#voa writes

[voasprofile]

rollo x reader that's like esmeralda

fem! yuu

also I like copied the first scene from the Disney version

rollo has old fashioned ideals? is that what it's called. just very catholi? christian? but like in the old no freedom for women way

also like yuu or you wears like revealing clothes or somewhat of that so beware of that

I kinda rushed this so probably shitty

I personally don't find it dark, but again very religious in a shame on you for wearing that type of way

I think that's all I need to warn you abt

also why the fuck did my azul fic flop😭😭 I think I loved that one the most soo... check it out (ik ik self promoting bitch)

azul fic

"see the finest girl in twisted wonderland! coming all the way from pomefiore in nrc! make an entrance to entrance! dance! yuu!" the announcer said before throwing down a handful of pink powder

it causing a small explosion and in his place, yuu dressed in the finest clothing. although a bit on the revealing side

a red dress with purple accents. a fitted off the shoulder top, with flowy short sleeves made of chiffon. the skirt was a pencil skirt shape that goes down to the ankles, but with a slit on the right side that goes up the upper thigh

her hair was down with a golden/silver headband adorned with rubies (or any jewels which color compliment you) her ears, wrists, and ankles also covered in gold/silver 

dancing to the song of the festival, with a chiffon fabric in hand. swaying and gliding in the stage as if it were ice

rollo was confused weather to be disgusted or entranced

he cannot deny that you were beautiful, ethereal even. if he were to categorize you, he would probably label you as a goddess

but your clothing, the way you present yourself. do you not have self respect? only modest women are respectable women

you continued to jump and dance around, when you then went to the other side of the stage. where rollo's chair was stationed

dancing around the chair before plopping yourself in his lap, bringing him in with the fabric. caressing his face, bringing your face toward his

before playfully exchanging the fabric with his hat, leaving him stunned

continuing the dance around the stage, a few flips, and a split. before taking a guards spear, stabbing it to the ground, and using it as a poll to spin around in

after spinning around a bit you stopped, facing the crowd posing, your right arm and leg up in the air

"and now ladies and gentlemen, here it is the moment you've been waiting for!" the announcer said as you left the stage

rook handing you a towel and a bottle of water. teasing you for taking the school presidents hat

after the event outside the nrc students left to their rooms to freshen up before the ball. they call it a ball but it was more of a casual socializing event

the guys were wearing suits that closely resemble their dorm uniform whilst yuu took a different approach

a form fitting purple spaghetti dress with a v-neckline and a slit also going up the thigh. and white tulle on her shoulders tied in the front

her hair styled with a small crown, and wearing stud earrings

rollo went and did his responsibility and conversed with the students of nrc

the chat was nice, no pauses too long to be considered awkward

the chat ended with some members departing, others sticking around

"pardon me? rollo, right?" yuu asked already knowing the answer

"hmm? yes you're correct" he said

"ah, I just wanted to return this, it would be awfully impolite for me just to keep it" yuu said handing over a box containing a freshly washed hat 

the two continued to converse, seemingly not running out of thing to talk about

they found out that they have a lot in common

from their hobbies to favourite foods, they were like the missing halves of each other

the moon was up in the middle of the sky, departing them

heading to her room yuu felt giddy, finding a gentleman like him

rollo however already planned how to talk to her again, researching her interest and likes

rollo doesn't like that sultry woman, no he couldn't. that could be considered a sin by itself 

but can you blame a man for being swayed by the siren's call?

in front of a fire place he repents, for conversing with such woman, for liking such woman

maybe he could be the one to bring her salvation. yes, who else could do it but him

so be a good girl and go with him, and he shall pave the way to both of your eternal paradise. with each other

[beardedmrbean]

madrid — 

As Abraham Jimenez Enoa walked his 3-year-old son home from kindergarten, two men sidled up beside them.

“We know you are near your home,” one of them said.

The experience shook the exiled journalist, who says he decided to leave his adopted city of Barcelona for a while after the encounter in July.

Despite being expelled from Cuba last year for writing what he says is the truth about the country’s communist government, Jimenez Enoa says he has been targeted by unidentified men in Europe, including in Madrid and Amsterdam.

Each time, the men spoke with Cuban accents.

The journalist, who writes for The Washington Post, said he believes those targeting him are Cuban agents.

Members of his family were senior military figures, so Jimenez Enoa once lived a cushioned life at the heart of the Communist Party establishment. His family had close ties to the late Fidel Castro and Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

The 34-year-old turned his back on this life to forge a career as an independent journalist.

Neither the International Press Center in Havana — a government agency that handles media queries — nor the Cuban Embassy in Madrid replied to requests for comment from VOA about Jimenez Enoa's allegations.

