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He aprendido

Google translation of title and first paragraph: I have learned – Over time, I have learned to put together words and place accents, punctuation and signs in order to bring them to life, turn them into dreams and ideas and create worlds between reason and the senses; But the days have also taught me to draw joy and smiles on children’s faces, on the people I love and on the people who walk through the streets and parks.

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Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

Con el tiempo, he aprendido a armar palabras y colocar acentos, puntuación y signos con la finalidad de darles vida, convertirlas en sueños e ideas y crear mundos entre la razón y los sentidos; pero también los días me han enseñado a dibujar alegría y sonrisas en las caras infantiles, en la gente que amo y en las personas que transitan por las calles y los parques.

Al diluirse las horas, igual que la cera de las velas una noche interminable de tormenta, entendí que del cunero a la cama agónica existen unos cuantos años, determinado número de vueltas de las manecillas en la catátula de los relojes, y que de la misma forma en que se manifiesta la aurora, se expresa el ocaso.

Al inicio y al final es posible que aparezca una flor, un arreglo, un ramillete, y que luzca, lo mismo para la…

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التنمر المجتمعى

Google translation: Community bullying – The phenomenon of bullying has become one of the most widespread phenomena in Arab and international societies in recent years and it expresses a form of violence, abuse and abuse that a person or group of people performs towards another person or group of people with the purpose of intimidating them, intimidation, imposing control, intimidating the other and threatening his security and psychological integrity .

حلم الدرويش

ظاهرة التنمر أصبحت من أكثر الظواهر المنتشرة فى المجتمعات العربية والعالمية فى السنوات الأخيرة وهى تعبر عن شكل من أشكال العنف والإيذاء والإساءة التى يقوم بها شخص أو جماعة من الأشخاص تجاه شخص آخر أو مجموعة أخرى من الأشخاص بغرض تخويفهم والترهيب وفرض السيطرة وترويع الآخر وتهديد أمنه وسلامه النفسى .

أنواع التنمر :

_ التنمر المباشر : يكون من خلال فعل مباشر لإيذاء الضحية مثل الدفع والضرب والركل والعض والصفع وغيرها من أشكال الإيذاء البدنى المتعمد .

_ التنمر الغير مباشر : يكون من خلال فعل غير مباشر لإيذاء الضحية مثل التهديد بعزل الشخص إجتماعيا ونشر الشائعات عنه وإنتقاد ما يخصه من ملبس أو دين أو عرق أو لون بشرة وكذلك تهديد من يسانده أو يدعمه .

وتنحصر أشكال التنمر فى ( التنمر اللفظى _ التنمر الجسدى _ التنمر العاطفى ) .

أوساط التنمر :

للأسف الشديد كل مكان يمكن أن يجتمع فيه جماعة من البشر يصلح أن يكون…

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Ramp Fever

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Wild Geranium in front of ramp

I had heard about ramps from Foodie friends. Allium tricoccum are woodland plants native to the USA and are becoming scarce and increasingly difficult to find. One spring day, 5-6 years ago, I was out shooting woodland wild flowers when I realized I was standing in a huge patch of ramps, or what I thought might be ramps….they looked a lot like the photo I pulled up on my phone…and they smelled of onions. I had to know what my friends were nattering on about.

Ramps appear in spring with the other woodland wildflowers. As the other wildflowers they appear before the trees leaf out. I had a very short trip up north a week ago. My husband had a short gig and I went along to plant some wildflower seeds in open spaces, shoot some spring wildflowers and, hopefully, pick some ramps. You…

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Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States – (Me: Sad tale of forced sterilization in the US)

For each state for which information is available (see below), there is a short account of the number of victims (based on a variety of data sources), the known period during which sterilizations occurred, the temporal pattern of sterilizations and rate of sterilization, the passage of law(s), groups indentified in the law, the prescribed process of the law, precipitating factors and processes that led up a state’s sterilization program, the groups targeted and victimized, other restrictions placed on those identified in the law or with disabilities in general, major proponents of state eugenic sterilization, “feeder institutions” and institutions where sterilizations were performed, and opposition to sterilization. A short bibliography is also provided. Source: Eugenics: Compulsory Sterilization in 50 American States

