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Rich in resources and ideally located, Kazakhstan is producing an increasing amount of products.
The dairy market in Kazakhstan had been experiencing double-digit growth YoY up until 2015. The main difficulty we had in 2015 was parallel imports from Russia because of the different foreign exchange rates; it was much more competitive to buy Russian products in Kazakhstan. This is no longer the case and now we have the opportunity to be competitive in the Kazakhstani market. Last year was a successful one for Danone in the region. We had double-digit turnover growth and also improved our profits, which is crucial to ensuring our sustainability. We had to make some tough decisions in terms of cost cutting but the business is still performing better than in 2015. The country's new currency management model introduced in August 2015 came with some impact for consumers, such as inflation. However, now we are more competitive in the markets around us and we no longer have parallel imports and, as a result, the outlook in 2016 is better than in 2015.
Agriculture is now like other sectors of the economy, where companies must use new, progressive manufacturing technology, and our experience shows we are on the right track. Initially we had to invest a great deal of money, which was concerning. However, we can now see that was the right thing to do for our future because new technologies helped us to use new rootstocks and saves our water. The problem was clean water, because there are not many large resources of clean water in the world and now we can use a drop water system to control our water use. It is expensive but good for our products and the environment. Our motto is "Love, Care, Respect," namely love for our country, care toward nature, and respect for the coming generations. Agriculture has great potential and many businessmen are shifting their investments from oil and gas and banking to agriculture because people need food and agriculture is an important sector.
In Kazakhstan, we have small, medium, and large farmers. Eurasia Holding creates logistical process and distribution channels for the whole country. We want to cooperate with small and medium farmers and give them access to our logistics and processing channels. We will invest in a meat processing plant but that is not our main goal, so we will probably pass it on to the farmer cooperatives or farmer associations sector. We want to create big infrastructure where every small and medium farmer will feel comfortable doing their selling locally. They would not need to go to China and other markets to trade their goods; they would see the channel and logistics and pass it on to Eurasia Agro Holding. We are contributing directly and uniting small and medium farmers. Small and medium farmers unfortunately are not able to access the market themselves. By creating these meat-processing facilities and feedlots, we create a direct sales channel for farmers. We form direct purchase agreements with co-operators.
Guest Speaker
Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan, State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom
TBY talks to the Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, on the importance of Kazakhstan for the UK as a strategic partner in Central Asia and the variety of ventures that are improving economic cooperation between the two.read article
Doris Bradbury, Director, American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Kazakhstan
TBY talks to Doris Bradbury, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Kazakhstan, on strategies for supporting growth, developing supportive structures for SMEs, and creating a more sustainable agriculture sector.read article
Ermek Sakishev, Chairman , Investment Fund of Kazakhstan (IFK)
Ermek Sakishev began his career in 2005 at the Ministry of Economics and Budget Planning as a Lead Specialist. From 2005 to 2007 he worked at various private companies. From 2008 to 2011 he worked in the Administration of the President in various roles, from expert up to sector leader of the Social and Economic Monitoring Department. In 2011, he became the Director of the Innovative Policy Department of Samruk-Kazyna. From 2012 up to 2014 he occupied managerial positions within the private sector, becoming Deputy Chairman of the Board at Baiterek Development in 2015.read article
Review: Banking
A Crowded, but Orderly House
Imprudent business practice during boom times, volatile commodity prices, and currency turmoil have sent lasting shivers through Kazakhstan's banking sector. Yet bold remedial moves from the authorities have brought relative recovery to a listing economy.read article
Alina Aldambergen, Chairman of the Management Board , Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)
TBY talks to Alina Aldambergen, Chairman of the Management Board of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), on the launch of commercial bonds, upgrading the image the exchange, and the strategy for achieving that.read article
Davron Rustamkulo, Member of the Supervisory Board , RG Gold & Chief Investment Officer of Verny Capital
TBY talks to Davron Rustamkulov, Member of the Supervisory Board of RG Gold & Chief Investment Officer of Verny Capital, on RG Gold's goal of becoming a top mining player, future expansion plans, and the role of mining in Kazakhstan's development.read article
Focus: Industrial Development
The Spiid Of Development
In 2014 Kazakhstan launched a five-year industrial development plan with the purpose of fostering growth of the industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. These areas, among others, were identified as being key to achieving the country's long-term vision of economic diversification.read article
Aibat Akhmetalimov, Managing Director, Philip Morris Kazakhstan and Central Asia
TBY talks to Aibat Akhmetalimov, Managing Director of Philip Morris Kazakhstan and Central Asia, on introducing non-combustible products, remaining competitive in a health-conscious world, and the company's vision for a smoke-free future.read article
Focus: ABU DHABI PLAZA
To The Steppes
A striking high-rise complex, funded and managed by UAE-based developers and constructors, will be launched in the heart of Astana in 2017, further contributing to the young capital's fascinating skyline and state-of-the-art architecture, as well as its growing status as an international hub.read article
Arman Aldabergenov, General Director of Kazakhstan and Central Asia , Lactalis
TBY talks to Arman Aldabergenov, General Director of Kazakhstan and Central Asia of Lactalis, on the success of the company in the country, challenges in the agriculture sector, and expectations for 2017.read article
Focus: Organic Growth
Soil & Grass
With vast natural pastures, Kazakhstan is extremely well positioned to become a major producer of organic agricultural products. As agriculture demonstrates increasing potential to become a driver of the economy, the government's new legislation on organic farming will boost the country's production and export of quality organic products.read article
Focus: ECOTOURISM
So Good It Yurts
Kazakhstan is looking to make its mark as the region's main tourist destination. Out of the nine "stans," Kazakhstan is the largest and most topographically diverse, boasting miles of steppe, desert, and mountains, making it the perfect destination for an ecotourism industry.read article
Focus: Mega Silk Way Mall
Mega Silk Way
A new iconic shopping mall incorporated in the state-of-the-art Expo architectural framework opens in 2017 and is set to be the symbol of the exhibition and of Kazakhstan's new flourishing retail industry, with positive effects on employment and the economy.read article
Review: Doing Business
Sweet and Tenge Delight
Though Kazakhstan's macroeconomic outlook has suffered enormously in the past few years from the collapse in oil prices and currency devaluation, its political leadership strengthened long-term ties with the Russia, the West, and China and drastically increased the ease of doing business.read article
Review: Accountancy
Precipitating A New Age of Oil & Gas Investment
Anthony Mahon, Partner of Caspian Energy and Resources Leader of Deloitte Kazakhstan, on the importance of creating a secure investment environment and updating the tax regime to attract investors to the extractive industry.read article


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My world view includes the idea that men and women were created differently to complement each other. Obviously, I worry about the push in our culture to emasculate our men and de-feminize our women. In the name of equality we seem to be losing our unique identities.
