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	Ramadan - the month of self-restraint by Dr. Habib Siddiqui The blessed month of Ramadan is upon us. To a Muslim no other month is as meritorious as this particular month is when the reward of every good deed done is multiplied several times. It is not difficult to understand why the Prophet Muhammad (S) s
	The Last Emperor: Oriental opulence by Asa Butcher When describing the majority of Best Picture winners over the past 80 years, “sweeping”, “epic” and “biographical” are three of the more common adjectives employed, although we mustn’t forget that having a
	Dino & Anty - 123 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!

	September 2010 choices by The Ovi Team September means autumn is coming, schools open, houses getting ready for the winter, last bits of sunny weekends, and last chances for late holidays. This is why Ovi choices for the month September are connected one way or another with nature i
	2nd Opinion - 124 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The Little Ground Zero Mosque that Wasn't by N. L. Wilbur You’ve heard about the “socialists” in Washington – the fascist, liberal, racist, Muslim-terrorist-loving hypocrites who added 10 quadrillion dollars to the national deficit with a slew of job-killing policies that will
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Italian minister apologises after delivery room fightItaly's health minister has apologised to a woman for a fight between two doctors in the delivery room as she was about to give birth. The authorities are investigating
	PersOnality DisOrders - 117 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	SnakeBoots - 118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Snakeboots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Global Justice and Inequity: Lessons Learned from Bhopal and BP Horizon Deepwater by Newropeans-Magazine Bhopal and BP Horizon Deepwater Background Almost 26 years ago, on the night of 3rd December 1984, Bhopal (India) was enveloped in a poisonous miasmic cloud of methyl isocyanate gas, which gushe
	Shanghai bombing by the Japanese by The Ovi Team August 28, 1937; Japanese warships and aircraft with machine guns and bombs are raging war on women and children in Shanghai including bombing and strafing railway carriages with schoolchildren, the rest of the world is protesting deeply but the J
	Life Undercover - 121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Lev Shestov on "Athens and Jerusalem" and European Man by Emanuel L. Paparella In the last seventy years or so there has been no philosophical dialogue on reason and revelation which did not include the thought of Karl Barth on the same. This was brought home to me not only in my college years by one of my philosophy profess
	Islamophobia in America by Dr. Habib Siddiqui There is no doubt that Islamophobia is on the rise. It is no longer an isolated issue that is thriving in some bigotry-ridden corner in Europe. Thanks to its evil promoters, the beast has become a global phenomenon today. One such promoter is the
	Lift Spirits - 120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Deluged and Drowning: The Pakistan Disaster by Binoy Kampmark Much in what happens in political life is often inexplicable. Events often seem to rhyme to the tune of the absurd, egged on by the inexorable march of folly. And so, even as Pakistan is drowning, the attempt to deal with the insurgent
	The End of Fighter Aviation by Mark Jones A fascinating thing occurs when a fighter pilot realizes his aircraft is equipped with a radar. It’s on his second or third flight after being assigned to a fleet model while he’s cruising on some jet route in the sunshine, snug wra
	The Rom: World Citizens Ahead of Time by Rene Wadlow Wandering now from land to landWho is there here to feel my pain?”
	Free Trade Solution to Balancing Trade: Export-Import Coupons by Clifford W. Lazar America's trade is unbalanced, and the results are lost middle clas
	Show Bizz - 122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	From Salonika to the Roma by Thanos Kalamidas The first time I heard Nicolas Sarkozy talking about his roots in Salonika I have to admit that somehow I felt intrigued and looking forward for what was going to follow even though there are too few things that might connect me with the French Pr
	Dino & Anty - 122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoon, HERE!
	Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan: Diplomacy of Brotherhood by Kourosh Ziabari The trilateral summit of the presidents of three Persian-speaking countries of Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan wrapped up on August 5 in Tehran and recorded another unforgettable event in the memory of the three brother nations. With innumerable
	The Beatles Replace Pete Best by The Ovi Team 17th Aug. 1962; The Beatles consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison replace the group's drummer "Pete Best" with Ringo Starr.Best was never told why he was dismissed from The Beatles, as th
	Life Undercover - 120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Remembering the Kursk by Binoy Kampmark A moment to ponder: the cruel deaths of 118 men, who perished with their nuclear submarine ten years ago during naval exercises in the Barents Sea. The tragedy was compounded by that sclerotic response typical of bureaucracies terrified of o
	The Slovaks, Olli Rehn and the EU continuing failures by Thanos Kalamidas As it is normal I suppose, when I browse the news and if I see something about Greece I check twice most of time even reading the whole article. And it was the same this time and started with an news-agency focusing on EU mainly news. A six hundre
	Lift Spirits - 119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas A School road marking spelt wronglyWorker
	The God Delusion Debate; Richard Dawkins vs. John Lennox by Jack Wellman If Christians are to be always ready to give an answer for the reason of the hope that is within us (I Pet. 3:15) and not have any fear or be troubled about reasons for unbelievers questions about the existence of God, the Creator (v 14) , then
	Dino & Anty - 121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Happy Lefthanders Day! by The Ovi Team August 13 is designated International Lefthanders Day by Lefthanders International. It was first observed 13 August 1976. As its name suggests, it is meant to promote awareness of the inconveniences facing left-handers in a predominantly right-
	Failure of the American Jewry - Part II by Dr. Habib Siddiqui I fail to see anything great about Israeli democracy. Most of its leaders are corrupt and immoral, and have come from the military with records of war crimes. Some are psychopaths. Most are racists. And on the top of that, fascistic leanings ha
	IBM Releases its First Personal Computer by The Ovi Team 12th Aug. 1981; IBM released its first PC, or personal computer, the IBM 5150 which sold for around $1,600 as a basic configuration but to get a fully working PC with 64 kb of RAM and a single 5 1/4 inch floppy drive and monitor cost $3,005.
	2nd Opinion - 122 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Girls love diamonds doesn't matter the blood drops by Thanos Kalamidas Most of the states – if not all - in the African continent were colonized and victimized for centuries that are a fact. It is also a fact that the representatives of the colonial states except corrupted themselves, corrupted everything they
	PersOnality DisOrders - 116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The sexiness of humanitarian aid by Binoy Kampmark The journey to work was characterised by cold winds, the usual dreary outfits of a dour morning scene in Melbourne, embellished by ‘Antarctic’ fittings. But as the sun peaked briefly and the traffic lights were about to turn, two
	Failure of the American Jewry - Part I by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Voicing any fair criticism of Israel these days is hazardous. You are sure to be dumped as an anti-Semite. And this labeling is often so loosely used that it is unfair to all Arabs, and surely to some (so-called self-hating) Jews, who trace their
	Storming of the Tuileries Palace by The Ovi Team August 10th 1792, during the French Revolution, a mob — with the backing of a new municipal government of Paris that came to be known as the "insurrectionary" Paris Commune — besieged the Tuileries palace. King Louis XVI and
	Italy as a Museum: New Impressions of Italy by Emanuel L. Paparella Once again this year (2010) I have taken 18 students from Broward College for a five week study trip to Italy. We have been back for three days now and are barely over the jet lag. Once again the students studied at the University of Urbino and tr
	The Unrivaled Legacy of Avicenna by Kourosh Ziabari Historically, Iran has been a land of prominent, influential figures in science, letters, arts and literature whose impact on the global civilization will remain in place forever. Throughout its ancient history, Iran has intro
	Jesse Owens by The Ovi Team 9th Aug. 1936; Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal as part of the US 4X100 met
	How bizarre ...UFO by Thanos Kalamidas Churchill ordered UFO cover-up, National Archives show The government took the threat of UFOs so seriously in the 1950s that UK intelligence chiefs met to discuss the issue, newly-released files show. Ministers even went on to
	Bulgarian report by Euro Reporter Bulgarian Navy marks 131st anniversaryThe Bulgarian Naval Forces mark over the weekend the 131-year anniversary of their establishment in the presence of local and State officials and numerous events in the Black Sea cities of
	SnakeBoots - 117 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Belgium report by Euro Reporter Belgium have lowered the age for the Gardasil vaccine to 9 yearsIt has been revealed by the European Medicines Agency that Belgium have decided to change their vaccine policy, regarding the Gardasil vaccine, lowering the origi
	The Battle of Boyaca by The Ovi Team August 7, 1819; Simón Bolívar declares victory to the British Legion in the
	Life Undercover - 119 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	6 August 1945- 65Years of a Shattered World by Rene Wadlow The new atomic energy will be at the service of the rulers; it will change their strength but not their aims. The underlying populations should regard this new source of energy with lively interest — the interest of victims.
	The monstrous little sister by Thanos Kalamidas Her brother demanded from leaders from all around the world, from ambassadors and representatives to participate in her mourning and funeral. He called her a heroin of the nation and a woman example for the generations to come. The truth is that s
	Hiroshima and the atomic bomb by Thanos Kalamidas
	How bizarre by Thanos Kalamidas Nude informationWashoe County Sheriff’s
	French report by Euro Reporter Tax break for artist legacyFrench Labour Minister Eric Woerth was subject to yet more allegations of financial wrongdoing on Wednesday, in connection with the will of French artist Cesar Baldaccini. Left-leaning daily Liberati
	Freedom of the press by The Ovi Team 5th August 1735; New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.In 1732, Lewis Morris founded the New Y
	Lift Spirits - 118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Lift Spirits, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	How To Receive the Desires of our Heart by Jack Wellman Every human alive has a desire of their heart. They aspire to be, they hope to become, they strive to do; something that is in their heart. An intense desire burns in every human heart to be something that they are not now at present. Some few
	Anne Frank Captured by The Ovi Team 4th Aug. 1944; The Nazi Gestapo captures 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family in a sealed-off area of an Amsterdam warehouse.Acting on tip from a Dutch informer, the Nazi Gestapo captures 15-year-old Jewish dia
	Show Bizz - 120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	North Pole Nautilus by The Ovi Team 3rd Aug. 1958; The US Nuclear Submarine Nautilus is the first undersea vessel to reach
	Dino & Anty - 120 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Following orders by Thanos Kalamidas There is one phrase I always hated because it has become the worst but most commonly used phrase for all short of crimes in history, follow orders. When it comes the time to answer for any kind of horrific actions in all levels the answer remains
	The Rebellion of Treblinka by The Ovi Team 2nd Aug. 1943; Rebellion in the Nazi death camp of Treblinka. The prisoners s
	2nd Opinion - 121 by Thanos Kalamidas For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	August 2010 choices by The Ovi Team August means fun, summer, holidays at least for the biggest part of this globe so Ovi choices for august are …fun and they are the following. We hope you can check them and in a case you have any suggestion please con
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team It’s ...honey mood and the caption of the month hasn't always got to be ...funny; it can be ridiculous! However, it is simple. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination
	PersOnality DisOrders - 115 by Thanos Kalamidas For more PersOnality DisOrders, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	SnakeBoots - 116 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Mosque Controversy: Signs of Religious Intolerance? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui New York City is home to millions of people of all races and religions. It is probably the most ethnically diverse metropolis on earth. It is, therefore, not surprising that one will find one’s place of worship, whether it be a church, synag
	Sarah is back, tweeting by Thanos Kalamidas In the beginning she was the guest star in a gig called the Tea-Party; then she took over the central stage and the gig turned into a mega-show where the good old ‘values’ that everybody tries to forget became the issue and in the end
	Lunar Rover Used For First Time by The Ovi Team 30th July 1971; Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin land on the moon with the first lunar rover used to begin exploring the moon's surface.
	Life Undercover - 118 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	David Cameron and the Pakistani equation by Thanos Kalamidas It was national security, it is damaging the prospects for regional peace and I feel really strange finding myself agreeing with David Cameron and happy he opened his mouth and said some truths doesn’t matter how bitter they are especially t
	Did Jesus Believe in Evolution? by Jack Wellman If you could ask Jesus about evolution, would He say He believed in it? You can find His answer in the scriptures. It is clearly obvious that Jesus did not believe in evolution and if you can believe in Jesus, which I do, then let His words prove
	Journalism under national security by Thanos Kalamidas To say that the Watergate scandal marked American history is an underestimation of the real effect it had in international history and how much it changed the role journalism with those two tiredly connected. The two reporters who made the scandal
	Iran's nuclear standoff: who is the loser? by Kourosh Ziabari It's more than 8 years that the world's newspapers are filled with miscellaneous news, reports and commentaries concerning Iran's nuclear program. Controversy over Iran's nuclear program has spanned through two administrations in I
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Bear takes short ride in carThe interior of
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Hungarian PM reiterates intention to break with IMF when contract expiresGetting free of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be a step towards national self-determination, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. Ret
	July 2010 choices by The Ovi Team July is the month for holidays in most parts of the world. So this month we have a bit of summer holidays. Our choices for July 2010's blog, site and photo of the month are the following. We hope you can check them and in a case you have an
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team Totally holiday mood and ...the caption of the month hasn't always got to be ...funny; it can be ridiculous! However, it is simple. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagina
	But ...seriously by Thanos Kalamidas Sometimes I feel that my generation really misses the times of the cold war. We lived mainly the end of it and most of the time it is like a heroic fairy tale full of urban legends and myths. And since my generation nowadays controls all the eleme
	United Nations Commission on Human Rights by The Ovi Team 18th June 1948; The United Nations Commission on Human Rights adopted an International Declaration of Human Rights and a "Draft Declaration of Human Rights".The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a
	Miranda Rights by The Ovi Team 13th June 1966; Chief Justice Earl Warren delivers The Supreme Court landmark Miranda vs. Arizona decision, "that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prio
	CANTO by David Sparenberg We progressed until we reached the latest rung in the Inferno. There before us were two seething pits of new made hell, carved like gouged eye sockets in the fearsome, rude desolation of blind punishment.The first of suc
	The Battle over Health Care Reform and the Biblical Health Care Plan by Jack Wellman What was the reason for all of the battles on Capital Hill between Democrats and Republicans over National Healthcare Reform? The Democrats effectively halted the Republicans version and their 60-vote margin made it “filibuster-proof”
	US and EU to blame for Israeli Hubris by Hezron H.N Nyawachi A deadly attack by Israeli Navy Commandoes on 31.05.2010 on the Turkish-flagged ship Mavi Marmara, an aid flotilla of seven ships carrying humanitarian supplies destined for Gaza with 700 activists aboard has caused international outrage the wo
	An Autograph by Leah Sellers My sisters and I were tickled pink about being a part of the opening act for the well known country western star Willie Nelson. We had been asked to sing two songs at the opening performance of his huge outdoor concert at the Air Force Ba
	Days of the Mothers by Leah Sellers Mother ! Mama ! Mommy ! Mom ! Children’s Voices, young and old, around the World call out to the Women who gave them Life. Incubated their once wriggling, squiggling cells and gave them Birth.
	June 2010 choices by The Ovi Team Just like every other month the last two years, our choices for June 2010's blog, site and photo of the month are the following. We hope you can check them and in a case you have any suggestion please contact us. And si
	Isolation and defamation: The cost of thinking differently by Kourosh Ziabari Interview with Michael Behe on intelligent designMichael Behe is an American scientist and biochemist. Being an intelligent design advocate, he serves as a professor of biochemistry at the University of Lehigh in Pennsylvania. He is al
	German report by Euro Reporter Government to sidestep Bundesrat on nuclear power plant extensionThe centre-right coalition government is looking to bypass the Bundesrat upper house to push through one of its more controversial policy plans – extending
	An Environmental Implication: Fumes of Aircraft by Pallavi Saxena There have been remarkable chapters in the history of science & technology which lead to splendid success in the production and manufacturing market. One of them is the aviation technology, it helps the people a lot to make travel as well a
	Menu Fretin by Uzeyir Lokman Cayci Uzeyir Lockman Cayci makes poetry with his graphics, moves feeling with his drawing and he sketches life with ink. Visit his Art Exhibition in the pages of Ovi Magazine, HERE and enjoy his latest creations.
	The Right Not To Kill: 15 May: CO Day by Rene Wadlow
	Black Homicide by Aloysius-Gonzaga The fear of Black homicideexiled meand thoughts of homenow reverberate like an eerie midnight howl.The fear of Black homicidegave me a phobia for white coffin liveryand made me prefer oversea
	State of mind by Abigail George The 2010 Soccer World Cup marked the 11th year of my diagnosis of clinical depression.I was diagnosed with it when I was 19 years old; two years out of high school in Port Elizabeth – the windy city. It was also the city where
	World Thalassaemia Day by The Ovi Team Thalassaemia is the name of a group of genetic inherited disorders of the blood. More specifically, it is a disorder of the haemoglobin molecule inside the red blood cells.
