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MACAO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — There are few places where luxury hotels and Michelin-star restaurants are common sights, where roaring race cars and elite-level sports are nothing out of the ordinary, where Portuguese fado and Chinese opera meet, and where top-performing students and high-tech research achievements are frequent news items. These rarities are the reality […]
The sexts of tomorrow’s historical figures can live on for only a brief window — after all, it’s pretty difficult to archive a DM. Fortunately, that’s not true for the last few hundred years, when telling your beloved that the cake is sweet meant putting it on paper. It’s a truth throughout history that everyone […]
…or actually, it doesn’t. A few fans found figures that just didn’t add up. Here they are. Steven J Pemberton deserves full credit for this finding. “My bank helpfully reminds me when it’s time to pay my bill, and normally has no problem getting it right. But this month, the message sent Today 08:02, telling […]
Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each year. During this time, we honor the veteran population by educating the public about their service, sacrifices and the challenges they face today. The facts and figures section of our 2024 Veterans Day Cultural Connection Toolkit focuses on key statistics and trends. Some highlights include: The poverty […]
Tesla Optimus has had a busy week, and it’s only Wednesday. From Tesla launching Optimus Bot action figures last week that sold out in mere minutes to a risque photo shoot with socialite Kim Kardashian, the company’s robot is in all the headlines. Tesla Optimus Bot Bidding Wars There are a few units of the […]
Well well. Government spokespersons of various kinds have been commenting defensively on the slow-motion prosecutions which have left two thirds of the people arrested during the 2019 disorders still awaiting trial. I would not dare to attribute this to my nagging on the subject, but it seems there is some unease behind the scenes. As […]
Donald Trump will return to the White House accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides as well as newfound, splashy allies. The Republican president-elect has barely begun naming key figures in his administration, but he has kept a rotation of associates with him on and off the campaign trail in recent weeks who joined […]
Tesla China sold a total of 68,280 vehicles wholesale in October 2024. From this number, a total of 27,795 vehicles were exported to foreign markets. This was according to data recently released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). Considering the CPCA’s recent data, Tesla China sold a total of 40,485 vehicles to the domestic […]
Native American Heritage Month is observed in November each year. During this month, we celebrate Native Americans by educating the public about their culture, history and challenges they face today. The facts and figures section of our 2024 Native American Heritage Month Cultural Connection Toolkit focuses on population growth and other trends. Some highlights include: […]
The Uffington White Horse. Source: World Wind, available here. The description of this activity has been termed “leucippotomy” for the carving of horses and “gigantotomy” for giants (there are currently four of this kind in Britain). Whether these adopted terms are intended to be applied seriously is debatable since they do not appear in the […]