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Regarding 1, in the Netherlands there's a rather (in)famous family of lawyers named Moszkowicz (different spelling, same name?), which are of Polish-Jewish heritage.

The link is correct, but direct linking is blocked for some reason. If you go to the link from here you will get the article.

Stress, especially about money, makes you tired. So it's got nothing to do with being lazy. I just switched medication because the old ones made me tired. It adds up quickly to feel debilitating IMO.

We use rince aid for dish washing machines. Works great.

About four years on average. I would go longer, but at that point the phones I buy tend to go buggy. I buy phones in the € 250 to € 300 range.

You need a transmitter (oscillator + modulator) and an amplifier to get any reasonable range. Also (maybe even more important) some good antenna cable and an antenna tuned for your frequency. Without the right antenna you'll never get a decent range.

This would also work as an occasional alarm for me, because there are a lot of pirate radio stations in my part of the world. It would go like: static noise - sudden silence - guy shouting "Hello?! Test one, two!" - horrible music.

This one. I don't like the other things you mention. I did join a sub reddit on the topic years ago, but it was awful. Full of people who didn't know anything of the subject, but were very willing to downvote.

I was among the last to get drafted (I'm 48). After my year they stopped drafting, but they never cancelled the draft bill.

I just hope no wars will be started over here (western Europe) in the next ten years, so my sons won't get drafted.

That's wierd, I know some people who were concieved this way, and they're just normal people. with normal health.

Pop stars like these two are pretty common for all ages. Like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and Pink, and Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey And all the others before.