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	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 as w
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	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
	SnakeBoots 203 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Blog #2 by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Dino & Anty 203 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Blog #1 by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Murderous Marines: The Wuterich Trial by Binoy Kampmark
	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
	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
	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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	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
	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 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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!
	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
	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
	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 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 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
	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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	The first fly by The Ovi Team
	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
	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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	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.
	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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	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
	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.
	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
	Coitus Savings & Loan by Patrick McWade F
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Socialism/Capitalism: Either/Or or Both/And? by Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	SnakeBoots 1e01 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, 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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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 Prof.Emanuel L. 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
	Lift Spirits 1137 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	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 For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	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 For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	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
	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
	2nd Opinion 1137 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	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
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter
	PersOnality DisOrders 1136 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi CArtoons, HERE!
	The Greek haircut and the skin-headed Euro-zone by Thanos Kalamidas The last twenty-four hours the euro-zone leaders reached one more – major according to them – plan to manage the euro-zone crisis and I’m sorry if one more time I might sound cynic but this “one more time” somehow hol
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Greece vows to build on EU deal, people scepticalGreece vowed to press ahead with economic reforms on Thursday to capitalise on an EU deal to slash the country's debt, despite anger among its citizens at the prospect of ye
	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
	SnakeBoots 1136 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Muslim Identity and Demography in the Arakan state of Burma - Part 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui 1: IntroductionBurma (or today’s Mayanmar) is a country of many nations - many races, ethnicities and religions. It is not a country either of or for any particular group – be they are the majority Bamar (B
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany approves boosting of EU’s bailout fundAnother EU leaders’ summit has kicked off in Brussels aimed at taking concrete steps to deal with the Eurozone debt crisis. Ahead of that, German legislators agreed to
	Jesus Christ Superstar released by The Ovi Team 27th October 1970; from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, it was common for original cast recordings of successful Broadway musicals to find their way up near the top of the pop album charts. Hit shows like West Side Story, The Sound of Music and F
	Life Undercover 1136 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Killing a dog by Thanos Kalamidas How strange it was seen Muammar Gaddafi bitten and pleading for his life and the next minute seen him dead and how ironic feeling that there was a scene of a repulsive murder with victim a notorious serial murderer. And the same scene was repeated
	French report by Euro Reporter Eyes more belt-tighting as election loomsWith France's economic growth outlook fast deteriorating, President Nicolas Sarkozy increasingly has little choice but to launch a new round of belt-tightening six months from a pre
	The Patriot Act by The Ovi Team October 26th 2001; President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act, an anti-terrorism law drawn up in response to the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. The USA PATRIOT Act, as it is officially known, is an
	Lift Spirits 1136 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Revolution from the Graves by Shahul Hameed 63 years of Indian Government’s suppressive policy may result in an explosive revolution in Jammu and Kashmir similar to Egypt, Libya and Syria.People’s agitation against the dictators of East African and Middle Ea
	Finn report by Euro Reporter Parliament’s speaker condemns opposition to Bulgaria, Romania's Schengen entryFinland's parliament speaker Eero Heinäluoma has criticised his country's decision to block the admission of Romania and Bulg
	Show Bizz 1136 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A Brief Reflection on Utopia and Imagination by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella On Friday October 21 an intriguing article by Marianne Ranke-Cormier of “Newropeans” appeared in Ovi magazine. It is titled “New Lords Replace the Old Kings.” In it she decries the loss of a
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonian producer price inflation easesEstonia's producer price inflation slowed in September, data released by Statistics Estonia showed Thursday. The producer price index increased 3.7 percent year-on-year in September,
	Allende elected president of Chile by The Ovi Team October 24th 1970; Salvador Allende, an avowed Marxist, becomes president of Chile after being confirmed by the Chilean congress. For the next three years, the United States would exert tremendous pressure to try to destabilize and unseat the A
	Canus Politicus by Patrick McWade For more "Then, Again", HERE! For more Ovi C
	Should Harold Camping Be A Stockbroker or a Sports Bookie? by Jack Wellman Since Harold Camping has failed in predicting the end of the world several times now, I have an idea. Perhaps he should be in the Stock Market business. He might have better luck in choosing what stocks to buy and which ones to avoi
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter PM under fire over euro zone bailoutDutch opposition parties took aim at Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Saturday, demanding the minority coalition government secure a definitive and sustainable solution to Europe's debt cris
	The Hungarian uprising by The Ovi Team October 23rd 1956; thousands of Hungarians erupt in protest against the Soviet presence in their nation and are met with armed resistance. Organized demonstrations by Hungarian citizens had been ongoing since June 1956, when signs of political ref
	Dino & Anty 1136 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas True Fit software to help you find denim jeans that fit The Holy Grail of fashion – finding jeans that fit you juuuuust right – might be a little bit easier now. Macy’s has an online helper at Macys.com/denim
	Unfolding a plot: Mossad at work by Dr. Ismail Salami Despite its evidently make-believe facade, the cooked-up story of the Saudi envoy assassination plot does not seem to be something which can be easily banished from the minds of the American powers that be. The heat over Iran
	Danish report by Euro Reporter New government promises a real support for Western Sahara in government programThe Program of the new government of Social democrats, Socialist people’s and Social liberal covering development, foreign policy
	2nd Opinion 1136 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	And the World Drones On... by Leah Sellers Drones are interesting and innovative flying Technobots. Mechanical Inventions which can soar into the Wild blue Yonder and hug the Earth’s Turf at the click of a Mouse or the flick of a Human Being’s fingertips.
	Czech report by Euro Reporter Arms exports to Yemen, Libya under Amnesty attackThe Czech Republic has been singled out as one of the main arms suppliers to repressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa in a report by the human rights watchdog and
	PersOnality DisOrders 1135 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The EU Single Market Forum, Krakow, Poland, 2011..! by Christos Mouzeviris As one of the five winners of the "Tell us your story" competition, organized the Polish Presidency of EU, the European Parliament and and the EU Commission, I had the honor of being invited to attend the EU Single Market Forum. The Foru
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Cyprus promises 'fully-fledged' EU PresidencyCyprus’ EU Presidency will be a “fully fledged presidency” and Nicosia will not allow the Cyprus problem to jeopardise its role, Deputy Minister to the Pre
	SnakeBoots 1135 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Greek economic genocide by Thanos Kalamidas This week is going to be very critical one in Greece with demonstration literally putting in a standstill everything from transportation to schools, public and private sector. And this minute probably demonstrators flood the centre of Athens and m
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter PM makes final call on sacking methane hikeThere will be definitely no excise duty on methane in Bulgaria over the fact it would lead to a price hike of many other services which the country cannot afford in times of economic
	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
	Life Undercover 1135 by Thanos K & Asa B for more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Homeless and young in Helsinki by Thanos Kalamidas Often while browsing the news there is something that follows me in the back of my mind all day and occasionally I feel somehow forced by some kind of inner power to check again and again what I read somehow finding hard to believe what was writte
	British report by Euro Reporter Economy likely to stall next year in wake of eurozone crisisA slowdown in the world economy and the prospect of a prolonged debt crisis in the eurozone will keep the UK economy at a virtual standstill next year, according to t
	Alaska by The Ovi Team October 18th 1867; the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was
	Lift Spirits 1135 by Thanos Kalamidas for more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Can We Change the Lie ? by Leah Sellers A Song from 1980's for a friend who asked me to write and sing a Song for a democratic fundraiser in San Antonio, Texas. I saw then, as did many others what Ronald Reagan's sweeping deregulations of the Corporations and Banks woul
	Olympic silent protest by The Ovi Team October 17th 1968; two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics by staging a silent protest against racial discrimination. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in the 200m, stood with their heads bowe
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Hopes for 6-party coalition governmentBelgium's prime minister-designate announced Thursday he will seek a six-party coalition to end a political impasse that has lasted nearly 500 days, a record for a country to go withou
	Show Bizz 1135 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Nightmare in New Zealand: The Astrolabe Reef Disaster by Binoy Kampmark It has all the makings of a growing catastrophe. The 236m Rena, inclined and spilling oil into pristine seas on Astrolabe Reef 14 miles off Tauranga, New Zealand, providing a murderous cargo that has already killed hundreds of fish and sea b
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Austria court clears politician over mosque gameAn Austrian court cleared a far-right politician of incitement on Friday, ruling that an online anti-mosque game used in his election campaign did not encourage violence against
	Nuremberg executions by The Ovi Team October 16th 1946; at Nuremberg, Germany, 10 high-ranking Nazi officials are executed by hanging for their crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, and war crimes during World War II. Two weeks earlier, the 10 were found guilty by the Int
	Dino & Anty 1135 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The "Indignados" march in Europe, but America shows also signs of protests! by Christos Mouzeviris The "Indignados" movement was formed in Spain on the 15th of May, as a reaction to a perceived lack of opportunities in Spain but also in various other European countries. They held protests in many Spanish cities and soon the movemen
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Poet Tomas Transtromer awarded Nobel Prize in literatureWith the prize announcement moments away and the phone resolutely silent, Tomas Transtromer figured that his chance for Nobel glory had slipped by once again.
	Mood Indigo by The Ovi Team October 15th 1930; the legendary composer and bandleader Duke Ellington was so famous for his poise and charm that it should be no surprise that he had a pithy story at the ready whenever he was asked about one of his most famous and enduring w
	2nd Opinion 1135 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	On Wall Street Protests, Social Justice, and Religion by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	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
	PersOnality DisOrders 1134 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Multiplicities and Divisions of Religions by Leah Sellers Nah-Nah-Boo-Boo ! My God is Better than Your God ! Really ? God (…‘a Rose by any other name is still a Rose‘…), the Known and Mysterious Creation
	Never mind English, worry about Spanish by Newropeans-Magazine Foreigners arriving in or dealing with Chile, even those whose mother tongue is Spanish, soon realise that they have a problem understanding what they hear or read. It is not just the pronunciation or the strange words, but the utterance of amazin
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Ljubljana mayor joins Slovenia election race to challenge JansaZoran Jankovic, the mayor of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, will form his own party to compete in early elections in December, kicking off a battle for leader
	SnakeBoots 1134 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Transparent CIA flights via Finland and Jaatteenmaki by Thanos Kalamidas For one more time the last decade Amnesty International uncovers evidence of secret CIA flights over a European member state carrying terror suspects most likely to the Guantanamo base raising for one more time questions about their legality and s
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Health service chokes as austerity tightensSpain's treasured public health care system has become the latest victim of the euro zone debt crisis. "We haven't been paid, but there's nothing we can do about it.
	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
	Life Undercover 1134 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Forethought of Otherness by David Sparenberg Sweet one please—do not try to teach me that to touch and hold hands is the same. I accept that all living creatures are expressions and extensions of one another. This even includes those elements the majority does not attribute
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Euro success Slovakia torn over saving currency zoneThe Volkswagen, Peugeot and Kia car plants along the main highway illustrate Slovakia's transformation from ex-communist backwater to euro zone success, the world's t
	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
	Lift Spirits 1134 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The poetic solitude of an accident and a Nobel Prize by Thanos Kalamidas In early 1990s I had a very bad car accident that nearly took my life and apart from occasional bad back pains that keep me in bed unable to move for days and some nightmares that visit me some nights left me incapable to drive again. According to
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Economic growth expectations for 2012 under pressureThe IMF projects a positive outlook of the Romanian economy in 2012, according to the second review that an IMF team took following recent discussion with the Romanian author
	Porgy and Bess premieres on Broadway by The Ovi Team On October 10, 1935, George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess premieres on Broadway. Porgy and Bess began its journey to the Broadway stage in 1936, when George Gershwin wrote a letter late one night to the author of a book he was reading propos
	Feet by Alex Vannini For more Curriculum by Alex Vannini, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons,
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Portugal faces strong restrictions on financingThe Portuguese economy is having trouble obtaining financing, with banks relying on the European Central Bank and the government tapping bailout funds, Finance Minister Vitor Gasp
	Sakharov wins Peace Prize by The Ovi Team October 9th 1975; Andrei Dmitriyevich Sakharov, the Soviet physicist who helped build the USSR's first hydrogen bomb, is awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his struggle against "the abuse of power and violations of human
	Polish report by Euro Reporter To oppose EU-wide shale gas policy?The Polish Institute of International Affairs report, presented at the EP's energy committee this week, concludes that, "because of the complexity and breadth of this debate, it seem
	Show Bizz 1134 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas N. Korean leader's grandson Facebook pages
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Malta cannot afford to slip on deficitThe next budget has to strike a balance between fiscal consolidation and economic growth, paying particular attention to those people who are feeling the pressure, Finance Minister Tonio F
	The Californian Terminator by The Ovi Team The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger was 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 been sacked mid-term. Wit
	Dino & Anty 1134 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi cartoon, HERE!
