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Darkest chapters in human history: More than 94 million   men, women and children combined were killed by the Communist governments all over the World. More than 55 million people died during World War II.  More than 20 million people died during World War I.  More than 15 million men, women and children combined, were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade. More than 17 million people died from Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in 2019, Worldwide More than 480K deaths per year are caused by the tobacco industry,  in the United States alone     More than 8 million people each year Worldwide are caused by tobacco      More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use      More than 1 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. 

This questions was not on anybody's radar back in the fifties, sixties, because during the cold War times, the World was easy, there were the good guys (the USA, defender of the World, always ready to help) and the bad guys (the Russian, Communist, sad, grey and ugly always preparing mischiefs) But relatively recently a new subconscious interrogation is emerging, in the contemporary culture ; as if we could not really understand who is right, or who is in the wrong anymore, as if the illusion of good and evil was just covering a more hideous reality of who is the bully and the victim. Maybe it started with the " Watchmen " or maybe it was " the Boys " series, or " Omniman "? As the World is starting to question if their governments really have their best interests in mind, we are seeing more and more of this type of controversial superheroes.. Even in comedy as in the "V indicator 2 " mini-series from "Rick and Morty" Universe There

  Summary of the past 2 years Heatwaves May 2022 - current heat wave in India has already had a global impact, helping to send the price of wheat soaring to a record high last week after India banned exports of the crop, which has been badly damaged by the dry, hot conditions. July 17, 2022 -  More than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to the nearly week-long heatwave in Portugal and Spain so far June / July 2021 - Record  heatwave may have killed 500 people in western Canada June 2021 - ​​During the deadly heat wave that blanketed Oregon and Washington in late June, about  600 more people died than would have been typical , a review of mortality data for the week of the crisis shows. Blackouts Feb 2021 - 4 million customers lost heat after an arctic blast buckled the state's electric grid.  (210 dead in Texas - link below under Extreme Cold Events) Summer 2021 - More than 400 blackouts (triggered in California) to reduce the risk of big wildfires. An estimated 460,000 homes and b

At this point in time, we are getting closer to 5 months in the Russia vs Ukraine conflict,  and it is going nowhere ... lies, misinformation, empty threats, empty promises, betrayal, increasing horrors. Let's summarize the situation and try to understand the big picture"  Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th 2022, for no other reason than Ukraine showing interest in joining Europe and NATO,  And ironically the very reason for the existence of NATO is precisely to protect their members from Russian aggression. NATO would not even need to exist post Cold War, if it weren't for Russia. European are impacted at large  Russia is heavily sanctioned but the only one suffering are the little people This whole crazy situation is the result of an egomaniac government, that thought he could setup a 3 day special operations .... and almost 5 months later, well ...  Sure, the good guys (NATO) increases tensions too, but only in response to tensions increased by Russia.  Russia is e

This one is pretty fun, and although easier to perform that the previous one it is called 'the 2 persons mind reading trick' The card with the number 10 has to be used like a map to help the 'mentalist' (that was out of the room, when the card was selected by the audience) to identify which of the 10 cards on the table has been picked by its location on the table.

This is a really easy card trick Here is the setup a deck of cards ask the accomplice (mentalist) to leave the room present that person as the mind reader, or the person with the extraordinary memory once that person has left the room present the deck of card, shuffle it  then ask the audience to pick a card show it to the audience, and put that card in reverse in front of you then shuffle the deck of card, display the deck and tell the audience, that they could have selected any cards, and while doing that identify the 'twin card' that is in the deck quickly a twin card for the ace of heart, is the ace of diamond, same color, same number or rank do a pinky break on the deck, where that card is then put that card as the first card in the revealed deck ask the 'mentalist' to return back in the room let him see the revealed deck and ask him to guess which card has been removed from the deck the mentalist just check the first card, and then from there identify the missing

 LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION ‣ Bob Prezkovic, my assistant programmer, can always be found ‣ hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without ‣ wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never ‣ thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always ‣ finishes given assignments on time. Often, Bob takes extended ‣ measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee ‣ breaks. Bob is an individual who has absolutely no ‣ vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound ‣ knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be ‣ classified as a high-caliber employee, the type that cannot be ‣ dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be ‣ promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be ‣ executed as soon as possible. Regards, Project Leader KEEP READING... Shortly thereafter, the HR department received the following memo from the Project Leader: Sorry, but Bob was reading over my shoulder while I wrote the report sent to you earlie

There once was this old lady who was very concerned about her missing parrot. Not knowing what to do, she called 911. "You gotta help me find my parrot!" she said The operator patiently replied, "We can't help you with that, ma'am. This number only deals with emergencies." However, the lady persisted, and then the operator told her not to be concerned, that the parrot should fly back in a few days. But then, out of desperation, the lady begged, " But you don't understand! The only thing he knows how to say is 'Here, kitty, kitty'!!! "

March 2021, I needed to get a bit of sunshine, and I posted this article  https://blogborderline.blogspot.com/2021/03/cali-sunshine.html And I should not have trusted the instagram link, because it is gone now here is a new one  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc6NsXzOqHn/?hl=en but this time, I am adding the picture separately 

  52 cards 2 piles 26 each then remove a pile (x cards) the isolated pile (pile 3) A selection is made from pile 2 (out of 26 cards) the selected card stays the bottom of pile 2 put pile 2 on top of pile 1  the selected card is then 26th  then strip the bottom and top cards of the resulted pile then move the resulted pile count the number of cards in pile 3 then take the resulted pile and count the same number of cards Y the selected card will be at the same number Y The math behind this trick is: once the cut x cards (pile 3)  you're left with their pile of 26-x cards,  their selection and 25 cards on top.  There will always be less cards under their selection than on top of it.  By dealing one from top and one from bottom you just get rid of 26-x cards from bottom and top to a point where you're left with pile with their selection on bottom and x-1 cards on top Another way to explain it: Amount of cards after shuffling: 26 (pile 1)+(26 (pile 2)-x) Position of selection: Amoun

Is it not true that  most vacations are so stressful nowadays, in the covid time,  Planning vacation with the threat of cancellation because government might shut down border as we are impacted the but 7th wave of Covid ... But assuming you have successfully booked the flight, the papers are in order, then it starts with the actual journey by plane or car, followed by a great rush around seeing as many sights as possible.  The heat is almost unbearable wherever you go, if there is no air conditioning, or if the system is not working properly, then you have mosquitoes, and maybe food poisoning... Intermittently you will have to check your email, or watching CNN or new channel on the hotel television. In case the return flight has been cancelled, there are currently many strikes in Paris Charles de Gaulle for example. Use your mobile to check in with friends or colleagues back home.  And then at the end you return more tired than when you left. And that is if you have not been victim of

I'm starting a new journey into language learning and started to learn Spanish I have no methodology or teacher, but found a book in Spanish and everyday I'm reading a page, and try to figure out what it means una semana después del nacimiento [...] [...] nos despertaba todas las noches  [...] se habla desgarrado en el parto y estaba tomando calmantes That's more or less what I got from page 1 I fell in love with a Colombian  woman, just like Jay Prichett in Modern Family,  Latina women are really attractive  and learning Spanish is a great way to understand them better. That is my motivation

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