	Greek talking by Thanos Kalamidas Even though I’m really proud to be Greek there are times like this last week that I feel really sad for the country I born and embarrassed for what people say for the country that mothered the western civilization. And when Finland’s M
	Sundry Musings on Political Correctness in Academia by Emanuel L. Paparella
	A Russian Freeze: Halting Adoptions to the US by Binoy Kampmark The Russian government is having an apoplectic fit. Not over those usual things – deadly weapons of nuclear import and American foot dragging on the subject, energy disputes that involve strangling neighbours into submission, and th
	May 2010 choices by The Ovi Team Our choices for May 2010's blog, site and photo of the month:Blog of the month: an unfinished person (in this unfinished universe)
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team The caption of the month hasn't always got to be ...funny; it can be ridiculous! However, it is simple. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster by The Ovi Team 26th April 1986; an explosion and fire at the No. 4 reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine resulted in a nuclear meltdown sending radioactivity into the atmosphere. The Radiation fallout spread throughout Europe the Chernobyl disas
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Dreams can help with learningNapping after learning some
	Micro-Credit Revolution key to alleviating poverty among Kenyan Poor by Hezron H.N Nyawachi Kenya; it has been said, has the most vibrant micro-finance industry in Africa. The Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit closed last week with over 2,000 delegates, among them the ‘father of micro-finance’ Nobel Laureate P
	American War Crimes: The WikiLeaks Video by Dr. Habib Siddiqui On Monday, April 5, the website WikiLeaks.org posted footage taken from a US military helicopter in July 2007 as it killed twelve unarmed civilians and wounded two children. The voices on the tape appear to believe their targets are carrying weapo
	But seriously by Thanos Kalamidas What an irony, a couple of days before I was writing about the altruism of benevolent institutions like PJ Morgan and here comes Goldman Sachs to prove me right with the Securities and Exchange commission accusing them for fraud. Goldman Sachs is
	Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by The Ovi Team The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the last major events in the American Civil War, took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, when President Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's The
	Alcatraz Attempted Escape by The Ovi Team 13th April 1943; four convicts attempted to escape from the prison at A
	The Two-State Solution approaching a dead-end by Hezron H.N Nyawachi In June 2003, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, standing alongside King Jordan II of Jordan, US President George W Bush and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas at Aqaba, Jordan said: ‘It is in Israel’s interest not to govern th
	Healing work in a healing biotope by The Ovi Team An interview with Dr. Amelie WeimarDr. Amelie Weimar received her M.D. degree from Freie Universität Berlin in 1991, and since 1995 she has been responsible for the medical needs of 200 people living in the community o
	In My Dreams It Was Simpler by Tolulope Popoola
	International Day of the Roma by The Ovi Team The International Day of the Roma (April 8) is a day to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people. The day was officially declared in 1990 in Serock, Poland, the site of the fourth World Romani Congress of
	Bottled Up by The Ovi Team Poetry has been from the very beginning part of Ovi magaz
	Kurt Cobain by The Ovi Team 5th April 1994; Modern rock icon Kurt Cobain lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the rock band Nirvana commits suicide with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
	Greek Easter customs by The Ovi Team Easter time, from the carnivals that come before the Lenten fast through Holy Week and the celebrations of Easter, is a special season in Greece. Since the date of the Greek Orthodox Easter is based on a modified Julian calendar and the Western wo
	Bittersweet - An excerpt from a memoir by Abigail George There is always something reassuring about being able to relate to something that seems familiar to you in a book or a film on television. It means you not lost and alone in the world. It means that you are not the only one who feels like the Outs
	April 2010 choices by The Ovi Team Our choices for April 2010's blog, site and photo of the month:Blog of the month: Sex at Oxbridge Female Oxbridge student with nsa ... ex
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team The caption of the month hasn't always got to be ...funny; it can be ridiculous! However, it is simple. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Are you a Genius? by Asa Butcher
	The Consequence of Nonsense! by Leah Sellers Shhh! It’s not polite to talk about the unbridled narcissistic Profiteering taken for granted within unbalanced Malevolent Capitalism. Why unbalanced? Capitalism everlastingly rocks back and forth (like every other Thing and every One else u
	Going home on strange highways by Abigail George Africa has been colonised by France, Spain, Portugal, England and America with the result that there was gross exploitation of the people who were in this process. They were deprived of education, their sole dignity and integrity and at heart thei
	March 2010 Choices by The Ovi Team Our choices for March 2010's blog, site and photo of the month:Blog of the month: Bicycle Design Bicycle Design is the place for thoughts and discussion
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team The caption of the month hasn't got always to be ...funny; however, it is simple. Look at this photo and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Life Undercover 1006 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	German report by Euro Reporter Bishop resigns over driving drunkThe head of the Lutheran Church in Germany, Margot Kaessmann, announced her resignation at a press conference after being pulled over for drunken driving days before. "One of my advisers s
	Donating Blood For Your Own Good by Jack Wellman There are more reasons for donating blood than just getting a good feeling. Not only does it help cancer patients with blood transfusions for their battle with leukemia, it also lowers the risk of many common health problems and chronic conditions
	Dolly Lama by Patrick McWade For more Nuttley, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Reflections on Wole Soyinka and the Cesspit of Free Speech by Dr. Gerry Coulter It is not every month that a Nobel laureate in literature comes out against freedom of speech so perhaps we should give Wole Soyinka his due. In an interview with Tunku Varadarajan at the Jaipur Literature Festival last month, Soyinka said
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Head of Military University in Budapest ArrestedPolice detained the head of the National Defence University on Tuesday, on suspicion of abuse of office, following a months-long investigation. There was a scuffle as Szabó
	Promoting Sexuality for Ten Year Olds: Planned Parenthood Goes To Far by Jack Wellman Planned Parenthood has sunk to a new low, if this is possible. The Examiner [1] reports that through their affiliate, the International Planned Parenthood Federation [2], they are now advocating and proposing to have contraceptive sex education
	Forever Young - Frozen In Time by Jack Wellman There is a company that is making lots of money freezing people in the hopes of resurrecting them someday to find a cure for what killed them. As incredible as this sounds, people are being frozen today for a hoped-for future cure. The Alcor Life
	Torturing international laws by Thanos Kalamidas The British foreign secretary has lost an Appeal Court bid to stop the disclosure of secret information relating to the torture of a UK resident; actually they were forced to release paragraphs of a document that described his time in detention in
	A Brief Survey of the Traditional Judeo-Christian View of Marriage by Emanuel L. Paparella
	The day television changed the war by Thanos Kalamidas When the invasion to Kuwait started I was in Dubai and for hours I was watching Peter Arnett from CNN in the lobby of a hotel when the telephones stopped ringing. It is amazing when major events like a huge invasion happen, it seems that everythin
	But ...seriously! by Thanos Kalamidas Pictures and videos coming from Tahiti are turning into screams of despair and the number of dead is constantly increasing making more obvious how defendless humans are in front the power of the nature. The dream holiday destination has transforme
	Gay Marriage Approved in Portugal by Alexandra Pereira Two years after I was born, in 1982, homosexuality was still consider
	Ovi magazine's bookshelves by The Ovi Team We don’t talk very often about Ovi’s bookshelf , but is there waiting for you to download the books for free and enjoy a variety of themes and subjects for every age and interest. One o
	Bono's new black uniform by Thanos Kalamidas Guess what, the hint that the Chinese government’s efforts to control internet and what the Chinese people can access in the internet is something …acceptable and probably correct doesn’t belong to the national front leadership b
	But ...seriously by Thanos Kalamidas For my personal column with the weird and serious of this world, nothing else or even better could start the new decade than the Cesar himself. Apparently I just remembered something I heard ones in a play, there is no need for a script in modern
	Three Types Of Parents by Jack Wellman There are ways to effectively coach your children in life. This includes coaching them at home, school and of last importance, in sports. Words of encouragement go a long ways toward making them more effective in these areas of life. There are pri
	Fabian Society by The Ovi Team Getting closer to the election day in UK and the critical moment for the Labour Party it’s time to remember the Fabian Society since it was found on the 4th of January 1884 and the foundations of the Labour Party and you just don’t kno
	Leonardo's flying machines by The Ovi Team 3rd of January 1496, Leonardo da Vinci tried for the first time unsuccessfully unfortunately to fly with one of the flying machines that had become his passion for long time. So that makes a great chance to remember the unbelievable creations o
	Year of Controversies and Next Decade of Change by Saberi Roy Looking back at 2009, it has been an eventful and controversial year with Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, Fake trials in Iran and Burma. Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue”, EU Parliament Elections 2009, the UN summit on Climate Change,
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team It is simple. Look at this photo of ... and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Listen for this New Year by Thanos Kalamidas Usually every first of January, New Year’s Day we all start with wishes. Peace on earth, that’s basic, very ecumenical, very …wishful! The end of poverty! That’s a good wish but we used it the last …lets see
	World Peace Day, The Environment, and Pope Benedict XVI by Emanuel L. Paparella
	And the award goes to... by Thanos Kalamidas Fine, this has taken too long! The years before we had a plan but a comment last year has ruined this plan. Usually we see who or what influenced our lives more than anything the year that ends and we write the reasoning naming the persona or the
	Remember 2009 - Part I by The Ovi Team Sometimes it is good to remember what happened through the year that just ends and this is what we are going to do in two days with the first six months todayJanuary 2009January 1 – Austria, Japan,
	How Bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Scoffing dinner on gun pointA dozy robber was nicked whi
	German report by Euro Reporter German environment minister blames China, US for climate stalemateGerman Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen told the news magazine Der Spiegel that the Chinese were not concerned about climate protection but instead about h
	Christmas thoughts by Thanos Kalamidas It feels strange that it came to me to write a few words for Christmas day. I never felt shy for my believes and I find it easier to believe that there is intelligent life in Mars, UFOs in my backyard and trolls in the Finnish forests than believi
	Christmas in some ...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 story of ... silent night by The Ovi Team 180 years ago the carol "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht" was heard for the first time in a village church in Oberndorf, Austria. The congregation at that Midnight Mass in St. Nicholas Church listened as the voices of the assistant pastor, F
	Dino & Anty 931 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	World's First Crossword by The Ovi Team Arthur Wynne had the job of devising the weekly puzzle page for Fun, the eight-page comic section of the New York World. When he devised what he called a Word-cross for the Christmas 1913 edition, published on 21 December he could have no idea
	Gimme 5! by Asa Butcher Here we are again celebrating the passing of yet another year in the life of Ovi Magazine; five to be exact. As always, there is only one question
	The fifth ...elementary year by Thanos Kalamidas I feel that if I say that today Ovi magazine celebrates five years of accomplishments it will be a cliché and the same time is so true. Accomplishments that go far beyond an online publication, accomplishments far beyond the connectivity
	Unemployed questions by Jon Andrews American unemployment is around 10 million, yet despite what we hear in the news, the economy is booming in some parts of America. But it may not be the American population who are benefiting from this rise from the financial meltdown of ove
	Green Ink by David Sparenberg Theodore Roszak’s THE VOICE OF THE EARTH is a big book. Big not only in actual volume, chapter to chapter, page by page, but big in scope and containing a largess, as in abundant wealth; for THE VOICE is rich in perspective and refl
	Fireproof your marriage by Jack Wellman I recently saw the movie Fireproof, staring Kirk Cameron and Erin Bethea. [1] This G-rated movie is more than a great movie for a date night. It is a movie that may help fireproof your marriage and is based upon the best-selling author and marr
	Justifying war with a Peace Nobel Prize by Thanos Kalamidas I have to admit that when I read the phrase “the US must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified,” I felt a bit numb and found difficult to accept in the same phrase the words ‘moral’ and
	Medicine and religion: The spiritual dimension of the migraine aura by Floco Tausin In the 1990s, pracitioners of orthodox scientific medicine engaged in dialogs with much earnest and passion about the unification of religion and medicine. It was shown in more than 100 studies that complaints and illnesses like diabetes, liver
	2nd Opinion 919 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Ethiopian Despot Hijacks Copenhagen Leadership Role by Doug McGill I'm going to break one of my own writing rules today. In the six years that I've written about Ethiopian immigrants and politics in Minnesota, I've never editorialized directly against
	The last drink of the night by David Barger
	Mer-Maid by Neil Burlington For more Neil's Sunny Sky Cartoons, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Dear Mrs. Astrid Thors... by Thanos Kalamidas Dear Mrs. Astrid Thors, Finland’s migration minister;With surprise I have to admit I’ve read in the newspapers that following your proposition the government decided to reduce the benefits
	Show Bizz 918 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Show Bizz, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Where yellow roses bloom by David Barger
	Caption of the month by The Ovi Team There is one couple you will see in any magazine, newspaper, blog or site you might check, even to the ones that having absolutely nothing to do with entertainment, well here is… Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.It is sim
	December choices by The Ovi Team For this December our choices for blog of the month, site of the month and photo of the month in Ovi magazine are...Blog of the month is: Closet Cookin
	SnakeBoots 911 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Neil's Sunny Sky Cartoons 7 by Neil Burlington For more Neil's Sunny Sky Cartoons, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	The lost dignity of the Greek media by Thanos Kalamidas Η απόσταση που με χωρίζει με την Ελληνική δημοσ
	25 November: Silent Violence Against Women by Rene Wadlow 25 November is the UN-proclaimed International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Violence against women is a year-round occurrence and continues to an alarming degree. Violence against women is an attack upon their bodily in
	A U.S. Citizen Survives Political Prison in Ethiopia by Doug McGill Okwa Omot is sleeping safely in a warm bed at his home in Washington, D.C. this week. That is something of a miracle considering that only a week ago – and for 107 days before that – he wa
	Jukebox begins by The Ovi Team November 23, 1889; the debut of the first jukebox in Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco California USA.A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine that can play specially s
	The Sporting Trial of Thierry Henry by Binoy Kampmark
	Bet football's transparency by Thanos Kalamidas When a couple of years ago the big football scandal hit Italy and Juventus fell from the first division to the second, first nobody was surprised and second everybody was waiting who’s next to follow. Even though the rumours had it that the
	Dino & Anty 929 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	An Impositioning Juxtapositioning by Leah Sellers Once upon a time in the Great State of Texas, in the Heartland of the United States of America, there lived two Human Beings. A Man and a Woman. A Military Man and a Teacher-Artist.One day, the Military Man, Nidal Malak Hasan,
	Athens Polytechnic uprising by The Ovi Team The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. The uprising began on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta revolt and ended in bloodshed in the ear
	British report by Euro Reporter
	World Summit on Food Security: 16-18 November by Rene Wadlow Citizens of the World welcome the World Summit on Food Security of 16-18 November 2009 in Rome to address the root causes of the present food crisis and to work for the full implementation of the ‘Human Right to Food’. World citizens
	Wilbur's Wonderland: Hard ...life by David Barger For more Wilbur's Wonderland, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	SnakeBoots 910 by Thanos Kalamidas For more SnakeBoots, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	YLE's boss half truths by Thanos Kalamidas From the very beginning I found my self living in Finland I have problems with YLE, the Finnish National Radio Television and this has nothing to do with my linguistic problems and my poor understanding of the Finish or the Swedish language, the o
	$EED$ OF FAITH by Jack Wellman Wolves In $heep's Clothing　If were are to be stewards of God’s Word and Truth, I believe we are also required to overturn the moneychangers tables in the Temple, when we see them, like Jesus Christ Himself did. There are many
	Is America on a wrong track? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
	Some Musings on Religion and Freedom of Speech in the EU by Emanuel L. Paparella
	How Bizarre!!! by Thanos Kalamidas Challenging a lamppost to a fightA 22-year-old man challenged a lamppost to fight after he was ignored by passers-by in the street. Drunken David Robinson turned on the innocent streetlight after a number of walkers ignored
	The shadow of darkness by David Barger No alarm calling out my name.My eyes were wide opened.My younger brother lay asleepUnderneath in the bottom portionOf our double bed; His breathing pouring out in rhythmic measuresWith the slightest pauseBefore br
	Hungarian report by Euro Reporter Government members get new flu shot Ministers who had not been inoculated against the deadly A/H1N1 virus received the vaccine in the presence of the media on Wednesday. Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai was inoculated on Tuesday.
	Dino & Anty 928 by Thanos Kalamidas For more Dino & Anty, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	Swiss cheese and the Lisbon Treaty by Thanos Kalamidas The British leader of the conservative party David Cameron with his usual pompous style imitating something between Winston Churchill, a cardinal and a clown announced that “never again” to powers being transferred from the UK to Bruss
	Junta Continues to Suppress Religious Freedom: US by Rohingya Human Rights The Burmese military junta continues to oppress people on religious grounds and actively promotes Theravada Buddhism, said a US report on religion released last Monday."It systematically restricted efforts by Buddhist
	Then, Again: Pope II by Patrick McWade For more Then Again, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	November choices by The Ovi Team For this November our choices for blog of the month, site of the month and photo of the month in Ovi magazine are...Blog of the month is: Dinlos and Skilldos
	Do Babies Go To Heaven? by Jack Wellman Where Do Babies Go If They Die?After a baby dies, where do they go? What about the unborn, the still-born, aborted fetuses, young children and even special needs children? Where do these, so young and tender, go after death?
	The Politico Paradox: Feeding the Media we Hate by Doug McGill For just a brief moment before Politico.com co-founder John Harris spoke last Friday at his alma mater, Carleton College, he might have allowed himself to think that finally – finally! – he would safely be able to relax in the warm emb
	Then Again: Pope I by Patrick McWade For more Then Again, HERE! For more Ovi Magazine, HERE!
	Ergonomics and wet flies by Jane Eagle Who missed me? Gather around. Wow! What a crowd of… friendly ghosts. Oh, me and my sarcasm!You’re wondering what I’m going to talk about. Nothing much… I’d only like to comment on this beautiful i
	How bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Drink-drive chair up for auction Police in the US stat
	The price in treasured gifts by David Barger Poseidon bestowed a gift Unto Minos, King of Crete,And asked only that when the timeCame, to remember him through A token of sacrificing this perfect bull.The King’s advisor whispered,There is not a bull found in
	Mugabe's power games by Thanos Kalamidas I have to admit that I hate it when I’m forced to say …I told you and I know that it bothers the person who hears it but it really ...hurts the person who says it. Perhaps because usually is accompanied with bad news. And in this ca
	Cuban missiles crisis by The Ovi Team On the 22nd October, 1962, In a speech to the American people John F Ken
	Odysseus Elytis by The Ovi Team Since the last few days we are talking about Nobel Prizes, a Greek poet Odysseus Elytis , was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize and it was announced on the 18th of October 1979, exactly 30 years ago.
	Give washing a big hand by Patrick McWade For more McWade Cartoons, HERE!
	A nuclear accident by Thanos Kalamidas On the 10th of October, 1957 at Windscale, Cumberland Britain we have the first nuclear accident in history and the worst reactor accident until …Three Mile Island twenty two years after. Part of the radioactive core at pile One, at Winds
	World Post Day by Jack Wellman Before you say, “World What Day?”, let me explain. Before the internet, and email, there was snail mail. In the States, it was more or less established during the short tenure of the Pony Express. It’s technically the Universal Postal
	The art of the flower by David Sparenberg It is my view that the three greatest personage of theater are these: Sophocles, Shakespeare and Zeami Motokiyo, also referred to as Kanze Zeami. Nothing has come down to us from Sophocles on the Thespian Art. From Shakespeare we ha
	The Great Chicago Fire by The Ovi Team The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disaste
	The Rohingya Refugees: Victims of Exploitation by Rohingya Human Rights Nowadays, the Rohingya refugees are not free from exploitation in every moment of their step in countries of their first or second asylum before reaching to a meaningful solution.It is easy to catch the circumstances in most c
	How ...bizarre! by Thanos Kalamidas Beatle's essay found 50 years on An essay written by Sir Paul McCartney as a 10-year-old has been found after lying undiscovered in Liverpool's Central Library for more than 50 years. Years before the Beatles receiv
	But ...seriously by Thanos Kalamidas Greek national elections are here and the Greeks are expected to seriously vote against the Conservative Party and their six years of catastrophic governing in favor of the return to power of the Socialist Party. The Greek Prime minister, Kosta
	Genocide by Thanos Kalamidas Gregoire Ndahimana, a former mayor in the city of Kivumu in Rwanda, is accused of the massacre of over 2,000 ethnic Tutsis sheltered in a church that was bulldozed to the ground, killing everybody. Naturally the ex-mayor has declared not guilty
	October choices by The Ovi Team For this October our choices for blog of the month, site of the month and photo of the month in Ovi magazine are...* Blog of the month is:
	Caption This! October 2009 by The Ovi Team It is simple. Look at this photo of ... Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	Inglorious Grassterds 903 by Patrick McWade For more Inglorious Grassterds, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	An answer for the Greek election by Thanos Kalamidas Living abroad means I only reach the latest news from Greece through friends or through the internet, and I have to admit that internet is a real luxury to somebody who has experienced life abroad for decades. To give you an example when I live
	The good Aunt Angela phenomenon by Thanos Kalamidas The truth is Angela Merkel was never going to lose the office and the odd truth is that the looks of a good aunt really works for her! Walter Steinmeier on the other side reminds me of the Gargamel character from the Smurfs’ cartoons; alw
	When Ethiopia Invades Somalia, Minnesota Takes a Hit by Doug McGill It sounds a bit roundabout at first, but if Minnesotans truly want to know why Minnesota became a breeding ground for young Somalis who take up arms with Somalia
	Debating Greek democracy by Thanos Kalamidas Watching the debate between the leaders of the six main Greek parties one night and then a day after watching another debate between the two main opponents – Prime Minister K. Karamanlis and opposition leader G. Papandreou – I have
	Inglorious Grassterds 901 by Patrick McWade For more Inglorious Grassterds, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition by The Ovi Team “Oh the horrors of slavery! - How the thought of it pains my heart! But the truth ought to be told of it; and what my eyes have seen I think it is my duty to relate; for few people in England know what slavery is. I have been a slave - I
	...and this is August! by The Ovi Team For this month our choice for Blog of the Month is:
	Prisoners behind a screen? by Marko Kananen “The burqa will not be welcome on the territory of the French republic,” declared President Nicolas Sarkozy in his speech at the Versailles Palace. According to Sarkozy, the head-to-toe Islamic garment is not a symbol of religion but a
	2nd Opinion #34/09 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion, HERE! For more Ovi
	Life Undercover #8/09 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover, HERE! For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
	And that was March... by The Ovi Team "If you look aroundThe whole world is coming together now, babyCan you feel it?"How often do you read an article that begins with lyrics from a song by The Jackson 5? Perhaps there is a good reason for
	24-hour Ovi Bookshop by The Ovi Team "A book is cheap to print and bind. A book is as private and consensual as sex. A book takes time and effort to consume-something that gives a reader every chance to walk away. Actually, so few people make the effort to read that it
	Ovi Bad Boys Podcast #140 by The Ovi Team Download of the Ovi Bad Boys Podcast is totally free of charge. On the podcast page you will find all of their archived shows, which is a recording of their weekly live show broadcast across the Helsinki region on Lä
	Thai appetite by Thanos Kalamidas I know it sounds like a stupid question but what’s the first thing coming in mind when anybody says …Thailand? To most it means endless golden seaside, paradise holidays and exotic food. But do you ever wonder what it means for the peo
	Life Undercover #71 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE!
	The day of Finnish literature by Asa Butcher Finland has its flags up again today to honour both Aleksis Kivi Day and Finnish Literature Day, since Kivi is commonly referred to as the creator of modern Finnish literature. When it came to deciding how to approach
	50 Bucks: Bring On the Sluts by Sarah Beetson Following shows in Melbourne and London, Sarah takes her second solo exhibition “50 Bucks: Bring On the Sluts” to Portland, Oregon. For those of you in the area it is your chance to see her collection of 500 small works rendered on
	Cypriot Report by Euro Reporter
	ShowBizz #64 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! F
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas
	Danish report by Euro Reporter
	"Snakes And Apples" by Jan Sand The snake shows sinuosities,Celebrates the sinister.Signals salacious suggestions,Shrouding stated sexualitiesIn slitherings sinusoidal,A sustenance of strange satanicSuperiorities.
	And that was June 2008... by The Ovi Team What have we learnt during the month of June? Well, Spain is the best European football team, Robert Mugabe is crazier than ever, Obama is the Democrat nominee, Bill Gates doesn't have a job, the world will get its first swirling skyscraper
	Italian report by Euro Reporter Tuna net survivors At the end of May last year, in the Mediterranean 60 miles off Libya and 120 from Malta, the
	And that was May 2008... by The Ovi Team Wow! What a month May turned out to be for Ovi magazine. First we published our 3,000th contribution, then we released the 'ME' theme issue and then we had to deal with Finnish copycats - if anybody ever needed
	Ovi magazine, Copycats and Nokia by The Ovi Team First of all, we want to thank reporters, journalists and bloggers because they are the only ones who have seen what Mr. Nikula missed and hopefully the legal department of Nokia Corporation will not ignore. Mr. Niku
	Missing Alex - A Greek thriller (in Greek) by Dimitra Karantzeni Τα νέα έκαναν το γύρω του κόσμου… O Άλ
	Photoville: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo by Thanos Kalamidas Mr Ballmer said Microsoft had raised its original offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn (£24.1bn) - $33 per share. But he added that Yahoo had insisted on at least $53bn, or $37 a share - more than Microsoft was prepared to pay.
