will join Germany’s Bundesbank in rejecting as collateral bank bonds guaranteed by member states receiving aid from the European Union an | |
| |  SnakeBoots 212 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas
'Snake' found in Kingswells loft turned out to be draught excluder | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Defence minister steps down following outcry over Saudi arms dealSweden’s defence minister stepped down Thursday, citing the pressure he has faced from the country’s media over leaked plans to build a weapons plant | |
| |  Martin Luther King shot by The Ovi Team
April 4th 1968; Dr Martin Luther King, was assassinated. Dr King was shot dead in the southern | |
| |  Life Undercover 212 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  This is Finland and in the middle Keskusta (Centre) by Thanos Kalamidas
In a very twisted way the Finnish Centre party (Keskusta) reminds me of NATO, the North-Atlantic organization with long past expired day, absolutely no excuse of existence and still be there trying to prove that is alive from its grave. And you kn | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain’s pain is not the solutionSpain’s economy, and the euro, are more at risk now than a week ago. This assertion certainly runs counter to general market impressions. The euro remains resilient and Spanish yield | |
| |  Suicide by Kufre Udeme
When the air is heavy to breatheAnd nothing more offer life to the fleshDeath becomes an option to sheatheThe weary soul from a mortal crashLike a chicken in a dropping shellWhen all your toil and sweatAnd all | |
| |  Lift Spirits 212 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, H | |
| |  The Law of Stand Your Ground by Leah Sellers
There’s a Law in the Great State of TexasNamed - Stand Your GroundIt gives the Citizens of TexasThe Right to shoot anyone downWho Feels like a threatBy heck and You bet !It’s the Game of | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Slovakia marks 70th anniversary of Auschwitz transportSlovakia sent a train from its Poprad station to Auschwitz to commemorate the first transport of Slovak Jews, in 1942. Edita Grosmanova, a Slovak-Jewish concentration camp | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
Just look at them! The monster and the monstrous wife or her British origins are enough to give her an alibi? Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination. | |
| |  Show Bizz 212 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Avalanche research aids search for tastier ice creamAvalanche experts are h | |
| |  April 2012 choices by The Ovi Team
Spring is here even though here in Helsinki there is still snow. But hey, here and there you can see something shyly colouring the white and the sun is here, so spring is just around the corner and spring among others means …the blossom o | |
| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
7 sentenced in Slovenia corruption trialA court in Slovenia has sentenced seven people to up to two and a half years in prison each, concluding one of the biggest ever corruption cases in the small European Union nation. The D | |
| |  Dino & Anty 212 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Romeo shot traumatized Finland by Thanos Kalamidas
This morning while listening the news all Finland lost a heart-beat and for the next few hours all of us doesn’t matter what we did, planed to do or didn’t do; all of us had in the back of our mind the terrifying combination of the | |
| |  Soul Cannibals by Kufre Udeme
The greatest runner can't beat their reachJump to the bottomless pit if you careDistance is no barrier to their sinking glareYour flesh and blood they'll certainly fetchAnd in their coven they'll gladly share. | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Former Romanian prime minister sentenced to probation for blackmailFormer Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase was placed on three years of probation Friday in a corruption case that had been under investigation for more tha | |
| |  2nd Opinion 212 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Will the Irish pay the new household charge? by Christos Mouzeviris
As the deadline for registering and paying the new household charge approaches on the 31st of March, the majority of the citizens still have yet to pay. There are many scenarios on what the failure to pay will result in. But is the introduction | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Changes in Portuguese motorwaysAuto Europe's strong commitment to providing the best service to our clients also means making our best to keep them informed of any changes in legislation that may impact their holidays. If | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 211 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Civilian Policing: Killing Trayvon Martin and Neighbourhood Watch by Binoy Kampmark
A hundred years of lynching, justifiable homicide. Same thing.Protester’s sign, Sanford, Mar 21, 2012‘We report all suspicious persons and activities to the Sanford Police Department. | |
| |  Power Shift: US pivot driven by perceptions of Chinese power and by diminishing US financial clout by Newropeans-Magazine
Media coverage of President Barack Obama’s high-profile visit to Australia and plan to boost US presence in Asia may mask America’s shrinking global footprint. The combination of concern over China and the US debt crisis could se | |
| |  Responsible Drinking by Patrick McWade
For more 'Then, Again' HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  A continent ruled by fear by Thanos Kalamidas
Except some Italians I presume nobody else has missed Berlusconi and his schizophrenic policies but how Europe will look without Nicolas and Angela that’s a whole new story. And perhaps among other things Berlusconi entertained us occasional | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Embracing Europe but not the euroHere in Poland, where dreary communist-style apartment blocks still dominate the landscape, the euro was once hailed as a fast-track ticket to the economic big league. Now, after years of pr | |
| |  The Alabama rally by The Ovi Team
March 28th 1965; Dr Martin Luther King has taken a crowd of nearly 25,000 people to the steps of the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama to highlight black grievances. The procession marks the end of a five-day march which started in Selma and | |
| |  SnakeBoots 211 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  The Pornography of Violence by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
No matter how one abhors it, the pornography of violence has become part of our life these days. There is rarely a day when we are spared of its horrific images invading our privacy, being shown on the TV screens and newspapers. There is something | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Highest increase in e-skills graduates in the EUOn the occasion of the e-skills week, which will take place from 26-30 March 2012, Eurostat has published data on university graduates in computing and computer skills of individ | |
| |  Marlon Brando declines Oscar by The Ovi Team
March 27th, on this day in 1973, the actor Marlon Brando declines the Acad | |
| |  Life Undercover 211 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Is It a Hate Crime Or a Fear Crime? by Leah Sellers
George Zimmerman has his Fears. Trayvon Martin had his Fears. Fears have Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch, Intuition and Conscious, UnConscious and SubConscious Thought. Every nano-second of every day All Living Creat | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuanian Chief of Defence meets representatives of ISAF Command On March 21, in Kabul Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Arvydas Pocius met with Commander of the Special operations Forces of the International Security Assi | |
| |  American Beauty by The Ovi Team
March 20th, on this day in 2000, Billy Crystal hosts the 72nd annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with the film American Beauty toping the Oscars. Ball won in the Best Original Screenplay category, while Space | |
| |  Lift Spirits 211 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  The contemporary victims of trafficking live monuments for remembrance of slavery by Thanos Kalamidas
International day of remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvians pay annual tribute to Waffen SS fightersNearly 1,500 Latvians paid tribute on Friday to soldiers who fought in Nazi Germany's Waffen SS divisions, while nearby Russians held a counter-protest to recall war crimes | |
| |  Show Bizz 211 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Borat anthem stuns Kazakh gold medallist in KuwaitKazakhsta | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italy won't rush disputed labour reformItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti opted on Friday not to rush a heavily contested labour reform through parliament after running into strong resistance from unions and a key ally sup | |
| |  Elvis Presley into the army by The Ovi Team
When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patriotic duty and legal obligation to register his name with the Selective Service System, thereby making himself eligible for the draft. The Korean War was still underway at th | |
| |  Dino & Anty 211 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  A Very Short Version of the Simple Physics of Socio/Political Movements and Change by Leah Sellers
Push and Pull - Pull and PushI want - You wantI need - You needWhat’s Mine ? - What’s Yours ?Agreed and DisagreedTwo (or more) Wills opposedWe’ll Struggle throughIt’s the nature of Things | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Ireland back in recession as economy shrinks in Q4Ireland dropped back into recession at the end of 2011, government statisticians reported Thursday in a worrying sign for the country's efforts to emerge from an internatio | |
| |  Cold War into space by The Ovi Team
March 23rd 1983; President Reagan unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space. The Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) proposed a defensive shield, using laser or particle beam technology to "intercept and destroy" incoming missiles | |
| |  2nd Opinion 211 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  Nowrouz: an Iranian gift for global peace by Kourosh Ziabari
History books say that Iranians have been celebrating and glorifying it for more than 6,300 years. I'm talking about Nowrouz; the Persian New Year festival. In 2010, the UN General Assembly recognized Nowrouz as an international holiday and ca | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary remains far from inking a credit deal with the IMF/EU - LubinThe main benefit of a credit deal with the IMF/EU for Hungary would absolutely be the reduction in the risk premium, but an agreement is still a long way awa | |
| |  The bus boycott by The Ovi Team
March 22nd 1956; Civil rights leader, the Reverend Martin Luther King, was convicted of organising an illegal boycott by black passengers of buses in the US state of Alabama. Mr King, 27, was fined $500 (£178) and ordered to pay an equal a | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 210 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Deluding ourselves in Toulouse and the Euro-sceptic veil by Thanos Kalamidas
I suppose you all read the news. A man and three children were shot dead in Toulouse France in front of a school. All the victims have been Jewish, black or of North African descent and the suspects belong to neo-Nazi groups. These are the facts. | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Socialist party changes leadersGreece’s finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, formally assumed the leadership of the beleaguered Socialist Party on Monday, saying he would strive to put the country back on the path to e | |
| |  SnakeBoots 210 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Activist pastor elected German presidentActivist pastor Joachim Gauck was elected German president by an overwhelming majority Sunday, marking the first time a candidate from the former communist east will be head of state. Ga | |
| |  Putin is re-elected, Europe debates how to deal with it! by Christos Mouzeviris
And yes, he did it again; (everlasting) Russian President Mr Vladimir Putin is elected once more to be the country's President for yet another term! And while we in the rest of Europe do not quite understand Russian politics, somehow the | |
| |  Uncle Tom's Cabin is published by The Ovi Team
March 20th 1852; Harriet Beecher Stowe\'s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom\'s Cabin, is published. The novel sold 300,000 copies within three months and was so widely read that when President Abraham Lincoln met Stowe in 1862, he reportedly said, | |
| |  Life Undercover 210 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
'Ugliest dog' in the world, Yoda, dies at 15The owner of the | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
In Europe’s capitals, a muted debate about taxes and spendingThe Socialist candidate in France’s presidential election, Francois Hollande, promised recently that if elected he would impose a whopping 75 perce | |
| |  Lift Spirits 210 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Show Bizz 210 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  This is linguistic ...Finland by Thanos Kalamidas
When I decided to start a column with this headline I was planning to write more often and always keeping in mind that Finland is not any more or less surreal than any other country. I always felt - and I have lived in four different countries the | |
| |  Barack Obama is a one-term president: Yvonne Ridley by Kourosh Ziabari
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| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Finland shakes up Finnair board to defuse governance scandalThe Finnish government Thursday said six of eight board members of Finnair Oyj (FIAS.HE) must quit after they concealed a EUR180,000 sign-on bonus for its chief execu | |
| |  Muslim Predicament in the post-colonial era - 3 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Expert group on abortion ruling to report by JulyThe expert group tasked with making recommendations on implementing a European Court of Human Rights ruling on abortion will report to the Government by July, Ireland’s am | |
