#sw rebels: found family?? in this economy???

[thebirdandhersong]

I've known Ezra for 1.5 episodes but I would die for that young rascal

[phgq]

Satisfaction with Duterte gov’t back to ‘excellent’: SWS

#PHnews: Satisfaction with Duterte gov’t back to ‘excellent’: SWS

MANILA – Public satisfaction with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has improved in the fourth quarter of 2019, after it recovered to “excellent,” based on a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll.

The SWS Dec. 13-16, 2019 survey found that 81 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the work of the Duterte government, while only 7 percent were dissatisfied. Meanwhile, 12 percent were ambivalent on the matter.

The poll results yielded a net satisfaction score of “excellent” +73, up by 6 percent from “very good” +67 recorded in September 2019.

The latest net satisfaction rating also matched the record-high “excellent” +73 earned by the current administration in June 2019, SWS noted.

The six-point rise in the national government’s over-all net satisfaction was due to increases in Balance Luzon (“excellent” +72 from “very good” +63), Visayas (“excellent” +80 from “excellent” +70), Mindanao (“excellent” +72 from “excellent” +70), and Metro Manila (“excellent” +72 from “excellent” +70).

The net satisfaction with the government also rose by one grade from “very good” to “excellent” in rural (+74 from +67) and urban (+73 from +67) areas, as well as among Classes D (+76 from +66) and E (+74 to +68).

It, however, fell from “excellent” to “very good” in Class E (+68 from +78).

The same survey revealed that the Duterte administration registered a “very good” score on helping the poor (+64), fighting terrorism (+61), providing information needed by the citizens to assess the government (+58), having clear policies (+56), developing a healthy economy (+53), reconciling with Muslim rebels (+51), and protecting press freedom (+50).

The government posted a “very good” rating on fighting crimes (+49), reconciling with communist rebels (+48), foreign relations (+47), acting according to people’s wants (+45), defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+32), and eradicating graft and corruption (+31).

It obtained a “moderate” score on ensuring that no family will ever be hungry (+29), recovering the supposed hidden wealth of late president Ferdinand Marcos’ family and cronies (+25), and fighting inflation (+12).

Around 1,200 adult Filipinos were interviewed by SWS using sampling error margins of ±3 percentage points for national percentages, and ±6 percentage points each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Satisfaction with Duterte gov’t back to ‘excellent’: SWS." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1095761 (accessed March 06, 2020 at 11:00PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Satisfaction with Duterte gov’t back to ‘excellent’: SWS." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1095761 (archived).

[delicatelysublimeforester]

Oct 16 World Food Day

“Some may have to suffer mental or physical pain before they are able to accept the teaching they are in most need of.  I have noticed that this applies to vegetarianism.  When people have made themselves very sick living on unnatural foods and maybe have spent fortunes on specialists and submitted themselves to serious surgical operations and in the end have given up and told there is no hope of recover, then and only then, as a last resort, you will find people experimenting with the vegetarian way of life.”~My Health – My Wealth Richard St. Barbe Baker.

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

“It seems difficult for people to accept the fact that it is quite unnecessary to kill for food. Yet beef and mutton have been so long regarded as providing the perfect protein on the grounds that it is claimed that they contain all the amino acids that the body requires for health.  But surely one of the values of any food lies in its power to neutralize the acid waste left in the system by other foods. Meat is not only acid-forming, but it is deficient in calcium, iron, sodium and Vitamins C and D.  The small quantities of Vitamins A and D found it it are usually destroyed by cooking.  “~My Health – My Wealth Richard St. Barbe Baker.

Shepherdia argentea, commonly called silver buffaloberry bull berry, or thorny buffaloberry. CC-BY-SA-3.0 credit Julia Adamson

Persons on strictly vegetarian diets have been remarkable for longevity.  “~My Health – My Wealth Richard St. Barbe Baker.

