Month: November 2020

the most anomalous Thanksgiving day of the last decades …

In the era of the covid, or rather in the year of the covid, because it now seems that next year the vaccine will be distributed to everyone (or almost), thanksgiving day seems very different from that of previous years. Although I live in Italy, and I am quite distant from the American tradition of today, in recent years I have been able at least to experience this feeling more closely, especially for the blackfriday that follows this day. This year everything seems different especially for the fact that the discounts of this fateful trading day started in the previous weeks. This is a mechanism that puts small merchants at risk more and more.

The greatness of VIPs and their yachts

Illustration by Pawel Kuczynski

The yachts of VIPs are the dream of many .. especially when we see them in the summer holidays arousing many envy … But sometimes we do not realize that their size often borders on that of the surrounding nature. And so their yachts often become small compared to the sea, which instead should represent the vastness. Today the sea should be a reserve and a vital source for man and instead it is one of the most polluted places on the planet because as it has been demonstrated, especially under the lockdown of April 2020, ships are the most restless means

14th November: World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year.

Led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), each World Diabetes Day focuses on a theme related to diabetes; type-2 diabetes is largely preventable and treatable non-communicable disease that is rapidly increasing in numbers worldwide. Type 1 diabetes is not preventable but can be managed with insulin injections. Topics covered have included diabetes and human rights, diabetes and lifestyle, diabetes and obesity, diabetes in the disadvantaged and the vulnerable, and diabetes in children and adolescents. While the campaigns last the whole year, the day itself marks the birthday of Frederick Banting who, along with Charles Best and John James Rickard Macleod, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin in 1922.

World Diabetes Day was launched in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the rapid rise of diabetes around the world.

By 2016, World Diabetes Day was being commemorated by over 230 IDF member associations in more than 160 countries and territories, as well as by other organizations, companies, healthcare professionals, politicians, celebrities, and people living with diabetes and their families. Activities include diabetes screening programmes, radio and television campaigns, sports events and others.

13th November: World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is an international observance on 13 November. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of nations’ kindness NGOs. It is observed in many countries, including Canada, Australia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. Singapore observed the day for the first time in 2009. Italy and India also observed the day. In the UK, it is fronted by David Jamilly, who co-founded Kindness Day UK with Louise Burfitt-Dons.

In 2010, at the request of Michael Lloyd-White, the NSW Federation Parents and Citizens Association wrote to the Minister of The NSW Department of Education to place World Kindness Day on the NSW School Calendar.

In 2012, at the request of the Chairman of World Kindness Australia, World Kindness Day was placed on the Federal School Calendar and the then Minister of School Education, Early Childhood, and Youth. The Hon Peter Garrett provided a Declaration of Support for World Kindness Australia and placed World Kindness Day on the National School Calendar for over 9000 schools. Schools across the globe are now celebrating World Kindness Day and work with local NGOs such as the Be Kind People Project and Life Vest Inside In the USA. In 2012 in Australia, Marie Bashir, Governor of NSW, hosted an event for the first time at Government House to celebrate World Kindness Day and accepted a Cool To Be Kind Award from year 3 & 4 students. Australian Councils representing over 1.3 million residents have also signed Declarations of Support for World Kindness Australia placing World Kindness Day on the Council Calendar of Events. Events include THE BIG HUG, handing out Kindness Cards, Global Flashmob, which was coordinated by Orly Wahba from USA which was held in 15 countries and 33 cities with its images of the event making the big screens in New York City. Canada celebrates with The Kindness Concert and in Singapore in 2009, 45,000 yellow flowers were given away. In 2017 World Kindness day was also celebrated in Slovenia, organised by volunteering organisation Humanitarček as part of their project Randomised Kindness.

