@raphjd This is why we should avoid most electronics made from China. I do, from food to everything I use at home.

I am happy enough that manufacturing demand from that country is down but of course, it's not the people that you must hate (except if you encounter them in airports that is).

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Manufacturing orders from China down 40% in unrelenting demand collapse | Surprise European manufacturing increase

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/04/manufacturing-orders-from-china-down-40percent-in-demand-collapse.html

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I'm also happy to see that shipping from Japan is getting cheaper. It's just damning that shipping fees from a much nearer country is 800% more expensive.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Japan-s-cross-border-e-commerce-booms-on-cheaper-yen

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How Can China Ship So Cheap? A Secret Revealed

https://labsnews.com/en/articles/ecommerce/how-can-china-ship-so-cheap-a-secret-revealed/#:~:text=Chinese products are inexpensive due,%2C etc. to increase productivity.

@raphjd OMG !!! ... sad 😢 she's one of the great [solo] unique voice Female vocals from (Fleetwood Mac) ... The band has too many popular hit's and albums ...
[It's A Great Band] ...
Also one of my favs since childhood until now ...

REST in PEACE !!! ... Christine ...

Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63669711

Four other Hogan's Heroes cast members were of Jewish heritage--those playing Col. Klink, Sgt. Schultz, Maj. Hochstetter, and Gen. Burkhalter. Hollywood is a strange place.

I had this Mandela effect, I thought he died years ago.

R. I. P.

"Murder she wrote" was the most irrational show on television. Most of the times I saw the culprits suddenly break down and admit everything when confronted with some flimsy evidence.

A good lesson that if you're ever accused of a crime, keep your mouth shut.

Angela Lansbury was good though. She was nominated a dozen times for an Emmy award for that show but won zero.

@kalayaan

Coal Miner's Daughter was a song, book and movie based on her life.

R.I.P
It was a sad day.

sad ... she popularize too many songs from the decades ... 70's-90's and duo's ...
my favs [Hopelessly Devoted To You] (From “Grease”) ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-3NvDp28U4
R.I.P. ... 😢

Thanks for the heads up ...

R.I.P. Paul