“We cannot remove tree cover without running the risk of losing the blessing of the water cycle. We cannot denude the earth’s surface without creating the desiccation of sand the dust dunes. We cannot permit animals to devour whatever little is left of green growth. Excessive grazing of cattle, sheep and goats is as damaging to the land as a wholesale felling of trees…” from Desert Challenge Richard St. Barbe Baker.

Caragana Flower Bloom (edible) Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area. Saskatoon, SK CA

“They’re teaching about The Pyramid of Life in the schools today. There is the ground producing all the soil bacteria, which is in the top few inches. That grows the grass, and a a lamb comes along and eats ten pounds of grass, and that makes one lamb, and then a tiger comes along and eats ten pounds of lamb, and that makes one pound of tiger. We have too many tigers. The Pyramid of Life is upset, and one of the things we must do is to turn from an animal economy to a silvan economy. We’ve got to have tree crops, instead of wasting all this land for raising beef and bringing money to the beef barons, who are proud to call themselves beef barons. It takes eighteen times more land to feed people on beef than it does on nuts and fruit. Eighteen times more land. When half the human family today are dying from starvation. I don’t feel justified in making these demands on the earth. I, myself have been a lifelong vegetarian. ” Richard St. Barbe Baker. State of the Forests. Probe Post Canada’s Environmental Magazine, October 1982. Richard Beharriell interview with Richard St. Barbe Baker in 1980.

Thermopsis rhombifolia flowers – Buffalo Bean Nadiatalent CCx4

Caragana arborescens, the Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, or caragana

Caragana arborescens, the Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, or caragana blossom

For more information: Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′ Addresses: Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A Part SE 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063 Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map Facebook: StBarbeBaker Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Facebook: South West OLRA Contact the Meewasin Valley Authority in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The MVA has begun a Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund. If you wish to support the afforestation area with your donation, write a cheque to the “Meewasin Valley Authority Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund (MVA RSBBAA trust fund)”. Please and thank you! Twitter: StBarbeBaker Please contemplate joining the SOS Elms coalition or make a donation to SOS Elms ~ leave a message to support the afforestation area  😉

‘I will have nothing to do with this destruction of life, I will play no part in this devastation of the land, I am determined to live and …today it is the duty of every thinking being to live, and to serve not only his own day and generation, but also generations unborn by helping to restore and maintain the green glory of the forests of the earth. Richard St. Barbe Baker Richard St. Barbe Baker

Relief from Pain Oct 16 World Food Day "Some may have to suffer mental or physical pain before they are able to accept the teaching they are in most need of. 

[thebirdandhersong]

"I don't WANT the best teacher! I want YOU" is going to haunt me the rest of the week innit

[thebirdandhersong]

hey so what IS going on between hera and kanan

[thebirdandhersong]

Princess Leia?? In MY animated star wars show about rebels in a slow war against the Dark Forces of Evil????

[thebirdandhersong]

I just finished s1 of SW Rebels and........ MAN the writing in this show is tight!! It's geared towards kids and yet it's written and directed with more conciseness, direction, and clarity than a lot of adults' shows.

[thebirdandhersong]

The Anakin and Ahsoka scenes in rebels s2 are heartbreaking :'))))

[thebirdandhersong]

Bruh Kanan was just KNIGHTED??? In this economy?????

[thebirdandhersong]

seeing the wookie reunited with the baby wookie must mean something special to all the crew, since they're all separated from their own families (parents, children, other relatives, etc.)

[thebirdandhersong]

Ezra, thumping the crate in frustration: dangit now I have a CONSCIENCE and it's MAKING me do GOOD THINGS

[thebirdandhersong]

Ezra’s parents 😭😭😭

[thebirdandhersong]

"it's a lot more peaceful with the kids gone" y'all it's been like 3 episodes and Kanan and Hera view the two boys as their troublemaking sons!!

[thebirdandhersong]

HMMM is someone FORCE SENSITIVE PERHAPS

[thebirdandhersong]

The only thing that really shocked me in Rebels s1-s2.5 (aside from Ahsoka and Rex showing up--I didn't think I'd meet them until I watched Clone Wars) was the level of psychotic Chopper is. For a cute little droid, Chop sure comes with some real anger issues