The French protests that are spreading over Europe are not receiving proper attention. The explanation that students all over France, with the disturbances spreading into Italy and Belgium, are burning down historic
You can never understand one language unless you understand at least two ~ Geoffrey Williams Sathnam Sangera begins his book “Empire World : How British Imperialism Shaped the World” by saying that 2.6 billion
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“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always at the same time as an end, and never merely as
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“The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government.” – George Washington Recently, I wrote two articles in this journal. One was on the ongoing saga of a manufacturer
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“You teach yourselves the law, but I train your minds. You come in here with a skull full of mush; you leave thinking like a lawyer”. ~ Professor Charles Kingsfield in the
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The Issue On Thursday, July 11, the United States Senate announced that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun must appear before the committee again as they draft legislation aimed at enhancing the US Federal
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“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” ― Spencer Johnson With the Presidential elections in the United States looming ahead and the headlines in
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Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing. ~ Warren Buffett So far, we have been obsessed with (and rightfully so) the portentous calamity we are facing with a rapidly heating globe.
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“Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” ~ Sun Tzu, The Art of War Ancient Art of War and Modern Intelligence In the modern context of warfare, what is
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“Back in Koggala, the lake sleeps preserving its bucolic beauty. The solitary fisherman in his dugout canoe ripples the waters with his home-made oar. He does not know that once upon a
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The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars. – Arthur C. Clarke The Race for the Moon The answer to the above question is “no one”. The world
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Written for my sons Vishesh and Ayush In the shelter of my presence,you traversed this world,seeking my protection.Never did I lead you into woodswithout a path to bring you back,nor did you
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Crowd: Hail, messiah! Brian: I’m not the messiah! … Crowd: Only the true messiah denies his divinity! Brian: … Alright, I am the messiah! – Monty Python’s Life of Brian I watch BBC
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“Crimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract entities, and only by punishing individuals who commit such crimes can the provisions of international law be enforced” …extracted from the
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation. — Bertrand Russell A few years ago, our main focus was on Global Megatrends. Books were written on it (including one by the author
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“We may be up in the clouds, but our hearts never left the ground” Anon International Flight Attendants Day falls each year on 31 May. This occasion reminds us of the invaluable service
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