It's no wonder that the book Save the Males by Kathleen Parker caught my attention. Frankly, it's a book I'd recommend only to those who are concerned with the de-gendering of America because it is both profane and sexually explicit – things I abhor in books. Nevertheless, Parker is right on target in many of her assertions and I managed to skim the less savory passages to get to the main ideas. Chapter Seven on women in combat is worth the price of the book. I have never read so many clear cut reasons for not allowing it. One example is the ambivalent attitude of Radical Feminists concerning violence towards women:
"Feminists recognize the vulnerability of women when they are concerned with the plight of women who are victims of domestic abuse…. [yet] their position on integrating combat ranks puts them in the position of saying that violence against women is a terrible thing unless it is at the hands of the enemy, in which case it's a welcome tribute to women's equality." (p. 183)
She concludes the chapter with, "Women historically have been excluded from combat for civilized reasons – not because they were deemed unworthy, but because they were deemed too worthy to be sacrificed to grisly men from hostile nations. The combat exclusion wasn't an act of sex discrimination, but an act of decency." (p. 184)
My conclusion: Everyone understood these things not too long ago and it's astonishing how muddled we've become in our thinking. I recommend this insightful book to those who are troubled about the blurring of gender distinctions in our present day world.

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By John E. Carey
Peace and Freedom
In one magical and sweeping moment, an Irishman that had been exiled from Britain for attempting to overthrow the King of England, approached the Governor of New York and asked his permission to raise and equip a body of troops. Practically all the volunteers would be Irishmen.
That man was Thomas Francis Meagher, founder of the famed Irish Brigade.
Thomas Francis Meagher, the controversial and flamboyant commander of the famed Irish Brigade (2nd Brigade, 1st Division,
Meagher (pronounced Mahr) was born in Waterford, Ireland, on Aug. 23, 1823. He grew up amid the Irish independence movement. He learned discipline and logic from Irish Jesuits at the Clongowes Wood boarding school in Kildare. He studied law in England at the Jesuit Stonyhurst College, where he honed his oratorical skills.
He became so convinced of the legitimacy of the violent opposition to oppression, and gave so many eloquent speeches detailing his logic, that he became knows as "Meagher of the Sword."
Many, perhaps most of his contemporaries in Ireland, considered him a patriot and a hero. He became the spokesman of the independence movement. As famine destroyed Ireland and thousands departed for America, Meagher toiled tirelessly for his cause. Early in 1848, at age 25, he was brought before the bar of justice ostensibly for inciting revolt. He was acquitted by just two votes – in essence, a hung jury.
Later that year, implicated as a conspirator in the rebellion, Meagher was imprisoned, and charged with "levying war against the Queen" and "compassing [in this case, scheming or conspiring] the death of the Queen." Despite his protestation that the jury had been packed, he was convicted and sentenced to death.Queen Victoria "graciously" ordered that the sentence should be "mitigated to transportation for life."
Meagher was exiled to Tasmania off the coast of Australia. In 1852, he escaped and made his way to New York City, where he was greeted with a hero's welcome by his countrymen.
Meagher Clubs were formed and he became a lecturer, co-founder of a journal called the Citizen, and founder and editor of the New York Irish News. He lived for a year in Central America, participating in a plan to put arailroad across Panama. He hunted big game. He spoke everywhere to enthusiastic audiences, becoming one of the best-known speakers of his day.After the death of his first wife, the handsome and eloquent Meagher courted Elizabeth Townsend, daughter of a wealthy New York businessman who tore up his will when he learned of his daughter's intention to marry the firebrand Meagher. Nonetheless, they were married.
In the late 1850s, Meagher traveled through the South frequently, expressing sympathy for the Southern cause. He wrote editorials and campaigned for Democratic candidates. But as war broke out, he understood the need to bring Irishmen to arms in support of the Union. He knew well how the Union had accepted so many Irish exiles and poor immigrants. He knew the importance of America's toleration for all religions and peoples.
"Duty and patriotism alike prompt me to it. The Republic that is the mainstay of human freedom, the world over, that gave us asylum and an honorable career, is threatened," he wrote.
"It is the duty of every liberty loving citizen to prevent such a calamity at all hazards. Above all it is the duty of us Irish citizens, who aspire to establish a similar form of government in our native land."
In 1861, he raised a company of "Irish Zouaves," to be attached to the 69th New York militia. The colonel of the 69th, Michael Corcoran, was being court-martialed for insubordination at the outbreak of the war – having refused to march his men in a parade honoring the Prince of Wales. Corcoran's trial dissolved amid the need to put troops into the field.
Meagher, 38 and a captain in the 69th, took his Zouaves along to Bull Run, where he attained recognition and praise in battle. A sergeant under his command wrote, there was "not on this continent a braver man than Thomas Francis Meagher."
Mustered out at the completion of their 90 days of service, Meagher and many of his allies immediately set out to recruit a unit of Irish volunteers to serve for three years. In his appeals, he reminded young Irish immigrants that their ancestors, divided and unable to unify, had allowed England to conquer their homeland.
Meagher's persuasive talents as a recruiter eventually led to the creation of the Irish Brigade: the 63rd, 69th and 88th New York regiments. The brigade later included the 28th Massachusetts and the 116th Pennsylvania. In camp near Alexandria, Meagher and the Irish Brigade attained instant notoriety. Meagher adorned his headquarters with the skin of a jaguar he had brought home from Central America. The troops were well-drilled and finely turned out – but sometimes rambunctious and fond of their whiskey.
Meagher made St. Patrick's Day an event talked about by the entire Army of the Potomac. Maj. Gen. Joe Hooker, when commanding the Army of the Potomac, was the honored guest at one celebration. Festivities began on the eve of the holiday, with the night of March 16 devoted to music and song.At dawn on March 17, according to Meagher's biographer, Michael Cavanagh, preparations were made for Roman Catholic Mass.
"A new and elegant vestment had been purchased by the men for their beloved chaplain, Rev. William Corby," he wrote.
After Mass, the brigade challenged units of the Army of the Potomac to athletic contests, followed by food and drink.The Irishmen carried green flags into battle alongside the Stars and Stripes. Their distinctive green flags were adorned with the harp of Erin embroidered in gold, "with a sunburst above it and a wreath of shamrock below. Underneath, on a crimson scroll, in Irish characters, was the motto, `They shall never retreat from the charges of lances.' "The Irish were fighters, and Meagher led them in the Peninsula Campaign, and at Antietam, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville.
Before Antietam, Meagher displayed again the leadership and sense of style he had established in camp. One of his officers wrote, "On Wednesday, September 17, 1862, General Meagher, gotten up most gorgeous in a somewhat fancy uniform, with a gold shoulder belt, was carefully brushed by an orderly, and remarked that `we'd all have a brush soon.' And we had it."
At Antietam, Meagher and the Irish Brigade achieved immortality. Attacking the Sunken Road, the Irish Brigade's hard fighting became the stuff of legend. Wrote Brevet Brig. Gen. Ezra Carman of the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, "The ranks of Meagher's Brigade had been greatly thinned. The 69th New York had nearly melted away but a few heroic Irishmen were left, huddling about its two colors, when one of the enemy shouted from the Sunken road: `Bring them colors in here'; upon which the two color bearers instantly advanced a few steps, shook their colors in the very face of the enemy and replied: `Come and take them you damned rebels.' "Brigade historian David Conyngham tells the story from a different angle:"The fight here was terrific. The rebels were entrenched and screened in the sunken road, all the time pouring a deadly fire into the advancing column of the Brigade. The green flag was completely riddled, and it appeared certain death to any one to bear it, for eight color-bearers had already fallen."
According to Mr. Conyngham, with the green flag of the Irish Brigade in the dirt, "Meagher called out `Boys, raise the colors, and follow me!' " Capt. James McGee took up the colors, and "as he raised it, a bullet cut the standard in two in his hand; and, as he again stooped down, another bullet tore through his cap. He jumped up, waved the flag, shook it at the rebels, and cheered on the troops."After seeing the Irish Brigade valiantly attack the formidable Rebel forces at Fredericksburg, Confederate Gen. George Pickett wrote to his fiancee, "The brilliant assault on Marye's Heights of their Irish Brigade was beyond description. . . . We forgot they were fighting us, and cheer after cheer at their fearlessness went up all along our lines."At Chancellorsville, an unknown writer described the attack of the Irish Brigade:
"With Meagher at its head the brigade marched as coolly and steadily as if on parade. As we marched through the wood shot and shell were poured like hail upon us. When the General reached the end of the road he turned the head of the column and deployed into the woods. . . . Though the men were falling on every side, he boldly rode on . . ."
After Chancellorsville, Meagher intended to return to New York on a recruiting effort to refill his decimated ranks. Army leaders, including Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Gen. Henry Halleck, did not agree. They needed Meagher and his men in the field. The hot-tempered Meagher resigned over the dispute, and the Irish Brigade continued toward Gettysburg without him. It was an impetuous act, but not completely out of character for Meagher.
Meagher sat out the war from May 1863 until he was reinstated at the end of 1864. He actively campaigned for President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson during the 1864 election. His military glory days were over, however.
After the war ended and Lincoln's death, Johnson appointed Meagher as secretary of the Montana Territory. Gov. Sidney Edgerton had been using personal funds to run the territory. Upon Meagher's arrival, the governor departed for the East, never to return. Meagher served as acting governor through 1866 and into summer 1867.
In July 1867, Meagher fell from a riverboat during the night and drowned. His body was never recovered. Historians debate his death as an accident that befell either a drunken man or a man seriously impaired by illness.
A magnificent equestrian statue stands as a tribute to Meagher in Montana, far from any Civil War battlefield. He gave the nation the Irish Brigade – a unit filled with men who accredited themselves admirably throughout the Civil War.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee noted his respect for the Irish who served on both sides of the conflict: "The Irish soldier fights not so much for lucre as through the reckless love of adventure, and fights, moreover, with a chivalrous devotion to the cause he espouses."
John E. Carey is a writer in Virginia. He is a descendant of the Corby family.


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Last week: 5-8. Season totals: 63-69-2, Pct. .478. Best Bets: 11-16, Pct. .407.
Home team in capital letters; point spreads (opening line) in parentheses after underdog team; selections with point spreads in bold.
CINCINNATI 23, Cleveland 20 (+6) - The Bengals have beaten Cleveland in nine of the last ten, but are just 5-4-1 against the spread in those ten games, and are 0-4-1 against the spread since their Week 4 bye - and despite not having Josh Gordon and Johnny Manziel remaining firmly planted on the bench, these are not your father's Cleveland Browns. Take the points.
Pittsburgh 27, N.Y. JETS 14 (+5 1/2) - Big Ben has twelve TD passes in his last two games, while Geno Smith and Michael Vick have eight between them all season - and the Steelers are 19-4 straight up and 16-7 against the spread in the lifetime series. So this one looks pretty straightforward.
SEATTLE 24, N.Y. Giants 13 (+9) - If you lose to Andrew Luck at home, as the Giants did Monday night, chances are you're going to have a losing season, in that Luck is 10-1 straight up lifetime on the road against teams with losing records (including 3-0 vs. opponents that currently have such records this year) compared with 2-10 when visiting .500 or better teams (this year included again). And you have to go all the way back to 2008 to find the last time the Seahawks have non-covered three in a row at home (they lost outright to Dallas and didn't cover against Oakland last week in their two most recent home games), so leaning in that direction even with the post-Percy Harvin effect on the Seattle offense, whose existence has been impossible to deny, at least so far.
BUFFALO 27 (+1), Kansas City 17 - Both teams are 5-3 and New York State's Only NFL Team is at home, so why is KC favored? Especially with the Bills coming off a bye and the Chiefs being 6-10 straight up in fatigue games, and the game being on artificial turf, upon which the Chiefs are 5-20 straight up in their last 25. Best bet.
