The film contains a scene that depicts a map with the “nine dash line,” a representation of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam says violates its sovereignty.
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Grocery stores sure do sell a lot of outdoor furniture. I find that unusual.
There’s no better analogy for recovery after a divorce than being put in a raft in a flowing river without oars and pushed from shore. You are exposed to the elements, will run into and out of the rapids, hit some rocks, flow through the wilderness and metropolitan plans, and get stuck on a sand barge. and come close to landing on shore, only to be set loft again for heaven knows when. It’s harder when you aren’t an outdoorsy type like myself.
David Lloyd Walther, 57, knowingly searched for, downloaded, distributed and possessed child sexual abuse material, including child pornography using a peer-to-peer file sharing network, according to the DOJ. Some of the images were of pre-pubescent children.
I have tickets to see the new Indiana Jones movie tonight. My expectations are low.
For the first time in decades, I checked a book out at the library.
I spent yesterday afternoon in a courtroom. It was the first time I’d ever sat through a whole trial. All my legal woes were done over Zoom. I went to support a friend. This friend had no idea I was going to be there, but I think the support was appreciated as the ruling didn’t go in their favor. The sad part was I could see it coming. I don’t want to see the inside of a courtroom ever again.
I’ll be honest. When LiberallyLean posted this photo on his blog, my first thought when looking at the officer was that he was flashing the aTm thumbs-up sign of Gig ’em.
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My neurosurgeon’s office called to provide me with the doctor’s thoughts on my new MRI this morning. It turns out I have a new disc herniation. That’s all she could tell me; she couldn’t tell me where exactly (she works in the office and isn’t a nurse), but she told me the doctor would give me the details on my next visit (July 13). One step forward, two steps back. Well, at least I know the cause of the new pain and am somewhat relieved to know it had nothing to do with my surgery or recovery from surgery.
President Joe Biden has recently begun using a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, the White House says, after indentations from straps were seen on both sides of his face Wednesday morning.
I remember the first time someone pointed out the indentations my CPAP machine left. I felt embarrassed. So, anytime I know someone other than family is going to see me in the morning, I wake up a few hours early so the indentations can work themselves out.
Under legislation that came into effect Wednesday, “all judicial and administrative areas” across the East Asian country will adopt the “international age” system used by most of the world, ending years of debate about the problems caused by the formerly common use of “Korean age” and “calendar age.”
In South Korea, “international age” refers to the number of years since a person was born, and starts at zero – the same system used in most other countries. But when asked their age in informal settings, most South Koreans will answer with their “Korean age,” which could be one or even two years older than their international age.
Under this system, which has its roots in China, babies are considered a year old on the day they’re born, with a year added every January 1. In some circumstances, South Koreans also use their “calendar age” – a mash-up of international age and Korean age – which consider babies as zero years old on the day they’re born and adds a year to their age every January 1.
