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US slams Israeli ministers’ statements on resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza | Reuters

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday slammed recent statements from Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir that advocated for the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza, calling the rhetoric “inflammatory and irresponsible.”

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

The comments from the ministers appeared to underscore fears in much of the Arab world that Israel wants to drive Palestinians out of land where they want to build a future state, repeating the mass dispossession of Palestinians when Israel was created in 1948…

Source: US slams Israeli ministers’ statements on resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza | Reuters

Dos rituais do orvalho – O Outro Lado

Havia acostumado molhar os pés com o orvalho das plantas… capim rasteiro que grudava na pele… relva que curava qualquer dor.
Quando podia, bebia na própria flor… Tinha essa mania de seiva.
Alguns diziam que era para se impregnar de perfume…
Apenas ela sabia que era para se manter viva.

Mariana Gouveia

Source: Dos rituais do orvalho – O Outro Lado

More EVs are hitting Australian roads than ever. What does that mean for mechanics? – ABC News – ‘Evolution, not a revolution’: Why mechanics are seeing EVs as an opportunity, not a threat

…The Kangan Institute, based in Victoria, has about 3,000 automotive apprentices who are learning to work on both internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV) and EVs.

The institute’s automotive education manager Gavin Cribb said many of the skills used in ICEV maintenance were easily transferable.

“We’re finding that it’s an evolution, not a revolution,” Mr Cribb said.

“We still need to have the base understanding of your physics, suspension, internal components and so on.”

And it’s not just light vehicle mechanics who are gearing up for the transition – the Kangan Institute is running a TAFE course in Victoria on how to inspect and maintain electric buses.

Source: More EVs are hitting Australian roads than ever. What does that mean for mechanics? – ABC News

Break time – Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Drum roll and it’s break time White birds in flocks Closing their books Rushing out into the sun Over here girls We can jump rope Soft pliant hands turning In time with our skipping Over there the boys are kicking The shuttlecock bouncing From feet to feet in the sunlight In time with the laughter and delight As soon as break time is over The flock of baby birds are ready In a line for their classrooms And it’s already a new page in their book. — May 2023

Source: Break time – Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm