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Many people recognize this composition For example it's known as a #Christmas carol, "Carol of the Bells" in the USA But the original title is "#Shchedryk" Composed in #Ukraine by Mykola Leontovych about 110 years ago The original lyrics tell a story of a swallow flying into a household at #NewYears. To sing of the wealth that will come in Springtime Here it is symbolically performed in the machine hall of a thermal power plant destroyed by Russian strikes #UkraineWar

Define the word "composure"

Update (sort of, this is a different bird, but an update in terms of #wildlife rehabbers in #Ukraine working with #birds wounded in #war):

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Attached: 1 image "Meet Shrike. This brave fighter rightly decided that Russian drones had no place on our (and his personal) territory, and atta...

A #bird, a #hawk later named FPVshka, attacked a Russian #drone, but lost a wing in the process. Now it has a forever home in an #aviary in #Dnipro #UkraineWar

"Two villains, one goal" #DerSpiegel's new cover Yup Random linguistics note: "Ziel" is "goal" in German but "soul" in Dutch. "Two villains, one soul" is even better #EU #Europe #Putin #Trump

"These go to 11" #RobReiner as Marty DiBergi #ChristopherGuest as Nigel Tufnel The mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" (1984)