Monthly Archives: April 2022
Uri #atozchallenge #Ukraine #fiction
If The Portal could have spoken to the couple trying to enter, it would have said “we are in trouble and we need Vlad.”
One man had patiently watched for years as people moved quietly through the Passage. There were several passageways; few knew all of them.
One passageway was the Passage Hotel’s passage that was intentional built through the structure. It had been storehouses, military barracks, and a beautiful shopping area with cafes during times when there weren’t soldiers stomping through Odessa.
Then there was the Portal. Uri only knew about the one side from observation. He had watched enough people come across to know that it was a time portal.
The last Passage was the reason he had been stationed at this location years ago. This Passage was where resistance leaders from earlier wars hid and met and stored weapons. Some knew it existed but no one…
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The Boy Who Refused to be Sold #Ukraine #nonfiction
It was years ago now and hugs are just a memory.
There were street children in a world called Odessa. Each day there was a mother who flipped a coin:
Her raspy words “drugs or my child? “
Too often the drug addiction won and another child was left as refuse on a moon- lit sidewalk.
With no reform programs for the mothers or safe housing for the children, the children learned to survive in the sewers and under piles of debris .
Young men and women would go between the shadows long after curfew looking for children to help.
They carried satchels filled with sandwiches, blankets or coats.
This team learned to fit in with the homeless that frequented the night. It was the only way to avoid the mafia thugs.
“Wear your athletic shoes and be prepared for anything.” One of the team told me. “Always look for…
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Nepal’s journey to electric public transport · Global Voices
Nothing could be more symbolic of Nepal’s goal of being net-zero in energy by 2045 than the sight on New Year’s day on Thursday, April 14, 2022, as three new Chinese electric buses drove past a hydroelectric plant and a solar panel array on the Bhote Kosi River.
The three buses are the first of 40 battery-powered buses ordered by the Sajha Yatayat cooperative public transport service from China. They will be running on renewable energy generated by power plants like the 45MW Upper Bhote Kosi hydroelectric project along the Arniko Highway in Phulping Katti, Central Nepal to the Chinese border.
These three buses arrived at the Tatopani customs, a major customs point along the Nepal-China border, a few days before and will be brought to Kathmandu on flatbed trucks since the highway is rough in places for the low-clearance buses. And after undergoing gradient, roadworthiness and range tests in the capital Kathmandu, the other 37 buses will arrive later this year.
Source: Nepal’s journey to electric public transport · Global Voices
Y una noche, uno descubre tanto
Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga
SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA
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Y una noche, al repasar las jornadas del día y observar las huellas que quedaron en el camino, uno se da cuenta de que es preciso compartir los frutos que lleva en la canasta con el objetivo de aliviar el hambre de otros, cultivar y multiplicar alimentos para bien de los demás y aligerar la carga. Y una noche, al dormir la gente en las aldeas, en los pueblos y en las ciudades, uno asoma a la ventana y descubre el paso de la vida y de la muerte que llegan puntuales, cada una, a sus citas, en los domicilios o fuera, para cumplir sus encomiendas. Y una noche, tras mucho andar, uno se percata de que merece vivir plenamente, con equilibrio y en armonía consigo, con la creación y con los demás, para los cual es necesario reír…
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Y una noche, uno descubre tanto
SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA Derechos reservados conforme a la ley/ Copyright Y una noche, al repasar las jornadas del día y observar las …
Y una noche, uno descubre tanto
Miserable
Choosing to live a miserable life is no excuse for inflicting pain and suffering on another being, including sentient beings. Every life is …
Miserable
Commemorating The Armenian Genocide To Raise Awareness Of Culture And History | LAist
Letter to a friend
Reprise

Dear friend,
I’m counting the days for Spring to come
You know I dislike Winter time
If you were here, we could stroll on the beach
Feeling free and released
Have I told you that I have a dog?
Poppy is sweet and strong
Do you remember
When we used to sing and dance?
Every moment together was a real chance
You were young and full of energy
Heaven took you away so soon from me
At night, I ask the stars
To guide you wherever you are
I keep the promise in your name
Although life will never be the same
One day, we’ll meet again
My dear friend.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
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