Jimenez Enoa, like other dissidents who flee hostile regimes, says he is a victim of “transnational repression,” a tactic in which governments target critics outside their own borders.

Freedom House, which has been monitoring the phenomenon, says there were 854 verifiable incidents from 2014 to 2022, which included abductions, assassinations and attacks. Of these, 11% involved journalists.

Journalists in exile are targeted because they reveal uncomfortable facts about what is going on in their own countries — information that their governments do not want to make public.

China, Egypt, Russia, Turkey and Tajikistan were involved in the largest number of cases, according to Freedom House reports. China has been involved in 30% of the incidents, it said.

Jimenez Enoa believes the incident in July was an attempt by the Cuban government to intimidate him. He told VOA the two men approached him and said they knew where he lived.

“I didn’t know who said it. There were lots of people around,” he told VOA in an interview in Barcelona. “I saw two men who were laughing to themselves. They were dressed as Cuban diplomats [with a shirt and tie], then they went.”

Jimenez Enoa, who published The Hidden Island, a book about Cuba, said he was also followed at a book fair in Spain’s capital in May.

“At the book fair in Madrid, during the whole day, there was a man watching me and filming me. He did not say anything. Someone I spoke with said they had spoken to him and they said that he had a Cuban accent,” Jimenez Enoa recalled.

In March of last year, at a meeting in the Netherlands, Jimenez Enoa came face-to-face with a man he believes was a Cuban agent.

"A man started to offend me, saying everything I did was a lie. He continued to offend me. The organizers had to get him out of the place,” he said. “A diplomat [later] showed me a picture of the man and said he worked at the Cuban Embassy in Holland.”

Of his three encounters in Europe with what he believes were Cuban agents, the last incident was most disturbing, he said.

“I was with my son, and it was around the corner from my house. Each time these people had Cuban accents,” he said.

Jimenez Enoa said he did not report the incidents to the Spanish or Dutch police because he did not have any evidence to present.

The Committee to Project Journalists, which in 2020 honored Jimenez Enoa with an International Press Freedom Award, has called on Spanish authorities to investigate and ensure his safety.

The experiences are unsettling because Jimenez Enoa fled Cuba to avoid threats after enduring a campaign of harassment.

“I was put under house arrest; my phone was bugged. I was later arrested, handcuffed, strip-searched and questioned by security officers. Then they secretly filmed me and put my image on television, claiming I was a CIA spy,” he told VOA in an earlier interview.

“Later, they telephoned me and said I had to leave the country, or they would put me in prison and ‘terminate’ my family and the family of my wife.”

[ryantryinx]

15 questions, 15 mutuals!

Tagged by @mickeysgaymom and @heymrspatel ( The best homies - Hi mom - )

Were you named after anyone?: Nope

When was the last time you cried?: Yesterday? Watchin’ emotional shit. 

Do you have kids?: No, but I wanna be a parent.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?: If by sarcasm you mean my smart ass? Yes.

What's the first thing you notice about people?: Their eyes, window to the soul.

What’s your eye color?: Chocolate brown

Scary movies or happy endings?: Scary movies

Any special talents?: I'm pretty good with voices and accents. I have years of voice training.

Where were you born?: Ohio

What are your hobbies?: Writing, Roleplaying, Reading, Gaming, Spending time with friends, Trying new local places. 

Have any pets?: Nope, I wanna duck though.

What sports do you play/have you played?: Baseball - Past tense -

How tall are you?: 5ft I'm shorty

Favorite subject in school?: History

Dream job?: VOA ( Voice over artist ) Tagging- @mikhailoisbaby @bawlbrayker @gardenerian @callivich @surviving-maybe @suchagallabitch @canadiancharliehorse @deathclassic @depressedstressedlemonzest @juliakayyy @sirrudo @paiufnl @mickey-millagher @ianmickgallagher @gallavichthings Don’t feel pressured at all though if you’d like to please feel free. If not have a lovely weekend.

[fuckyeahvanhalen86-95]

Imagine working with both Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth during the most turbulent time in Van Halen history. Jesse Harms doesn't have to imagine it. He lived it and oh, the stories he has to tell.

Harms was a guest on the RetroZest podcast to talk about his stellar five-decade career, which included a stint as keyboardist and background vocalist for Sammy Hagar from 1982 to 1985. Harms was a full-time member of Hagar's band when his 1984 album VOA reached the top 40 on Billboard and went platinum thanks in big part to the single "I Can't Drive 55".

With the success of VOA, Harms career was in high gear. Then Hagar suddenly and unexpectedly punched the breaks. He was the new lead singer of Van Halen while Harms, guitarist Gary Phil, bassist Bill Church and drummer David Lauser were out of work.