Dallas 13, Jacksonville 10 (+6) - A line on the season's third and final game in London was hard to come by, due to Tony Romo and his marginal injury - and what if Jason Garrett hits on the idea of trying to beat the lowly Jags without him, and with the Cowboys having a bye next week, Romo will really be healthy for his next game? The outcome of this one against the spread, if not necessarily straight up, likely hinges on whether or not Blake Bortles serves up any pick-sixes: If he doesn't, Jacksonville covers; if he does, Dallas covers.
TAMPA BAY 17, Atlanta 13 (+1) - I was seriously considering picking the Falcons, outdoor and natural-grass losing streaks and all, until Lovie Smith opted for the lesser of two evils at quarterback and went back to Josh McCown, as Smith announced on Tuesday. These two teams are poised to repeat their pitched battle for the NFC South basement of last year, in which Tampa Bay secured the bottom rung on tie-breakers.
DETROIT 21, Miami 7 (+3) - Who would have thought, before the season started, that the Lions and Dolphins would rank first and third, respectively, in total defense? Hard to fault anything Miami has done the last three weeks, but a four-game indoor losing streak will need to be overcome in this spot, and in their lone artificial-turf outing this year, the Dolphs were plastered 29-10 at Buffalo in Week 2.
BALTIMORE 24, Tennessee 10 (+10 1/2) - The Ravens are eighth in the NFL in total offense and fourth in defense - and they are last in the suddenly loaded AFC North! And since opening the season with a 23-16 home loss to Cincinnati, Baltimore has done little if anything wrong at home, winning all three home games by a combined 93-23.
San Francisco 26 (+3 1/2), NEW ORLEANS 23 - Thanks largely to spotty play at quarterback to be genteel about it, the 49ers are letting the league's second-ranked defense wither on the vine. But very often after a team proves that they can win on the road, they follow it up by proving that they can lose at home - and the possibility of a letdown for the Saints after their pivotal NFC South win at Carolina is very real, plus the Niners are more or less finished if they lose so would tend to incline toward them, especially with this number giving them the chance to lose by a field goal and still cover (indeed, they pushed against the spread at New Orleans last season, and right around this same time of year too, losing 23-20 as a three-point underdog).
Denver 28, OAKLAND 10 (+10 1/2) - The Raiders made it cosmetically close at the end in Seattle last week only because the Seahawks made several stupid, unforced mistakes in the second half - something the Broncos haven't been doing against them recently: Denver has beaten them five in a row (also covering in all five), outscoring Oakland by 172 to 78 in the quintet.
ARIZONA 31, St. Louis 6 (+7) - You've heard of A Clockwork Orange. Well how about a clockwork letdown? The Rams sure had one in Kansas City two weeks ago after stunning Seattle at home. Now they figure to have if anything an even bigger one after shocking San Francisco on the road.
GREEN BAY 45, Chicago 13 (+7) - The Packers won 38-17 at Soldier Field in Week 4 - and the Bears weren't accusing one another of dogging it back then the way they are doing now. Marc Trestman has to be included on anyone's endangered head coaches list - a list which must also surely include, in no special order, Rex Ryan, Mike Smith, and Tom Coughlin (the latter quite possibly being granted the dignity of resigning for public consumption).
PHILADELPHIA 14, Carolina 10 (+5 1/2) - Despite 100-plus-yard efforts in two of his last three games, LeSean McCoy is still on pace to rush for almost 400 fewer yards than he did last year - and last week, a blitzing linebacker might have ended Nick Foles' season. Both of these are direct consequences of Chip Kelly's colossal blunder, committed solely for narcissistic, self-centered reasons, in releasing DeSean Jackson last spring - and don't read too much into what Mark Sanchez did in relief of Foles: Sanchez didn't have time to get nervous - but he will have eight days to do so before this game, and he will be facing the league's defending sack champions (the Panthers recorded 60 sacks in 2013). So take the points - at least.
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September in California, Sedona, Victoria and Vancouver!
August 20, 2011
I will be returning from a beautiful summer of festivals and relaxation in Europe and am so looking forward to a trip to the West!
Sept. 8-11 Bhakti Fest, Joshua Tree California featuring Krishna Das, Wah!, Deva Premal, Dave Stringer, Jai Uttal, David Newman, Mike Cohen, Masood Ali Khan and many more…
My set is Friday, Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. featuring a stellar band: Ben Leinbach, Amy Barnes, Emy Berti, Dana DeLong and more!
Fri. Sept. 16 – 7 Centres, Sedona AZ, presented by Bhakti Tribe Sedona and featuring the amazing Kayt Perlman and Porgangui – 7:00 p.m.
Tues. Sept. 20, Full Circle Studio Arts, Victoria, B.C.
7:30 p.m.- 1800 Store Street – tel: 920-4037
I'm very excited to return to Victoria (where I attended high school!) and to play with a fabulous ensemble: Karen Graves on violin, Niel Golden on tablas, Meshe and Moon Circus on vocals and opening set!
Wed. Sept. 21, Three Jewels Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C., –
7:30 p.m. – 9 East Broadway – 604.685.9215
Offering kirtan for the first time in the city of my birth, I'm thrilled to be there and joined by Karen Graves on violin and Meshe and the Three Jewels Kirtan Band!
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|Tom Jensen
|3 January 1749
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|Copenhagen, Denmark
|96,897 (2011)
Berlingske, previously known as Berlingske Tidende (Danish: [ˈpɛɐ̯le̝ŋskə ˈtsʰiːðn̩ə], Berling's Times), is a Danish national daily newspaper based in Copenhagen.[1]
First published on 3 January 1749,[2][3] Berlingske is Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, and among the oldest newspapers in the world.[4][5]
History and profile[edit]
Berlingske was founded by Denmark's Royal Book Printer Ernst Henrich Berling and originally titled Kjøbenhavnske Danske Post-Tidender,[6] then the Berlingskes Politiske og Avertissements Tidende. The paper was supported by the Conservative Party.[7] Until 1903 it had the official right to publish news about the government.[7] In 1936, the newspaper's title was shortened to Berlingske Tidende.[8]
Mendel Levin Nathanson twice served as the editor-in-chief of the paper: between 1838 and 1858 and between 1866 and 1868.[1] The publisher is Det Berlingske Officin.[9]
The paper has a conservative stance[10][11] and has no political affiliation.[12]
The paper is also one of the "big three" broadsheet-quality newspapers in Denmark along with Jyllands-Posten and Politiken. Traditionally itself a broadsheet, Berlingske has been published in the tabloid/compact format since 28 August 2006.[13]
Berlingske has won many awards. It is the only newspaper in the world to have won the World Press Photo Award 3 times. It also won the most prestigious journalistic award in Denmark, the Cavling prize, in 2009. In addition, it was awarded the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of national newspaper by the European Newspapers Congress in 2012.[14]
Following a long period of ownership by the Berling family, the whole Berlingske-group was acquired in 1982 by a group of investors from the Danish corporate establishment including Danske Bank and A.P. Møller Mærsk. This takeover saved the group from an impending bankruptcy caused by a long strike period as well as dwindling circulation and advertising revenues.[citation needed]
In 2000, Det Berlingske Officin was acquired by the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Orkla Group; the Danish organization was integrated within a multinational Orkla Media group. In 2006 Orkla Media was sold to the British Mecom Group.[15]
In January 2011, the newspaper's title was abbreviated to Berlingske following a large-scale redesign of the newspaper's web and digital presence.[8]
In February 2015, Berlingske was acquired by the family-owned Belgian media company De Persgroep together with the rest of Mecom Group.[16]
In 1910 Berlingske Tidende had a circulation of 8,500 copies.[17] During the last six months of 1957 the paper had a circulation of 157,932 copies on weekdays.[18]
It was the second best-selling newspaper in Denmark with a circulation of 149,000 copies in 2002.[19] The circulation of the paper was 142,000 copies in 2003, making it again the second best-selling Danish newspaper.[20] In 2004 the paper had a circulation of 129,000 copies.[5] The circulation of Berlingske was 103,685 copies in 2008 and 103,221 copies in 2009.[21] It was 101,121 copies in 2010 and fell to 96,897 copies in 2011.[21]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Factsheet Denmark" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. January 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Julius Moritzen (February 1905). "What The People Read in Scandinavia". The American Monthly Review of Reviews. 31 (2): 206.
- ^ Anna B. Holm. "Discontinuities in Business Model Innovation of the Danish Newspaper Industry" (PDF). Conferenga. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Oldest newspapers still in circulation". World Association of Newspapers. Archived from the original on 7 January 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "The Press in Denmark". BBC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Stig Hjarvad (2004). "The Globalization of Language" (PDF). Nordicom Review (1–2). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ a b Casper Andersen; Hans H. Hjermitslev (2009). "Directing Public Interest: Danish Newspaper Science 1900–1903". Centaurus. 51 (2): 143–167. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0498.2009.00145.x.
- ^ a b Jens Jørgen Madsen (11 January 2011). "Berlingske Tidende får nyt navn" [Berlingske Tidende gets new name]. Journalisten. Danish Journalist Union.
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Bullying culture 'rife' in jails
July 1, 2013
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Now racism, bullying and intimidation among the ranks are exposed in documents that highlight the extraordinary lengths some guards will go to damage their own workmates.
Worse still, the hierarchy would rather slap an officer on the wrist than make an example of them as part of a culture badly in need of cleansing.
When a Bunbury prison officer, described by her union boss John Welch yesterday as a "very pleasant person", arrived home to find a farewell card waiting for her, it marked the end of 15 years stuck in a workplace time warp.
"There's still a purple circle," the retired officer told The West Australian.
The term alludes to a tightly knit clique of powerful prison officers who used to use Freemasonry as their common bond.
In the card was a typed note telling the prison officer she was "useless", "pathetic", "part tarbrush" and "hated".
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The officer's complaint about the card was investigated, but she said the outcome was typical.
The tormentor got a demotion and kept his job, while his victim left a shattered woman after getting a letter from then commissioner Ian Johnson.
"I personally thank you for your service to the department and express my sincere regret that your service ended on such a sour note," Mr Johnson wrote.
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Dye released the DYE NT in2010 and then released a new version in 2011 which does not look like it did very well. The gun was extremely efficient but seemed to have a few issues, once people found out the NT sales seemed to drop at least in our part of the country.
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At world Cup 2011, Dye released their 2012 and sure enough it kept a similar look to the Dye DM 11.
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As far as anyone else releasing new guns, as of now there isn't too much information available until next week. As always it is certain that their will be a large amount of 2012 paintball guns released but would have to guess the market is going to push the paintball companies to release paintball guns which are more affordable to the average players instead of the $1500.00 paintball guns that some insist on released… probably because we continue to buy them.
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Almost two years in the making, Invisible Songbird proves that John is not only an extraordinarily prolific composer, but that he continues to create music of an unmatched quality. Following closely on the heels of his theme-based release, Toward a Gentle Place, this album features 14 all-new tracks, with John performing on cello, guitar, keyboards, banjo, dulcimer, dobro, viola and recorder. Two tracks feature outstanding vocal performances by his two long-time musical collaborators, Daya and Marcel Adjibi.
With this album, John ventures into some new musical territory – his rendition of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is a revelation, and his bluegrass-flavored "Welcome Home" evokes a comforting, heartfelt quality. Long-time fans of John's music are sure to be delighted, and Invisible Songbird is guaranteed to bring many new fans into John's musical world.
Track listing:
1 Drink the Water and Feed the Fire, (featuring Daya)
2 Love Most Bright
3 A Single Sort of Love
4 Joyful
5 The Vow
6 Welcome Home
7 One Voice (featuring Marcel Adjibi)
8 A Touch of Kindness
9 Windtrails on the Water
10 Shadows and Light
11 Cascade
12 Rags to Riches
13 Rest You Well
14 The Persistence of Longing
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Some More Small Baths
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- momma j lee ♥ said...
I love the second image where the tiles are framing the mirror. It just brings your eye in and with the walls being of a similar color as the tiles, the walls just disappear. Great finds!
Good luck with 7 people and 1 bath! That's gotta be fun =)
- July 10, 2007 at 11:21 AM
I love the color in the first picture. That's the color I am trying to do my kitchen.I have a blue and white small bath and love it!
I am sure you will have great visit!
- July 10, 2007 at 11:53 AM
oops didn't mean to be an anonymous post.
- July 10, 2007 at 11:55 AM
- PAT said...
I like them all, Lisa. The top one is my favorite!
- July 10, 2007 at 2:37 PM
- meredith said...
hi there,
can you tell me the source for the photo of the sink with the tile mirror surrond? i would like to know who makes that asymmetrical sink.
