Daily Archives: December 11, 2022
International Human Rights Day: Jamaica’s Drum Majors for peace and justice
International Human Rights Day (December 10) always seems to take me by surprise every year. On that day, a whole range of issues for Jamaica and the region come crowding in. It’s hard to separate one issue from the next, as they often merge and overlap. This year, the theme was a powerful and simple one: “Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All.”
(Apologies for the rather odd formatting in this post, at times. Technical problems that will hopefully be resolved next time!)
I attended the launch of the art exhibition (and competition) “Artivism for Change,” organised by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ). It took place at the ROK Hotel in downtown Kingston – the former Oceana, for those who remember. The Saturday evening atmosphere was so relaxing, we stopped at the bar on the way out. The hotel is really worth a visit.
The focus was on “Connecting Art and…
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Repeat COVID Infection Doubles the Risk of Death
Fuimos cristales
Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga
SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA
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Fuimos, quizá, un cristal bonito, cautivante y prodigioso, igual que un poema o una nota musical de inspiración profunda. Un cristal etéreo y mágico que separaba con cuidado la esencia de la arcilla. Sin duda, embellecía la fachada, reflejaba el paisaje y, a la vez, permitía mirar el interior de nuestra morada, eco de aquel ayer que vivimos entre el infinito y la temporalidad. Acaso desconocíamos que, una mañana o una tarde, una noche o en la madrugada, a cierta hora y en determinada fecha, se volvería opaco o se rompería por exceso de historias y por tantos días que se acumularían en ayeres, en pasados, en recuerdos y en olvidos, en murmullos y en silencios que, forzosamente, llegan a uno, a pesar de que ya no se les espere. Somos, probablemente, cristales rotos que, una vez, fueron esculturas…
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How to avoid COVID-19 and the flu during the holiday season – Los Angeles Times
Contemporani cu fluturii
Luxor, Egypt
Luxor, 2018
Obligația asumată a fiecărui faraon era să-și întreacă predecesorii prin amploarea construcțiilor săvârșite și prin lărgirea frontierelor Egiptului.

Pe malul drept al Nilului, Karnak, cea mai mare suprafață cu caracter religios din lume, inclusă în Patrimoniul UNESCO, datează de patru mii șapte sute de ani.

Amon e zeul și patronul Tebei, noua capitală nesupusă a Egiptului.

Originea sa e necunoscută dar, după instalarea capitalei la Teba, oraș sudic solar, zeului i se va adăuga particula Ra, care înseamnă soare.

Va deveni astfel regele zeilor și, de aceea, i s-a consacrat un templu gigantic, unde s-a construit neîncetat, vreme de șapte secole, spre glorificarea lui, un ansamblu de coloane, piloni, ziduri, statui, obeliscuri, hieroglife, alei.

Partea cea mai veche, cea a lui Sesostris I, se află în marginea dinspre est, iar faraonii care au venit după el au construit treptat spre vest.

Spațiul central a fost hărăzit marii săli…
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A positive attitude ✍️
Beauty
I feel like taking a stroll through beauty this morning. The word has gotten so tarnished by sexual overtones that the topic has dropped out of serious consideration. Maybe I’m funny (yes, I know I am), but I can go back through–and enjoy, and relax, to memories of what I think of as beauty. Maybe I’m just talking about memories that filled me up, like experiences of some beauty does. I remember a dress in the ninth grade. It was of pin corduroy, and was something that might be called magenta and had wrap around buttons down to the waist with a little neck that poked up. Whatever happened to soft pin corduroy, anyway?
Another memory is the figure of a Chinese lady with a parasol, one foot in the air as observed through a store window. Perfect! If I hadn’t been poor I would have possessed it.
How can…
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Continuous Learning on GED/HiSET Lesson Plan Day 40/67, and Probono Legal Aid — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

Understanding logic, mathematical, social, and legal, on Day 40/67, Five Month GED, Cheerful Facts About the Square of the Hypotenuse, and, Standing Like an Adult as part of proofs, and thus logic, and as part of our legal system, must all be understood in the context of real human needs and understanding both mathematical logic […]
Continuous Learning on GED/HiSET Lesson Plan Day 40/67, and Probono Legal Aid — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story
Les 7 Meilleurs Parfums de Chanel — VOYAGE ONIRIQUE

Je vous propose et vous fais découvrir les 7 Meilleurs Parfums Chanel, pour Femme & Homme. J’aime beaucoup les Fragrances de cette grande Créatrice. Aussi, je me passionne pour les Parfums (je suis vendeuse en parfumerie). 22 more words
Les 7 Meilleurs Parfums de Chanel — VOYAGE ONIRIQUE
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