"He just dumped us" Harms told host Curtis Lanclos. "I read his book Red. Everything in there where I was actually present didn't happen that way. There was a lot of fabrication. I think he said he paid us or whatever, but he basically just dumped us. I had just bought a house. After the VOA tour, l'd saved all my money up and bought a house there because we were supposed to do another leg of that tour in Europe and Japan but then he got the thing with Van Halen."

Despite the career hit, Harms said he was still optimistic. He certainly couldn't blame Hagar for taking the Van Halen gig and, besides, this gave him the chance to further his own career.

"From my standpoint, I had done things before Sammy," Harms said. "Sammy wasn't gonna be my whole career, I knew that. There were things I wanted to do so I just looked at it like, 'OK, well I'm just gonna learn how to do something else now.' I really wanted to work on songwriting and improving that way and so my attitude with him was, 'Hey good for you. Go ahead and do that and I'm just gonna do something else.' He actually gave me the keys to his house when he went down to LA to work with Van Halen and spent, oh, I don't know, maybe six, eight months writing songs and trying to get a record deal."

Although Harms' record deal didn't pan out right away, he was offered a gig, but not just any gig. He got a call from producer Ted Templeman, who had worked with Harms as producer of the VOA album. Templeman was now producing David Lee Roth's first solo album Eat 'Em and Smile and, as with Roth, wanted to bring in the best musicians around. Harms took the offer and would end up being credited with playing keyboards on the #12 US Rock single "Goin' Crazy."

"That was the best band ever worked with," said Harms. "Steve Vai. Billy Sheehan. Gregg Bissonette was an unbelievable drummer! Those guys were the A Team. They were the best rock players worked with throughout my whole career."

Harms said Roth offered Harms the job as ful-time member of the band but he wouldn't be performing with the band on stage, at least not right away. Harms told Roth he needed a day to think about it.

"He never talked to me again after that! Never talked to me again," said Harms. "He was insulted! It was like, 'You turned down David Lee Roth?!' So that's how it went down but I have really fond memories of Dave, he was a fantastic guy. Really interesting, super good condition. It was a fun experience."

As far as what Hagar thought of his friend and former bandmate now working with his number one rival David Lee Roth? Well, that didn't go over so well.

Harms said, "One of the deals when [recorded on Eat 'Em and Smile] was that they instructed me, 'You can't tell Sammy that you're doing this.' Sammy and were still talking. Sammy and were actually really good friends even though things kinda turned sour towards the end over money [but] we were really good friends. We hung out, we played tennis, we did everything together. We were still [talking often] on the phone when he was in Van Halen. He was calling me up and couldn't tell him that was working with David Lee Roth in the studio. But he found out. And then he called me up and he was mad at me! For moving on and getting a good [job], he should have been happy. It's like, 'Wow! That's a great gig!'"

Eventually things cooled down with Harms and Hagar and the two would work together again, this time on Hagar's 1987 album I Never Said Goodbye featuring Eddie Van Halen on bass. Harms played keyboards on the entire album and co-wrote the track "Back Into You."

"It was great hanging out with Eddie, who was a super sweet guy," said Harms. "Everything about it was really fun."

After stints with Eddie Money [Harms wrote Money's top ten single "Walk On Water"], REO Speedwagon and the McAuley Schenker Group, Harms once again teamed up with Hagar as keyboardist/co-writer beginning with 1997's Marching To Mars. He returned for Red Voodoo (1999), Ten 13 (2000) and Not 4 Sale (2002).

In 2003, Harms was a member of Hagar's touring band for the highly publicized "Heavyweights of Rock" tour, featuring Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth as co-headliners. Not surprisingly, the Sammy/Dave drama returned, and Harms was there witness it all. You can hear those stories and more from Harms on the RetroZest podcast below:

Jesse Harms, who released his first solo album Best Of What I Got in 2004, recently released the 6-CD set All Sides. It includes material featuring Harms on lead vocals, plus collaborative work with several artists including Sammy Hagar, Kevin Cronin, Robin McAuley, John Waite and Gina Schock.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Dom Phillips Case Renews Focus on Threats to Environmental Reporters in Amazon

When Brazilian journalist Adecio Piran saw a WhatsApp message that British journalist Dom Phillips was missing in the Amazon, a shiver ran down his spine.

Phillips was known for his coverage of environmental issues like illegal logging and poaching, writing for The Guardian, The Washington Post and others.

Now he and Bruno Pereira, an Indigenous expert traveling with him in the remote Javari region, had vanished.

Piran, who works in Brazil’s northern state of Para, recalled thinking, "That could have happened to me."

"I felt like I was in their place. I was shocked. A movie goes through your head," he told VOA.

