Monthly Archives: November 2015

One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives Mark Twain The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth How simple a phase, how complicated its implementation. … Continue reading →

Charles Pierre Baudelaire 1821–,1867, Influenced by: Edgar Allan Poe, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert was a French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe A Qoate from Baudelaire: “Evil is … Continue reading →

A Brief outline of Mary Cassatt life When Edgar Degas asked Mary Cassatt to join the “Impressionists” in 1877, at the time a discreet and small group of rebellious young modern artists that included Claude Monet, Camille Pisarro, Auguste Renoir, … Continue reading →

The Impressionist Era (1863-1886 Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Pennsylvania, but lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Born: … Continue reading →

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi In his early operas Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus “Va, pensiero” from his early opera Nabucco (1842), … Continue reading →

François de la Boullaye le Gouz was a French aristocrat and extensive traveler. He published a French-language travelogue, enriched with firsthand accounts, “The Travels and Observations” of la Boullaye le Gouz, a gentleman of Anjou, in which are described the … Continue reading →

Gérard Araud, 62, a career diplomat, was appointed Ambassador of France to the United States in September 2014. He previously held numerous positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, notably including that of Director for Strategic Affairs, … Continue reading →

Religious Violence and Revenge Socrates spoke of hearing the voice of his personal spirit or an inward mentor conceived he stated “You have often heard me speak of an oracle or sign which comes to me. This sign I have … Continue reading →

The Internet and the physical objects or things What caught my attention was an interview on Public Radio of things to come in the future The Internet is the network of physical objects or things embedded with electronics software, sensors, … Continue reading →

3-D Printing with Bio-printing Futurologists such as Jeremy Rifkin believe that 3D printing comprises the beginning of a third industrial revolution, succeeding the production line assembly that dominated manufacturing starting in the late 19th century. Using the power of the … Continue reading →