	Farewell Steve Jobs - International Marketing Hero! by Prof. Michael R. Czinkota We mourn the death of the premier international marketer of our century. We see his influence daily on our field. We talk about consumer segments around the globe increasingly dancing together to the same music, and even singing the same tun
	Indignant a system that decadence by Thanos Kalamidas So the indignant have moved from the lands of desperation to the lands of hope and equal changes and from the squares of Madrid and Athens to the wide avenues of New York and the Wall Street. Barack Obama in a speech lately said that the people in
	iRespect by The Ovi Team Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on 24 Feb 1955, the son of two unmarried university students, Joanne Schieble and Syrian born Abdulfattah Jandali. His parents gave him up for adoption and he was taken in by a working class Californian c
	Would today's European leaders become Europe's undertakers? by Giorgos Kontogiannis Handelsblatt, one of the most reliable financial newspapers in Germany, describes the Greek exit from the Eurozone and its consequences on the European currency. The whole article resembles to a science fiction scenario. It actually mentions th
	Luxembourg report by The Ovi Team Luxembourg’s Frieden says ‘all options on the table’ for DexiaLuxembourg Finance Minister Luc Frieden said “all options” are on the table regarding Dexia SA (DEXB) and that France, Belgium and Lux
	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
	2nd Opinion 1134 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Some Philosophical Ideas on Social Justice and the Noble Lie by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella “Atlas Shrugged is an apocalyptic vision of the last stages of conflict between two classes of humanity—the looters and the non-looters. The looters are proponent of high taxation, big labor, government ownership, government spending,
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Rights group calls for new CIA probeA human rights group called on Lithuania on Thursday to reopen its investigation into CIA prisons and the alleged torturing of terrorist suspects based on what they said was new evidence of
	First presidential speech on TV by The Ovi Team October 5th 1947, President Harry Truman (1884-1972) makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain in order to help starving Europeans. At the time of Truman's f
	PersOnality DisOrders 1133 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Russian fleet and the Turkish trace of oil by Thanos Kalamidas The Putin dogma regarding foreign policy is very old, actually it is as old as the Russian empire is and it always worked the same way. First we secure our borders and then we guard our sphere of influence. And the Russian fleet sails this moment
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Fuel price with taxes in Latvia third lowest in EUThe retail price for 95-octane fuel in Latvia at the end of September 2011 was EUR 1,231.68 (LVL 865.62) per 1,000 litters, including taxes, which is the third lowest figure in
	Sputnik satellite by The Ovi Team October 4th 1957; A Russian satellite launched into space - the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere. The Russian news agency, Tass, said the satellite Sputnik was now 560 miles (900 kilometres) above the Earth and cir
	SnakeBoots 1133 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The 66th UN General Assembly Session will remember Obama's Deplorable Tactics by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Last month the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, and the U.S. President Obama all spoke at the U.N. While for the first time in years, Abbas behaved and spoke like a leader, taking proactive measures i
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Businessman buys space to deride politiciansA prominent Italian businessman bought space in newspapers on Saturday to attack Italy's political class, adding to a swell of criticism of the government's failure to pass m
	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
	Life Undercover 1133 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas 'Lost' Beethoven work to be airedA "l
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team The contemporary iron lady of Germany battling for the economic or better the euro-dominance; just look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Students threaten Mexico Olympics by The Ovi Team October 2nd 1968; More than 25 people have been killed during a vicious gun battle in Mexico City just days before the Olympic Games were due to begin. Thousands of students had gathered for a meeting organised by the National Strike Council in La
	Lift Spirits 1133 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	October 2011 choices by The Ovi Team For the year 2011 October is the month of domestic violence awareness and about time to remind fair trade even with a …duck and sesame example. So, Ovi magazine’s choices for site and blog of the month are:
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Ireland considers using new E.U. fund tooIn Ireland’s Finance Ministry, officials are engineering a manoeuvre that may make the difference between default and financial survival. The impetus for the plan is the cost of b
	Mississippi race riots by The Ovi Team October 1st 1962; two people have been killed and at least 75 injured in rioting at the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. Hundreds of extra troops have been brought in to join Federal forces already stationed in the nearby town of Oxford
	Show Bizz 1133 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Palestinian Statehood and the US veto by Dana Halawa
	Berlusconi: Italy is a "shitty country" by Newropeans-Magazine He's survived sex scandals, corruption investigations and insurrections – but can Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi survive in his post even after insulting the country he rules? Considering t
	James Dean dies by The Ovi Team September 30th 1955; at 5:45 PM on this day 24-year-old actor James Dean is killed in Cholame, California, when the Porsche he is driving hits a Ford Tudor sedan at an intersection. The driver of the other car, 23-year-old California Polytechni
	Dino & Anty 1133 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Why having barriers when voting for the EP? by Christos Mouzeviris In the last European Parliament elections in 2009 I tried to do my duty and vote, but as I found out the last minute, I could not. Why? Because while I registered myself on the electoral register here in Ireland, I did not register with the
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter EU urged to probe Hungary mortgage moveForeign banks and governments are warning that Hungarian moves to help holders of Swiss franc mortgages amount to “expropriation” that could damage the country’s banking
	Khrushchev anger at UN by The Ovi Team September 29th 1960; The Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev has disrupted a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with several angry outbursts. Twice he pounded his desk and twice he shouted interruptions to show his disapproval at the way
	2nd Opinion 1133 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	At any price - The story of the Megantic Outlaw by Richard Stanford
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Greece urges Turkey to be calm on Cyprus drillingThe Greek prime minister spoke to his Turkish counterpart on Monday, calling for calm in a dispute over gas exploration off Cyprus that has widened the island’s Greek-Turk
	MS Estonia sinks by The Ovi Team On this day in 1994, 852 people die in one of the worst maritime disasters of the century when the Estonia, a large car-and-passenger ferry, sinks in the Baltic Sea. The German-built ship was travelling on an overnight cruise from Tallinn, the
	PersOnality DisOrders 1132 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Oligarchy Malarkey ! by Leah Sellers Blah ! Some dishes should never be served hot or cold. Ribbit !
	German report by Euro Reporter At war over eurozone bail-outEuropean officials have confirmed that discussions are afoot to boost the eurozone bail-out fund's firepower as part of a grand plan to contain the region's sovereign debt crisis in Greece.
	Johnson loses Olympic gold by The Ovi Team September 27th 1988; Sprinter Ben Johnson has been sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace. The Canadian has also been stripped of his 100m gold medal after testing positive for drugs. Johnson has just arrived home in Toronto and has sa
	SnakeBoots 1132 by Thanos Kalamidas for more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Philosopher as Conspirator by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella On the European side of the Atlantic one hardly ever hears mentioned the contributions of American academics to the fierce debate on multiculturalism going on in Europe. Given that America is a symphony of cultures, or a nation of nations, it s
	French report by Euro Reporter Chirac protests innocence in absentiaFormer French president Jacques Chirac gave an impassioned defence of his morals on Friday in a statement read out by a lawyer during his trial over the misuse of public funds when he was m
	Kennedy-Nixon debate by The Ovi Team September 26th 1960; for the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the v
	Life Undercover 1132 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Surprise! by Thanos Kalamidas I presume all of you one way or another has participated in one of these surprise parties where the honoured looks surprised to see you all despite the fact that he or she knows for days and actually was part of the preparations giving the list of
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Finland Keen to Expand Ties with IranFinland's Foreign Minister Erkki Sakari Tuomioja voiced his country's willingness to boost ties and cooperation with Iran in different fields. The issue was raised by the Finnish Fo
	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
	Lift Spirits 1132 by Thanos Kalamidas for more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Ex-cop reporting drunk told to hang upFollowing a
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonian parliament plans to approve EFSF bill on September 29Estonia plans to ratify the European Financial Stability Facility on Sept. 29 after voting to approve the bill in the first reading two days earlier, said Sven Sest
	The "Chicago Seven" by The Ovi Team The trial of the "Chicago Seven" begins before Judge Julius Hoffman. The defendants, including David Dellinger of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE); Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden of MOBE and Students f
	Show Bizz 1132 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Greek public sector monster by Thanos Kalamidas The information I get from Greece is limited to what I read online and occasionally what I hear from my friends. I have no connection with any state official therefore I have not any inside information but I know how deep is the Greek problem and
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Dutch FinMin warns of tough 2012, won't rule out more cutsThe Dutch finance minister warned on Tuesday that 2012 would be a tough year as he refused to rule out extra budget cuts in coming years and called for tougher sanc
	Eighth planet by The Ovi Team September 23rd 1846; German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune at the Berlin Observatory. Neptune, generally the eighth planet from the sun, was postulated by the French astronomer Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier, who
	Dino & Anty 1132 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	What type of multicultural model for Europe? by Christos Mouzeviris Sometimes I feel that there are some political or social forces that dream a different World; a different model of society that in their opinion would make human kind and our World better. And their view of this new World, is that there are no mor
	Everything is bound - Kaikki on sidotttu by The Ovi Team A photographic exhibition from Alejandro Lorenzo, an Ovi magazine friend who lives and creates in Finland opens Friday 23rd of September in the gallery Laterna Magica, Helsinki. The opening will include a guest performance of flamenco singer Ci
	Iran-Iraq War by The Ovi Team September 22nd 1980; Long-standing border disputes and political turmoil in Iran prompt Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to launch an invasion of Iran's oil-producing province of Khuzestan. After initial advances, the Iraqi offense was repuls
	2nd Opinion 1132 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Stream of consciousness by Emine Koseoglu Can “stream of consciousness” be borrowed from literature and be adapted to drawing? To get the answer, pick up a song and start a quick sketching session. Both by concentrating on paper and leaving your hand free at the
	Danish report by Euro Reporter The unlikely Social Democrat A little after midnight last Thursday, when all but the last of the ballots had been counted, a tall, thin, blond woman in her mid-forties strode smilingly up on a stage in Copenhagen to acknowledg
	Monarchy ends in France by The Ovi Team September 21st 1792; In Revolutionary France, the Legislative Assembly votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the First Republic. The measure came one year after King Louis XVI reluctantly approved a new constitution that stripped him of much
	Day of Peace & Mind by Patrick McWade For more McWade's 'Then, Again', HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	For how long EU will be the international joke by Thanos Kalamidas There is a Greek comedy film from the 1960s where the protagonist of the film often slaps on the face a younger man who is always around; and of course every time the younger man asks why and the older man answers “because you are here.