The search for Phillips and Pereira culminated Wednesday when authorities announced that a suspect had confessed to being involved in their killing and directed police to where they could recover the bodies.

A forensic examination of those remains was under way Thursday.

The apparent killing of a high-profile journalist has renewed focus on the risks for those investigating environmental issues.

"All these drivers make up this scorched earth scenario that we live in the Amazon," said Danicley de Aguiar, from Greenpeace Brazil.

"Environmental crime has become organized. And every time a journalist dares to speak about the silencing process of social leaderships, they become a target alongside the leadership."

Piran knows what that feels like.

Continue reading.

[insurrectionary-frybreadism]

Wait I don’t know the real context behind the tianenmen square massacre why is it based

I wont write like a whole essay rn bc it's 1am and I just got back from a big ole party with my homies so i'm going blankie mode but!

basically the very very bare bones of it was that the student protests that were the background of the tianemen square incidents were propped up by the CIA via several programs, one of which was called VOA (if i recall correctly) as an attempted color revolution against the PRC. Further evidenced imo by the fact that IMMEDIATELY afterwards there was operation yellowbird, the CIA would not have been able to throw together a plan *that* fast afterwards unless they already had vested interest beforehand. imo, operation yellowbird was always the fallback plan in case things didnt go as planned which ofc, we know they did not (LOL)

I think its based when CIA assets or shills who cuck out for the west get waxed for trying to defeat or otherwise subvert communist revolutions

[childerspowell67]

A Denon Dbp-1611Ud Blu-Ray Player Review

All Android devices have a default media player. But a majority of Android users have problems with DivX, avi or Windows media files (.wmv and .wma). case you need to download an application that supports your media format. In this particular article I am describing about top Android media tasks. Any matter may have points of improvement, and of course is what the Samsung Blu-ray BDP2500 requires improvement getting used of handheld control. The pause and play buttons are so closely placed that and still have easily cause confusion. The of Blu-ray disc is increased to around 56 seconds and has reduced incidences of delay when skipping a sequence. You also easily access the internet menu setup with in order to understand use keys on the remote stop. For Samsung bdp3600, the opportunity to connect via Wi-Fi and linkage one Netfix helps greater resolution of is acceptable. A high-quality resolution if also achieved with the Blu-ray BDP3600 with Pandora streaming. Where I remember when i hunched and squinted with a 12" monochrome Lisa screen, I are able to spread activity across acres of virtual desktop: A 32" monitor flanked by two 24-inchers! It's a regular occurance that it's easier to trade to people who have already bought your product than finding new children. Instead of just making $7 from the sale of one report not really create several more reports to offer your customers after possess download-my-subs.info purchased the product. These reports should provide even deeper information that your customers want. In its simplest form, a video blog (vblog or vlog) is the posting of serial videos to a website, a good audience response encouraged. Of course this new regarding web communication is in the infancy, videobloggers have already started making regular postings online. Listening to podcasts is a fantastic way realize a language, especially if you don't have a lot of time to educate yourself on. Just open iTunes, look to remedy interesting English podcasts your interests, download them and upload on your MP3 player or cell. If Movie A Matter of Faith are learning American English, there's outstanding podcast called VOA News Special English language. The speakers in this podcast speak very slowly. Have someone edit! If Movie A Gentle Creature have written the content and about to catch a writer or have writing experience, ask someone (or pay someone) to make sure there aren't, grammar, punctuation or spelling mistakes. Application of high tech "unprofessional" like poorly or incorrectly information.

[swradiogram]

Shortwave Radiogram, 27 July 2023 (program 315): Some history the building that has been VOA's home since 1954

Today, the temperature here in northern Virginia reached 97°F / 36°C -- which is mild compared to hotter weather endured by some of our listeners. Of course, our downstairs air conditioner (heat pump) decided to break down. Two HVAC guys looked at it, each spending about three hours, totally perplexed, trying a host of diagnostic procedures. Finally, it was fixed, but we were warned that our 18 year old heat pump is inefficient and probably won't last much longer. I was dealing with that crisis and also writing my monthly column for the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA). In accordance with the Parsimony Principle, I decided to use this column -- usually available only to NASWA members-- as the text content for this weekend's Shortwave Radiogram.    The subject is the plan for the Voice of America and its parent entity the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to move from it present headquarters building in Washington by 2028. The building on Independence  Avenue SW that is now home to VOA has an  interesting history. It was completed in 1940 and was intended to house the Social Security offices, but offices related to the war effort moved in instead. Most VOA studios were in New York City during World War II, but VOA moved to Washington and to the building on Independence Avenue SW in 1954. There are more details about the building, which you can decode from this weekend's show. A video of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 314) is provided by Scott in Ontario. The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany. Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 315, 27 July-1 August 2023, in MFSK modes as noted: 1:42  MFSK32: Program preview 2:49  MFSK32: VOA will move from its historic HQ* 8:34  MFSK64: VOA will move from its HQ (continued) 13:14  MFSK64: This week's images* 27:35  MFSK32: Closing announcements Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net And visit http://swradiogram.net Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners’ results) Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304 Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki: https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway

Other Shortwave broadcast programs that include digital text and images include The Mighty KBC, Pop Shop Radio, and This Is A Music Show (TIAMS). The schedules for these fine broadcasts are posted here.

