#luxembourg '92

[seat-safety-switch]

Whenever there's a crime in the town that has to deal with old Japanese cars, I'm the guy they call to solve it. My name is Detective Archibald Shitpope, and this is not one of those cases. Once in awhile, and I know it's hard to believe, something happens that's not about vintage Nipponese iron.

I was hand-washing my manual-swapped '92 Sera in the parking lot of the station when I heard a loud sigh from the next car over. It was my sometimes-lunch-buddy, sometimes-drinking-buddy Investigator Lionel Tout. He came from England, as part of a "detective transfer" that involved us finally getting rid of Detective Giorgio Mustang, who I genuinely hated. Dude would sit in the detective's bullpen and make idling-cammed-V8 noises the entire time he was thinking. I hope he enjoys Luxembourg and never wants to come back.

Tout, though, was a special case. His fixation? Trains. You've got three guesses what mode of transportation we don't have in our city. Hell, a few years back, the mayor then ordered the removal of the federal cargo train lines, convinced that A) he could sell the tracks for quick cash to a metal scrapper, and B) self-driving cars would soon deliver all of our stuff. Zero for two there, hoss, which is why he was literally crucified during an elementary-school Christmas play. That wasn't on the kids. It was the janitor trying to use it as a convenient way to dispose of a body. I got the call, because he had a 4Runner, but the responding officers figured it out real fast before I got there.

Tout came to town after that. Every day, he got a little more depressed that he wasn't able to solve crimes anymore. Back in Europe, he told me, he once solved a locked-room murder mystery. An heiress (or countess, I can't remember which) had lost her crown jewels and a man died to cover it up. Big deal in all the news, but Tout made the mistake of fixating too much on the train and not enough on the press. Solved the case, but his rival on the force got the promotion to Inspector First Class and the rest is history. Now he's here, drowning his sorrows in a mug full of rum shaped like Thomas the Tank Engine. And that gave me an idea.

That night, I phoned Tout at home. "Inspector," I tried to sound as much like a frightened old dispatch-desk lady as possible, "they've found a body at Uncle Steamy's Good-Time Hobby Emporium. You better get over there right away!"

The rest was all a detective's dream: a murder scene amongst a jealous swarm of model train hobbyists. Tons of passionate suspects, all with inconvenient alibis. A spiral of clues easily missed by lesser mortals. No security camera footage. And at the end of it, a perfect accusation and a tearful confession.

As he carried a perp (Jimmy One-Shoe, formerly arrested for foot crimes at the Payless) to the squad car, he noticed something sitting on the back seat. A little scale model of a Japanese Odakyu Limited Express "Romancecar."

Merry Christmas, Inspector. If the chief asks where I've been for the last two weeks, you tell him I was doing some detective shit, alright?

[materialsscienceandengineering]

With most donated clothes exported or thrown away, experts are calling for a shakeup of how we deal with the growing fashion waste issue. A first of its kind study, published in Nature Cities, analysed what happens to clothes and other textiles after consumers no longer want them in Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin, Geneva, Luxembourg, Manchester, Melbourne, Oslo and Toronto. Across most western cities from Melbourne to Manchester it found the same pattern of textile waste being exported, going to landfill or being dumped in the environment. Global textiles waste each year weighs 92 million tonnes and this could double by 2030. Charity shops handle a large amount of used clothes, but the study found because many are poor quality and there's little financial benefit to manage them locally, charities trade some valuable items and discard or export the rest.

Read more.

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Tableau des médailles des Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024

