When I took car of my mother (when she had cancer), I had to put a halt on my career, and just take care of my mother. Sure, I still was in MAJestic, but I operated while taking care of my mother, instead of doing corporate engineering and all that stuff…

It was mostly just being there. Oh, sure, I took care of the grounds, repaired things, and built and repaired homes on the property, but for the most part I was a companion to her. And as a result we got to be pretty close.

But “the manor” was in a rural area outside of Kittanning on Highway 422. It was isolated. And while I grew up in the area, I really didn’t know anyone, so for me it was lonely. And over time, I depleted my savings looking over her, and with no other sources of income, I was just scraping by with her charity.

Winter comes, and Christmas arrives.

The grandchildren are lavished with presents, and I fade into the wood work. Ignored. I just sat off by the fire in the back. Watching things.

But you know, I had to give my nieces something, so I scraped up the little money I had, and got a simple hackisack ball. Nothing fancy. But it was all that I could afford.

I gave it to my niece as they were leaving the house.

My brother in law, told my niece, “give me that”, and he went and threw it as far as he could. Did that right in front of me too.

Rude Ass Fuck face.

Yah. It upset me.

My mother just negated it. Said, “well, it’s his right“. She noticed that I just moped around all subsequent week. “Just let it go” she said.

It was ALL the money I had.

Gas money. Date money. Medicine money.

Discard on a whim.

I just wanted to participate. I just wanted to contribute. I just wanted to be treated as family.

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After Winter, I went mowing the North Forty, and found the ball. It brought up bad memories to me.

I suppressed them out of deference to my dying mother.

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When my mother died, this jackass and my “sister” were a constant pain in the ass and contributed greatly to my discomfort. And as they prospered and continued in their overt bellicosity, I started to deal with massive changes in my life as my Bazi fate forecast was pinging black…

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Life moves on.

Let me tell you guys this, I don’t know how, or when, but bad selfish and hurtful actions will construct your pre-birth world-line template. You forge the topography that you will experience though your actions.

His, oh boy yes, will be a doozy…

Today.

Scott Ritter: THIS is Why the US Will LOSE Its War on China

Great discussion with Jack Ritter discussing the MAJOR backtracking that the USA has made regarding a war with China. I strongly recommend that you all watch it.

This is surprisingly good. Take this video to the bank. It is really, really good.

Panda Wars

Uncoupling between China and US extending to pandas? All the pandas in US are returning to China. No replacement for now. US won’t have any pandas for the first time in 50 years Washington says goodbye to pandas amid bitter US-China backdrop

Roquefort Steak

Ingredients

• 1 (2 1/2 pound) porterhouse steak, cut 1 1/2 inches thick
• 6 tablespoons Roquefort
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1/3 cup Claret or Burgundy
• Kitchen Bouquet and a pastry brush
• Fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Blend cheese and sherry to a smooth paste. Make small incisions 2 1/2 inches apart on both sides of the steak, cutting only halfway through.
2. Pack the cheese paste into the slits; use it all, making more slits if needed.
3. Paint one side of the steak with kitchen Bouquet (lightly but thoroughly) and broil 3 inches below heat for 4 minutes.
4. Sprinkle cooked side of the steak with pepper, turn and paint the other side lightly with Kitchen Bouquet. Broil again for 3-4 minutes.
5. Remove to a warmed platter and sprinkle lightly with more pepper. NO SALT! There’s enough in the cheese.
6. To the broiler pan juices, add Claret or Burgundy. Stir for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat to warm through, and pour over the steak.

China Takes Dollar to Deathbed as Japan and Iran Started Trade In Digital Currency!

Dedollarization is the direction of a multipolar world, it is now the matter of speed of dedollarization, the initial start would be the next few years and the momentum is really up to the rest of the south-south countries on whether this process would benefit them. Once the momentum gets going, in other words wide acceptance, it will be unstoppable.

https://youtu.be/ztYzRwTGJbw

Can National Day tourism stimulate the Chinese economy?

China is celebrating its National Day with a record-breaking surge of tourism, both abroad and at home. Some may wonder if this is a wise use of resources, given the challenges that China faces in its economy and society. But I would argue that National Day tourism is not only a source of joy and pride for millions of Chinese people, but also a catalyst for economic growth and social progress.