| |  1st St. Patrick's Day parade by The Ovi Team
March 17th 1762; in New York City, the first parade honouring the Catholic feast da | |
| |  Dino & Anty 210 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Cross My Heart and Hope to Die... by Leah Sellers
Some people are just not good with Time. Cheyenne is one of those people. She is not linear in her Thinking or Conception of Time. She’s more Cyclical and Organic. She really knows how to enjoy the Present | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Estonia backs collective-agreement changes after union protestsEstonia approved legal changes to make it easier for employers to terminate collective agreements even after trade unions objected. Lawmakers voted 53-40 to back a | |
| |  Halabja gas attack by The Ovi Team
March 16th 1988; Thousands of people were killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq. Up to 20 aircraft, said to include Iraqi Migs and Mirages, were seen overhead at around 1100 local time in Halab | |
| |  The Girl-w-the Dragon Tutu by Patrick McWade
For more Patrick McWade's "For the moment" HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Britain to blame again for the new EU fiscal treaty referendum? by Christos Mouzeviris
British opposition to the EU’s original fiscal treaty proposal is partly responsible for forcing a referendum on the issue in the Republic, former Taoiseach John Bruton argued yesterday. The Republic has to hold a constitutional refere | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Dutch Labour party threat to fiscal pactBoth of the frontrunners for the leadership of the Dutch Labour party have said they will vote down the eurozone fiscal pact in parliament if the Netherlands’ conservative governme | |
| |  Small European states and populism by Newropeans-Magazine
Europe is a patchwork of countries with small populations not bigger than those of cities like Tokyo, New York or Mumbai. 21 out of the 27 member states of the EU fall into this category. In this article I would like to refer to these countries | |
| |  2nd Opinion 210 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HER | |
| |  Muslim Predicament in the post-colonial era - 2 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Denmark seeks to forge accord on greener EU policyDenmark led tough talks on Friday to try to persuade Poland not to block efforts to push European Union environmental policy beyond existing targets that only reach to 2020. Co | |
| |  Jack Ruby sentenced to death by The Ovi Team
March 14th 1964; Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald--the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy--is found guilty of the \"murder with malice\" of Oswald and sentenced to die in the electric chair. It was t | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 209 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Art, High and Low by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
It is to me an amazing fact that today the common opinion is that there is no difference between high and low art, high and low culture. The point of this paper is to reiterate the differences, and to explore reasons for the current confu | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Czech politicians offer different interpretations of left-wing landslide in SlovakiaVoters in neighbouring Slovakia made a powerful statement at the weekend when they handed an overwhelming victory to the centre-left party SME | |
| |  The Love Bug by The Ovi Team
March 13th; on this day in 1969, \"The Love Bug,\" a Walt Disney movie about the adventures of a Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, opens in theatres across the United States. The film, which was based on a 1961 book called \"Car, Boy, Girl\" by G | |
| |  SnakeBoots 209 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Croce's Historicism: a Reassessment and a Revision by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
“All history is contemporary history” --Benedetto | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Cyprus belongs to the Cypriots and to no one elseCyprus belongs to the Cypriots and to no one else, President Demetris Christofias stressed Thursday commenting on statements by Turkish Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiat | |
| |  Life Undercover 209 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
LSD 'helps alcoholics to give up drinking'One dose of the hallu | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Calls for suspension of shale gas moratoriumMembers of the newly established Movement for Energy Independence (DEN) have called for a cancellation of the moratorium on shale gas development in Bulgaria. Speaking at a Friday pr | |
| |  Lift Spirits 209 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Muslim Predicament in the post-colonial era - 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Students protest Strauss-Kahn speech About 100 students protested Friday ahead of a speech at Cambridge University by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former International Monetary Fund chief whose career collapsed after he was cha | |
| |  Show Bizz 209 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Lady Ashton's keeping up appearances by Thanos Kalamidas
Lady Ashton, the invisible representative of the European Union for the foreign affairs hasn’t made many headlines since the day she took over loyal to her decorative role in the European commission but she managed to get some columns last w | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgian minister vows to resist 'ultra-liberal' CommissionBelgium's enterprise minister Paul Magnette criticised the European Commission for being "too tough" on his country and pleaded for more "mar | |
| |  Dino & Anty 209 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Female Laughter by David Barger
Male red-breasted robinsCollide in midflight.It is spring and the battle for loveFills the open heavens; The two birds whisk a feet Away from my face(Which all are caught off guard)As they touch ground Flutt | |
| |  The lotus flower by Moustafa Al Yassin
If I were in chargeI would change the yellow whiteand the white green.....and the green red.......and the red stone.......... and the stone human beingand the human being angel and the angel | |
| |  International Women's Day report by Euro Reporter
Helping women take matters into their own handsAlthough the vast majority of people who go missing in connection with armed conflict are men, the mothers, wives and other family members they leave behind also suffer enormously | |
| |  Referendum in Ireland over the new EU fiscal treaty! by Christos Mouzeviris
Last week Mr Eamon O’ Cuiv quit as a deputy leader for the opposition party in Ireland Fianna Fail, after a disagreement with the party’s leader Mr Martin over the new Treaty. “To me, this whole issue is | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Debt office head says unnecessary to change bonds issuance plansAustria sees no need to change its debt issuance program and is sticking to its plan to stay below the European Union’s deficit ceiling this year even as it | |
| |  Golda Meir by The Ovi Team
March 7th 1969; Golda Meir, the \"grand old woman of Israeli politics\", became on this day the first female prime minister of Israel. The 70-year-old\'s candidature was officially accepted by the Labour Party in Tel Aviv after she received 287 | |
| |  2nd Opinion 209 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Moderation-Compromise Imperative for Survival by Leah Sellers
When Canoeing with two or more OccupantsLean too far LeftLean too far RightThe Canoe will list and possibly flip - capsizeEmptying all of the Canoe’s Occupants outTo take an un-comfortably un-planned dipIn | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Sweden Democrats in bid to 'help' immigrants leaveThe Sweden Democrats' youth wing wants to entice jobless immigrants to leave the country by offering them "goodie bags" complete with tips on how to facil | |
| |  The aspirin by The Ovi Team
March 6th; on this day in 1899, the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. Now the most common drug in househol | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 208 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Blog #4 - A New Paradigm? by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
The reason for fluctuations in the capitalist economies was found over time to be the accumulation of inventories, which, unchecked, often slowed and then stopped production sooner or later. Solving this problem was t | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain warns it will miss 2012 deficit targetSpain's prime minister said Friday that his recession-ridden country will miss its deficit goal for this year, risking sanctions from the European Union. The announcement came as | |
| |  The iron curtain ...speech by The Ovi Team
5th March, 1946; Winston Churchill delivers one of the first speeches condemning what he thought was a Soviet Union bent on the expansion of communism in Europe and around the world, during the speech he coined the phrase "The Iron Curtain | |
| |  SnakeBoots 208 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Oscars for "The Artist": When the voiceless American people is crying for help by Newropeans-Magazine
These historic wins of five Oscars for a foreign movie (Best Picture, | |
| |  Women's Domination - Short Story Competition by Mahmoud Mansi
Women | |
| |  Life Undercover 208 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Me Greek - You prejudice by Thanos Kalamidas
The truth is that every time I browse the news checking for the latest and something to write my eyes automatically always go to something about Greece and the situation that unveils dramatically there. Not that there is lack of things to write | |
| |  Slovenia report by Euro Reporter
Slovenia will reduce holdings in banksSlovenia will reduce holdings in its major financial firms, including Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. and insurer Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d., to lower public spending and avoid the need for go | |
| |  Carmen premieres in Paris by The Ovi Team
March 3rd 1875; George Bizet's Carmen premieres in Paris. Today, it is one of the most popular operas in the standard repertoire, but Georges Bizet's Carmen faced many obstacles in even reaching the stage, let alone becoming a success. | |
| |  Lift Spirits 208 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Curative International Marketing: The next step up. by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
Even though much economic growth has been built by marketing, the field increasingly has a poor reputation. Marketing is becoming a pejorative term, which sets back the prospects of understanding and satisfying consumers. Curative international ma | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Labour ministry official says Roma draw 4.4 percent of Slovakia’s GDPRoma living in Slovakia do not participate in the economy of the country in any way and only draw from it and this costs the country up to 4.4 percent | |
| |  Concord's first by The Ovi Team
March 2nd 1969; that day the supersonic airliner, Concorde did a "faultless" maiden flight. The Anglo-French plane took off from Toulouse and was in the air for just 27 minutes before the pilot made the decision to land. The first pil | |
| |  Show Bizz 208 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Santorum Brief: Conservatism and Extremist Comedy by Binoy Kampmark
God bless Rick Santorum. For no one else will be – certainly not Dan Savage, who proposed a definition for the presidential contender’s last name: ‘lubricant mixed with faecal matter, as a byproduct of anal sex’. | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
Yes it is Mitt and he does make faces! Just look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination. | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania warns Serbia on minority rightsRomania threatened on Tuesday to derail European Union plans to grant Serbia membership candidate status in a row over minority rights in the former Yugoslav state, EU diplomats said. Fre | |
| |  Dino & Anty 208 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Qur'an Burning: What's Next for American Soldiers in Afghanistan? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
American soldiers have done it again! It was not too long ago that they were found urinating on the dead bodies of Afghans. This time they have burned the Qur’an, the Muslim Scripture. At least two dozen Afghans have died protesting the sacr | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal passes bailout review by 'troika'Portugal passed the third review by the European Union and IMF of its 78-billion-euro bailout programme on Tuesday and the country's finance minister said it would not end | |
| |  2nd Opinion 208 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Blog #3 by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
What has been shown in the two previous blogs (blog 1 & blog 2 ) is some of the history of the development of one country’s version of capitalism, up to the near present. | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Prime Minister Meets Solidarna PolskaPrime Minister Donald Tusk met, on Wednesday, representatives of the Solidarna Polska parliamentary club. The meeting was another in a series of consultations with all political parties pre | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 207 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Skies are Alive with Flyin' Drone-Critters ! by Leah Sellers
Pa Mockingbird and Cousin Jeb flew into the Family Nest in a flurry of feathers and air. “Whew ! Did you see that, Ma ?” Pa Mockingbird asked with alarm. “See what, Pa ?” | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Benedictine Torch to be held in MaltaThe Benedictine Order has chosen Malta to hold its annual event of peace, hope and fraternity, known as the Benedictine Torch. Every year, since 1964, the torch is the main feature of a pil | |
