#Ethiopian airs

[kemetic-dreams]

Blues has evolved from the unaccompanied vocal music and oral traditions of slaves imported from West Africa and rural Africans into a wide variety of styles and subgenres, with regional variations across the United States. Although blues (as it is now known) can be seen as a musical style based on both European harmonic structure and the African call-and-response tradition that transformed into an interplay of voice and guitar, the blues form itself bears no resemblance to the melodic styles of the West African griots. Additionally, there are theories that the four-beats-per-measure structure of the blues might have its origins in the Native American tradition of pow wow drumming. Some scholars identify strong influences on the blues from the melodic structures of certain West African musical styles of the savanna and sahel. Lucy Durran finds similarities with the melodies of the Bambara people, and to a lesser degree, the Soninke people and Wolof people, but not as much of the Mandinka people. Gerard Kubik finds similarities to the melodic styles of both the west African savanna and central Africa, both of which were sources of enslaved people.

No specific African musical form can be identified as the single direct ancestor of the blues. However the call-and-response format can be traced back to the music of Africa. That blue notes predate their use in blues and have an African origin is attested to by "A Negro Love Song", by the English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, from his African Suite for Piano, written in 1898, which contains blue third and seventh notes.

The Diddley bow (a homemade one-stringed instrument found in parts of the American South sometimes referred to as a jitterbug or a one-string in the early twentieth century) and the banjo are African-derived instruments that may have helped in the transfer of African performance techniques into the early blues instrumental vocabulary. The banjo seems to be directly imported from West African music. It is similar to the musical instrument that griots and other Africans such as the Igbo played (called halam or akonting by African peoples such as the Wolof, Fula and Mandinka). However, in the 1920s, when country blues began to be recorded, the use of the banjo in blues music was quite marginal and limited to individuals such as Papa Charlie Jackson and later Gus Cannon.

Blues music also adopted elements from the "Ethiopian airs", minstrel shows and Negro spirituals, including instrumental and harmonic accompaniment. The style also was closely related to ragtime, which developed at about the same time, though the blues better preserved "the original melodic patterns of African music"

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Zurich Airport, CH (No. 3)

Terminal E contains gates prefixed E, and is also known as the midfield terminal or Dock E. It is a stand-alone satellite terminal located on the opposite side of runway 10/28 from the Airside Centre, and is situated between runways 16/34 and 14/32. It is entirely used by non-Schengen international flights and became operational on 1 September 2003. It is connected to the Airside Centre by the Skymetro, an automated underground people mover.

Zurich Airport has three runways: 16/34 of 3,700 m (12,100 ft) in length, 14/32 of 3,300 m (10,800 ft) in length, and 10/28 of 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in length. For most of the day and in most conditions, runway 14 is used for landings and runways 16 and 28 are used for takeoffs, although different patterns are used early morning and in the evenings. Zurich voters approved the extension of two runways at Zurich Airport on March 3, 2024. The extension of runway 28 by 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the west and runway 32 by 280 metres (920 ft) to the north is expected to increase safety and reduce noise pollution. The project is supported by the government of Zurich and the majority of political parties.

Source: Wikipedia

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Connecting Continents: Ethiopian Airlines Dubai – Your Global Link

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[lifearoundtheworld]

Airlines Around the World

Ethiopia

[ofmdsalt]

Honestly seeing this all go down and the really disproportionate and how they're trying to change the narrative shows how much this fandom doesn't understand the severity of digital blackface and how much genuine harm Atticus did.

like i truly do not think we will ever truly grasp the harm or lasting impact of PCCP's actions. of pretending to be a black person (and allegedly pretending to be a first gen Ethiopian jewish man) in this fandom while acting as a source of information on how to make fandom spaces safer for black people while doing essentially the opposite of that.

how many people saw him as a credible source of information?

how many people took ADVICE FROM HIM on how to depict characters of colour in fanworks?

how many people went to him so he could act as a sensitivity reader for their fics?

there is an air about this issue that wants to make this seem like it's an isolated incident which downplays the severity of his influence in this fandom. he was just one person. he was an asshole. but the environment that has been created in this fandom enabled him. so while he is used as a scapegoat for the less savoury parts of this fandom, since he's deleted all his blogs, the damage has already been done and it'll take MONTHS to truly understand the impact of someone with his reach and influence

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Good News From Israel

In the 5th Jan 25 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

Numerous technical advances in Israeli rehabilitation therapy during the war.

