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Aksum, Etiopija – Axum, Ethiopia

Myrela

Do 1988. godine, kada je Dejvid Filipson objavio knjigu Stara Etiopija, atlasi stare istorije jedva su pominjali kraljevstvo Aksum, a na izložbama drevnih afričkih civilizacija u velikim svjetskim muzejima etiopska kultura dobijala je mali kutak u kojem su je predstavljali novčići i djelići grnčarije. Međutim, Putovanje po Eritrejskom moru, koje je u prvom vijeku n.e. napisao anonimni grčki trgovac, govori o Zoskalu, vladaru ogromne teritorije koja se protezala od obale Crvenog mora do planina i čija je prijestonica bila metropola Aksum. Po lokalnom predanju, prva naseobina u Aksumu nalazila se na brdu Beta Džordžis, a onda se legenda gubi u epskim pričama o basnoslovnom bogatstvu kraljevstva Kraljice od Sabe, koja je Solomonu rodila sina Menelika. Osnivač dinastije abisinskih kraljeva (negus), Menelik je po predanju posjetio oca u Jerusalimu i, dok je napuštao grad, ukrao je Zavjetni kovčeg, drvenu škrinju sa zlatnim intarzijama, u kom se nalazilo…

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Letter VII Land

Pacific Paratrooper

native hut in New Guinea

For a period of five months the 11th Airborne Division would receive jungle warfare and intensified combat unit ground training in the primitive land of jungles and mountains and thatched huts and the native population fondly called, Fuzzy Wuzzies.  The Papua brigades and Allied forces, that fought in what constituted the Cartwheel Operations before the troopers arrived, made this landing possible.

The Dobodura area that the 11th A/B would make their home was inherited from the 5th Air Force.  The first order of business was for the 408th Quartermaster trucks to deliver the pyramidal tents.

Smitty near Lae, New Guinea

 

 

Letter VII                                                          Land               6/8/44

 

  Dear Mom,    

Well, here we are on the island of New Guinea.  From what we can see if it so far, I know we’ll never go hungry as the coconut trees are as thick as a swarm of bees.

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Infrastructure “Deal”? No Deal for Workers and the Climate

Working-Class Perspectives

The long-awaited infrastructure bill is slowly coming into focus. Last Thursday, President Joe Biden stood alongside of Republicans and Democrats to announce that “We have a deal” — $579 billion in new federal spending for roads, broadband, electric utilities, and other infrastructure. Emphasizing the bipartisan compromise, Biden said, “I think it’s really important we’ve all agreed that none of us got all that we wanted.”

That’s for sure. Clearly some parties got more of what they wanted than others. When Biden announced his America Jobs Plan in March, it raised great hopes for many and concerns across the political spectrum. For instance, Republicans panned the proposal because it would reverse some provisions oftheir regressive 2017 tax package to create a fairer tax code. Business owners got what they wanted in the compromise. Instead of corporate tax increases or a wealth tax, the compromise will be funded by vastly…

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Nacionalni park Kinabalu, Malezija – Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia

use Google translation to enjoy this excellence essay on a national park in Malaysia

Myrela

Holivudska kreacija izraz je koji se najčešće vezuje za biljku Rafflesia arnoldii, najveći cvijet u prirodi. Mesnata je i jarko crvena, dostiže prečnik od jednog metra, masu od devet kilograma i ima neprijatan miris. Vidjeti je u njenom punom sjaju nije lak zadatak pošto je Rafflesia arnoldii parazit, bez korijena i listova, i može samo da proklija u podnožju tetrasigme, drvenastog stabla iz porodice vinove loze. Raste tokom čitave godine, a onda za jednu jedinu kišnu noć procvjeta, i živi samo nedjelju dana, prije nego što uvene. Cvijet je dobio ime po ser Tomasu Stanfordu Raflsu (1781-1826), čime je odato priznanje ovom preduzimljivom Englezu koji je osnovao grad Singapur. Međutim, biljku je otkrio botaničar Džozef Arnold, koji je pratio Raflsa na mnogim ekspedicijama na ostrvo Borneo. Lako je zamisliti koliko se iznenadio kada je u džungli, na obroncima planine Kinabalu, naišao na ovu neobičnu biljku. Ni vrijeme nije…

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ESCUCHE EL MENSAJE DEL CHAMAN YANOMAMI – ¡EL LLAMADO DE LA SELVA TROPICAL!