	The left is scared to hell by the left by Europe & Us Regional elections in Germany always have a national significance, since the heads of the regional governments (Länder) sit in the Bundesrat, the second German legislative chamber. This week-end, on of the smallest German Bundeslän
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter A busy policeman and a thief A female taxi driver from Vienna was attacked by a robber with a knife. Coincidentally a policeman came along the road. “Help”
	"Credit" by Jan Sand There is a persistent tendency In humanity
	Jari Martikainen: Vol. 2 by Jari Martikainen Jari Martikainen (31) is a Finnish aircraft mechanic who enjoys travelling and has photography as a preferred hobby... though I don't think it should be just that for him! See for yourself. Note - photos taken with smal
	The Failure of Gambari Mission in Burma by Rohingya Human Rights Turning a deaf ear to international outcries, Burma's military rulers are going to perpetuate military domination in running the state forever through unilaterally holding a referendum on May 10.2008 on a pro-military
	"gate gate" by Linda Lane the storythe carp had a long standing agreement with a turtlethe turtle who holds the world on his backsaid, one day after a successful game of chancecraps, maybe, or p
	Should I stay or ... GO home! by Thanos Kalamidas
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter EU membership good for Slovenia Over 72% of Slovenians or 9% more than two years ago, believe that the country's membership of the EU is good for Slovenia, according to a public
	Finnish Report by Euro Reporter Mikael Agricola's Day, Finnish Language Day Today, 9th of April Finland celebrates the Finnish language day to honour Mikael Agricola the man who first to use written Finnish la
	"Hernia" by Alexander Mikhaylov My mother often mentioned that I was born with some defectCalled hernia.I had no idea how serious it was.All I knew that there was something funny with my balls. One of my balls was hanging lo
	What Really Happened? by Thanos Kalamidas
	Caption This! April 2008 by The Ovi Team It is simple. Look at another photo of Sarkozy and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything else that captures your imagination.
	And that was March 2008... by The Ovi Team The clocks have sprung forward robbing us of a precious hour of work, but we shall not be deterred here at Ovi. A glorious run of 31 days, an early Easter, an emerald Saint Patrick's Day and the revelation that Asa's wife is "probably
	"Charles Darwin and a pool party" by Alexander Mikhaylov He was a nice guyFunny and loud especiallyAfter a few drinks and a couple of joints He often repeated just how much He loved EcuadorAnd Latin American music‘Man! There is not
	"Ragged Magic" by Jan Sand Tall and thin.Tall and thin with a grin.An ironic smile, with guileTo permit an opening. Friendly enoughSo that approach might coachIn anticipation a reciprocal Appreciation.
	Roots by Amir Khatib This installation participated in the large-scale exhibition which EU-MAN showed in two venues, the Helsinki Kaapelitehdas and the Rundetaarn of Copenhagen. The CUPORE (institution of culture research in Helsinki) bought it and now it is shown
	ShowBizz #52 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	"Something Dies" by Jan Sand Things happen. A slow fall of dust.Suddenly, eyes don’t meet.“Sorry, time’s tight. I must –I can’t make it Saturday.” A beat.The silence stretches out.
	Nunobark #1 by Nunobark Nunobark (27) is a Lisbon-based illustrator, artist, graphic designer... and proud father. He was the founder of several fanzines, maintains the Public Secret Blog.
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Clashes between protesters and security forces in Tibet's main city of Lhasa have left at least two people dead, according to reports. Is this the China that hosts t
	Jari Martikainen by Jari Martikainen Jari Martikainen (31) is a Finnish aircraft mechanic who enjoys travelling and has photography as a preferred hobby... though I don't think it should be just that for him! See for yourself. Note - photos taken with smal
	News flash !!! Ancient aquatic monster photographed by Linda Lane NEWS FLASH !!!
	Desert life by an Eskimo by Lee Thorkhill An old man, weathered by a life that he has lived quickly and without regard for the feelings of others. Gifted from birth with a silver tongue and rugged looks he has left broken hearts and promises across the world. He is quick and free with wor
	"how high" by Bohdan Yuri how high is itto the sky above,reasonasks me why.I tell itto remain belowthat blue puffof moving smoke.insteadit keeps meawed,about the st
	Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn's Influence on the Philosophy of Science by Emanuel L. Paparella It is hard to think of two thinkers who have had a greater influence on contemporary philosophy of science. Their main insight is that it is impossible to investigate the nature of reality without operating with some
	"Hurray For Evolution" by Jan Sand My great grand daddy was a dinosaurMy brother was a monkey.I came from what had come before.I think one was a donkey.A relative of long agoI'm sure once was a frog.With certain
	How Bizarre! by The Ovi Team Browsing the news daily we often miss the little bits of news at the bottom of the page. They are often funny, sometimes weird, and they give us a new perspective on life, so here's the next in our new column series: How Bizarre!
	Mills & Boon: A Man's Confession by Clint Wayne As I entered the room my gaze was transfixed by the young couple standing by the French doors looking as if they were about to disappear into the darkness of the garden. The man was tall and muscular with a bronzed tan. The expression on his
	"sadness" by Bohdan Yuri sadness does come bylike seasons on the fly:the joyful birth of hope,nurtured buds fully grown, sharp cuts into your soul,that leave your heart cold.sadness does come b
	"Something exotic" by Alexander Mikhaylov We flew to Madrid from Stockholm in an early morningIn Stockholm, it was cold but in Madrid it got betterWading through Spanish crowd, killing a few hoursBefore our next flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador
	"Anatomic Bombs" by Jan Sand If I stroke a girl's behindThere's nothing new to findAs the effort gives responses uniform.I am fairly well acquaintedThat the form, as often painted,Has nothing much to vary fr
	And that was February 2008... by The Ovi Team How many months have 29 days? Yes, all of them! However, this Leap Year the extra day in February means you lucky readers have gained an extra cover story for the month and the honour was bestowed upon Jan Sand's "Perpetual Libraries
	Death of the behemoth: An essay on smoking by Alexander Mikhaylov Apparently, this animal has never suffered from a lack of publicity. Soviet military complexes, US military complexes, and now even ‘Phillip Morris’ corporation were all called a ‘behemoth’ at least dozen times. Speaking of
	Caption This! Mar 2008 by The Ovi Team As a start to 2008, Ovi magazine decided to experiment with a Photo Caption game for all of our readers to participate.It is simple. Look at the scary photo of Hillary Clinton and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubbl
	Greek Reporter by Euro Reporter Skopje just like UK! Athens and Skopje have about two weeks to respond to the latest UN proposals for resolving their dispute over what the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Fyrom) will be called. UN mediator Matt
	Life Undercover #56 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE!
	Austian Reporter by Euro Reporter Only Austria, Denmark meet EU carbon deadlineOf the five EU countries issued EU Allowances (EUAs) only Austria and Denmark have successfully met a deadline to allocate their industry permits to emit carbon dioxide, the European Union
	How Bizarre! by Asa Butcher Browsing the news daily we are always overwhelmed with politics, revolutions, accidents, wars and celebrities often missing these little bits of news at the bottom of the page. They are often funny, sometimes weird, and
	A primeira democracia moderna by Luis Alves A Finlândia possuí dois níveis de governo democrático: o Estado e os seus 431 municípios. Este sistema equilibrado, geográfica e historicamente enraizado na sociedade, permite que as
	"no matter where I go" by Bohdan Yuri no matter where I goI will never fall downand not get up again,until the day I die,no matter where I go,I will try again,and again,even after I die,I hopeI
	"Jonah" by Jan Sand Having survived past the teeth And tumbled, confused, in panicDown the slimy throat beneath,I now reside in this organicHeaving place of strange smellsDivorced from stormy seas(No
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas "This race is very close, it's very contested," Clinton said, "I've won some, he's won some. Each of us has to get to 2025 delegates. So of course every single race is important."
	The Tupi Legend for the Origin of the Night by Alexandra Pereira This is the original legend by the Tupi tribes of the Amazon for the Creation of the Night. The natives believe that in the beginning of everything there was a perman
	"a new soul" by Bohdan Yuri the birth of a new soul is a wonder to behold,too bad the years aheadwill mess with its head.
	Skying Artwork in a National Museum: Salvador Dali by Linda Lane Interesting that searching I am unable to find anything on the Web about 'Skying Artwork'. What is "to sky artwork"? It is the practice, infringing on moral copyright, of hanging or displaying artwork in such a way that it can
	YURTS: living inside a mandala by Valerie Sartor Round and warm, creative and comfortable, yurt constructions have long rode an unusual wave of popularity by symbolizing an ancient link to the earth as well as an alternative, portable lifestyle. For many, these breast
	The Legend of Timor Loro Sae by Alexandra Pereira This is the traditional tale about the origins of Timor Loro Sae, which in tetum means "orient land – the land of the rising sun", or "land of dawn", or just "East Timor",
	"Alpha Bets Are Off" by Jan Sand Be wary of the dictionary.Watch out for the thesaurus.Attractions can be quite contrary.Words can be a kooky chorus.They sing of 'A's in many ways,Their 'B's are a diseas
	Austrian report by Euro Reporter Poisoned Chocolates The mayor of the little Lower Austrian of Spitz a der Donau was poisoned with chocolates which were filled with strychnine. The politician found a box with those chocolates on his car with the message
	Triumph Over Tragedy by Jack Wellman The classic that is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, including the opening movement (the Allegro)…duh, duh, duh, duhhhhh…is perhaps the most universally recognized song in world - a universal and timeless classic from,
	Stop coverage of terrorist activities by Abdulhadi Hairan All of us are aware of the importance of media in prevailing political and geographical situation and know also about the day-to-day events of terror across the world. By nature, human being
	A Voice of Reason Momentarily Silenced by Rene Wadlow Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, was shot twice in the back by rebel soldiers in an attack on his home in Dili in the early hours of Monday, 11 February 2008. The attack was led by the fugitive rebel commander Alfredo Reinado who was ki
	Peace Nobel Prize Winner Shot in His Stomach by Alexandra Pereira The shaky democracy of East Timor as an independent country has been hit again by a new threat this Monday, when the Peace Nobel Prize Winner and President Ramos-Horta was shot in his back, hand and stomach while returning from his early morning j
	When I had enough (in Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Όταν πριν από ένα χρόνο περίπου αποφάσιζ
	"who knew her" by Bohdan Yuri there's a hooker lying deadacross the street where I live would anyone sayI knew her no it's just another hookerfrom any other street someone
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Democratic hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton remain neck and neck and are battling for every vote.For every damn penny I would say according to the rumors at least! ****************************Mike H
	Damned computers by Mike Jennett One day Bill Gates and his partners in this miserable existence we call the computer age will be called to task. No heaven for them. They off down below, to the place of everlasting warmth – and I don’t mean Florida.
	French reporter by Euro Reporter President Sarkozy marries singer BruniNine months after winning the presidency on a promise to reform France, Nicolas Sarkozy ushered in major change in his personal life by marrying supermodel-cum-singer Carla Bruni. Dubbed t
	"Animystic Paranoia" by Jan Sand The bird of nightDevours sunsets, Regurgitates the Sun at dawnTo feed the skyWith bloody light.Then is gone.The serpent seaRoils its scales,Spits flying fis
	The Cycle of Time: The Chinese New Year by Rene Wadlow Talk of the Year ahead and the devil laughs”- Chinese proverb This 7 February marks the start of the New Year in China. The start of a New Year is a re
	Me, a name I call myself... by Asa Butcher When you think of me, what comes to mind? Perhaps I should rephrase the question… what comes to mind when you think of 'me'? Is that any clearer? Let's begin again! Ovi magazin
	Charles Sanders Peirce and the Presuppositions of Science by Emanuel L. Paparella One of the great influences on American philosophy was Charles Sanders Peirce’s pragmaticism. His interest in philosophy began as a hobby but has had wide international repercussion. Pierce’s intellectual
	"virgin spring" by Bohdan Yuri a virgin spring from mountain wellslides its soul upon this land.beginning as one in search for more,a current flows, connects a blend: gather thoughts from long ago,each young cyc
	And that was January 2008... by The Ovi Team So the first month of 2008 has been chalked off leaving us with eleven more before it all begins over, but there is one positive outcome of this: another Ovi monthly covers issue. Welcome to the first of the New Year an
	Caption This! Feb 2008 by The Ovi Team As a start to 2008, Ovi magazine decided to experiment with a Photo Caption game for all of our readers to participate.It is simple. Look at the photo of Sarkozy and write a caption/speech bubble/thought bubble or anything
	Long live the new archbishop! (in Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Ο θάνατος του Αρχιεπισκόπου Αθηνών Χριστ
	The Overcoat Business by Jan Sand There is an old story about two guys living on the edge of poverty. Whenever one was in deep financial problems he sold his overcoat to the other, thus tiding himself over a very bad spot. There was only one overcoat and it went through time being
	The Peace Train by Jack Wellman On January 30th, 1948, India and the British Empire would be forever changed. That day in New Delhi, India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual and political leader of the Indian independence movement, was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic. Th
	Malta Report by Euro Reporter Malta slowly closing employment gender gap Malta continued to close its employment gender gap over the past five years, according to a new report issued by the European Commissi
	Kicking a Dead Horse by Jan Sand There is a very old story of a canny farmer whose life style was to wring every last cent out of all of his operations. He cut down on his own food and maintenance to the bare bone and, for a while, made extreme experiments on his horse to cut dow
	"there's a hole in my brain" by Bohdan Yuri there's a hole in my brainwhat it's doing thereI don't know. nothing, I suppose, it just stays in its own spacenot bothering meat all,I don't thin
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Egyptian security forces have pulled back from the border with Gaza after an apparent failure to reseal it. Palestinians seemed to be still crossing freely in and out of Egypt for a third consecutive day, to stock up on supplies in defiance of a block
	German report by Euro Reporter Climate-protection packageThe EU Commission has unveiled a new climate-protection package. It contains tougher rules for emissions-trading, target goals for greenhouse-gas reduction, and directives for the expansion of renewab
	A Healthy Argument by Asa Butcher There is a sage piece of advice often handed out to newly-weds: Don't go to sleep on an argument. I totally agree, especially since it is far comfier to go to sleep on a bed. Seriously, according to recent research, it now appears that the adv
	"Strip poker" by Alexander Mikhaylov I was fifteen years old at that timeStudying at trade school, skipping it often whenTwo of my buddies came over to my placeIt was a quiet afternoon, one of those I normally choose to stay at home
	Paz, Pao, Saude, Educacao by Luis Alves O início de 2008 tem sido marcado pelo encerramento de vários serviços de saúde por todo o país, gerando protestos das populações contra estas medidas governamentais. Num pa
	Pakistan is an interesting country! by Abdulhadi Hairan Here the Hamoodur Rahman Commission clearly named the people who had a role in East Pakistan [that broke the country int
	Dutch Report by Euro Reporter Police strike and footballPolice strikes in support of a pay claim broaden into national industrial action last Wednesday, with police stations throughout the country closed for up to four hours. Despite the strike, the footba
	Sucking Spaghetti by Jan Sand Recently, somewhere on the net, there has been a hectic discussion of the physical impossibility of anyone sucking spaghetti. It is easily accepted that sucking liquid through a straw is explained by the atmosphere pushing on the surface of the
	Poker, virtual reality and international stock markets by Thanos Kalamidas I have never been a gambler myself and, as it may have been obvious from former articles, when it comes to playing I'd rather have a good game of chess, Scrabble or even rummy, than poker, for example. However, it seems that over the last few
	Protection of Rohingya Undocumented Refugees in Bangladesh by Rohingya Human Rights The Rohingya refugee problem in Bangladesh is a decades-long pending issue. According to the official record, there are some 26,000 Rohingya refugees in two official camps in Cox's Bazar, a southern district of Bangladesh bordering Burma. The
	King Kev by Clint Wayne Stunned isn’t the word, it's not even sensational, it's far beyond that. The news that Kevin Keegan was returning to Newcastle United marking the homecoming of a hero that many are calling the second coming of the Messiah has shocked
	"the most evil man in town" by Bohdan Yuri you are the most evil man in town,your house is just down the street.you once told us it was hard to remarry,ever since your wife drowned accidentally,in swan pond, over twenty years ago;
	Calling Military Veterans by The Ovi Team Hello. My name is Kyle Nappi. I am 17-years-old and I live in Ostrander, Ohio (USA). I am a junior at Buckeye Valley High School in Delaware, Ohio. I was wondering if you could do me a favor. I have a big interest in history,
	Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nonviolence with people we do not know by Rene Wadlow � Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the one who wields it. It is a sword that heals. Both a pract
	The Truth of Scientific Knowledge Grounded in Faith by Emanuel L. Paparella “The act of faith consists essentially in knowledge and there we find its formal and specific perfection.”- --Thomas Aquinas
	Reporters in crisis (in Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Δημοσιογραφία σε κατάσταση υστερίας.
	African Cup of Nations by Asa Butcher Africa, the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, is usually in the news for tragedies, famines and having 33 of its 61 territories listed among the 50 poorest in the world, including the top (bottom) position due to Sierr
	World Peace Model # 1: Oughtopian peace model by Raphael Hadid "Oughtopia" is a term coined by Korean philosopher Choue Young Seek. It is a philosophy that leads to a society that ought to be realized, a society that is spiritually beautiful, materially affluent and humanly rewarding.
	Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations: Fiction? by Frantisek Brychta IntroductionIn October 2007 my article “Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations – only a Fiction?” was published in the OVI magazine. Mentioned article dealt with the difficulties connected
	2nd Opinion #41 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE!
	Facing In and Facing Out by Jan Sand A good many animals have tails and I consider it a personal tragedy that I am missing one. A well-articulated prehensile tail could be a very useful addition to my physiology. While I'm typing at my word processor I would very much appreciate
	Afzal and Advani by Tahir Khan Over the last few years, a big debate has been ongoing in the Indian media concerning whether Afzal guru should be given the death sentence. The issue is that Indian intelligence have failed to bring any solid proof which shows Afzal Guru was invo
	How honest are you? by Clint Wayne According to a recent survey carried out by the popular drinks brand WKD, men admitted to telling an average of five fibs a day, whereas women only admitted to telling an impressive three fibs a day. But is that the truth?Vote
	Father Bill Gates by Thanos Kalamidas The European Commission announced two more anti-competition investigations against Microsoft while there are already a couple against the same company going on and some millions the company pays for penalties month a
	"Economize!" by Alexander Mikhaylov It’s the end of August and we are Low on moneyLike the last summerAnd the summer before that It never ends…It’s always like thisIt will be always like thisN
	Bulgarian reporter by Euro Reporter 12.5% Inflation in DecemberBulgaria's year-on-year inflation stood at 12.5% at the end of December, a record-high figure for the last seven years, the country's statistics board NSI announced last week. The consumer pr
	One more year to go by Thanos Kalamidas Reading reports, mails and news bulletins for George W. Bush’s visit in the Middle East the only thing coming to your mind is that this is going to be a very hard year; the man decided to leave a legacy of mistakes and wrong policies and who
	Polish reporter by Euro Reporter Turning the tram system into personal computer gameA Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process. Twelve peo
	Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for Life by Jack Wellman On a cold, blustery winter day on January 14, 1875, Albert Schweitzer was born in Upper-Alsace, Germany (which is now in France). An extraordinary theologian, philosopher, and musician. He would later win the Nobel Priz
	Vico's Conception of Mytho-Poetic Wisdom by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: Vico insists throughout his opus that in order for Man to understand himself and avoid the danger of scientific objectification, he needs to attempt a re-creation of the origins of human
	Greek report by Euro Reporter A DilemmaGreece’s leading transport experts are divided over whether politicians should risk unpopularity and introduce congestion charges in cities that suffer traffic problems. A professor has said that any “poli
	Half a century of covers by Asa Butcher Here at Ovi we love numbers, especially landmarks, and today we have another perfect opportunity to showcase material from our archive. Today marks the 500th cover made by the Ovi Team and there was no chance we would miss this chance to take you
	New world disorder # 1: Global Injustice by Raphael Hadid For similar crimes, here’s how people don’t get different punishments:-A guy lies about his religion or ethnicity to avoid racial prejudice from other people. He gets caught and his friends think it’s so lame
	Go Figure by Jan Sand Like the average guy I shop for various items in a store and try to keep the prices in my head so that when I approach the cash register I have a vague idea about how badly I am about to be hit. But living in the real world is like being under bo
	"not I" by Bohdan Yuri it's hard to be alivewhen everythingaround you has alreadydied but who willtell them allthat they arealready dead not I that is
	Finlandia: MunicaÂpios e Descentralizcao by Luis Alves A crise económica portuguesa teve início no ano de 2002. Apesar da ténue recuperação ocorrida a partir de 2004, o crescimento da economia portuguesa tem-se mantido por valores insuficient
	'Empty is Full' Exhibition by The Ovi Team Hello all,The group show I'm involved
	Suicide justice (Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Πριν τα Χριστούγεννα έγραψα ένα άρθρο με
	German Report by Euro Reporter Parent benefit is going to ... cost moreAccording to the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, the budget's vote for parent benefits was too low, so the Minister asked for another 110 million plus 30 million euro for educat
	A letter to the President of the Cypriot Parliament (Greek) by Mihalis Mihail Κύριε Χριστόφια, Είμαι ένας Κύ
	John Searle on the Human Mind and the Nature of Intelligence by Emanuel L. Paparella Modern rationalists whose paradigm of reality is Descartes’ philosophy and its idea that we are nothing but so much matter extended into space and complicated biological machines are fond of pointing out that o
	Cheaters by Raphael Hadid What would sports look like without doping? Who are the great champions who were accused of doping? Here’s a list of great champions who allegedly doped, and, some believe, who would never have been great champions without doping.