Pays- or - argent - bronze

-1 Chine 40- 27- 24 Total 91

-2 États-Unis 39-44-42 Total 125

-3 Japon -20-12-13 Total 45

-4 Australie 18-19-16 Total 53

-5 France 16-25-22 Total 63

-6 Pays-Bas 15-7-12 Total 34

-7 Royaume-Uni 14-22-29 Total 65

-8 Corée du Sud13-9-10 Total 32

-9 Italie 12-13-15 Total 40

-10 Allemagne12-13-8 Total 33

-11 Nouvelle-Zélande 10-7-3 Total 20

-12 Canada 9-7-11 Total 27

-13 Ouzbékistan 8-2- 3 Total 13

-14 Hongrie 6-7-6 Total 19

-15 Espagne 5-4-9 Total 18

-16 Suède 4-4-3 Total 11

-17 Kenya 4-2-5 Total 11

-18 Norvège 4-1-3 Total 8

-19 Irlande 4-0-3 Total 7

-20 Brésil 3-7-10 Total 20

-21 Iran -3-6-3 Total 12

-22 Ukraine 3-5-4 Total 12

-23 Roumanie 3-4-2 Total 9

-24 Géorgie 3-3-1 Total 7

-25 Belgique 3-1-6 Total 10

-26 Bulgarie 3-1-3 Total 7

-27 Serbie 3-1-1 Total 5

-28 République tchèque 3-0-2 Total 5

-29 Danemark 2-2-5 Total 9

-30 Azerbaïdjan 2-2-3 Total 7

-31 Croatie 2-2-3 Total 7

-32 Cuba 2-1-6 Total 9

-33 Bahreïn 2-1-1 Total 4

-34 Slovénie 2-1-0 Total 3

35 Taïwan 2-0-5 Total 7

-36 Autriche 2-0-3 Total 5

-37 Hong Kong 2-0-2 Total 4

-38 Philippines 2-0-2 Total 4

-39 Algérie 2-0-1 Total 3

-40 Indonésie 2-0-1 Total 3

-41 Israël 1-5-1 Total 7

-42 Pologne 1-4-5 Total 10

-43 Kazakhstan 1-3-3 Total 7

-44 Afrique du Sud 1-3-2 Total 6

-45 Jamaïque 1-3-2 Total 6

-46 Thaïlande 1-3-2 Total 6

-47 Éthiopie 1-3-0 Total 4

-48 Suisse 1-2-5 Total 8

-49 Équateur 1-2-2 Total 5

-50 Portugal 1-2-1 Total 4

-51 Grèce 1-1-6 Total 8

-52 Argentine 1-1-1 Total 3

-53 Égypte 1-1-1 Total 3

-54 Tunisie 1-1-1 Total 3

-55 Botswana 1-1-0 Total 2

-56 Chili 1-1-0 Total 2

-57 Ouganda 1-1-0 Total 2

58 Sainte-Lucie 1-1-0 Total 2

-59 République dominicaine 1-0-2 Total 3

-60 Guatemala 1-0-1 Total 2

-61 Maroc 1-0-1 Total 2

-62 Dominique 1-0-0 Total 1

-63 Pakistan 1-0-0 Total 1

-64 Turquie 0-3-5 Total 8

-65 Mexique 0-3-2 Total 5

-66 Arménie 0-3-1 Total 4

-67 Colombie 0-3-1 Total 4

-68 Corée du Nord 0-2-4 Total 6

-69 Kirghizistan 0-2-4 Total 6

-70 Lituanie 0-2-2 Total 4

-71 Inde 0-1-5 Total 6

-72 Moldavie 0-1-3 Total 4

-73 Kosovo 0-1-1 Total 2

-74 Chypre -0-1-0 Total 1

-75 Fidji -0-1-0 Total 1

-76 Jordanie -0-1-0 Total 1

-77 Mongolie -0-1-0 Total 1

-78 Panama -0-1-0 Total 1

-79 Tadjikistan 0-0-3 Total 3

-80 Albanie 0-0-2 Total 2

-81Grenade 0-0-2 Total 2

-82 Malaisie 0-0-2 Total 2

-83 Porto Rico 0-0-2 Total 2

-84 Athlètes olympiques réfugiés 0-0-1 Total 1

-85 Cap-Vert 0-0-1 Total 1

-86 Côte d'Ivoire 0-0-1 Total 1

-87 Pérou 0-0-1 Total 1

-88 Qatar 0-0-1 Total 1

-89 Singapour 0-0-1 Total 1

-90 Slovaquie 0-0-1 Total 1

-91 Zambie 0-0-1 Total 1

Les pays qui n'ont pas obtenus de médailles

92 Afghanistan

93 Andorre

94 Angola

95 Antigua-et-Barbuda

96 Arabie saoudite

97 Aruba

98 Bahamas

99 Bangladesh

100 Barbade

101 Belau

102 Belize

103 Bénin

104 Bermudes

105 Bhoutan

106 Birmanie

107 Bolivie

108 Bosnie-Herzégovine

109 Brunei

110 Burkina Faso

111 Burundi

112 Cambodge

113 Cameroun

114 Comores

115 Congo

116 Costa Rica

117 Djibouti

118 Émirats arabes unis

119 Érythrée

120 Estonie

121 Eswatini

122 Finlande

123 Gabon

124 Gambie

125 Ghana

126 Guam

127 Guinée

128 Guinée équatoriale

129 Guinée-Bissao

130 Guyana

131 Haïti

132 Honduras

133 Îles Caïmans

134 Îles Cook

135 Îles Marshall

136 Iles Salomon

137 îles Vierges américaines

138 Îles Vierges britanniques

139 Iraq

140 Islande

141Kiribati

142 Koweït

143 Laos

144 Lesotho

145 Lettonie

146 Liban

147 Liberia

148 Libye

149 Liechtenstein

150 Luxembourg

151 Macédoine du Nord

152 Madagascar

153 Malawi

154 Maldives

155 Mali

156 Malte

157 Maurice

158 Mauritanie

159 Micronésie

160 Monaco

161Monténégro

162 Mozambique

163 Namibie

164 Nauru

165 Népal

166 Nicaragua

167 Niger

168 Nigeria

169 Oman

170 Palestine

171 Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

172 Paraguay

173 République centrafricaine

174 République démocratique du Congo

175 Rwanda

176 Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès

177 Saint-Marin

178 Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines

179 Salvador

180 Samoa

181 Samoa américaines

182 Sao Tomé-et-Principe

183 Sénégal

184 Seychelles

185 Sierra Leone

186 Somalie

187 Soudan

188 Soudan du Sud

189 Sri Lanka

190 Suriname

191 Syrie

192 Tanzanie

193 Tchad

194 Timor oriental

195 Togo

196 Tonga

197 Trinité-et-Tobago

198 Turkménistan

199 Tuvalu

200 Uruguay

201Vanuatu

202 Venezuela

203 Vietnam

204 Yémen

205 Zimbabwe

[head-post]

Asia tackles new monkeypox strain escalation

Asian countries from China to Pakistan have stepped up surveillance of a mutated monkeypox virus that is spreading outside Central Africa, where the World Health Organisation declared a public health emergency this month.

A case in Sweden last week underlines the international threat posed by the so-called 1B strain, which has reportedly killed more than 500 people, mostly children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Across Asia, travellers arriving from countries affected by the virus are being asked to report symptoms and hospitals are stepping up surveillance for the disease.

Unlike the smallpox-causing virus, which spread worldwide in 2022, the new strain is more dangerous, with a mortality rate of more than 3 per cent. It is also possible that infected people can transmit the virus days before symptoms appear, making it more difficult to control the disease by identifying and isolating cases.

China is asking incoming travellers from affected countries and regions, those who have been in contact with smallpox patients, and those experiencing symptoms to report to customs officials upon entering the country, where they may be required to undergo testing, the statement said.

Health authorities in India have ordered increased vigilance at international airports and ports for passengers with smallpox symptoms, and have designated hospitals and laboratories to deal with potential patients, the Economic Times reported. Indonesia and Malaysia have also taken similar measures.

While smallpox is back in the spotlight, health officials are reporting cases probably caused by the milder strain 2b. A case of infection with strain 2b was confirmed in Pakistan on 13 August. The Philippine Department of Health said it had identified the first case of smallpox in the country since December in a 33-year-old man who had not travelled recently. The strain that caused the disease is not yet known.

A 2022 UK study found that more than half of mpox cases were spread by infected people who had not yet developed symptoms. Emerging evidence suggests that people incubating the disease can transmit the smallpox virus for up to four days before symptoms appear.

Luxembourg’s health minister said last Friday that the risk of the Luxembourg population contracting smallpox is “low.”

WHO recommends special measures to control monkeypox outbreak

The World Health Organisation is recommending special measures to control the outbreak of mpox, also known as monkeypox, in five African countries – the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

According to WHO recommendations, states should strengthen national health emergency response mechanisms, improve coordination of mpox control efforts, improve laboratory diagnosis of the disease, and identify contacts of mpox-infected people with others. In addition, WHO is calling for increased border surveillance to identify those who have become ill, vaccination and better public awareness of the disease and control measures.

The African Union Health Service declared a public health emergency on the continent due to the spread of monkeypox on 13 August. The disease has been detected in 17 African countries, totalling more than 38,000 infections and more than 1,400 deaths. The epicentre of the outbreak has been the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 92% of African cases have been reported.

Read more HERE

[baybaykus]

TÜRKİYE IQ SEVİYESİ ORTALAMASI 86.8 PUAN

🔺Dünya IQ sıralamasında 86.8 puan ile 198 ülke arasında 77. sıradayız.

🔺Bilime göre biz "donuk zekal��-sınır zeka" seviyesindeyiz.

Üstelik son birkaç yıldır da gittikçe düşüş yaşamaktayız.

Maalesef yaşadığımız toplumun IQ'su bilime göre "donuk zekalı" olduğunu gösteriyor.

Şöyle ki IQ''da;

• 0-24 puan aralığı zihinsel engelli

• 25-44 puan aralığı öğretilebilir zihinsel engelli

• 45-75 puan aralığı eğitilebilir zihinsel engelli

• 76-89 puan aralığı donuk zeka-sınır zeka (BİZ BURADAYIZ)

• 90-110 puan aralığı normal zeka

• 111-129 puan aralığı parlak zeka

• 130-160 puan aralığı üstün zeka

• 160 ve üstü puan aralığı dahilik olarak tespit edilmiş durumda.

👆Gördüğünüz gibi biz 86.8 ile "donuk zekalı-sınır zeka" aralığındayız. Bunun bir altındaki seviye aralığı ise "eğitilebilir zihinsel engelli" seviyesi.

Biz sıralamada 77. sıradayız.

Bizden daha altta yer alan ülkelerden çoğunluğu teşkil edenleri altta görebiliriz. 👇

77. Türkiye

78. Argentina

79. Sri Lanka

80. Mauritius

81. Turkmenistan

82. Montenegro

83. Trinidad and Tobago

84. Azerbaijan

85. Georgia

86. Turks and Caicos Islands

87. Paraguay

88. Fiji

89. Solomon Islands

90. Samoa

91. Kiribati

92. Micronesia

93. Tonga

94. Marshall Islands

95. Cook Islands

Az daha Amazon yerlileriyle karşılaşacağız diye çok korktum!(!)