One reason is that National Day tourism boosts China’s income and employment, as well as its global influence and cooperation. China is the world’s largest outbound tourism market, spending more than $277 billion in 2018. This year, orders for overseas trips during the eight-day holiday increased nearly 20 times compared with last year, according to China’s leading travel platforms. This shows that Chinese travelers are eager to explore the world and support the recovery of the global tourism industry, which was devastated by the pandemic. Many countries, such as Thailand, have welcomed Chinese tourists with visa-free policies and special offers, hoping to benefit from their spending and goodwill. China’s outbound tourism not only helps the airlines, hotels, and travel agencies, but also stimulates the consumption of goods and services in the destination countries, creating jobs and opportunities for local people.

Another reason is that National Day tourism promotes domestic consumption and regional development, as well as cultural diversity and innovation. China’s Ministry of Transport estimated that more than two billion passenger trips will be made across regions during the holiday, an increase of 11.5 percent over 2019. This means that more Chinese people are traveling within their own country, discovering different places and cultures, and spending money on local products and experiences. Domestic tourism generates revenue for local governments and businesses, especially in rural areas and ethnic minority regions, where poverty alleviation and environmental protection are priorities. Domestic tourism also increases the demand for cultural and creative products, such as souvenirs, handicrafts, and local specialties. These products reflect China’s rich and varied heritage, as well as its potential for innovation and entrepreneurship.

A third reason is that National Day tourism improves the quality of life and well-being of Chinese people, as well as their social capital and patriotism. Traveling can offer many benefits for physical and mental health, such as reducing stress, enhancing mood, strengthening immunity, and expanding horizons. Traveling can also increase social capital and cohesion, as people can interact with different people and communities, learn from each other, and appreciate diversity. Furthermore, traveling can also inspire patriotism and civic responsibility, as people can witness the achievements and challenges of China’s development, as well as participate in various activities to celebrate the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. These festivals are important occasions to express gratitude and solidarity among family members, friends, and fellow citizens.

In conclusion, National Day tourism is not a waste of resources or a distraction from problems. Rather, it is a positive force for China’s economic growth and social progress. National Day tourism can help China achieve a more balanced and resilient economy in the long run, as it can support the global economic recovery, enhance China’s economic cooperation and influence, enrich China’s cultural diversity and identity, foster innovation and entrepreneurship, improve quality of life and well-being, increase social capital and cohesion, inspire patriotism and civic responsibility. Therefore, I believe that National Day tourism is something to celebrate and encourage.

What is the best revenge you got on a superior in your workplace?

This happened to my husband when we were first married. He was working (salary) 60–70 hrs a week. He worked for a company that was a family business, except my husband and the skilled field employees. The familly office staff didn’t do as much as my husband, so he asked a raise, since he was doing a higher level position than he was working. He also asked for an assistant, because he was doing that much work. My husband knew they would probably not honor his requests, so he went prepared. He had gotten a license to form his own company, and and went in with a resignation letter. When he asked for the raise and an assistant, his boss literally laughed in his face. My husband gave his notice and walked out. He had a couple of jobs lined up from other contractors whom he know from his connections other than his job, so he didn’t skip a beat in getting work.

A week went by, and his boss called him begging him to come back. My husband rightfully declined. They had to hire 3 people to fill his position there, and within 2 years, they went out of business. I’m proud that my husband did all of this with class, dignity and integrity!

Fake coordinates, shadow tankers: How Russia is transporting oil to avoid G7 sanctions

Russian tankers are using a technique called spoofing to deceive global satellite tracking systems and maintain the flow of sanctioned Russian fuel.

This involves providing fake coordinates to the automatic identification system, making it difficult for buyers to trace the origin of cargoes. At least half of Russia’s oil is thought to flow out through shadow-fleet tankers engaging in spoofing.

The G7 granted exemptions for handling Russian oil and fuel traded at or below fixed levels — $60 a barrel for crude and $100 for premium refined fuels like gasoline and diesel.

On a sunny day off the southern coast of Greece last week, two aging tankers nestled next to each other while one pumped oil to the other. As far as global satellite tracking systems could tell, it never happened.

The deviation between real and electronic locations — measured in this case at over four miles — wasn’t a glitch, but a deliberate deception that’s part of a sophisticated system to keep sanctioned Russian fuel flowing, often at prices that are higher than western powers would like.

