Archive of entries posted on December 2024

Straight Line of the Day: China Wants Universities To Provide “Love Education.” Also on the Curriculum: …

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China calls on universities to provide ‘love education’
Reuters | Dec 3, 2024

China is urging colleges and universities to provide “love education” to emphasise positive views on marriage, love, fertility and family, in a bid to boost the country’s flagging birth rate.

College students will be the biggest driver of fertility but they have significantly changed their views on marriage and love, the Jiangsu Xinhua newspaper group said, citing China Population News, an official publication. “Colleges and universities should assume the responsibility of providing marriage and love education to college students by offering marriage and love education courses,” the publication said.

The state council, or cabinet, rallied local governments in November to direct resources towards fixing China’s population decline and spread respect for childbearing and marriages “at the right age”.

Babesleaga Group AD : Week 6 : Greta Garbo vs Irene Dunne

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Greta Garbo vs Irene Dunne

Greta Garbo (5-0-0 Pts. 314 Avg. 62.80)

  • Week 1 Defeated Katherine Hepburn 62-35
  • Week 2 Defeated Ginger Rogers 56-34
  • Week 3 Defeated Barbara Stanwyck 53-42
  • Week 4 Defeated Mae West 69-31
  • Week 5 Defeated Claudette Colbert 74-13

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Irene Dunne (1-4-0 Pts. 149 Avg. 29.80)

  • Week 1 Defeated Joan Crawford 54-41
  • Week 2 Lost to Claudette Colbert 32-58
  • Week 3 Lost to Ginger Rogers 15-75
  • Week 4 Lost to Katharine Hepburn 25-71
  • Week 5 Lost to Mae West 23-55

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Babesleaga Group AD : Week 5 : Results and Standings

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2 more weeks to go and we will be into the New Year and a new group.

Results

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Standings

ContestantsRecordPointsAveragePoints AgainstAverage Score
Greta Garbo5 – 0 – 031462.8015562.80-31.00
Ginger Rogers4 – 1 – 027555.0016855.00-33.60
Barbara Stanwyck3 – 2 – 029158.2017758.20-35.40
Katharine Hepburn2 – 2 – 126452.8019952.80-39.80
Mae West2 – 2 – 124048.0021448.00-42.80
Claudette Colbert2 – 3 – 015931.8028231.80-56.40
Irene Dunne1 – 4 – 014929.8030029.80-60.00
Joan Crawford0 – 5 – 011022.0033522.00-67.00

Week 6

  • 10:00 am Greta Garbo vs Irene Dunne
  • 2:00 pm Mae West vs Barbara Stanwyck
  • 6:00 pm Claudette Colbert vs Katharine Hepburn
  • 8:00 pm Ginger Rogers vs Joan Crawford

Cartoons and Memes : Saturday Night Special

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“So Miss Cardinale we go with the story that nothing happened last week, right?”

“Nohing did happen.”

“Great, stick with that and we are in the clear.”

Winner

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This week.

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Transcript of Testimony

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CHAIRMAN

State your name, please.

FRANKJ

FrankJ.

CHAIRMAN

And where were you born?

FRANKJ

I’ll give you one guess: it’s not in Palermo.

CHAIRMAN

And where do you live now?

FRANKJ

I live — uh — in an army barracks with the FBI guys.

CHAIRMAN

We have here finally a witness that will further testify to Basil’s (not Basil’s) rule over a crime empire that controls all the gambling in this country and perhaps other countries. This witness has had no buffer between himself and Basil (not Basil). He can corroborate our charges on enough counts for this committee to recommend a count of perjury against Basil… Or Basil. Senator.

SENATOR

Thank you.

[Walrus is whispering something to the man who was behind him earlier. FrankJ watches them.]

Mr. Fleming — Mr. Fleming. Were you a member of the IMAO family? Did you serve under a wiseguy — also known as “Oppo”?

FRANKJ

I — never know no Oppo. I do my own oppo research, Senator.

SENATOR

Mr. Fleming, you are contradicting a sworn statement that you previously made to me and signed. I ask you again sir — you are now under oath — were you at any time a member of a crime organization — headed by Basil — but not Basil?

FRANKJ

I don’t know nothin’ about that…

Oh: I was in the Random Thought business a while back, and the Straight Line business with Harvey, but that was a long time ago, that’s all.

CHAIRMAN

We have a sworn affidavit — we have it — your sworn affidavit that you wrote spoofs on the orders of Basil (not Basil). Do you deny that confession, and do you realize what will happen as a result of your denial?

FRANKJ

Look, the FBI guys promised me a deal. So I made up a lot of stuff about Basil, or whatever-his-name is, ’cause that’s what they wanted — but it was all satire — uh — everything. And I kept saying — Basil did this, but Basil did that — uh — so I said yeah, sure, why not?

SENATOR #2

Mr. Walrus, would you kindly identify for the committee the gentlewomen in the tight dresses sitting to your left?

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Chinese Spy — Top Men

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December 12, 2024 | Los Angeles Times | Brittny Mejia

Buried in Paragraph 17:

“Wen’s student visa was valid from Dec. 5, 2012, to Dec. 3, 2013, according to the complaint.”

OK…

“Estrada said it’s unclear whether that was legitimate and if he was actually studying.”

Hmm.

Eighteenth paragraph:

“Wen was ordered removed from the U.S. in 2018 …”

OK…

“… and, following a 2021 arrest, …”

?

“… he signed a form acknowledging his overstay status, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.”

Ohh, that’ll teach him. And:

“It’s unclear how he was able to stay in the country.“

Democrats?

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Straight Line and Word of the Day: “Superintelligence” — What Would Be Your Role in This Gigaconomy ™ ?

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Predicts Superintelligence Will Threaten Jobs. Here’s When He Says Its Coming
ibtimes.com | 12/09/2024 | Priya Walia

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned of the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and the rise of superintelligence during an appearance at the New York Times DealBook Summit last week.

He said AI might perform tasks once exclusive to humans, raising important concerns about economic changes and job displacement.

AGI represents a significant step toward achieving “superintelligence,” where machines surpass human intellectual capabilities in virtually all fields.

Altman candidly addressed the disruptive potential of AGI and superintelligent AI and warned of an “intense” long-term impact …

While AGI and superintelligence promise groundbreaking innovations, their integration into society must be carefully managed.

Friday Night Open Thread: Merry!

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It’s eerily close to Christmas and Hannukah, now.

So here’s Oppo wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season. And immediately undermining that sentiment by saying:

Egg nog is OK, but I don’t know where the word “nog” originated, and for that reason don’t trust it. Don’t drink it: even if it makes you happy, it won’t make you healthy.

Stick to beer, wine, or 12-year-old Scotch, like James Bond and myself. You’ll never hear the word “nog” coming from James Bond. Especially when played by Sean Connery.

It made me uncomfortable if he was just teasing Miss Moneypenny, and never followed through.