- July 10, 2007 at 3:11 PM
Just a note. When I was growing up, I lived in a house with 9 people total (including me) with one bathroom. And there was only a claw-foot tub- no shower. And the only entrance was through a bedroom. You'll make it through the weekend just fine! Just plan your showers- nothing's worse than a cold shower (or bath in our case) after waiting 40 minutes for your turn!
- July 10, 2007 at 5:18 PM
- katiedid said...
Love these photos!
- July 10, 2007 at 11:32 PM
- girl meets glamour said...
Great post! I'm working on a few small baths of my own..and love any inspiration :)
- July 11, 2007 at 10:06 AM
- Lisa said...
Hi all !
Sorry I'm late responding. I'm having guest stay at my house so computer time is rare! (Dang webkinz!- if you have kids you probably know what I'm talking about! Merideth, I'm still working on figuring out that photo source...it may be one from a bit back...but ck back this post in a few days and I'll let you know either way.
- July 11, 2007 at 10:20 AM
- Lisa said...
Merdith....I'm sorry its taken me so long to get back here. I had thought I remembered where that bath picture came from but I do not. I have a collection of many photos from years past..so this may happen from time to time. Im trying to be very good about keeping sources.
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We've been talking constantly about wanting to live on the lake soooo badly, but it's not in the cards for us now (maybe never). But, I have to remember we do have a great home and we need to see how lucky we are instead of wishing for more and someone else. It really is a home sweet home feeling when we're here and I need to remember that when I feel like it's not enough--because it is. It is more than enough. It has our personal touches and comforts which are priceless. Doing this painting helps me remember to enjoy what we have AND enjoy each moment, not looking for another one but the one we have right now.
Of course, this painting is for sale, but if it doesn't sell--it's going to be proudly displayed on my teal shelf in the living room as a reminder of the comforts we enjoy everyday together, the three of us and our dog Mazie.


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Raras Prayagung determined to find Puspa Karsa. When she found Jati Wesi, she had faith that this time Puspa Karsa will be hers.
This is the latest book of my favorite author from my hometown country, Dee Lestari. This book is written in Indonesian, but I reviewed this in English with hope that this book will be translated to English speaking countries and anyone that's reading this will have opportunity to read this book as I have my own copy now.
This is not the first book I read from Dee Lestari, previously I read her Supernova series, though I am not reading all the series but I liked her since I read Supernova and now this book's done its magic again in better version.
Jati Wesi is someone who's had special abilities with his nose, his olfactory organs is able to smell something very detail and from afar. He later meet Suma, Raras Prayagung' step daughter. Suma has same ability as Jati Wesi. Suma need to take epilepsy medicine to control her smell ability. Jati was picked by Nurdin Suroso and lived in Bantar Gebang where all the garbages from city' going there.
Jati is getting used to smell everything from the garbages. He worked as perfumer at Attarwalla shop, gardener at Graha Royal Bekasi complex, fertilizer factory staff and as Nurdin' staff at his decorative plants shop. Yet all his money never be his, he needs to give all his money to his step dad, Nurdin Suroso.
Oneday, Jati was arrested because Khalil his boss at Attarwala shop was arrested by police because the copyright of perfume of Puspa Ananta by Kemara Company. Police arrested both Khalil and Jati Wesi. Raras Prayagung as Kemara' owner promised to release Jati and Khalil as long Jati wants to work under her. Jati agreed. Later Raras bring Jati to live in her own house and introduce Jati to Suma. Since the first time, Jati arrived at their house, Suma already hate Jati and she keeps complain about Jati to her boyfriend, Arya and her mother Raras. Suma thought Jati was her competitor to get Raras' heart.
Raras still determined to find Puspa Karsa, so she makes the team for it. She collected the members, captain Jindra as security, Lambang the archeologist, Iwan as plant verificator and Jati to find Puspa Karsa with his special olfactory system. Yet, Jati rejected Raras' request. So Raras asked Suma instead. Jati Helped Suma to free from her epilepsy mediciation, she still not really confident enough, so she asked Jati to accompany her during the Puspa Karsa expedition. When arrived at Lawu mountain, Jati suddenly find special small purple fruit which known as manisrejo fruit, he feel the forest around him changed and he suddenly saw the humans who can climb very fast like monkey. Jati learned that they are Banaspati, human with special abilities. He met Empu Smarakandi who tell him that Anung is not his biological father. Jati always believed that Anung who is in jail is his biological father and keep visiting him for about 15 years. His fail admission didn't make him to upset, he come to that forest by himself.
During this visit, Jati learnt that he is banaspati and twenty six years ago, when Raras Prayagung came to the Dwarapala, Anung was captured by her. Anung brought his wife, Ambrik and her own daughter, Suma. Because at that time, its better to let Anung' family gone to protect the whole Dwarapala' community, Empu Smarakandi said that one banaspati had to be released and that banapati is Jati Wesi. Anung, Ambrik and the two babies (Suma and Jati) were running because they can't go back to Dwarapala. Later Anung did the Girah Rudira. Empu Smarakandi once said to them that Sanghyang Batari Karsa already aim Ambrik to incarnate and if they didn't do the Gurah Rudira, Sanghyang Batari Karsa will inherit to their daughter, Suma. So, Anung did the Girah Rudira to her wife, Ambrik. Anung went to jail because of this and Raras Prayagung took Suma with her, with hope that Suma will find Puspa Karsa for her.
Puspa karsa itself is dangerous plant who had special smell to attract peoples to get whatever they wants. Last history said Mahesa Guning who is king at Majapahit era, married his wife who is Puspa Karsa' incarnation. Mahesa Guning attracted strongly to her wife' smell as Puspa Karsa. Mahesa Guning believed that that Puspa Karsa' smell will bring him to be no. 1 king. Later Mahesa is not the the king anymore, he looks like a beggar and he killed his wife as Empu Smarakandi' instruction. The Puspa Karsa' spirit itself is locked in a plant until the next incarnation who is Ambrik and Suma as Ambrik' only daughter. Jati'd fallen in love with Suma and Suma loved him too. He determined to secure Suma from Puspa Karsa.
There are few things I still hope to see in this book, when Empu Smarakandi gave dewandaru pills to Jati for him to pass it to Anung to help his amnesia. I hope to see how far Anung can remember again. One more thing that I wonder how Puspa Karsa' incanation to be succesful after Jati' hard effort to save Suma and hit the Puspa Karsa' center with Kiongkong' poisons.