Barbara Crane Navarro

“Yanomami observando un sitio minero de oro en su territorio” – Foto de los Yanomami, Alto Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela y montaje fotográfico: Barbara Crane Navarro

« ¡Oye, míranos!

Te vemos

Tratamos de mostrarte

Nunca te molestaste en aprender nuestro idioma

Siempre estabas mirando hacia abajo

Te avisamos desde el principio

La tierra esta viva

Esta tierra no puede ser propiedad

Esta tierra somos nosotros

Todos nosotros

Querías las piedras

Oro

Tus cosas brillantes

Títulos – Banderas – Beneficios

Lo llamaste progreso

Tratamos de enseñarte

Pero siempre fuiste tan codicioso

Demasiado primitivo – demasiado salvaje

para entender

Ahora todavía traes maldiciones sobre los Yanomami

Enfermedades

Y de nuevo moriremos

Y todas las tierras nativas se transforman en

ceniza y barro

Cinco siglos

Nunca miraste hacia arriba para averiguarlo

lo que mantenemos en su lugar

El cielo mismo

Tus ciudades pueden ver eso

Tus culturas pueden ver eso

Tus hijos pueden ver…

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Indígenas nas ruas, uni-los ao movimento para derrubar o governo  — Brasdangola Blogue

Barbara Crane Navarro

O ataque aos índios constitui uma das principais trincheiras da guerra declarada contra a população autóctone. Assim como para todas as comunidades Fonte: Indígenas nas ruas, uni-los ao movimento para derrubar o governo • Diário CausaOperária

Indígenas nas ruas, uni-los ao movimento para derrubar o governo — Brasdangola Blogue

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Cow that escaped Pico Rivera slaughterhouse arrives at farm sanctuary in Acton – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

“The as-of-yet unnamed cow is very hesitant and fearful of humans, which is unsurprising considering everything she’s gone through,” Farm Sanctuary in Acton posted Sunday. “She’ll likely calm down as the days go on and she comes to recognize that we aren’t going to hurt her, though she may never warm up to humans fully. But that’s one of the great parts of Sanctuary: we don’t force her to spend time with us; we allow her to just be. Source: Cow that escaped Pico Rivera slaughterhouse arrives at farm sanctuary in Acton – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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حلم الدرويش

صحوت فزعاً على صوت صرخات! … قفزت من الفراش … غشاوة النوم تطمس عينى … ماذا يحدث وماذا أفعل؟! ، الصراخ من خارج الشقة! … أقدام تركض على السلالم … أيادى تطرق أبواب الشقق؟! ، مسحت وجهى بالماء سريعاً … استجمعت شتات نفسى … فتحت باب الشقة لدخول المتاعب! .

الصورة تتضح أمامى … أصوات تُردد : النار .. حريقة .. المطافىء .. البوليس ، صرخات نسائية … تجمُع رجالى أمام شقة فى أخر رواق الدور الذى أسكنه! ، يدقون الباب بعنف … يحاولون كسره بأكتافهم! . الدخان يزداد … يُغشى العيون والأنوف ، لحقت بهم نضرب الباب بكل قوة لكن دون جدوى! … الباب قوى مُبطن بالفولاذ يصعب كسره! ، فتاة تصرخ من داخل الشقة بلا توقف!… هموت .. إلحقونى .. حرام عليكم .. النار … بكاء ونشيج ثم تُعاود الصراخ .

اقترح عم محمد البواب القفز من المنور لكسر باب المطبخ وإنقاذها ، نفَّذَ مع أحد الجيران فوراً…

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Highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant spreading fast in California – Los Angeles Times

Experts say the Delta variant poses a greater chance of infection for unvaccinated people if they are exposed to this version of the virus. The variant, first identified in India, may be twice as transmissible as the conventional coronavirus strains. The Delta variant has been responsible for the rise in cases recently in India, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. But vaccinated people are well protected against infection and illness from the Delta variant. One recent study found that the full course of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (two doses) was 88% effective against symptomatic disease caused by the Delta variant and 96% protective against hospitalization.

Source: Highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant spreading fast in California – Los Angeles Times