Two major Israeli breakthroughs in cancer treatment.

Israel spends millions on technical and Hebrew skills for its Arab citizens.

Israeli eye doctors restored the sight of hundreds of Ethiopians.

Israel and the US team-up on cyber training and cleantech projects.

Low cost airline Wizz Air, and 5 others, resume services to Israel.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot had brain surgery when 8 months’ pregnant.

Israeli archaeologists unearthed ancient artifacts linked to Chanukah.

Read More: Good News From Israel

As we begin 2025, Israelis continue onwards with life-saving and life-changing innovations and activities to benefit its citizens and all of humanity.

Because of the war, huge advances have been made in Israeli technology to rehabilitate the wounded. Recent medical breakthroughs and research, as seen in this newsletter, will benefit cancer sufferers, diabetics, trauma patients and many more globally. Scientific successes have surged ahead in the areas of agriculture technology, cleantech, cybersecurity, renewable energy, water technology, vegan foods, and of course defense. 

Israel's population grew past the magic 10 million mark and its 2.1 million Arabs are to receive extensive government financial help to establish tech startups and develop Hebrew language skills.  Meanwhile. there has been a big rush to enlist in the IDF from women, middle-age men and religious Jews.  

Finally, archaeologists constantly reveal more and more historic Jewish links to the Modern State.

The photo has very little to do with the theme "onwards", except that every year Israeli Chanukah donuts seem to get even more colorful and delicious!

[youryurigoddess]

On love and sacrifices

There’s so much more to this scapegoating business and big sacrifices referenced in the Good Omens narrative than the literal goats. And they’re only getting bigger, louder, final.

But let’s take it slow and start with the beginning, quite literally — i.e., with the Good Omens 2 title sequence. As we follow Aziraphale and Crowley on their journey, the universe warps and their usual left and right side positioning switches during the magic show (not accidentally an act of trust and sacrifice required both from the angel and the demon). They stay so throughout the next scene, which is their little dance in the air, and after they seemingly get settled on the A. Z. Fell and Co.’s roof and back to normal, the flipped sky in the background suggests that something’s not quite right yet. In the central part of the shot looms a large, humanlike shadow of the Elephant Trunk Nebula.

The nebula is a part of a constellation called Cepheus, after an Ethiopian king from the Greek mythology who agreed to sacrifice his only daughter in order to appease the gods and end a local calamity started by her mother and his wife, Cassiopeia (talk about generational responsibility). With time and a delightfully ironic twist of fate, the name of said daughter, Andromeda, became more famous than that of her father. Although she was chained up to a rock and offered to the sea serpent Cetus, the girl was spotted by the warrior Perseus, casually flying over the sea — either on the back of the Pegasus or thanks to a pair of winged sandals — after his victory over Medusa. He fell in love on the spot, defeated the serpent (with the help of a magical sword or Medusa’s severed head, depending on the varying sources), and freed the princess. That’s not exactly where their story ends, but we won’t be getting into the rest here.

Not surprisingly, Neil has mentioned two parallel child sacrifice stories from the biblical context back in August. The first is one of the big ones — The Binding of Isaac. God's command to sacrifice Isaac, his only son, was a test of Abraham's faith. The angel of the Lord intervenes and provides a ram to be sacrificed in the boy’s place.

The second one isn’t nearly as popular, but you might have heard a variant of it in fairy tales or as the Law of Surprise invoked in The Witcher saga. In exchange for Israel’s victory over its enemies in battle, Jephthah had rashly promised God to repay the debt with the first thing seen on his return back home. The victorious warrior didn’t suspect to see his only child moving innocently "to meet him with timbrels and with dances" though. In horror, Jephthah covered his eyes with his cloak, but to no avail: ultimately, he was forced to honor his vow to God, and the girl was sacrificed. As grisly as it might look like in the Old Master’s paintings, it’s important to remember that human sacrifices weren’t limited to physical offerings only — Jephthah’s daughter might have been offered to God in the sense of officially shunning her family and dedicating her life to service instead, probably sequestered in a temple somewhere.