🔺Bizim üstümüzde ise 1990'lı yıllarda yerle bir edilen Irak, 1965 yılında taş üstünde taş bırakılmayan Vietnam vb. ülkeler bulunuyor. Bu ülkelerin ilerleme yolundaki çabaları takdire şayan olduğunu görüyoruz.👇

58. Moldova

59. Serbia

60. Vietnam

61. Iraq

62. Uzbekistan

63. Kazakhstan

64. Thailand

65. Armenia

66. Bosnia and Herzegovina

67. Costa Rica

68. Bhutant

69. Chile

70. Mexico

71. Tajikistan

72. Uruguay

73. Malaysia

74. Brunei

75. Bahamas

76. Romania

77. Türkiye

🔺En zeki ülkelerin ise bilim, eğitim, ekonomi gibi konularda gelişmiş ülkeler oldukları görülmektedir.👇

1. Japan IQ 106.48

2. Taiwan IQ 106.47

3. Singapore IQ105.89

4. Hong Kong IQ105.37

5. China IQ 104.1

6. South Korea IQ102.35

7. Belarus IQ 101.60

8. Finland IQ 101.21

9. Liechtenstein IQ 101.07

10. Germany IQ 100.74

11. Netherlands IQ 100.74

12. Estonia IQ 100.72

13. Luxembourg IQ 99.87

14. Macau IQ 99.82

15. Cambodia IQ 99.75

16. Canada IQ 99.52

17. Australia IQ 99.24

18. Hungary IQ 99.241

19. Switzerland IQ 99.24

20. United Kingdom IQ 99.12

🔺Ayrıca;

Eğitim seviyesi ve kalitesine göre en başarılı ülke sıralaması da aşağıda bulunmaktadır.👇

1 United States

2 United Kingdom

3 Germany

4 Canada

5 France

6 Switzerland

7 Japan

8 Australia

9 Sweden

10 Netherlands

11 New Zealand

12 Denmark

13 Norway

14 Italy

15 Finland

16 Austria

17 Spain

18 Belgium

19 South Korea

Bu sıralamayı IQ'su en yüksek ülkeler sıralamasıyla karşılaştırdığımızda "paralellik" görüyoruz.

🔺Demek ki; EĞİTİM KALİTESİ IQ'yu önemli ölçüde etkiliyor.

Böylece bizim eğitimdeki kalitesizliğimizi görünce; "Bizim onlardan neyimiz eksik?" sorusunun cevabını da almış bulunuyoruz.

Yine OECD verilerine göre ülkemiz nüfusunun ~%40'ı okuma/yazma, okuduğunu anlama, basit matematik/sayı bilgisi, basit problem çözme gibi temel yeteneklere sahip olmadığını ve, Avrupa Obezite Kongresi'nin raporuna göre de;

🔺Obezitede Avrupa ülkeleri arasında ülkemizin ilk sırada bulunduğunu, Türkiye'de her 3 yetişkinden 2'si fazla kilolu olduğunu ve şişmanlık faktörünün zekayı düşürdüğü gibi daha pek çok hastalığa davetiye çıkardığını öğrenmiş bulunuyoruz.

Tüm bunların ışığında;

"Benim IQ seviyem YÜKSEK diye kimse sevinmesin, etrafımızdakilerin düşük IQ'lu olması ve toplumsal şartlar kaç yaşında olursa olsun kişilerin zeka seviyesini de düşürüyor.

🔺🔺ÇÖZÜM:

📌Yaşımız kaç olursa olsun, Beyin kendini sürekli yeniden biçimlendirme ve geliştirme konusunda inanılmaz bir yetiye sahiptir. Bu nedenle beyni geliştirmek için etrafımızdaki insanlara öğreteceklerimizden çok yanımızdakilerden öğreneceklerimiz olmalıdır.

"İnsan, en çok vakit geçirdiği 5 kişinin ortalamasıdır." Jim Rohn sözü doğrudur.

Bu cümle kişinin IQ gelişimini çevresel faktörlere dayalı olarak artı veya eksi yönde belirleyen önemli bir cümledir ve insanlar kendilerini geliştirecek olanlarla beraber olmalıdır.

Ayrıca Aşağıdaki Yollarla Beyin Gücünü Geliştirmek Mümkündür.

🧠Sürekli yeni yeni hobi edinme,

🧠Yabancı Dil ve yeni bilgiler öğrenerek beyni zorlamak.

🧠 Sürekli kitap okumak.

🧠Öğrendiklerimizi tekrar etmek.

🧠Zamanımızı iyi yönetmek ve programlı hareket etmek.

🧠Kaliteli uyku uyumak.

🧠Sorgulayan, düşünen ve eleştiren zihniyet sahibi olmak.

🧠Kitabı veya gazeteyi tersten (Baş Aşağı Okumaya) çalışmak.

(Bu konuda British Columbia Üniversitesi’nde bir araştırma yapılmıştır ve bu tekniğin göz hareketlerini iyileştirmeye yardımcı olduğunu ve okuma hızını artırdığını göstermiştir.)

🧠Sağlıklı beslenmek.

🧠Zihinden hesap yapmak.

🧠Sanat ve Müzikle uğraşmak ve müzik dinlemek.

🧠İki Eli birden kullanmaya çalışmak.

🧠Spor Yapmak.

🧠Doğru Nefes Alma tekniğini öğrenmek ve uygulamak.

🧠Hazırladığınız programa uymak, ertelememek.

🧠İnsanlara yardım etmek.

🧠Bir amaç edinmek.

🧠Doğada yaşamaya çalışmak. Yeşil ve maviyle İç İçe Olmak.

Hayatta başarılı olmak için zeka önemlidir, duygusal zekaya sahip olmak ise başkalarıyla iyi ilişkiler kurmanın, hedeflerinize ulaşmanın, empati kurmanın anahtarıdır.

Ayrıca, balık (somon, uskumru, sardalya vb) ve omega-3 yağ asitleri açısından zengin diğer besinler beyne çok faydalı ve bilişsel becerilerin gelişimi için önemlidir ve çocukluktan itibaren bu besinlerin alınması ve en önemlisi yeterli su içilmesi Beynin sağlıklı olması açısından gereklidir.

🔺Bir uyarı da gençlere gelsin o zaman;

Sevgili gençler, normal ve üst IQ nun insan yaşamına olan etkisini öğrendiğimize göre, evlenmeyi düşüneceğiniz eş adayınızın fiziksel ve kişilik özellikleri yanında, IQ seviyesinin de normal ve üst seviyede olması gelecek nesiller açısından son derece önemlidir, eş seçimlerinizde dikkatli olunuz.

🔺Doğuştan getirdiklerimizin üzerine kaliteli eğitimi koyarak, IQ seviyesi yüksek toplum olabiliriz.

Bu hiç de zor değil, ancak ve ancak bilim insanlarını iş başına getirerek bunu başarabiliriz...

Rabia GÜRER GÜRKAN

Eğitimci

Kaynaklar:

1.Emotional Intelligence Developing Strong “People Skills”.

2.OECD Verileri,

3.Avrupa Obezite Raporu,

4.Webtekno.

Toplumumuz ve Eğitim Kurumlarımızdaki Eğitim ve Öğretim Sistem ve Seviyesi ile Yönetici, Öğretmen-Eğitimci- Öğrenci, Veli ilişkileri hakkında inanıyorum mutlaka beyinlerimizde soru işaretleri oluşmuştur.