| |  SnakeBoots 207 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Ashmolean Museum heads campaign to save Manet paintingThe As | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuanian archive releases names of KGB collaborators in transparency driveLithuania’s government has released the names of 238 citizens who were reservists for the KGB when their country was ruled by the Soviet Union, | |
| |  1993 World Trade Centre bombed by The Ovi Team
February 26th 1993; a bomb explodes in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Centre in N | |
| |  Life Undercover 207 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Where is the MENA region today? by Newropeans-Magazine
Overall ObservationsI have suggested it many times already, but I’ll suggest it again today: I believe the Arab awakening or sahwa that was initially dubbed an Arab spring began with an idea (fikra) that morph | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvians reject Russian as second languageVoters in Latvia on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to adopt Russian as a second official language, defeating a constitutional referendum measure that underscored the ethni | |
| |  Lift Spirits 2007 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The "lazy" Greeks myth... by Christos Mouzeviris
From the start of this crisis, the global media started a slander campaign against Greece, calling the Greeks lazy and corrupt. The saddest thing about this, is that even Mr. Papandreou the former elected Prime Minister of the country, was one | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italy’s Cabinet reveals financial informationItaly’s Cabinet ministers have posted a raft of financial information online in a show of transparency sought by Premier Mario Monti as he pushes through tough austerity | |
| |  Show Bizz 207 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Piss of our time by Thanos Kalamidas
I presume not many of the Ovi readers remember Neville Chamberlain waving the Munich Agreement but I suppose many have read about the glorious moment the British Prime minister on his return from meeting Hitler weeks before the beginning of the WW | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Ireland raises asset sales target to 3 bln EurosThe Irish government raised its target for the sale of state assets to 3 billion Euros ($4 billion) on Wednesday, unveiling a final list of utilities set to go on the block heade | |
| |  Dino & Anty 207 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Syrian Dilemma: Whither Intervention? by Binoy Kampmark
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| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Foreign Minister hopes for IMF talks to start in MarchHungary's foreign minister says he hopes formal negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on financial assistance for his country can start before the end of Ma | |
| |  Dolly the sheep cloned by The Ovi Team
February 22nd 1997; scientists in Scotland announced the birth of the world's first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, was actually born on 5 July 1996 although her arri | |
| |  2nd Opinion 207 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
'Pot plane' invades President Barack Obama's airspace | |
| |  Nixon in China by The Ovi Team
February 21st 1972; The American President Richard Nixon arrived in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries. His visit began with an unexpected audience with Chairman Mao Z | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 206 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Language and Ethics in Historicist Thinking by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  World Day of Social Justice by The Ovi Team
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coex | |
| |  SnakeBoots 206 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Darwin Bombing: The Hidden Story by Binoy Kampmark
History is a mannequin with many dresses. These can be removed in the latest fashion or substituted depending on the latest interpretation. As the Polish aphorist and novelist Stanislaw Lec explained, truth tends to remain the same, wh | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Greece may be allowed higher debt level in bailout accordGerman Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Greece may be allowed to run a higher debt in coming years than envisaged so far as part of the second international aid | |
| |  Life Undercover 206 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  In the Eye of Ra - Floater structures in the visual arts of ancient Egypt by Floco Tausin
In Western culture, the phenomenon of vitreous floaters (or muscae volitantes) is primarily understood in line with modern ophthalmology as “vitreous opacities”. The review of visual arts from former and non-Western cultures represe | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
President quits in scandal over favoursGermany's president resigned Friday in a scandal over favours he allegedly received before becoming head of state, and Chancellor Angela Merkel moved quickly to try and head off a dom | |
| |  Lift Spirits 206 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The MTC and Melodrama: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Binoy Kampmark
It has been 55 years since Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll premiered at the Melbourne University Union Theatre, beginning a sequence of events that made it an essential part of Australian theatre. The current Melbourne Theatre Co | |
| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
Finland’s economy stagnated in fourth quarterFinland’s economy stalled in the fourth quarter as Europe’s deepening debt crisis hurt exports. Gross domestic product, adjusted for seasonal variations, was uncha | |
| |  Show Bizz 206 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Who are the real "Presidents" of Europe? by Christos Mouzeviris
When we are talking about the "EU elites" you do realize that we are talking about our national elites, our leaders. All our national governments put together. Mr Sarkozy, Mrs Merkel and Mr.Cameron, t | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
Sarkozy launches presidential electionPresident Nicolas Sarkozy formally declared his candidacy for a second term Wednesday seeking to overturn a wide poll lag with promises to get the unemployed back to work and use referendu | |
| |  Dino & Anty 206 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  When Finland was Greece by Thanos Kalamidas
Last week one of my articles about the situation in Greece attracted one not so attractive comment, “Boo-hoo. No more dancing Zorbas on my tax money.” This was not the first similar comment and I’m not sure about the writer | |
| |  Croatians vote to join EU by Newropeans-Magazine
Amidst all the bad news, the EU can feel at least a bit reassured following the strong endorsement given by Croatians to their country joining the European Union. Though you'd be forgiven for getting the impression from the English-sp | |
| |  Soviets pull out of Afghanistan by The Ovi Team
February 15th 1989; Soviet troops withdrawn from Afghanistan, nine years after they swept into the country. A convoy of Soviet armoured vehicles travelled the 260-mile (418km) journey to the USSR border while other soldiers left aboard an Ilyus | |
| |  2nd Opinion 206 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Teachers may strike for three daysEstonian teachers and day-care workers will strike for as long as three days next month after talks with the government over wages broke down. The strike will start on March 7, with the durati | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 205 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Historicism/Hermeneutics in Vico, Croce and Gadamer by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  And now what ladies and gentlemen of the European Union? by Thanos Kalamidas
Now what Ms Merkel? Now what Mr Sarkozy? What is coming next Mr Monti? There was a film some years ago with the name “the beautiful villages beautifully burn!” Are you watching? Are you watching Athens burning in the name of the Europe | |
| |  SnakeBoots 205 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Prosperity Preacher Man by Leah Sellers
Welcome, young lady, welcome. So glad to meet you. What can I do for you today ? Yes, Yes, I’m the Prosperity Preacher Man. But I wear this mantle with true humility, and thank God for his favor. | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Dutch authorities start probe into hacker attack at KPNDutch authorities began probing a hacker attack at Royal KPN NV after the phone company temporarily blocked e-mail accounts of about 2 million clients because confidential | |
| |  Last emperor of China abdicates by The Ovi Team
On February 12, 1912, Hsian-T\'ung, the last emperor of China, is forced to abdicate following Sun Yat-sen\'s republican revolution. A provisional government was established in his place, ending 267 years of Manchu rule in China and 2,000 years | |
| |  Life Undercover 205 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Under The Big Sky by Richard Stanford
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| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Denmark leads EU countries on wind energyEuropean wind energy is picking up as recently released statistics by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) show an upward spike in the number of wind farms created, amount invest | |
| |  Lift Spirits 205 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Armenian Genocide - fact or fiction? - Part 2 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
President to be elected in public voteCzech citizens will be able to choose their future presidents after a constitutional change approved Wednesday by Parliament that took the decision on who occupies the largely ceremonial p | |
| |  Francis Gary Powers freed by The Ovi Team
February 10th 1962; American spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers freed from prison in the Soviet Union in exchange for a Russian spy jailed in the US. Gary Powers were sentenced to 10 years in a Soviet prison after his U-2 plane was shot down o | |
| |  Show Bizz 205 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The way to hell and the suspicious intentions by Thanos Kalamidas
From the very beginning I have been a very loyal pro-European. Mea culpa; I was thinking of a united Europe with common cultural roots, social awareness and economic unity and never thought of Merkel, Sarkozy and the rest of the gang including Bar | |
| |  A New Egypt for all Egyptians by Newropeans-Magazine
The French historian and educator Fernand Braudel used the term “longue durée” (or the plurality of historical time) to describe how changes in the deep socio-economic and technological structures o | |
| |  Dino & Anty 205 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  ACTA, SOPA,PIPA...A threat or not? by Christos Mouzeviris
As a blogger, I can not support the mentioned laws (ACTA,SOPA,PIPA). And while I understand the arguments that support this idea, the property rights and loss of revenue of the creators, I fear the way it could transform the internet and how | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Cyprus Government debt reached 67.5%According to a Euro-stat news release, the Cyprus debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio reached 67.5% in the third quarter of 2011, compared with 59.9% in the same quarter of 2010; an i | |
| |  2nd Opinion 205 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Armenian Genocide - fact or fiction? - Part 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
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| |  PersOnality DisOrders 204 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Poetry/Philosophy History/Providence in Vico's New Science by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
A very interesting book by Raymond Barfield was published last year by the University of Cambridge Press titled The Ancient Quarrel between Philosophy and Poetry. The book was positively reviewed. What attracted my attention was the fa | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
British riot police use batons on embassy-storming anti-Syria protestersBritish police have used batons and riot shields to hold back protesters trying to storm the Syrian Embassy in London for the second time in one day. Earl | |
| |  SnakeBoots 204 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Man arrested over glacier ice theftPolice in th | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgium Slides into RecessionBelgium's economy fell back into recession at the end of 2011, reversing the strong growth it had seen in the first half of the year as the country became the latest to fall victim to the euro | |
| |  Life Undercover 204 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Breeding extremes while spurning national pride and leading the Greeks into constant misery by Giorgos Kontogiannis
For years, they have been accepting every financial record provided to them by any government, without controlling it, as they were supposed to. For two years, since October 2009 until November 2011, they have been tolerating a prime minister a | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Austria leads European gas-price surge as Russian supply dropsAustrian natural gas jumped by more than a third this week as Russian flows declined and freezing weather left about 250 people dead across Eastern Europe. Gas for | |
| |  Saddle over the Horse of Memory by Moustafa Al Yassin
Still it is, mixing the first lines the father has been drawing over the white paperDescribing the first horse my eyes has ever seenBut that horse was running awaySo much has been mixed this lines.Forty YearsAnd still I am th | |
| |  Lift Spirits 204 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Holding hostage a nation in collective responsibility by Thanos Kalamidas
Where is this damn line that says “enough; you cannot do this!” you cannot do it because it opposes any fundamental that constitutes human dignity and human rights, you cannot do it because it contradicts any believes and standards tha | |
| |  The Armenian Genocide: What about Turkey? by Newropeans-Magazine
