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The Ukrainian counteroffensive is under way, has been for 2 or 3 days, and progress has not been easy. A Ukrainian armored column including Bradleys and Leopard 2 that were trying to breach through a minefield was destroyed by the Russians using concentrated artillery on the slow ducks sitting in the open. Things would be much better for Ukraine with air superiority, Ukraine should have received F-16 or whatever could be sent to them one year ago. Let's hope other assaults fare better.

but in a few days, they will be able to cross ????

it's optional until it's not. after a while Google wouldn't let me login anymore without using a phone number. and after a bunch of times, I was not allowed to use the same phone number for new accounts. it's super annoying.

you are correct, but for Ukraine and the rest of the world, pushing the Ruzzians out of Ukraine will be a good enough result. then it will be the Russian people's task to finish the job. or not. up to them.

I'm confused, the dam in the black and white photo in your post is not the Kakhova dam, but the Dnipro dam in Zaporizhzhia. how old is that photo ?

and it was a criminal act.

ok another satisfied HiSense user, thanks for the report I'd be more interested however to know if these still work after 5 years or more, if anyone could report on older TVs ?

Thanks for the review. I have one question: does any part of that TV get hot when playing videos encoded in H265 ?

there is someone who always reacts with a confused emoticon to all my posts, even such clear-cut ones as this, lol. ????

no, I don't think so. I think the lawyer he used was obviously not up to scratch because otherwise he would have spotted the deficiencies with land type, construction permit, etc. or I suspect he hired the lawyer only for the transaction itself, not for carrying out due diligence.

some rules: - have a reputable real estate lawyer do all the due diligence (construction permit, check property deeds, does the seller actually own what he sells, is it free of mortgages, right of passage, correct land category, certificates of conformity of the construction, etc.) - don't buy any expensive real estate that doesn't have a Chanote (lower grade titles can be ok for some agricultural land) - use cashier cheques - simultaneous transactions and transfer papers signed with witnesses at the land office only

it's the type of person that does well in Putin's hierarchy of henchmen. the same was true for Hitler, who valued loyalty over intelligence.

Territorial birthright for citizenship is an issue that should be addressed, although due to the lack of substantial welfare it's not as big a problem for the US as it is for other countries like for example France, where "single" pregnant women would cross the unprotected green border into Guyana, give birth in a hospital there and then become eligible for welfare benefits while not working at all and cannot be deported because their children are French citizens.

the lab leak is a realistic possibility. but this doesn't mean that the leaked virus has been manufactured. coronaviruses have a history of leaking easily from labs. in leakage scenario it is actually much more probable that a naturally mutated virus could have leaked from a lab where it was being analyzed, because I would expect manufactured viruses to be handled in higher security labs. viruses captured in the wild were routinely analyzed in level 2 biolabs. easy leak. and Wuhan concentrates about 50% of China's available level 2 and 3 biolabs belonging to various universities and FDA / ministry of agriculture and other similar organizations. also, it could have stemmed from another animal, not a bat. just before covid broke out, there had been massive outbreaks among minks. Wuhan would have been where veterinary samples would have been sent.

yes, carts are compulsory on St Andrews because the course topography requires it.

nothing wrong with the verdict. either there is a dress code or not. I can understand the need to regulate the dress code for the graduation ceremony.

for anyone too lazy to research it: https://www.scmp.com/video/scmp-originals/3219519/wok-hei-why-do-stir-fry-dishes-taste-better-breath-wok

sure. but the seafood fried rice you like so much now would be like an addiction to crack if it was prepared using the wok hei technique. yes, it's the ultra high temperature causing the food to taste slightly smoked and charred, but only very slightly. it's a taste I miss and I haven't found a restaurant here using that technique yet.

if only there was some kind of way to research any word or group of words ...

Which Restaurants / Places in Pattaya can be recommended for serving food with that delicious "wok hei" flavour ?

and they keep a straight face saying it ! reading it, I can't ????

AFAIK, there was some kind of a crackdown against vote buying in the few days before the election. As it was just some days before the election (maybe a week?), old parties used to buying votes did so earlier than a week before. I also heard rumours that many voters took the 1000 baht and then voted orange instead of red/yellow. There is nothing better for stopping vote buying than that IMO ! well done !

I heard members can play St Andrews 2000 instead. Excellent course.

now they just have to hold a referendum ...

there are exceptions https://thailand.themispartner.com/company-registration/foreign-business-ownership/#what-is-a-foreign-business-license-FBL