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December 1944 (2) Leyte
16 December – Douglas MacArthur was promoted to Five-Star General. It seemed that General MacArthur’s promotion to General of the Army would require assistance from many sides. It posed a problem in the respect that there was no such object as a five-star insignia in existence in the Pacific. A clever Filipino silversmith created one from a miscellaneous collection of Dutch, Australian and Filipino coins.
Deck of the USS Anzio during Typhoon Cobra
17 December – Typhoon Cobra hit the Philippine Islands. TF-38 was caught off-guard and the destroyers, USSHull, MonghamandSpencewere sunk and 22 other vessels received damage. While 150 aircraft were blown off the decks of the carriers, more than 750 sailors drowned.
19 December – Adm. Nimitz was made Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Areas, thereby promoting him to Fleet Admiral of the US Navy, a 5-Star Admiral.
21→22…
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Animal Production
No matter how humanly done
It still means enslaving sentient creatures
And nature suffering, soon gone
Under violent monocultures
At least, it needs to shrink — before it’s none
@douryeh
Minbari Mondays, Knives, and, Empathy in The B5 Triangle
Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better
This this week, there is no report from Ranger Mayann. The Great Machine on Epsilon 3 must have a problem, Houston…
So, my very short review for this week is that empathy is the most important means of communication between members of other species, and between ourselves, too! In the end, both Londo’s problem with his long time friend, and Captain Sheridan’s problem with his new invisible friend have the same solution: empathy.
Too bad Londo didn’t figure that out sooner.
The Junkyard gives a more traditional plot and character perspective of this episode.
Last week’s review was of the season 2, episode And Now for A Word,
Next week’s review will be (in Lurker’s Guide order) In the Shadow of Z’ha’dum…
-Shira Destinie Jones
Shira
Nih sakh sh’lekk, sleem wa.
I come in peace, I am your friend.
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Misty Mountain
Misty Mountain
(Du Toitskloof Pass, South Africa)
(Camera settings: Nikon D5300, Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED DX ; 100mm, f/5.6, ISO 125, 1/500 sec.)
Some Countries Contributed More to the Climate Crisis than Others Will They Be Asked to Help Poor Countries? — FunWritings
The countries that are contributing the most to climate change could do more to help poor countries The post Some Countries Contributed More to the Climate Crisis than Others Will They Be Asked to Help Poor Countries? appeared first on FunWritings.
Some Countries Contributed More to the Climate Crisis than Others Will They Be Asked to Help Poor Countries? — FunWritings
7 Statue of Liberty 龍 Wallpapers Phone – ONIRIC TRAVEL
Čan Čan, Peru – Chan Chan, Peru
Vivaldi translation of introduction: Like a real labyrinth of mud erected in the middle of the desert, Chan Chan had to be one of the most impressive and luxurious cities of pre-Columbian cultures in Peru. Chan Chan, the seat of the ruler of the kingdom of Chimu, was the great capital of the real empire, which at its peak stretched nearly 1,300 kilometers along the northern coast of Peru.
Kao pravi lavirint od blata podignut usred pustinje, Čan Čan je morao biti jedan od najimpresivnijih i najraskošnijih gradova pretkolumbovskih kultura Perua. Čan Čan, sjedište vladara kraljevstva Čimu, bio je velika prijestonica pravog carstva, koje se na svom vrhuncu pružalo skoro 1.300 kilometara uz sjevernu obalu Perua. Računa se da je grad imao najviše 25.000 stanovnika. Od vremena osnivanja, krajem IX vijeka, na ulazu u dolinu rijeke Moče, Čan Čan je vjerovatno bio osmišljen kao politički i administrativni centar, što je ostao tokom cijele svoje istorije. Iako je u gradu i njegovoj okolini bilo nekoliko vaki u obliku piramida, kao što su Vaka esmeralda (Hram smaragda) i Vak del Dragon ( ili “Stonoga”), većina građevina imala je stambenu ili administrativnu namjenu. Arhitektura i plan Čan Čana omogućili su arheolozima da shvate organizaciono ustrojstvo države Čimu i njenu administrativnu hijerarhiju. Najveći dio od dvadeset kvadratnih kilometara gradske površine zauzimale su stambene…
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Reasons for our journey
Everyone has a definition of success, fulfillment, happiness. They are not a destination, but some of the reasons for our journey.

Le opportunità dietro l’angolo
Chi lascia la strada vecchia per quella nuova, cammina verso un mondo di incredibili possibilità
Ogni individuo vive la propria esistenza agendo all’interno di ben fissati e autoimposti paletti. La nostra vita viene molto spesso scandita da azioni e avvenimenti ripetitivi, che si presentano ogni volta uguali a loro stessi. All’interno di questo recinto, viviamo in modo tranquillo e ci sentiamo protetti e al sicuro.

Alcune volte, però, siamo spinti, se non del tutto costretti, a lasciare l’orticello che conosciamo molto bene e veniamo scaraventati in un bosco sconosciuto e, per questo motivo, spaventoso. Questo cambiamento ci stravolge e d’un tratto ci troviamo in un ambiente diverso, che ci appare alieno e di conseguenza assolutamente nocivo.
Spesso siamo tanto annebbiati dalla diversità del mondo che ci viene offerto e la nostra consapevolezza è obnubilata a tal punto che facciamo fatica…
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