Source: Meet the Forgotten Female Artist Behind the World’s Most Popular Tarot Deck (1909) | Open Culture
Flowers against bullets Belarusian women are turning everyday objects in protest symbols — and facing persecution for it — Meduza
On March 25, Belarus commemorated Freedom Day — an unofficial holiday marking the date in 1918 when the Belarusian Democratic Republic declared its independence. Traditionally, this day is an occasion for opposition marches and rallies, making it a thorn in the side of dictator Alexander Lukashenko (Alyaksandr Lukashenka) and his regime. Ahead of Freedom Day 2021, Meduza asked a photographer known by the pseudonym Volya to photograph Belarusian women involved in the country’s ongoing protest movement, alongside the everyday objects they have used to express their political discontent. Since these women are under threat in Belarus, their stories and commentary remain anonymous.
Sweyn’s Vengeance
Book 2,Chapter 9, Edward 975 AD to 1016 AD – Sweyn’s Revenge
It was, however, an impolitic revenge, and but that its authors were blinded to all reflection, it might have been foreseen that sure and fearful retaliation would be provoked. Among the slain in this massacre was Gunhilda, sister to Sweyn. This princess had embraced Christianity, and had married Palig, an English earl of Danish descent. Her husband and children were killed before her eyes, and she herself was put to death by lingering tortures, declaring, amidst her agony, the swift retribution which her brother would inflict.
No sooner did the news reach him than he prepared to take dire vengeance. He collected a large fleet, greater than any which had before invaded England, and manned it with picked soldiers from among those who flocked to his banner from every part of the north, instigated by the prospect…
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The Moon
I had sworn. I had sworn I will never write about the Moon.
It did. It made me gasp at its beauty each time I looked at it; filled me with endearing wonderment for the silver it spilled; had me looking for a braveheart who had the courage to bring it down for me;
I kept looking,
I kept running,
I never found,
I never wrote.

A deep black cloud, the wrath of a thousand thunders, scents of far-fetched rain-drenched soils, and me… I sat under the sky- naked, poisoned, cloaked, and redeemed.
Magic for the hearts who wander, set camps at nights, travel afar in the days and wish for homes at dawns; magic unbound, magic unfound- the magic of the phases of the Moon.
It waxes and wanes, grows upon the darkness of each heart, only to fade away later.
Sorcery for the lone…
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Children Of The Moon
Good story – enjoy.
Dawa moved slowly across the cold desert surface. The sun was bleak, and the land was dry. The wind blew mercilessly stinging on the little exposed skin of the old man’s face with fine particles of needle-like sand. The chill in the air made everything bow in its path. The landscape was sad, stretching flat for miles to the horizon where stood the mighty mountains of ancient snow and ice.
The Cold Desert lay in the lap of the gargantuan Himalayan range that separated the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetian Plateau. It stretched into unfathomable miles on the eastern side of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Bound by the mighty Karakoram range in the North and the mysterious Zanskar mountains in the South, the Cold Desert of Ladakh was one of its kind in this lonely planet of ours.
It was perhaps the only place in the…
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RED FLAG
Why on earth would a doctor prescribe a drug to a senior adult that increases the risk of falling?
If you are older, or there’s an older person you love, you need to know this.
A new report from the University of Buffalo School of Public Health states that in 2017, 94% of seniors (age 65+) were receiving drugs that increase fall risk. This is a massive increase from the 57% receiving such drugs in 1999. In the same period, deaths from falls doubled.
Even where falls aren’t directly lethal, head injuries and hip fractures can destroy quality of life.
“Medications are among the most common causes of increased fall risk in older people.
“Medications are usually among the easiest risk factors to change, when it comes to falls in older adults.
“Medication-based risks are often missed by busy regular doctors. Older adults and family…
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What makes a friend?
Saania's diary - reflections, learnings, sparkles
The people we choose to let into our lives leave one of the greatest impacts on our hearts. Kenzoku “眷族” is a Japanese word that loosely translates to ‘family’. However, it suggests a deeper meaning: the deepest connection of friendship. It is camaraderie, the family we choose for ourselves. The other day I was marveling over the kinds of people who have stumbled across my life. Then I came to wonder, what makes a true friend?
💜 A true friend is someone who accepts you for who you are. When you are around them, you never have to pretend to be someone you are not. They accept your flaws and love you just the way you are.
💜 A true friend is never envious. They understand that you may have to do your thing, so they do their thing, and you celebrate one another without jealousy or animosity.
💜…
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Day 47/67 of GED in Five Months, historic decisions, and health care
Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better
A basic understanding of science, and support for free access by all residents to high quality branch libraries with trained Reference Librarians who also understand basic science, is another responsibility of being an Adult in a republic. Understanding the basics underlying any illness, like smallpox or typhoid, the history behind it, and the sensible precautions that can be taken to avoid it, are like teaching Typhoid Mary why she was a carrier. We all have a duty and a right to understand, and to protect our fellow human beings.
Start of week 13/18
| Day 47 Lesson Plan |
| Grammar: Essay Writing -Continue working on your Pros paragraph |
| Math: Scale and Similarity |
| Day 47 Exit Ticket |
| Don’t forget to look up the history of some of your science study topics… |
Action Items: What Would You Do??
1.) Search for two different sources explaining who Typhoid Mary was,
2.)…
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« Our xapiri spirits are very worried to see the land become ghost » | Barbara Crane Navarro
«Our forest is still beautiful … rooted in the center of the ancient sky.
Beyond the forest, the white people’s territory that surrounds us consists only of wounded lands from which the epidemic fumes come … Its edges bear the wounds of the settlers and cattle ranchers’ deforestation and fires. Its center is marked by those of the gold prospectors’ mud ponds. Every one of them avidly ravages it as if he wanted to devour it.
All this devastation worries us. … There is no more tree canopy there and soon the soil will be nothing but sand.
The shamans clearly see that the forest is suffering and sick.»
– Yanomami spokesman and shaman Davi Kopenawa
Source: « Our xapiri spirits are very worried to see the land become ghost » | Barbara Crane Navarro
Lebanon private sector steps in to speed up vaccine campaign | The Seattle Times
Lebanon’s private sector is stepping in to speed up the vaccination campaign against coronavirus by importing at least 1 million doses of Russian vaccines, with the aim of reopening businesses around the country hit by an unprecedented economic crisis.
The first batch of 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines arrived early Friday, making Lebanon one of few nations where the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is being boosted by private sector initiatives.
Source: Lebanon private sector steps in to speed up vaccine campaign | The Seattle Times
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