🔺🔺Düşünmek yeni eylem yeni ürün, yeni sistemlerin ilk adımıdır.

Haydi Düşünmeye, Düşünmek var olmaktır.

Aristo, “varım o halde Düşünüyorum” derken, Descartes” Düşünüyorum öyle ise varım” der.

[swradiogram]

Shortwave Radiogram, 10-13 February 2023: Digital modes that reach all 92 of Jupiter’s moons

As I type this, it's warm (65F/18C) here in northern Virginia. The cold weather will return, and it would be nice to see some snow before winter is over. The spring-like weather is a reminder that seasonal changes to propagation are also in store. And add to that recent solar activity. Tune in to see how shortwave reception is affected. A video of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 290)  is provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany. Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 291, 10-13 February 2023, in MFSK modes as noted:   1:38  MFSK32: Program preview   2:42  MFSK32: Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92   5:58  MFSK64: Gadget industry opposes 'right to repair' efforts 12:05  MFSK64: This week's images 28:02  MFSK32: Closing announcements * with image(s) Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net And visit http://swradiogram.net Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results) Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304 Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule

| UTC Day  | UTC Time      | Frequency        | Transmitter       | |----------|---------------|------------------|-------------------| | Friday   | 0030-0100 UTC | 9265 kHz         | WINB Pennsylvania | | Friday   | 0530-0600 UTC | 7780 kHz         | WRMI Florida      | | Friday   | 1300-1330 UTC | 15770 kHz        | WRMI Florida      | | Friday   | 1500-1530 UTC | 15755 kHz DRM    | WINB Pennsylvania | | Saturday | 0330-0400 UTC | 9265 kHz         | WINB Pennsylvania | | Saturday | 2300-2330 UTC | 7570 kHz         | WRMI Florida      | | Monday   | 0800-0830 UTC | 5850 kHz         | WRMI Florida      |

The Mighty KBC has expanded its transmission schedule. Times are UTC, frequencies are kHz, all from WRMI Florida: Sunday 0000-0100: Dave Mason 9455 Sunday 0100-0200: Eric van Willegen 9455 Sunday 0200-0300: Eric van Willegen 5850 Sunday 2200-2300: Dave Mason 5950 Sunday 2300-2400: Eric van Willegen 5950 Wednesday 1600-1700: Eric van Willegen 15770 Friday 1100-1200: Eric van Willegen 15770 Saturday 0200-0300: Dave Mason 5850 Saturday 0800-0900: Eric van Willegen 7780 A minute of MFSK64 is at about 30 minutes past the hour on at least some of the Eric van Willigen programs.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. “This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK-64 text and image near the end of the broadcast.  It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas). Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com   www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/    @ThisIsAMusicSho   https://thisisamusicshow.com Pop Shop Radio from British Columbia, Canada, includes "a whole variety of pop music, such as records from the 1960s and 1970s that were played on Top-40 radio stations not only in North America but also on offshore radio and stations like Radio Luxembourg." The programs now include some MFSK text and an image. Website: popshopradio.ca. Twitter: @popshopradio1  Email: radiopopshop@gmail.com.

Merkouris in Greece received these images 3 February 2023, 0030-0100  UTC, 9265 kHz from WINB Pennsylvania ...

[northsentinelmapper]

