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= August 14 =

What is the name of the country where Domestic spending represent the most % of its total spending?
What is the name of the country where Domestic spending represent the biggest % of its total spending?2804:7F2:59E:935F:B996:9383:1D48:7C52 (talk) 16:56, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * United States of America? The question needs clarity, as most countries are overwhelmingly domestic-oriented. One exception is Singapore, where foreign trade out-weighs domestic demand. DOR (HK) (talk) 14:53, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * With domestic spending, I mean people/companies at country X buying stuff from people/compabies country X, this is in contrast with import where people at country X buy stuff from people/companies at country Y.2804:7F2:59E:935F:4CF9:64A8:3EE9:9B15 (talk) 18:27, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Vacancy in Lt Gov office
Does anyone know what happens if the office of Lieutenant Governor of California, and separately, Lieutenant Governor of New York become vacant during the term? Does the governor appoint a replacement, is there a special election, or what? The articles about the two offices don't address this issue. But both of these events may come to pass in the coming days and weeks. Thanks. 2602:24A:DE47:BA60:8FCB:EA4E:7FBD:4814 (talk) 20:13, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * For California, according to, the governor appoints the replacement Lt. Gov. and it goes to the state Assembly and state Senate for confirmation. RudolfRed (talk) 01:32, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * For New York, according to, the governor can appoint the Lt Gov, and until that happens the State Senate Majority Leader will serve as acting Lt Gov RudolfRed (talk) 01:35, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * For background on New York, see 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis. Before 2009, there had been little clarity on the appointment of a Lt. Gov. in New York and the NY Constitution and laws did not offer much clarity either in terms of black letter law; the New York Court of Appeals subsequently upheld David Paterson's decision to appoint a Lt. Gov., and that is the current precedent (as the link provided by RudolfRed above discusses). With respect to an acting Lt. Gov., per the NY Constitution (Article IV, Section 6), the temporary president of the New York Senate will serve in such capacity, not the Majority Leader per se (though, in the present circumstance and in most cases, both offices are occupied by the same individual and are generally treated as synonymous). Tyrol5 ▸ [talk]  21:21, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Gnostic inscription
I'm trying to find an inscription I read somewhere on wikipedia. It was an inscription in a wall, maybe third century, in a church that said something like "And this is the biggest secret: [REDACTED]. That truly is the highest teaching." The secret was defaced, presumably contemporaneously but maybe later. Temerarius (talk) 21:13, 14 August 2021 (UTC)