Interestingly, the main character of a big chunk of the Bible and the reason for the Second Coming happens to be THE most influential child sacrifice in the modern history. You know, a certain 33-year-old carpenter sent by his Heavenly Father to die on a cross for the sins of the mankind? Someone better call Aubrey Thyme ASAP.

Circling back to Aziraphale, he could be also seen as a representative of the concept of filial piety, since Eden willing to personally take a Fall not only for the humanity’s collective or individual transgressions, but the shortcomings of his Ineffable Parental Figure as well. Our favorite angel angel always fights for what is right and good, sure, but why would that be even a thing if God was truly omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent?

If Aziraphale’s medal is anything to go by, it looks like we might get an answer from the way it’s introducing another mythological narrative into the game, that is the story of Daedalus and Icarus. The most absorbing thing about this is the stark contrast to the recurring child sacrifice references for S3 mentioned in this post — Daedalus isn’t a father who wanted to sacrifice his son, it was his attempt to save him from imprisonment that ultimately drove Icarus to his death. The boy ignored his father’s explicit instructions, committing the grave and culturally universal sin of disobedience to one's parents that simply couldn’t go unpunished, one way or another.

But Icarus’s transgression could be seen both as high-flying ambition and striving for personal accomplishment as well as humanitarian sacrifice for knowledge and humanity’s advancement in general.

Similarly to a certain angel who left everything for what superficially seems like a work promotion, but is the ultimate act of love — both for his demon and the children they have been protecting and nurturing together for six thousand years. From the very Beginning, his white wings have been shielding everything he holds dear in this world.

[santoschristos]

"I am she that is the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of powers divine, Queen of heaven, the principal of the Gods celestial, the light of the goddesses: at my will the planets of the air, the wholesome winds of the Seas, and the silences of hell be disposed; my name, my divinity is adored throughout all the world in divers manners, in variable customs and in many names, [...]

Some call me Juno, others Bellona of the Battles, and still others Hecate. Principally the Ethiopians which dwell in the Orient, and the Egyptians which are excellent in all kind of ancient doctrine, and by their proper ceremonies accustomed to worship me, do call me Queen Isis." (Lucius Apuleius in The Golden Ass)

Hecate, whose name came from the Greek word hekatos meaning “worker from afar,” had the power not only to bestow upon those she favored wealth, good fortune, and wisdom, but also to withhold these gifts from those she perceived as unworthy. She was honored by all the gods, including Zeus. As she sided with the Olympians during the Titanomachy, she was the only member of the old regime who retained her powers following the defeat of the Titans.

Within ancient Greek religion Hecate had many different roles, as goddess not just of witchcraft, but also of magic, spells, the night, ghosts, light, necromancy, and even the moon. She was also seen as a goddess of oikos, meaning the household and family, and doorways. Some have even connected her to Artemis, who was portrayed in a similar style, with boots, torches and dogs.

Hecate by Krzysztof Krawiec, 2023

[bluedalahorse]

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Dear Friends,

The cherry blossoms are at peak bloom in the District of Columbia, and I miss you.

I think what I mean is, I miss the version of you that could come and meet up with a version of me here. I miss the safe future opportunity to drag you around this already beautiful city and show you what I love about it.

I’d take you to all the bookstores and list the pros and cons of each one. I’d show you the one connected to the restaurant, where I grabbed a celebratory lunch after receiving my first grown up job offer. I’d tell you that I made the best friends at East City Books. I’d proudly point out all the libraries along the way.

We’d go to museums. Maybe the National Building Museum, which was my favorite field trip in second grade. Definitely we’d go to the Museum of the American Indian and the Museum of African American History and Culture. We’d catch the other Smithsonians based on our tolerance for groups of field trip kids in bright neon shirts. If we end up at Air and Space, I’d use you as my excuse to go see the planetarium show.

At the zoo I’d tell you that pandas just look like humans in panda suits to me.

Maybe, if it was June, the Kennedy Center would be lit up in rainbow colors. We could look at it from afar on the steps of the Swedish embassy, or we could go up close and explore the sculptures.

I’d point out the Watergate and say, “I’m pretty sure it’s haunted.”

Maybe if it’s a nice day, we could go roller skating at Anacostia Park. I still haven’t crossed it off my bucket list yet! You could be my companion and watch me skate really badly.

