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CHERRY BLOSSOMS ARE COMING

Yesterday I focused on Ukraine President   Zelensky .  I have used this spelling, but   two years ago  ago, when he first attained that position, several other versions were mentioned:    Zelenskyi,   Zelenskiy   and   Zelenskyy .  Well, more and more I now see   Zelenskyy , and that could be because this appears to be the "official" spelling.  And who knew how to pronounce his name?  Note that   Kiev  also switched to   Kyiv   only more recently, and now I know how to pronounce it. Note yesterday I also pointed out how China was allowing Hong Kong to embarrass itself by being so free.  From the  New York Times : Another big reason for this uptick is government mistrust.  Nearly 40% of Hong Kong's population is not vaccinated.  More than half those over 70 are not.  This is the group that is dying.  Further, those who got inoculated received Sinovac, made in China, which is not as effective. What happened above jolted the national leadership, for it  locked down  Shenzhen