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@#3
For example of changing times...
Mel Blanc & The Sportsmen - Woody Woodpecker Song (1948)
www.youtube.com
Around 1:25 or so into that song, Mr Blanc sings ...
... I give all the ladies the bird...
Yeah, "give the bird" seemed to have a different meaning back then.
@#4
Also from the NYPost ...
Andrew Cuomo declares Trump will knock Zohran Mamdani on his tuchus' if he's elected NYC mayor
nypost.com
So, it seems that Mr Cuomo is saying that he will kiss the ring of Pres Trump, and that Mr Mamdani won't kiss that ring?
And, in NYC, that benefits Mr Cuomo... how?
OK, from what I have heard, China's economy has two distinct parts.
The internal economy, i.e., the people of China doing things liek spending money.
The external economy, i.e., other countries buying Chinese goods.
OK, with that distinction n mind, the internal economy looks to be having some significant difficulties.
China's Economy Has A Few Major Problems
www.yardeniquicktakes.com
... China's economy is struggling with excessive debt, deflation, excess capacity, and a rapidly aging population.
China continues to rely on exports to support economic growth. China has been increasingly accused of dumping its excess production in world markets. This is exacerbating trade frictions, especially with the US. ...
... China continues to rely on exports to support economic growth. ...
Yup.
So, why had the Vatican apparently been hiding evidence?
Vatican Apostolic Archive
en.wikipedia.org
... The Vatican Apostolic Archive (Latin: Archivum Apostolicum Vaticanum; Italian: Archivio Apostolico Vaticano), formerly known as the Vatican Secret Archive (Latin: Archivum Secretum Vaticanum; Italian: Archivio Segreto Vaticano),[2][3] is the central repository in the Vatican City of all acts promulgated by the Holy See.
The Pope, as the sovereign of Vatican City, owns the material held in the archive until his death or resignation, with ownership passing to his successor. The archive also contains state papers, correspondence, account books,[4] and many other documents that the church has accumulated over the centuries.
Pope Paul V separated the Secret Archive from the Vatican Library, where scholars had some very limited access, and the archive remained closed altogether to outsiders until the late 19th century, when Pope Leo XIII opened the archive to researchers, more than a thousand of whom now examine some of its documents each year.[5]
"Secret" name
The use of the word secret in the former title, "Vatican Secret Archive", does not denote the modern meaning of confidentiality. A fuller and perhaps better translation of the archive's former Latin name may be the "private Vatican Apostolic archive", indicating that its holdings are the pope's personal property, not those of any particular department of the Roman Curia or the Holy See. ...
@#17 ... sorry guys playing COD on X-Box makes you neither tactical nor fit. ...
They're probably looking for an easy way to get that $50k sign-up bonus.
US offers up to $50k bonus for would-be ICE deportation officers (August 1, 2025)
www.bbc.com
... US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is offering recruitment bonuses of up to $50,000 (37,700) and student loan help to "brave and heroic" Americans interested in helping with the Trump administration's deportation drive.
The agency is specifically hoping to recruit deportation officers, along with attorneys, criminal investigators, student visa adjudicators and other roles.
In total, ICE hopes to add 10,000 new personnel, doubling the agency's headcount as it ramps up deportations across the country. ...
@#4
Japan's new leader drums to relieve stress. She has many reasons to reach for her sticks
Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female prime minister
www.bbc.com
... Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan's Iron Lady.
It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan's first female prime minister.
She's a colourful figure on the right of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who talks tough on immigration and has some conservative views on women's equality.
A former government minister and TV host, and once a drummer in a heavy metal band, Takaichi will now face the challenge of leading not only a party struggling to regain voter trust after scandals and dealing with the burgeoning far right - but a country tackling a sluggish economy, low birth rates and rising geopolitical tensions.
Takaichi was born in Nara Prefecture in 1961. Her father was an office worker and her mother a police officer. Politics was far removed from her upbringing.
When she played in the band, she was famous for carrying many drum sticks because she would break them during intense performances. She remains a fan of heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden and Deep Purple and she still has an electric drum kit at home, she's told reporters.
Takaichi was also a scuba diver and a car enthusiast - her beloved Toyota Supra is now displayed in a Nara museum. ...
Takaichi saw Americans mixing up Japanese, Chinese and Korean language and cuisine, observing how Japan was often grouped together with China and South Korea.
"Unless Japan can defend itself, its fate will always be at the mercy of shallow US opinion," she concluded. ...
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