I really recommend this book, this book just beautifully written by Dee Lestari. I think this is the best book I ever read by Dee Lestari so far.
Rating: 4.5/5
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The passing of another year recently came amongst overwhelming (well may be not, since I'm still breathing) circumstances – illness, work-stress of epic proportions (which probably accelerated the illness – go figure) and a general malaise: big dark clouds of anxiety and exhaustion. My healing – a conscious effort to batten down the hatches and protect the source – in other dramatic words – me.
I literally went to ground (awfully reminiscent of my favourite Mole – "The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated. By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spell-bound by exciting stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the river still chattered on to him, a babbling procession of the best stories in the world, sent from the heart of the earth to be told at last to the insatiable sea." Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows)
– I went to work (no other rotten choice), I came home and I did just enough to function. I took the time to be kind to myself, to occasionally put myself first and remember just why I'm happy with being me. The sum total of the process (liberally sprinkled with a few curious glances from my other half and the odd "are you ok darling") is that the phoenix has arisen – well perhaps more appropriately the ash has been shaken off and I'm beginning to preen, liberally.
Oh yes, the big news is I have a secret – being 43 is outrageously fabulous.


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Video: How to integrate Accelerometers with Direct Input Games for Widnows 7
The UK DPE (Developer Evangelism) team has posted a great video showing the Windows 7 Sensor and Location platform in use. In this video, you'll see how the Windows 7 Sensor Development Kit (Freescale board) can be used with XNA and Direct Input to allow for an interactive input experience. Check it out!


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Magic Colours Aroma & Flavour Potion - Thai Coconut 60ml
High concentration flavour and aroma extract, that has been derived from natural ingredients.
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Very high concentration.
Allergy Advice: Dairy free, Nut free, Gluten free, Alcohol free, Kosher certified, Suitable for vegetarians & vegans.
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Scientific name: Mycena luteopallens Peck
Derivation of name: Mycena is derived from the ancient
Greek word for mushroom. Lute - means "yellow"
and pallens
means "pale."
Common name(s): Walnut mycena.
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; fruiting on
remains of old hickory nuts and walnuts; August to
Dimensions: Caps 8-15 mm wide; stipes up to 10 cm tall
and 1-1.5 mm thick.
Cap: Orange to yellow, fading to whitish.
Gills: Attached; yellowish to pink-tinged.
Spore print:White.
Stipe: Orangish near apex, yellowish below; slender; with
long coarse hairs
at the base.
Veil: Absent.
Edibility: Inedible.
Comments: If not for the distinctive habitat, this small
Mycena could present an identification challenge. It still is
when the nuts are well-decayed. l will
admit that for a
website devoted to fungi growing on
wood, hickory nuts
might be a bit of a stretch but it's a beautiful and easily
recognized fungus when found growing on these "woody"
More information at MushroomExpert.com:
Figure 1. A cluster of Mycena luteopallens on a walnut
Photo © Gary
Figure 2. The other side of the nut in Figure 1.
Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 3.The gills are almost distant and the stipe is
typically orangish at the top and yellow below. The yellow
of the
seemed to fade even during the time
I was
photographing the specimens. Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 4. Long, coarse hairs at the base of the stipes.
Photo © Gary Emberger.
Figure 5. This specimen was fruiting on a very small fragment
hickory nut. If the substrate was not recognized as a piece
of hickory nut, the task of identifying this mushroom would
more difficult. Photo © Gary Emberger.


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The year 2019 saw a number of updates, but this year was different than earlier because Google discloses core and search algorithm updates publically. Google, over the years, has accelerated search engine tweaking. In 2018, we saw that there were 3,200 changes rising from 400 changes in 2010. Here is a look at some of the major updates,
1. Core Update- March 2019
Core search updates happen a few times in a year but affect the rankings. Some sites might rebound, and some might depreciate. One big change in 2019 core update was that Google started confirming and notifying users about the updates. The company, however, had refused to characterize the update, and it's too soon to talk about its impact, the survey after the update revealed a mixed bag of changes in the ranking.
2. Core Update- June 2019
Google, on June 2, announced about the core update, a day ahead before the rollout. The update took more than 5 days for the rollout. A characteristic was observed by Marcus Tober of SearchMetrics, Dr. Pete Meyers of Moz, and Mordy Oberstein of RankRanger said there were significant gains in the visibility in the medical sites.
3. Core Update- September 2019
On September 24, Google announced the third core update just hours before the launch. The update was said to have a bigger impact on the ranking of Your Money or Your Life sites. However, many of the SEO toolset providers said that the update didn't have a major impact on the rankings of any website. SEMRush said that they don't see any significant impact between winners and losers due to updates.
BERT was probably the biggest update that got organizations around the world excited. On October 25, Google announced an open-sourced technique for natural language understanding. It's all set to improve search engine understanding of queries, partially focused on voice search and long worded queries. Google said that it would impact 1 in every 10 queries, not only localized to words that precede or follow a given word. The company added that longer, more conversational queries, or searches wherein prepositions like 'to' and 'for' are used matter a lot. BERT is even set to affect what the content users will see in the snippets. BERT will now be applied to search results of over 70 languages globally.


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Churchill Brothers Technical Director Subhash Bhowmick, who was not happy with the club management interfering with the team's affairs, has stepped down from his post.
He finally sent his resignation letter to the club boss Churchill Alemao on Tuesday.
It is learnt that Bhowmick, who guided Churchill Brothers successfully to win the I-League crown for the second time, had alleged differences with Alemao during the I-League matches.
According to Bhowmick, Alemao interfered in the club affairs while making substitutions in the games, which led to his resignation.
The veteran coach, who is among the nominees for the best coach award this year organised by the Football Players Association of India (FPAI), is likely to join East Bengal or the newly promoted Mohammedan Sporting.
Bhowmick is the second coach whose contract is not renewed after Churchill Brothers won the I-League title.
Earlier, Serbian coach Zoran Djordjevic, who guided Churchill Brothers to their maiden I-League title in 2009, did not get his contract extended.