	Czech report by Euro Reporter Romani-occupied residential hotels in Varnsdorf basically okThis past Thursday, residential hotels in Varnsdorf (Děčín region) which are occupied by Romani tenants were audited by public health inspectors, who f
	Magellan sails out by The Ovi Team September 20th 1519; Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In command of five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa and then to
	PersOnality DisOrders 1131 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Who is the Author of the Gospel of Mark? by Jack Wellman Mark (John Mark) wrote the Gospel of Mark but Papias believed that Peter is the original source for this material since Mark spent considerable time with Peter, particularly in Rome, and likely wrote down Peter’s eyewitness account of his ex
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Cyprus fuel search row heats up A row between Cyprus and Turkey over hydrocarbon reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean escalated to near-crisis levels Friday as Greece, a traditional ally and European Union partner of Nicosia,
	US Immigration vs. Charlie Chaplin by The Ovi Team September 19th 1952; The United States is to prevent the film legend, Charlie Chaplin, from returning to his Hollywood home until he has been investigated by the Immigration Services. The Attorney-General, Thomas McGranery, has ordered the Immi
	SnakeBoots 1131 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Time for the Palestinians to end the slavery of been used for their own good by Thanos Kalamidas It is now more than ever the right time for the Palestinian issue to end and stopped been used from everybody with background agenda that not always aims for the best of the Palestinian people. The last three decades the Palestinian issue has beco
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Bulgaria sells its tobacco monopoly to company controlled by Russia’s VTBankBulgaria says it has struck a deal to sell its tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac Holding to a company controlled by VTB, Russia’s second-larges
	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 1131 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Drunk Swedish elk found in apple tree near Gothenburg
	How the Dutch struggle with the next round of EU integration by Newropeans-Magazine Evidence is growing that Europe is rapidly heading toward further integration. Finance ministries in the eurozone do not trust the tricky Greek situation. While they hope for the best (that Greece will succeed to get its se
	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 1131 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	When the domino effect became the boomerang effect by Thanos Kalamidas Thanks to the Euro-crisis the last few months we all learned the term “domino effect” but now a new term raises the “boomerang effect” and let’s see how painful it will be the way and how long it will take to memorise
	British report by Euro Reporter New study reveals UK has one of worst dropout rates in developing worldBritain has some of the worst dropout rates from schools and colleges in developed world - more than countries like Estonia, Slovakia, Greece, Poland and S
	Gandhi begins fast by The Ovi Team September 16th 1932; in his cell at Yerovda Jail near Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government's decision to separate India's electoral system by caste.As
	Show Bizz 1131 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A rogue statelet of Europe, ridicules the whole continent! by Christos Mouzeviris Believe it or not, it has been 20 years since the independence of FYROM, or the "Macedonian" state! With an on-going dispute between the country and Greece ab
	Which part of the Finnish republic Halla-aho represents? by Thanos Kalamidas My father was a real representative of his generation in Europe after the WWII. A man with conservative ideology but very democratic sense. And in this democratic sense rooted his repulsion to anything dictatorial and he had personal experience
	Ali defeats Spinks by The Ovi Team September 15th 1978; boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retire
	Dino & Anty 1131 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Paavo, Sauli, the dinosaur's battle for the presidency. by Thanos Kalamidas Even though admired from many involved in politics far beyond the Finnish boarders Paavo Lipponen, the Social-democrats’ candidate for the Finnish presidential elections of 2012 didn’t really inspired me when I first encountered with i
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter 450 days after election, still no governmentBelgium hit a new milestone Monday — 450 days without a government — but still no one appears to be in any big hurry to resolve the situation. Europe's financial cris
	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 1131 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Charles Spurgeon on the Ten Commandments by Jack Wellman Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) is one of my favorite preachers of old. He really knew how to evangelize. In his lifetime he is known to have preached to over 10 million people. His audiences averaged about 10 thousand. He taught the Ten
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter No information on potential stake acquisitionEarlier press report claimed local businessman, other partners eyeing 20% stake in incumbent operator. Telekom Austria AG Friday said it has no information about speculation that an
	Attica prison riot by The Ovi Team September 13th 1971; A four-day riot at Attica Prison comes to a violent end as law enforcement officials open fire, killing 29 inmates and 10 hostages and injuring many more. The prison insurrection was the bloodiest in U.S. history.
	SnakeBoots 1130 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 - America's Pyrrhic Experience by Dr. Habib Siddiqui This Sunday is the 10th anniversary of 9/11, which, by any account, was a momentous event in American history. In the post-World War II period, never before has the USA suffered such a massive loss in human lives and properties. The total cost to
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Sweden declines Saab request for protectionThe outlook for Saab Automobile darkened Thursday when a court rejected the iconic Swedish carmaker's filing for protection from creditors while it seeks short-term loans. The Van
	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.
	Life Undercover 1130 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Never forget - try to forgive by Thanos Kalamidas After been away for a while I was checking one of the usual social networks to see how my friends all around the world are doing and looking at their news I spotted one of them quoting words of Allah. The first thing it was a small red light that
	The long list of victims by The Ovi Team List of World Trade Center Victims (not including plane crews or passengers)Gordon M. Aamot
	PersOnality DisOrders 1130 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Happy Anniversary: Ten Years of the US Security State by Binoy Kampmark Gore Vidal was sharp enough to remind us that President Harry Truman gave the United States the National Security State in response to Cold War fears against the Red Satan. It came with Republican gift wrapping and Michigan Senator Arthur Va
	Chairman Mao Zedong dies by The Ovi Team September 10th 1976; the chief architect of the Chinese revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong, has died at the age of 82. His death - at 10 minutes past midnight - was announced by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the State Counc
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Next PM bares his soulMariano Rajoy, who is likely to become Spain’s next prime minister, has made a number of intriguing revelations in his memoirs, strategically released just a few weeks ahead of the general election
	Lift Spirits 1130 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas Waving robotic crab arm attracts femalesA vi
	Fearing the People... by Newropeans-Magazine PLEBISCITE & REFERENDUM These two words are essentially synonymous, and refer to a popular vote outside the normal electoral process, on one or more specific issues of importance. It has and is used in man
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Extend bail-out fund’s powersSlovakia’s cabinet on Wednesday approved extending the powers of the European bail-out fund. It now faces a fight in getting the measures approved by parliament because of the oppositio
	Show Bizz 1130 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Democracy then and now.... by Christos Mouzeviris Democracy in Ancient Greece, its cradle, was a right and privilege but not only for the elected few or the rich and famous! Every free man that was eligible to be a citizen of Athens could and should take part in the political life of his country;
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Romania denies hosting secret CIA prisonsRomania insisted Wednesday there was no evidence it had hosted secret CIA prisons as part of the United States' war on terror after September 11, 2001. The country "has no info
	Siege of Leningrad begins by The Ovi Team September 8th 1941; During World War II, German forces begin their siege of Leningrad, a major industrial centre and the USSR's second-largest city. The German armies were later joined by Finnish forces that advanced against Leningrad down
	Dino & Anty 1130 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Turkey playing power games by Thanos Kalamidas Turkey was never the country used to sudden moves especially when it’s coming to long term foreign policy and that there is a definite and well planed geopolitical agenda the last century at least has been more than obvious to all the player
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Banks' ECB borrowing up 4 pct in AugustPortuguese banks' borrowing from the European Central Bank rose 4 percent last month from July, as institutions in one of the countries bailed out in the euro zone debt crisis rem
	The Blitz begins by The Ovi Team September 7th 1940; on this day in 1940, 300 German bombers raid London, in the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. This bombing "blitzkrieg" (lightning war) would continue until May 1941.After the successf
	2nd Opinion 1130 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The USE of currency failures by Thanos Kalamidas Lately more and more voices raise the issue of a political solution in the swamp Europe is drowning because of the financial situation and the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder in an interview for a magazine is the latest to join.
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Account for CIA 'black sites'Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg is urging Poland, Romania and Lithuania to come clean regarding their alleged hosting of CIA “black sites
	Diana's funeral by The Ovi Team September 6th 1997; Britain and the world have said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, at the end of an unprecedented week of mourning. A four mile procession brought her coffin to Westminster Abbey, where politicians and celebrities joined the
	PersOnality DisOrders 1129 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	UN Panel of Inquiry Shows Israel is an "Untouchable" Rogue State by Dr. Habib Siddiqui After months of waiting, the UN’s panel of inquiry has come up with a report reviewing Israel’s May 31, 2010 raid on a Turkish-based flotilla that was trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinians of Gaza. The report assai
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Ethnic Poles protest at new lawProtesting at the presidential palace, Lithuania’s ethnic Poles are outraged at a new language law they say will leave them bottom of the class. It means ethnic minority schools will have t
	Terrorists take Israeli hostages at the Olympics by The Ovi Team September 5th 1972; In the early morning hours of September 5, six members of the Arab terrorist group known as Black September dressed in the Olympic sweat suits of Arab nations and jumped the fence surrounding the Olympic village in Munich, G
	SnakeBoots 1129 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Rise in dairy products, AirBaltic issues Coffee and meat became more expensive this past summer, and in the fall, the prices will also increase for dairy products, Nozare.lv was informed by retailers. On the other hand, the pr
	Miracle Healers or Fake Dealers? by Jack Wellman I have so many friends that I keep in contact with. Brothers and sisters in the Lord and I continually put them on my daily prayer list. Many of them know who they are but I keep their names confidential. Recently we had one of our churc
	Titanic wreck captured on film by The Ovi Team September 4th 1985; the first pictures of the wreck of the Titanic have been released 73 years after the liner sank with the loss of 1,500 lives. The wreck was discovered three days ago by a joint American-French expedition lead by the explorer
	Life Undercover 1129 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas Fugitive cow Yvonne gives herself upA cow ca
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Berlusconi hangs on amid cuts and sex sagasSilvio Berlusconi’s exasperated denunciation of Italy as “this shitty country”, emblazoned across newspapers on Friday, may yet haunt the corridors of Brussels and Frankfurt, judging
	Allied troops invade mainland Italy by The Ovi Team September 3rd 1943; British troops have landed on the Italian mainland four years to the day after war was declared on Germany. Their arrival in the "toe" of Italy follows two days of heavy bombardment by warships and Flying Fortresses o
	Lift Spirits 1129 by Thanos Kalamidas for more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Ethic liaisons with Finland and Greece by Thanos Kalamidas The last few months through a number of articles a dialogue has started in the pages of Ovi magazine about the past, the present and the future of Europe and yesterday rereading a few of those articles and especially professor Paparella’s ar
	The catastrophic implications of Greece and Portugal exiting the euro by Newropeans-Magazine According to a report from Berlin, Germany, the billionaire George Soros has suggested that Greece and possibly Portugal should quit the euro and the European Union due to their massive debts.
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team A few words, a lot of thoughts, hopefully less hate! Write something, caption the moment.
	Show Bizz 1129 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	National politicians vs European ones... by Christos Mouzeviris I was wondering how can we increase the interest among the European population for their MEPs and the EuroParliament. Right now as things stand, Europeans turn to their national or local politicians for their problems and they see the EP as someth
	September 2011 choices by The Ovi Team Traditional and for most of the countries, September means …back to school; and Ovi magazine decided to chose back to school for site and blog of the month but with a little …twist since school is fun depends in which way you see it
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Mortgage arrears worsenIrish residential mortgages in arrears or restructured due to financial distress rose 10 per cent in the second quarter from the previous three months, heaping pressure on the government to come up with
	Dino & Anty 1129 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Pray for your Pastor by Jack Wellman I have sat on Pastoral Search Committees and now as a pastor I am not sure I would have chosen me! But imagine hearing about this pastoral candidate. This pastor had very serious health concerns. He has had chronic health p
	Charity begins at home, Uncle Sam! by Kourosh Ziabari As the United States is caught up in a number of conflicts and military expeditions around the world, the economic situation of the North American nation is deteriorating on a daily basis, unfolding a devastating crisis with repercussions that go
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Jobless rate unchanged 10.8%Hungary's average unemployment rate was 10.8% in the 15-74 age groups in May-July 2011, unchanged from 10.8% in April-June and down from 11.0% in May-July 2010, the Central Statistics Office (KS
	2nd Opinion 1129 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Can Western Civilization's Center Hold? by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	Greek report by Euro Reporter When Will Greece Say 'Enough Is Enough'?EU leaders yesterday rounded on the new Head of the IMF calling her comments on Europe 'misguided'. Christine Lagarde's assessment is certainly stark. The former Fren
	Cleopatra commits suicide by The Ovi Team Rome, the greatest power in the Western world, was also beset by civil war at the time. Just as Cleopatra was preparing to attack her brother with a large Arab army, the Roman civil war spilled into Egypt. Pompey the Great, defeated by Julius C
	PersOnality DisOrders 1128 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The blessed Night of Power by Dr. Habib Siddiqui The blessed month of Ramadan is coming to an end. The first one-third of the month was for seeking mercy, the middle one-third for forgiveness and the last one-third for salvation from the Fire of Hell. In the last part of this month lies hidden t
	Now we know why Brussels is the centre of EU by Thanos Kalamidas I have to admit that it took me a bit but now I understood why the European leadership was so eager for the Belgian Herman Van Rompuy to become the president of the Union. They vision a European future similar to the one Belgium enjoys this min
	German report by Euro Reporter Euro bail-out in doubt as "hysteria" sweeps GermanyMrs Merkel has cancelled a high-profile trip to Russia on September 7, the crucial day when the package goes to the Bundestag and the country's constitutional co
	SnakeBoots 1128 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Neanderthal sex boosted immunity in modern humansSexu
	French report by Thanos Kalamidas Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case dismissed, appealedA New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday after prosecutors lost faith in the credibility
	King's dream by The Ovi Team August 28th 1968; the fight for racial equality in the United States moved a step closer to victory today as Martin Luther King spoke of his dream for freedom in an address to thousands of Americans. Reverend King was greeted with rapturous applau
	Life Undercover 1128 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A Brief Reflection on Animal Lovers and Fascists by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	Beatles' manager Epstein dies by The Ovi Team Aug 27th 1967; Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, was found dead of an accidental drug overdose in his Sussex, England, home. The following day, the headline in the London Daily Mirror read "EPSTEIN (The Beatle-Making Prince of Pop) DI
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Rehn rejects option to lead FinlandOlli Rehn, the European Union’s top economic official, has decided not to leave the post and run for president of Finland. He announced on Sunday he did not believe he should leave in t
	Lift Spirits 1128 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Finding the Good Victim: Diallo and Strauss-Kahn by Binoy Kampmark The dismissal of sexual charges is, as ever, a mixed blessing for the individual charged of them. Unlike other charges, a certain residue is left. ‘He walks free, but…’ The slime remains, and for some, it must b
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Spirituality in Estonia - the world's 'least religious' countryWhen Estonians were recently asked whether religion played an important part in their life, only 20% said yes. It suggests the Baltic country is, stati
	Mini makes its debut by The Ovi Team Aug 26th 1959; the British Motor Corporation (BMC) launches its newest car, the small, affordable–at a price tag of less than $800–Mark I Mini. The diminutive Mini went on to become one of the best-selling British cars in history.
