As seen from Earth, the big red dot in the night sky has certainly caught the attention of Humans since we started contemplating the universe. Today colonizing Mars could lift the barriers Earth may present to the continued expansion of humanity. While planets in our solar system are subject to extreme temperatures and the dangerous elements of ...
2002-01-21 Los Angeles, USA / What a lovely way to Burn / Was für eine schöne Art zu Brennen / Que maneira adorável de Queimar / Que linda manera de Quemar
Peggy Lee was born Norma Egstrom, the seventh of the eight children. Her father was Swedish-American and her mother was Norwegian-American. Peggy Lee was married four times: to guitarist and composer Dave Barbour (1943–1951), actor Brad Dexter (1953), actor Dewey Martin (1956–1958), and percussionist Jack Del Rio (1964–1965). All the marriages ended in divorce. During her career, Peggy Lee wrote music ...
1993-01-20 Tolochenaz, Switzerland / Unending Love / Unendliche Liebe / Amor sem Fim / Amor Infinito
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Her first field mission for UNICEF was to Ethiopia in 1988. She visited an orphanage in Mek'ele that housed 500 starving children and had UNICEF send food. In August 1988, Hepburn went to Turkey on an immunisation campaign and toured Central America in February 1989, and met with leaders in Honduras, ...
1990-01-19 Pune, India / Never Born – Never Died / Nie Geboren – Nie Gestorben / Nunca Nascido – Nunca Morri / Nunca Nacido – Nunca Muerto
Every Human is a Buddha with the capacity for enlightenment, capable of unconditional Love and of responding rather than reacting to life. Although the Ego usually prevents this, identifying with social conditioning and creating false needs and conflicts and an illusory sense of identity that is nothing but a barrier of dreams. Osho's teachings, delivered through his discourses, were not presented ...
The Passion of Andalucía / Die Passion Andalusiens / A paixão da Andaluzia / La pasión de Andalucía
Andalucia, the area covering the entirety of the south of Spain, is passion in many ways. Andalucian culture has its roots in the different cultures which have populated the region over the past centuries. Andalucía has been the front line of heated wars between the Islamic and the Christian cultures, and the fire of emotion brought ...
1778-01-18 Hawaii, USA / Sandwich Islands / Sandwich-Inseln / Ilhas Sanduíche / Islas Sándwich
Hawaiian culture is embodied in the concept of 'Aloha aina'. In addition to being used to say 'Hello' (and sometimes 'Good bye'), the word 'Aloha' means Love. When greeting or departing the notion of expressing Love simply says it all. However, 'Aloha' is more than a word. It is a feeling of mutual respect and caring affection ...
2012-01-13 Isola del Giglio, Italy / Get on board for fuck’s Sake / Geh an Bord verdammt noch Mal / Suba a bordo pelo amor de Deus / Vada a bordo Cazzo
The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and overturned after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio, Italy, resulting in 32 deaths. About 300 passengers were left on board, most of whom were rescued by helicopter or motorboats in the area. An investigation focused on shortcomings in the procedures followed by Costa Concordia's crew and the actions of her captain, Francesco Schettino, who left ...
Wandering Soul / Wandernde Seele / Alma Errante / Alma Errante
It is hard to explain to someone who does not quite see the World how I do, the way I do. For me life is not quite so simple. Sometimes I do not know exactly what I want to do next or where I want to go, because there is so much out there I want ...
1908-01-09 Mechtshausen, Germany / A story of seven boyish Pranks / Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen / História de dois meninos em sete Travessuras / Historia de siete Bromas
Wilhelm Busch was never married, and it seems that only a confirmed bachelor could be so satirical and at times almost frivolous as he. The life of a bachelor has always been portrayed as a fun alternative lifestyle opposite to that of a man in a relationship. Some men embrace the bachelor life, while others let it ...
1943-01-07 New York, USA / The magic Frequency / Die magische Frequenz / A frequência Mágica / La frecuencia Mágica
Tesla was wright 'We have found the magic frequency'. The magic frequency everybody is talking about is said to be the natural frequency of the universe, to have cosmic healing powers and to attract masses of audience to our music. Tesla said it. Einstein agreed. Science proved it. It is a known fact that everything - including ...
2017-01-06 Orlando, USA / Captivity Kills / Gefangenschaft Tötet / Cativeiro Mata / Cautiverio Mata
Placing an animal in surroundings that are unsuitable for the species can cause stress and behavioural problems. Wild animals kept in an improper environment or fed the wrong diet can suffer, resulting in illness or death. In some environments, it is best not to keep certain wild animals at all, as their needs can not be met - particularly if the animal ...
Alone and Peace / Allein und Frieden / Sozinho e Paz / Solo y Paz
Solitude should not be synonymous with loneliness. Loneliness is the feeling someone might have when they feel deprived of their desire for Human affection. The receptive character feels this way when they are alone. The receptive character seeks validation from the outside. They will crave attention and Love, seek knowledge from outside sources but never develop original ...
1961-01-04 Vienna, Austria / What is Life / Was ist das Leben / O que é a Vida / Qué es la Vida
Erwin Schrödinger was a Nobel Prize-winning Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in the field of quantum theory. He was the author of many works in various fields of physics: statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, physics of dielectrics, electrodynamics, general relativity, colour theory, and cosmology. In his book 'What Is Life?' Schrödinger addressed the problems of genetics, looking at the ...