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The Martian - B+
Ok, admittedly, this concept doesn't sound for that great of a movie, or even for a story. However, in the hands of writer Andy Weir and director Ridley Scott, the movie becomes a breathtaking and often times humorous spectacle. Watney was written by Weir to be a smart aleck that is wonderfully intelligent and human. Damon is the perfect embodiment of this, even as he wanes away before us on the screen as a result of the lack of food (Damon reportedly was going to lose the weight for the role, but instead the weight loss was done with the use of a computer). Damon/Watney is someone we want to be friends with, and so we actually care about his plight of being left alone on an entire planet.
Watney is also an interesting character because of how optimistic, and opportunistic he is. Not many people would have thought to use the bathroom to become fertilizer, but Watney did. Not many people would have used a radioactive generator as a heater, but Watney did. I could go on with further examples, (and there are even more in the book), but I think I've gotten my point across.
Touching on something literally just wrote, I was a bit sad with the fact that so much of the book got left out. I understand that adaptations can't be literal all the time, but I felt like there was so much screen time for the characters back on Earth (mainly to justify their paychecks I'm sure), that we
them to great use here. Many people said after Prometheus that Scott was losing touch with some of the techniques that made him one of the best science fiction directors of our times. Here he shows he has lost nothing, showing great sweeping shots of Mars, wonderful interior shots of the spaceships/rovers, as well as a terrific rotational scene in space. So much of this could have been cheesy, but it wasn't, and that attests to Scott's skill as a director.
This is a great movie, for those that have read the book and those that haven't. I'm giving it a "B+".
For more on this film, check out IMDB.
Black Mass - B-
Quick Hit: A rarity for Depp, a slow moving movie, but not enough done with supporting cast and few new ideas for a gangster film
white skin (not unlike Edward Scissorhands), Depp delivers a performance that is absolutely worth watching. At times the most charming person on the screen, there are abrupt moments where he turns his mood into the murderous Whitey. The scene with the steak (which I'll dive into more later) is positively haunting. A man that tests another man's loyalty by talking about family recipes? The impressive thing here is how immediate the switch is – one minute you are thinking about the man who was playing cards with his mother, the next you are remembering him gunning down someone in
is also John Connelly (played by Joel Edgerton). He is given plenty of scenes to work with, and I think his performance here is solid. You tend to forget about it in scenes that Depp shares with him though. The true crime falls to the rest of the cast, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Rory Cochrane, Adam Scott, and Corey Stoll all pretty much just "stopping in" to make appearances. This would be fine if they were cameos, but they're not – they are supposed to be characters that we at least know who they are. The glut of characters reduces many of the dialogue
instance, the steak scene that was so good. It seems to be just like Joe Pesci's "I'm funny" scene from Goodfellas. This is slightly okay with me because I think you should pay homage to great movies, but this seems a little too blatant for me. There is also a lot of dialogue, and that lends things to be slightly boring at times, because the dialogue isn't always well-handled. This movie is a mix of hots and colds, makes and misses.
Overall, I think that this movie is worth a watch, especially if you like gangster movies or film period pieces. I give Black Mass a "B-".
For more on this film, check out IMDB.
Hero stars Jet Li as a man named (or not) Nameless. He is telling the story of his accomplishments to the emperor (read – tyrant – more on this later) of the land. He has bested three assassins and has now come for his prize – a meeting within 10 paces of the king. This is a familiar storytelling format (Arabian Nights) – the ruler and a follower meet, and the ruler is amazed at the stories that are told whilst he is being hoodwinked. I did like this format, but it gets a bit confusing as the stories begin to change. This may be due to the fact that the movie is subtitled and I had to read to follow along, but I don't think so – I've followed subtitled movies before that I loved.
However, despite the fact that the format of the movie has its limitations, the film is breathtakingly beautiful. The scene in the rain, set to the music of an old man, is so beautiful. The thought of a "thought fight", is a pretty gorgeous idea. The scene with the flower petals/tree leaves is also amazing to watch, especially when set to music. The acrobatic fights, done with the aid of lines to make the fighters float is something that Chinese cinema does a lot (told you that it would come back up). The fights aren't about the action, so much as they are about the imagery of the scene.
One of the things that really turned me off to the movie is getting into spoiler territory, so be forewarned!
At the end of the film, Nameless chooses to die rather than assassinate the emperor. He thinks that this is what is best for all of China, because one leader will keep them from fighting each other. It is a big, fat propaganda piece. It's something that all dictators and tyrants use to get people to follow them – "Everybody else is wrong, we fight too much, I'll kill everyone, but then there won't be any more fighting."
I know that the quote above is an oversimplification. There are so many terrible things happening in the world and that have happened in the past, and sometimes, it takes fights to settle disagreements between enemies (and friends). I just wish we could look at things fully and not see an "Ends Justify the means" type thing. Seems like an overused trope to me - in life and in movies.
Overall, I give Hero a B-.
For more on this movie, check out IMDB.
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"
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MINEOLA -- A 19-year-old Mineola man is dead following a shooting stemming from an argument at a local convenience store.
Mineola Police released information this morning about the incident that occurred late Sunday night at the EZ Mart located at 115 N. Pacific St.
Police said Christopher James Griffin and Jason Russell Walters, 41, got into a verbal altercation inside the store and decided to take their problem out back to settle the dispute.
"Upon arrival, officers observed a black male lying in the alley with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the neck. A white male was also observed on the scene holding a handgun," a statement reads.
The press release also said Griffin was transported from the scene via helicopter, but succumbed to his injuries before arriving.
Walters has been charged with the death of Griffin, and is behind bars in the Wood County Jail on a $100,000 bond.


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However, it's one of my favorite flavors, so it's worth the work to me to do something with some fruits most years.
Watch the video to actually see how the fruits can be removed from the stems. Basically, you want to wash them, dry, and roll them off the heads.
Some people like to freeze the heads before they remove the berries. I tried this. It did make the berries come off easier, but it also made the stems brittle so I got more bits of stem in the bucket of berries that I didn't want to have to sort again. You can choose which "evil" you are willing to accept.


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Why Web is Not Good as Primary GUI for vSphere
I recently started to use the new Flex based vSphere Web Client while working on the open source vijava to support vSphere 5.1. Overall I like the look and feel, and particularly the extensibility story around the new architecture. However, I am not impressed by the performance – I saw way more "loading…" and clock cursor than I expected. Technically, I don't think that is the direction VMware wants to bet on as the primary user interface for its flagship product vSphere.