Cuba looks back - and forward

Cuba this week concluded two events, one looking back, and one - ostensibly - looking forward. The 50-year anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion was observed with parades and speeches. Victory in the three-day war against a covert US operation to overthrow Fidel Castro, the then-new leader of revolutionary Cuba, is celebrated every year. But 50 years on, a stagnant economy and calls for political reform from a younger generation were an undercurrent during the first party congress in 14 years. What real change will come, and when, remains to be seen. Collected here are some archival images, scenes from the congress and political process, and daily life on the island. -- Lane Turner (31 photos total) 

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People walk in front of a mural with the image of revolutionary leader Che Guevara in San Jose de las Lajas, on the outskirts of Havana September 22, 2010. (Enrique De La Osa/Reuters) #

 

 

 

 

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The Berlin Wall, 20 years gone

Smoke from fireworks surrounds the Brandenburg Gate quadriga in Berlin at the end of the official ceremony to mark the anniversary of the reunificiation of Germany, on November 9, 2009. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Twenty years ago, on the night of November 9, 1989, following weeks of pro-democracy protests, East German authorities suddenly opened

their border to West Germany. After 28 years as prisoners of their own country, euphoric East Germans streamed to checkpoints and rushed past bewildered guards, many falling tearfully into the arms of West Germans welcoming them on the other side. Thousands of Germans and world leaders gathered in Berlin yesterday to celebrate the "Mauerfall" - the dismantling of the Berlin Wall and German reunification - and to remember the approximately 100-200 who died attempting to cross the border over the years. Collected here are photographs both historic and recent, from the fall of the Berlin Wall. Be sure to pause on photos 12 - 15, and click them to see a fade effect from before to after. (38 photos total)

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Ένα επίκαιρο κείμενο από το 59 π.Χ.

 

Ο Μάρκος Τύλλιος Κικέρωνας, γνωστός και απλά ως Κικέρων, ήταν ρήτορας και πολιτικός που έζησε στα τέλη της Ρωμαϊκής … Δημοκρατίας(106 π.Χ.-43 π.Χ.). Θεωρείται ευρέως ως ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους ρήτορες και συγγραφείς στη λατινική γλώσσα. Το 79 π.Χ. έφυγε από τη Ρώμη και επισκέφθηκε για δύο χρόνια την Αθήνα, τη Μικρά Ασία και τη Ρόδο, αποκτώντας εμπειρία, όσον αφορά στην ελληνική

Japan's crisis: one month later

Japan is just in the beginning of the long term recovery effort from the earthquake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11. The crisis alert level from the damage to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant has now been raised to the highest level of impact, the same as the Chernobyl Russia incident 25 years ago. Searchers continue to look for the dead, displaced Japanese live in shelters, protests continue over use of nuclear power, Japan's economic engine may be disrupted, the massive cleanup of debris is just underway, aftershocks are feared and many continue to mourn those who were lost. The photos collected here are from one month to the day of the quake and beyond. -- Lloyd Young (36 photos total)

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Historical Painting with Wikipedia Links & Mouse Over Tagging

Famous People Painting - Discussing the Divine Comedy with Dante

Historical Painting with Wikipedia Links & Mouse Over Tagging Chinese Artists Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi, and Zhang An, 2006, oil on canvas

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The Aral Sea

The Aral Sea was once one of the largest seas of the continent. It was fed up by two powerful rivers that were later turned away by the decision of Soviet authorities. They started using water of those rivers for agriculture and just look how it dramatically changed the look of the sea, which is now a mere puddle. 

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Japan Earthquake: One Month Later

This morning, nearly a month after the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, a 7.1-magnitude aftershock hit the same region, setting off tsunami advisories and rattling the nerves of a still-recovering populace. Four weeks later, the tsunami's devastation remains pronounced, with radiation fears and legal issues interfering with the clean-up. Efforts to recover bodies have intensified lately, as those affected adjust to their new reality, continuing to mourn and recover what they can -- some returning to work or school. Collected here are recent images from the quake-stricken area, as Japan copes with the ongoing effects of last month's multiple disasters. [41 photos]

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Αν σας τηλεφωνήσουν στο κινητό σας από κάποιον

που θα σας πει ότι είναι τεχνικός εταιρείας,

και κάνουν έλεγχο στο τηλέφωνό σας και

θα πρέπει να πατήσετε #90 ή 09# ή οποιοδήποτε άλλο αριθμό.

ΚΛΕΙΣΤΕ ΤΟ ΤΗΛΕΦΩΝΟ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΝΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΕΤΕ ΚΑΠΟΙΟ ΑΡΙΘΜΟ.

Πρόκειται για κάποια εταιρεία-απάτη που χρησιμοποιεί κάποια συσκευή,

η οποία μόλις επιλέξετε τους παραπάνω αριθμούς,

μπορεί να μπει στην κάρτα SIM και να παίρνουν τηλέφωνα με δική σας χρέωση.

Διαδώστε το μήνυμα σε όσους περισσότερους μπορείτε.

The Libyan Refugee Crisis

01. A Bangladeshi evacuee bathes at an UNHCR refugee camp near the border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing violence in Libya March 7, 2011. Tempers were beginning to fray at the litter-strewn refugee camp, despite the steady arrival of what appeared to be adequate supplies of food and water, mainly from Tunisian charity and aid organisations. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

While the world focuses on Japan for the time being, the fight in Libya between pro and anti-Gaddafi supporters continues. Gaddafi seems to be gaining the upper-hand by using heavy military equipment against the poorly equipped rebels. Caught in the cross fire are the foreign workers trying to get out. Those with rich enough governments have been airlifted to safety. Those with the wrong passport have been fleeing to refugee camps in Tunisia, hoping to go back home as soon as possible and making the most of it.
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Το Μάτι της Αφρικής

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Φθινόπωρο! Άλλη εποχή...

 
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Wonderful Rainbow

 
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Το Ηλιακό σύστημα

Το ηλιακό σύστημα

From the Archive: American Cities Pre-1950

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Four young members of the Madison Square Boy's Club rowing a boat in a rooftop pool, Manhattan skyscrapers in the background, Feb. 1950. (Courtesy of the National Archives)
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Ο Ισοκράτης......

Πρωταπριλιά – Η ημέρα του ψέματος και της φάρσας

Η πρώτη Απριλίου, είναι μια ανεπίσημη γιορτή, που γιορτάζεται σε πολλές χώρες του κόσμου. Την ημέρα αυτή καλούμαστε, λόγω εθίμου, να πούμε αθώα ψεματάκια ή να κάνουμε ανώδυνες φάρσες.

Και η τεμπελιά έχει τη σοφία της

Multicolored Martian Landscape? Nope. Fly Geyser in the Nevada Desert

Mother Nature didn’t create this bizarre geothermal wonder located in the Nevada desert, but neither did aliens. The vividly multicolored Fly Geyser phenomena is the result of an accident by man. Since the 1960s, the volcano-shaped Fly Geyser has continuously spewed hot water, as if morphing the land and environment into its own ecosystem and desert habitat.



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Ποια είναι τα πιο επικίνδυνα ζώα;

Αλήθεια, ποιά είναι τα πιο επικίνδυνα ζώα τα οποία οφείλονται για τους περισσότερους ανθρώπινους θανάτους παγκοσμίως κάθε χρόνο; Ας δούμε!

Παρακάτω θα δείτε μία λίστα με τα 10 πιο επικίνδυνα ζώα.

Ξεκινάμε από το λιγότερο, προς το περισσότερο επικίνδυνο.

Δες τι σε περιμένει αν αργήσεις να γυρίσεις σπίτι.........