Hold on for a minute: is this still January or are we already in April? Before any reader assumes that I have taken complete leave of my senses, I am asking this question merely because of a | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Sweden questions Nobel Peace Prize selection basisSwedish authorities are looking into whether the Nobel Peace Prize has been going to the "wrong" type of people, like human rights campaigners and environmentalists, | |
| |  Show Bizz 204 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Great Love Has No Man by Jack Wellman
My seminary professor once told me about a father whose young son was constantly | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Economy shrinksSpain’s economy shrank in the fourth quarter, pushing the country toward its second recession since 2009 and undermining government efforts to narrow the budget deficit. Gross domestic product fell 0.3 per | |
| |  Germans surrender at Stalingrad by The Ovi Team
February 2nd 1943; the last German troops in the Soviet city of Stalingrad surrender to the Red Army, ending one of the pivotal battles of World War II. The Battle of Stalingrad turned the tide in the war between Germany and the Soviet Union. G | |
| |  Dino & Anty 204 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Janez Jansa will lead the new Slovenian governmentAlmost two months after the snap elections in the country, the Slovenian parliament has on Saturday (January 28) given a mandate to Janez Jansa, leader of the Democratic Party | |
| |  Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran by The Ovi Team
On February 1, 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran in triumph after 15 years of exile. The shah and his family had fled the country two weeks before, and jubilant Iranian revolutionaries were eager to establish a fundamentalist Islamic | |
| |  Waves of Warm Ocean by Moustafa Al Yassin
The noise of flameTouching the eyelids with the flames of the missingwhile the tears that running under there will never stop anything of the memory insideAnd the wishes and the Iraqi poemwhich passing between two wonders and a que | |
| |  2nd Opinion 204 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Why Occupy ? by Leah Sellers
Oh, how we moan, groan and quake in Trepidation over any and All forms of Self and Other Meditations regarding the Occupiers and their pervasive Occupations of many of Our Global towns, cities, states, regions and Nations. | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Hackers from Anonymous group say they shut down websites in SlovakiaThe official websites of Slovakia’s Government Office and the Economy Ministry were inaccessible for a couple of hours on the evening of January 28 even | |
| |  Good Evening - Good Night by Moustafa Al Yassin
Good EveningGood NightHelloThe kings of the whole worldThe kings of the world have been sleepingin the dark cornersunder their crowns-a human beingunder their beings-a bedunder their beds | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 203 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Sundry Ruminations on Vico, Croce, and Historicism by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
What follows are mere ruminations on the nexus between Croce, Vico, Historicism and Relativism. Much confusion exists on such a nexus. Some have confused historicism with relativism and then have gone on to identify multiculturalism and diversity | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Romania PM reappoints deputy minister to ease angerRomania's Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday reappointed a popular deputy health minister, whose resignation last week over proposed healthcare reforms sparked violent pro | |
| |  SnakeBoots 203 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Blog #2 by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal is beating the headwinds The financial crisis has forced Portugal to confront a number of longstanding imbalances in its economy. No country desires an adjustment program, but once in place it should be embraced as an | |
| |  Life Undercover 203 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Can we have a renewable energy efficient Europe by 2050? by Christos Mouzeviris
The current Danish EU Presidency has pledged to promote for a “sustainable” Presidency, promoting the idea of a sustainable energy efficient Europe, by 2050 if possible.I really hope so, I really want to see thi | |
| |  End of an Affair? City of London and EU in Bitter Acrimony by Newropeans-Magazine
London’s financial circle and the UK chafe at EU regulations - One’s history is long and the other’s is short, but the City of London and the European Union have each in their own | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Poland signs international copyright treaty that has sparked days of protestsPoland on Thursday signed an international copyright agreement which has sparked days of protests by Internet users who fear it will lead to online c | |
| |  Lift Spirits 203 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Syria : Opportunities and Limits of International Observation Efforts by Rene Wadlow
The League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria is in an administratively critical time with the Observer Mission members from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council States of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates l | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Gonzi faces confidence vote that may derail deficit cutsMaltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi faces a no-confidence vote in parliament that could bring down the government and undermine his efforts to trim the deficit and shie | |
| |  Show Bizz 203 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  A Finnish election of see and not hear by Thanos Kalamidas
This was a weird campaign; a more strange first round presidential election and even though everybody sort of knows who’s going to win they are looking forward for the second round focusing not on the favourite but on the outsider. And of co | |
| |  Director Theo Angelopoulos died in road accident by The Ovi Team
On the day film lovers around the globe tuned in to find out this year's Oscar contenders, the world of cinema mourned the loss of one of its most respected figures. Greek award-winning film director Theo Angelopoulos died Tuesday night after | |
| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
Fincl tax for euro-zone only is bad ideaLuxembourg Finance Minister Luc Frieden said Tuesday implementing a financial transaction tax only in the euro zone is a bad idea. "It's a bad idea because it would have the eff | |
| |  Mor-monism versus More-Womanism by Leah Sellers
Republican nominee for America’s presidency, Mitt Romney, has been given a very hard time over his religion of Mor-monism by the Evangelical Conservatives. But what about men like Republican presidential nominee, Newt Gingrich, who prefer pr | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuanian Seimas votes for big increase in private copying taxThe president approved the new regime on the condition that the government will immediately conduct monitoring of the existing law and ensure a clear and simple ta | |
| |  Dino & Anty 203 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Blog #1 by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
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| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvian Post board replaced ahead of market liberalisationLatvian ministers have dismissed the board at Latvian Post, appointing a new three-person panel in its place to lead preparations as the country’s postal market i | |
| |  2nd Opinion 203 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Human Arachnids: The Joke about Monster Bug Wars by Binoy Kampmark
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| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italian cruise death toll rises to 13The death toll from the Costa Concordia shipwreck has raised to 13 after divers found the body of a woman in the stern of the half-sunken cruise ship. Civil Protection services Chief Franco | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 202 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Cooperative Spirit and its Many Manifestations by Rene Wadlow
The United Nations General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/64/136 has designated 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives in order to highlight the large role that cooperatives can play in ecologically-sound development and poverty reduction | |
| |  The Food Stamp President by Leah Sellers
Please, sir, may I have more ? What ? More ? You want more ? Yes sir, more. Food, glorious Food ! Oh, Who doesn’t want (or Need) Food ? Food and W | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Apologise for remarks on exilesThe row over Michael Noonan’s remarks about emigration continued yesterday, with Sinn Féin calling on the Minister for Finance to apologise for saying it was a lifestyle choice. Mr Noo | |
| |  SnakeBoots 202 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Heidegger without Tears by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
Review of Martin Heidegger. Between Good and Evil by Rudiger Safranski (translated by Ewald Osers)Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998This book is an att | |
| |  Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
Hungary PM backs down, seeks fast aid dealHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gave the first concrete evidence on Friday that he is backing down in a dispute with the European Union, aiming to free up talks on aid needed to | |
| |  Life Undercover 202 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Is the change in Myanmar for real? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Murderous Marines: The Wuterich Trial by Binoy Kampmark
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| |  Lift Spirits 202 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  My ideal future economic model for Europe! by Christos Mouzeviris
Our leaders are debating, going to summits trying to find a solution for the current economic crisis. They want to decide which way forward, what to do to save the euro and the European economy. The citizens are looking up to them desperately, | |
| |  From Vietnam to Palestine: A Crime of Silence? by Newropeans-Magazine
May this Tribunal prevent the crime of silence … declared Lord Bertrand Russell to define both the spirit and objective of the International War Crimes Tribunal that was constituted in 1966 to inv | |
| |  Show Bizz 202 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Confusing Relativism, Absolutism, Multiculturalism and Pluralism by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  A Question of Kneed (Part I) by Mike Jennett
For reasons that bear no weight at all, there are a great number of people in America who believe that the American health care system needs little or no attention and that it is the best in the world. These people are generally the same ones who | |
| |  Dino & Anty 202 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Slice and Dice Economics by Leah Sellers
Republican “novitiate”, Mitt Romney, knows all about Slice and Dice Economics. It’s more formal moniker is Malevolent Venture Capitalism.It’s goal is Wealth Creation for an Elitist Few, not Job Creation for the | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Watch the Greeks, not the agenciesWhile the big headlines over the weekend were about S&P's downgrades of European countries, the more worrying news came from Greece, where talks on a debt deal broke up. While I am not | |
| |  2nd Opinion 202 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Killing Nuclear Scientists: The War on Iran by Binoy Kampmark
In the last two years, lethal attacks have been conducted on Iran’s nuclear scientists with increasing regularity. A pattern is emerging – assassinations and attempted assassinations are gathering pace as tensions between Iran an | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
German five-, 30-year yields drop to records on Europe crisisGerman bonds gained this week, with five-year and 30-year yields falling to records, as government officials said Standard & Poor’s may lower the credit ra | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 201 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
France to pursue reforms after downgradeFrance's prime minister said Saturday his country will push ahead with cost-cutting measures after its top-tier debt rating was downgraded, a blow with repercussions across financial | |
| |  SnakeBoots 201 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Doomsday Clock * by David Sparenberg
The supreme goal of our technology is ever increasing speed, so that eventually each traveler will arrive before departing. This will be the end of time when the encounter with the double occurs and one must look at oneself in the process of | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
A new year but I’m afraid a face from the last is going to follow us for a bit. Just look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination. | |
| |  Finnish report by Euro Reporter
S&P will not cut top-rated FinlandRatings agency Standard & Poor's will not downgrade top-rated Finland in a euro zone-wide move expected later on Friday, a senior euro zone official said. "Finland is not amon | |
| |  Life Undercover 201 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Euro-zone and Herman's poems by Thanos Kalamidas
I’m afraid all the New Year resolutions about the European economy failed but I bet all Merkel’s resolutions about the German economy are going to succeed and this covers the economic situation in Europe for the glorious year 2012. By | |
| |  Europe and the Hungarian 170 pages strong media law by Newropeans-Magazine
Despite sharp protests in Hungary itself and from the EU the right wing conservative government pushed a new media law through parliament, getting two thirds of the votes on 21.12.2010. The law intimidates journalists and bloggers and polar | |
| |  Lift Spirits 201 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  January 2012 choices by The Ovi Team