It is our responsibility to care for our nation|مسئولیت ما مراقبت از ملت ما است

A Voice from Iran

“84th story”

First published: Mar.28.2019

 

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The king of a small territory came across a huge conflict in the treasury. He had to come up with a plan or soon he would lose his power and wealth. He told his Minister: “I have a plan. Announce to the people that the government will buy their camels for 10 gold coins.”

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The Minister said: “We don’t need camels. The price of a camel is 5 coins; why should we pay more? And we can’t risk what is left of the money.”

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The king replied: “Just trust my idea and do it.”

The government announced the news and some people got very excited about the double profit and sold their camels to the government.

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The following week king said: “Now announce that we buy camels for 30 gold coins.”

The Minister didn’t like the king’s idea but he couldn’t argue.

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Many people…

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On Jamaican bees, and their keepers

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“Oh Bees,” she says. “I send greetings to your Queen. I wish to be her friend, and to prepare a safe home for her, and for you who are her daughters, and to tell you the news every day. May you carry messages from the land of the living to all souls who dwell in the land of shadows. Please tell me now whether you accept my offer.”

– Margaret Atwood

Yesterday was World Bee Day, so this is a postscript. As far as the Caribbean is concerned, please read my Global Voices colleague Janine Mendes-Franco’s very informative article about the challenges our bees face, especially in Trinidad,here.

Beekeeping has been steadily catching on in Jamaica for some years now. Honey is a valuable product and an amazing food resource, of course, with proven anti-bacterial and sleep-inducing properties and all kinds of other health claims that may or…

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Pledge to Stand up for Human Rights

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

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Regal

Google translation of first sentence: Another major point on the map of medieval Thailand. We made a half-day trip to this town, 45 kilometers from Sukhotai, to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Park and the famous pottery workshops. To get around, we rented from a local agency, through the hotel reception, a car with a driver from morning to afternoon.

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Si Satchanalai, 2017

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Un alt punct major pe harta Thailandei medievale. Am făcut o excursie de jumătate de zi în această localitate aflată la 45 kilometri de Sukhotai, pentru a vizita parcul istoric aflat în patrimoniul UNESCO și celebrele ateliere de olărit. Ca să ne deplasăm, am închiriat de la o agenție locală, prin recepția hotelului, o mașină cu șofer de dimineață până după-masă.

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Zona istorică ocupă un parc de întindere medie pe care îl poți parcurge pe jos, în două ore, fără grabă. În exteriorul parcului, la marginea orașului, mai este un alt templu important pe care îl recomand.

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Orașul Si Satchanalai este destul de izolat, fără posibilități de cazare, de aceea și parcul este mult mai liniștit decât alte obiective de turism de masă.

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Dacă ești interesat de frumusețea pură a templelor de la începuturile istoriei thailandeze, vei vedea un loc magic. În lumina dimineții, construcțiile păreau din…

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Eight Legged Freaks!

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Commonly called the ‘daddy long legs,” this is called the Harvestman, a group of creatures belonging to the Arachnid class.  Although they resemble much like a spider, they are actually not for two reasons.  They do not spin webs (they have no spinnerets) and they do not carry venom.  Though they cannot bite, they release a chemical secretion that is considered distasteful to a lot of predators.  Their second legs are the longest because they are actually antennas used to detect vibrations in the ground of oncoming predators.  Harvestmen are commonly found in the woods and sometimes appear in people’s home, but are not considered dangerous.  The actual spider that is considered correctly a ‘daddy long legs” spider is the long bodied cellar spider, known to vibrate its web violently to make it difficult for predators to detect.  They are known to also have a slim abdomen and long slender legs…

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