	Show Bizz 1128 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Eurobonds..: Nein, danke !!! by Christos Mouzeviris At last, with the crisis in Europe and the eurozone reaching a critical turning point, two of Europe's leaders Mr. Sarkozy and Mrs. Merkel decided to do something about it. But why just the two of them took such important decisions? And some l
	Any Coherent Sense of Direction for Syria? by Newropeans-Magazine I do not mask the fact that I have in the past often looked up to Syria due to its rich history and centrality in the heartland of the Arab World let alone its seeming resistance to Israeli, Arab and non-Arab plots woven against it. But this se
	Voyager reaches Neptune by The Ovi Team August 25th 1989; the unmanned Voyager 2 spacecraft has sent back the first close-up pictures of Neptune and its satellite planets. Neptune is over two billion miles from Earth - the most distant planet in our solar system. Scientists at Mission C
	Dino & Anty 1128 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	UN Membership: Recognition of Things as They Are by Rene Wadlow
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Pirate radio crackdownThe Netherlands has been a hotbed of unlicensed radio activity for decades. Dutch stations like the storied Radio Veronica, which broadcast off-shore from 1960 to 1974, inspired the UK pirate radio scene
	Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre by The Ovi Team Aug 24th 1572; King Charles IX of France, under the sway of his mother, Catherine de Medici, orders the assassination of Huguenot Protestant leaders in Paris, setting off an orgy of killing those results in the massacre of tens of thousands of Hug
	2nd Opinion 1128 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Essence of Ramadan by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Muslims throughout the world are now observing Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting in accordance with the dictates of the Qur’an – the Muslim Holy Scripture, in which they are commanded by Allah:O ye who belie
	Czech report by Euro Reporter Racial motivation possibly behind group attackIn Rumburk (Děčín district) a mass attack took place in the early morning hours of today that evidently involved 24 people. Police spokesperson Jaromíra St
	Valentino dies by The Ovi Team August 23rd 1926; the death of silent-screen idol Rudolph Valentino at the age of 31 sends his fans into a hysterical state of mass mourning. In his brief film career, the Italian-born actor established a reputation as the archetypal screen lov
	PersOnality DisOrders 1127 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Is Fascism Returning to Western Civilization - Part III by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	When Timo changed his name into Andy! by Thanos Kalamidas Dear friends when I woke up this morning I decided that my name doesn’t add to my uniqueness and exceptional personality so I decided to change it into …David! I know you find hard to believe it but since I change my name I became y
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Danish report regional banks dump assets to avoid international funding wallDenmark’s regional banks are cutting lending and selling off assets to generate cash needed to escape an international funding wall as policy ma
	Pope urges return to faith by Patrick McWade For more "Then Again" HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	B 'lymie, We're Stymied ! by Leah Sellers Alright ! Up against the Wall ! That’s right ! We (the Global Bankers, Global Corporations, Global Speculators and Elitist Few) want You (the Middle Class, Poor and Governmental Figureheads who Choose to oppose Us) to Stand
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Tensions mounting in Cyprus over Oil, gas exploration plansTensions are mounting between the Cyprus and Turkey over the island nation's plans to begin oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Drilling is s
	Theft of Mona Lisa by The Ovi Team August 21st 1911; an amateur painter sets up his easel near Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece is missing. The day before, in perhaps the most brazen art theft of all time, Vincenzo P
	SnakeBoots 1127 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Great Omission by Jack Wellman The word “earth” residing in the context of the Great Commission means a great deal to me because for many years I was disobedient and it was for me the “great omission. “ Acts 1:8 is one of the five times that Jesus
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Ex PM Stanishev escapes court, faces slim fineSergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, who was charged last year over the leak of a classified report on organized cri
	Soviet Union intervenes in Czechoslovakia by The Ovi Team August 20th 1968; In the face of rising anti-Soviet protests in Czechoslovakia, Soviet troops (backed by troops from other Warsaw Pact nations) intervene to crush the protest and restore order. The brutal Soviet action shocked the West and deal
	Life Undercover 1127 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Scottish SPCA helps silly cow remove head from ladderAn animal charity has rescued a cow in South Ayrshire which got its head stuck in a ladder. Members of the public called
	British report by Euro Reporter For inciting riot online, 2 get 4-yr jail in BritainTwo men who tried to incite a riot on Facebook have been handed the longest jail terms so far by courts dealing with last week's violence in Britain. Jordan Blackshaw, 20
	Moscow jails U-2 spy pilot by The Ovi Team August 19th 1960; The United States pilot, Francis Gary Powers, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Soviet military court. Powers had pleaded guilty to spying for the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after his plane was shot
	Lift Spirits 1127 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE
	A common immigration policy for Europe? by Christos Mouzeviris I have a Tunisian friend here in Ireland and we were talking about our experiences of living in a foreign country. We both are foreigners but the difference is I am an EU citizen. I was stunned when I discovered that even though he is legal in the
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Muslim face veil fine paid off by French businessmanRachid Nekkaz, a French businessman, travelled to Brussels to settle the 50 euro fines handed out to teenagers aged 16 and 17. It has been illegal to wear the face veil or
	Coup against Gorbachev by The Ovi Team August 18th 1991΄hard-line elements of the Soviet government and military begin a coup attempt against President Mikhail Gorbachev. The coup attempt signified a decline in Gorbachev's power and influence, while one of his most ardent o
	Show Bizz 1127 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Let's talk about economic governance Nicolas and Angela by Thanos Kalamidas Deep breathe, one – two – three; another deep breathe. They must be joking, aren’t they? After spending a couple of hours drinking strong German coffee and enjoying croissant with a bit of jam from Normandy Angela Merkel and Nico
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Growth of Austria s economy remains highThe growth of Austria's economy remained high in the second quarter of 2011. Despite the sombre mood among Austrian businesses due to stock market turbulences, the rise in the GDP cl
	Woodstock Festival concludes by The Ovi Team August 17th 1969, the grooviest event in music history - the Woodstock Music Festival - draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock 'n' roll in upstate New York. Conceived as "Three Days of Peace and Music," Woodsto
	Dino & Anty 1127 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Slovenian coachman fined $1,700 for drunk drivingSlovenian police imposed a fine of 1,200 euro ($1,700) on a man, who drove a horse-drawn carriage while drunk, the Belgrade-based Tanjug news agency reported. The 41-year-old ma
	Battle of Langemarck by The Ovi Team On August 16, 1917, in a renewed thrust of the Allied offensive launched at the end of July in the Flanders region of Belgium — known as the Third Battle of Ypres, or simply as Passchendaele, for the village that saw the heaviest fighting
	2nd Opinion 1127 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Riots of reality and states of illusion by Thanos Kalamidas The last few days the news are full of reports from England and most of them portray groups of young criminals with a lot of them coming from wealthy or middle class families vandalizing and destroying the estates of hard working people. And to
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Soros suggests Greece, Portugal quit euro-zoneGeorge Soros, the US speculator turned billionaire philanthropist, has suggested both Greece and Portugal quit the European Union and the euro-zone because of their massive debts.
	The Sinking of Lusitania by The Ovi Team August 15th 1918; for the 1st time in history a full length cartoon, the Sinking of Lusitania. Animated account of the sinking of the cruise ship the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 by the German submarine U-39. The ship carried approximately 1,500 passe
	PersOnality DisOrders 1126 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Carlos the Jackal captured by The Ovi Team August 14th 1994; terrorist Illich Ramirez Sanchez, long known as Carlos the Jackal, is captured in Khartoum, Sudan, by French intelligence agents. Since there was no extradition treaty with Sudan, the French agents sedated and kidnapped Carlos
	Carnal Christians by Jack Wellman Most Christians are not aware of how serious it is to add to what Jesus Christ has finished. It could be the difference between whether or not that person is saved or not. I am not saying that works are not important because they are evidenc
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Slovak Inflation Slows for Second Month to 3.7% on Food PricesSlovakia’s inflation rate fell for a second month to 3.7 percent in July from 3.9 percent in the previous month, the statistics office said. Consu
	SnakeBoots 1126 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Carlo Sgorlon's Vichian Narrative by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Billionaire Spanish Duchess of Alba, 85, gives away fortune to marrySpain’s 18th Duchess of Alba is giving away her personal fortune so she can marry a Spanish civil servant, 25 years her junior. With thousands of acres
	Berlin divided by The Ovi Team August 13th 1961; shortly after midnight on this day in 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. After World War II, d
	Life Undercover 1126 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Populism in Europe.. Always a setback to progress? by Christos Mouzeviris Recent events that I think they are worth mentioning and commenting on:Holland blocks Romania's and Bulgaria's Schengen area entry! Why? Because they are not ready and there are concerns that they will be unable to implement
	The Great Train Robber escapes from jail by The Ovi Team August 12th 1964; a massive manhunt is underway across Britain after one of the so-called Great Train Robbers escaped from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham. Charlie Wilson, 32, was apparently freed by a gang of three men w
	Lift Spirits 1126 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Boat by The Ovi Team Our very own Thanos Kalamidas participates in an art event with theme “the bo
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Increased religious violence in SwedenFrom 2008 to 2009; Sweden went from being one of the calmest countries in this respect to a position in the middle. In 2008 the index number was 1.2 and in 2009 it was 2.3. Sweden’s
	Germans begin to evacuate Sicily by The Ovi Team August 11th 1943, German forces begin a six-day evacuation of the Italian island of Sicily, having been beaten back by the Allies, who invaded the island in July. The Germans had maintained a presence in Sicily since the earliest days of the wa
	Show Bizz 1126 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoon, HERE!