Nations by Export of Mobile Phones in Billion US$ in 2023 📱💵

Source = World’s Top Exports

01. China 🇨🇳 = 136.92 Billion US$

02. Vietnam 🇻🇳 = 31.93 Billion US$

03. India 🇮🇳 = 14.27 Billion US$

04. Czech Republic 🇨🇿 = 10.83 Billion US$

05. United States 🇺🇸 = 9.21 Billion US$

06. Singapore 🇸🇬 = 5.44 Billion US$

07. Slovakia 🇸🇰 = 4.01 Billion US$

08. Netherlands 🇳🇱 = 3.84 Billion US$

09. Austria 🇦🇹 = 3.75 Billion US$

10. Germany 🇩🇪 = 3.47 Billion US$

11. Italy 🇮🇹 = 3.20 Billion US$

12. South Korea 🇰🇷 = 3.02 Billion US$

13. Sweden 🇸🇪 = 2.01 Billion US$

14. United Kingdom 🇬🇧 = 1.48 Billion US$

15. Hungary 🇭🇺 = 1.35 Billion US$

16. Belgium 🇧🇪 = 1.06 Billion US$

17. United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 = 1.04 Billion US$

18. Spain 🇪🇸 = 785.21 Million US$

19. Thailand 🇹🇭 = 702.55 Million US$

20. France 🇫🇷 = 626.81 Million US$

21. Australia 🇦🇺 = 596.82 Million US$

22. Armenia 🇦🇲 = 492.06 Million US$

23. Lithuania 🇱🇹 = 425.03 Million US$

24. Malaysia 🇲🇾 = 337.39 Million US$

25. Indonesia 🇮🇩 = 311.76 Million US$

26. Estonia 🇪🇪 = 304.31 Million US$

27. Latvia 🇱🇻 = 303.53 Million US$

28. Canada 🇨🇦 = 297.22 Million US$

29. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 = 287.59 Million US$

30. Greece 🇬🇷 = 207.33 Million US$

31. Mexico 🇲🇽 = 207.30 Million US$

32. Romania 🇷🇴 = 196.74 Million US$

33. Morocco 🇲🇦 = 192. 17 Million US$

34. Denmark 🇩🇰 = 188.52 Million US$

35. Taiwan 🇹🇼 = 161.39 Million US$

36. Bulgaria 🇧🇬 = 159.62 Million US$

37. Slovenia 🇸🇮 = 139.78 Million US$

38. Finland 🇫🇮 = 125.03 Million US$

39. South Africa 🇿🇦 = 85.93 Million US$

40. Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 = 83.58 Million US$

41. Japan 🇯🇵 = 80.45 Million US$

42. Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 = 78.56 Million US$

43. Norway 🇳🇴 = 77.44 Million US$

44. Switzerland 🇨🇭 = 76.53 Million US$

45. Panama 🇵🇦 = 72.71 Million US$

46. Ireland 🇮🇪 = 67.38 Million US$

47. Portugal 🇵🇹 = 49.86 Million US$

48. Croatia 🇭🇷 = 43.48 Million US$

49. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 = 36.88 Million US$

50. Serbia 🇷🇸 = 18.87 Million US$

51. Turkey 🇹🇷 = 17.55 Million US$

52. Cyprus 🇨🇾 = 16.43 Million US$

53. Brazil 🇧🇷 = 10.77 Million US$

54. Tunisia 🇹🇳 = 7.94 Million US$

55. Chile 🇨🇱 = 5.84 Million US$

56. Russia 🇷🇺 = 5.08 Million US$

57. Costa Rica 🇨🇷 = 3.80 Million US$

58. Qatar 🇶🇦 = 3.43 Million US$

59. Colombia 🇨🇴 = 3.40 Million US$

60. Mauritius 🇲🇺 = 2.67 Million US$

61. Malta 🇲🇹 = 2.23 Million US$

62. El Salvador 🇸🇻 = 2.21 Million US$

63. New Zealand 🇳🇿 = 2.07 Million US$

64. Iceland 🇮🇸 = 2.06 Million US$

65. Paraguay 🇵🇾 = 1.71 Million US$

66. Guatemala 🇬🇹 = 1.20 Million US$

67. North Korea 🇰🇵 = 1.14 Million US$

68. Kuwait 🇰🇼 = 1.03 Million US$

69. Ukraine 🇺🇦 = 988,000 US$

70. Peru 🇵🇪 = 938,000 US$

71. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 = 851,000 US$

72. North Macedonia 🇲🇰 = 753,000 US$

73. Jordan 🇯🇴 = 750,000 US$

74. Kenya 🇰🇪 = 749,000 US$

75. Cameroon 🇨🇲 = 653,000 US$

76. Algeria 🇩🇿 = 446,000 US$

77. Bosnia-Herzegovina 🇧🇦 = 444,000 US$

78. Ecuador 🇪🇨 = 409,000 US$

79. Namibia 🇳🇦 = 396,000 US$

80. Uruguay 🇺🇾 = 330,000 US$

81. Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 = 298,000 US$

82. Honduras 🇭🇳 = 259,000 US$

83. Botswana 🇧🇼 = 258,000 US$

84. Jamaica 🇯🇲 = 243,000 US$

85. Andorra 🇦🇩 = 240,000 US$

86. Montenegro 🇲🇪 = 223,000 US$

87. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 = 212,000 US$

88. Senegal 🇸🇳 = 207,000 US$

89. Nicaragua 🇳🇮 = 178,000 US$

90. Bahrain 🇧🇭 = 166,000 US$

91. Israel 🇮🇱 = 144,000 US$

92. Tanzania 🇹🇿 = 133,000 US$

93. Guinea 🇬🇳 = 132,000 US$

94. Mongolia 🇲🇳 = 103,000 US$

95. Pakistan 🇵🇰 = 86,000 US$

[nsfwmiamiart]

Read this: Part 5 (04/10/2024) When I’m bored at home, I ask ChatGPT the following types of questions:

Question:

What are the approximate national debts of each of the 27 European Union member countries as of 2024? Please provide the figures for each country individually.

ChatGPT Answer:

The approximate total government debt of the 27 EU countries is about €15.5 trillion as of 2024. This figure represents roughly 92% of the total GDP of the EU. Notably, Greece has the highest debt-to-GDP ratio at around 164.3%, followed by Italy at 144.3% and Portugal at 113.4% ​(European Commission)​ (Global Econ Data).

If you want to dive deeper into the specifics of each country's debt or other related statistics, resources like Eurostat or the European Central Bank would provide detailed insights. For ongoing updates and figures, you can also check platforms that track economic indicators regularly.

Here are the approximate national debts for each of the 27 EU member countries as of 2024:

Austria: €392 billion

Belgium: €616 billion

Bulgaria: €37 billion

Croatia: €67 billion

Cyprus: €28 billion

Czech Republic: €51 billion

Denmark: €105 billion

Estonia: €15 billion

Finland: €79 billion

France: €3.12 trillion

Germany: €2.53 trillion

Greece: €469 billion

Hungary: €52 billion

Ireland: €400 billion

Italy: €3.28 trillion

Latvia: €13 billion

Lithuania: €23 billion

Luxembourg: €10 billion

Malta: €10 billion

Netherlands: €482 billion

Poland: €382 billion

Portugal: €289 billion

Romania: €141 billion

Slovakia: €67 billion

Slovenia: €38 billion

Spain: €1.54 trillion

Sweden: €1.18 trillion

The total combined national debt for these countries is approximately €15.38 trillion​ (Wikipedia).

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Nations Of The World Retro: 1914

Round One Matches

1. Colombia vs British Honduras

2. Nicaragua vs South Orkney Islands

3. Amoy vs Togoland

4. Italian Somaliland vs Luxembourg

5. Chongqing vs French Indochina

6. Emirate of Afghanistan vs Persia

7. Uruguay vs South Shetland Islands

8. Khiva vs Union Islands

9. Federated Malay Islands vs Réunion

10. Bahama Islands vs New Zealand

11. Ottoman Empire vs Spain

12. Suzhou vs Monaco

13. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland vs Straits Settlements

14. Kingdom of Italy vs French Madagascar

15. Portuguese East Africa vs Panama Canal Territory

16. Saint Barthélemy vs Netherlands

17. Guernsey vs Alaska

18. Bechuanaland vs Barbados

19. Ethiopia vs Curaçao and Dependencies

20. Midway Atoll vs Brunei

21. Saint Martin vs German East Africa

22. Amoy vs Sverdrup Islands

23. Sulu vs Northern Rhodesia

24. Serbia vs Panama

25. German Kiautschou vs Norway

26. British Guiana vs Sikkim

27. Falkland Islands vs Argentina

28. Ha'il vs Mexico

29. French Guiana vs British East Africa

30. Switzerland vs Seychelles

31. Italian Tripolitania vs Quita Sueño Bank

32. Italian Cyrenaica vs American Samoa

33. North Borneo vs Portuguese Guinea

34. Portuguese India vs British Jamaica

35. Portuguese Sao Tomé and Principe vs Kwantung

36. Jiujiang vs Zanzibar

37. Karafuto vs Costa Rica

38. France vs Hawaii

39. Jarvis Island vs British Winward Islands

40. Terengganu vs Surinam

41. British Trinidad and Tobago vs Belgium

42. Newfoundland vs Ubangi-Shari

43. Palmyra Atoll vs Romania

44. Fernando Poo vs Portuguese Macau

45. Sierra Leone vs Wallis and Futuna

46. British Mauritius vs French Tunisia

47. India vs Spanish Sahara

48. Tristan da Cunha vs Navassa Island

49. Siam vs Tientsin

50. Guadaloupe vs Bulgaria 51. Wake Island vs Maldive Islands

52. Johor vs Isla de la Pasión

53. Sarawak vs French Morocco

54. Norfolk Island vs Hankou

55. Swan Islands vs German Empire

56. Johnston Atoll vs Saint Pierre and Miquelon

57. Egypt vs Baker Island

58. Trucial States vs Paraguay

59. Hangzhou vs Isle of Man

60. Victoria Land vs Emirate of Nejd and Hasa

61. French Oceania vs French India

62. Territory of New Guinea vs Mbundaland 63. Spanish North Africa vs Nigeria

64. Uganda vs Phillipine Islands

65. Basutoland vs Tibet

66. Elobey, Annobón, and Corsico vs Nepal

67. San Marino vs Andorra

68. Kongo vs Howland Island

69. Canada vs Muscat and Oman

70. Martinique vs Rhodesia

71. Bolivia vs Russian Empire

72. Ascension Island vs Dutch East Indies

73. China vs Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá

74. Graham Land vs Serranilla Bank

75. French Equatorial Guinea vs Liechtenstein 76. Portuguese West Africa vs Australia

77. Kingdom of Montenegro vs Weihai

78. Honduras vs Papua

79. Perlis vs Haiti

80. Bhutan vs Iceland

81. Middlebrook Island vs Greenland

82. Guam vs Setul Mambang Segara

83. Denmark vs Bahrain

84. Serrana Bank vs Gold Coast

85. Italian Eritrea vs Taiwan

86. French West Africa vs British Hong Kong 87. Gibraltar vs French Algeria

88. United States vs Bermuda

89. Puerto Rico vs Finland

90. Kamerun vs Kelantan

91. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan vs French Somaliland

92. Shanghai vs Suez Canal Zone

93. Shasi vs Sultanate of Aussa

94. Bouvet Island vs Empire of Japan

95. Portuguese Cape Verde vs Zhenjiang

96. Spanish Morocco vs Kingman Reef

97. Venezuela vs Principality of Albania

98. Aden vs Portugal

99. Darfur vs German Samoa

100. Belgian Congo vs Malta

101. Heard Island and McDonald Islands vs Ecuador

102. Swaziland vs Kuwait

103. Bukhara vs Gambia

104. Cuba vs Corn Islands

105. British Somaliland vs German South-West Africa

106. Kedah vs Portuguese Timor

107. Liberia vs New Caledonia

108. Danish West Indies vs Peru

109. Northern Nigeria vs Saint Helena

110. South Africa vs Bajo Nuevo Bank

111. British Leeward Islands vs Roncador Bank 112. Sweden vs British Western Pacific Territories

113. Kingdom of Greece vs Mongolia

114. Brazil vs Chile

115. Austria-Hungary vs British Hong Kong

116. Uryankhay vs Rio Muni vs British Cyprus

[beautifulscreaminglady]

This message will reach people who may need to hear it and others who will not quite understand it, but please pass the message on without comment because I think it is important to reach the people it needs to reach.