It seems that we finished 2011 with economy and we are going to continue with economy. So we decided to suggest blog and site from the economy field in a case you are even a bit wandering what’s going on in the labyrinth we are all in. | |
| |  Soviet forces break the siege of Leningrad by The Ovi Team
January 12 1943; Soviet troops create a breach in the German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted for a year and a half. The Soviet forces punched a hole in the siege, which ruptured the German encirclement and allowed for more supplies to come in | |
| |  Show Bizz 201 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Servants of the People or Masters of the Sheeple ? by Leah Sellers
There is a difference between the two Mindsets, you know. A vast difference. A difference Made of (and by) Choices. Seemingly Singular Choices that turn out to be a Collection of Choices. A Series of Choices. Choices | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Estonian Wikipedia makes case for tax exemptionEstonian Wikipedia is suing the government because of changed rules that deny Wikipedia tax exemption status as a non-governmental, philanthropic organization. "A few years a | |
| |  Stalin deports Trotsky by The Ovi Team
January 11th 1928; Leon Trotsky, a leader of the Bolshevik revolution and early architect of the Soviet state, is deported by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to Alma-Ata in remote Soviet Central Asia. He lived there in internal exile for a year before | |
| |  Dino & Anty 201 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Dying for Company by Jack Wellman
Nursing homes are one of the fastest growing populations in the U | |
| |  The turbulent 2011 at a glance by Kourosh Ziabari
2011 was a turbulent year for the world. With chained revolutions in the Arab world, mounting financial crisis in Europe and the unprecedented wave of protests and mass demonstrations in the U.S. against the corporate system of the government whic | |
| |  The League of Nations by The Ovi Team
On January 10, 1920, the League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, takes effect. In 1914, a political assassination in Sarajevo set off a chain of events that led to | |
| |  2nd Opinion 201 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Bachmann is out, Who's next? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
The USA is in the early stage of its primary elections to narrow down the number of Republican presidential hopefuls to just one. Michelle Bachmann, the congresswoman from the state of Minnesota, suffered a hard blow with a last-place finish in th | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Lawmaker urges Dutch to apologize for WWII Jewish deportationsOutspoken Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders called on the government Wednesday to apologize for the country's "passive" response to the mass deportations o | |
| |  Bond features Aston Martin by The Ovi Team
January 9th 1965; James Bond movie "Goldfinger," driving an Aston Martin Silver Birch DB5 sports car premiers. Aston Martins would go on to appear in a number of other Bond films. Aston Martin's roots date back to 1913, when Robert B | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1144 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Mother of All by Leah Sellers
Sweet SpiritMother of AllSoul of All CreationSweet SpiritMother of AllWomb of Every NationSoul of WomanMother of ManShe Walks the Path of LoveEarth, Fire, Water and WindShe Moves | |
| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
EU presidency program Europe must implement EU-wide economic reforms to beat the debt crisis, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Friday, while announcing priorities for Denmark's EU presidency. "There i | |
| |  Hearst Vs Citizen Kane by The Ovi Team
January 8th 1941; one of Hollywood’s most famous clashes of the titans--an upstart “boy genius” filmmaker versus a furious 76-year-old newspaper tycoon--heats up on this day in 1941, when William Randolph Hearst forbids any of hi | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1142 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Wedding ring 'found on carrot' after 16 years | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Manufacturing contracts as decline in new orders quickensCzech manufacturing contracted for a second month in December as new orders declined at a faster pace, an industry gauge showed. The HSBC Czech Republic Manufacturing PM | |
| |  Truman announces U.S. has developed hydrogen bomb by The Ovi Team
January 7th 1953; in his final State of the Union address before Congress, President Harry S. Truman tells the world that that the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. It was just three years earlier on January 31, 1950, that Truman pub | |
| |  Life Undercover 1142 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Dividing and Rule of our societies... by Christos Mouzeviris
One of the main effects that the current crisis in Europe and the eurozone had in all the badly affected countries, was the public sector vs private sector debate. Privatizations were encouraged and many of the social benefits were targeted and cu | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Cyprus’ foreign minister briefing US officials on natural gas developmentThe foreign minister of Cyprus is discussing with U.S. officials her country’s promising economic prospects from natural gas exploration. Era | |
| |  Nurmi breaks two world records by The Ovi Team
January 6th 1925; Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi steps up to the starting line in New York's Madison Square Garden in his first U.S. appearance. Anticipation for the moment had been building steadily since Nurmi's arrival in A | |
| |  Show Bizz 1143 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! for more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Bulgaria taxes plastic shopping bags, aims to stimulate bioplastic alternativeIn Bulgaria, the Parliament approved a law establishing the equivalent of a $0.10 tax on the use of plastic shopping bags as of October 1, 2012, and | |
| |  Prague Spring begins by The Ovi Team
January 5th 1968; Antonin Novotny, the Stalinist ruler of Czechoslovakia, is succeeded as first secretary by Alexander Dubcek, a Slovak who supports liberal reforms. In the first few months of his rule, Dubcek introduced a series of far-reaching p | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1143 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Tango Tree by David Sparenberg
On a late December afternoon, with outer world somber and withdrawn, one conceives that | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Britain invites the world in 2012New Year is for many of us a time of reflection; a time to mark the passing of the old and the coming of the new. Turning the page that brings in the new year can offer an opportunity to look f | |
| |  Phil Lynott dies by The Ovi Team
January 4th 1986; Phil Lynott, the former lead singer of the rock band Thin Lizzy, died from heart failure and pneumonia after an 11-day fight for his life. The 36-year-old rock star had been admitted to Salisbury Hospital in Wiltshire with a s | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1143 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Quo Vadis Euro? by Thanos Kalamidas
Did you know that Euro reached its ten years mark? I suppose between announcements that the euro-crisis is deepen, calls for unity and predictions that in the next three months the euro-zone will count one less state you might have missed the fire | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Prepared to take additional anti-crisis measuresBelgium is prepared to take additional measures to combat its crisis, Prime Minister Elio di Rupo said in a New Year's address. "The aims of the new government is to com | |
| |  Noriega surrenders to U.S. by The Ovi Team
January 3rd 1990; Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. Noriega was flown to Miami the following d | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1142 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Austrians brace for harsh health reformKarlheinz Kopf said he was currently trying to convince the Social Democrats’ (SPÖ) debt brake negotiators that there was a savings potential of 1.8 billion Euros until 2017. S | |
| |  The Weavers are banned after refusing to sign a loyalty oath by The Ovi Team
The Weavers, one of the most significant popular-music groups of the post-war era, saw their career nearly destroyed during the Red Scare of the early 1950s. Even with anti-communist fervour in decline by the early 1960s, the Weavers' leftist | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1143 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Frickin', Frackin' Let's Get Crackin' ! by Leah Sellers
Yo, Yo ! Heave Ho ! It’s off to Frack We go ! We’ll blow a Hole to Make some dough ! Yo, Yo ! Heave Ho ! Yes, a handful of Global Mega-Corp Moguls will run away hand-in-hand with the Globa | |
| |  Saying Happy New Year by The Ovi Team
Voorspoedige nuwe jaarKul 'am wa antum bikhair Urte Berri on Shuvo noboborsho Sun nien fai lok Xin nian yu kuai Stastny Novy Rok Godt NytÅr Gelukkig nieuwjaar Bonan Novjaron Onnellista u | |
| |  The top New Year resolutions by The Ovi Team
New Year’s resolutions are not a new tradition but obviously resolutions change with the time. The top ten most popular resolutions are the following: 1. Spend more time with family & friends2. | |
| |  Show Bizz NY2012 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Happy New Year ...2011! by Thanos Kalamidas
Customary I should write my wishes and hopes for the New Year but an hour ago while talking with a friend from Greece he told me that the latest wish in Greece for the New Year is: Happy New Year 2011! Just stop there, do a step backwards and thin | |
| |  It is New Year's Eve by The Ovi Team
The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year's Eve, "Auld Lang Syne" is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition of the book, Scots Musical Museum. Burns transcribed i | |
| |  Life Undercover 1143 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Solar power production surges 60 of total electricity supplyGermany’s solar energy output surged 60% to 18 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2011, accounting for more than 3% of national electricity generation, national in | |
| |  Persona of the year by Thanos Kalamidas
Customary most of the magazines and media this time of the year go through the year’s events and try to chose the persona or the events that impressed them most under the title ‘persona of the year’ and Ovi magazine was no except | |
| |  Freedom of movement, immigration, Schengen : what are the Eurolanders expecting? by Newropeans-Magazine
Use of illegal immigration to justify restrictions on Shengen's free movement rights, attempts by the national states to act on their own in these matters, lack of European governance of Shengen, demagogic use of immigration's fear to serv | |
| |  Lift Spirits 1142 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
France and Germany still dividedTwo landmark speeches in two days were supposed to highlight France and Germany's determination to bring about a resolution to the euro crisis. Instead, they have highlighted how divided Fra | |
| |  No political system can function without a free press: Mark Kingwell by Kourosh Ziabari
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| |  Show Bizz 1142 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas
Elephant's sixth 'toe' discoveredA mysterious b | |
| |  Finn report by Euro Reporter
Storm Dagmar cuts power, causes damage across Nordic regionThe storm Dagmar lashed the Nordic countries with Hurricane-strength winds, cutting power and Norwegian natural-gas exports as it damaged buildings, shut roads and hal | |
| |  The Gulag Archipelago published by The Ovi Team
December 28th 1983; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "literary investigation" of the police-state system in the Soviet Union, The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956, is published in the original Russian in Paris. The book was the first of the thre | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1142 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  "Goodbye 2011 - Events that shook the world" by Dimitra Karantzeni
The year that has passed was above all, full of significant events, some of which have completely changed the course of history. For save-spacing reasons, I aim to focus on those that, in my opinion, drastically changed the international socio-pol | |
| |  Euro-report by Euro Reporter
In the grip of a financial coupIt is clear that the European Union cannot summon the political will to stand up to the markets and resolve the crisis. Until now the lamentable behaviour of European leaders has been blamed on t | |
| |  Benazir Bhutto assassinated by The Ovi Team
December 27th 2007; Benazir Bhutto, a former Pakistani prime minister and the first democratically elected female leader of a Muslim country, is assassinated at age 54 in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. A polarizing figure at home and abroad, Bhutto had | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1142 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Life Undercover 11cr by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Season greetings with Merry Christmas by Thanos Kalamidas
These days have a special spirit at least for me that exist beyond religions and believe. Most likely an anthropologist would be much better than me to explain the meaning of the festivities that surround the Christmas period and a historian would | |
| |  The Christmas Kid Brother by Patrick McWade
Patrick McWade’ “The Christmas Kid Brother” is the latest addition in Ovi’s Bookshop and you can easily download it and read it, the distance is just a click …away!!! | |
| |  Christmas in ...Europe by Euro Reporter
Christmas in Italy: The Christmas season in Italy goes for three weeks, starting 8 days before Christmas known as the Novena. During this period, children go from house to house reciting Christmas poems and singing. In some parts shepherd | |