The practice of giving fake coordinates to the automatic identification system, known as AIS, is called spoofing. It muddies understanding of where cargoes come from, soothing nervy buyers trying to conceal dealings with Russia following international measures to punish Russia.

China SLAMS Sanctions Again on US Tech Giants Over Alleged $1 Trillion Debt

China’s government has recently announced sweeping sanctions against several major US tech corporations, citing an outstanding debt purportedly amounting to a staggering one trillion dollars. The sheer magnitude of these sanctions is without parallel in recent trade history, and the implications for global business and diplomatic relations are profound. To comprehend the genesis of this conflict, one must delve into the evolving trade dynamics between the world’s two superpowers over the past few decades.

https://youtu.be/sTGz2wqQ7vs

Riddle me this. China has been doing quite well under Deng-Jiang-Wu-early Xi when China was friendly to foreign countries and being part of the global community. Why did Xi change all of that? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?

Depends on your definition of ‘GLOBAL COMMUNITY’

If it’s the actual global community, then Xi has been more part of the Global community than anyone else in the world

Under Deng, China was top trading partner to 6 Countries

Under Jiang, it was 19

Under Hu it was 78

Under Xi it’s 137

Likewise

Under Deng, China assisted and helped build the infrastructure of Zero countries

Under Jiang it was 5

Under Hu it was 34

Under Xi it’s 96

Likewise

Under Deng, China mediated security treaties with 4 Countries

Under Jiang, it was still 4 Countries

Under Hu it was 9 Countries

Under Xi, it’s 51 Countries

Likewise

Under Deng, China averaged $ 1.3 Billion annually on trade benefits to other countries

Under Hu, this was $ 102.9 Billion

Under Xi, this is $ 436 Billion

Not to mention that under Xi , China has mediated and settled terms with 5 Countries while Hu and Jiang did nothing

So it’s evident that Xi is more part of the Global Community than either Deng or Hu or Jiang were

The Vaccines were the best example

China sent vaccines to 119 Nations with 86 Nations vaccinating their populace majorly with Chinese Vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm

The US?

34 Nations, 12 of them for a Price like Japan and Israel and Singapore

Europe?

26 Nations like Japan, Israel, Korea and Singapore

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If you say the word ‘Global Community’ means the G7 and their lapdogs then you are right

The reason is because under Deng until the 1990s, the US followed their own rules to a great extent

They weren’t hypocrites

They asked you to follow the same rules that they followed

Made sense to everyone

Later on this began changing from the INTERNATIONAL LAW to the INTERNATIONAL RULES BASED ORDER

• US invaded Iraq brazenly
• US passed a law that their soldiers can’t be tried for Military Atrocities outside US and such trials will lead to Sanctions
• US would be immune from WTO appeals and rulings

In short, the US and by extension it’s lackeys began to dictate rules to the rest of the world BUT WOULD THEMSELVES NOT FOLLOW SUCH RULES

As China grew more and more, the US became more and more belligerent and nervous

• Accusations against Huawei of Security threats
• Accusations of Uyghur Genocide
• Throttling Chinese companies through blacklists using trumped up charges (No Pun Intended)

So is that your ‘AIN’T BROKE’?

So Xi had two choices

Either be like a servant like Japanese, spread his legs and do what he is told to do

Pay for US technology all his life, Never develop beyond a Global Factory making low end products and then phase out and stagnate once these products leave China for other Nations and end up leaving China as an MBA question for 2040

Or

To challenge the US and it’s belligerence and use Chinas 5000 year diplomacy, 1.4 Billion People and the United States own massive problems like Social Divisions and Political Corruption against the US and spear the development an alternate Multipolar world

Xi is doing the latter

He isn’t a gutless jap is he?

A significant change in policy and let the market set the floor.

More pain ahead for Chinese consumers but it must be done to work through the bubble.

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In recent weeks, articles appearing in state media have argued that it may be time to ditch the policies and some cities are starting to loosen them. On Tuesday, the southwestern city of Chengdu removed price restrictions for projects on newly sold land in central areas and scrapped government-guidance prices for existing homes.

A broader retreat from price floors could help developers to clear inventories of unsold properties and raise revenues to pay down their sizable debts

, setting the stage for a potential recovery.

