'The Day of Seven Billion', October 31, 2011, is the day that has been officially designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day on which the world's population reached seven billion people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0 The World had already reached a population of five billion on July 11th, 1987, and six billion, twelve years later ...
1974-10-30 Kinshasa, Zaire / Rumble in the Jungle / Schlägerei im Dschungel / Luta na Floresta / Pelea en la Selva
Foreman had quickly risen from a gold medal victory at the 1968 Olympics to the top ranks of professional heavyweights. Ali was famed for his speed and technical skills, while Foreman's raw power was his greatest strength. At 25, the younger and stronger Foreman seemed an overwhelming favorite against the well-worn 32-year-old Ali. Prior to the fight Ali ...
1929-10-29 New York, USA / Great Depression / Weltwirtschaftskrise / Grande Depressão / Gran Depresión
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday on October 29th was the most devestating stock market crash in the history of the United States. Black Tuesday signalled the beginning of the 12-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. The term Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far ...
2007-10-29 Jacuma, Brazil / I’m so Lucky / Ich habe so viel Glück / Tenho tanta Sorte / Soy tan Afortunado
People who believe in good luck are more optimistic, more satisfied with their lives, and have better moods. Luck is a supernatural and deterministic concept involving forces (gods or spirits) that prescribe that a certain event occur very much the way laws of physics will prescribe that certain events occur. People who believe in Buddhism do not ...
False Feelings / Falsche Gefühle / Falsos Sentimentos / Sentimientos Falsos
The various electronic medias of communication continue to evolve and diversify in our World day by day. They serve as a platform for exchanging feelings of both joy and sorrow, as well as Love and hatred towards people, places, products, services, etc. They serve as a bold way for some to freely express sincere or false feelings, involving much hypocrisy ...
The Kingdom of God is within You / Das Reich Gottes ist in Dir / O Reino de Deus está dentro de Você / El Reino de Dios está dentro de Ti
Readers of the King James Version will be familiar with the saying, The Kingdom of God is within you, spoken by Christ in Luke 17:21. Readers of the non-fictional book, The Kingdom of God is within you, written by Leo Tolstoy will be familiar with the principle of nonviolent resistance when confronted by violence. The Kingdom of God Is Within ...
2012-10-28 Rheydt, Germany / A Way of Life / Eine Art zu Leben / Um Modo de Vida / Una Forma de Vida
Business, a way to make a living or a way to live your life? Being successful in business is like being successful in anything else you do. Business offers a way of life and a way to make a living. You do not have to choose. Have both. In order to follow your passion, you need to ...
2012-10-27 Rheydt, Germany / Red Roses / Rote Rosen / Rosas Vermelhas / Rosas Rojas
Mit 16, sagte ich still: Ich will, will groß sein, will siegen, will froh sein, nie lügen. Mit 16, sagte ich still: Ich will, will alles oder nichts. Für mich soll's rote Rosen regnen, mir sollten sämtliche Wunder begegnen, die Welt sollte sich umgestalten und ihre Sorgen für sich behalten. Und später, sagte ich noch: Ich möcht verstehen, viel sehen, ...
I Shape my World / Ich forme meine Welt / Eu formo meu Mundo / Yo doy forma a mi Mundo
Dedicated to all those unstoppable women who have shaped their World. You just got to have a solid conviction within yourself that what you are doing is going to get you wherever you want to be. You can not be fearless. Everyone has fears. The beauty is to have fear and move on. My mother taught ...
Relationship with yourself / Beziehung zu Dir Selbst / Relacionamento com Você Mesmo / Relación contigo Mismo
Human beings can withstand a week without water, weeks without food, many years of homelessness … but Human beings can not withstand loneliness. It is the worst of all agonies. And what is the worst kind of loneliness? The kind you can not escape – when you are uncomfortable with yourself. The truth is, a partner, or ...
Young and Beautiful / Jung und Schön / Jovem e Linda / Joven y Hermosa
Beautiful women have higher expectations, not only money expectations, but also the attention and the time. Beautiful women spend a lot of time on her appearance and they expect the same from her partner. If that does not happen, they will feel unhappy and disappointed. Beautiful women believe that they should settle down, so while looking for ...
Don’t Just Dream, Do / Träum nicht einfach, Mach / Não apenas sonhe, Faça / No solo sueñes, Hazlo
It is important what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your beliefs and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative thoughts. Nurture your mind with positive thoughts: kindness, empathy, compassion, peace, Love, joy, humility, generosity, etc. The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great ...
2014-10-25 Natal, Brazil / Lot of Love / Viel Liebe / Muito Amor / Mucho Amor
We live this life with no money but a lot of Love. Love rarely knows it’s own depth until it is taken away. If you appreciate someone today, tell them. If you love someone today, show them. Hearts are often confused and broken by thoughtful words left unspoken, and loving deeds left undone. There might not be ...
