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How the IELTS Test Can Help You PR in Canada

For many people with plans to stay and build up their future in Canada Permanent Resident Status if they attain a certain level of English proficiency. This imperative need ensures the quality communication of immigrants and their integration into Canadian society, and one of the most recognized tests that accomplish this task is the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This guide discusses how the IELTS test can help you with the Canadian Permanent Residency, guiding you to make mindful decisions and start your journey successfully.

Navigating the Immigration Landscape:

Mandatory Requirement: The one pre-condition to most Canadian immigration applications, including the popular Express Entry system, is knowledge of English or French. This supports the idea that communication skills are vital for successful integration into and contribution to Canadian society.

Program-Specific Needs: The two programs for immigration differ in IELTS requirements. The Federal Skilled Worker program has different requirements ahead of its CRS and PNP streams.

CLB System: The Canadian Language Benchmark method is used in Canada to assess language proficiency. Each G-CLB level matches the IELTS band scores range, maintaining the standardization of the assessment procedure.

Demystifying Minimum IELTS Scores:

Express Entry: To be able to enter the Express Entry, you have to reach the CLB 7, which is equal to the overall rating of 6.0 in every one of the four sections of the IELTS (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking). This essential score is required, but even a slightly higher score adds much to your CRS score and your likelihood of getting ITA.

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs): The WR requirements can deviate considerably, with some accepting low scores in certain occupations or through unique streams. Study out your newspaper PNP choice to know its particular language requirements.

Other Programs: It depends on the immigration program you were admitted to, as the entry IELTS requirement may change. As with any immigration program, we suggest you consult the IRCC or your immigration consultant for details.

Beyond Minimum Scores: A Topping:

Maximizing Your Score: Nevertheless, the minimum score will qualify your application to be in the pool, but scoring higher (CLB 8 and above) will generate a competitive advantage among the Express Entry. This can be the factor separating ITA from waiting.

Improved Career Prospects: Strong English language literacy goes beyond the immigration requisites. This pathway represents the basis for professional achievements in Canada since the doorway to an extended stage of career prospects is wide open for them, and convenient integration into the corporate and community arena is facilitated.

Confidence and Communication: Although an individual may master English, IELTS scores help you achieve confidence and fluency during your stay in Canada. This eases communication and develops self and relationship quality in the new community setting.

Preparing for the IELTS Test: Preparing for the IELTS Test:

Validity Period: IELTS results remain valid for two years. Remember this deadline when you plan to take your test and apply.

Dedicated Preparation: Successful and committed efforts are crucial to achieving your goal. Evaluate your current level, buy practice materials, and work hard to ensure the most effective test preparation.

Test Availability: These are places where many testers can be booked quickly. Book your test date in advance, ensuring you allow enough time to reach out to the correct location and make travel arrangements.

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Is it easy to immigrate to Australia as a nurse from India?

The growing importance of skilled health professionals such as nurses makes it a desirable destination for Indian nurses seeking international opportunities, with better salaries and better quality of life for you and your family.

In 2023, the Australian government added nurses to the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) in Australia to encourage nursing Immigration. This means that nurses are in high demand in the Australian economy, and skilled nurses who meet the relevant criteria may be eligible for a skilled immigration visa. 

All of these have made the immigration of nurses to Australia, easier especially from India.

In this article, we’ll discuss the process of moving from India to Australia as a nurse, explore the challenges you may face and ways to make the journey a smooth one. 

What are the different types of visas you can apply to immigrate to Australia as a nurse?

Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189):  This visa allows nurses to live and work in Australia permanently, without the need for sponsorship from an employer or state/territory government. To be eligible for this visa, nurses must have a valid skills assessment, meet the minimum points requirement, and pass a health and character check. 

Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190):  This visa is similar to the Skilled Independent Visa but requires a state or territory government sponsorship. Sponsorship can be a valuable asset, as it can help nurses to secure a job offer before they arrive in Australia. 

Employer Nomination Scheme Visa (subclass 186):  This visa allows nurses to live and work in Australia permanently, sponsored by an Australian employer. To be eligible for this visa, nurses must have a valid job offer from an Australian employer who is willing to sponsor them. 

Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (subclass 482):  This visa allows nurses to live and work in Australia temporarily, in occupations that are experiencing a skill shortage. This visa can be a good option for nurses who are not yet ready to commit to permanent migration to Australia.