The message is this:

Please do not set yourself on fire.

If you're thinking that you don't want to live in a world where so much violence goes on unchecked, try flipping your thinking: you don't want to die in a world where so much violence goes on unchecked, so you're going to live a long life and do what you can to end that unchecked violence.

There are ways to protest and ways to demonstrate and ways to help without self harming. The cause has too many martyrs already - many of whom did not have a choice in their deaths.

An anti war demonstration is not the place to put your suicide plan into motion.

And finally, I think the kind of narrow thinking that causes a person to throw up their hands and cry woah is me from their safe community in the USA, spits in the face of Palestinians who are refusing to give up hope and getting up and literally fighting for their lives everyday.

If you're feeling like setting yourself on fire is the only option, call these numbers:

Worldwide free crisis textline: 741-741

USA: 988

Australia: 13-11-14

Austria: 01-713-3374

Argentina suicide hotline: 800 555 5522 or 54-0223-493-0430

Belgium suicide hotlines: 0800-32-123 or 206

Brazil suicide hotlines: +55 51 211 2888 or 0800 5555 5522

Canada suicide hotlines: (514) 723 4000 or 1-877-435-7170

China suicide/crisis hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 852-2383-0000

Columbia suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

Costa Rica suicide/crisis hotlines: 00 800 5555 5522 or 506-253-5439

Denmark crisis lines: 70 201 201

Finland suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

France suicide hotline: 01-45-39-4000

Germany suicide hotlines: 0800 1110 111 or 0800 1110 222

Hong Kong suicide hotline: 800 555 5522

Hungary suicide hotline: 800 555 5522

India suicide hotlines: 000 800 1006 614 or 92-22-307-3451

Ireland suicide hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 44-0-8457-90-90-90

Israel suicide hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 1201

Italy suicide hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 06-705-4444

Japan suicide hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 3-5286-9090

Latvia suicide hotlines: 6722-2922 or 2772-2292

Luxembourg suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

Malaysia suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

Mexico suicide hotlines: 001 800 514 3716 or 525-510-2550

Netherlands suicide hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 0900-0767

New Zealand suicide hotlines: 800 5555 5522 or 4-473-9739

Norway suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

Portugal suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

Philippines suicide hotline: 800 5555 5522

Russia suicide hotlines: 810 800 2643 1012 or 8-20-222-82-10

Singapore: 800 5555 5522

South Africa: 800 5555 5522

South Korea: 800 5555 5522

Spain: 800 5555 5522

Sweden: 800 5555 5522

Switzerland: 800 5555 5522

Taiwan: 800 5555 5522

Thailand: 800 5555 5522

Poland suicide hotline: 52-70-000

Ukraine suicide hotline: 0458-327715

Botswana suicide hotline: 3911270

Greece suicide hotline: (0) 30 210 34 17 164

[earaercircular]

Zara launches its second-hand service in Spain: what does it consist of?

Inditex's flagship brand launches a platform for the sale, repair and donation of used presses

Until recently, second-hand clothing was the stuff of flea markets or specialty stores.[1] But this type of service is spreading among the giants of textile distribution in a context in which the EU finalizes greater requirements for sustainability and circularity.[2] One of the companies is Zara, the flagship brand of the Inditex group, which this Tuesday 12-12 launched Zara Pre-Owned,[3] a platform for buying and selling used clothing, repairing and donating clothing that is beginning to operate in 14 new European markets, including Spain.

This service has been operational in the United Kingdom for a year and in France since last September. As the company explained last week in a statement, “it is part of Inditex's sustainability commitments for the coming years”. Now, the platform opens in Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Portugal. With this, “Inditex advances its objective of implementing circularity services in its key markets during 2025.” But what exactly does it consist of?

How to buy or sell?

It is an online service. It is available in the main menu of Zara.com, along with the Women, Men, Children and Beauty categories. The transaction is always between clients and garments from any collection can be offered. The sales space is organised by product categories and includes detailed information on each item, including original garment data and images provided by the seller.

How is the transaction carried out?

The seller sets the price and, when the buyer makes the purchase, the amount is frozen. The seller then receives a label to add to the product, which is picked up at his or her home by a Zara logistics provider and delivered to the buyer. At that moment, the platform releases the payment to the seller and the operation is completed. Transportation costs are the responsibility of the buyer.

Where is clothing repaired?

A service is also offered that allows you to request the repair of used Zara clothing from any season. “The repair options offered range from replacing buttons and zippers to repairing seams,” the company explains. The customer can complete the procedure entirely online or in any physical Zara store. The arrangement is carried out by local suppliers.

What can be donated?

The origin of the clothes can be from Zara or from any other brand. Customers can request home collection of used clothing to be donated to non-profit entities, that classify them for reuse or recycling, depending on their condition. This service works both in store and with home collection (in the latter case it costs 1.95 euros).

Why are these services extended among companies?

There are various platforms for selling second-hand clothing and now large distribution companies such as Zara, H&M or Mango have carved out a niche for themselves in this area. The European textile sector is in the midst of a profound transformation of its activity. The EU is promoting a regulatory package that requires the industry to take responsibility for the waste it generates.[4] Thus, common EU rules on extended producer responsibility will make it easier for Member States to implement the requirement to selectively collect textile products from 2025, among other measures that affect the sustainability of fabrics, for example. The fashion industry is the fourth with the most negative impact on the environment in Europe, according to Brussels, and the third with the highest use of water.

Circularity has become the great hope of the sector, which produces 100 billion garments in the world. According to the latest Pulse of the Fashion Industry report prepared by the Global Fashion Agenda[5], around 92 million tons of textiles end up cluttering landfills, while recycling barely accounts for 13% of the total.[6]

Source

Cristina Galindo: Zara lanza su servicio de segunda mano en España: ¿en qué consiste?, in: El País, 12-12-2023, https://elpais.com/economia/2023-12-12/zara-lanza-su-servicio-de-segunda-mano-en-espana-en-que-consiste.html

[1] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/733533789759913984/countering-the-material-battle?source=share & https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/726522291819773952/used-clothing-summer?source=share

[2] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/676457111952179200/fashion-brands-are-launching-buy-back-programs-in?source=share

[3] https://www.zara.com/es/en/preowned-about-mkt5795.html?v1=2317174

[4] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/735974199093559296/unsold-clothing-may-no-longer-be-destroyed-in?source=share & https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/709413502953095168/europes-capacity-for-textile-recycling-mapped?source=share

[5] https://globalfashionagenda.org/resource/the-gfa-monitor/

[6] Read also: https://www.tumblr.com/earaercircular/735233344065978368/black-friday-textile-waste-and-considerations-for?source=share

[abwwia]

Amanda Sidvall, Self-Portrait, 1871

Amanda Carolina Vilhelmina Sidwall (25 July 1844 – 11 January 1892) was a Swedish painter and illustrator. She studied in Paris in the 1870s and had works exhibited at the Salon in the early 1880s.

