shovel, Kraków / potato, Biesiekierz / bull, Osowa Sień / cucumber, Kalisz Pomorski / elephant, Nieciecza / cow, Stare Pole / homogenized cheese, Radom / yarn ball, Łódź / paprykarz szczeciński, Szczecin / radiator, Stąporków
Piotr Makowiecki
🇺🇦 I wanted to share for anyone wondering what all the fuss is about.
🇺🇦 This invasion is a HUGE deal and will have worldwide repercussions.
🇺🇦 For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter?”
🇺🇦 This is why Ukraine matters: It is the second-largest country Europe by area and has a population of over 40 million, more than my homeland, Poland.
🇺🇦 Ukraine ranks:
🌐 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
🌐 2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
🌐 2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);
🌐 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
🌐 2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
🌐 3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
🌐 4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
🌐 7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
🇺🇦 Ukraine is an important agricultural country:
🌐 1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
🌐 3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);
🌐 1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
🌐 2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
🌐 3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
🌐 4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
🌐 5th largest rye producer in the world;
🌐 5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
🌐 8th place in the world in wheat exports;
🌐 9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
🌐 16th place in the world in cheese exports.
🇺🇦 Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
🇺🇦Ukraine is an important industrialized country:
🌐 1st in Europe in ammonia production;
🌐 Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system;
🌐 3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
🌐 3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
🌐 3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
🌐 3rd largest iron exporter in the world;
🌐 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
🌐 4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
🌐 4th place in the world in clay exports;
🌐 4th place in the world in titanium exports;
🌐 8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
🌐 9th place in the world in exports of defense industry products;
🌐 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
🇺🇦 Ukraine matters! That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world!
🇺🇦 Praying for the people of Ukraine and it’s land.
🙏🇺🇦 #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
I want people to know what is going on in Iran at the moment, they are killing young girls at schools.
They are using Carbon Monoxide to attack girls high schools in Qom.
More than 200 teenage girls have been poised and are currently hospitalized.
If you don't know what Carbon Monoxide is, it's a deadly gas that was used to kill Nazi soldiers in WW1.
And they are not giving any explanation about it, not to their parents nor to the media.
I have a friend who lives in Qom (where it's happening) and when I asked her about it, she wasn't talking about it. She just told me, she is not going to school anymore and she can't talk about what's happening in their schools.
People want to know why gas poisoning is only happening to girls' school and not for boys' school. And why only high schools?
https://www.bbc.com/persian/live/64694591
y’all just— thinking about how excited Stanley must have been to host the twins— Alex says he smokes cigars but he doesn’t smoke once in the show— has a beer gut but he only drinks sodas in front of the kids— doesn’t swear when they’re around which must have taken INCREDIBLE effort— Stanley Pines, known crook, buying pancake mix at the supermarket and many bottles of syrup— learning to cook basic healthy meals and burning so many of them before he gets it right— buying new sheets, new mattresses— avoiding bunk beds because it reminds him of Ford— looking at the attic room he made wondering “is this enough will they like me”— trying to act aloof at the bus stop so he doesn’t betray the fact that he was there hours early— watching them goof around and thinking of New Jersey beaches— then the first night they’re there, he watches them debate running away and only stay because Mabel shook a magic 8 ball. That must have kept him awake all night.
I know we’ve already read a lot of “men writing women” crap, but I am absolutely losing my mind at this passage
me: *gets depressed*
my breasts:
remember: the ‘holy’ white doves are just white rock doves, aka the common pigeon!
I just realised yet another little detail that symbolises so much in the story!
During Dos Orugitas, we see a young Alma Madrigal that seemed to be cheerful, playful and even a little clumsy. The braided hair, the frilly dress and the big smiles help create an image of her as a sweet, carefree young woman who was not afraid to just be herself.
Once the tragedy with Pedro happens and the miracle is born, Alma immediately takes shelter in casita and we see her alone, silently processing the events of the evening; looking extremely weary, lonely and traumatised. She looks down at her babies. Her Julieta, her Pepa and her Brunito, and her expression changes. She knows she needs to be strong for them. She’s resolute, but there’s a sadness in her eyes that says she knows what this means for her, too. She can never go back to the woman she used to be.
The next time we see Alma, she is putting on a black cloak and leaving the room. This room was the cocoon where she transformed into a new person, leaving her old self behind. She’s become different. Her smile doesn’t quite meet her eyes anymore. She looks tired, somber. Older, even.
There’s a shadow, a trauma she’s carrying that soon takes form in the perfectionism and control that eventually hurt her loved ones. This event shapes the way she deals with challenges from this moment on, and she is always in fear of the family losing their home once again.
She became harsh. Strict. Everything has to be perfect in order to protect and earn the miracle the love of her life granted their family with his noble sacrifice.
This is an incredibly strong woman who has been through hell and came out alive, for her family’s sake. This black cloak follows her from her young years to her old age, and becomes a constant throughout the movie. It represents the weight and the burden of the grief she silently carried ever since that moment, and will continue to carry for the rest of her life. It represents the change she had to go through, putting her emotions last in order to become the strong matriarch her kids and the village needed. It represents the loss of not only her beloved Pedro, but also of her innocence, her youth, her laughter and her smile.
From the moment young Alma Madrigal and her children were gifted a miracle, she became the one responsible for the whole village. She, as the only one blessed with the magic and the one whose gift repelled the enemies, was naturally placed in a position of power and leadership in the worst moment of her life.
It’s likely she was the one everyone immediately looked to for directions right after the miracle happened, and that she had to leave her feelings behind to help other lost and grieving people rebuild their lives and their homes, creating what the village of Encanto eventually became. She put everyone else first. She was extremely selfless.
Alma Madrigal is such a complex character. There are so many layers to her personality. This is why you guys can’t just write her off as a villain or as a horrible person/grandmother. It’s not so black and white.