	Is Fascism Returning to Western Civilization? by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella “Fascism is a system of political authority and social order intended to reinforce the unity, energy, and purity of communities in which liberal democracy stands accused of producing division and decline. A form of political behavior marked b
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Jewish group urges Romania to change anti-Semitic definitionA Jewish group on Tuesday urged Romania to change the definition of an anti-Semitic word included in a widely-circulated dictionary, saying it was "an expression
	Son of Sam arrested by The Ovi Team On August 10, 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested and charged with being the "Son of Sam," the serial killer who terrorized New York City for more than a year, killing six young people and wounding seven othe
	Dino & Anty 1126 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A Slap on the Hand or a Slap in the Face ?! by Leah Sellers Slap ! Aha ! Caught ya ! Get your Hand out of the fragrant and oh so tempting Cookie Jar ! You’ve already had a dozen (or more) too many ! Slap ! Aha ! Take that you Fool ! You are called
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter Banks' ECB borrowing little changed in JulyPortuguese banks' cumulative borrowing from the European Central Bank was virtually unchanged last month from June, as banks' access to the wholesale interbank funding mar
	Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics by The Ovi Team August 9th 1936; Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He was the first American to win four medals in one Olympics. The first gold was in the 100 meters, where Owens edged out teammate Ralph Metcalfe in a time of 10.3 seco
	2nd Opinion 1126 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	While Tarja Halonen debates, immigrants deal with the problems by Thanos Kalamidas The Finnish President, Tarja Halonen in an interview talked extensively about the events in Norway and about xenophobia and racism in Finland. In this interview among others and pointing that herself she has a lot of friends who have immigrate to
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Former deputy prime minister diesPoland's former deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper was found dead in his apartment in the capital, Warsaw, on Thursday, his party said in a statement. Lepper, 57, who headed Poland's
	President Nixon to resign from office by The Ovi Team August 8th 1974; Richard Nixon has announced he is stepping down as president of the United States - the first man ever to do so. He has announced his departure in the face of an imminent impeachment trial - and possible removal from office - o
	PersOnality DisOrders 1125 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Home-made atom experiment was 'crazy'A Swedish m
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Tigers in high heelsDespite the idea that discrimination of women in business is rampant in Latvia and the Baltic States, studies by both local and international groups have shown otherwise. There is also a common misconceptio
	Arthur Miller cleared of contempt by The Ovi Team August 7th 1958; Washington's Court of Appeals has quashed playwright Arthur Miller's conviction for contempt of Congress after a two-year legal battle. In May the year before, a judge convicted Mr Miller for refusing to tell the House of
	SnakeBoots 1125 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Norway's tragedy, Are Europe's values and views on multiculturalism the real victims? by Christos Mouzeviris The recent tragedy in Norway, brought upon the Norwegian people by Anders Behring Breivik, sent shock waves across Europe and the World. The media portray him as a Christian fundamental right winger, that sees himself as a hero and a fighter for N
	Enola Gay by The Ovi Team August 6th 1945; the American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the centre of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were kille
	The allegation that Iran is developing nuclear weapons is a mirage: Arshin Adib-Moghaddam by Kourosh Ziabari Dr. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam is a political commentator and lecturer in the comparative and international politics of western Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was born in the Taksim area of Istanbul to Iran
	Life Undercover 1125 by Thanos K & Asa B for more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Is Breivik a Christian? by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella In an otherwise truthful and penetrating analysis of the phenomenon of neo-Nazism in the EU, Dr. Siddiqui, in an article which appeared in Ovi on Wednesday the 3rd of August, could not resist the temptation of
	Little Orphan Annie by The Ovi Team In 1924, a comic strip artist named Harold Gray created a new comic strip for Captain Patterson's New York Daily News. It was called Little Orphan Otto, and was one of the better ideas he had come up with. Patterson thought it looked like a go
	Lift Spirits 1125 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Archibald in the Yarra by Binoy Kampmark As one moves into Yarra country in Victoria, Australia, the sight of a tamed environment is everywhere. As the wineries start making an appearance as dots of civilized behaviour to water the thirsty, the mood is an appropriately cultured one
	Anna Frank arrested by The Ovi Team August 4th 1944; Nazi police raided a house in Amsterdam and arrested eight people. Anne Frank, a teenager at the time, was one of the people arrested. Her diary would be published after her death.
	Show Bizz 1125 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Terrorism in Norway - How to avoid it in the future? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui If Australia is the ‘land down under,’ then surely Norway is the ‘land up above’ with the sun never completely descending beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle during the summer months of May-July (and
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Italy approves draft law banning burqa Italy's parliamentary commission has approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The draft law was sponsored by Souad Sbai, a Moroccan-born
	The Nautilus crosses the North Pole by The Ovi Team August 3rd 1958; The Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater. The mission was known as "Operation Sunshine." The trip was made in four days by the Nautilus, the world's first atomic submarine. The voyag
	Dino & Anty 1125 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	We Have Found the Enemy and It's Us by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team A few words, a lot of thoughts hopefully less hate! Write something, caption the moment.
	Vitaphone System by The Ovi Team August 2nd 1926; John Barrymore and Mary Astor starred in the first showing of the Vitaphone System. The system was the combining of picture and sound for movies. The Vitaphone was a sound-on-disc system developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories
	2nd Opinion 1125 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	August 2011 choices by The Ovi Team August for most of the countries in the world means holidays but also means festivals – not only music festivals - and one of the best festivals in the world is the Edinburgh book festival and talking about reading a blog all about readin
	The American irony to the Greek debt by Thanos Kalamidas How ironic it must be for the Greeks this last weekend; while their loyal partners were demanding for them guarantees including acropolis to avoid a default the very same partners are worrying this weekend if the American Senate will not raising t
	The Uprising to free Warsaw by The Ovi Team August 1st 1944; The Polish Home Army has begun a battle to liberate Warsaw, the first European capital to fall to the Germans nearly five years ago. At 1700 local time, the code signal "Tempest" was given and there was a wave of explosi
	PersOnality DisOrders 1124 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	From NYC to Oz by Anthony Levin 823. That’s how many couples became the State of New York’s first same-sex newlyweds last Sunday. If you watched the footage of those lovers, gazing into each other’s eyes over vows, you might have forgott
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Ireland set to 'overachieve' on EU-IMF deficit targetsIreland has met or “overachieved” in implementing the terms of the EU-IMF bailout, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said in a letter to the two i
	Enzo Ferrari by The Ovi Team July 31st 1932; Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he launched a series of cars under his name. It was not until 1932 that Ferrari’s son Alfredo, also known as Dino was born and Ferrari decided to retire from racing.
	SnakeBoots 1124 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A Hope, Wish, and Dream Come True by Melanie Rose White
	My story as an EU citizen... by Christos Mouzeviris Growing in a typical working class family from Greece, I would have never thought that one day I would live where I am living right now. In our family we did not have many bold and adventurous individuals. But I got the "bug" while wo
	Flowers and Trees by The Ovi Team July 30th 1932; Walt Disney's "Flowers and Trees" premiered. It was the first Academy Award winning cartoon and first cartoon short to use Technicolor. It's spring, and the flowers, mushrooms, and trees do their calisthenic
	Life Undercover 1124 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Virtues of Being Mad: Anders Breivik and Europe's Exoneration by Binoy Kampmark Societies, if we are to take the Freudian line, prefer to subordinate chaotic urges in favour of dull order. Civilization implies stability. By the nineteenth century, human society was digesting a range of theories on ‘constants
	Dear Mr. President, Do you finally get it now? by Bohdan Yuri Even though President Obama had asked the American people to send a message to their Congressmen he should probably have also directed people to send a message to him as well.Perhaps something along these lines:Dear Mr. President
	Charles and Diana marry by The Ovi Team July 29th 1981; Crowds of 600,000 people filled the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day. The couple were married at St Paul's Cathedral before an invited congregation of 3,50
	Lift Spirits 1124 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Israeli 'Democracy' - an oxymoron concept by Dr. Habib Siddiqui As I have noted many times Israel gives a bad name to democracy. In spite of all its pretensions, it has always been an apartheid state with rules and laws that discriminate people based on religion and ethnicity. Israel's 'equality under
	Family Portraits by Richard Stanford One day, or night, someone in each of these farmhouses sealed the windows, closed the curtains, looked around the empty rooms, stepped out the front door and locked it shut. They turned and walked away, leaving behind the laughter o
	IRA declares end to armed struggle by The Ovi Team July 28th 2005; The IRA has formally ordered an end to its armed campaign and says it will pursue exclusively peaceful means. In a long-awaited statement, the republican organisation said it would follow a democratic path ending more than 30
	Show Bizz 1124 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Proviso for the survival of the country the conflict between the socialist government and the Socialist Party (PASOK) by Giorgos Kontogiannis The situation in Greece now is a reminiscent of the situation in the former USSR states immediately after the collapse of the Soviet regime, in 1989.Many states that had just escaped from the "protection" of the e
	Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics by The Ovi Team July 27th 1996; a bomb has exploded at a crowded concert in Atlanta, Georgia, the city hosting this year's Olympic Games. Two people are reported to have been killed and fire fighting officials say as many as 200 people may have been injure
	Dino & Anty 1124 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Vico, Voegelin and the End of History by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Rate unchanged as debt turmoil roils currencyHungarian policy makers will probably leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged for a sixth month as the sovereign debt crisis weakens the forint and increases the country's c
	Gamal Abdel Nasser military coup by The Ovi Team July 26th 1952; King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated in the wake of a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. Farouk, the son of King Fu’ad (reigned 1922 - 1936) and Queen Nazli, and the grandson of Khedive Isma’il ibn Ibrahim (reigned 1863 - 1
	2nd Opinion 1124 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Timo and Jussi, did you sleep last night? by Thanos Kalamidas I’m wondering how Jussi Halla-Aho and Timo Soini slept the last couple of days knowing that a mass murderer glorified them in his murder manifest. Please, can somebody tell me what’s the difference between the pictures from New York 20
	German report by Euro Reporter Interior minister sees no sign of far-right terrorism in GermanyGermany’s top security official is saying after the deadly attacks in Norway that there are no signs of any far-right terrorist activity in his country. A N
	First "test tube baby" born by The Ovi Team Jul 25, 1978; on this day in 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world's first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown. The heal
	PersOnality DisOrders 1123 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Star Trek, Star Wars and populism by Bouke S. Nagel This year, Bas Heijne, a writer for Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, ventured deep into populist territory and wrote a book about it called “Do we need to love one another?” At the beginning of his book he states that there is somethin
	French report by Euro Reporter Sarkozy approval rating at 11-month high: pollPresident Nicolas Sarkozy's approval rating continued to rebound ahead of a 2012 election, a new poll found on Saturday, vaulting France's centre-right leader to his highes
	Amy Winehouse by The Ovi Team With her gravelly voice and eclectic style, Amy Winehouse, 27, who has been found dead in London, won comparison with some of the great female singers such as Sarah Vaughn and Nina Simone. But like another great singer, Janis Joplin, she had a tal
	SnakeBoots 1123 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Why? by The Ovi Team
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Nuclear power is in last place in the race against climate changeThe fight against climate change is a race against time. If we are to avoid the catastrophic consequences of rising global temperatures then strong and meaningfu
	Greek military rule gives in to democracy by The Ovi Team July 23rd 1974; the military government in Greece has collapsed and the former Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis has been invited to return. Huge crowds gathered to greet him at Athens airport and there has been jubilation in the streets of
	Life Undercover 1123 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Too much ...too late by Thanos Kalamidas So that was it, the Euro-zone leadership at last decided that the economic measures in Greece were going to doomed the Greek people without any hope for recovery decided to lighten a bit the rope around their neck and they all sighed in unison bec
	Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt by The Ovi Team July 22nd 1865; in the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown. James Butler Hickock (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), better known as Wild Bill Hic
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Greece to default as EU agrees €159bn bailoutGreece is set to lead the eurozone's first-ever default as European leaders agreed that the private holders of Greek debt will take a hit of €50bn over three years.
	Lift Spirits 1123 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A day in the life - 15 July 2011 by David Sparenberg The Rise & Fall of Civilization – 7amThe poor awoke. It was a new day. In one voice they spoke to the powerful, their oppressors, saying, “You want to take our lands, our only home, and t
	Tree, Mountain, Valley and Cloud by Youth Leader Magazine Tree stood upon the summit of Mountain for untold eons, watching Valley below bloom to life every spring and return to a peaceful sleep winter after winter. Tree loved Valley as a parent loves his child, having been a smal
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonian wind farm taps GE for turbinesEstonian wind energy providers this week tapped GE for 18 turbines to outfit what will be one of the biggest wind farms in the Baltic region. The state-owned electric utility Eesti Energi
	Global Neoliberal vs. Christian Economic Values and the EU Crisis by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella This is a follow-up to the two articles I contributed recently on the Christian values anchoring the political vision of the EU founding fathers. My hope is that it will foster a genuine and convivial dialogue, but in any case let me throw t
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Dutch telecom hikes rates after net neutrality law The Netherlands' largest telecommunications company announced big price hikes for mobile Internet customers on Tuesday, less than a month after Parliament approved one of
	Emile Zatopek by The Ovi Team July 20th 1952; Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0). One of the greatest runners of the 20th Century, Emil Zátopek achieved legendary status when he won the 5,000, the 10,000 and the marathon at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsin
	Show Bizz 1123 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	What Ancient Greece and Modern Europe have in common? by Christos Mouzeviris The situation in Europe now days with a crisis threatening to destroy whatever good the continent has achieved, reminds me of similar political dramas in the ancient times. Perhaps Europe borrowed more than democracy, philosophy and theater from G
	Episodic theater & Eco-Shamanic performing art by David Sparenberg Herein is an attempt to define an ecozoic cultural arena where a diversity of Earth serious subjects, perspectives and creative responses are brought together, unified by an intentional, focused, collective energy and where the presence of a passive a
	Danish report by Euro Reporter E.U. pressures Denmark on new border controlsConcerns that Denmark may be undermining Europe’s free travel zone intensified on Monday when the Danish authorities were told that they had failed to justify extra customs co
	Dino & Anty 1123 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Spanish Civil War begins by The Ovi Team July 18th 1936; Spanish Civil War begins, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising. On May 10, 1936, Manuel Azaña was elected President of the Republic after the removal of Alcalá-Zamora and in his memoirs, when it comes to the last two months
	2nd Opinion 1123 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Austrian driver's religious headgear strains credulity
	Czech report by Euro Reporter Brussels probes Czech power utilityEuropean competition officials have opened a formal probe into CEZ over suspicions that the Czech Republic’s largest power utility illegally hampered rivals from entering the domestic w
	Meeting in space by The Ovi Team July 17th 1975; As part of a mission aimed at developing space rescue capability, the U.S. spacecraft Apollo 18 and the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 19 rendezvous and dock in space. As the hatch was opened between the two vessels, commanders Thomas P.