But it could also expose Chinese homeowners to bigger drops in home prices, hurting consumer confidence when growth is weak

—and potentially destabilizing the financial system.

About 96% of urban households in China owned an apartment as of 2019, according to the country’s central bank. And for many, their home is their largest financial asset.

By comparison, U.S. home prices tumbled nearly 20% between 2006 and 2008. Markets including Phoenix, Las Vegas and San Francisco saw drops in excess of 30% at one point during the financial crisis.

Economists say China’s price floor mechanisms are helping to prevent steeper falls because many buyers and sellers don’t want to do deals when they can’t price properties at their true market value. That has left many properties sitting on the shelf.

Private data shows home sales among China’s 100 largest developers plunged by 34% in August from a year earlier, extending a decline since April. Pain from the slowdown has rippled through the economy

, depressing consumer spending and construction activity.

Momentum for a Change

The price-floor rules are a legacy of Xi Jinping’s efforts to control a housing market that ballooned into a massive bubble

in the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially, the government required developers to seek approval on listing prices before they could sell new units—a measure meant to keep them from pushing prices too high.

When Chinese real estate entered a major downturn in late 2021, Beijing ordered cities to make sure the property market continued to develop at a “stable and healthy pace.” Local authorities in many cities—mainly smaller ones—responded in part by barring developers from lowering prices too far below the original ones that they registered with the government.

While some cities set the floors at 10% to 15% below the original prices, others left the details vague, banning developers from “malicious price-cutting

” without specifying what that meant.

Recently, Beijing has sent signals indicating it is okay with cities easing or abandoning the price floors, in tandem with other steps the central government has taken to support the market, such as lowering interest rates

.

China Real Estate Business Weekly, the flagship newspaper of China’s Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ministry, published an editorial on Aug. 20 urging local policy makers to eliminate price floors.

“Developers should be allowed to carry out self-rescue through price reduction promotions in order to raise funds as soon as possible,” the article said. Other articles in state media have made similar cases.

Some industry analysts have pushed back, arguing in other media that it is too dangerous to remove the floors.

Guangzhou, a manufacturing hub in southern China with a population of 15 million, this month allowed developers to start selling apartments freely without seeking approval on sale prices, according to Chinese media reports. It also lowered the city’s price floor late last year.

10 KEY Reasons I Left The United States (and might never return)

I emigrated from The United States as a U.S. Citizen to Spain (Europe) 2.5 years ago and I give you 10 reasons why I did so.. Some move to Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, or Ecuador, to name a few, but many of the reasons are similar as to why we do.

Timestamp & Chapters:

00:00 intro

01:42 Healthcare

03:29 Minimalism

04:17 Acquiring a skill

06:50 Climate

08:12 Travel Experience

09:38 Infrastructure

12:19 Social Life/Dating & Food

16:58 Cost of Living/Spending Cycle

19:30 US Culture and Individualism

21:59 Figuring your life out

Huawei has officially announced that Huawei Mate 60 Pro is using true 5nm chips whose performance is one to two generations ahead of the iPhone 15 whose chips are fake 3nm chips. Why?

Okay

I am a huge China fan and you know that but this is not true by any means

First

The Huawei 60 Mate Pro is using a MODIFIED 5 NM CHIP DERIVED FROM THE 7 NM PROCESS

This is now confirmed by Huawei

They also confirm this is from SMIC

Don’t get me wrong, this is EXCELLENT NEWS and something to be very proud of.

Most Nations would have lain down and surrendered by now.

China has not only fought but innovated and ensured a comparable product that can match the best product of the west using sheer backdoor innovation and technology

However this 9000S Kirin Modified 5 NM Chip has been tested by various experts and the most neutral of them say

• It beats the Chip in the Iphone 13 Hollow (7247 vs 6414)
• It squeaks ahead of the Chip in the Iphone 14 (7247 vs 7118)
• It is quite behind the Chip in the Iphone 15 (7247 vs 8831)
• It lags behind the Snapdragon 888 mildly (7247 vs 7470)

So the 9000S Kirin Chip of the Mate 60 Pro known in China as CHONGSHEYENG (Meaning Rebirth) is very good but still a generation behind the Iphone 15 Chip