What are the skills and qualifications required to immigrate to Australia as a nurse from India? Be a registered nurse in India:- You must have completed a nursing degree from a recognized institution in India and be registered with the Indian Nursing Council (INC).

Have a valid skills assessment:- Your nursing qualifications should be assessed by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). This assessment will ensure that your requirements meet Australian Standards.

Meet the English language requirements:- You must have a valid IELTS or PTE score of at least 7.0 in each band.

Meet the health and character requirements:- You must pass a health and character check.   To increase the chances of obtaining an immigration visa as a nurse you need professional help. Aptech Visa is a highly recommended one for your needs.

What is the expected salary of a Nurse in Australia? You can be sure of a good salary as a nurse in Australia. Nursing is in high demand and there are many job opportunities. For example, nurses with advanced nursing degrees can earn up to AUD 100,000 i.e. 55 Laks in INR per year, while less experienced nurses can earn closer to AUD 60,000  i.e. approx 35 Laks in INR per year.

New Programmes for Nurses in Australia in 2023-24 The Australian government has announced many new programs for nurses in 2023. These programs are designed to attract more nurses to Australia and to help them stay in the country. 

Nurse Incentive Scheme:- This program provides income for nurses working in rural and remote areas of Australia. Incentives can include salary supplements, off-site assistance, and educational assistance.

Nurse Transition to Australia:-The program provides support for new nurses in Australia, such as helping them find employment, housing and childcare.

How Aptech Visa will help you? By offering thorough advice to anyone looking to move to Australia, Aptech Visa plays a significant part in the immigration market. Our services include a thorough evaluation of your visa eligibility, during which we consider your needs and preferences to provide the best Australian visa alternative for your particular case. We also have expertise in assembling all the required paperwork for a difficult application, preparing visa applications, and guiding you through the procedure. We go beyond that; we also provide post-application assistance, answer your questions, and take care of any issues you may have. Select Aptech Visa for your immigration process, and let us be your dependable partner while you pursue your goal of settling in Australia.

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Planning to move to Canada from India? It may be easier than you think in 2023. Keep reading this article to learn about the three most common ways to Migrate to Canada from India.

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141 Bear! Edition

Cause what if 141 were bears?

Including bear facts ! Why? Because bears are cute. 💕

Ghost: Spirit Bear "Kermode Bear"

Ursus americanus kermodei

A subspecies of the American Black Bear that lives exclusively on the coastal shores of British Columbia, Canada.

They are not actually albinos, but instead have a recessive gene that causes the white pigmentation to their fur and eyes. For example, two black 'kermode bears' with the recessive gene can produce a white furred bear.

The white fur is thought to be advantageous towards hunting salmon, as it is theorised that the white colour makes it harder for fish to evade them.

Soap: Sun Bear

Helarctos malayanus

An Asiatic bear that stands as the smallest of all bear species, ranging from northeastern India and extending south to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

They measure between 4-5 ft from tail to snout and weigh between 55- 145 lbs. It is an excellent climber that is known to be the most arboreal of all bears.

Their name is derived from the orangey- cream colour 'sun' crest on their chest. Another name for them is Honey Bear or beruang madu, in Malay/Indonesian due to their love of feeding on honey combs.

Gaz: Cinnamon Bear

Ursus americanus cinnamomum

Another subspecies and colour morph of the American Black Bear. It is thought to exist and interbreed with the black coloured American Black Bears.

The name is derived from the brown to red-brown fur colour that resembles cinnamon. It's coat colouration is theorised to be a mimic of grizzly bears who may also cohabit the same areas.

Price: Grizzly Bear "North American Brown Bear"

Ursus arctos horribilis

Despite being known as the 'grizzly bear' or 'grizzly', the bear is categorised as a subspecies or pop. of the Brown Bear, a species that originates in Eurasia. It is thought that this subspecies/pop. migrated to North America between 177,000 BP ~ 111,000 BP.

There are other morphological forms of brown bears in North America also termed as 'grizzly' that were once considered subspecies but is now synonmised with Ursus arctos horribilis, such as the "Kodiak Bear and the "Alaska Peninsular Bear". The 'grizzly bear' historical range starts from Alaska to Mexico, taking in consideration of past subspecies that are now extinct, though it's current population is situated mainly in North America.

