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Here's a graph of the water level for one of the dams mentioned. The other one is very similar. It looks as though there was a real surge of rainfall that filled the dam in just the past week or so. The red line is this year. The brown line is last year and the yellow line is two years ago.

^ One easy way to reform the EC that does not require a constitutional amendment would be for all states to do what Nebraska and Maine already do, that is split their electoral votes to match the percent of their popular votes. The smaller states would still retain disproportionate voting power, but it would be more representative than the current winner take all system that we currently have.

Two cats - one was found outside our house as a very young kitten. No idea what happened to the mother or any litter mates. Number two was an extra kitten from a local market. We have neutered them both and given them all their shots.

Let's remember that the US is not a democracy, it is a republic, and the President is elected by the states, not the people. Democrats have won the popular vote in 7 out of the last 8 elections, and I would be very surprised if they didn't win the popular vote this time as well. However, the vote will come down to seven swing states where the polls are too close to call: Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, N. Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Whichever candidate wins 4 or more of these states will be the next president.

Mom passed on at the age of 81 from the effects of a serious stoke. Dad lasted to 91. He was diagnosed with the onset of Alzheimer's at 81, but was able to live at home for another 10 years (with his younger 2nd wife). He finally died about 3 months after being put into a nursing home.

I was there yesterday too. Unfortunately I was busy in the morning, so I got there after noon. It was insanely busy and there was no sitting room anywhere near or inside the Imm. Office. 4 hours from arrival to departure!

The real question is how much longer will it be before an 'Islamic Party' arises in the UK? Many Muslim voters would happily leave Labour if a more socially conservative party was available.

A post from the land of the pedants: "fewer and fewer retired expats" 😉

Here is a picture of Renil Renato David Litecia: I found his Facebook page with quite a few comments congratulating him on his actions.

This proposed law is perfect. 🤭 It is unclear what is allowed and what is not allowed, so the RTP will be free to shake down random consumers & producers. It will become just another income stream for them! 🤑

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The (real) PM is obviously harassing him, probably as a tit-for-tat or to gain some advantage in behind the scenes negotiations.

Many years ago Mark Twain said, "There are lies, and there are damn lies and then there are statistics" or words similar to that. When looking at a poll, you have to look at what was really asked and of whom. In this particular poll All Potential Voters were asked how they felt about Swift's endorsement. Naturally, the voters who were already favoring Trump gave one answer and the voters who already favored Harris gave another. The Poll did not ask if Swift's endorsement made them change from Trump to Harris or vice versa. Celebrity endorsements rarely have much of an impact on how people vote, and I think that this will be the case in this instance.

Here is my typical weekend breakfast as served: And here it is post-assembly!:

^ THIS! The airlines will only collect fees that are applied to all passengers. So Thais returning from overseas would have to pay too, if it was bundled into the airfare. If I recall correctly, this is the problem that derailed the fee last time. Thais do NOT want to pay to enter their own country and airlines will not apply different fees to passengers based on nationality.

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