On 2 August 1990 at 2:00 am local time, Iraq launched an invasion of Kuwait with four elite Iraqi Republican Guard divisions. And towards the end of the first day of the invasion, only pockets of resistance were left in the country. Most of the Kuwaitis who were arrested, tortured, and executed during the occupation were civilians. During ...
2013-08-02 Natal, Brazil / My Ty She / Mein Tai Chi / Meu Tai Chi / Mi Tai Chi
Tai Chi refers to a philosophy of the forces of yin and yang and appears in both Taoist and Confucian Chinese philosophy, where it represents the fusion or mother of yin and yang into a single ultimate. Tai Chi involves five elements, taolu (solo hand and weapons routines/forms), neigong and qigong (breathing, movement and awareness exercises and meditation), ...
War & Pierce / Krieg & Pierce / Guerra & Perfuração / Guerra & Perforación
Civil Rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the Society and state without discrimination or repression. Civil Rights include the ensuring of peoples' physical and mental integrity, life, and safety. Protection from discrimination ...
1966-07-30 London, UK / Ghost Goal / Wembley-Tor / Gol Fantasma / Gol Fantasma
London's Wembley Stadium was the venue for the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, and 98,000 people attended. With the score level at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra time. In the 98th minute, Hurst shot hit the crossbar, bounced down onto the goal line, and was awarded as a goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uhe_l1h3w8 Debate has ...
The way it used to be / So wie es früher war / Como que costumava ser / Como solía ser
Erotica (from the Greek Desire) is any artistic work that deals substantively with erotically stimulating matter. All forms of art may depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, photography, drama, film, music or literature. Love scenes, erotic or not, have been presented in films since the silent era of cinematography Many actors and actresses have performed nude/partial nude scenes, ...
1981-07-29 London, UK / Media Object / Medienobjekt / Objeto de Mídia / Objeto de Medios
Diana complained about the media's intrusion, accusing photographers and journalists of making normal life impossible for her and several times she appeared to be driven to tears. On the evening of Diana's car crash, around 30 photographers had gathered outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris, where she was meeting her friend, Dodi Fayed. The couple tried to ...
The World In 2050 / Die Welt im Jahr 2050 / O mundo em 2050 / El Mundo En 2050
In the future World demographic changes will certainly be dramatic. Rockefeller University mathematical biologist Joel Cohen says it is likely that by 2050 the majority of the 9 billion people in the World will live in urban areas of the Earth, and will have a significantly higher average age than people today. The mainstream trend in automotive ...
1990-07-26 Spartanburg, USA / End of an Era / Ende einer Ära / Fim de uma Era / Fin de una Era
Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of bond. Such characteristics include affection; kindness; Love; virtue; sympathy; Empathy; honesty; altruism; trust; mutual understanding and compassion. Enjoyment of each other's company; and the ability to be oneself, express one's feelings, and make ...
King of the Elves / Erlkönig / O Rei dos Elfos / El Rey de los Elfos
Erlkönig is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlkönig. The poem has often been set to music with Franz Schubert's rendition for solo voice and piano. The piano starts playing rapid triplets to create a sense of urgency and simulate the horse's ...
Thousand and One Nights / Tausend und Eine Nacht / Mil e Uma Noites / Mil y una Noches
There was once a king who discovered that his wife had been disloyal. In his bitterness and grief, he decides that all women are the same and had her executed. He then proceeded to marry every fair lady in his kingdom trying to protected himself from the treachery of women by putting each wife to death ...
2011-07-24 Sao Paulo, Brazil / Wolves-Villa / Villa der Wölfe / Villa-Lobos / Villa-Lobos
Parque Estadual Villa-Lobos is a park in São Paulo, Brazil, named after composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. The park is located next to Pinheiros River on a site that was previously been used as a rubbish tip and has now around 37,000 trees. The park has a bike path, a jogging track, hiking trails, football fields, street basketball courts, ...
2012-07-23 Natal, Brazil / Pretty in Pink / Hübsch in Rosa / Linda no Rosa / Bonita en Rosa
Pretty in Pink is an American romantic comedy movie which became a cult movie. In less than 24 hours, for the newly re-shot Andie/Blane ending of the movie, The Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark wrote the theme song 'If You Leave' which became an international hit. If you leave, don't leave nowPlease don't take my heart awayPromise ...
Beatles Revolution / Beatles Revolution / Revolução dos Beatles / Revolución de los Beatles
The Beatles Revolution is documented in numbers as they are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 800 million physical and digital albums worldwide. The Beatles have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles than any other band. The Beatles have topped Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful ...
