Monthly Archives: January 2016

Carry on!

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Paul Jacko

…from the quills of the dead white poets Robert William Service (1874 – 1958) It’s easy to fight when everything’s right, And you’re mad with thrill and the glory; It’s easy to cheer when victory’s near, And wallow in fields … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 30, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 30th January, 1900 : The threat of a widespread epidemic of bubonic plague continues to strike fear into the heart of city dwellers in Australia. The outbreak, which first surfaced in Adelaide two weeks … Continue reading →

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Infinity bites

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Antisthenes

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Posted on January 29, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 29th January, 1958 : A British Army Landrover drove at speed through a Turkish demonstration in Nicosia, leaving seven dead and hundreds injured as the minority community erupted in fury. Despite a curfew, thousands … Continue reading →

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Easy guide to the US presidential elections

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger Here is the simple advice, for the Left simpletons, in pictures: And really easy:

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Posted on January 28, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 28th January, 1914 : General Botha’s South African Government took its most drastic action yet today in an effort to break the two-week long general strike.. Ten strike leaders were deported under conditions of … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 27, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 27th January, 1938 : Sydney was awash in a sea of colour yesterday as the focus of celebrations of Australia’s 150th anniversary, but not everyone was happy. Although a group of Aborigines staging a … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 26, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 26th January, 1910 : The rains which have been falling unrelentingly on Paris for several days now have brought devastating floods to parts of the city. Thousands have been forced to leave their homes … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 25, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 25th January, 1950 : Former State Department official, Alger Hiss, became the latest victim of the wave of anti-communist hysteria sweeping America today, receiving a harsh sentence for perjury, although no evidence was presented … Continue reading →

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Paul Jacko

…from the quills of the dead white poets Alfred Tennyson (1809 – 1892) Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 23, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 23rd January, 1906 : Australian wine growers want people in the mother country to get a taste of our products. As requested by the Minister for Agriculture, the Agent-General has sent samples of Victorian … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 22, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 22nd January, 1949 : As victorious Communist troops marched in Peking today, Chiang Kai-shek, China’s leader for 22 years, announced his retirement. He was going home, he said, “to sweep the graves of his … Continue reading →

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White scarf

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger I admit my ignorance of the de riguer military aviation garderobe, especially the contemporary one, though I have read something here and there. For example, during WWII the USAF pilots and navigators were … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 21, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 21st January, 1959 : Cecil B de Mille, the man who made “colossal” the adjective best suited to describe his pictures, is gone at 77. He died in Hollywood, the hamlet he discovered in … Continue reading →

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Women now and then

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger I hope that you noticed NNUS today. The old journalists’ writings are not selected in haphazard, or chaotic way. I never heard of Professor W I Thomas (1863 – 1947) before, so I … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 20, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 20th January, 1907 : “The savage and woman are not what we call intellectual because they are not taught to know and manipulate the materials of knowledge,” declares Professor W I Thomas, sociologist at … Continue reading →

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Gordian knot

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Antisthenes

…from the quill of Antisthenes the Younger All but experts would agree that a simple solution to a complex problem is better than none. The experts call problems ‘issues’, for when you call something a ‘problem’ you imply it can … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 19, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 19th January, 1966 : Mrs Indira Gandhi, the daughter of Mr Nehru and newly-elected Prime Minister of India, pledged tonight that she would “strive to create what my father used to call a climate … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 18, 2016 by Avadoro Worden

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN (ALMOST) 18th January, 1951 : All is quiet today in Hanoi. After the fierce fighting of the last four days, the Viet Minh guerrillas have been forced to retreat, leaving behind them 500 prisoners and … Continue reading →

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Noc byla. Usnout nemoh jsem.

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Paul Jacko

…from the quills of the dead white poets František Gellner (1881 -1914) Noc byla. Usnout nemoh jsem. To z míry by jistě přivedlo i mudrce. – Škoda, že v mládí ztratil jsem skvost víry a nemohu si zaklít od srdce! … Continue reading →

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