	PersOnality DisOrders 1122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Merkel's master plan and europe by Thanos Kalamidas In a way it saddened me reading Professor Paparella’s articles about the European Unity and its foundations or at list the hopes and the dreams for a federal Europe that will include all the European states with common ground not only their
	A Murdoch produced scandal by Kourosh Ziabari The scandalous closure of the "News of the World" tabloid after 168 years of publication once again demonstrated the Western media's lack of adherence to codes of ethics and morality in journalism and showed to the international comm
	The execution of the Romanovs by The Ovi Team July 16th 1918 In Yekaterinburg, Russia, Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks, bringing an end to the three-century-old Romanov dynasty. Crowned in 1896, Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not he
	SnakeBoots 1122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	On the Christian Cultural Values of the EU Founding Fathers by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella This is a follow-up of sort to my article on Alcide De Gasperi. A friend of mine replied privately to it expressing his puzzlement, almost taking me to task for suggesting, or at the very least implying, that a modern secular polity such as the
	Cypriot report by Euro Reporter Cyprus leader vows 'thorough' probe of deadly Iran arms blastIn his first public address since the Monday morning blast, which also injured 62 people and damaged hundreds of homes, The Cypriot president, Demetris Chris
	Rembrandt by The Ovi Team The great Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden on July 15, 1606, the son of a miller. His humble origins may help account for the uncommon depth of compassion given to the human subjects of his art. His more than 600 paintings, many o
	Life Undercover 1122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Why Are Bleeding Heart Liberals Under Attack ? by Leah Sellers Christ was/is (quite literally and metaphorically) a Bleeding Heart Liberal. Ghandi was a Bleeding Heart Liberal. Martin Luther King was a Bleeding Heart Liberal. The eternally and cyclically Resurrected Dali Lamas are Bleeding Heart L
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Bulgaria needs international election observersPolitical season will die out after the no-confidence motion. The elections and situation will get hotter in September when election campaign will kick off, sociologist Tsvetozar
	French revolutionaries storm Bastille by The Ovi Team July 14th 1789; Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille, a royal fortress that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This dramatic action signaled the beginning of the French Revolution, a
	Lift Spirits 1122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Leprosy: Symbolic of Sin by Jack Wellman It is true, said one leper. The first appendage lost is the worst. Dreams shattered in a bundle of gauze and lost tissue. Perhaps a greater loss is that of your family…your friends, your employers, your neighbors, strangers
	British report by Euro Reporter Politicians’ gun for MurdochAfter holding out for a week, media baron Rupert Murdoch referred a controversial bid to take over British broadcaster BSkyB to the country’s Competition Commission. But his reported pla
	Live Aid concert by The Ovi Team On July 13, 1985, at Wembley Stadium in London, Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially open Live Aid, a worldwide rock concert organized to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans. Continued at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia and
	Show Bizz 1122 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Alcide De Gasperi's Humanistic Vision of the European Union by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella “Faith sustains us; and optimism, where a great political and human ideal such as European unification is to be att
	Panama Canal opens by The Ovi Team On July 12th, 1920, the Panama Canal was officially opened by Woodrow Wilson even though it had been in use since 1914. The canal was begun in 1881 and probably would not have been completed without the guidance of President Theodore Roosevelt. Sh
	Dino & Anty 1122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Pippa's commando and the media by Thanos Kalamidas When the king of the tabloids Rupert Murdoch, invaded the media world many warned but nothing really happened as usual. Actually twenty years after Murdoch became a legitimate player in the world of media and all of us a few years ago heard him ta
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Economic fundamentals are strongBelgian political parties must first form a government, then reduce debt and balance the budget, the leader of current negotiations Elio di Rupo said Tuesday after setting out proposals to unloc
	Henri Petain by The Ovi Team July 11th 1940; World War One hero Henri Petain becomes head of the collaborative Vichy government of France. Petain was a national hero in France for his role in the defence of Verdun in World War One, but was later discredited and sentenced t
	2nd Opinion 1122 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Charles Spurgeon on the Centrality of Christ by Jack Wellman Charles Spurgeon is one of the most famous and most effective preachers in the last 300 years. Why? Because if there’s a mist behind the pulpit, there’s a fog in the pew. Charles Spurgeon made Jesus Christ the central
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Austria doesn’t see capital surcharge for nation’s top banksAustrian regulators won’t pursue a capital surcharge for the country’s biggest banks as European policymakers are debating how to adapt at the
	Emma Goldman by The Ovi Team July 10th 1917; Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft. Emma Goldman, the daughter of Jewish parents, was born in Kovno, Russia on 27th June, 1869. Goldman immigrated to the United States in 1885 and worked in a clothing factory in Rocheste
	PersOnality DisOrders 1121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Rating agencies of legitimating economic gossip by Thanos Kalamidas For one more time rating agencies are under fire from the European leaders and the European Union, so what? Is like saying capitalism is bad? Fine, we all know it by now but what are we doing by now for that except nagging because that’s wha
	My Response to Geert Wilders - Part 3 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Mr. Wilders, you say that you do not hate Muslims, but feel saddened by ‘how Islam has robbed them of their dignity.’ What a ludicrous claim! What was the status of Arabs before Islam? Did Islam exalt them or rob them of their digni
	Dr Daniel Hale Williams by The Ovi Team July 9th 1893; Dr Daniel Hale Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anaesthesia. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) the founder of Provident Hospital was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. His father was a barber who was
	SnakeBoots 1121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Delagoa Bay railway line is officially opened by The Ovi Team On 8 July 1895 the Delagoa Bay railway line was officially opened by Paul Kruger. Its link to Pretoria was completed on 20 October 1894.The railway line was completed a few years after the end of the first South African War (Anglo-Boer War) and th
	Victory Life Ministries by Jack Wellman I was so blessed to be able to speak at Victory Life Ministries in Pueblo, Colorado. God is truly working in a powerful way with this church. I never felt so loved and embraced before at any church. These godly men and women are
	Iran is singled out because it defies Washington: Jeremy R. Hammond by Kourosh Ziabari
	Life Undercover 1121 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoon, HERE!
	Myths, realities, Greeks and the economic crisis by Thanos Kalamidas In general I’m pretty conservative when it comes to my compatriots’ reactions when it comes to foreign and especially north European politicians’ encounters with the contemporary Greek issue. People in Greece feel isolated and li
	My Response to Geert Wilders - Part 2 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Mr. Wilders, for Egypt’s lack of ‘progress’, whatever that means, you lashed out at Muslims by quoting Winston Churchill, a British soldier and war correspondent for the British Raj who later became Great Britain’s Prime
	Himmler's medical experiments on Auschwitz by The Ovi Team July 7th 1942; Heinrich Himmler, in league with three others, including a physician, decides to begin experimenting on women in the Auschwitz concentration camps and to investigate extending this experimentation on males. Himmler, architect of Hit
	Lift Spirits 1121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Greece for sale... by Christos Mouzeviris Coming back from my summer holidays in Greece, I felt that I had to write about the situation that the ordinary people of this country are going through; give an inside view and opinion on the events and add to what the media of Europe and the wor
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Minority cabinet won’t rule until term-end.Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor’s minority government probably won’t complete its term in office, which ends in the second half of 2012, a poll showed. Some 64
	Freedom! by David Sparenberg Freedom!What is it?Freedom from—freedom from nothingnesseven though we are alwaysfacing into death,freedom from fear of nothingnessand freedomfrom the shadows of that fear,too often cast by
	Show Bizz 1121 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	My Response to Geert Wilders - Part 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui In his website, Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician, posted an article – My message to Muslims, which deserve some response. Here below is my response to him.Mr. Wilders,In your message to Muslims you ment
	Swedish report by Euro Reporter Swedish arms investigators seek SA’s helpThe Swedish prosecutorial authority wants the help of its South African counterparts in investigating alleged corruption arising out of the notorious arms proc
	First cloning by The Ovi Team July 5th 1996, Dolly the sheep--the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell--is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. Originally code-named "6LL3," the cloned lamb was named after the buxom singer and actress
	Weiner Stand by Patrick McWade For more Then Again, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	When EU crisis makes Maggie contemporary by Thanos Kalamidas The last few months the whole Europe has focused into the Greek problem somehow ignoring the reality that has hit them the last few years and unfortunately is going to be in the centre of the talk the next few weeks in the commission. Euro is just
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Government trails opposition by 14 pointsSpaniards fed up with high unemployment and a sluggish economy would elect the centre-right Popular Party (PP) with a lead of more than 14 percentage points over the governing Socialist
	American independence by The Ovi Team July 4, 1776; U.S. declares independence. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The decl
	Dino & Anty 1121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Strauss-Kahn and E.T. by Thanos Kalamidas So now we know, JFK was murdered by aliens, Elvis is still alive and we are all coming from Alpha Century. Oh by the way, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was innocent and everything was just a misunderstanding. And yes I might sound weird but please tell m
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Europe's last 'sherpas' going strong in SlovakiaBarely visible under a keg of beer, bottles of water and sacks of heating coke on his back, Slovak Edo Liptak sets out on his gruelling daily climb as one of Europe
	Marching As To War by Richard Stanford The bus drove away, leaving me alone on the highway surrounded by a flat plain of wind-swept grass. On the other side of the highway, I could see the blue waters of the Adriatic Sea, the waves quietly ebbing the shoreline. Behind me I
	2nd Opinion 1121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Terrorists Are Laughing Out Loud (Behind Closed Doors) ! by Leah Sellers Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Pat Me DownX-Ray My Bones, so I can leave townWho could’ve ever Seen that just to Fly on a PlaneThat Pat Me Downs and X-Rays would become so Commonly Obscene ?!Back Scatter Screen Me, Radiate M
	Romanian report by Euro Reporter Gypsies face ghettoization in RomaniaIn Arizona, politicians are trying to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep people out. Across the Atlantic, in an industrial city in Romania, a wall is being built to keep people in.
