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Americans’ obsession with White House visitor logs
On November 30, 2022, the White House released the latest batch of visitor logs, including more than 30,000 records of visits to the White House in August 2022. So far, the Biden-Harris administration has released more than 170,000 visitor records. As early as May 7, 2021, when he took office, the Biden-Harris administration announced the visitor records from January 20 to 31, 2021, and then at the beginning or end of each month, the White House will roll out the visitor log. The White House visitor log contains detailed information such as visitor name, interviewee name, sponsor name (ordinary citizens need to submit tour application through a member of Congress),…
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A new generation of stealth strategic bombers for the U.S. military facing the competition of major powers
On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Air Force held the unveiling ceremony of the new generation of stealth strategic bomber B-21 “Raider” at Palmdale Air Force Base in California. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Sting and Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Grady , Air Force Secretary Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Brown and other heavyweights attended the speech. The B-21 stealth strategic bomber (hereinafter referred to as the “B-21”) is the core equipment for the U.S. military to anchor major power wars and develop penetrating air strike capabilities in a highly confrontational and high-threat combat environment. It has the characteristics of good stealth, long-distance voyage,…
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Laughter in the rain
The sky is like a huge faucet, mercilessly spraying heavy rain on the earth. A little girl who looks only 6 years old, together with her mother, is standing under the shed at the entrance of Wal-Mart to hide from the rain. She is a very cute girl, with brown hair, sky blue eyes, and innocent face. Everyone under the awning was silent, but this could not conceal the anxiety and irritability in people’s hearts. Silence is not necessarily calm, sometimes it is more a kind of helplessness—for example, now, each of us is frowning, some of us look up at the dark gray sky with dull eyes, some He…
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Germans love topless sunbathing
Expedia, the world’s largest online travel company, recently released a survey about sea bathing enthusiasts in the world. The results show that the Germans are the most fond of naked sunbathing. About 17% of Germans said they have done nude sunbathing in a public beach. . In addition, the proportion of Canadians and Americans who like to sunbathe naked is as high as 15% and 8%, respectively. On the other hand, it is the French who have the hardest time accepting bare breasts or sunbathing naked in Europe. From a global perspective, Indians, Koreans, Malaysians, Singaporeans, and Japanese also find it difficult to accept naked sunbathing in beach resorts. In…
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How powerful is the Russian nuclear torpedo?
According to the website of the US Naval Research Association, throughout history, advances in weapons and equipment have brought about tremendous changes to the military. Sometimes these shifts are structural, opening up new frontiers for warfare. For example: Aircraft carriers bring air warfare to sea, and satellites bring electronic warfare to space. Unmanned underwater vehicles will become an important equipment for future wars. The Russian Poseidon weapon system first appeared on Russian television in 2015. It is a nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle capable of traveling thousands of nautical miles at a speed of about 100 knots and at a depth of 1,000 meters under the sea. While it…
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This rock is like fudge
In 1882, a strange rock was discovered in Itamolai, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. After this kind of rock is cut into thin slices, when it is placed between two stones, it bends downward due to its own weight. When the stone slice is turned over and placed between the stones, the curved surface that was originally arched upward will turn downward again. bend away. What’s even more amazing is that even though the curvature is very large, the rock will not break! The flexibility of rocks is so great, which completely subverts our cognition. This rock is named “Itamorite” after the place where it was first discovered. In geology, it…
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A red button
Ten years ago, I worked as a maintenance worker in a factory. To be precise, I am just an apprentice. I was young and inexperienced at the time, but I thought I was more than capable for the job I was doing—repairing controllers. Yes, it was assigned to me by Bieber. Bieber was a strict and responsible teacher who didn’t think I was capable of anything else. Bieber’s judgment is correct, although I have always disagreed with it. But it turned out that I couldn’t even do the simplest things well. That day, a worker told me that there was a little problem with the controller. When I checked, it…
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The New Wars of the British Royal Family
Watched Netflix’s latest documentary about Harry and Meghan? Meghan was crying, and Harry said to the mirror over and over again, “I must protect my family”, “No one knows the truth, we fully understand the truth.” After accusing the British media of violating their privacy, they ran to the United States, relying on Self-revealing privacy, attacking the royal family and making a lot of money. Moreover, this film specially selected William and Kate to be released online during their visit to the United States, obviously to embarrass them. Regarding their inconsistent behavior, Harry and Meghan explained that what they opposed was “structural racism” in the monarchy. resistance to oppression”. Harry…
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The chip industry: the “ticket” for India’s dream of a big country
In recent years, India has made frequent and “high-profile” actions in investing in the development of the chip industry. On September 13, 2022, Indian mining giant Vedanta, Taiwanese foundry giant Foxconn and the government of Gujarat, India signed a memorandum of understanding to establish semiconductor and display manufacturing in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat. factory. The project is expected to invest approximately US$20 billion and is planned to create more than 100,000 jobs. According to reports, this is India’s largest corporate investment since independence in 1947, and it marks India’s accelerated entry into the global semiconductor chip manufacturing race. Chip is a general term for semiconductor component products and…