Water gives Life / Wasser gibt Leben / Agua dá Vida / Agua da Vida
The highest good is like water. Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places men reject and so it is like the Tao. In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be ...
Books are Dead / Bücher sind Tot / Livros estão Mortos / Libros están Muertos
The decline in book reading as another sign of the cultural degeneration that is eating away the World character. Why read something as challenging as a book when you can spend all your time on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram? They are much easier and provide entertainment, gossip and information. Book sales are seeing a welcome increase, still digital ...
2012-10-24 Rheydt, Germany / The Shop / Der Laden / A Loja / La Tienda
Una tienda es un tipo de establecimiento comercial, donde el comprador puede adquirir tanto bienes como servicios a cambio de dinero. La palabra tienda implica un establecimiento pequeño con atención directa por parte de un vendedor. Tradicionales han sido en España las tiendas de barrio, la tienda de la esquina o la tiendita. Muchas bodegas hoy tienen tiendas ...
1991-10-23 Rheydt, Germany / Wildside / Wilde Seite / Lado Selvagem / Lado Salvaje
The song Wildside was written and produced by Boston pioneer rapper M.C. Spice, and describes the effects of America's greed, violence, and drug addiction on innocent, unsuspecting people. It referenced two notorious crimes that happened in Boston; the murder-suicide of Charles Stuart and his wife and the murder of 12-year-old Tiffany Moore shot as she sat on a stoop during a drive ...
Medicine Chant / Medizin Chant / Chant de Medicina / Medicina Chant
Chanting is common in African, Hawaiian, and Native American, Assyrian and Australian Aboriginal cultures. Gregorian chant, Vedic chant, Qur'an reading, Islamic Dhikr, Baha'i chants, Buddhist chants, mantras, Jewish cantillation. And the chanting of psalms and prayers especially in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches. Specific forms of chanting are common for medicine men, traditional healers and ...
The Wanderer / Der Wanderer / O Andarilho / El Caminante
It is the Wanderer's who discover the unique and the new, the foreign and the unnoticed. They are the ones who travel across the World for no reason but to follow the urge in their heart and to pacify the restlessness in their soul. Wanderer's are refreshing different from the average. They view life in different way, ...
1962-10-23 Düsseldorf, Germany / Wisdom / Weisheit / Sabedoria / Sabiduría
Alle Bücher dieser Welt - Bringen dir kein Glück, - Doch sie weisen dich geheim - In dich selbst zurück. - Dort ist alles, was du brauchst, - Sonne Stern und Mond, - Denn das Licht, wonach du frugst, - In dir selber wohnt. - Weisheit, die du lang gesucht - In den Bücherein, - Leuchtet jetzt aus jedem Blatt - Denn nun ist sie dein. Hermann ...
Miss Sadness / Fräulein Traurigkeit / Senhorita Tristeza / Señorita Tristeza
A Tristeza é uma das seis emoções básicas junto com felicidade, raiva, surpresa, medo e nojo. A Tristeza é parte do processo normal da criança separ uma simbiose precoce com a mãe e se tornar mais independente. Toda vez que uma criança se separa um pouco mais, ela terá que lidar com uma pequena perda. Se a mãe ...
Bittersweet / Bittersüß / Agridoce / Agridulce
The poem 'Bitter Sweet' was written in the 13th century by Persian poet Rumi, who is now one of the most widely read poets in the World. The poem will tell you to stop, sit back, and relax, at least for a couple of minutes. Just enough to let you reflect on the more important issues ...
The end of Decadence / Das Ende der Dekadenz / O fim da Decadência / El final de la Decadencia
The word Decadence, which at first meant simply 'decline' in an abstract sense, is now most often used to refer to a perceived decay in standards, morals, dignity, religious faith, or skill at governing, among the members of the elite of a very large social structure, such as an empire or nation state. It may refer ...
The Human Machine / Die menschliche Maschine / A Máquina Humana / La Machine Humaine
There are men who are capable of loving their ideals more deeply than they can love a woman. They are among the happiest men on Earth. Men who worry themselves to distraction over the perfecting of their ideals are blessed beyond their kind. Most of us have known such men. These men, their inmost spirit, their instinctive part, ...
1805-10-21 Cape Trafalgar, Spain / Do his Duty / Seine Pflicht Tun / Faça o seu Dever / Cumple con su Deber
England expects that every man will do his duty was a signal sent by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson from his flagship HMS Victory as the battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on 21 October 1805. The British victory confirmed the naval supremacy of Great Britain and was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the ...