It's name came from the descriptor 'grisley' which can be read as 'grizzled' - grey haired, or "grisly" -fearsome, inspiring, though it was formally classified as U. horribilis, for it's terrible character in 1815.

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*all facts taken from wiki. If there are any mistakes let me know!

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But what is more upsetting about sugar is its atrocious history. To this day, working conditions in sugar are among the world’s worst. [...] For nearly five centuries, European planters made dizzying fortunes in sugar, made possible by enslaving workers in colonized lands. [...] Canadian investors, too, have reaped massive sugar profits. During the 1700s and 1800s, most Europeans, in what is now Canada, were implicated in the transatlantic sugar and slave trades. Not only did many consume the fruits of the enslaved sugar industry — including molasses and rum, in addition to sugar, as historian Afua Cooper writes — but some also invested in Caribbean trade, itself powered by enslaved sugar work.

Several Canadian banks — including the Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Bank of Nova Scotia (now known as Scotiabank) — have their origins in the West Indies, where their forerunners established themselves early in the 19th century. According to Cooper, the Bank of Nova Scotia exists “in the shadow of West Indian slavery.”

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Western Canadians have also profited from unfree sugar labour. The famed western Canadian brand, Rogers Sugar, was established by American Benjamin Tingley Rogers who moved to Canada in 1889. Having grown up in the sugar industry, Rogers had both sugar connections and expertise.

Building a refinery in Vancouver, a city newly constructed [...], Rogers created a western Canadian sugar empire — one that sourced raw sugar cane through the Pacific, refined it in British Columbia and sold it throughout the Canadian West. Railway magnate William Cornelius Van Horne, together with noted investors [...], were among the ventures’ early shareholders. By the time of his death in 1918, Rogers had become “quite wealthy.” Now owned by Lantic Inc., Rogers Sugar remains a recognized Canadian brand. Less well known, though, is Rogers Sugar’s violent past. [...]

Refined predominantly in Vancouver, Rogers Sugar was made mostly from raw cane sugar. Since sugar cane cannot grow in Canada, B.C. Sugar sourced internationally [...]. B.C. Sugar also ventured into sugar cane plantation ownership: in Fiji between 1905 and 1922, and in the Dominican Republic between 1944 and 1955. Notably, it purchased the latter from the Bank of Nova Scotia. In both cases, workers reported horrendous conditions. The pay was so low and the work was so menial in the Dominican Republic that, as historian Catherine C. Legrand points out, workers left the plantation whenever they could.

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In Fiji between 1905 and 1920, B.C. Sugar employed indentured workers from India who migrated to the colony on five-year contracts. [...] Forced into hard physical labour with little time for sleep, indentured workers at B.C. Sugar’s Fiji plantation endured sickness, confinement, hunger, abuse, injuries, whippings, beatings and more [...]. When Fiji de-criminalized the desertion of indenture contracts in 1916, it is little wonder that hundreds of workers left the colony’s sugar plantations. [...]

Canadian sugar was built upon violence, including upon enslaved and indentured labour.

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All text above by: Donica Belisle. “Uncovering the violent history of the Canadian sugar industry.” The Conversation. 16 March 2023. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me. Images and captions are shown unaltered as they originally appear published with Belisle’s article. Presented here for commentary, teaching, criticism purposes.]

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Gulf migration is not just a major phenomenon in Kerala; north Indian states also see massive migration to the Gulf. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar accounted for the biggest share (30% and 15%) of all Indian workers migrating to GCC1 countries in 2016-17 (Khan 2023)—a trend which continues today. Remittances from the Gulf have brought about significant growth in Bihar’s economy (Khan 2023)—as part of a migrant’s family, I have observed a tangible shift in the quality of life, education, houses, and so on, in Siwan. In Bihar, three districts—Siwan, Gopalganj, and Chapra—send the majority of Gulf migrants from the state, mostly for manual labor (Khan 2023). Bihar also sees internal migration of daily wagers to Delhi, Bombay, and other parts of India. Gulf migration from India’s northern regions, like elsewhere in India, began after the oil boom in the 1970s. Before this time, migration was limited to a few places such as Assam, Calcutta, Bokaro, and Barauni—my own grandfather worked in the Bokaro steel factory.