Jeff in Indiana received these images 22 July 2023, 2300-2330 UTC, 7570 kHz from WRMI Florida ...

[truck-fump]

New Indictment on Horizon for <b>Trump</b>: What You Should Know - VOA News

New Post has been published on https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.voanews.com/a/new-indictment-on-horizon-for-trump-what-you-should-know-/7187987.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjUzM2UwMTY5ZmFhZTIwMGQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw3HuZVI6H06O4tdrM9Ka_MP

New Indictment on Horizon for Trump: What You Should Know - VOA News

Former President Donald Trump says he is on the verge of being indicted. Again. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump disclosed on Tuesday …

[bigmoneypastelhalloween]

[Part 1]

1 hr 1: if he has a bad feeling about something like with this transactional change: "I'll stand my ground"

1 hr 1 min 47: <2nd fanart drops, its really siq folkart>

1 hr 2: sip of coffee; vanilla latte. "Its light, but it still has that little kick. Which is good."

1 hr 3: time to kill a little time, peruse a little news

1 hr 3 mins 30: a thing about shortwave is some parts of the world have more listeners than elsewhere

1 hr 4: shortwave gets listened to by a variety of people for a variety of reasons; developing countries where people listen out of necessity, dictatorships where folks try to escape censorship, rural/remote is necessity again, alternative programming buffs, technical spec-heads

1 hr 5: what shortwave is, again

1 hr 6: magical coverage area of shortwave

1 hr 8: how voa uses shortwave to flout censorship

1 hr 9: shortwaves heyday ended with the collapse of the soviet union, the fall of the berlin wall etc

1 hr 9 mins 30: internet killed the shortwave radiostar

1 hr 10: shortwave listeners probably still number in the tens or hundreds of millions he figures, highly clustered in key areas

1 hr 10 mins 33: shortwaves key listenerships are in rural south america, especially the amazon, also cuba, areas of africa especially nigeria, west africa...mentions yemen

1 hr 12: why ukraine didnt come up

1 hr 14: there might be 10s of thousands of shortwave listeners in ukraine rn not 100s like some ppl think

1 hr 15: lots of stories come up about shortwave popping off in ukraine if you google it tho

1 hr 16: all that coverage is about the bbc resuming broadcasts to ukraine

1 hr 17: "what if i told you bbc ended broadcasts to ukraine 3 months ago and zero people even noticed"

1 hr 20: projected bbc audience of 5000 for that broadcast that stopped in Sept

1 hr 21: people will believe whatever you tell them about shortwave

1 hr 21 mins 30: Ukrainians probably listen more to am and fm radio

1 hr 22: shortwave in ukraine is a thing of the past

1 hr 23: international broadcasters are ditching their transmissions ro ukraine due to lack of listenership

1 hr 25: some people might be disappointed that there wasn't a big shortwave comeback in ukraine

1 hr 26: there ARE russian listeners

1 hr 28: indie stations targetting russia instead of ukraine are still on the air, "because im sure theyre getting the listener response to justify it". Vatican radio to russia, nhk, still going

1 hr 30: a smalltime station targetting russia went off the air and there were listeners talking about it online, in contrast to the "radio silence" wrt bbcs ukraine brodcast disappearing

1 hr 31: if you want to target that part of the world go for russia

1 hr 33: people actually notice some broadcasts ending eg radio australia

1 hr 34: "lets check the news". Ai art discourse. Johnboys problem is when automation is done "to excess"

1 hr 35: a while ago he brought up automation of long distance trucking and the truckers becoming obsolete; the response at the time "was unanimous against" what he was saying and in favor of automation

1 hr 36: granted being an artist and being a trucker are different but at core his concern applies to both; peoples jobs being taken over by a.i.