	"just ask anyone" by Bohdan Yuri on the main street cornerwhere mean deals are playeda nickel, a dime, buys it all, any soul can play the game. pass the paper bag forty,a swig to take control, easingthe shak
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Cyprus' President Statements Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has stated that all the prospects for Cyprus for the year 2008 are very positive and “we enter the New Year with high expectations for the continued
	The Punch and Judy Show by Jan Sand There is no question that all cultures delight in theater. The suspension of disbelief that is the essence of any thespian attempt is something utilized, not only in direct theatrical production but also in all aspects of life. It is basically
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has a commanding lead in the country's snap election but it is unclear whether he has avoided a presidential run-off, the opposition said there was serious violations and called
	Spud-you-don't-like by Asa Butcher "You don't like potato! Who doesn't like potatoes? Go on, try one… just one! It won't hurt you… give it a nibble… okay, why don't you try it with some baked beans? What! You don't like baked beans either?
	Finnish reporter by Euro Reporter Finland on Nordic Defense TeamworkPrime Minister Matti Vanhanen suggested in his blog joint civil crisis management exercises with Sweden and that an exercise like that could be held next autumn in full agreement with the Fore
	Aung San Suu Kyi independence by Thanos Kalamidas This year and apparently today, Burma, also known as Myanmar, celebrates 60 years of independence from the British. The nearby India celebrated its 60th year last year with magnificent celebrations that lasted for days and you would expect Burma t
	"Dirty old man" by Alexander Mikhaylov He was a man in his early fiftieth, small and sad looking With runny eyes and face that seemed to be Pushed to one side, the skin the color of a peeled potato Brown hands, pantsAlways sliding
	And that was December... by The Ovi Team "So this is Xmas, And what have you done, Another year over, And a new one just begun…" sang John Lennon in his 1971 hit "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", so what have you done? There are 88
	A wish for 2008 by Thanos Kalamidas When writing an article of the most important events for the year 2007, I think I wrote is what I wish and want most for the year 2008. You see, I have lost all my hopes for peace on earth soon, I don’t think anymore for the end of criminali
	Thundersnow by Jack Wellman Old Man Winter comes again to our small plains town. Predictions of another bout with winter are posted with the weather service’s Heavy Snow Warning. It is a prophecy being fulfilled before my eyes. This storm cares not that thousands are s
	Caption This! Jan 2008 by The Ovi Team Happy New Year!As a start to 2008, Ovi magazine have decided to experiment with a new Photo Caption game for all of our readers to participate.It is simple. Look at the photo and write a caption/speech bubble/th
	Ovi's Person of the Year 2007: Alan Johnston by Asa Butcher When we asked you to nominate your candidate for Ovi's Person of the Year 2007 we didn't expect to receive such a positive response. Thanks to each of you who took the time to contact us and offer us your choice
	2007, as tears go by by Thanos Kalamidas The year 2007 has been extremely strange for me, Ovi magazine turned daily and that meant following all the news all the time just to be contemporary with international events. Of course that also had its dark side;
	A peak at MMVIII by Asa Butcher Using my mystical crystal ball I can provide you with a sneaky peak at what lays in store for us in 2008. Don't worry! I don't possess supernatural abilities, just extraordinary research skills that can dazzle those easily impressed.
	The Cultural Janus-face of the European Union by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: What is urgently needed in the debate on the future of Europe is the substitution of old Machiavellian paradigms based on "real politick" considerations with new imaginative on
	Myths surrounding money by Raphael Hadid Money is also a state of mind. To some, being rich and famous does not buy happiness. But to many, it is the only life they ever dreamt of. I haven’t counted the number of times I got cut off for mentioning money related
	Repeating history with innocent Kurds by Thanos Kalamidas There is something going on at the north borders of Iraq that seems like nobody gives the necessary weight. The victims at the moment are between the innocent and they count only to tens and the refugees to just a few hundred but the situation is
	Universal human rights in a cultural diversity context by Raphael Hadid Social life is governed by principles and doctrines that differ in every society. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though in my opinion the greatest document ever to be printed, sometimes might contradict people’s traditions.
	"I'm wired" by Bohdan Yuri I'm wiredI can't break out ofthis creation,there is no escapefrom this crude matrix, I'm tryingbut I can'tseem tostep beyond
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas At "Meet Mike Huckabee" event Friday morning in Pella, Iowa, the former Arkansas governor and surprising leader in Iowa clarified comments he made Thursday night suggesting that, in the wake of Benazir Bhutto
	Who killed Benazir Bhutto? by Thanos Kalamidas It is like there is a huge drama scene covering Pakistan and everybody has become a pawn in the hands of an invisible power. Benazir Bhutto is dead, assassinated in a suicide attack. Sixteen more Pakistanis are dead from the attack and several oth
	"Twin Falls" by Alexander Mikhaylov ArrivalWe flew over to Twin Falls, Idaho on the Flag Day -An immigration worker who picked us up at the airport Seemed genuinely surprised whenWe mentioned the Flag Day to him‘The
	Las mujeres saharauis by Luis Portillo, Ph. D. Suelma Beiruk, responsable de relaciones internacionales de la República Democrática del Sahara, ha visitado el Estado español para recordarnos la deuda pendiente que tenemos con su país. Esta bellísima mujer que luce un v
	What's Euro Reporter? by Euro Reporter Let's begin with numbers. 27 member states, 23 official languages, covers an area of 4,324,782 km², has a population of over 495 million people, has 15 currencies, it generates an estimated 31% share of the world's nominal GDP and
	Finnish Reporter by Euro Reporter The Finnish state railways, VR sold tickets for …non-existent passengersFinnish State Railways-VR was forced to transport some passengers by bus on Boxing Day after accidentally selling tickets
	British Reporter by Euro Reporter Police data details found at dump A senior police officer has apologized after confidential details of staff were found on a dump in Devon. T
	Spanish Reporter by Euro Reporter Surgeons in Dénia operate on the wrong knee, and then lose the patients notes The error happened at the Marina Al
	French Reporter by Euro Reporter Sarkozy criticized on use of jet President Nicolas Sarkozy's use of a jet owned by billionaire entrepreneur Vincent Bollore to fly to Egypt on holiday raises questions of proprie
	Polish Reporter by Euro Reporter Serving in Afghanistan Polish troops serving as part of the NATO peacekeeping force in Afghanistan won't get new armored personnel carriers as scheduled. The Polish Dziennik daily
	Ludicrous Laws by Jack Wellman I have heard of some strange laws and how many are still on the books or in effect. These various laws reflect a mental philosophy about the cultures and times in which they lived. These are the very reasons they were enacted. Some are obviously o
	"our precious soul" by Bohdan Yuri spread your wings and feel your soulas you soar above the countryside.is it what you had expected?have they cherished the gallant pastthat fought with blood to set you free?have they nur
	Art In Politics - W.H. Auden: Poet of the Age of Anxiety by Rene Wadlow Wystan Hugh Auden, whose birth 100 years ago in 1907, is marked this year by two separate groups of poetry readers. Each group celebrates half of his poetic life and rather tries to forget about the other half, seeing one
	Art in Politics - Symbiotic or parasitic? by Thanos Kalamidas When you were young, before getting on this cynical carousel we are all in, I’m sure there were moments you imagined that there are no countries, nothing to kill or die for and that all the people live in peace. I have and sometimes I sti
	Art in Politics Editorial by The Ovi Team I think a theme like 'art and politics' is one of the most suitable for the thematic Ovi magazine and there are so many angles I’m sure we will not even reach a fraction of them. But, after all, this has never been the role of Ovi
	Ovi's hat-trick by Asa Butcher Where were you on December 20th 2004? What were you doing? Who were you with? Should you have been with that person? Do you still keep in contact with them? Is it any of my business? I can answer each of those questions
	A wonderful three years by Thanos Kalamidas I find it hard to believe that three years of Ovi magazine are behind us, three for you all, four for us with all the planning and the preparation. Ovi magazine was born and grew up in the era off blogs and personal journals and this is the reason
	An Ovi Christmas Card by The Ovi Team Ovi magazine takes a deep breath and wishes everybody one of the following: Boas Festas! Buon Natale! Buorit Juovllat! Chestita Koleda! Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit! Feliz Navidad! Fröhliche Weihnachten! Glædel
	Is there a way we can become immortals? by Raphael Hadid I remember a case when an old man put his dead wife in a freezer instead of burying her. He thought science would one day be able to resuscitate her. That sparked a debate concerning whether or not we could one day become immortals.
	Recognize the contribution of immigration by Thanos Kalamidas Would anybody ever imagine that England, with its language that has spread all over the world and with countries all around the globe that have English as the official language, that the day would come when there will be traffic or municipality si
	"I am..." by Bohdan Yuri hi guyI have you in my gun sight why why notI am what I amI was bornI was madeI am a part of what there is I aim because
	Gaia on the Move by Jan Sand The forty year old theory of Gaia seems to be exhibiting some visible repercussions. The slow but steady rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is something humanity is guiltily accepting as its responsibility desp
	The Season of Giving by Jack Wellman For the world in general, the Christmas season or Holiday season, is the most giving time of the year. For corporations, it is no doubt the same thing. Tax write offs, as a way of reducing a company’s tax, is more
	Vico on the Nexus between Language and Time: another View by Emanuel L. Paparella The study of language is the starting point of Vico’s historicism. For Vico, language is humanity’s primordial historicization. In fact, Vico’s professed academic discipline was neither history nor philos
	I Spy I by Asa Butcher Idiots, complete idiots, that's the focus today. I spy idiots. No, I don't mean Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot, I mean the word derived from the Greek ἰδιώ
	Some immigrants dislike immigration by Raphael Hadid Putting the blame on immigrants has the consequence of seeing more and more immigrants oppose immigration. If they can’t beat people with hate speeches towards immigration, they’ll join them.In France, the ultimate
	Line-dancing between the Seasons of the Fabrics by Thanos Kalamidas There are some nights, just like this nightwhen the hopes are like threads that fly,I think that I can see all my thoughts and all the painsa glance in the dark sky, white snowflakes
	Ideas Worth Spreading by Linda Lane I am sure there are other ways to transmit this information to you, but here goes.As long as I have been in the UW Master of Science in Information Management program I have been thinking about Information Architecture as an a
	"freedom" by Bohdan Yuri they sacrificed for it, they died for it,but..., when we have it we never knowwhat to do with it. except,find new waysto destroy itand blame another
	Let the Peace Wave Grow by Alexandra Pereira I was just 2 1/2 months old when a shameful (for humanity) event of the 20th century happened: John Ono Lennon was killed outside the Dakota Building by the fool Mark David Chapman, in New York City. This act of evilness,
	2007's Event & Person of the Year? by Asa Butcher Last year Ovi Magazine chose 'children' as their People of the Year and we felt that it was the right decision. As we now approach the end of
	A Frozen Mackerel - Ninja by Steve Cartwright It's well known that an artist becomes more popular by dying, so I'm pummelling my head with a frozen mackerel. Take a gander at my online gallery... and please hurry with your response - this mackerel's killin' me!
	Vain muutaman sentin tahden by Maippi Tapanainen Suomen Keskusta on toimintansa aikana jatkanut edeltäjänsä Maalaisliiton valitsemalla tiellä. Se on muistanut kertoa talonpojan kurjuudesta silloinkin, kun siihen ei ole ollut aihetta. Viime aikoina keskustelu Suomen 141 maatal
	Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki #1: Kappeli by Juliette Roques Author’s introductionHow do you engage with a culture when you don’t speak the language? In Coffee and Cigarettes in Helsinki, the author describes different people as they try to make sense
	Annapolis: Start of a Middle East Helsinki Process? by Rene Wadlow There was a high level of scepticism — not to say cynicism — concerning the outcome of the 27 November conference on Israel-Palestine in Annapolis. All the chief actors in this drama had different motivations and different interests
	"a cagey system" by Bohdan Yuri she walks so finein her good old time,there isn't a single favorthat she can't deliverto any eager playerin her cagey favor system. place a dime on any old line,
	New Paradigms of the Idea of Europe by Emanuel L. Paparella Ivan Illich, a great advocate for intercultural communication, gifted us with a great insight. It is found in his book Tools for Conviviality.
	And that was November... by The Ovi Team In Finnish, November is called marraskuu, meaning "month of the dead", which certainly held no irony for Norman Mailer, Maurice Béjart and Ian Smith as they each had a intimate meeting with th
	Militancy: 1200 schools closed in Swat by Abdulhadi Hairan According to a report published on BBC’s Urdu website, the ongoing fighting between the militants and Pakistani security forces
	Remember AIDS by Thanos Kalamidas The word 'AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)' appeared in our vocabulary sometime in early eighties and since then it has killed over 30 million people. AIDS, despite its controversy in the beginning, doesn’t recognize sex, e
	A Gladiatorial English Director by Asa Butcher Ridley Scott, arguably one of the best English directors plying his trade in Hollywood at present, notches up his 70th birthday today and to honour him upon this special day I present a review of the sword and sandal
	Give Annapolis a Chance by Yacov I. Claude Whatever promising speeches and wishful exchanges will have been put forth in Annapolis, if confidence is to be gradually rebuilt between the conflicting sides, unconditional measures must urgently be taken:
	Elections Americaines: Dr. Rudy Et Mr. Giuliani by Europe & Us Il est des images fortes, qui ponctuent les époques et confèrent à des événements une dimension historique, inébranlable, gravée dans les mémoires collectives. Il est des catastrophes, qui placent sur le dev
	I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside by Asa Butcher Bognor Regis was once briefly called home by William Blake and it is still my own home town. Following my recent trip back there, I returned to the beach with my camera...
	The Nexus between History and the Self by Emanuel L. Paparella In viewing humanity in its historicity as the primary subject of philosophy, Vico had in mind something very similar to what after Heidegger we describe as “humanity’s being in the world.” Vico, like Heid
	"wash the soot from my soul" by Bohdan Yuri wash the soot from my soul,I've burned too manyalong the road.there isn't a war conspiredthat will douse the firesof man's most hateful desires. but I
	Patterns by Jan Sand There are all sorts. One dimensional, two dimensional, three dimensional, four dimensional, five dimensional and so on up. The word "dimension" means to measure and it is not only extensions in space and time that can be measured.
	Elimination of Violence against Women by Jack Wellman Violence and abuse affect all kinds of people every day. It doesn't matter what race or culture you come from, how much money you have, how old you are, or if you have a disability. Violence does not discriminate. However, women are victims
	A uniformed crime by Thanos Kalamidas Drew Paterson’s case seems that it came to remind us how much and how many women suffer nowadays and furthermore it came to remind us of the special problems people in uniform are dealing with. Please, I don’t want to be misunderstood,
	2nd Opinion #36 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas In a decision that could affect gun control laws across the nation, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to carry a gun.Wishful thoughts!
	Europeans from Venus, Americans from beyond the Stars? by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: The causes of the crisis of legitimacy afflicting the transatlantic alliance cannot be discerned by simply focusing on Machiavellian secul
	British report by Euro Reporter Brown hits back on forces fundingPrime Minister Gordon Brown has rejected criticism from five former military chiefs about the treatment of and funding for the armed forces. He said he had "nothing but praise" for th
	You cannot fake quality by Asa Butcher "You cannot fake quality,” were the words of one Croatian journalist as he summed up England’s pitiful performance against his country and their resulting failure to qualify for the Euro 2008 Championships. It isn’t the firs
	Spanish report by Euro Reporter Alicante murder suspect made TV plea for his ex to take him backHe appeared on a popular talk show broadcast just days before his ex girlfriend was fatally stabbed. It’s been revealed that the man in custody for the murd
	ShowBizz #48 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	Africa's psychopath by Thanos Kalamidas The man is definitely a joke and even though there are a few jokes going around in the international political scene at the moment; here I’m talking about the worst of them, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe! In most countries and in most societie
	Finland: Living Green by Jack Wellman I would like to congratulate the nation of Finland. This nation leads the world in living green. That is, they lead the way toward people and earth-friendly environmental practices. This is no small accomplishment. This highly democratic nation ra
	The Swiss and the Iranian nuclear plans by Thanos Kalamidas I have the idea that the Security Council and the EU suggested something to Iran under the threat of more sanctions for its nuclear program, Iran and the puppet president, in the beginning, refuse and when the second wave of sanctions is visual th
	Religion and the Secular State by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: Far from being a mere vestige of the past, religion continues to be, even in a post-modern world, an essential component of a culturally vibrant society. Moreover, the latest world-wide social research shows that religion and democrac
	Ki-moon, you failed by Thanos Kalamidas For nearly a year I have been writing and screaming that when the UN finally arrives in Darfur it will be just too late. Unfortunately a top UN official, using the old 'lack of logistics' excuse, announced that the joint UN-African Union p
	"the girls of summer" by Bohdan Yuri the girls of summer,they flow in from the springand set their sultry sails on waves of summer dresses. sunlit silhouetteson carousels in flight,how sweet the air can breathe
	A memory from the Polytechnic in Athens by Thanos Kalamidas Η πορεία του 1980 για το Πολυτεχνείο, ήταν η τε
	Another U.S. close ally imposes emergency by Abdulhadi Hairan The world yet had to see another emergency which was imposed by Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, a close U.S. ally, only three days after another close ally Gen. Pervez Musharraf.Demonstrations, Private TV channels and
	2nd Opinion #35 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Circling the drain? by Asa Butcher On Thursday one of our readers felt the need to pose the question: Is Ovi's quality circling the drain or is it just me? Well, it was certainly a question that caught my eye and has prompted this response.As co-editor of O
	Polish reporter by Euro Reporter Polish parties agreed in a coalition government The leaderships of Poland's liberal Civic Platform headed by incoming Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the centrist Peasants Party form
	Andreas, we lost by Thanos Kalamidas Ανδρέα ...χάσαμε! Με έκπληξη και χωρ
	Back to the Future: Musings on Time and Utopia 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella We may ask: why does our historicity take the form of trying to repress the future by controlling it? Because to wholeheartedly embrace what is right-here-and now-in front of us as an unknown
	Cycling 500km for charity: Pt 2 by Asa Butcher Here is a personal message from Lizzie Woodall and, don't forget, just because she reached her total doesn't mean you still can't donate a few pennies.* * * * * * * * *Hi!
