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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Too little hype, several climate change initiatives passed in last week’s elections — Filosofa’s Word

Originally posted on musingsofanoldfart: In an article by Frida Garza of The Guardian called “Voters pass historic climate initiatives in ‘silent surprise’ of US midterms,” some very good news occurred while we weren’t paying too much attention. The full article can be linked to below, but here are a few paragraphs that summarize the story:…

Too little hype, several climate change initiatives passed in last week’s elections — Filosofa’s Word

Ancient word of the day: Athene Noctua or Athena’s Owl

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The Greek goddess Athena had as her sacred animal familiar the owl, also known as the Athene Noctua in Latin. The Romans, fond as they were of stealing from the Greek pantheon, renamed Athena to Minerva. Athena and her owl are considered to be symbols of wisdom, in both cultures.

Ancient word of the day: Athene Noctua or Athena's Owl
Silver tetradrachm coin at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon depicting the owl of Athena (circa 480–420 BC). The inscription “ΑΘΕ” is an abbreviation of ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ, which may be translated as “of the Athenians

Athene Noctua

Athena’s owl or Athene Noctua is most famously depicted on ancient Athenian coins dating from the fifth century BCE. To the Romans an owl feather placed near you when you were sleeping would prompt the slumberer to reveal their secrets while in the throes of REM.

In Rome, the owl came to be synonymous with death if it was seen hooting in the…

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Parashat Chayei Sarah 5783, And Do How Parents Met Affect Their Kids’ Mental (or Physical) Health?

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This year, building on the previous two years’ notes about where to meet a wife, and what to do with the kids, we wonder if how parents meet up has anything to do with how kids grow up, and how that all affects the mental/emotional and physical health of the kids.  What are your thoughts, Empathetic Readers?

Last year, we asked how to protect children who have no one to properly care for them, let alone family?  hermanos

   The previous year, 5781, we wondered if the ‘water the camels test’ was a good way to find a wife:

Etz Hayim Etz Chaim

Empathy is a crucial point that seems to be lacking in this parashah, the 5th in the Torah.  A bit like the empathy that Cem and Ceren (of Sihirli Annem) are lacking in the image above, as Cem tells his little sister not to rat him…

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Abenteuerliche Busreise nach Macchu Pichu — Senioren um die Welt

Machu Picchu, die sagenumwobene “Stadt in den Wolken” selbst zu sehen, war ein Traum von mir, seitdem ich als junges Mädchen einen Dokumentarfilm über die rätselhafe Inka-Stätte gesehen hatte. Die Reisemöglichkeiten waren für mich damals sehr beschränkt, da ich wenig Geld hatte. Vor vielen Jahren konnte ich mir jedoch diesen Traum erfüllen, auch wenn die […]

Abenteuerliche Busreise nach Macchu Pichu — Senioren um die Welt

Mother Earth Smiles

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BREAKING NEWS-NYTimes

In a reversal, the U.S. said it wouldn’t block creation of a climate damages fund for developing countries. No funding deal has yet been reached.

Saturday, November 19, 2022 1:00 PM ET
The announcement reverses decades of opposition and marks a major breakthrough in one of the most contentious issues at the heart of United Nations climate talks.

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“The High Cost of Underestimating Joe Biden” — Filosofa’s Word

Originally posted on annieasksyou…: By David Rothkopf November 13, 2022 In 2020,?@JoeBiden?was second guessed by many (me included). He wasn’t exciting. Too old school. Talked about healing. Talked about a clear agenda when the other side had little to offer but hate and good TV ratings. And he won decisively despite the skepticism of the…

“The High Cost of Underestimating Joe Biden” — Filosofa’s Word

Mário de Andrade

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” Macunaíma cruzou os braços e com o olho esquerdo dormindo ficou imóvel entre os ninhos de cumpim. “

Mário de Andrade. Literatura Comentada.

Mário de Andrade. Seleção de textos, notas, estudos biográfico, histórico e crítico por João Lafetá. 3 ed. São Paulo: Nova Cultural, 1990

Marii Freire

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Santarém, Pá 19 de novembro de 2022

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♫ Take It To The Limit ♫ (Redux)

Filosofa's Word

I played this one just over two years ago during what became ‘Eagles Week’ here on Filosofa’s Word, and for some reason it popped into my head this evening.


I’ve picked one of my favourites for this morning’s post, but if you have a favourite that I haven’t already played, let me know and I’ll squeeze it in this weekend!

Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Glenn Frey wrote this song. Meisner sang lead, making this one of only three US Top 40 Eagles songs not sung by Don Henley or Glenn Frey, the others being I Can’t Tell You Why and In the City.

Meisner, who is from rural Nebraska, was the most subdued member of the band, describing himself to Rolling Stone as “Shy and nervous about putting myself on the line.” He was a founding member of the Eagles, but left in 1977 as tensions rose and…

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Timothy Snyder: Help Stop Genocide in Ukraine | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Timothy Snyder, historian at Yale and expert on European history, invites you to contribute to a very important fund that he created. He writes: Sometimes things are very simple. If you can easily do something to halt a genocide, then you should. As I have been arguing here in “Thinking about…”, the Russian intention in…
— Read on dianeravitch.net/2022/11/19/timothy-snyder-help-stop-genocide-in-ukraine/