1 hr 37: its not just automated trucks freaking him out although they do, its the millions of people dependent on the industry as a source of income

1 hr 39: telling people to switch jobs to overseeing the a.i. is stupid. "Yeah i am being bitter"

1 hr 40: he shares the hostility to a.i. that artists fearing replacement have

1 hr 41: dont need to reject automation and a.i. completely "it can still be a useful force"

1 hr 42: people getting their jobs phased out is the way he see it heading, thats the writing on the wall as he reads it

1 hr 42 mins 30: tries to prioritize non-a.i. fanart but who's to know at a certain point

1 hr 43: w.h.o. director says china's covid spike not due to lifting restrictions

1 hr 44: brings up coverage of people being welded into their apartments, then how everyone was saying we should emulate chinese policy, then about a month ago it flipped to "everyone in the streets is brave for protesting"

1 hr 45: then china drops restrictions and the same outlets are like this is going to be dire, and johns like "what is it then, do you want them to do zero covid or do you not"

1 hr 46: death row last meal requests

1 hr 47: maybe texas doesnt do requests anymore

1 hr 48: in some cases he wonders why this tradition exists

1 hr 49: menu of the guy who ordered a ton and didnt eat it

1 hr 50: the salient point that a lot of executed inmates are possibly not mentally competent even to gauge their own appetite (tho of course it could just be a spite move to reject one's own order)

1 hr 51: one guy requested to watch lotr while he ate

1 hr 52: finishing the broadcast lets open up the email real quick

1 hr 53: movie buff email, john doesnt know how to say zine. Everyone says "zeen" like how its short for magazine. Bo burnham did a zine? And used johnboy on the cover? And wrote about him?

1 hr 54: hasnt seen any a24 movies. Aware of the zine. He provided the cover photo to them.

1 hr 55: quick general thank you email from macarena

1 hr 56: chinese blogger fattygoestoafrica was stabbed to death in nepal while livestreaming--allegedly by a rival influencer

1 hr 57: thats how seriously some people take social media these days

1 hr 57 mins 40: he was 29, "isnt that something"

1 hr 58: there was a guy he watched in 2020-21 who would be loud about his opinions in sanfran

1 hr 59: being loud about your opinions makes you a target

2 hrs: so one night this guy was ranting entertainingly around this city and two guys had an issue with him and stabbed him

2 hr 1: j keeps his distance from people in public in case they try to swing on him like that

2 hr 1 min 50: email about the denver airport conspiracy

2 hr 3: of course there are secret facilities out there

2 hr 4: mt weather?

2 hr 4 mins 38: to have that kind of thing at a place like denver airport? Maybe!

2 hr 5: probably not the smartest to make something in plain sight when theres so much space to use in the u.s., but sometimes "they" do stuff just to fuck with everyone

2 hr 6: he's of the belief that some of the people in high positions arent good people, and would therefore do stuff like gaslight people about the denver airport for fun. However its his opinion that the denver airport is just an airport

2 hr 7: close of show, thanks for listening

[voasprofile]

first burn azul x reader

gn i think

cheating

aged up? but like it's not mentioned, more so to cover up the fact that i forgot minors can't have apartments (is that correct? idk)

cheating is a terrible crime, and it's hard to confront someone who did such sins

every soft touches linger, I know that. But instead of it being comforting, it disgusts me to no end

just thinking of those passionate kisses shared by us two, the days spent in each others arms and those sweet nothings whispered, in which I thought was exclusive to myself

thinking back at it, I grew up as a hopeless romantic, as my parents were the embodiment of pure love. I had thought that I will receive the same fate 

so those letters he sent me, messages with comforting words that makes my head spin and stomach have butterflies. I saved all of them and compiled them in a folder

as cheesy as it sounds. this folder is very dear to me, as it comforts me through hard times and I find myself flipping through the pages as if it were a romance novel

when we met, it was love at first sight. I was sure of it, he was sure of it and made me feel as such

so why? the betrayal was such an unexpected thing. we were happy, we were both following our dreams

the news was a shock, yes. but it didn't really sink in up until later. the evidence, the picture of my lover's infidelity

confiding in my family and friends, I heard the same thing

"he's blind to not see your worth, a diamond in the rough"

"y/n please let me in, I- I'm sorry. I don't know how it happened, I just-"

but I didn't listen, I didn't let him in, actually 'I couldn't' was the right words

the persuasive voice he only used for clients, well up until now

did he think that I was easy? easy to convince? to manipulate? 

to get over him and his presence was hard, but as any break up. I had gotten rid of everything that reminded me of him

gifts, pictures, trinkets, and the letters

it was one of the hardest things to do, I had read them continuously, almost memorizing them all

but in the end I had gotten rid of it all

after that my apartment had looked, bare. as if I was just moving in, maybe even out

he had knocked once again at my door

"please y/n let me explain" he said through the door

I didn't open it, in fear of going back in his arms as if nothing even happened

"how long ago did the affair started?" I asked

"not long" he answered

"why?"