Despite the role of Gulf migration and internal migration in north Indian regions, we see a representational void in popular culture. Bollywood films on migration largely use rural settings, focussing on people who work in the USA, Europe, or Canada. The narratives centre these migrants’ love for the land and use dialogue such as ‘mitti ki khusbu‘ (fragrance of homeland). Few Bollywood films, like Dor and Silvat, portray internal migration and Gulf migration. While Bollywood films frequently centre diasporic experiences such as Gujaratis in the USA and Punjabis in Canada, they fail in portraying Bihari migrants, be they indentured labourers in the diaspora, daily wagers in Bengal, or Gulf migrants. The regional Bhojpuri film industry fares no better in this regard. ‘A good chunk of the budget is spent on songs since Bhojpuri songs have an even larger viewership that goes beyond the Bhojpuri-speaking public’, notes Ahmed (2022), marking a context where there is little purchase for Gulf migration to be used as a reference to narrate human stories of longing, sacrifice, and family.

One reason for this biased representation of migration is that we see ‘migration’ as a monolith. In academic discourse, too, migration is often depicted as a commonplace phenomenon, but I believe it is crucial to make nuanced distinctions in the usage of the terms ‘migration’ and ‘migrant’. The term ‘migration’ is a broad umbrella term that may oversimplify the diverse experiences within this category. My specific concern is about Gulf migrants, as their migration often occurs under challenging circumstances. For individuals from my region, heading to the Gulf is typically a last resort. This kind of migration leads to many difficulties, especially when it distances migrants from their family for much of their lifetime. The term ‘migration’, therefore, inadequately captures the profound differences between, for instance, migrating to the USA for educational purposes and migrating to the Gulf for labour jobs. Bihar has a rich history of migration, dating back to the era of indentured labor known as girmitiya. Following the abolition of slavery in 1883, colonial powers engaged in the recruitment of laborers for their other colonies through agreements (Jha 2019). Girmitiya distinguishes itself from the migration. People who are going to the Arabian Gulf as blue-collar labourers are also called ‘Gulf migrants’—a term that erases how their conditions are very close to slavery. This is why, as a son who rarely saw his father, I prefer to call myself a ‘victim of migration’ rather than just a ‘part of migration’. It is this sense of victimhood and lack of control over one’s life that I saw missing in Bollywood and Bhojpuri cinema.

— Watching 'Malabari Films' in Bihar: Gulf Migration and Transregional Connections

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The Toxic relationship between America and England As Told by Me Which Will Have Many Questionable Oversimplifications Due To the Lack of Time I Currently Have Before My Last Final Paper For A Different Class is Due: a story told by me. Tagging @igotthisaccountunderduress bc she asked for this specifically and now must suffer the consequences

Source: My history notes and a chat where I have infodumped all this to my best friend who has somehow still put up with all of my ramblings. If people would like I can and will make a series out of this with more actual research because Damn History is so much more interesting when it's not for the grade and stress and finals (like I love the tea, love the reciepts, but to memorize all of it on top of other things? *stress ensues*

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There was a war. There have been many wars. But during this period of like literally forever ago England, Spain, and France really just couldn't stop bickering at each other like siblings. This became more problematic when Spain started getting Colonies in this New World after the whole Christopher Columbus shenanigans (Fun fact: Isabel and Ferdinand really only sponsored like 20% or 30% of Columbus' original costs; Columbus still had to like find the other major chunk of it through sponsorships and donations). But anyway Columbus Task Failed Successfully and discovers Not India/Spice Islands but ~a whole new world~ (so many more shenanigans with that Columbus had to straight up lie to his crew multiple times to stop mutinies from happening I want to read his diaries at some point bc the more things I hear the more intrigued I get). But anyway Spain gets a lot of shiny new income in plenty of resources, spices, diseases, tomatoes, chocolate, etc.