	PersOnality DisOrders 1120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team Athens; riots, fir, desperation. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Strauss and Voegelin on Athens Jerusalem and Rome by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella In the middle of the 20th century there appeared on the American academic stage two giants of political philosophy: Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. They were both German- born Americans who had escaped Nazi Germany and had an ongoing scholarly c
	July 2011 choices by The Ovi Team July is holidays in most places in the world and a good chance for …Nordic walking and bicycling. If you want to know more check the site and the blog of the Ovi choices for the month July 2011. Site of the month:
	Portuguese report by Euro Reporter PM proposes new one-off levy on incomePortugal's new centre-right prime minister announced on Thursday an extraordinary tax to be levied on year-end bonuses, showing his determination to fix public finances with a step bey
	SnakeBoots 1120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Greek economy and my friend Giorgos by Thanos Kalamidas Listening on the Greek radio the latest news from Athens and all about the clashes between the people and the police I got a mail from a friend contributor saying: I’m very concerned about what is happening in Greece right now; my best thoug
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Account shortfall widens less than forecastPoland’s first-quarter current- account deficit was less than the median estimate of economist as the central bank’s change in methodology added less to the shortfall than
	Mikhail Baryshnikov by The Ovi Team June 30th 1974; Russian ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defected in Toronto, Canada. Mikhail began his ballet studies in his native Riga, Latvia. He was accepted by the Leningrad Choreographic School, the associate school of the Kirov Ballet. On
	Life Undercover 1120 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Widers' acquittal - What message is Netherlands sending to the world? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician who heads the fascist-leaning Party for Freedom (PVV), has gained much notoriety -- and deservingly so -- in the western world for his hate speeches inciting violence, discrimination, racism, bigotry and xenopho
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter First on demand service launches in MaltaMalta’s first on demand television service is to launch on the Melita cablenet courtesy of the On Demand Group (ODG). The service, branded “ondemand!” will be the 18th
	Marilyn Monroe marries Arthur Miller by The Ovi Team June 29th 1956; Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller were married. They were divorced on January 20, 1961. And according the newspapers at the time: Marilyn Monroe, film actress, and Arthur Miller, playwright, slipped quietly into the Westchester Coun
	Lift Spirits 1120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The contemporary Greek decadency and Mr. Marinakis by Thanos Kalamidas Some time in the beginning of March this year I wrote an article where I was pointing how much the situation of the Greek football mirrors the crisis the Greek society suffers the last few decades with the financial cr
	Stonewall Riot by The Ovi Team June 28th 1969; just after 3 a.m., a police raid of the Stonewall Inn - a gay club located on New York City's Christopher Street - turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the police. Although the police were legal
	Show Bizz 1120 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Shell of Life: Michael Winterbottom's The Trip by Binoy Kampmark
	Lithuanian report by Euro Reporter Lithuania approves compensation for confiscated propertyLithuania's parliament agreed to pay $52 million over 10 years to compensate for properties confiscated from Lithuanian Jews by the Nazis and Soviets. International a
	Soviets blockade West Berlin by The Ovi Team Jun 27, 1948; Soviets blockade West Berlin. One of the most dramatic standoffs in the history of the Cold War begins as the Soviet Union blocks all road and rail traffic to and from West Berlin. The blockade turned out to be a terrible diplomatic
	Dino & Anty 1120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas Iron-Age brewing evidence found in southeastern France A
	Latvian report by Euro Reporter Latvia says could seek NATO support over Mistral threat Latvia will ask NATO for support if Russia deploys French-built Mistral warships in the Baltic Sea because it would change the balance of forces in the region, Defence Mi
	Chaplin's, 'The Gold Rush' by The Ovi Team June 26th 1925; Charlie Chaplin's comedy, "The Gold Rush," premiered in Hollywood. A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He
	2nd Opinion 1120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Finnish "six pack" Joe state by Thanos Kalamidas Midsummer in Finland means cottage, lake, beer and makkara – the Finnish sausage – not necessary in this series. It means empty cities and packed lakes, it means singing and drinking and for this year it meant the end of a month long n
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Florence requests Mona Lisa's return, Paris says no way Italy has launched a campaign to convince the Louvre Museum in Paris to lend the Mona Lisa painting to Florence's Uffizi Gallery in 2013 to mark the 100th anniver
	Columbo's Peter Falk dies by The Ovi Team Peter Falk, the American actor most famous for his role as TV's scruffy detective, Columbo, has died at the age of 83. The actor died peacefully at home in Beverly Hills on Thursday night, his family said in a statement. He had been suffering
	PersOnality DisOrders 1119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Go Ahead ! Pick Up Your Marbles and Leave ! by Leah Sellers Under a blazing hot summer sun in Jasper, Texas, six sweaty Children are focused on a serious Game of Marbles. Click, clack, clack. “I got’cha !” the tall blonde boy jumped up and hollered into the thicket
	Irish report by Euro Reporter Ireland cuts bank bill, economy grows in Q1Ireland's economy rebounded sharply in the first quarter and the government cut its bill for bailing out the financial sector by nearly 2 billion Euros on Thursday after a success
	Sally Ride by The Ovi Team June 24th 1983; America's first woman in space has returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the media's attention over the weeks leading up to blast-off on 19
	SnakeBoots 1119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Terrified, not indignant yet by Thanos Kalamidas While the Greek parliament meeting to decide over the extra measures and the European union is watching outside in the streets and squares of Athens the movement of the “indignant” continues for another day demonstrating and demanding
	Type-Writer by The Ovi Team June 23rd 1868; Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention that he called a "Type-Writer." Born on February 14, 1819, in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania, Christopher Latham Sholes moved to Danville, Pennsylvania, as a teenager
	Life Undercover 1119 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Buddha complex by Bouke S. Nagel A few years ago I met a grandmother in the small town of Davos in Switzerland. She, like me, enjoyed a debate during the World Economic Forum of 2009. When she noticed that I was able to produce some sentences in Swiss German she decided that I wa
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungary PM to announce world record state debt cut todayHungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, is to make a statement today expectedly at 14:00 CET, the PM’s office said in an email. Orbán told public ra
	Skylab by The Ovi Team June 22nd 1973; Skylab astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific after a record 28 days in space. Skylab was the first US space station and the world's first big space station. It was launched on May 14th, 1973 by a Saturn V Rocket. Skyla
	Lift Spirits 1119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Shariah-phobia in America by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Are Muslim Americans trying to impose a Taliban-style Shariah law in the USA? Seemingly, the answer is ‘yes’, if you are a Republican politician. The idea that America is this close to having her constitution replaced by the Muslim Scr
	German report by Euro Reporter Germany provides loan guarantees to prop up GreeceWolfgang Schauble, finance minister, said Germany was prepared to beef up the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) - one of the mechanisms set up last year as a temporary m
	Georgia Broadwick by The Ovi Team April 21st 1913; Georgia Broadwick became the first woman to jump from an airplane. Georgia Broadwick was nicknamed Tiny because she weighted 85 pounds and was only four feet tall. Tiny made her first jump in 1908 at age 15. "I was never afra
	Show Bizz 1119 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Immigrant Saga of an Italian-American Family: a Vichian Recapitulation by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella Jessi costress ta la lenghedi to pari a dsi-si:mi son quel che son![To be compelled in the languageof one’s father to tell oneself:I am who I am!]
	French report by Euro Reporter Sarkozy’s ex-wife sparks frenzy with 2012 'novel'France’s celebrity gossip journalists have been rubbing their hands together in anticipation this week after Nicolas Sarkozy’s former wife opened up ab
	Queen Victoria by The Ovi Team June 20th 1837; Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, and fourth son of Geor
	Dino & Anty 1119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Is the sofa comfortable Timo? by Thanos Kalamidas Well Timo, is so much comfortable in the opposition, isn’t it? You just have to lie down and watch the rest of them from your television screen and then between your makara bites and beer gulping you can shout about the forgotten pensioners
	Finnish report by Euro Reporter Finland agrees on government after complex talksFinland's prime minister-designate says six parties have agreed to form a broad coalition government after weeks of complex talks that lingered mainly because of economic iss
	The Civil Rights Act by The Ovi Team June 19th 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was born in the presidency of John F Kennedy who was elected president in 1960. His support of ci
	2nd Opinion 1119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Arise, All Souls ! All Nations ! Arise to the Song of the Phoenix ! by Leah Sellers Every single moment of every single day there exists a Singing, Innervating Phoenix within each and every One of Us. During and throughout every Thing and every Deed We Do - Action We Make or Take - a Phoenix Sings its undulati
	Estonian report by Euro Reporter Estonia emerging as bullish Baltic nationEstonia is no longer Europe's best kept secret, with increasing GDP growth, record numbers of tourists and a commitment to renewable energies and eco developments. The smallest of t
	Charles 'Lucky' Luciano by The Ovi Team June 17th 1936; Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano was found guilty on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution. Charles "Lucky" Luciano was one of the most famous gangsters in the U.S. during most of the 20th century, credited with turn
	PersOnality DisOrders 1118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Greek misery vows by Thanos Kalamidas The Greek prime minister, Georgios Papandreou vows to stay and fight on amid party revolt and reactions in the socialist parliament members; but if Mr. Papandreou thinks that his problem is the party revolt he has lost the point. His problem is in
	Greek report by Euro Reporter Bondholders need to step up in GreeceAs the Greece crisis began to destabilize wider financial markets on Thursday, Canada’s former top central banker added his voice to those advocating a solution involving bondholders
	The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York City by The Ovi Team June 17th 1885; the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere. This beautiful statue was created by French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. It was to be a gift for America on her Independence from England. Howeve
	SnakeBoots 1118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	To the Anthony Weiners and Arnold Schwartzenagers (Etc...) of the World ! by Leah Sellers Get It Up ! Keep It Up ! Way Up ! Whatever it Takes. Whatever it Costs. Whatever it Speculates and Calculates (o
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Tensions remain over Denmark's border-control plans Germany and Denmark have failed to resolve a dispute over the Danish government's plans to re-establish permanent border controls. Following a meeting with his Danish
	Soweto protest by The Ovi Team June 16th 1976; Soweto protest turns violent. At least 12 people are reported to have been killed in a series of violent clashes between black demonstrators and police in several South African townships. Angry youths threw stones and beer bottles
	Life Undercover 1118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Women in Europe... by Christos Mouzeviris I have been reading a lot about gender equality lately, and two particular cases got my attention; the European Women's Lobby for Democracy 50/50 (www.5050campaign.wordpress.com), and of course the criminalization in Sweden of men purchasing s
	Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co by The Ovi Team June 15th 1911; the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. was incorporated in the state of New York. The company was later renamed International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. In 1911, financier Charles R. Flint directed the merger of the Internati
	What the American public shouldn't know by Kourosh Ziabari Many people around the world might have credulously or perhaps naively fallen in the trap of believing the tempting claims of the U.S. statesmen and politicians who say that their country is a "beacon of freedom" and a "pioneer of d
	Lift Spirits 1118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Syria's Bashar al-Assad Must Be Brought Down by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Islamic history is replete with stories of benevolent Caliphs who respected learned scholars and were cognizant of their accountability before people and God in the two worlds. Take for instance the well-known story of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (R), the
	Europe's left continues to disappear by Newropeans-Magazine Yet another centre-left European government was ousted yesterday as the Portuguese voted overwhelmingly for the country's conservatives. Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists, who have been in power since 2005, received just 28% o
	Univac I by The Ovi Team June 14th 1951; Univac I was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. Census Bureau and billed as the world's first commercial computer. UNIVAC was, effectively, an updated version of ENIAC. Data could be input using magnetic computer
	Show Bizz 1118 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz , HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Erdogan's last chance by Thanos Kalamidas Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a third term but his grace period is over; now he has to prove that he’s ready to make the difference, to change Turkey into the democracy he’s promising for so long and that he’s going to give an end
	Yeltsin wins first Russian elections by The Ovi Team June 13th 1991; Yeltsin wins first Russian elections. Boris Yeltsin is celebrating victory as Russia's first popularly-elected president. The 60-year-old reformer and leader of the group Democratic Russia has inflicted a heavy defeat on the Co
	Everybody wants to play with fire by David Barger Longing to be instilled with warmthIn the forgettable realms of destructionRemembering the heritage of ancestorsWhen worshipping the burning sun Began and ended each passing day.The swimmers still fear the sunrays,
	Dino & Anty 1118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas Lenin impersonator ill after arrest on Red Square
	Czech Report by Euro Reporter Czech unions to go ahead with strike despite court banThe planned strike against government's reform package will take place, but it is not yet certain when and it what form, Czech trade union representatives said today, r
	Al Capone indicted for violating U.S. Prohibition laws by The Ovi Team June 12th 1931; Al Capone and 68 of his henchmen were indicted for violating U.S. Prohibition laws. In May 1929, following his arrest in Philadelphia on a concealed weapons charge, Capone was sentenced to a year in prison. With Capone behind bars,
	2nd Opinion 1118 by Thanos Kalamidas for more 2nd Opinion, HERE! for more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	When the true sisu proved to be common cowardice by Thanos Kalamidas Last week I wrote an article about the political situation in Finland after the last national elections and the suspicious role of the Trued Finns in the negotiations to form a government with their in and outs from the talks. A week after the lea
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Refugees and migration influxInterior Minister Neoklis Sylikiotis stressed the need for additional action and policies with a view to implement the EU principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility with regard to r
	Le Mans disaster by The Ovi Team June 11th 1955; seventy-seven people have been killed and 77 others injured when two cars collided on the race track and crashed into the spectators' stand at Le Mans in north-west France. The Mercedes-Benz being driven by Pierre Levegh hit th
	PersOnality DisOrders 1117 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Facing a new change of polity* by Giorgos Kontogiannis Squares downtown Athens are filled, every single evening.The squares are filled with people who call themselves ‘indignant’.‘Indignant’, due the continuous implementation of political measures and th
	A gigantic circus and Sarah the clown by Thanos Kalamidas Obviously too much tea and then a one nation gig damages seriously brain activity or the American education system during Reagan’s era has totally failed Ms Palin otherwise there are is no explanation for her latest remarks on American histo
	Greek report by Euro Reporter European Central Bank’s Trichet rebuffs German bailout demandsThe European Central Bank will oppose any deal to address Greece’s debt problems that involves forcing the nation’s lenders to take a loss, ECB Pr
	SnakeBoots 1117 by Thanos Kalamidas for more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Killer Sprouts and Deadly Cucumbers: The Food Battles of Europe by Binoy Kampmark It all seemed straightforward – initially. German authorities fingered the cause of 22 deaths and hundreds of illnesses as Spanish, a vegetable nightmare from Iberia that had come in the form of the innocuous cucumber. Spanish gr
	Countering Iran the major factor behind US support for Bahrain: Deepak Tripathi by Kourosh Ziabari
	The Writing Mill by Abigail George By using my powers of observation as a child; that’s how the English language, verse, the rhythm and internal rhyme of words came to me, came at me from the symmetry of my gut. Growing up the eldest of three children, my father drilled
	Life Undercover 1117 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Coming Water Crisis by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Nearly 71% of our earth is covered with water of which only 2.5% is fresh water, and the remainder 97.5% is salt water. Of this fresh water nearly 70% (or 1.75% of total water) is frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland. The rem
	State Terrorism in Arakan and the situation of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh by Rohingya Human Rights It is not often you meet someone who tells you that he is from “a people at the brink of extermination.” But the testimonies from refugees in a remote corner of southern Bangladesh, on the border with Burma, justify that assessment.