	World Diabetes Day by Thanos Kalamidas According to the World Health Organization, in 2006 at least 171 million people were diagnosed as suffering from diabetes. Diabetes in one of the top five most significant diseases and, in combination with the other
	The astrology scam by Raphael Hadid About one in three Americans believe in astrology. Yet there has been unpublicized proof that astrology is a scam. Indeed, astrologers themselves might not believe in astrology.Astrology might be the most rational and scientif
	Back to the Future: Musings on Time and Utopia 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Let us therefore test Thoreau’s experience of the “auroral hour” with the Derridarian critique. This is not easy because Thoreau does not describe it literally but simply ev
	Please ...shut up! by Thanos Kalamidas In the end it took a …king to say exactly what I have wanted to say for long a long time now. Let me make this a bit clearer: an Iberia-American summit took place last week in Santiago, Chile, and the often-interrupting Venezuelan leader Hug
	Back to the Future: Musings on Time and Utopia 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Abstract: While Jacques Derrida teaches that deconstruction is immanent within time, Henry David Thoreau believed that the genius that is the chil
	iBite by Asa Butcher The Malaysian carmaker Proton has announced plans to develop an "Islamic car", designed for Muslim motorists. The car could boast special features like a compass pointing to Mecca and a dedicated space to keep
	Luxembourg reporter by Euro Reporter Armed Robbers sentenced The Luxembourg courts handed out prison sentences to two defendants who were found guilty of being involved in the May 2000 and July 2001 arme
	Nothing surprises me any more by Alexander Mikhaylov Late, or not so late reflections on the November 7th shooting...It has been said and written on countless occasions that 'Nothing can surprise me any more'. Personally, I cannot agree with that. Cynical as I am, I feel perplexe
	Go Ratchet! by Asa Butcher Cast your mind back to Ovi's fifteenth theme issue, yes the one published in June 2006, now do you recall a book review entitled "Cool as f***"? I know some of you do because it inspired a number to rus
	Machiavelli and the Republic by Jack Wellman The Merchants The landscape was totally devastated. Dead, blotted human corpses littered the field and valley. It seemed the whole of Europe and Ital
	"movin' on" by Bohdan Yuri A broken heart is in the playWhen lovers fallInto a deadly game.We're crying For a different cause,Right or wrongIt's just the same. Tears at night
	"Nehanda would frown" by Cosmas Mairosi If Nehanda could one day walk down First StreetAnd watch our sisters like crazed animals snarl for beerAnd hear their untamed laughterIf she could watch our womenShamelessly trade their body w
	2nd Opinion #34 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Ethnocentrism: A cause of war? by Raphael Hadid It is natural that people believe that the way they think and act, or their culture is the most appropriate. Some people reject other cultures. Others reject other point of views within their own culture, and see any evasi
	Why Militants Attack Schools by Abdulhadi Hairan According to media reports, the pro-Taliban militants active in the Swat valley of Pakistan have targeted girls' schools which resulted the closing of many schools and colleges. They regularly write threatening letters to schools and colleges
	A Revolutionary New View of History and Humanity: 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Sadly, the me-generation of the seventies and eighties and beyond, so concerned with its “life-style,” has yet to discover that Christianity is psychologically much more sophisticated in its insistence that parad
	Female hookers wanted by Helsinki Rugby Club LADIES' TAG TOURNAMENT IN HELSINKI ON NOV 10thThis autumn's tag tournament will take place on Saturday Nov 10th in Töölö, Helsinki, on the Finnair Stadium's Astroturf at 11:30 – 15:30. The g
	To be born a Finn by Thanos Kalamidas Today the flags all around Finland are at half-mast and the mood of the people even lower, and somehow I feel so angry with myself. It's only a couple of weeks ago when I wrote an article where I often emphasized that something has changed lat
	End of innocence by Asa Butcher Numb, simply numb, is the only word I can use to sum up the reaction of the citizens of Finland yesterday when they became the latest member of a growing list of countries who have undergone high school shootings. A layer of innocence was cruelly
	Squire of Knotty Ash by Clint Wayne We’re all born with a ‘chuckle muscle’ and if you laugh and exercise it everyday it will keep you young and frisky all of your life, but if you don’t it will dry up and drop off. Who says so?The undisp
	Libia: accordo con l'Ue, silenzio sui crimini by Newropeans-Magazine ROMA, 18 settembre 2007 - "Abbiamo ottenuto oggi il mandato per andare avanti sulla fornitura di materiale alla Libia per un sistema di sorveglianza elettronica delle sue frontiere sud": lo ha detto oggi il ministr
	A Revolutionary New View of History and Humanity: 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella For Anselm, the cosmos that God conceived and made (one and the same operation for God) was the object of truth. In other words, the truth consists of knowing the logos content of the world. Its content are not fact
	Killing with Kindness by Jan Sand There is currently a debate in the US Supreme Court on the best way to kill people condemned to death. There are those that propose that death sentences are, by their very nature, cruel and there is no way to mitigate the ultimate goal. Legal syst
	Ovi Cookbook: Carrot Cake by Asa Butcher Over the past few months I have been making a particular carrot cake for friends and families that has become a runaway success. I have to admit that the recipe is not mine, but taken from a Finnish recipe shared by another friend.
	ShowBizz #46 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more Cartoons HERE!
	A Revolutionary New View of History and Humanity: 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Vico’s New Science (1725) is a watershed to modern historicism. He was however too far ahead of his contemporaries to have any direct impact on them. They had already embarked on a Cartesian paradigm of real
	PR lessons for the uninitiated by Sofia Gkiousou It seems that the knives are out in the PR industry and it’s all going to pot. And all because a magazine editor blacklisted some PR e-mail addresses.
	"i was just eighteen" by Bohdan Yuri I was just eighteen when I left AberdeenNo jobs on the farm, not a cent to be seen.You always loved me with all of your heartYou said that you knew it from the very first time. I don
	Atheists Don't Exist by Jack Wellman There can be no such things as an atheist. This is why: Let's imagine that you are a professing atheist. Here are two questions for you to answer: First, do you know the combined weight of all the sand on all the beaches of Hawaii? We can safe
	Conspiracies and delusional disorder by Raphael Hadid The US government was behind 9/11. Man never landed on the moon. Those ideas might sound crazy, yet a lot of people believe in them. What are the psychological factors behind conspiracy theories?
	How to write a great novel or advice for an aspiring writer by Alexander Mikhaylov When art becomes a plaything of politics, it ceases to be art and turns into propaganda. When it follows political or social fad, it becomes trash. It is especially noticeable when an utterly stupid, half-cooked book suddenly
	iBite by Asa Butcher Eating a meal rich in compounds called flavonoids reduces some early signs of heart disease, research shows. An Institute of Food Research team focused on one of the compounds, quercetin, which is found in tea, onions, a
	The Eagles still soaring high by Clint Wayne When I first heard that my favourite band The Eagles was to release their first studio album for 28 years I was slightly apprehensive. Would it live up to expectations? Would Long Road Out Of Eden
	Swat: From Heaven to Hell by Abdulhadi Hairan Once known as paradise on the earth (at least for Pakistanis) for its natural beauty, tourist spots, ancient heritage and peaceful people, Swat Valley has now become stronghold of the pro-Taliban militants who have destroyed nearly all music ce
	2nd Opinion #33 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Portugal Report by Euro Reporter Portugal to slash Afghanistan troops to just 15 Portugal will cut its military presence in Afghanistan by more than 90 percent from August 2008, Defence Minis
	Muerte en Venecia by Alexandra Pereira En esta lectura de Muerte en Venecia, este me pareció un libro aunque si bien mas que perfecto del punto de vista de su estructura, se entiende mejor desde el prisma que lo leí la primera vez. Quiero volver
	WIPO Conference Roundup by Sofia Gkiousou World Intellectual Property Organisation – International Conference on IP and the Creative Industries Monday & Tuesday 29t
	And that was October... by The Ovi Team How fast is a single blink? Is it faster than a sneeze? Both can justifiably claim impressive speeds, but neither can match the velocity of time from October 1st to October 31st… just where has it gone? Was the sand in October's hourg
	The Fish that Saved Burma by Rene Wadlow In an article « Laughter is medicine junta just can’t swallow » in the International Herald Tribune (29 October) Choe Sang-Hun repeats the joke of the Burmese vaudeville actor Par Par Lay as
	Exclusion, deprivation and affirmative action by Raphael Hadid With increasing immigration inflows, several countries have ended up with “ethnic minorities”. While some voluntarily decide to exclude themselves from society, some try to integrate, yet fail.What “ethnic mi
	"The Demonstrator" by Cosmas Mairosi I saw him falter in his strideThe bullets streaking into his woundsI saw him bow before the blitzArms sailing, limbs flailing,His body gyrating in the wind.I saw him dieHis body riddled wit
	Origins of Halloween by Jack Wellman Halloween. It has a history that has a dark side and one with a new beginning. Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is adjacent to and preceded by All Saints Day on November 1st. Jack-o-Lanterns,
	"Werf" by Jan Sand Now, master Frankenstein, most senior and benign,Had assembled many creaturesWith both plain and fancy features, Some with wings, some with tentacles or claws,Furs or feathers, beaks or
	IP & Economic Issues in the Film Industries of India and Egypt by Sofia Gkiousou In India and Egypt, before you join the broadband utopia you have to be able to pay the rent. If you have anything left over then you may be able to afford a PC. If there is a network then you may become a part of the Internet society. It’s
	Two Forgotten Communities of the EU Cultural Identity 2/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella As the poet John Keats aptly put it: the center does not hold. Where is the centripetal center to be found? I think it revolves around the central place that European civilization has given to the dignity of the human pers
	IP & Creative Commons by Sofia Gkiousou There are more updates coming but for the benefit of my Creative Commons supporter friends in Greece here is a question I just posed in the WIPO International Conference on IP and the Creative Industries. I asked if the panel thinks t
	ShowBizz #45 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more Cartoons HERE!
	Two Forgotten Communities of the EU Cultural Identity 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella "European liberty is founded on the antithesis of the secular world and transcendence, science and faith, material technology and religion.” --Karl Jaspers Ther
	International Conference on IP and the Creative Industries by Sofia Gkiousou This Monday and Tuesday (October 29 and 30) I will be at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) conference in Geneva on
	Memoirs: My life in madrassa by Abdulhadi Hairan The idea of admitting me into a madrassa had come to my father's mind after he returned from his four month Tabligh, a missionary tour. I had learned the Holy Koran during his missionary tour and he was excited very much on hearing this new
	"My middle school buddy" by Alexander Mikhaylov He was my buddy all through The elementary and middle school I always thought that He was a little bit crazyHe lived with his mom and his whole place looked like a messTwo fat grandmas
	Bruno Buendia and the Memory of the 50's Generation by Alexandra Pereira Peru’s 1950’s generation was a generation of ácratas, cursed vanguardists, a generation which actually “generated” something significant, more than a group of individuals with about the same age and mere reserved ambit
	iBite by Asa Butcher A 16 billion pixel image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper has been posted on the internet, allowing art lovers close up details of the 15th Century work. The image is 1,600 times stronger than those taken with a ty
	Life Undercover #47 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE!
	Linda Lane's Mix by Linda Lane Linda Lane presents an eclectic mix of her photography work. For the full Exhibition, click HERE!
	PC Paranoia by Mike Jennett Forgive me if I sound biased or even a tad paranoid, but I’m convinced that computers are out to get me. Just me. Not a single 24-hour period goes by
	"cool it down" by Bohdan Yuri cool it down before it soarsabove the tranquil sea of norminvestigate its mortal gallto see inside a forlorn stormcool it down this lofty soulcool it down before it fallscool it do
	2nd Opinion #32 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Hillary making history by Thanos Kalamidas For a long time many said that what is missing for the position of the American president is either a black or a woman, and it seems that their wish is coming true at least to a certain point, since a black man and a woman are the favourite candid
	Finland's 1st Red Nose Day by Asa Butcher Almost twenty years ago I remember wearing a red nose to school and participating in the first ever Comic Relief, which has now become widely known as Red Nose Day. I was ten years old and quite happy to walk around
	Light/Darkness in Two of the Abrahamitic Religions 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Let us now focus on a metaphor which may provide an insight into this clash of civilizations, that of the struggle between light and darkness. This metaphor pervades much of Rumi's poetry
	ShowBizz #44 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more Cartoons HERE!
	Bob Geldof: The economics of poverty by Asa Butcher "I get fascinated by the oxymoron of the economics of poverty, it's a zero sum game, and I get caught up in the meetings and the politics, and then you go back to Africa and you're sitting in a little to
	When the Rich Make Too Much Money by Newropeans-Magazine American Voice in Europe - Sam Pizzigati has recently reported on the content of "Foreign Policy", claimed to be "the world's most prestigious global affairs journal" (1). In keeping with its objectives, Foreign Policy h
	British Report by Euro Reporter Child obesity alert plan pondered Parents in England may be warned if their children are found to be overweight, under government proposals. Children in England are c
	Nazia Iqbal, the Queen of Pashto Music by Abdulhadi Hairan The young and beautiful Nazia Iqbal has become a queen of Pashto music. God has gifted her with a very sweet voice and she has used it to the better extent. She has contributed a lion's share to the recent revolution and popularity of Pashto p
	Facebook, UMP & Politique by Europe & Us La scène se passe quelque part rue de La Boétie (génial auteur de la Servitude Volontaire). Un troufion stagiaire quelconque, jeune populaire, et Thierry S. Thierry S est quelqu'un de très important. En tout cas il s
	Light/Darkness in Two of the Abrahamitic Religions 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella The flapping of a butterfly's wings in Africa may be historically insignificant but they may trigger a hurricane that arrives in Florida a few weeks later, so our scientists inform us nowadays. Indeed, the macrocosm of the childhood of humanki
	Something changing by Thanos Kalamidas Over the last few months something has changed in Helsinki and even though in the beginning I believed it was just me lately coincidences started becoming more often to stop my doubts. But I think it is better explain what I mean with an example.
	The DVD Drive by Mike Jennett My DVD drive is one of those do-everything-all-singing-all-dancing gizmos displaying a multitude of acronyms, all followed by pluses and minuses and R’s and W’s, which shows how many types of wonderful new tech
	Alexander Mikhaylov's Digital Art by Alexander Mikhaylov Alexander Mikhaylov presents a growing exhibition of his digital art and computer drawings.
	Fontaine of Youth by Asa Butcher Following the recent passing of Deborah Kerr at 86 recently, it is warming to be reminded that there are still a few of the great leading ladies of the 1930s and 1940s remaining. Strangely, two of these surviving lea
	Light/Darkness in Two of the Abrahamitic Religions 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Rivers of ink have been written recently by political scientists, cultural anthropologists and pundits galore on how to resolve the age-old conflict between Christianity and Islam. Most secular
	Life Undercover #46 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE!
	A presidential companion by Thanos Kalamidas What is more tempting to write about: Mr. Sarkozy’s divorce or Mikhail Gorbachev’s return to politics with a new political movement in Russia? I will try to avoid the semantics and similarities in both cases but let’s see what ma
	2nd Opinion #31 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Life Was Never So Fearful by Abdulhadi Hairan 'Life is precious'. This is what I have heard and read my whole life. Of course, every human being should be respected and every life should be saved. But then came this era of terror in which the human life is not considered worth of a
	iBite by Asa Butcher Italy's Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli wants a new anti-vandalism law after a man threw a bucket of red dye into the Trevi fountain in Rome. It is incredible
	Open mike at the Kumpula Folk Club by The Finn-Brit Players Yes it's that wonderful time again when comets meet, cacti bloom in the desert and Finn-Brit Players (and others) stand tall in the brilliant 47 Watt spotlight of the Kumpula Kylätila, for yet another Kumpula
	Bullying Families by Alexandra Pereira Verbal, emotional and physical violence, abuse, self-esteem attacks and bullying behaviors in families are undeniably a crime. Undeniably? It depends… as much as human rights depend on something. Many European countries – especially in
	Native American Indian Policy: Removal or Genocide? 3/3 by Jack Wellman Kansas Territory was declared Indian Territory in 1825. This small area, purposed for hundreds of tribes from the east, had no forests, few animals and not much water. This was a disaster waiting to happen. Just after it was called Indian Territor
	Slovenia-Report by Euro Reporter A Defence Program The Slovenian Defence Minister Karl Erjavec and his German counterpart Franz Josef Jung told the press in Ljubljana that cooperation between the two
	Renan Calheiros: a redencao da politica brasileira by Newropeans-Magazine Caros amigos,A nossa secção Lengua Invitada evolui para um portal Trans-Ibérico, e estamos felizes de apresentar-vos o nosso primeiro artigo em português do nosso parceiro "Revista Autor"...
	The Wrong World by Jan Sand There is an old story of a scientist who invented a machine to transfer consciousness. When his apparatus was complete he had no convenient subject but spotted a centipede on the floor and scooped it up and dropped it into the receiver section. He
	Native American Indian Policy: Removal or Genocide? 2/3 by Jack Wellman During the 1700s and 1800s, the vast majority of Americans wanted Indians gone. Out of sight and out of mind. Alive or dead! And the ones with the power and ability to do something about it worked within all of their means to achieve this end. Par
	Native American Indian Policy: 1/3 by Jack Wellman The Spanish had one of the earliest contacts with Native American Indians The Quiveran Plains Indians lived close to where Wichita, Kansas is now located in the central U.S. The Indians were mesmerized by Spanish missionary, Juan de Padilla. They
	Brazil's Mr. Loco by Thanos Kalamidas What makes a 21-year-old man send a letter to a judge begging for an extension to his imprisonment because there is nothing for him outside of the prison bars? The young man, in perfect mental and physical health, has a very strong argument: if he
	Europa Quo Vadis? 2/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella The Pope points out that one such modern ideology is liberation theology which in Latin America ended up substituting the Christian idea of redemption. The relation of personal responsibility
	Turkey: Article 301 Tales by Europe & Us We have been talking about article 301 since the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) entered into force on June 1, 2005. Articles 159 and 312 of the old penal code we focused on previously. In a way, we are living in a “Turkey by figures.” Legal
	World Food Day: Political Ecology is still needed by Rene Wadlow 16 October is the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s World Food Day — a yearly reminder that there are people who are constantly hungry due to poor agricultural methods, inadequate distributio
	Music under Attack by Abdulhadi Hairan At least 20 people injured and many shops destroyed in an explosion at a big Peshawar (Pakistan) music CD market on October 09, 2007. It was not the first or last incident. Many music centres have been destroyed in Bajaur Agency, Mardan, Swat, Cha
	'Art in Politics' Theme Issue by The Ovi Team Heed Ovi magazine's call to arms! Well, our call is more to get the hands on the ends of your arms working because we are currently preparing to produce the next
	Polish reporter by Euro Reporter No more Mr. Nice Guy Poland's opposition leader has mocked the prime minister for lacking a driver's license, compared him with a notorious communist and accused him of forcing
	"breathless..." by Bohdan Yuri I am breathless,no beingis left inside. you have taken all of me. there is nothing moreleft to hide. your blush consumed mefrom with
	Europa Quo Vadis? 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella A book written by Pope Benedict XVI, before he became Pope, whose title translates from the Italian as Europe: its Spiritual Foundat
	Empty arms, shattered dreams by Asa Butcher Here at Ovi magazine we are an emotional group of people, with acute awareness and sensitivity for many global issues. Our heightened conscience has inspired us to fight against the abuse of the environment, inexcusa
	One horrible day by The Ovi Team One of the Ovi team has been brave enough to share her own painful experience of a recent miscarriage with us and we present it below.* * * * * * * * * I cannot express how pleased my husband and I were w
	Who said it! by Thanos Kalamidas US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her Russian visit showed concern about Russia’s situation, especially over human rights issues, and was worried about too much power concentrated within the Kremlin. Before we get to the Kremlin
	World Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation by Jack Wellman What would drive people to sign up to donate organ(s)? Plenty!
	iBite by Asa Butcher England's Jonny Wilkinson landed two late kicks as the champions fought back to reach their second Rugby World Cup final in a row with a dramatic 14-9 win over hosts France.
	Drama Incubator by The Finn-Brit Players If you enjoy our monthly play readings, why not get involved in our new monthly ‘play doings’ – Drama Incubator.
	Linda Lane's Surrealism by Linda Lane Ovi magazine is proud to present another selection of photographic art by Linda Lane in our Exhibitions section.
	Alexandra Alexis LIVE at Bloomingdale's - Today by The Ovi Team Hey everybody! You are welcome to come see ALEXANDRA ALEXIS LIVE at BLOOMINGDALE'S OCTOBER 13th!The day will feature ALEXANDRA ALEXIS performing LIVE with rock legend LESLIE WEST and the best new amazing sty
	Irish Report by Euro Reporter Ireland's Brazilian Samba town South American immigrants have found a new home in the fastest growing town in Ireland. The town of Gort in the west of Ireland has an exotic South American flavour. Hundreds of Brazilian immigrants l
	What is your standard for an educated person? by Abdulhadi Hairan Before I ask the question, let me tell you something about myself.I belong to a very poor family of northern Afghan province Kanduz from where we were migrated Pakistan after the jihad against Russians was initiated. Like all
	The Poetical in the film "Il Postino" 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella As long as the two men are together the friendship thrives. Eventually Neruda, having obtained a reprieve, returns to Chile with his wife. Despite his promise to stay in touch, he is never heard from again. His poet
	Life Undercover #45 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE!