"I felt like we were distancing away from-" he tried to explain

"no. why wasn't I the first one to find out? why did the entire world know first before me?" I gritted my teeth

"I- needed an alibi, my love you know the scandal it could've caused if I were to be involved in a crime" he says so sure of himself

"so you thought that exposing where you were at that time, exposing an affair, having people slander our relationship, our lives, our decisions. was better than your business losing customers?"

"no- please forgive me. I promise that this time I will not mess anything up, I won't break your heart this time around" he swears

"you yourself cannot trust your own decisions and thoughts. so why would I, someone who you already deceived, mislead and forsaken, pour my trust in the broken vessel you call promises?" you breathed in

"You had made your bed, sleep in it. this was the path you chose, this was not destined. your infidelity will be the reason of your current suffering"

you had went into your room and put on some music just to drown out Azul's pleadings

fun fact!

insecurity can often lead to infidelity!

[richardwakeley]

Helping Homeless Veterans Through Volunteering

If you've ever wondered how you can help our country's homeless veterans, you'll be glad to know that there are various ways to get involved with Homeless Veterans of America. There are volunteer programs in person, virtual teams, and career routes. All of these volunteer initiatives have the potential to make a difference in the lives of our country's veterans.

Stand Down is a non-profit organization that assists homeless veterans in finding shelter and other resources in their communities. It began in 1988, thanks to the efforts of two Vietnam veterans, Robert Van Keuran and Dr. Jon Nachison. It has now extended across the country and is now a nationwide event with over 200 locations. It's a great way to meet homeless veterans while also supporting our country's soldiers.

When thinking about helping with Stand Down, find out which organization sponsors Stand Down activities in your area. The VA maintains an online directory of local stand-downs. Before taking part in a Stand Down, you may be required to provide a government-issued picture ID and register, which assists organizers in allocating resources.

Volunteering for an organization like Soldiers' Angels is a great opportunity to give back to your community. This charitable organization organizes meals, sends care packages, and assists homeless veterans in finding housing. Volunteers assist in delivering meals, distributing donated food, and organizing activities for the organization.

It is critical to conduct research and speak with veterans before initiating any volunteer activity. Learn about their difficulties and interests, and challenge your own ideas about what they may require from you. You can also help homeless veterans by volunteering at a local shelter or organization. You can also help homeless veterans through Stand Down programs or other fundraising activities with groups that help them.

If you are interested in working with homeless veterans, you may be asking how to get started. One option is to form a virtual team. This group is made up of volunteers who assist with a variety of responsibilities, such as bringing meals to veterans, distributing goods to veterans, and arranging hospital visits for veterans. Another approach to helping homeless veterans is to raise funds for veteran groups or to participate in Stand Down programs.

Team Rubicon issued a call for virtual volunteers in mid-March, aimed at Greyshirts 65 and older. However, due to the fragility of COVID-19, management was forced to limit the number of employees who could be deployed. The CDC recommendations were used to make the decision. Despite this limitation, almost 2,000 Greyshirts responded to the call.

Volunteering is an excellent way for homeless veterans and military families to receive assistance. These people require support with a wide range of concerns, including life skills, job skills, resume writing, interview methods, and legal issues. You may help homeless veterans and military families by volunteering your time, donating money, or participating in a local stand-down program.

Understanding the needs of homeless veterans and military families is the first step in working with them. Begin by speaking with veterans or researching the difficulties they face. Then, question your own preconceptions. Consider taking part in a Stand Down event, a community-based, grassroots intervention program that assists tens of thousands of homeless veterans in reintegrating into society. Volunteers of America, a faith-based national organization, is another organization that helps homeless veterans and military families. With the support of volunteers, VOA assists almost 2 million veterans in the United States and 23,000 in the Greater Ohio area.

[cgvijesti]

New wave of corona virus in Asia

New wave of corona virus in Asia

Photo: Guliver images The new wave of the corona virus is spreading rapidly in Asia, and the governments of New Zealand and Japan have taken additional measures to prevent rapid infection and reduce pressure on hospitals, the Voice of America (VOA) writes today. The rapid spread of the virus is caused by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the omicron strain, and governments in Asia are now facing…

[hoanghungdao4]

15 nguồn luyện nghe chép chính tả tiếng Anh (Chia theo trình độ)

Cho bạn nào chưa biết thì nghe chép chính tả tiếng Anh là một phương pháp luyện nghe tiếng anh cực kì dễ thực hành (nhưng cũng khá là vất vả, may cái là hiệu quả cao). Nhìn chung, các bạn chỉ cần mở audio và cố hết sức nghe và chép theo nó. Ấy vậy mà nó lại cải thiện rất tốt cho kĩ năng nghe sâu và kĩ năng nghe hiểu, cả 2 đều là kĩ năng rất rất cần thiết nếu bạn muốn thoát khỏi trình "tiếng Anh bồi".

