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Lion Funny – Art Digital – ONIRIC TRAVEL
Grey cat with purple flowers Drawing by Nancy Jones
Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni
Tesalonic, 2016
Când intru într-un local ori spațiu de cumpărături din Turcia, îl observ mai întâi pe el, elegant, seducător, îmbrăcat cu un dezinvolt rafinament aristocratic, cu privirea care vede dincolo de aparențe scrutând depărtările.

Uneori ocupă un mic ungher amenajat ca un altar, obiect al unei venerații pline de afecțiune.

La Tesalonic, orașul lui natal, pașii m-au purtat spre casa unde a locuit până la 18 ani, proprietate familială din 1878,

imobil impecabil renovat și întreținut, împărțit între odăile muzeului și Consulatul general al Turciei.

Încă de la Istanbul unde am vizitat, cu mulți ani în urmă, palatul Dolmabahçe, îmi dorisem să aflu cum arată locul de unde a plecat eroul carismatic știind că, de foarte aproape, un alt personaj cutezător a pornit să cucerească lumea.

Primul indiciu de istorie emoțională este rodiul plantat de tatăl său în grădina cu vegetație mediteraneană, arbore tradițional, simbolic în Imperiului Otoman.
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Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
- Brazilian gold exporter BP Trading accounted for 10% of the country’s exports of the precious metal in 2019 and 2020, having purchased it from companies prosecuted for buying illegal gold.
- Most of the illegal mines are concentrated in Indigenous territories, where they deforest the land, pollute the rivers, and inflict violence on Indigenous communities.
- The company saw strong growth in recent years, with revenues of $256 million in 2019, more than double what it made in 2018.
- Illegal mining generates $600,000 to $800,000 a year in Brazil, according to Ministry of Mines and Energy estimates.
A simple internet search quickly shows the biggest exporters of soy, coffee, cattle or iron ore in Brazil. But there is a strange silence when it comes to gold: heads of institutions in the sector say they do not know the exporters; the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and the Central Bank claim tax confidentiality.
The mystery surrounding gold exports has been broken by an exclusive Repórter Brasil investigation that sheds light on the largest exporter of gold from Brazilian wildcat mines, known as garimpos. It reveals that some of the gold exported by a company known as BP Trading, one of Brazil’s top exporters, may have been of illegal origin, often clandestinely extracted from Indigenous lands and protected forests in the Amazon, causing irreversible social and environmental damage.
BP Trading saw strong growth in recent years, with revenue of 1.4 billion reais ($350 million) in 2019, more than double its 2018 results. Its founders were investigated under the Operation Car Wash anti-corruption sweep. They are accused by the Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) of laundering money when they worked at Banco Paulista, a lender with close links to the trading company of the same initials.
When contacted, BP Trading said that it “maintains strict controls over the origin of the mineral purchased from its suppliers.”
An analysis of BP’s financial statements reveals that the company’s main suppliers include two so-called security distributors, or DTVMs — financial companies authorized to purchase gold — accused by the Federal Prosecution Service of trading illegal gold extracted in Pará state. The DTVMs in question are FD’Gold and Carol DTVM.
Source: Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
Herbstwald November 2021
Der Sommer war in diesem Jahr kühler und und vor allem regnerischer als in den Jahren davor, deshalb sind auch die Büsche und Bäume wesentlich länger belaubt. Der Herbst dagegen zeigt sich an vielen Tagen von seiner schönsten Seite. Besonders wenn die Sonne scheint, leuchten die warmen Herbstfarben in allen Schattierungen, das ergibt einen besonders reizvollen Kontrast zu dem Grün der Blätter.
How will your day be today?
We Will Remember Them…
Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

Wondering Wednesdays, Do Better, Chapter 6.IV: mapping out steps to the end goal
Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better
This post is the rough draft of Chapter 6, section IV, for my non-fiction WiP, Baby Floors.
Putting a floor on poverty so that each and every baby born can have a safe childhood.
Once again, by way of disclaimer, the overall goal is now to explain why we need both equ. + justice, & why in 4 phases. This chapter is part of showing what Phases I-IV could look like as potential roadmap for a fully inclusive society for all of us. This vision is laid out in the hope that All HumanKind will eventually have each person’s basic needs met, without taking anything from anyone, and without violence, intimidation, nor coercion of any kind.
Chapter 6 section IV:
( Chapter 6, section III was last week…)
IV. : (1k wds) An overview of Getting to Phase IV of this project after Phase I:
IV. A (288/250 wds).
How…
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Measuring success
There are several ways to measure success in life. One of these is the number of people you have helped, loved, made happy.








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