1853-01-03 New York, USA / Regain your Freedom / Deine Freiheit Zurückgewinnen / Recupere sua Liberdade / Recupera tu Libertad
Before the general emancipation of American slaves during the Civil War, many secured their own freedom through escape, self-purchase, or being freed by the slaveholder. The conditions of 'former slave' and 'freeman' did not occur simultaneously for many slaves, psychologically or in reality. Runaways who arrived in free territory were 'fugitives' with an ambiguous status for weeks ...
Crying without knowing Why / Weinen ohne zu wissen Warum / Chorando sem saber o Porquê / Llorando sin saber Porqué
Feeling emotions is a natural part of your experience. From happiness to anger to sadness, emotions are your mind's way of responding to your life's events, and on their own, they are perfectly healthy. Even anger has its place, and while sometimes you show inappropriate anger, there are times when anger is necessary and justified. All ...
1977-12-25 Rheydt, Germany / The Suburb Crocodiles / Die Vorstadtkrokodile / Os crocodilos do Subúrbio / Los cocodrilos del Suburbio
Der Niederrhein ist meine Heimat, da komme ich her, da gehe ich auch immer wieder gerne hin. Getreidefelder, grüne Weiden, grasendes Vieh, schwielige Männerfäuste, geraden Sinn, aufrechte Art, Schwarzbrot, den Schalk im Nacken und ungebrochener Optimismus. Der Niederrheiner an sich ist zu allem unfähig: Er weiß nix, kann aber alles erklären. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDKrdPMntD4 Der Niederrhein, ist eine an die Niederlande grenzende Region im Westen des ...
When the going gets Tough / Wenn es hart auf hart kommt / Quando as coisas ficam Difíceis / Cuando las cosas se ponen Difíciles
It is not easy to stay positive when life is really, really tough and if you are struggling with life; when getting out of bed in the morning feels like a real struggle. And you feel you cannot win that struggle and you will suffer alone for a long time. You feel more and more disconnected, ...
1996-12-20 Seattle, USA / Pale Blue Dot / Hellblauer Punkt / Ponto azul Pálido / Pálido punto Azul
Carl Sagan was an American astonomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, science popularizer, and science communicator in astronomy and other natural sciences. Carl Sagan is best known as a science popularizer and communicator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcCVe5MamN4 In 1980 Sagan co-wrote and narrated the award-winning 13-part television series 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage', which became the most widely watched series in the history of American public television. The ...
Against all Odds / Gegen alle Widrigkeiten / Contra todas as Probabilidades / Contra viento y Marea
If I had played by the rules, listened to the oddsmakers and given up when everyone said I was going to lose, I would not be where I am right now. If I had listened to all the people who said that there was no way I would make it because of my personality or my ...
1980-12-08 New York, USA / Give Peace a Chance / Gib Frieden eine Chance / Dê paz uma Chance / Dale a paz una Oportunidad
John Lennon will be known for many things that he did with the Beatles but something that he will also be remembered for is his ideas about peace. He took a very active role in trying to persuade people to protest against the Vietnam War, by doing many different things. John Lennon taught us to stand up for ...
2017-12-06 Paris, France / Alone / Allein / Sozinho / Seul
Hallyday was married five times - including twice to the same woman - with the first four marriages ending in divorce. His last marriage was his longest, lasting twenty-one years. His first marriage was to French singer Sylvie Vartan, lasting fifteen years from 1965 to 1980. Son David was born in 1966. His second marriage to Babeth Étienne ...
2012-12-06 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Curves make up the Universe / Kurven bilden das Universum / Curvas compõem o Universo / Curvas forman el Universo
In 2006, shortly before his 99th birthday, Niemeyer married for the second time, to his longtime secretary, Vera Lucia Cabreira at his apartment, a month after he had fractured his hip in a fall. His first wife Annita died in 2004, at 93, after 76 years of marriage. Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be ...
1993-12-04 Los Angeles, USA / I am a handsome son of a Bitch / Ich bin ein hübscher Hurensohn / Sou um belo filho da Puta / Soy un guapo hijo de Puta
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, and bandleader. As a self-taught composer and performer, his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was sometimes difficult to categorize. During Zappa's lifetime, he was a highly productive and prolific artist with a controversial critical standing. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, ...
1993-12-02 Medellin, Colombia / The king of Cocaine / Der König des Kokains / O rei da Cocaína / El rey de la Cocaína
If you wanna hang out you've got to take her out - Cocaine - If you wanna get down, down on the ground - Cocaine - She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie - Cocaine - If you got bad news, you wanna kick them blues - Cocaine - When your day is ...
2016-11-25 Havanna, Cuba / Enough of the Illusion / Genug der Illusion / Chega de Ilusão / Basta ya de la Ilusión
His activism in pursuit of a fairer and just World made Castro a symbol of resistance and inspiration to people across the World, in Latin America, Africa and beyond. Castro left a major imprint on his country and global politics and was deeply concerned about the future of humanity and the challenges of our times until ...