| |  The Young by David Sparenberg
Young men and dreamers, young women, bold and beautiful—be joyous in your frolic and meditations. Beside the smiling of your sunlit fields the shadow of death glowers. Do not fall into the blackhole of time. If you must she | |
| |  The Ministry of Martha by Jack Wellman
My beloved wife’s name is Martha. She would be upset with me if she knew I wrote this about her. Her ministry is more than a pastor’s wife. It is truly the work of the Lord, Jesus Christ. My wife’s name not only | |
| |  Show Bizz 11CR by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  British Veto and the future of EU... by Christos Mouzeviris
Yes, they did it again! British PM Mr. David Cameron has vetoed recently a suggested new E.U. treaty to heal the euro and save the eurozone! While all other 26 heads of states agreed to at least sit on the table and discuss or negotiate the treaty | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Tallinn wants Russian schools to teach in EstonianThe Estonian government has not granted a delay to 15 Russian-speaking schools with regard to the switch to education in Estonian. On Wednesday, Russian Schools of Estonia publ | |
| |  The Scourge of Domestic Violence in Ireland Today by Newropeans-Magazine
“… one in five Irish women who have ever been in a relationship experience physical, emotional, financial or sexual abuse.” (Margaret Martin, Director Women’s Aid) | |
| |  Christmas Tree by Alex Vannini
For more drawings from Alex Vannini, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Earth Salvation by Mahmoud Mansi
In the world of Literature, we as writers sometimes refer to the champion of the story as a “He / She” or as an “I”. This is not done randomly but each has its own reflection into the realm of the story. When we use the | |
| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Denmark divided on EU’s fiscal pact as presidency approachesPrime Minister Helle Thorning- Schmidt, who vowed to fight for European unity when Denmark takes over the bloc’s presidency next month, is battling a spli | |
| |  A poem by Nic Mepham
that flicker is laughterjumped out of ancient talesthe candles wick a glowing disasterwarming shadows for heartsnot for salethe crunchfrosted foo | |
| |  Dino & Anty 11CH by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  In Alexei's garage fixing Macedonian history by Thanos Kalamidas
A few weeks ago I met my friend Kari and he was really worrying with a strange sound coming from his car’s engine. So we decided instead of continuing with our drinks to visit a nearby garage where the owner was somebody Kari knew and he | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Czech Republic says euro entry date on holdCzech authorities said Thursday the country would not seek entry into the ERM II mechanism, the two-year waiting room for eurozone candidates which pegs their currencies to the euro. | |
| |  Flight 103 explodes over Scotland by The Ovi Team
December 21st 1988; Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground. A bomb hidden inside an audio casset | |
| |  2nd Opinion 11CR by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Seven Years Today by John Pederson
This is happeningNo cause for alarm.It's already here.Gone now...And back—this, nowIs happening.What else can I say?Forget about it,Make room,Clear the halls,Banish yourselfIn inv | |
| |  Only seven years by Thanos Kalamidas
It is a whole week that I’m trying to find the right words for Ovi magazine’s seventh birthday and I have gone through all kinds of clichés but …nothing really works. Seventh birthday, the lucky seven; seven the muses, seven | |
| |  7th Birthday! by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
December 20 2011, marks the 7th anniversary of Ovi Magazine. I have contributed to the magazine for more than four years now, since May 2007, provoking debates at times but on the whole, I would hope, adding something to the rich intellectual v | |
| |  Fireflies by Leah Sellers
Fireflies flit Snap, pop and sizzle Across hot, shimmering summer skies Hands outstretched I give Chase Running, Leaping toward the Magic The Wonder | |
| |  Happy Birthday Ovi Magazine by Jack Wellman
Not only have I grown in the last seven years, so has Ovi Magazine. I can look back at some of the articles I have written in the last few years and now cringe with embarrassment. I am surprised that I wrote with such naïvet | |
| |  A Poem or a Sentence by Emine Koseoglu
I should see myself in the middle of a tree-d path walking with a yellow umbrella in hand not being able to see the front because of the pieces of hair flatterning around and covering my eyes and not caring this and pretending like it's what i | |
| |  Happy Birthday #2 by Patrick McWade
For more McWade's For the Moment, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  Vaclav Havel (1936-2011): His Revolt is an Attempt to Live Within the Truth by Rene Wadlow
He rejects the ritual and breaks the rules of the game. He discovers once more his suppressed identity and dignity. He gives his freedom a concrete significance. His revolt is an attempt to live within the truth.” | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Britain to keep bases in CyprusBritain will retain both its military bases in Cyprus following the completion of a review of their operations by Lord Ashcroft, its Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said yesterday. The news will | |
| |  Hong Kong to China by The Ovi Team
December 19th 1984; In the Hall of the People in Beijing, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang sign an agreement committing Britain to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 in return for terms guaranteeing a 50-year | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1141 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Indian student Jyoti Amge named world's shortest woman | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
Bulgaria PM vows to revive near terminally ill health care Bulgaria's prime minister, well known for his populist pledges, plans to assign top priority to the country's struggling health system, plagued by chronic | |
| |  Little Drummer Boy by Patrick McWade
For more 'For the moment', HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Britain 'to send experts to eurozone crisis talks'Britain will send experts to eurozone talks on new rules to save the single currency union after London rejected new EU measures on budget discipline, Poland said on Fr | |
| |  SnakeBoots1141 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Fire Nation by Leah Sellers
President Obama gave an outstanding and Inspirational Speech last week in the American Heartland town of Osawatomie, Kansas. Dorothy clicked the heels of her ruby slippers, and Toto followed her home, while the Verbal Wizard/Presi | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgium has gay prime ministerFrench-speaking Socialist Elio di Rupo has become the first out gay leader in the European Union, having been elected the premier of Belgium, according to the Wall Street Journal. Di Rupo, 60, is | |
| |  Life Undercover 1141 by Thanos K & Asa B
for more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Our Leaders have agreed; "We need more Europe!" by Christos Mouzeviris
Italy's, Germany's and France's Leaders have agreed in a recent Summit that if we want to get over this crisis we need more Europe! Again during this week our Leaders are having another Summit, trying desperately to solve the crisis | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Spending power slidesAustria remains one of the richest countries in Europe – but new figures also show that people’s purchasing power is waning. The European Commission’s (EC) statistics agency, Eurostat, sa | |
| |  Christmas Twilight by Patrick McWade
For more 'Then, Again', HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Can the Center Hold? Musings on Graeco-Roman and Chinese Civilization by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
In 2007 a book appeared which confronted the legacy of Western civilization to that of Chinese civilization. It raised much controversy in both societies. The author of that book is Will Hutton and its title is The Writing on the Wall: China a | |
| |  Canadian environmental bacon made in Kyoto by Thanos Kalamidas
The last few days while EU was meeting in Brussels strangling to get out of the crisis and save the banks some others in South Africa were trying desperately to do something about the environment. Unfortunately the EU decided for the best of the b | |
| |  Lift Spirits 1141 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Policeman who became internet hit is sackedAn Indonesian po | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Sweden industrial unions get 3% wage increase over 14 monthsSwedish industrial unions and employers agreed on a wage deal to avert a potential labour strike after a deadline expired last month. Five unions representing 500,000 | |
| |  Saddam Hussein captured by The Ovi Team
December 13th 2003; after spending nine months on the run, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is captured on this day in 2003. Saddam's downfall began on March 20, 2003, when the United States led an invasion force into Iraq to topple his go | |
| |  Restraining Order by Patrick McWade
for more Patrick McWade's Then, Again, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Hail the Czar who will reunite the Soviets! by Thanos Kalamidas
The last few weeks the increasing tense in Europe has kept us away from what is going on in the EU boarders and with the only European country that can compete Europe’s Union as equal. And of course it is Russia and of course it’ | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain's example shows limits of EU targets As euro-zone leaders discuss whether to impose penalties on heavily indebted member countries that break certain fiscal limits, Spain's experience shows why more centralized s | |
| |  Show Bizz 1141 by Thanos K & Asa B
for more Show Bizz , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Resurrection of Ancient Egypt by Mahmoud Mansi
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| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Court tries father in custody battle-turned-missing girl caseA Slovene man is accused of spiriting away his 4-year-old daughter in a custody battle-turned-missing girl case that has captivated this small European country. The | |
| |  Hitler and Mussolini declare war on US by The Ovi Team
December 11th 1941; Germany and Italy have announced they are at war with the United States. America immediately responded by declaring war on the two Axis powers. Three days before, US President Franklin Roosevelt announced America was at war wit | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1141 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The European democracy of Weimar by Thanos Kalamidas
Lady Thatcher – if her fragile health let’s her – must dealing with really contradict feeling tonight. She won in Europe and lost in Britain! Twenty years after, her economic policy became the official EU policy while Cameron, th | |
| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Slovakia cancels bond auction Dec 12The Slovak Debt and Liquidity Management Agency, or Ardal, said Monday it will cancel a government bond auction originally scheduled for Dec. 12, citing "decreasing demand for bonds. | |
| |  First Nobel Prizes by The Ovi Team
December 10th 1901; the first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. The ceremony came on the fifth anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1141 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Proud to be Greek (?) by Dimitra Karantzeni
The last months, every day in Greece, is a new day, but this comes with the worst meaning possible. And that is simply because, no one, and I’m talking about the citizens of my country, hardly knows whether new decisions, legislations or pol | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Inside Romania's secret CIA prisonIn northern Bucharest, in a busy residential neighbourhood minutes from the centre of Romania's capital city, is a secret that the Romanian government has tried for years to protect. F | |
| |  Intifada begins by The Ovi Team
December 9th 1987; in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, the first riots of the Palestinian intifada, or "shaking off" in Arabic, begin one day after an Israeli truck crashed into a station wagon carrying Palestinian workers in the Jaba | |
| |  Mistletoad by Patrick McWade
For more Patrick McWade's "For the Moment" HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, | |
| |  The big fat European mess by Thanos Kalamidas
Reading the latest news about the euro-crisis I came with the conclusion that now more than ever Europe is in need of a psychologist and not an economist. Let me give you an example, last week the Finnish minister for European affairs Alexander St | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal says it will ‘definitely’ meet 2011 deficit limitPortugal will “definitely” meet its budget-deficit limit for this year after including the transfer of banks’ pension funds to the state, | |
| |  John Lennon shot dead by The Ovi Team
December 8th 1980; Singer John Lennon is shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside his apartment building in New York City. After committing the murder, Chapman waited calmly outside, reading a copy of The Catcher in the Rye. Chapman was a | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1140 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Socialism in Europe under extinction? by Christos Mouzeviris
"Since the recent elections in Spain toppled Prime Minister Zapatero, only 4 out of 27 heads of government in Europe belong to the centre-left. The Socialists also fared badly in the 2009 European elections, which saw the centre-right European Pe | |
| |  Maltese report by Euro Reporter
Malta’s October retail trade shows highest increase in EUIn October 2011, compared with September 2011, the volume of retail trade grew by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27. In September retail trade fell by | |
| |  Pearl Harbor bombed by The Ovi Team
