29.01.2014 - Beautiful wild birds and Large fireworks and a Wren etc. by dali48
01/03/2011 - Interpretation of dali48
About two miles north of the little town of Kingsville, Ontario, on the north shore of Lake Erie, is the bird sanctuary of Jack Miner. From his boyhood years, Jack loved the woods and the things of nature -- the birds and animals, the trees and lakes and crisp air and fresh sunshine... (J. Wei)
Officials also speculated that fireworks shot by New Year's revelers in the area might have caused severe stress in the birds. Rowe said Sunday there was evidence that large fireworks may have played a role. "Initial examinations of a few of the dead birds showed trauma...
The dead birds will be sent for testing to labs at the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission and the National Wildlife Health Center in Wisconsin... (CNN)
Anyone can feed wild birds in your back yard or when travelling, although for those people who do not have enough room in their own back yard for a bird aviary, you can still interact with beautiful wild birds... (E. Hughes)
Creepy discovery in the state of Arkansas on the first night of the new year: About 1,000 birds there fell literally out of the blue to the ground...
One ornithologist suggested, according to "World Online", that the birds could have died of stress due to trauma. The reason for this could have been lightning, hail or even New Year's Eve fireworks... (Web.de)
December, 20 - International Day of Human Solidarity... (dali48)
How we decide today - the world will look like tomorrow... (B. Pasternak)
Beginning of Winter 2009 in Erkrath. - What kind of bird isn't twittering to me in the masses of snow (-12°C), pressing itself for protection against a stony wall and asking for food - it's a little wren... (dali48)
"We plant a tree or go vegetarian = carbon offsetting"... (shazwellyn)
Comment on HP for dali48
tillsontitan
“I am a bird lover and have to admit this is a good question. I got a little confused going from Ontario to Arkansas but I think you are saying the same thing happened in both places?"
dali48 Author
Thank you tillsontitan, for your Comment - I've added a second interpretation, etc... on
http://www.dali48.blogspot.com
Interpretation of dali48
Most wrens are small and rather inconspicuous, except for their loud and often complex songs. Notable exceptions are the relatively large members of the genus Campylorhynchus, which can be quite bold in their behavior...
The wren is also known as kuningilin "kinglet" in Old High German, a name associated with a legend of an election of the "king of birds". The bird who could fly to the highest altitude would be made king...
In modern German the name is "Zaunkönig", king of the fence (or bush)...
Wrens are principally a New World Family, distributed from Alaska and Canada to southern Argentina, with the greatest species richness in the Neotropics. As suggested by its name, the Eurasian Wren is the only species of wren found outside the Americas, as restricted to Europe... (Wikipedia)
Golden Snow
“I love the birds they give us joy in our hearts with their sweet songs ... I feed them all winter long and enjoy their joyful and happy songs on the coldest days ... I ask other to feed them also ... thanks for your caring ways toward nature dali48” ...
30.01.2014 - Bread & staple food and Fireworks & little children & pets etc. by dali48
17.12.2009 - Interpretation of dali48
For many years I am no longer participating in the annual New Year's Eve fireworks. First I gave up the loud firecrackers, - then the quiet fireworks etc.), and in the end all of that - what pleases our two pets Niki and Bobi who flee from the noise and hide. Even the air is polluted by the fireworks and the streets are littered with garbage fireworks. - Fireworks became also more often - so that most of the year you can hear firecrackers somewhere... (dali48)
Golden Snow
“I also have moved on from the fireworks fairs ... just do not like the sound or smell... and little children are afraid as well as pets ... most of all the money wasted on such , could be going to help the hungry and homeless ...
thousands of dollars to smell up the air and frighten children seems wasteful to me” ...
With your choice to replace some of the cannons through a "bread" donation, you are correct. Through your donation, you help people in the countries of the South, and contribute to their daily diet. Seeds, tools, advice and training on sustainable agriculture give them the opportunity to serve on their own in the future. They say thanks. Shared joy is double joy... (Bread for the World / Diakonia)
Interpretation of dali48
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed, fried, or baked on an unoiled frying pan (e.g., tortillas). It may be leavened or unleavened (e.g. matzo). Salt, fat and leavening agents such as yeast and baking soda are common ingredients, though bread may contain other ingredients, such as milk, egg, sugar, spice, fruit (such as raisins), vegetables (such as onion), nuts (such as walnuts) or seeds (such as poppy). Referred to colloquially as the "staff of life", bread has been prepared for at least 30,000 years. The development of leavened bread can probably also be traced to prehistoric times. Sometimes, the word bread refers to a sweetened loaf cake, often containing appealing ingredients like dried fruit, chocolate chips, nuts or spices, such as pumpkin bread, banana bread or gingerbread...
Germany prides itself on having the largest variety of breads worldwide. More than 300 basic kinds of bread are produced with more than 1,000 types of small bread-rolls and pastries. It has been estimated that the basic kinds of bread are so widely varied by more than 16,000 local bakeries that more than 1,000 different breads have been presented at a 2005 Cologne bread show. Germans are worldwide the biggest consumers (per capita) of bread, followed by Chile...
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watch-night service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year's Day)...
Since 1972, each New Year's Eve, several German television stations broadcast a short comedy play in English (recorded by West German television in 1963) entitled Dinner for One. A line from the comedy sketch, "the same procedure as every year", has become a catch phrase in Germany... (Wikipedia)
30.01.2014 - Charity and Google's Christmas present etc. by dali48
28.12.2009 - Interpretation of dali48
Google's Christmas present
Warm Christmas greetings from your Google team
Google is donating $20,000,000
Charities:
* Feeding America
* Boys and Girls Clubs
* Smile Train
* CARE, Mothers Matter
* World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project
* Mobile Creches
* Prajwala
* HEAL Africa
* African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
* The Mango Tree
* National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
* Harlem Children's Zone
* Save the Children, Latin America focus
* Reporters Without Borders
* Witness
* Loud Against Nazis (see Application no.: *10192/08*
Name of case: *ECHR-LGer0.1mod KU/BPE* Respondent
State: *GER* Date: *04/04/2008* Message:
*Untätigkeitsbeschwerde wegen überlanger
Verfahrensdauer etc. – d.48)
* Global Voices
* Ushahidi
* Save the Children, Middle East and Eurasia focus
* Grupo Cultural Afro Reaggae
* Ashesi University College, Ghana
* Pratham
* Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
* Shin Shin Educational Foundation