	Wor Bobby by Clint Wayne Had he not been so modest and introvert, there was a time in the late 1960s when Bobby Charlton could have claimed, with some justification, that he was the most famous living Englishman and as he celebrates his 70th birthday today he is still hel
	120 Jours Sans Gouvernement: La Belgique Proche De Son Record Historique by Europe & Us Louis Michel, le commissaire européen chargé du développement et éminence des libéraux francophones du MR, l’a encore affirmé ce matin, sur la RTBF, lors d’un débat que j’ai eu avec lui : la cri
	Slovakian Report by Euro Reporter Slovakia could lose seat in European Parliament Slovakia could lose one of its 14 Members of the European Parliament following voting on a draft amendment to the tr
	Give up your medals, Marion by Raphael Hadid There is no evidence, yet, whatsoever, that Marion Jones used illegal substances in all competitions in which she won medals. Yet, there are indicators that she, and several other athletes, dope.Marion Jones was married to C.J
	The Poetical in the film "Il Postino" 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Neruda in turn would retort that it is exactly due to a powerful passion for justice that a poet will break out in song and poetry and lyrically express those feelings. The Marxian ideology embedded in the poetry ded
	Sofia's Letters from London #9 by Sofia Gkiousou Well it’s been some time now since the smoking ban kicked in and London is coping with the withdrawal symptoms. Tobacco sales seem to be going down but statistics as a science seem to be going the way of th
	Stick to stamps by Asa Butcher When I first heard that one of my uncles was a philatelist I first assumed it was a political affiliation and then when I discovered he was also a philatelic member the innocent child in me could only pray that it could be treated with antibiotics
	"a drop of rain" by Bohdan Yuri a drop of rainin winter's breathdoes stiffen its weeping stay from yesterday misty vaporstoast the palettein spring's bouquet and summer's revel
	Liban : Mensonge des grands, hypocrisie des petits by Newropeans-Magazine L’enquête internationale, sur le meurtre du Président du Conseil Rafic Hariri, n’a pu trouver aucun suspect sérieux, malgré deux ans de dur labeur et des dépenses énormes que le pauvre contribuable liba
	Hope wanted by Thanos Kalamidas Over the last months I have had the feeling that everything goes wrong and I really hope this feeling is just temporary and nothing to do with reality. But again, reading what's going on around the world makes you feel a bit depressed. It'
	Static versus Dynamic by Jan Sand Both birds and airplanes fly, both automobiles and horses move with speed across the ground. But there are essential differences. No one has ever seen an airliner try to perch in a tree without dire consequences and no one would dispute that there
	The Poetical in the film "Il Postino" 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Far from being a mere sentimental romantic comedy, or a realistic portrayal of Pablo Neruda's exile from Chile, or of the socio-political conditions of post-war Italy, the Italian award-winning film Il Postin
	2nd Opinion #30 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Stop the Press...Cut! by Asa Butcher It may be ten years, it could be five, but one day Hollywood will decide to film the Ovi story in a big budget, special effects laden extravaganza that will sweep the board at that year's Academy Awards. Thanos w
	Burma's failed orange revolution - What needs to be done? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui On September 25, 2007 President Bush announced “new” sanctions against the military government of Burma, symbolically joining hands with tens of thousands of protesters in the streets of Yangon and challenging the United Nations to
	Latvian Report by Euro Reporter Gang of former KGB agents operating in Latvia A criminal group composed of Soviet-era KGB agents and former and present special service agents are operating in Latv
	Red Nose Day in Finland by Finnish-British Society This year’s annual Ylen Hyvä (Yle Helps) campaign will introduce Red Nose Day into Finland. On Red Nose Day, everybody is invited to join in and help children in developing countries. Peo
	Burning rubber by Tony Butcher What a massive policy change professional economists can make in two months. These highly paid individuals employed by the biggest names in the corporate banking sector have switched instantly into reverse gear over the past 60 days as the wheels
	A Soldier's Lot by Clint Wayne As reports of our British Troops bravely serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan have now shamefully slipped off the BBC’s radar unless there is another tragic untimely death, in which case it might just make number three on its News Bulletins
	Why? by Alexandra Pereira Why do these things happen, why is life so unfair, why do people we love and ourselves do shit, why we can't cover it, why it hurts, why, why, why? Why we can't help that our loved ones suffer, why we hurt them ourselv
	Ms Bhutto's disinformation by Thanos Kalamidas Worse than accepting a dictator is giving him an alibi for all of his or her actions and it gets even worse when this alibi is covered with excuses for democracy. Unfortunately this is exactly what the former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutt
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Were one to glance at the very first article of the EU Constitution one would read these words: Inspired by the will of its citizens and the European States, to build a common future, this Co
	Deadline for Whiskers by Abdulhadi Hairan A local pro-Taliban militant group has warned a businessman to cut his long whiskers within one week. The group has set a deadline and its head said that if Mr Khan tried to flee the area, they will set his home ablaze.
	Baltic Plate 2007 Report by Helsinki Rugby Club What a weekend! We’ve been holding three competitions within one tournament during the weekend.
	Thucydides - The Historian by Jack Wellman �Many feel the birthplace of history was Ancient Greece. If that is true, the child prodigy was Thucydides. The word 'history' comes from the Greek historia, and liter
	Hyodyttomyyden ylistys by Susanna Ahonen Tuttavani kadehtivat minua, koska teen töitä korkeintaan kolmena päivänä viikossa. Muun ajan käytän tuottamattomaan leikkiin ja oleiluun. Joskus kuvittelin, että olisi kadehdit
	Newropeans / La lucha contra la inmigracion ilegal by Newropeans-Magazine Si existe la obligación de ofrecer protección internacional para refugiados, de igual modo, no existe ningún derecho fundamental de inmigración establecido en convenciones internacionales. Esta afirmación no implica jui
	ShowBizz #43 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more Cartoons HERE!
	Statement of Faith by Matt Williamson Why is it hard for many people to accept miracles in a religion other than theirs? Very normal, logical and sane people accept that Jesus walked on water, changed water to wine, healed the sick, brought Lazarus back
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Alessandro Manzoni, the devout Catholic and the greatest literary figure of the 19th century, had fervently hoped, with Beethoven, that Napoleon would restore those larger trans-national, cos
	German Report by Euro Reporter Eastern Germany still emptying out 17 years after reunification Exactly 17 years after German reunification, the exodus of people from the former East Germany conti
	"Poets at Heroes Acre" by Emmanuel Sigauke Exhume poets and bury themat the Heroes Acre.Give them space, respect their shivering bonesRebury them there, those who spoke never to quitthe teeth of whose bonesstill gnash not b
	iBite by Asa Butcher BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has bought the travel guide publisher, Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet, founded by husband and wife team Tony and Maureen Wheeler in 1972, publishes around 500 titles that are w
	Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations - Only a Fiction by Frantisek Brychta My article entitled “Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations – only a Fiction” relates to the issue of the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms and difficulties conn
	La Turquie, Membre De L'union Europeenne En 2023? by Europe & Us Au soir de sa victoire électorale le 22 juillet, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Premier ministre sortant et leader de l'AKP (Parti de la justice et du développement, issu du mouvement islamiste, ndlr) a évoqué en une phrase le red
	And that was September... by The Ovi Team Yes, another month has flown by and we have been inundated with submissions from our creative and eager posse. Every month only a certain number are able to be rewarded with a cover page to accompany their work, but
	The EU Constitution: The Cart before the Horse 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella While the signing of the EU Constitution in Rome in 2004 was hailed as a “new beginning” by the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Galkenende, who then presided over the EU Council, t
	Photo of the Month: October 2007 by Thanos Kalamidas Every month we feature a photo that sums up our mood, portrays the season or just looks fantastic.
	Ulkomaalaismainontaa by Asa Butcher Suomessa asuvat ulkomaalaiset ovat voimavara, jonka mahdollisuuksia ei täysin ymmärretä. He markkinoivat uutta kotimaataan ystävilleen ja sukulaisilleen, ja voisivat tehdä sitä laajemmin
	Lost in murder by Thanos Kalamidas My favorite Finnish literature book has long been Väinö Linna’s Under the North Star, when I finished the trilogy my first reaction, since I’d read it in English and not in its o
	40 years of BBC Radio One by Asa Butcher At 7 a.m. on September 30th, 1967, BBC Radio One was launched with Tony Blackburn welcoming in the new broadcasting era with the words, "And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1!
	Cyprus reporter by Euro Reporter The Syrian BoatGovernment Spokesman Vassilis Palmas said on Wednesday that Cyprus did not wish for its excellent relations with Syria to be affected by the case of a ship sailing from closed port of Famagusta to a Syri
	I Spy Q by Asa Butcher Quills are those feathery writing devices used in ye olden days when Thanos went to school and dinosaurs roamed the earth, but thanks to progress we are no longer plucking feathers from the butts of large birds to write our shopping lists. It is a
	Hidden Agenda by Matt Williamson We all have a hidden agenda. Whether we want to admit it or not we are trying to make our life in our own image. Sometimes we are honest and we tell people that we seek a certain outcome within a given situation; som
	France is "going out of business" by Raphael Hadid French Prime Minister François Fillion said on French national television that the French State is “out of business”. Though there were strong reactions condemning the Prime Ministers comments, it reveals that France no longer is
	2nd Opinion #29 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoo
	Ask a Stupid Question Day by Jack Wellman Friday, September 28th is Ask a Stupid Question Day. Ah, this must have been the day for which I was born. I know I’ve heard many teachers say, “No question is a dumb one!” only the “unasked one”. This is the question
	The Baltic Plate by Helsinki Rugby Club Finland's biggest rugby event of the year, the Baltic Plate, will take place in Myllypuro, Helsinki, on September 29, 2007. This is the 7th annual tournament that will this year have twice the number of teams par
	"Only the Landscape Knows" by Emmanuel Sigauke Let me whisper to the bush, guardian of my homelet me proclaim the message of arrivalin this time of warlet me not leave any stone unturnedlet me whisper to the bushlet me say:
	Austrian Reporter by Euro Reporter 45-year-old's fight with kindergartenersA 45 year-old man entered a Viennese kindergarten of Floridsdorf and wanted to have a fight with kindergarten children. It was the female chief of the kindergarten who was ab
	A sumo mountain by Thanos Kalamidas However strange it may sound, out of my Japanese experiences what I enjoyed the most is sumo and after so many years I still watch it every time I have the chance! As a fan of football and classic sports, I never really liked boxing or wrestling.
	Meat Loaf's cult classic by Asa Butcher Following ten days of watching 1950's sci-fi movies, I decided to watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show for both a break and further research for a Meat Loaf 60th birthday tribute article. It was with a se
	Buddhist Chants are Lounder than Military Music by Newropeans-Magazine The determination of Burma's Buddhist monks to bring about change non-violently in Burma has awakened a civilian population long held in fear by the governing military. The monks are marching behind large banners saying
	Aotearoa by Clint Wayne At the beginning of 2006, following four years of planning, my lady and I finally realised our life’s ambition to visit the ‘Jewel of the World’ that is New Zealand, so it is with much pleasure that
	Edward Said on Cultural Imperialism 2/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella Let us now go back to Said’s beginnings (also the title of his above mentioned book) from which continuities follow, and apply a non-linear conception of career to his own career. If we
	Greek elections (in Greek) 3/3 by Thanos Kalamidas Το τι συμβαίνει αυτή τη στιγμή στο ΠΑΣΟΚ ε
	Racism and anti-Semitism in the French media by Raphael Hadid From politicians to thinkers, entertainers to journalists, the French media allows people to express racist views publicly. And people who expressed racist views are still in the media circles, without ever publicly excusing themselves.
	Greek elections (in Greek) 2/3 by Thanos Kalamidas Για την παρουσία του κυρίου Καρατζαφέρη τ
	La Turquie, Membre De L'union Europeenne En 2023? by Europe & Us Au soir de sa victoire électorale le 22 juillet, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Premier ministre sortant et leader de l'AKP (Parti de la justice et du développement, issu du mouvement islamiste, ndlr) a évoqué en une phrase le red
	Edward Said on Cultural Imperialism 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella Edward Said, even four years after his untimely death, remains today a powerful, well-reasoned voice of the voiceless, and a courageous critic of cultural imperialism. His mind was like that of Leonardo: where others saw an abyss between East and
	France and its colonial past by Raphael Hadid Former French colonies are not doing as well as former English colonies. Truth is that France has built nothing positive in its colonies. Yet, officially, French law claims that French colonialism had positive effects.France n
	Romanian Report by Euro Reporter Low birth rate harming Romania Romanian President Traian Basescu said this week that he is worried his country was “going through a demographic desert”
	The Little Rock Nine by Thanos Kalamidas What happened in Little Rock Central High School in 1957, in the US state of Arkansas I think is well known in many ways, including a number of films and books either for the Little Rock Nine or from references to the events.
	The Eagle by Jack Wellman Benjamin Franklin once lobbied for the turkey as the national symbol for the United States. I am personally glad we went from a bird as prey to a bird of prey. Throughout American history, there seems to be some sign
	Ferrari-McLaren: una sentenza che delude, un intrigo che ispira by Newropeans-Magazine Mi accuseranno di essere un ferrarista, in quanto italiano: ma poco importa. In fondo, ogni volta che mi capita di difendere il Papa danno per scontato che io sia cattolico (sempre in quanto italiano), e allora ci si abitua. Alla fine, se ama
	iBite by Asa Butcher The UN is ready to broaden its activity in support of Iraq, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. Mr Ban said at a key meeting in New York the time for determined action on Iraq had come, but that a greater UN presence
	The sci-fi benchmark by Asa Butcher Hollywood in the 1950s generated a number of superb science-fiction productions that are not only worthy of repeat viewings today, but are also prime material for remakes. It was a decade that brought us The Day
	Kim Kline: The new musical force? by Ryan Cain Recently, I have been working with a phenomenal, new independent female talent, Kim Kline. With a voice that’s unmatched, a distinguished song writing ability and shear star power, Kim Kline has already proven
	"The Killer-Bee Banquet" by Emmanuel Sigauke Hurray to the Gonera beesthat attacked but did not kill the boywho had wondered awayfound himself stuckin a mouthless cave, aware out therewas light waiting to be seen. Ah, g
	A Helluva Life by Eduardo Alonso For the last couple of weeks I have been hooked with the autobiography of the American writer and filmmaker Samuel Fuller. It reads like a novel. A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking was
	The King of Horror by Thanos Kalamidas It just happened that in the last few days I decided to read again a book entitled Insomnia and you guessed well if you thought Stephen King is the author! It is the story of a seventy-year-old man who’s suf
	Louis Michel ou l'aveuglement Francophone by Europe & Us Lundi, coup de téléphone : le porte-parole de Louis Michel, le commissaire européen chargé du développement, m’annonce que son patron veut me rencontrer dans l’après-midi avec «quelques journaliste
	Life Undercover #44 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE! For more Cart
	The Sultan of Swat by Jack Wellman On September 20th, 1927, 80 years ago, George Herman Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season. Previously, in 1921, he had hit 59 which shattered the old mark of 29. Known to the world as “The Babe”, Babe
	Sibelius' magic secrets by Thanos Kalamidas There is only one way to appreciate Jean Sibelius' music: Close your eyes and let his music fly you into the forest. Johan Julius Christian ‘Jean’ Sibelius was born December 8th 1865 and died exactly 50 yea
	Love & Anarchy Celebrates the 20th Edition of the Festival by Love & Anarchy The 20th annual Love and Anarchy – Helsinki International Film Festival is back this year with more cinemas and seats than ever before. The festival will take place on September 20th
	"space" by Bohdan Yuri a space can go nowhere and find a place anywhere, it can travel inside a box, or stay outside the sky. yet, fill it with: things, people, dreams, t
	The creation of a monster by Thanos Kalamidas How can you negotiate and trust somebody who took over a country with a military coup using all the resources the state gave him, exiled or imprisoned all the opposition with a lot of questionable disappearances and
	Democracy as the Common Sense of the People: Confronting the Ancient to the Modern View 2/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella At this point one may ask: is Plato’s critique still valid today, and if so, what are the practical consequences of ignoring it? Let us try to apply this critique to an overarching prob
	Mr and Mrs Pirate by Asa Butcher What could be more appropriate than a review of a pirate-themed book on International Talk like a Pirate Day? Don't worry, me hearties, I shall not be writing this review using pirate vernacular nor
	Looking to buy a house in Finland? by Richard Berman What should I do to get a mortgage? What are the options? What are my basic rights when buying a house? How can I start saving now towards buying a house? What is a "korkokatto"? How much deposit do I need?
	Chinese executional tricks by Thanos Kalamidas As we get closer to the Olympic Games year criticism is coming more often about different things, therefore Peking had to do something, even if that something is just for show. The Chinese Supreme Court has ordered judges to be more …sparing
	Belgian Report by Euro Reporter Raikkonen wins third-straight Belgian Grand PrixFernando Alonso cut McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton's world championship lead to two points as Kimi Raikkonen took a dominant win at the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps. Thi
	ShowBizz #42 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more Cartoons HERE!
	Jewish Nazis? by Thanos Kalamidas I think it is a couple of years ago when Asa and I were talking about racism and traces of Nazism in the most unexpected places because of an article Asa was writing for Ydin magazine and some research led us to some unexpected results. The strang
	Democracy as the Common Sense of the People: Confronting the Ancient to the Modern View 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella In a relativistic age which beliefs in functional truths but not in Truth, when consequently many sing the praises of democracy but precious few can pin down its essence, a revisiting of Plat
	On the track to South France by Anita Rieu-Sicart "Var Village Voice is all about life in the south of France" Are you retired, about to retire, or dreaming of having a home in the South of France? If you
	Kiitos, ja anteeksi by Matti Ripatti Haluaisin pyytää anteeksi medialta. En vain tiedä, kenelle sanani osoittaisin. Ja juuri tähän harmilliseen asiaintilaan anteeksipyyntöni liittyisikin: mediaa kommentoivana kolumnistina olen tälläkin palstall
	20th Century Boy by Clint Wayne I’ve heard it said that everyone has a period in their life that they call ‘My Time’. Having left school in the ‘Summer of ‘69’ it was the first time that I realised that my life a
	Puddles at the Pole: A Global Warming Ad by Artie Knapp “Hello, Bernie here. I am a polar bear living at the North Pole, and this is my friend, Sally. Say hi to them, Sally.” “Hi!”
	iBite by Asa Butcher Greeks are going to the polls in a general election, weeks after wildfires left more than 60 people dead. The main challenge to Prime minister Kostas Karamanlis and his centre-right party, New Democracy, is the socialist
	Russian poker with a marked deck by Thanos Kalamidas Is the end of the last emperor who came in from the cold getting closer and is he going to give up power easily or is he going to become a puppeteer in the long Russian tradition that not even the Soviet regime stopped? The Russian Prime Minister,
	Stuffed dogs, burlesque & MAS*H by Asa Butcher There was one thing that I never knew about Alan Alda until I started reading his autobiography: I don't really like him! I don't hate him, but he has never ranked among my favourite actors or made me want to
	Bulgarian Report by Euro Reporter Bulgarian Arrow Suspect killer turns himself inPolice investigating the murder of an arrow-shot Iraqi citizen said the suspected killer has turned himself in. The 41-year-old Iraqi national died after being shot with an arrow in
	Following orders by Thanos Kalamidas General Petraeus, the latest US military commander in Iraq, has faced heavy criticism in Congress while reporting on the non progress of the US targets in the country for security and stabilization of life. Actually the general must be a very brav
	Meditation and Mindfulness by Matt Williamson I am not a good practitioner of meditation. My mind races, wild and erratic thoughts pop in and out of my head in rapid and seemingly random procession. Did I feed the cat, why did I say that to her, how long until I calm down, when am I supposed
	UK's only cool brand? by Asa Butcher The CoolBrands Council, a group of style experts, designers and commentators from across Britain, in association with a YouGov poll on the opinions of more than 2,000 members of the public, have voted the luxury spor
	Alitalia: come salvarsi.... suicidandosi by Newropeans-Magazine Il « piano di salvataggio/transizione », come lo definisce Alitalia, è la novità più forte dello scorso fine settimana: vale la pena di parlarne, nel nostro spazio di «
	Wishful thought and a financial horror by Thanos Kalamidas Imagine going to the bakery early one the morning to buy three small hot bread rolls. For three euros you get them with butter and a nice cheese that will make them a good breakfast. The smiling baker takes the three euros and wishes you a good mo
	Imperial Rules by Clint Wayne Its not often I say it, but today I humbly thank the Eurocrats of Brussels for allowing us citizens of the UK to retain part of our history in permitting us to keep our precious measurements of miles, feet, ounces and pints that have been part of
	Bruxelles Declare La Guerre... De La Bratwurst by Europe & Us Quel lien entre une fête populaire et une manifestation sportive? La Bratwurst, élément incontournable de tout rassemblement public. Nul d'ailleurs, n'oserait imaginer s'attaquer à cette saucisse blanche grill
	"Beyond Yesterday" by Emmanuel Sigauke You are ready to grow upafter years of chasing the windroaring on the wayto surpass crusty-throated dreams. You were in a vortexunlike a dog chasing the shadow of your tailci
	New Moon's Senior ADvisor on Removing Bio-InfoExtremists by Linda Lane Compiled from Several Sources by Wonderlane CNNBCMS, Monday, July 15, 2205; Posted: 47:08 post meridian, NMSGST (10:08 NWT)
	Jukka Relander: Tyovaenpuolue ei tunne patkatyovakea by Maippi Tapanainen Jukka Relander ei hämmästele vasemmiston vaalitappiota. Itse asiassa hän arvelee, ettei vasemmistopuolueille tulevaisuudessakaan ole parempaa odotettavissa, mikäli nykyinen meno jatkuu. Eurooppala
	"in a groove between two worlds" by Bohdan Yuri in a groove between two worlds I heard the whisper of a distant star that played first before the start, and traveled beyond what’s now outside, so the new day changed its persuas
	9-11 for the right reasons by Thanos Kalamidas Is this how it is going to be from now on? Bin Laden will send a video calling us to worship Islam as the only solution for our survival and George W. Bush calling us to fight terrorism harder by helping Iraq? Is this really what comes from 9-11?