1. LUYỆN PHÁT ÂM - TRÌNH HỌC NÓI

Nguyên nhân hàng đầu khiến chúng ta không nghe được chính là do phát âm chưa chuẩn, khiến tai và não không thể kết nối giữa âm và mặt chữ. Nên bước đâu tiên trong việc luyện nghe tiếng Anh chính là luyện nhận dạng và phát âm các âm của tiếng anh. Quan sát kĩ khẩu hình miệng của người bản xứ, bắt chước cách phát âm cho chuẩn, tuyệt đối tránh việc phát âm tiếng anh nhưng lại theo cách phát âm của tiếng việt (Ví dụ như th trong tiếng Anh là một âm riêng, khác hoàn toàn âm th trong tiếng Việt)

- Web luyện phát âm: http://www.fonetiks.org/shiporsheep/

- Rachel's English: https://www.youtube.com/rachelsenglish

- Sozoexchange: https://www.youtube.com/sozoexchange

2. LUYỆN NGHE CHÉP CHÍNH TẢ TIẾNG ANH CƠ BẢN- TRÌNH TIỂU HỌC

Sau khi trải qua quá trình luyện phát âm thì bước tiếp theo là tiến đến nghe chép chính tả tiếng Anh, bắt đầu từ những câu hội thoại ngắn, đơn giản.

Phương pháp nghe chép

Lần 1, nghe được vài giây thì pause lại, rồi ghi lại cẩn thận những gì đã nghe được, chỗ nào không nghe thấy nhớ dùng bút khác màu khoanh lại, đừng nghe lại đoạn đó luôn, nghe tiếp đã, một bài có vài phút thôi nhưng mình cũng phải note được gần 1 trang A4 đó ( Phương pháp này cần kiên trì và có thời gian nhé các bạn ). 

Lần 2, nghe lại và chú ý những chỗ lần 1 chưa nghe được. Nếu vẫn chưa nghe được nữa thì mới nhìn sub trên màn hình xem là gì, ghi lại và nghe đi nghe lại từ này, để biết tại sao mình không nghe được ( Do mình phát âm sai từ này, hay do người ta đọc nối âm ). Tiếp tục với những đoạn/từ còn lại. ( các bạn nhớ vẫn nghe và chép ở các giai đoạn sau nữa nhé - cố gắng mỗi ngày 30 phút nha)

- Dailydictation: https://dailydictation.com/courses/

- Listen&Write: https://www.listen-and-write.com/

- BBC Learning English: https://www.youtube.com/bbclearningenglish

- Mọt tiếng Anh: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpqJtDhLV11qyikrnFqYOQ

3. LUYỆN NGHE CHÉP CHÍNH TẢ TIẾNG ANH TRUNG CẤP - TRÌNH TRUNG HỌC

Tiếp theo hãy thử tăng dần độ khó và dài của bài nghe lên với các website sau

- Spotlight: http://spotlightenglish.com/listen/

- English Speak: http://www.englishspeak.com/en/english-lessons

- Learning English with Emma: https://www.youtube.com/EnglishTeacherEmma

- Mọt tiếng Anh: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpqJtDhLV11qyikrnFqYOQ

Nghe và lưu lại các cụm từ hay và cách dùng của chúng trong ngữ cảnh vào quyển sổ từ chứ đừng xem xong rồi thôi bạn nhé, như vậy cũng không đọng trong đầu chúng ta điều gì. Với những bài nghe của ở giai đoạn này bạn nên dành từ 1 -2 tiếng để luyện nghe và chép.

4. LUYỆN NGHE CHÉP CHÍNH TẢ TIẾNG ANH NÂNG CAO - TRÌNH ĐẠI HỌC

Với VOA Chủ đề nghe thì khá học thuật nhưng tốc độ nói rất chậm và giọng cực chuẩn cực hay, vừa nghe vừa lẩm nhẩm bắt chước theo để phát âm hay hơn nữa

- VOA Learning English (Anh - Mỹ) https://www.youtube.com/VOALearningEnglish

- BBC News (Anh - Anh) https://www.youtube.com/bbcnews

- CNN News (Anh - Mỹ): https://www.youtube.com/CNN

- TED Talks: https://www.youtube.com/TEDtalksDirector

- National Geographic: https://www.youtube.com/NationalGeographic

Nếu các bạn luyện để thi chứng chỉ, có thể kết hợp luyện nghe các sách luyện đề từ tháng thứ 2, nó sẽ giúp bạn làm quen với cấu trúc và tốc độ. Nhưng nhớ chú ý thời gian đầu không nên hấp tấp nghe full test nhé, sẽ dễ nản lắm đó . Thay vào đó hãy chia từng dạng nhỏ ra nha.

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