Sidwall was born in Stockholm on 25 July 1844, the daughter of tanner and his wife Frederica Christina. Together with her sister Mathilda, she first studied ornamental and figure drawing in 1860 at the Arts and Crafts School in Stockholm.

She was among the first group of students to study at the women's department of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts when it opened in 1864. Together with fellow-student Anna Nordgren, she then continued her studies at the Académie Julian in Paris (1874–77), developing a much freer style, as can be seen in her portrait of Mina Carlson-Bredberg.

She remained in Paris for several years, receiving good reviews and exhibiting at the Musée du Luxembourg, where she sold two works, including Lecture intéressante showing a girl reading to an old man. She also had several paintings accepted at the Salon in 1880 and 1882. Although she did not receive any awards, she was able to sell several works both privately and to the State.

In 1883, she returned to Stockholm as an established artist. She opened her own studio where she also made a living teaching students.

Both she and her mother died of influenza in the winter of 1891–92. Amanda Sidwall died on 11 January 1892. Via Wikipedia

[lgaretio]

El impacto de la Inteligencia Artificial en el aprendizaje, la enseñanza y la educación

Tuomi, I. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Learning, Teaching, and Education. Policies for the future, Eds. Cabrera, M., Vuorikari, R & Punie, Y., EUR 29442 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg,2018, ISBN 978-92-79-97257-7, doi:10.2760/12297, JRC113226.

[rubyflowerpetals]

Luxembourg trip 21/07/23-31/07/23

I went to visit Chloé in Luxembourg and my time there was so lovely! I met her family, two of her friends and Arabella (my love). I have promised her mom and Chloé herself that I will come back, so I guess my fate is sealed.

day 1 - travel

On the first day we didn't do anything too active. Chloé picked me up in Maastricht and it was surprisingly normal to see her driving a car! Then we had a two hour drive to Hellange, where I met her dad and Arabella. We had to go outside to the garden so she wouldn't be too scared of me. I think it went well! Her parents went out to a restaurant so we had some pasta for dinner and just had a chill evening. I didn't sleep too well, but that was expected, I don't usually sleep well with other people in the room. It was kind of awkward at the start simply because we just didn't have a lot to talk about, but that's alright.

day 2 - Barbie

On day two we went to see Barbie! It was such a good movie and even though we sat right at the back, it was still a very enjoyable cinema experience! It was lovely to watch a movie with all the seats filled, because it created a very nice atmosphere. After the movie we walked around a bit, we went to Auchen and looked at their book section and then we went to have dinner. I had been feeling a little bit nauseous for the past couple of days and it wasn't too nice, but I dealt with it. We had to take public transport to get to the city and it was good! Their trams look quite similar to the new trams in Riga. Before the movie, we went through her old school's campus and a park. It was really nice

day 3 - mini golf

The weather started to get worse (and then never became truly better afterwards), but we went out to a park. We bought a baguette and some hummus for lunch and then played some mini golf. I finally started to feel more comfortable and less on edge! Chloé won with 92 points against my 107 points, but we had a very wonderful game. She still scored the highest with 17 points for one hole (or whatever the language for golfing is). There were also Dutch scouts there which was a bit jarring, but no bother. After mini golf, we sat on a bench for an hour from which we saw a lady walking an animal. But for the life of us, we couldn't tell what sort of animal it was. We asked Chloé's mom at dinner and it turns out it's just an old dog... It didn't Really look like a dog, but whatever. Our guesses were a pig or a rabbit, but also neither really worked. In the evening, we watched Juno and it is still such a good movie!!

day 4 - animal park

After walking the dog and going to see the neighbours' cat like every morning, we went to an animal park. It was clearly made for children, but it was still a very cool place. Chloé told me about a lot of her childhood memories which was lovely. I became obsessed with truth or dare questions after the previous day of sitting on the bench and going through a randomiser. I felt very annoying, but in a nice way. The park was nice and Chloé bought me some ice cream too! It was a shame that she didn't feel too good that day. In the evening, Trine asked me how the "gaycation" was going... it was going great!

day 5 - chill day at home

Chloé needed one day to rest so we stayed home mostly. We walked Arabella, baked some peach cobbler and sat on our computers for most of it. It was a succesful day.

day 6 - Luxembourg city

On the sixth day we went back to the city, but it was a wednesday, so it wasn't as crowded as when we went before Barbie on saturday. Chloé took on the role of a tour guide and did a great job! It's such a pretty city. We walked through the upper city first and there were a lot of pretty buildings and stuff and then we also went to the lower city. That was also beautiful (the first picture is from there). We went to see an amazing bridge. We saw two blue herons (Chloé's favourite birds) and I stole a little lavender flower which smelled absolutely wonderful! We had also gotten boba and mine tasted vaguely like soap, but I didn't mind. We also went to an art exposition about queer joy and it was so cool! I have a bunch of pictures on instagram from that day.

day 7 - museum and friends

On day seven we went to the city center by train where we met up with two of Chloé's friends (Emma and Sophie) to go to an art museum. It had an exhibition from a Luxembourgish artist and it all looked really cool! We went through the rest of the museum too and it wasn't too great, but also there were some cool things. Her friends were really nice and they tried talking to me, which was sweet of them. But for some reason I just got compeltely covered with fear and anxiety and my brain was completely empty, no words or thoughts were forming so I couldn't think of anything to say. Even when I did think of something, I couldn't find a good spot to say it in because I didn't want to interrupt anyone. And then at a certain point I had been silent for so long that I think that physically I couldn't have said anything even if I tried. But if you forget about that, I really did have a good time. Though, as I already told Trine, this day made me even more scared to tell Chloé anything, because I feel like I made a very bad impression with her friends, and that really matters to me. Which... I'm saying that as if at any point there was an actual possibility of me revealing anything to her before. But no. After we left the train to go to her house, I felt so drained and tired, but Chloé was really good about it. Back at her place, we laid on the bed and I slowly recharged. Turns out that having her there is really helpful. Being alone when I feel like that doesn't sound good anymore. I hope I'll get to be around her more often. But after that whole thing, I was left completely drained the rest of the day.

day 8 - Oppenheimer

The next day we went to see Oppenheimer at the fancy art house cinema that Chloé really likes. The guy sitting in front of us was asleep for a big part of the movie. But men's opinion doesn't matter, because it was actually a really nice movie!! I didn't understand a lot of the plot because it was just so American, but the shots were cool. And omg the sound design was amazing!!! The complete and utter silence after the bomb went off.. and then the blinding boom.. and the stomping feet - the subjectivity part was just amazing!!! Very well made movie in a technical sense. After that, we went to the city to walk around a bit and then went home and had dinner. Her parents had gone to the restaurant again, but after they came back, they gave me a present of a souvenir teddy bear and a luxembourgish flag pen! I almost cried.. and I did get very warm all over. I'm such a fan of her mom!! She is so lovely. We also watched the first two episodes of the new season of Good Omens!!