	Bin Laden, a Child of Western Civilization? by Emanuel L. Paparella In an intriguing book titled Occidentalism: the West in the Eyes of its Enemies, Avishar Margalit and Ian Buruma argue that Bin Laden is a child of the West, in as much as he is with
	Farewell Anita Roddick by Asa Butcher Last night I was checking the BBC site when I saw that Jane Wyman, one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1940s and '50s and the first wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, had died aged 93 and I was going to write about her, but the
	Lisn to Finland: Seven Designers - One Sense by Lisn Albeit geographically distant, Japan and Finland have always taken a great mutual interest in the culture of the other. During the autumn of 2007, these two cultures will have an encounter titled as “Lisn to Finl
	On Rape and True Power by a once raped person Going through rape and torture has made me feel like creating a space where people who have gone through similar experiences can share them and feel less lonely…I am almost sure that practically every woman (or person
	From a slap to murder by Thanos Kalamidas A few weeks ago the foreign community in Finland, especially the Greeks, read in the papers that a musician of Greek origin, well-known in the circles that follow ethnic and music events in Finland, had violently killed his wife, mother of two inf
	The last guillotined by Thanos Kalamidas Does the name Hamida Djandoubi mean anything to you? He was a Tunisian immigrant who tortured and killed his girlfriend and for that reason he was sentenced to death by a French court in Marseille and was sent to the guillotine on September 10th 1
	Become a rock star and die young by Raphael Hadid A study at Liverpool John Moores University concluded that rock stars are more likely to die at a premature age than average human beings. For millions, becoming a rock star is an ultimate goal.Millions around the world dream
	Ed Wood for Inspiration by Artie Knapp While living in New York City in my early twenties I didn’t have two nickels to rub together. It was classic Dickens, in that, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
	"The most beautiful parts of me" by Thanos Kalamidas Click the cover to download Thanos' PDF poem (free of charge).
	Jane of Thought: Hail for International Literacy Day by Jane Eagle Hey there stranger, come on keeeeeep reading this article in all your glory ‘cause that’s what this day is about -your ability to read –furthermore: to write a comment, a shopping list, a will, a birthday
	Trekkies of the world unite! by Asa Butcher Many people consider May the 4th as Star Wars Day, but what about those who don't believe in the Force and the Dark Side? The ones that boldly go where no Man has gone before, the ones who practice the Vulcan ner
	Buster Douglas in 'Pluto's Plight' by Artie Knapp Former world heavyweight boxing champ, Buster Douglas, stars as an FBI Agent in the independently produced movie Pluto’s Plight.
	Fiendishly Clever by Linda Lane Fiendishly clever she made a deposit to move in but never paid the rent. Her landlord called the first time on the 5th and inquired when the rent would be sent. Some excuse was made.
	iBite by Asa Butcher Osama Bin Laden is said to be preparing to release a video message to the American people to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The announcement was made on an Islamist website, where al-Qaeda's
	La Campagne Electorale Polonaise Fait Irruption A Bruxelles by Europe & Us Le gouvernement des jumeaux Kaczynski s’est opposé ce matin, à l’occasion d’une réunion des vingt-sept ambassadeurs des États membres auprès de l’Union (COREPER), à la création d’une «j
	Luciano Pavarotti: R.I.P. by The Ovi Team Described by Carreras as "one of the most important tenors of all time", Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in Modena, northern Italian, after fighting pancreatic cancer for the past year. Pavarotti was 71.
	L'Europe se fait aussi bien chez soi qu'a Bruxelles by Newropeans-Magazine A l'heure de la mondialisation galopante les citoyens choisissent de dresser des barrières protectionnistes nationales, voire régionales. C’est tout à fait leur droit et leur choix. Il en va de même dans cette Union
	Banning dignity by Thanos Kalamidas I know, I know, I’m going to be my usual cynical self but it was about time for the General Secretary of the United Nations to remember why he’s actually there and move from the fancy New York receptions to Darfur. Really, has anybody
	Vaclav Havel: Authentic Humanist and Cultural Hero for our Times 3/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella In 1990 Havel addressed the U.S. Congress on the subject of democratic ideals and the rebirth of the human spirit where he reflected on the end of the bipolarity of the Cold War and the begin
	Where Have All the Good Drivers Gone? by Artie Knapp I read recently that if our Sun was the size of a dot over the letter “i”, the nearest star would be a dot ten miles away. That’s an impressive statistic on the vastness of space, but it doesn’t impress me as much as people
	Vaclav Havel: Authentic Humanist and Cultural Hero for our Times 2/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Havel is part of an ongoing Czech intellectual tradition which, in order to be able to "live in truth" has recourse to Husserl’s Lebenswelt to counter an oppressive Marxist id
	On the First Anniversary of Daily Ovi by Alexandra Pereira Happy anniversary, Daily Ovi team! When it is time to celebrate, it is time to have a toast, blow the online candle gently, cut the cake into slices (bigger one for me) and examine the influence of Ovi’s horoscope until the end of the year.
	The long daily road by Thanos Kalamidas It was sometime last July, a weird period for me because of a problem with my daughter’s health that kept us really tense, when it came the time for the next monthly issue of Ovi magazine. It was the period we were dealing with the copycats
	7/365 by Asa Butcher One year ago we published an article entitled "Opinion sevenfold" that proclaimed the great news that Ovi magazine was metamorphosing from a monthly PDF into a daily edition. Today we are taking a moment to absorb the fact that a whole y
	"on the opal road" by Bohdan Yuri on the opal road to nowhere, before the waters of Eden gave birth to formality and mistaken identities, mystifying our memory with the method of the veil, lent on hand to cover,
	Leet - a global sports reality by Asa Butcher How often in life do you get the chance to play a brand new sport, where anyone can win $1 million and also become the next sports and TV icon? This chance is an innovative new sport called Leet and it will be the core of a new reality television
	Vaclav Havel: Authentic Humanist and Cultural Hero for our Times 1/3 by Emanuel L. Paparella Václav Havel’s humanistic philosophy is a powerfully heroic voice of the post-cold War political landscape, advocating that Europe recover its own soul; urging a global revolution
	Uusi tyo vaatii uudet kujeet by Maippi Tapanainen Pätkätöistä puhutaan paljon, yleensä pahaa ja käsitettä sen tarkemmin määrittelemättä. Vailla vakituista työsuhdetta elävä ihminen ei kuitenkaan o
	Compassionate Business by Matt Williamson I wonder how many CEO's would consider the companies they run as compassionate? How many corporations would be classified as 'right', as in, the Eightfold Path right?
	Proposal for reducing air pollution by Raphael Hadid Air pollution is a threat to human health and to the ecosystem. It results in global warming, the greenhouse effect, ocean acidification and respiratory diseases that can sometimes can lead to human death. There are a few steps men can do to reduc
	And that was August 2007... by The Ovi Team Can I come out from under the table? Has the thunder and lightning finished? I don't know whether you have experienced the same intense storms that hit Helsinki throughout August, but there was certainly some violence in a few of those rumb
	Ovi! Ovi! Ovi? by The Ovi Team Over the past few days we have received a number of emails and phonecalls from the readers of Ovi each of whom has informed us that Nokia has launched a new Internet service called Ovi. In their press release Nokia h
	The Perfumed Bed by Linda Lane Every night one of my married friends visits and sleeps on my living room sofa. Sure they are travelers for one reason or another but what gets me is that when I was rich before the dotcom crash I bought a special so
	The Bold Switch-Off by Asa Butcher Despite the growls of dissent and howls of outrage from Thanos, Finland turned off its five analogue transmission networks early this morning leaving homes without a digital receiver, a set-top box, or an integrated digital television unable to wa
	EU Presidency News by Alexandra Pereira The European Treaty and the EU-Africa summit are still hot issues on the table, as Italy alerts to the summer reality of forest fires in Medi
	Democracy unveiled by Thanos Kalamidas Who makes more sense: a president with a wife that covers her head with a veil due to her faith, or a president who often talks with god and this god told him to invade a country? I presume the answer is quite simple and to unveil the protagonists
	International Day of the Disappeared by Asa Butcher Imagine hearing a noise outside your home one day or night. Imagine the next sound is your door being smashed down. Imagine a group of armed men perhaps wearing uniforms screaming and shouting at you and your family.
	Who's the property? by Thanos Kalamidas Why Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki became angry with Hillary and Carl Levin is a big mystery to me; he even went as far to say that the Democratic Senators were acting as if Iraq was their property. I’m going to be a bit cynical, but
	I Spy O by Asa Butcher Offline: Local Area Connection has no signal – Contact your local provider for assistance. Yes, I am disconnected, cut off and hate every isolated minute. What am I supposed to do with my life now my access to the World Wide Web has been bru
	"The War & the Village" by Emmanuel Sigauke The old women of my village plundered by war -McMillan’s Wind raging and howling, a new era groaned to it's dawn.I saw the old men of Mazvihwa thrashed to near-deathby war-drunk youths and the comr
	2nd Opinion #28 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more Cartoons
	Poverty by Judy Eichstedt I remember the very first time my family and I were evicted. My husband had lost his job a year before and the unemployment had run out. We had a yard sale where we sold everything we had worked so hard to get for next to nothing - our washer a
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Two men who tried to hijack a Turkish plane have surrendered after all 136 passengers and crew escaped unharmed. From the plane to …midnight express!!!
	The Rational and the Mytho-poetic in Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago: 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago is a sterling example of characte
	Helsinki Children's Festival by Asa Butcher Friday August 17th signalled the launch of the Helsinki Festival, a two-week arts festival that presents music, theatre, dance, visual arts, cinema and city events featuring both Finnish and non-Finnish artists of in
	The Helsinki Festival 17.8. - 2.9.2007 by Visit Finland.com The Helsinki Festival is this year expanding its programme. Arts from the Baltic Sea region will be very much to the fore. The Festival presents three leading orchestras, several theatre groups and visual arts from aro
	Which... wows!!! by Thanos Kalamidas 'Where are the wows' is something I often talk about with Asa and he has written a couple of very good articles about it, always referring to the lo
	"Great Love Has Got You Figured Out" by Linda Lane Great love has got youGreat love has your numberGreat love has your case on fileGreat love knows your nameGreat love is no strangerGreat love constantly stands on guardGreat
	Dutch Report by Euro Reporter Giant Lego Man Washes Ashore in Holland A giant 2.5 meter Lego man mysteriously washed up on the Dutch resort of Zandvoort joining the ranks of such publici
	Internet Love by Richard Berman Feeling lonely, want a date, want to get married, or just fancy a one-night stand? It can be easier than you think. Whatever you are into there is a service offered to you via the Internet, for free or a small fee. Not so long ago all you had to d
	Back to the Future: the Poetical as the Mind in Action: 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella In order to recover lost humanistic modes of thought in a rationalistic era, it may be useful to revisit Marshall McLuhan, some twenty five years after his death. He can be a timely reminder and a warning to post-modern futuristic Man that, parado
	What's the Difference? by Bohdan Yuri When the Russians invaded and occupied Afghanistan, they set up a government to their liking, and had so-called elections to justify their chosen rulers. Anyone who was against their rule was labeled as a criminal and terrorist. As a result, the
	Eagle Soars High by Clint Wayne As the lights dim over the packed arena casting darkness all around, all you can see are the thousands of tiny twinkling lights spread out across the huge auditorium and as you can almost reach out and touch the atmo
	European Peoples' Festival by Asa Butcher From July 23rd-28th, the European Peoples’ Festival will take place in Ekenäs (Tammisaari), Finland, for the very first time. The festival is a celebration of European friendship where 800 guests from 17 EU countries participate in s
	Hungary Report by Euro Reporter Koreans ate… Hungarian dogs!Under different circumstances this would sound more like a joke than a report and unfortunately helps all kinds of prejudices and stereotypes. South Korea's Ambassador to Hungary Eom Seock-Jeong ha
	"I know" by Bohdan Yuri i know...i knowthey’re watching me as i head towards the doorthey’re all waiting, for me toget on the busthey’re probably mad
	"I had to go..." by Bohdan Yuri I once had a red toy truck.I pulled it by a string.and it would follow me;wherever I would go,and I had to go,I had to go.then one fearful dayI broke the magic st
	Dante's Vision of a United Europe by Emanuel L. Paparella There is a rather naïve notion that the vision of a politically United Europe was born ex nichilo in 1950. The notion is naïve because it loses sight of the fact that there is no such thing in history as creations ex nichilo. We stand on
	And that was June 2007... by The Ovi Team Well, what did you make of that month? The world thought it was bidding farewell to Tony Blair, but within hours he was back in the headlines in his new job, and everybody in the Northern Hemisphere was patiently expecting the start of summer,
	Klaus Held on Religion, Science and Democracy in European Culture by Emanuel L. Paparella "A European community grounded only in political and economic cooperation of the member states would lack an intrinsic common bond. It would be built upon sand." -Klaus Held
	Excalibur by Linda Lane
	Photo of the Month by The Ovi Team Every month Ovi Magazine chooses one photograph of Finland to present in its 'Photo of the Month section. For those who have yet to discover this section in our magazine, it can be found inside the Gallery, which also offers an archive of all our p
	Une Constitution Moins by Europe & Us L'accord auquel sont parvenus les Vingt-sept à 4h30 du matin, samedi, après avoir surmonté non sans mal les blocages britannique et polonais, va permettre de sortir d
	"traces" by Bohdan Yuri I am the tracesof light and darkthe lost breath of winda carousel of flightyou are my eyesthe joys and the tearsof many past goodbyesand the narrowest of fears
	Just an Ordinary Djo by Jan Sand When the Robots of Japan Erotic Resources (commonly known as "Rojers") created the Dildos Japan Objects (commonly known as "Djos") it was an honest attempt to be helpful for the growing number of frustrated males in the burgeon
	What a Racket! by Clint Wayne The oldest event in the sport of Tennis is commonly and simply known all over the world as ‘Wimbledon’. It is the only ‘Grand Slam’ tournament to be played on grass and is the most prestigious competition in the world of te
	Faut-Il Mourir Pour La Constitution? by Europe & Us La Pologne semble bien décidée à s’opposer coûte que coûte, lors du Conseil européen de jeudi et vendredi, à l’adoption du système de vote à la double majorité au sein du Conseil des mi
	Life Undercover #38 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE! For more Cartoons
	Salman Rushdie's Knighthood anger by Amin George Forji Indian-born writer, Salman Rushdie may be a wanted man amongst Muslims, but in Britain he is a hero. During the weekend, he was knighted by the English Queen Elizabeth II, in honor of his writings and outstanding achievements. The 60-year-old Rush
	"Working the Streets" by Bohdan Yuri There’s a corner of a lonesome squareWhere forlorn hearts can't be repairedAnd the ladies flow on high heeled hopesWith hard promises for sale.In a runaway’s dream passion’s unrea
	Needed: A Few Faithful Friends by Heather Thiele Ovi magazines believes the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively th
	A movement for democracy, freedom and human rights by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Throughout history, we have seen the importance of personality in shaping the destiny of a nation. These personalities become larger than their lives. They gravitate people to overcome their local and ethnic/tribal/ regional inertia towards a c
	Democratic management by Linda Lane He came into his daddy's company, demanded that Semco steer away from its activities as a shipbuilding supplier and abandon autocratic management in favour of decentralization... On his first day as director, Ric
	Global pedophile ring unmasked by Amin George Forji The advent of the internet has in many ways made organized crime more sophisticated, as hardened criminals are increasing exploiting this lucrative medium of communication for their own devilish ends, using aliases, but police from four countries
	Perilous pacifiers by Asa Butcher One of my pet hates before even becoming a parent was dummies, also known as pacifiers and soothers, thoughtlessly stuffed into the mouths of babies and toddlers. I have always believed that they are completely pointless, damage a child's natu
	Humanism by Jan Sand Humanism is the belief that we can live good lives without religious or superstitious beliefs. Humanists make sense of the world using reason, experience and shared human values. We seek to make the best of the one life we have by creating meaning
	The barbarism of the intellect: 1/2 by Emanuel L. Paparella The attempt to divorce mythos (the imaginative) from logos (the rational) is as old as Plato’s Republic. The risk of that intellectual operation is that one ends up in rationalism, what V
	"this bottle of mine" by Bohdan Yuri off the street that’s set too far,there’s a dark lit alley barthat hasn’t got a name.its a seedy back room dreamwhere needy lovers survive the carousel of pain.
	Depp stands for Idiot by Jane Eagle I woke up rather roughly this morning, hmm from a dream (oh what a dream! Inappropriate both for minors and adults, hehe). I got up… and dressed up and went out & got laid. Hahaha, Jack Kerouac, not me. Let
	"Playground Story" by Jan Sand When Hugh is highLew is low.Their seesaw sees That this is soAnn clings tightTo her swingShe laughs and shouts,She likes to sing.She shouts when she Swings up hig
	Life Undercover #37 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE! For more Cartoons
	G8 - Heiligendamm, sera-t-il le dernier retranchement de l'Europe ? by Newropeans-Magazine Retranché derrière son mur l’interêt du G8 a Heiligendamm ne porte que l’auréole que nos leaders politiques, les éminents spécialistes en géopolitique et en politique internationale et
	Terminator teddy by Asa Butcher While browsing through the BBC website I spotted a story entitled "US designs a 'robo-bear' to rescue injured soldiers" and immediately had to read it – well, wouldn’t you? It appears that the US military is developin
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas US President George W Bush is expected to receive an enthusiastic reception in Albania when he becomes the first US president to visit the Balkan nation. Is America s
	KALEVALA Dell'arte by Jenny Nordlund Shamanistinen karnevaali commedia dell'arten poljentoon. Kalevalan arkkityypit ja taianomaiset tarinat ovat Teatteri metamorfoosin esityksen Kalevala dell'Arten innoittajia. Esitys toteutetaan ita
	Logo a No-Go by Clint Wayne Have you seen it? The 2012 London Olympic ‘logo’ was launched this week and within hours a spontaneous public revolt had materialised demanding that the unbelievable £400,000 image be given ‘the order of the boot’, but
	ShowBizz #34 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more Cartoons HERE!
	Law of the stag by Asa Butcher Whether you call it a bachelor party, a stag night, a bulls party, a bucks party or even polttarit, it is commonly known as the groom's last glimpse of freedom and an excuse to party one final time with his friends, although the exten
	Negotiating survival by Thanos Kalamidas It is a strange feeling leaving the solution of a major problem to the ones who are mainly responsible for the problem and, furthermore, who stubbornly refuse to recognize it. Angela Merkel is seeking for the improvement of the Kyoto Protocol in c
	Three Finns in a boat & an Iranian by Thanos Kalamidas I hope Jerome K. Jerome can forgive me but I cannot avoid it and I’m also really sorry for not being able to avoid laughing at the Iranian education system - you are probably wondering what the hell I’m talking about. The Iranian navy
	Blaming the Instrument by Jan Sand If a door bangs you in the face as you try to enter a room you might have an impulse to bang it back. A bear or a chimpanzee might feel the same way, but humanity should, it seems to me, should be able to exercise a bit more considered restraint.
	"the softest petal" by Bohdan Yuri the softest petal of a roseis the one that molds its own virgin soul,that’s closestto its heart,the warmth of birth,is just a memory,as it unfolds.an
	Gang bangers by Richard Berman When I was at school over 12 years ago there were many kids that used to hang around together in groups of 10 or 20 around the southwest of London where I was brought up. My school was safe and we never had any problems, only a few old ladies who
	European Meat Markets by Stirred Up! Singles never had it so good: meeting places for them have popped up all over the continent. You know what we're talking about: those posey social scenes in every city where we go to see and
	ShowBizz #33 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	Love Design by Stirred Up! Designers are embracing love and sex is becoming bespoke. It would seem that nothing is taboo anymore. Netherlands based Studio Oooms states, “by playing in to taboos and expectations in the mind of the beholder, [their] products trigger
	US Chemicals by Jan Sand Summer here in Helsinki is coming on strong. The trees are putting out green "mouse ears", the brown lawns have turned green, and greens of every variety have changed the color of the world. On my windowsill I have a
	2nd Opinion #20 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! F
	Fat or thin by Richard Berman There is so much information out these days about how to make yourself look good, so many products that you can buy to get your weight down, so why are there still problems of people dying from being obese?I have always been a
	Money And Life by Jan Sand The famous remark about money and capability has always been: "If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?" Louis Agassiz, the scientist, once remarked, "I cannot afford to waste my time making money.
	Prevailing Winds #1 by Paul Lightfoot Time has increasing importance, it should be a preoccupation as it’s undoubtedly the most important issue we face.Time, the past, the present, the future, a continuous whole and we measure it by the rotation of the earth
	Life Undercover #35 by Thanos K & Asa B For More Life Undercover HERE!