England and France get jealous. France is like "omg I want some" and they go to Not The Spice Islands via the fabled "Northwest Passage" and get to canada and make bank off fur trading. England however in true Chaotic Sibling Fashion originally goes "why would I need to go over to America when I can just steal from France and Spain"

and thus PIRACYYYYYYY yo ho ho ho and a bottle of rum for meeeee

Spain and France are (unsurprisingly) Not Cool with this whole "sharing is caring" attitude of England and again more wars start. England in the meantime decides it wants to get its stuff together and allows the prototypes of corporations called Joint Stock Companies (basically a bunch of people would share the risks and the reward of running a business) that lead to the Virginia Colony. There were also people who were cashing in royal debts in exchange for land in the new world (the Calverts who started Maryland who wanted to Bring Back The Feudal system and that went so well for them *cough cough*/sarcasm) and a bunch of people who wanted to ability to Practice Their Religion Better than Other People (there was religious persecution when Queen Elizabeth was reigning during the Great Migration of people to America but from my understanding it was more like she didn't care what you did if you were loyal to England but also that is literally only from my professor and I have heard conflicting stories with other professors soooooo take this with a heavy grain of salt).

Anyway now with income coming in from the Americas both Spain and France and England are doing relatively well for themselves. And then guess what happens. Ah yes, more jealous and fighting. In this case, it's over the Ohio Valley Area because both countries wanted to expand their holdings in the new World. Basically this area touched Canada and France is like "C’est à moi" and England's like "GET YOUR TOASTY BAGUETTES AWAY FROM MY LAND" This leads to what we call here the French and Indian War (also called the Seven Years War in Europe I think, a lot of wars have American Names vs European names). Despite being called "The French and Indian War" here, it was fought by England and their Indian Allies and French and their Indian allies. England wins but at what cost?

The cost is money. It's always money. Now everyone has super heavy debt as a sum of like four(five?) wars that are fought in this period of time. England is now trying to raise funds to help get themselves out of the mess they put themselves into. Their solution: make America Pay Rent. Kind of a "we fought this war for *you* actually now give us money for it.

Note: they were only trying to raise part of the money for it via Direct Taxes which are taxes added on top of the price (which btdubs they were paying taxes to England already they were pay just English Version of Taxes which are built into the price so you don't know how much if it is taxes. They were fine with that. They just didn't want extra taxes. So this made them reevaluate their whole relationship with England. It didn't also help that England was starting to revoke some of the major perks like support past the appalachian mountain range, and among other things).

this tulmultuous period can be summed up with (an overgeneralization):

England: *tries to control America over much by being like 'you have to pay taxes on this this and this*

America: fine *just doesn't buy anything from England period until England recants and is like fine you don't have to pay this tax*

England: *plays the jealous girlfriend card* "you can only trade with England!!! No one else!!!

America, the two-timer: *increases smuggling* Also radical terrorists//the sons of liberty start crying for independence (Takes a Long Time For anyone to Listen to them Because Why Would They Rebellion is a stupid idea)

The East India Company thing was such a whole thing that kinda highlights this to an extreme. East India Company was part of the joint stock company that was about to go under because they had taken loans from like literally almost every bank in England. Which if they failed would be REALLY bad news for England. So in an attempt to lower cost, England told East India company that they could bring their tea from india to America directly instead of having to go through british ports as was custom. America took one look at the now So much Cheaper Tea and was like "mmmm sus" and didn't buy it in favor of dutch tea so RIP east India Company. Also Terrorist Group from before burned several of the ships while being disguised as Indians (no one was buying it) and that's what we call the boston tea party. England shut down Boston as they should and basically war ideas were spreading really quickly through new england and further onward (south was less so but they came around).

Anyway. I realize this comes off as very-anti American and it's really not meant to be, both countries were really annoying to each other throughout this whole process. But yeh then theirs gunshots and a declaration of independence and then we barely win by the skin of our teeth (that's mainly bc british merchants were like stop this we can't make money if you're fighting with our best customers at the end) and things get only stranger from there. First modern Democratic Republic so things were bound to get...very wonky.

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Very basic notes I made on this book if anyone else is interested in reading it:

- The book explores the relationship between the professionalisation of nursing and the migration of Filipinos to the United States in the twentieth century.

- It focuses on the creation of an international Filipino professional nurse labour force within the context of U.S. imperialism.

- The book challenges cultural assumptions about nursing and women's caregiving abilities, as well as assumptions about U.S. immigration and assimilation.

- It highlights the historical role of nursing in U.S. colonialism and the racialisation of Filipinos in the United States.

- The author aims to address the legacies of U.S. imperialism and enhance understanding of contemporary U.S. migration and labour dynamics.

