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P.1 00:00 P.2 25:30 Entire album is highly enjoyable me thinks.... I like all of it but particularly love the beginning of P.2 @ 25:30 ...To me absolutely extraordinary ( but whole album is very good ) The music press wrote a lot about it when album got released in 1973 as it was deemed very original and innovative....And different from the rest ( for that time ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular_Bells Became The Exorcist soundtrack

Part I - Acknowledgement 0:00 Part II - Resolution 7:42 Part III - Pursuance 15:02 Part IV - Psalm 25:44 John Coltrane (RIP) -- bandleader, liner notes, vocals, soprano and tenor saxophone Jimmy Garrison (RIP) -- double bass Elvin Jones (RIP) -- drums McCoy Tyner (RIP) - piano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane Whole album was rec'd in one single day, Dec.9, 1964...Released 1965 Pianist McCoy Tyner was 26 a the time of recording....He passed away March 6, 2020 John Coltrane plays tenor saxophone also in the masterpiece album "Kind Of Blue" ( Miles Davis) Had the honor of seeing drummer Elvin Jones here in my hometown many years ago ( 80's I think).....Really good

Why does Italy celebrate Liberation Day on 25 April? By: Wanted in Rome Date: 22 Apr, 2024 https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/why-does-italy-celebrate-liberation-day-on-25-april.html

What is the 25 April? Italy's Liberation Day April 24, 2016 By Nicola Bandini https://mytravelintuscany.com/25-april-enjoying-the-liberation-day-in-tuscany/

Niger, US begin talks on withdrawal of American troops By Rédaction Africanews Last updated: 7 hours ago https://www.africanews.com/2024/04/24/niger-us-begin-talks-on-withdrawal-of-american-troops/

Shawn Fain: “The Working Class Is the Arsenal of Democracy” By Shawn Fain 04.24.2024 https://jacobin.com/2024/04/shawn-fain-uaw-working-class

“The Bulldozer Kept Coming”: A Girl Stares Down Death in Gaza The extraordinary story of a 14-year-old, her mother, and what happened when the Israeli military came to destroy their house April 24, 2024 Lujayn https://www.thenation.com/article/world/the-bulldozer-kept-coming-a-girl-stares-down-death-in-gaza/

Bad investment: Ohio county treasurer sinks public money into Israeli government bonds COLUMBUS—Franklin County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan has purchased $10.5 million in Israel Bonds since Israel began bombing Gaza in the aftermath of Oct. 7, bringing the county’s total 2023 investment to $14.5 million and pushing its holdings to $33 million April 23, 2024 9:54 AM CDT By Ginny Richardson And Taylor Dorrell https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/bad-investment-ohio-county-treasurer-sinks-public-money-into-israeli-government-bonds/

Months Ago State Dept. Panel Exposed Israeli Units’ Rights Abuses, But U.S. Arms Keep Flowing April 24, 2024 https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/24/blinken_netanyahu

UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ Karen McVeigh Wed 24 Apr 2024 13.19 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/24/uk-accused-amnesty-destabilising-human-rights-globally-gaza-israel-russia-ethiopia-sudan-myanmar

Tracking abortion laws across the United States Abortion is now banned in 14 states, while two have banned the procedure past roughly six weeks of pregnancy Carter Sherman and Andrew Witherspoon with additional reporting by Jessica Glenza and Poppy Noor Wed 24 Apr 2024 15.35 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2023/nov/10/state-abortion-laws-us

Ilaria Salis's father likens her treatment to fascist countries of the past – video The father of the anti-fascist campaigner and Italian teacher, who has been in prison in Hungary for 14 months, says she is bearing up, despite being in conditions more akin to those found in a Nazi or fascist era. Ilaria Salis's case sparked diplomatic protests after she was brought to court in chains. She is now hoping to stand in the EU elections. Her father, Roberto Salis, has said she will not try to duck the trial if she is elected and gets immunity as an MEP. An MEP for Viktor Orbán's party, Fidesz, dismissed Salis's attempt to run as an MEP saying she 'wouldn't be the first criminal' to be elected. 'You can't have a situation where an EU citizen who has been accused of a crime is then vilified and slandered, as are her family and her lawyers,' said her father. But he said his daughter was coping with the challenges. 'She is very strong, very determined,' he said Wed 24 Apr 2024 17.30 CEST Lisa O'Carroll, Source: The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/24/ilaria-salis-father-likens-treatment-fascist-countries-of-past-video Agreed

We need an exodus from Zionism We don’t need or want the false idol of Zionism. We want freedom from the project that commits genocide in our name Wed 24 Apr 2024 15.27 CEST Naomi Klein https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/24/zionism-seder-protest-new-york-gaza-israel

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back Oliver Balch Wed 24 Apr 2024 12.32 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living

How divestment became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protests The divestment movement has a long history among US student activists, including in the overlapping movements of today Dharna Noor Wed 24 Apr 2024 16.00 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/university-fossil-fuel-divestment-student-protests-israel-gaza

Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent Wed 24 Apr 2024 16.58 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/portugal-pay-costs-slavery-colonialism-president

Germany to resume funding of Unrwa aid operations in Gaza Berlin restores ties with UN agency after review says Israel has provided no evidence of terrorist links Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Julian Borger in Washington Wed 24 Apr 2024 12.26 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/germany-to-resume-funding-of-unrwa-aid-operations-in-gaza

Ukraine foreign minister says west must boost defence as ‘era of peace is over’ Exclusive: Dmytro Kuleba hails US aid package but says allies need to increase arms production to help fight Russia Dan Sabbagh and Luke Harding in Kyiv Wed 24 Apr 2024 14.43 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/west-defence-era-of-peace-in-europe-over-ukraine-dmytro-kuleba

True story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter, dies aged 84 Musician best known for folk-pop hits such as If You Could Read My Mind and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald continued to tour in his later years Guardian staff and agencies Tue 2 May 2023 04.02 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/02/gordon-lightfoot-canadian-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-84

25 April: Liberation Day (Italy) A very important celebration to us Italians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Italy)

Marzabotto mayor says 25 April divisive for fascists It's a celebration for all Italians says Valentina Cuppi ROME, 23 April 2024, 13:31 ANSA English Desk https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2024/04/23/marzabotto-mayor-says-25-april-divisive-for-fascists_9f20917b-478e-40ad-8738-94b20358d46a.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzabotto_massacre

UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals Spokesperson says some bodies allegedly had their hands tied while others were bound and stripped Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem Tue 23 Apr 2024 16.31 CEST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-reports-of-mass-graves-at-two-gaza-hospitals

Protesting against slaughter – as students in the US are doing – isn’t antisemitism Education is all about provocation. Without being provoked even young minds can remain stuck in old tracks Tue 23 Apr 2024 16.32 CEST Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/23/israel-gaza-campus-protests