🎵 FEDEZ – Bella Storia

LYRIC

Penso spesso all’inizio di tutto
Questo penso spesso all’inizio di tutto
Questo penso spesso alla fine di tutto
Ma tu puoi darmi di piùBaciarci dopo aver litigato
Farfalle sopra un campo minato
Il tuo sguardo mi uccide
Mi ricordi lo Stato
Sei la cosa giusta ma per l’uomo sbagliato
Noi che proviamo a fuggire da qua
Sembrava un film ma era pubblicità
Amami sottovoce
Se no ti rubano l’ideaPotremmo toglierci tutto come i figli dei fiori
E fare l’arcobaleno coi colori dei soldi
Scopare nel letto dei tuoi genitori
Fare più scena del crimine
E invece restiamo freddi
Due stanze, due letti
Tu asciughi i capelli
Io fumo confetti
Mi prende la mano
Ci metto più curry
E ci viene da riderePenso spesso all’inizio di tutto
Questo penso spesso
Che spreco disumano non baciarsi da un po’
Possiamo fare fuoco come nelle Banlieue
Possiamo fare bella storia bella
Storia bella storia bella
Se non sentiamo male non ci sentiamo vivi
Prende bene quando vieni e sorridi
Possiamo fare bella storia bella
Storia bella, storia bellaE il vicino ci sente
A che pensi vicino, a che pensi
Che non è male la musica
Ho preso pure il gelato
Ma che palestra e palestra
Vieni qui che giochiamo
Mentre fuori diluvia
Potremmo prendere un taxi
Come De Niro
Spegnere tutte le luci a San Siro
Non mi passerai mai come l’ultimo tiro
Fai più scena del crimineChe spreco disumano non baciarci da un po’
Possiamo fare fuoco come nelle Banlieue
Possiamo fare bella storia bella
Storia bella storia bella
Se non sentiamo male non ci sentiamo vivi
Prende bene quando vieni e sorridi
Possiamo fare bella storia bella
Storia bella storia bella,
Bella storia bella
Storia bella, storia bella
Bella storia bella, storia bella storia bellaPenso spesso all’inizio di tutto
Questo penso spesso all’inizio di tutto
Questo penso spesso alla fine di tutto
Ma tu puoi darmi di piùBella storia bella
Storia bella storia bellaSe non sentiamo male non ci sentiamo vivi
Prende bene quando vieni e sorridi
Possiamo fare bella storia bella
Storia bella storia bella

🎵 Armin van Buuren feat. Jake Reese – Need You Now

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LYRIC

You’re like a wave that’s washing over me
You’re like a rhythm, take control of me
You’re all I want, if you could only see
That it’s tearing me apartWhen I’m away, girl are you missing me?
Are you aware you get the best of me?
I wanna know ’cause you’re a mystery
And you’re tearing me apart’Cause I, I need you, na na
I feel you, na na
I need you, na na na na na na
I breathe you, na na
Can’t leave you, na na
I need you, na na na na na naNa na, na na na
I need you now, na na
Na na, na na na
I need you now, na na
Na na, na na na
I need you now, na na
Na na, na na na
I need you now, na naYou walk away right when I’m down and out
Then circle back and say I’m ready now
Just like a roller coaster, round and round
And you’re tearing me apartYou watch me burn and then you smile at me
It’s like you love to see me on my knees
But you’re the only one I’ll ever need
And your hands are on my heart’Cause I, I need you, na na
I feel you, na na
I need you, na na na na na na
I breathe you, na na
Can’t leave you, na na
I need you, na na na na na naNa na, na na na
I need you now, na na
Na na, na na na
I need you now, na na
Na na, na na na
I need you now, na na
Na na, na na na
I need you now, na naI need you now, na na
I need you now, na na

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #122: The sun will come out tomorrow — This, that and the other thing

Morning is my favorite time of day to be out and about, so many of my walks include a sunrise. I love the feeling of anticipation, of the new days, of possibilities. Sunrise looks spectacular in the nature; sunrise looks spectacular in the photos; sunrise looks spectacular in our dreams; sunrise looks spectacular in the […]

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #122: The sun will come out tomorrow — This, that and the other thing