	Human rights don't have a colour by Thanos Kalamidas The issue of human rights in China isn’t complicated. Unfortunately the global situation regarding human rights has made it so. China is guilty for violating human rights and all the NGOs and human rights’ organizations are totally
	A Mediterranean-Black Sea Union by Rene Wadlow Nicolas Sarkozy, the newly elected President of France, in his election night speech in which he stressed his aims repeated his opposition to the entry of Turkey into the European Union. He suggested that Turkey play a key role in creating a Medi
	Siili Sympathies by Jan Sand The French author Anatole France once noticed that, in his words, "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." (from The Red Lily, 1
	"what worlds they bring" by Bohdan Yuri what worlds they bring, these picture dreams,left inside the confines of near mortality, whose living landscape conspires to crystallize; with brazen delight, exposing
	On the Hunt Online by Stirred Up! In the ‘90s, a New York rabbi and a few pushy mothers, determined to marry their offspring to a doctor or to a lawyer, brought us the 3-minute-hop, commonly known as speed dating. The ‘00s brought back da
	Dino & Anty #14 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Dino & Anty HERE! For more Cartoons
	There's Somebody In There by Jan Sand A good many of us grow up with an inherent feeling that animals are just funny shaped people. Walt Disney made his fortune capitalizing on that sense but it certainly is not a novel human emotion. I'm sure it sta
	Who knows? by Asa Butcher Hey Christians! How much are you willing to bet that Jesus was the Son of God? Seriously, how much money are you prepared to back this improvable claim? The same goes to all religious groups, sects and cults – would you be willing to ‘
	Sunday plans changed by Asa Butcher Last Sunday was a day that I would dearly like to forget and pretend never happened, yet my enthusiasm for sharing a story and writing for Ovi could never let any part of my life remain private for too long, so prepare for a candid insight into Su
	Captains Ahab and Eva by Thanos Kalamidas I don’t write critics often because, as a principal, I believe that what you like and what you don’t like is very personal and that even goes to what the majority consider classics. Asa very correctly pointed out in the past that even
	Interactive Writing: The New Generation by Jane Eagle I had an idea, People of the World, and I’d really like to share it with you (it’s an idea after all not a strawberry popsicle). My column – as you may have noticed - is rarely updated. My head, on the other hand, couldn’t
	Stars in their eyes by Richard Berman Every now and then my mother in England will send some of her old magazines to Finland that she saves for my wife, and to tell you the truth I also like to have a read of them. The magazines are women's magazines, the kind that have a problem
	Moral teachings by R & M Landbeck On the horizon appears an approaching religious [and scientific] furore so contentious, any clash of civilizations may have to wait. On one side, a manuscript titled: The Final Freedoms, against all the gravitas religious tradition can bring to be
	This Lonely Planet by Jan Sand No doubt Photoshop or similar creative graphic procedures have been quite busy these latter years popping alien extraterrestrial visitors into YouTube for general perusal but the actual thing seems yet to genuinely appear. The universe is well sup
	"we are" by Bohdan Yuri we are the flesh of god’s dreams, his wonder, his curiosity, his glory, an unfolding story; or maybe just an experiment full of misfits in search of bliss. what are we,
	ShowBizz #32 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	Food, Art & Urbanism by Stirred Up! Club 11, initially supposed to be a temporary lunch place, has turned out to be one of the most popular and edgy clubs in the city. The club is located in the Post CS building, the old postal services building a bit east of the Central Station
	I don't feel like dancing by Richard Berman Music has changed throughout the years, but at the same time the oldies are still alive, and played at the local disco on a nightly basis. This week sees Dancing We
	Jane of Thought: Flashers of the planet unite! by Jane Eagle Hello world. Right to the point without prologues, blablablas, etc. (well that is unusual for my style… that coffee has gotta have something to do with it). Anyway, I was checking my mail the other day: Panda Software was updating me about t
	Public relations for a...Stalin! by Thanos Kalamidas Imagine working in a public relations firm and one day the door opens and Stalin asks you to take over his P.R. and improve his image abroad. Imagine he has all the excuses for the murders and holding a whole nation under an iron fist – dict
	I Spy G by Asa Butcher Geeks, well it is only natural that they are spied on May 4th, since it is commonly known as 'Star Wars Day'. You didn’t know that? Well, think about it…'May the 4th be with you'…are
	Here to help - IESAF ry by Richard Berman IESAF, we are here to help all those ex-pats from around the world, English is our working language, but you do not have to be from the UK or the USA to join, as long as you know a bit of Eng
	2nd Opinion #19 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! for more Cart
	Mutiny On The Bounty by Jan Sand J B S Haldane once remarked that God must have loved beetles because he made so many of them. Abraham Lincoln made the same remark about the poor. Of course, any damned fool who attempts to puzzle o
	What's up Mr. Annan? by Thanos Kalamidas The best way to start this is with a scream! But let me rephrase it: the former General Secretary of the United Nations Kofi Annan warns that the aid targets for Africa “will be missed” unless more is done. This is the part you start s
	It's Vappu! by Richard Berman Party, party, party, that's what the Fins do anyway. The best translation for the word 'vappu' is Labor Day, and it is the day that most people who drink in Finland are drunk. If you're not drunk, it either means you don't drin
	Life Undercover #34 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover HERE! For more
	The Economic Value of Prayer by Jan Sand Amongst people of faith, and that goes across all religions, there is no question that there must be prayer. I have never had any religious indoctrination and never had the slightest inclination to pray since I would not know whom to pray to so th
	It reminds me of Stalin by Thanos Kalamidas On my first visit to Estonia I visited a habitat museum where you could see buildings and houses through Estonian history. It was very nicely made in a beautiful park that gave you the chance to enjoy the green nature. In the very same museum and
	Farewell Slava by Thanos Kalamidas It is a month ago since many of us watched on our television screens a very old Mstislav "Slava"* Rostropovich walking with the assistance of the Russian president Vladimir Putin and entering a Kremlin hall where he celebrated his 80th b
	"The Wanderer" by Tina Ehrami I wander this world sans abriWalk endless hours sans chaussuresAnd even though sans argentI feel quite sans çaA wanderer's life might seem sans butBut a wanderer knows bet
	Health care by Judy Eichstedt Imagine your child is crying because he or she does not feel well. Your child has a fever and is throwing up. You walk the floor; child in arms doing your best to comfort the child but nothing seems to work. A cold towel is placed on the child
	Mexico's abortion by Thanos Kalamidas You cannot ignore what happened in Mexico City lately. After long debates where the Roman-Catholic church, even the Pope himself, played a major role, the city’s lawmakers voted to legalize abortion. The abortion-right group emphasized that
	Bee Gone by Jan Sand T.S.Eliot in his poem "The Hollow Men" predicted that the world would end, not with a bang, but with a whimper. But humanity is partial to
	Middle East Nuclear-weapon Free Zone: A Serious Start? by Rene Wadlow Mohamed ElBaradei, Director of the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Iran and Israel to enter into serious negotiations to create a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East — a
	Functional Terrorism by Jan Sand Humanity is capable of many horrible things and a good many of them are totally insane and without any sensible reward. The unfortunate quality of terrorism, whatever its origins and results, is that it is very frequently effective.
	"I have memories" by Bohdan Yuri I have memories of an ocean blue, a fresh oasis in vibrant tones, crystal waters, foaming youth, a living being so construed. I have memories of a red sea, littered bodies, flesh
	2nd Opinion #18 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE! For more cartoons
	Turkey part of us by Prof. Francesco Tampoia In the past, Napoleon said that if the world were a single state then its capital would be Constantinople, the very cradle of Europe. Even today, amid the traffic-choked streets of modern Istanbul, among the high-rises, the steep alleys and the gl
	ShowBizz #30 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE! For more cartoon
	Life Undercover #33 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover HERE!
	"towel my heart" by Bohdan Yuri towel my heart, it’s drenched with tears. today a child died. it came so near to fill the spaces but lost its trace to the human race. towel my heart it’s d
	Sex Again by Jan Sand There was a recent news report of an organism, a rotifer (which is a microscopic multi-celled animal), which has been
	I've Been Dreaming About Serial Killers by Alexandra Pereira From Hannibal in The Silence of the Lambs to Jack the Ripper wandering about in London’s thick fog (so thick, one can cut it with a knife), to a rapist who is also a serial killer and whose same hands
	The Working Poor by Judy Eichstedt Yes, it is very true that the poor work and, I might say, that they work very hard. Many work two jobs and never see their family because they are busy trying to survive. A lot of children from parents who are poor are lef
	Stuck in the Middle by Clint Wayne Having enjoyed writing recently about ‘The Greatest Showman of Rock ’ celebrating his 60th birthday in his natural flamboyant style, it is with vast contrast that another of my
	ShowBizz #29 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Voting in state elections in Nigeria have been extended after many polling stations opened hours late, causing chaos and frustration for voters. Electoral chief Maurice Iwo assured Nigerians that "people who are alr
	2nd Opinion #17 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd opinion HERE!
	A National Debate by Clint Wayne Well, just who is going to win this year's John Smith’s Grand National, without doubt, the greatest steeplechase in the world and a popular sporting day when many people, from toddler to grandparent, who do
	The Teachings of Hollywood by Judy Eichstedt Today millions of people think nothing about dropping ten dollars to see a movie and be entertained. The days of reading a good book or staying home with the kids are dead and gone. They hear some hype about a movie and, l
	Life Undercover #32 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover HERE!
	Festival de Cerveja de Helsinquia by Alexandra Pereira Nos próximos dias 13 e 14 de Abril decorre na Cable Factory de Helsínquia (a antiga fábrica de cabos e telégrafos da Nokia, hoje exemplarmente convertida de modo a acolher todo o tipo de manifestações culturais) a d
	"the shadows of war" by Bohdan Yuri with all the forged believers screaming of delicious glory, fiery words untied souls rumbling towards the terror:bloody shadows, muffling, and mystifying; the horrors, the
	Watch this Space by Clint Wayne In this age of computers, iPods and all matter of digital wizardry any mention of space travel or a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral would be lucky to make the third or fourth slot on the evening news, let alone mak
	Problems of Underestimation by Jan Sand When I was a kid, which was quite a few years ago, I visited a dentist quite often. In those days children were considered not quite up to basic adult standards. The dental drill, commensurate with today's high-s
	Life Undercover #31 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover
	Being Prepared by Jan Sand Although Iraq is the likeliest current place to get whacked these days there is a chronological Baghdad that we all eventually enter where time takes its final potent pot-shots. After the age of 80, interest intensifies in seeing who has been the
	Dino & Anty #13 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Dino & Anty HERE!
	The Church of Chocolate by FREE! Magazine Okay, so the last column was a little bit off the wall and made a few of you scratch your head in bewilderment, so we shall return to basics today and stick with the personal touch commonly associated with my style of writing, plus no mention of s
	Gehry Doubts by Jan Sand I went through the formal training for the discipline of industrial design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York from 1954 to 1959. It was a fascinating and revealing experience and, for me, emotionally and intellectually it was something of a
	ShowBizz #28 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	A dark blue government & the jolly greens by Thanos Kalamidas Finland’s electoral system leads to coalition governments where the small parties often play a very decisive role. For the last government the Christian-Democrats and the Swedish Party were the ones who managed to enter government and suppor
	Up for the Cup! by Clint Wayne Hey lads, do you remember back to those heady teenage years following an enjoyable night out with your girlfriend? Instead of driving her directly home you managed to persuade her to agree to stop off at your favourite little romantic spot.
	Aki Kaurismaki Celebra Hoje Meio Seculo by Alexandra Pereira O carismático realizador e argumentista finlandês celebra hoje, dia 4 de Abril de 2007, 50 anos de vida. Entre documentários sobre a música da Bahia e a compra de quintas que se dedicam à produção de vinhos do Po
	iBite by Thanos Kalamidas Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has condemned the UK as "arrogant and selfish" for refusing to apologise for the Royal Navy captives crisis. And
	Prospects by Jan Sand The Ancient Greeks had, as one of their many noteworthy talents, the capability to either fabricate or bring to notice characters that have persisted in literature's memory for millennia. They stick in the mind b
	Subtle Changes to the Climate by Colin How much is ‘Global Warming’ really making a difference in our lives and can we detect any effects on the world around us? How many of you have experienced, albeit small, a change in your local climatic conditions?
	Discriminative fan... (in Greek) by Romanos Dragasis Από την περασμένη Πέμπτη στην Ελλάδα - και με αφο
	And that was March... by The Ovi Team "Beware the Ides of March," was the soothsayer’s warning to Julius Caesar, but what was so bad about Ovi’s March 15th article about joint accounts? Some people worry too much…one of those is Thanos by the looks of h
	Motive ...football (in Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Όταν μοναδική πηγή πληροφόρησης από την
	Brainwashing for kids by Dimitrios Kontopodis The proposal of the German EU presidency for common European history schoolbooks is terribly interesting, radical and probably unrealistic, at least in the short term. However, the comments that followed, especially the negative ones, are surprisi
	Janne Virkkunen: NATO by Maippi Tapanainen Helsingin Sanomien päätoimittaja Janne Virkkunen muistutti viime lokakuussa julkaistussa kolumnissaan, että lehti oli linjautunut Nato-jäsenyyden tukijaksi jo pari vuotta aiemmin. Asian alleviivaa
	Evolution of Memes by Jan Sand Way back when our prime common forbear lounged in a tide pool of tepid water, this blob of snot became upset by the windy to and fro that whacked it repeatedly and decided to hang onto a good sized pebble to fend off whatever dizziness it was capa
	Connect, Experience, Speak, Learn...Change! by The Ovi Team This is no time for silence or laryngitis! Your voice can make a difference! Reach out and speak up at ! Join hundreds of other young professionals from around the world to discuss major global issues this summer in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
	It was better in Brussels by Thanos Kalamidas Romano Prodi should know that when he left his seat in the EU commission for Italian politics that the game has totally different rules and the often sensitive balance he had to keep with the EU members is not the same fragile balance he has to ke
	State of England's International Football by Colin Having sat in front of the TV on Wednesday night expecting an uplifting performance, but what turned out to be an extremely lack lustre England International side, I honestly thought, why do I bother? Where is the passion we have witnessed from
	Pedro Juan's Dirty Havana by FREE! Magazine Cuban writer Pedro Juan Gutierrez has become one of the most interesting authors in recent years. He jumped into fame with his book Dirty Havana Trilogy (Likainen Havanna Trilogia) at the end of the '90s and has dedicated five of h
	YouTube vs. Viacom by Sliced Bread Ladies and Gentlemen,Sliced Bread presents their take on the whole legal battle waged by Viacom against YouTube.Inspired by the Apple Mac vs. PC ads (running in the States and the UK at least), Doug and Rob take
	Extreme measures by Asa Butcher Yesterday’s news of a busload of pre-school children and their teachers being finally freed after being held at gunpoint for nearly 10 hours in the Philippine capital of Manila can hardly have failed to catch your attention. The story had a
	Life Undercover #30 by Thanos K & Asa B For more Life Undercover HERE!
	"a mad conclusion" by Bohdan Yuri a mad conclusion for the rain,caressed by the warm wind that sailed from desert seas and forest greens; crossing an ocean’s plain, to nourish by cloudy shrouds a portion of l
	ShowBizz #27 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	A post-modern model for Europe? by Prof. Francesco Tampoia Europe is only to be found in the process of creating it. The true way to define Europe is to build Europe. [D. de Rougemont]
	Laugh or cry? by Asa Butcher Back in February I remember reading an article on YLE about a ‘scuffle’ involving two North Korean diplomats who barricaded themselves on a train travelling from Moscow to Helsinki. They refused to presen
	The Cause by Jan Sand It's 4 am and a time provident for both cockroaches and ideas to crawl out into the open seeking sustenance. People who think and search the ebullient ambience for basics frequen
	Stop the slave trade by The Ovi Team On March 25th 1807, two hundred years ago, the parliament of the United Kingdom passed an act with the name “An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade” and with this act brought an end to the trade that had started in 1562 during Eli
	Happy Birthday, Reg! by Clint Wayne From Former Pub Pianist to Chairman of Watford Football Club, The Rocket Man, The Pinball Wizard, Captain Fantastic himself, The King of the Outrageous ‘Specs’, Pioneer in the fight against AIDS and Gay Rights, Father Figure to the Sta
	An EU middle-age crisis by Thanos Kalamidas For months now I’ve been wondering why my middle-age crisis hasn’t reached me. I have seen it with people I know, they are reach this age, just around 50, when they realized that now we start the countdown - from one day to the next th
	Idiots playing war by Thanos Kalamidas There is no doubt that everybody plays war games in the Gulf and that the protagonists are the Anglo-Americans from one side and the Iranians from the other. There is no doubt that the Iranians want to show that they
	Home sweet home town by Asa Butcher Bognor Regis is a large seaside town on the south coast of England and is infamous for being the butt of countless jokes over the past 70 years. The town is primarily known for being among the alleged last words of K
	2nd Opinion #15 by Thanos K & Asa B For more 2nd Opinion HERE!
	Laki ja oikeus by Maippi Tapanainen Suomessa lait säätää eduskunta, käytäntöön niitä soveltavat virkamiehet ja ristiriidat ratkaisee riippumaton tuomioistuin. Teoriassa kätevää kuin liukuhihnatyö. Eduskuntavaalit h
	Artificial thrills by Asa Butcher In December 1999, on the eve of the millennium, I found myself in a helicopter heading towards the rim of one of the greatest holes on earth, the Grand Canyon. Moments after Wagner’s ‘
	Who says they are refugees? by Thanos Kalamidas Many times I have asked myself what identifies a refugee and it seems that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has recently asked the same question. The UNHCT says that there has been an ‘abject denial’ around the world of the humanitarian i
	"Vernal Process" by Jan Sand The cold is gone,The Spring's begunAnd life begins to spill from timeIn green cascades.Miniscule eagernessesCoalesce from rain and airTo gobble up the energiesPouri
	"loose change" by Bohdan Yuri breathing was a surprise, it’s 4 am and I’m still alive; when you said good bye, I thought that I had died. but no, my friends, jack, and a pack or two, and
	The Other Side Of Disaster by Jan Sand There are current reports as to the state of the abandoned territory surrounding the Chernobyl disaster indicating, contrary to expectations, wild animal life has prospered to the extent that people in the villages beyond the forbidden territory c
	A very expensive rejection by Thanos Kalamidas Without any hesitation or surprise, the Israeli prime minister rejected any recognition of the new Palestinian unity government and declared that it recognizes only the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The US have react
	O Dia de Minna Canth by Alexandra Pereira O dia 19 de Março, aniversário de Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnsson, também conhecida como Minna Canth, foi oficialmente designado como o Dia para a Igualdade na Finlândia. Minna Canth (1844, Tampere
	Hook, Line and Sinker! by Clint Wayne When the working week is over and Friday night is here, the weekend eagerly waits like the first daffodil of spring. There is nothing better for me than to stroll down to my Local Hostelry with my favourite lady for a well-earned beer or two, but
	SW/NE European Discrepancies by Alexandra Pereira Where is Europe after all? Inside our hearts? In Brussels, where the big debates and important decisions happen? One can ask this question several times a day, and still no valid nor satisfying answer will come to our minds. A
	Vaalipaiva lahestyy ja omakehu haisee by Susanna Ahonen Politiikassa on vastenmielisintä se, kun ihmiset rupeavat kehumaan itseään, mainostamaan omia aikaansaannoksiaan ja retostelemaan ns. omaperäisillä ideoillaan. Kansanedustajaksi, kunnanvaltuutetuksi tai vaikkapa vain am
	Joint Accountability by Asa Butcher When Thanos forwarded me this news story I wondered whether he was making some subtle hint about married life, but then I remembered that Thanos is never subtle. I love these sorts of surveys that have 500 couples represent a few hundred thousand
	It's just a movie by Asa Butcher Have you heard of the latest historical epic to emerge from Hollywood? It is called 300 and it is a retelling of a battle in which a small Greek army resisted a Persian invasion. I know you would usually exp
	Twenty pound note by Clint Wayne Englishman Horatio Nelson destroyed the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Trafalgar, Englishman Francis Drake similarly kept the Spanish Navy in check all over the world, the very English Duke of Wellington smashed the dominance of Napoleon in Europ
	Reforming a...fence! by Thanos Kalamidas For the ones of my generation who thought that the Berlin Wall was the last wall to separate people and societies, the Israeli wall was definitely a disappointment and a monument to the fact that people don’t learn. When the US started build
	Lennon, Chirac et Nous by Europe & Us Imaginez un monde où l’on ne vous parlerait pas d’obtention de 500 signatures. Simplement parce que nulle barrière de ce type n’aurait été mise en place pour réduire le champ démocratique. Un Etat o
	Whack the dog by Thanos Kalamidas There is an old story about a servant who was very badly treated by his master. The story says that the master was giving him the hardest jobs, never paid him well or appreciated him and that often when he was returning drunk he was hitting him. T
	ShowBizz #25 by Thanos K & Asa B For more ShowBizz HERE!
	Howzat! by Clint Wayne That is the sound to be heard on countless Village Greens the length and breadth of England during the hot summer months as leather ball meets willow in the exquisite game of Cricket. However, out in
	iBite by Asa Butcher Finns are the world's leading coffee drinkers. Annually, Finns consume on average 9.8 kilos of coffee. Quantity over quality.
	Burning monuments (Greek) by Thanos Kalamidas Τελικά η μακρόχρονη απουσία μου από την Ε