day 9 - forest

We wanted to go out into nature so we went to a forest track. But after a while we got a little bit lost, but we continued following the zig-zaggy running path. In the end it took us 2 hours to do the whole thing. We had been tired since 40 minutes after the beginning. Around an hour of walking it also started to rain which was just the cherry on top. But it wasn't too bad, it was actually kind of funny. Not even only while looking back, but also when it was happening. Then we went home and watched two more episodes of Good Omens.

day 10 - cars and trains

For the longest time we didn't have a plan for the last day, but then on tiktok Chloé found out about an old car exhibition in a city that she had never been to. So we went there. For lunch we had a very Luxembourgish sausage in a bun and it was so very good! Apparently I got the full Luxembourgish experience - the sausage, the middle aged men, the orange tables. It was lovely. The cars were amazing as well! There were so many cool ones. After the cars, I vaguely peer-pressured Chloé into getting matching limited edition custom-made car t-shirts. I think they are both very cute and very ugly. I only peer-pressured her, because I felt like she really wanted one. After the car show, we went to see an old mine and steam trains. It was a very cool looking train even though the steps look just like the ones on Latvian trains. We shared a cherry cake. And then very thick steam that smelled horrible came out of the train so we ran away. It was a lot of walking. After that we went home quite early, had some sushi for dinner with her parents. This was my first time eating vegetarian sushi and it was very good. And then we finished Good Omens!! What a season... We went to sleep around 2am because that was our last full day together.

day 11 - leaving

We had to wake up extra early today so that the travelling wouldn't be too late. For breakfast we had some especially good pain au chocolat. Chloé's mom very nicely drove us to Maastricht. I took a little speed nap while we were in Belgium. Her mom made me some lunch (two sandwiches and a chocolate pudding) and every time I ate something, I teared up a little. Chloé came with me to the train, but I don't think I said the best goodbye, because I was stressed about the train. I wish I had given her a longer hug, but we'll see each other in just two weeks. We'll survive.

I think I've cried six times today. I am very tired and probably shouldn't have spent an hour writing this whole thing, but here we are. Tomorrow my family is chelping me move. I am very scared that I won't like it in my new place. I desperately need it to be good. Ida is coming back on the 10th and she's gonna stay the night at my place before moving the next day. I might help her with stuff. I'm excited for the stress to be over in two days hopefully. I need to be able to relax competely. I was able to do that while in Luxembourg which was amazing!!! I had such a good time, and I promised two people that I will go back at some point, so I guess I have no choice but to do that.

Ok well, I don't know how long I will keep up this "blog", but I like writing down my feelings and having intentions and stuff, so I'll try to keep it up!

Ttyl <3

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Top 10 ho chieu quyen luc nhat the gioi nam 2022

Theo thông lệ hằng năm, Công ty Henley & Partners công bố danh sách xếp hạng hộ chiếu quyền lực nhất thế giới năm 2022 dựa trên số lượng quốc gia miễn thị thực.

Công ty tư vấn cư trú và quốc tịch toàn cầu Henley & Partners có trụ sở tại London, Anh dựa theo số liệu thống kê đối với hộ chiếu và 227 quốc gia và vũng lãnh thổ trên toàn cầu, cập nhập mỗi quý một lần, đã đưa ra bảng xếp hạng hộ chiếu quyền lực và ít quyền lực nhất thế giới dựa trên số lượng quốc gia được miễn thị thực nhập cảnh.

Hộ chiếu là một giấy giờ quan trọng mà công dân nước nào cần phải có để nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh vào nước khác. Tùy thuộc vào hộ chiếu mà việc du lịch nước ngoài có thể đơn giản với nhiều người, nhưng lại phức tạp với những người khác. Công dân một số nước phải xin thị thực nhập cảnh trước khi khởi hành, và một số nước lại được miễn thị thực. Hộ chiếu của một số nước sẽ được miễn thị thực khi nhập cảnh vào quốc gia khác mà không cần phải xin trước tại Lãnh sự quán của nước đó. Người mang hộ chiếu này có thể nhận thị thực tại sân bay khi nhập cảnh, hoặc thị thực điện tử, hoặc dấu nhập cảnh, tùy theo quy định của quốc gia điểm đến.

Theo danh sách các hộ chiếu quyền lực nhất năm 2022, Hộ chiếu Nhật Bản và Singapore đã chiến thắng là hộ chiếu quyền lực nhất năm 2022, có thể được miễn thị thực ở 193 điểm đến. Trong khi Hàn Quốc giữ nguyên vị trí thứ 2 với quyển hộ chiếu được miễn thị thực ở 192 điểm đến. Xếp sau Nhật Bản, Singapore, Hàn Quốc là hộ chiếu Đức và Tây Ban Nha với 191 điểm đến miễn thị thực. Phần Lan, Italy, Luxembourg xếp hạng 4. Cùng đứng ở vị trí thứ 5 là Áo, Đan Mạch, Hà Lan, Thụy Điển. Phần lớn hộ chiếu quyền lực nhất thế giới trong top 20 thuộc về các quốc gia châu Âu và châu Á, chỉ có New Zealand và Mỹ là ngoại lệ. Công dân Mỹ được miễn thị thực đến 187 quốc gia, ngang bằng với Na Uy, New Zealand và Thụy Sĩ. Hộ chiếu Ukraine cũng gia tăng quyền lực trong thập kỷ qua, với 144 điểm đến không cần xin thị thực.

Sau đây là danh sách top 10 hộ chiếu quyền lực nhất thế giới năm 2022

1. Nhật Bản, Singapore (193 điểm đến)

2. Hàn Quốc (192 điểm đến)

3. Đức, Tây Ban Nha (191 điểm đến)

4. Phần Lan, Italy, Luxembourg (190 điểm đến)

5. Áo, Đan Mạch, Hà Lan, Thụy Điển (189 điểm đến)

6. Pháp, Ireland, Bồ Đào Nha, Vương quốc Anh (188 điểm đến)

7. Bỉ, CH Czech, New Zealand, Na Uy, Thụy Sĩ, Mỹ (187 điểm đến)

8. Australia, Canada, Hy Lạp, Malta (186 điểm đến)

9. Hungary, Ba Lan (185 điểm đến)

10. Lithuania, Slovakia (184 điểm đến)

Nói về hộ chiếu Việt Nam, Công dân Việt Nam có thể tới 55 điểm đến mà không cần xin thị thực (visa) hoặc chỉ cần thị thực điện tử (e-visa) hay thị thực tại cửa khẩu. Cuối năm 2022, Việt Nam đứng thứ 92.

Ngược lại, hộ chiếu kém quyền lực nhất thế giới đến từ các quốc gia có xung đột hay bất ổn về chính trị. Công dân Triều Tiên được miễn thị thực tại 40 điểm đến, xếp trên 8 quốc gia khác trong danh sách, bao gồm Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq...

192. Palestine (38 điểm đến)

193. Nepal (37 điểm đến)

194. Somalia (35 điểm đến)

195. Yemen (34 điểm đến)

196. Pakistan (32 điểm đến)

197. Syria (30 điểm đến)

198. Iraq (29 điểm đến)

199. Afghanistan (27 điểm đến)

Nhìn chung, sức mạnh của hộ chiếu gần như phản ánh tình hình chính trị của thế giới. Các cường quốc giàu có được tự do đi lại, trong khi người đến từ những nơi đang đối mặt với bất ổn gặp thường gặp rào cản khi muốn ra nước ngoài.

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