December 7th 1941; at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1140 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  In Praise of Ignazio Silone: the Novelist, the Man, the Prophet by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
I have conceived of this Contribution as a sort of gift for the Ovi readership enhancing the merry Christmas spirit of 2011. I suppose we all need some merriment and jubilation after two sad years of economic crisis. As I said before the crisis | |
| |  Luxembourg report by Euro Reporter
Luxembourg selected for Netflix European head officeThe Government of Luxembourg today announced that Netflix, Inc. is locating its European headquarters in Luxembourg. Netflix is the world's leading Internet subscription | |
| |  Life Undercover 1140 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Herman's Antics: Going Belly Up in the Cain Campaign by Binoy Kampmark
America’s political labelers always get busy during campaigns. The ‘Black Reagan’, however complimentary one might take it, has been used to describe the rapid rise of Republican contender Herman Cain. ‘In the f | |
| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Lithuania needs additional budget measures in 2012, Premier saysLithuania needs additional budget measures of 800 million litai ($312 million) in 2012 to keep the deficit within the government’s target of 2.8 percent of | |
| |  Lift Spirits 1140 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Witch Hunts, Immigrant Hunts, Civilian Terrorist Hunts... What's the Difference? Not Much! by Leah Sellers
That’s right ! Not Much ! In fact, Witch Hunts, Immigrant Hunts, Civilian Terrorist Hunts… all share a similar Core Ingredient - Fear. And Fear hungers for - longs for Scapegoats. Craves to create and | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvian bank Krajbanka set to be wound upLatvian bank Latvijas Krajbanka will likely be wound up, the government said Friday, after the Russian owner of its defunct Lithuanian parent Snoras was detained amid claims of fraud. | |
| |  Coitus Savings & Loan by Patrick McWade
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| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Action Comics Superman debut copy sells for $2.16mA copy | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Ireland to extend bank guaranteeIreland has no choice but to extend its state-guarantee to depositors and bond holders for six broken banking groups and subsidiaries because market funding for the lenders remains "fragile | |
| |  First human heart transplant by The Ovi Team
On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky receives the first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.Washkansky, a South African grocer dying from chronic heart disease, received | |
| |  Show Bizz 1140 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  "The End of Italy" and Dante's New-Old Social Paradigm by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
On November 15 2011, there appeared in Foreign Affairs an article by David Gilmore titled The End of Italy which begins thus: “Why should we be surprised Italy is falling apart? With dozens of languages and a hastily made union, it | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italian unions uneasy over economic rescue planThe Italian government's financial rescue plan is yet to be finalized, but already labour unions are denouncing it and some politicians are suggesting they might not back all | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
And the pan-European symbol; and yes again since the crisis deepens more and more! Just look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination. | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1140 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  December 2011 choices by Thanos Kalamidas
December means gifts, Xmas, festival but most of all it means to give. To give love, empathise with the suffering and help mentally and materially and there are many who need. And a lot of them might have never heard about Xmas but the Xmas spi | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1140 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Angela, do you feel nervous tonight? by Thanos Kalamidas
It really made me smile the latest demand from The “True” Finns* party, the far-right xenophobic Finnish party, for the government to put a price on exiting Euro and the eurozone. And that only days since the minister for the European | |
| |  What Is A Martyr ? by Leah Sellers
MartyrSlave to and Master of Ultimate SacrificeWill it ever suffice ?PrometheusBound to cold mountain StoneChilled to the marrow of his Ancient BonesRebel in waitingCast from the Heavens for Be | |
| |  Greek report by Euro Reporter
Greece sees rise in homeless rateGreece is faced with a growing homeless rate as the new interim government of Lucas Papademos continues to struggle with the country's economic crisis. Since the 2008 onset of the economic | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1139 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Eurasian Union dreams Putin. And the Turks design their own too! by Christos Mouzeviris
Turkey’s President Mr. Abdullah Gul, put forward his vision for a democratic Middle East with its own E.U.-style structure and functions. He never of course commented on what will happen with Turkey's E.U. membership bid that has been | |
| |  German report by Euro Reporter
Police battle with 1000s blocking nuke trainThe convoy taking the German waste on a 1,200-kilometre (750-mile) journey from a reprocessing centre in north-western France to a storage facility in northern Germany was stopped fo | |
| |  Are you still being ruled or are you already governing yourself? by Newropeans-Magazine
Wirst du noch regiert oder verwaltest du dich schon selbst?Baden-Württemberg, for the first time in its history, will have a state-wide referendum on 27.11.2011. The question, about which the citizens will decide, is, | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1139 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Challenge of Habermas' New Social Paradigm by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Patronizing democracy in the name of a strong euro by Thanos Kalamidas
I was amazed to read that the European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn asked for more cooperation among the Italian members of parliament while visiting Rome last week and it made me wander if the Finnish politician is familia | |
| |  French report by Euro Reporter
France working towards greater EU integration French Budget Minister Valerie Pecresse said Sunday that France was working to change European Union treaties in a bid to further consolidate the euro zone. "The idea is to co | |
| |  Black and Bruised Friday by Jack Wellman
The recent Black Friday is one of the main reasons that I do not go shopping on that day. It is much too dangerous. It reminds me of one of the food chains famous slogan but please allow me to change it slightly: “31 Million Serv | |
| |  The Postcard by Richard Stanford
Chiaroscuro. Silvery moonlight dapples through motionless lace curtains, the only illumination in the dark, dead room. The door opens slowly, revealing a BOY, 6 years old, wide, dark eyes, fearful yet carrying on through with the opening of the | |
| |  The all-out hypocrisy of Arab League and the West by Kourosh Ziabari
After the Arab League hypocritically suspended the membership of Syria amid the mounting pressures of NATO and the United States, the resurgence of violence in Egypt and the increasing use of excessive force in Bahrain and Yemen and the unrelentin | |
| |  Lift Spirits 1139 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Cleopatra's Throne by Mahmoud Mansi
I am not going to look at other countries right now and compare. I will not speak about a far reality and give examples from countries that have been economically stable for decades and applying democracy since our birth. No, instead I will speak | |
| |  Finn report by Euro Reporter
Finland to destroy its landmines after MPs approve banFinland will destroy its stockpile of a million landmines by 2016 after parliament voted on Friday to ban the use of the anti-personnel devices, paving the way for the coun | |
| |  Show Bizz 1139 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Life Undercover 1139 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Life Undercover, HERE!For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  What's Next for Iraq? by Bohdan Yuri
Here’s a prediction.Once U.S. forces leave Iraq there will be a power struggle. Call it whatever you wish: a civil war, secular, religious, or ethnic unrest. I know, a fairly obvious prediction. One can alrea | |
| |  Helsinki's Thespians Anonymous by The Ovi Team
Thespians Anonymous Theatrical Society is proud to present "Und | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1139 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Ending Your Life Is Not The Answer To Your Situation by Stan Popovich
You are at the end of your rope and you can’t take it any much longer. You are in pain and you are suffering and you feel there is no hope. The first thing that you need to do is to seek the services of a professional counselor. As a publish | |
| |  Estonian report by Euro Reporter
Long-term overdue loans ease in OctLoans and leasing payments more than 60 days overdue in euro zone member Estonia's banking system eased to 5.7 percent of the total loan portfolio in October compared to a revised 5.9 per | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1139 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  All those Republican Candidates - can they be taken seriously? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
The American public likes to be entertained and this is the time of the year, thanks to the presidential hopefuls, when they are getting more than their share of entertainment. Just watch the Republican debates on the TV, or listen to their silly | |
| |  Dutch report by Euro Reporter
Greenpeace is damaging Holland's reputationEnvironmental organisation Greenpeace has gone too far so often that the government should look into expelling it from the Netherlands, Richard de Mos, an MP for the populist PVV. | |
| |  Mic tells tale of growing US-Israel gap by Kourosh Ziabari
Despite pretentiously showing gestures of friendship and cordiality, the ideological gap between the U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is getting wider increasingly. The contents of a re | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1138 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Socialism/Capitalism: Either/Or or Both/And? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
Three personal events have inspired this article. This week-end I watched two movies: Margin Call, and Hell on Wheel, I read the Ovi article by Leah Sellers titled A Season of Anti-Trust | |
| |  Danish report by Euro Reporter
Security service warns of extremist violenceExtremists from both the right and left of the political spectrum have become more inclined to use violence and more professional in their quest to carry out attacks, the Danish secu | |
| |  Show Bizz 1e02 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  When Alexander stubbed Goebbels' triple A by Thanos Kalamidas
Only Paavo Lipponen really sensed what the Finland’s minister for European affairs Alexander Stubb said and knowing the dangers of the paths he followed very politically said, that he does not favour any increase in the power of nations with | |
| |  Czech report by Euro Reporter
Central bank should be ready to react to crisisThe Czech central bank should be ready to react to “downside risks” to the economic outlook as the euro-area’s sovereign-debt crisis hurts growth prospects, the | |
| |  Rocky by The Ovi Team
November 21st 1976, Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone as the underdog prize-fighter Rocky Balboa, debuts in New York City. The movie, which opened in theatres across the United States on December 3, 1976, was a huge box-office hit and received 10 | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1e02 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  A Season of Anti-Trust by Leah Sellers
An alleged Child rapist, Jerry Sandusky, sits somewhere in the shaken state of Pennsylvania experiencing the crumbling of his Foundation for Children, The Second Mile, and the shattering of his own Pillar of the Community. He used to be one | |
| |  Cypriot report by Euro Reporter
Energy firm estimates field off Cyprus holds 3-9 trillion cubic feet of natural gasA top official with United States firm Noble Energy said on Tuesday that a field it is conducting undersea exploratory drilling in off the coas | |
| |  Nuremberg trials start by The Ovi Team
November 20th 1945; the International Military Tribunal for the Prosecution of Major War Criminals of the European Axis begins trying German war criminals at Nuremberg, Germany, on this day in 1945. Following Germany's defeat in World War II, | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1e02 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas
Swiss can ban naked hiking, court rules Switzerland | |
| |  Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter
President does not rule out possibility to veto retirement age rise proposalBulgarian President Georgi Parvanov does not rule out the possibility to veto the government’s proposal to rise retirement age next year. The go | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1e01 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Liar, Liar..!! by Christos Mouzeviris
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was caught calling Israel's Prime Minister Mr Netanyahu "a liar!" During the recent G-20 Summit in Cannes France, Mr. Sarkozy while on a private conversation with U.S. President Mr Obama unaware th | |
| |  British report by Euro Reporter
Rising jobless rate blamed on euro debt crisisBritain’s youth unemployment has broken through the 1 million mark to reach a record level as the country's wider unemployment rate has climbed to a 15-year high. The gov | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1e01 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Origins of Thanksgiving by Jack Wellman
