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    Sailing Stones in the Death Valley

    The Mystery of the Sailing Stones in the Death Valley. Located on the border of California and Nevada, Death Valley National Park was designated in 1933, and famously known for being the hottest place on earth, Death Valley also sits at the driest and lowest elevation in North America. It's...
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    A Quote to remember...

    PS: I am aware that a T-Shirt exists with Biden's photo between the quote.... Anyone got more ideas?
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    What Would a Sovereign Debt Restructuring Look Like for Sri Lanka?

    For anyone interested - a Reorg Webinar - First 30 min presentation and the rest Q&A. The market flags a 50% probability that Sri Lanka will default on its $1 billion 5.875% notes due July 2022. With the maturity dates drawing closer, the Reorg team hosted a discussion of legal and financial...
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    The President's Speech - A Good Analysis.

    Good analysis, worth reading - (y) Dear Mr. President, Quote and Unquote - "I foresaw the coming crisis" This is what struck me as your primary point in your speech. My first comment,.. "Get yourself a competent speech writer" You may not see what we are doing but don't forget that we see...
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    Just a Thought - "Each Gives What He Has"

    Received thr' WhatsApp - but recollect that I have read this a long time ago.... History has it that when the ancient Chinese decided to live in peace, they made the Great Wall of China; they thought no one could climb it due to its height. During the first 100 years of its existence, the...
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    Polim & Sons....

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    Advice To Economic Council: Look Through Front Windscreen & Not Rear-View Mirror...

    By W.A Wijewardena – Dr. W A Wijewardena Replacing promised commission with a council President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed an Economic Council some 26 months after being sworn in as the President of the Republic. The Terms of Reference of the Economic Council is not available in the...
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    Covid19 Associated Brain Changes

    Researchers from the University of Oxford has shown that there's tissue damage and greater shrinkage in brain areas related to smell. How the disease spreads through the CNS and whether these effects persist in the long term, or are partially reversed, requires further investigation. It's been...
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    Weekend Quiz - The Tile Party

    Here's a quiz that requires a bit of thinking.... My son gave it to me last night from an email he received from a friend. Interesting. If you think logically quite easy. Two perfectly logical thinking mathematician friends Sheila & Colin were invited to a party. The party host showed them a...
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    Diplomutt Speak...

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    The Pfizer Documents.... Quite Alarming!

    Several documents related to the Pfizer vaccine previously not released to the pubic has been just released under FOI, with a Court Order. These should have been made public long ago and it's quite alarming. It appears to be a scandal even though it's not widely taken up by most mainstream News...
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    Most Useless Megaprojects in the World

    Note: SriLanka is featured in Part II
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    NAFLD... New findings..

    NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) currently affects 25% of the human population, with its prevalence on the rise. At least a quarter of this population will evolve from simple steatosis to NASH (steatohepatitis), increasing the risk of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Liver steatosis or...
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    Comment of the Day....

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    Power cuts simply explained....

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    Few Funnies....

    There has been a few jokes about Ukraine & Russia recently and they keep coming in.. Here are a couple of them with another one. :P Three Men Captured by Female Savages! They are told their *icks would be removed in a manner appropriate to their jobs. The first was a lumberjack, so his would...
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    Concerns about the development of Covid Babies

    Columbia University Medical Center project COMBO is a large, consortium-style study on maternal and child health related to newborns born during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on understanding the effects of in utero exposure to SARS-CoV-2 on a broad range of outcomes. Viral infections...
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    A Short Film - "The Crush"

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    More than 5 Million children lost a parent due to Covid.

    Since the beginning of the pandemic through October 2021, during which there were about 5 million deaths globally from COVID-19. With each reported death, at least one child became orphaned — losing one or both parents — or experienced the loss of a caregiver, such as a grandparent or other...
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    AGT Singer Nightbirde passes away.

    AFTER battling cancer for more than five years, America's Got Talent star Jane Marczewski died at age 31. The singer passed away on last Sunday, after the disease spread to her lungs, spine, and liver. :(

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