Social Revolution / Soziale Revolution / Revolução Social / Revolución Social
It is safe to say that memories are the last private and intimate pieces of ourselves that have not been uploaded to social media for others to see. Every day, everything we see, hear, touch and feel is stored in real time in our brains. Our memories define who we are. In the future this final barrier ...
Energy Revolution / Energierevolution / Revolução da Energia / Revolución de la Energía
Greenpeace has been publishing its Energy Revolution Scenarios since 2005, more recently in collaboration with the scientific community, in particular the German Aerospace Centre. While our predictions on the potential and market growth of renewable energy may once have seemed fanciful or unrealistic, they have proved to be accurate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cp8-lVo2A8 Dynamic change is happening in energy supply, but the ...
2007-07-21 Genipabu, Brazil / Fluffy Clouds / Flaumige Wolken / Nuvens Fofas / Nubes Plumoso
They went on forever – They - When I w- We lived in Arizona, and the skies always had little fluffy clouds in 'em, and, uh ... they were long ... and clear and ... there were lots of stars at night. And, uh, when it would rain, it would all turn - it- They were ...
Prayer in C / Gebet in C / Oração em C / Oración en C
Prayer (Latin precari to ask earnestly, to beg) may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private, it may involve the use of words, song or complete silence. Prayer may be directed towards a deity, a spirit, deceased person, or an idea, for the purpose of worshipping, requesting guidance, requesting assistance, ...
Tristesse / Sadness / Traurigkeit / Tristeza / Tristeza
La Tristesse est une douleur émotionnelle associée, ou caractérisée par des sentiments de désavantages, à une perte, au désespoir ou au chagrin. Un individu triste fait face à un état léthargique et se replie face aux autres. La tristesse est l'une des sept émotions de base, parmi elle la joie, la colère, la surprise, la peur, le ...
2012-07-20 Natal, Brazil / The Apprentice / Der Zauberlehrling / O Aprendiz / El Aprendiz
An Apprenticeship is a system of trainnig a new generation while working for an employer who helps the apprentice learn the trade or profession. This happens in exchange for their continued labor for an agreed period after they have achieved measurable competencies. Apprenticeships typically last 3 years, ... ... atypically last up to 7 years or lifelong, when the ...
Girl Power / Mädchen Macht / Poder Feminino / Poder Femenino
'Girl power' is a slogan that encourages and celebrates women's empowerment, independence, and confidence. And refers to the ability for women to enjoy their rights to control and benefit from resources, assets, income and their own time, as well as the ability to manage risk and improve their economic status and wellbeing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3F1PG1wDQM Sometimes girls just want to ...
2012-07-19 Natal, Brazil / Guarded by Angels / Von Englein Bewacht / Guardada por Anjos / Custodiada por Ángeles
Brahms' Lullaby is one of the most famous and recognizable in the World, used by countless parents to sing their babies to sleep. Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht ist ein seit Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts bekanntes Gedicht, dass in der Vertonung von Johannes Brahms unter dem Titel Wiegenlied zu einem der bekanntesten Schlaflieder wurde. Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht,mit Rosen bedacht,mit ...
11 Druid / 11 Druide / 11 Druida / 11 Druida
A Druid was a member of the high-ranking professional class in ancient Celtic cultures. Best remembered as religious leaders, they were also legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ab7K7MYKvk Druids were philosophers and called their doctrine of the immortality of the soul and reincarnation or metempsychosis Pythagorean, who were considerably influenced by mathematics and mysticism ...
Human / Mensch / Humano / Humano
Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist, best known for his book Earth from Above (1999) and his film Home (2009). At age 17 he became an assistant director, then an actor in movies. He gave up the movie industry, left the country with his wife and lived amongst the Maasai tribe for ...
1863-07-18 Fort Wagner, USA / Glory / Ruhm / Glória / Gloria
Do not sell yourself out for the sake of attention and false Glory. Focus on simplicity. On nuance. Slow down. Breathe. Smile. You don’t need to prove anything to anybody. Including yourself. Think about that for a minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUMWHzk78FY Over the past 50 years, despite the standard of living rising dramatically in the western World, happiness has ...
Choice / Entscheidung / Escolha / Elección
You do not know where your decisions come from up, they pop up like hiccups. And when you make a decision, people have a great deal of anxiety when a making decision. Did I think this over long enough? Did I take enough data into consideration? If you think it through, you find you never could ...