The original Thanksgiving goes all the way back to 1619 near Plymouth, Massachusetts and was actually an anniversary of the settlement there. There is some historical evidence that Spanish explorers observed a Thanksgiving feast in 1655 whil | |
| |  Belgian report by Euro Reporter
Belgium to double nuclear taxNegotiators forming Belgium's coalition government have agreed to double the tax on nuclear generation to Eur550 million ($745 million) and require dominant power firm Electrabel to make availa | |
| |  Life Undercover 1e01 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  How To Find A Good Mental Health Counselor by Stan Popovich
Many people have a difficult time in finding an effective mental health counselor. Just like everything in life, you have your good counselors and you have your not so great counselors. The key is to find one that will help you solve your current | |
| |  Austrian report by Euro Reporter
Debt brake as spreads over bunds hit recordAustria’s cabinet today signed off a draft law for a debt brake to cut its debt level to 60 percent of gross domestic product by 2020 as the yield spread on the Alpine republic | |
| |  When Hillary Clinton doesn't make sense by Kourosh Ziabari
U.S. President Barack Obama will be a lame duck next year and the officials in his administration, especially his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are hilariously doing their best to make sure that they haven't spared any effort to intervene | |
| |  Lift Spirits 1e01 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Arab League Must Bring Down the Assad Regime by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
As usual the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad has made a travesty of its promises. It was only a week ago before Eid-ul-Adha that the tyrannical regime had promised to abide by an Arab League proposal to halt all violence, release all detainee | |
| |  Sacrificing the Europeans like PIGS by Thanos Kalamidas
Amazingly the German chancellor, Angela Merkel declared in her party’s conference that leaving Europe to collapse is something unthinkable while she among the rest of the European leadership leave Europe to slip away. And they doing that the | |
| |  Slovenian report by Euro Reporter
Bond yield breaks 7% Slovenia’s 10-year government bonds slid for a fourth day, with the yield topping 7 percent for the first time since the nation adopted the euro in 2007, as the debt crisis in Europe roils marke | |
| |  Show Bizz 1e01 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The role of politicians in government by Bouke S. Nagel
Suppose that one day a stranger knocks on your door. He or she shows you a legal document which resembles a novel. You open the booklet and look at legal mumbo jumbo of which you comprehend nothing. Then, the stranger requests your signature in th | |
| |  Swedish report by Euro Reporter
Best in the world at supporting poor countriesAccording to the American think tank Centre for Global Development Sweden is best in the world at helping poor countries. Sweden's development cooperation is world-class both i | |
| |  2nd Opinion by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Greece and Italy: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again? by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
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| |  Slovakian report by Euro Reporter
Euro zone split may be necessary Euro zone member Slovakia believes it might be better for some states to leave the currency if they cannot make necessary reforms, its prime minister said on Friday, saying a "de fact | |
| |  UNESCO: Education, Science, Culture & Politics! by Newropeans-Magazine
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| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1e01 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Peru: worth a visit and investment by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota
Lately, many of us have been culling our list of countries to visit. Many nations carry warnings because of civil strife, ubiquitous explosions or just random violence. Too bad for those of us who like to travel and see new things. Too bad also fo | |
| |  Spanish report by Euro Reporter
Spain seen as next eurozone victim by analystsSpain may be the next victim of bearish investors in the eurozone bond markets because of its difficulty in meeting deficit reduction targets, weak economy and struggling banks, ac | |
| |  Israel's war threats: Sheer hollow propaganda by Kourosh Ziabari
Israel has awkwardly and desperately renewed its outworn war threats against Iran in the recent weeks, indicating that it's getting prepared to launch a military strike on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. Las | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1138 by Thanos Kalamidas
for more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Why not Olli Rehn for Greek Prime Minister? by Thanos Kalamidas
So, all this chaotic situation, all this Greek drama, the mailing and the blackmailing, negotiating, netting and formatting was all about a banker who has worked very closely with the German bankers glorifying the dream of the new deutsche-mark to | |
| |  How To Convince An Addict To Get Help by Stan Popovich
Many people who struggle with alcohol or drugs have a difficult time getting better. There are many reasons why these people do not get the help they need to get better. Many family members who see their loved ones struggle have a very difficul | |
| |  Romanian report by Euro Reporter
Opposition leader Victor Ponta speaks kindly of anti-graft prosecutors The leader of Romania's main opposition party, the Social Democrats (PSD), spoke kindly of the country's National Anti-corruption Department (DNA) | |
| |  Life Undercover 1138 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Portuguese report by Euro Reporter
Portugal doesn't need bailout funds boostPortugal, one of three eurozone countries to receive an EU-IMF bailout, does not need more money to address its debt burden, eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday. EU, I | |
| |  Eid-ul-Ad'ha and the Merit of Hajj by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
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| |  Lift Spirits 1138 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The kiss of Death for the Euro, or a bluff? by Christos Mouzeviris
So after months of just announcing to the Greek public new cuts, new austerity measures and the worsening state of Greece's economy, here comes a bomb from the country's Prime Minister! Mr. Papandreou decided to give the Greeks a refere | |
| |  Polish report by Euro Reporter
Opposition party expels 3 outspoken membersPoland's main opposition party, Law and Justice, has expelled three prominent members who had called for more openness from leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- a critical split for a par | |
| |  Show Bizz 1138 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Col. Gaddafi's Death - lessons for dictators? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi died on October 20 on the way to a hospital in Misrata. An autopsy determined that he had bullet wounds to his chest and head. Apparently, he was killed by a Libyan captor with the rebel forces that had toppled his regime | |
| |  Louvre opens by The Ovi Team
November 8th 1793; after more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris by the French revolutionary government. Today, the Louvre's collection is one of the richest in the world, with artwork and | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1138 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Filming the Metaphor: Fred Schepisi's The Eye of the Storm by Binoy Kampmark
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| |  Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter
Court jails Real IRA suspect for 12 yearsA Lithuanian court on Friday sentenced Irish citizen Michael Campbell to 12 years in jail for seeking to acquire weapons and explosives in Lithuania to arm a Northern Irish republican m | |
| |  Protests outforce East German rulers by The Ovi Team
November 7th 1989; East Germany's Communist-dominated government has resigned - the first time such an event has occurred in the country's 40-year history. The decision by the Council of Ministers to give up office leaves the Communists st | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1138 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  The Powers in the Message - Not the Messenger by Jack Wellman
In my latest door-to-door evangelism I was so inspired by those who have no hope in this world. I was also edified by Christians praying for me that an open door of the gospel would provided. I take heart in the fact that God uses the | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italy protesters rally against BerlusconiTens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Rome Saturday to voice their opposition to the government of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and its reforms. Many of the pr | |
| |  Bolsheviks revolt by The Ovi Team
November 6th 1917; led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin, leftist revolutionaries launch a nearly bloodless coup d’état against Russia's ineffectual Provisional Government. The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government | |
| |  A Smattering of Patterning by Leah Sellers
Patterns are important. Patterns are Revelatory.For instance, Globally Every-One (just like the Occupy Wall Streeters, Occupy Washington D. C.ers, Occupy Londoners, Occupy Parisianers…) should be Following and Challenging the Mon | |
| |  PersOnality DisOrders 1137 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Urban FATAL ERROR Projects by Selin Yildiz
The death of a overdose man who constitute a bad example to society | |
| |  Latvian report by Euro Reporter
Latvians in language voteSignatures are being collected in Latvia in support of the demand that the Russian language be given an official status in this former Soviet Baltic republic. The Central Elections Commission ordered t | |
| |  SnakeBoots 1137 by Thanos Kalamidas
For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  Occupy Dame Street. Dublin, 2011. by Christos Mouzeviris
For the past two weeks or so, Dublin is seeing its own follow up demonstrations against Capitalist greed, that started from USA and the Occupy Wall Street movement; the small protest that grew to become a Global protest. One city after the other i | |
| |  Muslim Identity and Demography in the Arakan state of Burma - Part 3 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
3: The Muslim Factor in ArakanJust as it happened throughout the coastal territories from the Arabian Peninsula to the Barbary Coast and the shores of Gibraltar and Iberian Peninsula (and beyond) via Alexandria, Tripoli and Tunis to | |
| |  Life Undercover 1137 by Thanos K & Asa B
For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE! | |
| |  In the mind of Papandreou's loaded gun by Thanos Kalamidas
Two years ago and while the Greek economic crisis was reaching one of her peaks, with Mr. Papandreou trying to handle his first days as prime minister in front the disastrous situation, in a speech for the Greek parliament he said that there is al | |
| |  The Loss of Utopia and the Search for a New Social Paradigm by Dr. Emanuel Paparella
In my last contribution titled Utopia and Imagination we observed that History in the West has always had a Janus face: that of Utopia and that of Ideology which are often seen as contrary to each other; in reality they can be harmonized despit | |
| |  Caption of the month by The Ovi Team
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| |  Lift Spirits 1137 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Ancient Chicken Yard Socio-Eco-Politics by Leah Sellers
While helping my Mother take care of her Chickens this past weekend, I found myself in a brief reverie of horizontal and vertical comparisons between Life in the Chicken Yard and today’s (and yesterday’s) Human Socio-Eco-Politics of Ma | |
| |  November 2011 choices by The Ovi Team
November can be dark nights next to the fire with friends talking and eating. So, for this month Ovi magazine choices are about rating and drinking wine. Site of the month: | |
| |  The red Rhine by The Ovi Team
November 1st 1986; a catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basel, Switzerland, sends tons of toxic chemicals into the nearby river Rhine and turning it red. The fire broke out early in the morning in a storage building used for pesticid | |
| |  Show Bizz 1137 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Vitreous opacity vs. nervous system - Do eye floaters arise from the visual nervous system? by Floco Tausin
For centuries, scholars have found different explanation for eye floaters, the mobile, scattered and transparent spheres and strings in our visual field. Early on, the origin was thought to be in the eye and the phenomenon was considered a disorder or | |
| |  Italian report by Euro Reporter
Italy at heart of euro crisis as borrowing costs soarItaly’s borrowing costs jumped to record levels on Friday, underlining its vulnerability at the heart of the eurozone debt crisis and scepticism about whether the stru | |
| |  Dino & Anty 1137 by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Become as Little Children by Jack Wellman
A very touching true story was also about a young boy. This boy showed the trusting faith and deep love that is | |
| |  Irish report by Euro Reporter
Poet Higgins elected Ireland's ninth presidentIrish poet and human rights activist Michael D. Higgins was officially confirmed as his country's ninth president on Saturday after winning nearly 57 percent of the vote in | |
| |  2nd Opinion 1137 by Thanos K & Asa B
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| |  Muslim Identity and Demography in the Arakan state of Burma - Part 2 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
2: Analysis: The Land and the Indigenous People of Arakan:To incite violence and bigotry against the Rohingya Muslims of Arakan, Khin Maung Saw does not waste any time. He starts with a picture of a Muslim congregational prayer on the | |
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