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Now they say something else

The 3nm Chip SUCKS

The Chip is poorly performing and is by no means delivering enhanced power and processing capabilities

It is still better than the 9000S Kirin Chongsheyeng

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So you can safely say

The Kirin 9000S processor for the Mate 60 Pro has EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS

The 3 NM Bionic A17 has not delivered or performed upto expectations

However the Chips are a generation or so apart

In fact the experts say the Mate 60 Chip while very innovative, still works as a 7 NM Chip than a 5 NM Chip

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Chinese win because they acknowledge facts and work to improve them

Don’t become like Indians and start with all this 1–2 generation superiority

How to Survive the End of a US Superpower

The US is slowly circling the drain, and its painful to watch because it used to be great in many ways. In recent months I’ve visited a few parts of SE Asia, what an eye opening experience. The people, the culture…..the whole vibe about that part of the world is quite different from the West and I have become very drawn to it. More trips are planned as it is now my personal first choice for a retirement location in a few years.

ASML Stock Falls as Analyst Warns of Order Cuts for Chip Equipment

ASML shares dropped on Wednesday after TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the chip-equipment maker may face cuts to orders next year.

ASML makes the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines that are critical for manufacturing advanced semiconductors. Its customers include TSMC, Samsung and Intel.

Kuo is widely followed for his checks on supply chains in Asia and the conclusions he draws from them. “My latest research indicates that ASML may cut EUV equipment shipment forecasts significantly for 2024 by about 20–30%,” he wrote in a post on social media and Medium.

ASML shares were down 1.4% in trading on Wednesday, with a noticeable drop after the report was published.

The company had no comment on Kuo’s analysis, but said it would offer a forecast on sales of EUVs when it reports third-quarter earnings in a few weeks.

Demand for advanced chips and the gear needed to make them may come in below expectations in 2024, the analyst said, citing softening sales for MacBook laptops and iPads. He also predicted that makers of memory chips may not go ahead with planned factory expansions until 2025 at the earliest, hurting ASML’s business.

Kuo is uncertain about an imminent recovery in the chip industry, saying it may take longer than anticipated.

“The current market consensus is that the semiconductor sector will bottom out in 2H23,” Kuo wrote. “However, it needs to monitor closely whether this bottoming timeline would be pushed back to 1H24/2Q24.”

Huawei M60 Pro shocked the world. Why is it?

It’s not just Mate 60 pro that shock the world in terms of self development in OS, chips, EDA, GPU, but showing other products that they are launching on 25/9 that sends shivers to the tech world. What Huawei said they planned to do, in building a totally new, truly fully integrated ecosystem down to networks (5–6G), satellites, servers, homes, cars & any electronic devices is on track and no Western companies are anywhere close!

Ro*Tel Pepper Steak

Ingredients

• 1 to 1 1/2 pounds round or sirloin steak (tenderized)
• 1 small onion
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced
• Garlic salt (to taste)
• Salt (to taste)
• 1 envelope brown gravy mix
• 1 can Ro*Tel tomatoes, diced

Instructions

1. Cube and braise steak. Add onion, sliced bell pepper, garlic salt and regular salt.
2. Mix gravy mix as directed on package and add to mixture.
3. Stir in Ro*Tel tomatoes with their juice. Let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Serve over rice.

Have you ever experienced karma in real life?

It was a sunny day. I was going to my class. Suddenly I saw a lot of people gathered at one place. I stopped my bike and saw a cow badly injured with her broken leg. She was trying hard to get up.

I just couldn’t take it!

I called a tempo and took the cow to the hospital.

There,

Doctor: it will take around 5000 rs to treat her(a big deal for a 17 year kid)

Me: I will arrange the money you start her operation.

I rushed to my home broke my piggybank and gave money to the doctor

i just saw how calmly the cow was walking after treatment i smiled and got away

after 6 days!

I was going by the same road and suddenly I lost my balance and fell from my bike

I felt like someone took me in hands and put me on road

I got no injury!

when I opened my eyes I had fallen on the road.

I saw the same cow looking at me with the bandages still on her!

I felt she saved me. I was on the 7th sky feeling the feel of karma!

Sorry for the grammatical mistakes if any!

so I made this tag line of my life!

karma right

future bright 😉

What I think about the USA after a month in Italy

Learn from this video.