We could try so much food. We could split a vegetarian Ethiopian meal. Later we could go to the Finnish cafe on R street. We could go so many places and get sushi or dumplings or soul food or tacos or blue crabs or falafel or empanadas or varenyky or French pastries. Of course we would get the giant cupcakes at Baked and Wired, because the ones at Georgetown Cupcake are just too small.

We’d listen for all the different languages as we walked outdoors. On U Street I’d tell you to listen for music and say “see? that’s Gogo!” Maybe downtown we’d pass by a demonstration, and the bucket drums would provide a bright, friendly rhythm for our walk.

We’d identify flags—the flags hanging from embassies, the flags hanging from apartment windows and from the rear view mirrors of cabs.

We’d ride the metro together. I’d walk you to the very end of the platform, where you can get the train cars with the most seats. I’d teach you how to navigate the buses, too.

I’d explain to you that this is my home. I’d say that of course city isn’t perfect, but it helps to know that Martin Luther King’s statue looks out across the water at the Jefferson Memorial, that Dr. King’s gaze challenges Jefferson—and us—to expand our definitions of freedom and equality to more people.

I am writing this because I miss you, and I miss the opportunity to show you this. Whatever happens, know that these things were at one point real. That this place I call home was at one point real. 

I do not know exactly what the future will bring. I know it will bring a fight. I know it is going to bring hardship. I know it could even transform this city into something unrecognizable.

I hope the future will one day bring us back together, all the same. Me and you and the city.

With love,

Blue

[rabbitcruiser]

The Star Alliance, the world's largest global airline alliance, was founded on 14 May 1997.

[arinzechukwuture]

History They Didn't Teach You In School

Scholars have left him out of the history books and Hollywood couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge his existence either. He was Howard Hughes’ top engineer and lifelong best friend. This is about Frank Mann, the hidden genius behind much of Howard Hughes’ success in the world of aviation and mechanics. Frank Calvin Mann (November 22, 1908 – November 30, 1992) was an African American engineer who was known for his participation in many Howard Hughes's projects including the Spruce Goose. He also starred in the Amos 'n' Andy radio show. Apparently, his lifelong friendship with Hughes was instrumental in opening doors for Mann's exceptional talents.

A native of Houston, Texas, Frank Calvin Mann's parents wanted him to become a schoolteacher, but from childhood, he had a natural ability to fix things. At age 11, he had his own mechanic shop. As a teenager, he worked alongside airplane mechanics, repairing engines. By the ago of 20, he had designed and built several of his own Model-T cars. It was unheard of in the 1920s for a Black man to have anything to do with cars, trains, or airplanes. His life-long friend Howard Hughes was instrumental in opening doors for Mann's exceptional talents.

Mann attended the University of Minnesota and UCLA where he earned a mechanical engineering degree. World War II equipment that revolutionized military weaponry would not exist if not for his involvement. Incredibly, few Americans are aware of Frank Mann. He was the first Black commercial pilot for American Airways. He was also a distinguished military officer. In 1935, following Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia, Frank Mann flew reconnaissance missions for the Ethiopian army.

He served in the World War II Army Air Corps and was the primary civilian instructor of the famous Tuskegee Airmen in 1941. He left Tuskegee after a rift with the U.S. government, which didn't want the Squadron, an all-Black unit, flying the same high caliber of airplanes as their White counterparts. An angry Mann had refused to have his men fly old "World War I biplane crates," because his airmen had proven themselves as equals.

Though they were being given inferior equipment and materials, their squadron never lost a plane, bomber, or pilot, and they were nicknamed the "Red Tails.” After the war, Mann was instrumental in designing the first Buick LeSabre automobile and the first communications satellite launched for commercial use.

His pride and joy was a miniature locomotive enshrined in the Smithsonian Institute, Mann also played a principal role in the Amos ‘N’ Andy radio show. He moved back to his hometown in the 1970s.

Frank Mann died November 30, 1992 in Houston.

[etrnvlr]

° . ˚ ⵌ ٠ ᭡ AERO is a hero in training attending U.A. High School. His quirk, air manipulation allows him to be able to control and manipulate air currents, creating powerful gusts, forming solid air barriers, and even generating small tornadoes. His control is so precise that he can use air to lift objects, deflect attacks, and enhance his mobility.