	Finding the back way in by David Barger An awkward moment arisesAs all eyes stare intentlyAt the man with a broad smile.He looks out into the crowdA sense of sophisticationLoiters mixed with the smellOf expensive perfume glazedUpon the walls and floors.
	Lift Spirits 1117 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A fictional Palestine never to become reality and a collision course by Gush Shalom In Congress Netanyahu rejects peace, offers a fictional Palestine never to become reality and embarks on a collision course with the Palestinians and the whole world.The speech of PM Netanyahu in the US Congress was compose
	INKTOMI'S MESSAGE = a retelling out of oral tradition by David Sparenberg Inktomi, spiderman, visited the tribes of the Northern Great Plains. Each time descending from the sky on a silken thread, Inkto brought a message of desolation to the Arapaho, the Blackfoot, the Crow, the Cheyenne, Dakota, and Lakota.
	Show Bizz 1117 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Waiting for the government and the True Finns by Thanos Kalamidas Watching the latest of the negotiations to form a government in Finland you might notice that first of all Finland tries to become the Belgium of the north going on without a government and secondly that the battle from the negotiation offices has
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Threats of snap elections are dramatic PlayThere are no conditions in Bulgaria to have snapped parliamentary elections or to topple the cabinet in a no-confidence vote. The comments were made by Bulgarian political scientists
	The day James Meredith shot by The Ovi Team June 6th James Meredith, the first black man to brave the colour bar at the University of Mississippi, has been shot and wounded after entering Mississippi on a civil rights march. Police have arrested a 41-year-old white man named Aubrey James No
	Dino & Anty 1117 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Opportunities Gone, Paradise Lost by Jack Wellman Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi is one of the most respected leaders of modern history. A Hindu, Gandhi nevertheless admired Jesus and often quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Once when the missionary E. Stanley Jones m
	British report by Euro Reporter Britain deploys top diplomat, helicopters to LibyaBritish Foreign Minister William Hague flew to Benghazi on Saturday to meet rebels fighting to oust Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi after NATO deployed attack choppers for the first time. Russia
	De-Stalinization by The Ovi Team June 5th 1956; Premier Nikita Khrushchev denounced Josef Stalin to the Soviet Communist Party Congress and starts the de-Stalinization. he process begun by Nikita Khrushchev, following the death of former Russian dictator Stal
	2nd Opinion 1117 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Sundry Reflections on Providence and History by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella The uniqueness of the Judeo-Christian ethos, which in some way makes the West unique also, is that its religious tenets are not derived from nature or an immutable, eternal and universal natural law, but from history and historical events which re
	Belgian report by Euro Reporter Government in CrisisIt's approaching rapidly to the one year mark. That's how long the nation of Belgium has been without a government. Belgium has a geographic and linguistic divide that features a Flemish speaking no
	Dunkirk rescue by The Ovi Team June 4th 1940; the British completed the evacuation of 300,000 troops at Dunkirk, France. The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, has described the "miracle of deliverance" from Dunkirk and warned of an impending invasion. His mo
	PersOnality DisOrders 1116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	A political Drachma drama and a Union in pause by Thanos Kalamidas Yesterday the news agency Reuters “accidentally” posted to all the media – including Ovi magazine – and subscribers a picture that shown European exchange including US Dollar, Japanese YEN and Greek Drachma leaving all of u
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter ‘Hundreds’ of Austrian informers found in Czechoslovak archivesCzechoslovak communist era secret police archives show how hundreds of Austrians were paid to help secure the Cold War border. A sinister chapter in th
	Andy Warhol was shot by The Ovi Team June 3rd 1968; Andy Warhol was shot and critically wounded in his New York film studio by Valerie Solanas. 4:15 pm Warhol arrives at the Factory in a cab, wearing a brown leather jacket over a black t-shirt, black jeans and black Beatle (Chelsea)
	SnakeBoots 1116 by Thanos Kalamidas for more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Palestine Question by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Thomas Friedman is an op/ed columnist who regularly writes for the New York Times. He has been an unabashed supporter and promoter of the Israeli cause, and thus, his past writings had often been so biased in favor of Israel that they never helped
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team A sex scandal with very global economic angle. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	When the drain unclogs by David Barger Crescent moon hangs in crystal skyLooking like the Cheshire cat’s smileWide and bright without a body.Eeriness lingers through clear nightWith thoughts dangling in my mindKnowing each year this smileMoves slowly a
	Life Undercover 1116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	June 2011 choices by The Ovi Team June means summer and to keep you online company a Greek site that explores opinion a site that connects boat fanatics and last a pet blog! Site of the month: apopseis
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Health Minister pushes for complete smoking banThe Bulgarian Health Ministry will submit a proposal to Cabinet, outlining amendments to the Health Act, calling for the introduction of a complete ban on smoking in enclosed publ
	Superman by The Ovi Team June 1st 1938; Superman, the world's first super hero, appeared in the first issue of Action Comics. Superman is the brainchild of writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. "Joe and I were high school classmates in Cleveland,
	Lift Spirits 1116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	First the ID's; When the stars? by Thanos Kalamidas Days if not hours since the Finnish president, Tarja Halonen addressing the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International she emphasized the role that the new government will have in resisting racism and xenophobia we are reading in the news that the
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Spain seeks compensation as greater countries ban imports of Spanish produceAs the number of fatal victims of the E.coli outbreak in Germany rises to 13 and greater countries block the import of Spanish products, Spanish fruit
	The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People by The Ovi Team May 31st 1909; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held its first conference. The association was formed as the direct result of the lynching (1908) of two African-Americans in Springfield, Ill. The incident prod
	Show Bizz 1116 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Unholy Alliance of Blackwater Mercenaries with the UAE Rulers by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Remember Blackwater USA, the private military group, which worked as contractors for the U.S. State Department? Since June 2004, it has been paid more than $320 million out of State Department budget for the Worldwide Personal Protective Service,
	Maltese report by Euro Reporter Catholic Malta votes for divorceVoters in the overwhelmingly Catholic Mediterranean state of Malta have voted to legalise divorce, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi announced yesterday after a weekend referendum. Gonzi, who
	Daredevil Evel Knievel by The Ovi Team May 30th 1967; Daredevil Evel Knievel jumped 16 automobiles in a row in a motorcycle stunt at Ascot Speedway in Gardena, CA. The quintessential American daredevil motorcyclist, Evel Knievel defied gravity as he rode his bike to the heights of inte
	Dino & Anty 1116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas Harold Camping issues new apocalypse dateThe
	Polish report by Euro Reporter Obama reassures key ally PolandMilitary ties topped the agenda as U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up his European tour with a visit to staunch ally Poland on Saturday. Fresh from the G8 economic summit in France, and after
	Constantinople's fall by The Ovi Team May 29th 1453; Constantinople fell to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire. The Siege of Constantinople that resulted in its fall took place from April 2 to May 29, 1453. The Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror numberin
	2nd Opinion 1116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Musings on Liberal Arts Education within Modernity by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella There is a disturbing sense in the Western world that education is in a deep and critical crisis. A recent book by Martha Nussbaum (a philosophy professor at the University of Chicago) titled Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
	The origin of Modern 'Just War' Theory by Newropeans-Magazine As the West pummels and pounds yet another country, this time Libya, purportedly to rescue its people, it is worth revisiting (albeit briefly) the concept of ‘just war’, which has led to concepts such as humanitarian intervention.
	Amnesty International 50th Birthday by The Ovi Team May 28th 1961; Amnesty International, a human rights organization, was founded. Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected for everyone.
	PersOnality DisOrders 1115 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	To keep the Irish Corporate Tax, or not to keep? by Christos Mouzeviris We have been there so many times before, during the Lisbon Treaty referendum, during the IMF/EU loan to Ireland...One "important" Irish national issue that needs to be negotiated between Irish politicians and their European counterpar
	Nehru dies by The Ovi Team May 27th 1964; Jawaharlal Nehru, founder of modern India and its current prime minister, has died suddenly at the age of 74. He was taken ill in the early hours of this morning at his house in New Delhi. He had returned from holiday at a hill s
	The moon, the wolf, and the darkness by David Barger I had just taken my nightly dose of medicationAs I waited for the effects to sit in,And decided to go outsideOut into the neighboring slumber To sit while smoke filled my lungs.The toenail shaped moonHovered low w
	SnakeBoots 1115 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	"Hair standing on end" - Prickle feelings in spirituality and holistic medicine by Floco Tausin Many of us experience that prickle feeling with the body hair standing on end and the skin looking like “goose bumps” time and again. It is usually associated or identified with chills, shiver and certain emotional states. Less know
	House Committee on Un-American Activities by The Ovi Team May 26th 1938; the House Committee on Un-American Activities began its work of searching for subversives in the United States. The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and sub
	The Postcard by Richard Stanford If there were bars on the windows the two-storey Filmer School could be mistaken for a jail. As it is, the brick below the windows is stained from the dripping rain of the years, the front grounds are parched, the trees leafless. It co
	Life Undercover 1115 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	European dignity ratings by Thanos Kalamidas The rating agency Moody’s followed by European Union’s officials including the Luxembourg Prime Minister and head of the eurogroup, Jean-Claude Juncker and the president of the European council Herman Van Rompuy have warned in differen
	British report by Euro Reporter Competition Commission investigation into UK banking "inevitable"Lloyds and the Treasury are locked in talks on the issue but the banking group has made it clear it sees no reason why it should dispose of any more br
	Kennedy pledges man on Moon by The Ovi Team May 25th 1961; President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. In a speech to a joint session of Congress broadcast on TV and radio around the United States, he asked
	Lift Spirits 1115 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Since when democracy became F16s' job? by Thanos Kalamidas It must have been a few weeks when I wrote about the hopes that the F16s created. Suddenly from Syria to Bahrain people started rebelling asking back their dignity and hoping that the F16s on their way back from Libya will go from their countries
	Dutch report by Euro Reporter Trial of anti-Islamic Dutch MP continue'An appeals court in Amsterdam has decided to continue the hate-speech trial of anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders. The appeals judge presiding over the trial rejected Wi
	Morse by The Ovi Team May 24th 1844; Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. The message was "What hath God wrought?"
	Show Bizz 1115 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Musing on the Concept of Inalienable Rights by Prof.Emanuel L. Paparella There is a misguided understanding of inalienable rights largely propagated by a Straussian philosophical reading of “natural rights” buttressing an overt or covert political agenda, and it is this: human inalienable rights, as stated
	Polish report by Euro Reporter German politician on controversial trip to PolandErika Steinbach, the president of the right wing Federation of German Expellees (BdV) was in Gdansk, Sunday, beginning a two-day trip to Poland, where critics accuse her of hist
	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, we
	Dino & Anty 115 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas A man eats record 25,000th burgerAt a ceremony in his honour at a McDonald's in his hometown of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, he said he would continue to eat Big Macs "until I die".Bizarre moments is somet
	Slovakian report by Euro Reporter Another wall separating Roma from non-Roma plannedYet another wall is evidently being planned in Slovakia to separate the Roma community from other nearby residents. The town of Vrútky in the north of the country wants to
	Savannah, a historic voyage by The Ovi Team May 22nd 1