Monthly Archives: November 2021
Decisions
Decisions have to be timely, don’t be goaded or pressed into making decisions that are detrimental to your well being. There is always a time and a place that’s right for you.
© Norma Bobb-Semple 2021
Canada becomes 1st nation to fully approve Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – UPI.com
South Korea: cult whose leader ‘heals’ by poking eyes at centre of Covid outbreak | South Korea | The Guardian
A little known sect led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal is at the centre of a Covid outbreak in South Korea, as the country reported a new daily record of 4,116 cases and battles a rise in serious cases straining hospitals.
In a tiny, rural church in a town of 427 residents in Cheonan city, south of Seoul, at least 241 people linked to the religious community tested positive for coronavirus, a city official told Reuters on Wednesday.
“We believe the scale of the outbreak is large …” the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said in a statement.
Environmentalists urge halt to gold rush along Amazon tributary | Brazil | The Guardian
Environmentalists are demanding urgent action to halt an aquatic gold rush along one of the Amazon River’s largest tributaries, where hundreds of illegal goldmining dredges have converged in search of the precious metal.
The vast flotilla – so large one local website compared it to a floating neighbourhood – reportedly began forming on the Madeira River earlier this month after rumours that a large gold deposit had been found in the vicinity.
“They’re making a gram of gold an hour down there,” one prospector claims in an audio recording obtained by the Estado de São Paulo newspaper.
Danicley Aguiar, an Amazon-based Greenpeace activist who flew over the mining flotilla on Tuesday, said he had been stunned by the magnitude of the illegal operation unfolding just 75 miles east of the city of Manaus.
“We’ve seen this kind of thing before in other places – but not on this scale,” Aguiar said of the hundreds of rafts he saw hoovering up the Madeira’s riverbed near the towns of Autazes and Nova Olinda do Norte.
“It’s like a condominium of mining dredges … occupying pretty much the whole river.”
Aguiar added: “I’ve been working in the Amazon for 25 years. I was born here and I’ve seen many terrible things: so much destruction, so much deforestation, so many illegal mines. But when you see a scene like that it makes you feel as though the Amazon has been thrust into this spiral of free-for-all. There are no rules. It’s as if we’re living in Mad Max.”
There was outrage as footage of the riverine gold rush spread on social media.
“Just look at the audacity of these criminals. The extent of the impunity,” tweeted Sônia Bridi, a celebrated Brazilian journalist known for her coverage of the Amazon.
Source: Environmentalists urge halt to gold rush along Amazon tributary | Brazil | The Guardian
Italy to tighten Covid rules for unvaccinated with ‘super green pass’ | Italy | The Guardian
West Virginia’s Coal Baron Governor Owes Millions in Fines – Mother Jones
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice used coal to propel himself into public office in the coal-friendly state, but a few hundred miles away his association with coal is not so positive. Earlier this month in Kentucky, the billionaire politician and his son-turned-business partner were personally fined $2.9 million by the state for failing to reclaim three of their Eastern Kentucky mines, a process that makes them environmentally safe for redevelopment.
The proprietor of the Greenbrier Resort owns more than 50 coal mines and businesses and has faced fines before—along with community opposition—for failing to pay taxes and suppliers, inadequately implementing mine safety requirements, and ignoring court-ordered environmental remediation work.
Source: West Virginia’s Coal Baron Governor Owes Millions in Fines – Mother Jones
Estrenan libro y mapa digital «Mujeres defensoras contra el extractivismo minero en Abya Yala» — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina — Barbara Crane Navarro
Trabajo consiste en un tejido polifónico que busca visibilizar las voces y los aportes de las mujeres en defensa del territorio, de la naturaleza y de la vida, evidenciando las condiciones de vida de sus comunidades en situación de extractivismo minero. Opazo Tras meses de trabajo, las organizaciones que conforman la Red Latinoamericana de Mujeres… Estrenan […]
Estrenan libro y mapa digital «Mujeres defensoras contra el extractivismo minero en Abya Yala» — Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina — Barbara Crane Navarro
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Who Wants to Live Forever: la vita di Freddie Mercury
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Oggi è il trentesimo anniversario della scomparsa di Freddie Mercury, storico cantante dei Queen che conoscerete già tutti anche grazie al film Bohemian Rhapsody uscito nel novembre del 2018.
Abbiamo già parlato dei Queen, della loro storia e della loro musica in un articolo dedicato.
Nato a Zanzibar il 5 settembre 1946, dove passa l’infanzia, nel 1955 si iscrive per volere dei genitori alla St. Peter’s Boys School, un collegio Britannico in India. Qui, oltre all’istruzione scolastica, impara anche a suonare il pianoforte, e assieme ad alcuni compagni di scuola forma i The Hectics. Mostrò interesse e predisposizione alla musica, tanto che venne notato addirittura dal preside, il quale scrisse una lettera ai suoi genitori suggerendo che, con…
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