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Birds From Walden Double-crested Cormorant

Words from Walden

The double-crested cormorant is a unique bird. It is so rare that I had never seen one before a couple of days ago.

The bird landed on the pond and although it swam around like a Duck, I knew it wasn’t.

I saw a long beak that reminded me of a Blue heron, only smaller. The difference is that herons have long legs and tend to walk around the edge of the water in search of food.

This bird however would ‘duck’ under the water and come up with some kind of food to eat. It may have been a frog, fish or plant, I could not tell.

What I did observe was the bird getting tangled in the weeds and almost drowning.

It was sailing around for quite some time very elegantly and in complete control until it got tied up.

Immediately it started squirming and panicking.

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In Reversal, Israel’s New Government Engages With Palestinian Authority – The New York Times

One night last month, a top Israeli minister traveled the winding roads of the occupied West Bank to meet Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.

The meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Mr. Abbas at the octogenarian Palestinian leader’s private residence — less than a 10-minute drive from the Israeli military’s regional headquarters — lasted only about 90 minutes, but it immediately made waves in Israel and the West Bank.

It was the first time in more than seven years that a senior Israeli minister was known to have met with Mr. Abbas. Israel’s previous government, led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had denigrated Mr. Abbas as an intransigent inciter of violence and never met with him.

The August meeting is the most prominent piece of evidence of a new, more cooperative approach to dealing with the Palestinian Authority, which senior members of Israel’s new government see as a bulwark against the Islamist militant group Hamas.

Avian Flu Diary: MMWR: 3 Studies On Effectiveness of Mandatory Masking In Schools

Today, CDC released three studies in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that highlight the importance of using layered prevention strategies including universal masking to stop the spread and minimize disruptions to school operations for safe in-person education. These studies found that school districts without a universal masking policy in place were more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks. Nationwide, counties without masking requirements saw the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases increase nearly twice as quickly during this same period.

One report from Arizona revealed that schools in two of the state’s most populous counties were 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks if they did not have a mask requirement at the start of school compared with schools that required universal masking on day one. Universal masking is an important component in the recommended layered prevention strategy for schools, and this study continues to demonstrate that facemasks when used as part of the larger strategy can reduce spread of COVID-19 and prevent outbreaks in schools. Source: Avian Flu Diary: MMWR: 3 Studies On Effectiveness of Mandatory Masking In Schools

Day 6/67 of GED in 5 months, serfs vs. slaves

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

Adulting is about getting better and better at distinguishing fine details, and understanding why those details are important. One of the key details of Phase I of the Four Freedoms movementis the Adultingskill of finding information on local laws that affect your status, like a serf being free after one year and a day in a city.

What, if you can remember (or ever learned), is the difference between a serf and a slave?

Day 6 Lesson Plan:

Khan Academy

that/which, who/whom

Khan Academy fractions , Day 1 of 3
Day 6 ExitSlips

(Day 5Day 7)

Action Items:

1.) Search your local public library’s online catalogue for books on the European Middle Ages.

2.) Share them with us in the comments, here, please.

3.) Share your thoughts on what serfdom was, and what it might have been like to live…

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A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson – Free Ebook

, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885
Title A Century of Dishonor
A Sketch of the United States Government’s Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes

Source: A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson – Free Ebook

Project Gutenberg books are always free! in multiple formats

An excerpt on one of a number of massacres:

“One day Johnson concluded to go down into Sonora on a spree, as was occasionally the way with mountain-men. He there saw the Governor of Sonora, who, knowing that he had the confidence of the Indians, offered him an ounce of gold for every Apache scalp he would bring him. The bargain was struck. Johnson procured a small mountain howitzer, and then, with supplies for his party, returned to his camp. Previous to entering it he loaded his howitzer with a quantity of bullets. On approaching the valley he was met by the Indians, who joyfully welcomed him back, and proceeded at once to prepare the usual feast. While they were boiling and roasting their venison and bear meat, and were gathered in a small group around the fire, laughing and chatting in anticipation of the pleasure they expected in entertaining their guests, Johnson told those of his party who had remained behind of the offer of the governor, and with such details of temptation as easily overcame any scruples such men might have.

“As they were all armed with rifles, which were always in hand day and night, together with pistols in belt, they needed no preparation. The howitzer, which the Indians might have supposed to be a small keg of whiskey, was placed on the ground and pointed at the group of warriors, squaws, and little children round the fire, watching the roasting meal.

“While they were thus engaged, with hearts full of kindly feelings toward their white friends, Johnson gave the signal. The howitzer was discharged, sending its load of bullets scattering and tearing through the mass of miserable human beings, and nearly all who were not stricken down were shot by the rifles. A very few succeeded in escaping into the ravine, and fled over the dividing ridge into the northern valleys, where they met others of their tribe, to whom they told the horrible story.

Il genocidio dei popoli indigeni in Nord America PRIMA sta accadendo in Sud America ADESSO!

Barbara Crane Navarro

«Vogliono che abbandoniamo un’altra parte della nostra terra tribale. Questa non è la prima volta né l’ultima volta.

Rivendicano questa nostra madre, la Terra, per uso personale, e chiudono lontano da lei i loro vicini, e la degradano con i loro edifici e la loro spazzatura.

L’uomo bianco sa fare tutto, ma non sa distribuirlo… l’amore per i beni è in loro una malattia.»

– Capo Sitting Bull

foto: CapoSitting Bull, Lakota Sioux – 1885

foto: Capo Raoni Metuktire, Kayapo – 2021

«Le aziende minerarie, forestali e agroindustriali hanno deciso di radere al suolo le nostre terre con enormi macchine.

La foresta sta sanguinando, lo sento nel mio cuore. Versano più veleno sulla terra che oro. Sono come morti viventi, ricoperti di fango dorato.

Quello che fai cambierà il mondo intero e distruggerà la nostra casa – e distruggerà anche la tua casa.

Vi chiediamo di fermare quello che…

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A importância do Fórum Social Pan-Amazônico para os Povos da Floresta — Internacional da Amazônia

Barbara Crane Navarro

Keity Oliveira (acadêmica do 2º semestre de RI da UNAMA) Em 25 de março de 2021, o Comitê Internacional do Fórum Social Pan-Amazônico nomeou a cidade Belém do Pará como palco de sua décima edição em 2022 (Foro Social Panamazónico, 2021) e, portanto, é imprescindível a discussão sobre a importância histórica do movimento para os[…]

A importância do Fórum Social Pan-Amazônico para os Povos da Floresta — Internacional da Amazônia

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El agronegocio brasileño continúa aterrorizando y expoliando territorio indígena — — mimismo

Barbara Crane Navarro

(Rebelión) En la represión y expolio de territorio guaraní Kaiowá en Mato Grosso del Sur, un nuevo incidente tuvo lugar el 20 de agosto cuando la casa de oración del líder Cassiano Romero fue incendiada. Este líder de 92 años no sufrió daños, pero la casa era utilizado por otra persona que perdió todos sus[…][…]

El agronegocio brasileño continúa aterrorizando y expoliando territorio indígena — — mimismo

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