More, please…. A Little Background Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He is the undisputed heavyweight champion, holding the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO titles since 2021, the Ring magazine title since 2022, and the WBC title since 2024. Previously, he held the undisputed cruiserweight […]
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UC#3 sparked our interest recently with this suggestion: A survey for the elders – which books have you ‘reread’ the most? I’m not asking for favorite books or most compelling, but which books have continued to read again? UC#3 KM and UC#2 Both KM and UC#2 are huge Harry Potter fans. UC#2 uses the first […]
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The AMOC Diaspora (part I)
In one Project 2124 scenario, the AMOC suddenly collapses in the year 2044. Europe soon gets much colder, resulting in a massive refugee crisis. In 2057, the US welcome climate refugees from Scandinavia, Ireland, and the Baltic countries, in a huge diaspora known as the Ice Exodus. A Little Background Diaspora A diaspora (sometimes voluntary, […]
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Celebrating Ukrainian Easter
This past Sunday, May 5th, 2024, was Easter in Ukraine. Easter in Ukraine is a special holiday that holds great importance for the Ukrainian people. It is one of the most sacred and significant Christian holidays in Ukraine. Ukrainian Easter, like in other Orthodox countries, is celebrated according to the Julian calendar. This means the […]
Countries that Do have The Bachelor Slovenia Country: SloveniaName: Sanjski moškiWeb site: https://www.24ur.com/tv-oddaje/sanjski-moskiHost: Peter Poles / Nejc ŠmitNetwork: POP TVFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sanjskimoskipoptv/Adult Population: 1,668,000Median Wealth: 75,600Mean Wealth: 112,526GINI %: 64.4National Flower: The Red CarnationNational Dish: Ajdovi žganciNational Bird: Avifaunae European Ural Owl The Contestants’ Philosophy of Life According to the Official Web Site. A Little Background Cool zoo […]
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Humble Orthodontia
Today we explore the State of British Orthodontia, as seen through the teeth of Paula Vennells.[Thanks to Sally T. Intern for today’s topic!] But first…. A Little Background Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd during the final three years of the British Post Office scandal, which occurred between 1999 and 2015 and involved […]
Gentle Blotters– another site we need to add to our tour list is Pont du Gard. Magnificent arch structure used as an aqueduct near Nimes France. My spousal unit and I visited circa 1994. At that time, you could park in a lot, walk up a bunch of stairs and then physically walk through the […]
In the United States, one guy – ONE GUY – has hijacked our foreign policy. By holding up a simple vote for Ukraine, Mike Johnson is causing profound suffering and death in Ukraine, single-handily destabilizing Europe, and causing our allies to wonder where we have lost our way. There are many theories why Johnson is […]
Ole Rømer first demonstrated in 1676 that light does not travel instantaneously by studying the apparent motion of Jupiter’s moon Io. The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant that is exactly equal to 299,792,458 meters per second. It is exact because, by a 1983 international agreement, a meter […]