𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 — Tfarhad

𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 — Tfarhad

DEATHS AMONG WORKING AMERICANS — CRAIN’S COMMENTS

In the second half of 2021, the death rate among persons aged 18 to 64 increased by 40%. That’s a life insurance industry number. “We’re seeing right now the highest death rates we’ve ever seen in the history of this [life insurance] business,” said OneAmerica CEO Scott Davison. And it’s not just at OneAmerica: “The […]

DEATHS AMONG WORKING AMERICANS — CRAIN’S COMMENTS

ORY’S CREOLE TROMBONE : KID ORY’S SUNSHINE ORCHESTRA : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Source: ORY’S CREOLE TROMBONE : KID ORY’S SUNSHINE ORCHESTRA : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

400,000+ Sound Recordings Made Before 1923 Have Entered the Public Domain | Open Culture

“According to the act, all sound recordings prior to 1923 will have their copyrights expire in the US on January 1, 2022,” says the Public Domain Review. This straightens out a tangled legal framework that previously wouldn’t have allowed the release of pre-1923 sound recordings until the distant year of 2067.

And so all of us now have free use of every sound recording from a more than 60-year period  that “comprises a rich and varied playlist: experimental first dabblings, vaudeville, Broadway hits, ragtime, and the beginnings of popular jazz. Included will be the works of Scott Joplin, Thomas Edison’s experiments, the emotive warblings of Adelina Patti and the first recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”

Source: 400,000+ Sound Recordings Made Before 1923 Have Entered the Public Domain | Open Culture

Lê Vĩnh Tài | Out, from isolation (157) — SONGNGUTAITRAM

Lê Vĩnh Tài, the Vietnamese poet and translator, born 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands, an acclaimed businessman in Buon Ma Thuot. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

Lê Vĩnh Tài | Out, from isolation (157) — SONGNGUTAITRAM

Community control of forests hasn’t slowed deforestation, Indonesia study finds

  • A new study has found that Indonesia’s social forestry program, which gives local communities access to manage the country’s forests, hasn’t led to a reduction in overall deforestation.
  • The study found that forest loss in community-titled forests aimed at conservation actually increased.
  • Possible explanations include lack of capacity and resources for communities to manage their forests, as well as lack of financial incentives for them to not clear their forests. 

Source: Community control of forests hasn’t slowed deforestation, Indonesia study finds

Notes to myself continued

LANDBACK Friends

Yesterday I wrote about preparing for a discussion about Mutual Aid at my Quaker meeting this Sunday. Describing the use of queries, and then coming up with an initial series of questions.

Now I’m outlining the major topics to discuss. An hour isn’t much time, and the point of queries is to allow people time to respond to them.

I think I should begin by telling the story of how the Spirit led me to connect with Ronnie James, and how he mentored me about Mutual Aid. And then my experiences of being in that Mutual Aid community. It is important to speak from our own experiences.

What are the main points I want to make?

  • We have no choice but to find alternatives since the status quo has begun to and will increasingly collapse.
  • The status quo has been very different for different segments of our society.
  • This is…

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