- Nursing in the United States has seen a shift from being predominantly practiced by white and Black women in the past.

- Between 1965 and 1988, a large number of foreign-trained nurses, mostly from Asia, migrated to the United States.

- The Philippines became the leading supplier of nurses to the United States, surpassing other Asian countries like Korea, India, and Taiwan.

- In the late 1960s, Filipino nurses started to outnumber foreign-trained nurses from European countries and Canada in the United States.

- Filipino nurses played a significant role in the foreign nurse workforce, with an estimated 25,000 migrating to the United States between 1966 and 1985.

- By 1989, Filipino nurses comprised the majority (73 percent) of foreign nursing graduates in the United States.

- Filipino nurses are concentrated in large metropolitan and public hospitals in states like New York, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida, and Massachusetts.

- They also cluster in Midwestern urban areas, particularly Chicago.

- The international migration of Filipino nurses is connected to global restructuring processes driven by the increased demand for services in developed countries and the export of manufacturing to developing countries.

- The United States, with its colonial relationship with the Philippines, has been the leading destination for Filipino nurse migrants historically.

- The majority of international nurse migration, including Filipino nurses, is focused on a small number of countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

- The Philippines has the largest outflow of nurses among nurse-sending countries.

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TUMBLR is too Liberal & biased

Used it for years, never made an account until now. This site has always been a hive for nonconformist hipsters. Especially leftists from that 2010s Simpsons episode “the Day the Earth Stood Cool”

I’m not ashamed of the fact that a Catholic school saved me, made me the wise, chill pro-intellectualist & creator I am. Straight, neurotypical jock too. Lately. I’ve been hearing people come out against the S.A. & Rez school abewse run by Prog-Liberal governments (& to be Hufflepuff fair Catholics too) that kids were kælled, verbally, emotionally sæxually & physically assaulted into conforming to Western standards. AKA Liberal/Democrat modernity, preachings & progress. It made me think that not only were the Rumors of child incarceration true. But raising prices, creating more homeless (as did Marx & his children) dependant on Left-govt welfare. SA especially in govt child care buildings.

I haven’t been able to get a job or a home. Its a harsh burden on me, my fellow Zillenials (along with cold stereotypes) and parents too.

As for Leftist Divergent LGBTQ ideology polluting nature. Immigration ideology & policies sent VERY long, carbon emitting plane & boat trips from IBegaldesh, India & Philippines (etc). Do the math for distances & minimum wage compared to apartment prices. Everyone freezes thanks to Kamala Trudeau.

Every migrant has to eat. So the litter from fast food or big grocery is plastic fueling wildfires that occur in Canada each year. It’s obvious what harm this does to Mountain glaciers, Icebergs & permafrost. Don’t get me started on the need for gas & cars to get microplastics fish & humans end up eating.

Even the UN has called this migration program “modern day/capitalist Slavery” made worse when Kamala Harris told Latinx women & children escaping civil war, gangs & abuse. Through hot deserts & jungles in the summer. “DO NOT COME x2” then sent them back to war with building some facilities after that might not work or get destroyed.

California & Massachusetts - Esoecially cities- are democrat constant states where homelessness is all over the place. No bathrooms, more Drugs & alcohol. Favours for the rich.

Reconsider your vote & ideology. Obama bombed innocent civilians.

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Venba - It's beautiful, it's delicious, it's like an instagram of food photos, but sooo short.

Storytelling is incredibly fast. You kind of get attached to the characters, but not much. Storyline idea is interesting (Family migrates from India to Canada). Cooking Part is also cool, but the game lacks recipes, more interesting ideas could have been implemented and give the player more puzzles to solve, one of the stages just gives a recipe and tells you to follow it, which spoils the intent... They could have been made more difficult and would have been the "last frontier, the last obstacle" to the ending.

IMHO, credits contains the most boring song in the game, although there is some incredible music throughout the game and the credits should have been the peak of musical possibilities, but there aren't even vocals, just "bink-bonks".

Don't expect anything extraordinary from it, but it's quite good in its genre of casual and cute games.

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2024 / 23

Aperçu of the Week

"Shut up! I can't stand it!"