❝ Mizuki Hayate 美月 颯 ❞

Mizuki Hayate also known by is alias AERO

୨୧ Mizuki 美月 (meaning - beautiful moon)

୨୧ Hayate 颯 (meaning - swift wind)

୨୧ Birthday: Nov. 13

୨୧ Zodiac: Scorpio

୨୧ Mbti: ISTP

୨୧ Nationality: American

୨୧ Ethnicity: Ethiopian

୨୧ Languages: English, Japanese, Korean

[bpcloas]

The Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Eric Williams, at the Red House, April 18, 1966.

One year earlier, in 1965, Dr. Eric Williams had travelled to Ethiopia and invited Emperor Selassie to visit Trinidad and Tobago. He helped organize a Caribbean Tour for the Emperor, whose first stop was in Trinidad and Tobago, followed by Barbados, and then Jamaica.

The Emperor stayed in Trinidad for four days, during which he was taken on a tour of the islands, including visits to Parliament, the University of the West Indies, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Arouca — the first nation outside of Africa and Jerusalem to receive the Ethiopian Orthodox Church was Trinidad and Tobago, in 1952. He was celebrated with a Rally at the Queen’s Park Oval where crowds gathered to see him and his Royal Family tour the streets in an open-air vehicle. After three days in Trinidad, he was escorted on a trip to Tobago.

The picture was published on the front page of the Daily Mirror newspaper on April 20th 1966.

[talonabraxas]

Hekate, Keeper of Keys Talon Abraxas

Hekate: Triple-Bodied Greek Goddess of Witchcraft and Keeper of Keys

Hecate the goddess of Greek mythology has been primarily remembered for her associations with magic and witchcraft. Throughout history however, her sphere of influence also included the moon, night, crossroads, boundaries, ghosts and necromancy. Although Hecate was once considered to be a powerful Greek goddess of witchcraft, Hecate was not a major deity when compared, for instance, to the Twelve Olympians.

There are therefore few myths which revolve around this Greek goddess of magic. Nevertheless, the goddess Hecate plays a particularly important role in the Greek myth which relates the abduction of Persephone. It is also from this myth that the quintessential representation of Hecate, as a goddess holding a flaming torch in each hand, is derived.

The Powers of Hecate, the Greek Goddess of Witchcraft

It is generally believed that the goddess Hecate was the daughter of Perses and Asteria, both of whom were from the second generation of Titans. Nevertheless, some have claimed that she was the daughter of Zeus and either Hera or Pheraea. Yet others have stated that she was a daughter either of Leto or of Tartarus.

In any case, it is widely accepted that Hecate the goddess was not originally a member of the Greek pantheon. In fact, her cult is said to have originated in ancient Thrace, or perhaps in Caria, Anatolia. The original worshippers of Hecate believed that the goddess had power over heaven, earth, and the seas, thus making her an incredibly powerful goddess.

Hecate, whose name came from the Greek word hekatos meaning “worker from afar,” had the power not only to bestow upon those she favored wealth, good fortune, and wisdom, but also to withhold these gifts from those she perceived as unworthy. She was honored by all the gods, including Zeus. As she sided with the Olympians during the Titanomachy, she was the only member of the old regime who retained her powers following the defeat of the Titans.

Within ancient Greek religion Hecate had many different roles, as goddess not just of witchcraft, but also of magic, spells, the night, ghosts, light, necromancy, and even the moon. She was also seen as a goddess of oikos, meaning the household and family, and doorways. Some have even connected her to Artemis, who was portrayed in a similar style, with boots, torches and dogs.

Due to her extensive powers, Hecate has been confused and identified with several other deities throughout history. For instance, as a goddess of nature, she was identified with Demeter, whilst as a moon goddess, she has been identified with Persephone.

"I am she that is the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of powers divine, Queen of heaven, the principal of the Gods celestial, the light of the goddesses: at my will the planets of the air, the wholesome winds of the Seas, and the silences of hell be disposed; my name, my divinity is adored throughout all the world in divers manners, in variable customs and in many names, [...] Some call me Juno, others Bellona of the Battles, and still others Hecate. Principally the Ethiopians which dwell in the Orient, and the Egyptians which are excellent in all kind of ancient doctrine, and by their proper ceremonies accustomed to worship me, do call me Queen Isis." (Lucius Apuleius in The Golden Ass)