(Donald Duck, who so often speaks from my soul, turned 90 years on Sunday)

Bad News of the Week

Germany - and by that I mean society and politics - cannot find a sensible way to deal with extremism. Not with the right, not with the left - and not with religious fanaticism either. In Mannheim, a police officer was killed when he tried to defend the election campaign stand of a far-right movement (of all things) against an attack by an individual. A drama that shocked many. The attacker was an Afghan, who is unsurprisingly a Muslim.

Since then, people in Germany have been discussing whether there is a misguided migration policy or whether Germany has a problem with Islamist parallel societies. Unfortunately, this is grist to the mill of those who complain about foreign infiltration, uncontrolled immigration and a lack of integration. Which is all completely inflated. And of course "deportation" was discussed.

Deportation means that someone who applies for asylum and is denied it (for whatever reason) has to go back to their country of origin. With one exception: if they would not be safe there. For example, if they belong to a religious minority that is persecuted in their home country. Or is homosexual, but this is condemned or forbidden by their state. A few failed states such as Syria or Afghanistan are generally considered too unsafe for anyone to be sent back there.

Now this constitutional (and humanitarian!) principle is being called into question. Even by our chancellor. What I don't understand is the specific facts of the case. If someone commits a criminal offense under our laws - which the killing of a police officer, for example, undoubtedly is - they must be charged and sentenced accordingly by our prosecution. According to our laws. Does anyone seriously believe that an attack on Islamophobes that led to the death of an infidel system henchman would be punished in Afghanistan in a way that even resembles our legislation? Which would correspond to our moral sense of justice? Which could give the victim's relatives, friends and colleagues an equity?

Not me. Anyone who commits a crime in Germany should be charged and sentenced in Germany and serve their sentence in Germany. Even if that costs our tax money. We as a state and society owe that to the victim. To misuse this tragedy as a momentum for an exaggerated discussion about "the fundamentally evil foreigner" makes a mockery of the 29-year-old police officer who lost his life in the line of duty even after his death. He certainly does not deserve that.

Good News of the Week

Last week was a more than significant one for Europe. First of all, it was the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In other words, the day on which 170,000 infantrymen from the USA, Great Britain and Canada landed in Normandy with 5,300 ships and supported by 11,000 aircraft as part of "Operation Overlord" to finally liberate Europe from the fascist scourge of Nazi Germany. A historical event for which not least the Germans are grateful, as it paved the way for a democratic peace process in Western Europe that made the European Union possible in the first place - which absurdly exists today without the UK, but that's another story that not even David Cameron can explain.

Which brings us to the elections of the European Parliament, the democratic institution that represents the most people on this planet - because India (not only) in my opinion does not (yet) meet the criteria of a true democracy. Which, for Germany, actually went exactly as expected. With a clear victory for the conservatives (who are in opposition in the Bundestag), a clear strengthening of the far right (whose voters were hardly impressed by the scandals of the last weeks and months) and a rejection of the federal government (the traffic light coalition of social democrats, greens and liberals).

A few details. The electoral map of Germany is precisely divided into two: the conservative CDU/CSU leads in all western federal states, while the far-right AfD leads in all eastern states. The traffic light parties are losing 20% compared to the 2021 federal election that brought them into government. The Greens lose the most. Young people - including many first-time voters, as the voting age of 16 applied for the first time - vote for either small, progressive parties (high level of education) or the AfD (low level of education). This is a drama in itself, as it cuts off an entire generation from political reality. Voter turnout rises slightly to just under 65%.

But it is not all bad: the EPP (European People's Party, to which the German election winners CDU and CSU also belong) of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has won in principle. This is good, even if it will be more difficult for her to gain a majority in the future. Because she is an internationally established leader who is taken seriously in global political circles. Or because she is the driving force behind the "Green Deal", which is making the headlines less and less often, but is still fundamentally on track.

And above all, it is good that these elections took place at all. A democratic election for (almost) an entire continent. A continent that has largely understood that constructive cooperation in peace is to the benefit of all. The foundation for this was laid 80 years ago, when countless young men from faraway North America were prepared to risk their lives for the liberation of Europe. Thank you very much.

I couldn't care less...

...that there is now an action figure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called "Super Bigote" (super moustache). Such a ridiculous cult of personality can't hide the fact that Maduro is closer to a super villain than a super hero.

It's fine with me...

...that Italian opera has been declared an intangible world cultural heritage by UNESCO. As a "Friend of the Italian Opera" (yes, that's a reference), I have a few more suggestions: Parmiggiano, La dolce vita, Vitello tonnato, Ermenegildo Zegna, Aperol sprizz, Vespa, Caffé, Pininfarina, Chianti. And of course that inimitable way of talking with your hands. Viva Italia!

As I write this...

...I can hear crickets chirping. It still feels like April - it's wet, cold and windy. But this sound of nature, which reminds me of vacations as a child, gives me hope that summer will come this year too.

Post Scriptum

Death Valley is living up to its name: temperatures of up to 50 degrees were recorded in the Mojave Desert last week. And 44 in the middle of Las Vegas - never before has it been so hot so early in the year in the south-west of the USA. At the same time, the wildfire season is starting earlier. According to a study published on Friday by the University of California in Los Angeles, air pollution caused by forest fires in California has led to more than 52,000 deaths within ten years. The number of deaths caused by the fires is therefore many times higher than the number of fire-related deaths. Yes, the "consequential costs" of climate change, which are often concealed, also cost human lives.

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5 Interesting facts about Diwali

Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, is one of the most widely celebrated religious occasions across the world. Here are some of the most surprising facts about Diwali that you probably didn’t know.

1. The day Lakshmi visits her devotees

Goddess Lakshmi visits her devotees and bestows gifts and blessings upon each of them. To welcome the Goddess, devotees clean their houses, decorate them with finery and lights, and prepare sweet treats and delicacies as offerings. Devotees believe the happier Lakshmi is with the visit, the more she blesses the family with health and wealth.

2. Different Diwali stories

Many see Diwali honouring the return of the lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana from exile, as told in the ancient Hindu epic called the Ramayana. To some, Diwali marks the return of Pandavas after 12 years of Vanvas and one year of agyatavas in the other ancient Hindu epic called the Mahabharata. Many other Hindus believe Diwali is linked to the celebration of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, and wife of deity Vishnu. The five day festival of Diwali begins on the day Lakshmi was born from the churning of cosmic ocean of milk during the tug of war between the forces of good and forces of evil; the night of Diwali is the day Lakshmi chose Vishnu as her husband and then married him. Some Hindus offer pujas to additional or alternate deities such as Kali, Ganesha, Saraswati, and Kubera. Other Hindus believe that Diwali is the day Vishnu came back to Lakshmi and their abode in the Vaikuntha; so those who worship Lakshmi receive the benefit of her good mood, and therefore are blessed with mental, physical and material well-being during the year ahead. But mostly the festival is considered the return of the Lord Rama and Sita after completing fourteen years in exile.

3. On the day of Diwali, Lord Mahavira attained his Moksha

In Jainism, Diwali commemorates the anniversary of Lord Mahavir‘s attainment of moksha, or freedom from the cycle of reincarnation, in 527 B.C.E. Lord Mahavir was the 24th and last Thirtankar of Jainism and revitalized the religion as it is today. First referred to in Jain scriptures as dipalikaya, or light leaving the body, it is said that the earth and the heavens were illuminated with lamps to mark the occasion of Lord Mahavir’s enlightenment.

4. Sikhs commonly called Diwali Bandi Chhor Divas

Diwali, for Sikhs, marks the Bandi Chhor Divas, when Guru Har Gobind Ji freed himself and Hindu Kings, from Fort Gwalior, from the prison of Islamic ruler Jahangir, and arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Ever since then, Sikhs celebrate Bandi Choor Divas, with the annual lighting up of Golden Temple, fireworks and other festivities.

5. It is a national holiday in India, Trinidad & Tobago, Myanmar, Nepal, Mauritius,  Guyana,  Singapore, Suriname, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Fiji. And is an optional holiday in Pakistan.

Diwali is celebrated around the world, particularly in countries with significant populations of Hindu, Jain and Sikh origin. These include Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom,United Arab Emirates, and the United States. With more understanding of Indian culture and global migration of people of Indian origin, the number of countries where Diwali/Deepavali is celebrated has been gradually increasing. While in some countries it is celebrated mainly by Indian expatriates, in others it is becoming part of the general local culture. In most of these countries Diwali is celebrated on the same lines as described in this article with some minor variations. Some important variations are worth mentioning.